EXHIBIT 10.1
CERIDIAN
CORPORATION
Personal and
Confidential
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Date:
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March 23, 2005
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To:
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Robert H. Ewald
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From:
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Ronald L. Turner
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Subject:
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Mutual Termination Agreement
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This Mutual Termination Agreement will confirm
the agreement to mutually terminate the employment relationship
between Ceridian Corporation, on behalf of itself and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, successors, assigns,
and agents (“Ceridian”) and you. In addition, and
pursuant to Ceridian’s Corporate Governance Policies and
Guidelines, you immediately tendered your resignation from the
Ceridian Board of Directors effective January 10, 2005 and you have
also resigned as an officer of the Corporation effective January
10, 2005.
1.
Termination of Executive
Employment Agreement
Ceridian has given and you have
received notice of termination of the Executive Employment
Agreement between you and Ceridian, dated July 21, 2003
(“Agreement”) pursuant to paragraph 4.03(b) of the
Agreement. The Executive Employment Agreement and other
written or verbal agreements between Ceridian and you, if any, are
hereby terminated and, except as expressly provided for in this
Mutual Termination Agreement (including without limitation,
paragraph 13 and 14 hereof), are of no further force or
effect.
2.
Notice Payment
Pursuant to paragraph 4.03(b) of the
Agreement, commencing January 11, 2005, you will be paid at your
usual rate of your annual base salary and adder until your
termination date of April 1, 2005 (“Termination
Date”). Pursuant also to paragraph 4.03(b) you will
receive a lump sum payment of $44,999.99 subject to appropriate
withholding. This represents payment of 26 days of base
annual salary, which is the remaining annual base salary to
complete payments equal to 75 days worth of annual base
salary.
3.
Base Salary
Payment
Pursuant to paragraph 4.03(b) of the
Agreement, you will receive in a lump sum payment equal to two
years’ base salary ($900,000), subject to appropriate
withholding, which includes severance, if any, under the Ceridian
Severance Plan. You will also receive in a lump sum, fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000) which is equal to two years of your
annual perquisite supplemental cash adder, which is also subject to
withholding. These payments are conditioned upon your
executing a release, attached as Exhibit A, releasing all claims
against Ceridian.
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These payments will be made within
fifteen (15) days after the termination date of
April 1, 2005.
4.
Annual Incentive
Bonus
Pursuant to paragraph 4.03(b) of the
Agreement, you will be eligible for consideration by the
Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of
Directors on the same basis as any other executive for any 2004
bonus to which you would be entitled under the applicable Ceridian
annual bonus plan. The termination of the employment
relationship in 2005 will have no effect in the 2004 bonus
determination.
5.
Outplacement/Financial
Planning
Pursuant to paragraph 4.03(b) of the
Agreement, Ceridian will credit you with up to $20,000.00 of
expenses toward you finding a new position, or for purchase of
equipment, or to receive financial and/or tax planning
services. Such expenses may include suitable outplacement
counseling services, Ceridian equipment such as computers and
scanners currently in use by you which you may retain as long as
you arrange for Ceridian to remove and return to Ceridian from such
equipment any confidential information, databases and customer
lists. In addition, inclusive of the value of the
aforementioned services and equipment, upon submission of
appropriate invoices, Ceridian will reimburse you for other
expenses such as tax advice or financial planning
services.
6.
Ceridian Stock
Options
Stock Options and Restricted Stock
awarded to you by Ceridian as an employee which have not yet vested
as of the Termination Date will be forfeited. Options which
are vested as of the Termination Date must be exercised within
ninety (90) days of the Termination Date or they will be
forfeited. You will continue to be subject to a
company-imposed “Black Out” period and the ninety (90)
days you have to exercise options that are exercisable is inclusive
of the blackout period. Restricted Shares, where the
restrictions are lifted, are registered in your name at the Bank of
New York.
Awards granted under the Board of
Directors Plan will be governed according to the terms of that
plan. Outstanding options held by you will remain exercisable
until the expiration date of each such option only to the extent
such options were exercisable as of termination as a
Director.
Attached as Exhibit B , is a
letter from Colleen Dockendorf, Executive Compensation, along with
a spread sheet delineating option and restricted share awards as an
employee, and awards granted as a Director and the cost basis of
each grant.
7.
Ceridian Savings and Investment
Plan (401(k))
Upon the Termination Date, if you
are a participant, your active participation in the Ceridian Saving
and Investment Plan will cease and you will be eligible to receive
benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of that
Plan.
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8.
Ceridian Deferred Compensation
Plan
Upon the Termination Date, if you
are a participant, participation in the Ceridian Deferred
Compensation Plan will cease. You will be eligible to receive
benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
Please find attached Exhibit
C , which reflects your Deferred Compensation Plan
statement as of 01/01/2005. The 401(k) Restoration Match
portion of your account is eligible for distribution per the terms
of the Plan.
9.
Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan (SERP)
The Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan has a three-year vesting schedule. Funds in
this Plan have not vested and will be forfeited.
10.
Benefits
a.
Long Term Care
Insurance
Pursuant to paragraph 4.06(b) of the
Agreement, you will keep the current Long Term Care Insurance
contract provided to you and your spouse and Ceridian will continue
to pay the remaining premiums until the policy is fully
paid.
b.
Personal Days
Off
You will receive a lump sum payment
of $36,350.47 on your Termination Date representing all accrued
personal days off, subject to applicable withholding.
c.
Health and
Dental Coverage
The health and dental coverage in
which you and any dependents are currently enrolled terminates on
the last day of the month during which the Termination Date
occurs. You will be eligible to continue and/or participate
in those employee benefits generally available to employees in
accordance with the provision of the applicable benefit
plans.
d.
Life
Insurance
Life insurance coverage ends at
midnight on the day you or your dependents become ineligible for
the coverage. Eligibility ends at midnight on the last day of the
month in which your termination date occurs. You may continue
coverage for up to 18 months on an after-tax basis.
When your coverage ends or at the
end of the continuation period, you may convert all or part of your
current coverage to an individual whole life policy without
providing evidence of insurability. You will have 31 days
after the end of your continuation period or when your coverage
ends to elect conversion coverage.
e.
Other
Insurance
Business Travel Accident, Accidental
Death and Dismemberment Insurance and Short-Term and Long-Term
Disability provided by Ceridian terminate at midnight on the
Termination Date.
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11.
Outstanding
Obligations
You agree that you will satisfy all
outstanding obligations associated with your employment with
Ceridian, including, but not limited to, return of any Ceridian
equipment (other than equipment credited under paragraph 5 above),
outstanding expense reports and travel advances, and the balance on
your Ceridian credit card, on or before execution of this Mutual
Termination Agreement.
12.
Pending and Threatened Litigation
and Claims
Ceridian currently is involved in
litigation commenced by or on behalf of shareholders and other
third parties and is currently subject to an SEC investigation, and
in the future, may become involved in other lawsuits or be
subjected to other claims (collectively, “Company
Litigation”). You may be subpoenaed to give deposition
testimony or to testify at trial in Company Litigation. It
also may be to Ceridian’s benefit to have you work with
Ceridian in the defense of Company Litigation. Further, it is
possible that you could be named as a party-defendant in future
litigation involving Ceridian. In view of these
circumstances, you and Ceridian agree as follows:
a.
Cooperation
You will make yourself available
upon request to confer with Ceridian’s senior executive
officers and lawyers at mutually convenient times and places during
regular business hours for reasonable amounts of time regarding
Company Litigation.
b.
Indemnification and
Advancement of Expenses
Notwithstanding your separation from
Ceridian’s employment and service as a director, with respect
to events that occurred during your tenure as a director or an
officer of Ceridian, you will be entitled, as a former director and
officer of Ceridian, to the same rights that are afforded to its
directors and senior executive officers now or in the future, to
indemnification and advancement of expenses pursuant to and as
provided in the Indemnification Agreement with you, in the charter
documents of Ceridian and under applicable law, and to coverage and
a legal defense under any applicable general liability and/or
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies
maintained by Ceridian.
c.
Counsel
The provisions of this paragraph c
are subject to eligibility for indemnification and advancement of
expenses under paragraph b above. Ceridian will provide legal
counsel at its expense to represent you in Company Litigation,
which legal counsel may be the same legal counsel that is
representing Ceridian at the same time (“Company
Counsel”). In the unlikely event that a conflict or
adversity develops between you and Ceridian that would, under Rule
1.7 of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, preclude the
continued representation of you by Company Counsel in Company
Litigation, then you will have the right to withdraw from the
representation provided by Company Counsel and to select your own
legal counsel to continue to represent you in Company Litigation,
in which event Ceridian will reimburse you for the attorneys’
fees and costs that are charged by your own legal
counsel.
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Notwithstanding any other provision
of this paragraph, you have the right to retain your own legal
counsel, at your own expense, to represent you in Company
Litigation jointly with Company Counsel, or to represent you in any
other legal matters involving you and Ceridian.
13.
Confidentiality, Disclosure and
Assignment
The terms and conditions of Article
V of the Agreement, including without limitation, paragraph 5.01,
remain in full force and effect and are not altered by this Mutual
Termination Agreement.
14.
Non-Competition/Non-Recruitment
and Non-Disparagement
The terms and conditions of Article
VI of the Agreement, including w