EX-10.04
Published on December 4, 2008
Exhibit 10.04
May 18, 2004
Sasan Goodarzi
Dear Sasan:
On behalf of the Intuit team, it is with great pleasure that I extend to you this formal offer of
employment to join us in the position of Vice President/General Manager, Vertical Business
Management Solutions and General Manager, Intuit Distribution Management Systems (IDMS), in
Boulder, Colorado reporting directly to Lorrie Norrington, Executive Vice President, Office of the
CEO. We have all been impressed and excited by your talents, energy and experience, and are
excited about the prospect of you joining our team.
The revised offer will remain open until close of business, Friday, May 21, 2004. The terms of our
offer are as follows:
START DATE
We anticipate that you will start employment with Intuit on June 7, 2004 (Start Date).
BASE COMPENSATION
For your services, you will be paid an annual base salary of $350,000, payable in bi-weekly
installments and in accordance with Intuits standard payroll practices.
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS ELIGIBILITY
You will be eligible to participate in Intuits Performance Incentive Plan (IPT), a cash
incentive compensation program beginning with Intuits August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005 fiscal year.
The IPI bonus measurement cycle is the same as Intuits fiscal year. Your target percentage under
the IPI for Intuits 2005 fiscal year ending July 31, 2005 will be 40% of your base salary.
Payouts under the IPI are tied to the achievements of Intuit and individual performance and are
made to individuals who are employed on the date the IPI payment is made. The actual amount of
your award, if any, will be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in the
IPI plan document.
EQUITY
Subject to approval by the Compensation and Organizational Development Committee of Intuits Board
of Directors or its designee, you will be granted a nonqualified stock option to purchase 60,000
shares of Common Stock of Intuit Inc. These options will be granted to you on your Start Date.
The exercise price per share will be equal to the closing price of Intuits Common Stock on the
Nasdaq
National Market on the date of grant. If, however, that is not a trading day, the exercise price
per share will be the closing price on the last trading day preceding your Start Date. The options
will be subject to the terms of the Intuit Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. The options will vest
over three years as to 33-1/3% of the option shares twelve months from the date of the grant, and
as to an additional 2.778% of the option shares monthly thereafter for the next two years, provided
you remain employed on the vesting date. The option will have a maximum term of seven years.
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN CONTRIBUTIONS
Intuit will make a fully vested employer contribution of $150,000 on your behalf to the Intuit Inc.
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the NQDCP). Intuit will make this contribution net of
required payroll withholding taxes within thirty days following your Start Date.
Provided you remain employed through your one-year anniversary of employment with Intuit, Intuit
will make a fully vested employer contribution of $150,000 on your behalf to the NQDCP (the
One-Year Anniversary NQDCP Contribution). Intuit will make this One-Year Anniversary NQDCP
Contribution net of required payroll withholding taxes within thirty days following the first
anniversary of your Start Date. Se Separation Benefits below for the effect your termination of
Intuit employment within your first year of employment would have on this One-Year Anniversary
NQDCP Contribution.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the NQDCP, you will be able to elect to have these
contributions credited with earnings pursuant to the investment alternatives offered under the
NQDCP and elect when to take distribution of these contributions and any earnings credited thereon.
INSURANCE
You will be eligible to participate in Intuits group health, life and dental insurance plans.
Your benefits will become effective on the first day of the month coincident with or following your
Start Date.
RELOCATION
You will be eligible for Intuits executive relocation benefits under Intuits Relocation Policy,
plus an additional net of taxes amount of $25,000 in relocation benefits. If you resign from
Intuit prior to your first anniversary of employment, you agree to reimburse Intuit for a prorated
amount of the relocation benefits paid to or on behalf of you by one-twelfth of every complete
month of service after your Start Date.
SEPARATION BENEFITS
In the event of your involuntary termination without Cause within the first year of your
employment, Intuit will make the $150,000 One-Year Anniversary NQDCP Contribution on your behalf to
the NQDCP payable within 30 days following the date your employment terminates provided you then
sign a valid and binding release agreement.
In the event of your involuntary termination without Cause at anytime during your Intuit
employment, you will also be entitled to a single lump sum severance payment equal to one year of
your then current base salary (less applicable deductions and withholdings) payable within 30 days
following the date your employment terminates provided you then sign a valid and binding release
agreement.
In the event of your voluntary termination or termination for Cause, you will not be entitled to
any portion of the above separation benefits.
For purposes of these separation benefits, the following shall constitute Cause for
termination: (i) you have been convicted of a misdemeanor that involves moral turpitude or the
embezzlement of property of Intuit or one of its affiliates; (ii) you have been convicted of a
felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (iii) your willful misconduct in
the performance of your duties as an Intuit employee; (iv) your gross negligence in the performance
of your duties as an Intuit employee; or (v) you have
persistently failed to follow the lawful
instructions of your manager relating to an activity within the scope of your duties. In order for
a condition identified in (iv) or (v) to constitute Cause, Intuit shall first have provided you
with (A) at least 30 days written notice of the alleged actions setting forth with specificity the
events or failures complained of and (B) an opportunity to remedy to the reasonable satisfaction of
your manager such condition within such 30 day period and you shall have failed to remedy such
condition.
VACATION
You will accrue four weeks of vacation during your first year of employment.
SICK DAYS
You will be granted 40 hours of sick leave each calendar year. Your sick leave will accrue at the
rate of 1.54 hours per pay period (bi-weekly).
PERFORMANCE/SALARY REVIEWS
Performance and salary reviews are conducted at least once per fiscal year. Your first salary
review will be conducted in connection with your performance review for the fiscal year ending July
31, 2005.
BACKGROUND CHECK
This offer, and your employment, is contingent on Intuits verification of background information,
even if you should begin employment before completion of Intuits background check.
CONFIDENTIALITY
This letter confirms our understanding that you are not subject to any employment agreement that
would preclude us from offering this position to you or you joining our organization. This also
confirms that you will not be asked to disclose to us or utilize any confidential or proprietary
information from your prior places of employment, and that you understand that you must not do so.
In addition, you will agree to execute and abide by Intuits Employee Invention Assignment and
Confidentiality Agreement as a condition of employment.
WORK AUTHORIZATION
Federal law requires Intuit to document an employees authorization to work in the United States.
To comply, Intuit must have a completed Form I-9 for you within three business days of your Start
Date. You agree to provide Intuit with documentation required by the Form I-9 to confirm you are
authorized to work in the United States. You understand and agree that if you do not comply with
this requirement by close of business on the third business day following your Start Date, you will
be placed on unpaid leave for up to five days to comply. You further
understand and agree that failure to provide the necessary documentation by the end of the leave of
absence period will result in termination of employment.
This letter also confirms the understanding that employment at Intuit is at the mutual consent of
you and Intuit, and is at-will in nature and can be terminated at anytime for any reason or no
reason by yourself or Intuit. This at-will employment relationship can only be modified in writing
signed by Intuits Senior Vice President of Human Resources.
This letter constitutes the entire agreement between you and Intuit and supersedes any and all
prior agreements between the parties regarding employment.
Please review these terms and make sure they are consistent with your understanding. If so, please
sign and date both copies of this letter and confirm your Start Date. The original of this letter
is for your records.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (650) 944-6137.
We look forward to you joining the Intuit team.
Sincerely,
/s/ Eric Lane
Eric Lane
Director, Talent Acquisition & Mobility
Director, Talent Acquisition & Mobility
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ Sasan Goodarzi
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Sasan Goodarzi
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To: Sasan Goodarzi
From: Laura Fennell
Date: December 1, 2008
Subject: Amended Employment Agreement
Sasan,
We are excited that you agreed to take on the role of Senior Vice President and President/GM of
IFID in Calabasas, CA. The purpose of this memo is to formally document the terms of your
employment as initially specified in your May 18, 2004 revised offer letter and the October 9, 2007
memo.
In addition, Intuit has reviewed the terms of your employment, in light of the requirements of
Section 409A (Section 409A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code) and has
concluded that certain clarifications are desirable under Section 409A. These changes are intended
to bring your employment into documentary compliance with the requirements for administration under
Section 409A. Please review the following changes; however, in order to ensure compliance with
Section 409A, Intuit must receive a copy of this document, executed by you, not later than December
31, 2008.
The effective date of this promotion was September 10, 2007. Your transfer to IFID became official
September 24, 2007. As of September 10, 2007, you also became a Section 16 Insider of Intuit. In
your new role, you will continue to report directly to the CEO and will continue to be an at will
employee.
Base Salary and Annual Incentive
Effective upon September 10, 2007 (the Transition Date), your annual base salary was increased to
$540,000. Your annual bonus target percentage was increased to 65%, retroactive to August 1, 2007.
NQDCP Contributions
Within thirty days following October 9, 2007 Intuit made a fully vested employer contribution of
$200,000 on your behalf to the Intuit Inc. 2005 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the NQDCP).
This contribution was subject to certain payroll taxes.
Within 30 days following October 9, 2008, Intuit made a second fully vested employer contribution
of $200,000 on your behalf to the
NQDCP. This contribution was subject to certain payroll taxes.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the NQDCP, you will be able to elect to have these
contributions credited with earnings pursuant to the investment
alternatives offered under the
NQDCP and to elect when to take distribution of these contributions and any earnings credited
thereon.
Equity Awards
As approved by the Compensation and Organizational Development Committee of Intuits Board of
Directors or its designee, you were granted a nonqualified stock option to purchase 20,000 shares
of Common Stock of Intuit Inc. These options were granted to you on the seventh business day of
October 2007 (i.e., the seventh business day of the month following your promotion date, as per
Intuits standard equity granting practice). The exercise price per share will be equal to the
closing price of Intuits Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on the date of grant. If,
however, that is not a trading day, the exercise price per share will be the closing price on the
last trading day preceding the date of grant. The options will be subject to the terms of the
Intuit Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan. The options will vest over three years with 33-1/3% of the
option shares vesting twelve months from your Transition Date, and an additional 2.778% of the
option shares vesting monthly thereafter for the next two years, provided you remain employed by
Intuit Inc. on the vesting dates. The option will have a maximum term of seven years.
Also as approved by the Compensation and Organization Development Committee or its designee, you
were granted 10,000 restricted stock units (referred to as Stock Units or SUs). These Stock
Units were granted to you on the seventh business day of October 2007, according to the equity
granting practice described above. Provided Intuit achieves the specified revenue and operating
income performance hurdles for these Stock Units in FY08, the Stock Units will vest after three
years, so long as you remain employed by Intuit Inc. on the vesting date. Your Stock Units and the
issuance of the underlying Intuit Inc. Common Stock will be subject to the terms and conditions of
your Stock Unit Agreement and the Intuit Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.
Relocation Assistance
Since this role is based in California, we agreed that you will relocate from Texas under Intuits
Executive Relocation Policy. Intuit will provide you with mortgage assistance to assist you with
the purchase of a home. This mortgage assistance will apply directly towards the repayment of
principal and interest, up to a mortgage of
$1,200,000. The assistance will be designed to effect an approximate 5% reduction off of your
interest rate for the first year of your mortgage, a 4% interest reduction for the second year, a
3% interest reduction for the third year, 2% interest reduction for the fourth year, and a 1%
interest reduction for the fifth year. This mortgage assistance will end on the earlier of the
fifth year of your mortgage or the date your employment with Intuit ends.
Your relocation benefits will be limited to the terms of the Executive Relocation Policy and the
mortgage benefit as described above.
Please note that this special compensation package including this relocation assistance is based on
your job moving from Texas to this extremely high cost area in California. In the event of your
job moving outside of California on behalf of Intuit, the terms of your compensation and relocation
assistance will likely be modified.
Involuntary Termination
The Separation Benefits set forth in your May 18, 2004 revised offer letter remain in place;
however, in order to comply with Section 409A, the second paragraph of the Separation Benefits
section of that letter shall be revised to read in its entirety as follows:
In the event of your involuntary termination without Cause at anytime during your
Intuit employment, you will also be entitled to a single lump sum severance
payment equal to one year of your then current base salary (less applicable
deductions and withholdings) payable within 30 days following the date your
employment terminates, provided you have returned to Intuit a signed,
valid, binding and irrevocable release agreement that is acceptable to Intuit
which release must be delivered within 45 days after the date of such termination
of employment.
This memo, your existing stock option agreements and stock unit agreements and your May 18, 2004
revised offer letter set forth the entire agreement between you and Intuit regarding the terms of
your employment. You agree to continue to be bound by the Employee Inventions Assignment and
Confidentiality Agreement which you signed on June 7, 2004.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Understood and Agreed:
/s/ Sasan Goodarzi |
12/1/08 | |
Sasan Goodarzi |
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