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The purpose of the eBay Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan for Key Employees (the “Plan”)
is to encourage the full attention and dedication of those employees at and above the level of Vice President, and certain eBay Inc. Fellows as may be selected by the Plan Administrator, in light of the distractions a change in control may cause, and otherwise to provide severance benefits designed to give financial assistance to any Eligible Participants upon their separation from eBay Inc. or any of its participating subsidiaries or affiliates under the conditions described herein during any Change in Control Period (as such term is defined below).
2.DEFINITIONS/GENERAL RULES
Definitions
Accrued Benefits – means prompt payment by the
Company to an Eligible Participant of (a) any accrued but unpaid base salary through the last day of employment, (b) any unreimbursed expenses incurred through the last day of employment subject to the Eligible Participant’s prompt delivery to the Company of all required documentation of such expenses pursuant to applicable employer policies, (c) all other vested payments, benefits or fringe benefits to which the Eligible Participant is entitled under the terms of any applicable compensation arrangement or benefit, equity or fringe benefit plan or program or grant (excluding any other severance plan, policy or program) of the Company or any of its affiliates in accordance with the terms of such plan, program or grant, including any unpaid annual bonus under the
Company Employee Incentive Plan or applicable successor plan (the “eIP”) for any prior fiscal year when it otherwise would have been paid (see Section 4, eIP, below).
Board – means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Cause – means (a) an Eligible Participant’s failure to attempt in good faith to substantially perform his or her assigned duties, other than failure resulting from his or her death or incapacity due to physical or mental illness or impairment, which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such
failure; (b) an Eligible Participant’s indictment for, conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to any felony (or any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude); or (c) an Eligible Participant’s commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, willful misconduct, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company, except good faith expense account disputes.
Change in Control – means “change in control” as defined in the Company Equity Incentive Award Plan under which the Company is then granting equity awards, as the same shall be in effect from time to time. The Compensation
Committee of the Board shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control of the Company has occurred pursuant to the above definition, and the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto.
Change in Control Period – means the period that begins ninety (90) days prior to the closing date of, and ends twenty-four (24) months following, a Change in Control.
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Company
– means eBay Inc. and after a Change in Control, any Successor Entity.
Company Equity Awards – means incentive awards granted (or deemed granted for accounting purposes) to an Eligible Participant on shares of common stock of the Company (“Stock”) and, after a Change in Control, any common equity of any Successor Entity, pursuant to the Company Equity Incentive Plan or otherwise, including without limitation any stock options, performance-based restricted stock units, and restricted stock units.
Disability – means “disability” within the meaning of the long-term disability plan by which the Eligible Participant
is covered as of his or her Separation Date.
Effective Date – means April 11, 2020 with respect to this amended and restated plan. This Plan was originally effective immediately following the distribution of shares of stock of PayPal Holdings, Inc. by the Company to the shareholders of the Company. Except as otherwise provided by the Company, in writing, this Plan replaces all prior plans, programs, and arrangements providing change in control severance benefits to eligible employees, except to the extent such benefits are provided in an Individual Agreement, as defined below.
Eligible
Employee – means an individual who meets all of the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 3 (Eligibility), and is not otherwise excluded from such eligibility requirements.
Eligible Participant – means any Eligible Employee holding a position that is at or above the level of Vice President, and certain Company Fellows, in each case as may be selected by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion to participate in this Plan at any one of the levels specified in the CIC Severance Pay Guidelines attached to this Plan as the Plan Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, designate.
Employer – means the Company and any subsidiary or affiliate of the
Company whose voting equity is, directly or indirectly, at least 50.1% owned by the Company.
Good Reason – means:
(A) for any Eligible Participant who is designated by the Plan Administrator as a Tier 1 (CEO and SVP Direct Reports) or a Tier 2 (SVP/Certain VP), as identified in Appendix C: (i) a material reduction in the Eligible Participant’s annual total target cash compensation (which is comprised of his or her annual base salary rate and annual target bonus opportunity under the eIP); (ii) a material reduction in the Eligible Participant’s reporting relationship (including, in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, the failure to continue to report to the Board or, if the
Company is not the ultimate parent entity of the affiliated group that includes the Company, to the board of directors of such ultimate parent entity) and/or diminution in his or her scope of responsibilities; or (iii) a relocation of the Eligible Participant’s principal workplace location by more than thirty-five (35) miles, in any case of the foregoing without such Eligible Participant’s written consent.
(B) for any Eligible Participant who is designated by the Plan Administrator as a Tier 3 (VP/Fellow), as identified in Appendix C: (i) a material reduction in the Eligible Participant’s annual total target cash compensation (which is comprised of his or her annual base salary rate and annual target bonus opportunity under the eIP); or (ii) a relocation of the Eligible Participant’s principal workplace location by more than thirty-five
(35) miles, in any case of the foregoing without such Eligible Participant’s written consent.
In addition, in any case of an occurrence described in subsection (A) or subsection (B) of this definition with respect to a given Eligible Participant, the Eligible Participant will be deemed to have given such consent to any of the condition(s) described in any of the applicable subsections of this definition if the Eligible Participant does not provide written notice to the Company of such Good Reason event(s) within 60 days from the first occurrence of such Good Reason event(s),
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which the Company shall have 30 days to cure such event, and to the extent the Company has not cured such Good Reason event(s) during the 30-day cure period, the Eligible Participant must terminate his/her employment for Good Reason no later than one hundred twenty (120) days following the occurrence of such Good Reason event(s) by providing the Company at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of termination, which may run concurrently with the Company’s cure period.
Make-Good Payment – means the sum total of an Eligible Participant’s unpaid cash “make-good”
awards, if any, that the Eligible Participant has received in connection with his or her employment with the Company.
Plan Administrator – means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other person or committee appointed from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board to administer the Plan.
Premium Payment – means the product of (a) an Eligible Participant’s monthly premium payment for health insurance continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”) for himself or herself (and his or her eligible dependents) under the Company health
plan in which he or she participates immediately prior to the Separation Date, or similar monthly payment for employees outside the U.S., if applicable; (b) the multiple of Premium Payment (as identified in Appendix A) applicable to such Eligible Participant; and (c) two (2). The Company shall withhold such amounts from payments under this Plan as it determines necessary to fulfill any applicable federal, state, or local wage or compensation withholding requirements. A more detailed description of the Premium Payment follows in Section 4 (Severance Benefits).
Salary Amount – means the product of: (a) an Eligible Participant’s annual base salary in effect upon the occurrence of the Separation Date (as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control without considering bonuses, back-pay or
other awards, or Company contributions to any employee plans); and (b) the multiple of Salary Amount (as identified in Appendix A) applicable to such Eligible Participant.
Separation Date – means the effective date of the Eligible Participant’s Separation from Service.
Separation from Service – means, except as provided in subsections (A) and (B) below, an employee’s termination from employment (whether by retirement or resignation from or discharge by the Company).
(A) A Separation from Service shall be deemed to have occurred if an employee and the Company reasonably anticipate, based on the facts
and circumstances, that the employee will not provide any additional services for an Employer after a certain date; provided, however, that if any payments or benefits that may be provided under this Plan constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, a Separation from Service also shall be deemed to have occurred in the event that the level of bona fide services performed by the employee after a certain date will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed by the employee over the immediate preceding 36-month period.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Plan, an employee’s employment relationship is treated as continuing intact while the employee is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if
longer, so long as the individual retains a right to reemployment with an Employer under an applicable statute or by contract. For purposes of this Plan, a leave of absence constitutes a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that the employee will return to perform services for an Employer. If the period of leave exceeds six months and the employee does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable statute or by contract, the
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relationship is deemed to terminate on the first date immediately following such six-month period due to such employee’s Disability, in which case such employee shall not be an Eligible Participant except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Plan.
The definition of “Separation from Service” shall at all times be interpreted in accordance with the terms of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h) and any guidance issued thereunder.
Severability – means the provisions of the Plan are severable. If any provision of the Plan is deemed legally or factually invalid or unenforceable to any extent or in any application, then the remainder of the provisions of the Plan, except to such extent or in such application, shall not be affected, and each and every provision of the Plan shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent and in the broadest application
permitted by law.
Severance Bonus Amount – means the product of: (a) an Eligible Participant’s target annual bonus opportunity as provided under the eIP, calculated assuming target Company and individual performance had been achieved for the bonus year in which the Separation Date occurs; and (b) the multiple of Severance Bonus Amount (as identified in Appendix A) applicable to such Eligible Participant.
Successor Entity – means “successor entity” as defined in the Company Equity Incentive Award Plan, as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
General Rules
Amendment and Termination – The
Company shall be under no obligation to continue this Plan for any period of time. The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to modify, amend, or terminate this Plan (including any of the CIC Severance Pay Guidelines, form of Separation Agreement and/or Schedule of Designated Eligible Participants attached to this Plan), in whole or in part, at any time and for any or no reason with respect to any employee or all employees at any time prior to his, her or their receipt of any Severance Benefits under Section 4 of this Plan; provided, however, that in no event shall this Plan be terminated, or modified or amended in any manner that is adverse to any Eligible Participants at any time during the Change in Control Period nor to any Eligible Participant who is receiving payments or benefits under this Plan as a result of a Qualifying Termination occurring during a Change in Control Period. Such foregoing prohibition shall not require that all
Eligible Participants receive the same Salary Amount, Severance Bonus Amount, Premium Payment, treatment of Company Equity Awards or other additional payments and benefits that the Plan Administrator may in its sole discretion choose to provide to any given Eligible Employee.
Benefits Non-Assignable – Benefits under the Plan may not be anticipated, assigned or alienated. The exception being if an employee becomes eligible and dies before payment is made, the heirs will be entitled to the payment.
Governing Laws – The provision of the Plan shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
and, to the extent applicable, according to applicable Federal law or the laws of the State of California.
No Right to Continued Employment – Neither the Plan nor any action taken with respect to it shall confer upon any person the right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Company employees shall continue to be employed “at-will,” as defined under applicable law.
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Funding
– The Company will make all payments under the Plan, and pay all expenses of the Plan, from its general assets. Nothing contained in this Plan shall give any eligible employee any right, title, or interest in any property of the Company or any of its affiliates.
3.ELIGIBILITY
General Eligibility
The benefits under this Plan are limited to employees of the Employer who satisfy each of the following conditions, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion:
•Are classified as Eligible Participants, whether or not based in the United States of America (“USA”)
or paid through the payroll system based in the USA;
•Are terminated involuntarily without Cause by an Employer; or terminate voluntarily for Good Reason, in either such case during a Change in Control Period (either such event, a “Qualifying Termination”);
•Are actively at work through the last day of work designated by Employer, unless the employee is absent due to an approved absence from work (including leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act) or unless otherwise designated by his or her agreement with the Employer;
•Execute and do not revoke a Separation Agreement and Release in a form attached to this Plan as Appendix B (with only those changes as may be required to maintain such a form to be compliant with
applicable law) within the period specified by Plan Administrator or its delegates (the “Separation Agreement”); and
•Return all property of any Employer and settle satisfactorily all expenses owed to Employer and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
Exclusions from Eligibility
Unless the Plan Administrator provides otherwise in writing, the following employees are NOT eligible to receive benefits under this Plan:
•Any employee who is eligible to receive severance payments and/or benefits under an individual employment letter agreement or other agreement between such employee and the
Company under circumstances that would otherwise give rise to a right to receive payments and benefits under this Plan (any such agreement, an “Individual Agreement”); except, if the total present value, as of the Separation Date, of the aggregate amount of all payments and benefits payable under any Individual Agreement that covers an employee who is not subject to income taxation in the USA is less than the total present value of the aggregate amount of all payments and benefits that would be payable to him or her under Section 4 of this Plan, then the employee shall not be excluded from eligibility to participate in this Plan with respect to any additional amount payable under this Plan.
•In the case of an involuntary termination of employment, any Eligible Participant who terminates employment prior to the stated Separation Date as set forth
in his or her Separation Agreement;
•Any Eligible Participant whose employment is terminated for any of the following reasons:
◦Resignation or other voluntary termination of employment, other than for Good Reason as provided in this Plan;
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◦Death or Disability; except as
expressly otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Plan; or
◦Termination for Cause.
4.SEVERANCE BENEFITS
•Salary Amount
The Salary Amount payable to an Eligible Participant will be determined in accordance with Appendix A, subject to the reductions set forth below; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, and on a case-by-case basis, may increase (but not decrease, except as provided below) the Salary Amount payable to an Eligible Participant.
•Severance Bonus Amount
The Severance Bonus Amount payable to an Eligible Participant will be determined in accordance with Appendix A, subject
to the reductions set forth below; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, and on a case-by-case basis, may increase (but not decrease, except as provided below) the Severance Bonus Amount payable to an Eligible Participant.
•Reduction of Salary Amount and Severance Bonus Amount
Unless Employer, in its sole discretion, provides otherwise in writing, the Salary Amount and Severance Bonus Amount payable to an Eligible Participant shall be reduced as follows:
The Salary Amount and Severance Bonus Amount will be reduced by any outstanding debt owed by the employee to Employer or any of its affiliates, where permitted by law, including but not limited to loans granted by Employer, advanced commissions, bonuses, vacation pay, salary and/or expenses.
In
addition, Salary Amount and Severance Bonus Amount will be inclusive of, and not be in addition to, any severance or termination payments that may be required to be paid by statute or other governmental mandate of the laws of a country outside of the USA.
In the event of a Change in Control, where an accounting firm designated by the Company determines that (x) the aggregate amount of the payments and benefits that (but for the application of this paragraph) would be payable to an Eligible Participant under this Plan and/or any other plan, policy or arrangement of the Company or of its affiliates, exceeds (y) the greatest amount of payments and benefits that could be paid or provided to the Eligible Participant without giving rise to any liability for any
excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the Eligible Participant shall either (1) pay the Excise Tax and receive all such payments and benefits as may be payable to him or her, or (2) only receive the aggregate amount of such payments and benefits payable or to be provided to the Eligible Participant that would not exceed the greatest amount of payments and benefits that could be paid or provided to the Eligible Participant without giving rise to any liability for any Excise Tax (such reduced amount of payments and benefits, the “Reduced Benefit Amount”), whichever of the two courses of action in clause (1) or clause (2) hereof produces the greatest after-tax benefit to the Eligible Participant. In the event the Reduced Benefit Amount is paid, the reduction in such payments or benefits pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence
shall be made in the following order: (1) by reducing the Salary Amount, and then (2) by reducing the Severance Bonus Amount, and then (3) by reducing the Premium Payment, and then (4) by reducing the accelerated vesting of any then outstanding performance-vested Company Equity Awards, in reverse order of their scheduled
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vesting dates, and then (5) by reducing the accelerated vesting of any then outstanding time-vested Company Equity
Awards, in reverse order of their scheduled vesting dates.
•Payment of Salary Amount and Severance Bonus Amount
The Company will pay the Salary Amount and Severance Bonus Amount in a lump sum. Payment will be made as soon as practicable after the later of the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date or the date on which such employee’s Separation Agreement becomes effective (i.e., cannot be revoked by the employee), but not later than sixty (60) days following the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date; provided that if the Separation Date occurs within the 90-day period prior to the date of the Change in Control, then the Salary Amount and Severance Bonus Amount shall be paid within sixty (60) days after the date of the Change in Control and shall be reduced by any similar
severance payments made prior to such payment date under any other severance plan or agreement, including the Company’s SVP and Above Standard Severance Plan.
Other Severance Benefits
•Premium Payment
Eligible Participants employed by the Company in the USA (and their eligible dependents) who participate in a Company health insurance plan and who are eligible to continue to participate in such plan under COBRA, will receive a Premium Payment in the form of a lump sum cash payment. Payment will be made as soon as practicable after the later of the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date or the date on which such employee’s Separation Agreement becomes
effective (i.e., cannot be revoked by the employee), but not later than sixty (60) days following the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date; provided that if the Separation Date occurs within the 90-day period prior to the date of the Change in Control, then the Premium Payment shall be paid within sixty (60) days after the date of the Change in Control and shall be reduced by any similar severance payments made prior to such payment date under any other severance plan or agreement, including the Company’s SVP and Above Standard Severance Plan.
Eligible Participants employed by the Company outside of the USA (and their eligible dependents) shall be eligible for medical and dental insurance coverage that is comparable to such coverage provided to such individuals
immediately prior to the Separation Date, with such coverage to be provided for the period beginning with the Separation Date and running through a number of full calendar months equal to the multiple of Premium Payment (as identified in Appendix A) applicable to such Eligible Participant, to the extent permissible under applicable local law. If, and to the extent, the Eligible Participant is obligated to pay all or a portion of the premiums for such continuation coverage, the Eligible Employee will receive a Premium Payment calculated in the manner described above.
•eIP
The Eligible Participant will be eligible to receive the amount of the eIP bonus that he or she otherwise would have earned and been paid (using his or her accrued eligible compensation under the eIP through the last day of employment) in respect of the fiscal year of the
Company in which his or her Separation Date occurs, calculated assuming target Company and individual performance had been achieved in such year.
The Company will pay the eIP bonus amount determined above in a lump sum. Payment will be made as soon as practicable after the later of the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date or the date on which such employee’s Separation Agreement becomes effective (i.e., cannot be revoked by the employee), but not later than sixty (60) days following the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date; provided that if the Separation Date occurs within the 90-day period prior to the date of the
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in Control, then the eIP bonus amount shall be paid within sixty (60) days after the date of the Change in Control and shall be reduced by any similar severance payments made prior to such payment date under any other severance plan or agreement, including the Company’s SVP and Above Standard Severance Plan.
•Company Equity Awards.
Effective immediately prior to the Separation Date or, if the Separation Date occurs within the 90-day period prior to the date of the Change in Control, immediately prior to the date of the Change in Control, the following provisions shall apply to the Eligible Participant’s Company Equity Awards that are outstanding and unvested as of the date prior to the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date:
(A) All
unvested Company Equity Awards that vest solely based on the continued service of the Eligible Participant (including any restricted stock units that have been or are scheduled to be granted in respect of any completed performance period), will be treated as though immediately vested on the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date; and
(B) If the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date occurs prior to the end of the performance period applicable to a Company Equity Award, then such award shall be deemed to have been earned at the target level of performance applicable to such Company Equity Award.
All such Company Equity Awards shall be settled in a lump sum, through the vesting of shares of Stock, through the payment of cash in lieu of vesting shares of Stock, or a combination thereof as determined in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, as soon as practicable, but not more than
sixty (60) days, after such Company Equity Awards become vested pursuant to subsection (A) or subsection (B) above. In the event the Company elects to settle any such awards through the payment of cash in lieu of vesting shares of Stock, the Company will pay the Eligible Participant a lump sum cash amount equal to the value of all of the Company Equity Awards that are treated as though vested in accordance with the foregoing subsections (with such value calculated based on the Valuation Assumptions). The settlement of such Company Equity Awards shall include payment in cash of dividend equivalents credited with respect to such Company Equity awards as of the date prior to the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date.
For
purposes of the foregoing, the term “Valuation Assumptions” means, collectively, the following assumptions: (x) each share of common equity underlying an award has a value equal to the average of the closing prices of Company (or, after the Change in Control, the applicable Successor Entity) common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any other exchange on which the common equity is traded) for the period of 10 consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the last trading day prior to the Separation Date and (y) any Company stock options that the Eligible Participant holds that are outstanding and unvested immediately prior to the Separation Date will be valued based on their spread (i.e., the positive difference, if any, of the value of each share of Company (or, after the Change in Control, the applicable Successor Entity) common equity underlying the stock option, as determined pursuant
to clause (x) above, less the per share exercise price of such stock option).
•Make-Good Payment
The Make-Good Payment shall be paid in a lump sum and subject to the same terms as Salary Amount, as set forth above, except to the extent payment is required to be delayed in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.
•Death and Disability
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Notwithstanding
anything else in this Plan or Company Equity Award agreement to the contrary, upon the occurrence of an Eligible Participant’s death or Disability in the Change in Control Period, all unvested Company Equity Awards that are unvested as of the date prior to the Eligible Participant’s death or Disability shall be treated in the same manner as if the Eligible Participant had experienced a Qualifying Termination pursuant to subsections (A) and (B) under “Company Equity Awards”, above, except all references to the term “Separation Date” shall refer to the date of the Eligible Participant’s death or Disability, such that all such awards shall be settled in a lump sum, through the vesting of shares of Stock, through the payment of cash in lieu of vesting shares of Stock, or a combination thereof as determined in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, as soon as practicable after the date of the Eligible Participant’s
death or Disability (or, if later, the date of the Change in Control), but not later than sixty (60) days following such date. In the event the Company elects to settle any such awards through the payment of cash in lieu of vesting shares of Stock, the Company will pay the Eligible Participant a lump sum cash amount equal to the value of all of the Company Equity Awards that are treated as though vested in accordance with the foregoing subsections (with such value calculated based on the Valuation Assumptions).
•Accrued Benefits
The
Company shall make payment or otherwise provide all Accrued Benefits when due. Such obligation shall not be subject to the Eligible Participant’s execution of a Separation Agreement.
5.RIGHT TO TERMINATE BENEFITS
Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, in the event that:
•Employer determines that an Eligible Participant or Eligible Employee has breached any of the terms and conditions set forth in any agreement executed by the employee as a condition to receiving benefits under this Plan (i.e., the Separation Agreement), THEN
•Employer shall have the right to terminate the benefits payable under this Plan at any time. Further, the Eligible Participant shall be obligated to return to the Employer any benefits paid
to such employee: (i) due to the employee’s breach of the terms and conditions set forth in any agreement executed by such employee or (ii) due to any overpayments of benefits paid under this Plan to such employee.
6.ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan Administrator shall have sole authority and discretion to administer and construe the terms of this Plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall have the following powers and duties:
•To make and enforce such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or proper for the efficient administration of the Plan;
•To Amend and Terminate the Plan as defined in, and in accordance with, Section 2;
•To
interpret the Plan, its interpretation thereof to be final and conclusive on all persons claiming benefits under the Plan;
•To decide all questions concerning the Plan, including the eligibility of any person to participate in, and receive benefits under, the Plan; and
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•To appoint and/or retain such employees, agents, counsel, accountants, consultants
and other persons as may be required to assist in administering the Plan.
7.CLAIMS PROCEDURE
The Plan Administrator reviews and authorizes payment of severance benefits for those employees who qualify under the provisions of the Plan. No claim forms need be submitted. Questions regarding payment of severance benefits under the Plan should be directed to the Plan Administrator.
If an employee believes he or she is not receiving severance payments and benefits hereunder which are due, the employee should file a written claim for the benefits with the Plan Administrator. A decision on whether to grant or deny the claim will be made within ninety (90) days following receipt of the claim. If more than ninety (90) days is required to render a decision, the employee will be notified in writing of the reasons for delay. In any
event, however, a decision to grant or deny a claim will be made by not later than one hundred eighty (180) days following the initial receipt of the claim.
If the claim is denied, in whole or in part, the employee will receive a written explanation containing the following information:
•The specific reason(s) for the denial, including a reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
•A description of any additional material or information necessary for the employee to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and
•A description of the Plan's review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the employee's right to bring a civil
action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse determination on review.
If the employee wishes to appeal this denial, the employee may write within sixty (60) days after receipt of the notification of denial. The claim will then be reviewed by the Plan Administrator, and the employee will receive written notice of the final decision within sixty (60) days after the request for review. If more than sixty (60) days are required to render a decision, the employee will be notified in writing of the reasons for delay. In any event, however, the employee will receive a written notice of the final decision within one hundred twenty (120) days after the request for review.
As part of the Plan's appeal process, the employee shall be afforded:
•The opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records, and other
information relating to the claim for benefits;
•Upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the employee's claim for benefits; and
•A review that takes into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the employee relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
If the decision on appeal is upheld, in whole or in part, the employee will receive a written explanation containing the following information:
•The specific reason(s) for the decision, including a reference to the Plan provisions on which the decision is based;
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•A
statement that the employee is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the employee's claim for benefits; and
•A statement of the employee's right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.
No legal action for benefits under this Plan may be brought unless the action is commenced within one (1) year from the date of the final decision on appeal has been made. No person may bring an action for any alleged wrongful denial of Plan benefits in a court of law unless the claims procedures set forth above are exhausted and a final determination is made. If the employee or other interested person challenges a decision, a review by the court of law will be limited to the facts, evidence and issues presented during the claims procedure set forth above. Facts
and evidence that become known to the employee or other interested person after having exhausted the claims procedure must be brought to the attention of the Plan Administrator for reconsideration of the claims determination. Issues not raised with the Plan Administrator will be deemed waived.
8.Section 409A
Amounts payable under this Plan shall be made in reliance upon Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) (Separation Pay Plans) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (Short-Term Deferrals) and exempt from Section 409A of the Code as a result of such reliance. To the extent that the Plan Administrator determines that the Company will pay severance benefits in a form other than a lump sum, any installment or monthly payment to which an employee is entitled under this
Plan shall be considered a separate and distinct payment. In addition, (i) no amount payable hereunder shall be payable unless the employee’s termination of employment constitutes a Separation from Service and (ii) if the employee is deemed at the time of his or her separation from service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the termination benefits to which Eligible Participant is entitled under this Plan is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such portion of the employee’s termination benefits shall not be provided to the employee prior to the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the Eligible Participant’s Separation Date or (B) the date of the employee’s death. Upon the earlier of such dates, all payments deferred pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid in a lump
sum to the employee without interest, and any remaining payments due under this Plan shall be paid as otherwise provided herein. The determination of whether the employee is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code as of the time of his or her Separation from Service shall be made by the Company in accordance with the terms of Section 409A of the Code (including without limitation Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i) and any successor provision thereto). To the extent applicable, if payment of an amount under the Plan could be paid in one of two calendar years subject to the delivery of the Separation Agreement and it is determined that payment of such amount in the earlier of such two years could constitute noncompliance with Section 409A of the Code, then such amount shall be paid in the later of such two (2) years.
9.STATEMENT
OF ERISA RIGHTS
Eligible Participants in this Plan are entitled to certain rights and protections under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). ERISA provides that all plan Eligible Participants shall be entitled to:
•Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrator’s office and at other specified locations, such as worksites, all documents governing the plan and a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) filed by the plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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•Obtain,
upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of documents governing the operation of the plan and copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series) and updated summary plan description. The administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies.
•Obtain a complete list of the Employers sponsoring the Plan upon written request to the Plan Administrator.
•Receive a summary of the Plan’s annual financial report, if any. The Plan Administrator is required by law to furnish each Eligible Participant with a copy of this summary annual report.
Prudent Actions by Plan Fiduciaries
In addition to creating rights for plan Eligible Participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the employee benefit plan.
The people who operate the Plan, called “fiduciaries” of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of all Plan Eligible Participants and beneficiaries. No one, including any Employer, any union, or any other person, may fire an employee or otherwise discriminate against him or her in any way to prevent them from obtaining a benefit under this Plan or exercising their rights under ERISA.
Enforce Your Rights
If an employee’s claim for a severance benefit is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, he or she has a right to know why this was done, to obtain copies of documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules.
Under ERISA, there are steps an employee can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if he or she requests a copy of plan documents or the
latest annual report from the plan and does not receive them within thirty (30) days, he or she may file suit in a Federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay him or her up to $110 a day until he or she receives the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the administrator. If an employee has a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, he or she may file suit in a state or Federal court. In addition, if he or she disagrees with the Plan’s decision or lack thereof concerning the qualified status of a domestic relations order or a medical child support order, he or she may file suit in Federal court. If it should happen that Plan fiduciaries misuse the Plan’s money, or if an employee is discriminated against for asserting his or her rights, he or she may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or may file suit in a Federal
court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If an employee is successful the court may order the person he or she has sued to pay these costs and fees. If the employee loses, the court may order him or her to pay these costs and fees, for example, if it finds the claim is frivolous.
10.ASSISTANCE WITH QUESTIONS
If an employee has any questions about the Plan, he or she should contact the Plan Administrator. If he or she has any questions about this statement or about his or her rights under ERISA, or if he or she needs assistance in obtaining documents from the Plan Administrator, he or she should contact the nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in the telephone directory or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C.20210. An employee may also obtain certain publications about his or her rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATIONREQUIRED BY ERISA
Plan Sponsor and Plan Administrator, including address and telephone
eBay Inc.
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
Under the Plan, Eligible Participants are entitled to: (i) the Salary Amount; (ii) Severance Bonus Amount and (iii) the Premium Payment, to be calculated based on the multiples identified below as applying to the Tier for which the Eligible Participant has been selected.
Salary Amount, Severance Bonus Amount, and Premium Payment Calculations
Tier 1:
CEO and
SVP Direct Reports
Tier 2: SVPs/
Certain VPs
Tier 3: VPS/Fellows
Multiple of Salary Amount
2.0x
1.0x
0.5x
Multiple of Severance Bonus Amount
2.0x
1.0x
0.5x
Multiple of Premium Payment
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The
Company will pay the Salary Amount, Severance Bonus Amount, and the Premium Payment in accordance with the terms of the Plan to which this Appendix A is attached.
