Exhibit 10.2
KEY EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the 16th day of January, 2019, by and between Fiserv, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), and Frank J. Bisignano (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Executive is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Data Holdings, Inc. (“First Data”);
WHEREAS, the Company and First Data have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 16, 2019 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, upon the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), First Data will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the Company and First Data, hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Employer”);
WHEREAS, simultaneously with his Execution of this Agreement, the Executive will execute an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with the Company (the “Employment Agreement”) and subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of the Effective Time, the Executive shall become the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Executive’s services are valuable to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company desires to continue to attract and retain dedicated and skilled management employees in a period of industry consolidation, consistent with achieving the best possible value for its shareholders in any change in control of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that circumstances may arise in which a change in control of the Company occurs, through acquisition or otherwise, thereby causing a potential conflict of interest between the Company’s needs for the Executive to remain focused on the Company’s business and for the necessary continuity in management prior to and following a change in control, and the Executive’s reasonable personal concerns regarding future employment with the Employer and economic protection in the event of loss of employment as a consequence of a change in control;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are desirous that any proposal for a change in control or acquisition of the Company will be considered by the Executive objectively and with reference only to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders;
WHEREAS, the Executive will be in a better position to consider the Company’s best interests if the Executive is afforded reasonable economic security, as provided in this Agreement, against altered conditions of employment which could result from any such change in control or acquisition;
WHEREAS, the Executive possesses intimate knowledge of the business and affairs of the Company and has acquired certain confidential information and data with respect to the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to insure, insofar as possible, that it will continue to have the benefit of the Executive’s services and to protect its confidential information and goodwill.