CHANGE OF CONTROL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.8.2
CHANGE OF CONTROL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
CHANGE OF CONTROL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of the day of , (this Agreement), by and between CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and (the Executive).
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board), has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined herein). The Board believes it is imperative to diminish the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks created by a pending or threatened Change of Control and to encourage the Executives full attention and dedication to the Company in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control, and to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements upon a Change of Control that ensure that the compensation and benefits expectations of the Executive will be satisfied and that provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements that are competitive with those of other corporations. Therefore, in order to accomplish these objectives, the Board has caused the Company to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Certain Definitions. (a) Effective Date means the first date during the Change of Control Period (as defined herein) on which a Change of Control occurs. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executives employment with the Company is terminated within the 12 months prior to the date on which the Change of Control occurs, and if it is reasonably demonstrated by the Executive that such termination of employment was (i) at the request of a third party that has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect such Change of Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change of Control (such a termination of employment, an Anticipatory Termination) and if such Change of Control is consummated, then for all purposes of this Agreement, Effective Date means the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment.
(b) Change of Control Period means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the third anniversary of the date hereof; provided, however, that, commencing on the date one year after the date hereof, and on each annual anniversary of such date (such date and each annual anniversary thereof, the Renewal Date), unless previously terminated, the Change of Control Period shall be automatically extended so as to terminate three years from such Renewal Date, unless, at least 60 days prior to the Renewal Date, the Company shall give notice to the Executive that the Change of Control Period shall not be so extended.
(c) Affiliated Company means any company controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company.
(d) Change of Control means:
(1) Any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) (a Person) becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the Outstanding Company Common Stock) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting 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 Section 1(d), the following acquisitions of Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliated Company or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with Sections 1(d)(3)(A), 1(d)(3)(B) and 1(d)(3)(C);
(2) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, 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 date hereof 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 shall be considered as though such individual was 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;
(3) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a Business Combination), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, 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 Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such
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corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or
(4) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(e) Actual Total Compensation with respect to a Performance Year means the sum of (i) the Annualized Base Salary actually earned with respect to such Performance Year, (ii) the value of any cash component of any Annual Incentive or Long-Term Incentive Award paid to the Executive with respect to such Performance Year, and (iii) the cash value of any equity, equity-like or other performance-based component of any Annual Incentive or Long-Term Incentive Award granted to the Executive with respect to such Performance Year, in each case inclusive of any amounts earned but deferred by the Company or the Executive. For this purpose, the value of any equity, equity-like or other performance-based awards shall be the fair value of the award under applicable accounting rules at the time such award is granted.
(f) Annual Incentive shall include any annual cash bonus and any equity, equity-like or other performance-based award that is designated by the Company as constituting a bonus or a mid-term incentive award (or any similar term), annualized to the extent the Executive was not employed by the Company or otherwise receiving compensation as a full-time employee during any portion of the applicable Performance Year.
(g) Annualized Base Salary shall include (i) cash wages designated by the Company as base salary (or any similar term) and payable in regular installments during a Performance Year and, if applicable, (ii) equity, equity-like or other performance-based awards that vest solely due to the passage of time, are awarded at or near the beginning of a Performance Year or in regular installments throughout the Performance Year, and are not designated by the Company as constituting a portion of the Executives Annual Incentive or Long-Term Incentive Award or as retention, special equity or similar awards, in each case annualized to the extent the Executive was not employed by the Company or otherwise receiving compensation as a full-time employee during any portion of the applicable Performance Year.
(h) Long-Term Incentive Award shall include any type of cash incentive plan, equity, equity-like or other performance-based award that is designated by the Company as constituting a long-term incentive award (or any similar term), annualized to the extent the Executive was not employed by the Company or otherwise receiving compensation as a full-time employee during any portion of the applicable Performance Year.
(i) Performance Year shall mean the period of time with respect to which the Executives Actual Total Compensation is paid, as designated by the Company, annualized as appropriate if such period is more or less than twelve months.
(j) Target Total Compensation with respect to a Performance Year shall mean all target amounts designated as being part of the Executives annual compensation by the Company
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in the Total Compensation Statement (or any similar document setting forth the Executives target total compensation for a Performance Year) for the applicable time period and which shall include (i) an Annualized Base Salary for such Performance Year (as adjusted pursuant to the Companys normal compensation review process occurring prior to or during such Performance Year); (ii) a target Annual Incentive, the cash value of which shall be determined by the Company at the beginning of the respective Performance Year; and (iii) a target Long-Term Incentive Award, the cash value of which shall be determined by the Company at the beginning of the respective Performance Year. Target Total Compensation shall not include retention awards, spot bonus awards, sign-on bonuses, special equity awards, the value of Company provided benefits, pay associated with perquisites or relocation, and other bonuses and incentives not communicated as part of the Executives target total compensation. If the Company delivers more than one Total Compensation Statement with respect to a Performance Year, then the Executives Target Total Compensation for that Performance Year shall be the highest total value reflected in any such statement.
Section 2. Employment Period. The Company hereby agrees to continue the Executive in its employ, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the Employment Period). The Employment Period shall terminate upon the Executives termination of employment for any reason.
Section 3. Terms of Employment. (a) Position and Duties. (1) During the Employment Period, (A) the Executives position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties and responsibilities shall be at least commensurate in all material respects with the most significant of those held, exercised and assigned at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date, (B) the Executives services shall be performed at the office where the Executive was employed immediately preceding the Effective Date or at any other location less than 35 miles from such office, and (C) the Executive shall not be required to travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required during the 120 day period immediately prior to the Effective Date.
(2) During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick or similar leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees to devote reasonable attention and time during normal business hours to the business and affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary to discharge the responsibilities assigned to the Executive hereunder, to use the Executives reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently such responsibilities. During the Employment Period, it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for the Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, (B) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions and (C) manage personal investments, so long as such activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the Executives responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that, to the extent that any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executives responsibilities to the Company.
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(b) Compensation. (1) Total Compensation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall receive total cash, equity, equity-like and performance-based compensation for each Performance Year at least equal, in the aggregate, to the highest of the Executives (A) Actual Total Compensation for the Performance Year prior to the Performance Year in which the Effective Date occurs, (B) Target Total Compensation for the Performance Year prior to the Performance Year in which the Effective Date occurs, and (C) Target Total Compensation for the Performance Year in which the Effective Date occurs. The Company shall provide a Total Compensation Statement (or similar document) to the Executive designating the Executives Target Total Compensation at least once with respect to each Performance Year, at or near the beginning of such Performance Year and at or near the date any changes to the Executives compensation become effective during a Performance Year. The Executive shall at all times during the Employment Period be entitled to participate in all Annualized Base Salary, Annual Incentive and Long-Term Incentive Award plans, practices, policies and programs, including the allocation, composition and terms of any cash, equity, equity-like or other performance-based awards, applicable to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs be less favorable than the most favorable of those provided by the Company and the Affiliated Companies for the Executive under such plans, practices, policies and programs as in effect at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies.
(2) Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all savings and retirement plans, practices, policies, and programs applicable generally to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with savings opportunities and retirement benefit opportunities less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of those provided by the Company and the Affiliated Companies for the Executive under such plans, practices, policies and programs as in effect at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies.
(3) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and/or the Executives family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company and the Affiliated Companies (including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies, but in no event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with benefits that are less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such plans, practices, policies and programs in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies.
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(4) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with the most favorable policies, practices and procedures of the Company and the Affiliated Companies in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies.
(5) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to fringe benefits, including, without limitation, if applicable, use of an automobile and payment of related expenses, in accordance with the most favorable plans, practices, programs and policies of the Company and the Affiliated Companies in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies.
(6) Office and Support Staff. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to an office or offices of a size and with furnishings and other appointments, and to personal secretarial and other assistance, at least equal to the most favorable of the foregoing provided to the Executive by the Company and the Affiliated Companies at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as provided generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies.
(7) Vacation and Other Paid Leave. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation and other paid leave in accordance with the most favorable plans, policies, programs and practices of the Company and the Affiliated Companies as in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies.
Section 4. Termination of Employment. (a) Death or Disability. The Executives employment shall terminate automatically if the Executive dies during the Employment Period. If the Company determines in good faith that the Disability of the Executive has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability), it may give to the Executive written notice in accordance with Section 12(b) of its intention to terminate the Executives employment. In such event, the Executives employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the Disability Effective Date), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, the Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executives duties. Disability means the absence of the Executive from the Executives duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180 consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness that is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executives legal representative (such agreement as to acceptability not to be unreasonably withheld).
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(b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executives employment during the Employment Period with or without Cause. Cause means:
(1) the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially the Executives duties (as contemplated by Section 3(a)(1)(A)) with the Company or any Affiliated Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness or following the Executives delivery of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company that specifically identifies the manner in which the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company believes that the Executive has not substantially performed the Executives duties, or
(2) the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.
For purposes of this Section 4(b), no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Executive shall be considered willful unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executives action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon (A) authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board, or if the Company is not the ultimate parent corporation of the Affiliated Companies and is not publicly-traded, the board of directors of the ultimate parent of the Company (the Applicable Board), (B) the instructions of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (unless the Executive is the Chief Executive Officer at the time of any such instruction) or (C) the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. The cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Applicable Board (excluding the Executive, if the Executive is a member of the Applicable Board) at a meeting of the Applicable Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel for the Executive, to be heard before the Applicable Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Applicable Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct described in Section 4(b)(1) or 4(b)(2), and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
(c) Good Reason. The Executives employment may be terminated during the Employment Period by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Executive voluntarily without Good Reason. Good Reason means:
(1) the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent in any respect with the Executives position (including status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by Section 3(a), or any action by the Company that results in a diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and that is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;
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(2) any failure by the Company to comply with any of the provisions of Section 3(b), other than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and that is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;
(3) the Companys requiring the Executive (i) to be based at any office or location other than as provided in Section 3(a)(1)(B) of this Agreement or (ii) to travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required during the 120-day period immediately prior to the Effective Date;
(4) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of this Agreement; or
(5) any failure by the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 10(c).
For purposes of this Section 4(c) of this Agreement, any good faith determination of Good Reason made by the Executive shall be conclusive. The Executives mental or physical incapacity following the occurrence of an event described above in clauses (1) through (5) shall not affect the Executives ability to terminate employment for Good Reason.
(d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 12(b). Notice of Termination means a written notice that (1) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (2) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executives employment under the provision so indicated, and (3) if the Date of Termination (as defined herein) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the Date of Termination (which Date of Termination shall be not more than 30 days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executives or the Companys respective rights hereunder.
(e) Date of Termination. Date of Termination means (1) if the Executives employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or such later date specified in the Notice of Termination, as the case may be, (2) if the Executives employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, the date on which the Company notifies the Executive of such termination, (3) if the Executive resigns without Good Reason, the date on which the Executive notifies the Company of such termination, and (4) if the Executives employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the date of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be. The Company and the Executive shall take all steps necessary (including with regard to any post-termination services by the Executive) to ensure that any termination described in this Section 4 constitutes a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the date on which such separation from service takes place shall be the Date of Termination.
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Section 5. Obligations of the Company upon Termination. (a) Good Reason; Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability. If, during the Employment Period, the Company terminates the Executives employment other than for Cause, death or Disability or the Executive terminates employment for Good Reason:
(1) the Company shall pay to the Executive, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination, the aggregate of the following amounts:
(A) the sum of the value of:
(i) the portion of the Executives Annualized Base Salary earned (and not otherwise deferred) through the Date of Termination to the extent not paid or payable, including by way of vesting of any equity, equity-like or other performance-based awards according to the awards terms,
(ii) the portion of the Executives Annualized Base Salary attributable to accrued vacation to the extent not paid or payable, including by way of vesting of any equity, equity-like or other performance-based awards according to the awards terms,
(iii) any Annual Incentive earned (and not otherwise deferred) by the Executive for the most recently completed Performance Year prior to the Date of Termination to the extent not paid or payable, including by way of vesting of any equity, equity-like or other performance-based awards according to the awards terms (the sum of the amounts described in subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the Accrued Obligations), and
(iv) the product of (x) the Executives target Annual Incentive for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current Performance Year through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365 (the Pro Rata Incentive); and
(B) an amount equal to one hundred twelve and one-half percent (112.5%) of the highest of the Executives (i) Actual Total Compensation for the Performance Year prior to the Performance Year in which the Date of Termination occurs, (ii) Target Total Compensation for the Performance Year prior to the Performance Year in which the Date of Termination occurs, and (iii) Target Total Compensation for the Performance Year in which the Date of Termination occurs; and
(C) an amount equal to the sum of the employer contributions under the Company or its Affiliated Companys (as applicable) qualified defined contribution plans and any excess or supplemental defined contribution plans in which the Executive participates as of the Date of Termination (or, if more favorable to the Executive, the plans as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date) that the Executive would receive if the Executives employment continued for two and one-half years after the Date of Termination, assuming for this purpose that (i) the
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Executives benefits under such plans are fully vested, (ii) the Executives compensation in each of the two and one-half years is that required by Sections 3(b)(1), (iii) the rate of any such employer contribution is equal to the maximum rate provided under the terms of the applicable plans for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs (or, if more favorable to the Executive, or in the event that as of the Date of Termination the rate of any such contribution for such year is not determinable, the rate of contribution under the plans for the plan year ending immediately prior to the Effective Date), and (iv) to the extent that the Companys contributions are determined based on the contributions or deferrals of the Executive, that the Executives contribution or deferral elections, as appropriate, are those in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination; and
(D) an amount equal to the employer contributions under the Company or its Affiliated Companys (as applicable) qualified defined contribution plans in which the Executive participates or is otherwise being credited with service for purposes of vesting as of the Date of Termination that are forfeited by the Executive as of the Date of Termination but that would have vested under such plans if the Executives employment continued for two and one-half years after the Date of Termination; and
(E) the amount equal to the product of (i) the sum of the Companys or any of its Affiliated Companys (as applicable) employer contributions under the Companys health care and life insurance plans in which the Executive actively participates as of the Date of Termination (or, if more favorable to the Executive, the plans as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date), with such total amount increased by 9.1% for projected cost increases during the two and one-half year period following the Date of Termination, and (ii) two and one-half, plus an additional amount equal to the income and employment taxes on such amount so that after the payment of all taxes on such payment the Executive retains an amount equal to the amount determined under this Section 5(a)(1)(E); and
(2) for purposes of determining the Executives vested status or percentage, as applicable, under any supplemental or excess defined contribution plan maintained by the Company or its Affiliated Companies in which the Executive participates or is otherwise being credited with service for purposes of vesting as of the Date of Termination, the Executive shall be credited with two and one-half years of additional service credit from the Date of Termination; and
(3) the Company shall take such actions as are necessary to cause the Executive and/or the Executives family to continue to be eligible to participate in the Companys health care and life insurance benefit plans that the Executive would be eligible to participate in if the Executive continued as an active employee two and one-half years after the Executives Date of Termination, or such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the appropriate plan, program, practice or policy (the Benefit Continuation Period), with the Executive to pay the full cost of premiums for such participation at the rate applicable to active employees of the Company, to the extent the Executive elects in writing to continue such coverage within 60 days after the Date of Termination. For purposes
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of determining eligibility (but not the time of commencement of benefits or eligibility for any employer premium subsidy) of the Executive for access to retiree welfare benefits pursuant to the retiree welfare benefit plans of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date (or, if more favorable to the Executive, the plans as in effect at the end of the Benefit Continuation Period) (the Retiree Coverage), the Executive shall be considered to have remained employed until the end of the Benefit Continuation Period and to have retired on the last day of such period, and the Company shall take such actions as are necessary to cause the Executive to be eligible to commence participating in the applicable retiree welfare benefit plans as of the applicable benefit commencement date. To the extent the Executive is not eligible for Retiree Coverage at the end of the Benefit Continuation Period (after taking into account the immediately preceding sentence), following the Benefit Continuation Period, the Executive shall be eligible to elect continued health coverage as provided under Section 4980B of the Code or other applicable law (COBRA Coverage), as if the Executives employment with the Company had terminated as of the end of such period, and the Company shall take such actions as are necessary to cause such COBRA Coverage not to be offset by the provision of benefits under this Section 5(a)(3) and to cause the period of COBRA Coverage to commence at the end of the Benefit Continuation Period; and
(4) the Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred, provide the Executive with outplacement services the scope and provider of which shall be selected by the Executive in the Executives sole discretion, provided that the cost of such outplacement shall not exceed $30,000; and provided, further, that such outplacement benefits shall end not later than the last day of the second calendar year that begins after the Date of Termination; and
(5) except as otherwise set forth in the last sentence of Section 6, to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any Other Benefits (as defined in Section 6) in accordance with the terms of the underlying plans or agreements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(a)(1) and except as otherwise provided in Section 12(g) or Section 12(h), in the event that the Executive is a specified employee within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in effect on the Date of Termination) (a Specified Employee), amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided under Section 5(a)(1) during the six-month period immediately following the Date of Termination (other than the Accrued Obligations) shall instead be paid, with interest on any delayed payment at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code (Interest), or provided on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Executives separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (the Delayed Payment Date).
(b) Death. If the Executives employment is terminated by reason of the Executives death during the Employment Period, the Company shall provide the Executives estate or beneficiaries with (i) the Accrued Obligations, (ii) the Pro Rata Incentive, and (iii) the timely payment or delivery of the Other Benefits, and shall have no other severance obligations under this
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Agreement. The Accrued Obligations and the Pro Rata Incentive shall be paid to the Executives estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination. With respect to the provision of the Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as utilized in this Section 5(b) shall include, without limitation, and the Executives estate and/or beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive, benefits at least equal to the most favorable benefits provided by the Company and the Affiliated Companies to the estates and beneficiaries of peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death benefits, if any, as in effect with respect to other peer executives and their beneficiaries at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executives estate and/or the Executives beneficiaries, as in effect on the date of the Executives death with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies and their beneficiaries.
(c) Disability. If the Executives employment is terminated by reason of the Executives Disability during the Employment Period, the Company shall provide the Executive with (i) the Accrued Obligations, (ii) the Pro Rata Incentive, and (iii) the timely payment or delivery of the Other Benefits in accordance with the terms of the underlying plans or agreements, and shall have no other severance obligations under this Agreement. The Accrued Obligations and the Pro Rata Incentive shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination, provided, that in the event that the Executive is a Specified Employee, the Pro Rata Incentive shall be paid, with Interest, to the Executive on the Delayed Payment Date. With respect to the provision of the Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as utilized in this Section 5(c) shall include, and the Executive shall be entitled after the Disability Effective Date to receive, disability and other benefits at least equal to the most favorable of those generally provided by the Company and the Affiliated Companies to disabled executives and/or their families in accordance with such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to disability, if any, as in effect generally with respect to other peer executives and their families at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive and/or the Executives family, as in effect at any time thereafter generally with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Companies and their families.
(d) Cause; Other Than for Good Reason. If the Executives employment is terminated for Cause during the Employment Period, the Company shall provide the Executive with the Accrued Obligations and the timely payment or delivery of the Other Benefits, and shall have no other severance obligations under this Agreement. If the Executive voluntarily terminates employment during the Employment Period, excluding a termination for Good Reason, the Company shall provide to the Executive the Accrued Obligations and the Pro Rata Incentive and the timely payment or delivery of the Other Benefits, and shall have no other severance obligations under this Agreement. In such case, all the Accrued Obligations and the Pro Rata Incentive shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days of the Date of Termination, provided, that in the event that the Executive is a Specified Employee, the Pro Rata Incentive shall be paid, with Interest, to the Executive on the Delayed Payment Date.
(e) Earned Compensation; Valuation Determinations. For purposes of Section 5 of this Agreement, the Accrued Obligations shall be considered earned if the Executive remained employed by the Company or an Affiliated Company through at least the last day of the period to which the amount relates. For purposes of calculating the cash value of the Pro Rata
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Incentive and the Accrued Obligations under Section 5 of this Agreement, the value of any equity, equity-like or other performance-based awards shall be the fair value of such award under applicable accounting rules at the time such award was or would have been granted.
Section 6. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executives continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy or practice provided by the Company or the Affiliated Companies and for which the Executive may qualify, nor, subject to Section 9(a)(2) and Section 12(f), shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as the Executive may have under any other contract or agreement with the Company or the Affiliated Companies. Amounts that are vested benefits or that the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program of or any other contract or agreement with the Company or the Affiliated Companies at or subsequent to the Date of Termination (Other Benefits) shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program or contract or agreement, except as explicitly modified by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executives resignation under this Agreement with or without Good Reason, shall in no way affect the Executives ability to terminate employment by reason of the Executives retirement under any compensation and benefits plans, programs or arrangements of the Company or the Affiliated Companies, including without limitation any retirement or pension plans or arrangements or to be eligible to receive benefits under any compensation or benefit plans, programs or arrangements of the Company or the Affiliated Companies, including without limitation any retirement or pension plan or arrangement of the Company or the Affiliated Companies or substitute plans adopted by the Company or its successors, and any termination which otherwise qualifies as Good Reason shall be treated as such even if it is also a retirement for purposes of any such plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive receives payments and benefits pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, the Executive shall not be entitled to any severance pay or benefits under any severance plan, program or policy of the Company and the Affiliated Companies, unless otherwise specifically provided therein in a specific reference to this Agreement, or to any payments or benefits under any Non-Competition Agreement between the Executive and the Company or one of its Affiliated Companies (the NCA) that is in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Date.
Section 7. Full Settlement; Legal Fees. The Companys obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other claim, right or action that the Company may have against the Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment. The Company agrees to pay as incurred (within 10 days following the Companys receipt of an invoice from the Executive), at any time from the Effective Date of this Agreement through the Executives remaining lifetime (or, if longer, through the 20th anniversary of the Effective Date) to the full extent permitted by law, all legal fees and expenses that the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company, the Executive or others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by the Executive about the amount of any payment pursuant to this Agreement), plus, in each case, Interest. In order to comply with Section 409A of the Code, in no event shall the payments by the Company
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under this Section 7 be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and expenses were incurred, provided, that the Executive shall have submitted an invoice for such fees and expenses at least 10 days before the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and expenses were incurred. The amount of such legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any given calendar year shall not affect the legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any other calendar year, and the Executives right to have the Company pay such legal fees and expenses may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Executive be entitled to the payment of legal fees under this Section 7 in connection with an enforcement action by the Company of the Executives obligations under the NCA (as modified by Section 9(a) of this Agreement).
Section 8. Certain Additional Payments by the Company.
(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and except as set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any Payment would be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (the Gross-Up Payment) in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (and any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, but excluding any income taxes and penalties imposed pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(a), if it shall be determined that the Executive is entitled to the Gross-Up Payment, but that the Parachute Value of all Payments does not exceed 110% of the Safe Harbor Amount, then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to the Executive and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. The reduction of the amounts payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing the payments and benefits under the following sections in the following order and only to the extent necessary: (i) Section 5(a)(4), (ii) Section 5(a)(1)(B), (iii) Section 5(a)(1)(C), (iv) Section 5(a)(1)(D), (v) Section 5(a)(1)(E); (vi) Section 5(a)(1)(A)(iv), (vii) Section 5(a)(2) and (viii) Section 5(a)(3). For purposes of reducing the Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount, only amounts payable under this Agreement (and no other Payments) shall be reduced. If the reduction of the amount payable under this Agreement would not result in a reduction of the Parachute Value of all Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount, no amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced pursuant to this Section 8(a). The Companys obligation to make Gross-Up Payments under this Section 8 shall not be conditioned upon the Executives termination of employment.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 8(c), all determinations required to be made under this Section 8, including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by Deloitte & Touche or such other nationally recognized certified public accounting firm as may be designated by the Executive (the Accounting Firm). The Accounting Firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the receipt of notice from the Executive that there has been a Payment or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. In the event that the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change of Control, the Executive
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may appoint another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments that will not have been made by the Company should have been made (the Underpayment), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. An Underpayment can result from a claim by the Internal Revenue Service or from a determination by the Accounting Firm. In the event the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to Section 8(c) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, or in the event the Accounting Firm otherwise determines that an Underpayment has occurred, the Accounting Firm shall promptly determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.
(c) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable, but no later than 10 business days after the Executive is informed in writing of such claim. The Executive shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which the Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that the Company desires to contest such claim, the Executive shall:
(1) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to such claim,
(2) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Company,
(3) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim; and
(4) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claim;
provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest, and, at its sole discretion, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences
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with the applicable taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole discretion, either pay the tax claimed to the appropriate taxing authority on behalf of the Executive and direct the Executive to sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that, if the Company pays such claim and directs the Executive to sue for a refund, the Company shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest or penalties) imposed with respect to such payment or with respect to any imputed income in connection with such payment; and provided, further, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount. Furthermore, the Companys control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which the Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder, and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.
(d) If, after the receipt by the Executive of a Gross-Up Payment or payment by the Company of an amount on the Executives behalf pursuant to Section 8(c), the Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to the Excise Tax to which such Gross-Up Payment relates or with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Companys complying with the requirements of Section 8(c), if applicable) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after payment by the Company of an amount on the Executives behalf pursuant to Section 8(c), a determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination, then the amount previously paid shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.
(e) Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this Section 8, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within five days of the receipt of the Accounting Firms determination; provided that, the Gross-Up Payment shall in all events be paid no later than the end of the Executives taxable year next following the Executives taxable year in which the Excise Tax (and any income or other related taxes or interest or penalties thereon) on a Payment are remitted to the Internal Revenue Service or any other applicable taxing authority or, in the case of amounts relating to a claim described in Section 8(c) that does not result in the remittance of any federal, state, local and foreign income, excise, social security and other taxes, the calendar year in which the claim is finally settled or otherwise resolved. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8, the Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service or any other applicable taxing authority, for the benefit of the Executive, all or any portion of any Gross-Up Payment, and the Executive hereby consents to such withholding.
(f) Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Section 8.
(i) Excise Tax shall mean the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such excise tax.
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(ii) Parachute Value of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a parachute payment under Section 280G(b)(2), as determined by the Accounting Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment.
(iii) A Payment shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.
(iv) The Safe Harbor Amount means 2.99 times the Executives base amount, within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code.
Section 9. Restrictive Covenants. (a) If, as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, the Executive is a party to an NCA and/or a Confidentiality, Work Product and Non-Solicitation of Employee Agreement (CWP + NS), the restrictive covenants set forth in the NCA and the CWP + NS and the enforcement provisions thereof shall continue in full force and effect as if set forth herein in their entirety and Section 9(b) shall be inapplicable to the Executive; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the NCA or the CWP + NS, following the Effective Date, (1) the Non-Competition Period and the period of application for the Non-Solicitation of Employees provision set forth in Section 3 of any applicable CWP + NS, shall be limited to one year from the Executives Date of Termination (or such shorter period as shall apply consistent with the Companys ability to waive the non-competition covenant pursuant to the NCA), (2) the Executive shall not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits under the NCA upon a termination of employment for any reason, and (3) in no event shall an asserted violation of the NCA constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.
(b) If the Executive is not party to an NCA as of immediately prior to the Effective Date, following the Effective Date, the Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or the Affiliated Companies, and their respective businesses, which information, knowledge or data shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executives employment by the Company or the Affiliated Companies and which information, knowledge or data shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement). After termination of the Executives employment with the Company, the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those persons designated by the Company. In no event shall an asserted violation of this Section 9(b) constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement.
Section 10. Successors. (a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive, and, without the prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the Executive other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executives legal representatives.
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(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Except as provided in Section 10(c), without the prior written consent of the Executive this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company.
(c) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly 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. Company means the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.
Section 11. Funding. This Agreement constitutes an unfunded, unsecured obligation of the Company, and any payments made hereunder shall be made from the general assets of the Company. Prior to the Effective Date, the Company may establish a trust pursuant to a trust agreement and may make contributions to such trust in accordance with the terms and conditions of such trust agreement for the purpose of assisting the Company in meeting its payment obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the trust shall not be funded if the funding thereof would result in taxable income to the Executive by reason of Section 409A(b) of the Code; and provided, further, that in no event shall any trust assets at any time be located or transferred outside of the United States, within the meaning of Section 409A(b) of the Code. Any fees and expenses of the trustee shall be paid by the Company.
Section 12. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement 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 Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified other than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.
(b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
if to the Executive:
At the most recent address on file at the Company.
if to the Company:
Capital One Financial Corporation
1680 Capital One Drive
McLean, Virginia 22102
Attention: General Counsel
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or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee.
(c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
(d) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such United States federal, state or local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
(e) The Executives or the Companys failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason pursuant to Sections 4(c)(1) through 4(c)(5), shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement.
(f) The Executive and the Company acknowledge that, except as may otherwise be provided under any other written agreement between the Executive and the Company, the employment of the Executive by the Company is at will and, subject to Section 1(a), prior to the Effective Date, the Executives employment may be terminated by either the Executive or the Company at any time prior to the Effective Date, in which case the Executive shall have no further rights under this Agreement. From and after the date hereof, this Agreement shall supersede any prior Change of Control Employment Agreement between the Company and the Executive. From and after the Effective Date, except as specifically provided herein including Section 9(a) of this Agreement with respect to the NCA (as modified by Section 9(a)), this Agreement shall supersede any other severance or separation pay agreement or employment agreement containing severance provisions between the Executive and the Company or its Affiliated Companies.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of an Anticipatory Termination, any payments that are deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code that the Company shall be required to pay pursuant to Section 5(a)(1) of this Agreement shall be paid as follows: (i) if such Change of Control is a change in control event within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, (A) except as provided in clause (B) of this Section 12(g)(i), on the date of such Change of Control, or (B) if the Executive is a Specified Employee and the Delayed Payment Date is later than the Change of Control, on the Delayed Payment Date, and (ii) if such Change of Control is not a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company (each as defined in Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder as in effect from time to time), (A) except as provided in clause (B) of this Section 12(g)(ii), on the first business day following the 12-month anniversary of the date of such Anticipatory Termination (the Payment Date), or (B) if the Executive is a Specified Employee and the Delayed Payment Date is later than the date of such Change of Control, on the Delayed Payment Date. In the event of an Anticipatory Termination, any payments or benefits that are not deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code that the Company shall be required to pay or provide pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement shall be paid or shall commence being provided on the date of the Change of Control. Interest with respect to the period, if any, from the date of the Change of Control until the actual date of payment shall be paid on any delayed cash amounts.
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(h) Notwithstanding Section 5(a)(1) of this Agreement and if the Executive is party to an NCA, in the event the Change of Control is not a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company (as defined in Section 12(g) above), the payments under Section 5(a)(1)(B) shall be paid as follows: (1) the amount equal to the sum of (A) one times the Executives Annualized Base Salary otherwise payable in cash and (B) the amount of the employer portion of health care premiums plus the 2% administrative fee (as provided for under the NCA) (the Installment Amount) shall be paid in installments during the one-year period following the Date of Termination, and (2) the amount determined under Section 5(a)(1)(B) minus the Installment Amount shall be paid in a lump sum, in each case, subject to delayed payment until the Delayed Payment Date if the Executive is a Specified Employee.
(i) Within the time period permitted by the applicable Treasury Regulations, the Company may, in consultation with the Executive, modify the Agreement, in the least restrictive manner necessary and without any diminution in the value of the payments to the Executive, in order to cause the provisions of the Agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, so as to avoid the imposition of taxes and penalties on the Executive pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executives hand and, pursuant to the authorization from the Board, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year first above written.
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[EXECUTIVES NAME] | ||
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
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John G. Finneran, Jr. |
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