TERMINATION AGREEMENT AND
RELEASE
This Termination
Agreement and General Release (hereinafter, the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 24th day of
November, 2008, by and between S. Michael Martone (hereinafter
referred to as “Martone”), and Automatic Data
Processing, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the
“Company”).
In exchange for the
mutual promises contained herein, Martone and the Company,
intending to be bound hereby, covenant and agree as
follows:
1. Martone’s
employment with the Company will terminate effective January 2,
2009 and Martone shall retire from the Company effective such date.
Effective January 2, 2009, Martone shall cease to be an executive
officer of the Company.
|
|
2.
|
The Company agrees
to the following:
|
(a) The
Company will pay Martone severance in the total gross amount of
$775,000.00. This severance amount will be paid out in one payment
of $387,500.00 on July 2, 2009, and in six additional monthly
installments (the “Monthly Installments”). The Monthly
Installments shall be paid out in five monthly installments of
$64,583.33 and one final monthly installment of $64,583.35, to be
paid over the period from July 2, 2009 though December 31, 2009,
and will be made on the Company’s regular pay dates. The
Company shall withhold from any payment made pursuant to the
Agreement federal, state and local taxes and social security taxes,
as well as any other standard deductions. If Martone becomes
re-employed with the Company before December 31, 2009, Martone will
not be entitled to any further payments under this paragraph
2(a).
(b) The
Company will pay Martone for all accrued and unused vacation as of
January 2, 2009.
-2-
(c) The
Company will reimburse Martone for outstanding expenses properly
incurred prior to January 2, 2009 that are submitted to the Company
no later than February 1, 2009. All such expenses will be
reimbursed in accordance with the Company’s existing policy.
In addition, the Company will pay (i) the lease on Martone’s
apartment at Livingston Town Center in Livingston, NJ (the
“Apartment”) through December 31, 2008; and (ii)
reasonable expenses to move Martone’s household goods from
the Apartment to North Carolina in an amount not to exceed
$15,000.00.
(d) The
Company will pay Martone a bonus for FY’09 at his FY’09
target bonus of $775,000.00 (the “FY’09 Bonus”).
The Company will pay Martone an additional bonus of $300,000.00 in
recognition of Martone’s years of service and performance as
Chief Operating Officer (the “Additional Bonus”). The
FY’09 Bonus and the Additional Bonus will be paid by
September 1, 2009. Payment of these amounts will be in lump sum
payments, less federal, sate and local taxes and socials security
taxes, as well as any other standard deductions.
(e) The
Company will continue the automobile lease (the “Leased
Vehicle”) provided to Martone’s through the end of the
current lease on its current terms and conditions (the “Lease
Program”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lease Program
shall not include replacement of the Leased Vehicle.
(f) Martone
will be eligible to enroll in the ADP Executive Retiree Medical
Plan (the “Retiree Medical Plan”) as of January 3,
2009, in accordance with the terms of the Retiree Medical Plan,
which has not been modified in any way by the Agreement.
Martone’s other welfare benefits (vision, life, long-term
disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance,
Business Travel Accident Insurance, Personal Accident Insurance and
any other
-3-
welfare benefits
the Company may provide) will terminate on January 2, 2009. Martone
will have the right to continue health and FSA benefits in
accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
and will be separately notified of conversion privileges, if any,
for Martone’s welfare benefits. Nothing in the Agreement is
intended to waive or release Martone’s ability to submit and
be paid for claims for welfare benefits provided by the Company in
accordance with the terms of the plans governing such welfare
benefits.
(g) Martone
agrees to abide by all of the terms and conditions of agreements
with the Company executed in connection with all ADP stock options
or restricted stock previously granted to Martone (the “Stock
Agreements”), and that any Non-Competition Period, as defined
in any such Stock Agreements, shall not terminate until twelve
months after December 31, 2009. All ADP stock options previously
granted to Martone will continue to vest through December 31, 2009.
Provided he does not violate any non-competition, non-solicitation,
non-disclosure or confidentiality obligations reflected in the any
Stock Agreements or the Agreement (each a “Restrictive
Covenant”) before December 31, 2009, all stock options that
have not vested by December 31, 2009 will vest on December 31,
2009. Martone may exercise all vested ADP stock options within 36
months of December 31, 2009. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all
vested stock options must be exercised prior to occurrence of an
original expiration date as set forth in an applicable stock option
grant . All vested stock options that are not exercised
within the time periods set forth above will be
cancelled.
(h) For
purposes of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Retirement and
Savings Plan and/or the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Pension
Retirement Plan (collectively referred to as the
“Plans”), Martone will be considered a terminated
employee as of January 2, 2009. As such,
-4-
contributions,
vesting, matches and other service based benefits, rights and
features accorded to employees will terminate as of January 2,
2009. All the terms and conditions of the Plans will be governed by
the controlling plan documents. The Plans have not been modified in
any way by the Agreement. Nothing in the Agreement is intended to
waive or release Martone’s ability to receive benefits in
accordance with the Plans.
(i) For
purposes of the Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Amended and
Restated Employees’ Savings-Stock Purchase Plan (the
“Purchase Plan”), Martone’s “Continuous
Status as an Employee” as defined in section 2(g) of the
Purchase Plan will be considered to have terminated as of January
2, 2009, his departure from the Company will be considered
“Retirement” as defined in section 2(bb) of the
Purchase Plan and he shall be entitled to the benefits of section
10(c) of the Purchase Plan. The Purchase Plan has not been modified
in any way by the Agreement.
(j) Martone
will be entitled to keep the 1,375 shares of ADP common stock
awarded to him pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
dated September 22, 2006 (the “2006 RSPA”), which have
restrictions lapsing on July 1, 2009, provided he does not violate
any Restrictive Covenant. If prior to July 1, 2009 Martone violates
any Restrictive Covenant, Martone shall immediately forfeit without
consideration such 1,375 shares of ADP common stock. All other
terms and conditions of the 2006 RSPA will remain in
effect.
(k) Martone
was awarded shares of ADP common stock under ADP’s
FY’07 – FY’08 Performance-Based Restricted Stock
Program (the “FY’07-FY’08 PBRS Program”),
with restrictions lapsing on March 10, 2009. Martone will be
entitled to keep any such FY’07-FY’08 PBRS Program
shares awarded to him provided he does not, prior to March 10,
2009, violate any
-5-
Restrictive
Covenant. If prior to March 10, 2009 Martone violates any
Restrictive Covenant, Martone shall immediately forfeit without
consideration such FY’07-FY’08 PBRS Program shares. All
other terms and conditions of the FY’07-FY’08 PBRS
Program shall remain in effect.
(l) Martone
was recommended for a target award of shares of ADP common stock
under ADP’s FY’08 – FY’09 Performance-Based
Restricted Stock Program (the “FY’08-FY’09 PBRS
Program”), to be awarded per the terms of the
FY’08-FY’09 PBRS Program in September 2009 with
restrictions lapsing in March 2010, such terms to include, without
limitation, the execution of a Restrictive Covenant. Martone will
be entitled to keep any such FY’08-FY’09 PBRS Program
shares awarded to him in September 2009 and the restrictions shall
be lifted on December 31, 2009 provided he does not, prior to
December 31, 2009, violate any Restri