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Exhibit 10.2
DIRECTOR SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS DIRECTOR SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective as of May 12, 2025 (the "Effective Date"), by and between CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and WILLIAM P. FOLEY, II (the "Foley"). In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1.Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a single, integrated document which shall provide the basis for Foley’s services to the Company. This Agreement supersedes, in its entirety, the Employment Agreement between the Company and Foley, dated as of February 26, 2024 (the “Prior Agreement”), which shall be terminated as of the Effective Date.
2.Services and Duties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, commencing on the Effective Date, at the Board of Directors of Cannae’s (“Board”) request, Foley will transition from his role as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of the Board and commencing on such date, the Company hereby engages Foley to serve in a non-executive capacity as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Company. Foley accepts such engagement and agrees to undertake and discharge the duties, functions and responsibilities as set forth in Appendix A attached hereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Foley is now and may continue to serve as non-executive Chairman of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Executive Chairman of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc., Executive Chairman of F&G Life & Annuities, Inc., a director of Alight, Inc., and his various owned and managed personal real estate, winery, whiskey distilling and distributing, restaurant, hockey, football/soccer and other businesses and investments, in each case, as from time to time constituted and, in each case, its respective affiliates or their respective successors (the “Excluded Companies”).
3.Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue at least until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Term"). Notwithstanding any termination of the Term or Foley’s services, Foley and the Company agree that Sections 7 through 9 shall remain in effect until all parties' obligations and benefits are satisfied thereunder.
4.Compensation for Services as Vice Chairman. Commencing on the Effective Date and throughout the duration of the Term, Foley shall receive the following:
(a)An annual board retainer, before deducting any applicable withholdings, of at least $200,000 (the “Annual Retainer”).
(b)Mr. Foley shall be eligible to receive an annual equity award (the “Annual Equity Award”) under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (“Omnibus Plan”), which award shall be made at the same time and on the same terms and conditions as similar awards made to the Company’s other non-employee directors; provided, however, that the aggregate grant date fair value of Foley’s annual equity award shall be at least $250,000, as determined by the
Compensation Committee of the Board. For the avoidance of doubt, the change in Foley’s position from Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer to non-executive Vice Chairman shall not affect any of Foley’s outstanding equity awards under the Omnibus Plan prior to the Effective Date.
(c)on or prior to March 31, 2026, shall be eligible to receive an equity award under the Omnibus Plan in an amount of at least 150,000 shares of Company restricted common stock units, par value $0.0001 per share with time-based only vesting in three equal annual installments. In accordance with Section 9.4 of the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan dated November 17, 2017 (the “Omnibus Plan”), the Company and the Company’s Compensation Committee have agreed to deposit 150,000 restricted stock shares on each grant date into a Rabbi Trust with Employee as the sole beneficiary, which shall provide all shares are eligible to vote immediately with pass-through voting rights with respect such deposited shares. In accordance with Section 9.5 of the Omnibus Plan, the Company and the Company’s Compensation Committee have agreed that the award of restricted stock units agreement shall provide the Employee with the right to receive dividend equivalents, which will be credited to an account for the Employee and will be subject to the vesting conditions applicable to such award, and shall be settled in cash. Such dividend equivalents shall be paid on the date that the restricted stock units with respect to the dividend equivalents vest. Restricted units/shares will be governed by substantially the same terms as Foley’s prior definitive award agreements. In the event that the Company does not have sufficient capacity in its Omnibus Plan to make these grants or the Company does not receive any necessary shareholder approval for these grants, the Company shall pay the cash equivalent to Employee;
5.Other Benefits. Foley shall be entitled to the following during the Term:
(a)the continued use of Foley’s current office at 1701 Village Center Circle, Las Vegas, NV;
(b)personal, family, and home(s) security in the manner as at least provided to Foley on the Effective Date;
(c)For security reasons, travel on private jet aircraft as determined by Foley for business and personal purposes, which the Company will pay 100% for business travel and 50% for personal travel, and
(d)In addition to the compensation and benefits provided herein, the Company shall, upon receipt of appropriate documentation, reimburse Foley each month for his reasonable travel, lodging, entertainment, promotion and other ordinary and necessary business expenses to the extent such reimbursement is permitted under the Company's expense reimbursement policy.
6.Effective Date Payments. In connection with the termination of the Prior Agreement, on May 13, 2025, Cannae shall pay Foley the following:
(a)A lump-sum payment equal to $3,000,000, which is 300% of Foley’s annual base salary in effect on the date hereof.
(b)A lump-sum payment equal to $14,196,000, which is 300% of the highest annual bonus paid to Foley within the three (3) years preceding the date hereof.
(c)All of Foley’s outstanding but unvested equity awards (all stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, profits interest, other equity-based incentive awards, including any accrued but unpaid dividends, granted by the Company) shall become immediately vested and/or payable, as the case may be.
7.Termination of Services. The Company or Foley may terminate Foley’s services as non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board at any time and for any reason in accordance with Subsection 7(a) below; provided, however, that Foley may only be removed as a director of the Company in accordance with Article III, Section 3.6 of the Company’s Bylaws. The Term shall be deemed to have ended on the last day of Foley’s services hereunder, and shall terminate automatically upon Foley’s death. Any termination of Foley’s services as Vice Chairman of the Board shall also be deemed a termination of his services for purposes of Section 4(a) above.
(a)Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of Foley’s services (other than by reason of death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination (as defined herein) from one party to the other in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 23. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice that indicates the Date of Termination (as that term is defined in Subsection 7(b)) and, with respect to a termination due to Disability (as that term is defined in Subsection 7(e)), Cause (as that term is defined in Subsection 7(d)), or Good Reason (as that term is defined in Subsection 7(f)), sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances that are alleged to provide a basis for such termination. A Notice of Termination from the Company shall specify whether the termination is with or without Cause or due to Foley’s Disability. A Notice of Termination from Foley shall specify whether the termination is with or without Good Reason.
(b) Date of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of Termination (but in no event shall such date be earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day following the date the Notice of Termination is given) or the date of Foley’s death.
(c) No Waiver. The failure to set forth any fact or circumstance in a Notice of Termination, which fact or circumstance was not known to the party giving the Notice of Termination when the notice was given, shall not constitute a waiver of the right to assert such fact or circumstance in an attempt to enforce any right under or provision of this Agreement.
(d) Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for "Cause" means a termination by the Company based upon Foley’s: (i) conviction of, or pleading nolo contendere to, criminal or other illegal activities involving dishonesty; (ii)
material breach of this Agreement that causes a material and adverse detriment to the Company’s business; or (iii) failure to materially cooperate with or impeding an investigation authorized by the Board. Foley’s termination for Cause shall be effective when and if a resolution is duly adopted by an affirmative vote of at least ¾ of the Board (less Foley), stating that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, Foley is guilty of the conduct described in the Notice of Termination and such conduct constitutes Cause under this Agreement; provided, however, that Foley shall have been given reasonable opportunity (A) to cure any act or omission that constitutes Cause if capable of cure and (B), together with counsel, during the thirty (30) day period following the receipt by Foley of the Notice of Termination and prior to the adoption of the Board's resolution, to be heard by the Board.
(e) Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination based upon "Disability" means a termination by the Company based upon Foley’s entitlement to long-term disability benefits under the Company's long-term disability plan or policy, as the case may be, as in effect on the Date of Termination.
(f) Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination for "Good Reason" means a termination by Foley during the Term based upon the occurrence (without Foley’s express written consent) of any of the following:
(i)a material diminution in Foley’s position or title, or the assignment of duties to Foley that are materially inconsistent with those described on Appendix A;
(ii)a material diminution in Foley’s Annual Retainer and/or Annual Equity Award;
(iii)relocates Foley’s principal place of service to a location outside of Las Vegas, Nevada;
(iv)within six (6) months immediately preceding or within two (2) years immediately following a Change in Control: (A) a material adverse change in Foley’s status, authority or responsibility (e.g., Foley no longer serving as non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board would constitute such a material adverse change); (B) a material adverse change in the position to whom Foley reports (including any requirement that Foley report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board) or to Foley’s service relationship (or the conditions under which Foley performs his duties) as a result of such reporting structure change, or a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the position to whom Foley reports; or (C) a material change in the geographic location of Foley’s principal place of service, specifically 1701 Village Center Circle, Nevada (e.g., the Company has determined that a relocation of more than thirty-five (35) miles would constitute such a material change); and
(v)a material breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Foley being placed on a paid leave for up to sixty (60) days pending a determination of whether there is a basis to terminate Foley for Cause shall not constitute Good Reason. Foley’s continued services shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder; provided, however, that no such event described above shall constitute Good Reason unless: (1) Foley gives Notice of Termination to the Company specifying the condition or event relied upon for such termination either: (x) within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such event; or (y) in the case of an event predating a Change in Control, within ninety (90) days of the Change in Control; and (2) the Company fails to cure the condition or event constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days following receipt of Foley’s Notice of Termination.
8.Obligations of the Company Upon Termination.
(a)Termination by the Company for any Reason Other than Cause, Death or Disability or by Foley for Good Reason. If Foley’s service is terminated by: (1) the Company for any reason other than Cause, Death or Disability; or (2) Foley for Good Reason:
i.the Company shall pay Foley the following (collectively, the "Accrued Obligations"): (A) within five (5) business days after the Date of Termination, any earned but unpaid retainer; and (B) within a reasonable time following submission of all applicable documentation, any expense reimbursement payments owed to Foley for expenses incurred prior to the Date of Termination; and
ii.all stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock units, profits interest, other equity-based incentive awards, including any accrued but unpaid dividends, granted by the Company that were outstanding but not vested as of the Date of Termination shall become immediately vested and/or payable, as the case may be (the “Existing Equity Acceleration”).
(b) Termination by the Company for Cause and by Foley without Good Reason. If Foley’s services are terminated (i) by the Company for Cause or (ii) by Foley without Good Reason (excluding for this purpose Foley terminating his employment without Good Reason during the six (6) month period immediately following a Change in Control in accordance with Section 8(a)), the Company's only obligation under this Agreement shall be payment of any Accrued Obligations.
(c) Termination due to Death, Disability or Incapacity. If Foley’s service is terminated due to death or Disability or if a court of competent jurisdiction determines Foley to be incapacitated, the Company shall pay Foley (or to Foley’s estate or personal representative in the case of death and, if appropriate,
Disability), within thirty (30) business days after the Date of Termination: (i) any Accrued Obligations, and (ii) Existing Equity Acceleration.
(d) Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" shall mean that the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections shall have been satisfied:
i.the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any "person" (within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof) of "beneficial ownership" (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding securities of the Company;
ii.a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a transaction in which the holders of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation hold, in the aggregate, securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after such merger or consolidation;
iii.a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company are transferred to or acquired by a person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such merger;
iv.during any period of two (2) consecutive years during the Term or any extensions thereof, individuals, who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning of such period has been approved in advance by directors representing at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors at the beginning of the period;
v.the sale, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company that have a total fair market value equal to or more than one-third of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such sale, transfer or other disposition, other than a sale, transfer or other disposition to an entity (A) which immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company's outstanding voting securities or (B) fifty percent (50%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities is immediately following such sale, transfer or other disposition owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company. For
purposes of the foregoing clause, the sale of stock of a subsidiary of the Company (or the assets of such subsidiary) shall be treated as a sale of assets of the Company; or
vi.the approval by the stockholders of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(e) Six-Month Delay. To the extent Foley is a "specified employee," as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder and any elections made by the Company in accordance therewith, notwithstanding the timing of payment provided in any other Section of this Agreement, no payment, distribution or benefit under this Agreement that constitutes a distribution of deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) upon separation from service (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)), after taking into account all available exemptions, that would otherwise be payable during the six (6) month period after separation from service, will be made during such six (6) month period, and any such payment, distribution or benefit will instead be paid on the first business day after such six (6) month period, provided, however, that if Foley dies following the Date of Termination and prior to the payment, distribution, settlement or provision of any payments, distributions or benefits delayed on account of Code Section 409A, such payments, distributions or benefits shall be paid or provided to the personal representative of Foley’s estate within 30 days after the date of Foley’s death.
9.Excise Tax. If any payments or benefits paid or provided or to be paid or provided to Foley or for Foley’s benefit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a "Payment" and, collectively, the "Payments") would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Foley may elect for such Payments to be reduced to one dollar less than the amount that would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code (the “Scaled Back Amount”). Any such election must be in writing and delivered to the Company within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination. If Foley does not elect to have Payments reduced to the Scaled Back Amount, Foley shall be responsible for payment of any Excise Tax resulting from the Payments and Foley shall not be entitled to a gross-up payment under this Agreement or any other for such Excise Tax. If the Payments are to be reduced, they shall be reduced in the following order of priority: (i) first from cash compensation, (ii) next from equity compensation, then (iii) pro-rata among all remaining Payments and benefits. To the extent there is a question as to which Payments within any of the foregoing categories are to be reduced first, the Payments that will produce the greatest present value reduction in the Payments with the least reduction in economic value provided to Foley shall be reduced first. Notwithstanding the order of priority of reduction set forth above, Foley may include in Foley’s election for a Scaled Back Amount a change to the order of such Payment reduction. The Company shall follow such revised reduction order, if and only if, the Company, in its sole judgment, determines such change does not violate the provisions of Code Section 409A.
10.Non-Delegation of Foley’s Rights. The obligations, rights and benefits of Foley hereunder are personal and may not be delegated, assigned or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such obligations, rights or benefits subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer.
11.Other Covenants and Agreements.
a.Beginning in January 2026, and upon written notice (the “Notice Date”) by Foley designating a closing date, which shall be at least thirty days after the Notice Date, the Company shall purchase from Foley, and Foley agrees to sell, assign and transfer to the Company, all right, title and interest in and to fifty percent (50%) of the shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) owned by Foley at the greater price per Common Stock of $19.50 per share, or 20% greater than the Company’s closing stock price on the Designation Date.
b.In connection with the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, Foley agrees to vote all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him in favor of the Board’s nominees, Barry B. Moullet, James B. Stallings, Jr., Erika Meinhardt and Frank P. Willey.
c.Foley agrees that he will not tender any Common Stock beneficially owned by him in connection with any Dutch auction tender offer pursued by the Company in 2025.
d.Foley agrees to not sell any of his Common Stock beneficially owned by him until at least January 2026.
12.Confidential Information. Foley acknowledges that he has and will continue to occupy a position of trust and confidence and has and will continue to have access to and learn substantial information about the Company and its affiliates and their operations that is confidential or not generally known in the industry including, without limitation, information that relates to purchasing, sales, customers, marketing, and the financial positions and financing arrangements of the Company and its affiliates. Foley agrees that all such information is proprietary or confidential, or constitutes trade secrets and is the sole property of the Company and/or its affiliates, as the case may be, except with respect to the Excluded Companies. Foley will keep confidential, and will not reproduce, copy or disclose to any other person or firm, any such information or any documents or information relating to the Company's or its affiliates' methods, processes, customers, accounts, analyses, systems, charts, programs, procedures, correspondence or records, or any other documents used or owned by the Company or any of its affiliates, nor will Foley advise, discuss with or in any way assist any other person, firm or entity in obtaining or learning about any of the items described in this Section 12, except, in each case, with respect to the Excluded Companies. Accordingly, Foley agrees that during the Term and at all times thereafter he will not disclose, or permit or encourage anyone else to disclose, any such information, nor will he utilize any such information, either alone or with others, outside the scope of his duties and responsibilities with the Company and its affiliates, except with respect to the Excluded Companies.
13.Non-Competition.
Foley agrees that, during the Term, Foley will devote such business time, attention and energies as reasonably necessary to the diligent and faithful performance of the services to the Company and its affiliates under this Agreement, and he will not engage in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in any business that is a direct competitor with the Company's or its affiliates' principal business, nor solicit customers, suppliers or employees of the Company or affiliates on behalf of, or in any other manner work for or assist any business which is a direct competitor with the Company's or its affiliates' principal business. In addition, during the Term, Foley will undertake no planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the work he performs as a director of the Company, and Foley will not combine or conspire with any employee of the Company or any other person for the purpose of organizing any such competitive business activity. For the avoidance of doubt, Foley’s continued work with the Excluded Companies is expressly permitted.
14.Actions. The parties agree and acknowledge that the rights conveyed by this Agreement are of a unique and special nature and that the Company and Foley will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of a failure by Foley to abide by its terms and conditions, nor will money damages adequately compensate for such injury. Therefore, it is agreed between and hereby acknowledged by the parties that, in the event of a breach by Foley of this Agreement of any of its and his obligations of this Agreement, the other party shall have the right, among other rights, to damages sustained thereby and to obtain an injunction or decree of specific performance from any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or compel the other party to perform as agreed herein. Foley hereby acknowledges that obligations under Sections and Subsections 12, 14, 15 and 16 shall survive the termination of services and be binding by their terms at all times subsequent to the termination of services for the periods specified therein. Nothing herein shall in any way limit or exclude any other right granted by law or equity to the Company.
15.Release. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company may require that, prior to payment of any amount or provision of any benefit under Section 8 (other than due to Foley’s death), Foley shall have executed a complete release in such form as is mutually agreed by the Company and Employee, and any waiting periods contained in such release shall have expired; provided, however, that such release relates only to Foley’s service relationship with the Company. With respect to any release required to receive payments owed pursuant to Section 8, the Company must provide Foley with the form of release no later than seven (7) days after the Date of Termination and the release must be signed by Foley and returned to the Company, unchanged, effective and irrevocable, no later than sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination.
16.No Mitigation. The Company agrees that, if Foley’s services hereunder is terminated during the Term, Foley is not required to attempt in any way to reduce any amounts payable to Foley by the Company hereunder. Further, the amount of any payment or benefit provided for hereunder shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by Foley as the result of employment by another entity, by retirement benefits or otherwise.
17.Entire Agreement and Amendment. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement, and
supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, understandings and commitments with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement may be amended only by a written document signed by both parties to this Agreement.
18.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Any litigation pertaining to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in courts located in Clark County, Nevada.
19.Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned by Foley. In addition to any obligations imposed by law upon any successor to the Company, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the stock, business and/or assets of the Company, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption by a successor shall be a material breach of this Agreement. Foley agrees and consents to any such assumption by a successor of the Company, as well as any assignment of this Agreement by the Company for that purpose. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean the Company as herein before defined as well as any such successor that expressly assumes this Agreement or otherwise becomes bound by all of its terms and provisions by operation of law. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors or assigns.
20.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
21.Attorneys' Fees. If any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the party prevailing in any such action or other proceeding shall be promptly paid by the other party its reasonable legal fees, court costs, litigation expenses, all as determined by the court and not a jury, and such payment shall be made by the non-prevailing party no later than the end of Foley’s tax year following Foley’s tax year in which the payment amount becomes known and payable; provided, however, that on or after a Change in Control, and following Foley’s termination of services with the Company, if any party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceedings against the other party to interpret or enforce any of the terms hereof, the Company shall pay (on an ongoing basis) to Foley to the fullest extent permitted by law, all legal fees, court costs and litigation expenses reasonably incurred by Foley or others on his behalf (such amounts collectively referred to as the "Reimbursed Amounts"); provided, further, that Foley shall reimburse the Company for the Reimbursed Amounts if it is determined that a majority of Foley’s claims or defenses were frivolous or without merit. Requests for payment of Reimbursed Amounts, together with all documents required by the Company to substantiate them, must be submitted to the Company no later than ninety (90) days after the expense was incurred. The Reimbursed Amounts shall be paid by the Company within ninety (90) days after
receiving the request and all substantiating documents requested from Foley. The payment of Reimbursed Amounts during the Employee's tax year will not impact the Reimbursed Amounts for any other taxable year. The rights under this Section 21 shall survive the termination of employment and this Agreement until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
22.Severability. If any section, subsection or provision hereof is found for any reason whatsoever to be invalid or inoperative, that section, subsection or provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the force and validity of any other provision of this Agreement. If any covenant herein is determined by a court to be overly broad thereby making the covenant unenforceable, the parties agree and it is their desire that such court shall substitute a reasonable judicially enforceable limitation in place of the offensive part of the covenant and that as so modified the covenant shall be as fully enforceable as if set forth herein by the parties themselves in the modified form. The covenants of the Employee in this Agreement shall each be construed as an agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Employee against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants in this Agreement.
23.Notices. Any notice, request, or instruction to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three (3) days after being sent by United States Certified Mail, postage prepaid, with Return Receipt Requested, to the parties at their respective addresses set forth below:
To the Company:
Cannae Holdings, Inc.
1701 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, NV 89134
Attention: General Counsel
To Foley:
William P. Foley, II
At the address shown on the Company’s records
24.Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party of any provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach by the other party.
25.Tax Withholding. The Company or an affiliate may deduct from all compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement any taxes or withholdings the Company is required to deduct pursuant to state, federal or local laws.
26. Code Section 409A. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement and any payment made hereunder shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service ("Code
Section 409A"). Any provision that would cause the Agreement or any payment hereof to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Code Section 409A, which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. In no event may Foley, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement. All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including, without limitation, that (i) in no event shall reimbursements by the Company under this Agreement be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees and expenses were incurred; (ii) the amount of in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any given calendar year shall not affect the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other calendar year; (iii) Foley’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (iv) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than Foley’s remaining lifetime. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, with respect to any amounts that may be provided pursuant to this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)), (x) in no event shall the Date of Termination occur until Foley experiences a “separation of service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and the date on which such separation from service takes place shall be the “Date of Termination,” (y) to the extent the payment of any amount pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)) and such amount is payable within a number of days (e.g., no later than the sixty-fifth (65th) calendar day after the Date of Termination) that begins in one calendar year and ends in a subsequent calendar year, such amount shall be paid in the subsequent calendar year. Foley acknowledges that he has been advised to consult with an attorney and any other advisors of Foley’s choice prior to executing this Agreement, and the Employee further acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, he has not relied upon any representation or statement made by any agent or representative of Company or its affiliates that is not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any representation with respect to the consequences or characterization (including for purpose of tax withholding and reporting) of the payment of any compensation or benefits hereunder under Section 409A of the Code and any similar sections of state tax law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above.
CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ Michael L. Gravelle Name: Michael L. Gravelle Its: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
WILLIAM P. FOLEY, II /s/ William P. Foley, II |
APPENDIX A
Position Title: Non- Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Board, Foley’s duties and responsibilities include:
1Serving as a member of the Board as Vice Chairman;
2Participating in the Company’s internal (non-Board) investment committee with certain other directors to consider, review and approve strategic investments, and mergers and acquisitions and dispositions;
3Monitoring and making decisions involving the Company’s investment in the Company’s sports and entertainment and wine and spirits businesses, including Black Knight Football Club US, LP, and High Sierra Distiller Partnership, LP (Minden Mills);
4Assisting the Chairman in carrying out his or her duties; and
5Performing the Chairman’s responsibilities when the Chairman is unavailable.