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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
(RULE 14D-101)
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(4)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.10 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
859547101
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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DON J. MCDERMETT, JR., ESQ.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(214) 981-1000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
WITH COPIES TO:
BLAINE V. FOGG, ESQ.
RICHARD J. GROSSMAN, ESQ.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
FOUR TIMES SQUARE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
(212) 735-3000
/ / Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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ITEM 1. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION.
The name of the subject company to which this Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the "Schedule 14D-9") relates is Sterling
Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Sterling Software"). The address of the
principal executive offices of Sterling Software is 300 Crescent Court, Suite
1200, Dallas, Texas 75201. The telephone number of the principal executive
offices of Sterling Software is (214) 981-1000. The title of the class of equity
securities to which this Schedule 14D-9 relates is common stock, par value $.10
per share, including the associated preferred stock purchase rights, of Sterling
Software (the "Sterling Software Common Stock" or the "Shares"). As of
February 18, 2000, there were 82,570,327 Shares outstanding.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSON.
The name, business address and business telephone number of Sterling
Software, which is the person filing this Schedule 14D-9, are set forth in Item
1 above.
The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the offer by Computer Associates
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Computer Associates"), through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Silversmith Acquisition Corp. ("Silversmith Acquisition
Corp."), a Delaware corporation, disclosed in a tender offer statement on
Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO"), dated February 22, 2000, to exchange each
outstanding Share for 0.5634 shares (the "Exchange Ratio") of common stock, par
value $.10 per share, of Computer Associates (the "Computer Associates Common
Stock"), subject to adjustment as set forth below, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Exchange Offer, dated February 22, 2000 (the
"Exchange Offer"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of
Transmittal" which, together with the Exchange Offer, as amended or supplemented
from time to time, constitute the "Offer").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of the Offer, the Exchange Ratio
will be adjusted as follows: if the "average Computer Associates trading price"
(as defined herein) (i) is greater than $77.12, then the Exchange Ratio will be
reduced so that each Share tendered in the Offer will be exchanged for such
number of shares of Computer Associates Common Stock as is designed to equal
$43.45 at the time the Exchange Ratio is set based on the average Computer
Associates trading price, or (ii) is less than $63.10, then, unless Computer
Associates elects the Cash Option (as described in the next sentence), the
Exchange Ratio will be increased so that each Share tendered in the Offer will
be exchanged for such number of shares of Computer Associates Common Stock as is
designed to equal $35.55 at the time the Exchange Ratio is set based on the
average Computer Associates trading price. If the average Computer Associates
trading price is less than $63.10, Computer Associates, in its sole discretion,
may elect (the "Cash Option") to reduce the Exchange Ratio that would otherwise
be in effect and pay cash in substitution for Computer Associates' shares for
all or a portion of the shortfall of the average Computer Associates trading
price below $63.10 (the "Cash Option Amount"). For purposes of the Offer,
"average Computer Associates trading price" means the 10-trading day average of
the daily average of the high and low sales price per share of Computer
Associates Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "NYSE")
composite tape ending on the trading day immediately preceding the day on which
the later of (i) the waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), and any other antitrust
laws applicable to the Offer, expire or terminate and (ii) the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed in connection with the Offer becomes effective under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Offer is being made pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of February 14, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), among Computer Associates,
Silversmith Acquisition Corp. and Sterling Software. The Merger Agreement
provides that, among other things, as soon as practicable following the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement,
Silversmith Acquisition Corp. will be merged with and into Sterling Software
(the "Merger"), and Sterling Software
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will continue as the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"). At the
effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each Share then outstanding
(other than Shares held by Computer Associates or Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
or stockholders who perfect appraisal rights under Delaware law, which will be
available if Computer Associates elects the Cash Option or if the Merger is
completed pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) will
be converted into the right to receive such number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Computer Associates Common Stock as is equal to the
Exchange Ratio finally established for the Offer and, if Computer Associates has
elected the Cash Option in connection with the Offer, an amount in cash equal to
the Cash Option Amount. A copy of the Merger Agreement is filed herewith as
Exhibit (e)(1) and is incorporated herein by reference.
Copies of the Exchange Offer and the Letter of Transmittal are filed
herewith as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, and are incorporated
herein by reference.
The Schedule TO states that the principal executive offices of Computer
Associates and Silversmith Acquisition Corp. are located at One Computer
Associates Plaza, Islandia, New York, 11749-7000.
ITEM 3. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.
The information contained under the caption "The Offer--Interests of
Directors and Management in the Proposed Combination" in the Exchange Offer, and
in the Information Statement which is attached hereto as Schedule I, is
incorporated herein by reference. Each material agreement, arrangement or
understanding and any actual or potential conflict of interest between Sterling
Software or its affiliates and (1) Sterling Software's executive officers,
directors or affiliates or (2) Computer Associates or Silversmith Acquisition
Corp. or their respective executive officers, directors or affiliates, is either
incorporated herein by reference as a result of the previous sentence or set
forth below.
TREATMENT OF OPTIONS. The Merger Agreement provides that each outstanding
option to purchase Shares which has been granted to certain management
employees, including the executive officers of Sterling Software (a "Management
Option"), shall become fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to the
consummation of the Offer and that Management Options shall be converted into
options to purchase shares of Computer Associates Common Stock upon consummation
of the Offer, unless a holder of a Management Option instead elects to receive a
cash payment as described below. Such conversions shall be accomplished by
multiplying the number of Shares subject to each option by the Option Exchange
Ratio (as defined below) and dividing the exercise price per share of each
option by the Option Exchange Ratio. Although the Merger Agreement provides for
an acceleration of vesting and exercisability immediately prior to the
consummation of the Offer, most of the Management Options, by their terms,
already provided for an acceleration of vesting and exercisability upon a change
in control. The "Option Exchange Ratio" is the sum of the Exchange Ratio plus,
in the event of the Cash Option, the number determined by dividing the Cash
Option Amount by the average Computer Associates trading price.
The Merger Agreement also provides that each holder of a Management Option
may elect to cancel a Management Option in exchange for a cash payment equal to
the excess of the Cancellation Price (as defined herein) over the per share
exercise price of the Management Option multiplied by the number of Shares
subject to the option. The "Cancellation Price" is equal to the Option Exchange
Ratio multiplied by the average Computer Associates trading price.
The following table sets forth, with respect to each of the executive
officers and the non-employee directors (as a group) of Sterling Software:
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- the number of Shares subject to options held by such persons that will be
exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of the Offer (including
options that are currently exercisable as well as options which became
exercisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement);
- the weighted average exercise price of the options held by such persons;
and
- the aggregate cash value of such options based upon an assumed per share
amount of consideration to be received by Sterling Software stockholders
in the Offer and the Merger of $39.50 in Computer Associates Common Stock
(I.E., the total stock value less the exercise price).
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OPTIONS WHICH WEIGHTED AVERAGE
WILL BE EXERCISE PRICE AGGREGATE VALUE
NAME(1) EXERCISABLE PER SHARE OF OPTIONS
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F.L. "Mike" Harvey................ 175,000 $15.0536 $ 4,278,125
Don J. McDermett, Jr. ............ 290,000 $18.6760 $ 6,038,950
B. Carole Morton.................. 300,000 $16.0104 $ 7,046,875
Mark A. Theel..................... 250,000 $19.0315 $ 5,117,125
Geno P. Tolari.................... 825,000 $14.0947 $20,959,375
Sterling L. Williams.............. 3,600,000 $14.0694 $91,550,000
R. Logan Wray..................... 375,000 $19.3191 $ 7,567,825
Charles J. Wyly, Jr............... 900,000 $14.0694 $22,887,500
Sam Wyly.......................... 1,875,000 $14.0717 $47,678,125
Non-employee directors as a
group........................... 360,000 $17.8880 $ 7,780,313
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(1) As of February 12, 2000, the following individuals held unvested options in
the amounts set forth next to their names the vesting of which was
accelerated as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement: F.L. "Mike" Harvey (175,000); Don J. McDermett, Jr. (201,100);
B. Carole Morton (112,500); Mark A. Theel (134,750); Geno P. Tolari
(325,000); R. Logan Wray (277,600); and all non-employee directors as a
group (200,000).
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS. Each of the executive officers, as
well as Mr. Evan A. Wyly, a director of Sterling Software, and certain other
officers of Sterling Software (collectively, the "Executives"), are parties to
change in control severance agreements. Each change in control severance
agreement requires Sterling Software to provide an Executive, upon a qualifying
termination of employment, with a lump sum amount equal to a multiple of the
Executive's annual cash compensation. Each agreement also requires Sterling
Software to continue to provide an Executive, for a certain number of months,
with the benefits and perquisites that were provided to the Executive prior to
the qualifying termination of employment. In addition, the agreements also
provide for an Executive to receive a gross-up payment if the Executive becomes
subject to any excise tax as a result of any payments that the Executive
receives under the agreement, or otherwise, being determined to be "excess
parachute payments."
As part of the Merger Agreement negotiations, Computer Associates requested
that the change in control severance agreements be amended. In particular,
Computer Associates requested that each Executive waive his or her right to a
continuation of benefits and perquisites (except medical coverages) and that the
agreements be amended to add a non-competition covenant in respect of certain
Executives and non-solicitation and confidentiality covenants in respect of all
the Executives. On February 14, 2000, Sterling Software, Computer Associates and
each Executive agreed to amend the change in control severance agreements,
effective as of the consummation of the Offer. Such amendments, which were
required by Computer Associates as a condition to executing the Merger
Agreement, become effective upon consummation of the Offer. In general, such
amendments confirmed and, in certain respects reduced, the Executives' benefits
and imposed upon the Executives a
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non-competition covenant and other covenants to which they were not previously
subject. The amendments provide, among other things, that:
- each Executive will be paid a lump sum in cash upon a qualifying
termination of employment in satisfaction of all severance pay and in lieu
of the continuation of certain benefits and perquisites to which he or she
would otherwise have been entitled pursuant to such Executive's change in
control severance agreement. As to certain of the Executives, twenty-five
percent of the payment is in consideration for entering into a
non-competition covenant. The payments to be provided to each executive
officer of Sterling Software and Evan A. Wyly upon a qualifying
termination of employment are as follows:
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F.L. "Mike" Harvey.......................................... $ 1,054,708
Don J. McDermett, Jr. ...................................... $ 2,142,053
B. Carole Morton............................................ $ 1,306,365
Mark A. Theel............................................... $ 921,118
Geno P. Tolari.............................................. $ 5,820,091
Sterling L. Williams........................................ $12,638,596
R. Logan Wray............................................... $ 2,599,418
Charles J. Wyly, Jr. ....................................... $ 7,967,093
Evan A. Wyly................................................ $ 233,544
Sam Wyly.................................................... $15,899,901
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- Sterling Software shall continue, for a specified period, medical benefits
for each Executive. The applicable period for each executive officer of
Sterling Software and Evan A. Wyly is as follows:
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F.L. "Mike" Harvey.......................................... 24 months
Don J. McDermett, Jr. ...................................... 48 months
B. Carole Morton............................................ 24 months
Mark A. Theel............................................... 24 months
Geno P. Tolari.............................................. 60 months
Sterling L. Williams........................................ 84 months
R. Logan Wray............................................... 48 months
Charles J. Wyly, Jr. ....................................... 84 months
Evan A. Wyly................................................ 12 months
Sam Wyly.................................................... 84 months
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- each Executive shall have the right, for up to 30 days after a qualifying
termination of employment, to purchase the Executive's company-provided
car at its current book value;
- certain Executives shall not engage in activities which are competitive
with Sterling Software or solicit Sterling Software employees for a
specified period. An Executive may request a waiver of the non-competition
provision after a certain time and such waiver shall not be unreasonably
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withheld by Sterling Software. The relevant non-competition and
non-solicitation periods are as follows:
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F.L. "Mike" Harvey.......................................... 2 years
Don J. McDermett, Jr. ...................................... 2 years
B. Carole Morton............................................ 2 years
Mark A. Theel............................................... 2 years
Geno P. Tolari.............................................. 5 years
Sterling L. Williams........................................ 7 years
R. Logan Wray............................................... 2 years
Charles J. Wyly, Jr. ....................................... 5 years
Evan A. Wyly................................................ 1 year
Sam Wyly.................................................... 5 years
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- each Executive must keep Sterling Software information confidential;
- each Executive is entitled to a gross-up on any excise tax under
Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), which may be imposed on any payments and benefits received by the
Executive in connection with the Offer or the Merger. If the Offer is
consummated on March 20, 2000, and assuming each Executive were to incur a
qualifying termination of employment immediately following that date and a
per share consideration to be received by Sterling Software stockholders
in the Offer and the Merger of $39.50 in Computer Associates Common Stock,
the approximate gross-up payments that would be payable to certain
Executives (those expected to be subject to excise tax) are as follows:
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Don J. McDermett, Jr. ...................................... $1,054,076
Mark A. Theel............................................... $ 491,195
R. Logan Wray............................................... $1,371,990
Charles J. Wyly, Jr......................................... $2,634,982
Sam Wyly.................................................... $5,288,614
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Ms. Morton and Messrs. Tolari and Harvey have each delivered Computer
Associates a letter whereby they have agreed to elect to receive cash
consideration (rather than convert their options) to the extent that failure to
so elect would result in an incremental increase of such individual's excise tax
liability.
In addition:
- Mr. Williams' change in control severance agreement has been amended to
require Sterling Software to transfer to him, upon a qualifying
termination of employment, the ownership of the life insurance policy
concerning him which has been funded by Sterling Software;
- Mr. Sam Wyly's change in control severance agreement has been amended to
require Sterling Software to pay him, upon a qualifying termination of
employment, an amount in cash equal to the value of the split dollar life
insurance policy concerning him which is held by Sterling Software; and
- Ms. Morton's change in control severance agreement has been amended to
have Sterling Software acknowledge her entitlement to certain retiree
medical benefits.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. Employees with annual compensation from
Sterling Software which exceeds $120,000, as well as all directors and certain
consultants, are eligible to participate in Sterling Software's Deferred
Compensation Plan. Participants in the plan may elect to have their deferrals
deemed invested in one or more funds available under the plan. All amounts in a
participant's account
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are 100% vested at all times, provided, that certain penalties apply to certain
unscheduled withdrawals. Participants may defer post-employment payments
(including payments pursuant to the change in control severance agreements)
under the plan.
Upon termination of employment, a participant's account balance is paid
either in a lump sum payment or in quarterly installments over a certain period
as a participant may elect under the terms of the plan. Upon a change in control
(including the filing by Sterling Software of a Current Report on Form 8-K in
connection with the Merger Agreement), all participants have the right to a
distribution of their account balances in a lump sum or in periodic
distributions as provided in the plan upon six months' notice. If a participant
requests payment without six months notice, the participant will forfeit 10% of
the amount to be distributed.
EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. On December 31, 1999, Sterling Software's
Employee Health Benefit Plan (which also provides for retiree medical benefits)
was amended to provide that, following a change in control (including the filing
by Sterling Software of a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the
Merger Agreement), the plan may not be amended in a manner which is adverse to
those participants who are eligible for or in receipt of retiree medical
benefits.
GENO P. TOLARI'S SERP AGREEMENT. On February 15, 2000, Sterling Software,
Computer Associates and Mr. Tolari entered into an agreement (the "SERP
Agreement") which modified Mr. Tolari's rights under his Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan II ("SERP II"). Under the SERP Agreement, Mr. Tolari agreed to
receive, within five days after the date that his employment with Sterling
Software is terminated for any reason, a lump sum payment of $3,527,640 in
satisfaction in full for Sterling Software's obligations to him under SERP II.
MERGER AGREEMENT. The following is a summary of certain material provisions
of the Merger Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith
as Exhibit (e)(1) and is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER. The Offer is subject to a number of conditions,
which are described below:
(1) There must be validly tendered, prior to the expiration of the Offer,
and not withdrawn, a number of Shares which will constitute at least a majority
of the total number of outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis (as though
all options or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Shares had been so converted, exercised or exchanged) as of the date that
Computer Associates accepts the Shares pursuant to the Offer (the "Minimum
Tender Condition"). On February 9, 2000, the number of Shares needed to satisfy
the Minimum Tender Condition would have been 51,457,769.
(2) The waiting period, and any extension thereof, applicable to the Offer
and the Merger under the HSR Act and any other applicable antitrust law, must
have expired or been terminated (the "Antitrust Condition").
(3) Computer Associates' Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "S-4") must
have become effective under the Securities Act of 1933 and not be the subject of
any stop order or proceedings seeking a stop order (the "Registration Statement
Effectiveness Condition").
(4) The shares of Computer Associates Common Stock issuable to Sterling
Software stockholders in the Offer and the Merger must have been approved for
listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.
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(5) The Offer is also subject to the conditions that, at the time of
acceptance for exchange of Shares pursuant to the Offer:
- there shall not have been instituted or pending any action or proceeding
by any governmental entity, (1) challenging or seeking to make illegal,
delay materially or otherwise directly or indirectly restrain or prohibit
the making of the Offer, the acceptance for exchange of, or the exchange
or delivery of, shares of Computer Associates Common Stock for some or all
the Shares by Computer Associates or the consummation by Computer
Associates of the Merger, or seeking to obtain material damages or
otherwise directly or indirectly relating to the transactions contemplated
by the Tender Agreement (as defined below), the Merger Agreement, the
Offer or the Merger, (2) seeking to restrain or prohibit the ownership or
operation by Computer Associates, Silversmith Acquisition Corp. or any of
their subsidiaries or affiliates of all or any portion of the business or
assets of Sterling Software and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of
Computer Associates and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or to compel
Computer Associates or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to dispose of
or hold separate all or any portion of the business or assets of Sterling
Software and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of Computer Associates
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (3) seeking to impose limitations
on the ability of Computer Associates or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates effectively to exercise full rights of ownership of the Shares,
including, without limitation, the right to vote any Shares acquired or
owned by Computer Associates or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates on
all matters properly presented to Sterling Software's stockholders, or
(4) seeking to require divestiture by Computer Associates or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates of any Shares;
- there shall not be any action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation,
injunction, order or decree proposed, enacted, enforced, promulgated,
issued or deemed applicable to the Merger Agreement, the Tender Agreement,
the Offer or the Merger, by any governmental entity that, in the judgment
of Computer Associates, is reasonably likely, directly or indirectly, to
result in any of the consequences referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph;
- Sterling Software shall not have breached or failed to perform in any
material respect any of its covenants, obligations or agreements under the
Merger Agreement, other than the Material Agreement Covenant described
below under "--Conduct of Business Pending the Merger", or Sterling
Software shall not have breached the Material Agreement Covenant such that
the aggregate of all such breaches would materially and adversely affect
Sterling Software and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or Computer
Associates;
- Sterling Software's representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement
that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and its
representations and warranties that are not qualified as to materiality
shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the
date of the Merger Agreement and as of the expiration of the Offer,
including any extension thereof (except to the extent expressly made as an
earlier date, in which case as of such date). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this condition shall not be deemed to exist unless the failure
of such representations and warranties so to be true and correct, without
giving effect to any limitation as to "materially" or "material adverse
effect" or similar limitations, individually or in the aggregate, has had
and could reasonably be expected to have a "Company Material Adverse
Effect" (as defined in the Merger Agreement) on Sterling Software;
- the Merger Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its terms;
- (1) the board of directors of Sterling Software (the "Sterling Software
Board"), or any committee thereof, has not withdrawn or materially
modified or amended in a manner adverse to Computer Associates or
Silversmith Acquisition Corp. its approval or recommendation of the Offer,
the Merger, the Merger Agreement or the entry by Computer Associates and
Silversmith
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Acquisition Corp. into the Tender Agreement or (2) the Sterling Software
Board, or any committee thereof, has not recommended to the stockholders
of Sterling Software any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below) or
resolved to do so or publicly announced an intention to do so;
- Sterling Software has not entered into, or publicly announced its
intention to enter into, an agreement or agreement in principle (other
than a customary confidentiality agreement) with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal; or
- no person or group, defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), other than Computer Associates or any of
its subsidiaries, has become the beneficial owner, defined in Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act, of 15% or more of the outstanding
shares of Sterling Software Common Stock or acquired, directly or
indirectly, 15% or more of the assets of Sterling Software and its
subsidiaries.
The conditions of the Offer described above are for the sole benefit of
Computer Associates and Silversmith Acquisition Corp. and may be asserted by
Computer Associates, regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such
conditions, including any action or omission by Computer Associates or
Silversmith Acquisition Corp. Computer Associates and Silversmith Acquisition
Corp. may waive these conditions in their reasonable discretion in whole or in
part from time to time (other than the Minimum Tender Condition).
AMENDING THE OFFER. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Computer Associates
agreed that, without the prior written consent of Sterling Software, no change
may be made to the Offer which:
- changes the form or amount of consideration to be paid, other than in
connection with the election of the Cash Option or by adding
consideration;
- imposes conditions to the Offer in addition to those set forth in the
Merger Agreement or which changes or waives the Minimum Tender Condition;
- extends the Offer, other than as described below; or
- makes any other change to any condition to the Offer which is adverse to
the holders of Shares.
CONSIDERATION. The Merger Agreement provides for the consideration that
Computer Associates will pay in the Offer, including the Exchange Ratio, the
adjustments to the Exchange Ratio, if any, and the procedures for electing the
Cash Option.
EXPIRATION OR TERMINATION OF THE OFFER. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
Computer Associates agreed that if, at the scheduled expiration date of the
Offer, the conditions to the Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived,
other than several specified conditions, unless there is no reasonable
possibility of all of the conditions to the Offer being satisfied on or before
September 30, 2000, Computer Associates will extend the expiration date of the
Offer for an additional period or periods of time, each of which being no longer
than 15 business days, until the date that such conditions are satisfied or
waived and Computer Associates becomes obligated to accept for payment and pay
for Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer. However, if at any scheduled
expiration date of the Offer, all of the conditions to the Offer have been
satisfied or waived other than the Minimum Tender Condition, Computer Associates
will only be required to extend the Offer for an additional 20 business days
following such scheduled expiration date.
THE MERGER. If the conditions to the Merger are satisfied or waived in
accordance with the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the Delaware General
Corporation Law, at the effective time of the
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Merger (the "Effective Time"), Silversmith Acquisition Corp. will merge with
Sterling Software. Sterling Software will survive the Merger as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Computer Associates.
EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGER. The Merger will become effective upon the
filing of a certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State or such
later time as is agreed by Computer Associates and Sterling Software and
specified in the certificate of merger. The filing of the certificate of merger
will take place as soon as practicable, but no later than the second business
day, after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions described below under
"--Conditions to the Completion of the Merger" unless the parties agree to
another date.
ADDITIONAL EFFECTS OF THE MERGER. Upon completion of the Merger:
- each outstanding share of capital stock of Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
will be converted into and become one share of common stock of Sterling
Software as the corporation surviving the Merger;
- each outstanding share of Sterling Software Common Stock will be converted
into and become the right to receive the amount and type of consideration
received by Sterling Software stockholders who tendered their Shares in
the Offer;
- the directors and officers of Silversmith Acquisition Corp. at the
Effective Time will become the directors and officers of Sterling Software
as the corporation surviving the Merger;
- the certificate of incorporation of Sterling Software, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be amended as of the
Effective Time so as to (a) reduce the total number of authorized shares
of capital stock to be 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.10 per
share, and (b) permit the stockholders of the corporation to take action
without a meeting, and, as so amended, such certificate of incorporation
shall be the certificate of incorporation of Sterling Software as the
corporation surviving the Merger; and
- the by-laws of Silversmith Acquisition Corp. at the Effective Time will
become the by-laws of Sterling Software as the corporation surviving the
Merger.
EXCHANGE AGENT. At the Effective Time, Computer Associates shall enter into
an agreement with a bank or trust company that is reasonably acceptable to
Sterling Software (the "Exchange Agent"), with which Computer Associates shall
deposit any required cash and certificates representing the number of whole
shares of Computer Associates Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Merger
Agreement in exchange for outstanding shares of Sterling Software Common Stock.
Soon after the Effective Time, Computer Associates will send a letter to each
person who was a Sterling Software stockholder at the Effective Time containing
instructions on how to surrender Sterling Software stock certificates to the
Exchange Agent and receive shares of Computer Associates Common Stock and cash,
if any cash is payable.
DIVIDENDS. Holders of Shares will not be entitled to receive any dividends
or other distributions payable by Computer Associates until they exchange their
Sterling Software stock certificates for certificates representing shares of
Computer Associates Common Stock. Once holders deliver their Sterling Software
stock certificates to the Exchange Agent, they will receive, subject to
applicable laws, accumulated dividends and distributions, without interest.
FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Computer Associates Common Stock
will be issued upon the surrender of certificates representing Shares. No
dividend or other distribution of Computer Associates will relate to any such
fractional shares and no such fractional shares will entitle the owner thereof
to any voting or other rights of a stockholder of Computer Associates. Holders
of Shares otherwise entitled to fractional shares of Computer Associates Common
Stock will receive a cash
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payment instead of such fractional shares. Following the Effective Time, the
Exchange Agent will determine the excess of the number of whole shares of
Computer Associates Common Stock delivered to the Exchange Agent by Computer
Associates for distribution to Sterling Software stockholders over the aggregate
number of whole shares of Computer Associates Common Stock to be distributed to
Sterling Software stockholders. The Exchange Agent will then, on behalf of the
former Sterling Software stockholders, sell the excess shares of Computer
Associates Common Stock at then prevailing prices on the NYSE, all in the manner
provided in the Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Computer
Associates has the option, exercisable prior to the Effective Time, in lieu of
the issuance of such excess shares to pay each former holder of Shares and
amount of cash equal to the product of the fractional share interest to which
such holder would otherwise be entitled and the closing price of Computer
Associates Common Stock on the NYSE on the Effective Time.
As soon as practicable after the determination of the amount of cash to be
paid to holders of Shares with respect to any fractional share interests, the
Exchange Agent will make available such amounts to such Sterling Software
stockholders subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Merger
Agreement.
STERLING SOFTWARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Upon acceptance for exchange of
Shares in the Offer, Computer Associates will be entitled to designate a number
of directors of Sterling Software (rounded up to the next whole number) that
bears the same proportion to the total number of directors of Sterling Software
as the proportion of the total number of shares of Sterling Software of Sterling
Software Common Stock then held by Computer Associates bears to the total number
of outstanding shares of Sterling Software Common Stock, provided that until the
Merger has been consummated, the Sterling Software Board shall always have at
least two members (the "Continuing Directors") who were directors of Sterling
Software prior to consummation of the Offer. The Merger Agreement provides that,
prior to the Effective Time, if Computer Associates' designees are elected to
the Sterling Software Board, the affirmative vote of the Continuing Directors
will be required to:
- amend or terminate the Merger Agreement;
- waive any of Sterling Software's rights, benefits or remedies under the
Merger Agreement;
- extend the time for performance of Computer Associates' or Silversmith
Acquisition Corp.'s obligations under the Merger Agreement; or
- approve any other action by Sterling Software which is reasonably likely
to adversely affect the interests of Sterling Software's stockholders,
other than Computer Associates and its affiliates, with respect to the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Merger Agreement contains customary
representations and warranties relating to, among other things:
- corporate organization and similar corporate matters of each of Computer
Associates and Sterling Software;
- authorization, execution, delivery, performance and enforceability of, and
required consents, approvals, orders and authorizations of governmental
authorities relating to, the Merger Agreement and related matters of each
of Computer Associates and Sterling Software;
- the capital structure of each of Computer Associates and Sterling
Software;
- documents filed by each of Computer Associates and Sterling Software with
the Securities Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the accuracy of
information contained in such documents;
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- financial statements included in documents filed by each of Computer
Associates and Sterling Software with the SEC, the accuracy of such
information presented by such financial statements, compliance with
applicable accounting standards and requirements by such financial
statements and, in the case of Sterling Software, the absence of
undisclosed liabilities;
- the accuracy of information supplied by each of Computer Associates and
Sterling Software in connection with the S-4 of which the Schedule TO is a
part;
- outstanding and pending material litigation of each of Computer Associates
and Sterling Software;
- the absence of material changes or events concerning Computer Associates
and Sterling Software through the date of the Merger Agreement;
- compliance with laws and permit requirements by Computer Associates and
Sterling Software;
- engagement and payment of fees of brokers, investment bankers, finders and
financial advisors by Computer Associates and Sterling Software;
- subsidiaries of Sterling Software;
- filing of tax returns and payment of taxes by Sterling Software;
- matters relating to benefit plans of Sterling Software;
- matters relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act for
Sterling Software;
- certain contracts and debt instruments of Sterling Software;
- software, intellectual property and infringement matters concerning
Sterling Software;
- ownership of properties and assets of Sterling Software;
- interests of directors and officers in Sterling Software assets;
- Sterling Software Board recommendation of the Offer and Merger;
- receipt of fairness opinion by Computer Associates and Sterling Software
from their respective financial advisors;
- ownership interests of Computer Associates in Sterling Software Common
Stock; and
- interim operations and ownership of Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
All representations and warranties of Computer Associates and Sterling
Software expire at the Effective Time.
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement,
Sterling Software agreed that Sterling Software and its subsidiaries will carry
on their respective businesses in the usual, regular and ordinary course in
substantially the same manner as conducted before the date of the Merger
Agreement and, to the extent consistent with such previous conduct, use all
reasonable efforts to preserve intact their current business organizations, keep
available the services of their current officers and employees and preserve
their relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees,
distributors and others having business dealings with them. The Merger Agreement
further provides that, except as expressly provided in the Merger Agreement or
as set forth in the disclosure schedule to the Merger Agreement during the
period from the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement to the
consummation of the Offer, Sterling Software will not, and will not permit any
of its subsidiaries to:
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- declare or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions in respect
of, capital stock, other than dividends and distributions by any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sterling Software to its parent, or
split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or
authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of
or in substitution for shares of its capital stock, or purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of Sterling Software or any
of its subsidiaries or any other securities thereof or any rights,
warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other securities;
- issue, deliver, sell, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of capital
stock, any other voting securities or any securities convertible into, or
any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, voting
securities or convertible securities, other than the issuance of Sterling
Software shares upon the exercise of stock options outstanding on the date
of the Merger Agreement, under the Rights Agreement, dated as of
December 18, 1996, as amended by the First Amendment to Rights Agreement,
dated as of March 12, 1998, by and between Sterling Software and Bank
Boston, N.A., a national banking association formerly known as The First
National Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agreement") or under
Sterling Software's Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan;
- amend the articles of incorporation, by-laws or other comparable charter
or organizational documents of Sterling Software or any of its significant
subsidiaries;
- acquire or agree to acquire any business including through the acquisition
of any interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association or other business organization or division thereof;
- mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien or sell, lease,
transfer or otherwise dispose of any of Sterling Software's intellectual
property or any other material properties or assets except in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and pursuant to existing
contracts or commitments, or except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or pursuant to existing contracts or
commitments, license any of Sterling Software's intellectual property;
- make or agree to make any new capital expenditures in excess of $500,000
in the aggregate;
- make any material tax election, unless required by law, or settle or
compromise any material income tax liability;
- pay, discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations, other
than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice and in accordance with their terms
of liabilities reflected or reserved against in, or contemplated by, the
most recent consolidated financial statements, or the notes thereto, of
Sterling Software included in documents filed with the SEC, liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
or liabilities not to exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate, or waive the
benefits of, or agree to modify in any manner, any confidentiality,
standstill or similar agreement to which Sterling Software or any of its
subsidiaries is a party;
- commence a lawsuit other than for the routine collection of amounts owed
or in such cases where Sterling Software in good faith determines that the
failure to commence suit would result in a material impairment of a
valuable aspect of Sterling Software's business, provided that Sterling
Software consults with Computer Associates prior to filing such suit;
- incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such
indebtedness of another person, issue or sell any debt securities or
warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities of Sterling
Software or any of its subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of
another person,
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enter into any "KEEP WELL" or other agreement to maintain any financial
statement condition of another person or enter into any arrangement having
the economic effect of any of the foregoing, except for short-term
borrowings incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and except for intercompany indebtedness between Sterling
Software and any of its wholly owned subsidiaries or between such
subsidiaries, or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or
investments in, any other person;
- enter into or amend any employment or severance agreement or similar
arrangements, enter into any agreement pursuant to which Sterling Software
or any of its subsidiaries will provide services for a term of more than
30 days at a fixed or capped price or otherwise pursuant to terms that are
not consistent with agreements entered into by Sterling Software or any of
its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, enter into any
customer sale or license agreement on terms outside the ordinary course of
business, pay commissions to sales employees except on the basis of
executed customer contracts with respect to products actually delivered to
customers, other than customer sales contracts or licenses enter into any
contracts or series of related contracts in excess of $500,000, enter into
or amend any agreement or arrangement for obtaining professional services
or advice involving payments of more than $200,000 to any one service
provider (provided that this clause does not apply to legal services or
advice obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement), enter into any product swap transactions that would be
in violation of generally accepted accounting principles, make any
determination as to amounts payable under any plan, arrangement or
agreement, providing for discretionary incentive compensation or bonus to
any officer, director, employee or independent contractor of Sterling
Software or any of its subsidiaries, or enter into, adopt, or amend any
agreement, arrangement or benefit plan so as to increase the liability of
Sterling Software or Computer Associates or any of their subsidiaries in
respect of compensation or benefits except as may be required by law (the
"Material Agreement Covenant"); or
- authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the foregoing
actions.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Sterling Software
agreed, subject to applicable law, to give Computer Associates and its
representatives access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice,
to the properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records of
Sterling Software and its subsidiaries, and to furnish Computer Associates and
its representatives with copies of all securities filings, material tax return
documents and such other information concerning its business, properties and
personnel as such persons may reasonably request.
OTHER OFFERS. The Merger Agreement provides that, from the date of the
Merger Agreement until the Effective Time or, if earlier, the termination of the
Merger Agreement, Sterling Software will not, whether directly or indirectly
through advisors, agents or other intermediaries, and will cause its officers,
directors, advisors, representatives and other agents not to, directly or
indirectly:
- solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, or take any other action to
facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes,
or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal;
- participate or engage in substantive discussions or negotiations with, or
disclose or provide any non-public information relating to Sterling
Software or its subsidiaries or afford access to the properties, books or
records of Sterling Software or its subsidiaries to, any person or entity
that has made an Acquisition Proposal or with or to any person or entity
in contemplation of an Acquisition Proposal; or
- enter into any agreement or agreement in principle providing for or
relating to an Acquisition Proposal.
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PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if and only if:
- a person has submitted an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal to the Sterling
Software Board under circumstances in which Sterling Software has complied
with its obligations under Merger Agreement relating to other offers;
- the Sterling Software Board believes in good faith, based on such matters
as it deems relevant, including the advice of its financial advisor, that
such unsolicited Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Proposal (as defined
below); and
- the Sterling Software Board determines in good faith, based on such
matters as it deems relevant, including consultation with outside counsel,
that engaging in negotiations or discussions or providing information in
response to such unsolicited Acquisition Proposal is required to satisfy
the directors' fiduciary duties under the Delaware General Corporation
Law;
then Sterling Software may furnish information concerning Sterling Software and
its subsidiaries under a customary confidentiality agreement to the person
making the Superior Proposal and participate in negotiations and discussions
regarding the Superior Proposal.
In response to a Superior Proposal which was not solicited by Sterling
Software and which did not otherwise result from a breach of the provisions of
the Merger Agreement described above, Sterling Software may terminate the Merger
Agreement if the Sterling Software Board determines in good faith, based on such
matters as it deems relevant, including consultation with outside counsel, that
the directors' fiduciary duties under the Delaware General Corporation Law
require termination. Termination under this provision of the Merger Agreement
may only occur after the third business day following Computer Associates'
receipt of written notice from Sterling Software advising that the Sterling
Software Board is prepared to accept the Superior Proposal, and Sterling
Software must pay a fee in the amount of $175 million, plus expenses, to
Computer Associates promptly upon such termination. See "--Termination Fee;
Expenses."
No provision of the Merger Agreement prohibits the Sterling Software Board
from taking and disclosing to Sterling Software's stockholders a position with
respect to a tender offer made pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2 promulgated
under the Exchange Act or from making any disclosure required by applicable law.
The Merger Agreement provides that:
- the term "Acquisition Proposal" means any inquiry, proposal or offer from
any person, other than Computer Associates, Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
or any of their affiliates, relating to any merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, liquidation or other direct or indirect business
combination involving Sterling Software or any of its significant
subsidiaries, any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of 15% or
more (by voting power) of the outstanding capital stock of Sterling
Software or any of its significant subsidiaries, any tender offer or
exchange offer that if completed would result in any person (together with
its affiliates) owning 15% or more (by voting power) of the outstanding
capital stock of Sterling Software or any of its significant subsidiaries,
or the acquisition, license, purchase or other disposition of a
substantial portion of the technology, business or assets of Sterling
Software or any of its significant subsidiaries outside the ordinary
course of business or inconsistent with past practice; and
- the term "Superior Proposal" means any bona fide acquisition proposal
which is on terms that the Sterling Software Board determines in its good
faith judgment (after receipt of the advice of a financial advisor of
nationally recognized reputation) provides for consideration which would
exceed the value of the consideration provided for in the Offer and the
Merger, after taking into account all relevant factors, including any
conditions to such Acquisition Proposal, the timing of
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the closing thereof, the risk of nonconsummation, the ability of the
person making the Acquisition Proposal to finance the transaction
contemplated thereby and any required governmental or other consents,
filings and approvals.
Sterling Software has agreed to promptly advise Computer Associates of any
request for information relating to an Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry
relating to or which could result in an Acquisition Proposal, including the
material terms and conditions of such request, Acquisition Proposal or inquiry
and the identity of the person making the same. Sterling Software has agreed to
inform Computer Associates on a prompt basis of the status and content of any
discussions regarding any Acquisition Proposal with a third party and as
promptly as possible of any change in the price, structure or form of the
consideration or material terms of and conditions regarding such Acquisition
Proposal.
COMPLIANCE BY SILVERSMITH ACQUISITION CORP. Pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, Computer Associates agreed that it will take all action necessary,
including ensuring that Silversmith Acquisition Corp. has sufficient funds and
shares of Computer Associates Common Stock, to cause Silversmith Acquisition
Corp. to perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement and to consummate
the Offer and the Merger on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. Except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement,
Computer Associates has agreed to honor, in accordance with their terms, all of
Sterling Software's benefit plans and all severance and employment agreements
disclosed to Computer Associates and all accrued benefits vested thereunder;
provided that Computer Associates is not prevented from terminating any such
benefit plan or other agreement in accordance with its terms. In addition,
Computer Associates has agreed to provide employees of Sterling Software and its
subsidiaries retained by Computer Associates with employee benefits in the
aggregate no less favorable than those benefits provided to similarly situated
employees of Computer Associates.
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION. The Merger Agreement
provides that, for six years after the Effective Time, Computer Associates and
Sterling Software, as the corporation surviving the Merger, will indemnify and
hold harmless, including advancement of expenses, the current and former
directors and officers of Sterling Software in respect of acts or omissions
occurring on or prior to the Effective Time to the extent provided in Sterling
Software's certificate of incorporation, by-laws and indemnity agreements in
effect on the date of the Merger Agreement, subject to any limitation imposed
from time to time under applicable law. Computer Associates has agreed to
maintain Sterling Software's current directors' and officers' insurance and
indemnification policy to the extent that it provides coverage for events
occurring prior to the Effective Time or provide similar coverage for a period
of not less than two years from the Effective Time for all persons who are
directors and officers of Sterling Software on the date of the Merger Agreement,
provided that Computer Associates will not be obligated to pay an annual premium
for any such coverage in excess of the premium paid by Sterling Software for its
most recent fiscal year.
STERLING SOFTWARE STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. If required by applicable law to
effectuate the Merger, the Merger Agreement requires Sterling Software to call a
meeting of its stockholders as soon as reasonably practicable after acceptance
for payment of Shares tendered in the Offer. Under the Merger Agreement, at any
such meeting, Computer Associates and Silversmith Acquisition Corp. have agreed
to make a quorum and to vote all Shares acquired in the Offer or otherwise
beneficially owned by them in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement. If the
Minimum Tender Condition is satisfied pursuant to the Offer, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. will hold at least a majority of the outstanding Shares and
will be able to assure that the requisite number of affirmative votes in favor
of approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement will be received, even if no
other stockholder votes in favor thereof. If Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
obtains at least 90% of the outstanding Shares pursuant to the
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Offer, it has agreed to effect the Merger without any notice to and without the
authorization of the stockholders of Sterling Software pursuant to Section 253
of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
ANTITRUST APPROVALS. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each of Computer
Associates and Sterling Software has agreed to:
- promptly make or cause to be made the filings required of such party or
any of its subsidiaries under the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, as amended,
the Clayton Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended,
and any other Federal, state or foreign statutes, rules, regulations,
orders or decrees that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate
actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of
trade (collectively, "Antitrust Laws") with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Tender Agreement (as defined
below);
- comply at the earliest practicable date with any request under the HSR Act
or other Antitrust Laws for additional information, documents, or other
material received by such party or any of its subsidiaries from any
governmental entity in respect of such filings or such transactions;
- cooperate with the other party in connection with any such filing and in
connection with resolving any investigation or other inquiry of any such
agency or other governmental entity under any Antitrust Laws with respect
to any such filing or any such transaction;
- use all reasonable efforts to take such action as may be required to cause
the expiration of the notice periods under the HSR Act or other Antitrust
Laws with respect to such transactions as promptly as possible after the
execution of the Merger Agreement; and
- use all reasonable efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be
asserted by any governmental entity with respect to the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Tender Agreement under any
Antitrust Laws.
If any administrative or judicial action or proceeding is instituted or
threatened to be instituted challenging any transaction contemplated by the
Merger Agreement or the Tender Agreement as violative of any Antitrust Law, and,
if by mutual agreement, Computer Associates and Sterling Software decide that
litigation is in their best interests, each has agreed to cooperate and use all
reasonable efforts vigorously to contest and resist any such action or
proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree,
judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or
permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts
consummation of the Offer, the Merger or any such other transactions.
The parties' agreements to cooperate in resolving objections or proceedings
raised under any Antitrust Laws with respect to the Offer and the Merger are
subject to the following limitations in the Merger Agreement:
- neither Computer Associates nor any of its subsidiaries will be required
to divest any of their respective businesses, product lines or assets;
- neither Computer Associates nor any of its subsidiaries will be required
to take or agree to take any other action or agree to any limitation that
could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the business,
assets, condition, results of operations or prospects of Computer
Associates and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or Computer Associates
combined with Sterling Software after the Effective Time;
- neither Sterling Software nor its subsidiaries shall be required to divest
any of their respective businesses, product lines or assets, or to take or
agree to take any other action or agree to any
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limitation that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect with respect to Sterling Software;
- no party to the Merger Agreement will be required to agree to the
imposition of or to comply with, any condition, obligation or restriction
on Computer Associates or any of its subsidiaries or on Sterling Software
(as surviving corporation of the Merger) or certain of its subsidiaries;
and
- neither Computer Associates nor Silversmith Acquisition Corp. will be
required to waive any of the conditions to the Offer or the Merger
described under "--Conditions of the Offer" or "--Conditions to the
Completion of the Merger."
FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of Computer Associates and Sterling Software has
agreed, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, to use all reasonable efforts to take,
or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist
and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner
practicable, the Offer, the Merger, and the other transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement and the Tender Agreement.
CONDITIONS TO THE COMPLETION OF THE MERGER. Each party's obligation to
effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following
conditions:
- if required by Delaware law, the holders of at least a majority of all
outstanding shares of Sterling Software Common Stock having approved and
adopted the Merger and the Merger Agreement;
- Silversmith Acquisition Corp. having accepted for exchange and exchanged
all shares of Sterling Software Common Stock tendered pursuant to the
Offer unless the failure to consummate the Offer is the result of a
willful and material breach of the Merger Agreement by the party asserting
such condition;
- no judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation
entered, enacted, promulgated, enforced or issued by any court or other
governmental entity of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or
prohibition being in effect that prevents or prohibits consummation of the
Merger; and
- the S-4 or a post-effective amendment to the S-4 relating to the shares of
Computer Associates Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger
having become effective under the Securities Act and not being the subject
of any stop order or proceedings seeking a stop order.
TERMINATION EVENTS. The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any approval of the Merger
Agreement by the stockholders of Silversmith Acquisition Corp. or Sterling
Software:
(1) by mutual written consent of Sterling Software and Computer Associates;
(2) by Computer Associates or Sterling Software if the Offer shall have
expired or been terminated in accordance with the terms of the Merger
Agreement without Computer Associates or Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
having accepted for exchange any Shares pursuant to the Offer; provided
that Computer Associates shall not be permitted to terminate the Merger
Agreement if the Offer is terminated or expires without Shares being
accepted for exchange in violation of the Merger Agreement;
(3) by Computer Associates or Sterling Software if the Offer shall not have
been consummated on or before September 30, 2000, unless the failure to
consummate the Offer is the result of a willful and material breach of
the Merger Agreement by the party seeking to terminate;
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(4) by Computer Associates or Sterling Software if the Merger shall not have
been consummated as a result of any condition described above under
"--Conditions to the Completion of the Merger" being incapable of being
satisfied;
(5) if any statute, rule, regulation, injunction or decree having the
effects described in the first or second "bullet" points in Section (5)
of "--Conditions of the Offer" shall be in effect and shall have become
final and nonappealable;
(6) by Computer Associates upon the occurrence of any Trigger Event (as
defined below); or
(7) by Sterling Software under the circumstances described above under
"--Other Offers."
TERMINATION FEE; EXPENSES. Sterling Software has agreed to pay Computer
Associates a fee in immediately available funds equal to $175 million promptly,
but in no event later than one business day, after the termination of the Merger
Agreement (or such later date as may apply in the case of clause (1) below) as a
result of the occurrence of any of the events set forth below (each, a "Trigger
Event"):
(1) Sterling Software shall have received an Acquisition Proposal, and at
any time prior to, or within one year after the termination of the Merger
Agreement, unless the Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to
clause (1) or (5) described above under the heading "--Termination
Events," Sterling Software shall have entered into, or shall have
publicly announced its intention to enter into, an agreement or an
agreement in principle, other than a confidentiality agreement permitted
by the Merger Agreement, with respect to any Acquisition Proposal;
(2) any person or group, as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act,
other than Computer Associates or any of its subsidiaries, shall have
become the beneficial owner, as defined in rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act, of at least 15% of the outstanding Shares or shall have
acquired, directly or indirectly, at least 15% of the assets of Sterling
Software and its subsidiaries;
(3) Sterling Software shall have breached or failed to perform in any
material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or
other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach or
failure to perform (A) would give rise to the failure of a condition set
forth in the third or fourth "bullets" of Section (5) of "--Conditions of
the Offer", and (B) is incapable of being or has not been cured by
Sterling Software within 10 calendar days after giving written notice to
Sterling Software of such breach or failure to perform; or
(4) (A) the Sterling Software Board, or any committee thereof, shall have
withdrawn or materially modified or amended in a manner adverse to
Computer Associates or Silversmith Acquisition Corp. its approval or
recommendation of the Offer, the Merger or the Merger Agreement or its
approval of the entry by Silversmith Acquisition Corp. into the Tender
Agreement, or shall have failed to make such favorable recommendation, or
(B) the Sterling Software Board, or any committee thereof, shall have
recommended to the stockholders of Sterling Software any Acquisition
Proposal or shall have resolved to, or publicly announced an intention
to, do so.
The Merger Agreement provides that, except as described above, all fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the Offer, the Merger and the Merger
Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, except
that, if the Offer is not consummated, Computer Associates and Sterling Software
will equally share:
- expenses incurred in connection with the printing and mailing of the
documents distributed or to be distributed to stockholders of Sterling
Software;
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- all SEC and other regulatory filing fees with respect to the S-4; and
- the NYSE listing fee with respect to the listing of shares of Computer
Associates Common Stock to be issued in the Offer and the Merger.
In addition, the Merger Agreement provides that, if the Merger Agreement is
terminated as a result of the occurrence of a Trigger Event, in addition to the
termination fee paid or payable by Sterling Software to Computer Associates as
described above, Sterling Software shall assume and pay, or reimburse Computer
Associates for, all reasonably documented out-of-pocket fees payable and
expenses incurred by Computer Associates, including the fees and expenses of its
counsel, in connection with the Merger Agreement, up to a maximum of
$10 million, which amount shall include the fees and expenses allocated to or
paid by Sterling Software as described in the immediately preceding paragraph.
TENDER AGREEMENT. As required by Computer Associates as a condition to its
entering into the Merger Agreement, on February 14, 2000, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. entered into an agreement (the "Tender Agreement") with
certain stockholders of Sterling Software, including its directors and certain
members of senior management of Sterling Software (each, a "Stockholder"), with
respect to an aggregate of 2,490,550 Shares owned by such Stockholders. The
following is a summary of certain provisions of the Tender Agreement. The
summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Tender
Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit (e)(39) and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to the Tender Agreement, each Stockholder has agreed to tender for
exchange in the Offer all Shares then owned or thereafter acquired by such
Stockholder.
Pursuant to the Tender Agreement, each Stockholder has agreed that during
the term of the Tender Agreement, at any meeting of Sterling Software's
stockholders, such Stockholder will vote all of such Stockholder's Shares
(i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the
Merger and (ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach of
any covenant, representation or warranty or the failure to fulfill any other
obligation or agreement of Sterling Software under the Merger Agreement. In
addition, each Stockholder has appointed Silversmith Acquisition Corp. or any
nominee of Silversmith Acquisition Corp. as proxy to vote its Shares in
accordance with the foregoing. Each Stockholder has also agreed not to transfer
its Shares without the prior written consent of Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
Under the terms of the Tender Agreement, each Stockholder has agreed that
such Stockholder will not directly or indirectly (i) subject to the fiduciary
duty under applicable law of such Stockholder as a director of Sterling Software
(if such Stockholder is such a director) as further provided in the Merger
Agreement, solicit, initiate or encourage (or authorize any person to solicit,
initiate or encourage) any inquiry, proposal or offer from any person to acquire
the business, property or capital stock of Sterling Software or any direct or
indirect subsidiary thereof, or any acquisition of a substantial equity interest
in, or a substantial amount of the assets of, Sterling Software or any direct or
indirect subsidiary thereof, whether by merger, purchase of assets, tender offer
or other transaction or (ii) subject to the fiduciary duty under applicable law
of such Stockholder as a director of Sterling Software (if such Stockholder is
such a director) as further provided in the Merger Agreement, participate in any
discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any
information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or
participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other
person to do or seek any of the foregoing. Each Stockholder has agreed to
promptly advise Silversmith Acquisition Corp. of the terms of any communications
it may receive in the capacity as a stockholder relating to any of the
foregoing.
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INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE. The Merger Agreement provides that Computer
Associates and the Surviving Corporation will, for a period of six years after
the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless the current and former directors
and officers of Sterling Software in connection with any acts or omissions
occurring on or prior to the Effective Time to the extent provided in Sterling
Software's certificate of incorporation, by-laws or indemnification agreements
in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement, provided that such
indemnification shall be subject to any limitation imposed from time to time
under applicable law. In addition, Computer Associates will maintain, for a
period of two years after the Effective Time, Sterling Software's current
directors' and officers' liability insurance and indemnification policy to the
extent it provides coverage with respect to matters occurring prior to the
Effective Time for all persons who are directors or officers of Sterling
Software on the date of the Merger Agreement, so long as the annual premium
therefor will not exceed the annual premium paid by Sterling Software in its
last fiscal year, provided that if such insurance cannot be so maintained,
expires or is terminated or canceled during such two-year period, Computer
Associates will use reasonable efforts to cause to be obtained as much of such
insurance as can be obtained for an annual premium not in excess of the annual
premium paid by Sterling Software in its last fiscal year, on terms and
conditions substantially similar to Sterling Software's existing insurance.
ITEM 4. THE SOLICITATION OR RECOMMENDATION.
(a) RECOMMENDATION OF STERLING SOFTWARE BOARD.
At a meeting held on February 13, 2000, the Sterling Software Board
unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, and determined that the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Offer and the
Merger, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Sterling Software's
stockholders.
The Sterling Software Board recommends that Sterling Software's stockholders
accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer.
A letter to Sterling Software's stockholders communicating the Sterling
Software Board's recommendation and a press release announcing the execution of
the Merger Agreement are filed herewith as Exhibits (a)(3) and (a)(4),
respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
(b)BACKGROUND; REASONS FOR THE STERLING SOFTWARE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION;
OPINION OF GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
BACKGROUND
Beginning in November, 1999, senior management of Sterling Software began to
explore and analyze Sterling Software's strategic alternatives in order to
maximize stockholder value. Such exploration and analysis was in keeping with
the historical practices of Sterling Software's senior management team, which
typically undertook a thorough review of the condition and future direction of
Sterling Software and its businesses in the first quarter of each fiscal year.
Among other things, Sterling Software's senior management explored and analyzed
the following: (i) remaining as a stand-alone company and operating in
accordance with the status quo, (ii) remaining as a stand-alone company, but
varying certain aspects of Sterling Software's basic business model, (iii) a
break-up, spin-off or split-up of Sterling Software into multiple companies, and
(iv) a possible sale of all or part of Sterling Software. After evaluating each
of these alternatives in detail, management concluded that a combination of
Sterling Software with another large company in the software or information
technology industries was likely to result in the greatest stockholder value and
the least amount of execution risk.
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As a result of this conclusion, Sterling Software engaged financial
advisors, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Broadview International, LLC ("Broadview"),
to perform independent analyses of the alternatives reviewed by management and
to represent Sterling Software in the event a transaction or series of
transactions were to occur. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Broadview completed these
analyses, which included extensive discussions with Sterling Software's
management, and both firms concurred with management's conclusion regarding the
best course of action to maximize stockholder value.
Sterling Software's management, with the assistance of its financial
advisors, then identified a number of third parties in the computer software and
information technology industries who might have an interest in engaging in a
business combination transaction with Sterling Software. However, on
January 14, 2000, before any contacts had been made with any third party,
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, President and Chief Operating Officer of Computer Associates,
contacted Mr. Sam Wyly, Chairman of the Sterling Software Board, to discuss the
possibility of a business combination between Computer Associates and Sterling
Software. On January 18, 2000, Messrs. Kumar and Wyly met in Dallas to discuss
their respective businesses and various potential strategic business
arrangements that might benefit both Computer Associates and Sterling Software.
They also discussed the potential valuation of Sterling Software.
Commencing in late January, 2000, representatives of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
and Broadview contacted a number of third parties in an effort to ascertain on a
preliminary basis their level of interest in engaging in a business combination
transaction with Sterling Software. Other than Computer Associates, none of
Sterling Software, Goldman, Sachs & Co. or Broadview engaged in any substantive
discussions regarding a business combination with any third parties because
those contacts did not result in any specific proposal or any indication of a
serious level of interest. The third parties contacted generally expressed
either modest interest, indifference or no interest in a business combination
transaction with Sterling Software.
On January 23, 2000, Mr. Kumar, Mr. Ira Zar, Senior Vice President--Finance
and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of Computer Associates, Mr. Charles
McWade, Senior Vice President--Business Development of Computer Associates, and
representatives of Computer Associates' financial advisor, Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, met with Mr. Wyly, Mr. Sterling Williams, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Sterling Software, and other members of senior management
of Sterling Software. During this meeting the Computer Associates
representatives were provided with an overview of Sterling Software's businesses
and operations and were provided with certain non-public financial information
of Sterling Software, including certain financial forecasts. At the meeting,
Mr. Kumar indicated that Computer Associates was still reviewing possible
transaction structures for a business combination with Sterling Software.
On January 26, 2000, Messrs. Kumar and Williams further discussed potential
transaction structures, as well as certain timing considerations. On both
January 29 and January 30, 2000, Messrs. Kumar and Williams briefly discussed
certain valuation issues.
On February 4, 2000, Mr. Williams and Mr. Logan Wray, Sterling Software's
Chief Financial Officer, met with Mr. Kumar to discuss financial assumptions and
issues regarding possible benefits from a combination of the two companies.
On February 6, 2000, during a telephone call with Mr. Williams, Mr. Kumar
indicated that Computer Associates was interested in pursuing a transaction,
subject to board approval, completion of due diligence and the negotiation of
satisfactory definitive agreements, valued at between $38.25 and $39.25 for each
share of Sterling Software Common Stock (with the possibility of an increase
based on Computer Associates' further review of Sterling Software's business
intelligence business). Mr. Kumar suggested that the transaction might be
structured as an exchange offer followed by a merger and be treated as a
purchase for accounting and financial reporting purposes. Mr. Williams informed
Mr. Kumar that he would consider and review the proposal with other members of
senior management
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of Sterling Software and its legal and financial advisors. Messrs. Kumar and
Williams then discussed certain timing and logistics issues.
On February 6, 2000, Mr. Williams held a meeting with other senior members
of management of Sterling Software, and a telephonic meeting with
representatives of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Sterling Software's
legal advisor ("Skadden Arps"), and Goldman, Sachs & Co., to update them on his
discussions with Mr. Kumar. Mr. Williams separately briefed representatives of
Broadview.
On February 6, 2000, Messrs. Kumar and Williams again spoke by telephone to
discuss certain terms of the proposed transaction. Messrs. Williams and Kumar
discussed the value of the consideration being proposed, the possibility of a
"collar" around the price of the Computer Associates Common Stock and the nature
of the contractual conditions to the ultimate completion of a potential
transaction.
On February 7, 2000, Messrs. Kumar and Williams spoke several times by
telephone to further discuss the proposed transaction, including the collar
mechanism.
On February 8, 2000, Messrs. Kumar and Williams further discussed certain
terms of the proposed transaction. They discussed possible terms of a proposed
strategic business combination that would justify continuing their discussions,
conducting mutual due diligence and negotiating definitive documents, all
subject to satisfactory completion of due diligence and the approval of their
respective Boards of Directors, including consideration consisting of $39.50 per
share of Computer Associates Common Stock, subject to a 10% collar; a structure
involving a first-step exchange offer followed by a second-step merger; and
limited conditions in the definitive merger agreement. They also discussed the
treatment of Sterling Software's outstanding stock options in the proposed
transaction.
On February 8, 2000, the Sterling Software Board met by conference telephone
with its financial and legal advisors. Mr. Williams reported on the status of
negotiations with Computer Associates and the terms of Computer Associates'
proposal generally and reviewed the process to be followed in connection with
evaluating the proposal. Goldman, Sachs & Co. provided an overview of its
preliminary contacts with other potential strategic buyers and the likelihood of
transactions between Sterling Software and those third parties. At the meeting,
Skadden Arps advised the Sterling Software Board regarding its fiduciary duties
with respect to any potential business combination transaction involving
Computer Associates.
On February 9, 2000, Computer Associates and Sterling Software entered into
confidentiality agreements covering the exchange of nonpublic information
between the companies for the purpose of evaluating a potential strategic
business combination.
From February 9 to February 13, 2000, representatives of Computer Associates
and Sterling Software and their respective legal and financial advisors
conducted due diligence examinations of each other's businesses.
From February 10 to February 13, 2000, Sterling Software and its legal and
financial advisors negotiated the terms of the merger agreement and related
documents with Computer Associates and its legal and financial advisors.
The Sterling Software Board held a special meeting on February 13, 2000 to
discuss the proposed transaction with Computer Associates and the terms of the
Merger Agreement. Mr. Williams updated the Sterling Software Board on the
negotiations with Computer Associates. Mr. Williams, with assistance from
representatives of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Broadview, reviewed the strategic
business rationale for the transaction and the prospects for Sterling Software
on a stand-alone basis. In addition, Goldman, Sachs & Co. made a detailed
financial presentation (which is summarized below) and orally delivered its
opinion, which it subsequently confirmed in writing, that as of that date and
subject to the limitations and considerations described therein, the
consideration to be received by Sterling Software's stockholders pursuant to the
Merger Agreement was fair from a financial point of
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view to such stockholders. In addition, representatives of Skadden Arps
summarized the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the Tender
Agreement, certain amendments to Sterling Software's executive severance
agreements and related legal documents, and discussed the directors' fiduciary
duties under Delaware law. Among other things, Skadden Arps informed the
Sterling Software Board that the terms of the Merger Agreement did not contain a
condition based on a material adverse change in Sterling Software's business
following the announcement of the transaction or a provision requiring that
Sterling Software enter into a stock option agreement with Computer Associates,
both of which had been initially requested by Computer Associates, and explained
the impact of the deletion thereof.
During the course of the Sterling Software Board meeting, Skadden Arps,
Broadview and Goldman, Sachs & Co. met separately with the independent directors
of Sterling Software to review the transaction, the amendments to the severance
agreements and other agreements. Thereafter, the independent directors advised
the full Sterling Software Board that such independent directors were
unanimously in favor of the transaction.
After discussion and consideration of the factors and reasons described
below under "--Reasons for the Sterling Software Board's Recommendation," the
Sterling Software Board unanimously determined that the Merger Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, are
advisable, fair to and in the best interests of, Sterling Software's
stockholders, unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby, including the Offer and the Merger, and unanimously
recommended that Sterling Software's stockholders accept the Offer and tender
their shares of Sterling Software Common Stock pursuant to the Offer.
Following the meeting of the Sterling Software Board, on February 14, 2000,
Sterling Software and Computer Associates executed the Merger Agreement, and
Silversmith Acquisition Corp. and certain stockholders of Sterling Software,
including its directors and certain members of senior management, executed the
Tender Agreement. A joint press release announcing the proposed Offer and Merger
was issued on February 14, 2000.
On February 22, 2000, Computer Associates commenced the Offer.
REASONS FOR THE STERLING SOFTWARE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION
In approving the Offer, the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby and recommending that all holders of Shares
accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer, the Sterling
Software Board considered a number of factors, including:
1. the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows,
earnings, assets and prospects of Sterling Software, if it remains an
independent company;
2. the presentations of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Broadview, and the
opinion of Goldman, Sachs & Co. to the effect that, subject to the matters
set out in such opinion, the consideration to be paid pursuant to the Merger
Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to Sterling Software's
stockholders (see "--Opinion of Goldman, Sachs & Co." below and Schedule III
hereto);
3. the fact that the market value of the shares of Computer Associates
Common Stock, based on the Exchange Ratio and the closing price of such
shares on the NYSE on February 11, 2000, to be exchanged for each Share
pursuant to the Offer and the Merger represents a premium of approximately
14.1% over the closing price of the Shares on the NYSE on February 11, 2000,
and a premium of approximately 34.8% over the average of the closing prices
of the Shares on the NYSE for the last 30 days of trading prior to
February 11, 2000;
4. the financial and other terms of the Offer, the Merger and the
Merger Agreement, including the benefits of the transaction being structured
as a first-step exchange offer and
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second-step merger, which may provide Sterling Software's stockholders with
an opportunity to receive shares of Computer Associates Common Stock on an
accelerated basis;
5. the fact that the provisions of the Merger Agreement are designed to
provide that the total value (based on the average Computer Associates
trading price) of the Computer Associates Common Stock, or Computer
Associates Common Stock and cash, to be exchanged for each share of Sterling
Software Common Stock in the Offer and Merger will have a value of at least
$35.55, which represents a premium of approximately 3.2% over the closing
price of the shares of Sterling Software Common Stock on the NYSE on
February 11, 2000, and a premium of approximately 21.9% over the average
closing prices of the Shares on the NYSE for the last 30 days of trading
prior to February 11, 2000;
6. the fact that the provisions of the Merger Agreement are designed to
provide that the value (based on the average Computer Associates trading
price) of the shares of Computer Associates Common Stock to be received in
the Offer could increase to as much as $43.45 in the event that the price of
Computer Associates Common Stock increases prior to the consummation of the
Offer, which represents a premium of approximately 26.2% over the closing
price of the shares of Sterling Software Common Stock on the NYSE on
February 11, 2000, and a premium of approximately 49.0% over the average
closing prices of the Shares on the NYSE for the last 30 days of trading
prior to February 11, 2000;
7. the recent and historical stock price performance of the shares of
Sterling Software Common Stock and Computer Associates Common Stock;
8. the belief by Sterling Software's management that the shares of
Sterling Software Common Stock have historically been undervalued due in
part to the multi-segment nature of Sterling Software's businesses, making
it more expensive, and thus exceedingly difficult, for Sterling Software to
continue its strategy of achieving growth through acquisitions of other
companies and businesses, and thereby making it more difficult for Sterling
Software to achieve growth levels consistent with those historically
achieved by Sterling Software;
9. the potential strategic alternatives available to Sterling Software
and the viability and risks associated with each alternative, including the
prospects for Sterling Software on a stand-alone basis and the risks
associated with achieving and executing upon Sterling Software's business
plan, both short-term and long-term;
10. the belief of Sterling Software's management that, based on its
review of Sterling Software's strategic alternatives and on the feedback
from recent preliminary contacts with a number of third parties in the
computer software and information technology industries to ascertain their
level of interest in engaging in a business combination transaction with
Sterling Software, it is unlikely that any party would propose an
alternative transaction that would be more favorable to Sterling Software
and its stockholders than the Offer and the Merger;
11. the fact that the Offer and the Merger will present the opportunity
for the holders of shares of Sterling Software Common Stock to participate
in a significantly larger and more diversified company and, as stockholders
of the combined company, to have greater liquidity in their shares and to
benefit from any future growth of the combined company;
12. the Sterling Software Board's expectation that the addition of
Sterling Software's operations to Computer Associates would likely increase
the overall value and profitability of Computer Associates, tending to
produce greater stockholder value for Sterling Software's stockholders;
13. the presentations by, and discussions of the terms of the Merger
Agreement with, Sterling Software's senior management, Skadden Arps,
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Broadview;
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14. the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the conditions
of the Offer, including the absence of a condition based on a material
adverse change in Sterling Software's business following the announcement of
the transaction, and the nature of the arm's-length negotiation of the
Merger Agreement;
15. the likelihood that the Offer and the Merger would be consummated,
including the limited nature of the conditions to the Offer and the
experience, reputation and financial condition of Computer Associates;
16. the consents and approvals required to consummate the Offer and the
Merger, including regulatory clearance under the HSR Act and foreign
antitrust laws, and the favorable prospects for receiving such consents and
approvals;
17. the fact that while the Merger Agreement prohibits Sterling
Software from soliciting proposals concerning an acquisition of Sterling
Software, the Sterling Software Board, in the exercise of its fiduciary
duties, would be able to provide information to, and engage in negotiations
with, a third party that makes an unsolicited superior acquisition proposal,
and that the Sterling Software Board would be able to terminate the Merger
Agreement and accept a superior acquisition proposal if it determines that
its fiduciary duties so require, upon payment to Computer Associates of a
termination fee of $175 million, plus reimbursement of Computer Associates'
expenses up to a maximum of $10 million;
18. the fact that the Offer and the Merger are structured in a manner
so that in certain circumstances (the existence of which will not be known
prior to the consummation of the Offer and the Merger), they should qualify
as a reorganization for federal income tax purposes, in which case Sterling
Software's stockholders would generally not recognize gain or loss except
for any gain recognized in connection with any cash received (i) for
fractional shares of Computer Associates Common Stock or (ii) if Computer
Associates elects the Cash Option (although the circumstances may develop
such that the Offer, the Merger, or both may be taxable transactions to
Sterling Software's stockholders, as described under the heading "Material
Federal Income Tax Consequences" in the Exchange Offer);
19. the potential effect of the public announcement of the Offer and
the Merger on Sterling Software's ability to attract and retain key
management, sales, marketing and technical personnel;
20. the opportunity of the combined company to reduce costs through
economies of scale that would not have been readily achievable by Sterling
Software independently, and the elimination of redundant operations and
duplicate administrative functions;
21. the opportunity of the combined company to further enhance research
and development efforts, including potentially more rapid development of
products as a result of shared knowledge between software development teams;
22. the strengths and weaknesses of Computer Associates' businesses and
the key attributes of the combined company in terms of, among other things,
products, sales, customers, management and competitive position;
23. the fact that the computer software industry is extremely
competitive and is characterized by rapid change and uncertainty due to new
and emerging technologies and low barriers to entry and the fact that
Sterling Software derives a significant portion of its revenue from mature
software products;
24. the nature of the enterprise software segment of the broader
software industry and the fact that greater size and resources are
increasingly required for companies to successfully compete in this segment;
and
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25. the increasing competition in Sterling Software's markets from both
existing and potential competitors, some of which have greater assets and
resources than Sterling Software, which has occurred as a result of, among
other reasons, the consolidation taking place in the computer software
industry in general and in the enterprise software segment in particular.
The Sterling Software Board did not assign relative weights to the foregoing
factors or determine that any factor was of particular importance. Rather, the
Sterling Software Board viewed its position and recommendations as being based
on the totality of the information presented to and considered by the Sterling
Software Board. In addition, individual members of the Sterling Software Board
may have given different weights to different factors.
The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by the
Sterling Software Board is not intended to be exhaustive but is believed to
include all material factors considered by the Sterling Software Board. In view
of the wide variety of factors, both positive and negative, considered by the
Sterling Software Board, the Sterling Software Board did not find it practical
to, and did not, quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific
factors considered.
OPINION OF GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
Sterling Software retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. pursuant to a letter
agreement, dated January 10, 2000 (the "Goldman, Sachs & Co. Letter Agreement"),
to act as financial advisor in connection with the possible sale of all or a
portion of Sterling Software . Goldman, Sachs & Co. is a nationally recognized
investment banking firm and was selected by Sterling Software based on the
firm's reputation and experience in investment banking in general and its
recognized expertise in the valuation of businesses as well as its prior
investment banking relationships with Sterling Software.
On February 13, 2000, at the meeting of the Sterling Software Board,
Goldman, Sachs & Co. delivered to the Sterling Software Board its oral opinion
(which was subsequently confirmed in a written opinion, dated February 14, 2000)
that, as of such date and based on and subject to the matters set forth therein,
the consideration to be received pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair, from
a financial point of view, to the holders of Sterling Software Common Stock.
You should consider the following when reading the discussion of the opinion
of Goldman, Sachs & Co. herein:
- we urge you to read carefully the entire opinion of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
which is attached as Schedule III to the Schedule 14D-9 and is
incorporated herein by reference;
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s advisory services and opinion were provided to the
Sterling Software Board for its information in its consideration of the
Merger and was directed only to the fairness, from a financial point of
view, of the consideration to be received in the Offer and the Merger by
the holders of Sterling Software Common Stock; and
- Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s opinion does not constitute a recommendation as to
whether or not any holder of Sterling Software Common Stock should tender
such Sterling Software Common Stock in connection with the Offer or as to
how any holder of Sterling Software Common Stock should vote with respect
to the Merger.
Although Goldman, Sachs & Co. evaluated the fairness, from a financial point
of view, of the consideration to be received by the holders of Sterling Software
Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the consideration itself was
determined by Sterling Software and Computer Associates through arm's-length
negotiations. Sterling Software did not provide specific instructions to, or
place any limitations on, Goldman, Sachs & Co. with respect to the procedures to
be followed or factors to be considered by Goldman, Sachs & Co. in performing
its analyses or providing its opinion.
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In connection with its opinion, Goldman, Sachs & Co. reviewed, among other
things, the following:
- the Merger Agreement;
- the Annual Reports to Stockholders and Annual Reports on Form 10-K of
Sterling Software and Computer Associates for the five years ended
September 30, 1999 and March 31, 1999, respectively;
- certain interim reports to stockholders and Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q of Sterling Software and Computer Associates;
- certain other communications from Sterling Software and Computer
Associates to their respective stockholders; and
- certain internal financial analyses and certain base and risk adjusted
case forecasts for Sterling Software prepared by its management (the
"Forecasts"), including certain cost savings and operating synergies
projected by the management of Sterling Software to result from the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. also held discussions with members of the senior
management of Sterling Software and Computer Associates regarding the strategic
rationale for, and the potential benefits of, the transactions contemplated by
the Merger Agreement and the past and current business operations, financial
condition and future prospects of their respective companies. In addition,
Goldman, Sachs & Co.:
- reviewed the reported price and trading activity for the Sterling Software
Common Stock and Computer Associates Common Stock;
- compared certain financial and stock market information for Sterling
Software and Computer Associates with similar information for certain
other companies the securities of which are publicly traded;
- reviewed the financial terms of certain recent business combinations in
the software industry specifically and in other industries generally; and
- performed such other studies and analyses as it considered appropriate.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all of the
financial and other information reviewed by it and assumed such accuracy and
completeness for purposes of rendering its opinion. In addition, Goldman,
Sachs & Co. did not make any independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets
and liabilities of Sterling Software or Computer Associates or any of their
respective subsidiaries, and Goldman, Sachs & Co. was not furnished with any
such evaluation or appraisal. With respect to the financial forecasts for
Sterling Software, Goldman, Sachs & Co. assumed, with the consent of Sterling
Software, that the Forecasts have been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting
the best currently available estimates and judgments of Sterling Software's
management. Additionally, since Computer Associates declined to make available
to Goldman, Sachs & Co. its projections of expected future performance, Goldman,
Sachs & Co.'s review of Computer Associates' expected future performance was
limited to discussions with members of Computer Associates' senior management
regarding research analyst estimates of future financial performance of Computer
Associates.
Goldman, Sachs & Co., as part of its investment banking business, is
continually engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in
connection with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, competitive
biddings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private
placements and valuations for estate, corporate and other purposes. Goldman,
Sachs & Co. is familiar with Sterling Software, having provided certain
investment banking services to Sterling Software from time to time, including
having acted as its financial adviser in connection with, and having
participated in certain of the negotiations leading to, the Merger Agreement.
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. provides a full range of financial advisory and
securities services and, in the course of its normal trading activities, may
from time to time effect transactions and hold securities, including derivative
securities, of Sterling Software or Computer Associates for its own account or
for the accounts of customers. As of February 14, 2000, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
accumulated a long position of 9,100 shares of Sterling Software Common Stock
against which Goldman, Sachs & Co. is short 1,700 shares of Sterling Software
Common Stock, a long position of 116,375 shares of Computer Associates Common
Stock against which Goldman, Sachs & Co. was short 182,218 shares of Computer
Associates Common Stock, a short position of $3,000,000 par value of 6.50% bonds
of Computer Associates due April of 2008, and a short position of options to
purchase 10,000 shares of Computer Associates Common Stock. In addition,
Goldman, Sachs & Co. may provide investment banking services to Computer
Associates and its subsidiaries in the future.
The following is a summary of the material financial analyses used by
Goldman, Sachs & Co. in reaching its opinion and does not purport to be a
complete description of the analyses performed by Goldman, Sachs & Co.. The
following quantitative information, to the extent it is based on market data, is
based on market data as it existed at or about February 13, 2000 and is not
necessarily indicative of current market conditions. Readers should understand
that the order of analyses and the results derived from these analyses described
below do not represent relative importance or weight given to these analyses by
Goldman, Sachs & Co.. The summary of the financial analyses includes information
presented in tabular format. In order to understand fully the financial analyses
used by Goldman, Sachs & Co., these tables must be read together with the text
of each summary. The tables alone do not describe completely the financial
analyses.
(1) HISTORICAL STOCK PERFORMANCE. Goldman, Sachs & Co. reviewed the daily
indexed historical prices for shares of Sterling Software Common Stock and
Computer Associates Common Stock during the period from February 13, 1995 to
February 11, 2000, as compared to industry indices. Goldman, Sachs & Co. also
reviewed the recent and historical prices and trading volume for shares of
Sterling Software Common Stock.
(2) ANALYSIS OF TRANSACTION PREMIUMS AND MULTIPLES. Goldman, Sachs & Co.
reviewed estimated premiums and certain implied multiples for the transaction,
assuming a price per share of Sterling Software Common Stock of $35.55, $39.30
and $43.55. The implied transaction multiples included: (i) equity market
capitalization plus net debt ("Enterprise Value") as a multiple of calendarized
sales and EBITDA, and (ii) P/E multiples. The estimates of sales, EBITDA and
earnings used in calculating the implied multiples were based on (i) for year
2000, Sterling Software's management estimates, and
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(ii) for year 2001, Sterling Software's management base estimates and risk
adjusted management estimates. The following table presents the estimated
premium and the values of these multiples:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRICE PER SHARE
---------------------------------
$35.55(B) $39.30(C) $43.45(D)
--------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
PREMIUM TO CLOSING PRICE OF STERLING SOFTWARE COMMON STOCK:
Feb. 11(a).................................................. 3% 14% 26%
Average for 52 weeks ended Feb. 11.......................... 47% 62% 79%
ENTERPRISE VALUE AS A MULTIPLE OF:
1999 Sales.................................................. 3.4x 3.8x 4.3x
2000 Sales Estimates........................................ 2.6x 3.0x 3.4x
2001 Sales Estimates--Base.................................. 2.0x 2.3x 2.6x
2001 Sales Estimates--Risk Adjusted......................... 2.1x 2.4x 2.7x
ENTERPRISE VALUE AS A MULTIPLE OF:
1999 EBITDA................................................. 10.9x 12.3x 14.0x
2000 EBITDA Estimates....................................... 7.9x 9.0x 10.2x
2001 EBITDA Estimates--Base................................. 5.9x 6.7x 7.6x
2001 EBITDA Estimates--Risk Adjusted........................ 6.8x 7.7x 8.8x
P/E MULTIPLES:
1999 Earnings............................................... 20.1x 22.2x 24.5x
2000 Earnings............................................... 16.7x 18.5x 20.4x
2001 Earnings--Base......................................... 12.1x 13.3x 14.8x
2001 Earnings--Risk Adjusted................................ 13.9x 15.4x 17.0x
</TABLE>
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(a) Last trading day before announcement of transaction.
(b) Floor price, based on average Computer Associates trading price, under
Exchange Ratio under the Merger Agreement.
(c) Implied price based on the closing price of Computer Associates Common Stock
on February 11, 2000.
(d) Maximum price, based on average Computer Associates trading price, under
Exchange Ratio under the Merger Agreement.
(3) HISTORICAL EXCHANGE RATIO ANALYSIS. Goldman, Sachs & Co. calculated the
ratio of the average daily closing price of Sterling Software Common Stock to
the average daily closing price of Computer Associates Common Stock during
selected periods ended on February 11, 2000 as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXCHANGE
PERIOD ENDED FEB. 11, 2000 RATIO
- -------------------------- --------
<S> <C>
1 month average............................................. 0.423
3 month average............................................. 0.436
1 year average.............................................. 0.474
3 year average.............................................. 0.490
Exchange Ratio under Merger Agreement (within collar)....... 0.5634
</TABLE>
(4) SELECTED COMPANIES ANALYSIS. Goldman, Sachs & Co. reviewed certain
financial, market and operating information of Sterling Software and Computer
Associates with corresponding data for four
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groups of selected software companies (collectively, the "Sterling Software and
Computer Associates Selected Comparable Companies"):
- a group of system management/data storage companies, consisting of BMC
Software, Inc., Compuware Corporation, EMC Corporation, Legato
Systems, Inc., Micromuse Inc. and Veritas Software Corporation;
- a group of business intelligence companies, consisting of Brio
Technology, Inc., Broadbase Software, Inc., Business Objects S.A.,
Cognos, Inc., MicroStrategy Software, Inc., E.piphany, Inc. and Sagent
Technology Inc.;
- a group of application development companies, consisting of Rational
Software Corporation and Centura Software Corporation; and
- a group of information technology services companies, consisting of CACI
International Inc. and Maximus, Inc.
The following table sets forth the information for Sterling Software and
Computer Associates, and the ranges and medians for the Sterling Software and
Computer Associates Selected Comparable Companies, of:
- the closing price, on February 11, 2000, as a percentage of the 52-week
high;
- market price to earnings ("P/E") multiples for the calendar years 2000 and
2001, based on earnings estimates reported by IBES as of February 11,
2000;
- multiples of market capitalization to revenue estimates as reported by
various research reports for calendar years 2000 and 2001; and
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- the projected five-year earnings per share compound annual growth as
estimated by IBES (the "IBES Growth Rate").
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2/11/00
CLOSING
PRICE AS
% OF 52 P/E MULTIPLE REVENUE MULTIPLE
WEEK ----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------
HIGH 2000 2001 2000 2001
------------ ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sterling Software
(at 2/11/00 closing
price).................... 100% 16.1x 13.7x 3.8x 3.1x
Sterling Software
(at implied $39.30
transaction price)........ 114 18.4 15.6 4.3 3.5
Computer Associates......... 93 19.1 16.4 6.3 5.1
System Management/Data
Storage
Companies Group
Range................... 44-98% 14-261.9x 10.8-172.5x 3.6-59.4x 2.5-43.3x
Mean.................... 73 110.4 77.4 26.6 17.9
Median.................. 73 64.5 48.1 16.9 11.9
Business Intelligence
Companies Group
Range................... 51-100% 44.9-150.0x 35.6-109.2x 4.5-285.6x 3.3-124.1x
Mean.................... 82 86.2 64.7 84.8 39.1
Median.................. 89 75.0 56.9 15.4 8.8
Application Development
Companies Group
Range................... 92-100% NM-62.0x NM-48.3x NM-13.6x NM-10.4x
Mean.................... 96 62.0 48.3 13.6 10.4
Median.................. 96 62.0 48.3 13.6 10.4
IT Services (Government)
Companies Group
Range................... 98-100% 17.1-20.5x 14.9-16.7x 0.7-2.4x NM
Mean.................... 99 18.8 15.8 1.5 NM
Median.................. 99 18.8 15.8 1.5 NM
<CAPTION>
IBES 5
YEAR
GROWTH EST.
-----------
<S> <C>
Sterling Software
(at 2/11/00 closing
price).................... 20%
Sterling Software
(at implied $39.30
transaction price)........
Computer Associates......... 15
System Management/Data
Storage
Companies Group
Range................... 27-50%
Mean.................... 39
Median.................. 40
Business Intelligence
Companies Group
Range................... 24-50%
Mean.................... 45
Median.................. 50
Application Development
Companies Group
Range................... NM-30%
Mean.................... 30
Median.................. 30
IT Services (Government)
Companies Group
Range................... 15-28%
Mean.................... 22
Median.................. 22
</TABLE>
(5) ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SOFTWARE TRANSACTIONS. Goldman, Sachs & Co.
reviewed the financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of 56 pending or
completed mergers and acquisitions transactions since May 1994 in the software
industry (the "Selected Transactions"). Goldman, Sachs & Co. based this analysis
on publicly available information for each of the Selected Transactions.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. calculated:
- the consideration given with respect to each Selected Transaction as a
multiple of latest twelve month ("LTM") sales immediately prior to the
announcement of the Selected Transaction;
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- the consideration given with respect to each Selected Transaction as a
multiple of LTM earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and
amortization ("EBITDA") immediately prior to the announcement of the
Selected Transaction;
- the consideration given with respect to each Selected Transaction as a
multiple of LTM earnings before interest and income taxes ("EBIT")
immediately prior to the announcement of the Selected Transaction; and
- the consideration given with respect to each Selected Transaction as a
multiple of LTM net income immediately prior to the announcement of the
Selected Transaction.
The ranges, medians and means of the premiums and the multiples of the
Selected Transactions are set forth in the following table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
RANGE MEAN MEDIAN
---------------------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Consideration as a Multiple of LTM Sales...... 0.7x-226.0x 12.3x 5.6x
Consideration as a Multiple of LTM EBITDA..... 9.8x-364.3x 58.6x 24.2x
Consideration as a Multiple of LTM EBIT....... 12.2x-506.5x 74.7x 39.2x
Consideration as a Multiple of LTM Net
Income...................................... 19.1x-3,418.1x 224.9x 62.4x
</TABLE>
(6) DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW ANALYSIS. Goldman, Sachs & Co. estimated the
present value of the equity value per share of Sterling Software based on
Sterling Software's management base estimates and Sterling Software's risk
adjusted management estimates. The equity values per share of Sterling Software
Common Stock were calculated based on:
- Sterling Software management's base estimates and risk adjusted estimates;
- variations in EBIT margins from -4% to 4%;
- variations in sales growth rate from -10% to 10%;
- exit years of 2002 and 2003; and
- projected EBITDA exit multiples from 8.0x to 10.0x.
Based on these parameters, Goldman, Sachs & Co. calculated the equity value
per share of Sterling Software as shown in the following table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2002 EXIT 2003 EXIT
RANGE RANGE
-------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Based on management base estimates........................ $ 37-66 $ 44-89
Based on management risk adjusted estimates............... $ 30-55 $ 30-63
</TABLE>
(7) PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE STOCK PRICE ANALYSIS. Goldman, Sachs & Co.
performed an analysis of the present value of potential future prices for
Sterling Software Common Stock using Sterling Software management's base and
risk adjusted estimates. Goldman, Sachs & Co. calculated various future stock
prices as of the beginning of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003, based on one year
forward price/earnings multiples ranging from 12 to 20, and calculated a present
value of such future stock prices using discount rates of from 15% to 25%. This
analysis produced present values of Sterling Software's future common stock
price of from $32 to $78, based on management's base case, and of from $25 to
$52, based on management's risk adjusted case.
(8) LEVERAGED BUYOUT ANALYSIS. Based on Sterling Software's risk adjusted
management estimates, Goldman, Sachs & Co. performed a leveraged buyout analysis
of Sterling Software assuming a purchase price per share of Sterling Software
Common Stock of $39.30 and total funds required of $3,758.2 million from the
following sources: (i) excess cash on hand of $288 million, (ii) bank debt of
$1,006.2 million, (iii) senior subordinated debt of $375 million and
(iv) equity of $2,089 million.
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On these assumptions, and based on a forward P/E multiple of 16x and
treating fiscal year 2001 as year 1, Goldman, Sachs & Co. calculated:
- the internal rate of return to equity investors at a purchase price of
$39.30 per share of Sterling Software Common Stock; and
- the purchase price per share of Sterling Software Common Stock required to
yield an internal rate of return of 30% to equity investors to be as shown
in the following table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR OF EXIT
------------------------------
2001 2002 2003
-------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Internal Rate of Return at transaction price of
$39.30............................................ 0.4% 18.8% 40.6%
Purchase price per Sterling Software share required
to produce 30% IRR for equity investors........... $26.54 $33.71 $45.56
</TABLE>
(9) BREAKUP SEGMENT VALUATION ANALYSIS. Goldman, Sachs & Co. calculated the
implied breakup segment valuations for each of the Sterling Software business
segments by assuming that (i) any gains with respect to the application
development, the business intelligence and the federal systems segments will be
subject to a 35% tax, (ii) the systems management segment will remain in place
and, accordingly, that no taxes will have to be paid as a result of any gain on
that segment and (iii) Sterling Software's cash balance is distributed among its
business segments in proportion to estimated 2000 revenues. The following table
presents (i) assumed multiples for the business segments, based in the case of
the application development segment on the purchase price paid by Sterling
Software for the businesses comprising the segment and in the case of the other
segments on multiples for publicly traded comparable companies, (ii) the low and
high implied breakup segment valuations for each of the Sterling Software
business segments and (iii) the aggregate implied value of Sterling Software's
businesses calculated as the sum of the implied segment valuations of the
Sterling Software business segments along with the corresponding implied per
share value of Sterling Software Common Stock:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MULTIPLE IMPLIED BREAKUP SEGMENT
BUSINESS SEGMENT RANGE VALUATION RANGES
- ---------------- ----------------- -----------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Application Development..................... 1.0x-2.3x $241-$460 million
Business Intelligence....................... 4.5x-8.3x $647-$1,091 million
Systems Management.......................... 3.6x-5.0x $1,485-$2,019 million
Federal Systems............................. 0.4x-0.7x $135-$173 million
Total..................................... $2,507-$3,744 million
Implied per Share Value................... $27.07-$40.43
</TABLE>
(10) CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS. Goldman, Sachs & Co. analyzed the relative
contributions of Sterling Software and Computer Associates to the pro forma
income statement of the combined company, based, in the case of estimates for
Sterling Software for year 2001, on Sterling Software's management base
estimates and risk adjusted management estimates and, in the case of estimates
for Sterling Software for year 2000 and estimates for Computer Associates, on
various research reports. The analysis showed that on a pro forma combined basis
Sterling Software and Computer Associates would
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account for approximately the following percentages of the combined company on
an equity contribution basis, adjusting for net debt:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
IMPLIED % OF COMBINED COMPANY
---------------------------------------
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES STERLING
------------------- -----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Sales...................................... 84.9-85.9% 14.1-15.1%
EBITDA..................................... 88.8-90.3% 9.7-11.2%
EBIT....................................... 89.6-91.3% 8.7-10.4%
Net income................................. 89.3-90.0% 10.0-10.7%
Combined equity market capitalization(a)... 92.5% 7.5%
Equity contribution at transaction value... 91.5% 8.5%
</TABLE>
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(a) Based on closing prices on February 11, 2000, diluted shares outstanding
using the treasury method, and a 100% stock transaction with tax-free
rollover of Sterling Software options.
(11) PRO FORMA COMBINED EARNINGS ANALYSIS. Goldman, Sachs & Co. analyzed
certain pro forma effects of the Merger. Based on such analysis, Goldman,
Sachs & Co. calculated the resulting dilution/ accretion to the combined
company's book earnings per share estimates and cash earnings per share
estimates for the fiscal years ending 2001 and 2002, taking into account the
provisions of the Merger Agreement relating to adjustment of the Exchange Ratio,
both before and after taking into account synergies of the Merger as estimated
by Sterling Software's management. Goldman, Sachs & Co. noted that, before
taking into account synergies of the Merger and assuming a range of stock prices
per share of Computer Associates Common Stock of $41.85 to $97.65, the Merger
would be:
- between 9.8% and 13.7% dilutive to the combined company's book earnings
per share for fiscal year 2001;
- between 7.3% and 11.1% dilutive to the combined company's book earnings
per share for fiscal year 2002;
- between 1.5% dilutive and 4.5% accretive to the combined company's cash
earnings per share for fiscal year 2001; and
- between 0.3% dilutive to 5.8% accretive to the combined company's cash
earnings per share for fiscal year 2002.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. also noted that, after taking into account synergies of
the Merger as estimated by Sterling Software's management and assuming a range
of stock prices per share of Computer Associates Common Stock of $41.85 to
$97.65, the Merger would be:
- between 5.4% and 9.4% dilutive to the combined company's book earnings per
share for fiscal year 2001;
- between 2.1% and 6.2%% dilutive to the combined company's book earnings
per share for fiscal year 2002;
- between 2.0% and 8.3% accretive to the combined company's cash earnings
per share for fiscal year 2001; and
- between 3.9% and 10.4% accretive to the combined company's cash earnings
per share for fiscal year 2002.
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COMPUTER ASSOCIATES SELECTED COMPANIES ANALYSIS. Goldman, Sachs & Co. also
reviewed certain financial, market and operating information of Computer
Associates with corresponding data for a group of companies (collectively, the
"Computer Associates Selected Companies"), consisting of BMC Software, Inc.,
Compuware Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Oracle
Corporation and Sterling Software, Inc. The following table sets forth the
information for Computer Associates, and the ranges and medians for the Computer
Associates Selected Companies, of:
- the closing price, on February 11, 2000, as a percentage of the 52 week
high;
- P/E multiples for the calendar years 2000 and 2001, based on earnings
estimates reported by IBES as of February 11, 2000;
- multiples of Market Capitalization to revenue estimates as reported by
various research reports for calendar years 2000 and 2001; and
- the IBES Growth Rate.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2/11/00
CLOSING
PRICE AS % IBES 5
OF 52 P/E MULTIPLE REVENUE MULTIPLE YEAR
WEEK ------------------------- --------------------------------------- GROWTH
COMPANY HIGH 2000 2001 2000 2001 EST.
- ------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------------ ------------------ ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Computer Associates......... 93% 19.1x 16.4x 6.3x 5.1x 15%
Computer Associates Selected
Companies Group
Range................... 50-100% 14.0-93.8x 10.8-77.2x 2.2-9.7x 2.5-8.2x 13-30%
Mean.................... 76 34.4 28.3 5.2 4.7 23%
Median.................. 84 21.2 16.7 3.8 4.1 25%
</TABLE>
OTHER FACTORS AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSES. In its presentation to the Sterling
Software Board, Goldman, Sachs & Co. reviewed some other factors and comparative
analyses, including, among other things, (i) the historical and pro forma
financial profile of Sterling Software and Computer Associates to certain other
software companies, (ii) the ownership profile of Sterling Software and Computer
Associates, (iii) the forward P/E history of Sterling Software and Computer
Associates and (iv) analysts' reports, including earnings estimates, with
respect to Sterling Software and Computer Associates.
The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process involving various
determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant methods of financial
analysis and the application of these methods to the particular circumstances
and, therefore, is not necessarily susceptible to partial analysis or summary
description. Selecting portions of the analyses or of the summary set forth
above, without considering the analysis as a whole, could create an incomplete
view of the processes underlying Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s opinion. In arriving at
its fairness determination, Goldman, Sachs & Co. considered the results of all
such analyses and did not attribute any particular weight to any factor or
analysis considered by it; rather, Goldman, Sachs & Co. made its determination
as to fairness on the basis of its experience and professional judgment after
considering the results of all such analyses. No company or transaction used in
the above analyses is directly comparable to Sterling Software or the
contemplated transaction. The analyses were prepared solely for purposes of
Goldman, Sachs & Co. providing its opinion to the Sterling Software Board as to
the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the consideration to be
received by the holders of Sterling Software Common Stock pursuant to the Merger
Agreement and do not purport to be appraisals or necessarily reflect the prices
at which businesses or securities actually may be sold. Analyses based on
forecasts of future results are not necessarily indicative of actual future
results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than suggested by
such analyses. Because such analyses are inherently subject to uncertainty,
being based upon numerous factors or events beyond the control of the parties or
their respective advisors, none of Sterling Software, Goldman, Sachs & Co. or
any other person assumes responsibility if future results
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are materially different from those forecast. As described above, the opinion of
Goldman, Sachs & Co. to the Sterling Software Board was among many factors taken
into consideration by the Sterling Software Board in making its determination to
approve the Merger Agreement.
(c) INTENT TO TENDER.
To Sterling Software's knowledge, after reasonable inquiry and in view of
the obligations under the Tender Agreement, all executive officers, directors,
affiliates and subsidiaries of Sterling Software will tender pursuant to the
Offer all Shares held of record or beneficially owned by them (other than
options to acquire Shares).
ITEM 5. PERSONS/ASSETS, RETAINED, EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED.
GOLDMAN LETTER AGREEMENT. Sterling Software engaged Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
pursuant to the terms of the Goldman Letter Agreement, to assist Sterling
Software as its financial advisor in connection with the possible sale of all or
a portion of Sterling Software (a "Transaction").
Pursuant to the terms of the Goldman Letter Agreement, Sterling Software
agreed to pay Goldman, Sachs & Co. (i) a cash fee of $250,000, payable upon the
signing of the Goldman Letter Agreement, and (ii) a fee equal to 0.50% of the
aggregate consideration paid in a Transaction such as the Offer and the Merger.
Assuming a transaction value per share of $39.50 and based on Sterling
Software's most recent unaudited balance sheet, the total fee payable by
Sterling Software to Goldman, Sachs & Co. in connection with the Offer and the
Merger would equal $18,761,144, against which the $250,000 fee would be
credited.
Sterling Software has also agreed to reimburse Goldman, Sachs & Co. for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and
disbursements of its legal counsel, and to indemnify Goldman, Sachs & Co. and
related parties against certain liabilities arising out of or in connection with
Goldman, Sachs & Co.'s engagement.
BROADVIEW LETTER AGREEMENT. Sterling Software engaged Broadview, pursuant
to the terms of a letter agreement, dated as of January 21, 2000 (the "Broadview
Letter Agreement"), to assist Sterling Software as its financial advisor in
connection with Sterling Software's consideration of potential acquisition
offers with respect to Sterling Software. Pursuant to the terms of the Broadview
Letter Agreement, Sterling Software agreed to pay Broadview a fee of
$2 million, contingent upon the closing of a business combination or other
transaction involving Sterling Software. Sterling Software has also agreed to
reimburse Broadview for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of its legal counsel, and to
indemnify Broadview and related parties against certain liabilities, actions and
claims arising out of Broadview's engagement by Sterling Software pursuant to
the Broadview Letter Agreement.
Except as set forth above, neither Sterling Software nor any person acting
on its behalf has employed, retained or agreed to compensate any person or class
of persons to make solicitations or recommendations in connection with the Offer
or the Merger.
ITEM 6. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
Except as set forth on Schedule II attached hereto, no transactions in the
Shares have been effected during the past 60 days by Sterling Software or any of
its executive officers, directors, affiliates or subsidiaries.
ITEM 7. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS.
(a) Except as indicated in Items 3 and 4 above, no negotiations are being
undertaken or are underway by Sterling Software in response to the Offer which
relate to a tender offer or other
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acquisition of Sterling Software's securities by Sterling Software, any
subsidiary of Sterling Software or any other person.
(b) Except as indicated in Items 3 and 4 above, no negotiations are being
undertaken or are underway by Sterling Software in response to the Offer which
relate to, or would result in, (i) an extraordinary transaction, such as a
merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving Sterling Software or any
subsidiary of Sterling Software, (ii) a purchase, sale or transfer of a material
amount of assets of Sterling Software or any subsidiary of Sterling Software, or
(iii) any material change in the present dividend rate or policy, or
indebtedness or capitalization of Sterling Software.
(c) Except as indicated in Items 3 and 4 above, there are no transactions,
Board of Directors resolutions, agreements in principle or signed contracts
entered into in response to the Offer that relate to one or more of the matters
referred to in Item 7(a) above.
ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
(a) INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO RULE 14F-1 UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT. The
Information Statement attached hereto as Schedule I is being furnished to
Sterling Software's stockholders in connection with the possible designation by
Computer Associates, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, of certain persons to be
appointed to the Sterling Software Board other than at a meeting of Sterling
Software's stockholders, and such information is incorporated herein by
reference.
(b) On February 14, 2000, the Rights Agreement was amended (the "Second
Amendment to Rights Agreement") in order to, among other things, (i) prevent
each of Computer Associates and Silversmith Acquisition Corp. from becoming an
Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) or a Beneficial Owner of
Common Shares (each as defined in the Rights Agreement); (ii) prevent a
Distribution Date, Flip-in Event, Flip-over Event, Share Acquisition Date or
Triggering Event (each as defined in the Rights Agreement) from occurring, in
each case as a result of (A) the execution of the Merger Agreement, (B) the
public or other announcement of the Merger, (C) the public or other announcement
of the Offer, (D) the commencement of the Offer, (E) the consummation of the
Offer, (F) the consummation of the Merger, or (G) the consummation of any other
transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the Tender Agreement. A copy
of the Second Amendment to Rights Agreement is filed herewith as
Exhibit (e)(40) and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) The information contained in all of the Exhibits referred to in Item 9
below is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. EXHIBITS.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
(a)(1) Exchange Offer, dated February 22, 2000 (incorporated herein
by reference to the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Computer Associates International,
Inc. dated February 22, 2000).
(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Computer Associates International, Inc. dated February 22,
2000).
(a)(3) Chairman's Letter to Stockholders of Sterling
Software, Inc., dated February 22, 2000.*
(a)(4) Joint Press Release of Sterling Software, Inc. and Computer
Associates International, Inc., dated February 14, 2000
(incorporated herein by reference to Sterling Software,
Inc.'s Form 425 filed February 14, 2000).
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C>
(e)(1) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000,
among Computer Associates International, Inc., Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and Sterling Software, Inc. (incorporated
herein by reference to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated February 18, 2000).
(e)(2) Opinion of Goldman, Sachs & Co. to the Board of Directors of
Sterling Software, Inc., dated February 14, 2000 (included
as Schedule III hereto).*
(e)(3) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and Sam Wyly.
(e)(4) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Charles J. Wyly, Jr.
(e)(5) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Sterling L. Williams.
(e)(6) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Geno P. Tolari.
(e)(7) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
F.L. "Mike" Harvey.
(e)(8) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Don J. McDermett, Jr.
(e)(9) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
B. Carole Morton.
(e)(10) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and Mark A. Theel.
(e)(11) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and R. Logan Wray.
(e)(12) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and Evan A. Wyly.
(e)(13) Form of Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement,
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling
Software, Inc., Computer Associates International, Inc. and
certain non-executive officers of Sterling Software, Inc.
(e)(14) SERP Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2000, by and among
Sterling Software, Inc., Computer Associates
International, Inc. and Geno P. Tolari.
(e)(15) Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan II regarding benefits of Geno P. Tolari under former
Informatics General Corporation Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan II (previously filed as an exhibit to
Sterling Software, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein
by reference (SEC File No. 529263)).
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(e)(16) Amendment to the Sterling Software, Inc. Employee Heath
Benefit Plan (effective as of December 31, 1999).
(e)(17) Sterling Software, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (effective as of March 20, 1998) (previously
filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and
incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 98602908)).
(e)(18) Sterling Software, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (restated
effective January 3, 2000) (previously filed as an exhibit
to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 529263)).
(e)(19) Sterling Software, Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Stock
Option Plan (previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling
Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 99746823)).
(e)(20) Amendment dated as of January 31, 2000 to Sterling Software,
Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Option Plan.
(e)(21) Form of Stock Option Agreement between Sterling Software,
Inc. and each of Sam Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr.
(previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC
File No. 97724719)).
(e)(22) Form of Stock Option Agreement between Sterling Software,
Inc. and Sterling L. Williams (previously filed as an
exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 and
incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 97724719)).
(e)(23) Form of Stock Option Agreement between Sterling Software,
Inc. and Geno P. Tolari (previously filed as an exhibit to
Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 and incorporated herein
by reference (SEC File No. 97724719)).
(e)(24) Form of Stock Option Agreement between Sterling Software,
Inc. and F.L. "Mike" Harvey (previously filed as an exhibit
to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 99746823)).
(e)(25) Form of Amendment to the Stock Option Agreement, dated
March 20, 1998, between Sterling Software, Inc. and each of
its executive officers (previously filed as an exhibit to
Sterling Software, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 98602908)).
(e)(26) Fiscal 1999 Executive Compensation Plan for Group Presidents
(previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC
File No. 98755025)).
(e)(27) Fiscal 2000 Executive Compensation Plan for Group Presidents
(previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC
File No. 99746823)).
(e)(28) Consulting Agreement, dated October 1, 1996, between
Sterling Software, Inc. and Michael C. French (previously
filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
1996 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File
No. 96672084)).
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(e)(29) CEO Agreement, dated November 15, 1999, between Sterling
Software, Inc. and Sterling L. Williams (previously filed as
an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1999, filed January 28, 2000 and incorporated
herein by reference).
(e)(30) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
November 15, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and each
of Sam Wyly, Charles J. Wyly, Jr. and Sterling L. Williams
(previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999, filed January 28, 2000 and
incorporated herein by reference).
(e)(31) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
November 15, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
Geno P. Tolari (previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling
Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A Amendment
No. 1 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, filed
January 28, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
(e)(32) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
October 22, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and F.L.
"Mike" Harvey (previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling
Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 99746823)).
(e)(33) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
November 15, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
R. Logan Wray.
(e)(34) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
November 15, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
Don J. McDermett, Jr.
(e)(35) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
October 22, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
B. Carole Morton.
(e)(36) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
October 22, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
Mark A. Theel.
(e)(37) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
October 22, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
Evan A. Wyly.
(e)(38) Form of letter to participants in Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Savings and Security (401(k)) plan.
(e)(39) Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2000, among Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and certain stockholders of Sterling
Software, Inc. listed on the signature pages thereto
(incorporated herein by reference to Sterling Software,
Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated February 18, 2000).
(e)(40) Second Amendment, dated as of February 14, 2000, to the
Rights Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1996, as amended
by the First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of
March 12, 1998, by and between Sterling Software, Inc. and
BankBoston N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated herein by
reference to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Form 8-A/A filed on
February 17, 2000).
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 22, 2000
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By: /s/ DON J. MCDERMETT, JR.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
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SCHEDULE I
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 14(F) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULE 14F-1 THEREUNDER
GENERAL
This information statement ("Information Statement") is being mailed on or
about February 22, 2000 as part of the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule 14D-9 (the "Schedule 14D-9") to holders of record of shares of common
stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Common Stock" or the "Shares"), of
Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Sterling Software"). It is
being furnished in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Computer Associates
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Computer Associates"), Silversmith
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Computer Associates ("Silversmith Acquisition Corp."), and Sterling Software, in
accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of which, (i) Computer
Associates will cause Silversmith Acquisition Corp. to make an exchange offer to
exchange shares of common stock, par value $.10 per share, of Computer
Associates (the "Computer Associates Common Stock"), for all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock, including the associated preferred stock
purchase rights (the "Offer"), and (ii) subsequent to the consummation of the
Offer, Silversmith Acquisition Corp. will be merged with and into Sterling
Software (the "Merger"). As a result of the Offer and the Merger, Sterling
Software will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Computer Associates.
Silversmith Acquisition Corp. commenced the Offer on Tuesday, February 22,
2000. The Offer is scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on
Monday, March 20, 2000, unless it is extended by Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement.
The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the consummation of the Offer,
Sterling Software shall cause certain designees of Computer Associates (the
"Computer Associates Designees") to be elected to the Board of Directors of
Sterling Software (the "Board"). If, however, the Merger Agreement is terminated
or if Silversmith Acquisition Corp. does not accept Shares tendered for
exchange, then Computer Associates will not have any right to designate
directors for election to the Board.
This Information Statement is required by Section 14(f) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. You are urged to
read this Information Statement carefully. You are not, however, required to
take any action in connection with this Information Statement.
THE COMPUTER ASSOCIATES DESIGNEES
Effective upon the acceptance for exchange by Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
of a number of the Shares that satisfies the Minimum Condition (as defined in
the Merger Agreement), Computer Associates will be entitled to designate the
number of directors, rounded up to the next whole number, on the Board that
equals the product of (i) the total number of directors on the Board (giving
effect to the election of any additional directors pursuant to this provision)
and (ii) the percentage that the number of Shares owned by Computer Associates
or Silversmith Acquisition Corp. (including Shares accepted for exchange) bears
to the total number of Shares outstanding, and Sterling Software will take all
action necessary to cause Computer Associates' designees to be elected or
appointed to the Board,
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including, without limitation, increasing the number of directors, or seeking
and accepting resignations of incumbent directors, or both; provided that, prior
to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), two members (each, a
"Continuing Director") who were directors of Sterling Software prior to
consummation of the Offer, shall remain as directors of Sterling Software until
the Effective Time. If the number of Continuing Directors is reduced to less
than two for any reason prior to the Effective Time, the remaining and departing
Continuing Directors shall be entitled to designate a person to fill the
vacancy.
The directors of Silversmith Acquisition Corp. at the Effective Time shall
be the directors of the Surviving Corporation, until the earlier of their
resignation or removal or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Computer Associates has informed Sterling Software that it will choose the
Computer Associates Designees to the Sterling Software Board from the directors
and executive officers of Computer Associates and/or Silversmith Acquisition
Corp. listed in Annex A to the Exchange Offer, a copy of which is being mailed
to Sterling Software's stockholders together with the Schedule 14D-9. Computer
Associates has informed Sterling Software that each of the directors and
executive officers listed in Annex A to the Exchange Offer has consented to act
as a director of Sterling Software, if so designated. The information on such
Annex A is incorporated herein by reference. The name, address, principal
occupation or employment and five year employment history for each such person
is set forth in such Annex A.
It is expected that the Computer Associates Designees may assume office
following the acceptance for exchange by Silversmith Acquisition Corp. of the
specified minimum number of Shares pursuant to the Offer, which cannot be
earlier than March 20, 2000.
CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING STERLING SOFTWARE
As of February 18, 2000, Sterling Software had 82,570,327 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding, Sterling Software's only class of voting
securities that would be entitled to vote for directors at a stockholder meeting
if one were to be held, each share being entitled to one vote.
INFORMATION CONCERNING DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
OF STERLING SOFTWARE
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF STERLING SOFTWARE
Sterling Software's Certificate of Incorporation provides for a board of
directors divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible,
with the term of office of one class expiring each year at Sterling Software's
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Each class of directors is elected for a term of
three years except in the case of elections to fill vacancies or newly created
directorships.
The following list sets forth the name and present principal occupation or
employment, and material occupations, positions, offices or employments for the
past five years, of each director and executive officer of Sterling Software, as
well as other selected officers of Sterling Software. Unless otherwise
indicated, each such person is a citizen of the United States and the business
address of such person is c/o Sterling Software, Inc., 300 Crescent Court, Suite
1200, Dallas, Texas 75201.
SAM WYLY, age 65. Mr Wyly has served as Chairman of the Board since
co-founding Sterling Software in 1981. He also serves as Chairman of the
Executive Committee and the 1996 and 1999 Stock Option Committees of the Board.
Companies founded by Mr. Wyly were among the forerunners of the computer
software and electronic commerce industries and the Internet. In 1963, he
founded University Computing Company, which became one of the largest computer
service and software companies. His data transmission company, Datran, Inc., was
one of the pioneering telecommunications ventures that broke up the telephone
monopoly. Sterling Commerce, Inc. (a provider of electronic
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commerce software and network services), a leader in this industry, was spun off
to Sterling Software's stockholders in 1996. Mr. Wyly serves as Chairman of its
Executive Commitee. Mr. Wyly also serves as Chairman of Michaels Stores, Inc., a
specialty retailer, Chairman of Scottish Annuity & Life Holdings, Ltd., a
variable life insurance and reinsurance company, and Founding Partner of the
General Partner of Maverick Capital, Ltd., an investment fund management
company. Mr. Wyly is the father of Evan Wyly, also a director of Sterling
Software.
STERLING L. WILLIAMS, age 56. Mr. Williams co-founded Sterling Software in
1981 and since that time has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director of Sterling Software. Mr. Williams has served as Chairman of the Board
and a director of Sterling Commerce, Inc. since December 1995. From
December 1995 to October 1996, Mr. Williams also served as Chief Executive
Officer of Sterling Commerce, Inc. Mr. Williams is a member of the Executive
Committee and the 1996 and 1999 Stock Option Committees of the Board.
CHARLES J. WYLY, JR., age 66. Mr. Wyly co-founded Sterling Software in 1981
and since that time has served as a director of Sterling Software, and as Vice
Chairman since 1984. He served as an officer and director of University
Computing Company, a computer software and services company, from 1964 to 1975,
including President from 1969 to 1973. Mr. Wyly and his brother, Sam Wyly,
founded Earth Resources Company, an oil refining and silver mining company, and
Mr. Wyly served as its Chairman of the Board from 1968 to 1980. Mr. Wyly served
as Vice Chairman of the Board of the Bonanza Steakhouse chain from 1967 to 1989.
Mr. Wyly currently serves as Vice Chairman of Michaels Stores, Inc., as a
director of Scottish Annuity & Life Holdings, Ltd. and as a director of Sterling
Commerce, Inc. Mr. Wyly is a member of the Executive Committee and the 1996 and
1999 Stock Option Committees of the Board.
ROBERT J. DONACHIE, age 71. Mr. Donachie has served as a director of
Sterling Software since May 1983. He has been principally employed as a private
business consultant since March 1981. Mr. Donachie formerly served as President
of the Institute of Management Accountants, a worldwide professional
organization devoted to the development of accounting and control practices and
promotion of ethical standards, and he remains a lifetime member of its Board of
Directors. Mr. Donachie is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the
1996 Special Stock Option Committee of the Board.
ALAN W. STEELMAN, age 57. Mr. Steelman has served as a director of Sterling
Software since February 1997. He is President of Steelman Stonebridge, Inc., a
corporate advisory and investment firm. From 1993 through August 1999, he was a
Senior Principal with Monitor Company, a leading international management
consulting firm. Mr. Steelman also currently serves as Vice President of
Consulting for Maxager Technology, a software company based in San Rafael,
California, as a director of Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., a software and machine
manufacturing firm based in Sydney, Australia, and serves on the Advisory Board
of Asia Information Services, a Beijing-based information technology company.
Prior to joining Monitor Company, Mr. Steelman was Chief Operating Officer of
Alexander Proudfoot Company, a consulting company listed on The London Stock
Exchange. During his 15 years at Alexander Proudfoot, Mr. Steelman held several
assignments, including Group President of the Asia-Pacific region and Executive
Vice President of worldwide sales and marketing. Prior to joining Alexander
Proudfoot, Mr. Steelman served in the U.S. Congress, representing Texas' 5th
Congressional District, and also held several appointed positions in government.
Mr. Steelman is a member of the Audit Committee and the 1996 Special Stock
Option Committee of the Board.
EVAN A. WYLY, age 38. Mr. Wyly has served as a director of Sterling Software
since July 1992. He has been a Managing Partner of Maverick Capital, Ltd., an
investment fund management company, since 1991. In 1988, Mr. Wyly founded
Premier Partners Incorporated, a private investment firm, and served as its
President prior to joining Maverick Capital, Ltd. Mr. Wyly also currently serves
as a
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director of Sterling Commerce, Inc., a provider of electronic commerce software
and network services, and as a director of Michaels Stores, Inc., a specialty
retailer
MICHAEL C. FRENCH, age 56. Mr. French has served as a director of Sterling
Software since July 1992. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer,
President and a director of Scottish Annuity & Life Holdings, Ltd. Mr. French is
also a Partner of Maverick Capital, Ltd. and a consultant to the international
law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. He was a partner with the law firm of
Jackson & Walker, L.L.P. from 1976 through 1995. Mr. French is also a director
of Michaels Stores, Inc.
PAUL V. BARBER, age 38. Mr. Barber has served as a director of Sterling
Software since December 1999. He has served as a General Partner of JMI Equity
Fund, a private equity investment firm, since November 1998. From August 1990 to
September 1998, Mr. Barber was employed by Alex. Brown & Sons, an investment
banking firm, most recently as a managing director. He also currently serves as
a director of eBenX, Inc., a provider of e-commerce and connectivity solutions
for healthcare transactions.
DONALD R. MILLER, JR., age 45. Mr. Miller has served as a director of
Sterling Software since September 1993. He has served as Vice President-Market
Development of Michaels Stores, Inc. since November 1990 and also currently
serves as a director of Michaels Stores, Inc.
GENO P. TOLARI, age 56. Mr. Tolari has served as an Executive Vice President
of Sterling Software since March 1990 and as Chief Operating Officer since
April 1996. From November 1986 to March 1990, he served as a Senior Vice
President of Sterling Software. Mr. Tolari served as President of Sterling
Software's Systems Management Group from December 1994 to February 1997 and as
President of the Federal Systems Group from October 1985 to December 1994.
F.L. "MIKE" HARVEY, age 61. Mr. Harvey has served as a Senior Vice President
of Sterling Software since June 1997 and as President of the Systems Management
Group since October 1998. He served as President of the former Applications
Management Group from October 1996 to October 1998. From March 1993 to
June 1997, he served as President of Omega Consulting Group Inc., a software
consulting company.
DON J. MCDERMETT, JR., age 41. Mr. McDermett has served as Senior Vice
President and General Counsel for Sterling Software since May 1997 and as
Secretary since October 1998. From July 1996 to May 1997, he served as Vice
President, Legal of Sterling Software. Prior to that time Mr. McDermett was
employed by Thompson & Knight, a Dallas-based law firm, having been a senior
partner in that firm's corporate practice group since 1993.
B. CAROLE MORTON, age 54. Ms. Morton has served as a Senior Vice President
of Sterling Software since October 1996 and as President of Sterling Software's
Business Intelligence Group (formerly the Information Management Group) since
October 1998. She served as President of the Information Management Division
from October 1995 to August 1999. From October 1996 to June 1997, she also
served as President of the former Information Management Group. Ms. Morton
served as President of Sterling Software's former Applications Engineering
Division from December 1994 to October 1995 and President of the former
Applications Management Division from July 1993 to November 1994.
MARK A. THEEL, age 42. Mr. Theel has served as a Senior Vice President of
Sterling Software since November 1998 and as President of Sterling Software's
Application Development Group since October 1998. From January 1996 to
August 1999, Mr. Theel was President of the former Application Development
Division. From December 1994 to December 1995, Mr. Theel served as Vice
President, Labs of the Application Development Division and from July 1993 to
November 1994, he served as Vice President, Labs of the former Applications
Management Division.
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R. LOGAN WRAY, age 40. Mr. Wray has served as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Sterling Software since May 1997. Prior to that time
he was employed by Ernst & Young LLP, a national accounting firm, having been a
partner in that firm since 1994.
CHRISTOPHER C. BRUTON, age 42. Mr. Bruton has served as Vice President,
Business Development of Sterling Software since July 1999. From June 1997 to
June 1999, he served as Vice President, Finance and Administration, for the
Systems Management Group. Prior to June 1997, Mr. Bruton served as Vice
President, Finance and Administration, for the former Applications Management
Group.
PAMELA L. ISBELL, age 40. Ms. Isbell has served as Vice President, Financial
Planning of Sterling Software since April 1996. From April 1988 to April 1996,
Ms. Isbell served as a Financial Analyst of Sterling Software.
JULIE G. KUPP, age 36. Ms. Kupp has served as Vice President, Investor
Relations of Sterling Software since April 1996. From September 1995 to
April 1996, Ms. Kupp served as Director, Investor Relations and from April 1995
to September 1995, she served as Senior Financial Analyst of Sterling Software.
From December 1993 to April 1995, Ms. Kupp served as Director of Accounting.
Prior to December 1993, Ms. Kupp was employed by Ernst & Young LLP, most
recently as Audit Senior Manager.
PAUL M. BAKER, age 39. Mr. Baker has served as Controller of Sterling
Software since March 1999. From November 1998 to March 1999, he served as
International Finance Director for the former Application Development Group.
Mr. Baker served as Controller of the former Application International Division
from July 1997 until November 1998. Prior to July 1997, he was employed by
Ernst & Young LLP, most recently as Senior Audit Manager.
SUSAN D. TIHOLIZ, age 52. Ms. Tiholiz has served as Treasurer of Sterling
Software since November 1997. She served as Director of Treasury from June 1996
to November 1997 and as a consultant to Sterling Software from December 1995 to
June 1996. Prior to joining Sterling Software, Ms. Tiholiz was employed by
Atlantic Richfield Company, a global energy company, serving in various
capacities within finance, treasury and human resources.
COMMITTEES OF THE STERLING SOFTWARE BOARD; MEETINGS
The Board has an Executive Committee, an Audit Committee and Option
Committees.
The Executive Committee, comprised of Messrs. Sam Wyly, Charles J. Wyly, Jr.
and Sterling L. Williams, is empowered to act on any matter except those matters
specifically reserved to the full Board by applicable law, and determined
executive compensation for fiscal 1999, except for decisions relating to grants
of stock options under Sterling Software's Amended and Restated 1996 Stock
Option Plan (the "1996 Option Plan") and the 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan
(the "1999 Option Plan"). The Executive Committee met or acted by written
consent eight times during fiscal 1999.
The Audit Committee, comprised of Messrs. Robert J. Donachie and Alan W.
Steelman, recommends to the Board the appointment of the firm selected to serve
as the independent auditors for Sterling Software and its subsidiaries and
monitors the performance of such firm; reviews and approves the scope of the
annual audit of the Sterling Software's financial statements and evaluates with
the independent auditors the Sterling Software's annual audit and annual
consolidated financial statements; reviews with management the status of
internal accounting controls; evaluates issues having a potential financial
impact on Sterling Software, including matters which may be brought to the Audit
Committee's attention by management, the independent auditors or the Board; and
reviews the public financial reporting documents of Sterling Software. The Audit
Committee met three times during fiscal 1999.
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The 1996 Stock Option Committee, comprised of Messrs. Sam Wyly, Charles J.
Wyly, Jr. and Sterling L. Williams, and the 1996 Special Stock Option Committee,
comprised of Messrs. Robert J. Donachie and Alan W. Steelman, (collectively, the
"1996 Option Committees"), administer the 1996 Option Plan and have the
authority, subject to certain restrictions set forth in the 1996 Option Plan, to
determine from time to time the individuals to whom options are granted under
the 1996 Option Plan, the number of shares covered by each option grant, the
time or times at which options become exercisable and other terms and conditions
of such options. The 1996 Stock Option Committee met or acted by written consent
four times during fiscal 1999, and the 1996 Special Stock Option Committee met
or acted by written consent one time during fiscal 1999.
The 1999 Stock Option Committee, comprised of Messrs. Sam Wyly, Charles J.
Wyly, Jr. and Sterling L. Williams, administers the 1999 Option Plan and has the
authority, subject to certain restrictions set forth in the 1999 Option Plan, to
determine from time to time the individuals to whom options are granted under
the 1999 Option Plan, the number of shares covered by each option grant, the
time or times at which options become exercisable and other terms and conditions
of such options. The 1999 Stock Option Committee met or acted by written consent
five times during fiscal 1999.
During fiscal 1999, the Board met or acted by written consent six times.
During fiscal 1999, each director participated in at least 75% of all Board and
applicable committee meetings held during the period for which he was a
director, except Mr. French, who participated in one-half of such meetings.
Sterling Software does not have a nominating or compensation committee. The
functions customarily attributable to a nominating committee are performed by
the Board as a whole, and the functions customarily attributable to a
compensation committee generally are performed by the Executive Committee and
the Option Committees.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Each of Messrs. Donachie, French, Miller and Steelman received an annual
directors' fee of $36,000 for his service as a director of Sterling Software,
plus $2,500 for each meeting of the Board and each meeting of any committee of
the Board that he attended during fiscal 1999. During fiscal 1999, Sam Wyly and
Charles J. Wyly, Jr. received annual directors' fees of $500,000 and $250,000 in
their capacities as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, respectively. For
fiscal 2000, Sam Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr. will receive annual directors'
fees at the rate of $537,500 and $268,750 per annum, respectively. The annual
retainers and meeting fees to be received by each other director will remain at
the same level for fiscal 2000 as for fiscal 1999. Messrs. Williams and Evan
Wyly did not receive directors' fees for their services as directors in fiscal
1999.
Pursuant to the terms of the 1996 Stock Option Plan, Messrs. Donachie and
Steelman, as members of the 1996 Special Stock Option Committee of the Board,
are each entitled every five years to receive a formula grant of options to
purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS, DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF STERLING SOFTWARE
The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial
ownership of Common Stock, as of January 31, 2000, by each director of Sterling
Software, each of the Named Executive Officers (as defined herein), the
directors and executive officers of Sterling Software as a group and each person
or entity known by Sterling Software to own 5% or more of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock. The persons and entities named in the table have sole voting
and investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock owned by them,
except as otherwise noted. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each
of the stockholders listed below is c/o Sterling Software, Inc., 300 Crescent
Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201.
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SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
OWNED BENEFICIALLY (1)(2)
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Sam Wyly (3)........................................... 2,678,481 3.1%
Sterling L. Williams (4)............................... 3,607,520 4.2%
Charles J. Wyly, Jr. (5)............................... 2,300,746 2.7%
Paul V. Barber......................................... 0 *
Robert J. Donachie (6)................................. 65,700 *
Michael C. French (7).................................. 11,600 *
F. L. "Mike" Harvey (8)................................ 27,414 *
Donald R. Miller, Jr. (9).............................. 80,000 *
Alan W. Steelman (10).................................. 50,077 *
Geno P. Tolari (11).................................... 537,215 *
Evan A. Wyly (12)...................................... 309,305 *
All current directors and executive officers as a group
(15 persons) (13).................................... 10,283,777 11.2%
AXA Conseil Vie Assurance Mutuelle and related
entities, AXA and AXA Financial, Inc. (14)........... 9,519,026 11.9%
Wellington Management Company, LLP (15)................ 7,927,320 9.9%
</TABLE>
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* Less than 1%.
(1) The number of shares shown includes outstanding shares owned by the person
or entity indicated on January 31, 2000 and shares underlying option owned
by such person on January 31, 2000 that were exercisable within 60 days of
such date. Persons holding shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Sterling
Software, Inc. Savings and Security (401(k)) Plan (the "Savings Plan")
generally have sole voting power, but not investment power, with respect to
such shares.
(2) Includes shares of Common Stock which are subject to certain tender and
voting obligations of the holders thereof under the Agreement, dated as of
February 14, 2000, among Silversmith Acquisition Corp. and such holders
listed on the signature page thereto, a copy of which is attached as
Exhibit (e)(39) to the Schedule 14D-9 and incorporated therein by
reference.
(3) Includes 1,875,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon
exercise of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan, options to purchase
150,000 of which are currently held of record by the marital trust of Sam
Wyly's spouse. Also includes 521,458 shares of Common Stock owned by family
trusts of which Sam Wyly is trustee and 277,224 shares of Common Stock held
of record by
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a limited partnership of which Sam Wyly is a general partner. Also includes
4,799 shares of Common Stock held pursuant to the Savings Plan.
(4) Includes 3,600,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon
exercise of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan, 520 shares of
Common Stock held pursuant to the Savings Plan and 6,000 shares of Common
Stock owned by family trusts of which Sterling Williams is trustee. Also
includes 1,000 shares owned by Mr. Williams' spouse of which Mr. Williams
disclaims beneficial ownership.
(5) Includes 900,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon exercise
of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan, all of which are currently
held of record by a limited partnership of which Charles J. Wyly, Jr. is
general partner. Also includes 513,148 shares of Common Stock held of
record by such limited partnership and 883,398 shares of Common Stock owned
by family trusts of which Charles J. Wyly, Jr. is trustee. Also includes
4,200 shares of Common Stock held pursuant to the Savings Plan.
(6) Includes 50,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon exercise
of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan and 4,500 shares held in a
retirement account directed by Mr. Donachie.
(7) Consists of 10,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon
exercise of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan and 1,600 shares
held in a retirement account directed by Mr. French.
(8) Includes 25,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon exercise
of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan and 284 shares of Common
Stock held pursuant to the Savings Plan.
(9) Consists of 75,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon
exercise of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan and 5,000 shares
held by a family partnership of which Donald R. Miller, Jr. is a general
partner.
(10) Consists of 50,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon
exercise of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan and 77 shares held
in an individual retirement account for the benefit of Mr. Steelman's son.
(11) Includes 525,000 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon exercise
of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan and 9,964 shares of Common
Stock held pursuant to the Savings Plan.
(12) Consists of 158,880 shares of Common Stock held by a family limited
partnership of which Evan Wyly is a general partner, 150,000 shares of
Common Stock that may be acquired upon exercise of options granted under
the 1996 Option Plan and held of record by such partnership and 425 shares
held pursuant to the Savings Plan.
(13) Includes 529,650 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon exercise
of options granted under the 1996 Option Plan and 18,478 shares of Common
Stock held pursuant to the Savings Plan, in each case by executive officers
of Sterling Software not named in the table above.
(14) Based on Schedule 13G/A filed February 14, 2000 by AXA Conseil Vie
Assurance Mutuelle (formerly Alpha Assurances Vie Mutuelle), AXA Assurances
I.A.R.D. Mutuelle, AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle and AXA Courtage Assurance
Mutuelle, as a group, AXA (formerly AXA-UAP) and AXA Financial, Inc.
(formerly The Equitable Companies Incorporated). It was reported that four
subsidiaries of AXA Financial, Inc., The Equitable Life Assurance Society
of the United States, Alliance Capital Management L.P., Donaldson,
Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation and Wood, Struthers and Winthrop
Management Corp., are deemed to have sole voting power with respect to
1,337,442 shares, shared voting power with respect to 6,722,686 shares,
sole dispositive power with respect to 8,167,851 shares and shared
dispositive power with respect to
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98,275 shares. The address of AXA Conseil Vie Assurance Mutuelle is 100-101
Terrasse Boieldieu, 92042 Paris La Defense, France; the address of AXA
Assurances I.A.R.D. Mutuelle and AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle is 21, rue de
Chateaudun, 75009 Paris, France; the address of AXA Courtage Assurance
Mutuelle is 26, rue Louis le Grand, 75002 Paris, France; the address of AXA
is 9 Place Vendome, 75001 Paris, France; and the address of AXA
Financial, Inc. is 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104.
The information regarding beneficial ownership of Common Stock by this
group is included in reliance on a report filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by such parties, except that the percentage
of Common Stock beneficially owned is based upon Sterling Software's
calculations made in reliance upon the number of shares of Common Stock
reported to be beneficially owned by such parties in such report and the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31, 1999.
(15) Based on a Schedule 13G/A filed on February 11, 2000 by Wellington
Management Company, LLP ("Wellington"). Wellington has shared voting power
with respect to 5,667,824 shares and shared dispositive power with respect
to 7,927,320 shares. The address of Wellington is 75 State Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02109. The information regarding beneficial ownership of
Common Stock by Wellington is included in reliance on a report filed with
the SEC by Wellington, except that the percentage of Common Stock
beneficially owned is based upon Sterling Software's calculations made in
reliance upon the number of shares of Common Stock reported to be
beneficially owned by such person in such report and the number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding on December 31, 1999.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), requires Sterling Software's directors and executive officers,
and persons who own more than 10% of Sterling Software's outstanding Common
Stock, to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership
of Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the
New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"). Such persons are required by SEC
regulations to furnish Sterling Software with copies of all Section 16(a)
reports they file.
Based solely on its review of such reports received by Sterling Software
with respect to fiscal 1999 and written representations from such reporting
persons, Sterling Software believes that, except as noted herein, all reports
required to be filed under Section 16(a) have been timely filed by such persons.
A Form 4 was filed on behalf of Sterling L. Williams on January 7, 2000
disclosing the previously unreported sale of Common Stock by his spouse. The
subject shares were acquired by his spouse prior to their marriage and
Mr. Williams disclaimed beneficial ownership of such shares held and sold by his
spouse.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth certain information regarding compensation
paid or accrued for services rendered during each of Sterling Software's last
three fiscal years to Sterling Software's Chief Executive Officer and each of
the other four most highly compensated executive officers of Sterling Software
and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Named Executive Officers") based on
salary and bonus earned during fiscal 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LONG TERM
COMPENSATION
AWARDS
ANNUAL COMPENSATION ------------
------------------------------------------------------ SECURITIES
NAME AND OTHER ANNUAL UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY (1) BONUS (1) COMPENSATION (2) OPTIONS (3) COMPENSATION
- ---------------------------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sterling L. Williams........ 1999 $ 800,000 $400,000 $91,863(4) 0 $ 42,016(5)
President, Chief Executive 1998 650,000 250,000 22,539(6) 0 47,550
Officer and Director 1997 650,000 250,000 35,868(6) 3,600,000 42,252
Sam Wyly.................... 1999 1,000,000(7) 500,000 24,281(6) 0 187,313(8)
Chairman of the Board 1998 1,000,000(7) 500,000 38,248(6) 0 156,881
and Director 1997 1,000,000(7) 500,000 53,363(6) 3,600,000 182,691
Charles J. Wyly, Jr......... 1999 500,000(9) 250,000 23,308(6) 0 34,119(10)
Vice Chairman of the Board 1998 500,000(9) 250,000 44,197(6) 0 41,640
and Director 1997 500,000(9) 250,000 29,249(6) 1,800,000 49,669
Geno P. Tolari.............. 1999 520,000 255,000 30,342(6) 0 12,967(11)
Executive Vice President 1998 485,000 240,000 25,043(6) 0 20,805
and Chief Operating 1997 435,000 215,000 3,302(6) 1,200,000 9,121
Officer
F. L. "Mike" Harvey......... 1999 285,000 160,660 0 0 4,800(12)
Senior Vice President and 1998 285,000 137,080 0 0 0
Group President 1997 142,000 0 76,235(13) 350,000 0
</TABLE>
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(1) Reflects salary and bonus earned during the fiscal year. In some instances,
the payment of all or a portion of salary or bonus was deferred to a
subsequent year.
(2) Excludes perquisites and other personal benefits if the aggregate amount of
such compensation is less than the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total
annual salary and bonus reported for such Named Executive Officer.
(3) Reflects options to purchase Common Stock. Options to purchase Common Stock
have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split dividend paid on
April 3, 1998, consisting of one share of Common Stock for each share of
Common Stock held. Sterling Software has not granted stock appreciation
rights.
(4) Includes $31,915 relating to Mr. Williams' personal use of a company-owned
aircraft and a $29,716 reimbursement for the payment of taxes.
(5) Consists of $4,800 in Sterling Software contributions to the Savings Plan
and $37,216 in respect of premiums on life insurance policies for
Mr. Williams' benefit.
(6) Consists of reimbursements for the payment of taxes.
(7) Includes director's fees of $500,000 paid to Sam Wyly in each of fiscal
1999, 1998 and 1997 for his services as Chairman of the Board of Sterling
Software.
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(8) Consists of $4,800 in Sterling Software contributions to the Savings Plan,
$29,319 in respect of premiums on a life insurance policy for Mr. Wyly's
benefit and $153,194 representing compensation deemed received by Mr. Wyly
as a result of insurance policy premiums paid by Sterling Software pursuant
to a split dollar insurance agreement (which dollar amount was determined
based on an actuarial computation in accordance with SEC regulations).
(9) Includes director's fees of $250,000 paid to Charles J. Wyly, Jr. in each of
fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997 for his services as Vice Chairman of the Board of
Sterling Software.
(10) Consists of $4,800 in Sterling Software contributions to the Savings Plan
and $29,319 in respect of premiums on a life insurance policy for
Mr. Wyly's benefit.
(11) Consists of $4,800 in Sterling Software contributions to the Savings Plan
and $8,167 in respect of premiums on a life insurance policy for
Mr. Tolari's benefit.
(12) Consists of $4,800 in Sterling Software contributions to the Savings Plan.
(13) Consists of a reimbursement of $76,235 in relocation expenses.
OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1999
No options to purchase Common Stock were granted to any Named Executive
Officer during fiscal 1999. Sterling Software has not granted stock appreciation
rights.
OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1999 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
The following table provides information related to options to purchase
Common Stock exercised by the Named Executive Officers during fiscal 1999 and
the number and value of such options held at September 30, 1999, the last day of
fiscal 1999. Sterling Software does not have any outstanding stock appreciation
rights.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
SHARES UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
ACQUIRED VALUE OPTIONS AT OPTIONS AT
ON EXERCISE REALIZED (1) SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 SEPTEMBER 30, 1999(2)
----------- ------------ ----------------------------- -----------------------------
NAME EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
- ---- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sterling L.
Williams........... 0 $ 0 3,600,000 0 $21,350,000 $ 0
Sam Wyly............. 0 0 1,875,000(3) 0 11,115,625(3) 0
Charles J. Wyly,
Jr................. 0 0 900,000(4) 0 5,337,500(4) 0
Geno P. Tolari....... 100,000 1,037,500 500,000 325,000 2,937,500 1,640,625
F. L. "Mike"
Harvey............. 62,500 651,300 87,500 175,000 432,813 865,625
</TABLE>
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(1) Value was calculated based on the difference between the option price and
the closing market price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise
multiplied by the number of shares to which the exercise related.
(2) The closing price of the Common Stock as reported by the NYSE on
September 30, 1999 was $20.00. In accordance with SEC regulations, value is
calculated based on the difference between the option exercise price and
$20.00, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the
options.
(3) In fiscal 1999, Sam Wyly transferred options to purchase 1,725,000 shares of
Common Stock and disclaims beneficial ownership of such transferred options
and the underlying shares of Common Stock. The table above does not include
the number or value of securities underlying such transferred options.
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(4) In fiscal 1999, Charles J. Wyly, Jr. transferred options to purchase 900,000
shares of Common Stock and disclaims beneficial ownership of such
transferred options and the underlying shares of Common Stock. The table
above does not include the number or value of securities underlying such
transferred options.
CHANGE IN CONTROL, SEVERANCE AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
Sterling Software has entered into an agreement (a "Change in Control
Agreement") with each of the Named Executive Officers and certain of its other
officers. Each Change in Control Agreement provides for certain payments and
benefits upon the termination of employment of such person with Sterling
Software following a Change in Control (as defined in such agreement). Each
Change in Control Agreement covers termination within a specified number of
years after the date of a Change in Control and requires Sterling Software to
pay to such officer, if prior to the expiration of such period his or her
employment is terminated with or without cause by Sterling Software (other than
upon such officer's death) or by such officer upon the occurrence of certain
constructive termination events, a lump-sum amount equal to a multiple of such
officer's annual cash compensation and to continue all benefits and perquisites
for a specified number of months. In addition, if any payments (including
payments under the Change in Control Agreement, any stock option agreement or
otherwise) to such officer are determined to be "excess parachute payments"
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), such officer
would be entitled to receive an additional payment (net of income taxes) to
compensate such officer for any excise tax imposed by the Code on such payments.
The specified number of years, the multiple and the specified number of months
referred to above are seven, 700% and 84, in the case of each of
Messrs. Williams, Sam Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr.; five, 500% and 60, in the
case of Mr. Tolari; and two, 200% and 24 in the case of Mr. Harvey.
Sterling Software has also entered into an agreement (the "CEO Agreement")
with Sterling L. Williams, providing for a minimum base salary (subject to
mutually agreeable annual increases) and certain benefits, plus such bonuses and
other benefits which Sterling Software and Mr. Williams may agree upon.
Mr. Williams' base salary for fiscal 1999 was $800,000. Under the terms of the
CEO Agreement, upon the termination of Mr. Williams' employment by (i) Sterling
Software (with or without cause) or (ii) Mr. Williams as a result of a reduction
in his compensation or of the nature or scope of his authority or duties, the
CEO Agreement will convert into a seven-year consulting agreement. In such
event, Mr. Williams would be entitled to continue receiving compensation and
benefits at the levels specified in the CEO Agreement. Prior to the expiration
of its seven-year term, the consulting agreement may be terminated by
Mr. Williams at any time and by Sterling Software at Mr. Williams' death. In the
event of termination of Mr. Williams' employment following a Change in Control,
at Mr. Williams' option, the terms of his Change in Control Agreement may govern
such termination in lieu of the conversion of the CEO Agreement into a
consulting agreement. In the event of a Change in Control following conversion
of the CEO Agreement into a consulting agreement, Mr. Williams would have the
option of terminating the consulting agreement and would be entitled to receive
a lump-sum amount equal to all compensation due through the unexpired portion of
the seven-year consulting agreement.
Sterling Software has entered into an agreement (a "Severance Agreement")
with Mr. Tolari, Mr. Harvey and certain of its other officers (other than
Messrs. Williams, Sam Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr.), providing for the
continued compensation of such officer in the event that Sterling Software
terminates his or her employment, with or without cause. Each Severance
Agreement expires a specified number of years after the date on which notice of
termination is given to him or her by Sterling Software and requires Sterling
Software to continue to pay such officer, following his or her termination from
employment by Sterling Software, for a specified number of months, the salary,
bonus and certain benefits in effect prior to the termination of his or her
employment. The specified number of years and months referred to above are five
and 60 for Mr. Tolari and two and 24 for Mr. Harvey.
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In the event of a termination of employment following a Change in Control, at
the officer's option, the terms of his or her Change in Control Agreement may
govern such termination in lieu of the terms of his or her Severance Agreement.
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS
As part of the Merger Agreement negotiations, Computer Associates requested
that the Change in Control Agreements be amended. In particular, Computer
Associates requested that each executive officer of Sterling Software, as well
as Evan A. Wyly, a director of Sterling Software, and certain other officers of
Sterling Software (collectively, the "Executives") waive his or her right to a
continuation of benefits and perquisites (except medical coverages) and that the
agreements be amended to add a non-competition covenant in respect of certain
Executives and non-solicitation and confidentiality covenants in respect of all
the Executives. On February 14, 2000, Sterling Software, Computer Associates,
and each Executive agreed to amend the Change in Control Agreements, effective
as of the consummation of the Offer. Such amendments, which were required by
Computer Associates as a condition to executing the Merger Agreement, become
effective upon consummation of the Offer. In general, such amendments confirmed
and, in certain respects reduced, the Executives' benefits and imposed upon the
Executives a non-competition covenant and other covenants to which they were not
previously subject. The amendments provide, among other things, that:
- each Executive will be paid a lump sum in cash upon a qualifying
termination of employment in satisfaction of all severance pay and in lieu
of the continuation of certain benefits and perquisites to which he or she
would otherwise have been entitled pursuant to such Executive's Change in
Control Agreement. As to certain of the Executives, twenty-five percent of
the payment is in consideration for entering into a non-competition
covenant. The payments to be provided to each executive officer of
Sterling Software and Evan A. Wyly upon a qualifying termination of
employment are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
F.L. "Mike" Harvey.......................................... $ 1,054,708
Don J. McDermett, Jr........................................ $ 2,142,053
B. Carole Morton............................................ $ 1,306,365
Mark A. Theel............................................... $ 921,118
Geno P. Tolari.............................................. $ 5,820,091
Sterling L. Williams........................................ $12,638,596
R. Logan Wray............................................... $ 2,599,418
Charles J. Wyly, Jr......................................... $ 7,967,093
Evan A. Wyly................................................ $ 233,544
Sam Wyly.................................................... $15,899,901
</TABLE>
- Sterling Software shall continue, for a specified period, medical benefits
for each Executive. The applicable period for each executive officer of
Sterling Software and Evan A. Wyly is as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
F.L. "Mike" Harvey.......................................... 24 months
Don J. McDermett, Jr........................................ 48 months
B. Carole Morton............................................ 24 months
Mark A. Theel............................................... 24 months
Geno P. Tolari.............................................. 60 months
Sterling L. Williams........................................ 84 months
R. Logan Wray............................................... 48 months
Charles J. Wyly, Jr......................................... 84 months
Evan A. Wyly................................................ 12 months
Sam Wyly.................................................... 84 months
</TABLE>
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- each Executive shall have the right, for up to 30 days after a qualifying
termination of employment, to purchase the Executive's company-provided
car at its current book value;
- certain Executives shall not engage in activities which are competitive
with Sterling Software or solicit Sterling Software employees for a
specified period. An Executive may request a waiver of the non-competition
provision after a certain time and such waiver shall not be unreasonably
withheld by Sterling Software. The relevant non-competition and
non-solicitation periods are as follows:
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<S> <C>
F.L. "Mike" Harvey.......................................... 2 years
Don J. McDermett, Jr........................................ 2 years
B. Carole Morton............................................ 2 years
Mark A. Theel............................................... 2 years
Geno P. Tolari.............................................. 5 years
Sterling L. Williams........................................ 7 years
R. Logan Wray............................................... 2 years
Charles J. Wyly, Jr......................................... 5 years
Evan A. Wyly................................................ 1 year
Sam Wyly.................................................... 5 years
</TABLE>
- each Executive must keep Sterling Software information confidential;
- each Executive is entitled to a gross-up on any excise tax under
Section 4999 of the Code which may be imposed on any payments and benefits
received by the Executive in connection with the Offer or the Merger. If
the Offer is consummated on March 20, 2000, and assuming each Executive
were to incur a qualifying termination of employment immediately following
that date and a per share consideration to be received by Sterling
Software stockholders in the Offer and the Merger of $39.50 in Computer
Associates Common Stock, the approximate gross-up payments that would be
payable to certain Executives (those expected to be subject to excise tax)
are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Don J. McDermett, Jr........................................ $1,054,076
Mark A. Theel............................................... $ 491,195
R. Logan Wray............................................... $1,371,990
Charles J. Wyly, Jr......................................... $2,634,982
Sam Wyly.................................................... $5,288,614
</TABLE>
Ms. Morton and Messrs. Tolari and Harvey have each delivered Computer
Associates a letter whereby they have agreed to elect to receive cash
consideration (rather than convert their options) to the extent that failure to
so elect would result in an incremental increase of such individual's excise tax
liability.
In addition:
- Mr. Williams' change in control severance agreement has been amended to
require Sterling Software to transfer to him, upon a qualifying
termination of employment, the ownership of the life insurance policy
concerning him which has been funded by Sterling Software;
- Mr. Sam Wyly's change in control severance agreement has been amended to
require Sterling Software to pay him, upon a qualifying termination of
employment, an amount in cash equal to the value of the split dollar life
insurance policy concerning him which is held by Sterling Software; and
- Ms. Morton's change in control severance agreement has been amended to
have Sterling Software acknowledge her entitlement to certain retiree
medical benefits.
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SERP II
In connection with its acquisition of Informatics General Corporation
("Informatics") in 1985, Sterling Software retained the Informatics Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan II ("SERP II"). As of December 31, 1999, Geno P.
Tolari had accrued approximately 29 years of service under SERP II. None of the
other Named Executive Officers participates or is eligible to participate in
SERP II. The annual benefit payable upon retirement at age 65 or above under
SERP II is equal to the lesser of the following amounts: (i) 2% of the
participant's "final average pay," which is equal to the highest average of the
participant's base salary plus the participant's bonuses (up to a maximum bonus
amount not to exceed 50% of the participant's base salary) over three
consecutive years of service, multiplied by the participant's years of service
and (ii) 50% of the participant's final average pay less the annuity equivalent
of the participant's account balance under the Sterling Software, Inc.
Subsidiary Retirement Plan (a former Informatics plan) as of June 30, 1987 (plus
interest) and the annuity equivalent of the assumed Sterling Software matching
contribution under the Savings Plan thereafter, plus interest (collectively, the
"annuity offset"). Benefits paid under SERP II are adjusted in the event of
disability or retirement prior to age 65. Benefits are also adjusted annually,
upward or downward, to the extent that the increase or decrease, if any, in the
Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year compared to the Consumer
Price Index for the next preceding calendar year exceeds 5%. Amounts paid under
SERP II are taxable as income. SERP II is not funded and benefits are paid as
they become due. Benefits under SERP II are paid in the form of a joint and 50%
survivor annuity.
The following table shows the estimated annual benefits payable upon
retirement at age 65 to Mr. Tolari under SERP II for the indicated level of
three-year average annual compensation and various periods of service. The
amounts shown in the table may be subject to the annuity offset, the amount of
which depends on the pay history of Mr. Tolari and the return on amounts held in
the Savings Plan.
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<CAPTION>
YEARS OF SERVICE
----------------------------------------------------
REMUNERATION 15 20 25 30 35
- --------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
600,00$0....... $180,000 $240,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000
700,000....... 210,000 280,000 350,000 350,000 350,000
800,000....... 240,000 320,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
900,000....... 270,000 360,000 450,000 450,000 450,000
</TABLE>
On February 15, 2000, Sterling Software, Computer Associates and Mr. Tolari
entered into an agreement (the "SERP Agreement") which modified Mr. Tolari's
rights under SERP II. Under the SERP Agreement, Mr. Tolari agreed to receive,
within five days after the date that his employment with Sterling Software is
terminated for any reason, a lump sum payment of $3,527,640 in satisfaction in
full for Sterling Software's obligations to him under SERP II.
EXECUTIVE AND STOCK OPTION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
During fiscal 1999, the members of the Executive Committee were primarily
responsible for determining executive compensation, and the members of the 1996
Special Stock Option Committee made decisions related to stock option grants to
executive officers. The following directors, who also are members of the
Executive Committee, 1996 Stock Option Committee, 1999 Stock Option Committee
and/or 1996 Special Stock Option Committee, participated in meetings with
respect to executive officer compensation matters: Sam Wyly, Charles J. Wyly,
Jr., Sterling L. Williams, Robert J. Donachie and Alan W. Steelman. Each of Sam
Wyly, Charles J. Wyly, Jr. and Sterling L. Williams is an executive officer of
Sterling Software.
Sam Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr. are executive officers of both Sterling
Software and Michaels Stores, Inc., members of the executive committees and the
boards of directors of Sterling Software,
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Sterling Commerce, Inc. and Michaels Stores, Inc., members of the stock option
committees of Sterling Software and Sterling Commerce, Inc. and members of the
board of directors of Scottish Annuity & Life Holdings, Ltd. Sam Wyly and
Charles J. Wyly, Jr. are also members of the compensation committee of the
Michaels Stores, Inc. board of directors. Sterling L. Williams is an executive
officer of Sterling Software and a member of the executive and stock option
committees of both Sterling Software and Sterling Commerce, Inc. Accordingly,
Sam Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr. have participated in decisions related to
compensation of executive officers of each of Sterling Software, Sterling
Commerce, Inc. and Michaels Stores, Inc. and Sterling L. Williams has
participated in decisions related to compensation of executive officers of each
of Sterling Software and Sterling Commerce, Inc. Evan A. Wyly, a director of
Sterling Software, who served as an officer of Sterling Software until
November 1998, is also a director of Michaels Stores, Inc. and Sterling
Commerce, Inc.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Pursuant to a consulting arrangement with Sterling Software, Michael C.
French, a director of Sterling Software, received from Sterling Software a
non-refundable retainer of $17,500 per month during fiscal 1999 for his
assistance in significant acquisitions and other matters relating to Sterling
Software. Mr. French received $1,000 per month as an employee of Sterling
Software, which amount is deducted from amounts paid to him as a retainer.
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, a law firm for which Mr. French is currently a
consultant, has provided legal services to Sterling Software. Such firm does not
charge Sterling Software for any time spent by Mr. French on matters relating to
Sterling Software.
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, an investment banking firm for which Paul V.
Barber, a director of Sterling Software, served as a Managing Director until
September 1998, has provided investment banking and financial advisory services
to Sterling Software.
In February 1998, Sterling Software's Information Technology Division
entered into an agreement with GreenMountain.com ("GreenMountain"), a
Vermont-based supplier of renewable electricity. Under that agreement, Sterling
Software provides GreenMountain with network management services and other
information systems consulting services. In addition, in early 1999,
GreenMountain entered into another agreement with Sterling Software's
Information Technology Division for the 1999 calendar year which expanded the
scope of Sterling Software's services to include programming and operational
support for data transmissions with all utility companies with which
GreenMountain interfaces, development of an enterprise database for
GreenMountain's information network and other software development projects for
an approximate contract amount of $4.4 million. Since the beginning of fiscal
1999, GreenMountain has incurred charges totaling $3,604,000 for services
provided by the Information Technology Division under such agreements. Sam Wyly
is Chairman and a director, and Evan A. Wyly is Vice Chairman and a director, of
GreenMountain.
Since July 1999, Mr. Williams has leased an apartment owned by Sterling
Software in Paris, France for a monthly rental of $5,000. Sterling Software
recently granted an option to Mr. Williams to purchase this apartment for
FF5,500,000, which is the price Sterling Software paid for the apartment in July
1999. The option expires on December 31, 2000.
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SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSACTIONS
IN STERLING SOFTWARE COMMON STOCK
The following table sets forth transactions in Sterling Software's equity
securities by certain of Sterling Software's executive officers and directors as
listed below during the 60 days prior to the date of the Schedule 14D-9.
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NAME 12/99 1/00 2/00
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Paul V. Barber 12/14/99--Elected a
Director; received option
grant of 100,000 shares
@$27.625
Michael C. French 1/3/00--Sold 15,000 options
@$14.125 to family trust
owned entity for
$19.30/option (all vested)
F.L. (Mike) Harvey 12/31/99-- 1/1/00--Purchased 399 shares
12 shares allocated to thru ESPP @$22.10
401(k) balance
Don J. McDermett, Jr. 12/31/99--
4 shares allocated to 401(k)
balance
Donald R. Miller, Jr.
B. Carole Morton 12/31/99--
87 shares allocated to
401(k) balance
Alan W. Steelman
Mark A. Theel 12/31/99-- 1/1/00--Purchased 206 shares
63 shares allocated to thru ESPP @$22.10
401(k) balance
Geno P. Tolari 12/31/99--
75 shares allocated to
401(k) balance
Sterling L. Williams 12/31/99--
3 shares allocated to 401(k)
balance
R. Logan Wray 12/31/99--
1 share allocated to 401(k)
balance
Charles J. Wyly, Jr. 12/31/99--
31 shares allocated to
401(k) balance.
Evan A. Wyly 12/31/99--
15 shares allocated to
401(k) balance
Sam Wyly 12/31/99--
36 shares allocated to
401(k) balance
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SCHEDULE III
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
February 14, 2000
Board of Directors
Sterling Software Inc.
300 Crescent Court, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75201-7832
Gentlemen:
You have requested our opinion as to the fairness from a financial point of view
to the holders of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per
share (the "Company Common Stock"), of Sterling Software Inc. (the "Company") of
the Consideration (as defined below) to be received by holders of shares of
Company Common Stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, among Computer Associates International, Inc. (the "Parent"),
Silversmith Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger
Subsidiary"), and the Company (the "Agreement"). The Agreement provides for
(i) an exchange offer for all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock
(the "Exchange Offer") pursuant to which Parent will offer for each share of
Company Common Stock (A) a number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.10 per
share ("Parent Common Stock"), of Parent equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined
below) and (B), if Parent shall have made the Cash Election (as defined below),
the Cash Election Amount (as defined below), and (ii) subsequent to the Exchange
Offer, a merger of Merger Subsidiary with and into the Company (the "Merger")
pursuant to which each remaining share of Company Common Stock will be converted
into the right to receive (A) the Exchange Ratio in Parent Common Stock and (B),
if Parent shall have made the Cash Election, the Cash Election Amount. Under the
Agreement, the Exchange Ratio will be 0.5634, provided that if the Average
Parent Trading Price (as defined in the Agreement) (x) is less than $63.10,
then, unless Parent makes the Cash Election, the Exchange Ratio shall equal the
quotient of (A) $35.55 divided by (B) the Average Parent Trading Price, or
(y) is greater then $77.12, then the Exchange Ratio shall equal the quotient of
(A) $43.45 divided by (B) the Average Parent Trading Price. The Agreement
further provides that if the Average Parent Trading Price is less than $63.10,
Parent may elect (the "Cash Election") to reduce the Exchange Ratio that would
otherwise be in effect in both the Exchange Offer and the Merger by paying in
cash (such amount of cash per share, the "Cash Election Amount") all or any
portion of the excess of (x) $ 35.55 over (y) the product of (A) 0.5634 and
(B) the Average Parent Trading Price, and if the Parent makes the Cash Election,
the Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted to equal the quotient of (x) the excess of
(A) $35.55 over (B) the Cash Election Amount divided by (y) the Average Parent
Trading Price. For purposes of this opinion, Consideration shall mean the
Exchange Ratio in Parent Common Stock or, if the Parent makes the Cash Election,
the combination of the Exchange Ratio in Parent Common Stock and the Cash
Election Amount.
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Sterling Software Inc.
February 14, 2000
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Goldman, Sachs & Co., as part of its investment banking business, is continually
engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with
mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, competitive biddings,
secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements
and valuations for estate, corporate and other purposes. We are familiar with
the Company having provided certain investment banking services to the Company
from time to time, including having acted as its financial advisor in connection
with, and having participated in certain of the negotiations leading to, the
Agreement. Goldman, Sachs & Co. provides a full range of financial advisory and
securities services and, in the course of its normal trading activities, may
from time to time effect transactions and hold securities, including derivative
securities, of the Company or Parent for its own account and for the accounts of
customers. As of the date hereof, Goldman, Sachs & Co. accumulated a long
position of 9,100 shares of Company Common Stock against which Goldman, Sachs &
Co. is short 1,700 shares of Company Common Stock, a long position of 116,375
shares of Parent Common Stock, against which Goldman, Sachs & Co. is short
182,218 shares of Parent Common Stock, a short position of $3,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 6.50% bonds due April of 2008 of Parent and a short position
of options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock of Parent. Goldman,
Sachs & Co. may provide investment banking services to Parent and its
subsidiaries in the future.
In connection with this opinion, we have reviewed, among other things, the
Agreement; Annual Reports to Stockholders and Annual Reports on Form 10-K of the
Company and the Parent for the five fiscal years ended September 30, 1999 and
March 31, 1999, respectively; certain interim reports to stockholders and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company and Parent; certain other
communications from the Company and Parent to their respective stockholders; and
certain internal financial analyses and certain base case and risk adjusted case
forecasts for the Company prepared by its management (the "Forecasts"),
including certain cost savings and operating synergies projected by the
management of the Company to result from the transaction contemplated by the
Agreement. We also have held discussions with members of the senior management
of the Company and Parent regarding their assessment of the strategic rationale
for, and the potential benefits of, the transaction contemplated by the
Agreement and the past and current business operations, financial condition and
future prospects of their respective companies. In addition, we have reviewed
the reported price and trading activity for the Company Common Stock and the
Parent Common Stock, compared certain financial and stock market information for
the Company and Parent with similar information for certain other companies the
securities of which are publicly traded, reviewed the financial terms of certain
recent business combinations in the software industry specifically and in other
industries generally and performed such other studies and analyses as we
considered appropriate.
We have relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial and
other information discussed with or reviewed by us and have assumed such
accuracy and completeness for purposes of rendering this opinion. In that
regard, we have assumed with your consent that the Forecasts have been
reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates
and judgments of the Company. As you are aware, Parent did not make available to
us its projections of expected future financial performance. Accordingly, our
review of such matters was limited to discussions with members of the senior
management of Parent regarding certain research analyst estimates of future
financial performance of Parent. In addition, we have not made an independent
evaluation or appraisal of the assets and liabilities of the Company or Parent
or any of their subsidiaries and, we have not been furnished with any such
evaluation or appraisal. Our advisory services and the opinion expressed herein
are provided for the information and assistance of the Board of Directors of the
Company in connection with its consideration of the transaction contemplated by
the Agreement and such opinion does not constitute a recommendation as to
whether or not any holder of shares of Company Common Stock should tender such
Company Common Stock in the Exchange Offer or, if applicable, how any such
holder should vote with respect to the Merger.
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Sterling Software Inc.
February 14, 2000
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Based upon and subject to the foregoing and based upon such other matters as we
consider relevant, it is our opinion that as of the date hereof the
Consideration to be received by holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to the
Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to such holders.
Very truly yours,
[LOGO]
________________________________________
(GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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(a)(1) Exchange Offer, dated February 22, 2000 (incorporated herein
by reference to the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Computer Associates International,
Inc. dated February 22, 2000).
(a)(2) Letter of Transmittal (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
Computer Associates International, Inc. dated February 22,
2000).
(a)(3) Chairman's Letter to Stockholders of Sterling
Software, Inc., dated February 22, 2000.*
(a)(4) Joint Press Release of Sterling Software, Inc. and Computer
Associates International, Inc., dated February 14, 2000
(incorporated herein by reference to Sterling Software,
Inc.'s Form 425 filed February 14, 2000).
(e)(1) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000,
among Computer Associates International, Inc., Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and Sterling Software, Inc. (incorporated
herein by reference to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Current
Report on Form 8-K, dated February 18, 2000).
(e)(2) Opinion of Goldman, Sachs & Co. to the Board of Directors of
Sterling Software, Inc., dated February 14, 2000 (included
as Schedule III hereto).*
(e)(3) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and Sam Wyly.*
(e)(4) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Charles J. Wyly, Jr.*
(e)(5) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Sterling L. Williams.*
(e)(6) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Geno P. Tolari.*
(e)(7) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
F.L. "Mike" Harvey.*
(e)(8) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Don J. McDermett, Jr.*
(e)(9) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
B. Carole Morton.*
(e)(10) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
Mark A. Theel.*
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<CAPTION>
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(e)(11) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and
R. Logan Wray.*
(e)(12) Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc.,
Computer Associates International, Inc. and Evan A. Wyly.*
(e)(13) Form of Amendment to Change in Control Severance Agreement,
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling
Software, Inc., Computer Associates International, Inc. and
certain non-executive officers of Sterling Software, Inc.*
(e)(14) SERP Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2000, by and among
Sterling Software, Inc., Computer Associates
International, Inc. and Geno P. Tolari.*
(e)(15) Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan II regarding benefits of Geno P. Tolari under former
Informatics General Corporation Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan II (previously filed as an exhibit to
Sterling Software, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein
by reference (SEC File No. 529263)).
(e)(16) Amendment to the Sterling Software, Inc. Employee Health
Benefit Plan (effective as of December 31, 1999).*
(e)(17) Sterling Software, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (effective as of March 20, 1998) (previously
filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and
incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 98602908)).
(e)(18) Sterling Software, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (restated
effective January 3, 2000) (previously filed as an exhibit
to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 529263)).
(e)(19) Sterling Software, Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Stock
Option Plan (previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling
Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 99746823)).
(e)(20) Amendment dated as of January 31, 2000 to Sterling Software,
Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Option Plan.*
(e)(21) Form of Stock Option Agreement between Sterling Software,
Inc. and each of Sam Wyly and Charles J. Wyly, Jr.
(previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC
File No. 97724719)).
(e)(22) Form of Stock Option Agreement between Sterling Software,
Inc. and Sterling L. Williams (previously filed as an
exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 and
incorporated herein by reference (SEC File No. 97724719)).
(e)(23) Form of Stock Option Agreement between Sterling Software,
Inc. and Geno P. Tolari (previously filed as an exhibit to
Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 and incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 97724719)).
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(e)(24) Form of Stock Option Agreement between Sterling Software,
Inc. and F.L. "Mike" Harvey (previously filed as an exhibit
to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated
herein by reference (SEC File No. 99746823)).
(e)(25) Form of Amendment to the Stock Option Agreement, dated
March 20, 1998, between Sterling Software, Inc. and each of
its executive officers (previously filed as an exhibit to
Sterling Software, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 98602908)).
(e)(26) Fiscal 1999 Executive Compensation Plan for Group Presidents
(previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC
File No. 98755025)).
(e)(27) Fiscal 2000 Executive Compensation Plan for Group Presidents
(previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC
File No. 99746823)).
(e)(28) Consulting Agreement, dated October 1, 1996, between
Sterling Software, Inc. and Michael C. French (previously
filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
1996 and incorporated herein by reference (SEC File
No. 96672084)).
(e)(29) CEO Agreement, dated November 15, 1999, between Sterling
Software, Inc. and Sterling L. Williams (previously filed as
an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1999, filed January 28, 2000 and incorporated
herein by reference).
(e)(30) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
November 15, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and each
of Sam Wyly, Charles J. Wyly, Jr. and Sterling L. Williams
(previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 1 for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999, filed January 28, 2000 and
incorporated herein by reference).
(e)(31) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
November 15, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
Geno P. Tolari (previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling
Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A Amendment
No. 1 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, filed
January 28, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
(e)(32) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
October 22, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and F.L.
"Mike" Harvey (previously filed as an exhibit to Sterling
Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by
reference (SEC File No. 99746823)).
(e)(33) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
November 15, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
R. Logan Wray.*
(e)(34) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
November 15, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
Don J. McDermett, Jr.*
(e)(35) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
October 22, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
B. Carole Morton.*
(e)(36) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
October 22, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
Mark A. Theel.*
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EXHIBIT NO.
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(e)(37) Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement, dated
October 22, 1999, between Sterling Software, Inc. and
Evan A. Wyly.*
(e)(38) Form of letter to participants in Sterling Software, Inc.'s
Savings and Security (401(k)) plan.*
(e)(39) Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2000, among Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and certain stockholders of Sterling
Software, Inc. listed on the signature pages thereto
(incorporated herein by reference to Sterling Software,
Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated February 18, 2000).
(e)(40) Second Amendment, dated as of February 14, 2000, to the
Rights Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1996, as amended
by the First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of
March 12, 1998, by and between Sterling Software, Inc. and
BankBoston N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated herein by
reference to Sterling Software, Inc.'s Form 8-A/A filed on
February 17, 2000).
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* Filed herewith.
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[LOGO]
February 22, 2000
Dear Stockholders:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Sterling Software, Inc. ("Sterling
Software"), I am pleased to inform you that on February 14, 2000, Sterling
Software entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement")
providing for the acquisition of Sterling Software by Computer Associates
International, Inc. ("Computer Associates").
As required by the Merger Agreement, Computer Associates, through a
wholly-owned subsidiary, has commenced an offer (the "Offer") to exchange 0.5634
shares (the "Exchange Ratio") of common stock, par value $.10 per share, of
Computer Associates (the "Computer Associates Common Stock"), for each
outstanding share of common stock, par value $.10 per share, together with the
associated preferred stock purchase rights, of Sterling Software (the "Shares"),
subject to adjustment as set forth below. If the average trading price of
Computer Associates Common Stock for the designated period prior to the closing
of the Offer (i) is greater than $77.12, the Exchange Ratio will be reduced so
that each Share tendered in the Offer will be exchanged for such number of
shares of Computer Associates Common Stock as is designed to equal $43.45 at the
time the Exchange Ratio is set based on the average trading price of Computer
Associates' shares, or (ii) is less than $63.10, unless Computer Associates
makes the Cash Election (as described below), the Exchange Ratio will be
increased so that each Share tendered in the Offer will be exchanged for such
number of shares of Computer Associates Common Stock as is designed to equal
$35.55 at the time the Exchange Ratio is set based on the average trading price
of Computer Associates' shares. If the average trading price of Computer
Associates Common Stock is less than $63.10, Computer Associates may elect (the
"Cash Option") to reduce the Exchange Ratio that would otherwise be in effect
and pay cash in substitution for Computer Associates' shares for all or a
portion of the shortfall of Computer Associates' share price below $63.10 (the
"Cash Option Amount"). Consummation of the Offer is subject to, among other
things, at least a majority of the Shares, determined on a fully diluted basis,
being validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, following the completion of the Offer and
the satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions, the subsidiary of
Computer Associates will be merged with and into Sterling Software (the
"Merger"), with Sterling Software being the surviving corporation. In the
Merger, each outstanding Share (other than Shares held by Computer Associates
and stockholders who perfect appraisal rights under Delaware law, which will be
available if Computer Associates elects the Cash Option or if the Merger is
completed pursuant to Section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) will
be converted into the right to receive such number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Computer Associates as is equal to the Exchange Ratio
finally established for the Offer and, if Computer Associates has elected the
Cash Option in connection with the Offer, an amount in cash equal to the Cash
Option Amount.
YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, INCLUDING THE OFFER AND THE MERGER, HAS
UNANIMOUSLY DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE MERGER
AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE OFFER AND THE MERGER, ARE ADVISABLE, FAIR TO AND IN THE
BEST INTEREST OF STERLING SOFTWARE'S STOCKHOLDERS, AND UNANIMOUSLY
300 Crescent Court - Suite 1200 - Dallas, TX 75201-7832 - 214/981-1000 - Fax
214/981-1255
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RECOMMENDS THAT STERLING SOFTWARE'S STOCKHOLDERS ACCEPT THE OFFER AND TENDER
THEIR SHARES PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.
In arriving at its recommendation, the Board of Directors gave careful
consideration to a number of factors as described in the enclosed
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, including the fairness
opinion of Goldman, Sachs & Co., a financial advisor to Sterling Software, that,
subject to the assumptions, factors and limitations set forth in the opinion,
the consideration to be received by Sterling Software's stockholders pursuant to
the Merger Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to Sterling
Software's stockholders.
Accompanying this letter and Schedule 14D-9 are (i) an Information
Statement, which is attached as Schedule I to the Schedule 14D-9, (ii) the
fairness opinion of Goldman, Sachs & Co., which is attached as Schedule III to
the Schedule 14D-9, and (iii) Computer Associates' Exchange Offer, dated
February 22, 2000, together with related materials, including the Letter of
Transmittal to be used for tendering Shares. These documents set forth the terms
and conditions of the Offer and describe the reasons for the recommendation of
the Board of Directors and certain other factors that stockholders should
consider. We urge you to read the enclosed materials carefully.
If you need assistance with the tendering of your Shares, please contact the
information agent for the Offer, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at its address or
telephone number appearing on the back cover of the Exchange Offer.
On behalf of the Board of Directors and management of Sterling Software, we
thank you for your support.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sam Wyly
Sam Wyly
CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
300 Crescent Court - Suite 1200 - Dallas, TX 75201-7832 - 214/981-1000 - Fax
214/981-1255
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent") and Sam Wyly (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1999 (the "Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend
the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$15,899,901 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance
pay and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive and for the
execution of the Executive's non-competition covenant in
Section 10 hereof. The parties agree that twenty-five (25)
percent of the lump sum payment shall be allocable to, and
deemed as consideration for, the Executive's non-competition
covenant in Section 10 hereof.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 84 months following the Termination Date, arrange at its
sole expense, to provide the Executive with Medical Benefits
that are substantially similar to the better of (when
considered in the aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which
the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits
which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date. If and to the
extent that any Medical Benefit described above in this
Section 4(a)(ii) cannot be provided under any applicable law
or regulation or under any policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company, then the Company will take all
action necessary to ensure that such Medical Benefit is
provided through other means to the Executive, his dependents
and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. Section 4(a)(iv) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
(iv) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days of the
Termination Date, a lump sum in cash in an amount equal to the
amount accrued on the books of the Company in respect of the
Split Dollar Life Insurance policy applicable to the
Executive.
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6. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
7. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges
that reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are
competitive with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's
trade secrets and proprietary information and are warranted in order to
protect the Company in developing and maintaining its reputation, good will
and status in the marketplace. In that regard, during the 60 months following
the Termination Date (the "Continuation Period"), the Executive will not
directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on
behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor, employee,
agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, partner or
stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a national
securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the
over-the-counter market, provided that the Executive at no time owns,
directly or indirectly, in excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class
of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by
the Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by
the Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive
actively participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and
services globally ("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation,
(A) selling goods or rendering services of the type (or similar to the type)
sold or rendered by the Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional
or other form of commerce; (B) soliciting any person or entity that is a
current or prospective customer or has been a customer, in each case, of the
Company, while the Executive has been employed by the Company (provided that
it shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if the Executive solicits
such customers for goods or services unrelated to the Competitive Activities)
and (C) assisting any person in any way to do, or attempt to do, anything
prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
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(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior
to the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of
the Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which
the Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of three years from the date
the Offer is consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or
business would not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's
lines of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by
the Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential
Information" shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and
customers that is not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting
purposes and that was learned by the Executive in the course of employment
with the Company, including (without limitation) any proprietary knowledge,
product and service designs, trade secrets, manuals, technical information
and plans, contracts, systems, procedures, databases, electronic files, disks
and printouts, correspondence, internal reports, personnel files, information
about Company employees relating to their education, experience, skills,
abilities, compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with
suppliers to and customers of Company, sales and advertising material,
business plans, marketing plans, financial data (including without limitation
the revenues, costs or profits associated with services), customer and
industry lists, customer information, customer lists coupled with product or
service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts and other contact
information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk analyses, engineering
information and computer screen designs and computer input and output
specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges
that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of
great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a
competitive advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c)
shall survive the termination of the Continuation Period.
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(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of
the Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any
reasonable action by, and will cooperate with, the Company to obtain an
appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information. If, failing the
entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the
Executive is, in the opinion of Executive's counsel, compelled by law to
disclose a portion of the Confidential Information, the Executive may
disclose to the relevant tribunal without liability hereunder that portion of
the Confidential Information which counsel advises the Executive he is
legally required to disclose, and each of the parties hereto agrees to
exercise such party's best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any
term or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or
arbitration panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce
the scope, duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific
words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or
provision with a term or provision that is a valid and enforceable term or
provision, and this Section 10 shall be enforceable as so modified.
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(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive
of the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of
such breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and
the Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy
at law and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting
security) and the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a
result of a breach of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no case shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in
Section 4(a)(i) or any Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made
hereunder) be recoverable by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any
set-off, counterclaim or recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a
breach of this Section 10.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
8. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up
Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
such party is informed in writing of such a claim and such
party shall apprise the other party of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear and pay directly
all costs and expenses (including legal fees and any interest
and penalties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of
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section 4999 of the Code to any payment or benefit provided
hereunder. Such payments shall be made within five (5)
business days after delivery of the Executive's written
requests for payment accompanied with evidence of fees and
expenses incurred. The Company's and Parent's obligation
with respect to the Gross Up Payment and reimbursement of
related legal fees and expenses shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances,
including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which the Company or the
Parent may have against the Executive or anyone else. Except
where provided herein to the contrary, all amounts payable by
the Company or the Parent hereunder shall be paid without
notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the
Company or the Parent shall be final, and the Company and the
Parent will not seek to recover all or any part of such
payment from the Executive, or from whomsoever may be entitled
thereto, for any reason whatsoever.
9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Sam Wyly
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Sam Wyly
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Parent") and Charles J. Wyly (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1999 (the "Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer (as
defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February
14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith Acquisition Corp.
and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence of
the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical Benefits" and
by the addition of a definition of Medical Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health, hospital,
disability and vision benefits provided under any and all benefit
policies, plans, programs or arrangements of the Company that may
now exist or any successor policies, plans, programs or
arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the Company in
which the Executive is entitled to participate or in which the
Executive becomes entitled to participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$7,967,093 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance pay
and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would otherwise
have been enjoyed by the Executive and for the execution of the
Executive's non-competition covenant in Section 10 hereof. The
parties agree that twenty-five (25) percent of the lump sum
payment shall be allocable to, and deemed as consideration for,
the Executive's non-competition covenant in Section 10 hereof.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 84 months following the Termination Date, arrange at its sole
expense, to provide the Executive with Medical Benefits that are
substantially similar to the better of (when considered in the
aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the Executive was
receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the Change
in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the Executive was
receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the
Termination Date. If and to the extent that any Medical Benefit
described above in this Section 4(a)(ii) cannot be provided under
any applicable law or regulation or under any policy, plan,
program or arrangement of the Company, then the Company will take
all action necessary to ensure that such Medical Benefit is
provided through other means to the Executive, his dependents and
beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. Section 4(a)(iv) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
6. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase (such
right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30) days
from the Termination Date) at current book value, the Company
vehicle which was customarily provided to the Executive as of
immediately prior to the Executive's Date of Termination.
7. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new Section
10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required renumbering):
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10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the 60 months following the Termination Date
(the "Continuation Period"), the Executive will not directly or indirectly, on
Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on behalf of any other individual
or entity, either as a proprietor, employee, agent, independent contractor,
consultant, director, officer, partner or stockholder (other than a stockholder
of a corporation listed on a national securities exchange or whose stock is
regularly traded in the over-the-counter market, provided that the Executive at
no time owns, directly or indirectly, in excess of 5% of the outstanding stock
of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by the
Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to
the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld
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(or delayed) following the expiration of three years from the date the Offer is
consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or business would
not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's lines of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company, including
(without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service designs,
trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts, systems,
procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts, correspondence,
internal reports, personnel files, information about Company employees relating
to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits,
and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of Company,
sales and advertising material, business plans, marketing plans, financial data
(including without limitation the revenues, costs or profits associated with
services), customer and industry lists, customer information, customer lists
coupled with product or service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts
and other contact information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk
analyses, engineering information and computer screen designs and computer input
and output specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges that
such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great
value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive
advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive
the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information which (A) is
or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the Executive's
disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a non-confidential
basis from a source other than the Company, provided that source is not bound
with respect to that information by a confidentiality agreement with the Company
or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that information by a contractual,
legal or other obligation.
(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of Executive's
counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any Confidential
Information,
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the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of any such
request or requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective
order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the provisions of this
Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any reasonable action by, and
will cooperate with, the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or
other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the
Confidential Information. If, failing the entry of a protective order or the
receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Executive is, in the opinion of
Executive's counsel, compelled by law to disclose a portion of the
Confidential Information, the Executive may disclose to the relevant tribunal
without liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information
which counsel advises the Executive he is legally required to disclose, and
each of the parties hereto agrees to exercise such party's best efforts to
obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such
Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term
or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of
the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such
breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the
Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law
and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and
the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach
of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross-Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable
by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or
recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
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8. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to the
Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment.
Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no
later than ten (10) business days after such party is informed
in writing of such a claim and such party shall apprise the
other party of the nature of such claim and the date on which
such claim is requested to be paid. The Parent and the Company
shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including
legal fees and any interest and penalties) incurred in
connection with any such claim or proceeding, and shall
indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax
basis, as provided in Section 5(a), for any Excise Tax or
income tax (including interest and penalties with respect
thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment
of costs and expenses. The Company and the Parent also shall
pay to the Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by
the Executive in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to
the extent attributable to the application of section 4999 of
the Code to any payment or benefit provided hereunder. Such
payments shall be made within five (5) business days after
delivery of the Executive's written requests for payment
accompanied with evidence of fees and expenses incurred. The
Company's and Parent's obligation with respect to a Gross-Up
Payment and reimbursement of related legal fees and expenses
shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected
by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any
setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which
the Company or the Parent may have against the Executive or
anyone else. Except where provided herein to the contrary, all
amounts payable by the Company or the Parent hereunder shall be
paid without notice or demand. Each and every payment made
hereunder by the Company or the Parent shall be final, and the
Company and the Parent will not seek to recover all or any part
of such payment from the Executive, or from whomsoever may be
entitled thereto, for any reason whatsoever.
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9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Charles J. Wyly
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Charles J. Wyly
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Parent") and Sterling L. Williams (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1999 (the "Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$12,638,596 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance
pay and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 84 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to
provide the Executive with Medical Benefits that are
substantially similar to the better of (when considered in the
aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the Executive was
receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Termination Date. If and to the extent that any
Medical Benefit described above in this Section 4(a)(ii)
cannot be provided under any applicable law or regulation or
under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company,
then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Medical Benefit is provided through other means to the
Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. Section 4(a)(iv) of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
(iv) immediately following the Termination Date, the Company shall
immediately transfer to the Executive, at no cost to the
Executive, all ownership, right and title to the whole life
insurance policy on the Executive's life funded by the
Company.
6. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
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7. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the Continuation Period, the Executive will
not directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on
behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor, employee,
agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, partner or
stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a national
securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the over-the-counter
market, provided that the Executive at no time owns, directly or indirectly, in
excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by the
Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
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(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to
the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of three years from the date the
Offer is consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or
business would not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's lines
of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company, including
(without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service designs,
trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts, systems,
procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts, correspondence,
internal reports, personnel files, information about Company employees relating
to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits,
and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of Company,
sales and advertising material, business plans, marketing plans, financial data
(including without limitation the revenues, costs or profits associated with
services), customer and industry lists, customer information, customer lists
coupled with product or service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts
and other contact information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk
analyses, engineering information and computer screen designs and computer input
and output specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges that
such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great
value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive
advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive
the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the
Executive's
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disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a non-confidential
basis from a source other than the Company, provided that source is not bound
with respect to that information by a confidentiality agreement with the
Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that information by a
contractual, legal or other obligation.
(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any reasonable
action by, and will cooperate with, the Company to obtain an appropriate
protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded the Confidential Information. If, failing the entry of a protective
order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Executive is, in the opinion of
Executive's counsel, compelled by law to disclose a portion of the Confidential
Information, the Executive may disclose to the relevant tribunal without
liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which counsel
advises the Executive he is legally required to disclose, and each of the
parties hereto agrees to exercise such party's best efforts to obtain assurance
that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term
or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of
the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such
breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the
Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law
and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and
the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach
of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross Up Payment hereunder
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(or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable by the Parent or the
Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or recoupment) in respect of
damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
8. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up
Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
such party is informed in writing of such a claim and such
party shall apprise the other party of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear and pay directly
all costs and expenses (including legal fees and any interest
and penalties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within
five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive's
written requests for payment accompanied with evidence of fees
and expenses incurred. The Company's and Parent's obligation
with respect to a Gross-Up Payment and reimbursement of
related legal fees and expenses shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances,
including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which the Company or the
Parent
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may have against the Executive or anyone else. Except
where provided herein to the contrary, all amounts payable by
the Company or the Parent hereunder shall be paid without
notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the
Company or the Parent shall be final, and the Company and the
Parent will not seek to recover all or any part of such
payment from the Executive, or from whomsoever may be entitled
thereto, for any reason whatsoever.
9. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
CEO Agreement with the Company dated November 15, 1999 and
that such agreement shall be terminated as of the date of the
consummation of the Offer.
10. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
11. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
12. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Sterling L. Williams
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Sterling L. Williams
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Parent") and Geno P. Tolari (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1999 (the "Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$5,820,091 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance
pay and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 60 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to
provide the Executive with Medical Benefits that are
substantially similar to the better of (when considered in the
aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the Executive was
receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Termination Date. If and to the extent that any
Medical Benefit described above in this Section 4(a)(ii)
cannot be provided under any applicable law or regulation or
under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company,
then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Medical Benefit is provided through other means to the
Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. Section 4(a)(iv) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
6. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
7. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
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developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the Continuation Period, the Executive will
not directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on
behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor, employee,
agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, partner or
stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a national
securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the over-the-counter
market, provided that the Executive at no time owns, directly or indirectly, in
excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by the
Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to
the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of three years from the date the
Offer is consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or
business would not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's lines
of businesses.
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(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company, including
(without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service designs,
trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts, systems,
procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts, correspondence,
internal reports, personnel files, information about Company employees relating
to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits,
and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of Company,
sales and advertising material, business plans, marketing plans, financial data
(including without limitation the revenues, costs or profits associated with
services), customer and industry lists, customer information, customer lists
coupled with product or service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts
and other contact information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk
analyses, engineering information and computer screen designs and computer input
and output specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges that
such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great
value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive
advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive
the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the
Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any reasonable
action by, and will cooperate with, the
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Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance
that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information. If,
failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder,
the Executive is, in the opinion of Executive's counsel, compelled by law to
disclose a portion of the Confidential Information, the Executive may disclose
to the relevant tribunal without liability hereunder that portion of the
Confidential Information which counsel advises the Executive he is legally
required to disclose, and each of the parties hereto agrees to exercise such
party's best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term
or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of
the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such
breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the
Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law
and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and
the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach
of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable
by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or
recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company"
includes not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or
affiliated corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
8. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of
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this Agreement or termination of Executive's employment for
any reason. Each party will notify the other in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
authority that, if successful, would require the payment by
the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be
given as soon as practicable but no later than ten (10)
business days after such party is informed in writing of such
a claim and such party shall apprise the other party of the
nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is
requested to be paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear
and pay directly all costs and expenses (including legal fees
and any interest and penalties) incurred in connection with
any such claim or proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the
Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in
Section 5(a), for any Excise Tax or income tax (including
interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a
result of such representation and payment of costs and
expenses. The Company and the Parent also shall pay to the
Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by the
Executive in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to
the extent attributable to the application of section 4999 of
the Code to any payment or benefit provided hereunder. Such
payments shall be made within five (5) business days after
delivery of the Executive's written requests for payment
accompanied with evidence of fees and expenses incurred. The
Company's and Parent's obligation with respect to a Gross Up
Payment and reimbursement of related legal fees and expenses
shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected
by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any
setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which
the Company or the Parent may have against the Executive or
anyone else. Except where provided herein to the contrary, all
amounts payable by the Company or the Parent hereunder shall
be paid without notice or demand. Each and every payment made
hereunder by the Company or the Parent shall be final, and the
Company and the Parent will not seek to recover all or any
part of such payment from the Executive, or from whomsoever
may be entitled thereto, for any reason whatsoever.
9. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
Executive's
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Severance Agreement with the Company dated November 15, 1999
and that such agreement shall be terminated as of the date of
the consummation of the Offer.
10. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
11. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
12. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Geno P. Tolari
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Geno P. Tolari
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Parent") and F.L. "Mike" Harvey (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of October 22, 1999 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$1,054,708 as
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satisfaction in full for Executive's severance pay and loss
of certain perquisites and benefits that would otherwise have
been enjoyed by the Executive.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 24 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to
provide the Executive with Medical Benefits that are
substantially similar to the better of (when considered in the
aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the Executive was
receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Termination Date. If and to the extent that any
Medical Benefit described above in this Section 4(a)(ii)
cannot be provided under any applicable law or regulation or
under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company,
then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Medical Benefit is provided through other means to the
Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
6. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
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10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the Continuation Period, the Executive will
not directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on
behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor, employee,
agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, partner or
stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a national
securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the over-the-counter
market, provided that the Executive at no time owns, directly or indirectly, in
excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by the
Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to
the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
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Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of one year from the date the
Offer is consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or
business would not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's lines
of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company, including
(without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service designs,
trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts, systems,
procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts, correspondence,
internal reports, personnel files, information about Company employees relating
to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits,
and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of Company,
sales and advertising material, business plans, marketing plans, financial data
(including without limitation the revenues, costs or profits associated with
services), customer and industry lists, customer information, customer lists
coupled with product or service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts
and other contact information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk
analyses, engineering information and computer screen designs and computer input
and output specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges that
such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great
value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive
advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive
the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the
Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
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(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any reasonable
action by, and will cooperate with, the Company to obtain an appropriate
protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded the Confidential Information. If, failing the entry of a protective
order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Executive is, in the opinion of
Executive's counsel, compelled by law to disclose a portion of the Confidential
Information, the Executive may disclose to the relevant tribunal without
liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which counsel
advises the Executive he is legally required to disclose, and each of the
parties hereto agrees to exercise such party's best efforts to obtain assurance
that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term
or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of
the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such
breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the
Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law
and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and
the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach
of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable
by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or
recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
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(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
7. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up
Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
such party is informed in writing of such a claim and such
party shall apprise the other party of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear and pay directly
all costs and expenses (including legal fees and any interest
and penalties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within
five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive's
written requests for payment accompanied with evidence of fees
and expenses incurred. The Company's and Parent's obligation
with respect to a Gross-Up Payment and reimbursement of
related legal fees and expenses shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances,
including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which the Company or the
Parent may have against the Executive or anyone else. Except
where provided herein to the contrary, all amounts payable by
the Company or the Parent hereunder shall be paid without
notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the
Company or the Parent
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shall be final, and the Company and the Parent will not seek
to recover all or any part of such payment from the Executive,
or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any reason
whatsoever.
8. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
Executive's Severance Agreement with the Company dated August
15, 1997 and that such agreement shall be terminated as of the
date of the consummation of the Offer.
9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ F.L. "Mike" Harvey
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F.L. "Mike" Harvey
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent") and Don J. McDermett, Jr. (the
"Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1999 (the "Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$2,142,053 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance
pay and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive and for the
execution of the Executive's non-competition covenant in
Section 10 hereof. The parties agree that twenty-five (25)
percent of the lump sum payment shall be allocable to, and
deemed as consideration for, the Executive's non-competition
covenant in Section 10 hereof.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 48 months following the Termination Date, arrange at its
sole expense, to provide the Executive with Medical Benefits
that are substantially similar to the better of (when
considered in the aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which
the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits
which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date. If and to the
extent that any Medical Benefit described above in this
Section 4(a)(ii) cannot be provided under any applicable law
or regulation or under any policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company, then the Company will take all
action necessary to ensure that such Medical Benefit is
provided through other means to the Executive, his dependents
and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
6. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
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10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the 24 months following the Termination Date
(the "Continuation Period"), the Executive will not directly or indirectly, on
Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on behalf of any other individual
or entity, either as a proprietor, employee, agent, independent contractor,
consultant, director, officer, partner or stockholder (other than a stockholder
of a corporation listed on a national securities exchange or whose stock is
regularly traded in the over-the-counter market, provided that the Executive at
no time owns, directly or indirectly, in excess of 5% of the outstanding stock
of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by the
Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to
the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld
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(or delayed) following the expiration of one year from the date the
Offer is consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or
business would not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's lines
of businesses. The Company and Parent expressly agree that the Executive shall
not be in breach of Section 10(a) hereof if the Executive renders legal services
as outside counsel to any business, individual or entity.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company, including
(without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service designs,
trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts, systems,
procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts, correspondence,
internal reports, personnel files, information about Company employees relating
to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits,
and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of Company,
sales and advertising material, business plans, marketing plans, financial data
(including without limitation the revenues, costs or profits associated with
services), customer and industry lists, customer information, customer lists
coupled with product or service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts
and other contact information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk
analyses, engineering information and computer screen designs and computer input
and output specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges that
such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great
value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive
advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive
the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the
Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
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(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any reasonable
action by, and will cooperate with, the Company to obtain an appropriate
protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded the Confidential Information. If, failing the entry of a protective
order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Executive is, in the opinion of
Executive's counsel, compelled by law to disclose a portion of the Confidential
Information, the Executive may disclose to the relevant tribunal without
liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which counsel
advises the Executive he is legally required to disclose, and each of the
parties hereto agrees to exercise such party's best efforts to obtain assurance
that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term
or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of
the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such
breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the
Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law
and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and
the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach
of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable
by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or
recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
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(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
7. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up
Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
such party is informed in writing of such a claim and such
party shall apprise the other party of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear and pay directly
all costs and expenses (including legal fees and any interest
and penalties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within
five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive's
written requests for payment accompanied with evidence of fees
and expenses incurred. The Company's and Parent's obligation
with respect to a Gross-Up Payment and reimbursement of
related legal fees and expenses shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances,
including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which the Company or the
Parent may have against the Executive or anyone else. Except
where provided herein to the contrary, all amounts payable by
the Company or the Parent hereunder shall be paid without
notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the
Company or the Parent
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shall be final, and the Company and the Parent will not
seek to recover all or any part of such payment from the
Executive, or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any
reason whatsoever.
8. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
Executive's Severance Agreement with the Company dated
November 15, 1999 and that such agreement shall be terminated
as of the date of the consummation of the Offer.
9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ R. Logan Wray
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Name: R. Logan Wray
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Parent") and B. Carole Morton (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in Control
Severance Agreement, dated as of October 22, 1999 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer (as
defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 14,
2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith Acquisition Corp. and the
Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence of the
term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical Benefits" and by the
addition of a definition of Medical Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health, hospital,
disability and vision benefits provided under any and all benefit
policies, plans, programs or arrangements of the Company that may now
exist or any successor policies, plans, programs or arrangements that
may be adopted hereafter by the Company in which the Executive is
entitled to participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
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$1,306,365 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance pay and
loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would otherwise have
been enjoyed by the Executive.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(ii) for 24 months following the Termination Date (the "Continuation
Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to provide the Executive with
Medical Benefits that are substantially similar to the better of (when
considered in the aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to
the Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to
the Termination Date. If and to the extent that any Medical Benefit
described above in this Section 4(a)(ii) cannot be provided under any
applicable law or regulation or under any policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company, then the Company will take all action
necessary to ensure that such Medical Benefit is provided through
other means to the Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as
applicable.
5. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new Section
4(a)(iv) to read as follows:
(iv) The Company hereby ratifies, confirms and acknowledges the Executive's
right and entitlement to retiree health benefits under the Company's
Employee Health Benefit Plan, as amended on December 31, 1999.
6. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase (such right
to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30) days from the
Termination Date) at current book value, the Company vehicle which was
customarily provided to the Executive as of immediately prior to the
Executive's Date of Termination.
7. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new Section 10
(and amended as necessary in respect of required renumbering):
10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with
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the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the Continuation Period, the Executive will
not directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on
behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor, employee,
agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, partner or
stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a national
securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the over-the-counter
market, provided that the Executive at no time owns, directly or indirectly, in
excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by the
Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted advertisements)
any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to the Effective
Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may remain a
director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of one year from the date the
Offer is
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consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or business would
not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's lines of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company, including
(without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service designs,
trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts, systems,
procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts, correspondence,
internal reports, personnel files, information about Company employees relating
to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits,
and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of Company,
sales and advertising material, business plans, marketing plans, financial data
(including without limitation the revenues, costs or profits associated with
services), customer and industry lists, customer information, customer lists
coupled with product or service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts
and other contact information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk
analyses, engineering information and computer screen designs and computer input
and output specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges that
such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great
value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive
advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive
the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information which (A) is
or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the Executive's
disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a non-confidential
basis from a source other than the Company, provided that source is not bound
with respect to that information by a confidentiality agreement with the Company
or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that information by a contractual,
legal or other obligation.
(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of Executive's
counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any Confidential
Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of any
such request or
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requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or
waiver of the Executive's compliance with the provisions of this Section 10(c).
The Executive will not oppose any reasonable action by, and will cooperate with,
the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable
assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential
Information. If, failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a
waiver hereunder, the Executive is, in the opinion of Executive's counsel,
compelled by law to disclose a portion of the Confidential Information, the
Executive may disclose to the relevant tribunal without liability hereunder that
portion of the Confidential Information which counsel advises the Executive he
is legally required to disclose, and each of the parties hereto agrees to
exercise such party's best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term or
provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of the
provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such breach
or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the Executive
acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law and may
seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and the
recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach of
this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable
by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or
recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes not
only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated corporation
of Sterling Software, Inc.
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8. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to the
Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7 thereof. The
Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that the obligations set
forth in such Sections will survive any termination or expiration of
this Agreement or termination of Executive's employment for any
reason. Each party will notify the other in writing of any claim by
the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if
successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up
Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but
no later than ten (10) business days after such party is informed in
writing of such a claim and such party shall apprise the other party
of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is
requested to be paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear and pay
directly all costs and expenses (including legal fees and any interest
and penalties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a), for any Excise Tax or
income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto)
imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and
expenses. The Company and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive
all legal fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection
with any tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or benefit
provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within five (5)
business days after delivery of the Executive's written requests for
payment accompanied with evidence of fees and expenses incurred. The
Company's and Parent's obligation with respect to a Gross-Up Payment
and reimbursement of related legal fees and expenses shall be absolute
and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances,
including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense or other right which the Company or the Parent may have
against the Executive or anyone else. Except where provided herein to
the contrary, all amounts payable by the Company or the Parent
hereunder shall be paid without notice or demand. Each and every
payment made hereunder by the Company or the Parent shall be final,
and the Company and the Parent will not seek to recover all or any
part of such payment from the Executive, or from whomsoever may be
entitled thereto, for any reason whatsoever.
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9. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and the
Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon consummation
of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to have waived all rights
the Executive may have pursuant to the Executive's Severance Agreement
with the Company dated August 15, 1997 and that such agreement shall
be terminated as of the date of the consummation of the Offer.
10. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect.
11. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of
laws principles of such State.
12. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ B. Carole Morton
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B. Carole Morton
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent") and Mark A. Theel (the
"Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of October 22, 1999 (the "Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend
the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$921,118 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance pay
and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive and for the
execution of the Executive's non-competition covenant in
Section 10 hereof. The parties agree that twenty-five (25)
percent of the lump sum payment shall be allocable to, and
deemed as consideration for, the Executive's non-competition
covenant in Section 10 hereof.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 24 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to
provide the Executive with Medical Benefits that are
substantially similar to the better of (when considered in the
aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the Executive was
receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Termination Date. If and to the extent that any
Medical Benefit described above in this Section 4(a)(ii)
cannot be provided under any applicable law or regulation or
under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company,
then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Medical Benefit is provided through other means to the
Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
6. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges
that reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are
competitive with
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the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets and
proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the Continuation Period, the Executive
will not directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service
of or on behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor,
employee, agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer,
partner or stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a
national securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the
over-the-counter market, provided that the Executive at no time owns,
directly or indirectly, in excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class
of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by
the Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by
the Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive
actively participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and
services globally ("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation,
(A) selling goods or rendering services of the type (or similar to the type)
sold or rendered by the Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional
or other form of commerce; (B) soliciting any person or entity that is a
current or prospective customer or has been a customer, in each case, of the
Company, while the Executive has been employed by the Company (provided that
it shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if the Executive solicits
such customers for goods or services unrelated to the Competitive Activities)
and (C) assisting any person in any way to do, or attempt to do, anything
prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior
to the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of
the Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which
the
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Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of one year from the date the
Offer is consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or
business would not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's
lines of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by
the Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential
Information" shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and
customers that is not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting
purposes and that was learned by the Executive in the course of employment
with the Company, including (without limitation) any proprietary knowledge,
product and service designs, trade secrets, manuals, technical information
and plans, contracts, systems, procedures, databases, electronic files, disks
and printouts, correspondence, internal reports, personnel files, information
about Company employees relating to their education, experience, skills,
abilities, compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with
suppliers to and customers of Company, sales and advertising material,
business plans, marketing plans, financial data (including without limitation
the revenues, costs or profits associated with services), customer and
industry lists, customer information, customer lists coupled with product or
service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts and other contact
information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk analyses, engineering
information and computer screen designs and computer input and output
specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges
that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of
great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a
competitive advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c)
shall survive the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of
the Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
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(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any
reasonable action by, and will cooperate with, the Company to obtain an
appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information. If, failing the
entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the
Executive is, in the opinion of Executive's counsel, compelled by law to
disclose a portion of the Confidential Information, the Executive may
disclose to the relevant tribunal without liability hereunder that portion of
the Confidential Information which counsel advises the Executive he is
legally required to disclose, and each of the parties hereto agrees to
exercise such party's best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any
term or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or
arbitration panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce
the scope, duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific
words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or
provision with a term or provision that is a valid and enforceable term or
provision, and this Section 10 shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive
of the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of
such breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and
the Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy
at law and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting
security) and the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a
result of a breach of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no case shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in
Section 4(a)(i) or any Gross-Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made
hereunder) be recoverable by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any
set-off, counterclaim or recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a
breach of this Section 10.
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(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
7. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up
Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
such party is informed in writing of such a claim and such
party shall apprise the other party of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear and pay directly
all costs and expenses (including legal fees and any interest
and penalties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within
five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive's
written requests for payment accompanied with evidence of fees
and expenses incurred. The Company's and Parent's obligation
with respect to a Gross-Up Payment and reimbursement of
related legal fees and expenses shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances,
including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which the Company or the
Parent may have against the Executive or anyone else. Except
where provided herein to the contrary, all amounts payable by
the Company or the Parent hereunder shall be paid without
notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the
Company or the Parent
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shall be final, and the Company and the Parent will not seek
to recover all or any part of such payment from the Executive,
or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any reason
whatsoever.
8. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
Executive's Severance Agreement with the Company dated
November 1, 1998 and that such agreement shall be terminated
as of the date of the consummation of the Offer.
9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
-----------------------------------
Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Mark A. Theel
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Mark A. Theel
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Parent") and R. Logan Wray (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1999 (the "Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$2,599,418 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance
pay and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive and for the
execution of the Executive's non-competition covenant in
Section 10 hereof. The parties agree that twenty-five (25)
percent of the lump sum payment shall be allocable to, and
deemed as consideration for, the Executive's non-competition
covenant in Section 10 hereof.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 48 months following the Termination, arrange at its sole
expense, to provide the Executive with Medical Benefits that
are substantially similar to the better of (when considered in
the aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the Executive
was receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Termination Date. If and to the extent that any
Medical Benefit described above in this Section 4(a)(ii)
cannot be provided under any applicable law or regulation or
under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company,
then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Medical Benefit is provided through other means to the
Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
6. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
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10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the 24 months following the Termination Date
(the "Continuation Period"), the Executive will not directly or indirectly, on
Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on behalf of any other individual
or entity, either as a proprietor, employee, agent, independent contractor,
consultant, director, officer, partner or stockholder (other than a stockholder
of a corporation listed on a national securities exchange or whose stock is
regularly traded in the over-the-counter market, provided that the Executive at
no time owns, directly or indirectly, in excess of 5% of the outstanding stock
of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by the
Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to
the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
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Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of one year from the date the
Offer is consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or
business would not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's lines
of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company, including
(without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service designs,
trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts, systems,
procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts, correspondence,
internal reports, personnel files, information about Company employees relating
to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits,
and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of Company,
sales and advertising material, business plans, marketing plans, financial data
(including without limitation the revenues, costs or profits associated with
services), customer and industry lists, customer information, customer lists
coupled with product or service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts
and other contact information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk
analyses, engineering information and computer screen designs and computer input
and output specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges that
such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great
value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a competitive
advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive
the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the
Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
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(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any reasonable
action by, and will cooperate with, the Company to obtain an appropriate
protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded the Confidential Information. If, failing the entry of a protective
order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Executive is, in the opinion of
Executive's counsel, compelled by law to disclose a portion of the Confidential
Information, the Executive may disclose to the relevant tribunal without
liability hereunder that portion of the Confidential Information which counsel
advises the Executive he is legally required to disclose, and each of the
parties hereto agrees to exercise such party's best efforts to obtain assurance
that confidential treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term
or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of
the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such
breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the
Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law
and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and
the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach
of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable
by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or
recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
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(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
7. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up
Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
such party is informed in writing of such a claim and such
party shall apprise the other party of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear and pay directly
all costs and expenses (including legal fees and any interest
and penalties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within
five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive's
written requests for payment accompanied with evidence of fees
and expenses incurred. The Company's and Parent's obligation
with respect to a Gross-Up Payment and reimbursement of
related legal fees and expenses shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances,
including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which the Company or the
Parent may have against the Executive or anyone else. Except
where provided herein to the contrary, all amounts payable by
the Company or the Parent hereunder shall be paid without
notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the
Company or the Parent
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shall be final, and the Company and the Parent will not seek
to recover all or any part of such payment from the Executive,
or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any reason
whatsoever.
8. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
Executive's Severance Agreement with the Company dated
November 15, 1999 and that such agreement shall be terminated
as of the date of the consummation of the Offer.
9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
-----------------------------------
Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ R. Logan Wray
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R. Logan Wray
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AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent") and Evan A. Wyly (the
"Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of October 22, 1999 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend the
Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$233,544 as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance pay
and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive.
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for 12 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to
provide the Executive with Medical Benefits that are
substantially similar to the better of (when considered in the
aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which the Executive was
receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the
Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits which the
Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Termination Date. If and to the extent that any
Medical Benefit described above in this Section 4(a)(ii)
cannot be provided under any applicable law or regulation or
under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company,
then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Medical Benefit is provided through other means to the
Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
6. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
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10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY: (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges that
reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are competitive
with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's trade secrets
and proprietary information and are warranted in order to protect the Company in
developing and maintaining its reputation, good will and status in the
marketplace. In that regard, during the Continuation Period, the Executive will
not directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on
behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor, employee,
agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer, partner or
stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a national
securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the over-the-counter
market, provided that the Executive at no time owns, directly or indirectly, in
excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manu facturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by
the Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by the
Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive actively
participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and services globally
("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation, (A) selling goods or
rendering services of the type (or similar to the type) sold or rendered by the
Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional or other form of commerce;
(B) soliciting any person or entity that is a current or prospective customer or
has been a customer, in each case, of the Company, while the Executive has been
employed by the Company (provided that it shall not be deemed a breach of this
Agreement if the Executive solicits such customers for goods or services
unrelated to the Competitive Activities) and (C) assisting any person in any way
to do, or attempt to do, anything prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior to
the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of the
Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which the
Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of
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six (6) months from the date the Offer is consummated, provided Executive's
engaging in such activities or business would not have a material adverse impact
on any of the Company's lines of businesses.
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Com
pany, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly, any
Confi dential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by the
Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential Information"
shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and customers that is
not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting purposes and that was
learned by the Executive in the course of employment with the Company,
including (without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, product and service
designs, trade secrets, manuals, technical information and plans, contracts,
systems, procedures, databases, electronic files, disks and printouts,
correspondence, internal reports, personnel files, information about Company
employees relating to their education, experience, skills, abilities,
compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to
and customers of Company, sales and advertising material, business plans,
marketing plans, financial data (including without limitation the revenues,
costs or profits associated with services), customer and industry lists,
customer information, customer lists coupled with product or service pricing,
customer contracts, supplier contacts and other contact information, pricing
policies, supplies, agents, risk analyses, engineering information and computer
screen designs and computer input and output specifications, inclusive of any
pertinent documentation, techniques, processes, technical information and know
how. The Executive acknowledges that such Confidential Information is
specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company, and that such
information gives the Company a competitive advantage. The Executive's
obligations under this Section 10(c) shall survive the termina tion of the
Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of the
Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that
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the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or waiver of the
Executive's compliance with the provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive
will not oppose any reasonable action by, and will cooperate with, the Company
to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that
confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information. If,
failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder,
the Executive is, in the opinion of Executive's counsel, compelled by law to
disclose a portion of the Confidential Information, the Executive may disclose
to the relevant tribunal without liability hereunder that portion of the
Confidential Information which counsel advises the Executive he is legally
required to disclose, and each of the parties hereto agrees to exercise such
party's best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any term
or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or arbitration
panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope,
duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases,
or to replace any invalid or unen forceable term or provision with a term or
provision that is a valid and enforceable term or provision, and this Section 10
shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of
the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of such
breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and the
Executive acknowl edges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy at law
and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting security) and
the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a result of a breach
of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no case
shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in Section 4(a)(i) or any
Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made hereunder) be recoverable
by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any set-off, counterclaim or
recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a breach of this Section 10.
(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company" includes
not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any subsidiary or affiliated
corporation of Sterling Software, Inc.
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7. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Pay
ment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable
but no later than ten (10) business days after such party is
informed in writing of such a claim and such party shall
apprise the other party of the nature of such claim and the
date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Parent
and the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including legal fees and any interest and penal
ties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made
within five (5) business days after delivery of the
Executive's written requests for payment accompanied with
evidence of fees and expenses incurred. The Company's and
Parent's obligation with respect to a Gross-Up Payment and
reimbursement of related legal fees and expenses shall be
absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any
circumstances, including, without limitation, any setoff,
counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the
Company or the Parent may have against the Executive or anyone
else. Except where provided herein to the contrary, all
amounts payable by the Company or the Parent hereunder shall
be paid without notice or demand. Each and every payment made
hereunder by the Company or the Parent shall be final, and the
Company and the Parent will not seek to recover all or any
part of such payment from the Executive, or from whomsoever
may be entitled thereto, for any reason whatsoever.
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8. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
Executive's Severance Agreement with the Company dated August
15, 1997 and that such agreement shall be terminated as of the
date of the consummation of the Offer.
9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Evan A. Wyly
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Evan A. Wyly
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FORM OF
AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"),
dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among Sterling Software, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Computer Associates International,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent") and [ ] (the
"Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to a Change in
Control Severance Agreement, dated as of [ ] (the "Agreement");
and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Parent and the Executive desire to amend
the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect if the Offer
(as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Agreement is hereby amended by replacing every occurrence
of the term "Employee Benefits" with the term "Medical
Benefits" and by the addition of a definition of Medical
Benefits as follows:
(c) "Medical Benefits" means the medical, dental, health,
hospital, disability and vision benefits provided under any
and all benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements of
the Company that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter
by the Company in which the Executive is entitled to
participate or in which the Executive becomes entitled to
participate.
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3. Section 4(a)(i) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five (5) business days after the
Termination Date, a lump sum payment in an amount equal to
$[ ] as satisfaction in full for Executive's severance
pay and loss of certain perquisites and benefits that would
otherwise have been enjoyed by the Executive and for the
execution of the Executive's non-competition covenant in
Section 10 hereof. The parties agree that twenty-five (25)
percent of the lump sum payment shall be allocable to, and
deemed as consideration for, the Executive's non-competition
covenant in Section 10 hereof.(1)
4. Section 4(a)(ii) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
(ii) for [ ] months following the Termination Date, arrange at its
sole expense, to provide the Executive with Medical Benefits
that are substantially similar to the better of (when
considered in the aggregate) (x) those Medical Benefits which
the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately
prior to the Change in Control, or (y) those Medical Benefits
which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date. If and to the
extent that any Medical Benefit described above in this
Section 4(a)(ii) cannot be provided under any applicable law
or regulation or under any policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company, then the Company will take all
action necessary to ensure that such Medical Benefit is
provided through other means to the Executive, his dependents
and beneficiaries, as applicable.
5. The Company shall give the Executive the right to purchase
(such right to remain open until the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the Termination Date) at current book value, the
Company vehicle which was customarily provided to the
Executive as of immediately prior to the Executive's Date of
Termination.
6. The Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of a new
Section 10 (and amended as necessary in respect of required
renumbering):
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(1) This sentence is not contained in certain agreements which do not contain
a non-competition covenant.
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10. NON-COMPETITION; CONFIDENTIALITY(2): (a) Executive agrees and acknowledges
that reasonable limits on his ability to engage in activities which are
competitive with the Company are warranted in order to protect the Company's
trade secrets and proprietary information and are warranted in order to
protect the Company in developing and maintaining its reputation, good will
and status in the marketplace. In that regard, for twenty-four months
following the Termination Date (the "Continuation Period"), the Executive
will not directly or indirectly, on Executive's own behalf or in the service
of or on behalf of any other individual or entity, either as a proprietor,
employee, agent, independent contractor, consultant, director, officer,
partner or stockholder (other than a stockholder of a corporation listed on a
national securities exchange or whose stock is regularly traded in the
over-the-counter market, provided that the Executive at no time owns,
directly or indirectly, in excess of 5% of the outstanding stock of any class
of any such corporation):
(i) participate or engage in any activities or business developing,
manufacturing, marketing or distributing any products or services offered by
the Company as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of February 14, 2000, by and among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company), or any products or services offered by
the Company subsequent to the Effective Time and in which the Executive
actively participated, recognizing that the Company offers products and
services globally ("Competitive Activities"), including, without limitation,
(A) selling goods or rendering services of the type (or similar to the type)
sold or rendered by the Company, whether by means of electronic, traditional
or other form of commerce; (B) soliciting any person or entity that is a
current or prospective customer or has been a customer, in each case, of the
Company, while the Executive has been employed by the Company (provided that
it shall not be deemed a breach of this Agreement if the Executive solicits
such customers for goods or services unrelated to the Competitive Activities)
and (C) assisting any person in any way to do, or attempt to do, anything
prohibited by clauses (A) or (B) above; or
(ii) solicit (other than pursuant to general, non-targeted
advertisements) any employee of the Company, who was an employee at or prior
to the Effective Time, to leave the employment of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive may
remain a director at those companies for which Executive is a director as of
the Effective Time, and may engage in any activities or businesses for which
the
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(2) Not all agreements contain a non-competition covenant.
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Company has given permission in writing, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld (or delayed) following the expiration of [ ] from the date the
Offer is consummated, provided Executive's engaging in such activities or
business would not have a material adverse impact on any of the Company's
lines of businesses.(3)
(c) (i) The Executive shall not, without the written consent of the
Company, disclose to any other person or use, whether directly or indirectly,
any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined) relating to or used by
the Company, whether in written, oral or other form. "Confidential
Information" shall mean information about the Company, and its clients and
customers that is not disclosed by the Company for financial reporting
purposes and that was learned by the Executive in the course of employment
with the Company, including (without limitation) any proprietary knowledge,
product and service designs, trade secrets, manuals, technical information
and plans, contracts, systems, procedures, databases, electronic files, disks
and printouts, correspondence, internal reports, personnel files, information
about Company employees relating to their education, experience, skills,
abilities, compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with
suppliers to and customers of Company, sales and advertising material,
business plans, marketing plans, financial data (including without limitation
the revenues, costs or profits associated with services), customer and
industry lists, customer information, customer lists coupled with product or
service pricing, customer contracts, supplier contacts and other contact
information, pricing policies, supplies, agents, risk analyses, engineering
information and computer screen designs and computer input and output
specifications, inclusive of any pertinent documentation, techniques,
processes, technical information and know how. The Executive acknowledges
that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of
great value to the Company, and that such information gives the Company a
competitive advantage. The Executive's obligations under this Section 10(c)
shall survive the termination of the Continuation Period.
(ii) Confidential Information does not include information
which (A) is or becomes part of the public domain other than as a result of
the Executive's disclosure; or (B) becomes available to the Executive on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that
source is not bound with respect to that information by a confidentiality
agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from transmitting that
information by a contractual, legal or other obligation.
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(3) The Assistant General Counsel's amendment provides that the Assistant
General Counsel will not be in breach of the non-competition covenant
if the Assistant General Counsel renders legal services as outside
counsel.
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(iii) If the Executive is requested or (in the opinion of
Executive's counsel) required by law or judicial order to disclose any
Confidential Information, the Executive shall provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an
appropriate protective order or waiver of the Executive's compliance with the
provisions of this Section 10(c). The Executive will not oppose any
reasonable action by, and will cooperate with, the Company to obtain an
appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information. If, failing the
entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the
Executive is, in the opinion of Executive's counsel, compelled by law to
disclose a portion of the Confidential Information, the Executive may
disclose to the relevant tribunal without liability hereunder that portion of
the Confidential Information which counsel advises the Executive he is
legally required to disclose, and each of the parties hereto agrees to
exercise such party's best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded such Confidential Information.
(d) If an award by a court or arbitration panel declares that any
term or provision of this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable, the parties agree that the court or
arbitration panel making such determination shall have the power to reduce
the scope, duration or area or the term or provision, to delete specific
words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or
provision with a term or provision that is a valid and enforceable term or
provision, and this Section 10 shall be enforceable as so modified.
(e) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive
of the provisions of this Section 10, the Company's remedies in respect of
such breach or threatened breach shall be limited to injunctive relief (and
the Executive acknowledges that the Company may not have an adequate remedy
at law and may seek injunctive relief without the requirement of posting
security) and the recovery of actual damages suffered by the Company as a
result of a breach of this Section 10 by the Executive. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no case shall any portion of the lump sum payment set forth in
Section 4(a)(i) or any Gross Up Payment hereunder (or any other payments made
hereunder) be recoverable by the Parent or the Company (or subject to any
set-off, counterclaim or recoupment) in respect of damages resulting from a
breach of this Section 10.
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(f) For the purposes of this Section 10, the term "Company"
includes not only Sterling Software, Inc., but also any
subsidiary or affiliated corporation of Sterling Software,
Inc.
7. Parent shall guarantee the Company's obligations pursuant to
the Agreement, including without limitation, Sections 5 and 7
thereof. The Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge that
the obligations set forth in such Sections will survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment for any reason. Each party will notify
the other in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue
Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful,
would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up
Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
such party is informed in writing of such a claim and such
party shall apprise the other party of the nature of such
claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be
paid. The Parent and the Company shall bear and pay directly
all costs and expenses (including legal fees and any interest
and penalties) incurred in connection with any such claim or
proceeding, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
harmless, on an after-tax basis, as provided in Section 5(a),
for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and
penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such
representation and payment of costs and expenses. The Company
and the Parent also shall pay to the Executive all legal fees
and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any
tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the
application of section 4999 of the Code to any payment or
benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within
five (5) business days after delivery of the Executive's
written requests for payment accompanied with evidence of fees
and expenses incurred. The Company's and Parent's obligation
with respect to a Gross-Up Payment and reimbursement of
related legal fees and expenses shall be absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances,
including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other right which the Company or the
Parent may have against the Executive or anyone else. Except
where provided herein to the contrary, all amounts payable by
the Company or the Parent hereunder shall be paid without
notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the
Company or the Parent
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shall be final, and the Company and the Parent will not seek
to recover all or any part of such payment from the Executive,
or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any reason
whatsoever.
8. The Executive agrees as consideration for the Company's and
the Parent's entry into this Amendment that, effective upon
consummation of the Offer, the Executive shall be deemed to
have waived all rights the Executive may have pursuant to the
Executive's Severance Agreement with the Company dated
[ ] and that such agreement shall be terminated
as of the date of the consummation of the Offer.
9. Except as amended hereby, all other provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Amendment will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of Delaware, without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
11. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered as of the first date first written above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
/s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
By ................................
Name: Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
/s/ Steven M. Woghin
By ................................
Name: Steven M. Woghin
Title: Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
...................................
[ ]
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SERP AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (this "SERP Agreement"), dated as of February 15, 2000, by and
among Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Computer
Associates International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Parent"), and Geno
P. Tolari, and individual (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Executive is a participant in the Amended and Restated
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan II (the "SERP");
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Parent and the Executive agree as
follows:
1. This SERP Agreement shall be of no force and effect if the
Offer (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of February 14, 2000, among the Parent, Silversmith
Acquisition Corp. and the Company) is not consummated.
2. The Company shall pay to the Executive, within five (5) days
after the date of termination of the Executive's employment
for any reason, a lump sum payment in cash equal to
$3,527,640. Such amount shall be satisfaction in full for the
Company's obligations to the Executive pursuant to the SERP.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this SERP
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the first date first written
above.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Steven M. Woghin
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Steven M. Woghin
Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Geno P. Tolari
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Geno P. Tolari
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AMENDMENT TO THE
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN
(Effective as of December 31, 1999)
Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, adopts the following
amendment to the Sterling Software, Inc. Employee Health Benefit Plan (the
"Plan"):
1. Section 3.01(a) of the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of
December 31, 1999, to read in its entirety as follows:
3.01 ELIGIBILITY. A person meeting the requirements of either
paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) below shall be eligible to receive
Benefits under the Plan. Any person meeting such eligibility
requirements shall hereinafter be referred to as a "Participant."
(a) EMPLOYEES. Any employee of Employer shall be
eligible to receive Benefits under the Plan if he or she meets the
eligibility requirements established from time to time by Employer with
respect to the receipt of health benefits, including eligibility to
participate in any health maintenance organization participation in
which is made available by Employer, which requirements shall not be
discriminatory in favor of highly-compensated employees. The
requirements for eligibility to receive Benefits may vary among the
Company and Affiliates and between separate, identifiable divisions of
the Company or an Affiliate, as long as such variations do not
constitute or result in discrimination violating any provision of the
Code, ERISA, or applicable regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
a person who is treated by Employer as an independent contractor
performing services for Employer, and not as a common law employee or
former common law employee of Employer, shall not be eligible to
receive benefits under the Plan, regardless of whether such person
could be deemed under any applicable regulatory regime as a common law
employee or former common law employee of Employer or any Affiliate.
2. The Plan is hereby amended, effective as of December 31, 1999, by
adding thereto the following new Section 6.03, to read in its entirety as
follows:
6.03 CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary (including, without limitation, the second sentence of Section
6.02 of the Plan), from and after the date of a Change in Control (as
that term is defined below), the Plan may not be amended or terminated,
with respect to any person
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who is a Participant in the Plan as of the date of such Change in
Control by virtue of Section 3.01(b) of the Plan and either receiving
or eligible to receive retiree medical benefits under Section 4.01(b)
of the Plan, without the written consent of such Participant. As used
herein, the term "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any
of the following events:
(i) The Company is merged, consolidated or reorganized into
or with another corporation or other legal person, and as a result
of such merger, consolidation or reorganization less than
two-thirds of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
("Voting Stock") of such corporation or person immediately after
such transaction are held in the aggregate by the holders of
Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(ii) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all or
substantially all of its assets to another corporation or other
legal person, and less than two-thirds of the combined voting
power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of such corporation or
person is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of
the Company immediately prior to such sale or transfer;
(iii) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule
14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing that any person (as the
term "person" is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of
the Exchange Act) has become the beneficial owner (as the term
"beneficial owner" is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor
rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
securities representing 20% or more of the combined voting power
of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(iv) The Company files a report or proxy statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act
disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any
successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change
in control of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future
pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction; or
(v) If, at any time during any period of two consecutive
years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period
constitute the directors of the Company cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority thereof; provided, however, that
for purposes of this clause (v) each director (other than a
director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with
an actual or threatened election contest) who is first elected, or
first nominated for election by the Company's stockholders, by a
vote of at least two-thirds of the directors of the Company (or a
committee thereof) then still in office who were directors of the
Company at the beginning of any such period will be deemed to have
been a director of the Company at the beginning of such period.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of clauses (iii) or (iv),
unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority vote of the
board of directors of the Company, a "Change in Control" shall not be
deemed to have occurred for purposes of clause (iii) or (iv) solely
because (A) the Company, (B) an entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting
Stock (a "Subsidiary"), or (C) any Company-sponsored employee stock
ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a
proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1,
Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or
item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by
it of shares of Voting Stock of the Company, whether in excess of 20%
or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control
of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of
such beneficial ownership or any increase or decrease thereof.
Executed at Dallas, Texas as of the 31st day of December,
1999.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Senior Vice President
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AMENDMENT
TO STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
This Amendment (herein so called) to the Sterling Software, Inc.
Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Option Plan is adopted effective as of January
31, 2000:
RECITALS:
A. Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
established the Sterling Software, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan, effective as of
April 22, 1996 (the "Original Plan"). The Original Plan was approved by the
Company's stockholders on May 29, 1996, was amended and restated effective as of
September 4, 1996, and was subsequently amended and restated as of February 12,
1999 (as so amended and restated, the "Plan").
B. Pursuant to and in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Plan, the 1996
Stock Option Committee of the Company's Board of Directors has authorized and
approved the further amendment of the Plan, as hereinafter set forth.
AMENDMENT:
1. Paragraph 6 of the Plan is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
6. ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any change in the capital
structure or business of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or
extraordinary dividend, stock split or reverse stock split,
recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
combination or exchange of shares, non-cash distributions with respect
to its outstanding Common Stock or capital stock other than Common
Stock, reclassification of the Company's capital stock, any sale or
transfer of all or part of the Company's assets or business, or any
similar change affecting the Company's capital structure or business or
the capital structure of any business of any Subsidiary or a change in
control of the Company, as determined by the Stock Option Committee,
the Special Stock Option Committee or the Board, and as such committee
or the Board determines in good faith that an adjustment is necessary
or appropriate under the Plan to prevent substantial dilution or
enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, Participants
under the Plan or as otherwise necessary to reflect the change, then
the aggregate number and kind of shares of Common Stock which may be
issued under Paragraph 3 of the Plan, the number and kind of shares
(including shares of another issuer) subject to outstanding Stock
Options under the Plan and the Option Price thereof shall be
appropriately adjusted consistent with such change in such manner as
such committee or the Board may deem equitable to prevent substantial
dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for,
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Participants under the Plan or as otherwise necessary to reflect the
change, and any such adjustment determined by such committee or the
Board in good faith shall be binding and conclusive on the Company and
all Participants and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns. In connection with any event described in this
paragraph, such committee or the Board may provide, in its sole
discretion, for the cancellation of any outstanding Stock Options and
payment in cash or other property in exchange therefor. Notice of any
adjustment shall be given by such committee or the Board to each
Participant whose Stock Option has been adjusted and such adjustment
(whether or not such notice is given) shall be effective and binding
for all purposes of this Plan. Any fractional shares resulting from the
foregoing adjustments will be eliminated. In the event the Stock Option
Committee and the Special Stock Option Committee shall disagree (or
either or both shall disagree with the Board) with respect to the
foregoing adjustments, the Board's determination will be final and
conclusive.
2. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment
shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan.
3. In all other respects, the Plan, as amended hereby, is ratified,
confirmed and approved in all respects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed at Dallas, Texas
as of the 31st day of January, 2000.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as
of November 15, 1999, by and between Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and R. Logan Wray (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Executive is a senior executive of the Company and is
expected to make major contributions to the profitability, growth and financial
strength of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case of most companies,
the possibility of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) exists;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself of both present and
future continuity of management and desires to establish certain minimum
severance benefits for certain of its senior executives, including the
Executive, applicable in the event of a Change in Control; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide additional inducement for the
Executive to remain in the ongoing employ of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS: In addition to terms defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this
Agreement with initial capital letters:
(a) "Base Pay" means the Executive's annual fixed or base
compensation, as may be determined from time to time by the Company,
whether acting through its Board of Directors (the "Board") or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise.
(b) "Change in Control" means the occurrence during the Term
of any of the following events:
(i) The Company is merged, consolidated or
reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal
person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or
reorganization less than two-thirds of the combined voting
power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors ("Voting Stock") of
such corporation or person immediately after such transaction
are held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(ii) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all
or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or
other legal person, and less than two-thirds of the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of such
corporation or person is held in the aggregate by the holders
of Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such sale
or transfer;
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(iii) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or
Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report),
each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing that any
person (as the term "person" is used in Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the
beneficial owner (as the term "beneficial owner" is defined
under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing
20% or more of the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(iv) The Company files a report or proxy statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule
14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item
therein) that a change in control of the Company has occurred
or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing
contract or transaction; or
(v) If, at any time during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any
such period constitute the Directors of the Company cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (v) each
Director (other than a Director whose initial assumption of
office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest) who is first elected, or first nominated for election
by the Company's stockholders, by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Directors of the Company (or a committee
thereof) then still in office who were Directors of the
Company at the beginning of any such period will be deemed to
have been a Director of the Company at the beginning of such
period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 1(b)(iii) or
1(b)(iv), unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority
vote of the Board, a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of Section 1(b)(iii) or 1(b)(iv) solely because
(A) the Company, (B) an entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting
Stock (a "Subsidiary"), or (C) any Company-sponsored employee stock
ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a
proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1,
Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or
item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by
it of shares of Voting Stock of the Company, whether in excess of 20%
or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control
of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of
such beneficial ownership or any increase or decrease thereof.
(c) "Employee Benefits" means the perquisites, benefits and
service credit for perquisites or benefits as provided under any and
all employee perquisite or benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements in which Executive is entitled to participate, including
without limitation any stock option, stock purchase, stock
appreciation, savings, pension, 401(k), employee stock ownership
(ESOP), employee stock purchase (ESPP), supplemental executive
retirement, or other retirement income or welfare benefit, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, group or other life, health,
medical/hospital or other insurance (whether funded by actual insurance
or self-insured by the Company), disability, salary
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continuation, expense reimbursement, executive automobile, tax and
financial planning, club memberships, incentive travel, tax
reimbursement and other employee benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements that may now exist or any successor policies, plans,
programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the Company.
(d) "Incentive Pay" means the aggregate annual bonus,
incentive or other payments of cash compensation, in addition to Base
Pay, made or authorized or contemplated to be made in regard to
services rendered by the Executive in any fiscal year pursuant to any
bonus, incentive compensation, profit-sharing, performance,
discretionary pay or similar agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement (whether or not funded) of the Company or any successor
thereto.
(e) "Severance Period" means the period of time commencing on
the date of the first occurrence of a Change in Control and continuing
until the earliest of (i) the fourth anniversary of the occurrence of
the Change in Control, or (ii) the Executive's death; provided,
however, that commencing on each anniversary of the Change in Control,
the Severance Period will automatically be extended for an additional
year unless, not later than 90 calendar days prior to such anniversary
date, either the Company or the Executive shall have given written
notice to the other that the Severance Period is not to be so extended.
(f) "Term" means the period commencing as of the date first
set forth above and expiring as of the later of (i) the close of
business on December 31, 2004, or (ii) the expiration of the Severance
Period; provided, however, that (A) commencing on January 1, 2001 and
each January 1 thereafter, the Term of this Agreement will
automatically be extended for an additional year unless, not later than
September 30 of the immediately preceding year, the Company or the
Executive shall have given written notice that it or the Executive, as
the case may be, does not wish to have the Term extended and (B)
subject to the last sentence of Section 8, if, prior to a Change in
Control, the Executive ceases for any reason to be an employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary, thereupon without further action the Term
shall be deemed to have expired and this Agreement will immediately
terminate and be of no further effect.
2. OPERATION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will be effective and binding
immediately upon its execution, but, anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, this Agreement will not be operative unless and until a Change
in Control occurs. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control at any time during
the Term, without further action, this Agreement shall become immediately
operative.
3. TERMINATION FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN CONTROL: (a) In the event of the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive's employment may be terminated
by the Company during the Severance Period. If, during the Severance Period, the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary other than
as a result of the Executive's death, the Executive will be entitled to the
compensation and benefits provided by Section 4 hereof.
(b) In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, the
Executive may terminate his or her employment with the Company during the
Severance Period, with the right to the compensation and benefits as provided in
Section 4, upon the occurrence of one or more of the
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following events (regardless of whether any other reason for such termination
exists or has occurred, including without limitation, other employment):
(i) Failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain
the Executive in the office of the Company which the Executive held
immediately prior to a Change in Control, or the removal of the
Executive as a Director of the Company (or any successor thereto) if
the Executive shall have been a Director of the Company immediately
prior to the Change in Control;
(ii) (A) A significant adverse change in the nature or
scope of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties
attached to the position which the Executive held immediately prior to
the Change in Control, (B) a reduction in the aggregate amount of the
Executive's Base Pay or Incentive Pay as in effect for the Executive
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control or such
higher amount of Base Pay or Incentive Pay as may thereafter be
determined by the Company, whether acting through the Board or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise, or (C) the
termination or denial of the Executive's rights to Employee Benefits or
a reduction in the scope or value thereof, any of which is not remedied
by the Company within 10 calendar days after receipt by the Company of
written notice from the Executive of such change, reduction,
termination or denial, as the case may be;
(iii) A determination by the Executive (which determination
will be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto provided it has
been made in good faith and in all events will be presumed to have been
made in good faith unless otherwise shown by the Company by clear and
convincing evidence) that a change in circumstances has occurred
following a Change in Control, including, without limitation, a change
in the scope of the business or other activities for which the
Executive was responsible immediately prior to the Change in Control,
which has rendered the Executive substantially unable to carry out, has
substantially hindered Executive's performance of, or has caused
Executive to suffer a substantial reduction in, any of the authorities,
powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position
held by the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, which
situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days after written notice
to the Company from the Executive of such determination. For the
avoidance of doubt, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, if the Company or its successor following a Change in
Control ceases to be an independent, publicly held, New York Stock
Exchange-listed company, the Executive may in good faith determine that
such circumstance, in and of itself, constitutes a substantial
reduction in his authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or
duties;
(iv) The liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or
reorganization of the Company or transfer of all or substantially all
of its business and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by
liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or
otherwise) to which all or substantially all of its business and/or
assets have been transferred (directly or by operation of law) assumed
all duties and obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant
to Section 10(a);
(v) The Company relocates its principal executive offices,
or requires the Executive to have his principal location of work
changed, to any location which is in excess
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of 25 miles from the location thereof immediately prior to the Change
in Control, or requires the Executive to travel away from his office in
the course of discharging his responsibilities or duties hereunder at
least 20% more (in terms of aggregate days in any calendar year or in
any calendar quarter when annualized for purposes of comparison to any
prior year) than was required of Executive in any of the three full
years immediately prior to the Change in Control without, in either
case, his prior written consent; or
(vi) Without limiting the generality or effect of the
foregoing, any material breach of this Agreement by the Company or any
successor thereto.
(c) A termination by the Company pursuant to Section 3(a) or
by the Executive pursuant to Section 3(b) will not affect any rights which the
Executive may have pursuant to any agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company providing Employee Benefits, which rights shall be
governed by the terms thereof. The Company and the Executive are parties to a
Severance Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1999 (as such agreement may be
amended from time to time, the "Severance Agreement"). Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Executive's
employment with the Company is terminated under circumstances in which the
Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive payments and benefits under
both this Agreement and the Severance Agreement, the Executive shall have the
right to elect to receive payments and benefits under either this Agreement or
the Severance Agreement, but not both (except that the Executive may in all
events receive all payments and benefits to which he or she is entitled under
the Severance Agreement during the period between the Termination Date and the
Election Date (as such terms are defined below)). Within five business days
following the date of the termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence (the
"Termination Date"), which shall be the effective date of such termination if
the termination is pursuant to Section 3(a) or such other date that may be
specified by the Executive if the termination is pursuant to Section 3(b), the
Company shall provide the Executive, in writing, a reasonably detailed
determination of the payments and other benefits under each of this Agreement
and the Severance Agreement. Executive shall make the election provided for in
this Section 3(c) by providing the Company written notice thereof within 30 days
after the Executive's receipt of the written determination referred to in the
preceding sentence; provided, however, that if such election is not so made
within such 30-day period, the Executive shall be irrevocably deemed to have
elected to receive payments and benefits under this Agreement (the date on which
such election is so made or deemed to have been made being the "Election Date").
4. SEVERANCE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: (a) If, following the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company terminates the Executive's
employment during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(a) (other than as a
result of the Executive's death), or if the Executive terminates his employment
during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(b), the Company will:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five business days after
the Termination Date (or, in the event that the circumstance described
in Section 3(c) hereof is applicable, within five business days after
the Election Date), a lump sum payment (the "Severance Payment") in an
amount equal to four times the sum of (A) Base Pay (the aggregate
amount and the components of which shall be determined based on the
highest rate in effect for any period prior to the Termination Date),
plus (B) Incentive Pay in an amount
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equal to the higher of (i) the highest annual amount of Incentive Pay
paid to or earned by the Executive with respect to any fiscal year
during the three fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in
which the Termination Date occurs, and (ii) 100% of the Incentive Pay
amount payable upon the attainment of 100% of the objective(s) and 100%
of the targeted or planned amount(s) specified in or pursuant to the
applicable agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement, whether or
not attained as of such Termination Date, for such Executive for the
fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs; provided however,
that the Severance Payment shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of
all cash payments, if any, previously received by the Executive
pursuant to the Severance Agreement prior to the Election Date.
(ii) (A) for 48 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to provide the
Executive with Employee Benefits that are substantially similar to the
better of (when considered in the aggregate) (X) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (Y) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date, and (B) such Continuation
Period will be considered service with the Company for the purpose of
determining service credits under or in respect of any Employee
Benefits applicable to the Executive, his dependents or his
beneficiaries; provided that for purposes of this Section 4(a)(ii),
Employee Benefits shall not include any Incentive Pay and nothing in
this Section 4(a) shall be construed to require the Company to make any
new grants of stock options to the Executive. If and to the extent that
any Employee Benefit described in subsection (A) or (B) of this Section
4(a)(ii) cannot be paid or provided under any applicable law or
regulation or under the terms of any policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company, then the Company will take all action
necessary to ensure that such Employee Benefit is provided through
other means to the Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as
applicable, or the Company shall timely pay to the Executive a lump sum
amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such foregone Employee
Benefit. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the
Company shall make any payment that may be necessary to ensure that the
Executive's after tax position with respect to any Employee Benefits
received pursuant to this Section 4(a)(ii) is not worse than the
Executive's after-tax position in the event such Employee Benefits had
been provided to the Executive while he was employed by the Company.
(iii) for the life of the Executive and his or her spouse,
to (A) arrange to provide (A) the Executive and his or her spouse with
retiree health benefits substantially identical to the "Benefits" that
would have been provided to the Executive and his or her spouse under
the Company's Employee Health Benefit Plan, as amended as of December
31, 1999 (the "Health Plan"), if the Executive had met the requirements
of Section 4.01(b)(iii) of the Health Plan as of the "Retiree Record
Date", and (B) the Executive with the right and opportunity to elect to
receive health benefits for his or her eligible dependents
substantially identical to the "Benefits" offered under Section
4.01(b)(iv) of the Health Plan. The terms "Benefits" and "Retiree
Record Date" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms
in the Health Plan.
(b) Without limiting the rights of the Executive at law or in
equity, if the Company fails to make any payment or provide any benefit required
to be made or provided
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hereunder on a timely basis, the Company will pay interest on the amount or
value thereof at an annualized rate of interest equal to the so-called composite
"prime rate" as quoted from time to time during the relevant period in the
Southwest Edition of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Such interest will be payable as
it accrues on demand. Any change in such prime rate will be effective on and as
of the date of such change.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, the parties' respective rights and obligations under this Section
4 and under Sections 5 and 7 will survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement or the termination of the Executive's employment following a Change in
Control for any reason whatsoever.
5. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY: (a) Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that this Agreement
shall become operative and it shall be determined (as hereafter provided) that
all or any portion of any payment or distribution by the Company or any of its
affiliates to or for the benefit of the Executive pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or otherwise, including under any stock option or other agreement,
plan, policy, program or arrangement (a "Payment"), would be subject to the
excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto), by reason of being
considered "contingent on a change in ownership or control" of the Company,
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision
thereto), or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any interest
or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with any such
interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the "Excise
Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment or
payments (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment"); provided, however, that no
Gross-Up Payment shall be made with respect to the Excise Tax, if any,
attributable to (i) any incentive stock option, as defined by Section 422 of the
Code ("ISO") granted prior to the execution of this Agreement, or (ii) any stock
appreciation or similar right, whether or not limited, granted in tandem with an
ISO described in clause (i). The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such
that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed
upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up
Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f), all
determinations required to be made under this Section 5, including whether an
Excise Tax is payable by the Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and
whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the
Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, shall be made by a
nationally recognized accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") selected by the
Executive in his sole discretion. The Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm
to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the
Company and the Executive within 30 calendar days after the Termination Date, if
applicable, and any such other time or times as may be requested by the Company
or the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is
payable by the Executive, the Company shall pay the required Gross-Up Payment to
the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and
calculations with respect to any Gross-Up Payment to the Executive. If the
Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it
shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and
the Executive a written opinion to the effect that the Executive has substantial
authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal, state or local income or
other tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section
4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and
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the possibility of similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax
law at the time of any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is
possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company
should have been made (an "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations
required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts or fails
to pursue its remedies pursuant to Section 5(f) and the Executive thereafter is
required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Executive shall direct the
Accounting Firm to determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred
and to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the
Company and the Executive as promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment shall
be promptly paid by the Company to, or for the benefit of, the Executive within
five business days after receipt of such determination and calculations.
(c) The Company and the Executive shall each provide the
Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in the
possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, reasonably
requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting
Firm in connection with the preparation and issuance of the determinations and
calculations contemplated by this Section 5. Any determination by the Accounting
Firm as to the amount of any Gross-Up Payment or Underpayment shall be binding
upon the Company and the Executive.
(d) The federal, state and local income or other tax returns
filed by the Executive shall be prepared and filed on a consistent basis with
the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable
by the Executive. The Executive shall make proper payment of the amount of any
Excise Tax, and at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and
correct copies (with any amendments) of his federal income tax return as filed
with the Internal Revenue Service and corresponding state and local tax returns,
if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other
documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior
to the filing of the Executive's federal income tax return, or corresponding
state or local tax return, if relevant, the Accounting Firm determines that the
amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive shall within
five business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction.
(e) The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its
services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated by
this Section 5 shall be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are
initially paid by the Executive, the Company shall reimburse the Executive the
full amount of such fees and expenses within five business days after receipt
from the Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of his
payment thereof.
(f) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if
successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such
notification shall be given as promptly as practicable but no later than 10
business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the
Executive shall further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the
date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent
known by the Executive). The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period following the date
on which he gives such notice to the Company and (ii) the date that any payment
of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the
Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to
contest such claim, the Executive, subject to the provisions of Section 5(h) of
this Agreement, shall:
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(i) provide the Company with any written records or
documents in his possession relating to such claim reasonably requested
by the Company;
(ii) 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 competent in respect of the
subject matter and reasonably selected by the Company;
(iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
effectively to contest such claim; and
(iv) 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 interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such
contest and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax
basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and
penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5(f), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with
the contest of any claim contemplated by this Section 5(f) and, at its sole
option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings,
hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim
(provided, however, that the Executive may participate therein at his own cost
and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax
claimed and 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 directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the
Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an
interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or other tax, including interest
or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance; and
provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of limitations
relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect
to which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such
contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of any such contested claim
shall be limited to issues with respect to which a 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.
(g) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), the Executive receives any
refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company's
complying with the requirements of Section 5(f)) promptly pay to the Company the
amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after
any taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an
amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), 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 or refund prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days after
such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be
required to be repaid and the
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amount of any such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of
Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the Company to the Executive pursuant to
this Section 5.
(h) Any information provided by Executive to the Company under
this Section 5 shall be treated confidentially by the Company and will not be
provided by the Company to any other person than the Company's professional
advisors without Executive's prior written consent except as required by law.
6. NO MITIGATION OBLIGATION: The Company hereby acknowledges that it
will be difficult and may be impossible for the Executive to find reasonably
comparable employment within a reasonable time period following the Termination
Date. In addition, the Company acknowledges that its severance pay plans and
policies applicable in general to its salaried employees typically do not
provide for mitigation, offset or reduction of any severance payments received
thereunder. Accordingly, the payment of the severance compensation by the
Company to the Executive in accordance with the terms of this Agreement is
hereby acknowledged by the Company to be reasonable, and the Executive will not
be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement
by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings
or other benefits from any source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset,
reduction or any other obligation on the part of the Executive hereunder or
otherwise.
7. LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES: It is the intent of the Company that the
Executive not be required to incur legal fees and the related expenses
associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Executive's rights
under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense
thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to
the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear to the Executive that
the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this
Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes or
threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or
institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to
recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or intended to be provided to
the Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from
time to time to retain counsel of Executive's choice, at the expense of the
Company as hereafter provided, to advise and represent the Executive in
connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including
without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal
action, whether by or against the Company or any Director, officer, stockholder
or other person affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the Executive's
entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel and irrevocably
waives any related conflict of interest on the part of such counsel, and in that
connection the Company and the Executive agree that a confidential relationship
shall exist between the Executive and such counsel. Without respect to whether
the Executive prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the
foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any
and all attorneys' and related fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in
connection with any of the foregoing.
8. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement
will create any right or duty on the part of the Company or the Executive to
have the Executive remain in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary
prior to or following any Change in Control. Any event or occurrence described
in Section 3(b)(i), (ii), (v) or (vi) hereof following the
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commencement of a discussion with a third person that ultimately results in a
Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred after a Change in Control for
the purposes of this Agreement.
9. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES: The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as the
Company is required to withhold pursuant to any law or government regulation or
ruling.
10. SUCCESSORS AND BINDING AGREEMENT: (a) The Company will require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation,
reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no
such succession had taken place. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company and any successor to the Company, including
without limitation any persons acquiring directly or indirectly all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company whether by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall
thereafter be deemed the "Company" for the purposes of this Agreement), but will
not otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company.
(b) This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive and the Executive's personal or legal
representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and
legatees.
(c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the
parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or
delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as
expressly provided in Sections 10(a) and 10(b). Without limiting the generality
or effect of the foregoing, the Executive's right to receive payments hereunder
will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation
of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Executive's
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any
attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 10(c), the Company
shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned,
transferred or delegated.
11. NOTICES: For all purposes of this Agreement (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement with respect to notice periods), all
communications, including without limitation notices, consents, requests or
approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and
will be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by
electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or
ten business days after having been mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or five business days
after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service such
as Federal Express, UPS, or Purolator, addressed to the Company at 300 Crescent
Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201 (to the attention of the President of the
Company) and to the Executive at the Company's address, with a copy to the
Executive at his or her principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith,
except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
12. GOVERNING LAW: The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State.
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13. VALIDITY: If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any provision hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to any other person or circumstances will not be
affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise
illegal will be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to
make it enforceable, valid or legal.
14. MISCELLANEOUS: No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to
in writing signed by the Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party
hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with
any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement. References to Sections are to references to Sections of this
Agreement.
15. COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same agreement.
16. TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. The Change in Control Severance
Agreement between the Executive and the Company, dated October 22, 1999, as
amended to the date hereof (the "Prior Agreement"), shall terminate
automatically upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto and shall thereafter be of no further force or effect; provided, however,
that if this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be wholly
invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the preceding clause shall have no
effect and the Prior Agreement shall be deemed to have continued at all times in
full force and effect. Subject to the immediately preceding proviso, this
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Sterling L. Williams
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Sterling L. Williams
President &
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ R. Logan Wray
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R. Logan Wray
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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as
of November 15, 1999, by and between Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and Don J. McDermett, Jr. (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Executive is a senior executive of the Company and is
expected to make major contributions to the profitability, growth and financial
strength of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case of most companies,
the possibility of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) exists;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself of both present and
future continuity of management and desires to establish certain minimum
severance benefits for certain of its senior executives, including the
Executive, applicable in the event of a Change in Control; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide additional inducement for the
Executive to remain in the ongoing employ of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS: In addition to terms defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this
Agreement with initial capital letters:
(a) "Base Pay" means the Executive's annual fixed or base
compensation, as may be determined from time to time by the Company,
whether acting through its Board of Directors (the "Board") or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise.
(b) "Change in Control" means the occurrence during the Term
of any of the following events:
(i) The Company is merged, consolidated or
reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal
person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or
reorganization less than two-thirds of the combined voting
power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors ("Voting Stock") of
such corporation or person immediately after such transaction
are held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(ii) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all
or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or
other legal person, and less than two-thirds of the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of such
corporation or person is held in the aggregate by the holders
of Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such sale
or transfer;
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(iii) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or
Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report),
each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing that any
person (as the term "person" is used in Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the
beneficial owner (as the term "beneficial owner" is defined
under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing
20% or more of the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(iv) The Company files a report or proxy statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule
14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item
therein) that a change in control of the Company has occurred
or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing
contract or transaction; or
(v) If, at any time during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any
such period constitute the Directors of the Company cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (v) each
Director (other than a Director whose initial assumption of
office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest) who is first elected, or first nominated for election
by the Company's stockholders, by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Directors of the Company (or a committee
thereof) then still in office who were Directors of the
Company at the beginning of any such period will be deemed to
have been a Director of the Company at the beginning of such
period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 1(b)(iii) or
1(b)(iv), unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority
vote of the Board, a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of Section 1(b)(iii) or 1(b)(iv) solely because
(A) the Company, (B) an entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting
Stock (a "Subsidiary"), or (C) any Company-sponsored employee stock
ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a
proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1,
Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or
item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by
it of shares of Voting Stock of the Company, whether in excess of 20%
or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control
of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of
such beneficial ownership or any increase or decrease thereof.
(c) "Employee Benefits" means the perquisites, benefits and
service credit for perquisites or benefits as provided under any and
all employee perquisite or benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements in which Executive is entitled to participate, including
without limitation any stock option, stock purchase, stock
appreciation, savings, pension, 401(k), employee stock ownership
(ESOP), employee stock purchase (ESPP), supplemental executive
retirement, or other retirement income or welfare benefit, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, group or other life, health,
medical/hospital or other insurance (whether funded by actual insurance
or self-insured by the Company), disability, salary
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continuation, expense reimbursement, executive automobile, tax and
financial planning, club memberships, incentive travel, tax
reimbursement and other employee benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements that may now exist or any successor policies, plans,
programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the Company.
(d) "Incentive Pay" means the aggregate annual bonus,
incentive or other payments of cash compensation, in addition to Base
Pay, made or authorized or contemplated to be made in regard to
services rendered by the Executive in any fiscal year pursuant to any
bonus, incentive compensation, profit-sharing, performance,
discretionary pay or similar agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement (whether or not funded) of the Company or any successor
thereto.
(e) "Severance Period" means the period of time commencing on
the date of the first occurrence of a Change in Control and continuing
until the earliest of (i) the fourth anniversary of the occurrence of
the Change in Control, or (ii) the Executive's death; provided,
however, that commencing on each anniversary of the Change in Control,
the Severance Period will automatically be extended for an additional
year unless, not later than 90 calendar days prior to such anniversary
date, either the Company or the Executive shall have given written
notice to the other that the Severance Period is not to be so extended.
(f) "Term" means the period commencing as of the date first
set forth above and expiring as of the later of (i) the close of
business on December 31, 2004, or (ii) the expiration of the Severance
Period; provided, however, that (A) commencing on January 1, 2001 and
each January 1 thereafter, the Term of this Agreement will
automatically be extended for an additional year unless, not later than
September 30 of the immediately preceding year, the Company or the
Executive shall have given written notice that it or the Executive, as
the case may be, does not wish to have the Term extended and (B)
subject to the last sentence of Section 8, if, prior to a Change in
Control, the Executive ceases for any reason to be an employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary, thereupon without further action the Term
shall be deemed to have expired and this Agreement will immediately
terminate and be of no further effect.
2. OPERATION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will be effective and binding
immediately upon its execution, but, anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, this Agreement will not be operative unless and until a Change
in Control occurs. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control at any time during
the Term, without further action, this Agreement shall become immediately
operative.
3. TERMINATION FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN CONTROL: (a) In the event of the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive's employment may be terminated
by the Company during the Severance Period. If, during the Severance Period, the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary other than
as a result of the Executive's death, the Executive will be entitled to the
compensation and benefits provided by Section 4 hereof.
(b) In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, the
Executive may terminate his or her employment with the Company during the
Severance Period, with the right to the compensation and benefits as provided in
Section 4, upon the occurrence of one or more of the
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following events (regardless of whether any other reason for such termination
exists or has occurred, including without limitation, other employment):
(i) Failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain
the Executive in the office of the Company which the Executive held
immediately prior to a Change in Control, or the removal of the
Executive as a Director of the Company (or any successor thereto) if
the Executive shall have been a Director of the Company immediately
prior to the Change in Control;
(ii) (A) A significant adverse change in the nature or
scope of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties
attached to the position which the Executive held immediately prior to
the Change in Control, (B) a reduction in the aggregate amount of the
Executive's Base Pay or Incentive Pay as in effect for the Executive
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control or such
higher amount of Base Pay or Incentive Pay as may thereafter be
determined by the Company, whether acting through the Board or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise, or (C) the
termination or denial of the Executive's rights to Employee Benefits or
a reduction in the scope or value thereof, any of which is not remedied
by the Company within 10 calendar days after receipt by the Company of
written notice from the Executive of such change, reduction,
termination or denial, as the case may be;
(iii) A determination by the Executive (which determination
will be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto provided it has
been made in good faith and in all events will be presumed to have been
made in good faith unless otherwise shown by the Company by clear and
convincing evidence) that a change in circumstances has occurred
following a Change in Control, including, without limitation, a change
in the scope of the business or other activities for which the
Executive was responsible immediately prior to the Change in Control,
which has rendered the Executive substantially unable to carry out, has
substantially hindered Executive's performance of, or has caused
Executive to suffer a substantial reduction in, any of the authorities,
powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position
held by the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, which
situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days after written notice
to the Company from the Executive of such determination. For the
avoidance of doubt, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, if the Company or its successor following a Change in
Control ceases to be an independent, publicly held, New York Stock
Exchange-listed company, the Executive may in good faith determine that
such circumstance, in and of itself, constitutes a substantial
reduction in his authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or
duties;
(iv) The liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or
reorganization of the Company or transfer of all or substantially all
of its business and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by
liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or
otherwise) to which all or substantially all of its business and/or
assets have been transferred (directly or by operation of law) assumed
all duties and obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant
to Section 10(a);
(v) The Company relocates its principal executive offices,
or requires the Executive to have his principal location of work
changed, to any location which is in excess
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of 25 miles from the location thereof immediately prior to the Change
in Control, or requires the Executive to travel away from his office in
the course of discharging his responsibilities or duties hereunder at
least 20% more (in terms of aggregate days in any calendar year or in
any calendar quarter when annualized for purposes of comparison to any
prior year) than was required of Executive in any of the three full
years immediately prior to the Change in Control without, in either
case, his prior written consent; or
(vi) Without limiting the generality or effect of the
foregoing, any material breach of this Agreement by the Company or any
successor thereto.
(c) A termination by the Company pursuant to Section 3(a) or
by the Executive pursuant to Section 3(b) will not affect any rights which the
Executive may have pursuant to any agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company providing Employee Benefits, which rights shall be
governed by the terms thereof. The Company and the Executive are parties to a
Severance Agreement, dated as of November 15, 1999 (as such agreement may be
amended from time to time, the "Severance Agreement"). Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Executive's
employment with the Company is terminated under circumstances in which the
Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive payments and benefits under
both this Agreement and the Severance Agreement, the Executive shall have the
right to elect to receive payments and benefits under either this Agreement or
the Severance Agreement, but not both (except that the Executive may in all
events receive all payments and benefits to which he or she is entitled under
the Severance Agreement during the period between the Termination Date and the
Election Date (as such terms are defined below)). Within five business days
following the date of the termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence (the
"Termination Date"), which shall be the effective date of such termination if
the termination is pursuant to Section 3(a) or such other date that may be
specified by the Executive if the termination is pursuant to Section 3(b), the
Company shall provide the Executive, in writing, a reasonably detailed
determination of the payments and other benefits under each of this Agreement
and the Severance Agreement. Executive shall make the election provided for in
this Section 3(c) by providing the Company written notice thereof within 30 days
after the Executive's receipt of the written determination referred to in the
preceding sentence; provided, however, that if such election is not so made
within such 30-day period, the Executive shall be irrevocably deemed to have
elected to receive payments and benefits under this Agreement (the date on which
such election is so made or deemed to have been made being the "Election Date").
4. SEVERANCE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: (a) If, following the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company terminates the Executive's
employment during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(a) (other than as a
result of the Executive's death), or if the Executive terminates his employment
during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(b), the Company will:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five business days after
the Termination Date (or, in the event that the circumstance described
in Section 3(c) hereof is applicable, within five business days after
the Election Date), a lump sum payment (the "Severance Payment") in an
amount equal to four times the sum of (A) Base Pay (the aggregate
amount and the components of which shall be determined based on the
highest rate in effect for any period prior to the Termination Date),
plus (B) Incentive Pay in an amount
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equal to the higher of (i) the highest annual amount of Incentive Pay
paid to or earned by the Executive with respect to any fiscal year
during the three fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in
which the Termination Date occurs, and (ii) 100% of the Incentive Pay
amount payable upon the attainment of 100% of the objective(s) and 100%
of the targeted or planned amount(s) specified in or pursuant to the
applicable agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement, whether or
not attained as of such Termination Date, for such Executive for the
fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs; provided however,
that the Severance Payment shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of
all cash payments, if any, previously received by the Executive
pursuant to the Severance Agreement prior to the Election Date.
(ii) (A) for 48 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to provide the
Executive with Employee Benefits that are substantially similar to the
better of (when considered in the aggregate) (X) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (Y) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date, and (B) such Continuation
Period will be considered service with the Company for the purpose of
determining service credits under or in respect of any Employee
Benefits applicable to the Executive, his dependents or his
beneficiaries; provided that for purposes of this Section 4(a)(ii),
Employee Benefits shall not include any Incentive Pay and nothing in
this Section 4(a) shall be construed to require the Company to make any
new grants of stock options to the Executive. If and to the extent that
any Employee Benefit described in subsection (A) or (B) of this Section
4(a)(ii) cannot be paid or provided under any applicable law or
regulation or under the terms of any policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company, then the Company will take all action
necessary to ensure that such Employee Benefit is provided through
other means to the Executive, his dependents and beneficiaries, as
applicable, or the Company shall timely pay to the Executive a lump sum
amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such foregone Employee
Benefit. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the
Company shall make any payment that may be necessary to ensure that the
Executive's after tax position with respect to any Employee Benefits
received pursuant to this Section 4(a)(ii) is not worse than the
Executive's after-tax position in the event such Employee Benefits had
been provided to the Executive while he was employed by the Company.
(iii) for the life of the Executive and his or her spouse,
to (A) arrange to provide (A) the Executive and his or her spouse with
retiree health benefits substantially identical to the "Benefits" that
would have been provided to the Executive and his or her spouse under
the Company's Employee Health Benefit Plan, as amended as of December
31, 1999 (the "Health Plan"), if the Executive had met the requirements
of Section 4.01(b)(iii) of the Health Plan as of the "Retiree Record
Date", and (B) the Executive with the right and opportunity to elect to
receive health benefits for his or her eligible dependents
substantially identical to the "Benefits" offered under Section
4.01(b)(iv) of the Health Plan. The terms "Benefits" and "Retiree
Record Date" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms
in the Health Plan.
(b) Without limiting the rights of the Executive at law or in
equity, if the Company fails to make any payment or provide any benefit required
to be made or provided
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hereunder on a timely basis, the Company will pay interest on the amount or
value thereof at an annualized rate of interest equal to the so-called composite
"prime rate" as quoted from time to time during the relevant period in the
Southwest Edition of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Such interest will be payable as
it accrues on demand. Any change in such prime rate will be effective on and as
of the date of such change.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, the parties' respective rights and obligations under this Section
4 and under Sections 5 and 7 will survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement or the termination of the Executive's employment following a Change in
Control for any reason whatsoever.
5. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY: (a) Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that this Agreement
shall become operative and it shall be determined (as hereafter provided) that
all or any portion of any payment or distribution by the Company or any of its
affiliates to or for the benefit of the Executive pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or otherwise, including under any stock option or other agreement,
plan, policy, program or arrangement (a "Payment"), would be subject to the
excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto), by reason of being
considered "contingent on a change in ownership or control" of the Company,
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision
thereto), or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any interest
or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with any such
interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the "Excise
Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment or
payments (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment"); provided, however, that no
Gross-Up Payment shall be made with respect to the Excise Tax, if any,
attributable to (i) any incentive stock option, as defined by Section 422 of the
Code ("ISO") granted prior to the execution of this Agreement, or (ii) any stock
appreciation or similar right, whether or not limited, granted in tandem with an
ISO described in clause (i). The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such
that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed
upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up
Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f), all
determinations required to be made under this Section 5, including whether an
Excise Tax is payable by the Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and
whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the
Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, shall be made by a
nationally recognized accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") selected by the
Executive in his sole discretion. The Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm
to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the
Company and the Executive within 30 calendar days after the Termination Date, if
applicable, and any such other time or times as may be requested by the Company
or the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is
payable by the Executive, the Company shall pay the required Gross-Up Payment to
the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and
calculations with respect to any Gross-Up Payment to the Executive. If the
Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it
shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and
the Executive a written opinion to the effect that the Executive has substantial
authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal, state or local income or
other tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section
4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and
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the possibility of similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax
law at the time of any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is
possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company
should have been made (an "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations
required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts or fails
to pursue its remedies pursuant to Section 5(f) and the Executive thereafter is
required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Executive shall direct the
Accounting Firm to determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred
and to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the
Company and the Executive as promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment shall
be promptly paid by the Company to, or for the benefit of, the Executive within
five business days after receipt of such determination and calculations.
(c) The Company and the Executive shall each provide the
Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in the
possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, reasonably
requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting
Firm in connection with the preparation and issuance of the determinations and
calculations contemplated by this Section 5. Any determination by the Accounting
Firm as to the amount of any Gross-Up Payment or Underpayment shall be binding
upon the Company and the Executive.
(d) The federal, state and local income or other tax returns
filed by the Executive shall be prepared and filed on a consistent basis with
the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable
by the Executive. The Executive shall make proper payment of the amount of any
Excise Tax, and at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and
correct copies (with any amendments) of his federal income tax return as filed
with the Internal Revenue Service and corresponding state and local tax returns,
if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other
documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior
to the filing of the Executive's federal income tax return, or corresponding
state or local tax return, if relevant, the Accounting Firm determines that the
amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive shall within
five business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction.
(e) The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its
services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated by
this Section 5 shall be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are
initially paid by the Executive, the Company shall reimburse the Executive the
full amount of such fees and expenses within five business days after receipt
from the Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of his
payment thereof.
(f) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if
successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such
notification shall be given as promptly as practicable but no later than 10
business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the
Executive shall further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the
date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent
known by the Executive). The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period following the date
on which he gives such notice to the Company and (ii) the date that any payment
of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the
Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to
contest such claim, the Executive, subject to the provisions of Section 5(h) of
this Agreement, shall:
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(i) provide the Company with any written records or
documents in his possession relating to such claim reasonably requested
by the Company;
(ii) 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 competent in respect of the
subject matter and reasonably selected by the Company;
(iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
effectively to contest such claim; and
(iv) 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 interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such
contest and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax
basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and
penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5(f), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with
the contest of any claim contemplated by this Section 5(f) and, at its sole
option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings,
hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim
(provided, however, that the Executive may participate therein at his own cost
and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax
claimed and 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 directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the
Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an
interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or other tax, including interest
or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance; and
provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of limitations
relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect
to which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such
contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of any such contested claim
shall be limited to issues with respect to which a 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.
(g) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), the Executive receives any
refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company's
complying with the requirements of Section 5(f)) promptly pay to the Company the
amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after
any taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an
amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), 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 or refund prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days after
such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be
required to be repaid and the
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amount of any such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of
Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the Company to the Executive pursuant to
this Section 5.
(h) Any information provided by Executive to the Company under
this Section 5 shall be treated confidentially by the Company and will not be
provided by the Company to any other person than the Company's professional
advisors without Executive's prior written consent except as required by law.
6. NO MITIGATION OBLIGATION: The Company hereby acknowledges that it
will be difficult and may be impossible for the Executive to find reasonably
comparable employment within a reasonable time period following the Termination
Date. In addition, the Company acknowledges that its severance pay plans and
policies applicable in general to its salaried employees typically do not
provide for mitigation, offset or reduction of any severance payments received
thereunder. Accordingly, the payment of the severance compensation by the
Company to the Executive in accordance with the terms of this Agreement is
hereby acknowledged by the Company to be reasonable, and the Executive will not
be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement
by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings
or other benefits from any source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset,
reduction or any other obligation on the part of the Executive hereunder or
otherwise.
7. LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES: It is the intent of the Company that the
Executive not be required to incur legal fees and the related expenses
associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Executive's rights
under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense
thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to
the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear to the Executive that
the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this
Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes or
threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or
institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to
recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or intended to be provided to
the Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from
time to time to retain counsel of Executive's choice, at the expense of the
Company as hereafter provided, to advise and represent the Executive in
connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including
without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal
action, whether by or against the Company or any Director, officer, stockholder
or other person affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the Executive's
entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel and irrevocably
waives any related conflict of interest on the part of such counsel, and in that
connection the Company and the Executive agree that a confidential relationship
shall exist between the Executive and such counsel. Without respect to whether
the Executive prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the
foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any
and all attorneys' and related fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in
connection with any of the foregoing.
8. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement
will create any right or duty on the part of the Company or the Executive to
have the Executive remain in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary
prior to or following any Change in Control. Any event or occurrence described
in Section 3(b)(i), (ii), (v) or (vi) hereof following the
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commencement of a discussion with a third person that ultimately results in a
Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred after a Change in Control for
the purposes of this Agreement.
9. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES: The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as the
Company is required to withhold pursuant to any law or government regulation or
ruling.
10. SUCCESSORS AND BINDING AGREEMENT: (a) The Company will require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation,
reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no
such succession had taken place. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company and any successor to the Company, including
without limitation any persons acquiring directly or indirectly all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company whether by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall
thereafter be deemed the "Company" for the purposes of this Agreement), but will
not otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company.
(b) This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive and the Executive's personal or legal
representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and
legatees.
(c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the
parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or
delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as
expressly provided in Sections 10(a) and 10(b). Without limiting the generality
or effect of the foregoing, the Executive's right to receive payments hereunder
will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation
of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Executive's
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any
attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 10(c), the Company
shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned,
transferred or delegated.
11. NOTICES: For all purposes of this Agreement (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement with respect to notice periods), all
communications, including without limitation notices, consents, requests or
approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and
will be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by
electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or
ten business days after having been mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or five business days
after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service such
as Federal Express, UPS, or Purolator, addressed to the Company at 300 Crescent
Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201 (to the attention of the President of the
Company) and to the Executive at the Company's address, with a copy to the
Executive at his or her principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith,
except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
12. GOVERNING LAW: The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State.
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13. VALIDITY: If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any provision hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to any other person or circumstances will not be
affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise
illegal will be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to
make it enforceable, valid or legal.
14. MISCELLANEOUS: No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to
in writing signed by the Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party
hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with
any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement. References to Sections are to references to Sections of this
Agreement.
15. COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same agreement.
16. TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. The Change in Control Severance
Agreement between the Executive and the Company, dated October 22, 1999, as
amended to the date hereof (the "Prior Agreement"), shall terminate
automatically upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto and shall thereafter be of no further force or effect; provided, however,
that if this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be wholly
invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the preceding clause shall have no
effect and the Prior Agreement shall be deemed to have continued at all times in
full force and effect. Subject to the immediately preceding proviso, this
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Sterling L. Williams
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Sterling L. Williams
President &
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as
of October 22, 1999, by and between Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and B. CAROLE MORTON (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Executive is a senior executive of the Company and is
expected to make major contributions to the profitability, growth and financial
strength of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case of most companies,
the possibility of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) exists;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself of both present and
future continuity of management and desires to establish certain minimum
severance benefits for certain of its senior executives, including the
Executive, applicable in the event of a Change in Control; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide additional inducement for the
Executive to remain in the ongoing employ of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS: In addition to terms defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this
Agreement with initial capital letters:
(a) "Base Pay" means the Executive's annual fixed or base
compensation, as may be determined from time to time by the Company,
whether acting through its Board of Directors (the "Board") or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise.
(b) "Change in Control" means the occurrence during the Term
of any of the following events:
(i) The Company is merged, consolidated or
reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal
person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or
reorganization less than two-thirds of the combined voting
power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors ("Voting Stock") of
such corporation or person immediately after such transaction
are held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(ii) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all
or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or
other legal person, and less than two-thirds of the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of such
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person is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock
of the Company immediately prior to such sale or transfer;
(iii) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or
Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report),
each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing that any
person (as the term "person" is used in Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the
beneficial owner (as the term "beneficial owner" is defined
under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing
20% or more of the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(iv) The Company files a report or proxy statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule
14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item
therein) that a change in control of the Company has occurred
or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing
contract or transaction; or
(v) If, at any time during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any
such period constitute the Directors of the Company cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (v) each
Director (other than a Director whose initial assumption of
office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest) who is first elected, or first nominated for election
by the Company's stockholders, by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Directors of the Company (or a committee
thereof) then still in office who were Directors of the
Company at the beginning of any such period will be deemed to
have been a Director of the Company at the beginning of such
period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 1(b)(iii) or
1(b)(iv), unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority
vote of the Board, a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of Section 1(b)(iii) or 1(b)(iv) solely because
(A) the Company, (B) an entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting
Stock (a "Subsidiary"), or (C) any Company-sponsored employee stock
ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a
proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1,
Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or
item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by
it of shares of Voting Stock of the Company, whether in excess of 20%
or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control
of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of
such beneficial ownership or any increase or decrease thereof.
(c) "Employee Benefits" means the perquisites, benefits and
service credit for perquisites or benefits as provided under any and
all employee perquisite or benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements in which Executive is entitled to participate, including
without limitation any stock option, stock purchase, stock
appreciation, savings, pension, 401(k), employee stock ownership
(ESOP), employee stock purchase (ESPP), supplemental
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executive retirement, or other retirement income or welfare benefit,
deferred compensation, incentive compensation, group or other life,
health, medical/hospital or other insurance (whether funded by actual
insurance or self-insured by the Company), disability, salary
continuation, expense reimbursement, executive automobile, tax and
financial planning, club memberships, incentive travel, tax
reimbursement and other employee benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements that may now exist or any successor policies, plans,
programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the Company.
(d) "Incentive Pay" means the aggregate annual bonus,
incentive or other payments of cash compensation, in addition to Base
Pay, made or authorized or contemplated to be made in regard to
services rendered by the Executive in any fiscal year pursuant to any
bonus, incentive compensation, profit-sharing, performance,
discretionary pay or similar agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement (whether or not funded) of the Company or any successor
thereto.
(e) "Severance Period" means the period of time commencing on
the date of the first occurrence of a Change in Control and continuing
until the earliest of (i) the second anniversary of the occurrence of
the Change in Control, or (ii) the Executive's death; provided,
however, that commencing on each anniversary of the Change in Control,
the Severance Period will automatically be extended for an additional
year unless, not later than 90 calendar days prior to such anniversary
date, either the Company or the Executive shall have given written
notice to the other that the Severance Period is not to be so extended.
(f) "Term" means the period commencing as of the date first
set forth above and expiring as of the later of (i) the close of
business on December 31, 2004, or (ii) the expiration of the Severance
Period; provided, however, that (A) commencing on January 1, 2001 and
each January 1 thereafter, the Term of this Agreement will
automatically be extended for an additional year unless, not later than
September 30 of the immediately preceding year, the Company or the
Executive shall have given written notice that it or the Executive, as
the case may be, does not wish to have the Term extended and (B)
subject to the last sentence of Section 8, if, prior to a Change in
Control, the Executive ceases for any reason to be an employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary, thereupon without further action the Term
shall be deemed to have expired and this Agreement will immediately
terminate and be of no further effect.
2. OPERATION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will be effective and binding
immediately upon its execution, but, anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, this Agreement will not be operative unless and until a Change
in Control occurs. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control at any time during
the Term, without further action, this Agreement shall become immediately
operative.
3. TERMINATION FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN CONTROL: (a) In the event of the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive's employment may be terminated
by the Company during the Severance Period. If, during the Severance Period, the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary other than
as a result of the Executive's death, the Executive will be entitled to the
compensation and benefits provided by Section 4 hereof.
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(b) In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, the
Executive may terminate his or her employment with the Company during the
Severance Period, with the right to the compensation and benefits as provided in
Section 4, upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events
(regardless of whether any other reason for such termination exists or has
occurred, including without limitation, other employment):
(i) Failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain
the Executive in the office of the Company which the Executive held
immediately prior to a Change in Control, or the removal of the
Executive as a Director of the Company (or any successor thereto) if
the Executive shall have been a Director of the Company immediately
prior to the Change in Control;
(ii) (A) A significant adverse change in the nature or
scope of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties
attached to the position which the Executive held immediately prior to
the Change in Control, (B) a reduction in the aggregate amount of the
Executive's Base Pay or Incentive Pay as in effect for the Executive
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control or such
higher amount of Base Pay or Incentive Pay as may thereafter be
determined by the Company, whether acting through the Board or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise, or (C) the
termination or denial of the Executive's rights to Employee Benefits or
a reduction in the scope or value thereof, any of which is not remedied
by the Company within 10 calendar days after receipt by the Company of
written notice from the Executive of such change, reduction,
termination or denial, as the case may be;
(iii) A determination by the Executive (which determination
will be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto provided it has
been made in good faith and in all events will be presumed to have been
made in good faith unless otherwise shown by the Company by clear and
convincing evidence) that a change in circumstances has occurred
following a Change in Control, including, without limitation, a change
in the scope of the business or other activities for which the
Executive was responsible immediately prior to the Change in Control,
which has rendered the Executive substantially unable to carry out, has
substantially hindered Executive's performance of, or has caused
Executive to suffer a substantial reduction in, any of the authorities,
powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position
held by the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, which
situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days after written notice
to the Company from the Executive of such determination;
(iv) The liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or
reorganization of the Company or transfer of all or substantially all
of its business and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by
liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or
otherwise) to which all or substantially all of its business and/or
assets have been transferred (directly or by operation of law) assumed
all duties and obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant
to Section 10(a);
(v) The Company relocates its principal executive offices,
or requires the Executive to have his principal location of work
changed, to any location which is in excess
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of 25 miles from the location thereof immediately prior to the Change
in Control, or requires the Executive to travel away from his office in
the course of discharging his responsibilities or duties hereunder at
least 20% more (in terms of aggregate days in any calendar year or in
any calendar quarter when annualized for purposes of comparison to any
prior year) than was required of Executive in any of the three full
years immediately prior to the Change in Control without, in either
case, his prior written consent; or
(vi) Without limiting the generality or effect of the
foregoing, any material breach of this Agreement by the Company or any
successor thereto.
(c) A termination by the Company pursuant to Section 3(a) or
by the Executive pursuant to Section 3(b) will not affect any rights which the
Executive may have pursuant to any agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company providing Employee Benefits, which rights shall be
governed by the terms thereof. The Company and the Executive are parties to a
Severance Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1996 (as such agreement may be
amended from time to time, the "Severance Agreement"). Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Executive's
employment with the Company is terminated under circumstances in which the
Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive payments and benefits under
both this Agreement and the Severance Agreement, the Executive shall have the
right to elect to receive payments and benefits under either this Agreement or
the Severance Agreement, but not both (except that the Executive may in all
events receive all payments and benefits to which he or she is entitled under
the Severance Agreement during the period between the Termination Date and the
Election Date (as such terms are defined below)). Within five business days
following the date of the termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence (the
"Termination Date"), which shall be the effective date of such termination if
the termination is pursuant to Section 3(a) or such other date that may be
specified by the Executive if the termination is pursuant to Section 3(b), the
Company shall provide the Executive, in writing, a reasonably detailed
determination of the payments and other benefits under each of this Agreement
and the Severance Agreement. Executive shall make the election provided for in
this Section 3(c) by providing the Company written notice thereof within 30 days
after the Executive's receipt of the written determination referred to in the
preceding sentence; provided, however, that if such election is not so made
within such 30-day period, the Executive shall be irrevocably deemed to have
elected to receive payments and benefits under this Agreement (the date on which
such election is so made or deemed to have been made being the "Election Date").
4. SEVERANCE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: (a) If, following the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company terminates the Executive's
employment during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(a) (other than as a
result of the Executive's death), or if the Executive terminates his employment
during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(b), the Company will:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five business days after
the Termination Date (or, in the event that the circumstance described
in Section 3(c) hereof is applicable, within five business days after
the Election Date), a lump sum payment (the "Severance Payment") in an
amount equal to two times the sum of (A) Base Pay (the aggregate amount
and the components of which shall be determined based on the highest
rate in
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effect for any period prior to the Termination Date), plus (B)
Incentive Pay in an amount equal to the higher of (i) the highest
annual amount of Incentive Pay paid to or earned by the Executive with
respect to any fiscal year during the three fiscal years immediately
preceding the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, and
(ii) 100% of the Incentive Pay amount payable upon the attainment of
100% of the objective(s) and 100% of the targeted or planned amount(s)
specified in or pursuant to the applicable agreement, policy, plan,
program or arrangement, whether or not attained as of such Termination
Date, for such Executive for the fiscal year in which the Termination
Date occurs; provided however, that the Severance Payment shall be
reduced by the aggregate amount of all cash payments, if any,
previously received by the Executive pursuant to the Severance
Agreement prior to the Election Date.
(ii) (A) for 24 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to provide the
Executive with Employee Benefits that are substantially similar to the
better of (when considered in the aggregate) (X) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (Y) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date, and (B) such Continuation
Period will be considered service with the Company for the purpose of
determining service credits under or in respect of any Employee
Benefits applicable to the Executive, his dependents or his
beneficiaries; provided that for purposes of this Section 4(a)(ii),
Employee Benefits shall not include any Incentive Pay and nothing in
this Section 4(a) shall be construed to require the Company to make any
new grants of stock options to the Executive. If and to the extent that
any Employee Benefit described in subsection (A) or (B) of this Section
4(a)(ii) is not or cannot be paid or provided under any applicable law
or regulation or under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the
Company, then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Employee Benefit is provided through other means to the Executive,
his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable, or the Company shall
timely pay to the Executive an amount in cash equal to the fair market
value of such foregone Employee Benefit.
(b) Without limiting the rights of the Executive at law or in
equity, if the Company fails to make any payment or provide any benefit required
to be made or provided hereunder on a timely basis, the Company will pay
interest on the amount or value thereof at an annualized rate of interest equal
to the so-called composite "prime rate" as quoted from time to time during the
relevant period in the Southwest Edition of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Such
interest will be payable as it accrues on demand. Any change in such prime rate
will be effective on and as of the date of such change.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, the parties' respective rights and obligations under this Section
4 and under Sections 5 and 7 will survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement or the termination of the Executive's employment following a Change in
Control for any reason whatsoever.
5. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY: (a) Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that this Agreement
shall become operative and it shall be determined (as hereafter provided) that
all or any portion of any payment or distribution by the
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Company or any of its affiliates to or for the benefit of the Executive pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, including under any stock option or
other agreement, plan, policy, program or arrangement (a "Payment"), would be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto), by reason
of being considered "contingent on a change in ownership or control" of the
Company, within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor
provision thereto), or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any
interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with
any such interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the
"Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional
payment or payments (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment"); provided, however,
that no Gross-Up Payment shall be made with respect to the Excise Tax, if any,
attributable to (i) any incentive stock option, as defined by Section 422 of the
Code ("ISO") granted prior to the execution of this Agreement, or (ii) any stock
appreciation or similar right, whether or not limited, granted in tandem with an
ISO described in clause (i). The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such
that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed
upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up
Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f), all
determinations required to be made under this Section 5, including whether an
Excise Tax is payable by the Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and
whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the
Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, shall be made by a
nationally recognized accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") selected by the
Executive in his sole discretion. The Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm
to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the
Company and the Executive within 30 calendar days after the Termination Date, if
applicable, and any such other time or times as may be requested by the Company
or the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is
payable by the Executive, the Company shall pay the required Gross-Up Payment to
the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and
calculations with respect to any Gross-Up Payment to the Executive. If the
Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it
shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and
the Executive a written opinion to the effect that the Executive has substantial
authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal, state or local income or
other tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section
4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the possibility of
similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax law at the time of
any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up
Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an
"Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder.
In the event that the Company exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant
to Section 5(f) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of
any Excise Tax, the Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm to determine the
amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its determination and
detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive as
promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the
Company to, or for the benefit of, the Executive within five business days after
receipt of such determination and calculations.
(c) The Company and the Executive shall each provide the
Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in the
possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, reasonably
requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise
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cooperate with the Accounting Firm in connection with the preparation and
issuance of the determinations and calculations contemplated by this Section 5.
Any determination by the Accounting Firm as to the amount of any Gross-Up
Payment or Underpayment shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive.
(d) The federal, state and local income or other tax returns
filed by the Executive shall be prepared and filed on a consistent basis with
the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable
by the Executive. The Executive shall make proper payment of the amount of any
Excise Tax, and at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and
correct copies (with any amendments) of his federal income tax return as filed
with the Internal Revenue Service and corresponding state and local tax returns,
if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other
documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior
to the filing of the Executive's federal income tax return, or corresponding
state or local tax return, if relevant, the Accounting Firm determines that the
amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive shall within
five business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction.
(e) The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its
services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated by
this Section 5 shall be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are
initially paid by the Executive, the Company shall reimburse the Executive the
full amount of such fees and expenses within five business days after receipt
from the Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of his
payment thereof.
(f) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if
successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such
notification shall be given as promptly as practicable but no later than 10
business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the
Executive shall further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the
date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent
known by the Executive). The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period following the date
on which he gives such notice to the Company and (ii) the date that any payment
of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the
Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to
contest such claim, the Executive, subject to the provisions of Section 5(h) of
this Agreement, shall:
(i) provide the Company with any written records or
documents in his possession relating to such claim reasonably requested
by the Company;
(ii) 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 competent in respect of the
subject matter and reasonably selected by the Company;
(iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
effectively to contest such claim; and
(iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings
relating to such claim;
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provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such
contest and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax
basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and
penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5(f), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with
the contest of any claim contemplated by this Section 5(f) and, at its sole
option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings,
hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim
(provided, however, that the Executive may participate therein at his own cost
and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax
claimed and 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 directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the
Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an
interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or other tax, including interest
or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance; and
provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of limitations
relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect
to which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such
contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of any such contested claim
shall be limited to issues with respect to which a 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.
(g) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), the Executive receives any
refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company's
complying with the requirements of Section 5(f)) promptly pay to the Company the
amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after
any taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an
amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), 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 or refund prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days after
such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be
required to be repaid and the amount of any such advance shall offset, to the
extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the
Company to the Executive pursuant to this Section 5.
(h) Any information provided by Executive to the Company under
this Section 5 shall be treated confidentially by the Company and will not be
provided by the Company to any other person than the Company's professional
advisors without Executive's prior written consent except as required by law.
6. NO MITIGATION OBLIGATION: The Company hereby acknowledges that it
will be difficult and may be impossible for the Executive to find reasonably
comparable employment within a reasonable time period following the Termination
Date. In addition, the Company acknowledges that its severance pay plans and
policies applicable in general to its salaried employees typically do not
provide for mitigation, offset or reduction of any severance payments received
thereunder. Accordingly, the payment of the severance compensation by the
Company to the Executive in accordance with the terms of this Agreement is
hereby acknowledged by the
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Company to be reasonable, and the Executive will not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any
source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset, reduction or any other
obligation on the part of the Executive hereunder or otherwise.
7. LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES: It is the intent of the Company that the
Executive not be required to incur legal fees and the related expenses
associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Executive's rights
under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense
thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to
the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear to the Executive that
the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this
Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes or
threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or
institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to
recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or intended to be provided to
the Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from
time to time to retain counsel of Executive's choice, at the expense of the
Company as hereafter provided, to advise and represent the Executive in
connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including
without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal
action, whether by or against the Company or any Director, officer, stockholder
or other person affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the Executive's
entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel and irrevocably
waives any related conflict of interest on the part of such counsel, and in that
connection the Company and the Executive agree that a confidential relationship
shall exist between the Executive and such counsel. Without respect to whether
the Executive prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the
foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any
and all attorneys' and related fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in
connection with any of the foregoing.
8. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement
will create any right or duty on the part of the Company or the Executive to
have the Executive remain in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary
prior to or following any Change in Control. Any event or occurrence described
in Section 3(b)(i), (ii), (v) or (vi) hereof following the commencement of a
discussion with a third person that ultimately results in a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred after a Change in Control for the purposes of
this Agreement.
9. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES: The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as the
Company is required to withhold pursuant to any law or government regulation or
ruling.
10. SUCCESSORS AND BINDING AGREEMENT: (a) The Company will require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation,
reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no
such succession had taken place. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company and any successor to the Company, including
without limitation any persons acquiring directly or indirectly all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company whether by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall
thereafter be deemed
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the "Company" for the purposes of this Agreement), but will not otherwise be
assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company.
(b) This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive and the Executive's personal or legal
representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and
legatees.
(c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the
parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or
delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as
expressly provided in Sections 10(a) and 10(b). Without limiting the generality
or effect of the foregoing, the Executive's right to receive payments hereunder
will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation
of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Executive's
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any
attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 10(c), the Company
shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned,
transferred or delegated.
11. NOTICES: For all purposes of this Agreement (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement with respect to notice periods), all
communications, including without limitation notices, consents, requests or
approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and
will be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by
electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or
ten business days after having been mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or five business days
after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service such
as Federal Express, UPS, or Purolator, addressed to the Company at 300 Crescent
Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201 (to the attention of the President of the
Company) and to the Executive at the Company's address, with a copy to the
Executive at his or her principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith,
except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
12. GOVERNING LAW: The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State.
13. VALIDITY: If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any provision hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to any other person or circumstances will not be
affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise
illegal will be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to
make it enforceable, valid or legal.
14. MISCELLANEOUS: No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to
in writing signed by the Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party
hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with
any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party which
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are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. References to Sections are to
references to Sections of this Agreement.
15. COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same agreement.
16. TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. The Change in Control Severance
Agreement between the Executive and the Company, dated October 1, 1996, as
amended to the date hereof (the "Prior Agreement"), shall terminate
automatically upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto and shall thereafter be of no further force or effect; provided, however,
that if this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be wholly
invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the preceding clause shall have no
effect and the Prior Agreement shall be deemed to have continued at all times in
full force and effect. Subject to the immediately preceding proviso, this
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ B. Carole Morton
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B. CAROLE MORTON
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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as
of October 22, 1999, by and between Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and MARK A. THEEL (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Executive is a senior executive of the Company and is
expected to make major contributions to the profitability, growth and financial
strength of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case of most companies,
the possibility of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) exists;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself of both present and
future continuity of management and desires to establish certain minimum
severance benefits for certain of its senior executives, including the
Executive, applicable in the event of a Change in Control; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide additional inducement for the
Executive to remain in the ongoing employ of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS: In addition to terms defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this
Agreement with initial capital letters:
(a) "Base Pay" means the Executive's annual fixed or base
compensation, as may be determined from time to time by the Company,
whether acting through its Board of Directors (the "Board") or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise.
(b) "Change in Control" means the occurrence during the Term
of any of the following events:
(i) The Company is merged, consolidated or
reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal
person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or
reorganization less than two-thirds of the combined voting
power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors ("Voting Stock") of
such corporation or person immediately after such transaction
are held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(ii) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all
or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or
other legal person, and less than two-thirds of the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of such
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person is held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock
of the Company immediately prior to such sale or transfer;
(iii) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or
Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report),
each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing that any
person (as the term "person" is used in Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the
beneficial owner (as the term "beneficial owner" is defined
under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing
20% or more of the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(iv) The Company files a report or proxy statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule
14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item
therein) that a change in control of the Company has occurred
or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing
contract or transaction; or
(v) If, at any time during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any
such period constitute the Directors of the Company cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (v) each
Director (other than a Director whose initial assumption of
office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest) who is first elected, or first nominated for election
by the Company's stockholders, by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Directors of the Company (or a committee
thereof) then still in office who were Directors of the
Company at the beginning of any such period will be deemed to
have been a Director of the Company at the beginning of such
period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 1(b)(iii) or
1(b)(iv), unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority
vote of the Board, a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of Section 1(b)(iii) or 1(b)(iv) solely because
(A) the Company, (B) an entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting
Stock (a "Subsidiary"), or (C) any Company-sponsored employee stock
ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a
proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1,
Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or
item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by
it of shares of Voting Stock of the Company, whether in excess of 20%
or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control
of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of
such beneficial ownership or any increase or decrease thereof.
(c) "Employee Benefits" means the perquisites, benefits and
service credit for perquisites or benefits as provided under any and
all employee perquisite or benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements in which Executive is entitled to participate, including
without limitation any stock option, stock purchase, stock
appreciation, savings, pension, 401(k), employee stock ownership
(ESOP), employee stock purchase (ESPP), supplemental
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executive retirement, or other retirement income or welfare benefit,
deferred compensation, incentive compensation, group or other life,
health, medical/hospital or other insurance (whether funded by actual
insurance or self-insured by the Company), disability, salary
continuation, expense reimbursement, executive automobile, tax and
financial planning, club memberships, incentive travel, tax
reimbursement and other employee benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements that may now exist or any successor policies, plans,
programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the Company.
(d) "Incentive Pay" means the aggregate annual bonus,
incentive or other payments of cash compensation, in addition to Base
Pay, made or authorized or contemplated to be made in regard to
services rendered by the Executive in any fiscal year pursuant to any
bonus, incentive compensation, profit-sharing, performance,
discretionary pay or similar agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement (whether or not funded) of the Company or any successor
thereto.
(e) "Severance Period" means the period of time commencing on
the date of the first occurrence of a Change in Control and continuing
until the earliest of (i) the second anniversary of the occurrence of
the Change in Control, or (ii) the Executive's death; provided,
however, that commencing on each anniversary of the Change in Control,
the Severance Period will automatically be extended for an additional
year unless, not later than 90 calendar days prior to such anniversary
date, either the Company or the Executive shall have given written
notice to the other that the Severance Period is not to be so extended.
(f) "Term" means the period commencing as of the date first
set forth above and expiring as of the later of (i) the close of
business on December 31, 2004, or (ii) the expiration of the Severance
Period; provided, however, that (A) commencing on January 1, 2001 and
each January 1 thereafter, the Term of this Agreement will
automatically be extended for an additional year unless, not later than
September 30 of the immediately preceding year, the Company or the
Executive shall have given written notice that it or the Executive, as
the case may be, does not wish to have the Term extended and (B)
subject to the last sentence of Section 8, if, prior to a Change in
Control, the Executive ceases for any reason to be an employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary, thereupon without further action the Term
shall be deemed to have expired and this Agreement will immediately
terminate and be of no further effect.
2. OPERATION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will be effective and binding
immediately upon its execution, but, anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, this Agreement will not be operative unless and until a Change
in Control occurs. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control at any time during
the Term, without further action, this Agreement shall become immediately
operative.
3. TERMINATION FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN CONTROL: (a) In the event of the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive's employment may be terminated
by the Company during the Severance Period. If, during the Severance Period, the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary other than
as a result of the Executive's death, the Executive will be entitled to the
compensation and benefits provided by Section 4 hereof.
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(b) In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, the
Executive may terminate his or her employment with the Company during the
Severance Period, with the right to the compensation and benefits as provided in
Section 4, upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events
(regardless of whether any other reason for such termination exists or has
occurred, including without limitation, other employment):
(i) Failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain
the Executive in the office of the Company which the Executive held
immediately prior to a Change in Control, or the removal of the
Executive as a Director of the Company (or any successor thereto) if
the Executive shall have been a Director of the Company immediately
prior to the Change in Control;
(ii) (A) A significant adverse change in the nature or
scope of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties
attached to the position which the Executive held immediately prior to
the Change in Control, (B) a reduction in the aggregate amount of the
Executive's Base Pay or Incentive Pay as in effect for the Executive
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control or such
higher amount of Base Pay or Incentive Pay as may thereafter be
determined by the Company, whether acting through the Board or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise, or (C) the
termination or denial of the Executive's rights to Employee Benefits or
a reduction in the scope or value thereof, any of which is not remedied
by the Company within 10 calendar days after receipt by the Company of
written notice from the Executive of such change, reduction,
termination or denial, as the case may be;
(iii) A determination by the Executive (which determination
will be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto provided it has
been made in good faith and in all events will be presumed to have been
made in good faith unless otherwise shown by the Company by clear and
convincing evidence) that a change in circumstances has occurred
following a Change in Control, including, without limitation, a change
in the scope of the business or other activities for which the
Executive was responsible immediately prior to the Change in Control,
which has rendered the Executive substantially unable to carry out, has
substantially hindered Executive's performance of, or has caused
Executive to suffer a substantial reduction in, any of the authorities,
powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position
held by the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, which
situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days after written notice
to the Company from the Executive of such determination;
(iv) The liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or
reorganization of the Company or transfer of all or substantially all
of its business and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by
liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or
otherwise) to which all or substantially all of its business and/or
assets have been transferred (directly or by operation of law) assumed
all duties and obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant
to Section 10(a);
(v) The Company relocates its principal executive offices,
or requires the Executive to have his principal location of work
changed, to any location which is in excess
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of 25 miles from the location thereof immediately prior to the Change
in Control, or requires the Executive to travel away from his office in
the course of discharging his responsibilities or duties hereunder at
least 20% more (in terms of aggregate days in any calendar year or in
any calendar quarter when annualized for purposes of comparison to any
prior year) than was required of Executive in any of the three full
years immediately prior to the Change in Control without, in either
case, his prior written consent; or
(vi) Without limiting the generality or effect of the
foregoing, any material breach of this Agreement by the Company or any
successor thereto.
(c) A termination by the Company pursuant to Section 3(a) or
by the Executive pursuant to Section 3(b) will not affect any rights which the
Executive may have pursuant to any agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company providing Employee Benefits, which rights shall be
governed by the terms thereof. The Company and the Executive are parties to a
Severance Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1998 (as such agreement may be
amended from time to time, the "Severance Agreement"). Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Executive's
employment with the Company is terminated under circumstances in which the
Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive payments and benefits under
both this Agreement and the Severance Agreement, the Executive shall have the
right to elect to receive payments and benefits under either this Agreement or
the Severance Agreement, but not both (except that the Executive may in all
events receive all payments and benefits to which he or she is entitled under
the Severance Agreement during the period between the Termination Date and the
Election Date (as such terms are defined below)). Within five business days
following the date of the termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence (the
"Termination Date"), which shall be the effective date of such termination if
the termination is pursuant to Section 3(a) or such other date that may be
specified by the Executive if the termination is pursuant to Section 3(b), the
Company shall provide the Executive, in writing, a reasonably detailed
determination of the payments and other benefits under each of this Agreement
and the Severance Agreement. Executive shall make the election provided for in
this Section 3(c) by providing the Company written notice thereof within 30 days
after the Executive's receipt of the written determination referred to in the
preceding sentence; provided, however, that if such election is not so made
within such 30-day period, the Executive shall be irrevocably deemed to have
elected to receive payments and benefits under this Agreement (the date on which
such election is so made or deemed to have been made being the "Election Date").
4. SEVERANCE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: (a) If, following the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company terminates the Executive's
employment during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(a) (other than as a
result of the Executive's death), or if the Executive terminates his employment
during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(b), the Company will:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five business days after
the Termination Date (or, in the event that the circumstance described
in Section 3(c) hereof is applicable, within five business days after
the Election Date), a lump sum payment (the "Severance Payment") in an
amount equal to two times the sum of (A) Base Pay (the aggregate amount
and the components of which shall be determined based on the highest
rate in
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effect for any period prior to the Termination Date), plus (B)
Incentive Pay in an amount equal to the higher of (i) the highest
annual amount of Incentive Pay paid to or earned by the Executive with
respect to any fiscal year during the three fiscal years immediately
preceding the fiscal year in which the Termination Date occurs, and
(ii) 100% of the Incentive Pay amount payable upon the attainment of
100% of the objective(s) and 100% of the targeted or planned amount(s)
specified in or pursuant to the applicable agreement, policy, plan,
program or arrangement, whether or not attained as of such Termination
Date, for such Executive for the fiscal year in which the Termination
Date occurs; provided however, that the Severance Payment shall be
reduced by the aggregate amount of all cash payments, if any,
previously received by the Executive pursuant to the Severance
Agreement prior to the Election Date.
(ii) (A) for 24 months following the Termination Date (the
"Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to provide the
Executive with Employee Benefits that are substantially similar to the
better of (when considered in the aggregate) (X) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (Y) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date, and (B) such Continuation
Period will be considered service with the Company for the purpose of
determining service credits under or in respect of any Employee
Benefits applicable to the Executive, his dependents or his
beneficiaries; provided that for purposes of this Section 4(a)(ii),
Employee Benefits shall not include any Incentive Pay and nothing in
this Section 4(a) shall be construed to require the Company to make any
new grants of stock options to the Executive. If and to the extent that
any Employee Benefit described in subsection (A) or (B) of this Section
4(a)(ii) is not or cannot be paid or provided under any applicable law
or regulation or under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the
Company, then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Employee Benefit is provided through other means to the Executive,
his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable, or the Company shall
timely pay to the Executive an amount in cash equal to the fair market
value of such foregone Employee Benefit.
(b) Without limiting the rights of the Executive at law or in
equity, if the Company fails to make any payment or provide any benefit required
to be made or provided hereunder on a timely basis, the Company will pay
interest on the amount or value thereof at an annualized rate of interest equal
to the so-called composite "prime rate" as quoted from time to time during the
relevant period in the Southwest Edition of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Such
interest will be payable as it accrues on demand. Any change in such prime rate
will be effective on and as of the date of such change.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, the parties' respective rights and obligations under this Section
4 and under Sections 5 and 7 will survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement or the termination of the Executive's employment following a Change in
Control for any reason whatsoever.
5. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY: (a) Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that this Agreement
shall become operative and it shall be determined (as hereafter provided) that
all or any portion of any payment or distribution by the
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Company or any of its affiliates to or for the benefit of the Executive pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, including under any stock option or
other agreement, plan, policy, program or arrangement (a "Payment"), would be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto), by reason
of being considered "contingent on a change in ownership or control" of the
Company, within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor
provision thereto), or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any
interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with
any such interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the
"Excise Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional
payment or payments (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment"); provided, however,
that no Gross-Up Payment shall be made with respect to the Excise Tax, if any,
attributable to (i) any incentive stock option, as defined by Section 422 of the
Code ("ISO") granted prior to the execution of this Agreement, or (ii) any stock
appreciation or similar right, whether or not limited, granted in tandem with an
ISO described in clause (i). The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such
that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed
upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up
Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f), all
determinations required to be made under this Section 5, including whether an
Excise Tax is payable by the Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and
whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the
Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, shall be made by a
nationally recognized accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") selected by the
Executive in his sole discretion. The Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm
to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the
Company and the Executive within 30 calendar days after the Termination Date, if
applicable, and any such other time or times as may be requested by the Company
or the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is
payable by the Executive, the Company shall pay the required Gross-Up Payment to
the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and
calculations with respect to any Gross-Up Payment to the Executive. If the
Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it
shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and
the Executive a written opinion to the effect that the Executive has substantial
authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal, state or local income or
other tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section
4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the possibility of
similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax law at the time of
any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up
Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an
"Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder.
In the event that the Company exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant
to Section 5(f) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of
any Excise Tax, the Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm to determine the
amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its determination and
detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive as
promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the
Company to, or for the benefit of, the Executive within five business days after
receipt of such determination and calculations.
(c) The Company and the Executive shall each provide the
Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in the
possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, reasonably
requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise
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cooperate with the Accounting Firm in connection with the preparation and
issuance of the determinations and calculations contemplated by this Section 5.
Any determination by the Accounting Firm as to the amount of any Gross-Up
Payment or Underpayment shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive.
(d) The federal, state and local income or other tax returns
filed by the Executive shall be prepared and filed on a consistent basis with
the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable
by the Executive. The Executive shall make proper payment of the amount of any
Excise Tax, and at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and
correct copies (with any amendments) of his federal income tax return as filed
with the Internal Revenue Service and corresponding state and local tax returns,
if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other
documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior
to the filing of the Executive's federal income tax return, or corresponding
state or local tax return, if relevant, the Accounting Firm determines that the
amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive shall within
five business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction.
(e) The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its
services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated by
this Section 5 shall be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are
initially paid by the Executive, the Company shall reimburse the Executive the
full amount of such fees and expenses within five business days after receipt
from the Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of his
payment thereof.
(f) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if
successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such
notification shall be given as promptly as practicable but no later than 10
business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the
Executive shall further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the
date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent
known by the Executive). The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period following the date
on which he gives such notice to the Company and (ii) the date that any payment
of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the
Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to
contest such claim, the Executive, subject to the provisions of Section 5(h) of
this Agreement, shall:
(i) provide the Company with any written records or
documents in his possession relating to such claim reasonably requested
by the Company;
(ii) 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 competent in respect of the
subject matter and reasonably selected by the Company;
(iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
effectively to contest such claim; and
(iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings
relating to such claim;
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provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such
contest and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax
basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and
penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5(f), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with
the contest of any claim contemplated by this Section 5(f) and, at its sole
option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings,
hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim
(provided, however, that the Executive may participate therein at his own cost
and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax
claimed and 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 directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the
Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an
interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or other tax, including interest
or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance; and
provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of limitations
relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect
to which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such
contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of any such contested claim
shall be limited to issues with respect to which a 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.
(g) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), the Executive receives any
refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company's
complying with the requirements of Section 5(f)) promptly pay to the Company the
amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after
any taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an
amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), 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 or refund prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days after
such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be
required to be repaid and the amount of any such advance shall offset, to the
extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the
Company to the Executive pursuant to this Section 5.
(h) Any information provided by Executive to the Company under
this Section 5 shall be treated confidentially by the Company and will not be
provided by the Company to any other person than the Company's professional
advisors without Executive's prior written consent except as required by law.
6. NO MITIGATION OBLIGATION: The Company hereby acknowledges that it
will be difficult and may be impossible for the Executive to find reasonably
comparable employment within a reasonable time period following the Termination
Date. In addition, the Company acknowledges that its severance pay plans and
policies applicable in general to its salaried employees typically do not
provide for mitigation, offset or reduction of any severance payments received
thereunder. Accordingly, the payment of the severance compensation by the
Company to the Executive in accordance with the terms of this Agreement is
hereby acknowledged by the
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Company to be reasonable, and the Executive will not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any
source whatsoever create any mitigation, offset, reduction or any other
obligation on the part of the Executive hereunder or otherwise.
7. LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES: It is the intent of the Company that the
Executive not be required to incur legal fees and the related expenses
associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Executive's rights
under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense
thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to
the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear to the Executive that
the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this
Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes or
threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or
institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to
recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or intended to be provided to
the Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from
time to time to retain counsel of Executive's choice, at the expense of the
Company as hereafter provided, to advise and represent the Executive in
connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including
without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal
action, whether by or against the Company or any Director, officer, stockholder
or other person affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the Executive's
entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel and irrevocably
waives any related conflict of interest on the part of such counsel, and in that
connection the Company and the Executive agree that a confidential relationship
shall exist between the Executive and such counsel. Without respect to whether
the Executive prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the
foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any
and all attorneys' and related fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in
connection with any of the foregoing.
8. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement
will create any right or duty on the part of the Company or the Executive to
have the Executive remain in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary
prior to or following any Change in Control. Any event or occurrence described
in Section 3(b)(i), (ii), (v) or (vi) hereof following the commencement of a
discussion with a third person that ultimately results in a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred after a Change in Control for the purposes of
this Agreement.
9. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES: The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as the
Company is required to withhold pursuant to any law or government regulation or
ruling.
10. SUCCESSORS AND BINDING AGREEMENT: (a) The Company will require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation,
reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no
such succession had taken place. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company and any successor to the Company, including
without limitation any persons acquiring directly or indirectly all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company whether by purchase,
merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall
thereafter be deemed
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the "Company" for the purposes of this Agreement), but will not otherwise be
assignable, transferable or delegable by the Company.
(b) This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive and the Executive's personal or legal
representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and
legatees.
(c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the
parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or
delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as
expressly provided in Sections 10(a) and 10(b). Without limiting the generality
or effect of the foregoing, the Executive's right to receive payments hereunder
will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation
of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Executive's
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any
attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 10(c), the Company
shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned,
transferred or delegated.
11. NOTICES: For all purposes of this Agreement (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement with respect to notice periods), all
communications, including without limitation notices, consents, requests or
approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and
will be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by
electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or
ten business days after having been mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or five business days
after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service such
as Federal Express, UPS, or Purolator, addressed to the Company at 300 Crescent
Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201 (to the attention of the President of the
Company) and to the Executive at the Company's address, with a copy to the
Executive at his or her principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith,
except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
12. GOVERNING LAW: The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State.
13. VALIDITY: If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any provision hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to any other person or circumstances will not be
affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise
illegal will be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to
make it enforceable, valid or legal.
14. MISCELLANEOUS: No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to
in writing signed by the Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party
hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with
any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party which
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are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. References to Sections are to
references to Sections of this Agreement.
15. COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same agreement.
16. TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. The Change in Control Severance
Agreement between the Executive and the Company, dated November 1, 1998, as
amended to the date hereof (the "Prior Agreement"), shall terminate
automatically upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto and shall thereafter be of no further force or effect; provided, however,
that if this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be wholly
invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the preceding clause shall have no
effect and the Prior Agreement shall be deemed to have continued at all times in
full force and effect. Subject to the immediately preceding proviso, this
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Mark A. Theel
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MARK A. THEEL
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CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as
of October 22, 1999, by and between Sterling Software, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and EVAN A. WYLY (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Executive is a senior executive of the Company and is
expected to make major contributions to the profitability, growth and financial
strength of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case of most companies,
the possibility of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) exists;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself of both present and
future continuity of management and desires to establish certain minimum
severance benefits for certain of its senior executives, including the
Executive, applicable in the event of a Change in Control; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide additional inducement for the
Executive to remain in the ongoing employ of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS: In addition to terms defined elsewhere
herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this
Agreement with initial capital letters:
(a) "Base Pay" means the sum of (i) the Executive's annual
fixed or base compensation, as may be determined from time to time by
the Company, whether acting through its Board of Directors (the
"Board") or a committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise,
and (ii) the annual fees, if any, paid or payable to the Executive in
respect of his service during any fiscal year of the Company as a
member of the Board and any committee thereof.
(b) "Change in Control" means the occurrence during the Term
of any of the following events:
(i) The Company is merged, consolidated or
reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal
person, and as a result of such merger, consolidation or
reorganization less than two-thirds of the combined voting
power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors ("Voting Stock") of
such corporation or person immediately after such transaction
are held in the aggregate by the holders of Voting Stock of
the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(ii) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all
or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or
other legal person, and less than two-thirds of the
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combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of
such corporation or person is held in the aggregate by the
holders of Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to
such sale or transfer;
(iii) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or
Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report),
each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing that any
person (as the term "person" is used in Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the
beneficial owner (as the term "beneficial owner" is defined
under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing
20% or more of the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
(iv) The Company files a report or proxy statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule
14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item
therein) that a change in control of the Company has occurred
or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing
contract or transaction; or
(v) If, at any time during any period of two
consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any
such period constitute the Directors of the Company cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof;
provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (v) each
Director (other than a Director whose initial assumption of
office is in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest) who is first elected, or first nominated for election
by the Company's stockholders, by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Directors of the Company (or a committee
thereof) then still in office who were Directors of the
Company at the beginning of any such period will be deemed to
have been a Director of the Company at the beginning of such
period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Sections 1(b)(iii) or
1(b)(iv), unless otherwise determined in a specific case by majority
vote of the Board, a "Change in Control" shall not be deemed to have
occurred for purposes of Section 1(b)(iii) or 1(b)(iv) solely because
(A) the Company, (B) an entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly beneficially owns 50% or more of the outstanding Voting
Stock (a "Subsidiary"), or (C) any Company-sponsored employee stock
ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a
proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1,
Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or
item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by
it of shares of Voting Stock of the Company, whether in excess of 20%
or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control
of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of
such beneficial ownership or any increase or decrease thereof.
(c) "Employee Benefits" means the perquisites, benefits and
service credit for perquisites or benefits as provided under any and
all employee perquisite or benefit policies, plans, programs or
arrangements in which Executive is entitled to participate, including
without limitation any stock option, stock purchase, stock
appreciation, savings, pension,
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401(k), employee stock ownership (ESOP), employee stock purchase
(ESPP), supplemental executive retirement, or other retirement income
or welfare benefit, deferred compensation, incentive compensation,
group or other life, health, medical/hospital or other insurance
(whether funded by actual insurance or self-insured by the Company),
disability, salary continuation, expense reimbursement, executive
automobile, tax and financial planning, club memberships, incentive
travel, tax reimbursement and other employee benefit policies, plans,
programs or arrangements that may now exist or any successor policies,
plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the
Company.
(d) "Incentive Pay" means the aggregate annual bonus,
incentive or other payments of cash compensation, in addition to Base
Pay, made or authorized or contemplated to be made in regard to
services rendered by the Executive in any fiscal year pursuant to any
bonus, incentive compensation, profit-sharing, performance,
discretionary pay or similar agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement (whether or not funded) of the Company or any successor
thereto.
(e) "Severance Period" means the period of time commencing on
the date of the first occurrence of a Change in Control and continuing
until the earliest of (i) the first anniversary of the occurrence of
the Change in Control, or (ii) the Executive's death; provided,
however, that commencing on each anniversary of the Change in Control,
the Severance Period will automatically be extended for an additional
year unless, not later than 90 calendar days prior to such anniversary
date, either the Company or the Executive shall have given written
notice to the other that the Severance Period is not to be so extended.
(f) "Term" means the period commencing as of the date first
set forth above and expiring as of the later of (i) the close of
business on December 31, 2004, or (ii) the expiration of the Severance
Period; provided, however, that (A) commencing on January 1, 2001 and
each January 1 thereafter, the Term of this Agreement will
automatically be extended for an additional year unless, not later than
September 30 of the immediately preceding year, the Company or the
Executive shall have given written notice that it or the Executive, as
the case may be, does not wish to have the Term extended and (B)
subject to the last sentence of Section 8, if, prior to a Change in
Control, the Executive ceases for any reason to be an employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary, thereupon without further action the Term
shall be deemed to have expired and this Agreement will immediately
terminate and be of no further effect.
2. OPERATION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement will be effective and binding
immediately upon its execution, but, anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, this Agreement will not be operative unless and until a Change
in Control occurs. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control at any time during
the Term, without further action, this Agreement shall become immediately
operative.
3. TERMINATION FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN CONTROL: (a) In the event of the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive's employment may be terminated
by the Company during the Severance Period. If, during the Severance Period, the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary other than
as a result of the Executive's death, the Executive will be entitled to the
compensation and benefits provided by Section 4 hereof.
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(b) In the event of the occurrence of a Change in Control, the
Executive may terminate his or her employment with the Company during the
Severance Period, with the right to the compensation and benefits as provided in
Section 4, upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events
(regardless of whether any other reason for such termination exists or has
occurred, including without limitation, other employment):
(i) Failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain
the Executive in the office of the Company which the Executive held
immediately prior to a Change in Control, or the removal of the
Executive as a Director of the Company (or any successor thereto) if
the Executive shall have been a Director of the Company immediately
prior to the Change in Control;
(ii) (A) A significant adverse change in the nature or
scope of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties
attached to the position which the Executive held immediately prior to
the Change in Control, (B) a reduction in the aggregate amount of the
Executive's Base Pay or Incentive Pay as in effect for the Executive
immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control or such
higher amount of Base Pay or Incentive Pay as may thereafter be
determined by the Company, whether acting through the Board or a
committee thereof, its President and CEO or otherwise, or (C) the
termination or denial of the Executive's rights to Employee Benefits or
a reduction in the scope or value thereof, any of which is not remedied
by the Company within 10 calendar days after receipt by the Company of
written notice from the Executive of such change, reduction,
termination or denial, as the case may be;
(iii) A determination by the Executive (which determination
will be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto provided it has
been made in good faith and in all events will be presumed to have been
made in good faith unless otherwise shown by the Company by clear and
convincing evidence) that a change in circumstances has occurred
following a Change in Control, including, without limitation, a change
in the scope of the business or other activities for which the
Executive was responsible immediately prior to the Change in Control,
which has rendered the Executive substantially unable to carry out, has
substantially hindered Executive's performance of, or has caused
Executive to suffer a substantial reduction in, any of the authorities,
powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position
held by the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, which
situation is not remedied within 10 calendar days after written notice
to the Company from the Executive of such determination;
(iv) The liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or
reorganization of the Company or transfer of all or substantially all
of its business and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by
liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or
otherwise) to which all or substantially all of its business and/or
assets have been transferred (directly or by operation of law) assumed
all duties and obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant
to Section 10(a);
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(v) The Company relocates its principal executive offices,
or requires the Executive to have his principal location of work
changed, to any location which is in excess of 25 miles from the
location thereof immediately prior to the Change in Control, or
requires the Executive to travel away from his office in the course of
discharging his responsibilities or duties hereunder at least 20% more
(in terms of aggregate days in any calendar year or in any calendar
quarter when annualized for purposes of comparison to any prior year)
than was required of Executive in any of the three full years
immediately prior to the Change in Control without, in either case, his
prior written consent; or
(vi) Without limiting the generality or effect of the
foregoing, any material breach of this Agreement by the Company or any
successor thereto.
(c) A termination by the Company pursuant to Section 3(a) or
by the Executive pursuant to Section 3(b) will not affect any rights which the
Executive may have pursuant to any agreement, policy, plan, program or
arrangement of the Company providing Employee Benefits, which rights shall be
governed by the terms thereof. The Company and the Executive are parties to a
Severance Agreement, dated as of February 12, 1996 (as such agreement may be
amended from time to time, the "Severance Agreement"). Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Executive's
employment with the Company is terminated under circumstances in which the
Executive would otherwise be entitled to receive payments and benefits under
both this Agreement and the Severance Agreement, the Executive shall have the
right to elect to receive payments and benefits under either this Agreement or
the Severance Agreement, but not both (except that the Executive may in all
events receive all payments and benefits to which he or she is entitled under
the Severance Agreement during the period between the Termination Date and the
Election Date (as such terms are defined below)). Within five business days
following the date of the termination of the Executive's employment with the
Company under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence (the
"Termination Date"), which shall be the effective date of such termination if
the termination is pursuant to Section 3(a) or such other date that may be
specified by the Executive if the termination is pursuant to Section 3(b), the
Company shall provide the Executive, in writing, a reasonably detailed
determination of the payments and other benefits under each of this Agreement
and the Severance Agreement. Executive shall make the election provided for in
this Section 3(c) by providing the Company written notice thereof within 30 days
after the Executive's receipt of the written determination referred to in the
preceding sentence; provided, however, that if such election is not so made
within such 30-day period, the Executive shall be irrevocably deemed to have
elected to receive payments and benefits under this Agreement (the date on which
such election is so made or deemed to have been made being the "Election Date").
4. SEVERANCE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: (a) If, following the
occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company terminates the Executive's
employment during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(a) (other than as a
result of the Executive's death), or if the Executive terminates his employment
during the Severance Period pursuant to Section 3(b), the Company will:
(i) pay to the Executive, within five business days after
the Termination Date (or, in the event that the circumstance described
in Section 3(c) hereof is applicable, within five business days after
the Election Date), a lump sum payment (the "Severance
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Payment") in an amount equal to one times the sum of (A) Base Pay (the
aggregate amount and the components of which shall be determined based
on the highest rate in effect for any period prior to the Termination
Date), plus (B) Incentive Pay in an amount equal to the higher of (i)
the highest annual amount of Incentive Pay paid to or earned by the
Executive with respect to any fiscal year during the three fiscal years
immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Termination Date
occurs, and (ii) 100% of the Incentive Pay amount payable upon the
attainment of 100% of the objective(s) and 100% of the targeted or
planned amount(s) specified in or pursuant to the applicable agreement,
policy, plan, program or arrangement, whether or not attained as of
such Termination Date, for such Executive for the fiscal year in which
the Termination Date occurs; provided however, that the Severance
Payment shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of all cash payments,
if any, previously received by the Executive pursuant to the Severance
Agreement prior to the Election Date.
(ii) (A) for twelve months following the Termination Date
(the "Continuation Period"), arrange at its sole expense, to provide
the Executive with Employee Benefits that are substantially similar to
the better of (when considered in the aggregate) (X) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Change in Control, or (Y) those Employee
Benefits which the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive
immediately prior to the Termination Date, and (B) such Continuation
Period will be considered service with the Company for the purpose of
determining service credits under or in respect of any Employee
Benefits applicable to the Executive, his dependents or his
beneficiaries; provided that for purposes of this Section 4(a)(ii),
Employee Benefits shall not include any Incentive Pay and nothing in
this Section 4(a) shall be construed to require the Company to make any
new grants of stock options to the Executive. If and to the extent that
any Employee Benefit described in subsection (A) or (B) of this Section
4(a)(ii) is not or cannot be paid or provided under any applicable law
or regulation or under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the
Company, then the Company will take all action necessary to ensure that
such Employee Benefit is provided through other means to the Executive,
his dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable, or the Company shall
timely pay to the Executive an amount in cash equal to the fair market
value of such foregone Employee Benefit.
(b) Without limiting the rights of the Executive at law or in
equity, if the Company fails to make any payment or provide any benefit required
to be made or provided hereunder on a timely basis, the Company will pay
interest on the amount or value thereof at an annualized rate of interest equal
to the so-called composite "prime rate" as quoted from time to time during the
relevant period in the Southwest Edition of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Such
interest will be payable as it accrues on demand. Any change in such prime rate
will be effective on and as of the date of such change.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, the parties' respective rights and obligations under this Section
4 and under Sections 5 and 7 will survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement or the termination of the Executive's employment following a Change in
Control for any reason whatsoever.
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5. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS BY THE COMPANY: (a) Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that this Agreement
shall become operative and it shall be determined (as hereafter provided) that
all or any portion of any payment or distribution by the Company or any of its
affiliates to or for the benefit of the Executive pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or otherwise, including under any stock option or other agreement,
plan, policy, program or arrangement (a "Payment"), would be subject to the
excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto), by reason of being
considered "contingent on a change in ownership or control" of the Company,
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision
thereto), or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any interest
or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with any such
interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the "Excise
Tax"), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment or
payments (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment"); provided, however, that no
Gross-Up Payment shall be made with respect to the Excise Tax, if any,
attributable to (i) any incentive stock option, as defined by Section 422 of the
Code ("ISO") granted prior to the execution of this Agreement, or (ii) any stock
appreciation or similar right, whether or not limited, granted in tandem with an
ISO described in clause (i). The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such
that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or
penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed
upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up
Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment.
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f), all
determinations required to be made under this Section 5, including whether an
Excise Tax is payable by the Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and
whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the
Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, shall be made by a
nationally recognized accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") selected by the
Executive in his sole discretion. The Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm
to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the
Company and the Executive within 30 calendar days after the Termination Date, if
applicable, and any such other time or times as may be requested by the Company
or the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is
payable by the Executive, the Company shall pay the required Gross-Up Payment to
the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and
calculations with respect to any Gross-Up Payment to the Executive. If the
Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it
shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and
the Executive a written opinion to the effect that the Executive has substantial
authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal, state or local income or
other tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section
4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the possibility of
similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax law at the time of
any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up
Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an
"Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder.
In the event that the Company exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant
to Section 5(f) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of
any Excise Tax, the Executive shall direct the Accounting Firm to determine the
amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its determination and
detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive as
promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the
Company to, or for the benefit of, the Executive within five business days after
receipt of such determination and calculations.
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(c) The Company and the Executive shall each provide the
Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in the
possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, reasonably
requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting
Firm in connection with the preparation and issuance of the determinations and
calculations contemplated by this Section 5. Any determination by the Accounting
Firm as to the amount of any Gross-Up Payment or Underpayment shall be binding
upon the Company and the Executive.
(d) The federal, state and local income or other tax returns
filed by the Executive shall be prepared and filed on a consistent basis with
the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable
by the Executive. The Executive shall make proper payment of the amount of any
Excise Tax, and at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and
correct copies (with any amendments) of his federal income tax return as filed
with the Internal Revenue Service and corresponding state and local tax returns,
if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other
documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior
to the filing of the Executive's federal income tax return, or corresponding
state or local tax return, if relevant, the Accounting Firm determines that the
amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive shall within
five business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction.
(e) The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its
services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated by
this Section 5 shall be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are
initially paid by the Executive, the Company shall reimburse the Executive the
full amount of such fees and expenses within five business days after receipt
from the Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of his
payment thereof.
(f) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any
claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if
successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such
notification shall be given as promptly as practicable but no later than 10
business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the
Executive shall further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the
date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent
known by the Executive). The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period following the date
on which he gives such notice to the Company and (ii) the date that any payment
of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the
Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to
contest such claim, the Executive, subject to the provisions of Section 5(h) of
this Agreement, shall:
(i) provide the Company with any written records or
documents in his possession relating to such claim reasonably requested
by the Company;
(ii) 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 competent in respect of the
subject matter and reasonably selected by the Company;
(iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order
effectively to contest such claim; and
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(iv) 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 interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such
contest and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax
basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and
penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and
payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5(f), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with
the contest of any claim contemplated by this Section 5(f) and, at its sole
option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings,
hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim
(provided, however, that the Executive may participate therein at his own cost
and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax
claimed and 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 directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the
Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an
interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an
after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or other tax, including interest
or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance; and
provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of limitations
relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect
to which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such
contested amount. Furthermore, the Company's control of any such contested claim
shall be limited to issues with respect to which a 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.
(g) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), the Executive receives any
refund with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company's
complying with the requirements of Section 5(f)) promptly pay to the Company the
amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after
any taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an
amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5(f), 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 or refund prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days after
such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be
required to be repaid and the amount of any such advance shall offset, to the
extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the
Company to the Executive pursuant to this Section 5.
(h) Any information provided by Executive to the Company under
this Section 5 shall be treated confidentially by the Company and will not be
provided by the Company to any other person than the Company's professional
advisors without Executive's prior written consent except as required by law.
6. NO MITIGATION OBLIGATION: The Company hereby acknowledges that it
will be difficult and may be impossible for the Executive to find reasonably
comparable employment within a reasonable time period following the Termination
Date. In addition, the Company acknowledges that its severance pay plans and
policies applicable in general to its salaried
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employees typically do not provide for mitigation, offset or reduction of any
severance payments received thereunder. Accordingly, the payment of the
severance compensation by the Company to the Executive in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement is hereby acknowledged by the Company to be reasonable,
and the Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment
provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor
will any profits, income, earnings or other benefits from any source whatsoever
create any mitigation, offset, reduction or any other obligation on the part of
the Executive hereunder or otherwise.
7. LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES: It is the intent of the Company that the
Executive not be required to incur legal fees and the related expenses
associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Executive's rights
under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense
thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to
the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear to the Executive that
the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this
Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes or
threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or
institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to
recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or intended to be provided to
the Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from
time to time to retain counsel of Executive's choice, at the expense of the
Company as hereafter provided, to advise and represent the Executive in
connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including
without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal
action, whether by or against the Company or any Director, officer, stockholder
or other person affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the
Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the Executive's
entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel and irrevocably
waives any related conflict of interest on the part of such counsel, and in that
connection the Company and the Executive agree that a confidential relationship
shall exist between the Executive and such counsel. Without respect to whether
the Executive prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the
foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any
and all attorneys' and related fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in
connection with any of the foregoing.
8. EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement
will create any right or duty on the part of the Company or the Executive to
have the Executive remain in the employment of the Company or any Subsidiary
prior to or following any Change in Control. Any event or occurrence described
in Section 3(b)(i), (ii), (v) or (vi) hereof following the commencement of a
discussion with a third person that ultimately results in a Change in Control
shall be deemed to have occurred after a Change in Control for the purposes of
this Agreement.
9. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES: The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as the
Company is required to withhold pursuant to any law or government regulation or
ruling.
10. SUCCESSORS AND BINDING AGREEMENT: (a) The Company will require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation,
reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent the Company would be required to perform if no
such succession had taken place. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the Company and
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any successor to the Company, including without limitation any persons acquiring
directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of the
Company whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise
(and such successor shall thereafter be deemed the "Company" for the purposes of
this Agreement), but will not otherwise be assignable, transferable or delegable
by the Company.
(b) This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive and the Executive's personal or legal
representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees and
legatees.
(c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the
parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or
delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as
expressly provided in Sections 10(a) and 10(b). Without limiting the generality
or effect of the foregoing, the Executive's right to receive payments hereunder
will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by pledge, creation
of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a transfer by Executive's
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any
attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 10(c), the Company
shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned,
transferred or delegated.
11. NOTICES: For all purposes of this Agreement (except as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement with respect to notice periods), all
communications, including without limitation notices, consents, requests or
approvals, required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and
will be deemed to have been duly given when hand delivered or dispatched by
electronic facsimile transmission (with receipt thereof orally confirmed), or
ten business days after having been mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or five business days
after having been sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service such
as Federal Express, UPS, or Purolator, addressed to the Company at 300 Crescent
Court, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75201 (to the attention of the President of the
Company) and to the Executive at the Company's address, with a copy to the
Executive at his or her principal residence, or to such other address as any
party may have furnished to the other in writing and in accordance herewith,
except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
12. GOVERNING LAW: The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State.
13. VALIDITY: If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any provision hereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid,
unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application of such provision to any other person or circumstances will not be
affected, and the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise
illegal will be reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to
make it enforceable, valid or legal.
14. MISCELLANEOUS: No provision of this Agreement may be modified,
waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to
in writing signed by the Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party
hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto or compliance with
any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party
will be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
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same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement. References to Sections are to references to Sections of this
Agreement.
15. COUNTERPARTS: This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same agreement.
16. TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS. The Change in Control Severance
Agreement between the Executive and the Company, dated February 12, 1996, as
amended to the date hereof (the "Prior Agreement"), shall terminate
automatically upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties
hereto and shall thereafter be of no further force or effect; provided, however,
that if this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be wholly
invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal, the preceding clause shall have no
effect and the Prior Agreement shall be deemed to have continued at all times in
full force and effect. Subject to the immediately preceding proviso, this
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Don J. McDermett, Jr.
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Don J. McDermett, Jr.
Senior Vice President &
General Counsel
/s/ Evan A. Wyly
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Evan A. Wyly
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CHASEMELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, LLC
REORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT
P.O. BOX 3301
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. 07606
CONFIDENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
EXCHANGE OFFER FOR OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
HELD IN THE STERLING SOFTWARE, INC. SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT,
NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2000, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE
STERLING SOFTWARE, INC. SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN
Enclosed is a copy of the Prospectus, dated February 22, 2000 and the
related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with any amendments or
supplements thereto, collectively constitute the "Offer"), and an Instruction
Card relating to the Offer by Computer Associates International, Inc., through
its wholly owned subsidiary, Silversmith Acquisition Corp., to exchange shares
of common stock (together with the associates preferred stock purchase rights,
the "Shares") of Sterling Software, Inc. for a certain number (as described in
the Offer) of shares (and in specified circumstances, as described in the Offer,
cash) of common stock of Computer Associates International, Inc. This material
is being forwarded to you as the beneficial owner of Shares held by us for your
account under the Sterling Software, Inc. Savings and Security Plan (the "401(k)
Plan"). A tender of such Shares into the exchange can be made only by us, acting
in our capacity as trustee of the 401(k) Plan, pursuant to your instructions.
We request confidential instructions as to whether you wish to have us
tender on your behalf any or all of such Shares held by us for your account,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer. To tender
shares held by us for you under the 401(k) Plan, we must receive from you the
enclosed Instruction Card by 5:00 P.M. New York City time on Thursday,
March 16, 2000, unless extended.
If you wish to have us tender any or all of your Shares held in your account
under the 401(k) Plan, please sign and send to us the enclosed Instruction Card.
If you do not return the enclosed Instruction Card we will not tender any of the
Shares held in your account under the 401(k) Plan.
IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE A PROPERLY EXECUTED INSTRUCTION CARD FROM YOU, WE WILL
NOT TENDER YOUR SHARES INTO THE EXCHANGE OFFER.
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INSTRUCTION CARD
RE: STERLING SOFTWARE, INC.
SAVINGS AND SECURITY PLAN (THE "401(K) PLAN")
To ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, LLC:
I am a participant in the 401(k) Plan and, as such, I received a copy of the
Prospectus dated February 22, 2000 and the related Letter of Transmittal (which,
together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the
"Offer") relating to the Offer by Computer Associates International, Inc.,
through its wholly owned subsidiary, Silversmith Acquisition Corp., to exchange
each share of common stock of Sterling Software, Inc. for a certain number (as
described in the Offer) of shares (and in specified circumstances, cash, as
described in the Offer) of common stock of Computer Associates International,
Inc.
I hereby direct you to:
/ / Tender all shares held in my account.
/ / Tender ______ (insert number) of such shares only.
/ / Do not tender any such shares.
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(Signature of Participant)
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(Date)
If shares are held in joint names, each co-owner must
sign.
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