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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2010.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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47-0772104
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
120 Broadway, Suite 3350
New York, New York 10271
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
Amended and Restated
Deferred Compensation Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Dennis P. Byrnes, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
6060 Coventry Drive
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022
(402) 778-2183
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act (check one):
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum |
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Proposed Maximum |
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Amount of |
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Title of |
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Amount To Be |
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Offering Price |
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Aggregate |
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Registration |
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Securities To Be Registered |
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Registered (2) |
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Per Share |
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Offering Price (2) |
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Fee |
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Deferred Compensation Obligations(1) |
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$20,000,000 |
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100% |
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$20,000,000 |
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$1,426 |
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The Deferred Compensation Obligations are general unsecured
obligations of ACI Worldwide, Inc. (the Registrant) to pay
deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the ACI
Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, based on the estimated amount of compensation to
be deferred by participants. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to
participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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Item 3. |
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Incorporation of Documents by Reference |
The following documents, which have been filed by Registrant pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or as otherwise indicated, are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
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The Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2010; |
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The Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010
filed with the SEC on May 4, 2010; |
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The Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010
filed with the SEC on July 30, 2010; and |
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The Registrants Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 25,
2010, March 4, 2010, March 9, 2010, April 29, 2010, May 13, 2010, June 14, 2010, July
29, 2010 and August 3, 2010 (other than portions of these documents furnished under
Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to
such items) and our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on March 16, 2010
(other than portions of this document furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form
8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items). |
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under
applicable SEC rules rather than filed) prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
herein or in any other subsequently filed document which is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
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Description of Securities |
The securities being registered pursuant to the ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated
Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) represent obligations (the Obligations) of the Registrant
to pay deferred compensation in the future according to the terms of the Plan. The Plan was
adopted by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors (the
Committee) of the Registrant on July 29, 2010 and amended and restated on September 9, 2010. The
Plan will become effective October 1, 2010. The initial plan year will commence on October 1, 2010
and end on December 31, 2010 and thereafter, each plan year will be from January 1 to December 31.
The Plan is an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan designed to allow
non-employee directors and a select group of management or highly compensated employees of
Registrant designated by the Committee of the Board of Directors (each a Participant and
collectively, the Participants) to save for retirement on a tax-deferred basis. The Plan is
intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
Participants in the Plan may elect to defer a portion of their regular compensation and
performance-based compensation. The Obligations are general unsecured obligations of the
Registrant to pay such deferred amounts to the Participants in accordance with the terms of the
Plan. The Obligations are subject to the claims of Registrants general creditors and rank equally
with other unsecured indebtedness of the Registrant from time to time outstanding. The
Obligations are not convertible into any other security of the Registrant and there is no trading
market for the Obligations.
Amounts deferred under the Plan will be credited to bookkeeping accounts maintained by the
Registrant for each Participant and will be credited or debited with the Participants
proportionate share of any gains or losses attributable to the earnings indices selected by the
Participant. The Committee will designate the earnings indices available to Participants;
provided, however, under no circumstances shall the value of the Registrants stock be used as an
earnings index. The earnings indices are to be used for measurement purposes only and amounts
deferred under the Plan will not represent any actual investment made on the Participants behalf
by the Registrant. The amount that the Registrant is required to pay under the Plan is equal to the
elective deferrals made by the Participant, as adjusted for the hypothetical gains or losses based
on the earnings indices selected by the Participant. The Registrant may make discretionary
contributions to Participant accounts in such amounts and at such times as are determined by the
Registrant from time to time in its sole discretion.
Amounts deferred by a Participant are fully vested at all times. The Committee may impose a
vesting schedule of up to 5 years with respect to discretionary contributions, if any, made by the
Registrant to a Participant.
The Obligations of the Registrant to Participants under the Plan will be payable in accordance
with the distribution provisions of the Plan. Distribution of the Obligations generally can not be
made prior to the distribution dates specified by the Participants, other than withdrawals made in
the event of a Participants (i) unforeseeable emergency, as defined in the Plan, (ii) separation
from service, (iii) death or (iv) disability. Distributions of the Obligations will be made to
Participants in a single lump-sum payment after the earliest of (a) the Participants separation
from service, (b) the Participants death or (c) the Participants disability (Standard
Distribution). In lieu of the Standard Distribution timing, a Participant may elect, at the time
of deferral, to receive distribution of the Obligations in a given plan year (a) at a specified
date or time (or upon attainment of a specific age), or (b) upon the earlier of such date (or age)
or one ore more of the Standard Distribution events. A Participant may also elect, at the time of
deferral, to receive distributions of the Obligations in annual installments for a period of up to
10 years. Deferred amounts retained in a Participants account during the payout period continue
to earn hypothetical gains and are subject to hypothetical losses based on the earnings indices
selected by the Participant.
Under the terms of the Plan, the Registrant may establish a trust for the purpose of holding
all or a portion of the Participants account balances; provided, the agreement establishing such
trust shall provide that the assets held therein will be available to satisfy claims of the
Registrants general creditors in the event of the Registrants insolvency.
The Plan will be administered by the Committee and the Committee will have full power to
interpret the Plan and determine all questions that arise under it. The Committee reserves the
right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that no such action shall
affect a Participants right to receive the full amount of his or her vested account balance.
This summary of the terms of the Plan and the Registrants Obligations thereunder is not
intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and incorporated herein by this reference.
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Item 5. |
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Interests of Named Experts and Counsel |
Not applicable.
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL) permits
indemnification by a corporation of certain officers, directors, employees and agents. Consistent
therewith, Article Tenth of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(ACI) provides that ACI shall, to the fullest extent permitted or required by the DGCL, as the
same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent
that such amendment permits ACI to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted
ACI to provide prior to such amendment), indemnify a director or officer of ACI or a person who is
or was serving at the request of ACI as director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation
or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, who was or is made (or threatened to be made) a party to or is otherwise
involved in a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action suit or proceeding (an
indemnified person). Article Tenth also provides that expenses incurred by an indemnified person
will be paid in advance by ACI; provided, however, that, if the DCGL requires, an advancement of
expenses incurred by an indemnified person in his or her capacity as a director or officer will be
made only if ACI receives an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified person to repay all
amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which
there is no further right to appeal that such indemnified person is not entitled to be indemnified
for such expenses. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also authorizes ACI to
maintain officer and director liability insurance, and such a policy is currently in effect.
ACI has entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its executive officers and
certain other employees. Under the Indemnification Agreements, ACI agrees to indemnify the employee
to the fullest extent permitted by law if the employee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or
other participant in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative
dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation by reason of (or arising in
part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that the employee is or was a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of ACI, or any subsidiary of ACI, or is or was serving at the
request of ACI as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on
the part of the employee while serving in such capacity. ACI also agrees, to the extent the Company
maintains liability insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries,
the employee will be covered by such policies as to provide the employee the same rights and
benefits as are accorded to the most favorably similarly situated insured.
The above discussion of the DGCL and the Registrants Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such statute and
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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Item 7. |
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Exemption from Registration Claimed |
Not applicable.
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Exhibit |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission No. 000-25346)
filed July 30, 2007). |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to the Registrants Current Report on
Form 8-K (Commission No. 000-25346) filed December 18, 2008). |
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4.3 |
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ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan. |
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5.1 |
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Opinion of Jones Day. |
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23.1 |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. |
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23.2 |
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Consent of KPMG LLP. |
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23.3 |
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Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1 |
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Power of Attorney. |
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Incorporated by reference |
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of
Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) the Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the city of New York, New York, on September 9, 2010.
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ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
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/s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
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Dennis P. Byrnes |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Philip G. Heasley |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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September 9, 2010 |
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Scott W. Behrens |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
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September 9, 2010 |
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Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting
Officer)
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/s/ Harlan F. Seymour |
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Chairman of the Board of
Directors and a Director
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September 9, 2010 |
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/s/ Jan H. Suwinski |
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Director
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September 9, 2010 |
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/s/ John D. Curtis |
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Director
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September 9, 2010 |
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/s/ John M. Shay, Jr. |
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Director
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September 9, 2010 |
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/s/ Alfred R. Berkeley, III |
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Director
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September 9, 2010 |
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/s/ John E. Stokely |
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Director
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September 9, 2010 |
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/s/ James C. McGroddy |
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Director
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September 9, 2010 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission No. 000-25346)
filed July 30, 2007). |
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*4.2
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to the Registrants Current Report on
Form 8-K (Commission No. 000-25346) filed December 18, 2008). |
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4.3
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ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan. |
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5.1
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Opinion of Jones Day. |
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23.1
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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23.2
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Consent of KPMG LLP |
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23.3
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Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1
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Power of Attorney. |
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Incorporated by reference |
exv4w3
Exhibit 4.3
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
Amended and Restated
Deferred Compensation Plan
1. Purpose. Effective as of October 1, 2010, ACI Worldwide, Inc. (the
Company), establishes this Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) for the
purpose of allowing members of the Companys senior management to save for their retirement on a
tax-deferred basis. This Plan is intended to constitute a nonqualified deferred compensation
plan, within the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the Code), and it shall be construed and administered in a manner consistent therewith.
2. Definitions. Unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context, the following
terms shall have the indicated meanings under this Plan:
(a) Account shall mean a bookkeeping account established in a
Participants name for the sole purpose of measuring the benefit payable to the
Participant or the Participants Beneficiary under those circumstances described in
this Plan.
(b) Account Balance shall mean, with respect to any Participant, the
sum of all Deferrals and/or Company Contributions credited to his or her Account for
all years the Participant has participated in this Plan, as adjusted for any
Earnings on such amounts, and as reduced for any prior distributions to the
Participant or the Participants Beneficiary.
(c) Beneficiary shall mean the person or persons entitled to receive
any benefit payable under this Plan following a Participants death. Such
Beneficiary shall be designated in accordance with Paragraph 13.
(d) CEO shall mean the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The
CEO may delegate to one or more individuals any or all of the administrative duties
assigned to the CEO under the Plan.
(e) Change in Control shall have the meaning given such term in the
Companys then current form of Change in Control Employment Agreement filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(f) Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time.
(g) Committee shall mean the Compensation and Leadership Development
Committee of the Companys Board of Directors.
(h) Company shall mean ACI Worldwide, Inc. a Delaware corporation .
(i) Company Contribution means any amount that the Company credits to
a Participants Account under the Plan as a discretionary employer contribution for
a given Plan Year, in accordance with Paragraph 5. Company Contributions shall not
be considered Compensation for purposes of this Plan or for purposes of any other
qualified or nonqualified plan of the Company or its subsidiaries.
(j) Compensation shall mean, with respect to a Plan Year, all Regular
Compensation and Performance-Based Compensation earned by a Participant during that
Plan Year in return for services performed for the Company. Such amount shall
include any Deferrals under this Plan, but shall exclude any elective deferrals
excluded from the Participants gross income under any of Code Sections 125,
132(f)(4), or 401(k).
(k) Deferrals shall mean the annual amount of Compensation a
Participant elects to defer under Paragraph 4.
(l) Disability shall mean any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment of a Participant that can be expected to result in death or to
last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months, provided that such
impairment results in the Participant either:
(i) Being unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, or
(ii) Receiving income replacement benefits for a period of at least
three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the
Company or its subsidiaries.
(m) Earnings shall mean the rate of return credited to a
Participants Account under Paragraph 6.
(n) ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time.
(o) Employee shall mean any common-law employee of the Company or its
subsidiaries whose primary location of employment is within the United States of
America.
(p) Participant shall mean any Employee or non-Employee director who
is selected for participation in the Plan in accordance with Paragraph 3, and shall
also include any former Employee who continues to have an Account Balance under the
Plan.
(q) Performance-Based Compensation shall mean any portion of a
Participants Compensation that is contingent on the satisfaction of preestablished
organizational or individual performance criteria, measured over a performance
period of at least twelve (12) consecutive months during which the Participant
performs services for the Company or its subsidiary. For this purpose, performance
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criteria will be considered preestablished if they are established in writing
by no later than ninety (90) days after the performance period commences, provided
that the outcome is substantially uncertain at the time the criteria are
established.
(r) Plan shall mean this ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated
Deferred Compensation Plan, as herein set forth and as amended from time to time.
(s) Plan Year shall mean the calendar year; provided that the initial
Plan Year shall commence on October 1, 2010, and end on December 31, 2010.
(t) Regular Compensation shall mean that portion of a Participants
Compensation that is payable on a periodic basis throughout the Plan Year in which
it is earned, as well as any such periodic Compensation that is payable as soon as
administratively practicable following the close of the final payroll period in such
Plan Year, but shall exclude any Performance-Based Compensation.
(u) Separation From Service shall mean a Participants termination of
employment with the Company and all of its affiliated employers, regardless of the
reason therefor. In all events, this phrase shall be construed in a manner
consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including any applicable IRS
guidance.
(v) Specified Employee shall mean any Employee described in Code
Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), as determined pursuant to procedures adopted by the
Committee in compliance with Code Section 409A, but only if the stock of the Company
or a parent of the Company is publicly traded at the time of such Employees
Separation From Service.
(w) Unforeseeable Emergency shall mean severe financial hardship to a
Participant resulting from:
(i) A sudden and unexpected illness of the Participant, the
Participants spouse, the Participants Beneficiary or the Participants
dependent (as defined in Code Section 152, without regard to sub-sections
(b)(1), (b)(2) or (d)(1)(B));
(ii) The loss of the Participants property due to casualty; or
(iii) Any other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstance
arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.
The existence of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be determined by the CEO (or, in
the case of the CEO, by the Committee), in accordance with regulations issued under
Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(I).
(x) Valuation Date shall mean the last day of each Plan Year, as well
as such other dates as are determined by the Committee.
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3. Participation. Acting in its sole discretion, the Committee may designate for
participation in the Plan any Employee who is determined to be part of a select group of
management or highly compensated employees of the Company or its subsidiaries (as that phrase is
used in Section 201(2) of ERISA). Such designation shall be made in writing, and may be revoked at
any time. Unless and until revoked, however, any such designation shall remain in effect during
subsequent Plan Years.
4. Deferrals.
(a) Regular Compensation. Subject to the provisions of Subparagraph
(c), prior to the first day of each Plan Year, a Participant may elect to defer the
receipt of any portion of the Regular Compensation to be earned by him or her during
that Plan Year. Moreover, an Employee who is not already a participant in a
nonqualified deferred compensation plan that would be aggregated with this Plan
pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(c)(2)(i) may elect, during the
first thirty (30) days after the Employee first becomes a Participant, to defer the
receipt of any portion of the Regular Compensation to be earned by him or her after
the date of such election and during the remainder of that Plan Year. Any such
Deferral election may not be revoked or modified during the Plan Year to which it
relates, except that a Participants Deferral election shall be cancelled due to
either (i) an accelerated distribution from this Plan on account of an Unforeseeable
Emergency, or (ii) a hardship distribution from a qualified cash or deferred
arrangement pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(k)-1(d)(3). No new
Deferral election described in the first sentence of this Subparagraph may become
effective until the first day of the following Plan Year. A Participant may elect
to defer either a specified percentage or a specified dollar amount of his or her
Regular Compensation. Any Deferral election made under this Subparagraph shall
apply to only a single Plan Year, and shall not apply to any subsequent Plan Year
unless expressly renewed by the Participant.
(b) Performance-Based Compensation. Separately from any Deferral
election made under Subparagraph (a), and subject to the provisions of Subparagraph
(c), a Participant may elect to defer the receipt of any portion of the
Performance-Based Compensation to be earned by him or her during a specified
performance period of at least twelve (12) months duration. Any such Deferral
election must be made no later than, and may not be revoked or modified later than,
the earlier of six (6) months before the end of the performance period or the time
that the Performance-Based Compensation has become readily ascertainable; provided,
however, that such a Deferral election shall be cancelled due to either (i) an
accelerated distribution from this Plan on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency, or
(ii) a hardship distribution from a qualified cash or deferred arrangement pursuant
to Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(k)-1(d)(3). Moreover, an Employee who is not
already a participant in a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that would be
aggregated with this Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(c)(2)(i)
may elect, during the first thirty (30) days after the Employee first becomes a
Participant, to defer the receipt of any portion of the Performance-Based
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Compensation to be earned by him or her after the date of such election and
during the remainder of the then-current performance period. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the portion of any Performance-Based Compensation to be earned
by a Participant after the date of an election shall be equal to the Participants
total Performance-Based Compensation for that performance period multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining in the performance
period after the election and the denominator of which is the total number of days
in the performance period. A Participant may elect to defer either a specified
percentage or a specified dollar amount of any Performance-Based Compensation. Any
Deferral election made under this Subparagraph shall apply to only a single
performance period, and shall not apply to subsequent periods unless expressly
renewed by the Participant.
(c) Maximum Deferral Percentage. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Subparagraphs (a) and (b), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, designate the
maximum percentage of a Participants Regular Compensation, Performance-Based
Compensation, or both, that he or she may elect to defer under this Paragraph 4 for
each Plan Year.
(d) Election Procedures. Any Deferral election made under this
Paragraph shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the Committee.
Such procedures may allow for elections to be made either in writing or via
electronic means, provided that a record of all such elections shall be preserved.
Similar election procedures shall apply to distribution elections made under either
of Paragraph 9 or Paragraph 11.
5. Company Contributions. Acting in its sole discretion, the Committee may credit a
given Participants Account with an additional amount, which may be a percentage of Compensation or
a specific dollar amount, for the Plan Year. Unless the Participant elects otherwise, in
accordance with Paragraph 9, such Company Contributions shall be payable in a single lump-sum at
the time set forth in Paragraph 8.
6. Earnings Indices. Participants shall be allowed to elect from among one or more
earnings indices designated by the Committee. As of each Valuation Date, each Participants
Account Balance shall be credited or debited with that Participants proportionate share of any
gains or losses attributable to the earnings indices selected by that Participant. Under no
circumstances shall the value of the Companys stock be used as an earnings index. Nor shall the
Committee be required to invest any actual assets in the designated earnings indices.
7. Vesting. The portion of the Participants Account Balance attributable to
Deferrals shall be fully vested at all times. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose a
vesting schedule (of up to 5 years) with respect to any Company Contribution (and Earnings thereon)
for any Participant for any given Plan Year, and further, the Committee, in its sole discretion,
may provide that certain Company Contributions (and Earnings thereon) shall become fully vested
immediately upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.
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8. Distributions. Except as otherwise elected in accordance with Paragraph 9, a
Participant (or, in the event of the Participants death, the Participants Beneficiary) shall
receive a distribution of his or her entire Account Balance, in a single lump-sum payment, as soon
as administratively practicable (but no more than 90 days) after the earliest of:
(a) The Participants Separation from Service (or, in the case of a Specified
Employee, six months after such Separation From Service);
(b) the Participants death; or
(c) the Participants Disability;
provided that neither the Participant nor the Beneficiary shall have the right to designate the
taxable year of the payment.
9. Alternative Elections Regarding Time and Form of Payment. Except as provided in
Paragraph 10 with respect to small Account Balances, a Participant may elect, in lieu of the
distribution timing provisions of Paragraph 8, to receive distribution of his or her Deferrals
and/or Company Contributions for a given Plan Year (and the Earnings attributable thereto)
(a) at a specific date or time (or upon attainment of a specific age), or
(b) upon the earlier of such date (or age) or one or more of the distribution
events listed in Paragraph 8.
A Participant may also elect to receive distribution of his or her Deferrals and/or Company
Contributions for a given Plan Year (and the Earnings attributable thereto) in annual installments
for a period of up to ten (10) years. If a Participant elects to receive installment payments, the
amount of each such annual installment shall be equal to the Participants Account Balance as of
the date of the distribution divided by the number of installments remaining to be paid.
Notwithstanding the above, any distribution on account of the death of the Participant shall be
paid in accordance with Paragraph 8. Any election under this Paragraph (with respect to Deferrals
and the Earnings thereon) must be made by the applicable deadline (under Paragraph 4) for making a
Deferral election for the applicable Plan Year. Any election under this Paragraph (with respect to
Company Contributions and the Earnings thereon) must be made before the first day of the Plan Year
in which the Company Contribution is credited to the Participants Account (or, if later, within
the first 30 days after the Employee first becomes a Participant); provided that, to the extent
required under Code Section 409A, such election shall apply only to Compensation paid for services
to be performed after the date of the election. Notwithstanding the above, no Participant may
elect more than three alternate combinations of distribution dates and payout methods. In the
absence of a timely distribution election, any Deferrals or Company Contributions for a given Plan
Year (and the Earnings attributable thereto) shall be paid at the time and in the manner set forth
in Paragraph 8.
10. Cashout of Small Account Balances. If, on the date of a distribution event listed
in Paragraph 8, a Participants Account Balance does not exceed the dollar limitation then in
effect under Code Section 402(g)(1)(B) (i.e., the annual limitation on Code Section 401(k)
deferrals, excluding any catch-up contributions available to an employee who is age 50 or older),
the
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Participants entire Account Balance shall be distributed in accordance with Paragraph 8,
notwithstanding any alternative distribution election the Participant might have made Paragraph 9
or any distribution deferral election the Participant might have made under Paragraph 11. In
applying the provisions of this Paragraph, a Participants Account Balance shall be deemed to
include any amount credited to the Participants account under any other nonqualified deferred
compensation plan that would be aggregated with this Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-1(c)(2)(i).
11. Distribution Deferral Elections. A Participant who is still an Employee may
elect, at least twelve months before the earliest of the distribution dates described in Paragraph
8 (or the alternate distribution date elected under Paragraph 9) to defer the distribution of his
or her Account Balance (or the portion thereof that is payable on such date). Except in the case
of a Participants Disability or death, any such distribution deferral election must defer the
distribution for a period of at least five years from the date the distribution(s) otherwise would
have been made (or commenced). Subject to the constraints described in the preceding portions of
this Paragraph, a Participant may elect to receive a deferred distribution in either a single
lump-sum payment or a series of annual installments over a period of up to ten (10) years. If a
Participant elects to receive installment payments, the amount of each such annual installment
shall be equal to the Participants Account Balance as of the date of the distribution divided by
the number of installments remaining to be paid. Moreover, a Participant may make more than one
distribution deferral election under the provisions of this Paragraph; provided that such elections
do not result in the Participant having more than three alternate combinations of distribution
dates and payout methods. For purposes of this Paragraph, a series of installment payments shall
be treated as a single payment. Accordingly, by electing to defer his or her distribution
commencement date by at least five (5) years, a Participant may substitute a lump-sum payment for a
series of installments, but may not elect to defer the distribution of only a single installment.
12. Unforeseeable Emergency. At any time prior to receiving a distribution of his or
her entire Account Balance, a Participant who has experienced an Unforeseeable Emergency may
request an accelerated distribution from his or her Account. The amount necessary to relieve that
emergency (including any amount necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated to result from the
distribution) shall then be distributed to the Participant in a lump-sum payment. The
determination of the amount reasonably necessary to relieve the Participants emergency shall be
made by the Committee. No distribution shall be made under this Paragraph, however, to the extent
that the Participants emergency may be relieved either:
(a) Through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise;
(b) By liquidation of the Participants assets, to the extent the liquidation
of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship; or
(c) By cessation of the Participants Deferrals under this Plan.
Any distribution under this Paragraph shall be made as soon as administratively practicable (but no
more than 90 days) after the Committees determination of the portion of the Participants Account
Balance properly distributable as a result of the Participants Unforeseeable Emergency.
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13. Designation of Beneficiary. A Participant shall designate one or more
Beneficiaries, some of whom may be contingent Beneficiaries. Any such Beneficiary designation
shall be made in writing, on a form provided by the Company; provided that a married Participant
may designate a primary Beneficiary other than his/her spouse only if the spouse provides written
consent to that designation. A Participant may revoke a Beneficiary designation at any time and,
subject to the spousal consent requirement described in the immediately preceding sentence,
designate a new primary or contingent Beneficiary. No such revocation or new designation shall
become effective, however, until received in writing by the Company. In the absence of an
effective Beneficiary designation, a Participants Beneficiary shall be the person or persons in
the first of the following classes of successive preference Beneficiaries. The Participants:
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14. Unfunded Status. It is specifically intended that all Deferrals and Earnings
under the provisions of this Plan shall be unfunded for purposes of both the Code and ERISA. To
that end, benefits payable hereunder shall be paid exclusively from the Companys general assets.
Although the Company may establish a trust for the purpose of holding all or a portion of
Participants Account Balances, the agreement establishing any such trust shall provide that the
assets held therein will be available to satisfy claims of the Companys general creditors in the
event of the Companys insolvency. No Participant or Beneficiary shall have any claim, right,
security interest, or other interest in any fund, trust, account, insurance contract, or other
asset of the Company that may be looked to for such payment. Rather, a Participant (or his or her
Beneficiary) shall be a general, unsecured creditor of the Company.
15. Restrictions on Alienation. No right or benefit under this Plan shall be subject
to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, borrowing, encumbrance, or charge; and any
attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, borrow, encumber, or charge the same shall
be void. Nor shall any right or benefit under this Plan be in any manner liable for or subject to
the debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts of any Participant or Beneficiary. Notwithstanding the
preceding provisions of this Paragraph, the Committee may authorize either of the following:
(a) The payment or assignment of benefits pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order, as defined in Section 206(d)(3)(B)(i) of ERISA. A Participants
Account Balance shall be reduced to reflect the amount of such payment.
(b) The distribution of any portion of a Participants Account Balance to any
taxing authority. The Company will inform the Participant of any amount so
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distributed, by use of appropriate tax forms or by means of written notice to
the Participant concerning his or her Account Balance.
16. Administration. The Committee will have full power to interpret the Plan and to
determine all questions that arise under it. Such power includes, for example, the administrative
discretion necessary to determine whether an individual meets the Plans eligibility requirements
and to interpret any other term contained in this document. The Committee may delegate such
ministerial responsibilities as it believes appropriate to one or more individuals, who may (but
need not) be employees of the Company or its subsidiaries. The Plan will be administered as an
arrangement primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of
management or highly compensated employees, as described in Section 201(2) of ERISA.
17. Claims and Appeals Procedures. A request for a Plan benefit shall be filed with
the CEO or with his or her designee. Such a request, hereinafter referred to as a claim, shall
be deemed filed when the executed claim form is received by the CEO (or his or her designee).
(a) Initial Claim Determination. The CEO (or his or her designee)
shall decide each claim within a reasonable time after it is received. If a claim is
wholly or partially denied, the claimant shall be furnished a written notice setting
forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant:
(i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;
(ii) a specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the
denial was based;
(iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary
for the claimant to perfect the claim, along with an explanation of why such
material or information is necessary; and
(iv) appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the
claimant wishes to appeal the denial of his or her claim, including the
period during which such an appeal must be filed and the period in which it
will be decided.
The notice shall be furnished to the claimant within 90 days after receipt of the
claim by the CEO (or his or her designee), unless special circumstances require an
extension of time for processing the claim. No extension shall be for more than 90
days after the end of the initial 90-day period. If an extension of time for
processing is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the
claimant before the end of the initial 90-day period. The extension notice shall
indicate the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by
which a final decision will be rendered.
(b) Appealing a Claim. If a claim is denied, the claimant may appeal
the denial to the Committee, upon written application to the Committee. The
claimant may review documents pertinent to the appeal and may submit issues and
comments
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in writing to the Committee. No appeal shall be considered unless it is
received by the Secretary of the Committee within 90 days after receipt by the
claimant of written notification of the denial of the claim. The Committee shall
decide the appeal within 60 days after it is received. However, if special
circumstances require an extension of time for processing, a decision shall be
rendered as soon as possible, but not later than 120 days after the appeal is
received. If such an extension of time for deciding the appeal is required, written
notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant before the commencement
of the extension. The decision of the Committee shall be in writing and shall
include specific reasons for the decision, written in a manner calculated to be
understood by the claimant, with specific references to the pertinent Plan
provisions upon which the decision was based.
18. Amendment and Termination. The Committee may amend or terminate this Plan at any
time. No such action, however, shall affect a Participants right to receive the full amount of
his or her vested Account Balance (determined as of the date of such amendment or termination). If
the Plan is terminated, any acceleration of a distribution to a Participant or Beneficiary shall be
subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth in Treasury Regulations issued under Code
Section 409A.
19. Effect of Participant Misconduct. If the Committee determines that a Participant
has engaged in misconduct in the course of his or her employment with the Company or its
subsidiaries, the Committee may take such action with respect to that Participant as it may deem
necessary or appropriate. Such action may include, without limitation, terminating the
Participants right to participate in the Plan, forfeiting his or her entire Account Balance,
and/or requiring the Participant to reimburse the Company for the amount of any benefits previously
paid to the Participant hereunder. By participating in the Plan, each Participant acknowledges and
agrees that the Companys rights under this Paragraph shall survive the distribution of any
benefits and the termination of the Participants employment, for any reason, and shall be in
addition to every other right or remedy, at law or in equity, otherwise available to the Company.
20. General Provisions.
(a) Employment Relationship. In no event shall a Participants terms
and conditions of employment be modified or in any way affected by this Plan.
(b) Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Plan shall be
binding on the Company and its successors and assigns, and on each Participant,
Beneficiary and their respective assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators.
(c) Governing Law. Except to the extent preempted by federal law, all
questions arising under this Plan shall be determined by reference to the laws of
the State of Nebraska.
(d) Compliance with Code Section 409A.
(i) To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan (including
all amendments thereto) comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A, so
that the income inclusion provisions of Code Section 409A(a)(1) do not
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apply to any Participant or Beneficiary. This Plan shall be
administered in a manner consistent with this intent.
(ii) Except as permitted under Code Section 409A, any deferred
compensation (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) payable to a
Participant or for a Participants benefit under this Plan may not be
reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by a Participant to the
Company or any of its affiliates.
(iii) In any case, a Participant shall be solely responsible and liable
for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on a
Participant or for a Participants account in connection with this Plan
(including any taxes and penalties under Code Section 409A), and neither the
Company nor any of its affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or
otherwise hold a Participant harmless from any or all of such taxes or
penalties.
(iv) Any reference in this Plan to Code Section 409A will also include
any proposed, temporary, or final regulations or any other formal guidance
promulgated with respect to such Section 409A by the U.S. Department of
Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ACI Worldwide, Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Deferred
Compensation Plan to be executed on its behalf this 9th day of September, 2010, but to
be effective as of October 1, 2010.
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exv5w1
Exhibit 5.1
JONES DAY
NORTH
POINT 901 LAKESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-1190
TELEPHONE: (216) 586-3939 FACSIMILE: (216) 579-0212
September 9, 2010
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
120 Broadway, Suite 3350
New York, New York 10271
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Re: ACI Worldwide, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for ACI Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in
connection with the Companys Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan). In connection with the
opinions expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have
deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of this opinion. Based on the foregoing, and subject to
the further limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion
that:
1. The Companys Deferred Compensation Obligations, which represent general unsecured
obligations of the Company to pay deferred compensation in the future in accordance with the Plan,
when issued in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, will constitute valid and binding
obligations of the Company; and
2. The provisions of the written Plan document comply with the applicable provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
The opinion set forth in paragraph 1 is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent transfer and fraudulent conveyance, voidable preference, moratorium or other similar
laws and related regulations and judicial doctrines from time to time
in effect relating to or
affecting creditors rights generally, and by general equitable
principles and public policy considerations, whether such principles
and considerations are considered in a proceeding at law or
at equity.
The opinion set forth in paragraph 2 applies only as to the form of the
written Plan document, and for purposes of such opinion we have assumed that the employees and
other persons who are eligible to participate in the Plan constitute a select group of management
or highly compensated employees for purposes of ERISA. Accordingly, but without limitation of the
previous sentence, we express no opinion as to whether the employees and other persons who are
eligible to participate in the Plan constitute a select group of management or highly compensated
employees or whether the Plan will be considered funded for purposes of ERISA, which are factual
issues depending upon the facts and circumstances in existence from time to time.
The opinions expressed herein are limited to ERISA and the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware, including the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and the
reported judicial decisions interpreting such law, in each case as currently in effect, and we
express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. In addition, we
have assumed that the resolutions authorizing the Company to issue the Deferred Compensation
Obligations in accordance with the Plan will be in full force and effect at all times at which such
Deferred Compensation Obligations are issued, and the Company will take no action inconsistent with
such resolutions.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 filed by the Company to effect registration of the Deferred Compensation Obligations to
be issued pursuant to the Plan under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act). In giving such
consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is
required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jones Day
exv23w1
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our
reports relating to the consolidated financial statements of ACI Worldwide, Inc. and subsidiaries
(the Company) and the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting
dated February 26, 2010, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year
ended December 31, 2009.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Omaha, Nebraska
September 9, 2010
exv23w2
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
ACI Worldwide, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our report dated March 3, 2009 with respect to the consolidated balance
sheet of ACI Worldwide, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2008, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity and comprehensive income
(loss), and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008, the three-month period ended December
31, 2007 and the year ended September 30, 2007, which report appears in ACI Worldwide, Inc.s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, incorporated by reference herein.
Our report dated March 3, 2009, on the consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory
paragraph that refers to the Companys adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109, (now codified as Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740, Income Taxes), as
of October 1, 2007.
(signed) KPMG LLP
Omaha, Nebraska
September 9, 2010
exv24w1
Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers of ACI
WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (ACI), hereby constitutes and appoints DENNIS P. BYRNES
and KAREN HOBBS or any of them, his or her true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all
instruments or documents which said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable or which may be required in connection with the filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the SEC) of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration
Statement) (and any abbreviated registration statement relating thereto permitted pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)) for the purposes of
registering ACIs deferred compensation obligations under the ACI Worldwide, Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan, and to sign any and all amendments, including any or all post-effective
amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement (and any such abbreviated registration
statement), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, or each of them with or
without the others, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in order to accomplish the foregoing, as fully to all intents
and purposes as he or she might or could in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in counterparts and all such duly executed counterparts
shall together constitute the same instrument. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
the power of attorney granted herein shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power
of attorney that each of the undersigned has previously executed. This power of attorney shall not
be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney any of the undersigned may execute, unless such
subsequent power specifically refers to this power of attorney or specifically states that the
instrument is intended to revoke all prior general powers of attorney or all prior powers of
attorney.
The CAUTION TO THE PRINCIPAL and IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE AGENT statements below are
required under the New York General Obligations Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained therein, this Power of Attorney is limited to the powers granted as described above and
DOES NOT grant the attorneys-in-fact and agents the authority to spend the undersigneds money or
sell or dispose of the undersigneds property.
CAUTION TO THE PRINCIPAL:
Your Power of Attorney is an important document. As the principal, you give the person whom you
choose (your agent) powers to spend your money and sell or dispose of your property during your
lifetime without telling you. You do not lose your authority to act even though you have given your
agent similar powers. When your agent exercises these powers, he or she must act according to any
instructions you have provided, or, where there are no specific instructions, in your best
interest. Important Information for the Agent near the end of this document describes your
agents responsibilities. Your agent can act on your behalf only after signing the Power of
Attorney before a notary public. You can request information from your agent at any time. You can
revoke or terminate your Power of Attorney at any time for any reason as long as you are of sound
mind. If you are no longer of sound mind, a court can remove an agent for acting improperly. Your
agent cannot make health care decisions for you. You may execute a Health Care Proxy to do this.
The law governing Powers of Attorney is contained in the New York General Obligations Law, Article
5, Title 15. This law is available at a law library, or online through the New York State Senate or
Assembly websites, www.senate.state.ny.us or www.assembly.state.ny.us. If there is anything about
this document that you do not understand, you should ask a lawyer of your own choosing to explain
it to you.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE AGENT:
When you accept the authority granted under this power of attorney, a special legal relationship is
created between you and the principal. This relationship imposes on you legal responsibilities that
continue until you resign or the power of attorney is terminated or revoked. You must: (1) act
according to any instructions from the principal, or, where there are no instructions, in the
principals best interest; (2) avoid conflicts that would impair your ability to act in the
principals best interest; (3) keep the principals property separate and distinct from any assets
you own or control, unless otherwise permitted by law; (4) keep a record of all receipts, payments,
and transactions conducted for the principal; and (5) disclose your identity as an agent whenever
you act for the principal by writing or printing the principals name and signing your own name as
agent in the following manner: (Principals Name) by (Your Signature) as Agent.
You may not use the principals assets to benefit yourself or give gifts to yourself or anyone else
unless there is a Statutory Major Gifts Rider attached to this Power of Attorney that specifically
gives you that authority. If you have that authority, you must act according to any instructions of
the principal, or, where there are no such instructions, in the principals best interest. You may
resign by giving written notice to the principal and to any co-agent, successor agent, monitor if
one has been named in this document, or the principals guardian if one has been appointed. If
there is anything about this document or your responsibilities that you do not understand, you
should seek legal advice.
The meaning of the authority given to you is defined in New Yorks General Obligations Law, Article
5, Title 15. If it is found that you have violated the law or acted outside the authority granted
to you in the Power of Attorney, you may be liable under the law for your violation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, have executed this Power of Attorney as of this
9th day of September 2010.
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/s/ Philip G. Heasley
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Philip G. Heasley |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
Philip G. Heasley, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he
or she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the
instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the
instrument.
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/s/ Christine Moore
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Signature and Office of individual taking acknowledgment |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, have executed this Power of Attorney as of this
9th day of September 2010.
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/s/ Harlan F. Seymour
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Harlan F. Seymour, |
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Chairman of the Board and Director |
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
Harlan F. Seymour, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he
or she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the
instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the
instrument.
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/s/ Christine Moore
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Signature and Office of individual taking acknowledgment |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, have executed this Power of Attorney as of this
9th day of September 2010.
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/s/ Jan H. Suwinski
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Jan H. Suwinski, Director |
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
Jan H. Suwinski, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be
the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he or
she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the instrument,
the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.
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/s/ Christine Moore
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Signature and Office of individual taking acknowledgment |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, have executed this Power of Attorney as of this
9th day of September 2010.
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/s/ John D. Curtis
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John D. Curtis, Director |
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
John D. Curtis, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be
the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he or
she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the instrument,
the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.
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/s/ Christine Moore
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Signature and Office of individual taking acknowledgment |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, have executed this Power of Attorney as of this
9th day of September 2010.
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/s/ John M. Shay, Jr.
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John M. Shay, Jr., Director |
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
John M. Shay, Jr., personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he
or she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the
instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the
instrument.
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/s/ Christine Moore
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Signature and Office of individual taking acknowledgment |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, have executed this Power of Attorney as of this
9th day of September 2010.
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/s/ Alfred R. Berkeley, III
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Alfred R. Berkeley, III |
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Director |
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
Alfred R. Berkeley, III, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he or she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the
instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the
instrument.
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/s/ Christine Moore
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Signature and Office of individual taking acknowledgment |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, have executed this Power of Attorney as of this
9th day of September 2010.
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/s/ John E. Stokely
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John E. Stokely, Director |
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
John E. Stokely, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be
the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he or
she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the instrument,
the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument.
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acknowledgment |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned, have executed this Power of Attorney as of this
9th day of September 2010.
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/s/ James C. McGroddy
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James C. McGroddy, Director |
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
James C. McGroddy, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he
or she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the
instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the
instrument.
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Signature and Office of individual taking |
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acknowledgment |
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I, Dennis P. Byrnes, have read the foregoing Power of Attorney. I am a person identified
therein as an agent for the principals named therein. I acknowledge my legal responsibilities to
the principals.
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Agent signs here: ==>
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/s/ Dennis P. Byrnes
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
Dennis P. Byrnes, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he
or she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the
instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the
instrument.
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acknowledgment |
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I, Karen Hobbs, have read the foregoing Power of Attorney. I am a person identified therein
as an agent for the principals named therein. I acknowledge my legal responsibilities to the
principals.
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Agent signs here: ==>
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/s/ Karen Hobbs
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State of New York)
County of New York) ss.:
On the 9th day of September in the year before me, the undersigned, personally appeared
Karen Hobbs, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he
or she executed the same in his or her capacity, and that by his or her signature on the
instrument, the individual, or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the
instrument.
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acknowledgment |
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