
1. | Your duties and responsibilities as Executive Vice President shall cease effective August 31, 2016 (“Separation Date”) at which time you shall be deemed to have resigned from all boards, committees and positions related to, or affiliated with, the Company. |
2. | Pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Employment Agreement, and subject to your execution of the General Release attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated by reference herein, you shall receive a severance benefit equivalent to 18 months of Base Salary (at the annual rate of $850,000) and Average AIP (at the annual rate of $707,903), for a total cash severance payment of $2,336,855, less applicable withholdings and deductions. Effective the first day after the Separation Date, you will receive such severance by remaining on Company payroll and receiving such severance in substantially equal bi-weekly payments for 18 months (the “Severance Period”). |
3. | During the Severance Period, unless prohibited by law, you will continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s health and life insurance plans on the same terms and conditions as regular full-time employees. During the Severance Period, you will not be entitled to any additional awards or grants under any equity plan or other Long-Term Incentive Plan or to continue elective deferrals in or accrue additional benefits under the Company’s 401(k) plan or any other qualified or nonqualified retirement programs maintained by the Company. Your unvested equity will cancel on the Separation Date in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement(s). |
4. | If you accept employment with the Company or a related or affiliated company during the Severance Period, all payments under this Separation Agreement shall cease immediately upon the acceptance of such employment, and any remaining payments shall be forfeited. |
5. | If you accept benefits-eligible employment with any other corporation, partnership, trust, government or other entity during the Severance Period (notice of such employment to be provided to the Company within ten (10) business days) or otherwise notify the Company in writing of your intention to terminate your benefits during the Severance Period, you shall cease to receive any applicable post-termination benefits described in Paragraph 3 above, effective upon the commencement of such employment or the effective date of such termination as specified by you in your notice of intention to terminate benefits. Unless the employment violates Section 6 of the Employment Agreement or the provisions of Section 6.1(f) of the Employment Agreement apply, you will continue to receive all payments pursuant to this Separation Agreement. |
6. | If you die during the Severance Period, your payments pursuant to this Separation Agreement shall cease, and your estate will be entitled to receive, in addition to any regular life insurance benefits paid by the Company, any payments due pursuant to this Separation Agreement through the date of your death. |
7. | The Company will provide you with one year of outplacement services. Such outplacement services must commence within 90 days of the Separation Date. |
8. | On or before March 15, 2017, at the same time as all other eligible employees, you will receive an additional severance payment in lieu of an AIP Bonus payment for 2016 in the amount of what you would have earned under the AIP plan if your employment had not terminated, calculated using a prorated target based on the number of days you were employed in 2016, a strategic rating of 100% and actual Company/Division financial performance. |
9. | You will receive payment for any unused vacation and personal days accrued through your Separation Date. After that date, you will not accrue any additional vacation and you will not be eligible for any additional personal days. |
10. | The Company agrees to pay for the preparation of your US and UK tax returns for 2016, 2017 and 2018 and will cover the costs of any tax-related expenses insofar as they relate to your employment with Time Inc. |
11. | Without limiting the express provisions of this Separation Agreement, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (except for Sections 5.7, 5.8 and 5.9) of the Employment Agreement, are superseded in their entirety by this Separation Agreement, and shall have no further force or effect. The remaining portions of the Employment Agreement shall continue in accordance with their terms after giving effect to the amendments provided for in this Separation Agreement, and you shall continue to be subject to any obligations under the Employment Agreement that survive your termination of employment including, but not limited to, Sections 6 (confidential information, non-compete and non-solicitation), 7 (ownership of work product) and 8 (representations). |
12. | You acknowledge and agree that except as provided in this Separation Agreement, no other termination payments or payments of any other kind are due you by the Company, other than any vested benefits to which you may be entitled under the Time Inc. Savings Plan, the Time Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan, and/or the Time Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as applicable. Nothing contained herein shall constitute a release of any claim for indemnification for acts or omissions taken or omitted to be taken |
13. | You agree that the Company has provided you with Travel and Expense reimbursement of all expenses incurred in performance of your job functions through the date of this letter and that there are no outstanding reimbursements due. |
14. | You must keep this Agreement and its terms confidential and may only discuss the contents and substance of this Separation Agreement with your immediate family members, and your financial and legal advisors, provided such other persons agree to be bound by the terms of such confidentiality provisions, except where required by lawful subpoena or where required by law. |
15. | You agree to cooperate with the Company in providing for an orderly transition through the Separation Date and thereafter, which cooperation shall include giving such assistance at reasonable times as may be reasonably requested by the Company. Such cooperation shall extend to additional matters as reasonably requested by the Company from time to time, including, without limitation, legal matters about which you have knowledge by virtue of your employment with the Company. The Company will reimburse you for your reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (excluding attorneys’ fees) incurred by you in connection with providing such assistance to the extent allowed by applicable law. |
16. | You will not make any statements that are professionally or personally disparaging about, or adverse to, the interests of the Company (including any subsidiaries or affiliates and each of their officers, directors, and employees), including, but not limited to, any statements that disparage any person, product, service, financial condition, or any other aspect of the business of the Company, Company subsidiaries or affiliates, provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent you from exercising your rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. The Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice Presidents of the Company will not make any disparaging statements about you to anyone not employed by the Company or its affiliates. Nothing herein shall prevent you or the Company or its current or former employees from testifying truthfully under oath pursuant to any lawful court order or subpoena or otherwise responding to or providing disclosures required by law. |
17. | You acknowledge that: (a) you have carefully read this Separation Agreement together with the General Release (which is fully incorporated herein) in its entirety; (b) you have had an opportunity to consider fully its terms for at least twenty-one (21) days; (c) you have been advised in writing by the Company to consult with an attorney of your choosing before signing this Separation Agreement; (d) you fully understand the significance of all the terms and conditions of this Separation Agreement; (e) you have discussed it with independent legal counsel, or have had a reasonable opportunity to do so; (f) you have had answered to your satisfaction any questions you have asked with regard to the meaning and significance of any of the provisions of this Separation Agreement; and (g) you are signing this Separation Agreement voluntarily and of your own free will and agree to all the terms and conditions contained herein. You have the right to revoke your consent to this Separation Agreement and General Release for seven days following your signing of them. Provided you do not revoke them, the effective date of this Separation Agreement and General Release shall be the 8th day after you sign them. |
18. | The parties expressly acknowledge, represent and agree that the Employment Agreement, as modified by this Separation Agreement and the General Release executed and delivered pursuant to this Separation Agreement, are fully integrated and contain and constitute the complete and entire agreement and |
19. | To the extent that payments and benefits in this Separation Agreement are subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), this Separation Agreement is intended to comply with and will be interpreted in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefits due to you under this Separation Agreement constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, any such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be paid to you in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Each separately identified payment made under this Separation Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). The Company shall consult with you in good faith regarding the implementation of the provisions of this Paragraph 19, provided that neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to you with respect thereto. |