Letter Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2017, by and among Actua Corporation, Actua USA Corporation and Douglas Alexander
Exhibit 10.1
November 22, 2017
Mr. Douglas Alexander
P.O. Box 98
Merion Station, PA 19066
Re: | Equity Awards Under Restricted Share Agreements |
Dear Mr. Alexander:
Reference is made to (i) that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2007 (as amended on December 18, 2008, June 18, 2010 and February 28, 2014), by and between Actua USA Corporation (f/k/a Internet Capital Group Operations, Inc.) (Actua USA) and Douglas Alexander (such agreement, the Employment Agreement), (ii) that certain Restricted Share Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2014, by and between Actua USA and Actua Corporation (f/k/a ICG Group, Inc.) (Actua and, together with Actua USA, the Company) and Mr. Alexander (such agreement, the 2014 Share Agreement), (iii) that certain Restricted Share Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2017, by and between the Company and Mr. Alexander (such agreement, the Bonus Share Agreement), and (iv) that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2017, by and among Actua, Actua Holdings, Inc., Velocity Holdco III Inc. (f/k/a Arsenal Buyer Inc.) and Arsenal Acquisition Holdings, LLC (such agreement, the Sale Agreement). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Employment Agreement.
(A) The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Actua (the Committee) has determined that 468,750 shares of restricted common stock of Actua granted pursuant to the 2014 Share Agreement (the 2014 Shares) and 56,849 shares of restricted common stock of Actua granted pursuant to the Bonus Share Agreement (the Bonus Shares) would become fully vested upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Sale Agreement (such transactions, the Velocity/Bolt Sale).
(B) On November 20, 2017, in connection with the pending Velocity/Bolt Sale, the Company duly notified Mr. Alexander, pursuant to the Employment Agreement, of the termination of Mr. Alexanders employment without Cause, with such termination to become effective as of December 21, 2017 (such termination, the Termination).
(C) The Committee has determined, in accordance with Section 6(a) of the 2014 Share Agreement and Section 1(b) of the Bonus Share Agreement, respectively, that (a) the
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pending Velocity/Bolt Sale, if consummated, would constitute a Change of Control, and (b) the Termination has been undertaken in connection with such pending Change in Control.
(D) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Employment Agreement, the 2014 Share Agreement (including, without limitation, Paragraphs 1 and 5(a) thereof) and/or the Bonus Share Agreement (including, without limitation, Paragraph 1(d) thereof) or otherwise (but provided that Mr. Alexander remains employed by the Company through the effectiveness of the Termination), and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the undersigned parties hereby acknowledge and agree as follows:
(1) Neither the 2014 Shares nor the Bonus Shares shall be automatically forfeited and returned to the Company upon the Termination.
(2) The 2014 Shares that are not designated as Performance Shares in the 2014 Share Agreement shall become fully vested on February 28, 2018.
(3) The 2014 Shares that are designated as Performance Shares in the 2014 Share Agreement (the Performance Shares) shall become fully vested if, and only if, the Velocity/Bolt Sale is consummated on or prior to February 28, 2018. If the Velocity/Bolt Sale is not consummated on or prior to February 28, 2018, the Performance Shares shall be automatically forfeited and returned to the Company on February 28, 2018.
(4) The Bonus Shares shall become fully vested if the Velocity/Bolt Sale is consummated on or prior to March 12, 2018. If the Velocity/Bolt Sale is not consummated on or prior to March 12, 2018, the Bonus Shares shall remain subject to the vesting and forfeiture provisions set forth in Section 1(a) of the Bonus Share Agreement.
(E) Except as explicitly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, the 2014 Share Agreement and the Bonus Share Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, unmodified in any way.
Please sign in the space below to indicate your acknowledgment of, and agreement to, the foregoing matters.
[Signature page follows.]
Mr. Douglas Alexander
November 22, 2017
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Very truly yours, | ||
ACTUA CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Walter W. Buckley, III | |
Name: Walter W. Buckley, III | ||
Title: CEO | ||
ACTUA USA CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Walter W. Buckley, III | |
Name: Walter W. Buckley, III | ||
Title: CEO |
ACKNOWLEDGED and AGREED TO by: |
/s/ Douglas Alexander |
Douglas Alexander |