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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)            February 13, 2007           
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   0-16439   94-1499887
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
         
901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 3200
   
Minneapolis, Minnesota
  55402-3232
     
(Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code            612-758-5200           
     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
     On February 13, 2007, Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Dr. Mark Greene, Ph.D. providing for his employment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective February 14, 2007. In connection with his employment, Dr. Greene will enter into a Management Agreement that provides for certain rights upon termination following a change of control event. He will also enter into the Company’s standard forms of Indemnification Agreement and Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement.
     Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, the initial term of Dr. Greene’s employment with the Company will commence on February 14, 2007 and expire on February 13, 2012. He will be entitled to receive a base salary at an annualized rate of $550,000, which is subject to upward adjustment from time to time as determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee (the “Committee”). He will also be eligible to participate in benefit plans that are generally available to the Company’s executives. For each full fiscal year of his employment, Dr. Greene will be eligible for an incentive award opportunity payable from 0% to 200% of his base salary, with a target equal to 100% of his annual base salary, pursuant to terms and conditions established by the Committee from time to time. For fiscal year 2007, Dr. Greene will be guaranteed an incentive bonus at the target percentage, pro rated based on the portion of the fiscal year he is employed by the Company, so long as he remains employed by the Company through the end of the fiscal year. The Company will pay Dr. Greene a sign-on bonus of $100,000 after commencement of his employment.
     Dr. Greene will be entitled to receive an initial equity grant (the “Initial Equity Award”) pursuant to the Company’s 1992 Long-term Incentive Plan (the “1992 LTIP”). The Initial Equity Award will consist of an option to purchase 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and the right to receive restricted stock units (“RSUs”) covering 41,667 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Initial Equity Award will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the options will have an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, which is expected to be the date Dr. Greene commences his employment or the first trading day occurring thereafter. For each full fiscal year of his employment, Dr. Greene will be eligible for an annual equity grant based on achievement of objectives established by the Committee (the “Annual Equity Award”). At target performance, the Annual Equity Award will be for an option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at fair market value as of the date of grant. Some or all of the Annual Equity Award may be in the form of restricted stock units or other equity-based awards that have an equivalent economic value to the potential option award. For fiscal year 2007, any Annual Equity Award will be prorated based on the portion of the fiscal year Dr. Greene is employed by the Company.
     If Dr. Greene’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or if he resigns for Good Reason (both as defined in the Employment Agreement) after fiscal year 2008, Dr. Greene will be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to two times his then current base salary

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plus two times his actual annual incentive bonus last paid to him, and he will receive continuation of medical and dental benefits for two years. If he is terminated without Cause or if he resigns for Good Reason before the end of fiscal year 2008, Dr. Greene will be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to two times his then current base salary plus two times his target annual incentive bonus, and he will receive continuation of medical and dental benefits for two years.
     If Dr. Greene’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or if he resigns for Good Reason within twelve months following a change of control Event (each as defined in the Management Agreement) that occurs prior to December 31, 2007, then in addition to the severance pay and benefits described above Dr. Greene’s unvested stock options and restricted stock units that would have otherwise vested in the twelve months after termination will vest in full, subject to certain limitations specified in the Management Agreement. If Dr. Greene’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or if he resigns for Good Reason within twelve months following a change of control Event that occurs after December 31, 2007, then in addition to the severance pay and benefits described above all of Dr. Greene’s unvested stock options and restricted stock units will vest in full, subject to certain limitations specified in the Management Agreement. If Dr. Greene is terminated without Cause within 90 days prior to a change of control Event, the termination will be presumed to be related to the Event, and Dr. Greene will be entitled to the corresponding benefits under the Management Agreement.
     The foregoing description of the terms of the Employment Agreement and the Management Agreement are summaries only and are qualified in all respects by reference to the Employment Agreement and the Management Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.
     From 2006 to present, Dr. Greene, age 52, has served as Vice President, Financial Services - Sales and Distribution with IBM. From 2001 to 2006, he served as IBM’s General Manager — Global Banking. From 1994 through 2000, Dr. Greene served in other executive roles at IBM.
     There are no family relationships between Dr. Greene and any director or executive officer of the Company which would require disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. Other than with respect to the Employment Agreement with the Company, there are no transactions between Dr. Greene or any of his immediate family members and the Company or any of its subsidiaries which would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit   Description
10.1
  Employment Agreement dated February 13, 2007 by and between the Company and Dr. Mark Greene
 
   
10.2
  Management Agreement dated February 14, 2007 by and between the Company and Dr. Mark Greene

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION
 
 
  By   /s/ Charles M. Osborne   
      Charles M. Osborne 
      Interim Chief Executive Officer, Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Date: February 14, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description   Manner of Filing
10.1
  Employment Agreement dated February 13, 2007 by and between the Company and Dr. Mark Greene   Filed Electronically
 
       
10.2
  Management Agreement dated February 14, 2007 by and between the Company and Dr. Mark Greene   Filed Electronically

 

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Exhibit 10.1
February 13, 2007
Mark N. Greene
310 West 72nd Street, Apt. 12G
New York, NY 10023
Dear Mark:
This letter agreement confirms our discussions regarding our offer for you to join Fair Isaac Corporation (the “Company”) as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective February 14, 2007, and sets out the terms and conditions on which you will join the Company, as follows:
     
Title:
  You will serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
 
   
Term:
  The initial term of your employment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall be for a period commencing on February 14, 2007 and ending on February 13, 2012, unless earlier terminated by either party as provided in this letter agreement (the “Term”).
 
   
Responsibilities:
  During your employment with the Company as Chief Executive Officer, you will report to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and will be responsible for the overall operations and direction of the Company. You agree to serve the Company faithfully and to the best of your ability, and to devote your full working time, attention and efforts to the business of the Company. You may participate in charitable activities and personal investment activities to a reasonable extent, so long as such activities and directorships do not interfere with the performance of your duties and responsibilities to the Company.
 
   
Representations:
  By accepting this employment offer and signing below, you represent and confirm that you are under no contractual or legal commitments that would prevent you from fulfilling your duties and responsibilities to the Company as Chief Executive Officer.
 
   
Initial Base Salary:
  You will be paid a base salary at the rate of $550,000 per year for services performed, in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company with annual review by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”). Your performance and base salary will be reviewed by the Committee annually during the first quarter of each fiscal year and may be adjusted upward from time to time in the discretion of the Committee, but will not be reduced during the Term.
 
   
Incentive Bonus:
  For each full fiscal year of the Company that you are employed during the Term, you will be eligible for an incentive award opportunity payable from 0% to 200% of your base salary at the rate in effect at the end of such fiscal

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  year, pursuant to the terms and conditions established by the Committee from time to time. You will be eligible for an incentive award payable at target equal to 100% of your annual base salary. Objectives will be established during the first quarter of the fiscal year. For fiscal year 2007, you will be guaranteed an incentive bonus at target, pro rated based on the portion of the fiscal year you are employed by the Company, so long as you remain employed by the Company through the end of such fiscal year. Any annual incentive bonus earned for a fiscal year will be paid to you within 21/2 months after the end of such fiscal year.
 
   
Annual Equity:
  For each full fiscal year of the Company that you are employed during the Term, you will be eligible for an annual equity grant based on achievement of objectives established by the Committee. Objectives will be established during the first quarter of the fiscal year. At target performance, the annual equity grant will be for an option to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at fair market value as of the date of grant, and on such other terms established by the Committee. In accordance with the policies and practices of the Company, some or all of such annual equity grant may be in the form of restricted stock units or other equity that is an economic equivalent to an option award. Such equivalency will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion. In connection with your eligibility for an annual equity grant relating to fiscal year 2007, such grant will be prorated based on the portion of the fiscal year you are employed by the Company. Grants are made during the first quarter following the end of the fiscal year.
 
   
Initial Equity:
  The Company shall grant to you, effective as of February 14, 2007 (the “Date of Grant”) and provided you have commenced employment with the Company, a non-statutory option to purchase 125,000 shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Option”) and restricted stock units covering 41,667 shares of the Company’s common stock, in each case, subject to the terms of the Company’s 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), and a stock option agreement and restricted stock unit award agreement to be entered into by you and the Company. The exercise price of the Option shall be the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Company’s common stock as of the Date of Grant.
 
   
Benefits:
  During your employment with the Company, you will be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans and programs generally available to other executive officers of the Company, and in such other employee benefit plans and programs to the extent that you meet the eligibility requirements for each individual plan or program and subject to the provisions, rules and regulations applicable to each such plan or program as in effect from time to time. The plans and programs of the Company may be modified or terminated by the Company in its discretion.
 
   
Vacation:
  During your employment with the Company, you will receive vacation time off in accordance with the policies and practices of the Company, except that your annual accrual rate shall be not less than four weeks paid vacation off

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  per year. Vacation time shall be taken at such times so as not to unduly disrupt the operations of the Company.
 
   
Signing Bonus:
  On the first regular payroll date of the Company following your first day of active employment with the Company, you will be paid a signing bonus in the amount of $100,000.
 
   
Office Location:
  Your employment will be based at the Company’s headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Of course, in your position regular travel will be required in the course of performing your duties and responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer.
 
   
Relocation:
  You agree to relocate yourself and your family to the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area by July 31, 2007. The Company will provide you with a comprehensive relocation package intended to cover reasonable costs associated with relocating from New York, New York to the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area. Such package will include the following:
     
 
  The Company will provide or reimburse you for the actual travel costs for up to two round trips by you and your immediate family from New York to Minneapolis for purposes of house hunting and school interviews. You should work with the Company to make travel arrangements, including airfare and hotel, in accordance with Company travel policies and practices.
 
   
 
  The Company will arrange for and provide to you temporary living accommodations in the Minneapolis metropolitan area for a period beginning on your date of hire and ending no later than July 31, 2007, and travel between Minneapolis and New York during such period, in accordance with the Company’s travel policies and practices, on average not more than twice per month.
 
   
 
  The Company will reimburse you for the actual costs of your real estate brokerage and related fees, closing costs and legal expenses in connection with the sale of your current primary residence in New York, New York, and closing costs in connection with your purchase of a home in the Minneapolis metropolitan area.
 
   
 
  The Company will pay an agreed upon vendor for reasonable costs of moving the household goods and personal effects of you and your family from New York to the Minneapolis metropolitan area. A cap for such costs to be paid by the Company shall be established by the Company following receipt of vendor estimates.
     
 
  To the extent that the relocation benefits provided to you under this letter agreement represent taxable income to you, the Company will gross-up such amount to account for the estimated taxes to be owed by you, in accordance with the policies and practices of the Company. You will submit receipts or other appropriate documentation of each expense under this paragraph within

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  30 days after such expense is incurred, and the Company will pay such reimbursements to you within 30 days thereafter.
     
Inventions Agreement:
  As a condition of your employment with the Company, you will be required to sign the enclosed Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement (the “PIIA”), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
 
   
Change in Control:
  In order to provide you with protection in the event of a change in control of the Company, you and the Company will enter into the enclosed Management Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference (except that terms defined in the Management Agreement apply only to the use of such terms in the Management Agreement, and terms defined in this letter agreement apply only to the use of such terms in this letter agreement).
 
   
Termination:
  Either you or the Company may terminate the employment relationship during the Term or after the Term at any time and for any reason. Upon termination of your employment by either party for any reason, you will promptly resign any and all positions you then hold as officer or director of the Company or any of its affiliates.
 
   
Severance:
  In case of involuntary termination of your employment by the Company without Cause prior to the expiration of the Term or in the case of voluntary resignation of your employment for Good Reason prior to the expiration of the Term (each a “Qualifying Termination”), the Company will pay you as severance pay an amount equal to two (2) times the sum of (a) your annual base salary at the rate in effect on your last day of employment plus (b) the annual incentive bonus last paid to you preceding the Qualifying Termination, or, in the event the Qualifying Termination occurs before the end of fiscal year 2008, your guaranteed incentive bonus at target described above in the paragraph entitled “Incentive Bonus.” In addition, upon a Qualifying Termination the Company will, for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the effective date of termination of your employment, allow you to continue to participate in the Company’s group medical and dental plans at the Company’s expense, to the extent you were a participant as of your last day of employment; however, if your participation in any such plan is barred, the Company will arrange to provide you with substantially similar coverage at its expense. Benefits provided by the Company may be reduced if you become eligible for comparable benefits from another employer or third party.
 
   
 
  Payment by the Company of any severance pay or premium reimbursements under this paragraph will be conditioned upon you (1) signing and not revoking a full release of all claims against the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and assigns, substantially in the form attached to this letter agreement as Exhibit A, (2) complying with your obligations under the PIIA or any other agreement between you and the Company then in effect, (3) cooperating with the Company in the transition of your duties, and (4) agreeing not to disparage or defame the Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, assigns, products or services.

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  Any severance payable will be paid to you in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following your “separation from service” as determined under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, but not earlier than expiration of any rescission periods.
 
   
 
  For purposes of this letter agreement, “Cause” and “Good Reason” have the following definitions:
 
   
 
  “Cause” means a determination in good faith by the Board of the existence of one or more of the following: (i) commission by you of any act constituting a felony; (ii) any intentional and/or willful act of fraud or material dishonesty by you related to, connected with or otherwise affecting your employment with the Company, or otherwise likely to cause material harm to the Company or its reputation; (iii) the willful and/or continued failure, neglect, or refusal by you to perform in all material respects your duties with the Company as an employee, officer or director, or to fulfill your fiduciary responsibilities to the Company, which failure, neglect or refusal has not been cured within fifteen (15) days after written notice thereof to you from the Company; or (iv) a material breach by you of the Company’s material policies or codes of conduct or of your material obligations under the PIIA or other agreement between you and the Company.
 
   
 
  “Good Reason” means any one or more of the following occur without your consent: (i) the assignment to you of material duties inconsistent with your status or position as Chief Executive Officer, or other action that results in a substantial diminution in your status or position; (ii) the relocation of your principal office for Company business to a location more than forty (40) miles from the Company’s current headquarters; or (iii) material breach by the Company of any terms or conditions of this letter agreement, which breach has not been caused by you and which has not been cured by the Company within fifteen (15) days after written notice thereof to the Company from you.
 
   
 
  In the event of termination of your employment by the Company for Cause, resignation by you other than for Good Reason, or termination due to your death or any disability for which you are qualified for benefits under the Company’s group long-term disability program, the Company’s only obligation hereunder shall be to pay such compensation and provide such benefits as are earned by you through the date of termination of employment.
 
   
 
  In the event that you are eligible for any benefits under the Management Agreement following termination of your employment, you shall not be eligible for any severance pay under this letter agreement.
 
   
Indemnification:
  The Company will indemnify you in connection with your duties and responsibilities for the Company, as set out in the enclosed Indemnification Agreement.

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Taxes:
  The Company may withhold from any compensation payable to you in connection with your employment such federal, state and local income and employment taxes as the Company shall determine are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
 
   
Applicable Law:
  This letter agreement shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.
 
   
Entire Agreement:
  This letter agreement and the documents referenced herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and supercedes all prior discussions, agreements and negotiations between us. No amendment or modification of this letter agreement will be effective unless made in writing and signed by you and an authorized director of the Company.
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Mark, we look forward to your joining the Company. If you have any questions about the terms of this letter agreement, please contact me or Rich Deal.
Sincerely,
A. George Battle
Chairman, Board of Directors
Enclosures:
  Management Agreement
 
  Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement
 
  Indemnification Agreement
 
  Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement
 
  Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement
I accept and agree to the terms and conditions of employment with Fair Isaac Corporation as set forth above.
     
/s/ Mark N. Greene
  February 13, 2007
 
   
Mark N. Greene
  Dated

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RELEASE BY MARK N. GREENE
Definitions. I intend all words used in this Release to have their plain meanings in ordinary English. Specific terms that I use in this Release have the following meanings:
  A.   I, me, and my include both me (Mark N. Greene) and anyone who has or obtains any legal rights or claims through me.
 
  B.   FIC means Fair Isaac Corporation, any company related to Fair Isaac Corporation in the present or past (including without limitation, its predecessors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, joint venture partners, and divisions), and any successors of Fair Isaac Corporation.
 
  C.   Company means FIC; the present and past officers, directors, committees, shareholders, and employees of FIC; any company providing insurance to FIC in the present or past; the present and past fiduciaries of any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by FIC (other than multiemployer plans); the attorneys for FIC; and anyone who acted on behalf of FIC or on instructions from FIC.
 
  D.   Agreement means the *[letter agreement / Management Agreement / or other relevant agreement]* between me and FIC dated *[date]*, including all of the documents attached to such agreement.
 
  E.   My Claims mean all of my rights that I now have to any relief of any kind from the Company, whether I now know about such rights or not, including without limitation:
  1.   all claims arising out of or relating to my employment with FIC or the termination of that employment;
 
  2.   all claims arising out of or relating to the statements, actions, or omissions of the Company;
 
  3.   all claims for any alleged unlawful discrimination, harassment, retaliation or reprisal, or other alleged unlawful practices arising under any federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, or regulation, including without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Minnesota Human Rights Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Minneapolis Civil Rights Ordinance, and workers’ compensation non-interference or non-retaliation statutes (such as Minn. Stat. § 176.82);
EXHIBIT A

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  4.   all claims for alleged wrongful discharge; breach of contract; breach of implied contract; failure to keep any promise; breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing; breach of fiduciary duty; estoppel; my activities, if any, as a “whistleblower”; defamation; infliction of emotional distress; fraud; misrepresentation; negligence; harassment; retaliation or reprisal; constructive discharge; assault; battery; false imprisonment; invasion of privacy; interference with contractual or business relationships; any other wrongful employment practices; and violation of any other principle of common law;
 
  5.   all claims for compensation of any kind, including without limitation, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation or stock options, vacation pay and paid time off, perquisites, and expense reimbursements;
 
  6.   all rights I have under California Civil Code section 1542, which states that: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor;”
 
  7.   all claims for back pay, front pay, reinstatement, other equitable relief, compensatory damages, damages for alleged personal injury, liquidated damages, and punitive damages; and
 
  8.   all claims for attorneys’ fees, costs, and interest.
      However, My Claims do not include any claims that the law does not allow to be waived; any claims that may arise after the date on which I sign this Release; any rights I may have to indemnification from FIC as a current or former officer, director or employee of FIC; any claims for payment of severance benefits under the Agreement; any rights I have to severance pay or benefits under the Agreement; or any claims I may have for earned and accrued benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company in which I am a participant as of the date of termination of my employment with FIC.
Consideration. I am entering into this Release in consideration of FIC’s obligations to provide me certain severance benefits as specified in the Agreement. I will receive consideration from FIC as set forth in the Agreement if I sign and do not rescind this Release as provided below. I understand and acknowledge that I would not be entitled to the consideration under the Agreement if I did not sign this Release. The consideration is in addition to anything of value that I would be entitled to receive from FIC if I did not sign this Release or if I rescinded this Release. I acknowledge and represent that I have received all payments and benefits that I am entitled to receive (as of the date of this Release) by virtue of any employment by the Company.
Agreement to Release My Claims. In exchange for the consideration described in the Agreement, I give up and release all of My Claims. I will not make any demands or claims

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against the Company for compensation or damages relating to My Claims. The consideration that I am receiving is a fair compromise for the release of My Claims.
Cooperation. Upon the reasonable request of the Company, I agree that I will (i) timely execute and deliver such acknowledgements, instruments, certificates, and other ministerial documents (including without limitation, certification as to specific actions performed by me in my capacity as an officer of the Company) as may be necessary or appropriate to formalize and complete the applicable corporate records; (ii) reasonably consult with the Company regarding business matters that I was involved with while employed by the Company; and (iii) be reasonably available, with or without subpoena, to be interviewed, review documents or things, give depositions, testify, or engage in other reasonable activities in connection with any litigation or investigation, with respect to matters that I may have knowledge of by virtue of my employment by or service to the Company. In performing my obligations under this paragraph to testify or otherwise provide information, I will honestly, truthfully, forthrightly, and completely provide the information requested, volunteer pertinent information and turn over to the Company all relevant documents which are or may come into my possession.
My Continuing Obligations. I understand and acknowledge that I must comply with all of my post-employment obligations under the Agreement and under the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement dated *[date]*. I will not defame or disparage the reputation, character, image, products, or services of FIC, or the reputation or character of FIC’s directors, officers, employees and agents, and I will refrain from making public comment about the Company except upon the express written consent of an officer of FIC.
Additional Agreements and Understandings. Even though FIC will provide consideration for me to settle and release My Claims, the Company does not admit that it is responsible or legally obligated to me. In fact, the Company denies that it is responsible or legally obligated to me for My Claims, denies that it engaged in any unlawful or improper conduct toward me, and denies that it treated me unfairly.
Advice to Consult with an Attorney. I understand and acknowledge that I am hereby being advised by the Company to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Release and I have done so. My decision whether to sign this Release is my own voluntary decision made with full knowledge that the Company has advised me to consult with an attorney.
Period to Consider the Release. I understand that I have 21 days from the date I received this Release (or 21 days after the last day of my employment with FIC, if later) to consider whether I wish to sign this Release. If I sign this Release before the end of the 21-day period, it will be my voluntary decision to do so because I have decided that I do not need any additional time to decide whether to sign this Release. I understand and agree that if I sign this Release prior to my last day of employment with FIC it will not be valid and FIC will not be obligated to provide the consideration described in the Release.
My Right to Rescind this Release. I understand that I may rescind this Release at any time within 15 days after I sign it, not counting the day upon which I sign it. This Release will not become effective or enforceable unless and until the 15-day rescission period has expired

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without my rescinding it. I understand that if I rescind this Release FIC will not be obligated to provide the consideration described in the Release.
Procedure for Accepting or Rescinding the Release. To accept the terms of this Release, I must deliver the Release, after I have signed and dated it, to FIC by hand or by mail within the 21-day period that I have to consider this Release. To rescind my acceptance, I must deliver a written, signed statement that I rescind my acceptance to FIC by hand or by mail within the 15-day rescission period. All deliveries must be made to FIC at the following address:
Vice President of Human Resources
Fair Isaac Corporation
901 Marquette Avenue
Suite 3200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
If I choose to deliver my acceptance or the rescission by mail, it must be postmarked within the period stated above and properly addressed to FIC at the address stated above.
Interpretation of the Release. This Release should be interpreted as broadly as possible to achieve my intention to resolve all of My Claims against the Company. If this Release is held by a court to be inadequate to release a particular claim encompassed within My Claims, this Release will remain in full force and effect with respect to all the rest of My Claims. I agree that the provisions of this Release may not be amended, waived, changed or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by an authorized representative of FIC and by me.
My Representations. I am legally able and entitled to receive the consideration being provided to me in settlement of My Claims. I have not been involved in any personal bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings at any time since I began my employment with FIC. No child support orders, garnishment orders, or other orders requiring that money owed to me by FIC be paid to any other person are now in effect.
I have read this Release carefully. I understand all of its terms. In signing this Release, I have not relied on any statements or explanations made by the Company except as specifically set forth in the Agreement. I am voluntarily releasing My Claims against the Company. I intend this Release and the Agreement to be legally binding.
         
Dated:
       
 
       
 
      Mark N. Greene

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MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
          This Management Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of February 14, 2007, by and between Fair Isaac Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Mark N. Greene (“Executive”).
          WHEREAS, Executive is expected to become a key member of the management of the Company and to devote substantial skill and effort to the affairs of the Company, pursuant to a letter agreement of even date hereof; and
          WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to provide inducement for Executive (A) to remain in the service of the Company in the event of any proposed or anticipated change in control of the Company and (B) to remain in the service of the Company in order to facilitate an orderly transition in the event of a change in control of the Company, without regard to the effect such change in control may have on Executive’s employment with the Company; and
          WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders that Executive be in a position to make judgments and advise the Company with respect to proposed changes in control of the Company; and
          WHEREAS, the Executive desires to be protected in the event of certain changes in control of the Company; and
          WHEREAS, for the reasons set forth above, the Company and Executive desire to enter into this Agreement.
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Company and Executive agree as follows:
     1. Events. No amounts or benefits shall be payable or provided for pursuant to this Agreement unless an Event shall occur during the Term (as defined in Section 12 of this Agreement).
     (a) For purposes of this Agreement, an “Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following occur:
     (i) Both (x) and (y) of this Section 1(a)(i) occur.
(x) Any “person” (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute thereto (the “Exchange Act”)) acquires or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power

 


 

of the Company’s securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Securities”) then outstanding or 30% or more of the shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) outstanding, provided, however, that the following shall not constitute an Event pursuant to this Section 1(a)(i):
  (A)   any acquisition or beneficial ownership by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company;
 
  (B)   any acquisition or beneficial ownership by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries;
 
  (C)   any acquisition or beneficial ownership by any corporation (including without limitation an acquisition in a transaction of the nature described in Section 1(a)(ii)) with respect to which, immediately following such acquisition, more than 70%, respectively, of (x) the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities and (y) the Common Stock is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the persons who beneficially owned Voting Securities and Common Stock, respectively, of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of such Voting Securities and Common Stock, as the case may be, immediately prior to such acquisition; or
 
  (D)   any acquisition of Voting Securities or Common Stock directly from the Company;
and
(y) Continuing Directors shall not constitute a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company. For purposes of this Section 1(a)(i), “Continuing Directors” shall mean: (A) individuals who, on the date hereof, are directors of the Company, (B) individuals elected as directors of the Company subsequent to the date hereof for whose election proxies shall have been solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company or (C) any individual elected or appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors of the Company caused by death or resignation (but not by removal) or to

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fill newly-created directorships, provided that a “Continuing Director” shall not include an individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the threatened election or removal of directors (or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents) by or on behalf of any person other than the Board of Directors of the Company; or
  (ii)   Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company or a statutory exchange of outstanding Voting Securities of the Company (other than a merger or consolidation with a subsidiary of the Company), unless immediately following such reorganization, merger, consolidation or exchange, all or substantially all of the persons who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of Voting Securities and Common Stock immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, consolidation or exchange beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 70% of, respectively, (x) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, consolidation or exchange and (y) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, consolidation or exchange in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, consolidation or exchange, of the Voting Securities and Common Stock, as the case may be; or
 
  (iii)   (x) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (y) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (in one or a series of transactions), other than to a corporation with respect to which, immediately following such sale or other disposition, more than 70% of, respectively, (1) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (2) the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the persons who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Voting Securities and Common Stock immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Voting Securities and Common Stock, as the case may be; or

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  (iv)   A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company shall have declared that an Event has occurred or that an Event will occur upon satisfaction of specified conditions, in which case the Event shall be deemed to occur upon satisfaction of such specified conditions; or
 
  (v)   There shall be an involuntary termination of employment of the Executive or Termination for Good Reason (as defined in Section 4(c)), and the Executive reasonably demonstrates that such event (x) was requested by a party other than the Board of Directors of the Company that had previously taken other steps reasonably calculated to result in an Event described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), or 1(a)(iii) hereof and which ultimately results in an Event described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), or 1(a)(iii) hereof, or (y) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of an Event described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), or 1(a)(iii) hereof that ultimately occurs; provided, however, that if an Event described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), or 1(a)(iii) hereof occurs within ninety (90) calendar days after the effective date of an involuntary termination of Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause, then it will be presumed that such termination arose in connection with or in anticipation of an Event described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii), or 1(a)(iii) hereof.
Notwithstanding anything stated in this Section 1(a), an Event shall not be deemed to occur with respect to Executive if (x) the acquisition or beneficial ownership of the 30% or greater interest referred to in Section 1(a)(i) is by Executive or by a group, acting in concert, that includes Executive or (y) a majority of the then combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities (or voting equity interests) of the surviving corporation or of any corporation (or other entity) acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of the Company shall, immediately after a reorganization, merger, exchange, consolidation or disposition of assets referred to in Section 1(a)(ii) or 1(a)(iii), be beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by Executive or by a group, acting in concert, that includes Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, beneficial ownership by Executive or by a group, acting in concert, that includes Executive, will not be deemed to exist if Executive’s interest in such entity or group is less than 1% of the voting power of such entity or group.
     (b) For purposes of this Agreement, a “subsidiary” of the Company shall mean any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having general voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the Company.

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     2. Payments and Benefits. If any Event shall occur during the Term of this Agreement, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company or its successor (which term as used herein shall include any person acquiring all or substantially all of the assets of the Company) a cash payment and other benefits on the following basis (unless the Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated voluntarily or involuntarily prior to the occurrence of the earliest Event to occur (the “First Event”), in which case Executive shall be entitled to no payment or benefits under this Section 2):
     (a) If at the time of, or at any time after, the occurrence of the First Event and prior to the end of the Transition Period, the employment of Executive with the Company is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated for any reason (unless such termination is a voluntary termination by Executive other than for Good Reason, is on account of the death or Disability of the Executive or is a termination by the Company for Cause), subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 2(d) and 2(e), Executive shall be entitled to the following:
  (i)   The Company shall pay Executive’s full base salary through the Termination Date at the rate then in effect in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company.
 
  (ii)   The Company or its successor shall make a cash payment to Executive in an amount equal to two (2) times the sum of (A) the annual base salary of Executive in effect immediately prior to the First Event plus (B) the incentive bonus last paid to Executive from the Company preceding the First Event or, if Executive has not been employed by the Company for a full fiscal year as of the time of the First Event, Executive’s guaranteed incentive bonus (as described in the letter agreement between Executive and the Company dated February 13, 2007) at target for the fiscal year in which the First Event occurs. Such amount shall be paid to Executive on the first day of the seventh month following the Termination Date or, if later, on the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s “separation from service” as such phrase is interpreted under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and any regulations, rules or guidance thereunder.
 
  (iii)   For a 24-month period after the Termination Date, the Company shall allow Executive to participate in any health, disability and life insurance plan or program in which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the First Event as if Executive were an employee of the Company during such 24-month period; provided, however, that in the event that Executive’s participation in any such health, disability or life insurance plan or program of the Company is barred, the Company, at its sole cost and expense, shall arrange to provide Executive with benefits substantially similar to

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      those which Executive would be entitled to receive under such plan or program if Executive were not barred from participation. Benefits otherwise receivable by Executive pursuant to this section 2(a)(iii) shall be reduced to the extent comparable benefits are received by Executive from another employer or other third party during such 24-month period, and Executive shall promptly report receipt of any such benefits to the Company.
  (iv)   Any outstanding and unvested stock options granted to Executive shall be accelerated and become immediately exercisable by Executive (and shall remain exercisable for the exercise periods specified in the applicable stock option agreements) and any restricted stock units or other equity-based compensation awarded to Executive and subject to forfeiture shall be fully vested and shall no longer be subject to forfeiture; provided, however, that if the First Event occurs on or before December 31, 2007, then such acceleration or lapse of forfeiture will apply only with respect to equity awards that would have vested or lapsed by their terms within 12 months following the Termination Date.
     (b) The Company shall also pay to Executive all legal fees and expenses incurred by the Executive as a result of such termination, including, but not limited to, all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in contesting or disputing any such termination or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement. Executive will submit to the Company appropriate documentation of such legal fees and expenses within thirty (30) days after they are incurred, and the Company will pay such reimbursements to Executive within ten (10) days thereafter.
     (c) In addition to all other amounts payable to Executive under this Section 2, Executive shall be entitled to receive all benefits payable to Executive under any other plan or agreement relating to retirement benefits.
     (d) Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or other benefit provided for in Section 2 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or other benefit provided for in Section 2 be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as the result of employment by another employer after the Termination Date or otherwise, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.
     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company will not pay to Executive, and Executive will not be entitled to receive, any payment pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) unless and until:
  (i)   Executive executes, and there shall be effective following any statutory period for revocation or rescission, a release, substantially in

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      the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A, that irrevocably and unconditionally releases the Company, any company acquiring the Company or its assets, and their past and current shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, covenants, rights and damages of any nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated; provided, however, that the release shall not adversely affect Executive’s rights to receive benefits to which he is entitled under this Agreement or Executive’s rights to indemnification under applicable law, the charter documents of the Company, any insurance policy maintained by the Company or any written agreement between the Company and Executive; and
 
  ii)   Executive executes an agreement prohibiting Executive for a period of one (1) year following the Termination Date from soliciting, recruiting or inducing, or attempting to solicit, recruit or induce, any employee of the Company or of any company acquiring the Company or its assets to terminate the employee’s employment.
     (f) The obligations of the Company under this Section 2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
     3. Certain Reduction of Payments by the Company.
     (a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, prior to the payment of any amounts pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, an independent national accounting firm mutually agreed to by the Company and Executive (the “Accounting Firm”) shall compute whether there would be any “excess parachute payments” payable to Executive, within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), taking into account the total “parachute payments,” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, payable to Executive by the Company or any successor thereto under this Agreement and any other plan, agreement or otherwise. If there would be any excess parachute payments, the Accounting Firm will compute the net after-tax proceeds to Executive, taking into account the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, if (i) the payments hereunder were reduced, but not below zero, such that the total parachute payments payable to Executive would not exceed three (3) times the “base amount” as defined in Section 280G of the Code, less One Dollar ($1.00), or (ii) the payments hereunder were not reduced. If reducing the payments hereunder would result in a greater after-tax amount to Executive, such lesser amount shall be paid to Executive. If not reducing the payments hereunder would result in a greater after-tax amount to Executive, such payments shall not be reduced. The determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive subject to the application of Section 3(b) hereof.

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     (b) As a result of uncertainty in the application of Sections 280G of the Code, it is possible that excess parachute payments will be paid when such payment would result in a lesser after-tax amount to Executive; this is not the intent hereof. In such cases, the payment of any excess parachute payments will be void ab initio as regards any such excess. Any excess will be treated as an overpayment by the Company to Executive. Executive will return the excess to the Company, within fifteen (15) business days of any determination by the Accounting Firm that excess parachute payments have been paid when not so intended, with interest at an annual rate equal to the rate provided in Section 1274(d) of the Code (or 120% of such rate if the Accounting Firm determines that such rate is necessary to avoid an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code) from the date Executive received the excess until it is repaid to the Company.
     (c) All fees, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, the cost of retaining experts) of the Accounting Firm shall be borne by the Company and the Company shall pay such fees, costs, and expenses as they become due. In performing the computations required hereunder, the Accounting Firm shall assume that taxes will be paid for state and federal purposes at the highest possible marginal tax rates which could be applicable to Executive in the year of receipt of the payments, unless Executive agrees otherwise.
     4. Definition of Certain Additional Terms.
     (a) “Cause” shall mean, and be limited to, (i) willful and gross neglect of duties by the Executive or (ii) an act or acts committed by the Executive constituting a felony and substantially detrimental to the Company or its reputation.
     (b) “Disability” shall mean Executive’s absence from his duties with the Company on a full time basis for 180 consecutive business days, as a result of Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, unless within 30 days after written notice of intent to terminate is given by the Company following such absence Executive shall have returned to the full time performance of Executive’s duties.
     (c) “Good Reason” shall mean if, without Executive’s express written consent, any of the following shall occur:
  (i)   the assignment to Executive of any material duties inconsistent with Executive’s status or position with the Company, or any other action by the Company that results in a substantial diminution in such status or position, excluding any isolated, insubstantial, or inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company within five (5) days after receipt of notice thereof from Executive;

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  (ii)   a reduction by the Company in Executive’s annual base salary or target incentive in effect immediately prior to the First Event;
 
  (iii)   the failure by the Company to continue to provide Executive with benefits at least as favorable in the aggregate to those enjoyed by Executive under the Company’s pension, life insurance, medical, health and accident, disability, deferred compensation, incentive awards, employee stock options or savings plans in which Executive was participating at the time of the First Event, the taking of any action by the Company that would directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed at the time of the First Event, or the failure by the Company to provide Executive with the number of paid vacation days to which Executive is entitled at the time of the First Event, but excluding any failure or action by the Company that is not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof from Executive;
 
  (iv)   the Company requiring Executive to relocate to any place other than a location within forty miles of the location at which Executive performed his primary duties immediately prior to the First Event or, if Executive is based at the Company’s principal executive offices, the relocation of the Company’s principal executive offices to a location more than forty miles from its location immediately prior to the First Event, except for required travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with Executive’s prior business travel obligations; or
 
  (v)   the failure of the Company to obtain agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 5(b).
     (d) As used herein, other than in Section 1(a) hereof, the term “person” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, estate, trust or other entity.
     (e) “Termination Date” shall mean the date of termination of Executive’s employment, which in the case of termination for Disability shall be the 30th day after notice is given as required in Section 4(b).
     (f) “Transition Period” shall mean the one-year period commencing on the date of the earliest to occur of an Event described in Section 1(a)(i), 1(a)(ii) or 1(a)(iii) hereof (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on the first anniversary of the Commencement Date.

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     5. Successors and Assigns.
     (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors, legal representatives and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that the Executive shall not have any right to assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of or transfer any interest in this Agreement or any payments hereunder, whether directly or indirectly or in whole or in part, without the written consent of the Company or its successor.
     (b) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase of a majority of the outstanding voting stock of the Company or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or by merger, consolidation or otherwise), by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Executive, to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession (other than in the case of a merger or consolidation) shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle Executive to compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as Executive would be entitled hereunder in the event of termination by Executive for Good Reason, except that for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Termination Date. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid that is required to execute and deliver the agreement as provided for in this Section 5(b) or that otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law.
     6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.
     7. Notices. All notices, requests and demands given to or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage pre-paid, addressed to the last known residence address of Executive or in the case of the Company, to its principal executive office to the attention of each of the then directors of the Company with a copy to its Secretary, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
     8. Remedies and Claim Process. If Executive disputes any determination made by the Company regarding Executive’s eligibility for any benefits under this Agreement, the amount or terms of payment of any benefits under this Agreement, or the Company’s application of any provision of this Agreement, then Executive shall, before pursuing any other remedies that may be available to Executive, seek to resolve such dispute by submitting a written claim notice to the Company. The notice by Executive shall explain the specific reasons for Executive’s claim and basis therefor. The Board of Directors shall review such claim and the Company will notify Executive in writing of its response within 60 days of the date on which Executive’s notice of

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claim was given. The notice responding to Executive’s claim will explain the specific reasons for the decision. Executive shall submit a written claim hereunder before pursuing any other process for resolution of such claim. This Section 8 does not otherwise affect any rights that Executive or the Company may have in law or equity to seek any right or benefit under this Agreement.
     9. Severability. In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, it is hereby agreed that such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other portions of this Agreement and that the remaining covenants, terms and conditions or portions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
     10. Integration. The benefits provided to Executive under this Agreement shall be in lieu of any other severance pay or benefits available to Executive under any other agreement, plan or program of the Company. In the event that any payments or benefits become payable to Executive pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement, then this Agreement will supersede and replace any other agreement, plan or program applicable to Executive to the extent that such other agreement, plan or program provides for payments or benefits to Executive arising out of the involuntary termination of Executive’s employment or termination by Executive for Good Reason. In addition, the acceleration of stock options and lapsing of forfeiture provisions of restricted stock units or other equity awards provided pursuant to Section 2(a)(iv) of this Agreement shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 13 of the Company’s 1992 Long-Term Incentive Plan (or similar successor provision or plan).
     11. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the parties. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party to this Agreement of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or future time.
     12. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the first day of Executive’s employment with the Company and shall terminate, and the Term of this Agreement shall end, on the later of (A) February 13, 2012, provided that such period shall be automatically extended for one year and from year to year thereafter until notice of termination is given by the Company or Executive to the other party hereto at least 60 days prior to February 13, 2012 or the one-year extension period then in effect, as the case may be, or (B) if the Commencement Date occurs on or prior to February 13, 2012 (or prior to the end of the extension year then in effect as provided for in clause (A) hereof), the first anniversary of the Commencement Date.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
         
    Fair Isaac Corporation
 
       
 
  By   /s/ A. George Battle
 
       
 
      A. George Battle
 
       
    Mark N. Greene
 
       
    /s/ Mark N. Greene
     
fb.us.1798340.07

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RELEASE BY MARK N. GREENE
Definitions. I intend all words used in this Release to have their plain meanings in ordinary English. Specific terms that I use in this Release have the following meanings:
  A.   I, me, and my include both me (Mark N. Greene) and anyone who has or obtains any legal rights or claims through me.
 
  B.   FIC means Fair Isaac Corporation, any company related to Fair Isaac Corporation in the present or past (including without limitation, its predecessors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, joint venture partners, and divisions), and any successors of Fair Isaac Corporation.
 
  C.   Company means FIC; the present and past officers, directors, committees, shareholders, and employees of FIC; any company providing insurance to FIC in the present or past; the present and past fiduciaries of any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by FIC (other than multiemployer plans); the attorneys for FIC; and anyone who acted on behalf of FIC or on instructions from FIC.
 
  D.   Agreement means the *[letter agreement / Management Agreement / or other relevant agreement]* between me and FIC dated *[date]*, including all of the documents attached to such agreement.
 
  E.   My Claims mean all of my rights that I now have to any relief of any kind from the Company, whether I now know about such rights or not, including without limitation:
  1.   all claims arising out of or relating to my employment with FIC or the termination of that employment;
 
  2.   all claims arising out of or relating to the statements, actions, or omissions of the Company;
 
  3.   all claims for any alleged unlawful discrimination, harassment, retaliation or reprisal, or other alleged unlawful practices arising under any federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, or regulation, including without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Minnesota Human Rights Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Minneapolis Civil Rights Ordinance, and workers’ compensation non-interference or non-retaliation statutes (such as Minn. Stat. § 176.82);
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  4.   all claims for alleged wrongful discharge; breach of contract; breach of implied contract; failure to keep any promise; breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing; breach of fiduciary duty; estoppel; my activities, if any, as a “whistleblower”; defamation; infliction of emotional distress; fraud; misrepresentation; negligence; harassment; retaliation or reprisal; constructive discharge; assault; battery; false imprisonment; invasion of privacy; interference with contractual or business relationships; any other wrongful employment practices; and violation of any other principle of common law;
 
  5.   all claims for compensation of any kind, including without limitation, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation or stock options, vacation pay and paid time off, perquisites, and expense reimbursements;
 
  6.   all rights I have under California Civil Code section 1542, which states that: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor;”
 
  7.   all claims for back pay, front pay, reinstatement, other equitable relief, compensatory damages, damages for alleged personal injury, liquidated damages, and punitive damages; and
 
  8.   all claims for attorneys’ fees, costs, and interest.
However, My Claims do not include any claims that the law does not allow to be waived; any claims that may arise after the date on which I sign this Release; any rights I may have to indemnification from FIC as a current or former officer, director or employee of FIC; any claims for payment of severance benefits under the Agreement; any rights I have to severance pay or benefits under the Agreement; or any claims I may have for earned and accrued benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company in which I am a participant as of the date of termination of my employment with FIC.
Consideration. I am entering into this Release in consideration of FIC’s obligations to provide me certain severance benefits as specified in the Agreement. I will receive consideration from FIC as set forth in the Agreement if I sign and do not rescind this Release as provided below. I understand and acknowledge that I would not be entitled to the consideration under the Agreement if I did not sign this Release. The consideration is in addition to anything of value that I would be entitled to receive from FIC if I did not sign this Release or if I rescinded this Release. I acknowledge and represent that I have received all payments and benefits that I am entitled to receive (as of the date of this Release) by virtue of any employment by the Company.

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Agreement to Release My Claims. In exchange for the consideration described in the Agreement, I give up and release all of My Claims. I will not make any demands or claims against the Company for compensation or damages relating to My Claims. The consideration that I am receiving is a fair compromise for the release of My Claims.
Cooperation. Upon the reasonable request of the Company, I agree that I will (i) timely execute and deliver such acknowledgements, instruments, certificates, and other ministerial documents (including without limitation, certification as to specific actions performed by me in my capacity as an officer of the Company) as may be necessary or appropriate to formalize and complete the applicable corporate records; (ii) reasonably consult with the Company regarding business matters that I was involved with while employed by the Company; and (iii) be reasonably available, with or without subpoena, to be interviewed, review documents or things, give depositions, testify, or engage in other reasonable activities in connection with any litigation or investigation, with respect to matters that I may have knowledge of by virtue of my employment by or service to the Company. In performing my obligations under this paragraph to testify or otherwise provide information, I will honestly, truthfully, forthrightly, and completely provide the information requested, volunteer pertinent information and turn over to the Company all relevant documents which are or may come into my possession.
My Continuing Obligations. I understand and acknowledge that I must comply with all of my post-employment obligations under the Agreement and under the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement dated *[date]*. I will not defame or disparage the reputation, character, image, products, or services of FIC, or the reputation or character of FIC’s directors, officers, employees and agents, and I will refrain from making public comment about the Company except upon the express written consent of an officer of FIC.
Additional Agreements and Understandings. Even though FIC will provide consideration for me to settle and release My Claims, the Company does not admit that it is responsible or legally obligated to me. In fact, the Company denies that it is responsible or legally obligated to me for My Claims, denies that it engaged in any unlawful or improper conduct toward me, and denies that it treated me unfairly.
Advice to Consult with an Attorney. I understand and acknowledge that I am hereby being advised by the Company to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Release and I have done so. My decision whether to sign this Release is my own voluntary decision made with full knowledge that the Company has advised me to consult with an attorney.
Period to Consider the Release. I understand that I have 21 days from the date I received this Release (or 21 days after the last day of my employment with FIC, if later) to consider whether I wish to sign this Release. If I sign this Release before the end of the 21-day period, it will be my voluntary decision to do so because I have decided that I do not need any additional time to decide whether to sign this Release. I understand and agree that if I sign this Release prior to my last day of employment with FIC it will not be valid and FIC will not be obligated to provide the consideration described in the Release.

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My Right to Rescind this Release. I understand that I may rescind this Release at any time within 15 days after I sign it, not counting the day upon which I sign it. This Release will not become effective or enforceable unless and until the 15-day rescission period has expired without my rescinding it. I understand that if I rescind this Release FIC will not be obligated to provide the consideration described in the Release.
Procedure for Accepting or Rescinding the Release. To accept the terms of this Release, I must deliver the Release, after I have signed and dated it, to FIC by hand or by mail within the 21-day period that I have to consider this Release. To rescind my acceptance, I must deliver a written, signed statement that I rescind my acceptance to FIC by hand or by mail within the 15-day rescission period. All deliveries must be made to FIC at the following address:
Vice President of Human Resources
Fair Isaac Corporation
901 Marquette Avenue
Suite 3200
Minneapolis, MN 55402
If I choose to deliver my acceptance or the rescission by mail, it must be postmarked within the period stated above and properly addressed to FIC at the address stated above.
Interpretation of the Release. This Release should be interpreted as broadly as possible to achieve my intention to resolve all of My Claims against the Company. If this Release is held by a court to be inadequate to release a particular claim encompassed within My Claims, this Release will remain in full force and effect with respect to all the rest of My Claims. I agree that the provisions of this Release may not be amended, waived, changed or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by an authorized representative of FIC and by me.
My Representations. I am legally able and entitled to receive the consideration being provided to me in settlement of My Claims. I have not been involved in any personal bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings at any time since I began my employment with FIC. No child support orders, garnishment orders, or other orders requiring that money owed to me by FIC be paid to any other person are now in effect.
I have read this Release carefully. I understand all of its terms. In signing this Release, I have not relied on any statements or explanations made by the Company except as specifically set forth in the Agreement. I am voluntarily releasing My Claims against the Company. I intend this Release and the Agreement to be legally binding.
         
Dated:
       
 
       
 
      Mark N. Greene
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