UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 2018
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware |
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0-20570 |
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59-2712887 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
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File Number) |
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Identification No.) |
555 West 18th Street, New York, NY |
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10011 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 314-7300
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Approval of 2018 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan
(e) As described in Item 5.07 below, at the annual meeting of stockholders of IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC or the Company) held on June 28, 2018, stockholders approved the IAC/InterActiveCorp 2018 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (the 2018 Stock Plan).
A brief description of the terms of the 2018 Stock Plan appears in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2018 Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Compensatory Arrangements of Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
(e) On June 28, 2018, IAC and Mark Stein, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the Company, entered into an employment agreement (the Employment Agreement). A brief description of the terms of the Employment Agreement appears below. This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used but not defined below shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement.
Term. The Employment Agreement has a scheduled term of one year from the effective date (June 28, 2018) and provides for automatic renewals for successive one year terms absent written notice from IAC or Mr. Stein ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then current term.
Compensation. The Employment Agreement provides that during the term, Mr. Stein will be eligible to receive an annual base salary (currently $550,000), discretionary annual cash bonuses, equity awards and such other employee benefits as may be reasonably determined by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of IACs Board of Directors.
Severance. Upon a termination of Mr. Steins employment by IAC without Cause (and other than by reason of death or Disability), Mr. Steins resignation for Good Reason or the timely delivery of a Non-Renewal Notice by IAC (collectively, a Qualifying Termination), subject to the execution and non-revocation of a release and compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth below:
(i) IAC will continue to pay Mr. Stein his annual base salary for one (1) year following such Qualifying Termination (the Severance Period), subject to offset for amounts earned from other employment during the Severance Period;
(ii) all unvested IAC equity awards (including cliff vesting awards, if any, which shall be pro-rated as though such awards had an annual vesting schedule) held by Mr. Stein that would have otherwise vested during the Severance Period shall vest as of the date of such Qualifying Termination; and
(iii) all vested and outstanding IAC stock options held by Mr. Stein as of the date of such Qualifying Termination (including any stock options that vested pursuant to the acceleration rights described in (ii) above), shall remain outstanding and exercisable for eighteen (18) months from the date of such Qualifying Termination.
Restrictive Covenants. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Stein is bound by a covenant not to compete with IAC and its businesses during the term of his employment and the Severance Period and by covenants not to solicit IACs employees or business partners during the term of his employment and for eighteen (18) months after a Qualifying Termination. In addition, Mr. Stein has agreed not to use or disclose any confidential information of IAC or its affiliates and to be bound be customary covenants relating to proprietary rights and the related assignment of such rights.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Annual Meeting
On June 28, 2018, IACs annual meeting of stockholders was held. Stockholders present in person or by proxy, representing 64,222,665 shares of IAC common stock (entitled to one vote per share) and 5,789,499 shares of IAC Class B common stock (entitled to ten votes per share), voted on the following matters:
1. Election of Directors stockholders elected the following twelve (12) directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Elected by holders of IAC common stock voting as a separate class:
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Number of Votes For Which |
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Bryan Lourd |
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56,837,969 |
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1,280,132 |
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Alan G. Spoon |
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51,146,540 |
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6,971,561 |
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Richard F. Zannino |
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57,772,139 |
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345,962 |
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Elected by holders of IAC common stock and IAC Class B common stock, voting together as a single class:
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Number of Votes Cast |
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Number of Votes For Which |
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Edgar Bronfman, Jr. |
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111,700,673 |
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4,312,418 |
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Chelsea Clinton |
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115,497,842 |
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515,249 |
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Barry Diller |
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113,282,445 |
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2,730,646 |
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Michael D. Eisner |
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114,942,942 |
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1,070,149 |
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Bonnie S. Hammer |
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114,783,835 |
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1,229,256 |
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Victor A. Kaufman |
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114,388,482 |
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1,624,609 |
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Joseph Levin |
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114,583,824 |
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1,429,267 |
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David Rosenblatt |
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114,994,070 |
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1,019,021 |
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Alexander von Furstenberg |
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114,318,408 |
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1,694,683 |
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In addition to the votes cast and withheld for each director nominee described above, there were 6,104,564 broker non-votes in connection with the election of each director nominee.
2. The 2018 Stock Plan Proposal stockholders approved the 2018 Stock Plan, with stockholders eligible to vote voting as follows:
Number of Votes Cast in Favor |
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Number of Votes Cast Against |
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Number of Votes Abstaining |
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86,906,996 |
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29,070,076 |
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36,019 |
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In addition to the votes cast for, cast against and abstaining described above, there were 6,104,564 broker non-votes in connection with the 2018 Stock Plan Proposal.
3. The Auditor Ratification Proposal stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2018, with stockholders eligible to vote voting as follows:
Number of Votes Cast in Favor |
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Number of Votes Cast Against |
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Number of Votes Abstaining |
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120,786,216 |
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1,316,771 |
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14,668 |
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP | |
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By: |
/s/ GREGG WINIARSKI |
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Name: |
Gregg Winiarski |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President, |
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General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: June 29, 2018
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP
2018 STOCK AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN
SECTION 1. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS
The purposes of this Plan are to give the Company a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining and motivating officers, employees, directors and/or consultants and to provide the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates with a stock and incentive plan providing incentives directly linked to stockholder value. Certain terms used herein have definitions given to them in the first place in which they are used. In addition, for purposes of this Plan, the following terms are defined as set forth below:
(a) Affiliate means a corporation or other entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with, the Company.
(b) Affiliated Persons means, with respect to any specified Person, (i) such specified Persons parents, spouse, siblings, descendants, step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses, (ii) the estate, legatees and devisees of such specified Person and each of the Persons referred to in clause (i), and (iii) any company, partnership, trust or other entity or investment vehicle controlled by any of the Persons referred to in clause (i) or (ii) or the holdings of which are for the primary benefit of any of such Persons.
(c) Applicable Exchange means the NASDAQ or such other securities exchange as may at the applicable time be the principal market for the Common Stock.
(d) Award means an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, other stock-based award or Cash-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms of this Plan.
(e) Award Agreement means a written or electronic document or agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of a specific Award.
(f) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(g) Cash-Based Award means an Award denominated in a dollar amount.
(h) Cause means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, (i) Cause as defined in any Individual Agreement to which the applicable Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it does not define Cause: (A) the willful or gross neglect by a Participant of his employment duties; (B) the plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or conviction for, the commission of a felony offense by a Participant; (C) a material breach by a Participant of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (D) a material breach by a Participant of any nondisclosure, non-solicitation or non-competition obligation owed to the Company or any of its Affiliates; or (E) before a Change in Control, such other events as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participants Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the general rule of Section 2(c), following a Change in Control, any determination by the Committee as to whether Cause exists shall be subject to de novo review.
(i) Change in Control has the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).
(j) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and other relevant interpretive guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department. Reference to any specific section of the Code shall be deemed to include such regulations and guidance, as well as any successor provision of the Code.
(k) Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.
(l) Committee has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
(m) Common Stock means common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
(n) Company means IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation, or its successor.
(o) Disability means (i) Disability as defined in any Individual Agreement to which the Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or it does not define Disability, (A) permanent and total disability as determined under the Companys long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant, or (B) if there is no such plan applicable to the Participant or the Committee determines otherwise in an applicable Award Agreement, Disability as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the above, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, Disability shall mean Permanent and Total Disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and, with respect to all Awards, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, Disability shall mean disability within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
(p) Disaffiliation means a Subsidiarys or Affiliates ceasing to be a Subsidiary or Affiliate for any reason (including, without limitation, as a result of a public offering, or a spinoff or sale by the Company, of the stock of the Subsidiary or Affiliate) or a sale of a division of the Company and its Affiliates.
(q) Eligible Individuals means directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and prospective directors, officers, employees and consultants who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
(r) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
(s) Fair Market Value means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the Applicable Exchange on the date of measurement, or if Shares were not traded on the Applicable Exchange on such measurement date, then on the next preceding date on which Shares were traded, all as reported by such source as the Committee may select. If the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion, provided that such determination shall be made in a manner consistent with any applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(t) Free-Standing SAR has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
(u) Grant Date means (i) the date on which the Committee by resolution selects an Eligible Individual to receive a grant of an Award and determines the number of Shares to be subject to such Award or the formula for earning a number of shares or cash amount, or (ii) such later date as the Committee shall provide in such resolution.
(v) Incentive Stock Option means any Option that is designated in the applicable Award Agreement as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, and that in fact so qualifies.
(w) Individual Agreement means an employment, consulting or similar agreement between a Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
(x) NASDAQ means the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. Automated Quotation System.
(y) Nonqualified Option means any Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
(z) Option means an Award described under Section 5.
(aa) Participant means an Eligible Individual to whom an Award is or has been granted.
(bb) Permitted Holders means any one or more of (i) Barry Diller, (ii) each of the respective Affiliated Persons of Barry Diller and (iii) any Person a majority of the aggregate voting power of all the outstanding classes or series of the equity securities of which are beneficially owned by any one or more of the Persons referred to in clauses (i) or (ii).
(cc) Performance Goals means the performance goals established by the Committee in connection with the grant of an Award.
(dd) Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind.
(ee) Plan means this IAC/InterActiveCorp 2018 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, as set forth herein and as hereafter amended from time to time.
(ff) Restricted Stock means an Award described under Section 6.
(gg) Restricted Stock Units means an Award described under Section 7.
(hh) Retirement means retirement from active employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate at or after the Participants attainment of age 65.
(ii) RS Restriction Period has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(ii).
(jj) RSU Restriction Period has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(ii).
(kk) Share means a share of Common Stock.
(ll) Stock Appreciation Right has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
(mm) Subsidiary means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity during any period in which at least a 50% voting or profits interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any successor to the Company.
(nn) Tandem SAR has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
(oo) Term means the maximum period during which an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may remain outstanding, subject to earlier termination upon Termination of Employment or otherwise, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.
(pp) Termination of Employment means the termination of the applicable Participants employment with, or performance of services for, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participants employment with, or membership on a board of directors of, the Company and its Affiliates terminates but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company and its Affiliates in a non-employee director capacity or as an employee, as applicable, such change in status shall not be deemed a Termination of Employment. A Participant employed by, or performing services for, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate or a division of the Company and its Affiliates shall be deemed to incur a Termination of Employment if, as a result of a Disaffiliation, such Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division ceases to be a Subsidiary, Affiliate or division, as the case may be, and the Participant does not immediately thereafter become an employee of (or service provider for), or member of the board of directors of, the Company or another Subsidiary or Affiliate. Temporary absences from employment because of illness, vacation or leave of absence and transfers among the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall not be considered Terminations of Employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, Termination of Employment shall mean a separation from service as defined under Section 409A of the Code.
SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION
(a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board or such other committee of the Board as the Board may from time to time designate (the Committee), which committee shall be composed of not less than two directors, and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee shall, subject to Section 11, have plenary authority to grant Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan to Eligible Individuals. Among other things, the Committee shall have the authority, subject to the terms of the Plan:
(i) to select the Eligible Individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;
(ii) to determine whether and to what extent Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, other stock-based awards, Cash-Based Awards or any combination thereof, are to be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder or the amount of any Cash-Based Award;
(iv) to determine the terms and conditions of each Award granted hereunder, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine;
(v) subject to Section 12, to modify, amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award, at any time or from time to time;
(vi) to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable;
(vii) to accelerate the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any outstanding Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;
(viii) to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any agreement relating thereto);
(ix) to establish any blackout period that the Committee in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable;
(x) to decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award; and
(xi) to otherwise administer the Plan.
(b) Procedures. (i) The Committee may act only by a majority of its members then in office, except that the Committee may, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the listing standards of the Applicable Exchange and subject to Section 11, allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it.
(ii) Any authority granted to the Committee may also be exercised by the full Board. To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Committee, the Board action shall control.
(c) Discretion of Committee. Subject to Section 1(h), any determination made by the Committee or by an appropriately delegated officer pursuant to delegated authority under the provisions of the Plan with respect to any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such delegate at the time of the grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately delegated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company, Participants, and Eligible Individuals.
(d) Award Agreements. The terms and conditions of each Award (other than any Cash-Based Award), as determined by the Committee, shall be set forth in an Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant receiving such Award upon, or as promptly as is reasonably practicable following, the grant of such Award. The effectiveness of an Award shall not be subject to the Award Agreements being signed by the Company and/or the Participant receiving the Award unless specifically so provided in the Award Agreement. Award Agreements may be amended only in accordance with Section 12 hereof.
SECTION 3. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN
(a) Plan Maximums. The maximum number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 10,000,000. The maximum number of Shares that may be granted pursuant to Options intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be 10,000,000 Shares. Shares subject to an Award under the Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares or may be treasury Shares.
(b) Individual Limits. During a calendar year, no single Participant (excluding non-employee directors of the Company) may be granted:
(i) Options or Stock Appreciation Rights covering in excess of 3,000,000 Shares in the aggregate; or
(ii) Qualified Performance-Based Awards (other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights) covering in excess of 2,000,000 Shares in the aggregate.
(c) Rules for Calculating Shares Delivered.
(i) To the extent that any Award is forfeited, terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, or any Award is settled for cash, the Shares subject to such Award not delivered as a result thereof shall again be available for Awards under the Plan.
(ii) If the exercise price of any Option and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to any Award are satisfied by delivering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the number of Shares issued net of the Shares delivered or attested to shall be deemed delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in Section 3(a).
(iii) To the extent any Shares subject to an Award are withheld to satisfy the exercise price (in the case of an Option) and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to such Award, such Shares shall not be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in Section 3(a).
(d) Adjustment Provisions.
(i) In the event of a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, stock rights offering, liquidation, Disaffiliation (other than a spinoff), or similar event affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a Corporate Transaction), the Committee or the Board may in its discretion make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to (A) the aggregate number and kind of Shares or other securities reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (B) the various maximum limitations set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) upon certain types of Awards and upon the grants to individuals of certain types of Awards, (C) the number and kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards; and (D) the exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
(ii) In the event of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, separation, spinoff, reorganization, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination, or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company (each, a Share Change), the Committee or the Board shall make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to (A) the aggregate number and kind of Shares or other securities reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (B) the various maximum limitations set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) upon certain types of Awards and upon the grants to individuals of certain types of Awards, (C) the number and kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards; and (D) the exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
(iii) In the case of Corporate Transactions, the adjustments contemplated by clause (i) of this paragraph (d) may include, without limitation, (A) the cancellation of outstanding Awards in exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Awards, as determined by the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion (it being understood that in the case of a Corporate Transaction with respect to which holders of Common Stock receive consideration other than publicly traded equity securities of the ultimate surviving entity, any such determination by the Committee that the value of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall for this purpose be deemed to equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration being paid for each Share pursuant to such Corporate Transaction over the exercise price of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall conclusively be deemed valid); (B) the substitution of other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for the Shares subject to outstanding Awards; and (C) in connection with any Disaffiliation, arranging for the assumption of Awards, or replacement of Awards with new awards based on other property or other securities (including, without limitation, other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company), by the affected Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division or by the entity that controls such Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division following such Disaffiliation (as well as any corresponding adjustments to Awards that remain based upon Company securities). The Committee may adjust the Performance Goals applicable to any Awards to reflect any Share Change
and any Corporate Transaction and any unusual or non-recurring events and other extraordinary items, impact of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations, and the cumulative effects of accounting or tax changes, each as defined by generally accepted accounting principles or as identified in the Companys financial statements, notes to the financial statements, managements discussion and analysis or the Companys other filings with the Commission. Any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 3(d) to Awards that are considered deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 3(d) to Awards that are not considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the Awards either (A) continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (B) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(iv) Any adjustment under this Section 3(d) need not be the same for all Participants.
SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY
Awards may be granted under the Plan to Eligible Individuals; provided, however, that Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code).
SECTION 5. OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
(a) Types of Options. Options may be of two types: Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Options. The Award Agreement for an Option shall indicate whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Option.
(b) Types and Nature of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights may be Tandem SARs, which are granted in conjunction with an Option, or Free-Standing SARs, which are not granted in conjunction with an Option. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash, Shares, or both, in value equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of one Share over the exercise price of the applicable Stock Appreciation Right, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised. The applicable Award Agreement shall specify whether such payment is to be made in cash or Common Stock or both, or shall reserve to the Committee or the Participant the right to make that determination prior to or upon the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right.
(c) Tandem SARs. A Tandem SAR may be granted at the Grant Date of the related Option. A Tandem SAR shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the related Option is exercisable in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5, and shall have the same exercise price as the related Option. A Tandem SAR shall terminate or be forfeited upon the exercise or forfeiture of the related Option, and the related Option shall terminate or be forfeited upon the exercise or forfeiture of the Tandem SAR.
(d) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share subject to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date. In no event may any Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan be amended, other than pursuant to Section 3(d), to decrease the exercise price thereof, be cancelled in exchange for cash or other Awards or in conjunction with the grant of any new Option or Stock Appreciation Right with a lower exercise price or otherwise be subject to any action that would be treated under the Applicable Exchange listing standards or for accounting purposes, as a repricing of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, unless such amendment, cancellation, or action is approved by the Companys stockholders.
(e) Term. The Term of each Option and each Stock Appreciation Right shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall not exceed ten years from the Grant Date.
(f) Vesting and Exercisability. Except as otherwise provided herein, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee. If the Committee provides that any Option or Stock Appreciation Right will become exercisable only in installments, the Committee may at any time waive such installment exercise provisions, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Committee may determine. In addition, the Committee may at any time accelerate the exercisability of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right.
(g) Method of Exercise. Subject to the provisions of this Section 5, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the applicable Term by giving written notice of exercise to the Company or through the procedures established with the Companys appointed third-party Plan administrator specifying the number of Shares as to which the Option or Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised; provided, however, that, unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, any such exercise must be with respect to a portion of the applicable Option or Stock Appreciation Right relating to no less than the lesser of the number of Shares then subject to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right or 100 Shares. In the case of the exercise of an Option, such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate purchase price (which shall equal the product of such number of Shares subject to such Option multiplied by the applicable per Share exercise price) by certified or bank check or such other instrument as the Company may accept. If approved by the Committee, payment, in full or in part, may also be made as follows:
(i) Payment may be made in the form of unrestricted Shares already owned by Participant (by delivery of such Shares or by attestation) of the same class as the Common Stock subject to the Option (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Option is exercised); provided, however, that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the right to make a payment in the form of already owned Shares of the same class as the Common Stock subject to the Option may be authorized only at the time the Option is granted.
(ii) To the extent permitted by applicable law, payment may be made by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company, together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale proceeds necessary to pay the purchase price, and, if requested, the amount of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes. To facilitate the foregoing, the Company may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more brokerage firms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may also provide for Company loans to be made for purposes of the exercise of Options.
(iii) Payment may be made by instructing the Company to withhold a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the applicable Option is exercised) equal to the product of (A) the exercise price per Share multiplied by (B) the number of Shares in respect of which the Option shall have been exercised.
(h) Delivery; Rights of Stockholders. No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Option until the exercise price therefor has been fully paid and applicable taxes have been withheld. The applicable Participant shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company holding the class or series of Common Stock that is subject to the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (including, if applicable, the right to vote the applicable Shares and the right to receive dividends), when the Participant (i) has given written notice of exercise, (ii) if requested, has given the representation described in Section 14(a), and (iii) in the case of an Option, has paid in full for such Shares.
(i) Terminations of Employment. Subject to Section 10(b), a Participants Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be forfeited upon such Participants Termination of Employment, except as set forth below:
(i) Upon a Participants Termination of Employment by reason of death, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant that was exercisable immediately before the Termination of Employment may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (B) the expiration of the Term thereof;
(ii) Upon a Participants Termination of Employment by reason of Disability or Retirement, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant that was exercisable immediately before the Termination of Employment may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of such Termination of Employment and (B) the expiration of the Term thereof;
(iii) Upon a Participants Termination of Employment for Cause, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant shall be forfeited, effective as of such Termination of Employment;
(iv) Upon a Participants Termination of Employment for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or for Cause, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant that was exercisable immediately before the Termination of Employment may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the 90th day following such Termination of Employment and (B) expiration of the Term thereof; and
(v) Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 5(i), if a Participant dies after such Participants Termination of Employment but while any Option or Stock Appreciation Right remains exercisable as set forth above, such Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised at any time until the later of (A) the earlier of (1) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (2) expiration of the Term thereof and (B) the last date on which such Option or Stock Appreciation Right would have been exercisable, absent this Section 5(i)(v).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have the power, in its discretion, to apply different rules concerning the consequences of a Termination of Employment; provided, however, that if such rules are less favorable to the Participant than those set forth above, such rules are set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Option will thereafter be treated as a Nonqualified Option.
(j) Nontransferability of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. No Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be transferable by a Participant other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) in the case of a Nonqualified Option or Stock Appreciation Right, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or as otherwise expressly permitted by the Committee including, if so permitted, pursuant to a transfer to the Participants family members or to a charitable organization, whether directly or indirectly or by means of a trust or partnership or otherwise. For purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, family member shall have the meaning given to such term in General Instructions A.1(a)(5) to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. A Tandem SAR shall be transferable only with the related Option as permitted by the preceding sentence. Any Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable, subject to the terms of this Plan, only by the applicable Participant, the guardian or legal representative of such Participant, or any person to whom such Option or Stock Appreciation Right is permissibly transferred pursuant to this Section 5(j), it being understood that the term Participant includes such guardian, legal representative and other transferee; provided, however, that the term Termination of Employment shall continue to refer to the Termination of Employment of the original Participant.
SECTION 6. RESTRICTED STOCK
(a) Nature of Awards and Certificates. Shares of Restricted Stock are actual Shares issued to a Participant, and shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates. Any certificate issued in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the applicable Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Award, substantially in the following form:
The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of the IAC/InterActiveCorp 2018 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan and an Award Agreement. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file at the offices of IAC/InterActiveCorp.
The Committee may require that the certificates evidencing such shares be held in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and that, as a condition of any Award of Restricted Stock, the applicable Participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Common Stock covered by such Award.
(b) Terms and Conditions. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) The Committee shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the vesting or transferability of an Award of Restricted Stock upon the continued service of the applicable Participant or the attainment of Performance Goals, or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant. The conditions for grant, vesting, or transferability and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Awards (including without limitation any Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
(ii) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, so long as a Restricted Stock Award remains subject to the satisfaction of vesting conditions (the RS Restriction Period), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Shares of Restricted Stock.
(iii) Except as provided in this Section 6 and in the applicable Award Agreement, the applicable Participant shall have, with respect to the Shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company holding the class or series of Common Stock that is the subject of the Restricted Stock, including, if applicable, the right to vote the Shares and the right to receive any cash dividends. If so determined by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 14(e), (A) cash dividends on the class or
series of Common Stock that is the subject of the Restricted Stock Award shall be automatically reinvested in additional Restricted Stock, held subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock, and (B) subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 3(d), dividends payable in Common Stock shall be paid in the form of Restricted Stock of the same class as the Common Stock with which such dividend was paid, held subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock.
(iv) Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 10(b), upon a Participants Termination of Employment for any reason during the RS Restriction Period or before the applicable Performance Goals are satisfied, all Shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by such Participant; provided, however, that the Committee shall have the discretion to waive, in whole or in part, any or all remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of such Participants Shares of Restricted Stock.
(v) If and when any applicable Performance Goals are satisfied and the RS Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Shares of Restricted Stock for which legended certificates have been issued, unlegended certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to the Participant upon surrender of the legended certificates.
SECTION 7. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
(a) Nature of Awards. Restricted Stock Units are Awards denominated in Shares that will be settled, subject to the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Units, in an amount in cash, Shares or both, based upon the Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares.
(b) Terms and Conditions. Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) The Committee shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the grant, vesting, or transferability of Restricted Stock Units upon the continued service of the applicable Participant or the attainment of Performance Goals, or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant. The conditions for grant, vesting or transferability and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Units (including without limitation any Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect to each Participant.
(ii) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, so long as an Award of Restricted Stock Units remains subject to the satisfaction of vesting conditions (the RSU Restriction Period), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Restricted Stock Units.
(iii) The Award Agreement for Restricted Stock Units shall specify whether, to what extent and on what terms and conditions the applicable Participant shall be entitled to receive current or delayed payments of cash, Common Stock or other property corresponding to the dividends payable on the Common Stock (subject to Section 14(e) below).
(iv) Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and subject to Section 10(b), upon a Participants Termination of Employment for any reason during the RSU Restriction Period or before the applicable Performance Goals are satisfied, all Restricted Stock Units still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by such Participant; provided, however, that the Committee shall have the discretion to waive, in whole or in part, any or all remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of such Participants Restricted Stock Units.
(v) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, an award of Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as and when the Restricted Stock Units vest (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the end of the calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Units vest).
SECTION 8. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
Other Awards of Common Stock and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based upon or settled in, Common Stock, including (without limitation), unrestricted stock, performance units, dividend equivalents, and convertible debentures, may be granted under the Plan.
SECTION 9. CASH-BASED AWARDS
Cash-Based Awards may be granted under this Plan. Cash-Based Awards may be paid in cash or in Shares (valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) as determined by the Committee.
SECTION 10. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS
(a) Definition of Change in Control. Except as otherwise may be provided in an applicable Award Agreement, for purposes of the Plan, a Change in Control shall mean any of the following events:
(i) The acquisition by any individual entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than a Permitted Holder, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of equity securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding equity securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company Voting Securities); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition by the Company, (B) any acquisition directly from the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (D) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii); or
(ii) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date, whose election, or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board , or whose election was not opposed by Barry Diller voting as a stockholder so long as he is the Chairman and senior executive officer of the Company, shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the purchase of assets or stock of another entity (a Business Combination), in each case, unless immediately following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or equivalent governing body, if applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Companys assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, (B) no Person (excluding a Permitted Holder, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership of the Company existed prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body, if applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination will have been members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the initial agreement, or action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(b) Impact of Event/Double Trigger. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, subject to Sections 3(d), 10(d) and 14(k), notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, upon a Participants Termination of Employment, during the two-year period following a Change in Control, by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined below):
(i) any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of such Termination of Employment which were outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control shall be fully exercisable and vested and shall remain exercisable until the later of (i) the last date on which such Option or Stock Appreciation Right would be exercisable in the absence of this Section 10(b) and (ii) the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of such Change in Control and (B) expiration of the Term of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right;
(ii) all Restricted Stock outstanding as of such Termination of Employment which were outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control shall become free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable; and
(iii) all Restricted Stock Units outstanding as of such Termination of Employment which were outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control shall be considered to be earned and payable in full, and any restrictions shall lapse and such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as promptly as is practicable (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the end of the calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Units vest).
(c) For purposes of this Section 10, Good Reason means (i) Good Reason as defined in any Individual Agreement or Award Agreement to which the applicable Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it does not define Good Reason, without the Participants prior written consent: (A) a material reduction in the Participants rate of annual base salary from the rate of annual base salary in effect for such Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control, (B) a relocation of the Participants principal place of business more than 35 miles from the city in which such Participants principal place of business was located immediately prior to the Change in Control or (C) a material and demonstrable adverse change in the nature and scope of the Participants duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. In order to invoke a Termination of Employment for Good Reason, a Participant shall provide written notice to the Company of the existence of one or more of the conditions described in clauses (A) through (C) within 90 days following the Participants knowledge of the initial existence of such condition or conditions, and the Company shall have 30 days following receipt of such written notice (the Cure Period) during which it may remedy the condition. In the event that the Company fails to remedy the condition constituting Good Reason during the Cure Period, the Participant must terminate employment, if at all, within 90 days following the Cure Period in order for such Termination of Employment to constitute a Termination of Employment for Good Reason.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, this Section 10 shall be applicable only to the extent specifically provided in the Award Agreement or in the Individual Agreement.
SECTION 11. SECTION 16(b)
The provisions of this Plan are intended to ensure that no transaction under the Plan is subject to (and all such transactions will be exempt from) the short-swing recovery rules of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (Section 16(b)). Accordingly, the composition of the Committee shall be subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate to permit transactions pursuant to this Plan to be exempt (pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) from Section 16(b), and no delegation of authority by the Committee shall be permitted if such delegation would cause any such transaction to be subject to (and not exempt from) Section 16(b).
SECTION 12. TERM, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
(a) Effectiveness. The Board approved this Plan on April 27, 2018. The effective date (the Effective Date) of this Plan is the date that the Plan is approved by the Companys stockholders.
(b) Termination. The Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Awards outstanding as of such date shall not be affected or impaired by the termination of the Plan.
(c) Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, alter, or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would materially impair the rights of the Participant with respect to a previously granted Award without such Participants consent, except such an amendment made to comply with applicable law (including without limitation Section 409A of the Code), stock exchange rules or accounting rules. In addition, no such amendment shall be made without the approval of the Companys stockholders to the extent such approval is required by applicable law or the listing standards of the Applicable Exchange.
(d) Amendment of Awards. Subject to Section 5(d), the Committee may unilaterally amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, but no such amendment shall, without the Participants consent, materially impair the rights of any Participant with respect to an Award, except such an amendment made to cause the Plan or Award to comply with applicable law, stock exchange rules or accounting rules.
SECTION 13. UNFUNDED STATUS OF PLAN
It is intended that the Plan constitute an unfunded plan. Solely to the extent permitted under Section 409A, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Common Stock or make payments; provided, however, that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.
SECTION 14. GENERAL PROVISIONS
(a) Conditions for Issuance. The Committee may require each person purchasing or receiving Shares pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the Shares without a view to the distribution thereof. The certificates for such Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or agreements made pursuant thereto, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for Shares under the Plan prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (i) listing or approval for listing upon notice of issuance, of such Shares on the Applicable Exchange; (ii) any registration or other qualification of such Shares of the Company under any state or federal law or regulation, or the maintaining in effect of any such registration or other qualification which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion upon the advice of counsel, deem necessary or advisable; and (iii) obtaining any other consent, approval, or permit from any state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion after receiving the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable.
(b) Additional Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its employees.
(c) No Contract of Employment. The Plan shall not constitute a contract of employment, and adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee any right to continued employment, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the employment of any employee at any time.
(d) Required Taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of a Participant for federal, state, local or foreign income or employment or other tax purposes with respect to any Award under the Plan, such Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. If determined by the Company, withholding obligations may be settled with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is part of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to such Participant. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate, including making irrevocable elections, for the settlement of withholding obligations with Common Stock.
(e) Limitation on Dividend Reinvestment and Dividend Equivalents. Reinvestment of dividends in additional Restricted Stock at the time of any dividend payment, and the payment of Shares with respect to dividends to Participants holding Awards of Restricted Stock Units, shall only be permissible if sufficient Shares are available under Section 3 for such reinvestment or payment (taking into account then outstanding Awards). In the event that sufficient Shares are not available for such reinvestment or payment, such reinvestment or payment shall be made in the form of a grant of Restricted Stock Units equal in number to the Shares that would have been obtained by such payment or reinvestment, the terms of which Restricted Stock Units shall provide for settlement in cash and for dividend equivalent reinvestment in further Restricted Stock Units on the terms contemplated by this Section 14(e).
(f) Designation of Death Beneficiary. The Committee shall establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts payable in the event of such Participants death are to be paid or by whom any rights of such eligible Individual, after such Participants death, may be exercised.
(g) Subsidiary Employees. In the case of a grant of an Award to any employee of a Subsidiary, the Company may, if the Committee so directs, issue or transfer the Shares, if any, covered by the Award to the Subsidiary, for such lawful consideration as the Committee may specify, upon the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the Shares to the employee in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. All Shares underlying Awards that are forfeited or canceled shall revert to the Company.
(h) Governing Law and Interpretation. The Plan and all Awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Plan are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.
(i) Non-Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5(j) or by the Committee, Awards under the Plan are not transferable except by will or by laws of descent and distribution.
(j) Foreign Employees and Foreign Law Considerations. The Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Individuals who are foreign nationals, who are located outside the United States or who are not compensated from a payroll maintained in the United States, or who are otherwise subject to (or could cause the Company to be subject to) legal or regulatory provisions of countries or jurisdictions outside the United States, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may make such modifications, amendments, procedures, or subplans as may be necessary or advisable to comply with such legal or regulatory provisions.
(k) Section 409A of the Code. It is the intention of the Company that no Award shall be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, unless and to the extent that the Committee specifically determines otherwise as provided in this Section 14(k), and the Plan and the terms and conditions of all Awards shall be interpreted accordingly. The terms and conditions governing any Awards that the Committee determines will be subject to Section 409A of the Code, including any rules for elective or mandatory deferral of the delivery of cash or Shares pursuant thereto and any rules regarding treatment of such Awards in the event of a Change in Control, shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and shall comply in all respects with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award that constitutes a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code, if the Participant is a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, any payments (whether in cash, Shares or other property) to be made with respect to the Award upon the Participants Termination of Employment shall be delayed until the earlier of (A) the first day of the seventh month following the Participants Termination of Employment and (B) the Participants death. Each payment under any Award shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. In no event may a Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under any Award.
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered into by and between Mark Stein (Executive) and IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and is effective June 28, 2018 (the Effective Date).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish its right to the services of Executive, in the capacity described below, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and Executive is willing to accept such employment on such terms and conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, Executive and the Company have agreed and do hereby agree as follows:
1A. EMPLOYMENT. During the Term (as defined below), the Company shall employ Executive, and Executive shall be employed, as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. During Executives employment with the Company, Executive shall do and perform all services and acts necessary or advisable to fulfill the duties and responsibilities as are commensurate and consistent with Executives position and shall render such services on the terms set forth herein. During Executives employment with the Company, Executive shall report directly to the Companys Chief Executive Officer (or if the Company does not have a Chief Executive Officer, to its Chairman and Senior Executive) (hereinafter referred to as the Reporting Officer). Executive shall have such powers and duties with respect to the Company as may reasonably be assigned to Executive by the Reporting Officer, to the extent consistent with Executives position. Executive agrees to devote all of Executives working time, attention and efforts to the Company and to perform the duties of Executives position in accordance with the Companys policies as in effect from time to time.
2A. TERM. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of one (1) year. This Agreement shall automatically be renewed for successive one-year periods in perpetuity unless one party hereto provides written notice to the other, at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then current one-year employment period, that it elects not to extend this Agreement, which notice shall be irrevocable (any such notice, a Non-Renewal Notice). The period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the first anniversary hereof or, if the Agreement is renewed pursuant to the prior sentence, the last day of the last one-year renewal period, shall be referred to hereinafter as the Term.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2A, Executives employment hereunder may be terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 1 of the Standard Terms and Conditions attached hereto.
3A. COMPENSATION.
(a) BASE SALARY. During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, the Company shall pay Executive an annual base salary of $550,000 (the Base Salary), payable in equal biweekly installments (or, if different, in accordance with the Companys payroll practice as in effect from time to time). The Base Salary may be increased from time to time in the discretion of the Company. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term Base Salary shall refer to the Base Salary as in effect from time to time.
(b) DISCRETIONARY BONUS AND EQUITY AWARDS. During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, Executive shall be eligible to receive discretionary annual bonuses and equity awards.
(c) BENEFITS. From the Effective Date through the date of termination of Executives employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any welfare, health and life insurance and pension benefit programs as may be adopted from time to time by the Company on the same basis as that provided to similarly situated employees of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:
(i) Reimbursement for Business Expenses. During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, the Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable, necessary and documented expenses incurred by Executive in performing Executives duties for the Company, on the same basis as similarly situated employees and in accordance with the Companys policies as in effect from time to time.
(ii) Vacation. During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation each year, in accordance with the plans, policies, programs and practices of the Company applicable to similarly situated employees of the Company generally.
4A. NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by first-class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, or by hand delivery, or by overnight delivery by a nationally recognized carrier, in each case to the applicable address set forth below, and any such notice is deemed effectively given when received by the recipient (or if receipt is refused by the recipient, when so refused):
If to the Company: |
IAC/InterActiveCorp |
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If to Executive: |
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Either party may change such partys address for notices by notice duly given pursuant hereto.
5A. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement and the legal relations thus created between the parties hereto (including, without limitation, any dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed under and in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to its principles of conflicts of laws. Any such dispute will be heard and determined before an appropriate federal court located in the State of New York in New York County, or, if not maintainable therein, then in an appropriate New York state court located in New York County, and each party hereto submits itself and its property to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the foregoing courts with respect to such disputes. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that this Agreement was executed and delivered in the State of New York, that the Company is headquartered in New York City and that, in the course of performing duties hereunder for the Company, Executive shall have multiple contacts with the business and operations of the Company, as well as other businesses and operations in the State of New York, and that for those and other reasons this Agreement and the undertakings of the parties hereunder bear a reasonable relation to the State of New York. Each party hereto: (i) agrees that service of process may be made by mailing a copy of any relevant document to the address of the party set forth above, (ii) waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the courts referred to above on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise as regards any dispute between the parties hereto arising out of or related to this Agreement, (iii) waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue in the courts referred to above as regards any dispute between the parties hereto arising out of or related to this Agreement and (iv) agrees that a judgment or order of any court referred to above in connection with any dispute between the parties hereto arising out of or related to this Agreement is conclusive and binding on it and may be enforced against it in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
6A. 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.
7A. STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Executive expressly understands and acknowledges that the Standard Terms and Conditions attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference, deemed a part of this Agreement and are binding and enforceable provisions of this Agreement. References to this Agreement or the use of the term hereof shall refer to this Agreement and the Standard Terms and Conditions attached hereto, taken as a whole.
8A. SECTION 409A OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
(a) This Agreement is not intended to constitute a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder (Section 409A). It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement and the Companys and Executives exercise of authority or discretion hereunder shall comply with and avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted consistent with that intent.
(b) To the extent that any reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement is taxable to Executive, Executive shall provide the Company with documentation of the related expenses promptly so as to facilitate the timing of the reimbursement payment contemplated by this Section 8(b), and any reimbursement payment due to Executive pursuant to such provision shall be paid to Executive on or before the last day of Executives taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. Such reimbursement obligations pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits that Executive receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits that Executive receives in any other taxable year.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer and Executive has executed and delivered this Agreement on June 28, 2018.
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
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STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. TERMINATION OF EXECUTIVES EMPLOYMENT.
(a) DEATH. In the event Executives employment hereunder is terminated by reason of Executives death, the Company shall pay Executives designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, within thirty (30) days of Executives death in a lump sum in cash, (i) Executives Base Salary through the end of the month in which death occurs and (ii) any other Accrued Obligations (as defined in Section 1(f) below).
(b) DISABILITY. If, as a result of Executives incapacity due to physical or mental illness (Disability), Executive shall have been absent from the full-time performance of Executives duties with the Company for a period of four (4) consecutive months and, within thirty (30) days after written notice is provided to Executive by the Company (in accordance with Section 4A hereof), Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of Executives duties, Executives employment under this Agreement may be terminated by the Company for Disability. During any period prior to such termination during which Executive is absent from the full-time performance of Executives duties with the Company due to Disability, the Company shall continue to pay Executives Base Salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of such period of Disability, offset by any amounts payable to Executive under any disability insurance plan or policy provided by the Company. Upon termination of Executives employment due to Disability, the Company shall pay Executive within thirty (30) days of such termination (i) Executives Base Salary through the end of the month in which termination occurs in a lump sum in cash, offset by any amounts payable to Executive under any disability insurance plan or policy provided by the Company; and (ii) any other Accrued Obligations (as defined in Section 1(f) below).
(c) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE OR RESIGNATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON. Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment hereunder other than for Good Reason (as defined below) at any time prior to the expiration of the Term. Upon the termination of Executives employment by the Company for Cause (as defined below), or by Executive other than for Good Reason, the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder, except for the payment of any Accrued Obligations (as defined in Section 1(f) below). As used herein, Cause shall mean: (i) the plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or conviction for, the commission of a felony offense by Executive; provided, however, that after indictment, the Company may suspend Executive from the rendition of services, but without limiting or modifying in any other way the Companys obligations under this Agreement; provided, further, that Executives employment shall be immediately reinstated if the indictment is dismissed or otherwise dropped and there is not otherwise grounds to terminate Executives employment for Cause; (ii) a material breach by Executive of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company; (iii) a material breach by Executive of any of the covenants made by Executive in Section 2 hereof; (iv) Executives continued willful or gross neglect of the material duties required by this Agreement; or (v) a material violation by Executive of any Company policy pertaining to ethics, wrongdoing or conflicts of interest, which policy had been disseminated to Executive or otherwise made generally available prior to such violation; provided, that in the case of conduct described in clauses (iii), (iv) or (v) above which is capable of being cured, Executive shall have a period of
ten (10) days after Executive is provided with written notice in which to cure, which notice specifically identifies the breach, the nature of the willful or gross neglect, or the violation that the Company believe constitutes Cause.
(d) TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY OTHER THAN FOR DEATH, DISABILITY OR CAUSE OR RESIGNATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON. If Executives employment hereunder is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term by the Company for any reason other than Executives death or Disability or for Cause, or if Executive terminates his employment hereunder prior to the expiration of the Term for Good Reason, then
(i) the Company shall pay to Executive an amount equal to the Base Salary that would be paid for twelve (12) months from the date of such termination (the Severance Period);
(ii) the Company shall pay Executive within thirty (30) days of the date of such termination in a lump sum in cash any Accrued Obligations (as defined in Section 1(f) below);
(iii) any compensation awards of Executive based on, or in the form of, Company equity (e.g. restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options or similar instruments) that are outstanding and unvested at the time of such termination but which would, but for a termination of employment, have vested during the Severance Period shall vest as of the date of such termination of employment; provided, however, that any outstanding award with a vesting schedule that would, but for a termination of employment, have resulted in a smaller percentage (or none) of the award being vested through the end of the Severance Period than if it vested annually pro rata over its vesting period shall, for purposes of this provision, be treated as though it vested annually pro rata over its vesting period (e.g., if 100 RSUs were granted 2.7 years prior to the date of termination and vested pro rata on the first five anniversaries of the grant date and 100 RSUs were granted 1.7 years prior to the date of termination and vested on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, then on the date of termination 20 RSUs from the first award and 40 RSUs from the second award would vest); and provided further that any amounts that would vest under this provision but for the fact that outstanding performance conditions have not been satisfied shall vest only if, and at such point as, such performance conditions are satisfied; and
(iv) any then vested options of Executive (including options vesting as a result of (iii) above) to purchase Company equity, shall remain exercisable through the date that is eighteen (18) months following the date of such termination or, if earlier, through the scheduled expiration date of such options.
The payment to Executive of the severance benefits described in Section 1(d)(i) shall be subject to Executives execution and non-revocation of a general release of the Company and its affiliates, in a form substantially similar to that used for similarly situated executives of the Company and its affiliates, such general release to be executed and promptly delivered to the Company (and in no event later than 21 days following Executives termination of employment, or such longer period as may be required by applicable law) and Executives compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 2 hereof. Any severance benefits due to Executive
pursuant to Section 1(d)(i) shall be paid in equal biweekly installments (or, if different, in accordance with the Companys payroll practice as in effect from time to time) over the course of a period of twelve (12) months beginning in the second month following the month in which Employees Separation from Service (as such term is defined below) took place.
For purposes of this Agreement, Good Reason shall mean the occurrence of any of the following without Executives prior written consent: (A) the material diminution in Executives Base Salary, (B) a material adverse change in reporting structure such that Executive is no longer reporting to the Reporting Officer, (C) a material adverse change in Executives title, duties or level of responsibilities as compared to those existing as of the Effective Date, excluding for this purpose any such change that is an isolated and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith but including any circumstance under which the Company is no longer publicly traded and is controlled by another company, or (D) the material relocation of Executives principal place of employment from the location in effect as of the Effective Date (e.g., outside of the greater New York City metropolitan area); provided, however, that in no event shall Executives resignation be for Good Reason unless (x) an event or circumstance set forth in clauses (A), (B), (C) or (D) shall have occurred and Executive provides the Company with written notice thereof within thirty (30) days after Executive has initial knowledge of the occurrence or existence of such event or circumstance, which notice specifically identifies the event or circumstance that Executive believes constitutes Good Reason, (y) the Company fails to correct the circumstance or event so identified within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice, and (z) Executive resigns within ninety (90) days after the date of delivery of the notice referred to in clause (x) above.
(e) OFFSET. If Executive obtains other employment during the period of time in which the Company is required to make payments to Executive pursuant to Section 1(d)(i) above, the amount of any such remaining payments to be provided to Executive shall be reduced by the amount of compensation earned by Executive from such other employment through the end of such period (provided that for purposes of calculating which portion of the payments made under Section 1(d)(i) are subject to reduction, any delay in the Company making payments by virtue of Sections 1(d) or 6 shall not be taken into account). For purposes of this Section 1(e), Executive shall have an obligation to inform the Company regarding Executives employment status following termination and during the period of time in which the Company is making payments to Executive under Section 1(d)(i) above.
(f) ACCRUED OBLIGATIONS. As used in this Agreement, Accrued Obligations shall mean the sum of: (i) any portion of Executives accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date of death or termination of employment for any reason, as the case may be; (ii) any compensation previously earned but deferred by Executive (together with any interest or earnings thereon) that has not yet been paid and that is not otherwise to be paid at a later date pursuant to the executive deferred compensation plan of the Company, if any, and (iii) any reimbursements that Executive is entitled to receive under Section 3A(c)(i) of the Agreement.
(g) NOTICE OF NON-RENEWAL. If the Company delivers a Non-Renewal Notice to Executive then, provided Executives employment hereunder continues through the expiration date then in effect, effective as of such expiration date the Company and Executive shall have the same rights and obligations hereunder as they would if the Company had terminated Executives employment hereunder prior to the end of the Term for any reason other than Executives death, Disability or Cause.
2. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; NON-SOLICITATION; AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
(a) CONFIDENTIALITY. Executive acknowledges that, while employed by the Company, Executive will occupy a position of trust and confidence. The Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates shall provide Executive with Confidential Information as referred to below. Executive shall not, except as may be required to perform Executives duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, without limitation in time, communicate, divulge, disseminate, disclose to others or otherwise use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates.
Confidential Information shall mean information about the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and their respective businesses, employees, consultants, contractors, clients and customers that is not disclosed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for financial reporting purposes or otherwise generally made available to the public (other than by Executives breach of the terms hereof) and that was learned or developed by Executive in the course of employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, including (without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, trade secrets, data, formulae, information and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, and records (including computer records) of the documents containing such Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates, and that such information gives the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates a competitive advantage. Executive agrees to deliver or return to the Company, at the Companys request at any time or upon termination or expiration of Executives employment or as soon thereafter as possible, all documents, computer tapes and disks, records, lists, data, drawings, prints, notes and written information (and all copies thereof) furnished by the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates or prepared by Executive in the course of Executives employment by the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates. As used in this Agreement, subsidiaries and affiliates shall mean any company controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company.
(b) NON-COMPETITION. In consideration of this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration provided hereunder, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Executive, Executive hereby agrees and covenants that, during Executives employment with the Company and for a period of (12) twelve months thereafter, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, engage in or become associated with a Competitive Activity. For purposes of this Section 2(b): (i) a Competitive Activity means any business or other endeavor involving products or services that are the same or similar to products or services (the Company Products or Services) that any business of the Company is engaged in providing as of the date hereof or at any time during the Term, provided such business or endeavor is in the United States, or in any foreign jurisdiction in which the Company provides, or has provided during the Term, the relevant Company Products or Services, and (ii) Executive shall be considered to have become
associated with a Competitive Activity if Executive becomes directly or indirectly involved as an owner, principal, employee, officer, director, independent contractor, representative, stockholder, financial backer, agent, partner, member, advisor, lender, consultant or in any other individual or representative capacity with any individual, partnership, corporation or other organization that is engaged in a Competitive Activity. Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 2(b:, (i) Executive may become employed by a partnership, corporation or other organization that is engaged in a Competitive Activity so long as Executive has no direct or indirect responsibilities or involvement in the Competitive Activity, (ii) Executive may own, for investment purposes only, up to five percent (5%) of the outstanding capital stock of any publicly-traded corporation engaged in a Competitive Activity if the stock of such corporation is either listed on a national stock exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System and if Executive is not otherwise affiliated with such corporation, (iii) if Executives employment hereunder is terminated by the Company for any reason other than Executives death, Disability or Cause, or by Executive for Good Reason, then the restrictions contained in this Section 2(b) shall lapse, and (iv) Executive shall only be subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 2(b) to the extent the activity that would otherwise be prohibited by this section poses a reasonable competitive threat to the Company, which determination shall be made by the Company in good faith.
(c) NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. Executive recognizes that he will possess Confidential Information about other employees, consultants and contractors of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates relating to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates. Executive recognizes that the information he will possess about these other employees, consultants and contractors is not generally known, is of substantial value to the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates in developing their respective businesses and in securing and retaining customers, and will be acquired by Executive because of Executives business position with the Company. Executive agrees that, during Executives employment hereunder and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit or recruit any employee of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, in all cases, with whom Executive has had direct contact during his employment hereunder, for the purpose of being employed by Executive or by any business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity on whose behalf Executive is acting as an agent, representative or employee and that Executive will not convey any such Confidential Information or trade secrets about employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to any other person except within the scope of Executives duties hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is not precluded from soliciting any individual who: (i) responds to any public advertisement or general solicitation or (ii) has resigned or been terminated by the Company prior to the solicitation.
(d) NON-SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS PARTNERS. During Executives employment hereunder, and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, persuade or encourage any business partners or business affiliates of the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, in all cases, with whom Executive has direct contact during his employment hereunder, to cease doing business with the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates or to engage in any business competitive with the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates.
(e) PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; ASSIGNMENT. All Employee Developments (defined below) shall be considered works made for hire by Executive for the Company or, as applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates, and Executive agrees that all rights of any kind in any Employee Developments belong exclusively to the Company. In order to permit the Company to exploit such Employee Developments, Executive shall promptly and fully report all such Employee Developments to the Company. Except in furtherance of his obligations as an employee of the Company, Executive shall not use or reproduce any portion of any record associated with any Employee Development without prior written consent of the Company or, as applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates. Executive agrees that in the event actions of Executive are required to ensure that such rights belong to the Company under applicable laws, Executive will cooperate and take whatever such actions are reasonably requested by the Company, whether during or after the Term, and without the need for separate or additional compensation. Employee Developments means any idea, know-how, discovery, invention, design, method, technique, improvement, enhancement, development, computer program, machine, algorithm or other work of authorship, whether developed, conceived or reduced to practice during or following the period of employment, that: (i) concerns or relates to the actual or anticipated business, research or development activities, or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or (ii) results from or is suggested by any undertaking assigned to Executive or work performed by Executive for or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether created alone or with others, during or after working hours, or (iii) uses, incorporates or is based on Company equipment, supplies, facilities, trade secrets or inventions of any form or type. All Confidential Information and all Employee Developments are and shall remain the sole property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Executive shall acquire no proprietary interest in any Confidential Information or Employee Developments developed or acquired during the Term. To the extent Executive may, by operation of law or otherwise, acquire any right, title or interest in or to any Confidential Information or Employee Development, Executive hereby assigns and covenants to assign to the Company all such proprietary rights without the need for a separate writing or additional compensation. Executive shall, both during and after the Term, upon the Companys request, promptly execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Company all such assignments, confirmations of assignment, certificates, and instruments, and shall promptly perform such other acts, as the Company may from time to time in its discretion deem necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, enforce or defend the Companys rights in Confidential Information and Employee Developments.
(f) COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, Executive shall adhere to the policies and standards of professionalism set forth in the Companys Policies and Procedures as they may exist from time to time.
(g) SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS. The obligations contained in this Section 2 shall, to the extent provided in this Section 2, survive the termination or expiration of Executives employment with the Company and, as applicable, shall be fully enforceable thereafter in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction in this Section 2 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 applicable law.
3. TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. Except for any agreements between Executive and the Company relating to currently outstanding equity awards as of the date of this Agreement (which remain outstanding), this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and, as of the Effective Date, terminates and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Executive acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has made, and is not making, and in executing this Agreement, Executive has not relied upon, any representations, promises or inducements except to the extent the same is expressly set forth in this Agreement.
4. ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS. This Agreement is personal in its nature and none of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the others, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder; provided, that the Company may assign this Agreement to, or allow any of its obligations to be fulfilled by, or take actions through, any affiliate of the Company (which affiliate clearly has sufficient assets to satisfy the Companys obligations under this Agreement) and, in the event of the merger, consolidation, transfer, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a Transaction) with or to any other individual or entity, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of the Company hereunder, and in the event of any such assignment or Transaction, all references herein to the Company shall refer to the Companys assignee or successor hereunder.
5. WITHHOLDING. The Company shall make such deductions and withhold such amounts from each payment and benefit made or provided to Executive hereunder, as may be required from time to time by applicable law, governmental regulation or order.
6. SECTION 409A.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a Separation from Service occurs when Executive dies, retires or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company that constitutes a separation from service within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1), without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder.
(b) If Executive is a specified employee within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of Executives Separation from Service, Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant to clause (i) of Section 1(d) until the earlier of: (i) the date which is six (6) months after his Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of Executives death. The provisions of this Section 6(b) shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Section
409A. Any amounts otherwise payable to Executive upon or in the six (6) month period following Executives Separation from Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 6(b) shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable (and in all events within thirty (30) days) after the date that is six (6) months after Executives Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) days, after the date of Executives death).
(c) It is intended that any amounts payable under this Agreement and the Companys and Executives exercise of authority or discretion hereunder shall comply with and avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted consistent with that intent.
7. HEADING REFERENCES. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose. References to this Agreement or the use of the term hereof shall refer to these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Employment Agreement attached hereto, taken as a whole.
8. REMEDIES FOR BREACH. Executive expressly agrees and understands that Executive will notify the Company in writing of any alleged breach of this Agreement by the Company, and the Company will have thirty (30) days from receipt of Executives notice to cure any such breach. Executive expressly agrees and understands that in the event of any termination of Executives employment by the Company during the Term, the Companys contractual obligations to Executive shall be fulfilled through compliance with its obligations under Section 1 of the Standard Terms and Conditions.
Executive expressly agrees and understands that the remedy at law for any breach by Executive of Section 2 of the Standard Terms and Conditions will be inadequate and that damages flowing from such breach are not usually susceptible to being measured in monetary terms. Accordingly, it is acknowledged that, upon Executives violation of any provision of such Section 2, the Company shall be entitled to obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction immediate injunctive relief and obtain a temporary order restraining any threatened or further breach as well as an equitable accounting of all profits or benefits arising out of such violation. Nothing shall be deemed to limit the Companys remedies at law or in equity for any breach by Executive of any of the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 2, which may be pursued by or available to the Company.
9. WAIVER; MODIFICATION. Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of, or failure to insist upon strict compliance with, any right or power hereunder at any one or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times. This Agreement shall not be modified in any respect except by a writing executed by each party hereto.
10. SEVERABILITY. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of any law or public policy, only the portions of this Agreement that violate such law or public policy shall be stricken. All portions of this Agreement that do not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and effect. Further, any court order striking any portion of this Agreement shall modify the stricken terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.
11. INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for acts and omissions in Executives capacity as an officer, director or employee of the Company to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law; provided, however, that neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall indemnify Executive for any losses incurred by Executive as a result of acts described in Section 1(c) of this Agreement.
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
Date: June 28, 2018
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SUMMARY OF CERTAIN TERMS OF THE IAC/INTERACTIVECORP
2018 STOCK AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN
The principal features of the IAC/InterActiveCorp 2018 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (the 2018 Stock Plan) are described below. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2018 Stock Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Administration
The 2018 Stock Plan is administered by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (or such other committee of IACs Board of Directors (the Board) as the Board may from time to time designate, and for purposes of this summary, the Committee). Among other things, the Committee has the authority to select individuals to whom awards may be granted and to determine the types of awards granted, the number of shares of IAC common stock underlying awards and the terms and conditions of awards.
Term
Awards may be granted under the 2018 Stock Plan for ten years following June 28, 2018 (the date on which IACs stockholders approved the 2018 Stock Plan).
Eligibility
Awards may be granted under the 2018 Stock Plan to current or prospective officers, employees, directors and consultants of IAC and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
Shares Subject to the 2018 Stock Plan
Overview. The 2018 Stock Plan provides that the aggregate number of shares of IAC common stock subject to grant under the 2018 Stock Plan cannot exceed 10,000,000. The maximum number of shares of IAC common stock that may be granted pursuant to incentive stock options is 10,000,000. The foregoing share limits are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances to prevent dilution or enlargement.
The shares of IAC common stock subject to grant under the 2018 Stock Plan may be made available from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury shares, as determined from time to time by the Board. To the extent that any award is forfeited or any stock option or stock appreciation right terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised or any award is settled for cash, the shares of IAC common stock underlying such awards will again be available for awards under the 2018 Stock Plan. If the exercise price of a stock option and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to an award are satisfied by delivering shares of IAC common stock (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the number of shares of IAC common stock issued net of the shares delivered or attested to will be deemed delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in the 2018 Stock Plan. To the extent any shares of IAC common stock underlying an award are withheld to satisfy the exercise price of a stock option and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to an award, such shares shall be deemed not delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in the 2018 Stock Plan.
The types of stock-based and other awards that can be granted under the 2018 Stock Plan are summarized below.
Stock Options and SARs. The 2018 Stock Plan provides for the award of stock options and stock appreciation rights (SARs). Stock options can either be incentive stock options (ISOs) or non-qualified stock options and SARs can be granted either alone or in tandem with stock options. The exercise price of stock options and SARs cannot be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (per the 2018 Stock Plan, the closing price of IAC common stock on the grant date, unless otherwise determined by the Committee) of IAC common stock on the grant date. Stock options and SARs cannot be repriced without stockholder approval.
Holders of stock options may pay the exercise price: (i) in cash, (ii) if approved by the Committee, in shares of IAC common stock (valued at Fair Market Value), (iii) with a combination of cash and shares of IAC common stock, (iv) by way of a cashless exercise through a broker approved by IAC or (v) by withholding shares of IAC common stock otherwise receivable on exercise. The Committee determines the term of stock options and SARs, which term may not exceed ten years from the grant date. The Committee determines the vesting and exercise schedules for stock options and SARs, which the Committee may waive or accelerate at any time, and the extent to which these awards will be exercisable after a termination of employment. Generally, unvested stock options and SARs terminate upon a termination of employment and vested stock options and SARs will remain exercisable for one (1) year after death, disability or retirement and ninety (90) days after a termination of employment for any other reason. Vested stock options and SARs also terminate upon a termination of employment for cause. Stock options and SARs are transferable only by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or, in the case of non-qualified stock options or SARs, as otherwise expressly permitted by the Committee (including, if so permitted, pursuant to a transfer to family members or a charitable organization, whether directly or indirectly or by means of a trust or partnership or otherwise).
Restricted Stock. The 2018 Stock Plan provides for the award of shares of IAC common stock that are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transferability as set forth in the 2018 Stock Plan and as may be otherwise determined by the Committee (Restricted Stock). Except for these restrictions and any others imposed by the Committee, upon the grant of an award of Restricted Stock, holders will have rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to such shares, on such terms as will be set forth in the applicable award agreement. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee: (i) cash dividends on shares of Restricted Stock shall be automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Stock and (ii) dividends payable in shares of IAC common stock shall be paid in the form of additional shares of Restricted Stock, which in both cases, shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule of the initial award. Grants of Restricted Stock under the 2018 Stock Plan may or may not be subject to performance conditions. Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, exchanged or otherwise encumbered prior to vesting.
RSUs. The 2018 Stock Plan provides for the award of restricted stock units (RSUs) denominated in shares of IAC common stock that will be settled, subject to the terms and conditions of the RSUs, in cash, shares of IAC common stock or a combination thereof, based upon the Fair Market Value of the number of shares of IAC common stock vesting. RSUs are not shares of IAC common stock and as a result, holders do not have the rights of a stockholder. RSU award agreements will specify whether, to what extent and on what terms and conditions the shares of IAC common stock underlying the awards will be credited for dividends (if at all). RSUs granted under the 2018 Stock Plan may or may not be subject to performance conditions. RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, exchanged or otherwise encumbered prior to vesting.
Other Stock-Based Awards. The 2018 Stock Plan also provides for the award of other IAC common stock -based awards and awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to (or are otherwise based on) shares of IAC common stock (including unrestricted stock, dividend equivalents and convertible debentures).
Cash-Based Awards. Lastly, the 2018 Stock Plan provides for cash-based awards settleable in cash, shares of IAC common stock or a combination thereof.
Performance Goals
The 2018 Stock Plan provides that performance goals may be established by the Committee in connection with the grant of any award under the 2018 Stock Plan.
Change in Control
Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, upon a termination of employment (other than for cause or disability) or resignation for good reason during the two-year period following a change in control:
· all stock options and SARs outstanding as of the date of termination or resignation that were outstanding as of the date of the change in control will become fully vested and exercisable and will remain exercisable for the greater of: (i) the period that they would have remained exercisable absent the change in control provision and (ii) the lesser of the original term or one (1) year following such termination or resignation;
· all restrictions applicable to shares of Restricted Stock outstanding as of the date of termination or resignation that were outstanding as of the date of the change in control will lapse and such shares of Restricted Stock will become fully vested and transferable; and
· all RSUs outstanding as of the date of termination or resignation that were outstanding as of the date of the change in control will become fully vested and such RSUs will be settled in cash, shares of IAC common stock or a combination thereof as promptly as practicable.
Amendment and Discontinuance
The 2018 Stock Plan may be amended, altered or discontinued by the Board, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuance may impair the rights of award holders without their consent. Amendments to the 2018 Stock Plan will require stockholder approval to the extent such approval is required by applicable law or the listing standards of the applicable exchange. Unless previously discontinued by the Board, the 2018 Stock Plan will terminate on June 28, 2028.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a summary of certain federal income tax consequences of awards to be made under the 2018 Stock Plan based upon the laws in effect as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The discussion is general in nature and does not take into account a number of considerations which may apply in light of individual circumstances. In addition, the income tax consequences under applicable state and local tax laws may not be the same as under federal income tax laws.
Non-Qualified Stock Options. A holder will not recognize taxable income when a non-qualified stock option is granted and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. A holder will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) upon the exercise of a non-qualified stock option equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the shares of IAC common stock purchased over their exercise price and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent that the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) apply.
ISOs. A holder will not recognize taxable income when an ISO is granted. A holder will not recognize taxable income (except for purposes of the alternative minimum tax) upon the exercise of an ISO. If the holder does not sell or otherwise dispose of the shares of IAC common stock acquired upon the exercise of an ISO within two (2) years from the date the ISO was granted or within one (1) year from the date the holder acquired the shares of IAC common stock, any gain or loss arising from a subsequent disposition of such shares will be taxed as a long-term capital gain or loss and we will not be entitled to any deduction. If, however, such shares of IAC common stock acquired are disposed of within such two (2) or one (1) year periods, then in the year of such disposition the holder will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income equal to the excess of the lesser of the amount realized upon such disposition and the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent that the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply. The excess of the amount realized through the disposition date over the Fair Market Value of the shares of IAC common stock on the exercise date will be treated as capital gain.
SARs. A holder will not recognize taxable income when a SAR is granted and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. Upon the exercise of a SAR, a holder will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) equal to the Fair Market Value of any shares of IAC common stock delivered (and the amount of cash paid by us (if any)) and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent that the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply.
Restricted Stock. A holder will not recognize taxable income when an award of Restricted Stock is granted and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time, unless the holder makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed at grant. If such an election is made, the holder will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) at the grant date equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares of Restricted Stock at such time. If such an election is not made, the holder will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) at vesting in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares at such time. The Company is entitled to a corresponding deduction at the time ordinary income is recognized by holders, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply. In addition, dividends credited to shares of Restricted Stock prior to vesting for which the above-described election has not been made will be compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees), rather than as dividend income, and we will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply.
RSUs. A holder will not recognize taxable income when RSUs are granted and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. A holder will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) at vesting in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of any shares of IAC common stock delivered (and the amount of cash paid by us (if any)) and we will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply.
Section 162(m). Under Section 162(m) of the Code, compensation (including compensation under the 2018 Stock Plan) in any calendar year in excess of $1 million for any individual who serves as a named executive of the Company in 2018 or thereafter will not be deductible, unless such compensation is grandfathered under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
The general tax discussion above is intended for informational purposes only and not as tax guidance to holders of awards granted under in the 2018 Stock Plan. Holders of awards under the 2018 Stock Plan are strongly urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the federal, state, local, foreign and other tax consequences to them of participating in the 2018 Stock Plan.