INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC. AMENDMENT TO
Exhibit 10.31
INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC.
AMENDMENT TO
THOMAS C. OBRIEN
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT (Amendment) entered into this 1st day of December, 2008 (the Effective Date), by and between Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., an Illinois corporation (the Company) and Thomas C. OBrien (OBrien).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and OBrien entered into that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 2, 2001, as it may have been amended from time to time (the Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Company and OBrien desire to conform the Agreement to the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Treasury regulations issued thereunder;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is agreed and acknowledged by the parties hereto, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. | Effective as of October 1, 2008, Section 3.2(c) of the Agreement is replaced with the following: |
(c) Obligations for All Other Termination Reasons. For any other reason, upon the termination of this Agreement and OBriens employment hereunder apart from a Change of Control, the Company shall pay to OBrien, within ten (10) days following such termination of employment, an amount equal to the sum of (i) OBriens annual base salary at the time OBriens employment is terminated; plus (ii) OBriens average annual bonus received over the eight (8) fiscal quarters of the company immediately preceding Companys fiscal quarter during which OBriens employment is terminated, without exceeding OBriens target bonus for Companys fiscal year during which OBriens employment is terminated, provided, however, that OBrien shall receive his target bonus if he is terminated within his first eight (8) fiscal quarters with the Company; plus (iii) OBriens auto allowance for the Companys fiscal year during which OBriens employment is terminated. In addition, the Company shall provide, at Companys expense, continued coverage for OBrien and his beneficiaries for a period extending through the earlier of the date OBrien begins any subsequent full-time employment for pay and the date that is one (1) year after OBriens termination of employment, under the Companys health plan covering OBrien and OBriens beneficiaries, provided that OBrien properly elects coverage pursuant to
Title I, Part 6 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (COBRA).
2. | Effective as of October 1, 2008, Section 3.3(b) of the Agreement is replaced with the following: |
(b) Severance Benefits for Termination Within Two (2) Years of a Change of Control. If OBriens employment with the Company terminates by reason of OBriens Involuntary Termination (as defined in Section 3.3(a)(iii) above) or termination by the Company without Cause (as defined in Section 3.2(a)(ii)) within two (2) years of the effective date of the Change of Control, OBrien shall be entitled to receive the following:
(i) within ten (10) days following such termination of employment, Company shall pay OBrien an amount equal to 150% of the sum of (A) OBriens Base Salary and (B) his Highest Annual Bonus;
(ii) within ten (10) days following such termination of employment, Company shall pay OBrien any Accrued Obligations; and
(iii) Company shall also provide, at its expense, continued coverage of OBrien and OBriens beneficiaries for eighteen (18) months after the Date of Termination or until OBrien commences any full-time employment, whichever comes first, under the Companys health plan covering OBrien and OBriens beneficiaries, provided, however, that OBrien properly elects coverage pursuant to COBRA.
3. | Effective as of October 1, 2008, Section 3.4 is amended by changing the second paragraph to read as follows: |
For purposes hereof, the Gross-Up Payment shall mean a payment to OBrien in such amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount retained by OBrien, after reduction for any Excise Tax (including any penalties or interest thereon) on the Total Payments and any federal, state and local income or employment tax and Excise Tax on the Gross-Up Payment, provided for by this Section 3.4, but before reduction for any federal, state or local income or employment tax on the Total Payments, shall be equal to the Total Payments. The Gross-Up Payment shall be paid to OBrien within 90 days following his termination of employment.
4. | Effective as of October 1, 2008, by inserting a new sentence at the end of Section 6.4 of the Agreement the following: |
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To the extent subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), this Agreement will be administered to comply with the provisions thereof and the regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Agreement, if OBrien is a specified employee within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then any payments required to be delayed pursuant to such Section shall be paid to OBrien in a lump-sum on the date that is six months after his termination date (or the earliest date permitted by Code Section 409A).
THEREFORE, the parties hereto have signed this Amendment as of the day and year first written above.
INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC. |
By: Brian T. Clingen |
Its: CEO and Chairman of KAR Holdings, Inc. |
THOMAS C. OBRIEN |
/s/Thomas C. OBrien |
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