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Exhibit 10.5
Teradata Change in Control Severance Plan
(as Amended and Restated January 30, 2017 to be Effective as of February 1, 2017)
Introduction
The Board of Directors of Teradata Corporation (the “Board”) recognizes that, from time to time, the Company may explore potential transactions that could result in a Change in Control of the Company. This possibility and the uncertainty it creates may result in the loss or distraction of certain key Employees of the Company to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders.
The Board considers the avoidance of such loss and distraction to be essential to protecting and enhancing the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Board also believes that when a Change in Control is perceived as imminent, or is occurring, the Board should be able to receive and rely on disinterested service from Employees regarding the best interests of the Company and its stockholders without concern that Employees might be distracted or concerned by the personal uncertainties and risks created by the perception of an imminent or occurring Change in Control.
In addition, the Board believes that it is consistent with the Company’s employment practices and policies and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to treat fairly its Employees whose employment terminates in connection with or following a Change in Control.
Accordingly, the Board has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to assure the Company of the continued employment and attention and dedication to duty of its Employees and to seek to ensure the availability of their continued service, notwithstanding the possibility or occurrence of a Change in Control.
Therefore, in order to fulfill the above purposes, the Board has caused the Company to adopt this Teradata Change in Control Severance Plan (the “Plan”).
The Plan is intended to comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and other applicable laws.
To the extent the separation pay portion of the Plan is a pension plan, it qualifies for exemption from Parts II, III and IV of ERISA as a plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated Employees under Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN
ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN
As of the Effective Date, the Company established the Teradata Change in Control Severance Plan, and the Plan was previously amended and restated on October 7, 2008 and on July 24, 2012 (to be effective as of January 1, 2013). On January 30, 2017 (the “Restatement Date”), the Plan was amended and restated in its entirety, as set forth in this document to be effective as of February 1, 2017.
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ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
As used herein, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings:
(a) “Accounting Firm”. As defined in Section 4.4(c).
(b) “Base Salary”. The Participant’s wages or base salary on an annualized basis, excluding all bonus, overtime, health additive and incentive compensation, payable by the Company as consideration for the Participant’s services.
(c) “Bonus Amount”. An amount equal to the Participant’s average bonus earned under the Bonus Plan for the last three full fiscal years prior to the Date of Termination (or for such lesser number of full fiscal years prior to the Date of Termination for which the Participant was eligible to earn such a bonus, and annualized in the case of any pro rata bonus earned for a partial fiscal year), provided that in the event that the Participant was not eligible to receive an annual bonus during any of the preceding three full fiscal years, an amount equal to the Participant’s Target Bonus.
(d) “Bonus Plan”. The Company’s Management Incentive Plan or such other annual incentive bonus plan of the Company applicable to the Participant for any particular fiscal year.
(e) “Board”. The Board of Directors of Teradata Corporation.
(f) “Cause”. A termination for “Cause” shall have occurred where a Participant is terminated because of (A) the willful and continued failure of the Participant to perform substantially the Participant’s duties with the Company or any of its affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) for a period of at least thirty (30) days after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Board or, unless the Participant is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, specifically identifying the manner in which the Board or, except if the Participant is the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Executive Officer believes that the Participant has not substantially performed the Participant’s duties; or (B) the willful engaging by the Participant in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act, on the part of the Participant, shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or upon the instructions of the Chief Executive Officer (except if the Participant is the Chief Executive Officer) or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. The termination of employment of the Participant shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Participant and the Participant is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board),
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finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Participant is guilty of the conduct described in subsection (A) or (B) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
(g) “Change in Control”. The occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act “)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of fifty percent (50%) or more of either (a) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (b) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (D) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) of this Section; or
(ii) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date of this Plan whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another entity (a “Corporate Transaction”), in each case, unless, following such Corporate Transaction, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be; (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or
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related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction; and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Corporate Transaction; or
(iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
(h) “Claimant”. As defined in Section 7.1.
(i) “COBRA Coverage”. As defined in Section 4.2(c).
(j) “Code”. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(k) “Company”. Teradata Corporation and any successor thereto.
(l) “Compensation Committee”. The Compensation and Human Resource Committee of the Board.
(m) “Date of Termination”. The date on which a Participant has a “separation from service” with the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
(n) “Disability”. The absence of the Participant from the Participant’s duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180 consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness that is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative.
(o) “Effective Date”. The Distribution Date as defined in the Separation Agreement.
(p) “Employee”. Any regular, full-time or part-time employee of the Company or its Affiliates.
(q) “ERISA”. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
(r) “Incumbent Board”. As defined in Section 2(g)(ii).
(s) “Good Reason”. With respect to any Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events without the Participant’s prior written consent:
(i) the assignment to the Participant of any duties inconsistent in any respect with the Participant’s position (including offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities, as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control,
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excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant;
(ii) any reduction in the Participant’s Base Salary below the Required Base Salary,
(iii) the failure to pay incentive compensation to which the Participant is otherwise entitled under the terms of the Bonus Plan or the Teradata 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (“SIP”), or any predecessor or successor incentive compensation plans, at the time at which such awards are usually paid or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible;
(iv) the reduction in Target Bonus or Maximum Bonus for a Participant under the Bonus Plan or the reduction in any SIP Target Award or SIP Maximum Award under the SIP or any predecessor or successor incentive compensation plan, other than in the case of a reduction in any SIP Target Award or SIP Maximum Award, such reduction is pursuant to an across-the-board reduction applicable to similarly situated executives of the Company;
(v) the failure by the Company to continue in effect any equity compensation plan in which the Participant participates immediately prior to the Change in Control, unless a substantially equivalent alternative compensation arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been provided to the Participant, or the failure by the Company to continue the Participant’s participation in any such equity compensation plan on substantially the same basis, in terms of the level of such Participant’s participation relative to other participants, as existed immediately prior to the Change in Control, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Participant;
(vi) Except as required by law, the failure by the Company to continue to provide to the Participant employee benefits substantially equivalent, in the aggregate, to those enjoyed by the Participant under the qualified and nonqualified employee benefit and welfare plans of the Company, including, without limitation, the pension, life insurance, medical, dental, health and accident, disability retirement, and savings plans, in which the Participant was eligible to participate immediately prior to the Change in Control, other than a reduction of such benefits, in the aggregate, of less than 5% of aggregate value of such benefits as of immediately prior to the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to provide the Participant with the number of paid vacation days to which such Participant is entitled under the Company’s vacation policy immediately prior to the Change in Control;
(vii) the Company’s requiring the Participant to be based at any office or location (x) that is more than forty (40) miles from the principal place of employment immediately prior to the Change in Control and (y) that would increase the Participant’s commute by more than twenty (20) miles from the Participant’s commute immediately prior to the Change in Control, or the Company’s requiring the Participant to travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Change in Control; or
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(viii) any failure by the Company to comply with Article V.
(t) “Maximum Bonus”. With respect to any Participant, the higher of (x) the Participant’s maximum bonus under the Bonus Plan applicable to the Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control, provided that if no maximum bonus has been established for such year under such plan, the year immediately preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs or (y) the Participant’s maximum bonus under the Bonus Plan applicable to the Participant in effect at any time after the Change in Control. As used in this definition, the reference to “maximum bonus” shall mean the maximum level under such factors as the Compensation Committee (or other administrator of the Bonus Plan) may set in its exercise of downward discretion as provided in the Bonus Plan.
(u) “Outstanding Company Common Stock”. As defined in Section 2(g)(i).
(v) “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”. As defined in Section 2(g)(i).
(w) “Participant”. An Employee who meets the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1.
(x) “Payment Date”. The 55th day immediately following the Date of Termination, or such later date as required by Section 4.6. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the event that either (i) the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs prior to the applicable Change in Control in accordance with Section 4.1, or (ii) the Date of Termination occurs subsequent to a Change in Control in accordance with Section 4.1 but the applicable Change in Control does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control” of the Company or “a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company (each as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and the regulations thereunder as in effect from time to time), then the Payment Date means the first business day that is more than six months following the Participant’s Date of Termination (or, if the Participant dies during such six-month period, the Participant’s death). Interest shall accrue on any amounts payable on the date set forth in the immediately preceding sentence from the Date of Termination at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code in effect on the Date of Termination.
(y) “Plan”. The Teradata Change in Control Severance Plan.
(z) “Plan Committee”. The committee which shall have full power and authority to administer the Plan and may delegate to one or more officers and/or Employees of the Company such duties in connection with the administration of the Plan as it may deem necessary, advisable or appropriate. Prior to a Change in Control, the Plan Committee shall consist of the members of the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that any time prior to a Change in Control, the Plan Committee may designate Incumbent Board members or individuals who were officers of the Company as of immediately prior to the Change in Control (“Incumbent Members”) to serve as the Plan Committee following the Change in Control. Once designated by the Plan Committee prior to a Change in Control to serve following a Change in Control, Incumbent Members may not be removed from the Plan Committee following the Change in Control.
(aa) “Release”. As defined in Section 4.1.
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(bb) “Required Base Salary”. With respect to any Participant, the higher of (x) the Participant’s Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control and (y) the Participant’s highest Base Salary in effect at any time thereafter.
(cc) “SIP”. As defined in Section 2(s)(iii).
(dd) “SIP Maximum Award”. With respect to any Participant, the higher of (x) the Participant’s maximum award under the SIP or any predecessor or successor plan for the year immediately prior to the Change in Control, provided that if no maximum award has been established for such year under such plan, the most recent year preceding the Change in Control in which such an award has been established or (y) the Participant’s maximum award under the SIP or any predecessor or successor plan in effect at any time after the Change in Control.
(ee) “SIP Target Award”. With respect to any Participant, the higher of (x) the Participant’s target award under the SIP or any predecessor or successor plan for the year immediately prior to the Change in Control, provided that if no target award has been established for such year under such plan, the most recent year preceding the Change in Control in which such an award has been established or (y) the Participant’s target award under the SIP or any predecessor or successor plan in effect at any time after the Change in Control.
(ff) “Separation Agreement”. The Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between the Company and NCR Corporation.
(gg) “Separation Benefit”. The benefits payable in accordance with Section 4.2 of the Plan.
(hh) “Target Bonus”. With respect to any Participant, the higher of (x) the Participant’s target bonus under the Bonus Plan applicable to the Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control, provided that if no target bonus has been established for such year under such plan, the year immediately preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs or (y) the Participant’s target bonus under the Bonus Plan applicable to the Participant in effect at any time after the Change in Control. As used in this definition, the reference to “target bonus” shall mean the target level under the “Management Incentive Objectives” or such other factors the Compensation Committee (or other administrator of the Bonus Plan) may set in its exercise of downward discretion as provided in the Bonus Plan.
(ii) “Tier Level”. As defined in Section 3.1.
(jj) “Welfare Benefit Period”. For Participants designated as Tier Level I, three years following the Date of Termination. For Participants designated as Tier Level II, two years.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY
ELIGIBILITY
3.1 Participation. Each Employee who is designated by the Board as a Section 16 Officer shall be eligible to be a Participant in the Plan. The Plan Committee may also designate any other
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Employee as a Participant. In the event the Plan Committee designates certain Participants by job title, position, function or responsibilities, an Employee who is appointed to such a position after the Effective Date of this Plan shall be eligible as a Participant upon the date he or she begins his or her duties in such position, unless otherwise determined by the Plan Committee. The Plan Committee shall designate each Participant in the Plan as a member of a specific tier for the purposes of calculating the Participants’ Separation Benefit under this Plan (“Tier Level”).
3.2 Duration of Participation. Subject to Article VI, an Employee shall cease to be a Participant in the Plan when he or she (i) ceases to be an Employee or (ii) ceases to be designated by the Board as a Section 16 officer or (iii) ceases to be designated by the Board as a Participant (unless, in the case of clause (ii), the Plan Committee specifically determines that the Employee shall remain a Participant). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant who is entitled, as a result of ceasing to be an Employee under the circumstances set forth in Section 4.1, to payment of a Separation Benefit or any other amounts under the Plan shall remain a Participant in the Plan until the full amount of the Separation Benefit and any other amounts payable under the Plan have been paid to the Participant.
ARTICLE IV
SEPARATION BENEFITS
SEPARATION BENEFITS
4.1 Right to Separation Benefit. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.4 and subject to the restrictions of Section 4.6, a Participant shall be entitled to receive from the Company a Separation Benefit in the amount provided in Section 4.2 if, within the two year period following the Change in Control, (i) a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of the Participant’s death or Disability) or (ii) a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Participant for Good Reason; provided, that if the termination described in clause (i), or the event constituting Good Reason giving rise to the termination described in clause (ii), as applicable, occurs within the six-month period ending on the date of such Change in Control, but the Participant can reasonably demonstrate that such termination or event, as applicable, occurred at the request of a third party who had taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control, the termination or event, as applicable, will be treated for all purposes of this Plan as having occurred immediately following the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any benefits be provided to a Participant under this Plan unless the Participant has executed a restrictive covenant and release agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”), the Participant has not revoked the Release, and the Release has become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms by the Payment Date.
4.2 Separation Benefits.
(a) In General. If a Participant’s employment is terminated in circumstances entitling him or her to a Separation Benefit as provided in Section 4.1, the Company shall pay such Participant a Separation Benefit equal to the product of (a) the sum of the Participant’s Required Base Salary and the Participant’s Bonus Amount and (b) the Separation Multiplier shown in Table 1 as determined by the Participant’s designated Tier Level. The Separation Benefit provided in this Section 4.2(a) to a Participant who is entitled to a Separation Benefit pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be paid as follows: (x) if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs within the two year period following a
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Change in Control that constitutes a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5), such Participant’s Separation Benefit shall be paid in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days following the Payment Date, and (y) if the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs at any other time, such Participant’s Separation Benefit shall be paid in substantially equal installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures, commencing within thirty (30) days after the Payment Date and continuing for a number of years determined as follows, based on the Participant’s Tier Level (Tier I – three (3) years, Tier II – two (2) years).
Table 1
Tier Level Separation Multiplier
I 300%
II 200%
II 200%
(b) Accrued Incentive Pay. In addition, if a Participant’s employment is terminated in circumstances entitling him or her to a Separation Benefit as provided in Section 4.1, the Company shall pay such Participant a lump sum in cash in an amount equal to the sum of:
(i) the amount of any unpaid annual bonus under the Bonus Plan and any vested unpaid award under the SIP or any successor plan for any completed performance period, which amount shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan document or award agreement; plus
(ii) the product of (x) the Bonus Amount and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the bonus year in which the Date of Termination occurs through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365, which amount shall be paid within thirty (30) days following the Payment Date; provided, however, that such amount shall be paid hereunder only to the extent that the Participant is not otherwise entitled to receive a partial payment for the year of termination under the terms of the applicable Bonus Plan for the period prior to the Date of Termination).
(c) Welfare and Other Benefits.
(i) In addition, during the Welfare Benefit Period or such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the appropriate plan, program, practice or policy, the Company shall provide to a Participant entitled to a Separation Benefit, continued health care, dental and life insurance for the Participant and/or the Participant’s family at least equal to, and at the same cost to the Participant and/or the Participant’s family, as those that would have been provided to them in accordance with the plans, programs, practices and policies in effect as of immediately prior to a Change in Control or, if more favorable to the Participant, as in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliates and their families; provided, however, that notwithstanding the Welfare Benefit Period, such medical and other welfare benefits shall terminate upon such time as the Participant becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive such benefits under another employer provided plan. The Participant’s entitlement to
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COBRA continuation coverage under Section 4980B of the Code (“COBRA Coverage”) shall not be offset by the provision of benefits under this Section and the period of COBRA Coverage shall commence at the end of the Welfare Benefit Period, during which the Participant receives benefits under this Section).
(ii) A Participant entitled to a Separation Benefit will also be entitled to participate in the Company’s outplacement assistance program, provided by the Company’s selected outplacement services firm, as in effect under the Company’s policy applicable to the Participant on the date of the Change in Control, for a period of one (1) year following his or her Date of Termination.
(iii) In addition, to the extent a Participant entitled to a Separation Benefit was eligible to receive financial counseling benefits under the Company’s policy in effect at the time of a Change in Control, such Participant shall be entitled to receive such financial counseling benefits for a period of one (1) year following his or her Date of Termination.
(iv) The continued benefits described in this Section that are taxable benefits (and that are not disability pay or death benefit plans within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) are intended to comply, to the maximum extent possible, with the exception to Section 409A of the Code set forth in Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v) of the Treasury Regulations. To the extent that any of those benefits either do not qualify for that exception, or are provided beyond the applicable time periods set forth in Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v) of the Treasury Regulations, then they shall be subject to the following additional rules: (i) any reimbursement of eligible expenses shall be paid within 30 days following the Participant’s written request for reimbursement; provided that the Participant provides written notice no later than 60 days prior to the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred; (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during any calendar year shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, during any other calendar year; and (iii) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
4.3 Other Benefits Payable. The Separation Benefit provided pursuant to Section 4.2 above shall be provided in addition to, and not in lieu of, all other accrued or vested or earned but deferred compensation, rights, options or other benefits which may be owed to a Participant upon or following termination, including, but not limited to accrued vacation or sick pay, reimbursement for business expenses previously incurred, amounts or benefits payable under any Bonus Plan, the SIP, stock option plan, stock ownership plan, stock purchase plan, life insurance plan, health plan, disability plan or similar or predecessor or successor plan, except that that the Separation Benefit provided pursuant to Section 4.2 above shall be in lieu of, and not in duplication of, any other severance or separation pay benefit that may be required under applicable law or under the Teradata Corporation Executive Severance Plan, the Teradata Reduction-in-Force Program or any other Company severance or reduction-in-force plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement, unless such Company plan, program, policy agreement or arrangement provides otherwise with a specific reference to this Section. Stock options and other stock awards under the SIP will vest and become
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payable or exercisable upon the occurrence of a Change in Control to the extent provided in the applicable plan.
4.4 Reduction in Certain Payments.
(a) In the event that it shall be determined by the Accounting Firm that any Payment to a Participant would be subject to the Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine whether to reduce the aggregate amount of the Payments payable to such Participant to the Reduced Amount. The Payments shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount only if the Accounting Firm determines that the Participant would have a greater Net After-Tax Benefit if the Participant's Payments were reduced to the Reduced Amount. If instead the Accounting Firm determines that the Participant would have a greater Net After-Tax Benefit if the Participant's Payments were not reduced to the Reduced Amount, the Participant shall receive all Payments to which the Participant is entitled.
(b) If the Accounting Firm determines that the aggregate Payments otherwise payable to a Participant should be reduced to the Reduced Amount pursuant to this Section 4.4, the Company shall promptly give the Participant notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof. All determinations made by the Accounting Firm under this Section 4.4 shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant and shall be made within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice from the Participant that there has been a Payment or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. The reduction of Payments hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by first reducing any Payments due under Section 4.2(a) of this Plan, and then any Payments due under Section 4.2(b) of this Plan, and then any benefits due under Section 4.2(c) of this Plan, and then any other Payments due in the following order: (i) reduction of cash Payments, (ii) cancellation of accelerated vesting of performance-based equity awards (based on the reverse order of the date of grant), (iii) cancellation of accelerated vesting of other equity awards (based on the reverse order of the date of grant), and (iv) reduction of any other Payments due to the Participant (with benefits or payments in any group having different payment terms being reduced on a pro-rata basis). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section 4.4 shall be borne solely by the Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Company’s obligations under this Section shall not be conditioned upon the Participant’s termination of employment. By way of example, in the event of a Change in Control which does not result in a Participant’s termination of employment or entitlement to a Separation Benefit under this Plan, but which causes the accelerated vesting of such Participant’s equity awards under a separate plan giving rise to an Excise Tax, the Company’s obligations under this Section shall apply with respect to such accelerated vesting.
(c) Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Section 4.4.
(i) “Accounting Firm” shall mean the Company’s then current independent outside auditors, or such other nationally recognized certified public accounting firm as may be designated by the Plan Committee immediately prior to a Change in Control, provided that in the event that the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Plan Committee may appoint another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required under this Section 4.4 (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm
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hereunder), provided further that in any case, the retention of the Accounting Firm for purposes of this Section 4.4 shall be subject to review and approval, as applicable, by the Audit Committee of the Board.
(ii) “Excise Tax” shall mean the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such excise tax.
(iii) “Net After-Tax Benefit” shall mean the aggregate Value of all Payments to a Participant, net of all taxes imposed on the Participant with respect thereto under Sections 1 and 4999 of the Code and under applicable state and local laws, as determined by the Accounting Firm.
(iv) A “Payment” shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Participant, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Plan or otherwise.
(v) “Reduced Amount” shall mean the greatest amount of Payments that can be paid to a Participant that would not result in the imposition of the Excise Tax upon the Participant if the Accounting Firm determines to reduce Payments to the Participant pursuant to this Section 4.4.
(vi) “Value” of a Payment shall mean the economic present value of a Payment as of the date of the Change in Control (or such other date as required pursuant to Section 280G), as determined by the Accounting Firm pursuant to Section 280G of the Code using the discount rate required by Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.
4.5 Payment Obligations Absolute. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.2(c), the Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Plan and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other claim, right or action that the Company may have against a Participant or others. In no event shall a Participant be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Participant under any of the provisions of this Plan, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Participant obtains other employment.
4.6 Section 409A. For purposes of this Plan, “termination of employment” or words or phrases to that effect shall mean a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article IV, if the Participant is a “specified employee,” as determined under the Company’s policy for identifying specified employees on the Date of Termination, then to the extent required in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code, all payments, benefits or reimbursements paid or provided under this Plan that constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, that are provided as a result of a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and that would otherwise be paid or provided during the first six months following such Date of Termination shall be accumulated through and paid or provided (together with interest from the Date of Termination at the applicable federal rate under Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code in effect
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on the Date of Termination), on the first business day that is more than six months following the Participant’s Date of Termination (or, if the Participant dies during such six-month period, within 30 days after the Participant’s death). Further, to the extent that the Company determines that it is necessary, in order to comply with Section 409A with respect to any Participant who was a Participant in Plan immediately prior to the Restatement Date, the Company may require that any amount payable under this Plan be paid at the time and in the form applicable to such amount under the terms of the Plan immediately prior to the Restatement Date.
ARTICLE V
SUCCESSOR TO COMPANY
SUCCESSOR TO COMPANY
This Plan shall bind any successor of or to the Company, its assets or its businesses (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise), in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be obligated under this Plan if no succession had taken place. In the case of any transaction in which a successor would not by the foregoing provision or by operation of law be bound by this Plan, the Company shall require such successor expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under this Plan, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. The term “Company,” as used in this Plan, shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor or assignee to the business or assets which by reason hereof becomes bound by this Plan.
ARTICLE VI
DURATION, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
DURATION, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
6.1 Duration. The Plan shall continue in effect from the Effective Date through December 31, 2009; provided, however, that the Plan shall renew automatically for successive one-year periods unless the Board determines, through a resolution duly adopted by a majority of the entire membership of the Board no later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the then current term, that the Plan shall not be extended, in which event the Plan shall terminate at the expiration of the then current term. In the event that a Change of Control occurs within one year following a termination, the Plan shall not so terminate. If a Change in Control occurs, this Plan shall continue in full force and effect and shall not terminate or expire until after all Participants who become entitled to any payments hereunder shall have received such payments in full.
6.2 Amendment and Termination. The Plan may be amended in any respect by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board; provided, however, in the event that a Change in Control occurs within one year following an amendment to the Plan that would adversely affect the rights or potential rights of Participants, the amendment will not be effective. In anticipation of or on or following a Change in Control, the Plan shall no longer be subject to amendment, change, substitution, deletion, revocation or termination in any respect which adversely affects the rights of Participants without the consent of each Participant so affected. For the avoidance of doubt, removal of a Participant as a Participant (other than as a result of the Participant ceasing to be an Employee) or a decrease in the Participant’s Tier Level shall be deemed to be an amendment of the Plan which adversely affects the right of the Participant.
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6.3 Form of Amendment. The form of any amendment or termination of the Plan shall be a written instrument signed by a duly authorized officer or officers of the Company, certifying that the amendment or termination has been approved by the Board. An amendment of the Plan in accordance with the terms hereof shall automatically effect a corresponding amendment to all Participants’ rights and benefits hereunder. A termination of the Plan shall be in accordance with the terms hereof automatically effect a termination of all Participants’ rights and benefits hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 Determinations of the Plan Committee; Dispute Resolution. Any interpretation or construction of, or determination or action by, the Plan Committee with respect to the Plan and its administration shall be binding upon any and all parties and persons affected thereby, subject to the exclusive appeal procedure set forth herein, except for any interpretation or construction of, or determination or action by, the Plan Committee relating to whether a Participant has “Good Reason” to resign, which shall not be determined by the Plan Committee but instead shall be subject to de novo review. If any person eligible to receive benefits under the Plan, or claiming to be so eligible, believes he or she is entitled to benefits in an amount greater than those which he or she has received (a “Claimant”), he or she may file a claim in writing with the Teradata Benefits Committee (the “Benefits Committee”). The Benefits Committee shall review the claim and, within 90 days after the claim is filed, shall give written notice to the Claimant of the decision. If the claim is denied, the notice shall give the reason for the denial, the pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based, a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and an explanation of the claim review procedure under the Plan. Any person who has had a claim for benefits denied by the Benefits Committee shall have the right to request review by the Plan Committee. Such request must be in writing, and must be made within sixty days after such person is advised of the denial of benefits. If written request for review is not received within such sixty day period, the Claimant shall forfeit his or her right to review. The Plan Committee shall review claims that are appealed, and may hold a hearing if it deems necessary, and shall issue a written notice of the final decision. Such notice shall include specific reasons for the decision and specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based. The decision shall be final and binding upon the Claimant and the Plan Committee and all other persons involved. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Plan and not resolved through the foregoing process shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in the city of the Company’s headquarters, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. In addition, and as an exclusive alternative to the filing of a claim with the Benefits Committee, a Claimant may seek to resolve a dispute or controversy by filing a claim in arbitration without first seeking the review of the Benefits Committee or Plan Committee. The arbitrator may award only those damages which are consistent with the terms of this Plan and shall not have authority to award punitive damages. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction.
7.2 Indemnification. If a Participant institutes any legal action in seeking to obtain or enforce, or is required to defend in any legal action the validity or enforceability of, any right or
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benefit provided by this Plan, the Company shall reimburse the Participant (within 10 days following the Company’s receipt of an invoice from the Participant) for all reasonable costs and expenses relating to such legal action that are incurred at any time from the Effective Date through the Participant’s remaining lifetime or, if longer, through the 20th anniversary of the Effective Date, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses incurred by such Participant, unless a court or other finder of fact having jurisdiction thereof makes a determination that the Participant’s position was frivolous. In no event shall the Participant be required to reimburse the Company for any of the costs and expenses relating to such legal action. The Company’s obligations under this Section shall survive the termination of this Plan. In order to comply with Section 409A of the Code, in no event shall the payments by the Company under this Section be made later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and expenses were incurred, provided, that the Participant shall have submitted an invoice for such fees and expenses at least 30 days before the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and expenses were incurred. The amount of such legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any given calendar year shall not affect the legal fees and expenses that the Company is obligated to pay in any other calendar year, and the Participant’s right to have the Company pay such legal fees and expenses may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.
7.3 Employment Status. This Plan does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Participant or the Company any obligation to retain the Participant as an Employee, to change the status of the Participant’s employment, or to change the Company’s policies or those of its subsidiaries’ regarding termination of employment.
7.4 Validity and Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan, which shall remain in full force and effect, and any prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
7.5 Section 409A Savings Clause. It is intended that the payments and benefits provided under this Plan shall either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. This Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in a manner that effects such intent. If any compensation or benefits provided by this Plan may result in the application of Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall modify the Plan in the least restrictive manner necessary in order to exclude such compensation from the definition of “deferred compensation” within the meaning of such Section 409A or in order to comply with the provisions of Section 409A, other applicable provision(s) of the Code and/or any rules, regulations or other regulatory guidance issued under such statutory provisions and without any diminution in the value of the payments to the Participants. Although the Company will use its best efforts to avoid the imposition of taxation, interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the tax treatment of the benefits provided under this Plan is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company, its subsidiaries nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by a Participant (or any other individual claiming a benefit through the Participant) as a result of this Plan.
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7.6 Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the Plan shall in all respects be governed by the laws of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of law, and to the extent not preempted by ERISA.
7.7 Trust. The Compensation Committee may establish a trust with a bank trustee, for the purpose of paying benefits under this Plan. If so established, the trust shall be a grantor trust subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors and shall, immediately prior to a Change in Control, be funded in cash or common stock of the Company or such other assets as the Compensation Committee deems appropriate with an amount equal to 120 percent of the aggregate benefits payable under this Plan assuming that all Participants in the Plan incurred a termination of employment entitling them to Separation Benefits immediately following the Change in Control, provided, that, in the event that such funding would result in the imposition of taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code with respect to any current or former Section 16 officers or any “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the trust shall not be funded with respect to such individuals.
7.8 Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amount payable or benefit provided under this Plan such Federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes as are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby certifies that this amended and restated Plan was approved and adopted by the Board on the Restatement Date and, therefore, Teradata has caused this amended and restated Plan to be executed this 30th day of January, 2017.
FOR TERADATA CORPORATION
By:_____________________________
Victor L. Lund
President and Chief Executive Officer
922773.6
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Exhibit A
GENERAL RELEASE
GENERAL RELEASE
1. | In consideration of the payments and benefits to which [●] (the "Participant") is entitled from the Teradata Change in Control Severance Plan (the "Plan") as set forth on Schedule A hereto, the Participant for himself, his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns (collectively "Releasors") does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release, acquit and forever discharge Teradata Corporation (the "Company") and its subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions (the "Affiliated Entities") and their respective predecessors and successors and their respective, current and former, trustees, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, agents, employees, consultants, independent contractors and representatives, including without limitation all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them (collectively, "Releasees"), and each of them from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, remedies, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, whether in law or equity and whether arising under federal, state or local law and in particular including any claim for discrimination based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, age [(including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967)], national origin, religion, disability, or any other unlawful criterion or circumstance, relating to the Participant's employment or termination thereof, which the Participant and Releasors had, now have, or may have in the future against each or any of the Releasees from the beginning of the world until the date hereof (the "Execution Date"). |
Without limiting the foregoing Paragraph, the Participant represents that he or she understands that this Agreement specifically releases and waives any claims of age discrimination, known or unknown, that the Participant may have against the Releasees as of the date the Participant signs this Agreement. This Agreement specifically includes a waiver of rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act. The Participant acknowledges that as of the date he or she signs this Agreement, the Participant may have certain rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §626, and the Participant voluntarily relinquishes any such rights or claims by signing this Agreement.
2. | [The Participant acknowledges that: (i) this entire agreement is written in a manner calculated to be understood by him; (ii) he has been advised to consult with an attorney before executing this agreement; (iii) he was given a period of [forty-five][twenty-one] days within which to consider this agreement; and (iv) to the extent he executes this agreement before the expiration of the [forty-five][twenty-one]-day period, he does so knowingly and voluntarily and only after consulting his attorney. The Participant shall have the right to cancel and revoke this agreement during a period of seven days following the Execution Date, and this agreement shall not become effective, and no money shall be paid hereunder, until the day after the expiration of such seven-day period. The seven-day period of revocation shall commence upon the Execution Date. In order to revoke this agreement, the Participant shall |
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deliver to the Company, prior to the expiration of said seven-day period, a written notice of revocation. Upon such revocation, this agreement shall be null and void and of no further force or effect.]
3. | Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, this Release shall not affect: the obligations of the Company set forth in the Plan or other obligations that, in each case, by their terms, are to be performed after the date hereof (including, without limitation, obligations to Participant under any stock option, stock award or agreements or obligations under any pension plan or other benefit or deferred compensation plan, all of which shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms); obligations to indemnify the Participant respecting acts or omissions in connection with the Participant's service as a director, officer or employee of the Affiliated Entities; obligations with respect to insurance coverage under any of the Affiliated Entities' (or any of their respective successors) directors' and officers' liability insurance policies; or any right Participant may have to obtain contribution in the event of the entry of judgment against Participant as a result of any act or failure to act for which both Participant and any of the Affiliated Entities are jointly responsible. |
4. | The Participant shall not, at any time during the 12-month period following the Participant's Date of Termination (the "Restricted Period"), without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, solicit or recruit (whether as an employee, officer, director or independent contractor) any person who is, or was at any time during the three months prior to such solicitation or recruitment, an employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities. Further, during the Restricted Period, the Participant shall not take any action that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of encouraging or inducing any employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company or of its Affiliated Entities to cease their relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a general solicitation of the public for employment shall not violate the foregoing provisions of this Section so long as such general solicitation does not target any employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliated Entities. |
5. | The Participant shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or its Affiliated Entities, and their respective businesses, which information, knowledge or data shall have been obtained by the Participant during the Participant's employment by the Company and its Affiliated Entities and which information, knowledge or data shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Participant or representatives of the Participant in violation of this Agreement). After termination of the Participant's employment with the Company, the Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those persons designated by the Company. |
6. | The Participant understands that if the Participant breaches Sections 4 or 5, the Company may sustain irreparable injury and may not have an adequate remedy at law. As a result, the |
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Participant agrees that in the event of the Participant's breach of Sections 4 or 5, the Company may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, bring an action or actions for injunction, specific performance, or both, and have entered a temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or order compelling specific performance.
7. | Nothing contained in this Agreement limits the Participant’s ability to file a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (a "Government Agency"). In addition, nothing in this Agreement or any other Company agreement, policy, practice, procedure, directive or instruction shall prohibit the Participant from reporting possible violations of federal, state or local laws or regulations to any Government Agency or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal, state or local laws or regulations. The Participant does not need prior authorization of any kind to make any such reports or disclosures, and the Participant is not required to notify the Company that the Participant has made such reports or disclosures. If the Participant files any charge or complaint with any Government Agency, and if the Government Agency pursues any claim on the Participant’s behalf, or if any other third party pursues any claim on the Participant’s behalf, the Participant waives any right to monetary or other individualized relief (either individually, or as part of any collective or class action) that arises out of alleged facts or circumstances on or before the effective date of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement limits any right the Participant may have to receive a whistleblower award or bounty for information provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission or other Government Agency. |
8. | This Agreement shall be construed, enforced and interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to its principles of conflict of laws. |
9. | It is the intention of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under all applicable laws and public policies, but that the unenforceability or the modification to conform with such laws or public policies of any provision hereof shall not render unenforceable or impair the remainder of the Agreement. Accordingly, if any provision shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable either in whole or in part, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to delete or modify as necessary the invalid or unenforceable provisions to alter the balance of this Agreement in order to render the same valid and enforceable. |
10. | This Agreement may not be orally canceled, changed, modified or amended, and no cancellation, change, modification or amendment shall be effective or binding, unless in writing and signed by both parties to the Agreement. |
11. | If the Participant institutes any legal action in seeking to obtain or enforce, or is required to defend in any legal action the validity or enforceability of, any right or benefit provided by the Plan, the Company shall reimburse the Participant for all reasonable costs and expenses relating to such legal action, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses incurred by such Participant, unless a court or other finder of fact having jurisdiction thereof makes a determination that the Participant's position was frivolous. In no event shall the Participant |
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be required to reimburse the Company for any of the costs and expenses relating to such legal action. The reimbursement of legal fees shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 7.2 of the Plan.
12. | Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this Agreement, which includes a release.
TERADATA CORPORATION
By:________________________________ [name]
[title]
[title]
PARTICIPANT
Voluntarily Agreed to and Accepted this ______ day of _________________ 20___
____________________________________
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