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SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated as of April 3, 2018, is entered into by and between Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation (including any successors and/or assigns, the “Company”) and Jay Young
(the “Employee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee are parties to that certain employment
agreement, dated April 1, 2016 (the “Prior Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which the
Company employs Employee as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Employee as Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company and to amend the Prior Employment
Agreement in its entirety to reflect the terms of such employment; and
WHEREAS, the Employee desires to accept such employment and service with the
Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises
contained herein and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT TERM. The Company agrees to employ the Employee
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the Employee agrees to be so employed, for a term
commencing on April 3, 2018 (the “Effective Date”) and ending on April 3, 2021. On April 3,
2021, and on each anniversary thereof, the term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended
for successive one (1)-year periods; provided, however, that the Company, on the one hand, or the
Employee, on the other hand, may elect not to extend this Agreement by giving written notice to
the other party at least thirty (30) days prior to any such anniversary date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Employee’s employment hereunder may be earlier terminated in accordance with
Section 6 hereof, subject to the provisions of Section 7 hereof. The period of time between the
Effective Date and the termination of the Employee’s employment hereunder shall be referred to
herein as the “Employment Term.”
2. POSITION AND DUTIES.
(a) GENERAL. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall serve as
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company. In this capacity, the
Employee shall have the duties, authorities and responsibilities commensurate with the duties,
authorities and responsibilities of persons in similar capacities in similarly sized companies, and
such other duties, authorities and responsibilities as may reasonably be assigned to the Employee
from time to time by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) that are not inconsistent
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with the Employee’s positions with the Company. The Employee shall report directly and
exclusively to the CEO.
(b) OTHER ACTIVITIES. During the Employment Term, the Employee
shall devote all of the Employee’s business time, energy, business judgment, knowledge and skill
and the Employee’s best efforts to the performance of the Employee’s duties with the Company,
provided that the foregoing shall not prevent the Employee from (i) with prior written notice to the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), serving on the boards of directors of non-profit
organizations and, with the prior written approval of the Board, other for-profit companies, (ii)
participating in charitable, civic, educational, professional, community or industry affairs, and (iii)
managing the Employee’s personal investments and affairs so long as such activities, either
individually or in the aggregate, do not interfere or conflict with the Employee’s duties hereunder
or create a potential business or fiduciary conflict.
3. BASE SALARY. During the Employment Term, the Company agrees to pay the
Employee a base salary at an annual rate of not less than $355,000 payable in accordance with the
regular payroll practices of the Company, but not less frequently than monthly. The Employee’s
Base Salary shall be subject to annual review and may be increased from time to time by the Board
(or a committee thereof). The base salary as determined herein and increased from time to time
shall constitute “Base Salary” for purposes of this Agreement. The Base Salary shall not be
decreased at any time, or for any purpose, during the Employment Term (including, without
limitation, for the purpose of determining benefits due under Section 7) without the Employee’s
prior written consent.
4. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION.
(a) ANNUAL BONUS. For each calendar year during the Employment Term,
the Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual cash discretionary incentive payment under the
Company’s annual bonus plan as may be in effect from time to time (the “Annual Bonus”), based
on a target bonus opportunity equal to 125% of the Employee’s Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”)
and a maximum bonus opportunity of 200% of the Employee’s Base Salary, upon the attainment
of one or more pre-established performance goals established by the Board (or a committee
thereof) in its sole discretion. It is expected that such performance criteria will be based on both
financial and non-financial goals, will be set in consultation with the Employee, and may be set at
any point during the calendar year (it being intended that such criteria will be established during
the Company’s annual budgeting process). The Board (or a committee thereof) shall reserve the
right to adjust the applicable performance criteria during the calendar year (it being understood
that any such adjustment shall only be implemented, if, in the reasonable judgment of the Board
(or a committee thereof), it is determined to be necessary to adapt to changing circumstances, and
not with the intention of increasing the difficulty of achieving the applicable performance criteria).
The Company expects that the CEO will formally review performance at least annually in
consultation with the Employee. The Employee’s Annual Bonus for a calendar year shall be
determined by the Board (or a committee thereof) after the end of the applicable calendar year
based on the level of achievement of the applicable performance criteria, and shall be paid to the
Employee in cash in the calendar year (but no later than March 15 of such calendar year) following
the calendar year to which such Annual Bonus relates at the same time annual bonuses are paid to
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other senior executives of the Company, subject to, except as otherwise provided in Section 7
below, continued employment at the time of payment.
(b) LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARDS.
(i) During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be eligible to
receive equity and other long-term incentive awards under any applicable plan adopted by the
Company. Employee shall be eligible for grants of such awards beginning in 2019. It is expected
that the target date-of-grant value of the Employee’s annual long-term incentive awards will be
200% of his Base Salary (“Target LTIP”) granted in equal portions of one-half of the Long Term
Incentive as a time-vesting restricted stock grant (the “Restricted Shares”), vesting ratably over
three years (one-third per year from the date of grant), and one-half of the award as performance
shares (the “Performance Shares”), cliff vesting after three years from the beginning of the
performance period. In each case the terms and conditions of any Restricted Shares and
Performance Shares shall be governed by separate agreements, entered into between Employee
and Company consistent with this Agreement. Beginning in 2019, the Employee’s equity and/or
other long-term incentive awards for each calendar year during the Employment Term shall be
granted by the Company to the Employee at approximately the same time that annual equity and
other long-term incentive awards are granted by the Company to other Company senior executives.
5. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
(a) BENEFIT PLANS. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be
entitled to participate in any employee benefit plan that the Company has adopted or may adopt,
maintain or contribute to for the benefit of its employees generally, subject to satisfying the
applicable eligibility requirements, and except to the extent such plans are duplicative of the
benefits otherwise provided hereunder. The Employee’s participation will be subject to the terms
of the applicable plan documents and generally applicable Company policies. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company may modify or terminate any employee benefit plan at any time.
(b) VACATION TIME. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall
be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation per calendar year in accordance with the Company’s
policy on accrual and use applicable to employees as in effect from time to time.
(c) BUSINESS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. Upon presentation of
reasonable substantiation and documentation as the Company may specify from time to time, the
Employee shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy,
for all reasonable out-of-pocket business and travel expenses incurred and paid by the Employee
during the Employment Term and in connection with the performance of the Employee’s duties
hereunder.
(d) ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
(i) In addition to the benefits described above in this Section 5, during
the Employment Term, the Company shall (i) pay for the premium payments incurred in providing
the Employee with a term life insurance policy during the Employment Term in the amount of
$1,000,000 and (ii) pay or reimburse the Employee for actual, properly substantiated expenses
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incurred by the Employee in connection with an annual physical examination in an amount not to
exceed $2,000 annually.
(ii) The Company will also reimburse Employee for legal fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the review and negotiation of this Agreement and its
Exhibits, such reimbursement not to exceed $10,000.
(iii) The Company shall provide Employee with an indemnification
agreement containing terms and conditions comparable to those provided to similarly-situated
executives.
6. TERMINATION. The Employee’s employment and the Employment Term shall
terminate on the first of the following to occur:
(a) DISABILITY. Upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice by the Company
to the Employee of a termination due to Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability”
shall be defined as the inability of the Employee to have performed the Employee’s material duties
hereunder after reasonable accommodation due to a physical or mental injury, infirmity or
incapacity for one hundred eighty (180) days (including weekends and holidays) in any three
hundred sixty-five (365)-day period as determined by the Board in its reasonable discretion. The
Employee shall cooperate in all respects with the Company if a question arises as to whether the
Employee has become disabled (including, without limitation, submitting to reasonable
examinations by one or more medical doctors and other health care specialists selected by the
Company and authorizing such medical doctors and other health care specialists to discuss the
Employee’s condition with the Company).
(b) DEATH. Automatically upon the date of death of the Employee.
(c) CAUSE. Upon a termination by the Company for Cause. “Cause” shall
mean:
(i) the Employee’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in the
performance of the Employee’s duties to the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
(ii) the Employee’s repeated failure to perform the Employee’s lawful
duties to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or follow the lawful written directives of the Board
and/or the CEO (other than as a result of death or physical or mental incapacity);
(iii) the Employee’s conviction of, or pleading of guilty or nolo
contendere to, a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude;
(iv) the Employee’s performance of any material act of theft,
embezzlement, fraud, malfeasance, dishonesty or misappropriation of the property of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries;
(v) the Employee’s use of illegal drugs that materially impairs the
Employee’s ability to perform the Employee’s duties contemplated hereunder;
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(vi) the Employee’s material breach of any fiduciary duty owed to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries (including, without limitation, the duty of care and the duty of
loyalty); or
(vii) the Employee’s material breach of this Agreement, or a material
violation of the Company’s (or any of its subsidiaries’) code of conduct or other written policy
pursuant to which the Employee would be subject to immediate dismissal.
Any determination of Cause by the Company must be made by a resolution approved by a majority
of the members of the Board (other than the Employee, as applicable) and/or the CEO, provided
that no such determination may be made until the Employee has been given written notice detailing
the specific Cause event and a period of thirty (30) days following receipt of such notice to present
evidence that such event is not Cause, or to cure such event (if susceptible to cure) to the
satisfaction of the Board and/or the CEO. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Employee’s right to cure shall not apply if there are habitual or repeated breaches by
the Employee and there has been a previous opportunity to cure. Any notice of a termination for
Cause as contemplated above shall be made within ninety (90) days following the date on which
the Company first obtains actual knowledge of the circumstances alleged to constitute a Cause
event hereunder (it being understood that such circumstances may relate to a period in excess of
ninety (90) days or a pattern of behavior that extends beyond a period of ninety (90) days).
(d) WITHOUT CAUSE. Upon an involuntary termination by the Company
(other than for death, Disability in accordance with Section 6(a), or Cause in accordance with
Section 6(c)).
(e) GOOD REASON. Upon a termination by the Employee for Good Reason.
“Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following circumstances, without the
express written consent of the Employee, unless such circumstances are fully corrected in all
material respects by the Company within thirty (30) days following written notification by the
Employee to the Company of the occurrence of such circumstances:
(i) material diminution in the Employee’s duties, authorities or
responsibilities (other than temporarily while physically or mentally incapacitated or as required
by applicable law), including, without limitation, (A) removal of the Employee as Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, (B) the Employee no longer reporting
directly and exclusively to the CEO, or (C) the Company’s common stock ceasing to be publicly
traded or, following a Change in Control (as defined in the Company’s 2012 Incentive Award Plan
as in effect as of the Effective Date), the Employee ceases to be Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of the surviving entity in such transaction (including, without limitation,
the ultimate parent of such entity);
(ii) relocation of the Employee’s primary work location by more than
fifty (50) miles from its then current location;
(iii) a material breach by the Company or any of its affiliates of any of
their material obligations to the Employee; or
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(iv) material diminution in the Employee’s Base Salary, Target Bonus
or Target LTIP.
The Employee shall provide the Company with a written notice detailing the specific
circumstances alleged to constitute Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the first occurrence
of such circumstances, and actually terminate employment within ninety (90) days following the
expiration of the Company’s cure period as set forth above. Otherwise, any claim of such
circumstances as “Good Reason” shall be deemed irrevocably waived by the Employee.
(f) WITHOUT GOOD REASON. Upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice
by the Employee to the Company of the Employee’s voluntary termination of employment without
Good Reason (which the Company may, in its sole discretion, make effective earlier than any
notice date).
(g) EXPIRATION OF EMPLOYMENT TERM; NON-EXTENSION OF
AGREEMENT. Upon the expiration of the Employment Term due to a non-extension of the
Agreement by the Company or the Employee pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 hereof
7. CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION.
(a) DEATH. In the event that the Employee’s employment and the
Employment Term ends on account of the Employee’s death, the Employee or the Employee’s
estate, as the case may be, shall be entitled to the following (with the amounts due under Sections
7(a)(i) through 7(a)(iii) hereof to be paid within sixty (60) days following termination of
employment, or such earlier date as may be required by applicable law):
(i) any unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination;
(ii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred
through the date of termination;
(iii) any accrued but unused vacation time in accordance with Company
policy;
(iv) all other payments, benefits or fringe benefits to which the
Employee shall then or thereafter be entitled under the applicable terms of any applicable
compensation or indemnification/advancement arrangement or benefit, equity or fringe benefit
agreement, plan or program or grant or this Agreement or the programs and arrangements referred
to in it (collectively, Sections 7(a)(i) through 7(a)(iv) hereof shall be hereafter referred to as the
“Accrued Benefits”);
(v) a payment for the Employee’s earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for
the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the Employee’s termination occurs based on
actual results (and without exercise of any negative discretion that is not applied to senior
executives generally) to the extent that such Annual Bonus has not been paid prior to termination,
payable in a single lump sum on the date on which annual bonuses are paid to the Company’s
senior executives generally for such calendar year, but no later than March 15 of the calendar year
in which the date of termination occurs (the “Prior Year Bonus”);
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(vi) a pro-rata portion of the Employee’s Annual Bonus for the calendar
year in which the Employee’s termination occurs based on actual results for such year (determined
by multiplying the amount of such bonus which would be due for the full calendar year (without
exercise of any negative discretion that is not applied to senior executives generally) by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of days during the calendar year of termination that the
Employee is employed by the Company and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five
(365)), payable in a single lump sum on the date on which annual bonuses are paid to the
Company’s senior executives generally for such calendar year, but no later than March 15 of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which the date of termination occurs (such pro-rata
portion being hereinafter referred to as the “Pro-Rata Bonus”);
(vii) full vesting of outstanding Company equity and/or long-term
incentive awards which vest solely based on the passage of time (including, without limitation,
any Restricted Shares) delivered in accordance with the applicable award agreement; provided,
however, that any such award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A (as defined below
in Section 7(f)) as a “short-term deferral” shall be distributed to the Employee within such time as
is required for such equity award to constitute a “short-term deferral”; provided, further, however,
the accelerated vesting of the equity awards shall not change the time or form of payment for any
equity award that constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section
409A; and
(viii) vesting at “target” of any outstanding Company equity and/or long-
term incentive awards which vest and/or are earned based on the attainment of certain performance
conditions (including, without limitation, any Performance Shares, to the extent outstanding)
delivered in accordance with the applicable award agreement; provided, however, that any such
award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A as a “short-term deferral” shall be
distributed to the Employee within such time as is required for such equity award to constitute a
“short-term deferral”; provided, further, however, the accelerated vesting of the equity awards
shall not change the time or form of payment for any equity award that constitutes “nonqualified
deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A.
(b) DISABILITY. In the event that the Employee’s employment and/or
Employment Term ends on account of the Employee’s Disability, the Company shall pay or
provide the Employee with the Accrued Benefits, the Prior Year Bonus, the Pro-Rata Bonus, and
the outstanding Company equity and long-term incentive awards shall become vested (and
delivered) as set forth in Section 7(a)(viii) and (ix) above. The Prior Year Bonus shall be payable
in a single lump sum on the date on which annual bonuses are paid to the Company’s senior
executives generally for such calendar year, but no later than March 15 of the calendar year in
which the date of termination occurs. The Pro-Rata Bonus shall be payable in a single lump sum
on the date on which annual bonuses are paid to the Company’s senior executives generally for
such calendar year, but no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in
which the date of termination occurs.
(c) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE OR WITHOUT GOOD REASON OR
AS A RESULT OF EMPLOYEE NON-EXTENSION OF THIS AGREEMENT. If the
Employee’s employment is terminated (x) by the Company for Cause in accordance with Section
6(c), (y) by the Employee without Good Reason, or (z) as a result of the Employee’s non-extension
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of the Employment Term as provided in Section 1 hereof, the Company shall pay to the Employee
the Accrued Benefits.
(d) TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR FOR GOOD REASON. If
the Employee’s employment by the Company is terminated (x) by the Company other than for
Cause, or (y) by the Employee for Good Reason, the Company shall pay or provide the Employee
with the following:
(i) the Accrued Benefits; and
(ii) subject to the Employee’s continued compliance with the
obligations in Sections 8, 9 and 10 hereof:
(A) an amount (the “Severance”) equal to two (2) times the Base
Salary (disregarding any reduction in Base Salary at any time), payable in a single lump sum on
the first payroll date occurring on or after the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of termination
(such payroll date, the “First Payroll Date”);
(B) an amount (the “Bonus Severance”) equal to one (1) times
the Target Bonus (disregarding any reduction in the Target Bonus at any time), payable in a single
lump sum on the First Payroll Date;
(C) the Prior Year’s Bonus, payable in a single lump on the First
Payroll Date;
(D) the Pro-Rata Bonus, payable in a single lump sum on the date
on which annual bonuses are paid to the Company’s senior executives generally for such calendar
year, but no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the date
of termination occurs;
(E) during the period commencing on the date of termination
and ending on the earlier of (i) the twelve (12) month anniversary of the date of termination or (ii)
the date on which the Employee becomes eligible for coverage under the group health plan of a
subsequent employer (of which eligibility the Employee hereby agrees to give prompt notice to
the Company), subject to the Employee’s valid election to continue healthcare coverage under
Section 4980B of the Code and the regulations thereunder, the Company shall continue to provide
the Employee and the Employee’s eligible dependents with coverage under its group health plans
at the same levels and the same cost to the Employee as would have applied if the Employee’s
employment had not been terminated based on the Employee’s elections in effect on the date of
termination, provided that (1) if any plan pursuant to which such benefits are provided is not, or
ceases prior to the expiration of the period of continuation coverage to be, exempt from the
application of Section 409A of the Code under Treasury Regulation Section 409A-1(a)(5), or (2)
the Company is otherwise unable to continue to cover the Employee under its group health plans
without penalty under applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public
Health Service Act or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) or the Employee would be
subject to tax under Section 105(h) of the Code, then, in either case, an amount equal to each
remaining Company subsidy shall thereafter be paid to the Employee in substantially equal
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monthly installments over the continuation coverage period (or the remaining portion thereof)
(such coverage being hereinafter referred to as the “Health Benefits Continuation”);
(F) full vesting of each outstanding Company equity and/or
long-term incentive award that vests solely based on the passage of time held by the Employee on
the date of termination (including, without limitation, any Restricted Shares); provided, however,
that any such award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A as a “short-term deferral”
shall be distributed to the Employee within such time as is required for such equity award to
constitute a “short-term deferral”; provided, further, however, the accelerated vesting of the equity
awards shall not change the time or form of payment for any equity award that constitutes
“nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A (such vesting being
hereinafter referred to as the “Accelerated Time Equity Vesting”); and
(G) vesting at “target” of any outstanding Company equity
and/or long-term incentive awards which vest and/or are earned based on the attainment of certain
performance conditions (including, without limitation, any Performance Shares, to the extent
outstanding) delivered in accordance with the applicable award agreement; provided, however,
that any such award intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A as a “short-term deferral”
shall be distributed to the Employee within such time as is required for such equity award to
constitute a “short-term deferral”; provided, further, however, the accelerated vesting of the equity
awards shall not change the time or form of payment for any equity award that constitutes
“nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A (such vesting being
hereinafter referred to as the “Accelerated Performance Equity Vesting”).
(e) TERMINATION AS A RESULT OF COMPANY NON-EXTENSION
OF THIS AGREEMENT. If the Employee’s employment by the Company is terminated as a
result of the Company’s non-extension of the Employment Term as provided in Section 1 hereof,
the Company shall pay or provide the Employee with the following: (i) the Accrued Benefits; and
(ii) subject to the Employee’s continued compliance with the obligations in Sections 8, 9 and 10
hereof, (A) the Severance, payable in accordance with Section 7(d)(ii)(A) hereof (B) the Bonus
Severance, payable in accordance with Section 7(d)(ii)(B) hereof, (C) the Prior Year’s Bonus,
payable in accordance with Section 7(d)(ii)(C), (D) Pro-Rata Bonus, payable in accordance with
Section 7(d)(ii)(D) hereof, (E) the Health Benefits Continuation in accordance with Section
7(d)(ii)(E) hereof; (F) the Accelerated Time Equity Vesting in accordance with Section 7(d)(ii)(F)
hereof and (G) the Accelerated Performance Equity Vesting in accordance with Section 7(d)(ii)(G)
hereof.
Payments and benefits provided in Sections 7(d) through 7(e) shall be in lieu of any termination
or severance payments or benefits for which the Employee may be eligible under any of the plans,
policies or programs of the Company or under the Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act
of 1988 or any similar state statute or regulation.
(f) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.
(i) Section 280G Best Pay Cap. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by the
Employee (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or
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agreement) (all such payments and benefits, including the payments and benefits under Section 7
hereof, being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”) would be subject (in whole or part),
to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”) (the “Excise Tax”), then, after taking into account any reduction in the Total Payments
provided by reason of Section 280G of the Code in any other plan, arrangement or agreement other
than this Agreement, the Total Payments shall be reduced as set forth herein, to the extent
necessary so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax but only if (A) the
net present value of the amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the
net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such reduced Total Payments assuming the
highest marginal tax rates for purposes of such calculation) is greater than or equal to (B) the net
present value of the amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting
the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such Total Payments assuming the
highest marginal tax rates for purposes of such calculation and the amount of Excise Tax to which
the Employee would be subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments). If a reduction in
the Total Payments is required by Section 7(f), the reduction shall occur in the following order:
reduction of cash payments (in reverse order of the date on which such cash payments would
otherwise be made with the cash payments that would otherwise be made last being reduced first);
cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards which do not receive favorable treatment under
Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A-24(b) or (c) (with such accelerated vesting shall be
cancelled in the reverse order of the grant date of Employee’s stock awards); reduction of
employee benefits; and cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards which do receive
favorable treatment under Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1, Q&A-24(b) or (c) (with such
accelerated vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order of the grant date of Employee’s stock
awards); provided, that with each category the reduction shall be done on a basis resulting in the
highest amount retained by the Employee; and provided, further, that to the extent permitted by
Section 409A of the Code (“Code Section 409A”) and Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code, if a
different reduction procedure would be permitted without violating Code Section 409A or losing
the benefit of the reduction under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code, the Employee may
designate a different order of reduction.
(ii) Accounting Firm. All determinations required to be made for
purposes of this Section 7(f) shall be made by an independent, nationally recognized accounting
firm selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”). The Company shall bear all expenses
with respect to the determinations by the Accounting Firm required to be made hereunder. The
Accounting Firm engaged to make the determinations under this Section 7(f) shall provide its
calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to Employee and the Company
within 15 calendar days after the date on which Employee’s right to a payment contingent on a
change in control is triggered (if requested at that time by Employee or the Company) or such other
time as agreed upon by Employee and the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no
Excise Tax is payable with respect to the Total Payments, it shall furnish Employee and the
Company with documentation of such determination reasonably acceptable to Employee.
(g) OTHER OBLIGATIONS. Upon any termination of the Employee‘s
employment with the Company, the Employee shall promptly resign from any position as an
officer, director or fiduciary of any Company-related entity.
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(h) EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. The amounts payable to the Employee
following termination of employment and the Employment Term hereunder pursuant to Sections
6 and 7 hereof shall be in full and complete satisfaction of the Employee’s rights under this
Agreement and under any other plan, program, agreement, or arrangement of the Company or any
of its affiliates, and the Employee acknowledges that such amounts are fair and reasonable.
8. RELEASE; NO MITIGATION; SET-OFFS. Any and all amounts payable and
benefits or additional rights provided pursuant to this Agreement beyond the Accrued Benefits
shall only be payable if the Employee (or his estate, in the case of death) delivers to the Company
and does not revoke a general release of claims in favor of the Company substantially in the form
of Exhibit A attached hereto. Such release shall be executed and delivered (and no longer subject
to revocation, if applicable) within sixty (60) days following termination. For the avoidance of
doubt, each Company equity award that vests in accordance with Section 7 hereof shall remain
outstanding and eligible to vest following the date of termination and shall actually vest and
become exercisable (if applicable) and non-forfeitable upon the effectiveness of such release (and
any equity awards intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A as a “short-term deferral” shall
be paid within the applicable short-term deferral period). In no event shall the Employee be
obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts
payable to the Employee under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor shall the amount of
any payment hereunder be reduced by any compensation earned by the Employee as a result of
employment by a subsequent employer or self-employment. Subject to the provisions of Section
20(b)(v) hereof; the Company’s obligations to pay the Employee amounts hereunder shall be
subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by the Employee to the Company
or any of its affiliates (to the extent that such set-off, counterclaim or recoupment does not result
in a violation of Code Section 409A). Except as otherwise provided in Section 7, this Section 8,
the Award Agreements, in the Company’s Recoupment Policy as in effect on February 19, 2015,
as may be amended or restated, or any other recoupment or clawback policy or program adopted
by the Company and applicable to all senior executives of the Company, or as may be otherwise
agreed in writing between the parties, the Employee’s incentive compensation (including any
equity and/or long-term incentive awards) and severance shall not be subject to forfeiture or
recoupment for any other reason (other than forfeiture or lapse in connection with certain
terminations of employment and/or the failure to meet the applicable performance goals within the
performance period).
9. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS.
(a) CONFIDENTIALITY. During the course of the Employee’s employment
with the Company, the Employee will have access to Confidential Information. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means all data, information, ideas, concepts,
discoveries, trade secrets, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice),
innovations, improvements, know-how, developments, techniques, methods, processes,
treatments, specifications, designs, patterns, models, plans and strategies, and all other confidential
or proprietary information or trade secrets in any form or medium (whether merely remembered
or embodied in a tangible or intangible form or medium) whether now or hereafter existing,
relating to or arising from the past, current or potential business, activities and/or operations of the
Company or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation, any such information relating to or
concerning finances, financing sources, acquisitions, acquisition sources, marketing, advertising,
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transition, promotions, pricing, personnel, operations, customers and tenants (including tenant or
mortgagee financial or operational data, or that of any guarantors of such obligations), suppliers,
vendors, partners and deal sources and/or competitors. The Employee agrees that the Employee
shall not, directly or indirectly, use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to
any person, other than in the course of the Employee’s assigned duties and for the benefit of the
Company, either during the period of the Employee’s employment or at any time thereafter, any
Confidential Information or other confidential or proprietary information received from third
parties subject to a duty on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ part to maintain the
confidentiality of such information, and to use such information only for certain limited purposes,
in each case, which shall have been obtained by the Employee during the Employee’s employment
by the Company (or any predecessor). The foregoing shall not apply to information that (i) was
known to the public prior to its disclosure to the Employee, (ii) becomes generally known to the
public subsequent to disclosure to the Employee through no wrongful act of the Employee or any
representative of the Employee, or (iii) the Employee is required to disclose by applicable law,
regulation or legal process (provided that, except to the extent disclosure by the Company or any
of its affiliates is contemplated in connection with a potential Change in Control, the Employee
provides the Company with prior notice of the contemplated disclosure and cooperates with the
Company at its sole expense in seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of such
information). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, the
Employee may disclose documents and information in confidence to an attorney for the purpose
of securing legal advice, and may use documents and information as reasonably necessary to
enforce the Employee’s rights under this Agreement or otherwise. In addition, notwithstanding
the generality of the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit the Employee
from filing a charge with, reporting possible violations to, or participating or cooperating with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local regulatory body or law
enforcement agency including in relation to any whistleblower, anti-discrimination, or anti-
retaliation provisions of federal, state or local law or regulation.
(b) NONSOLICITATION; NONINTERFERENCE. During the
Employee’s employment hereunder and for a period of twelve (12) months following Employee’s
Termination, the Employee agrees that the Employee shall not, except in the furtherance of the
Employee’s duties hereunder, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person,
firm, corporation or other entity, (i) solicit, aid or induce any person or entity the Employee knows
or reasonably should have known to be a customer, tenant or mortgagee (or any person or entity
to whom the Company to the Employee’s knowledge (or reasonably should know) has leased
property or provided capital, directly or indirectly, within the prior 18 months) of the Company or
any of its affiliates to purchase goods or services or enter into transactions for the purchase, sale,
lease, license or financing of real property then offered by the Company or any of its affiliates
from another person, firm, corporation or other entity or assist or aid any other person or entity in
identifying or soliciting any such customer, tenant or counterparty, (ii) solicit, aid or induce any
employee, representative or agent of the Company or any of its affiliates with whom the Employee,
during the term of his employment had contact or became aware of, or about whom the Employee
has trade secret or Confidential Information, to leave such employment or retention or to accept
employment with or render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other entity
unaffiliated with the Company, or hire or retain any such employee, representative or agent, or
take any action to materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other entity in
identifying, hiring or soliciting any such employee, representative or agent, or (iii) interfere, or aid
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or induce any other person or entity in interfering, with the relationship between the Company or
any of its affiliates and any person or entity the Employee knows or reasonably should have known
to be one of their respective vendors, joint venturers or licensors. An employee, representative or
agent shall be deemed covered by this Section 9(b) while so employed or retained and for a period
of three (3) months thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 9(b)
shall not be violated by general advertising or solicitation not specifically targeted at Company-
related persons or entities.
(c) NONDISPARAGEMENT. The Employee agrees not to make negative
comments or otherwise disparage the Company or its officers, directors, employees, shareholders,
members, agents or products other than in the good faith performance of the Employee’s duties to
the Company. The Company agrees to direct the members of its Board and its executive officers
not to make negative comments or otherwise disparage the Employee. The foregoing shall not be
violated by truthful statements in response to legal process, required governmental testimony or
filings, or administrative or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in
connection with such proceedings), and the foregoing limitation on the Company’s directors and
executive officers shall not be violated by statements that they in good faith believe are necessary
or appropriate to make in connection with performing their duties and obligations to the Company.
(d) INVENTIONS. (i) The Employee acknowledges and agrees that all ideas,
methods, inventions, discoveries, improvements, work products, developments, software, know-
how, processes, techniques, methods, works of authorship and other work product, whether
patentable or unpatentable, (A) that are reduced to practice, created, invented, designed,
developed, contributed to, or improved with the use of any resources of the Company or its
subsidiaries and/or within the scope of the Employee’s work with the Company or its subsidiaries
or that relate to the business, operations or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
development of the Company or its subsidiaries, and that are made or conceived by the Employee,
solely or jointly with others, during the period of the Employee’s employment with the Company
or its subsidiaries, or (B) suggested by any work that the Employee performs in connection with
the Company or its subsidiaries, either while performing the Employee’s duties with the Company
or its subsidiaries or on the Employee’s own time, but only insofar as the Inventions are related to
the Employee’s work as an employee or other service provider to the Company or its subsidiaries,
shall belong exclusively to the Company or its subsidiaries (or a designee), whether or not patent
or other applications for intellectual property protection are filed thereon (the “Inventions”). The
Employee will keep full and complete written records (the “Records”), in the manner prescribed
by the Company or its subsidiaries, of all Inventions, and will promptly disclose all Inventions
completely and in writing to the Company. The Records shall be the sole and exclusive property
of the Company or its subsidiaries, and the Employee will surrender them upon the termination of
the Employment Term, or upon request of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Employee
will assign to the Company or its subsidiaries the Inventions and all patents or other intellectual
property rights that may issue thereon in any and all countries, whether during or subsequent to
the Employment Term, together with the right to file, in the Employee’s name or in the name of
the Company or its subsidiaries (or a designee), applications for patents and equivalent rights (the
“Applications”). The Employee will, at any time during and subsequent to the Employment Term,
make such applications, sign such papers, take all rightful oaths, and perform all other acts as may
be requested from time to time by the Company or its subsidiaries to perfect, record, enforce,
protect, patent or register the Company’s (or a subsidiary’s) rights in the Inventions, all without
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additional compensation to the Employee from the Company or its subsidiaries. The Employee
will also execute assignments to the Company or its subsidiaries (or a designee) of the
Applications, and give the Company, its subsidiaries and their attorneys all reasonable assistance
(including the giving of testimony) to obtain the Inventions for the Company’s (or a subsidiary’s)
benefit, all without additional compensation to the Employee from the Company or its subsidiaries,
but entirely at the expense of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(ii) In addition, the Inventions will be deemed Work for Hire, as such term is
defined under the copyright laws of the United States, on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries,
and the Employee agrees that the Company or any of its subsidiaries will be the sole owner of the
Inventions, and all underlying rights therein, in all media now known or hereinafter devised,
throughout the universe and in perpetuity without any further obligations to the Employee. If the
Inventions, or any portion thereof, are deemed not to be Work for Hire, or the rights in such
Inventions do not otherwise automatically vest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the
Employee hereby irrevocably conveys, transfers and assigns to the Company or its subsidiaries,
all rights, in all media now known or hereinafter devised, throughout the universe and in perpetuity,
in and to the Inventions, including, without limitation, all of the Employee’s right, title and interest
in the copyrights (and all renewals, revivals and extensions thereof) to the Inventions, including,
without limitation, all rights of any kind or any nature now or hereafter recognized, including,
without limitation, the unrestricted right to make modifications, adaptations and revisions to the
Inventions, to exploit and allow others to exploit the Inventions and all rights to sue at law or in
equity for any infringement, or other unauthorized use or conduct in derogation of the Inventions,
known or unknown, prior to the date hereof, including, without limitation, the right to receive all
proceeds and damages therefrom. In addition, the Employee hereby waives any so-called “moral
rights” with respect to the Inventions. To the extent that the Employee has any rights in the results
and proceeds of the Employee’s service to the Company or its subsidiaries that cannot be assigned
in the manner described herein, the Employee agrees to unconditionally waive the enforcement of
such rights. The Employee hereby waives any and all currently existing and future monetary rights
in and to the Inventions and all patents and other registrations for intellectual property that may
issue thereon, including, without limitation, any rights that would otherwise accrue to the
Employee’s benefit by virtue of the Employee being an employee of or other service provider to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(e) RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY. On the date of the Employee’s
Termination (or at any time prior thereto at the Company’s reasonable request), the Employee shall
return all property belonging to the Company or its affiliates (including, but not limited to, any
Company- provided laptops, computers, cell phones, wireless electronic mail devices or other
equipment, or documents and property belonging to the Company). Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement or anywhere to the contrary, the Employee may retain, and use appropriately: (i)
the Employee’s rolodex and similar address books (and electronic equivalent) provided that such
items only include contact information and (ii) documents and information relating to the
Employee’s personal rights and obligations.
(f) REASONABLENESS OF COVENANTS. In signing this Agreement, the
Employee gives the Company assurance that the Employee has carefully read and considered all
of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the restraints imposed under this Section
9. The Employee agrees that these restraints are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection
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of the Company and its affiliates and their Confidential Information and that each and every one
of the restraints is reasonable in respect of subject matter, length of time and geographic area, and
that these restraints, individually or in the aggregate, will not prevent the Employee from obtaining
other suitable employment during the period in which the Employee is bound by the restraints.
The Employee acknowledges that each of these covenants has a unique, very substantial and
immeasurable value to the Company and its affiliates and that the Employee has sufficient assets
and skills to provide a livelihood while such covenants remain in force. The Employee further
covenants that the Employee will not challenge the reasonableness or enforceability of any of the
covenants set forth in this Section 9. It is also agreed that each of the Company’s affiliates will
have the right to enforce all of the Employee’s obligations to that affiliate under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, pursuant to this Section 9.
(g) REFORMATION. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
in any state that any restriction in this Section 9 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable
or unenforceable under applicable law, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be
modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the
laws of that state.
(h) TOLLING. In the event of any violation of the provisions of Section 9(b),
the Employee acknowledges and agrees that the post termination restrictions contained in this
Section 9 shall be extended by a period of time equal to the period of such violation, it being the
intention of the parties hereto that the running of the applicable post termination restriction period
shall be tolled during any period of such violation.
(i) SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS. The obligations contained in this Section
9 and Section 10 hereof shall survive the termination or expiration of the Employment Term and
the Employee’s employment with the Company and shall be fully enforceable thereafter.
10. COOPERATION. Upon receipt of reasonable written request from the Company
(including outside counsel), the Employee agrees that while employed by the Company and
thereafter, the Employee will respond and provide information with regard to matters in which the
Employee has knowledge as a result of the Employee’s employment with the Company, and will
provide reasonable assistance to the Company, its affiliates and their respective representatives in
defense of all claims that may be made against the Company or its affiliates, and will reasonably
assist the Company and its affiliates in the prosecution of all claims that may be made by the
Company or its affiliates, to the extent that such claims may relate to the period of the Employee’s
employment with the Company and does not unreasonably interfere with the Employee’s
subsequent employment or self-employment. The Employee agrees to promptly inform the
Company if the Employee becomes aware of any lawsuit involving such claims that may be filed
or threatened against the Company or its affiliates. The Employee also agrees to promptly inform
the Company (to the extent that the Employee is legally permitted to do so) if the Employee is
asked to assist in any investigation of the Company or its affiliates (or their actions), regardless of
whether a lawsuit or other proceeding has then been filed against the Company or its affiliates with
respect to such investigation, and shall not do so unless legally required. Upon presentation of
appropriate documentation, the Company shall pay or reimburse the Employee for all reasonable
out-of-pocket travel, duplicating or telephonic expenses incurred by the Employee in complying
with this Section 10, and, after the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Employee a
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daily fee, in an amount (rounded down to the nearest whole cent) determined by dividing the
Employee’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination by 100, for services rendered by
the Employee in complying with this Section 10 provided that no such payment shall be required
by the Company under this Section 10 during any period in which severance is being paid to the
Employee pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof.
11. EQUITABLE RELIEF AND OTHER REMEDIES. The Employee
acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of
any of the provisions of Section 9 or Section 10 hereof would be inadequate and, in recognition of
this fact, the Employee agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition
to any remedies at law, the Company shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of
specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction or any
other equitable remedy which may then be available, without the necessity of showing actual
monetary damages or the posting of a bond or other security. In the event of a violation by the
Employee of Section 9 or Section 10 hereof, any severance being paid to the Employee pursuant
to this Agreement or otherwise shall immediately cease.
12. NO ASSIGNMENTS. This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto.
Except as provided in this Section 12 hereof, no party may assign or delegate any rights or
obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party hereto. The
Company may assign this Agreement to any successor to all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company; provided that the Company shall require such successor to expressly
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this
Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company and any successor to its business and/or assets,
which assumes and agrees to perform the duties and obligations of the Company under this
Agreement by operation of law or otherwise. In the event of the Employee’s death or a judicial
determination of the Employee’s incapacity, references in this Agreement to the Employee shall
be deemed, where appropriate, to be references to the Employee’s heir(s), beneficiar(ies),
executor(s) or other legal representative(s).
13. NOTICE. For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications
provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a)
on the date of delivery, if delivered by hand, (b) on the date of transmission, if delivered by
confirmed facsimile or electronic mail, (c) on the first business day following the date of deposit,
if delivered by guaranteed overnight delivery service, or (d) on the fourth business day following
the date delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Employee:
At the address (or to the facsimile number)
shown in the books and records of the Company.
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If to the Company:
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
2727 N. Harwood, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75033
Attention: Board of Directors
or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance
herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
14. SECTION HEADINGS; INCONSISTENCY. The section headings used in this
Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with,
the interpretation of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this
Agreement and any form, award, plan or policy of the Company, the terms of this Agreement shall
govern and control.
15. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not
affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction
or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
16. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and
the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile (including, without limitation, by “pdf”)
shall be deemed effective for all purposes.
17. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement, the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto, and all claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to the choice of
law provisions thereof. Each of the parties agrees that any dispute between the parties shall be
resolved only in the courts of the State of Texas or the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Texas and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that
context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto irrevocably
and unconditionally (a) submits in any proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Employee’s
employment by the Company or any affiliate, or for the recognition and enforcement of any
judgment in respect thereof (a “Proceeding”), to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State
of Texas, the court of the United States of America for the Northern District of Texas, and appellate
courts having jurisdiction of appeals from any of the foregoing, and agrees that all claims in respect
of any such Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such Texas State court or, to the extent
permitted by law, in such federal court, (b) consents that any such Proceeding may and shall be
brought in such courts and waives any objection that the Employee or the Company may now or
thereafter have to the venue or jurisdiction of any such Proceeding in any such court or that such
Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same, (c)
waives all right to trial by jury in any Proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Employee’s employment by the Company or
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any affiliate of the Company, or the Employee’s or the Company’s performance under, or the
enforcement of, this Agreement, (d) agrees that service of process in any such Proceeding may be
effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially
similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at the Employee’s or the Company’s address
as provided in Section 13 hereof, and (e) agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the
right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Texas.
The parties acknowledge and agree that in connection with any dispute hereunder, each party shall
pay all of its own costs and expenses, including, without limitation, its own legal fees and expenses.
18. MISCELLANEOUS. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived
or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by
the Employee and such officer or director of the Company as may be designated by the Board. As
of the Effective Date, this Agreement, together with all exhibits hereto (if any) sets forth the entire
agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersedes
any and all prior agreements or understandings between the Employee and the Company with
respect to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, the Prior Employment
Agreement but not any Company equity awards granted prior to the Effective Date except to the
extent modified to be consistent with this Agreement. No agreements or representations, oral or
otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either
party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency
between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any other plan, program, agreement or
arrangement of the Company or any of its affiliates, the terms of this Agreement shall, to the extent
more favorable to the Employee, control.
19. REPRESENTATIONS. The Employee represents and warrants to the Company
that (a) the Employee has the legal right to enter into this Agreement and to perform all of the
obligations on the Employee’s part to be performed hereunder in accordance with its terms, and
(b) the Employee is not a party to any agreement or understanding, written or oral, and is not
subject to any restriction, which, in either case, could prevent the Employee from entering into this
Agreement or performing the Employee’s material duties and obligations hereunder. The
Company represents and warrants to the Employee that it is duly authorized to enter into this
Agreement and to perform all of its obligations in accordance with its terms.
20. TAX MATTERS.
(a) WITHHOLDING. The Company may withhold from any and all amounts
payable under this Agreement or otherwise such federal, state and local taxes as may be required
to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
(b) SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE.
(i) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this
Agreement be exempt from or comply with Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum
extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be exempt from, and, to the extent not
exempt, in compliance therewith. To the extent that any provision hereof is modified in order to
comply with Code Section 409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the
maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent and economic benefit to the
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Employee and the Company of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Code
Section 409A. In no event shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty
that may be imposed on the Employee by Code Section 409A, or damages for failing to comply
with Code Section 409A, in each case, for any payments made consistent with the terms of this
Agreement.
(ii) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred
for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amount or
benefit upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a
“separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such
provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like
terms shall mean “separation from service.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, if the Employee is deemed on the date of termination to be a “specified employee”
within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then with regard to any
payment or the provision of any benefit that is considered “nonqualified deferred compensation”
under Code Section 409A payable on account of a “separation from service,” such payment or
benefit shall not be made or provided until the date which is the earlier of (A) the expiration of the
six (6)-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” of the Employee,
and (B) the date of the Employee’s death, to the extent required under Code Section 409A. Upon
the expiration of the foregoing delay period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this
Section 20(b)(ii) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in
installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to the Employee in a lump
sum, and all remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided
in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. The Employee shall have
no duties following any termination of Employee’s employment hereunder that are inconsistent
with the Employee having had a “separation from service” on or before his employment hereunder.
(iii) To the extent that reimbursements or other in-kind benefits for the
Employee constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A,
(A) all expenses or other reimbursements hereunder shall be
made on or prior to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such
expenses were incurred by the Employee,
(B) any right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be
subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, and
(C) no such reimbursement, expenses eligible for
reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided in any taxable year shall in any way affect the
expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year.
(iv) For purposes of Code Section 409A, the Employee’s right to receive
installment payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of
separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment
period with reference to a number of days, the actual date of payment within the specified period
shall be within the sole discretion of the Company and if such payment constitutes “nonqualified
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deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A and such payment period spans two
calendar years, such payment shall be made in the second calendar year.
(v) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, in no event shall any payment or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes
“nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A be subject to offset by
any other amount unless otherwise permitted by Code Section 409A.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
EMPLOYEE
Jay Young
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EXHIBIT A
GENERAL RELEASE
I, Jay Young, in consideration of and subject to the performance by Spirit Realty Capital,
Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), of its obligations under the Employment
Agreement dated as of ________________ (the “Agreement”), do hereby release and forever
discharge as of the date hereof the Company and its affiliates, subsidiaries and direct or indirect
parent entities and all present, former and future directors, officers, agents, representatives,
employees, predecessors, successors and assigns of the Company and/or its affiliates, subsidiaries
and direct or indirect parent entities (collectively, the “Released Parties”) to the extent provided
below (this “General Release”). The Released Parties are intended to be third- party beneficiaries
of this General Release, and this General Release may be enforced by each of them in accordance
with the terms hereof in respect of the rights granted to such Released Parties hereunder. Terms
used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
1. I understand that any payments or benefits paid or granted to me under Section 7
of the Agreement represent, in part, consideration for signing this General Release and are not
salary, wages or benefits to which I was already entitled. I understand and agree that I will not
receive certain of the payments and benefits specified in Section 7 of the Agreement unless I
execute this General Release and do not revoke this General Release within the time period
permitted hereafter. Such payments and benefits will not be considered compensation for purposes
of any employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement maintained or hereafter established
by the Company or its affiliates.
2. Except as provided in paragraphs 4 and 5 below and except for the provisions of
the Agreement which expressly survive the termination of my employment with the Company, I
knowingly and voluntarily (for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns) release
and forever discharge the Company and the other Released Parties from any and all claims, suits,
controversies, actions, causes of action, cross-claims, counter-claims, demands, debts,
compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive or exemplary damages, other damages,
claims for costs and attorneys’ fees, or liabilities of any nature whatsoever in law and in equity,
both past and present (through the date that this General Release becomes effective and
enforceable) and whether known or unknown, suspected, or claimed against the Company or any
of the Released Parties which I, my spouse, or any of my heirs, executors, administrators or
assigns, may have, which arise out of or are connected with my employment with, or my separation
or termination from, the Company (including, but not limited to, any allegation, claim or violation,
arising under: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991;
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (including the Older Workers
Benefit Protection Act); the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Worker Adjustment Retraining and
Notification Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; any applicable Executive
Order Programs; the Fair Labor Standards Act; or their state or local counterparts; or under any
other federal, state or local civil or human rights law; or under any other local, state, or federal
law, regulation or ordinance; or under any public policy, contract or tort, or under common law;
or arising under any policies, practices or procedures of the Company; or any claim for wrongful
discharge, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress, defamation; or any claim for costs,
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fees, or other expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred in these matters) (all of the foregoing
collectively referred to herein as the “Claims”).
3. I represent that I have made no assignment or transfer of any right, claim, demand,
cause of action, or other matter covered by paragraph 2 above.
4. I agree that this General Release does not waive or release any rights or claims that
I may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 which arise after the date I
execute this General Release. I acknowledge and agree that my separation from employment with
the Company in compliance with the terms of the Agreement shall not serve as the basis for any
claim or action (including, without limitation, any claim under the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967).
5. I agree that I hereby waive all rights to sue or obtain equitable, remedial or punitive
relief from any or all Released Parties of any kind whatsoever in respect of any Claim, including,
without limitation, reinstatement, back pay, front pay, and any form of injunctive relief
Notwithstanding the above, I further acknowledge that I am not waiving and am not being required
to waive any right that cannot be waived under law, including the right to file an administrative
charge or participate in an administrative investigation or proceeding; provided, however, that I
disclaim and waive any right to share or participate in any monetary award resulting from the
prosecution of such charge or investigation or proceeding. Additionally, I am not waiving (i) any
right to the Accrued Benefits or any severance benefits to which I am entitled under Section 7 of
the Agreement, (ii) any claim relating to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage or
any right of indemnification under the Company’s organizational documents or otherwise, (iii) my
rights as an equity or security holder in the Company or its affiliates, or (iv) my rights to
communicate directly with, cooperate with, or provide information to, any federal, state or local
government regulator.
6. In signing this General Release, I acknowledge and intend that it shall be effective
as a bar to each and every one of the Claims hereinabove mentioned or implied. I expressly consent
that this General Release shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express
terms and provisions, including those relating to unknown and unsuspected Claims
(notwithstanding any state or local statute that expressly limits the effectiveness of a general
release of unknown, unsuspected and unanticipated Claims), if any, as well as those relating to any
other Claims hereinabove mentioned or implied. I acknowledge and agree that this waiver is an
essential and material term of this General Release and that without such waiver the Company
would not have agreed to the terms of the Agreement. I further agree that in the event I should
bring a Claim seeking damages against the Company, or in the event I should seek to recover
against the Company in any Claim brought by a governmental agency on my behalf, this General
Release shall serve as a complete defense to such Claims to the maximum extent permitted by law.
I further agree that I am not aware of any pending claim of the type described in paragraph 2 above
as of the execution of this General Release.
7. I agree that neither this General Release, nor the furnishing of the consideration for
this General Release, shall be deemed or construed at any time to be an admission by the Company,
any Released Party or myself of any improper or unlawful conduct.
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8. I agree that this General Release and the Agreement are confidential and agree not
to disclose any information regarding the terms of this General Release or the Agreement, except
to my immediate family and any tax, legal or other counsel that I have consulted regarding the
meaning or effect hereof or as required by law, and I will instruct each of the foregoing not to
disclose the same to anyone.
9. Any non-disclosure provision in this General Release does not prohibit or restrict
me (or my attorney) from responding to any inquiry about this General Release or its underlying
facts and circumstances by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA), any other self-regulatory organization or any governmental entity.
In addition, notwithstanding anything herein, I acknowledge and agree that, pursuant to 18 USC
Section 1833(b), I will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret
law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local
government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of
reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) in a complaint or other document
filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.
10. I hereby acknowledge that Sections 7 through 13, 15, 17, 18 and 20 of the
Agreement shall survive my execution of this General Release.
11. I represent that I am not aware of any claim by me other than the claims that are
released by, or preserved by, this General Release. I acknowledge that I may hereafter discover
claims or facts in addition to or different than those which I now know or believe to exist with
respect to the subject matter of the release set forth in paragraph 2 above and which, if known or
suspected at the time of entering into this General Release, may have materially affected this
General Release and my decision to enter into it.
12. Notwithstanding anything in this General Release to the contrary, this General
Release shall not relinquish, diminish, or in any way affect any rights or claims arising out of any
breach by the Company or by any Released Party of the Agreement after the date hereof.
13. Whenever possible, each provision of this General Release shall be interpreted in,
such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this General
Release is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or
rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provision or any other jurisdiction, but this General Release shall be reformed , construed and
enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been
contained herein.
BY SIGNING THIS GENERAL RELEASE, I REPRESENT AND AGREE THAT:
1. I HAVE READ IT CAREFULLY;
2. I UNDERSTAND ALL OF ITS TERMS AND KNOW THAT I AM GIVING UP
IMPORTANT RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RIGHTS
UNDER THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, AS
AMENDED, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS
AMENDED; THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, THE AMERICANS WITH
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DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990; AND THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT
INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED;
3. I VOLUNTARILY CONSENT TO EVERYTHING IN IT;
4. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE
EXECUTING IT AND I HAVE DONE SO OR, AFTER CAREFUL READING
AND CONSIDERATION, I HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO DO SO OF MY OWN
VOLITION;
5. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 21 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MY RECEIPT OF
THIS RELEASE TO CONSIDER IT, AND THE CHANGES MADE SINCE MY
RECEIPT OF THIS RELEASE ARE NOT MATERIAL OR WERE MADE AT
MY REQUEST AND WILL NOT RESTART THE REQUIRED 21-DAY
PERIOD;
6. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION
OF THIS RELEASE TO REVOKE IT AND THAT THIS RELEASE SHALL
NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE OR ENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE REVOCATION
PERIOD HAS EXPIRED;
7. I HAVE SIGNED THIS GENERAL RELEASE KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY AND WITH THE ADVICE OF ANY COUNSEL RETAINED
TO ADVISE ME WITH RESPECT TO IT; AND
8. I AGREE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GENERAL RELEASE MAY NOT
BE AMENDED, WAIVED, CHANGED OR MODIFIED EXCEPT BY AN
INSTRUMENT IN WRITING SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY AND BY ME.
SIGNED: ______________________ DATED: _________________________
Jay Young
