EX-10.9 4 exhibit10.9.htm EXHIBIT 10.9  

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

 

July  22, 2015

 

JEFFREY  J.  HURD  

EXECUTIVE  VIC PRESIDENT  

HUMAN RESOURCES 

& ADMINISTRATION 

 

175 Wate Street,  3th  Floor   

New York NY  10038 

T: 212,770.7292 

 

Douglas  A Dachille 

First Principles  Capital Management, LL

140 Broadway, 21st  Floor 

New  York, NY 10005 

 

Dear Doug

 

 

W are  pleased  to  confirm  the  term of  you joining  American Internationa Group, Inc. (AIG”  or the Company). 

 

 

    Position.   Beginning on the Closin Date  or  such earlier date as  ma be practicable  for you, you  will  serv as  Executive Vice President  and Chief  Investment Officer, AIG,  grad 30 position.    I this  capacity you  will  be  member  of  the  AI Operating Committee and report directly  to  the  Chief Executive  Officer of AIG,  Peter  Hancock.   Closing  Date” has the meaning  provided in th Purchas and Sale Agreement, date pending, among AI Capital Corporation and the members  of  First Principles  Capital Management, LLC. 

 

 

    Location  Employer.   You will be based in New  York, New York and employed directly by AI (your  "Employer"). 

 

 

    Total Direct  Compensation.   Your initial annual  target  direct  compensation  will  be US$7,000,000.00 as  follows: 

 

 

     Bas Salary.   Your initia base cash salary  will be at rat of  US$1,000,000.00 per  year. 

 

 

      Short  Term  Incentive.  You annual  incentive target  for  2015 will  be  US$2,000,000.00 and will not be pro-rated. 

 

A a member of the AI Operating  Committee, your Short-Term Incentiv Award will be based solely  on objectiv Company  measures  and  the performance of the  Company  as  a whole.  To maintain  continuity  with the American International Group Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan,  the Company’s  general program for  Short-Term Incentives  for  employees, which uses  two scores  that  are  multiplied  together  and are calibrated  accordingly awards  for Operating  Committee members  are determined usin two times the annual Company 

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funding  score, measured agains targetFor example, if Company  performance is 10% above target,  awards  for the Operating  Committee  would be 120% of  target;  conversely, if Company  performance  is  10% below target, Operating  Committee  awards  would be 80% of target. The effect is to  appropriately  reflect objectiv Company  performance (whether positive or negative) for Operating  Committee  members  and bring  the revised  payout range from 0-125% to 0-150% of target. 

 

 

For 2015, your award will vest upon grant (in the first quarter of the year following  the performance year) provided  you are still an employee of the Company  on the grant date,  and be payable 50% in March  following  the performance year and 50% following  the one-year anniversary  of  the first payment. 

 

 

An bonus  or incentive compensation paid  to you is subject to the AI Clawback Policy  as may be amended from time to time. 

 

 

          Lon Term  Incentive.   For 2015, recommendation  on  your  behalf  will be made  to  the Compensation  and  Management  Resources  Committee  (CMRC of  the  Boar of Directors  that,  under  the  AI Lon Term  Incentive  Plan (the LTIP) you  be  granted Target Performance  Share  Units  (PSUs based  on  cas value  of  US$4,000.000.00 for the three-year performance  period  covering  January  2015   throug December  2017, which  will  provide  you  the  opportunit to  earn  shares  of  AI Common Stock  based  on the degree  of  AIG’s  achievement  of  its  performanc criteria,  during  the  Performance Period. This recommendation  and  grant is contingent  on  your  being  an  activ employee of the  Compan on  the  date  of  CMR approval  of  the  grant,  and  will  be  subject  to  the term and conditions  of  the  relevant  LTIP  and  the  award agreement governing  the grant. 

 

 

Following  the performance period, in the first quarter of 2018, the number of PSUs earned (from 0% to 150%) will be determined in accordance with th LTIP. Earned PSUs will vest in three equal installments, on January  1 of  each  2018, 2019 and 2020, and each installment will be delivered in shares  of  AIG Common Stock no later  than April  2018, January  2019 and January  2020, respectively

 

 

An lon term  incentiv compensation  paid  to  you  is  subject  to  the  AI Clawback  Policy as may  be  amended  from  tim to  time. 

 

 

    Benefits.   You will be entitled to benefits  consistent  with senior  executives  of  AI and reimbursement  of  reasonable business expenses in  each  case in accordance with applicable AIG policies  as  in effect from tim to time

 

 

    Paid Time Off.   Consistent  with AIG’s  Paid Time Off  (PTO policy you will receiv a minimu

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of 30 PTO  day each calendar year, which will be prorated for 2015.  Your PTO  will  accrue in accordance with the terms  set forth in th AI Employee Handbook  with  credit for prior service at FPCM

 

 

    Executive Severance Plan You will participate in the Company’s  Executive Severance Plan

 

 

    Notice Period.   You  agree  that  if  you  voluntarily  resign,  you will give six  months’ written notice to the Company  of  your resignation, which  may  be working  notice  or non-working  notice at the Company’s  sole discretion  and which  notice period  i waivable by the Compan at the Company’s  sole discretion. 

 

 

    Clawback PolicyAny  bonus, equity or equity-based award or other  incentive compensation granted to you will be subject to the AI Clawback  Policy  (and an other AI clawback policies  as  may  be in effect from time to time)

 

 

    Indemnification and Cooperation During  and after  your employment, AI will indemnify  you in your capacity  as  a director, officer, employee or agent of AI to the fulles extent permitted b applicable  law  and AIG's  charter  and by-laws, and will provide you with director and officer liability  insurance  coverag (including  post-termination/post-director servic tail coverage) on the same basis  as  AIG's  other executiv officers. AIG agrees  to cause any successor to all or substantially  all of the busines or assets  (or both) of AI to assume expressly  in writing  and to agree to perform all of the  obligations  of  AI in this paragraph. 

 

 

You agree (whether durin or after  your  employment with AIG) to reasonabl cooperate with AI in connection with  an litigation or regulatory  matter or with  any  government  authority  on any matter, in each case, pertaining  to AI and with  respect to which you ma have relevant knowledge, provided  that,  in connection with such  cooperation, AI will reimburse your reasonable  expenses  and you shall not  be required t act  against your own legal interests

 

 

    Tax MattersTax will b withheld  by  AIG as appropriate under applicable tax  requirements  for any payments  or deliverie under this letter.  To th extent any taxable expense reimbursement or in-kind benefits  under this letter  is  subject to Section  409A  of  the U.S. Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, the amount thereof  eligible in one taxable year shall not  affect the amount eligible for any other taxable year, in no event shall  any  expenses  be reimbursed after  the  las day  of  the taxable year  following  the taxable year in which you incurred such expenses  and  in no event shall  any right to reimbursement or receipt of in-kind benefits  be subject  to liquidation or  exchange for another benefit. Each payment under  this  letter wil be treated as a separate payment for purposes  of  Section 409A

 

 

    No Guarantee  of  Employment or Target  Direct  Compensation.   This  offer letter is not  a

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guarantee of employment  or target direct compensation for a fixed term. 

 

 

    Entire Agreement.   This  offer letter constitutes  AIG' onl statement relating  to its offer of employment to you and supersedes  any  previous  communications  or representations, oral or written, from or on behalf  of  AI or an of  its  affiliates

 

 

    Miscellaneous  RepresentationsYou confirm  and represent  to AIG, b signing this letter, that: 

(a) you are under no obligation or  arrangement (including  an restrictive covenants  with  any prior employer or any other entity) that would prevent you  from becoming an  employee of AIG or that would adversely  impact your ability to perform the expected services  on behalf  of  AIG other than  as  previously  disclosed in writing  to AIG; (b) you have not taken (or failed to return) any confidential information belonging  to  your prior employer or an other entity, and, to the extent you remain in possession of an such information, you will never use or  disclose such information  to AI or any of  its  employees, agents  or affiliates and (c) you understand  and accept  all of the terms  and  conditions  of  this  offer. 

 

 

    Non-solicitation This  offer and your employment  with AI are contingent on  your entering into the enclosed Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement. 

 

 

    Employment Dispute ResolutionYou  are  a participant in the Company Employment Dispute Resolution (EDR”) program, which provides  for various  way to  addres work-related disputes, including  mediation and arbitration,  through the American Arbitration  Association (AAA”). Information on  the company EDR Program is available  to employees  via the Company  Intranet  and  can  be made  available  to you  prior to your date of hire upon request

 

 

    Background Investigation This  offer is contingent upon the successful results  of  a background investigation, which may  include, but may  not be limited to, verification of employment, prior salary, professional certifications, designations  or licenses, criminal  and credi history, and educational background. 

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We look  forward  to  having  you  as  member  of  AIG's  senior  leadership  team. 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey J. Hurd                           

By:   Jeffrey  J.  Hurd 

Executive Vice President – Human  Resources  and  Administration 

 

 

 

I agree with and accept the foregoing terms.

 

 

 

/s/ Douglas A. Dachille                    

Douglas A. Dachille                                                               Date: 7/22/2015

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