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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
SCHEDULE 14C
(RULE 14C-101)
SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION
Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Check the Appropriate box:
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þ Preliminary
information statement.
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o Confidential,
for use of the Commission only (as permitted by
Rule 14c-5(d)(2)).
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o Definitive
information statement.
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Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the Appropriate box):
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No fee required.
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Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act
Rules 14c-5(g)
and 0 -11.
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Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:
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Class A common stock
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Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
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45,744,681
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Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 0-11
(Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and
state how it was determined):
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$23.50
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Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
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$1,075,000,000
$115,025
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Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
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Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for
which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the
previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or
schedule and the date of its filing.
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(1)
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Amount previously paid:
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N/A
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Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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N/A
N/A
N/A
FIDELITY NATIONAL
TITLE GROUP, INC.
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32204
We Are Not Asking You for a Proxy and
You are Requested Not To Send Us a Proxy
To the Stockholders of Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.:
On June 25, 2006, Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.,
which we refer to as FNT, entered into a securities exchange and
distribution agreement with Fidelity National Financial, Inc.,
which we refer to as FNF, under which FNF agreed to transfer its
interests in certain companies and certain other assets to FNT
in exchange for the assumption by FNT of certain liabilities of
FNF and shares of FNT Class A Common Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, which we refer to as FNT Class A
common stock. In connection with the transactions under the
securities exchange and distribution agreement, which we refer
to as the proposed transactions, FNF will receive that number of
shares of FNT Class A common stock equal to
(i) 34,042,553 plus (ii) the amount of cash
included in the transfer of assets (not to exceed $275,000,000
for purposes of this calculation) divided by $23.50. FNF will
also convert all of the FNT Class B Common Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, which we refer to as FNT Class B
common stock, it holds into FNT Class A common stock.
Immediately thereafter, the shares acquired by FNF from FNT,
together with the converted shares, will be distributed to
holders of FNF common stock and, as a result, such FNF
stockholders will receive shares of our common stock
representing approximately 86% of our common stock outstanding
on a fully-diluted basis.
We believe that our stockholders will benefit in several ways
from the proposed transactions, including the distribution by
FNF of all shares of FNT common stock held by it. First, the
distribution will increase our public float, which in the long
term we anticipate may enhance the trading price of our common
stock. Second, the proposed transactions may enhance our ability
to issue our common stock to raise equity capital and fund
acquisitions and for management incentives. Our ability to do so
is currently limited because, for several tax-related reasons,
FNF is unwilling to own less than 80% of our common stock. These
factors and others are described further in this information
statement.
In connection with the proposed transactions, our certificate of
incorporation will be amended to, among other things,
(a) increase the authorized number of shares of FNT
Class A common stock from 300,000,000 to 600,000,000,
(b) eliminate the FNT Class B common stock and all
provisions relating thereto, (c) remove all references to
and any requirements resulting from FNFs ownership of FNT
common stock and (d) change our name to Fidelity
National Financial, Inc. Following the proposed
transactions, our common stock will be listed and traded on the
New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol FNF.
Further, we will amend the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan to
increase the number of shares available for grants thereunder by
15,500,000.
Our board of directors, after its independent evaluation and
acting upon the unanimous recommendation of a special committee
of our independent directors, approved the proposed transactions
as contemplated under the securities exchange and distribution
agreement. A copy of the securities exchange and distribution
agreement is attached to this information statement as
Annex A.
Under Delaware law, the approval of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of our common stock is required to
approve the amendment to our certificate of incorporation. In
addition, under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, listed
companies such as FNT are required to obtain stockholder
approval prior to issuing securities in connection with the
acquisition of assets of another company if the number of shares
to be issued in the transaction exceeds 20% of the shares
outstanding prior to the transaction.
On , 2006, we will hold our annual meeting of
stockholders, at which holders of record of our common stock
will consider and vote on (1) the issuance of additional
shares of FNT Class A common stock, (2) the adoption
of an
amendment to the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which will
increase the number of shares available for grants under the
current plan, (3) the charter amendments, (4) the
election of certain directors of FNT and (5) the
ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as FNTs
independent registered public accounting firm. Neither FNT nor
FNF is soliciting proxies from FNT stockholders. You may, if you
wish, attend the meeting and vote personally on all matters
presented at the annual meeting. We recommend that FNT
stockholders vote FOR the proposed transactions and
the other annual meeting items.
FNF owns approximately 82% of our outstanding common stock as
the result of its ownership of 100% of our outstanding FNT
Class B common stock. Because of the greater voting rights
of the FNT Class B common stock, the shares FNF holds
represent 97.9% of the outstanding voting rights of our common
stock. FNF will be present at the annual meeting and intends to
vote FOR the proposed transactions and the other
annual meeting items. You are invited to attend the FNT annual
meeting, at which you will have the opportunity to vote, but
your approval of the matters presented at the FNT annual meeting
is not required.
Sincerely,
Raymond R. Quirk
Chief Executive Officer
This notice and the accompanying information statement are
dated , 2006 and are first being mailed to our
stockholders on or about , 2006. You should not
assume that the information contained in this document is
accurate as of any date other than that date, and the mailing of
this document to you does not create any implication to the
contrary.
FIDELITY NATIONAL
TITLE GROUP, INC.
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32204
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON ,
2006
We Are
Not Asking You for a Proxy and
You are Requested Not To Send Us a Proxy
To the Stockholders of Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.:
The 2006 annual meeting of stockholders of Fidelity National
Title Group, Inc., which we refer to as FNT, will be held
on , 2006,
at a.m., local time, in the
Peninsular Auditorium at 601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville,
Florida 32204. At the meeting, stockholders will vote on each of
the following proposals:
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The issuance of additional shares of FNT Class A common
stock pursuant to the securities exchange and distribution
agreement, which we refer to on the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, dated as of June 25, 2006, between
FNT and Fidelity National Financial, Inc., which we refer to as
FNF, which provides for, among other things, the transfer of FNT
common stock to FNF and the assumption by FNT of certain
liabilities of FNF in exchange for FNFs interests in
certain companies owned or controlled by it and certain other
assets of FNF.
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The adoption of an amendment to the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive
Plan, which will increase the number of shares available for
grants under the current plan by an additional 15,500,000.
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The adoption of the amended and restated certificate of
incorporation of FNT, which will, among other things,
(a) increase the authorized number of shares of FNT
Class A common stock from 300,000,000 to 600,000,000,
(b) eliminate the FNT Class B common stock and all
provisions relating thereto, (c) remove all references to
and any requirements resulting from FNFs ownership of FNT
common stock and (d) change our name to Fidelity
National Financial, Inc.
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The election of four Class I directors to serve until the
2009 annual meeting of stockholders.
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The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as FNTs
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2006.
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Any other matters as may properly be brought before the annual
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On June 25, 2006, FNTs board of directors unanimously
adopted and approved the securities exchange and distribution
agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and
determined that the transactions contemplated by the agreement
are advisable and in the best interests of FNT and its
stockholders. FNTs board of directors recommends that FNT
stockholders vote FOR Proposal 1 relating to
the issuance of additional shares of FNT Class A common
stock pursuant to the securities exchange and distribution
agreement and FOR the other annual meeting proposals
described above.
FNTs board of directors has fixed the close of business
on , 2006, as the record date for
determining those stockholders entitled to vote at the FNT
annual meeting. Accordingly, only stockholders of record at the
close of business on that date are entitled to notice of, and to
vote at, the FNT annual meeting. A complete list of our
stockholders will be available for inspection at the FNT annual
meeting.
Please review the information statement accompanying this notice
for more complete information regarding the proposed
transactions and the annual meeting.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of the
proposed transactions, passed upon the merits or fairness of the
proposed transactions or determined if this information
statement is accurate or complete. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Todd C. Johnson
Secretary
This information statement is
dated ,
2006 and is first being mailed to our stockholders on or
about ,
2006.
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ANNEXES
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
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OPINION OF BANC OF AMERICA
SECURITIES LLC
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FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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FNT 2005 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN,
AS AMENDED
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS
Following are questions and related answers that briefly
address some of the questions you may have regarding the
securities exchange and distribution agreement and the proposed
transactions as contemplated therein. These questions and
answers may not contain all of the information relevant to you,
do not purport to summarize all material information discussed
in this information statement, and are subject to, and are
qualified in their entirety by, the more detailed information
contained in or attached to this information statement.
Therefore, please read carefully this information statement,
including the attached annexes, in its entirety.
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What are the proposed transactions? |
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In general terms, the transactions contemplated under the
securities exchange and distribution agreement, which we refer
to as the proposed transactions, involve the transfer by
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., which we refer to as FNF, to
us of substantially all of FNFs assets, other than its
ownership interest in FNT and Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc., which we refer to as FIS. These assets include
FNFs interests in various subsidiaries, up to
$275 million in cash and any other property or rights that
FNF owns immediately prior to the closing under the securities
exchange and distribution agreement. In consideration of the
contribution of these assets by FNF, FNT will, with certain
limited exceptions, assume all of FNFs liabilities and
issue shares of FNT Class A common stock to FNF. We refer
to this contribution of assets by FNF to FNT in exchange for the
assumption of liabilities and issuance to FNF of shares of FNT
Class A common stock as the asset contribution. |
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Immediately following the asset contribution, FNF will convert
all of its shares of FNT Class B common stock into shares
of FNT Class A common stock and then distribute all of the
shares of FNT Class A common stock that it owns, including
the converted shares and the shares received from FNT pursuant
to the securities exchange and distribution agreement, to
holders of FNF common stock as a dividend, which we refer to as
the spin-off. As a result, FNF stockholders will receive shares
of our common stock representing, on a fully-diluted basis,
approximately 86% of our outstanding common stock. After the
completion of the spin-off, FNF will have no assets other than
its approximately 50.3% ownership position in FIS and its rights
under certain agreements entered into pursuant to the securities
exchange and distribution agreement. |
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Additionally, our certificate of incorporation will be amended
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increase the authorized number of shares of FNT
Class A common stock from 300,000,000 to 600,000,000;
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eliminate the FNT Class B common stock and all
provisions relating thereto; |
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remove all references to and any requirements
resulting from FNFs ownership of FNT common stock; and |
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change our name to Fidelity National
Financial, Inc. |
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We refer to the amendments to our certificate of incorporation
as the charter amendments. |
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Further, we will amend the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan,
which we refer to as the omnibus incentive plan, to increase the
number of shares available for grants thereunder by 15,500,000. |
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Following the completion of the proposed transactions, our
common stock will be listed and traded on the New York
Stock Exchange, which we refer to as the NYSE, under the symbol
FNF. |
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Why is FNT proposing the proposed transactions? |
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We believe that our stockholders will benefit in several ways
from the proposed transactions, including the distribution by
FNF of all shares of FNT common stock held by it. First, the
distribution will increase our public float, which in the long
term we anticipate will enhance the trading price of our common
stock. Second, the proposed transactions may enhance our ability
to issue our common stock to raise equity capital and fund
acquisitions and for management incentives. Our ability to do so
is currently limited because, for several tax-related reasons,
FNF is unwilling to own less than 80% of our common stock. These
factors and others are described further in this information
statement. |
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How will the proposed transactions affect my FNT common
stock? |
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Your rights as an FNT stockholder will not be affected by the
proposed transactions, and you will not receive any additional
shares by virtue of the FNT common stock you own at the time the
proposed transactions are |
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completed. However, your current percentage ownership of our
company will be reduced as a result of the issuance of
additional shares of FNT Class A common stock in connection
with the proposed transactions and our company will be subject
to the changes described in this information statement. |
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What other transactions are contemplated in connection with
the securities exchange and distribution agreement? |
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The proposed transactions are part of a larger organizational
restructuring of FNF. At the same time that FNF and FNT entered
into the securities exchange and distribution agreement, FNF and
FIS entered into an agreement and plan of merger, which we refer
to as the merger agreement. The merger agreement provides that
immediately following the spin-off under the securities exchange
and distribution agreement, FNF will merge with and into FIS,
which we refer to as the merger. Upon the completion of the
merger, FNFs separate corporate existence will cease and
FIS will be the surviving corporation. In order to complete the
proposed transactions, all of the conditions to the consummation
of the merger of FNF and FIS (other than the completion of the
spin-off) must be satisfied or waived. In addition, in order for
the merger to be completed, the proposed transactions, including
the spin-off, must be completed. |
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Why is FNT proposing to amend its certificate of
incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of FNT
Class A common stock? |
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FNTs certificate of incorporation currently provides that
the total number of shares of all classes of stock FNT is
authorized to issue is 650,000,000, consisting of
300,000,000 shares of FNT Class A common stock,
300,000,000 shares of FNT Class B common stock and
50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. In connection with
the proposed transactions, the FNT Class B common stock
will be eliminated, and the 300,000,000 authorized shares of FNT
Class B common stock will become authorized shares of FNT
Class A common stock. As a result, we are amending our
certificate of incorporation to provide for an increase to the
number of authorized shares of FNT Class A common stock
from 300,000,000 to 600,000,000. |
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Why is FNT proposing to amend the omnibus incentive plan? |
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In connection with the proposed transactions, FNF will no longer
remain in existence and its outstanding options are being
divided between FNT and FIS. Additionally, following the
proposed transactions, there will be certain equity award grants
for which FNT does not have sufficient shares authorized under
its current omnibus incentive plan. The amendment to the omnibus
incentive plan, which we refer to as the option plan amendment,
will increase the number of shares available for grants
thereunder by 15,500,000. |
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What are the other material conditions to complete the
proposed transactions? |
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The proposed transactions are subject to conditions that include
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The NYSE must approve the listing of the shares of
our common stock to be issued pursuant to the securities
exchange and distribution agreement. |
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FNT stockholders must approve the issuance of our
shares of FNT Class A common stock to FNF and the option
plan amendment. |
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All of the conditions to the consummation of the
merger of FNF with and into FIS pursuant to the merger agreement
must be satisfied, other than the occurrence of the spin-off. |
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FNF must terminate or assign to FNT its obligations
under certain intercompany agreements with FNT and FIS, and FNT
must amend certain related party agreements, as well as enter
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The receipt of a private letter ruling from the
internal revenue service and an opinion of FNFs special
tax advisor, Deloitte Tax LLP, together to the effect that the
spin-off will be tax free for both FNF and its stockholders. |
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The proposed transactions also are subject to other customary
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with the proposed transactions, we expect to complete the
proposed transactions as soon as practicable after the
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including the satisfaction of the conditions to the consummation
of the merger (other than the occurrence of the spin-off),
termination
and/or
amendment of certain FNT and FNF agreements, the amendment of
and entering into of certain related party agreements between
FNT and FIS, and receipt of governmental and regulatory
consents. There may be a substantial period of time between the
approval by stockholders of FNT of the proposals at the FNT
annual meeting and the effectiveness of the proposed
transactions. We currently anticipate that the proposed
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FNF expects to receive a ruling from the internal revenue
service and an opinion of its special tax advisor, Deloitte Tax
LLP, satisfactory to us, together to the effect that the
proposed transactions (including the spin-off) will be tax free
transactions under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, which we refer to as the internal revenue code. Our
stockholders (other than FNF) are not parties to the proposed
transactions (including the spin-off); therefore, there will be
no tax consequences to them as a result of the proposed
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of independent directors, was constituted because of the
potential for conflicts of interest resulting from the fact that
FNF recommended the proposed transactions and owns a majority of
our common stock. |
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Yes. The special committee of our board of directors has
determined that the proposed transactions are fair to, and in
the best interests of, our company and its stockholders and
unanimously recommended approval of the terms and conditions of
the securities exchange and distribution agreement. Our board of
directors, after its independent evaluation and acting upon the
unanimous recommendation of the special committee, has adopted
and approved the proposed transactions and the securities
exchange and distribution agreement. |
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and related matters? |
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Each of the issuance of shares to FNF as part of the proposed
transactions, the charter amendments and the option plan
amendment may be approved with the affirmative vote or consent
of the holders of a majority of our outstanding common stock.
FNF owns approximately 82% of our outstanding common stock as
the result of its ownership of 100% of the outstanding FNT
Class B common stock. Because of the greater voting rights
of the FNT Class B common stock, the shares FNF holds
represent 97.9% of the outstanding voting rights of our common
stock. FNF will be present at the annual meeting and intends to
vote FOR the proposed transactions, including the
charter amendments and the option plan amendment. Accordingly,
your approval of these matters is neither required nor requested. |
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appraisal rights under Delaware law as a result of the proposed
transactions. |
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Under applicable securities regulations, we are required to
provide you with information regarding the proposed transactions
and related matters as well as the completion of the proposed
transactions, even though your vote or consent is neither
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Morrow & Co.
470 West Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 658-9400
(800) 662-5200
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SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information contained
elsewhere in this information statement and the attached
annexes. This summary does not purport to contain a complete
statement of all material information relating to the securities
exchange and distribution agreement, the transactions
contemplated therein and the other matters being considered at
our annual meeting, and is subject to, and qualified in its
entirety by, the more detailed information contained in or
attached to this information statement. Where appropriate, items
in this summary contain a cross reference directing you to a
more complete description included elsewhere in this information
statement. You should carefully read this information statement
in its entirety, as well as all annexes attached to this
information statement. As your approval of the matters described
in this information statement is neither required nor requested,
we are not asking you for a proxy and you are requested not to
send us a proxy.
Information
about Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc., which we refer to as
FNT, is one of the largest title insurance companies in the
United States. Our title insurance underwriters
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, which we refer
to as Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title Insurance
Company, which we refer to as Chicago Title, Ticor
Title Insurance Company, which we refer to as Ticor Title,
Security Union Title Insurance Company, which we refer to
as Security Union Title and Alamo Title Insurance Company,
which we refer to as Alamo Title together issued
approximately 29.0% of all title insurance policies issued
nationally during 2005, as measured by premiums. Our title
business consists of providing title insurance and escrow and
other title-related products and services arising from the real
estate closing process. Our operations are conducted on a direct
basis through our own employees who act as title and escrow
agents and through independent agents. In addition to our
independent agents, our customers are lenders, mortgage brokers,
attorneys, real estate agents, home builders and commercial real
estate developers. We do not focus our marketing efforts on the
homeowner.
We are a Delaware corporation formed on May 24, 2005. We
are a majority owned subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial,
Inc., which we refer to as FNF. FNF owns
143,176,041 shares, or approximately 82%, of our
outstanding common stock, representing 97.9% of the voting
rights of our common stock. Our principal executive offices are
located at 601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32204.
Our telephone number is
(904) 854-8100.
The predecessors to FNT have primarily been title insurance
companies, some of which have been in operation since the late
1800s. Many of these title insurance companies have been
acquired in the last two decades. In 1984, our parent company,
FNF, acquired a controlling interest in Fidelity National
Title Insurance Company. During the 1990s, FNF acquired
Alamo Title, Nations Title Inc., Western Title Company
of Washington and First Title Corp. In 2000, FNF completed
the acquisition of Chicago Title Corp., creating the
largest title insurance organization in the world. In 2004, FNF
acquired American Pioneer Title Insurance Company, which
now operates under our Ticor Title brand. Chicago Title
previously acquired Security Union Title in 1987 and Ticor Title
in 1991. Our businesses have historically been operated as
wholly-owned subsidiaries of FNF until October 2005, when FNF
distributed to its stockholders a minority interest in FNT.
Additional information concerning our company is included in the
reports that we periodically file with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, copies of
which may be obtained as described in Where You Can Find
More Information beginning on page 157.
Information
about Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
FNF is a holding company that, through its operating
subsidiaries, provides outsourced products and services to a
variety of industries. During 2005, FNF completed certain
strategic initiatives, including contributing its title
operations to FNT (and in turn we became a majority-owned,
publicly traded company); selling a minority interest in its
subsidiary FIS; and agreeing to merge FIS into a separate
publicly traded company, Certegy Inc., which we refer to as
Certegy. Certegy is now known as FIS. Through FNT, FNF is one of
the largest title insurance companies in the United States, with
approximately 29.0% national market share. Through FIS, FNF
provides industry leading data processing, payment and risk
management services to financial institutions and retailers.
Through other wholly-owned subsidiaries, FNF is a leading
provider of specialty insurance products, including flood
insurance, homeowners insurance and home warranty insurance.
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Since February 1, 2006 when FNF closed its acquisition of
an approximate 40% interest in Sedgwick CMS Holdings, Inc.,
which we refer to as Sedgwick CMS, FNF is now a provider of
outsourced insurance claims management services to large
corporate and public sector entities.
FNF has four reporting segments:
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Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. This
segment consists of our operations.
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Fidelity National Information Services,
Inc. This segment consists of the operations of
FNFs majority owned subsidiary, FIS. FIS provides
transaction processing services, consisting principally of
technology solutions for banks and other financial institutions,
credit and debit card services and check risk management and
related services for retailers and others. FIS also provides
lender processing services, consisting principally of technology
solutions for mortgage lenders, selected mortgage origination
services such as title agency and closing services, default
management and mortgage information services. FIS credit
and debit card services and check risk management services were
added through FIS merger with Certegy. This merger closed
in February 2006.
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Specialty Insurance. The specialty insurance
segment, consisting of FNFs various non-title insurance
subsidiaries, issues flood, home warranty, homeowners,
automobile and certain niche personal lines insurance policies.
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Corporate and Other. The corporate and other
segment consists of the operations and investments of the parent
holding company, certain smaller businesses and certain other
unallocated corporate overhead expenses.
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Information
about the Transferred Business (beginning on
page 85)
Under the securities exchange and distribution agreement, FNF
has agreed to transfer to us its interests in the following
assets, which we refer to as the contributed assets, and we have
agreed to assume certain liabilities of FNF, which we refer to
as the assumed liabilities. We refer to the contributed assets
and the assumed liabilities collectively as the transferred
business:
Contributed
Assets
Specialty Insurance Business. Through
its insurance subsidiaries, including Fidelity National
Insurance Company, FNF offers various property and casualty
insurance policies and other contracts which include:
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Home warranty. The specialty insurance
operations issue one-year, renewable contracts that protect new
and existing homeowners against defects in household systems and
appliances.
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Flood insurance. The specialty insurance
operations issue new and renewal flood insurance policies in
conjunction with the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program.
We are the largest domestic provider of the Write-Your-Own
program sponsored by the U.S. National Flood Insurance
Program.
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Personal lines insurance. The specialty
insurance operations offer and underwrite homeowners insurance
in 48 states. Automobile insurance is currently
underwritten in 23 states and is anticipated to expand to
the balance of the U.S. in 2006. In addition, these
operations also underwrite personal umbrella, inland marine
(boat and recreational watercraft), and other niche personal
lines products in selected markets.
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Insurance Claims Management. On
February 1, 2006, FNF completed the acquisition of an
approximate 40% interest in Sedgwick CMS. Sedgwick CMS is a
leading provider of outsourced insurance claims management
services to large corporate and public sector entities. Since
FNFs acquisition of its interests in Sedgwick CMS,
Sedgwick CMS has acquired VPA, Inc., a privately-held claims
services organization, based in Calabasas, California,
specializing in absence and disability benefit management
programs for large employers. Additionally, Sedgwick CMS has
signed a definitive agreement to acquire CompManagement, Inc.
and its affiliated companies through a merger of a subsidiary of
Sedgwick CMS with CompManagement, Inc.s parent company,
Security Capital Corporation, for a cash purchase price of
approximately $191.5 million. Sedgwick CMS offers three
core
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claims management product lines, which include workers
compensation, liability and disability and operates in over 100
locations with more than 4,000 employees.
Real Estate Holdings. Through its
subsidiary, Cascade Timberlands LLC, which we refer to as
Cascade, FNF owns an interest in approximately 293,000 acres of
productive timberlands located on the eastern side of the
Cascade mountain range extending from Bend, Oregon toward the
California border. FNF began to purchase equity interests in
Cascade in March 2006. FNF has acquired approximately 71% of
Cascade for an aggregate price of approximately $94 million.
Other Contributed Assets. Pursuant to
the securities exchange and distribution agreement, FNF has
agreed to transfer to us its interest in a small technology
leasing business and certain other real estate holdings in
Montana. Additionally, FNF has agreed to transfer to us all cash
held by FNF as of the date of completion of the proposed
transactions (up to $275 million), and substantially all
other properties, assets and rights of any nature, kind and
description, tangible and intangible (including goodwill),
whether real, personal or mixed, held by FNF immediately prior
thereto. The contributed assets will not, however, include the
shares of the capital stock of FNT or FIS held by FNF.
Assumed
Liabilities
Pursuant to the securities exchange and distribution agreement,
we have agreed to assume all of FNFs liabilities, except
(i) any liabilities of FNF to the extent FIS or any
subsidiary of FIS has, as of or prior to the closing under the
securities exchange and distribution agreement, which we refer
to as the closing, agreed in writing to be responsible for such
liabilities, (ii) any liabilities of FNF to the extent
arising out of or related to the ownership or operation of the
assets or properties, or the operations or conduct of the
business, of FIS or any subsidiary of FIS, in each case to the
extent FIS or any subsidiary of FIS has, as of or prior to the
closing, agreed to be responsible for such liabilities,
(iii) any guaranties or other similar contractual
liabilities of FNF in respect of a primary liability of FIS or
any subsidiary of FIS and (iv) certain limited tax
liabilities. We refer collectively to these liabilities to be
assumed by FNT as the assumed liabilities.
The
Proposed Transactions (beginning on page 28)
Pursuant to the securities exchange and distribution agreement,
FNF has agreed to transfer to us the contributed assets in
exchange for our assumption of the assumed liabilities and our
issuance of that number of shares of FNT Class A common
stock equal to (i) 34,042,553 plus (ii) the
amount of cash included in the transfer of assets (not to exceed
$275,000,000 for purposes of this calculation) divided by $23.50.
Immediately after the completion of FNFs contribution of
assets to FNT, the assumption by FNT of the assumed liabilities
and the transfer of shares of FNT Class A common stock by
FNT to FNF, which we refer to collectively as the asset
contribution, FNF will convert all of the FNT Class B
common stock it holds into FNT Class A common stock.
Immediately after the asset contribution and the conversion of
the FNT Class B common stock into FNT Class A common
stock, FNF will distribute all of the FNT Class A common
stock held by it, including the converted shares and the shares
received from FNT, to the holders of FNF common stock. FNF will
distribute to each holder of FNF common stock, as of the record
date of the distribution, as a dividend shares of FNT common
stock equal to that holders pro rata portion of all of the
shares of FNT Class A common stock held by FNF immediately
prior to the payment date. Fractional shares that would
otherwise be received by FNF stockholders will be aggregated and
sold and the net cash proceeds of the sale will be distributed
in lieu of fractional shares. We refer to the distribution to
the stockholders of FNF of all FNT common stock held by FNF as
the spin-off.
Immediately after the completion of the spin-off and the merger
described below, we will amend our certificate of incorporation,
which amendment we refer to as the charter amendments, to
(i) increase the authorized number of shares of FNT
Class A common stock from 300,000,000 to 600,000,000,
(ii) eliminate the FNT Class B common stock and all
provisions relating thereto, (iii) remove all references to
and any requirements resulting from FNFs ownership of FNT
common stock and (iv) change our name to Fidelity
National Financial, Inc. Following completion of the
proposed transactions, the symbol for our common stock on the
NYSE will become FNF. Further, we will amend the
omnibus incentive plan to increase the number of shares
available for grants thereunder by 15,500,000.
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The proposed transactions are part of a larger organizational
restructuring of FNF. At the same time that FNF and FNT entered
into the securities exchange and distribution agreement, FNF and
FIS entered into an agreement and plan of merger, which we refer
to as the merger agreement. The merger agreement provides that
immediately following the spin-off under the securities exchange
and distribution agreement, FNF will merge with and into FIS,
which we refer to as the merger. Upon the completion of the
merger, FNFs separate corporate existence will cease and
FIS will continue as the surviving corporation. In order to
complete the proposed transactions, all of the conditions to the
consummation of the merger of FNF and FIS (other than the
completion of the spin-off) must be satisfied or waived. In
addition, in order for the merger to be completed, the proposed
transactions, including the spin-off, must be completed. After
the completion of the proposed transactions, and immediately
prior to the merger, FNF will have no assets other than its
approximately 50.3% ownership position in FIS and its rights
under certain agreements entered into pursuant to the securities
exchange and distribution agreement.
Opinion
of the FNT Special Committees Financial Advisor (beginning
on page 33)
In connection with the asset contribution, Banc of America
Securities LLC, which we refer to as Banc of America Securities,
delivered to a special committee of our board of directors
composed solely of independent directors, which we refer to as
the FNT special committee, a written opinion, dated
June 25, 2006, as to the fairness, from a financial point
of view and as of the date of the opinion, to FNT of the
aggregate number of shares of FNT Class A common stock to
be issued by FNT pursuant to the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, which we refer to as the aggregate
stock consideration. The full text of the written opinion, dated
June 25, 2006, of Banc of America Securities, which
describes, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures
followed, factors considered and limitations on the review
undertaken, is attached as Annex B to this
information statement and is incorporated by reference in its
entirety into this information statement. FNT stockholders are
encouraged to read the opinion carefully in its entirety.
Banc of America Securities provided its opinion to the FNT
special committee to assist the FNT special committee in its
evaluation of the aggregate stock consideration from a financial
point of view. Banc of America Securities opinion does not
address any other aspect of the proposed transactions or any
related transactions and does not constitute a recommendation as
to how any stockholder should vote or act in connection with the
proposed transactions.
Interests
of Directors and Executive Officers in the Proposed Transactions
(beginning on page 45)
You should be aware that certain of our directors and officers
have interests in the proposed transactions that differ from, or
are in addition to, the interests of FNT stockholders. In
particular, William P. Foley, II, the chairman of our board
of directors, is also the chairman of the board of directors and
chief executive officer of FNF, the controlling stockholder of
FNT. Following the proposed transactions, Mr. Foley will
become our Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Chairman of
FIS. In connection with the proposed transactions, FNT will
enter into a new employment agreement with Mr. Foley and he
will receive a grant of 475,000 shares of our restricted
stock. Additionally, Mr. Foley currently holds 5,408,216
options to purchase FNF common stock, although 3,856,684 of such
options will be exercised or cashed-out prior to the spin-off
pursuant to the terms of the option letter agreement among FNF,
William P. Foley, II, Alan L. Stinson and Brent B. Bickett. See
The Securities Exchange and Distribution Agreement
Additional Agreements beginning on page 55. With
respect to the FNF stock options held by Mr. Foley at the
time of the spin-off, 50% of such options will be replaced with
FNT options and the remaining 50% of such options will be
assumed by FIS pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement.
Certain of our other directors and executive officers hold
options to acquire FNF common stock, some of which will be
similarly replaced with options to acquire FNT common stock. In
particular, Mr. Foley owns, in the aggregate,
5,721,266 shares and 110,000 restricted shares of FNF
common stock and will receive shares of our common stock,
subject to the same terms, conditions and restrictions, in
respect thereof in connection with the spin-off.
Record
Date; Outstanding Shares; Shares Entitled to Vote
(beginning on page 25)
We have fixed the close of business on ,
as the record date for determining the FNT stockholders entitled
to receive notice of or to vote at our annual meeting. Only
holders of record of shares of FNT common stock at the
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close of business on that date will be entitled to vote at our
annual meeting. At the close of business on the record date
there were shares of our common
stock outstanding.
Expected
Completion of the Proposed Transactions
We expect that the proposed transactions will be approved at our
annual meeting. If all conditions to the consummation of the
merger are satisfied, we expect to complete the proposed
transactions as soon as practicable after the satisfaction of
the other conditions to the proposed transactions, including the
receipt of third party consents and regulatory approvals. There
may be a substantial period of time between the approval of the
proposed transactions at our annual meeting and the
effectiveness of the proposed transactions. We currently
anticipate that the proposed transactions will be completed in
the fourth quarter of 2006.
Ownership
of FNT After the Proposed Transactions
As part of the consideration for the transfer by FNF to us of
certain assets, we expect to issue approximately
45,744,681 shares of FNT Class A common stock, based
on receiving a cash amount of $275 million from FNF in
connection with the proposed transactions. Further, based on the
number of shares of FNT Class B common stock held by FNF on
the record date and to be converted to FNT Class A common
stock in connection with the spin-off, we expect to issue
approximately 143,176,041 additional shares of FNT Class A
common stock to FNF. Upon completion of the proposed
transactions, including the distribution by FNF to its
stockholders of all shares of FNT common stock held by FNF, we
expect that the stockholders of FNF will own approximately 86%
of the then outstanding shares of FNT common stock.
No
Dissenters Rights
FNTs stockholders are not entitled to demand appraisal of,
or to receive payment for, their shares of FNT common stock
under the Delaware General Corporation Law in connection with
the proposed transactions.
Conditions
to Completion of the Proposed Transactions (beginning on
page 58)
A number of conditions must be satisfied or waived on or prior
to the closing under the securities exchange and distribution
agreement (which we refer to as the closing) before the proposed
transactions may be completed. These include, among others:
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the absence of any inaccuracy in either partys
representations and warranties that would be reasonably likely
to have a material adverse effect;
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the receipt of governmental and regulatory consents and
approvals, including all necessary approvals for the transfer of
FNFs interest in its regulated insurance company
subsidiaries to FNT and for the spin-off of the FNT insurance
operations;
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the receipt of FNT stockholder approval (which we refer to
collectively as the FNT stockholder approval) of (i) the
issuance of shares of FNT common stock in connection with the
asset contribution, (ii) the adoption of the amendment to
the omnibus incentive plan and (iii) the adoption of the
charter amendments;
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the receipt of a private letter ruling from the internal revenue
service and an opinion of FNFs special tax advisor
Deloitte Tax LLP together to the effect that the spin-off will
be tax free to FNF and its stockholders;
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the receipt of consents required from third parties, including
under credit agreements of FNF, FNT and FIS and any other
material agreements;
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the effectiveness of the registration statement on
Form S-1
(of which this information statement forms a part), which we
refer to as the
Form S-1,
in respect of the distribution to FNF stockholders of shares of
FNT common stock by FNF in connection with the spin-off, and the
absence of any stop order or related SEC proceedings in
connection therewith;
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the amendment of specified related party agreements, the
termination
and/or
amendment of specified intercompany agreements, and the entering
into of specified additional agreements between FNT and FIS;
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the total liabilities of FNF to be assumed by FNT that would be
reflected on an unconsolidated balance sheet of FNF prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States, which we refer to as GAAP, not exceeding
$100,000,000 at the time of the closing; and
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the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the
consummation of the merger of FNF with and into FIS (other than
the occurrence of the spin-off).
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Termination
of the Securities Exchange and Distribution Agreement (beginning
on page 59)
The securities exchange and distribution agreement may be
terminated at any time prior to the closing, whether before or
after receipt of the FNT stockholder approval:
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by the mutual written consent of FNT and FNF;
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by either FNT or FNF if the FNT stockholder approval has not
been obtained;
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by either FNT or FNF if the closing has not been consummated on
or before December 31, 2006;
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by either FNT or FNF if the merger agreement has been terminated;
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by either FNT or FNF if any governmental entity prohibits the
transactions contemplated under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement; or
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by FNF in its sole discretion (in which case FNF will be
required to reimburse FNT for its reasonable costs and expenses
in connection with the securities exchange and distribution
agreement).
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Material
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
FNF expects to receive a ruling from the internal revenue
service and an opinion of its special tax advisor, Deloitte Tax
LLP, satisfactory to us, together to the effect that the
proposed transactions (including the spin-off) will be tax free
transactions under the internal revenue code. Our stockholders
(other than FNF) are not parties to the proposed transactions;
therefore, there will be no tax consequences to them as a result
of the proposed transactions.
Accounting
Treatment
Acquisitions among entities under common control such as the
asset contribution are not considered business combinations and
are to be accounted for at historical cost in accordance with
EITF 90-5, Exchanges of Ownership Interests between
Enterprises under Common Control. Furthermore, the substance
of the proposed transactions and the merger is effectively a
reverse spin-off of FIS by FNF in accordance with
EITF 02-11,
Accounting for Reverse Spinoffs. Accordingly, the historical
financial statements of FNF will become those of FNT; however,
the criteria to account for FIS as discontinued operations as
prescribed by SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets will not be met.
This is primarily due to the continuing involvement of FNT with
and significant influence that FNT will have over FIS subsequent
to the merger through common board members, common senior
management and continuing business relationships. It is expected
that FIS will continue to be included in FNFs consolidated
financial statements through the date of the completion of the
proposed transactions and the merger.
Directors
and Officers of FNT Following the Spin-off
Under the securities exchange and distribution agreement, we
have agreed that our board of directors, after the completion of
the proposed transactions, will consist of our existing
directors except that William G. Bone and William A. Imparato
will resign and Douglas K. Ammerman, Thomas M. Hagerty, Daniel
D. Lane and Cary H. Thompson will be appointed to join our board
of directors.
Changes
in Intercompany Agreements and Related Party
Agreements
At or prior to the closing, FNT and FNF will, and will cause
their relevant subsidiaries to, terminate certain specified
intercompany agreements and enter into prescribed amendments to
certain specified related party agreements and, in the case of
FNT, enter into certain specified additional agreements with
FIS. Generally
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speaking, the intercompany and related party agreements to which
FNF is a party will either be terminated or assigned to FNT.
Certain of the intercompany and related party agreements between
FIS and/or
its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and FNT
and/or
subsidiaries, on the other, will require amendment to reflect
the merger as well as other changes necessary to take into
account changes in the relationship between the parties after
the merger.
Cross-Indemnity
Agreement and Tax Disaffiliation Agreement
At or prior to the closing, (i) FNT and FIS will enter into
the cross-indemnity agreement, which is described below under
the caption The Securities Exchange and Distribution
Agreement and Related DocumentsAdditional Agreements
beginning on page 55 and (ii) FNF, FNT and FIS will
enter into the tax disaffiliation agreement, which is described
below under the caption The Securities Exchange and
Distribution Agreement and Related DocumentsAdditional
Agreements beginning on page 55.
Risk
Factors
In evaluating the proposed transactions or the securities
exchange and distribution agreement, you should carefully read
this information statement and especially consider the factors
discussed in the section entitled Risk Factors
beginning on page 20.
Regulatory
Matters
The insurance subsidiaries of FNF and FNT are subject to
regulation under applicable state laws. Before a person can
acquire control of a U.S. insurance company, prior written
approval must be obtained from the insurance commissioner of the
state where the insurer is domiciled. Generally, state statutes
presume control to exist if any person, directly or indirectly,
owns, controls, holds with the power to vote, or holds proxies
representing, 10% or more (5% in Florida) of the voting
securities of a domestic insurer. The state insurance
commissioner reviewing an application to acquire control will
consider such factors as the financial strength of the
applicant, the integrity and management of the applicants
board of directors and executive officers and the
acquirors plans for the future operations of the domestic
insurer. In connection with the proposed transactions, FNF and
FNT are in the process of seeking exemptions from the
requirements of the various state insurance laws from this
approval process on the basis that the proposed transactions do
not result in any new person acquiring control of the FNF or FNT
insurance subsidiaries as such term is defined under the
applicable state insurance laws. In the alternative, FNF and FNT
will request approval for the proposed transactions from state
insurance commissioners where necessary.
Additionally, on July 3, 2006, the California Insurance
Commissioner issued a notice of proposed action and notice of
public hearing relating to certain proposed regulations
governing rate-making for title insurance. A hearing on the
proposed regulations is scheduled for August 30, 2006. If
implemented, the proposed regulations would result in
significant reductions in title insurance rates, which are
likely to have a significant negative impact on FNTs
revenues in California. Further, the proposed regulations would
give the California Insurance Commissioner the ability to set
maximum allowable title insurance rates on a going-forward
basis. It is possible that such maximum rates would be lower
than the rates that FNT would otherwise set.
Treatment
of FNF Equity Awards in Connection with the Spin-off (beginning
on page 48)
Stock
Options
FNF stock options held by persons who, after the spin-off, will
be employed by or provide services to FNT or an FNT affiliate
will be replaced with FNT stock options granted under the
omnibus incentive plan, with the same terms and conditions as
the FNF options, but with equitable adjustments made to the
exercise prices and the number of shares underlying the options
to reflect the difference in value of FNF and FNT common stock.
In addition, William P. Foley, II, Alan L. Stinson and
Brent B. Bickett entered into an agreement with FNF on
June 25, 2006, pursuant to which FNF has the right to cash
out a certain number of the FNF stock options held by
Messrs. Foley, Stinson and Bickett for their fair market
value or require these individuals to exercise such options. To
the extent FNF exercises its right under this agreement, it is
required to do so immediately prior to the effective time of the
spin-off or as near thereto as practicable. FNFs right to
cash out these FNF stock options or require such
7
options to be exercised is subject to the right of
Messrs. Foley, Stinson and Bickett to exercise such stock
options if doing so would not adversely affect the tax treatment
of the proposed transactions. With respect to the FNF stock
options held by Messrs. Foley, Stinson and Bickett that are
not subject to the agreement entered into with FNF, 50% of such
options will be replaced with FNT options, as described above,
and the remaining 50% of such options will be assumed by FIS and
converted into FIS stock options pursuant to the terms of the
merger agreement.
Restricted
Stock
All holders of FNF restricted stock will receive FNT shares in
connection with the spin-off in the same proportion as other FNF
stockholders, with such shares subject to the same transfer
restrictions and forfeiture conditions as the FNF restricted
stock based upon continued service with FNT and its affiliates
or FIS and its affiliates, as the case may be. In addition, FNF
restricted stock granted to and held by persons who, after the
spin-off, will be employed by or provide services to FNT or an
FNT affiliate will be converted pursuant to the terms of the
securities exchange and distribution agreement, with the same
terms and conditions as the FNF restricted stock based upon
continued service with FNT and its affiliates.
Indemnification
and Insurance (beginning on page 60)
Under the securities exchange and distribution agreement, we
have agreed to indemnify each person who, prior to the closing,
was an officer or director of FNF to the same extent that such
officer or director was indemnified by FNF under FNFs
charter and by-laws. We will also purchase and maintain for at
least six years after date of closing a directors and
officers insurance policy insuring directors, officers and
employees of FNF and its subsidiaries (but not directors,
officers or employees of FIS and its subsidiaries acting in
their capacity as such) and providing coverage at least as
favorable to the insured persons as FNFs current
directors and officers insurance.
8
MARKET
PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION
Our
Historical Market Price
Our common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock
Exchange, which we refer to as the NYSE, under the symbol
FNT. FNFs common stock is listed and traded on
the NYSE under the symbol FNF. Following the
completion of the proposed transactions and the merger of FNF
with and into FIS pursuant to the merger agreement, our common
stock will be listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol
FNF. The table below sets forth, for the periods
indicated, the high and low split-adjusted sales prices per
share of FNF and our common stock as reported on the NYSE:
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Our Common Stock
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FNF Common Stock
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High
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Low
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High
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Low
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Year Ended December 31,
2005
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Quarter ended March 31
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N/A
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N/A
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$
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47.00
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$
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30.35
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(a)
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Quarter ended June 30
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N/A
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N/A
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36.98
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30.05
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Quarter ended September 30
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N/A
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N/A
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44.71
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35.56
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Quarter ended December 31
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$
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24.35
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$
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20.30
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45.56
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35.50
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(b)
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Year Ended December 31,
2006
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Quarter ended March 31
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$
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25.73
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$
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21.72
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$
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39.86
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$
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35.15
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(a) |
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During the first quarter of 2005, FNF declared and paid a $10.00
special dividend. |
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During the fourth quarter of 2005, FNF distributed to its
stockholders 17.5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock
which resulted in a reduction in FNFs stock price of $4.06
on the ex-dividend date. |
On ,
the latest practicable date before the mailing of this
information statement, the last sale price of our common stock
as reported on the NYSE was $ per share.
On ,
the last trading day prior to the public announcement of the
proposed transactions, the last sale price of our common stock
as reported on the NYSE was $ per share.
FNT
Dividend Information
The following table presents information on dividends declared
each quarter on our common stock and FNF common stock,
respectively, for the periods indicated.
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Year Ended December 31,
2005
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Our Dividends
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FNF Dividends
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Quarter ended March 31
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N/A
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$
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10.25
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(a)
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Quarter ended June 30
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N/A
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0.25
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Quarter ended September 30
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N/A
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0.25
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Quarter ended December 31
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$
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0.25
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0.25
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Year Ended December 31,
2006
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Quarter ended March 31
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$
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0.29
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$
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0.25
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During the first quarter of 2005, FNF declared and paid a $10.00
special dividend. |
Until the completion of the proposed transactions, the
securities exchange and distribution agreement does not permit
any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or
other distribution by FNT or FNF in respect of its capital
stock, except for FNTs and FNFs ordinary quarterly
cash dividends consistent with past practice.
Our current dividend policy anticipates the payment of quarterly
dividends in the future. The declaration and payment of
dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors
and will be dependent upon our future earnings, financial
condition and capital requirements. Our ability to declare and
pay dividends is also subject to our compliance with the
financial covenants contained in a credit agreement entered into
on October 17, 2005, which we refer to as our credit
agreement. See FNTs Management Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Conditions and
9
Results of Operations Recent Accounting
Pronouncements beginning on page 83. On
February 8, 2006, our board of directors declared an
increase in our quarterly cash dividend to $0.29 per share,
a 16% increase over the previous cash dividend of $0.25 per
share.
Since we are a holding company, our ability to pay dividends
will depend largely on the ability of our subsidiaries to pay
dividends to us, and the ability of our title insurance
subsidiaries to do so is subject to, among other factors, their
compliance with applicable insurance regulations. As of
December 31, 2005, $1.9 billion of our net assets are
restricted from dividend payments without prior approval from
the Departments of Insurance in the states where our title
insurance subsidiaries are domiciled. As of March 31, 2006,
our first tier title insurance subsidiaries can pay dividends or
make distributions to us of approximately $239 million
without prior regulatory approval during the remainder of 2006.
In addition, our ability to declare dividends is subject to
restrictions under our credit agreement. We do not believe the
restrictions contained in our credit agreement will, in the
foreseeable future, adversely affect our ability to pay cash
dividends at the current dividend rate.
10
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
Summary
Historical Financial Data of FNT
The following table shows selected historical consolidated and
combined financial data for FNT. The data of FNT as of
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the years
in the four-year period ended December 31, 2005, are
derived from FNTs audited consolidated and combined
financial statements and related notes. The data as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001 and March 30, 2006 and 2005
and for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are
derived from FNTs unaudited annual and interim
consolidated and combined financial statements. In the opinion
of FNTs management, the unaudited annual and interim
consolidated and combined financial statements include all
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,
necessary for the fair presentation of the interim consolidated
and combined financial statements. Results for the interim
periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the full year.
Detailed historical financial information is included in the
audited consolidated and combined balance sheets as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated
and combined statements of earnings, comprehensive earnings,
stockholders equity and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005 as well as
the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet as of
March 31, 2006 and the related unaudited interim
consolidated and combined statements of earnings and cash flows
for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005,
each of which is included in this information statement. You
should read the following selected financial data together with
FNTs historical consolidated and combined financial
statements, including the related notes, and the other
information included in this information statement. See
Selected Historical Financial Data of FNT beginning
on page 62.
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2006(1)
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2005(1)
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2005(1)
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2004(1)
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2003(1)
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2002
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2001(2)(3)
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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Statement of Earnings
Data:
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Direct title insurance premiums
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$
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447,769
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$
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456,205
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$
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2,184,993
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$
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2,003,447
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$
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2,105,317
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$
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1,557,769
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$
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1,252,656
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Agency title insurance premiums
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628,420
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532,513
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2,763,973
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2,714,770
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2,595,433
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1,989,958
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1,441,416
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Total title premiums
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1,076,189
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988,718
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4,948,966
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4,718,217
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4,700,750
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3,547,727
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2,694,072
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Escrow and other title related fees
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254,059
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243,137
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1,162,344
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1,039,835
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1,058,729
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790,787
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656,739
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Total title and escrow
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1,330,248
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1,231,855
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6,111,310
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5,758,052
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5,759,479
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4,338,514
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3,350,811
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Interest and investment income
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38,012
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20,854
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118,084
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64,885
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56,708
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72,305
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88,232
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Realized gains and losses, net
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14,506
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3,436
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44,684
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22,948
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101,839
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584
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946
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Other income
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10,498
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9,075
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41,783
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|
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43,528
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|
|
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52,689
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55,927
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50,476
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1,393,264
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1,265,220
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6,315,861
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5,889,413
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5,970,715
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4,467,330
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3,490,465
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Personnel costs
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452,435
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424,660
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1,897,904
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1,680,805
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1,692,895
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1,260,070
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1,036,236
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Other operating expenses
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210,893
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209,735
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935,263
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849,554
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817,597
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633,193
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558,263
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Agent commissions
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488,368
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409,901
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2,140,912
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2,117,122
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2,035,810
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1,567,112
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1,131,892
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Depreciation and amortization
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26,237
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24,866
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102,105
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95,718
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79,077
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53,042
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100,225
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Provision for claim losses
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80,721
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64,226
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354,710
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259,402
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248,834
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175,963
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134,527
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Interest expense
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11,326
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303
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16,663
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3,885
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4,582
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8,586
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15,695
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1,269,980
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1,133,691
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5,447,557
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5,006,486
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4,878,795
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3,697,966
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2,976,838
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Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
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123,284
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131,529
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868,304
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882,927
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1,091,920
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769,364
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513,627
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Income tax expense
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43,766
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|
|
|
48,863
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|
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327,351
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323,598
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|
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407,736
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276,970
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|
|
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205,965
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Earnings before minority interest
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79,518
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82,666
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540,953
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559,329
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|
|
|
684,184
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|
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492,394
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|
|
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307,662
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Minority interest
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|
|
416
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|
|
347
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|
|
1,972
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|
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1,165
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|
|
859
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|
624
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Cumulative effect of accounting
change
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5,709
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Net earnings
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$
|
79,102
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|
|
$
|
82,319
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|
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$
|
538,981
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|
|
$
|
558,164
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|
|
$
|
683,325
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|
|
$
|
491,770
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|
|
$
|
301,953
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11
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Three Months Ended
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)
|
|
|
2004(1)
|
|
|
2003(1)
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001(2)(3)
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Per share amounts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, basic basis
|
|
|
173,473
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
173,463
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, diluted basis
|
|
|
173,654
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
173,575
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited pro forma net earnings
per share basic and diluted(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited pro forma weighted
average shares outstanding basic and diluted(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,951
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,951
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared per share
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Effective January 1, 2003, we adopted the fair value
recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, using the
prospective method of adoption in accordance with
SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure, and as
a result recorded stock compensation expense of
$3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005
and $12.5 million, $5.4 million and $4.9 million
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003,
respectively. Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted
SFAS No. 123 (Revised), Share-Based
Payment, and recorded stock compensation expense of
$3.2 million in the first three months of 2006. |
|
(2) |
|
Effective January 1, 2002, we adopted
SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets and as a result, have ceased to amortize goodwill.
Goodwill amortization in 2001 was $33.2 million. |
|
(3) |
|
During 2001, we recorded a $5.7 million, after-tax charge,
reflected as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle, as a result of adopting Emerging Issues Task Force
No. 99-20,
Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased
and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial
Assets. |
|
(4) |
|
Because there were no outstanding shares prior to FNFs
distribution of our common stock (representing 17.5% of our
outstanding shares) as a dividend to its stockholders, that was
completed on October 17, 2005, basic and diluted weighted
average shares outstanding for 2005 have been calculated using
activity from October 18, 2005 to December 31, 2005 as
if shares outstanding and common stock equivalents at
October 18, 2005 had been outstanding for the entire year. |
|
(5) |
|
Unaudited pro forma net earnings per share is calculated using
the number of outstanding shares of FNF on a date prior to the
distribution of FNT shares to FNF stockholders. |
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Balance sheet data (at end of
period):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments(1)
|
|
$
|
3,234,928
|
|
|
$
|
3,300,738
|
|
|
$
|
2,819,489
|
|
|
$
|
2,510,182
|
|
|
$
|
2,337,472
|
|
|
$
|
1,705,267
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents(2)
|
|
|
550,447
|
|
|
|
462,157
|
|
|
|
268,414
|
|
|
|
395,857
|
|
|
|
433,379
|
|
|
|
491,709
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
5,897,476
|
|
|
|
5,900,533
|
|
|
|
5,074,091
|
|
|
|
4,782,664
|
|
|
|
4,494,716
|
|
|
|
3,848,300
|
|
Notes payable
|
|
|
599,094
|
|
|
|
603,262
|
|
|
|
22,390
|
|
|
|
54,259
|
|
|
|
107,874
|
|
|
|
176,116
|
|
Reserve for claim losses
|
|
|
1,090,095
|
|
|
|
1,063,857
|
|
|
|
980,746
|
|
|
|
932,439
|
|
|
|
887,973
|
|
|
|
881,053
|
|
Minority interests
|
|
|
5,006
|
|
|
|
4,338
|
|
|
|
3,951
|
|
|
|
2,488
|
|
|
|
1,098
|
|
|
|
239
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
2,505,728
|
|
|
|
2,480,037
|
|
|
|
2,676,756
|
|
|
|
2,469,186
|
|
|
|
2,234,484
|
|
|
|
1,741,387
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Investments as of March 31, 2006 and December 31,
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 include securities pledged to
secure trust deposits of $601.8 million,
$656.0 million, $546.0 million, $448.1 million,
$474.9 million and $319.1 million, respectively.
Investments as of March 31, 2006, and December 31,
2005, include securities pledged relating to FNTs
securities lending program of $188.2 million and
$120.2 million, respectively. |
|
(2) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 include cash
pledged to secure trust deposits of $241.8 million,
$234.7 million, $195.2 million, $231.1 million,
$295.1 million and $367.9 million, respectively. Cash
and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2005, include cash pledged relating to
FNTs securities lending program of $195.5 million and
$124.3 million, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended March 31,
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
(In whole numbers)
|
|
|
Other non-financial data
(unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operations orders opened(1)
|
|
|
683,800
|
|
|
|
3,052,805
|
|
|
|
3,142,945
|
|
|
|
3,771,393
|
|
|
|
2,953,797
|
|
|
|
2,496,597
|
|
Direct operations orders closed(1)
|
|
|
436,300
|
|
|
|
2,169,656
|
|
|
|
2,249,792
|
|
|
|
2,916,201
|
|
|
|
2,141,680
|
|
|
|
1,685,147
|
|
Fee per closed file(1)
|
|
$
|
1,532
|
|
|
$
|
1,487
|
|
|
$
|
1,324
|
|
|
$
|
1,081
|
|
|
$
|
1,099
|
|
|
$
|
1,120
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
These measures are used by management to judge productivity and
are a measure of transaction volume for our direct title
businesses. An order is opened when we receive a customer order
and is closed when the related real estate transaction closes,
which typically takes 45-60 days from the opening of an
order. |
13
Summary
Historical Financial Data of FNF
The following table shows selected historical consolidated
financial data for FNF. The data as of and for each of the five
years ended December 31, 2005 was derived from FNFs
audited consolidated financial statements. The data as of
March 30, 2006 and for the three-month periods ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005 was derived from FNFs
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. In the
opinion of FNFs management, the unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements include all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for
the fair presentation of the interim consolidated financial
statements. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Detailed historical financial information is included in the
audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2005
and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings,
comprehensive earnings, stockholders equity and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2005 included in FNFs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005, as well as the
unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet as of
March 31, 2006 and the related unaudited interim
consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive earnings and
cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006
and 2005 included in FNFs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the three months ended March 31, 2006. You should read
the following selected financial data together with FNFs
historical consolidated financial statements, including the
related notes, and the other information incorporated by
reference in this information statement. See Where You Can
Find More Information beginning on page 157.
The information set forth below represents the consolidated
results of operations and financial condition of FNF, including
FNT and FIS. Subsequent to the completion of the proposed
transactions, the historical financial statements of FNF will
become the historical financial statements of FNT. For more
information on the accounting treatment of the proposed
transactions, see The Proposed
TransactionsAccounting Treatment beginning on
page 46. As a result it may be difficult to analyze the
results of operations and financial condition of the transferred
business based on this information. For information about the
transferred business, see Unaudited Pro Forma Combined
Financial Information beginning on page 90.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)(3)
|
|
|
2004(1)(4)
|
|
|
2003(1)(5)
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001(2)(6)(7)
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Statement of Earnings
Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
2,355,771
|
|
|
$
|
2,271,638
|
|
|
$
|
9,668,938
|
|
|
$
|
8,296,002
|
|
|
$
|
7,715,215
|
|
|
$
|
5,082,640
|
|
|
$
|
3,874,107
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel costs
|
|
|
877,931
|
|
|
|
747,077
|
|
|
|
3,224,678
|
|
|
|
2,786,297
|
|
|
|
2,465,026
|
|
|
|
1,476,430
|
|
|
|
1,187,177
|
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
494,616
|
|
|
|
393,817
|
|
|
|
1,716,711
|
|
|
|
1,599,124
|
|
|
|
1,448,133
|
|
|
|
945,829
|
|
|
|
711,151
|
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
469,707
|
|
|
|
391,466
|
|
|
|
2,060,467
|
|
|
|
2,028,926
|
|
|
|
1,823,241
|
|
|
|
1,521,573
|
|
|
|
1,098,328
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
124,631
|
|
|
|
97,327
|
|
|
|
406,259
|
|
|
|
338,434
|
|
|
|
227,937
|
|
|
|
74,163
|
|
|
|
118,282
|
|
Provision for claim losses
|
|
|
114,492
|
|
|
|
87,164
|
|
|
|
480,556
|
|
|
|
311,916
|
|
|
|
287,136
|
|
|
|
179,292
|
|
|
|
134,724
|
|
Goodwill amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,155
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
54,645
|
|
|
|
24,507
|
|
|
|
172,327
|
|
|
|
47,214
|
|
|
|
43,103
|
|
|
|
34,053
|
|
|
|
46,569
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,136,022
|
|
|
|
1,741,358
|
|
|
|
8,060,998
|
|
|
|
7,111,911
|
|
|
|
6,294,576
|
|
|
|
4,231,340
|
|
|
|
3,350,386
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)(3)
|
|
|
2004(1)(4)
|
|
|
2003(1)(5)
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001(2)(6)(7)
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle
|
|
|
219,749
|
|
|
|
530,280
|
|
|
|
1,607,940
|
|
|
|
1,184,091
|
|
|
|
1,420,639
|
|
|
|
851,300
|
|
|
|
523,721
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
81,747
|
|
|
|
80,335
|
|
|
|
573,391
|
|
|
|
438,114
|
|
|
|
539,843
|
|
|
|
306,468
|
|
|
|
209,488
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before minority interest
and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
|
|
|
138,002
|
|
|
|
449,945
|
|
|
|
1,034,549
|
|
|
|
745,977
|
|
|
|
880,796
|
|
|
|
544,832
|
|
|
|
314,233
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
31,631
|
|
|
|
5,448
|
|
|
|
70,443
|
|
|
|
5,015
|
|
|
|
18,976
|
|
|
|
13,115
|
|
|
|
3,048
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle
|
|
|
106,371
|
|
|
|
444,497
|
|
|
|
964,106
|
|
|
|
740,962
|
|
|
|
861,820
|
|
|
|
531,717
|
|
|
|
311,185
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle, net of income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,709
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
106,371
|
|
|
$
|
444,497
|
|
|
$
|
964,106
|
|
|
$
|
740,962
|
|
|
$
|
861,820
|
|
|
$
|
531,717
|
|
|
$
|
305,476
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Share Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share before
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
$
|
2.57
|
|
|
$
|
5.58
|
|
|
$
|
4.33
|
|
|
$
|
5.81
|
|
|
$
|
4.05
|
|
|
$
|
2.41
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle, net of income taxes, basic basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(.05
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
$
|
2.57
|
|
|
$
|
5.58
|
|
|
$
|
4.33
|
|
|
$
|
5.81
|
|
|
$
|
4.05
|
|
|
$
|
2.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, basic basis
|
|
|
173,845
|
|
|
|
173,124
|
|
|
|
172,839
|
|
|
|
171,014
|
|
|
|
148,275
|
|
|
|
131,135
|
|
|
|
129,316
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share before
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
|
|
$
|
0.59
|
|
|
$
|
2.51
|
|
|
$
|
5.43
|
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
|
$
|
5.63
|
|
|
$
|
3.91
|
|
|
$
|
2.34
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle, net of income taxes, diluted basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(.05
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.59
|
|
|
$
|
2.51
|
|
|
$
|
5.43
|
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
|
$
|
5.63
|
|
|
$
|
3.91
|
|
|
$
|
2.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, diluted basis
|
|
|
179,251
|
|
|
|
177,327
|
|
|
|
177,597
|
|
|
|
176,000
|
|
|
|
153,171
|
|
|
|
135,871
|
|
|
|
133,189
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared per share
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
$
|
10.25
|
|
|
$
|
11.00
|
|
|
$
|
0.79
|
|
|
$
|
0.54
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
$
|
0.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Effective January 1, 2003, we adopted the fair value
recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, using the
prospective method of adoption in accordance with
SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure, and as
a result recorded stock compensation expense of
$7.2 million for the three months ended March 31,
2005, and $34.1 million, $21.8 million and
$6.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively. Effective January 1, 2006, we
adopted SFAS No. 123 (Revised), Share-Based
Payment, and recorded stock compensation expense of
$34.3 million in the first three months of 2006. |
|
(2) |
|
Effective January 1, 2002, we adopted
SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets and as a result, have ceased to amortize goodwill.
Goodwill amortization in 2001 was $54.2 million. |
|
(3) |
|
FNFs financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2005 includes in revenue and net earnings a
$318.2 million gain on sale relating to the issuance of
subsidiary stock, approximately $100.0 million in |
15
|
|
|
|
|
additional income tax expense relating to the distribution to
its stockholders of a 17.5% interest of FNT and additional
minority interest expense related to the minority interest
issued in FNT and FIS. |
|
(4) |
|
FNFs financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2004 include the results of various entities
acquired on various dates during 2004. |
|
(5) |
|
FNFs financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2003 include the results of its acquisition of
ALLTEL Information Services, Inc. for the period from
April 1, 2003, the acquisition date, through
December 31, 2003, and include the results of operations of
various other entities acquired on various dates during 2003. |
|
(6) |
|
FNFs financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2001 include the results of the former
operations of Vista Information Solutions, Inc. for the period
from August 1, 2001, the acquisition date, through
December 31, 2001. In the fourth quarter of 2001, FNF
recorded certain charges totaling $10.0 million, after
applicable taxes, relating to the discontinuation of
small-ticket lease origination at FNF Capital and the wholesale
international long distance business at Micro General
Corporation. |
|
(7) |
|
During 2001, FNF recorded a $5.7 million, after-tax charge,
reflected as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle, as a result of adopting Emerging Issues Task Force
No. 99-20,
Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased
and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial
Assets. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments(1)
|
|
$
|
4,238,176
|
|
|
$
|
4,564,189
|
|
|
$
|
3,346,276
|
|
|
$
|
2,689,817
|
|
|
$
|
2,565,815
|
|
|
$
|
1,823,512
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents(2)
|
|
|
707,239
|
|
|
|
513,394
|
|
|
|
331,222
|
|
|
|
459,655
|
|
|
|
482,600
|
|
|
|
542,620
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
14,090,857
|
|
|
|
11,104,617
|
|
|
|
9,270,535
|
|
|
|
7,263,175
|
|
|
|
5,245,951
|
|
|
|
4,415,998
|
|
Notes payable
|
|
|
3,578,094
|
|
|
|
3,217,019
|
|
|
|
1,370,556
|
|
|
|
659,186
|
|
|
|
493,458
|
|
|
|
565,690
|
|
Reserve for claim losses
|
|
|
1,144,981
|
|
|
|
1,113,506
|
|
|
|
1,000,474
|
|
|
|
945,237
|
|
|
|
890,148
|
|
|
|
881,089
|
|
Minority interests and preferred
stock of subsidiary
|
|
|
1,883,609
|
|
|
|
636,304
|
|
|
|
18,874
|
|
|
|
14,835
|
|
|
|
131,797
|
|
|
|
47,166
|
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
4,230,645
|
|
|
|
3,279,775
|
|
|
|
4,700,091
|
|
|
|
3,873,359
|
|
|
|
2,253,936
|
|
|
|
1,638,870
|
|
Book value per share(3)
|
|
$
|
24.21
|
|
|
$
|
18.84
|
|
|
$
|
27.24
|
|
|
$
|
23.50
|
|
|
$
|
17.13
|
|
|
$
|
12.65
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Investments as of March 31, 2006 and December 31,
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 include securities pledged to
secure trust deposits of $601.8 million,
$656.0 million, $546.0 million, $448.1 million,
$474.9 million and $319.1 million, respectively.
Investments as of March 31, 2006, and December 31,
2005 include securities pledged relating to FNFs
securities lending program of $218.3 million and
$138.7 million, respectively. |
|
(2) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 include cash
pledged to secure trust deposits of $241.8 million,
$234.7 million, $195.2 million, $231.1 million,
$295.1 million and $367.9 million, respectively. Cash
and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 include cash pledged relating to
FNFs securities lending program of $226.6 million and
$143.4 million, respectively. |
|
(3) |
|
Book value per share is calculated as stockholders equity
at March 31, 2006 and December 31 of each year
presented divided by actual shares outstanding at the end of
each period presented. |
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
(In whole numbers)
|
|
|
Other Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orders opened by direct title
operations(1)
|
|
|
831,400
|
|
|
|
3,615,400
|
|
|
|
3,680,200
|
|
|
|
4,820,700
|
|
|
|
3,228,300
|
|
|
|
2,635,200
|
|
Orders closed by direct title
operations(1)
|
|
|
526,700
|
|
|
|
2,487,000
|
|
|
|
2,636,300
|
|
|
|
3,694,000
|
|
|
|
2,290,300
|
|
|
|
1,770,600
|
|
Provision for claim losses to
title insurance premiums
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
|
|
7.2
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
|
5.4
|
%
|
|
|
5.0
|
%
|
|
|
5.0
|
%
|
Title related revenue(2):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage direct operations
|
|
|
54.4
|
%
|
|
|
56.0
|
%
|
|
|
54.8
|
%
|
|
|
59.7
|
%
|
|
|
55.3
|
%
|
|
|
59.0
|
%
|
Percentage agency operations
|
|
|
45.6
|
%
|
|
|
44.0
|
%
|
|
|
45.2
|
%
|
|
|
40.3
|
%
|
|
|
44.7
|
%
|
|
|
41.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
These measures are used by management to judge productivity and
are a measure of transaction volume for our direct title
businesses. An order is opened when we receive a customer order
and is closed when the related real estate transaction closes,
which typically takes 45-60 days from the opening of an
order. |
|
(2) |
|
Includes title insurance premiums and escrow and other title
related fees. |
17
Summary
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial
Information
The following summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial information gives effect to the transfer by FNF to us
of substantially all of its assets and liabilities (other than
its ownership interest in FIS), as if the transfer had been
completed as of March 31, 2006 for balance sheet purposes
and as of January 1, 2005 with respect to the statement of
earnings data and is derived from the unaudited pro forma
combined financial statements included elsewhere in this
information statement. The pro forma financial information
should be read in conjunction with the unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes
and the separate financial statements and related notes of FNT
and FNF, which also are included in or incorporated by reference
into this information statement. See Unaudited Pro Forma
Combined Financial Information beginning on page 90.
Because the substance of the combined proposed transactions
among FNF, FNT, and FIS pursuant to the securities exchange and
distribution agreement and the merger agreement is effectively a
reverse spin-off of FIS by FNF, and because FNT and FIS are
entities under common control, the historical financial
statements of FNF will become the historical financial
statements of FNT subsequent to the proposed transactions. For
more information on the accounting treatment of the proposed
transactions, see The Proposed Transactions
Accounting Treatment beginning on page 46.
The selected unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does
not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of
operations or the consolidated financial position of FNT would
have been had the proposed transactions occurred on the dates
assumed and does not reflect any benefits or synergies that may
result from the proposed transactions, nor is it indicative of
future operating results or financial position. Accounting
policies used in the preparation of the pro forma condensed
combined financial statements are in accordance with those used
in FNFs and our consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except
|
|
|
(In thousands, except
|
|
|
|
per share data)
|
|
|
per share data)
|
|
|
Consolidated statement of
earnings data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
1,509,840
|
|
|
$
|
7,088,406
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
|
|
|
154,207
|
|
|
|
1,282,730
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
96,419
|
|
|
|
827,709
|
|
Basic earnings per common share
|
|
$
|
0.44
|
|
|
$
|
3.78
|
|
Diluted earnings per common share
|
|
|
0.43
|
|
|
|
3.72
|
|
Basic shares outstanding
|
|
|
219,218
|
|
|
|
219,208
|
|
Diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
222,750
|
|
|
|
222,508
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma as of
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Consolidated balance sheet
data:
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
|
$
|
3,994,119
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
586,656
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
6,874,792
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
649,956
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
3,185,189
|
|
18
UNAUDITED
COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA
The following table presents certain unaudited historical per
share information of FNT and combined pro forma per share
information after giving effect to the proposed transactions,
which will be accounted for at historical cost. Subsequent to
the proposed transactions, the historical financial statements
of FNF will become the historical financial statements of FNT.
For more information on the accounting treatment of the proposed
transactions, see The Proposed Transactions
Accounting Treatment beginning on page 46. The
unaudited pro forma information is presented on this basis for
informational purposes only and is not intended to be indicative
of the results of future operations or the results that would
have occurred had the business combination been consummated at
the beginning of the periods presented. The information set
forth below has been derived from and should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and related notes of
FNT and FNF included elsewhere in or incorporated by reference
into this information statement and the unaudited pro forma
condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in
this information statement.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
FNT
|
|
|
FNF
|
|
|
|
FNT
|
|
|
FNF
|
|
|
Pro Forma(1)
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
Earnings per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
$
|
0.44
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
0.59
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
0.43
|
|
Dividends
|
|
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
0.29
|
(2)
|
Book value per common share
|
|
|
14.38
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3.11
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5.58
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3.78
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3.11
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5.43
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N/A
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3.72
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0.25
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11.00
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1.16
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14.23
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18.84
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Because the substance of the proposed transactions and the
merger is effectively a reverse spin-off of FIS by FNF, and
because FNT and FIS are entities under common control, the
historical financial statements of FNF will become the
historical financial statements of FNT subsequent to the
proposed transactions. For more information on the accounting
treatment of the proposed transactions, see The Proposed
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Subsequent to the proposed transactions, FNT intends to continue
to make dividend payments of $0.29 per quarter, or $1.16 per
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RISK
FACTORS
An investment in FNT after the proposed transactions will be
subject to risks different from those to which an investment in
FNT on a stand-alone basis would be subject. Moreover, by reason
of the proposed transactions, and the resulting change in the
business of FNT as compared to FNTs business as currently
conducted, the nature of the investment by each FNT stockholder
will change. In addition to the other information contained in
or incorporated by reference into this information statement,
you should carefully review the risks described below together
with all of the other information included in this information
statement.
Risks
Related to the Proposed Transactions
The
issuance of shares of our common stock to FNF in connection with
the proposed transactions will dilute the percentage ownership
interests of current FNT stockholders.
If the proposed transactions are completed, we expect that we
will issue to FNF approximately 45,744,681 shares of our
common stock, based on receiving a cash amount of
$275 million from FNF in the proposed transactions. This
issuance of our common stock to FNF stockholders in excess of
what they currently own will cause a reduction in the relative
percentage interest of current FNT stockholders in FNTs
earnings, voting rights, liquidation book values and market
capitalization. In addition, as a result of the increased
issuance of our common stock, our future earnings per share will
be lower than they otherwise would have been had such additional
share issuance not occurred.
If the
proposed transactions are not completed, we will have
nonetheless incurred substantial costs and our results of
operations and the market price of our common stock may be
adversely affected.
We have incurred and expect to continue to incur substantial
costs in connection with the proposed transactions. In addition,
we have diverted significant management resources in an effort
to complete the proposed transactions and are subject to
restrictions contained in the securities exchange and
distribution agreement on the conduct of our business. If the
proposed transactions are not completed, we will receive little
or no benefit from these costs.
Additionally, if the proposed transactions are not completed, we
may experience negative reactions from the financial markets and
our customers, suppliers and employees. Each of these factors
may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
The
pro forma financial statements may not be an indication of our
financial condition or results of operations following the
proposed transactions.
The pro forma financial statements contained in this information
statement are presented for illustrative purposes only and may
not be an indication of our financial condition or results of
operations following the proposed transactions. The pro forma
financial statements have been derived from the financial
statements of FNT and FNF and certain adjustments and
assumptions have been made regarding FNT after giving effect to
the proposed transactions. The information upon which these
adjustments and assumptions have been made is preliminary, and
these kinds of adjustments and assumptions are difficult to make
with complete accuracy. Furthermore, as described below, the
historical financial statements of FNF are not representative of
the transferred business on a stand-alone basis. As a result,
the actual financial condition and results of operations of FNT
following the proposed transactions may not be consistent with,
or evident from, these pro forma financial statements.
The assumptions used in preparing the pro forma financial
information may not prove to be accurate, and other factors may
affect FNTs financial condition or results of operations
following the proposed transactions. Any potential decline in
FNTs financial condition or results of operations could
cause the stock price of FNT to decline.
The
completion of the proposed transactions is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of conditions.
The completion of the proposed transactions is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions set forth in
the securities exchange and distribution agreement. If these
conditions are not satisfied or waived, the proposed
transactions will not be completed. Also, even if all of these
conditions are satisfied or waived, the
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proposed transactions may not be completed, as FNF has the right
to terminate the securities exchange and distribution agreement
prior to the closing thereunder in its sole discretion and both
FNF and FNT have the right to terminate the securities exchange
and distribution agreement prior to the closing thereunder under
certain other circumstances specified therein and described in
greater detail in The Securities Exchange and Distribution
Agreement Termination of the Securities Exchange and
Distribution Agreement beginning on page 59.
If the
spin-off does not constitute a tax free spin-off under Section
355 of the internal revenue code or the merger does not
constitute a tax free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the
code, then we may have to indemnify FIS or FNF for payment of
taxes and tax-related losses.
Under the tax disaffiliation agreement, which we are required to
enter into with FNF and FIS as a condition to the closing under
the securities exchange and distribution agreement, we are
required to indemnify FNF and FIS for taxes and tax-related
losses (including stockholder suits) if the spin-off were
determined to be taxable either to FNF or the FNF stockholders
or both, unless such adverse determination were the result of a
breach by FIS of its agreement not to take any action within its
control that would cause the spin-off to be taxable or the
result of an acquisition of FIS stock within the control of FIS
or an FIS subsidiary. FNF estimates the amount of our
indemnification obligation for the amount of tax on FNFs
transfer of our stock in the spin-off to be in the range of
$150 million and possibly greater depending on, among
other things, the value of our stock at the time of the
spin-off. In addition, we are required under the tax
disaffiliation agreement to indemnify FNF and FIS for taxes and
tax-related losses (including stockholder suits) in the event
the merger was determined to be taxable. FNF estimates the
amount of our indemnification obligation for the amount of tax
on FNFs transfer of its FIS stock in the merger to be in
the range of $1 billion and possibly greater depending on,
among other things, the value of FISs stock at the time of
the merger. See The Securities Exchange and Distribution
Agreement Additional Agreements beginning on
page 55.
FNT
may be affected by significant restrictions following the merger
with respect to certain actions that could jeopardize the tax
free status of the spin-off or the merger.
Even if the spin-off otherwise qualifies as a spin-off under
Section 355 of the internal revenue code, the distribution
of our common stock to the FNF stockholders in connection with
the spin-off may not qualify as tax free to FNF (or its
successor upon the consummation of the merger, FIS) under
Section 355(e) of the internal revenue code if 50% or more
of our stock is acquired as part of a plan or series of related
transactions that includes the spin-off.
In order to help preserve the tax free treatment of the
spin-off, the tax disaffiliation agreement restricts us from
taking certain actions without first obtaining the consent of
certain officers of FIS or obtaining an opinion from a
nationally recognized law firm or accounting firm that such
transaction will not cause the spin-off to be taxable under
Section 355(e). In general, such actions would include, for
a period of two years after the spin-off, engaging in any
transaction involving (i) the acquisition of our stock or
(ii) the issuance of shares of our stock.
Risks
Related to the Operations of FNT after the Proposed
Transactions
FNT
may not be able to integrate the transferred business
successfully.
The success of the proposed transactions will depend in large
part upon our ability to integrate the organizations,
operations, systems and personnel of the companies transferred
to us by FNF. The integration of such companies is a
challenging, time-consuming and costly process. It is possible
that the integration process could result in the loss of key
employees, the disruption of our ongoing businesses or
inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies
that adversely affect our or such companies ability to
maintain relationships with suppliers, customers and employees
or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the proposed
transactions. In addition, successful integration of such
companies will require the dedication of significant management
resources, which will temporarily detract attention from the
day-to-day
business of such companies or FNT. If our management is not able
to integrate the organizations, operations, systems and
personnel of such companies in a timely and efficient manner,
the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions may not be
realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than
expected.
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Like
our subsidiaries, certain companies included in the transferred
business engage in insurance-related businesses and must comply
with additional regulations. These regulations may impede, or
impose burdensome conditions on, our rate increases or other
actions that we might seek to increase the revenues of our
subsidiaries.
The specialty insurance businesses included in the transferred
business are subject to extensive regulation by state insurance
authorities in each state in which they operate. These agencies
have broad administrative and supervisory power relating to the
following, among other matters:
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licensing requirements;
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trade and marketing practices;
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accounting and financing practices;
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capital and surplus requirements;
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the amount of dividends and other payments made by insurance
subsidiaries;
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investment practices;
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rate schedules;
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deposits of securities for the benefit of policyholders;
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establishing reserves; and
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regulation of reinsurance.
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Most states also regulate insurance holding companies like us
with respect to acquisitions, changes of control and the terms
of transactions with our affiliates. State regulations may
impede or impose burdensome conditions on the insurance
companies ability to increase or maintain rate levels or
on other actions that we may want to take to enhance operating
results, and could affect our ability to pay dividends on our
common stock. In addition, we may incur significant costs in the
course of complying with regulatory requirements. We cannot
assure you that future legislative or regulatory changes will
not adversely affect our business operations.
If the
rating agencies further downgrade our company our results of
operations and competitive position in the industry may
suffer.
Ratings have always been an important factor in establishing the
competitive position of insurance companies. Our insurance
companies are rated by Standard & Poors, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Moodys
Corporation, Fitch Ratings, Inc, A.M. Best Company, Inc.
and Demotech, Inc. Ratings reflect the opinion of a rating
agency with regard to an insurance companys or insurance
holding companys financial strength, operating
performance, and ability to meet its obligations to
policyholders and are not evaluations directed to investors. In
connection with the public announcement of the proposed
transactions on April 27, 2006, Standard &
Poors and A.M. Best revised their outlook to positive
from stable and Moodys and Fitch affirmed financial
strength ratings of A3 and A−, respectively. Our ratings
are subject to continued periodic review by those rating
entities and the continued retention of those ratings cannot be
assured. If our ratings are reduced from their current levels by
those rating entities, our results of operations could be
adversely affected.
We
could have conflicts with FIS, and the fact that our chief
executive officer and certain other officers will also serve as
officers of FIS could create conflicts of
interests.
Conflicts may arise between FIS and us as a result of our
ongoing agreements and the nature of our respective businesses.
We will seek to manage any potential conflicts through our
agreements with FIS and entities affiliated with FIS and through
oversight by independent members of our board of directors.
However, there can be no assurances that such measures will be
effective or that we will be able to resolve all potential
conflicts with FIS and such affiliated entities, and even if we
do, the resolution may be less favorable to us than if we were
dealing with a different third party.
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Some of the individuals who will be our executive officers after
the proposed transactions own substantial amounts of FIS stock
and options because of their relationships with FNF and FIS
prior to the proposed transactions. Such ownership could create
or appear to create potential conflicts of interest when
officers are faced with decisions that could have different
implications for our company and FIS.
William P. Foley, II will be our Chief Executive Officer
and chairman of our board of directors and an executive officer
and chairman of the board of directors of FIS following the
proposed transactions. In addition, Alan L. Stinson will be our
Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Vice President of
Finance of FIS and Brent B. Bickett will be an executive officer
of FNT and the Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning of
FIS. As a result, they will have obligations to us as well as
FIS and may have conflicts of interest with respect to matters
potentially or actually involving or affecting us.
Matters that could give rise to conflicts include, among other
things:
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our past and ongoing relationships with FIS, including tax
matters, employee benefits, indemnification, and other
matters; and
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the quality and pricing of services that we have agreed to
provide to FIS entities or that those entities have agreed to
provide to us.
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Provisions
of our certificate of incorporation may prevent us from
receiving the benefit of certain corporate
opportunities.
Because FIS may engage in the same activities in which we
engage, there is a risk that we may be in direct competition
with FIS over business activities and corporate opportunities.
To address these potential conflicts, we have adopted a
corporate opportunity policy that has been incorporated into our
certificate of incorporation. Among other things, this policy
limits the situations in which one of our directors or officers,
if also a director or officer of FIS, may offer corporate
opportunities to us of which such individual becomes aware.
These provisions may limit the corporate opportunities of which
we are made aware or which are offered to us.
We may
not realize the anticipated benefits from the acquisition of the
transferred business.
The transferred business is subject to risks and liabilities
that are different from those of our current operations.
Further, it is anticipated that the specialty insurance business
may continue to expand into lines of business outside of our
traditional area of operations and into new states with which we
have limited experience.
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the information contained in, or incorporated by
reference into, this information statement, including in the
sections entitled The Proposed Transactions and
FNTs Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains
forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties.
These statements relate to, among other things, consummation of
the proposed transactions, future financial and operating
results of FNT and the transferred business and benefits of the
proposed transactions. In many cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as
may, will, should,
expects, plans, anticipates,
believes, estimates,
predicts, potential, or
continue, or the negative of these terms and other
comparable terminology. Actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in these statements as a result of a
number of factors, including those set forth in the sections of
this information statement listed above, in the section entitled
Risk Factors or elsewhere in this information
statement or in FNTs and FNFs other filings with the
SEC, including FNFs annual report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the SEC and
incorporated by reference into this information statement. FNT
is not under any obligation (and expressly disclaims any such
obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. You should carefully consider the possibility that
actual results may differ materially from forward-looking
statements in this information statement.
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THE FNT
ANNUAL MEETING
General
This information statement is being furnished to FNT
stockholders in connection with FNTs annual meeting. This
information statement is intended to provide you with the
information you need to know to be able to consider the matters
presented at the annual meeting. We are not soliciting proxies
from FNT stockholders in connection with the annual meeting on
account of the fact that a quorum will be present by virtue of
FNFs approximately 82% interest in our outstanding shares
(representing 97.9% of the outstanding voting rights of our
common stock) and that FNF intends to vote FOR the proposed
transactions and the other annual meeting items. Accordingly,
you are invited to attend the annual meeting, at which you will
have the opportunity to vote, but your approval of the matters
presented at the annual meeting is not required.
Date,
Time and Place of the FNT Annual Meeting
The FNT annual meeting will be held
on , 2006,
at a.m.,
local time, in the Peninsular Auditorium at 601 Riverside
Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32204.
Purposes
of the FNT Meeting
At the FNT annual meeting, FNT stockholders will vote upon the
following proposals:
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To approve the issuance of additional shares of FNT Class A
common stock pursuant to the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, dated as of June 25, 2006, between
FNT and FNF, which provides for, among other things, the
transfer of FNT common stock to FNF and the assumption by FNT of
certain liabilities of FNF in exchange for FNFs interests
in certain companies owned or controlled by it and certain other
assets of FNF.
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To adopt an amendment to the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan,
which we refer to as the omnibus incentive plan, that will
increase the number of shares available for grants under the
current plan by an additional 15,500,000.
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To adopt the amended and restated certificate of incorporation
of FNT, which will, among other things, (a) increase the
authorized number of shares of FNT Class A common stock
from 300,000,000 to 600,000,000, (b) eliminate the FNT
Class B common stock and all provisions relating thereto,
(c) remove all references to and any requirements resulting
from FNFs ownership of FNT common stock and
(d) change our name to Fidelity National Financial,
Inc.
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To elect four Class I directors to serve until the 2009
annual meeting of stockholders.
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To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as FNTs independent
registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending
December 31, 2006.
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To transact such other business as may properly be brought
before the annual meeting.
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Record
Date; Outstanding Shares; Shares Entitled to Vote
The record date for our annual meeting
was , 2006.
This means that you must have been a stockholder of record of
FNT common stock at the close of business on the record date in
order to vote at the annual meeting. You are entitled to one
vote for each share of FNT Class A common stock you own on
the record date. On the record date, FNT
had shares
of FNT common stock outstanding.
NYSE
Stockholder Approval Requirements
NYSE rules require that a listed company obtain the consent of
its stockholders prior to completing any transaction that would
result in the issuance of more than 20% of the companys
outstanding common stock. If the proposed transactions are
completed, FNT will issue shares of common stock representing,
in the aggregate, in excess of 20% of its currently outstanding
shares of common stock. NYSE rules also require that a listed
company
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obtain stockholder approval of equity compensation plans like
the proposed amendment to the omnibus incentive plan.
Quorum
and Voting Rights
Proxies are not being solicited from the stockholders of FNT
with respect to our annual meeting. FNFs ownership of a
majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of FNT
establishes the presence of a quorum at the meeting. Approval of
each of Proposal 1, relating to the issuance of shares of
FNT Class A common stock pursuant to the securities
exchange and distribution agreement, Proposal 2, relating
to the amendment to the omnibus incentive plan, and
Proposal 3, relating to the amendment and restatement of
the certificate of incorporation of FNT, requires an affirmative
vote of a majority of the votes cast at the FNT annual meeting.
Approval of Proposal 4, relating to the election of
directors, requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the
votes cast at the FNT annual meeting. Approval of
Proposal 5, relating to ratification of the appointment of
FNTs independent auditors, and any other proposal that may
be properly presented at the FNT annual meeting, requires an
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the FNT
annual meeting. FNF intends to vote its FNT shares in connection
with each of the proposals which alone will suffice for the
requisite minimum number of shares necessary with respect to
each of the proposals. Accordingly, you are invited to attend
our annual meeting, at which you will have the opportunity to
vote, but your approval of the matters presented at the annual
meeting is neither required nor requested.
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THE
ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF FNT COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
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As discussed elsewhere in this information statement, FNT
stockholders are being asked to vote for a proposal to approve
the issuance of shares of FNT Class A common stock pursuant
to the securities exchange and distribution agreement. You
should carefully read this information statement in its entirety
for more detailed information concerning the securities exchange
and distribution agreement and the issuance of FNT common stock.
You are also urged to read the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, a copy of which is attached to this
information statement as Annex A.
The FNT board of directors recommends that FNT stockholders
vote FOR the issuance of FNT Class A common stock
pursuant to the securities exchange and distribution
agreement.
ITEM 2
ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE FNT 2005 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE
PLAN
As discussed elsewhere in this information statement, FNT
stockholders are being asked to vote for the adoption of the
amendment to the omnibus incentive plan to increase the total
number of shares available for grants thereunder by an
additional 15,500,000 shares. See Approval of
Amendment to the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan beginning
on page 122.
The FNT board of directors recommends that FNT stockholders
vote FOR the adoption of the amendment to the omnibus
incentive plan.
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ADOPTION
OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF FNTS
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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As discussed elsewhere in this information statement, FNT
stockholders are being asked to vote for the adoption of the
amended and restated certificate of incorporation of FNT, which
will, among other things, (a) increase the authorized
number of shares of FNT Class A common stock from
300,000,000 to 600,000,000, (b) eliminate the FNT
Class B common stock and all provisions relating thereto,
(c) remove all references to and any requirements resulting
from FNFs ownership of FNT common stock and
(d) change our name to Fidelity National Financial,
Inc.
The FNT board of directors recommends that FNT stockholders
vote FOR the adoption of the amendment and restatement of
FNTs certificate of incorporation.
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ITEM 4
APPROVE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
As discussed elsewhere in this information statement, FNT
stockholders are being asked to vote for the election of four
Class I nominees for director. You should carefully read
this information statement in its entirety for more detailed
information concerning the election of directors.
The FNT board of directors recommends that FNT stockholders
vote FOR the election of all four nominees.
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APPROVE
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANTS
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As discussed elsewhere in this information statement, FNT
stockholders are being asked to ratify the appointment of KPMG
LLP as FNTs independent registered public accountants for
fiscal year 2006. You should carefully read this information
statement in its entirety for more detailed information
concerning the ratification of KPMG LLP.
The FNT board of directors recommends that FNT stockholders
vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as
FNTs independent registered public accountants for
FNTs fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.
Stock
Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers
As of the record date for our annual meeting, FNTs
directors and executive officers and their affiliates had the
right to vote
approximately shares
of the then outstanding FNT common stock at our annual meeting,
which represented less than [ ] percent of the
FNT common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the
meeting. No FNT director or executive officer or their
affiliates beneficially owned any shares of FNT preferred stock.
Voting at
the Annual Meeting
As proxies are not being solicited, all voting will be done in
person at our annual meeting. Ballots will be available to all
stockholders in attendance at the meeting provided that, with
respect to stockholders whose FNT shares are held in
street name, those stockholders must present
appropriate proof of beneficial ownership of their FNT shares
upon entrance to the meeting in order to be able to vote their
shares at the meeting.
Shares
held in street name
Generally, a broker, bank or other nominee may only vote the
common stock that it holds in street name for you in
accordance with your instructions. Therefore, if you are the
beneficial owner of shares held in street name by a
broker, and wish to vote on the proposals to be presented at our
annual meeting, please give instructions to your broker on how
to vote your shares. If you plan to attend our annual meeting
and wish to vote in person, but your shares are held in
street name, you must obtain a legal proxy
authorizing you to vote the shares in person, which you must
bring with you to the meeting.
Other
voting matters
This information statement is available on the SECs
Internet site at www.sec.gov or on our Internet site at
www.fntg.com.
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THE
PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS
Structure
of the Proposed Transactions
Transfer
of assets and assumption of liabilities
The securities exchange and distribution agreement provides for
the contribution of substantially all of FNFs assets to
FNT (other than FNFs ownership interest in FIS and FNT).
These assets include FNFs interests in Fidelity Sedgwick
Holdings, Inc., Fidelity National Insurance Company, Fidelity
National Insurance Services, Inc., Fidelity National Timber
Resources Inc., FNF Capital Leasing, Inc., FNF Holding, LLC, FNF
International Holdings, Inc., National Alliance Marketing Group,
Inc., Rocky Mountain Aviation, Inc. and Cascade Timberlands LLC.
The assets to be transferred also include cash and any other
property or rights that FNF owns immediately prior to the
closing under the securities exchange and distribution
agreement, which we refer to as the closing. In exchange for the
transfer by FNF to FNT of these assets, which we refer to as the
contributed assets, FNT will issue to FNF that number of shares
of FNT Class A common stock equal to (i) 34,042,553
plus (ii) the amount of cash included in the
contributed assets (not to exceed $275,000,000 for purposes of
this calculation) divided by $23.50. FNT will also assume all of
FNFs liabilities, except for any:
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liabilities of FNF to the extent FIS or any subsidiary of FIS
has, as of or prior to the closing, agreed in writing to be
responsible therefor;
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liabilities of FNF to the extent arising out of or related to
the ownership or operation of the assets or properties, or the
operations or conduct of the business, of FIS or any subsidiary
of FIS, in each case to the extent FIS or any subsidiary of FIS
has, as of or prior to the closing, agreed to be responsible
therefor;
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guaranties or other similar contractual liabilities of FNF in
respect of a primary liability of FIS or any subsidiary of
FIS; and
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certain limited tax liabilities (which are addressed in the tax
disaffiliation agreement among FNT, FNF and FIS to be entered
into at the closing). See The Securities Exchange and
Distribution Agreement and Related Documents
Additional Agreements beginning on page 55.
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The liabilities of FNF to be assumed by FNT are referred to as
the assumed liabilities. FNT will assume and agree to pay, honor
and discharge when due all of the assumed liabilities pursuant
to an assumption agreement to be executed and delivered by FNT
at the closing. The contribution of assets by FNF to FNT in
exchange for the assumption by FNT of the assumed liabilities
and the issuance to FNF of shares of FNT Class A common
stock is referred to as the asset contribution. We refer to the
contributed assets and the assumed liabilities collectively as
the transferred business.
Spin-off
Immediately after the FNT annual meeting, the FNF board of
directors will approve and formally declare the spin-off
dividend. Following the asset contribution, FNF will convert all
shares of FNT Class B common stock held by it into shares
of FNT Class A common stock. Immediately thereafter, and
immediately prior to the consummation of the merger, the
transfer agent appointed by FNF will distribute all of the
shares of FNT Class A common stock that FNF owns (including
the converted shares and the shares received from FNT in
connection with the asset contribution) to the holders of FNF
common stock. The number of shares to which each holder is
entitled will be determined by applying the formula contained in
the spin-off declaration. Fractional shares that would otherwise
be received by FNF stockholders will be aggregated and sold and
the net cash proceeds of the sale will be distributed in lieu of
fractional shares. We refer to the distribution to the
stockholders of FNF of all the shares of FNT common stock held
by FNF as the spin-off.
Stock
Plan Amendment
We will amend the omnibus incentive plan to increase the total
number of shares available for grants thereunder by an
additional 15,500,000 shares.
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Charter
Amendments
Immediately after the completion of the spin-off and the merger
of FNF with and into FIS described below, we will amend our
certificate of incorporation to:
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increase the authorized number of shares of FNT Class A
common stock from 300,000,000 to 600,000,000;
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eliminate the FNT Class B common stock and all provisions
relating thereto;
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remove all references to and any requirements resulting from
FNFs ownership of FNT common stock; and
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change our name to Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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We refer to these amendments as the charter amendments.
In this information statement we refer to the asset
contribution, the spin-off, the amendment to the omnibus
incentive plan and the charter amendments collectively as the
proposed transactions. Following the completion of the proposed
transactions and the merger described below, our common stock
will be listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol FNF.
Merger
of FNF and FIS
The proposed transactions are part of a larger organizational
restructuring of FNF. At the same time that FNF and FNT entered
into the securities exchange and distribution agreement, FNF
entered into an agreement and plan of merger, which we refer to
as the merger agreement, with its majority-owned subsidiary FIS.
The merger agreement provides for the merger of FNF with and
into FIS, which we refer to as the merger, immediately following
the spin-off. In order to complete the proposed transactions
under the securities exchange and distribution agreement, all of
the conditions to the consummation of the merger of FNF and FIS
(other than the completion of the spin-off) must be satisfied or
waived. In addition, in order for the merger to be completed,
the proposed transactions under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, including the spin-off, must be
completed. After the completion of the proposed transactions,
and immediately prior to the merger, FNF will have no assets
other than its approximately 50.3% ownership position in FIS and
its rights under certain agreements entered into pursuant to the
securities exchange and distribution agreement. Upon the
consummation of the merger, FNFs separate corporate
existence will cease and FIS will continue as the surviving
corporation.
Background
of the Proposed Transactions
FNF formed old FIS and contributed assets to it in early 2005 in
connection with the sale of a 25% interest in old FIS to a group
of private equity investors led by Thomas H. Lee Partners and
Texas Pacific Group. The principal businesses contributed were
FNFs bank core processing and mortgage processing
business, its lender services businesses and its real estate
information businesses. In February 2006, old FIS merged into a
subsidiary of Certegy in a transaction in which FNF and the
private equity investors received an aggregate of 67.4% of the
common stock of Certegy. Certegy was subsequently renamed
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. We refer to the
merger of Certegy into FIS as the Certegy merger. Prior to the
Certegy merger, FNF had distributed a minority interest in FNT,
the holding company for FNFs title insurance operations,
to the stockholders of FNF in a taxable distribution. This
distribution resulted in FNT becoming publicly traded on the
NYSE.
Following the Certegy merger and the establishment of public
markets for FNT common stock and FIS common stock, FNF
management perceived that the public market price for FNF common
stock was not adequately reflecting the fair value of its parts,
including FNFs majority stakes in both FNT and old FIS.
FNF believed that one possible factor contributing to this
discount, among others, was FNFs requirement that, for so
long as FNF retained significant ownership positions in FNT and
FIS, FNF maintain a majority ownership position in each company
in order to consolidate their financial results within FNF for
accounting purposes, which limited the ability of each of FNT
and FIS to use its common stock as currency for acquisitions.
By early April, 2006, FNF and senior management had concluded
that the public markets had discounted the value of FNF in
relation to the sum of its parts. FNF and senior management
began discussing the potential
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inefficiencies in FNFs holding company structure and how
the market valuation of FNFs assets might be maximized in
a corporate restructuring.
The FNF board of directors recognized a number of factors in its
decision to investigate the possibility of a restructuring
transaction, including that:
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FNFs majority ownership of FIS and FNT may limit the
public float, the number of eligible stockholders, the trading
liquidity and, therefore, limit the market value of FIS and FNT
common stock; and
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FNFs need to maintain its majority ownership positions in
FIS and FNT may limit the ability of each of FIS and FNT to use
its common stock as currency for acquisitions and, therefore,
may constrain FIS and FNT from pursuing attractive acquisition
opportunities.
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Senior management also recognized the possibility that
eliminating the FNF holding company structure and making FIS and
FNT independent companies would simplify the profile of the FNF
family of companies, eliminate the discount surrounding FNF
common stock, provide more valuable currencies for future
acquisitions for both FIS and FNT and more fully realize the
underlying value of FIS and all of the assets of FNF.
Accordingly, senior management of FNF, in consultation with Bear
Stearns & Co. Inc., began studying potential
transactions that might mitigate or eliminate the perceived
structural inefficiencies described above. FNF believed that any
such transaction would have to meet at least two constraints:
(i) that it not cause a taxable transaction for the company
or its stockholders and (ii) that it not trigger purchase
accounting rules that would require FNT or FIS (or a successor
company in any transaction) to recognize significant goodwill in
connection with any sale or transfer of assets.
At the regular quarterly meeting of the FNT board of directors
on April 19, 2006, senior management of FNF proposed to the
FNT directors a plan for a three-step transaction that would
result in FIS and FNT becoming independent entities held
entirely by public stockholders. In the first step, FNF would
transfer its specialty insurance businesses, its interest in
Sedgwick CMS, and certain other assets to FNT in exchange for
stock of FNT. In the second step, FNF would spin out its entire
ownership of FNT to FNF stockholders in a tax free distribution,
effectively leaving FNF with its ownership in FIS as its only
asset. In the third step, FIS would merge with FNF and issue
stock of FIS to stockholders of FNF in a tax free transaction,
thus making FIS independent of FNF ownership. The FNT board of
directors approved pursuing these transactions, subject to
further analysis of the value of such transactions to FNT and
its stockholders and evaluation and negotiation of the
transactions by the special committee of the FNT board of
directors established at the same meeting. In authorizing the
pursuit of this plan, the FNT board of directors considered,
among other things, the need for FNT to pursue its own
independent business and acquisition strategies and the
projected impact of the transactions on FNT common stock
valuations.
At their regular quarterly meetings on April 26, 2006, each
of the FNF and FIS boards of directors approved pursuing these
transactions, subject to further analysis of the value of such
transactions to each company and their respective
stockholders/shareholders and evaluation and negotiation of the
transactions by the special committees of each board established
at the same meetings. At its April 26, 2006 meeting, the
FNF board of directors did not set or propose any definitive
financial terms for either the asset contribution to FNT or the
merger. As part of the announcement of the proposed plan, FNF
did indicate that it expected to propose a total consideration
range of $1.0 billion to $1.25 billion for the assets
to be sold to FNT.
Formation
of FNT Special Committee; Initial FNF Proposal
The FNT board of directors authorized the creation of a special
committee of disinterested directors, consisting of Philip G.
Heasley, chairman, Willie D. Davis and General William Lyon,
that would, among other things, negotiate the terms and
conditions of any proposed sale of assets of FNF to FNT in
connection with a potential spin-off of FNT common stock to the
holders of FNF common stock, and provide a recommendation to the
FNT board of directors as to whether such transactions with FNF
should be pursued by FNT. The FNT special committee retained
Foley & Lardner LLP to serve as its legal counsel and
Banc of America Securities LLC, which we refer to as Banc of
America Securities, as its financial advisor in connection with
the acquisition by FNT of such assets.
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On May 19, 2006, the special committee of disinterested
directors of FNF, which we refer to as the FNF special
committee, provided a term sheet to the FNT special committee in
which FNF proposed total consideration to FNF of
$1.250 billion, plus the assumption of nearly all of
FNFs liabilities, in exchange for the businesses and
assets to be transferred by FNF to FNT, with the number of FNT
shares issued to FNF to be determined based on the average
closing price of FNT Class A common stock on the NYSE
during the 10 trading days before the execution of the
definitive securities exchange and distribution agreement for
the transaction. The FNF term sheet would have resulted in the
issuance to FNF of approximately 61,819,980 shares of FNT
Class A common stock, based on the average closing price of
FNT Class A common stock of $20.22 per share during
the 10 trading days ending on the date the definitive agreement
was signed.
Deliberations
and Negotiations by the FNT Special Committee
During May and June 2006, the FNT special committee held seven
meetings with its advisors to consider the proposed transaction
and its potential effect on FNT. At the first four meetings held
to consider FNFs proposal and develop a counter-proposal,
the FNT special committee reviewed Banc of America
Securities progress in analyzing the component businesses
and assets of FNF to be transferred to FNT in connection with
the asset contribution and the potential financial impact of
such transfer on FNT. The FNT special committee instructed its
advisors to obtain additional information from the management of
each of FNT and FNF, including more information regarding the
transferred business, projections regarding FNTs own
business, anticipated transaction costs and the FNF stock
options to be assumed by FNT as part of the proposed
transactions. The FNT special committee also received updates
from its advisors about their due diligence regarding the
assumed liabilities, including the possibility of contingent
liabilities of FNF unrelated to the transferred business. These
contingent liabilities include liabilities for taxes in the
unanticipated event that the distribution by FNF of shares of
FNT common stock and the merger were taxable events. In
addition, during this period, at the FNT special
committees direction, Foley & Lardner LLP
negotiated the terms of the legal documents for the proposed
transaction, drafts of which had been prepared by LeBoeuf, Lamb,
Greene & MacRae LLP, legal counsel to FNF, including
representations, warranties and covenants in the securities
exchange and distribution agreement and the terms of a
cross-indemnity agreement between FNT and FIS.
At its fifth meeting held on June 20, 2006, after reviewing
updated information from its advisors, the FNT special committee
authorized Banc of America Securities to make a counter-offer to
FNF reflecting total consideration of $1.025 billion for
the transferred business, with the number of FNT shares issued
to FNF to be determined based on $24 per share. In
addition, the FNT special committee proposed, among other
things, that (1) the number of options to be assumed by FNT
in connection with the proposed transactions be reduced through
the pre-transaction exercise by FNF senior management of
specified options, and (2) the cash to be included in the
transferred business be limited to $275 million.
On June 21, 2006, after further consultation with its
financial and legal advisors, the FNF special committee made a
counter-proposal to FNT of total consideration of
$1.150 billion for the transferred business (including
$275 million of cash), with the number of FNT shares issued
to FNF to be determined based on $22 per share and reduced
to the extent that the cash transferred to FNF was less than
$275 million. Under this counter-proposal, FNF also would
repay in cash at closing inter-company notes to FNT of
$24 million.
The FNT special committee met with its advisors later that day
to consider the counter-proposal and authorized a final
counter-proposal to FNF of total consideration of
$1.075 million (to be reduced dollar for dollar to the
extent the transferred cash was less than $275 million),
with the number of FNT shares issued to FNF to be determined
based on $23.50 per share. Assuming FNF transfers cash of
$275 million to FNT at closing, FNT will issue
45,744,681 shares of FNT Class A common stock to FNF
in connection with the proposed transactions. FNFs special
committee accepted this final counter-proposal, subject to the
completion of definitive documentation, on June 23, 2006.
Later on June 23, 2006, FNTs special committee met
with its advisors and discussed the results of the negotiations
with the FNF special committee regarding the consideration
payable by FNT in exchange for the transferred business, the
status of the negotiations with respect to the securities
exchange and distribution agreement and related matters. Also at
this meeting, Banc of America Securities informed the FNT
special committee that,
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assuming no material changes in the terms of the proposed
transactions or in the information it considered in connection
with its financial analysis, it believed it would be in a
position to render to the FNT special committee, at the time of
execution of the securities exchange and distribution agreement,
an opinion to the effect that, as of the date of its opinion and
based on and subject to the matters described in its opinion,
the aggregate stock consideration to be issued by FNT pursuant
to the securities exchange and distribution agreement was fair,
from a financial point of view, to FNT. The FNT special
committee voted unanimously in favor of recommending FNTs
final counter-proposal to the full board of directors of FNT. On
June 25, 2006, the FNT board of directors met to consider
the proposed transactions and the FNT special committees
recommendation, and approved the securities exchange and
distribution agreement and the proposed transactions. Following
the meeting of the FNT board of directors and its approval of
the securities exchange and distribution agreement and the
proposed transactions and the approval by the board of directors
of each of FNF and FIS, FNF and FNT executed and delivered the
securities exchange and distribution agreement, FNF and FIS
executed and delivered the merger agreement, FNF and Messrs.
Foley, Stinson and Bickett executed and delivered the letter
agreement regarding executive options, and Banc of America
Securities delivered its opinion to the FNT special committee.
Factors
Considered by the FNT Special Committee
The FNT special committee believed that the securities exchange
and distribution agreement and the proposed transactions are in
the best interests of FNT and its stockholders. Accordingly, the
FNT special committee voted to recommend that the FNT board of
directors approve the securities exchange and distribution
agreement and the proposed transactions.
In evaluating the proposed transactions, the FNT special
committee reviewed and discussed the securities exchange and
distribution agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby
with FNTs management team and the FNT special
committees legal and financial advisors and considered a
number of factors, including the following:
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the elimination, through the FNF distribution of FNT shares, of
the overhang caused by the large block of FNT stock held by FNF
and the resulting increase in the public float of FNT;
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acquisition of a complementary special insurance business and a
40% ownership position in an attractive claims processing
business;
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greater operational and financial flexibility as the result of
eliminating the requirements for being an 80% consolidated
subsidiary of FNF, including the ability to use FNT stock for
acquisitions after the transaction;
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the potential use of the cash acquired from FNF for acquisition
opportunities that might arise in the future and
managements favorable track record in making
acquisitions; and
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the projected increase to book value per share.
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The FNT special committee also considered the following material
negative factors:
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the dilution to FNTs projected earnings per share and
return on equity in 2007 and 2008; and
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FNTs assumption of FNF liabilities, which could include
unknown contingent liabilities.
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The FNT special committee gave primary weight to the anticipated
unlocking of value that it expected to accompany the elimination
of the overhang from FNFs approximately 82% ownership of
FNT and the increase in the public float of FNTs stock.
The FNT special committee believed that the dilution to
FNTs earnings per share and return on equity in 2007 and
2008 would be mitigated in subsequent years if the assets
acquired from FNF achieved their long-range earnings potential.
The FNT special committee also believed that the risk of assumed
contingent liabilities was relatively remote. In particular, the
risk of tax liabilities with respect to the restructuring would
be mitigated by the IRS private letter ruling and the opinion of
FNFs special tax advisor that are conditions to closing.
The FNT special committee therefore determined that the benefits
of the proposed transactions, including FNFs distribution
of FNT shares, outweighed the detriments and voted unanimously
in favor of recommending the transaction to FNTs full
board of directors.
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FNTs
Reasons for the Proposed Transactions; Recommendation by
FNTs Board of Directors
As discussed above, we believe that the holding company
structure, with FNF having ownership stakes in public and
private operating subsidiaries, including FNT, has discounted
the value of FNF in relation to the sum of its parts. The
majority ownership stake that FNF currently has in FNT limits
the public float of FNT, which may be significantly reducing the
number of eligible holders of our common stock and limiting the
trading liquidity, and thus the valuation, of FNT common stock.
Additionally, for several tax-related reasons, FNF has been
unwilling to own less than 80% of FNTs common stock, which
has limited FNTs ability to issue its common stock to
raise equity capital and fund acquisitions and for management
incentives. We believe that the stockholders of FNT will benefit
in several ways from the proposed transactions, including the
spin-off. The proposed transactions, in conjunction with the
merger of FNF into FIS, will eliminate FNF and the holding
company structure, and we will be an independent company without
the control of a single majority stockholder. This will increase
FNTs public float, which in the long term we anticipate
will enhance the trading volume and value of FNTs common
stock. As a result, we expect to be better able to issue our
common stock (i) to raise equity capital, (ii) as
currency to take advantage of acquisition opportunities and
(iii) for employee compensation to incentivize, attract and
retain key employees. Additionally, we expect the proposed
transactions to afford us the synergy benefits of ownership of
complementary businesses, including FNFs specialty
insurance business and an approximately 40% ownership position
in Sedgwick CMS, FNFs insurance claims processing
business. Further, the cash component of the contributed assets
is expected to provide us with additional operating flexibility.
Our board of directors, after its independent evaluation and
acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the special
committee, approved the securities exchange and distribution
agreement and the proposed transactions.
Opinion
of the FNT Special Committees Financial Advisor
FNT has retained Banc of America Securities to act as the FNT
special committees financial advisor in connection with
the asset contribution. Banc of America Securities is an
internationally recognized investment banking firm which is
regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and securities
in connection with transactions and acquisitions, negotiated
underwritings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted
securities, private placements and valuations for corporate and
other purposes. FNT selected Banc of America Securities to act
as the FNT special committees financial advisor in
connection with the asset contribution on the basis of Banc of
America Securities experience in similar transactions, its
reputation in the insurance industry and investment community,
and its familiarity with FNT, FNF and their respective
businesses.
On June 25, 2006, the date on which the securities exchange
and distribution agreement was executed, Banc of America
Securities delivered to the FNT special committee a written
opinion, dated June 25, 2006, to the effect that, as of the
date of the opinion and based on and subject to various
assumptions and limitations described in its opinion, the
aggregate stock consideration was fair, from a financial point
of view, to FNT.
The full text of Banc of America Securities written
opinion to the FNT special committee, which describes, among
other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, factors
considered and limitations on the review undertaken, is attached
as Annex B to this information statement and is
incorporated by reference in its entirety into this information
statement. FNT stockholders are encouraged to read the opinion
carefully in its entirety. The following summary of Banc of
America Securities opinion is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the full text of the opinion. Banc of America
Securities provided its opinion to the FNT special committee to
assist the FNT special committee in its evaluation of the
aggregate stock consideration from a financial point of view.
Banc of America Securities opinion does not address any
other aspect of the proposed transactions and does not
constitute a recommendation as to how any stockholder should
vote or act in connection with the proposed transactions.
For purposes of its opinion, Banc of America Securities:
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reviewed publicly available financial statements and other
business and financial information relating to FNT and the
contributed assets;
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reviewed internal financial statements and other financial and
operating data concerning FNT and the contributed assets;
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reviewed financial forecasts relating to (i) FNFs
insurance subsidiaries, consisting of Fidelity National
Insurance Company, FIS and National Alliance Marketing Group,
Inc. (which we collectively refer to in this section as the
specialty insurance companies), (ii) FNF Capital Leasing,
Inc. (which we refer to in this section as FNF leasing), and
(iii) Sedgwick CMS (which, together with the specialty
insurance companies and FNF leasing, we collectively refer to in
this section as the FNF businesses), which forecasts were
prepared by FNFs management and the managements of the FNF
businesses;
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reviewed financial forecasts and estimates prepared by
FNFs management relating to FNT and certain of the
contributed assets other than the FNF businesses (which we
collectively refer to in this section as the other FNF assets),
including estimates as to the anticipated investment strategy
for the cash portion of the other FNF assets and the potential
rates of return for such investments;
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discussed the past and current operations, financial condition
and prospects of FNT with FNTs senior executives,
discussed the past and current operations, financial condition
and prospects of the FNF businesses with senior executives of
FNT, FNF and the FNF businesses, and discussed business and
financial matters pertaining to the other FNF assets with
FNTs and FNFs senior executives;
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reviewed the potential pro forma financial impact of the
transaction on FNTs future financial performance,
including the potential effects on FNTs estimated earnings
and book value per share and return on equity;
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reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for FNT
Class A common stock;
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compared the financial performance of FNT and the FNF
businesses, respectively, with that of publicly traded companies
Banc of America Securities deemed relevant;
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compared financial terms of the transaction to financial terms,
to the extent publicly available, of other transactions Banc of
America Securities deemed relevant with respect to the FNF
businesses and Cascade;
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participated in discussions and negotiations among the FNT
special committee and FNFs representatives and their
respective advisors;
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reviewed the securities exchange and distribution agreement and
certain related documents;
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with respect to certain real property assets comprising the
other FNF assets, reviewed and discussed with FNTs and
FNFs senior executives appraisals prepared by a third
party consultant to FNF
and/or the
purchase prices paid by FNF for such properties;
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reviewed public announcements made by FNT and FNF, and held
discussions with the FNT special committee and the managements
of FNT and FNF, regarding the asset contribution and certain
related transactions, including the spin-off and the merger,
which we refer to in this section collectively as the related
transactions; and
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performed other analyses and considered other factors as Banc of
America Securities deemed appropriate.
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Banc of America Securities assumed and relied on, without
independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of the
financial and other information reviewed by it for the purposes
of its opinion. Banc of America Securities assumed, at
FNTs direction, that the financial forecasts and estimates
prepared by FNTs management it reviewed relating to FNT
and certain of the other FNF assets were reasonably prepared on
bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and good
faith judgments of FNTs management as to FNTs future
financial performance and the other matters covered by such
forecasts and estimates. Banc of America Securities assumed,
upon FNFs advice and at FNTs direction, that the
financial forecasts it reviewed relating to the FNF businesses
were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently
available estimates and good faith judgments of the managements
of FNF and the FNF businesses as to the future financial
performance of the FNF businesses. Banc of America Securities
did not make any independent valuation or appraisal of the
contributed assets or FNTs assets or liabilities and Banc
of America Securities was not furnished with any such valuations
or appraisals (other than appraisals relating to real property
assets comprising a portion of the other FNF assets, which Banc
of America Securities reviewed and relied on, without
independent verification, for purposes of its opinion). Banc of
America Securities assumed, with FNTs consent, that, other
than those liabilities relating to the contributed assets to be
assumed by FNT as specified in the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, FNT would not incur any liability or
other obligations in connection with the asset contribution or
the related
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transactions that would impact its analyses in any material
respect. Banc of America Securities also assumed, with
FNTs consent, that the asset contribution and the related
transactions would be consummated as provided in or contemplated
by the securities exchange and distribution agreement and
related documents, with full satisfaction of all covenants and
conditions contained in the securities exchange and distribution
agreement and related documents and without any waivers, and in
compliance with all applicable laws and contractual and other
requirements. Banc of America Securities further assumed, with
FNTs consent, that all regulatory, governmental and third
party consents, approvals, agreements, waivers and rulings
necessary for the consummation of the asset contribution would
be obtained without any adverse effect on FNT, the contributed
assets or the asset contribution.
Banc of America Securities expressed no view or opinion as to
any terms or aspects of the asset contribution, other than the
aggregate stock consideration to the extent expressly specified
in its opinion, including, without limitation, the related
transactions, the form or structure of the asset contribution or
any tax or accounting aspects. In addition, Banc of America
Securities expressed no opinion as to the relative merits of the
asset contribution in comparison to other transactions available
to FNT or in which FNT might engage or as to whether any
transaction might be more favorable to FNT as an alternative to
the asset contribution, nor did Banc of America Securities
express any opinion as to the underlying business decision of
the FNT special committee to proceed with or effect the asset
contribution. Banc of America Securities expressed no opinion as
to what the value of FNT Class A common stock actually will
be when issued or the prices at which FNT Class A common
stock may trade at any time. Except as described above, the FNT
special committee imposed no other limitations on the
investigations made or procedures followed by Banc of America
Securities in rendering its opinion.
Banc of America Securities opinion was necessarily based
on economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and
the information made available to Banc of America Securities as
of, the date of its opinion. Accordingly, although subsequent
developments may affect its opinion, Banc of America Securities
did not assume any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its
opinion.
The following represents a brief summary of the material
financial analyses presented by Banc of America Securities to
the FNT special committee in connection with its opinion. The
financial analyses summarized below include information
presented in tabular format. In order to fully understand the
financial analyses performed by Banc of America Securities, the
tables must be read together with the text of each summary. The
tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the
financial analyses performed by Banc of America Securities.
Considering the data in the tables below without considering the
full narrative description of the financial analyses, including
the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could
create a misleading or incomplete view of the financial analyses
performed by Banc of America Securities.
Sum-of-the-Parts
Analysis of the Contributed Assets
Banc of America Securities performed a
Sum-of-the-Parts-Analysis
of the contributed assets by performing separate financial
analyses of, or utilizing certain financial information or data
relating to, the contributed assets. These contributed assets
include, among other things, the flood insurance business and
home warranty and personal lines insurance businesses of the
specialty insurance companies, a 40% interest in Sedgwick CMS, a
70.1% interest in Cascade, FNF leasing, FNFs real estate
holdings in Montana and a cash amount of up to
$275 million. The
Sum-of-the-Parts-Analysis
indicated the following approximate implied aggregate reference
range for the contributed assets, as compared to the approximate
implied value of the aggregate stock consideration, assuming the
transfer of $275 million in cash to FNT in the asset
contribution, of 45,744,681 shares of FNT Class A
common stock based on the closing price of FNT common stock on
June 23, 2006:
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Implied
Sum-of-the-Parts
|
|
Implied Value of
|
Reference Range for Contributed Assets
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Aggregate Stock Consideration
|
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$1,050,000,000 - $1,249,000,000
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$
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940,000,000
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As more fully described below, the
Sum-of-the-Parts
Analysis performed by Banc of America Securities was based on,
in the case of each of the FNF businesses, a Selected
Companies Analysis, Selected Transactions
Analysis and Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
and, in the case of Cascade, a Selected Transactions
Analysis, the appraised value of real estate held by
Cascade and the purchase prices previously paid by FNF for such
real
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estate. In the case of FNFs real estate holdings in
Montana, Banc of America Securities utilized an estimated value
based on the purchase price previously paid by FNF for such real
estate. The financial analyses of Sedgwick CMS and Cascade
reflected FNFs equity ownership in those entities of 40%
and 70.1%, respectively.
Specialty
Insurance Companies Businesses
In evaluating the businesses of the specialty insurance
companies to be transferred to FNT as part of the asset
contribution, Banc of America Securities performed separate
financial analyses of the flood insurance business and home
warranty and personal lines insurance businesses of the
specialty insurance companies.
Flood
Insurance Business
Selected Companies Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed financial and stock market
information for the following four selected publicly held claims
administrators and other insurance services providers and four
selected domestic insurance brokers:
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Claims Administrators
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and Other Insurance Providers
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Domestic Insurance Brokers
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Fiserv, Inc.
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Brown & Brown,
Inc.
|
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Arthur J.
Gallagher & Co.
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Hilb Rogal &
Hobbs Company
|
|
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Crawford &
Company
|
|
Arthur J.
Gallagher & Co.
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|
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CorVel Corporation
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USI Holdings
Corporation
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|
Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things,
enterprise values of the selected companies, calculated as
fully-diluted market value, plus net debt and minority
interests, less cash and cash equivalents, as a multiple of
calendar years 2006 and 2007 estimated earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, commonly referred to as
EBITDA. Banc of America Securities also reviewed market values
of the selected companies as a multiple of calendar years 2006
and 2007 estimated net income. Banc of America Securities then
applied a range of selected EBITDA and net income multiples
derived from the selected companies to corresponding data of the
flood insurance business, as adjusted, in the case of calendar
year 2006 estimated EBITDA and net income, to exclude
extraordinary amounts as a result of the calendar year 2005
hurricane season. Multiples were based on closing stock prices
on June 23, 2006. Estimated financial data of the selected
companies were based on publicly available research
analysts estimates. Estimated financial data of the flood
insurance business were based on internal estimates of the
specialty insurance companies management.
Selected Transactions Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed, to the extent publicly available,
financial information relating to the following 30 selected
acquisition transactions in the insurance brokerage and 13
selected acquisition transactions in the flood insurance
industry:
Insurance
Brokerage Transactions
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Announcement Date
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|
Acquiror
|
|
Target
|
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3/1/06
|
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Hub International
Limited
|
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Citizens Clair
Insurance Group, Brewer & Lord of Norwell, LLC and The
Feitelberg Company LLC
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9/22/05
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|
Hicks, Muse
Tate & Furst Incorporated, Banc of America Capital
Investors and Emerald Group
|
|
The Swett &
Crawford Group, Inc.
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9/7/05
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J.C. Flowers &
Co. LLC
|
|
Crump Group, Inc.
|
3/5/05
|
|
Wachovia Corporation
|
|
Palmer & Clay,
Inc.
|
2/15/05
|
|
American Wholesale
Insurance Group, Inc.
|
|
Stewart Smith Group Inc.
|
2/11/05
|
|
Brown & Brown,
Inc.
|
|
Hull &
Company, Inc.
|
4/23/04
|
|
Brown & Brown,
Inc.
|
|
Proctor Financial
Insurance Corp.
|
4/01/04
|
|
U.S.I. Holdings
Corporation
|
|
Bertholon Rowland, Inc.
|
3/14/04
|
|
Hub International
Limited
|
|
Talbot Financial
Corporation
|
3/12/04
|
|
Marsh &
McLennan Companies, Inc.
|
|
Heath Lambert Limited
(Australia and New Zealand operations)
|
1/5/04
|
|
Capital Risk LLC
|
|
HCC Employee Benefits,
Inc.
|
11/11/03
|
|
BB&T Insurance
Services, Inc.
|
|
McGriff,
Seibels & Williams Inc.
|
11/10/03
|
|
The BISYS Group,
Inc.
|
|
USA Insurance Group,
Inc.
|
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|
|
|
|
Announcement Date
|
|
Acquiror
|
|
Target
|
|
3/14/03
|
|
The BISYS Group,
Inc.
|
|
Tri-City Brokerage, Inc.
|
12/31/02
|
|
Hub International
Limited
|
|
Fifth Third Insurance
Services, Inc.
|
10/23/02
|
|
Brown & Brown,
Inc.
|
|
Cal-Surance Associates,
Inc.
|
9/26/02
|
|
Clark/Bardes, Inc.
|
|
Long Miller &
Associates, LLC
|
5/13/02
|
|
Hilb, Rogal and
Hamilton Company
|
|
Hobbs Group, LLC
|
12/19/01
|
|
Greater Bay Bancorp
|
|
Alburger Basso de Grosz
Insurance Services, Inc.
|
7/25/01
|
|
Brown & Brown,
Inc.
|
|
Raleigh,
Schwarz & Powell, Inc.
|
4/16/01
|
|
Benfield Greig Group plc
|
|
E.W. Blanch Holdings,
Inc.
|
3/08/01
|
|
Wells Fargo &
Company
|
|
ACO Brokerage Holdings
Corporation
|
1/20/01
|
|
Hub International
Limited
|
|
Kaye Group Inc.
|
1/3/01
|
|
Brown & Brown,
Inc.
|
|
Riedman Corporation
|
6/7/00
|
|
M Financial Group
|
|
Management Compensation
Group, Northwest, LLC
|
8/25/98
|
|
Marsh &
McLennan Companies, Inc.
|
|
Sedgwick Group plc
|
7/21/98
|
|
Kohlberg Kravis
Roberts & Co.
|
|
Willis Corroon Group plc
|
8/4/97
|
|
Knightsbridge Capital
LLC
|
|
Acordia, Inc.
|
3/12/97
|
|
Marsh &
McLennan Companies, Inc.
|
|
Johnson &
Higgins, Inc.
|
12/11/96
|
|
Aon Corporation
|
|
Alexander &
Alexander Services Inc.
|
Flood
Insurance Transactions
|
|
|
|
|
Announcement Date
|
|
Acquiror
|
|
Target
|
|
7/1/04
|
|
CTG Real Estate
Information Services Inc.
|
|
Determination
Processing Services Inc.
|
11/4/03
|
|
The Seibels Bruce
Group, Inc.
|
|
The Seibels Bruce
Group, Inc.
|
9/4/03
|
|
The First American
Financial Corporation
(now known as The First American Corporation)
|
|
Transamerica Flood
Hazard Certification, Inc.
|
9/2/03
|
|
LandAmerica Financial
Group, Inc.
|
|
LERETA Corp.
|
4/9/03
|
|
Fiserv, Inc.
|
|
Insurance Management
Solutions Group, Inc.
|
10/15/02
|
|
FNF
|
|
Bankers Insurance
Group, Inc.
|
11/30/01
|
|
Fiserv, Inc.
|
|
National Con-Serv, Inc.
|
10/3/00
|
|
Fiserv, Inc.
|
|
National Flood
Services, Inc.
|
11/24/99
|
|
The First American
Financial Corporation (now known as The First American
Corporation)
|
|
Crystal River Title Co.
|
5/26/98
|
|
LERETA Corp.
|
|
AccuFlood Inc.
|
10/20/97
|
|
Guaranty National
Corporation
|
|
Unisun Insurance Company
|
2/14/97
|
|
Investor Group
|
|
National Flood
Services, Inc.
|
6/24/96
|
|
Investor Group
|
|
The First American
Financial Corporation
(now known as The First American Corporation)
|
Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things,
transaction values of the selected transactions, calculated as
the equity value implied for the target company based on the
consideration payable in the selected transaction, plus net debt
and minority interests, less cash and cash equivalents, as a
multiple of latest 12 months EBITDA. Banc of America
Securities also reviewed purchase prices paid in the selected
transactions as a multiple of latest 12 months net income.
Banc of America Securities then applied a range of selected
EBITDA and net income multiples derived from the selected
transactions to the calendar year 2006 estimated EBITDA and net
income, in each case as adjusted to exclude extraordinary
amounts as a result of the calendar year 2005 hurricane season,
of the flood insurance business. Multiples for the selected
transactions were based on publicly available financial
information at the time of announcement of the relevant
transaction. Estimated financial data of the flood insurance
business were based on internal estimates of the specialty
insurance companies management.
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Banc of
America Securities performed a discounted cash flow analysis of
the flood insurance business in order to calculate the estimated
present value of the standalone cash flows that the flood
insurance business could generate during the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 2011 based on internal
estimates of the specialty insurance companies management.
Banc of America Securities calculated a range of estimated
terminal values by applying a range of terminal value multiples
of 8.0x to 9.0x to the fiscal year
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2011 estimated net income of the flood insurance business. The
present value of the cash flows and terminal values were then
calculated using discount rates ranging from 13.0% to 14.0%.
Home
Warranty and Personal Lines Insurance Businesses
Selected Companies Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed financial and stock market
information for the following nine selected publicly held
personal lines insurance companies:
|
Personal Lines Insurance Companies
|
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The Allstate Corporation
|
Safeco Corporation
|
Mercury General
Corporation
|
The Hanover Insurance
Group, Inc.
|
Ohio Casualty
Corporation
|
State Auto Financial
Corporation
|
Alfa Corporation
|
Safety Insurance Group,
Inc.
|
The Midland Company
|
Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things, market
values of the selected companies as multiples of calendar years
2006 and 2007 estimated net income and book value, excluding
accumulated other comprehensive income, as of March 31,
2006. Banc of America Securities then applied a range of
selected net income and book value multiples derived from the
selected companies to corresponding data of the home warranty
and personal lines insurance businesses. Multiples were based on
closing stock prices on June 23, 2006. Financial data of
the selected companies were based on publicly available research
analysts estimates and public filings. Financial data of
the home warranty and personal lines insurance businesses were
based on internal estimates and data of the specialty insurance
companies management.
Selected Transactions Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed financial information, to the extent
publicly available, relating to the following 15 selected
acquisition transactions in the personal lines insurance
industry:
|
|
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|
|
Announcement Date
|
|
Acquiror
|
|
Target
|
|
11/14/05
|
|
General Motors
Acceptance Corporation
|
|
MEEMIC Insurance Company
|
7/29/05
|
|
Sentry Insurance a
Mutual Company
|
|
Viking Insurance
Holdings, Inc.
|
12/15/03
|
|
Liberte Investors Inc.
(now known as First Acceptance Corporation)
|
|
USAuto Holdings, Inc.
|
11/17/03
|
|
The St. Paul Companies,
Inc. (now known as The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.)
|
|
Travelers Property
Casualty Corp.
|
5/22/03
|
|
Liberty Mutual Group
Inc.
|
|
Prudentials
Property & Casualty Insurance Company
|
5/22/03
|
|
The Palisades Group, LLC
|
|
The Prudential Property
and Casualty New Jersey Holdings, Inc.
|
3/27/03
|
|
Nationwide Mutual
Insurance Company
|
|
THI Holdings, Inc.
|
11/1/00
|
|
American National
Insurance Company
|
|
Farm Family Holdings,
Inc.
|
10/25/00
|
|
State Auto Financial
Corporation
|
|
Meridian Insurance
Group, Inc.
|
9/25/00
|
|
White Mountains
Insurance Group, Ltd.
|
|
CGU Corporation
|
6/22/00
|
|
Medical Assurance,
Inc.
|
|
Professionals Group,
Inc.
|
3/21/00
|
|
Citigroup Inc.
|
|
Travelers Property
Casualty Corp.
|
10/19/99
|
|
Farmers Insurance
Exchange
|
|
Foremost Corporation of
America
|
7/12/99
|
|
Metropolitan
Property & Casualty Company
|
|
The St. Paul Companies,
Inc.
|
6/9/99
|
|
The Allstate Corporation
|
|
CNA Financial
Corporation (Personal Insurance Business)
|
Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things,
purchase prices in the selected transactions as multiples of
latest 12 months and estimated next 12 months net
income and book value as of the most recent completed accounting
period prior to public announcement of the relevant transaction.
Banc of America Securities then applied a range of selected net
income and book value multiples derived from the selected
transactions to the
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calendar year 2005 and estimated calendar year 2006 net
income and book value, excluding accumulated other comprehensive
income, as of March 31, 2006 of the home warranty and
personal lines insurance businesses. Multiples for the selected
transactions were based on publicly available financial
information at the time of announcement of the relevant
transaction. Financial data of the specialty insurance
companies home warranty and personal lines insurance
businesses were based on internal estimates and data of the
specialty insurance companies management.
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Banc of
America Securities performed a discounted cash flow analysis of
the home warranty and personal lines insurance businesses in
order to calculate the estimated present value of the standalone
cash flows that the home warranty and personal lines insurance
businesses could generate during the fourth quarter of fiscal
year 2006 through fiscal year 2011 based on internal estimates
of the specialty insurance companies management. Banc of
America Securities calculated a range of estimated terminal
values by applying a range of terminal value multiples of 9.5x
to 11.5x to the fiscal year 2011 estimated net income of the
home warranty and personal lines insurance businesses. The
present value of the cash flows and terminal values were then
calculated using discount rates ranging from 12.5% to 13.5%.
Sedgwick
CMS
Selected Companies Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed financial and stock market
information for the following four selected publicly held claims
administrators and other insurance services providers and four
selected publicly held call center outsourcers:
|
|
|
Claims Administrators and
|
|
|
Other Insurance Services Providers
|
|
Call Center Outsourcers
|
|
Fiserv, Inc.
|
|
Convergys Corp.
|
Arthur J.
Gallagher & Co.
|
|
TeleTech Holdings
|
Crawford &
Company
|
|
StarTek, Inc.
|
CorVel Corporation
|
|
ICT Group Inc.
|
Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things,
enterprise values of the selected companies as a multiple of
calendar years 2006 and 2007 estimated EBITDA. Banc of America
Securities then applied a range of selected EBITDA multiples
derived from the selected companies to corresponding data of
Sedgwick CMS. Multiples were based on closing stock prices on
June 23, 2006. Estimated financial data of the selected
companies were based on publicly available research
analysts estimates. Estimated financial data of Sedgwick
CMS were based on internal estimates of Sedgwick CMS
management.
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Selected Transactions Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed, to the extent publicly available,
financial information relating to the following 14 selected
acquisition transactions in the insurance services industry and
10 selected acquisition transactions in the business processes
outsourcing and human resources services industry:
Insurance
Services Transactions
|
|
|
|
|
Announcement Date
|
|
Acquiror
|
|
Target
|
|
2/27/06
|
|
Aetna, Inc.
|
|
Broadspire Services,
Inc. (Disability Business)
|
12/27/05
|
|
Fidelity National
Financial, Inc.
|
|
Sedgwick Claims
Management Services Inc.
|
3/31/05
|
|
Monitor Clipper
Partners Inc.
|
|
Medical Services Company
|
10/4/04
|
|
Scandent Group,
Inc.
|
|
Cambridge Integrated
Services Group, Inc.
|
3/9/04
|
|
Broadspire Services,
Inc.
|
|
Cunningham Lindsey
Claims Management, Inc. (US TPA Business)
|
3/2/04
|
|
U.S. Risk
Insurance Group, Inc.
|
|
Ward North America
Holding, Inc.
|
10/3/03
|
|
CompManagement,
Inc.
|
|
Octagon Risk Services,
Inc.
|
7/22/03
|
|
Platinum Equity, LLC
|
|
Kemper Corporation /
National Loss Control Services Corporation
|
4/2/03
|
|
Cunningham Lindsey US
Inc.
|
|
RSKCo Services, Inc.
|
4/15/03
|
|
Fiserv, Inc.
|
|
Wausau Benefits, Inc.
|
4/9/03
|
|
Fiserv, Inc.
|
|
Insurance Management
Solutions Group, Inc.
|
12/31/02
|
|
Cobalt Corporation
|
|
Claim Management
Services, Inc.
|
11/12/02
|
|
CGI Group Inc.
|
|
Underwriters Adjustment
Bureau Ltd.
|
9/21/99
|
|
Brera Capital Partners
LLC
|
|
The GAB Robins Group of
Companies
|
Business
Processes Outsourcing and HR Services Transactions
|
|
|
|
|
Announcement Date
|
|
Acquiror
|
|
Target
|
|
7/21/05
|
|
Perot Systems
Corporation
|
|
Technical Management
Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Transaction Applications
Group, Inc.
|
3/31/05
|
|
Affiliated Computer
Services, Inc.
|
|
Mellon Human
Resources & Investor Solutions Inc.
|
1/18/05
|
|
Watson Wyatt &
Company Holdings
|
|
Watson Wyatt LLP
|
1/18/05
|
|
Electronic Data Systems
Corporation
|
|
Towers Perrins
Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing
|
11/8/04
|
|
General Atlantic/Oak
Hill Capital Partners, L.P.
|
|
Gecis Global Holdings
Inc.
|
6/15/04
|
|
Hewitt Associates,
Inc.
|
|
Exult, Inc.
|
2/4/03
|
|
New Mountain Capital LLC
|
|
Choice Point Inc. (CP
Commercial Services)
|
5/29/01
|
|
Capita Group plc
|
|
Mclaren Dick &
Company Limited
|
11/2/00
|
|
Capital Group plc
|
|
Eastgate Group Limited
|
2/6/00
|
|
BCE Emergis Inc.
|
|
United
Payors & United Providers, Inc.
|
Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things,
transaction values of the selected transactions as a multiple of
latest 12 months EBITDA. Banc of America Securities then
applied a range of selected EBITDA multiples derived from the
selected transactions to corresponding data of Sedgwick CMS.
Multiples for the selected transactions were based on publicly
available financial information at the time of announcement of
the relevant transaction. Financial data for Sedgwick CMS were
based on internal estimates of Sedgwick CMS management.
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Banc of
America Securities performed a discounted cash flow analysis of
Sedgwick CMS to calculate the estimated present value of the
standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that Sedgwick
CMS could generate during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006
through fiscal year 2011 based on internal estimates of Sedgwick
CMS management. Banc of America Securities calculated a
range of estimated terminal values by applying a range of
terminal value multiples of 7.0x to 9.0x to the fiscal year 2011
estimated EBITDA of Sedgwick CMS. The present value of the cash
flows and terminal values were then calculated using discount
rates ranging from 11.0% to 13.0%.
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Cascade
Selected Transactions Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed financial information relating to
the following 15 selected acquisition transactions in the timber
industry:
|
|
|
|
|
Announcement Date
|
|
Acquiror
|
|
Target
|
|
2006
|
|
Fidelity National
Financial, Inc.
|
|
Cascade
|
2004
|
|
Longview Fibre Company
|
|
Plum Creek Timber
Company, Inc.
|
2004
|
|
Jeld-Wen, Inc.
|
|
US Timberlands Company,
LP
|
2004
|
|
Cascades Timberlands LLC
|
|
Crown Pacific Partners,
LP
|
2003
|
|
Ponderosa
Land & Cattle Company
|
|
Weyerhaeuser Company
|
2003
|
|
US Forest Service
|
|
Pioneer Forest Inc.
|
2003
|
|
Private Investor
|
|
Plum Creek Timber
Company, Inc.
|
2002
|
|
Patriot Investments, LLC
|
|
Crown Pacific Partners,
LP
|
2002
|
|
Undisclosed
|
|
Pioneer Forest Inc.
|
2002
|
|
Undisclosed
|
|
Pioneer Forest Inc.
|
2002
|
|
Undisclosed
|
|
Pioneer Forest Inc.
|
2002
|
|
Undisclosed
|
|
US Timberlands Company,
LP
|
1996
|
|
Crown Pacific Partners,
LP
|
|
Cavenham Forest
Industries Inc./Willamette Industries, Inc.
|
1996
|
|
US Timberlands Company,
LP
|
|
Weyerhaeuser Company
|
1996
|
|
Various
|
|
Valcor, Inc./Medite
Corporation
|
1996
|
|
Pioneer Forest Inc.
|
|
Louisiana-Pacific
Corporation
|
Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things, the
purchase price per acre paid in the selected transactions. Banc
of America Securities then applied a range of selected purchase
prices per acre paid derived from the selected transactions to
the total timberland acreage of Cascade.
Other. In analyzing Cascade, Banc of
America Securities also reviewed estimated values of Cascade
based on the appraised value of the real estate properties held
by Cascade and the purchase prices previously paid by FNF for
such properties.
FNF
Leasing
Selected Companies Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed financial and stock market
information for the following four selected publicly held
technology leasing companies:
|
Technology Leasing Companies
|
|
CIT Group Inc.
|
CapitalSource Inc.
|
GATX Corporation
|
Financial Federal
Corporation
|
Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things, market
values of the selected companies as a multiple of calendar years
2006 and 2007 estimated net income. Banc of America Securities
then applied a range of selected net income multiples derived
from the selected companies to corresponding data of FNF
leasing. Multiples were based on closing stock prices on
June 23, 2006. Estimated financial data of the selected
companies were based on publicly available research
analysts estimates. Estimated financial data of FNF
leasing were based on internal estimates of FNF leasings
management.
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Selected Transactions Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed, to the extent publicly available,
financial information relating to the following 31 selected
acquisition transactions in the consumer finance industry with
transaction values of less than $1 billion:
|
|
|
|
|
Announcement Date
|
|
Acquiror
|
|
Target
|
|
5/16/06
|
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Cerberus Capital
Management L.P.
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Pitney Bowes Credit
Corporation
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2/16/06
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TD Bank Financial Group
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VFC Inc.
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12/14/05
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JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
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Collegiate Funding
Services, Inc.
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7/19/05
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CIT Group Inc.
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Healthcare Business
Credit Corporation
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12/16/04
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National City
Corporation
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Charter One Vendor
Finance, LLC
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10/26/04
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General Electric Company
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Bay4 Capital, LLC
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10/22/04
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KeyCorp
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American Express
Business Finance Corporation
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4/15/04
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CIT Group Inc.
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GATX Corporation
(Technology Services Business)
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2/24/04
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MBNA Corporation
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Sky Financial
Solutions, Inc.
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11/23/02
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E*TRADE Group,
Inc.
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Ganis Credit Corporation
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4/3/02
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General Electric Company
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Comdisco Inc.
(Healthcare Lending Assets)
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2/8/02
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Compaq Financial
Services
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El Camino Arrendamento
Mercantil SA (Brazilian Assets)
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1/23/02
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General Electric Company
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Comdisco
Inc. Electronics, Lab. & Science Equipment
Leasing
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12/21/01
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General Electric Company
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Xerox Credit Corporation
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7/30/01
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Berkshire Hathaway
Inc.
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XTRA Corporation
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7/23/01
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General Electric Company
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SAFECO Credit Company,
Inc.
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2/14/01
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American Express Company
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SierraCities.com Inc.
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2/13/01
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GATX Corporation
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El Camino Resources,
Ltd.
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1/15/01
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General Electric Company
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Rollins Truck Leasing
Corp.
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12/15/00
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Wells Fargo Financial
Leasing, Inc.
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Conseco, Inc.
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5/23/00
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ABN Amro Bank,
N.V.
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Fidelity Leasing, Inc.
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3/2/00
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U.S. Bancorp
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Oliver-Allen Corporation
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12/8/99
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The FINOVA Group
Inc.
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Fremont Financial
Corporation
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9/23/99
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Textron Financial
Corporation
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Litchfield Financial
Corporation
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9/1/99
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MLC Holdings Inc.
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CLG Inc.
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4/19/99
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Heller Financial,
Inc.
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Healthcare Financial
Partners, Inc.
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3/8/99
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Rabobank
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Tokai Financial
Services, Inc.
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11/23/98
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Fleet Financial Group,
Inc.
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Sanwa Business Credit
Corporation
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4/7/97
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KeyCorp
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Leasetec Corporation
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2/14/97
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TCF Financial
Corporation
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Winthrop Resources
Corporation
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1/10/96
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General Electric Company
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BellSouth Financial
Services Corporation
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Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things,
purchase prices in the selected transactions as a multiple of
latest 12 months and estimated next 12 months net
income. Banc of America Securities then applied a range of
selected net income multiples derived from the selected
transactions to corresponding data of FNF leasing. Multiples for
the selected transactions were based on publicly available
financial information at the time of announcement of the
relevant transaction. Financial data of FNF leasing were based
on internal estimates and data of FNF leasings management.
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Banc of
America Securities performed a discounted cash flow analysis of
FNF leasing to calculate the estimated present value of the
standalone cash flows that FNF leasing could generate during the
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 2011
based on internal estimates of FNF leasings management.
Banc of America Securities calculated a range of estimated
terminal values by applying a range of terminal value multiples
of 12.0x to 14.0x to the fiscal year 2011 estimated net income
of FNF leasing. The present value of the cash flows and terminal
values were then calculated using discount rates ranging from
14.5% to 15.5%.
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FNT
Analyses
Selected Companies Analysis. Banc of
America Securities reviewed publicly available financial and
stock market information for the following three selected title
insurance companies:
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Title Insurance Companies
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The First American
Corporation
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LandAmerica Financial
Group, Inc.
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Stewart Information
Services Corporation
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Banc of America Securities reviewed, among other things, closing
stock prices of the selected companies as multiples of calendar
years 2006 and 2007 estimated earnings per share, commonly
referred to as EPS, and book value, excluding accumulated other
comprehensive income, per share as of March 31, 2006. Banc
of America Securities then applied a range of selected EPS and
book value per share multiples derived from the selected
companies to corresponding data of FNT. Banc of America
Securities also reviewed the relationship of book value per
share multiples relative to calendar year 2006 estimated return
on equity, or ROE, for the selected companies. Banc of America
Securities then applied book value per share multiples based on
this relationship to the book value, excluding accumulated other
comprehensive income, per share of FNT as of March 31,
2006. Multiples were based on closing stock prices on
June 23, 2006. Book values of the selected companies and
FNT were based on public filings. Other financial data of the
selected companies were based on publicly available research
analysts estimates. Other financial data of FNT were based
both on publicly available research analysts forecasts,
referred to below as street forecasts, and internal
forecasts prepared by FNTs management, referred to below
as management forecasts. This analysis indicated the
following selected per share equity reference ranges for FNT, as
compared to the closing price of FNT common stock on
June 23, 2006:
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Closing Price of FNT
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Street Forecasts
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Management Forecasts
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Common Stock on June 23, 2006
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$23.00 - $26.00
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$
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20.00 - $23.00
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Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Banc of
America Securities performed a discounted cash flow analysis of
FNT to calculate the estimated present value of the standalone
cash flows that FNT could generate during the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 2011 based on internal
estimates of the FNTs management. Banc of America
Securities calculated a range of estimated terminal values by
applying a range of terminal value multiples of 9.0x to 10.0x to
FNTs fiscal year 2011 estimated net income. The present
value of the cash flows and terminal values were then calculated
using discount rates ranging from 10.0% to 11.0%. This analysis
indicated the following implied per share equity reference range
for FNT, as compared to the closing price of FNT common stock on
June 23, 2006:
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Closing Price of FNT
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Per Share Equity Reference Range for FNT
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$
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20.55
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Pro
Forma Accretion/Dilution Analysis
Banc of America Securities analyzed the potential pro forma
financial effect of the asset contribution on FNTs
estimated EPS, book value per share and ROE for calendar years
2007 and 2008 after applying varying pre-tax investment yields
of 10%, 15% and 20% to the cash amount to be transferred in the
asset contribution. Estimated financial data for FNT were based
both on internal estimates of FNTs management and publicly
available research analysts estimates. Estimated financial
data of the contributed assets were based on internal estimates
of the managements of FNT and the FNF businesses. Based on the
aggregate stock consideration of 45,744,681 shares of FNT
Class A common stock (assuming the transfer of
$275 million in cash to FNT in the asset contribution),
this analysis indicated that the asset contribution could be
dilutive to FNTs estimated EPS and ROE, and accretive to
FNTs estimated book value per share, in calendar years
2007 and 2008 under each of the various pre-tax investment
yields analyzed with respect to the cash amount to be
transferred in the asset contribution. The actual results
achieved by the combined company may vary from projected results
and the variations may be material.
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Miscellaneous
As noted above, the discussion set forth above is merely a
summary of the material financial analyses performed by Banc of
America Securities and is not a comprehensive description of all
analyses undertaken by Banc of America Securities in connection
with its opinion. No company, transaction or business used in
its analyses is identical to the contributed assets, FNT or the
asset contribution. Accordingly, an evaluation of the results of
these analyses is not entirely mathematical. Rather, these
analyses involves complex considerations and judgments
concerning differences in financial and operating
characteristics and other factors that could affect the
acquisition or other values of the companies, business segments
or transactions to which the contributed assets, FNT or the
asset contribution were compared. The preparation of a financial
opinion is a complex analytical process involving various
determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant methods
of financial analysis and the application of those methods to
the particular circumstances and, therefore, a financial opinion
is not readily susceptible to partial analysis or summary
description. Banc of America Securities believes that its
analyses and the summary above must be considered as a whole.
Banc of America Securities further believes that selecting
portions of its analyses and the factors considered or focusing
on information presented in tabular format, without considering
all analyses and factors or the narrative description of the
analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the
processes underlying Banc of America Securities analyses
and opinion. Banc of America Securities did not assign any
specific weight to any of the analyses described above. The fact
that any specific analysis has been referred to in the summary
above is not meant to indicate that such analysis was given
greater weight than any other analysis.
In performing its analyses, Banc of America Securities
considered industry performance, general business and economic
conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the
control of FNT and FNF. The estimates of the future performance
of FNT provided by FNTs management and of the FNF
businesses provided by the managements of FNF and the FNF
businesses in or underlying Banc of America Securities
analyses are not necessarily indicative of actual values or
actual future results, which may be significantly more or less
favorable than those estimates or those suggested by Banc of
America Securities analyses. These analyses were prepared
solely as part of Banc of America Securities analysis of
the financial fairness of the aggregate stock consideration to
be issued by FNT pursuant to the securities exchange and
distribution agreement and were provided to the FNT special
committee in connection with the delivery of Banc of America
Securities opinion. The analyses do not purport to be
appraisals or to reflect the prices at which a company or
business might actually be sold or the prices at which any
securities have traded or may trade at any time in the future.
Accordingly, the estimates used in, and the ranges of valuations
resulting from, any particular analysis described above are
inherently subject to substantial uncertainty and should not be
taken to be Banc of America Securities view of the actual
value of FNT or the contributed assets.
The type and amount of consideration payable in the transaction
were determined through negotiations between the FNT special
committee and FNF, rather than by any financial advisor, and
were approved by the FNT special committee. The decision to
enter into the securities exchange and distribution agreement
was solely that of the FNT special committee and FNTs
board of directors. As described above, Banc of America
Securities opinion and analyses were only one of many
factors considered by the FNT special committee in its
evaluation of the asset contribution and should not be viewed as
determinative of the views of the FNT special committee or
FNTs board of directors or management with respect to the
transaction or the consideration payable in the asset
contribution.
FNT has agreed to pay Banc of America Securities for its
services in connection with the asset contribution an aggregate
fee of $2.9 million, a portion of which was payable upon
rendering Banc of America Securities opinion and a
significant portion of which is contingent upon the completion
of the transaction. FNT also has agreed to indemnify Banc of
America Securities, any controlling person of Banc of America
Securities and each of their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, affiliates and representatives against
specified liabilities, including liabilities under the federal
securities laws.
Banc of America Securities or its affiliates in the past have
provided, currently are providing and in the future may provide
financial advisory and financing services to FNT, for which
services Banc of America Securities and its affiliates have
received and expect to receive compensation, including, among
other things, acting as administrative agent, book manager, lead
arranger and lender under certain revolving credit facilities of
FNT. Banc of America Securities or its affiliates in the past
have provided, currently are providing and in the future may
provide financial advisory and financing services to FNF and
certain of its affiliates, for which services Banc of America
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Securities and its affiliates have received and expect to
receive compensation, including, among other things,
(i) having acted as financial advisor to FNF in connection
with the spin-off of FNT to FNFs stockholders in 2005 and
to Sedgwick CMS in connection with the sale of Sedgwick CMS to
FNF in January 2006, referred to in this paragraph as the
Sedgwick acquisition, (ii) having provided financing to an
affiliate of FNF in connection with the Sedgwick acquisition and
providing financing to Sedgwick CMS in connection with certain
acquisition transactions, (iii) having acted as lead
arranger and co-manager for FIS in connection with certain
public offerings and (iv) acting as administrative agent,
book manager, joint or co-lead arranger and lender under certain
revolving credit facilities of FNF and certain of its
affiliates. In addition, one of Banc of America Securities
affiliates currently has an investment in FIS. In the ordinary
course of its businesses, Banc of America Securities or its
affiliates may actively trade or hold the securities or loans of
FNT, FNF and certain of their respective affiliates for Banc of
America Securities accounts or for the accounts of
customers and, accordingly, Banc of America Securities or its
affiliates may at any time hold long or short positions in such
securities or loans.
Interests
of Directors and Executive Officers in the Proposed
Transactions
In considering the recommendation of our board of directors with
respect to the proposed transactions, you should be aware that
certain of our directors and officers have interests in the
proposed transactions that differ from, or are in addition to,
the interests of FNT stockholders. In particular, William P.
Foley, II, the chairman of our board of directors, is also
the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive
officer of FNF, the controlling stockholder of FNT. Following
the proposed transactions, Mr. Foley will become our Chief
Executive Officer and the Executive Chairman of FIS. Also in
connection with the proposed transactions, FNT will enter into a
new employment agreement with Mr. Foley, the proposed terms
of which are described below, and he will also receive a grant
of 475,000 shares of our restricted common stock.
Additionally, Mr. Foley currently holds 5,408,216 options
to purchase FNF common stock, although 3,856,684 of such options
will be exercised or cashed out prior to the spin-off pursuant
to the terms of the option letter agreement among FNF, William
P. Foley, II, Alan L. Stinson and Brent B. Bickett. See
The Securities Exchange and Distribution Agreement and
Related Documents Additional Agreements
beginning on page 55. With respect to the FNF stock options held
by Mr. Foley at the time of the spin-off, 50% of such
options will be replaced with FNT options and the remaining 50%
of such options will be assumed by FIS pursuant to the terms of
the merger agreement.
Certain of our other directors and executive officers hold
options to acquire FNF common stock, some of which will be
similarly replaced with options to acquire FNT common stock. In
particular, Mr. Foley owns, in the aggregate,
5,721,266 shares and 110,000 restricted shares of FNF
common stock and will receive shares of our common stock,
subject to the same terms, conditions and restrictions, in
respect thereof in connection with the spin-off.
Our compensation committee has approved the terms of an
employment agreement with William P. Foley, II, which
agreement will become effective immediately following the
spin-off. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Foley will serve
as our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Foley will receive an
annual base salary of $500,000, with an annual cash bonus
opportunity equal to 300% of his annual base salary. In the
event of a termination of Mr. Foleys employment by
FNT for any reason other than cause or disability, or in the
event of a termination by Mr. Foley for good reason or for
any reason during the
6-month
period immediately following a change in control, he will
receive (i) any accrued obligations, (ii) a prorated
annual bonus, (iii) a lump-sum payment equal to 300% of the
sum of his (x) annual base salary and (y) the highest
annual bonus paid to him within the 3 years preceding his
termination, (iv) immediate vesting
and/or
payment of all FNT equity awards, and (v) continued receipt
of life and health insurance benefits for a period of
3 years, reduced by comparable benefits he may receive from
another employer. The agreement expressly provides that no event
or transaction which is entered into, is contemplated by, or
occurs as a result of the securities exchange and distribution
agreement or the merger agreement between FNF and FIS will
constitute a change in control under the agreement.
It is intended that FNT will also enter in employment agreements
with certain other FNT executive officers who, along with
Mr. Foley, will serve as executive officers of both FNT and
FIS. Specifically, FNT will enter into an employment agreement
immediately following the spin-off with Alan L. Stinson and with
Brent B. Bickett, both of whom will serve as dual executive
officers. With respect to Messrs. Bickett and Stinson, the
compensation committee has approved the following compensation
arrangements: (i) Mr. Bickett: an annual base salary
of
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$300,000, with an annual cash bonus opportunity equal to 150% of
his annual base salary; and (ii) Mr. Stinson: an
annual base salary of $300,000, with an annual cash bonus
opportunity equal to 150% of his annual base salary. In
addition, Messrs. Bickett and Stinson will each receive a
grant of 130,000 shares of FNT restricted stock, with
3 year graded vesting
(1/3
each year), immediately following the spin-off.
The FNT special committee was aware of these interests and
considered them, among other matters, in determining that the
proposed transactions are fair to, and in the best interests of,
our company and its stockholders, and in unanimously
recommending that our board of directors approve the terms and
conditions of the securities exchange and distribution agreement.
Accounting
Treatment
Acquisitions among entities under common control such as the
asset contribution are not considered business combinations and
are to be accounted for at historical cost in accordance with
EITF 90-5, Exchanges of Ownership Interests between
Enterprises under Common Control. Furthermore, the substance
of the proposed transactions and the merger is effectively a
reverse spin-off of FIS by FNF in accordance with
EITF 02-11,
Accounting for Reverse Spinoffs. Accordingly, the historical
financial statements of FNF will become those of FNT; however,
the criteria to account for FIS as discontinued operations as
prescribed by SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets will not be met.
This is primarily due to the continuing involvement of FNT with
and significant influence that FNT will have over FIS subsequent
to the merger through common board members, common senior
management and continuing business relationships. It is expected
that FIS will continue to be included in FNFs consolidated
financial statements through the date of the completion of the
proposed transactions and the merger.
No
Dissenters Rights
FNT stockholders are not entitled to demand appraisal of, or to
receive payment for, their shares of FNT common stock under the
Delaware General Corporation Law in connection with the proposed
transactions.
Regulatory
Approvals Required for the Proposed Transactions
The following requests, applications and notices have been or
are in the process of being filed with the various state
insurance departments that regulate the insurance subsidiaries
of FNF and FNT, seeking the necessary approvals, orders and
consents from such state insurance departments prior to the
closing:
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California. With respect to Fidelity
National Insurance Company, which we refer to as FNIC, and
Fidelity National Home Warranty Company, which we refer to as
FNHWC, subsidiaries of FNF that will become subsidiaries of FNT,
and with respect to Fidelity National Title Insurance
Company, which we refer to as FNTIC, Security Union
Title Insurance Company, which we refer to as SUTIC, and
Ticor Title Insurance Company, which we refer to as Ticor,
subsidiaries of FNT, FNF and FNT have requested an exemption
from the provisions of Section 1215.2 of the California
Insurance Code, which we refer to as the CIC, pursuant to
subdivision (f) thereof, on the basis that the proposed
transactions, including the insertion of a new holding company,
FNT, Inc., and the elimination of FNF as a stockholder, are not
included (individually or together) within the purposes of CIC
Section 1215.2 since they do not result in any new person
acquiring control of FNIC, FNHWC, FNTIC, SUTIC or Ticor, as
control is defined in CIC Section 1215(b). In
addition, with respect to Fidelity National Title Company
and Fidelity National Title Company of California,
California underwritten title companies that will become
subsidiaries of FNT, Inc., FNT, Inc. has requested the
commissioners consent to the transfer of FNT, Inc.s
shares pursuant to CIC Section 12389.3.
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New York. With respect to Fidelity
National Property and Casualty Insurance Company, which we refer
to as FNPAC, a subsidiary of FNF, and Nations
Title Insurance of New York, Inc., which we refer to as
Nations Title, a subsidiary of FNT, FNF and FNT have requested
an exemption from the provisions of Sections 1501 through
1506 of the New York Insurance Law, which we refer to as the
NYIL, pursuant to Section 1502(b) thereof, on the basis
that the proposed transactions are not included within the
purposes of Sections 1501 through 1506 since they do not
result in any new person acquiring control of FNPAC or Nations
Title, as control is defined pursuant to
Section 1501 of the NYIL.
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Texas. With respect to Fidelity
National Indemnity Insurance Company, which we refer to as
FNIIC, a subsidiary of FNF, and Alamo Title Insurance,
which we refer to as Alamo Title, a subsidiary of FNT, FNF and
FNT have requested an exemption from the provisions of
Sections 823.151 through 823.165 of the Texas Insurance
Code, which we refer to as the Texas Code, and the request for
the issuance of an order by the Texas Insurance Department
granting such exemption, on the basis that the proposed
transactions are not included within the purposes of the Texas
Code since they do not result in any new person acquiring
control of FNIIC or Alamo Title as control is
defined pursuant to Section 823.151 of the Texas Code.
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Florida. With respect to Ticor
Title Insurance Company of Florida, which we refer to as
Ticor Title, a subsidiary of FNT, a Statement Regarding the
Acquisition of Control of a Domestic Insurer pursuant to
Section 628.461 of the Florida Statutes was filed seeking
the prior approval of the Commissioner of the Office of
Insurance Regulation of the State of Florida for the acquisition
of control of Ticor Title by FNT.
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Illinois. With respect to Chicago Title
and Trust Company and Chicago Title Land Trust Company, a
notification has been submitted to the Illinois Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation regarding the proposed
transactions, stating that such transactions are not
contemplated within 205 ILCS 620/3-2(g) and are thus exempt from
the requirements of Section 205 relating to the change in
control of an Illinois trust company.
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Missouri. With respect to Chicago
Title Insurance Company , which we refer to as CTIC, a
request was made and an exemption has been granted from the
provisions of Missouri Revised Statutes Sections 382.040,
382.050 and 382.060 pursuant to Mo. Rev. Stat.
Section 382.070 on the basis that the proposed transactions
are not included within the purposes of Mo. Rev. Stat.
Sections 382.010 through 382.300 since such transactions do
not result in any new person acquiring control of CTIC as
control is defined in Mo. Rev. Stat.
Section 382.101.
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Oregon. With respect to Chicago
Title Insurance Company of Oregon, which we refer to as
CTIC-OR, a request has been made for an order pursuant to Oregon
Revised Statutes Section 732.521(2) granting an exemption
from the provisions of ORS Sections 732.521 and 732.523 on
the basis that the proposed transactions are not included within
the purposes of ORS Section 732.521 since such transactions
do not result in any new person acquiring control of CTIC-OR as
contemplated thereby.
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Puerto Rico. With respect to Chicago
Title Insurance Company of Puerto Rico, which we refer to
as CTIC-PR, a request has been made for an exemption from the
provisions of the Puerto Rico Insurance Code, which we refer to
as the Puerto Rico Code, on the basis that the proposed
transactions are not included within the purposes of the Puerto
Rico Code since such transactions do not result in any new
person acquiring control of CTIC-PR as contemplated thereby.
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Vermont. With respect to FNF
Title Reinsurance Company, a request has been made for the
approval by the Vermont Department of Banking Insurance and
Securities of the proposed transactions pursuant to DOI Reg.
81-2, Section 14.
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Material
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations
FNF expects to receive a ruling from the internal revenue
service and an opinion of its special tax advisor, Deloitte Tax
LLP, satisfactory to us, together to the effect that the
proposed transactions (including the spin-off) will be tax free
transactions under the internal revenue code. Our stockholders
(other than FNF) are not parties to the proposed transaction;
therefore, there will be no tax consequences to them as a result
of the proposed transactions.
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THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
This section of the information statement describes selected
portions of the securities exchange and distribution agreement
and related agreements and documents. While we believe that the
description covers the material terms of the securities exchange
and distribution agreement, this summary may not contain all of
the information that is important to you. You should refer to
the full text of the securities exchange and distribution
agreement for details of the terms and conditions thereof and
the proposed transactions. The securities exchange and
distribution agreement is attached to this document as
Annex A and is incorporated by reference into this
information statement. We urge you to read the securities
exchange and distribution agreement carefully in its
entirety.
The securities exchange and distribution agreement and
related documents have been included with this information
statement to provide you with information regarding their terms.
They are not intended to provide any factual, business, or
operational information about FNT or FNF. Such information can
be found elsewhere in this information statement and in the
other public filings FNT and FNF make with the SEC, which are
available without charge at www.sec.gov.
The securities exchange and distribution agreement contains
representations and warranties FNT and FNF made to each other.
These representations and warranties were made as of specific
dates and are subject to qualifications and limitations agreed
to by FNT and FNF in connection with negotiating the terms of
the securities exchange and distribution agreement. Moreover,
these representations and warranties are subject to contractual
standards of materiality that may be different from those
generally applicable to disclosures to shareholders and in some
cases may have been made solely for the purpose of allocating
risk between FNT and FNF and to provide contractual rights and
remedies to the parties rather than to establish matters as
facts. Accordingly, you should not rely on the representations
and warranties as characterizations of the actual state of
affairs.
Structure
of the Proposed Transactions
FNF will transfer to us the transferred business in exchange for
our issuance to FNF of shares of FNT Class A common stock
and our assumption of the assumed liabilities. Following
completion of the asset contribution, FNF will convert all of
the FNT Class B common stock it holds into FNT Class A
common stock and immediately thereafter effect the spin-off of
all of the shares of FNT Class A common stock held by FNF,
including the converted shares and the shares of FNT
Class A common stock issued by FNT to FNF, to the holders
of FNF common stock. Immediately following the spin-off, FNF
will be merged with and into FIS pursuant to the merger
agreement and we will file the charter amendments. See The
Proposed Transactions Structure of the Proposed
Transactions beginning on page 28.
Consideration
for the Proposed Transactions
In connection with the proposed transactions, we will issue to
FNF that number of shares of FNT Class A common stock equal
to (i) 34,042,553 plus (ii) the amount of cash
included in the contributed assets (not to exceed $275,000,000
for purposes of this calculation) divided by $23.50. We will
also assume all of the assumed liabilities.
Treatment
of FNF Equity Awards
Options
At the time of the spin-off, all outstanding options to purchase
shares of FNF common stock, which we refer to as FNF options,
held by employees or directors of FNF who will become employees
or directors of FNT after the spin-off will be replaced with
options to purchase shares of FNT Class A common stock,
which we refer to as the replacement option, granted under the
omnibus incentive plan. Each replacement option will be
exercisable for a number of shares of FNT Class A common
stock calculated by multiplying the number of shares of FNF
common stock subject to such FNF option as of the effective time
of the spin-off by the option exchange number, rounding down to
the nearest whole number. The option exchange number
will equal the closing price of a share of FNF common stock on
the business day immediately preceding the date that the
spin-off is consummated divided by the
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closing price of share of FNT Class A common stock on the
date that the spin-off is consummated (or, if the spin-off is
consummated after the close of trading on the NYSE on such date,
on the next business day following such date), rounded to the
nearest ten thousandth. The exercise price for each share of FNT
Class A common stock under a replacement option will be
calculated by dividing the exercise price for one share of FNF
common stock under the related FNF option as of the effective
time of the spin-off by the option exchange number, rounding up
to the nearest whole cent. No vesting schedule for any
replacement option will be modified as a result of the proposed
transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 50% of all FNF
options held as of the effective time of the spin-off by any
employee or director of FNF who will become dual employees or
directors of FNT and FIS after the spin-off (other than the FNF
options that are subject to the agreement among FNF, William P.
Foley, II, Alan L. Stinson and Brent B. Bickett, which we
refer to as the option letter agreement) will be replaced with
replacement options, and the remaining 50% of the FNF options
(other than the FNF options that are subject to the option
letter agreement) held by such employees or directors will be
assumed by FIS and converted into FIS stock options pursuant to
the merger agreement. Upon the closing, William P.
Foley, II, Alan L. Stinson, Brent B. Bickett and Michael L.
Gravelle will become dual employees of FNT and FIS.
Additionally, upon the closing, Cary H. Thompson, Daniel D.
(Ron) Lane and Thomas M. Hagerty will become dual directors of
FNT and FIS.
Restricted
Stock
Each holder as of the record date, as determined by the board of
directors, of a share of FNF common stock which when issued was
subject to forfeiture under an FNF stock plan and which remains
subject to forfeiture as of the effective time of the spin-off,
which we refer to as an FNF restricted share, will receive the
spin-off dividend; provided, however, that such spin-off
dividend will be subject to the same terms, conditions and
restrictions applicable to its corresponding FNF restricted
share based upon continued service with FNT and its affiliates
or FIS and its affiliates, as the case may be.
The FNF restricted shares held by employees or directors who,
after the spin-off, will serve as FNT employees or directors
will be converted pursuant to the terms of the securities
exchange and distribution agreement, with the same terms,
conditions and restrictions applicable to the corresponding FNF
restricted shares based upon continued service with FNT and its
affiliates.
Employee
Benefits
In connection with the spin-off, FNT has agreed to
(i) provide coverage under its health and welfare plans to
employees of FNF and its subsidiaries who become employees of
FNT or an FNT subsidiary following the spin-off, (ii) waive
any preexisting conditions or waiting periods under such plans,
and (iii) cause such plans to honor expenses incurred by
the employees and their beneficiaries for purposes of satisfying
deductibles and maximum
out-of-pocket
expenses. FNT will also cause any benefit plan in which
employees of FNF and its subsidiaries are eligible to
participate after the spin-off to take into account for purposes
of eligibility, vesting, and benefit accrual, service with FNF
and its subsidiaries as if such service were with FNT. Prior to
the spin-off, FNF will transfer all of its employee benefit
plans, including the FNF 401(k), the FNF employee stock purchase
plan, and its various health and welfare plans, including all
related insurance policies and service agreements, to FNT, and
FNT will assume sponsorship of such plans.
Amendment
and Restatement of Certificate of Incorporation
The securities exchange and distribution agreement provides for
the amendment of our certificate of incorporation immediately
after the completion of the spin-off and the merger. See
Approved of Amendment and Restatement of FNTs
Certificate of Incorporation beginning on page 120.
Representations
and Warranties
The securities exchange and distribution agreement contains
representations and warranties made by FNT and FNF to each other
regarding their respective businesses. None of the
representations and warranties of the parties will survive the
closing, and there is no indemnity for any breach of the
representations and warranties.
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Representations
and Warranties by FNF
FNF has made representations and warranties to FNT as to itself
and as to the entities, which we refer to as the subject
companies, the equity securities of which are to be transferred
to FNT as part of the asset contribution, including
representations and warranties as to:
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corporate organization and other similar matters;
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capital structure of the subject companies;
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authorization, execution, delivery, performance and
enforceability of the securities exchange and distribution
agreement and related matters;
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conduct of business in the ordinary course since
December 31, 2005, with no material adverse changes;
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employee benefit plans of FNF and the subject companies and
related matters;
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filing of tax returns, payment of taxes and other tax matters;
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documents filed with the SEC, the accuracy and sufficiency of
information contained in those documents, the conformity of
financial statements with applicable accounting principles and
the absence of undisclosed financial liabilities;
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accuracy of information supplied by FNF for inclusion in
securities filings;
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compliance with applicable laws and reporting requirements and
possession of all permits, licenses and regulatory or other
approvals required to conduct business;
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absence of material pending or threatened litigation;
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title to assets; and
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environmental matters.
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and Warranties by FNT
FNT has made representations and warranties to FNF as to itself
and its subsidiaries, including representations and warranties
as to:
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corporate organization and other similar matters;
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capital structure;
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authorization, execution, delivery, performance and
enforceability of the securities exchange and distribution
agreement and related matters;
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conduct of business in the ordinary course since
December 31, 2005, with no material adverse changes;
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employee benefit plans of FNT and related matters;
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filing of tax returns, payment of taxes and other tax matters;
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documents filed with the SEC, the accuracy and sufficiency of
information contained in those documents, the conformity of
financial statements with applicable accounting principles and
the absence of undisclosed financial liabilities;
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absence of undisclosed liabilities;
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accuracy of information supplied by FNT for inclusion in
securities filings;
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compliance with applicable laws and reporting requirements and
possession of all permits, licenses and regulatory or other
approvals required to conduct business; and
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absence of material pending or threatened litigation.
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Materiality
Significant portions of the representations and warranties, as
well as of certain covenants and agreements, of the parties in
the securities exchange and distribution agreement are qualified
as to materiality or material adverse
effect. For purposes of the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, material adverse effect
means:
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with respect to FNF, (x) any event, circumstance or change
that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably
be likely to be materially adverse to the assets, liabilities,
business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of
operations of the transferred business (which collectively means
the contributed assets and the assumed liabilities) taken as a
whole, other than any such event, circumstance or change to the
extent resulting from (A) changes in general economic
conditions affecting the United States occurring after the date
of the securities exchange and distribution agreement,
(B) general changes or developments in the industries in
which the transferred business is operated occurring after the
date of the securities exchange and distribution agreement,
(C) changes in laws or regulations occurring after the date
of the securities exchange and distribution agreement or
(D) the announcement of the securities exchange and
distribution agreement and the transactions contemplated
thereby, unless, in the case of the foregoing
clause (A) or (B), such changes referred to therein
have a materially disproportionate effect on the transferred
business, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in
the industries in which the transferred business is operated, or
(y) any material adverse effect on the ability of FNF to
perform its obligations under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby on a timely basis;
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with respect to any subject company, any event, circumstance or
change that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would
reasonably be likely to be materially adverse to the assets,
liabilities, business, condition (financial or otherwise) or
results of operations of such subject company (or, in the case
of a subsidiary of a subject company, the subject company of
which such entity is a subsidiary) and its subsidiaries taken as
a whole, other than any such event, circumstance or change to
the extent resulting from (A) changes in general economic
conditions affecting the United States occurring after the date
of the securities exchange and distribution agreement,
(B) general changes or developments in the industries in
which such subject company and its subsidiaries operate
occurring after the date of the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, (C) changes in laws or regulations
occurring after the date of the securities exchange and
distribution agreement or (D) the announcement of the
securities exchange and distribution agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby, unless, in the case of the
foregoing clause (A) or (B), such changes referred to
therein have a materially disproportionate effect on such
subject company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative
to other participants in the industries in which such subject
company and such subsidiaries operate; and
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with respect to FNT, (x) any event, circumstance or change
that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably
be likely to be materially adverse to the assets, liabilities,
business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of
operations of FNT and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, other
than any such event, circumstance or change to the extent
resulting from (A) changes in general economic conditions
affecting the United States occurring after the date of the
securities exchange and distribution agreement, (B) general
changes or developments in the industry in which FNT and its
subsidiaries operate occurring after the date of the securities
exchange and distribution agreement, (C) changes in laws or
regulations occurring after the date of the securities exchange
and distribution agreement or (D) the announcement of the
securities exchange and distribution agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby, unless, in the case of the
foregoing clause (A) or (B), such changes referred to
therein have a materially disproportionate effect on FNT and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to other participants in
the industry in which FNT and its subsidiaries operate, or
(y) any material adverse effect on the ability of FNT to
perform its obligations under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby on a timely basis.
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Interim
Operating Limitations
FNF (with respect to itself and the subject companies and their
subsidiaries) and FNT (with respect to itself and its
subsidiaries) have agreed to be subject to certain limitations
on how they conduct their respective businesses between the date
of the securities exchange and distribution agreement and the
date of the closing thereunder. During this period, FNT has
agreed to cause its business and that of its subsidiaries, and
FNF has agreed to cause its business and that of the subject
companies and their subsidiaries, to be carried on only in the
ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past
practice and, if applicable and to the extent consistent
therewith, use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact the
current business organization, keep available the services of
current officers and employees and preserve relationships with
any governmental entities, customers, suppliers, distributors,
creditors, lessors, agents, insureds, reinsureds and others
having business dealings with the relevant business to the end
that its goodwill and ongoing businesses will be unimpaired at
the closing. Further limitations on the conduct of business by
the subject companies and their subsidiaries, by FNF, and by FNT
and its subsidiaries between the date of the securities exchange
and distribution agreement and the closing are described below.
Conduct
of Business by the Subject Companies
FNF will not permit any subject company or subsidiary thereof
to, without the prior consent of FNT, which is not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed:
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(i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any
other distributions in respect of, any outstanding capital stock
or other equity securities, (ii) split, combine or
reclassify any of its outstanding capital stock or other equity
securities or issue or authorize the issuance of any other
securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for
shares of its outstanding capital stock or other equity
securities or (iii) acquire any shares of outstanding
capital stock or other equity securities or any rights, warrants
or options to acquire any such shares or other equity securities;
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issue, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of
its capital stock or other equity securities, any other voting
securities or any securities convertible into, or any rights,
warrants or options to acquire, any such shares or other equity
securities, voting securities or convertible securities other
than upon the exercise of options or warrants issued by it and
outstanding on the date of the securities exchange and
distribution agreement;
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acquire any business or any corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association or other business organization or division
thereof or substantially all of the assets of any of the
foregoing, or any assets that are material, individually or in
the aggregate, to any subject company or its subsidiaries taken
as a whole;
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sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject
to any lien or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or
assets that are material to any subject company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole;
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amend or propose any change to its certificate or articles of
incorporation or formation, by-laws and other organizational
documents;
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(x) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee
or otherwise become responsible for any such indebtedness, other
than indebtedness in an amount less than $5,000,000 individually
or $15,000,000 in the aggregate or (y) make any material
loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in,
any other individual or entity, other than to such subject
company or to any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
such subject company and routine, immaterial advances to
employees and other than purchases of investment assets in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
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except in accordance with the budget of any such subject company
as of the date of the securities exchange and distribution
agreement, make or agree to make any new capital expenditure or
expenditures which, individually, involves payments of in excess
of $5,000,000 or, in the aggregate, involve payments of in
excess of $15,000,000;
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make any tax election or settle or compromise any income tax
liability that, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect;
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pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or
obligations, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction,
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
or in accordance with their terms, of liabilities reflected or
reserved against in, or contemplated by, the financial
statements of the subject companies as at and for the year ended
December 31, 2005 or incurred since December 31, 2005
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, or in amounts not in excess of $5,000,000 in each case;
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settle or compromise any action, suit or other litigation or
claim arising out of the transactions contemplated by the
securities exchange and distribution agreement;
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make any change in accounting, underwriting or actuarial
methods, principles or practices used by such subject companies
materially affecting its assets, liabilities or business,
including any change with respect to establishment of reserves
for unearned premiums, losses and loss adjustment expenses,
except insofar as may be required by law or by a change in
applicable accounting principles;
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cancel, modify or waive any material debts or claims held by it
or waive any material rights under any material contract to
which such subject company or its subsidiary is a party; or
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authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the
foregoing actions.
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of Business by FNF
FNF will not, without the prior consent of FNT, which is not to
be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
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declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other
distributions in respect of, any of its outstanding capital
stock or other equity securities, other than ordinary quarterly
cash dividends consistent with past practice, or except as
required by the terms of any agreement, arrangement or plan in
effect as of the date hereof, purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of outstanding capital stock or other equity
securities or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any
such shares or other equity securities;
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acquire any business or any corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association or other business organization or division
thereof or substantially all of the assets of any of the
foregoing, or any assets the acquisition of which would result
in a material change in the cash and other specified assets to
be transferred to FNT in connection with the proposed
transactions;
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make any tax election or settle or compromise any income tax
liability that, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect;
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pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or
obligations, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction,
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
or in accordance with their terms, of liabilities reflected or
reserved against in, or contemplated by, the balance sheet as of
December 31, 2005 or incurred since December 31, 2005
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, or in amounts not in excess of $10,000,000 in each
case;
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settle or compromise any action, suit or other litigation or
claim arising out of the transactions contemplated by the
securities exchange and distribution agreement;
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acquire any equity securities issued by FIS;
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acquire any equity securities issued by FNT;
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loan or contribute funds to, or acquire any shares of capital
stock of, National Title Insurance of New York, Inc.;
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other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, cancel, modify or waive any material debts or
claims held by it or waive any material rights under any
material contract to which FNF is a party; or
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authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the
foregoing actions.
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Conduct
of Business by FNT
FNT will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to,
without the prior consent of FNF, which is not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed:
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declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other
distributions in respect of, any outstanding capital stock or
other equity securities of FNT or an FNT subsidiary, other than
ordinary quarterly cash dividends consistent with past practice,
split, combine or reclassify any of its outstanding capital
stock or other equity securities or issue or authorize the
issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for shares of its outstanding capital stock or
other equity securities, or purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of outstanding capital stock or other equity
securities or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any
such shares or other equity securities;
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issue, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of
its capital stock, any other voting securities or any securities
convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire,
any such shares, voting securities or convertible securities,
other than upon the exercise of options outstanding under the
FNT stock plan on the date of the securities exchange and
distribution agreement;
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acquire any business or any corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association or other business organization or division
thereof, or substantially all of the assets of any of the
foregoing, or any assets that are material, individually or in
the aggregate, to FNT or any FNT subsidiary, except purchases of
investment assets in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, except, in each case, for such transactions
among FNT and any FNT subsidiary or between FNT subsidiaries;
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sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject
to any lien or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or
assets that are material to FNT or any FNT subsidiary, except in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
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amend or propose any change to its certificate or articles of
incorporation or formation, by-laws and other organizational
documents;
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(x) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee
or otherwise become responsible for any such indebtedness of
another individual or entity, other than indebtedness in an
amount less than $25,000,000 individually or $50,000,000 in the
aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and other than indebtedness owing
to or guarantees owing to FNT or any direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of FNT (it being understood that
FNTs guarantee of the performance of an FNT subsidiary to
a third party customer or vendor will not constitute an
incurrence of indebtedness under this subsection) or
(y) make any material loans, advances or capital
contributions to, or investments in, any other individual or
entity, other than to FNT or to any direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of FNT and routine, immaterial advances
to employees and other than purchases of investment assets in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
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except in accordance with FNTs or an FNT subsidiarys
budget as of the date hereof, make or agree to make any new
capital expenditure or expenditures which, individually,
involves payments of in excess of $10,000,000 or, in the
aggregate, involve payments of in excess of $25,000,000 or has
not, prior to the date hereof, been budgeted by FNT or such FNT
subsidiary and approved by its board of directors;
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make any tax election or settle or compromise any income tax
liability that, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect;
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pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or
obligations, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction,
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
or in accordance with their terms, of liabilities reflected or
reserved against in, or contemplated by, the audited
consolidated and combined financial statements (or the notes
thereto) of FNT as at and for the year ended December 31,
2005 or incurred since December 31, 2005 in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, or in amounts
not in excess of $10,000,000 in each case;
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settle or compromise any action, suit or other litigation or
claim arising out of the proposed transactions;
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make any change in accounting, underwriting or actuarial
methods, principles or practices used by FNT or any of its
subsidiaries materially affecting its assets, liabilities or
business, including any change with respect to establishment of
reserves for unearned premiums, losses and loss adjustment
expenses, except insofar as may be required by law or by a
change in applicable accounting principles;
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other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, cancel, modify or waive any material debts or
claims held by it or waive any material rights under any
material contract to which FNT or any FNT subsidiary is a
party; or
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authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the
foregoing actions.
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Additional
Covenants and Agreements
Certain
Pre-Closing Contributions by FNT
Prior to the closing, FNT will contribute all of the shares of
capital stock of its subsidiaries held by FNT to a newly-formed,
wholly-owned subsidiary of FNT.
Conversion
of FNT Class B Common Stock
Immediately following the asset contribution, FNF will convert
all of the FNT Class B common stock it holds into FNT
Class A common stock. Immediately after the asset
contribution and the conversion of the FNT Class B common
stock into FNT Class A common stock, FNF will distribute
all of the FNT Class A common stock held by it, including
the converted shares and the shares received from FNT, to the
holders of FNF common stock. Each holder of FNF common stock, as
of the record date of the distribution, will receive a dividend
equal to that holders pro rata portion of all of the
shares of FNT Class A common stock held by FNF immediately
prior to the payment date. Fractional shares that would
otherwise be received by FNF stockholders will be aggregated and
sold and the net cash proceeds of the sale will be distributed
in lieu of fractional shares.
New
York Stock Exchange Listing
FNT will use reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of FNT
Class A common stock that will be issued to FNF and the
shares of FNT Class A common stock that will be reserved
for issuance upon conversion of the replacement options to be
authorized for listing on the NYSE subject to official notice of
issuance, prior to the date of closing.
Additional
Agreements
Tax
Disaffiliation Agreement
As a condition to the closings under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement and the merger agreement, FIS, FNF and
FNT are required to enter into a tax disaffiliation agreement.
FNT and its subsidiaries currently are members of the FNF
consolidated federal income tax return. In addition, certain of
FNT subsidiaries are included with FIS group companies in state
combined income tax returns. From and after the time of the
spin-off, FNTs companies will no longer be included in the
FNF consolidated federal income tax return or in any state
combined return with any FIS company. The tax disaffiliation
agreement allocates responsibility between FIS and FNT for
filing returns and paying taxes for periods prior to the
spin-off, subject to the indemnification provisions set forth in
the agreement. The tax disaffiliation agreement also includes
indemnifications for any adjustments to taxes for periods prior
to the spin-off and for any taxes and for any associated adverse
consequences that may be imposed on the parties as a result of
the spin-off, as a result of actions taken by the parties or
otherwise, and as a result of the merger.
Indemnification
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FNT will indemnify FNF (and its successor after the merger, FIS)
with respect to the FNF federal consolidated income taxes for
periods prior to the spin-off (other than taxes attributable to
income of FIS or FIS subsidiaries), and with respect to any
state income taxes payable by FIS but attributable to FNF, to
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FNT, to a subsidiary of FNT or to one of the former direct FNF
subsidiaries that are being contributed to FNT pursuant to the
securities exchange and distribution agreement.
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FIS will indemnify FNT with respect to any state income taxes
payable by FNT but attributable to a subsidiary of FIS.
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FNT will indemnify FIS for all taxes and any associated adverse
consequences (including shareholder suits) if the merger of FNF
into FIS is determined to be a taxable transaction.
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FNT will indemnify FIS for all taxes and any associated adverse
consequences (including shareholder suits) if the spin-off is
determined to be a taxable transaction, unless such adverse
determination is the result of a breach by FIS of its covenant
not to take certain actions within its control that would cause
the spin-off to be taxable or the result of certain acquisitions
of FIS stock within the control of FIS or an FIS affiliate.
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Designation
of Agent
FNF, prior to the merger, to the extent permissible under the
tax law, will designate FNT or an affiliate of FNT as the agent
of the FNF federal consolidated group, such that FNT (or such
FNT affiliate) will represent that group before the internal
revenue service for all federal income tax matters related to
periods prior to the spin-off. There will be conforming agency
designations at the state level to the extent permitted by law.
Filing
of Returns and Payment of Taxes
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In general, FNT will file and pay the tax due on all FNF federal
consolidated returns.
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FNT and FIS will share the responsibility for filing and paying
tax on combined state returns that contain FNT group companies
and FIS group companies; determination of which group will file
the return and pay the tax will depend upon whether the common
parent of the combined group is an FNT company or an FIS company.
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There are limitations on each groups ability to amend
returns if amendment would increase the tax liability of the
other group.
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The payment of taxes will be subject to the indemnification
obligations provided for in the tax disaffiliation agreement.
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Restrictions
on Stock Acquisitions
In order to help preserve the tax free nature of the spin-off,
FNT and FIS have mutually agreed that neither company will
engage in any direct or indirect acquisition, issuance, or other
transaction involving that companys stock unless the
company first obtains an opinion from a nationally recognized
law firm or accounting firm that the acquisition will not cause
the spin-off to be taxable. This restriction is subject to
various exceptions, including that the opinion restriction may
be waived with the consent of certain officers of the other
company.
Other
Operational Provisions
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Prior tax sharing agreements will be terminated, except for tax
sharing agreements relating to insurance companies. Such
agreements will be amended to substitute FNT for FNF, except in
the case of National Title Insurance of New York, Inc.,
which will be amended to substitute FIS for FNF.
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Dispute resolution provisions generally follow the provisions
contained in the cross-indemnity agreement between us and FIS.
See below Cross-Indemnity Agreement
beginning on page 57.
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Subject to some limitations and exceptions, the indemnifying
party controls any contest or audit related to any indemnified
tax.
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Cross-Indemnity
Agreement
It is a condition to closing under both the securities exchange
and distribution agreement and the merger agreement that FNT and
FIS shall have entered into a cross-indemnity agreement. Under
the cross-indemnity agreement, each party, together with certain
of its affiliates and representatives, which we refer to
collectively as the indemnity party, will indemnify the other
party and certain of the other partys affiliates and
representatives, which we refer to as the indemnified party,
from and against any losses incurred (whether before, at or
after the closing under both agreements) by the indemnified
parties arising out of:
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the ownership or operation of the assets or properties, the
operations or conduct of the business, and the employee
retirement and benefit plans and financial statements of the
indemnifying party;
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any breach by the indemnifying party of the cross-indemnity
agreement, of its organizational documents, or of any law or
contract to which it is a party;
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any untrue statement of, or omission to state, a material fact
in any governmental filing of the indemnified party to the
extent it was as a result of information about the indemnifying
party;
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any untrue statement of, or omission to state, a material fact
in any governmental filing of the indemnifying party, except to
the extent it was as a result of information about the
indemnified party;
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claims brought by third parties to the extent related to the
transactions contemplated by the securities exchange and
distribution agreement (to the extent we are the indemnifying
party) or, among other things, the merger agreement (to the
extent FIS is the indemnifying party), subject to certain
exceptions; and
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the provision of services by or employment of representatives of
the indemnifying party, and the termination of such services or
employment.
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The cross-indemnity agreement expressly provides that it is not
intended to change the allocation of liability for any matter in
any other existing or future agreement between FNT and its
affiliates and FIS and its affiliates, to all of which
agreements the cross-indemnity agreement is made subject.
Option
Letter Agreement
In connection with the spin-off and the merger, William P.
Foley, II, Alan L. Stinson and Brent B. Bickett entered
into an agreement with FNF on June 25, 2006, pursuant to
which FNF has the right to cash out a certain number of the FNF
stock options held by Messrs. Foley, Stinson and Bickett
for their fair market value as of the date FNF elects to
exercise such right or cause these individuals to exercise such
options. To the extent FNF exercises its right under this
agreement, it is required to do so immediately prior to the
effective time of the spin-off or as near thereto as
practicable. FNFs right to cash out these FNF stock
options or cause such options to be exercised is subject to the
right of Messrs. Foley, Stinson and Bickett to exercise
such stock options if doing so would not adversely affect the
tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by the securities
exchange and distribution agreement.
Changes
in Related Party Agreements after the Proposed
Transactions
At or prior to the closing, FNT and FNF will, and will cause
their relevant subsidiaries to, terminate
and/or amend
certain specified intercompany agreements, enter into prescribed
amendments to certain specified related party agreements and
enter into certain specified additional agreements with FIS.
Generally speaking, the intercompany and related party
agreements to which FNF is a party will either be terminated or
assigned to FNT. Certain of the intercompany and related party
agreements between FIS
and/or its
subsidiaries, on the one hand, and FNT
and/or
subsidiaries, on the other, will require amendment to reflect
the merger as well as other changes necessary to take into
account changes in the relationship between the parties after
the merger. See Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions with FNF and FIS Changes in Related
Party Agreements after the Proposed Transactions beginning
on page 116.
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Directors
and Officers
The disclosure schedules to the securities exchange and
distribution agreement identify the individuals who will serve
as members of the board of directors of FNT and individuals who
will serve as officers of FNT after the closing, including
William P. Foley, II, who will become the Chief Executive
Officer of FNT, and Alan L. Stinson, who will become FNTs
Chief Operating Officer.
Principal
Conditions to Completion of the Proposed Transactions
Mutual
Conditions
The obligations of FNT and FNF to complete the proposed
transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or
prior to the closing date under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement of the following conditions:
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the absence of any inaccuracy in either parties
representations and warranties that would be reasonably likely
to have a material adverse effect;
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the receipt of governmental and regulatory consents and
approvals, including all necessary approvals for the transfer of
FNFs interest in its regulated insurance company
subsidiaries to FNT and for the spin-off of the FNT insurance
operations;
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the absence of any temporary restraining order, preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order issued by, and no law
issued, promulgated, enforced or entered into by, any
governmental entity or competent jurisdiction or other legal
restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the
proposed transactions;
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the receipt of the FNT stockholder approval of (i) the
issuance of shares of FNT common stock in connection with the
asset contribution, (ii) the adoption of the amendment to
the omnibus incentive plan and (iii) the adoption of the
charter amendments;
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the registration statement on
Form S-1,
which we refer to as the
Form S-1,
to be filed with the SEC in respect of the distribution to FNF
stockholders of shares of FNT common stock in connection with
the spin-off (of which this information statement forms a part),
shall have become effective and not subject to any stop order,
and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or
threatened by the SEC;
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the amendment of specified related party agreements, the
termination
and/or
amendment of specified intercompany agreements, and the entering
into of specified additional agreements between FNT and
FIS; and
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the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the
consummation of the merger agreement (other than the occurrence
of the spin-off).
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FNT
Conditions
In addition, FNTs obligations to complete the proposed
transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or
prior to the closing date under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement of the following conditions:
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FNF shall have complied with or performed in all material
respects of all of its covenants and agreements required by the
securities exchange and distribution agreement to be complied
with or performed by it at or prior to the date of closing;
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FNF shall have received all consents required from third
parties, including any such consent required under the credit
agreements of FNF, FNT and FIS and any other material agreements;
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FIS shall have executed and delivered the cross-indemnity
agreement (which is described below under
Additional Agreements beginning on
page 55) and FNF and FIS shall have executed and delivered
the tax disaffiliation agreement (which is described below under
Additional Agreements beginning on
page 55);
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FNF shall have received (i) an opinion of FNFs
special tax advisor, Deloitte Tax LLP, in substance and form
reasonably satisfactory to FNT, dated as of the closing date, to
the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax
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purposes, the proposed transactions will qualify as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
internal revenue code and the spin-off will qualify as a tax
free transaction under Section 355 and related provisions
of the internal revenue code (including Section 361(c)(1))
for both FNF and its stockholders, and (ii) a private
letter ruling from the internal revenue service;
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the board of directors of FNF shall have approved and formally
declared the spin-off dividend; and
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the total liabilities of FNF to be assumed by FNT that would be
reflected on an unconsolidated balance sheet of FNF prepared in
accordance with GAAP shall not exceed $100,000,000 at closing.
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FNF
Conditions
In addition, FNFs obligations to complete the proposed
transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or
prior to the closing date under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement of the following conditions:
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FNT shall have complied with or performed in all material
respects of all of its covenants and agreements required by the
securities exchange and distribution agreement to be complied
with or performed by it at or prior to the date of closing;
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FNT shall have received all consents required from third
parties, including any such consent required under the credit
agreements of FNF, FNT and FIS and any other material agreements;
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FNT shall have executed and delivered the cross-indemnity
agreement (which is described below under
Additional Agreements beginning on
page 55) and the tax disaffiliation agreement (which is
described below under Additional
Agreements beginning on page 55);
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the total liabilities of FNF to be assumed by FNT that would be
reflected on an unconsolidated balance sheet of FNF prepared in
accordance with GAAP shall not exceed $100,000,000 at
closing; and
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the shares of FNT Class A common stock to be issued to FNF
in connection with the proposed transactions, or reserved for
issuance upon conversion of the replacement options, shall have
been authorized for listing on the NYSE upon official notice of
issuance.
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Termination
of the Securities Exchange and Distribution Agreement
The securities exchange and distribution agreement may be
terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the closing,
whether before or after approval of matters presented in
connection with the FNT annual meeting:
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by mutual written consent of FNT and FNF, as authorized by
action of the respective special committees of independent
members of the boards of directors of FNT and FNF;
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by either FNT or FNF:
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if, upon a vote at the FNT annual meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof, the FNT stockholder approval is not
obtained;
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if the closing has not been consummated on or before
December 31, 2006; provided that the right to terminate the
securities exchange and distribution agreement in such
circumstances will not be available to any party that has
breached in any material respect its obligations thereunder in
any manner that has proximately contributed to the failure of
the closing to be consummated by such date;
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if the merger agreement has been terminated; or
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if any governmental entity issues an order, decree or ruling or
takes any other action prohibiting the proposed transactions and
such order, decree, ruling or other action has become final and
nonappealable; or
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by FNF in its sole discretion (in which case FNF will be
required to reimburse FNT for its reasonable costs and expenses
in connection with the securities exchange and distribution
agreement).
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Indemnification
and Insurance
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From and after the closing, FNT will indemnify and hold harmless
each person who was prior to the closing, (i) an officer or
director of FNF or (ii) an officer or director of any other
enterprise at the request of FNF (referred to as indemnified
parties), except that such indemnification will be subject to
any limitation imposed from time to time under applicable law.
The indemnity will cover all acts or omissions occurring prior
to the closing. Each indemnified party will be entitled to
advancement of expenses, provided such indemnified party
provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is
ultimately determined that such indemnified party is not
entitled to indemnification. Any determination to be made as to
whether any indemnified party has met any standard of conduct
imposed by law will be made by legal counsel reasonably
acceptable to such indemnified party and FNT, retained at
FNTs expense.
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FNT will also purchase and maintain for at least six years after
the date of the closing, a directors and officers
insurance and indemnification policy providing coverage for
events occurring prior to the closing for directors, officers or
employees of FNF or its subsidiaries (but not directors,
officers or employees of FIS and its subsidiaries acting in
their capacity as such), on terms and conditions, at least as
favorable to the insured persons as FNFs current
directors and officers insurance and indemnification
policy.
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FNT will pay all costs and expenses that may be incurred by any
indemnified parties in successfully enforcing the indemnity or
other obligations of FNT.
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In the event that FNT or any of its successors or assigns
(i) consolidates or merges into any other business entity
and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of
such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys
all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any
other business entity, then, in each such case, proper provision
will be made so that the successors and assigns of FNT assume
the indemnification obligations of FNT described above.
Fees and
Expenses
Except with respect to the payment of expenses in the case of
termination of the securities exchange and distribution
agreement by FNF in its sole discretion, prior to the closing
each party agrees to pay its own fees and expenses incident to
preparing for, entering into and carrying out the securities
exchange and distribution agreement and the consummation of the
proposed transactions. FNT will bear all SEC registration fees,
any state filing fees, and all printing, mailing, solicitation
and other expenses associated with this information statement,
the
Form S-1
and the vote of the FNT stockholders at our annual meeting. All
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other
such taxes and fees (including penalties and interest) incurred
in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
securities exchange and distribution agreement will be paid by
FNT when due, and FNT will indemnify FNF against liability for
any such taxes.
Amendments;
Waivers
The securities exchange and distribution agreement may not be
amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of
each of FNF and FNT, as authorized by action of the respective
special committees of independent members of the boards of
directors of each of the parties.
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At any time prior to the closing, each party may (a) extend
the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other
acts of the other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties of the other party contained in
the securities exchange and distribution agreement or in any
document delivered pursuant thereto or (c) subject to
certain exceptions, waive compliance with any of the agreements
of the other party contained in the securities exchange and
distribution agreement. The conditions to each of the
parties obligations to consummate the proposed
transactions are for the sole benefit of such party and may be
waived by such party in whole or in part. Any agreement on the
part of a party to any such extension or waiver will be valid
only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf
of such party. The failure of any party to assert any of its
rights will not constitute a waiver of such rights.
Governing
Law
The securities exchange and distribution agreement is governed
by, and to be interpreted and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might
otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of
laws thereof.
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SELECTED
HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA OF FNT
The following table shows selected historical consolidated and
combined financial data for FNT. The data of FNT as of
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the years
in the four-year period ended December 31, 2005, are
derived from FNTs audited consolidated and combined
financial statements and related notes. The data as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001 and March 30, 2006 and 2005
and for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the
three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are
derived from FNTs unaudited annual and interim
consolidated and combined financial statements. In the opinion
of FNTs management, the unaudited annual and interim
consolidated and combined financial statements include all
adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,
necessary for the fair presentation of the interim consolidated
and combined financial statements. Results for the interim
periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for the full year.
Detailed historical financial information is included in the
audited consolidated and combined balance sheets as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated
and combined statements of earnings, comprehensive earnings,
stockholders equity and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005 as well as
the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet as of
March 31, 2006 and the related unaudited interim
consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for the three
month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, each of which
is included in this information statement. You should read the
following selected financial data together with FNTs
historical consolidated and combined financial statements,
including the related notes, and the other information included
in this information statement. See FNTs Management
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations beginning on page 65.
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2006(1)
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2005(1)
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2005(1)
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2004(1)
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2003(1)
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2002
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2001(2)(3)
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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Statement of Earnings
Data:
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Direct title insurance premiums
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$
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447,769
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$
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456,205
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$
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2,184,993
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$
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2,003,447
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$
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2,105,317
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$
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1,557,769
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$
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1,252,656
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Agency title insurance premiums
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628,420
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532,513
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2,763,973
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2,714,770
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2,595,433
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1,989,958
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1,441,416
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Total title premiums
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1,076,189
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988,718
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4,948,966
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4,718,217
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4,700,750
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3,547,727
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2,694,072
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Escrow and other title related fees
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254,059
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243,137
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1,162,344
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1,039,835
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1,058,729
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790,787
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656,739
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Total title and escrow
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1,330,248
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1,231,855
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6,111,310
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5,758,052
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5,759,479
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4,338,514
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3,350,811
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Interest and investment income
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38,012
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20,854
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118,084
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64,885
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56,708
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72,305
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88,232
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Realized gains and losses, net
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14,506
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3,436
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44,684
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22,948
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101,839
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584
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946
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Other income
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10,498
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9,075
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41,783
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43,528
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52,689
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55,927
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50,476
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1,393,264
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1,265,220
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6,315,861
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5,889,413
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5,970,715
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4,467,330
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3,490,465
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Personnel costs
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452,435
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424,660
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1,897,904
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1,680,805
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1,692,895
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1,260,070
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1,036,236
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Other operating expenses
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210,893
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209,735
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935,263
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849,554
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817,597
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633,193
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558,263
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Agent commissions
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488,368
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409,901
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2,140,912
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2,117,122
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2,035,810
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1,567,112
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1,131,892
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Depreciation and amortization
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26,237
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24,866
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102,105
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95,718
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79,077
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53,042
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100,225
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Provision for claim losses
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80,721
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64,226
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354,710
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259,402
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248,834
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175,963
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134,527
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Interest expense
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11,326
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303
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16,663
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3,885
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4,582
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8,586
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15,695
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,269,980
|
|
|
|
1,133,691
|
|
|
|
5,447,557
|
|
|
|
5,006,486
|
|
|
|
4,878,795
|
|
|
|
3,697,966
|
|
|
|
2,976,838
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
|
|
|
123,284
|
|
|
|
131,529
|
|
|
|
868,304
|
|
|
|
882,927
|
|
|
|
1,091,920
|
|
|
|
769,364
|
|
|
|
513,627
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
43,766
|
|
|
|
48,863
|
|
|
|
327,351
|
|
|
|
323,598
|
|
|
|
407,736
|
|
|
|
276,970
|
|
|
|
205,965
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before minority interest
|
|
|
79,518
|
|
|
|
82,666
|
|
|
|
540,953
|
|
|
|
559,329
|
|
|
|
684,184
|
|
|
|
492,394
|
|
|
|
307,662
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
416
|
|
|
|
347
|
|
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
|
1,165
|
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
|
624
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting
change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,709
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
79,102
|
|
|
$
|
82,319
|
|
|
$
|
538,981
|
|
|
$
|
558,164
|
|
|
$
|
683,325
|
|
|
$
|
491,770
|
|
|
$
|
301,953
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)
|
|
|
2004(1)
|
|
|
2003(1)
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001(2)(3)
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Per share amounts:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, basic basis
|
|
|
173,473
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
173,463
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, diluted basis
|
|
|
173,654
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
173,575
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited pro forma net earnings
per share basic and diluted(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited pro forma weighted
average shares outstanding basic and diluted(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,951
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,951
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared per share
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Effective January 1, 2003, we adopted the fair value
recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, using the
prospective method of adoption in accordance with
SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure, and as
a result recorded stock compensation expense of
$3.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005
and $12.5 million, $5.4 million and $4.9 million
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003,
respectively. Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted
SFAS No. 123 (Revised), Share-Based
Payment, and recorded stock compensation expense of
$3.2 million in the first three months of 2006. |
|
(2) |
|
Effective January 1, 2002, we adopted
SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets and as a result, have ceased to amortize goodwill.
Goodwill amortization in 2001 was $33.2 million. |
|
(3) |
|
During 2001, we recorded a $5.7 million, after-tax charge,
reflected as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle, as a result of adopting Emerging Issues Task Force
No. 99-20,
Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased
and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial
Assets. |
|
(4) |
|
Because there were no outstanding shares prior to FNFs
distribution of our common stock (representing 17.5% of our
outstanding shares) as a dividend to its stockholders, that was
completed on October 17, 2005, basic and diluted weighted
average shares outstanding for 2005 have been calculated using
activity from October 18, 2005 to December 31, 2005 as
if shares outstanding and common stock equivalents at
October 18, 2005 had been outstanding for the entire year. |
|
(5) |
|
Unaudited pro forma net earnings per share is calculated using
the number of outstanding shares of FNF on a date prior to such
distribution of FNT Shares to FNF stockholders. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Balance sheet data (at end of
period):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments(1)
|
|
$
|
3,234,928
|
|
|
$
|
3,300,738
|
|
|
$
|
2,819,489
|
|
|
$
|
2,510,182
|
|
|
$
|
2,337,472
|
|
|
$
|
1,705,267
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents(2)
|
|
|
550,447
|
|
|
|
462,157
|
|
|
|
268,414
|
|
|
|
395,857
|
|
|
|
433,379
|
|
|
|
491,709
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
5,897,476
|
|
|
|
5,900,533
|
|
|
|
5,074,091
|
|
|
|
4,782,664
|
|
|
|
4,494,716
|
|
|
|
3,848,300
|
|
Notes payable
|
|
|
599,094
|
|
|
|
603,262
|
|
|
|
22,390
|
|
|
|
54,259
|
|
|
|
107,874
|
|
|
|
176,116
|
|
Reserve for claim losses
|
|
|
1,090,095
|
|
|
|
1,063,857
|
|
|
|
980,746
|
|
|
|
932,439
|
|
|
|
887,973
|
|
|
|
881,053
|
|
Minority interests
|
|
|
5,006
|
|
|
|
4,338
|
|
|
|
3,951
|
|
|
|
2,488
|
|
|
|
1,098
|
|
|
|
239
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
2,505,728
|
|
|
|
2,480,037
|
|
|
|
2,676,756
|
|
|
|
2,469,186
|
|
|
|
2,234,484
|
|
|
|
1,741,387
|
|
63
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Investments as of March 31, 2006 and December 31,
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 include securities pledged to
secure trust deposits of $601.8 million,
$656.0 million, $546.0 million, $448.1 million,
$474.9 million and $319.1 million, respectively.
Investments as of March 31, 2006, and December 31,
2005, include securities pledged relating to FNTs
securities lending program of $188.2 million and
$120.2 million, respectively. |
|
(2) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 include cash
pledged to secure trust deposits of $241.8 million,
$234.7 million, $195.2 million, $231.1 million,
$295.1 million and $367.9 million, respectively. Cash
and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2005, include cash pledged relating to
FNTs securities lending program of $195.5 million and
$124.3 million, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ended March 31,
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
(In whole numbers)
|
|
|
Other non-financial data
(unaudited):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct operations orders opened(1)
|
|
|
683,800
|
|
|
|
3,052,805
|
|
|
|
3,142,945
|
|
|
|
3,771,393
|
|
|
|
2,953,797
|
|
|
|
2,496,597
|
|
Direct operations orders closed(1)
|
|
|
436,300
|
|
|
|
2,169,656
|
|
|
|
2,249,792
|
|
|
|
2,916,201
|
|
|
|
2,141,680
|
|
|
|
1,685,147
|
|
Fee per closed file(1)
|
|
$
|
1,532
|
|
|
$
|
1,487
|
|
|
$
|
1,324
|
|
|
$
|
1,081
|
|
|
$
|
1,099
|
|
|
$
|
1,120
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
These measures are used by management to judge productivity and
are a measure of transaction volume for our direct title
businesses. An order is opened when we receive a customer order
and is closed when the related real estate transaction closes,
which typically takes 45-60 days from the opening of an
order. |
64
FNTS
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our
consolidated and combined financial statements and the related
notes thereto and selected financial data included in this
information statement.
Overview
We are one of the largest title insurance companies in the
United States. Our title insurance underwriters
Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security
Union Title and Alamo Title together issue all of
FNTs title insurance policies in 49 states, the
District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, Canada, and Mexico. Our title business consists of
providing title insurance and escrow and other title-related
products and services arising from the real estate closing
process. Our operations are conducted on a direct basis through
our own employees who act as title and escrow agents and through
independent agents. In addition to our independent agents, our
customers are lenders, mortgage brokers, attorneys, real estate
agents, home builders and commercial real estate developers. We
do not focus our marketing efforts on the homeowner. We operate
our business through a single segment, title and escrow, and do
not generate significant revenue outside the United States.
Prior to October 17, 2005, we were a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FNF. On that date, FNF distributed shares of FNT
Class A common stock representing 17.5% of our outstanding
shares to its stockholders as a dividend, which we refer to as
the distribution. FNF currently holds shares of our Class B
common stock representing approximately 82% of all shares and
97.9% of all voting rights of our outstanding common stock.
Our historical financial statements include assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses directly attributable to our operations as
well as transactions between us and FNF and other affiliated
entities and allocations of certain of our corporate expenses to
FNF and FIS, allocated on a basis that management considers to
reflect most fairly or reasonably the utilization of the
services provided to or the benefit obtained by those
businesses. These expense allocations to FNF and FIS reflect an
allocation to us of a portion of the compensation of certain
senior officers and other personnel of FNF who are not our
employees after the distribution but who have historically
provided services to us. Our historical financial statements do
not reflect the debt or interest expense we might have incurred
if we had been a stand-alone entity. In addition, we incur other
expenses, not reflected in our historical financial statements,
as a result of being a separate publicly traded company. As a
result, our historical financial statements do not necessarily
reflect what our financial position or results of operations
would have been if we had been operated as a stand-alone public
entity during the periods covered, and may not be indicative of
our future results of operations or financial position.
Related
Party Transactions
Our historical financial statements reflect transactions with
other businesses and operations of FNF including those being
conducted by another FNF subsidiary, FIS.
65
A detail of related party items included in revenues and
expenses is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
|
|
|
Agency title premiums earned
|
|
$
|
91.9
|
|
|
$
|
106.3
|
|
|
$
|
284.9
|
|
Rental income earned
|
|
|
5.0
|
|
|
|
8.4
|
|
|
|
7.3
|
|
Interest revenue
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
97.9
|
|
|
$
|
115.7
|
|
|
$
|
292.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A detail of related party items
included in operating expenses is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency title commissions
|
|
$
|
80.9
|
|
|
$
|
93.6
|
|
|
$
|
250.7
|
|
Data processing costs
|
|
|
56.9
|
|
|
|
56.6
|
|
|
|
12.4
|
|
Data processing costs allocated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5.4
|
)
|
Corporate services allocated
|
|
|
(30.3
|
)
|
|
|
(84.5
|
)
|
|
|
(48.7
|
)
|
Title insurance information expense
|
|
|
28.1
|
|
|
|
28.6
|
|
|
|
28.2
|
|
Other real-estate related
information
|
|
|
10.9
|
|
|
|
9.9
|
|
|
|
11.4
|
|
Software expense
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
|
|
5.8
|
|
|
|
2.6
|
|
Rental expense
|
|
|
3.8
|
|
|
|
2.8
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
License and cost sharing
|
|
|
11.9
|
|
|
|
12.8
|
|
|
|
17.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
$
|
169.9
|
|
|
$
|
125.6
|
|
|
$
|
269.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total pretax impact of related
party activity
|
|
$
|
(72.0
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9.9
|
)
|
|
$
|
23.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
An FIS subsidiary acts as the title agent in the issuance of
title insurance policies by a title insurance underwriter owned
by us and in connection with certain trustee sales guarantees, a
form of title insurance issued as part of the foreclosure
process. As a result, our title insurance subsidiaries pay
commissions on title insurance policies sold through FIS. For
2005, 2004, and 2003, these FIS operations generated
$91.9 million, $106.3 million, and
$284.9 million, respectively, of revenues for us, which we
record as agency title premium. The amounts generated have
declined significantly since 2003, in part due to a decline in
the volume of refinancing transactions in the mortgage industry
as a whole. We paid FIS commissions at the rate of 88% of
premiums generated, equal to $80.9 million,
$93.6 million, and $250.7 million for 2005, 2004, and
2003, respectively.
Through June 30, 2005, we have leased equipment to a
subsidiary of FIS. Revenue relating to these leases was
$5.0 million, $8.4 million, and $7.3 million in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Beginning in September 2003, our expenses included amounts paid
to a subsidiary of FIS for the provision by FIS to us of IT
infrastructure support, data center management and related IT
support services. For 2005, 2004, and 2003, expenses incurred
related to such FIS services totaled $56.9 million,
$56.6 million, and $12.4 million, respectively. Prior
to September 2003, we performed these services ourselves and
provided them to FIS. During 2003, we received payments from FIS
of $5.4 million relating to these services that offset our
other operating expenses. Subsequent to FNFs acquisition
of Alltel Information Services, Inc. in 2003, we performed these
services ourselves. In addition, we incurred software expenses
relating to an agreement with a subsidiary of FIS that
approximated $7.7 million, $5.8 million, and
$2.6 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Included as a reduction of our expenses for all periods are
payments from FNF and FIS relating to the provision by us of
corporate services to FNF and to FIS and its subsidiaries. These
corporate services include accounting, internal audit, treasury,
payroll, human resources, tax, legal, purchasing, risk
management, mergers and acquisitions, and general management.
For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, our
expenses were reduced by $7.0 million, $9.4 million,
and $9.2 million, respectively, related to the provision of
these corporate services by us to FNF and its subsidiaries other
than FIS and its subsidiaries. For the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, our expenses were
reduced by $23.3 million, $75.1 million, and
$39.5 million, respectively, related to the provision of
corporate services by us to FIS and its subsidiaries.
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The title plant assets of several of our title insurance
subsidiaries are managed or maintained by a subsidiary of FIS.
The underlying title plant information and software continues to
be owned by each of our title insurance underwriters, but FIS
manages and updates the information in return for either
(i) a cash management fee or (ii) the right to sell
that information to title insurers, including title insurance
underwriters that we own and other third party customers. In
most cases, FIS is responsible for keeping the title plant
assets current and fully functioning, for which we pay a fee to
FIS based on our use of, or access to, the title plant. For
2005, 2004, and 2003, our expenses to FIS under these
arrangements were $29.9 million, $28.9 million, and
$28.2 million, respectively. In addition, since November
2004, each applicable title insurance underwriter in turn
receives a royalty on sales of access to its title plant assets.
For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the
revenues from these title plant royalties were $3.0 million
and $0.3 million, respectively. We have entered into
agreements with FIS that permit FIS and certain of its
subsidiaries to access and use (but not to re-sell) the starters
databases and back plant databases of our title insurance
subsidiaries. Starters databases are our databases of previously
issued title policies and back plant databases contain
historical records relating to title that are not regularly
updated. Each of our applicable title insurance subsidiaries
receives a fee for any access to or use of its starters and back
plant databases by FIS. We also do business with additional
entities within FIS that provide real estate information to our
operations, for which we recorded expenses of
$10.9 million, $9.9 million, and $11.4 million in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
We also have certain license and cost sharing agreements with
FIS. We recorded expense of $11.9 million,
$12.8 million and $17.9 million relating to these
agreements in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
Also, we capitalized software costs of $11.2 million paid
to FIS relating to a development agreement.
Our financial statements reflect allocations for a lease of
office space to us for our corporate headquarters and business
operations in the amounts of $3.8 million,
$2.8 million, and $0.5 million in 2005, 2004, and
2003, respectively.
We believe the amounts earned by us or charged to us under each
of the foregoing arrangements are fair and reasonable. Although
the commission rate paid on the title insurance premiums written
by the FIS title agencies was set without negotiation, we
believe the commissions earned are consistent with the average
rate that would be available to a third party title agent given
the amount and the geographic distribution of the business
produced and the low risk of loss profile of the business
placed. In connection with the title plant management and
maintenance services provided by FIS, we believe that the fees
charged to us by FIS are at approximately the same rates that
FIS and other similar vendors charge unaffiliated title
insurers. The IT infrastructure support and data center
management services provided to us by FIS are priced within the
range of prices that FIS offers to its unaffiliated third party
customers for the same types of services. However, the amounts
we earned or were charged under these arrangements were not
negotiated at arms length, and may not represent the terms
that we might have obtained from an unrelated third party.
Notes receivable from FNF, due from FNF and notes payable to FNF
as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were as
follows:
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As of
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December 31,
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2005
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2004
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(In millions)
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Notes receivable from FNF
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$
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19.0
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$
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22.8
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Due from FNF
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32.7
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63.7
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Notes payable to FNF
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497.8
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We have notes receivable from FNF relating to agreements between
our title underwriters and FNF. These notes amounted to
$19.0 million and $22.8 million at December 31,
2005 and 2004, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, these
notes bear interest at 5.1%. We earned interest revenue of
$1.0 million, $1.0 million, and $0.7 million
relating to these notes during 2005, 2004, and 2003,
respectively.
We are included in FNFs consolidated tax returns and thus
any income tax liability or receivable is due to/from FNF. Due
from FNF at December 31, 2005 and 2004, includes a
receivable from FNF relating to overpayment of taxes of
$11.5 million and $63.6 million, respectively.
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On September 30, 2005, we issued two $250 million
intercompany notes payable to FNF, which we refer to as the
mirror notes, with terms that mirrored FNFs existing
$250 million 7.30% public debentures due in August 2011 and
$250 million 5.25% public debentures due in March 2013.
Following the issuance of the mirror notes, we filed a
Registration Statement on
Form S-4,
pursuant to which we offered to accept the outstanding FNF notes
in exchange for FNT notes we issued having substantially the
same terms. On January 18, 2006, we completed these
exchange offers and received $241,347,000 in aggregate principal
amount of FNFs 7.30% Notes due August 15, 2011,
and the entire $250,000,000 in aggregate principal of FNFs
5.25% Notes due March 15, 2013. The FNF notes received
by us in the exchange were subsequently delivered to FNF in
partial redemption of the 7.30% Mirror Note due August 15,
2011, and in full redemption of the 5.25% Mirror Note due
March 15, 2013. In order to reflect the partial redemption
of the 7.30% Mirror Note due August 15, 2011, the original
note was replaced with an identical Mirror Note with a principal
balance of $8,653,000, which reflects the unredeemed portion of
the original Mirror Note. Interest on each mirror note has been
accrued from the last date on which interest on the
corresponding FNF notes was paid and at the same rate. We
subsequently acquired approximately $2.1 million of the
7.30% FNF Notes remaining outstanding. In connection with the
proposed transactions, FNF will redeem the remaining 7.30% FNF
Notes, and we will repay the remaining balance of the related
mirror note.
On October 24, 2005, we borrowed $150 million under
our revolving credit facility and paid it to FNF in satisfaction
of a $150 million intercompany note issued by one of our
subsidiaries to FNF in August 2005. Later in the fourth quarter,
we repaid $50 million of this amount.
Business
Trends and Conditions
Title insurance revenue is closely related to the level of real
estate activity and the average price of real estate sales. Real
estate sales are directly affected by the availability of funds
to finance purchases, predominantly mortgage interest rates.
Other factors affecting real estate activity include, but are
not limited to, demand for housing, employment levels, family
income levels and general economic conditions. In addition to
real estate sales, mortgage refinancing is an important source
of title insurance revenue. We have found that residential real
estate activity generally decreases in the following situations:
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when mortgage interest rates are high or increasing;
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when the mortgage funding supply is limited; and
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when the United States economy is weak.
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Because commercial real estate transactions tend to be driven
more by supply and demand for commercial space and occupancy
rates in a particular area rather than by macroeconomic events,
our commercial real estate title insurance business can generate
revenues which are not dependent on the industry cycles
discussed above.
Because these factors can change dramatically, revenue levels in
the title insurance industry can also change dramatically. For
example, beginning in the second half of 1999 and through 2000,
steady interest rate increases caused by actions taken by the
Federal Reserve Board resulted in a significant decline in
refinancing transactions. As a result, the market shifted from a
refinance-driven market in 1998 to a more traditional market
driven by new home purchases and resales in 1999 and 2000.
However, beginning in January 2001 and continuing through June
of 2003, the Federal Reserve Board reduced interest rates by
550 basis points, bringing interest rates down to their
lowest level in recent history, which again significantly
increased the volume of refinance activity. In 2004 and 2005,
mortgage rates increased as the Federal Reserve Board increased
interest rates by 325 basis points since June 2004,
resulting in decreases in refinance activity. Notwithstanding
the increase in interest rates, home prices appreciated strongly
in many markets in 2004, benefiting our revenues. In 2005,
refinance activity has been lower than in 2004, but purchase
loan originations have continued to increase and home prices
have continued to appreciate. The decreased refinance activity
is evidenced by the statistic of the Mortgage Bankers
Association, which we refer to as the MBA, showing that
approximately 46.5% of new loan originations in 2005 were
refinance transactions as compared with approximately 52.8% in
2004. The ten-year treasury rate has increased from 3.0% in June
2003 to 4.5% at the end of 2005. According to the MBA,
U.S. mortgage originations (including refinancings) were
approximately $2.4 trillion, $2.8 trillion, and $3.8 trillion in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The MBAs Mortgage
Finance Forecast estimates a $2.38 trillion mortgage origination
market for 2006, which would be an
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18.3% decrease from 2005. The MBA further predicts that the
19.2% decrease will result from purchase transactions declining
from $1.49 billion in 2005 to $1.43 billion in 2006,
or 3.6%, and refinancing transactions dropping from
$1.29 billion to $0.81 billion, or 37.1%. We expect
that current interest rate levels and any future increase in
interest rates will most likely result in lower levels of
mortgage originations in 2006 than in 2005 or 2004.
Historically, real estate transactions have produced seasonal
revenue levels for title insurers. The first calendar quarter is
typically the weakest quarter in terms of revenue due to the
generally low volume of home sales during January and February.
The third calendar quarter is typically the strongest in terms
of revenue due to a higher volume of home sales in the summer
months and the fourth quarter is also strong due to commercial
customers desiring to complete transactions by year end.
Significant changes in interest rates may alter these
traditional seasonal patterns due to the effect the cost of
financing has on the volume of real estate transactions.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The accounting estimates described below are those we consider
critical in preparing our Consolidated and Combined Financial
Statements. Management is required to make estimates and
assumptions that can affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosures with respect to contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the Consolidated and Combined
Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts could
differ from those estimates. See Note A of Notes to the
Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements for a more
detailed description of the significant accounting policies that
have been followed in preparing our financial statements.
Reserve for Claim Losses. Title companies
issue two types of policies since both the buyer and lender in
real estate transactions want to know that their interest in the
property is insured against certain title defects outlined in
the policy. An owners policy insures the buyer against
such defects for as long as he or she owns the property (as well
as against warranty claims arising out of the sale of the
property by such owner). A lenders policy insures the
priority of the lenders security interest over the claims
that other parties may have in the property. The maximum amount
of liability under a title insurance policy is generally the
face amount of the policy plus the cost of defending the
insureds title against an adverse claim. While most
non-title forms of insurance, including property and casualty,
provide for the assumption of risk of loss arising out of
unforeseen future events, title insurance serves to protect the
policyholder from risk of loss from events that predated the
issuance of the policy.
Unlike many other forms of insurance, title insurance requires
only a one-time premium for continuous coverage until another
policy is warranted due to changes in property circumstances
arising from refinance, resale, additional liens, or other
events. Unless we issue the subsequent policy, we receive no
notice that our exposure under our policy has ended and as a
result we are unable to track the actual terminations of our
exposures.
Our reserve for claim losses includes reserves for known claims,
which we refer to as PLR, as well as for losses that have been
incurred but not yet reported to us, which we refer to as IBNR,
net of recoupments. We reserve for each known claim based on our
review of the estimated amount of the claim and the costs
required to settle the claim. Reserves for IBNR claims are
estimates that are established at the time the premium revenue
is recognized and are based upon historical experience and other
factors, including industry trends, claim loss history, legal
environment, geographic considerations, and the types of
policies written. We also reserve for losses arising from
escrow, closing and disbursement functions due to fraud or
operational error.
The table below summarizes our reserves for known claims and
incurred but not reported claims.
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As of December 31,
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As of December 31,
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2005
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2004
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(In thousands)
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PLR
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$
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231,007
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21.7
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%
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$
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223,202
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22.8
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%
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IBNR
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832,850
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78.3
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%
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757,544
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77.2
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%
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Total Reserve
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$
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1,063,857
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100.0
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%
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$
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980,746
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100.0
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%
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Although most claims against title insurance policies are
reported relatively soon after the policy has been issued,
claims may be reported many years later. By their nature, claims
are often complex, vary greatly in dollar
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amounts and are affected by economic and market conditions and
the legal environment existing at the time of settlement of the
claims. Estimating future title loss payments is difficult
because of the complex nature of title claims, the long periods
of time over which claims are paid, significantly varying dollar
amounts of individual claims, and other factors.
We continually update loss reserve estimates by utilizing both
internal and external resources. Management performs a detailed
study of loss reserves based upon the latest available
information at the end of each quarter and year. In addition, an
independent actuarial consulting firm assists us in analyzing
our historic loss experience and developing statistical models
to project ultimate loss expectancy. The actuaries prepare a
formal analysis of our reserves at December 31 each year.
Management examines both the quantitative and qualitative data
provided by both the independent actuaries and internal sources
such as our legal, claims, and underwriting departments to
ultimately arrive at our best reserve estimate. Regardless of
technique, all methods involve significant judgment and
assumptions. Management strives to improve its loss reserve
estimation process by enhancing its ability to analyze loss
development patterns and we continually look for ways to
identify new trends to reduce the uncertainty of our loss
exposure. However, adjustments may be required as experience
develops unexpectedly, new information becomes known, new loss
patterns emerge, or as other contributing factors are considered
and incorporated into the analysis.
Predicting ultimate loss exposure is predicated on evaluating
past experience and adjusting for changes in current development
and trends. Our independent actuaries work includes two
principal steps. First, they use an actuarial technique known as
the loss development method to calculate loss development
factors for FNT. The loss development factors forecast ultimate
losses for each policy year based on historic emergence patterns
of FNT. Older policy year experience is applied to newer policy
years to project future development. When new trends surface,
the loss development factors are adjusted to incorporate the
more recent development phenomena. Changes in homeownership
patterns, increased property turnover rates, and a boom in
refinance transactions all are examples of current events that
reduce the tail exposure of the loss pattern and warrant these
adjustments.
In the second step, the loss development factors calculated in
the first step are used to determine the portion of ultimate
loss already reported. The percentage of ultimate losses not yet
reported is then applied to the expected losses, which are
estimated as the product of written premium and an expected loss
ratio. The expected loss ratios are derived from an econometric
model of the title insurance industry incorporating various
economic variables including interest rates as well as industry
related developments such as title plant automation and
defalcations, which are misappropriations of funds from escrow
accounts, to arrive at an expected loss ratio for each policy
year.
Using the above approach, our external actuaries develop a
single point estimate rather than a range of reserves or a set
of point estimates. The point estimate provided by our
independent actuaries, combined with our known claim reserves,
aggregated $1,147.5 million at December 31, 2005, as
compared with our carried reserve of $1,063.9 million, a
difference of $83.6 million, or 7.3%. Different
professional judgment in three critical assumptions was the
primary driver of the difference between the independent
actuarys point estimate and our carried reserve level:
different weight given to a separate projection of individually
significant losses (losses greater than $500,000); adjustments
based on recent experience to realize emerging changes in
refinance versus home sale activity; and cost reduction
expectations with respect to of unallocated loss adjustment
expense, which we refer to as ULAE, reserves. In the independent
actuarys estimate approximately one half of the effect of
projecting significant losses separately was taken into
consideration; whereas, our management applied full weight to
such analysis. Additionally, the independent actuarys
estimate placed less weight on the effects of refinancings in
the
2001-2002
policy years, some of the largest refinance years in history;
whereas our management placed moderately greater weights on the
effects of refinancing assumptions in such years. Finally,
adjustments to the ULAE reserves were supported by
managements analysis of the true costs expected to be
incurred in a claims run-off scenario.
In our reserve setting process, our independent actuaries
fulfill a function, which is to provide information that is
utilized as part of the overall mix of information that our
management uses to set our reserves, but this is only one
component of managements evaluation process. While there
can be no assurance as to the precision of loss reserve
estimates, as shown in the table below, our development on prior
years loss reserves over the past three years has
generally been within a narrow range using the reserve setting
processes described above.
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Our analysis of our reserves as of December 31, 2005
demonstrates managements continued efforts to improve its
loss reserve estimate. In 2004, we incorporated into our
methodology a separate analysis of mega claims (defined as
claims with incurred amounts greater than $500,000). Prior to
the separate analysis of mega claims, such claims influenced the
loss development factors used in the actuarial methods by
creating a multiplicative effect for newer policy years
loss projections. The adjudication of mega claims is handled by
specific attorneys and may have different emergence patterns
than non-mega title claims.
In addition, adjustments were made to reflect the reduced
ultimate exposure of recent policy years due to unprecedented
refinancing activity and property turnover rates. Our
hypothesis, which is supported by recent data, is that a lower
percentage of policies from prior years remain in force due to
the substantial turnover in property mortgages. Furthermore, it
is our belief that refinance transactions develop differently
than resale transactions in that there appears to be an
acceleration of claim activity as claims are reported more
quickly. As a result, we have incorporated the effect of these
assumptions into our loss projections.
The table below presents our loss development experience for the
past three years. As can be seen in the table, the variability
in loss estimates over the past three years has ranged from
favorable development in an amount equal to 0.3% of title
premiums to adverse development of 0.7% of title premiums with
the average being unfavorable development of 0.4% over the three
year period. Assuming that variability of potential reserve
estimates is + or − 0.4%, the effect on pretax earnings
would be as presented in the last line of the table.
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2005
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2004
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2003
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(In thousands)
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Beginning Balance
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$
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980,746
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$
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932,439
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$
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887,973
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Reserve Assumed
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1,000
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38,597
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4,203
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Claims Loss provision related to:
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Current year
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319,730
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275,982
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237,919
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Prior years
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34,980
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(16,580
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10,915
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Total claims loss provision
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354,710
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259,402
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248,834
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Claims paid, net of recoupments
related to:
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Current year
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(14,479
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(19,095
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(11,591
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Prior years
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(258,120
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(230,597
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(196,980
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Total claims paid, net of
recoupments
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(272,599
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(249,692
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(208,571
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Ending Balance
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$
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1,063,857
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$
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980,746
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$
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932,439
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Title Premiums
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$
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4,948,613
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$
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4,718,217
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$
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4,700,750
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Provision for claim losses as a
percentage of title insurance premiums:
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Current year
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6.5
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%
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5.8
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%
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5.1
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%
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Prior years
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0.7
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%
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(0.3
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)%
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0.2
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%
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Total Provision
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7.2
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%
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5.5
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%
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5.3
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%
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Sensitivity Analysis (effect on
pretax earnings of a 0.4% loss ratio change)(1):
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Ultimate Reserve Estimate +/−
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$
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19,794
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$
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18,873
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$
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18,803
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0.4% has been selected as an example; actual variability could
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Valuation of Investments. We regularly review
our investment portfolio for factors that may indicate that a
decline in fair value of an investment is
other-than-temporary.
Some factors considered in evaluating whether or not a decline
in fair value is
other-than-temporary
include: (i) our ability and intent to retain the
investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for a
recovery in value; (ii) the duration and extent to which
the fair value has been less than cost; and (iii) the
financial condition and prospects of the issuer. Such reviews
are inherently uncertain and the value of the investment may not
fully recover or may decline in future periods resulting in a
realized loss.
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Investments are selected for analysis whenever an unrealized
loss is greater than a certain threshold that we determine based
on the size of our portfolio. Fixed maturity investments that
have unrealized losses caused by interest rate movements are not
at risk as we have the ability and intent to hold them to
maturity. Unrealized losses on investments in equity securities
and fixed maturity instruments that are susceptible to credit
related declines are evaluated based on the aforementioned
factors. Currently available market data is considered and
estimates are made as to the duration and prospects for
recovery, and the ability to retain the investment until such
recovery takes place. These estimates are revisited quarterly
and any material degradation in the prospect for recovery will
be considered in the other than temporary impairment analysis.
We believe that continuous monitoring and analysis has allowed
for the proper recognition of other than temporary impairments
over the past three year period. Any change in estimate in this
area will have an impact on the results of operations of the
period in which a charge is taken. During 2005 and 2004, we
recorded other than temporary impairments totaling
$6.9 million and $6.6 million, respectively. During
2003, we recorded no other than temporary impairments.
Goodwill. We have made acquisitions in the
past that have resulted in a significant amount of goodwill. As
of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, goodwill
was $1,051.6 million and $959.6 million, respectively.
The majority of our goodwill as of December 31, 2005 and
2004 relates to our Chicago Title acquisition. The process of
determining whether or not an asset, such as goodwill, is
impaired or recoverable relies on projections of future cash
flows, operating results and market conditions. While we believe
that our estimates of future cash flows are reasonable, these
estimates are not guarantees of future performance and are
subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
to differ from what is assumed in our impairment tests. In
evaluating the recoverability of goodwill, we perform an annual
goodwill impairment test based on an analysis of the discounted
future cash flows generated by the underlying assets. We have
completed our annual goodwill impairment tests in each of the
past three years and have determined that we have a fair value
in excess of our carrying value. Such analyses are particularly
sensitive to changes in estimates of future cash flows and
discount rates. Changes to these estimates might result in
material changes in fair value and determination of the
recoverability of goodwill, which may result in charges against
earnings and a reduction in the carrying value of our goodwill.
Long-Lived Assets. We review long-lived
assets, primarily computer software, property and equipment and
other intangibles, for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may
not be recoverable. If indicators of impairment are present, we
estimate the future net cash flows expected to be generated from
the use of those assets and their eventual disposal. We would
recognize an impairment loss if the aggregate future net cash
flows were less than the carrying amount. We have not recorded
any material impairment charges in the past three years. As a
result, the carrying values of these assets could be
significantly affected by the accuracy of our estimates of
future net cash flows, which, similar to our goodwill analysis,
cannot be estimated with certainty.
Revenue Recognition. Our direct title
insurance premiums and escrow and other title-related fees are
recognized as revenue at the time of closing of the related
transaction as the earnings process is then considered complete,
whereas premium revenues from agency operations and agency
commissions include an accrual based on estimates using
historical information of the volume of transactions that have
closed in a particular period for which premiums have not yet
been reported to us. The accrual for agency premiums is
necessary because of the lag between the closing of these
transactions and the reporting of these policies to us by the
agent. During the second quarter of 2005, we re-evaluated our
method of estimation for accruing agency title revenues and
commissions and refined the method, which resulted in our
recording approximately $50.0 million in additional agency
revenue in the second quarter of 2005 than we would have under
our prior method. The impact on net earnings of this adjustment
was approximately $2.0 million. We are likely to continue
to have changes to our accrual for agency revenue in the future,
but as demonstrated by this second quarter adjustment, the
impact on net earnings of changes in these accruals is very
small.
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Comparison
of Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
The following table presents certain financial data for the
years indicated:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
Direct title insurance premiums
|
|
$
|
2,184,993
|
|
|
$
|
2,003,447
|
|
|
$
|
2,105,317
|
|
Agency title insurance premiums
|
|
|
2,763,973
|
|
|
|
2,714,770
|
|
|
|
2,595,433
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total title premiums
|
|
|
4,948,966
|
|
|
|
4,718,217
|
|
|
|
4,700,750
|
|
Escrow and other title-related fees
|
|
|
1,162,344
|
|
|
|
1,039,835
|
|
|
|
1,058,729
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total title and escrow
|
|
|
6,111,310
|
|
|
|
5,758,052
|
|
|
|
5,759,479
|
|
Interest and investment income
|
|
|
118,084
|
|
|
|
64,885
|
|
|
|
56,708
|
|
Realized gains and losses, net
|
|
|
44,684
|
|
|
|
22,948
|
|
|
|
101,839
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
41,783
|
|
|
|
43,528
|
|
|
|
52,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
6,315,861
|
|
|
|
5,889,413
|
|
|
|
5,970,715
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel costs
|
|
|
1,897,904
|
|
|
|
1,680,805
|
|
|
|
1,692,895
|
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
935,263
|
|
|
|
849,554
|
|
|
|
817,597
|
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
2,140,912
|
|
|
|
2,117,122
|
|
|
|
2,035,810
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
102,105
|
|
|
|
95,718
|
|
|
|
79,077
|
|
Provision for claim losses
|
|
|
354,710
|
|
|
|
259,402
|
|
|
|
248,834
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
16,663
|
|
|
|
3,885
|
|
|
|
4,582
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
5,447,557
|
|
|
|
5,006,486
|
|
|
|
4,878,795
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
|
|
|
868,304
|
|
|
|
882,927
|
|
|
|
1,091,920
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
327,351
|
|
|
|
323,598
|
|
|
|
407,736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before minority interest
|
|
|
540,953
|
|
|
|
559,329
|
|
|
|
684,184
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
|
1,165
|
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
538,981
|
|
|
$
|
558,164
|
|
|
$
|
683,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orders opened by direct title
operations
|
|
|
3,052,805
|
|
|
|
3,142,945
|
|
|
|
3,771,393
|
|
Orders closed by direct title
operations
|
|
|
2,169,656
|
|
|
|
2,249,792
|
|
|
|
2,916,201
|
|
Total revenue in 2005 increased $432.4 million to
$6,321.8 million, an increase of 7.3% compared to 2004 with
increases in direct and agency title premiums and escrow and
other title-related fees. Total revenue in 2004 decreased
$81.3 million, or 1.4%, to $5,889.4 million from
$5,970.7 million in 2003. Although the mix of direct and
agency title premiums changed from 2003 to 2004, total title
premiums and escrow and other title-related fees remained fairly
consistent in 2004 as compared with 2003.
Title insurance premiums were $4,949.0 million in 2005,
$4,718.2 million in 2004, and $4,700.8 million in
2003. The following table presents the percentages of title
insurance premiums generated by our direct and agency operations:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Direct
|
|
$
|
2,184,993
|
|
|
|
44.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,003,447
|
|
|
|
42.5
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,105,317
|
|
|
|
44.8
|
%
|
Agency
|
|
|
2,763,973
|
|
|
|
55.8
|
|
|
|
2,714,770
|
|
|
|
57.5
|
|
|
|
2,595,433
|
|
|
|
55.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total title insurance premiums
|
|
$
|
4,948,966
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,718,217
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,700,750
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Direct title premiums increased from 2004 to 2005 and decreased
from 2003 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005, an increase in average fee
per file was partially offset by a decrease in closed order
levels. From 2003 to 2004, a decrease in closed order levels was
partially offset by an increase in average fee per file. The
average fee per file in our direct operations was $1,487,
$1,324, and $1,081 in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The
increases in the average fee per file in 2005 and 2004 were
consistent with the decline in the overall level of refinance
activity experienced during those years. The fee per file tends
to increase as mortgage interest rates rise, and the mix of
business changes from a predominantly refinance-driven market to
more of a resale-driven market because resale transactions
generally involve the issuance of both a lenders policy
and an owners policy whereas refinance transactions
typically only require a lenders policy. The increases in
average fee per file also reflect substantial appreciation in
home prices during both periods and the strong levels of
commercial activity in 2005 as compared to 2004. The decrease in
closed order levels in each period reflects a weaker refinance
market, partially offset by a strong, stable purchase market.
Agency premiums increased $49.2 million in 2005 and
$119.3 million in 2004. During the second quarter of 2005,
we re-evaluated our method of estimation for accruing agency
title revenues and commissions and refined the method which
resulted in our recording approximately $50.0 million in
additional agency revenue in the second quarter of 2005 than we
would have under our prior method. The impact on net earnings of
this adjustment was approximately $2.0 million. A change in
agency premiums has a much smaller effect on profitability than
the same change in direct premiums would have because our
margins as a percentage of gross premiums for agency business
are significantly lower than the margins realized from our
direct operations due to commissions paid to our agents and
other costs related to the agency business. The increase in
agency title premiums in 2004 was primarily attributed to an
increase in agency premiums of $193.5 million due to our
acquisition of APTIC in March 2004 that was offset by a decrease
in the amount of agency revenue provided by FIS title
agency operations. Margins on agency revenues are generally
lower than margins on direct title insurance revenues. Agency
revenues from FIS title agency businesses were
$91.9 million, $106.3 million, and $284.9 million
in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Trends in escrow and other title-related fees are primarily
related to title insurance activity generated by our direct
operations. Escrow and other title-related fees during the
three-year period ended December 31, 2005, fluctuated in a
pattern generally consistent with the fluctuation in direct
title insurance premiums and order counts. Escrow and other
title-related fees were $1,162.3 million,
$1,039.8 million, and $1,058.7 million during 2005,
2004, and 2003, respectively.
Interest and investment income levels are primarily a function
of securities markets, interest rates and the amount of cash
available for investment. Interest and investment income in 2005
was $118.1 million, compared with $64.9 million in
2004 and $56.7 million in 2003. The increase in interest
and investment income in 2005 is primarily due to an increase in
the short-term investment and fixed income asset base and an
increase in interest rates. Average invested assets were
$3,732.6 million, $3,226.2 million and
$2,811.5 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The
tax equivalent yield in 2005, excluding realized gains and
losses, was 3.8%, as compared with 2.7% in 2004 and 2.5% in 2003.
Net realized gains and losses for 2005, 2004, and 2003 were
$44.7 million, $22.9 million, and $101.8 million,
respectively. Net realized gains in 2003 included a
$51.7 million realized gain resulting from IAC InterActive
Corp.s acquisition of Lending Tree Inc. and the subsequent
sale of our IAC Interactive Corp. common stock and a realized
gain of $21.8 million on the sale of New Century Financial
Corporation common stock.
Other income represents revenue generated by other smaller
real-estate related businesses that are not directly
title-related. Other income was $41.8 million,
$43.5 million, and $52.7 million in 2005, 2004, and
2003, respectively.
Our operating expenses consist primarily of personnel costs and
other operating expenses, which are incurred as orders are
received and processed and agent commissions which are incurred
as revenue is recognized. Title insurance premiums, escrow and
other title-related fees are generally recognized as income at
the time the underlying transaction closes. As a result, direct
operations revenue lags approximately 45-60 days behind
expenses and therefore gross margins may fluctuate. The changes
in the market environment, mix of business between direct and
agency operations and the contributions from our various
business units have impacted margins and net earnings. We have
implemented programs and have taken necessary actions to
maintain expense levels consistent
74
with revenue streams. However, a short time lag exists in
reducing variable costs and certain fixed costs are incurred
regardless of revenue levels. We have taken significant measures
to maintain appropriate personnel levels and costs relative to
the volume and mix of business while maintaining customer
service standards and quality controls. Beginning during the
second half of 2003, as open orders on refinance transactions
declined with the increase in mortgage interest rates, we began
reducing personnel costs with the reduction of approximately 22%
of the title and escrow workforce from July to December of 2003.
Considering the normal lag time between workforce reductions and
the related reductions in personnel expense, we maintained
personnel at appropriate levels during 2005 and 2004, including
a reduction of approximately 8% of the title and escrow
workforce in the fourth quarter of 2005, and will continue to
monitor prevailing market conditions and adjust personnel costs
in accordance with activity.
Personnel costs include base salaries, commissions, benefits and
bonuses paid to employees, and are one of our most significant
operating expenses. Personnel costs totaled
$1,897.9 million, $1,680.8 million, and
$1,692.9 million for the years ended December 31,
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. Personnel costs, as a
percentage of direct title insurance premiums and escrow and
other title-related fees, were 56.6% in 2005, compared with
55.2% in 2004 and 53.5% in 2003. The increase in personnel costs
as a percentage of related revenue in 2005 is primarily due to a
recent trend in salary increases relating to increased
competition for top employees and the strong real estate
environment. The increase in personnel costs as a percentage of
related revenue in 2004 as compared to 2003 is attributable to
the lag in reducing personnel to the appropriate level based on
activity.
Other operating expenses consist primarily of facilities
expenses, title plant maintenance, premium taxes (which
insurance underwriters are required to pay on title premiums in
lieu of franchise and other state taxes), postage and courier
services, computer services, professional services, advertising
expenses, general insurance, and trade and notes receivable
allowances. Other operating expenses totaled
$935.3 million, $849.6 million, and
$817.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004, and 2003, respectively. Other operating expenses as a
percentage of direct title insurance premiums and escrow and
other title-related fees were 27.9% in both 2005 and 2004, and
25.8% in 2003. The increase in other operating expenses as a
percentage of total direct title premiums and escrow and other
fees in 2004 is consistent with the increase in personnel costs
as a percentage of total direct title premiums and escrow and
other fees.
Agent commissions represent the portion of premiums retained by
agents pursuant to the terms of their respective agency
contracts. Agent commissions and the resulting percentage of
agent premiums we retain vary according to regional differences
in real estate closing practices and state regulations.
The following table illustrates the relationship of agent title
premiums and agent commissions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Agent title premiums
|
|
$
|
2,763,973
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,714,770
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,595,433
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
2,140,912
|
|
|
|
77.5
|
|
|
|
2,117,122
|
|
|
|
78.0
|
|
|
|
2,035,810
|
|
|
|
78.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net margin
|
|
$
|
623,061
|
|
|
|
22.5
|
%
|
|
$
|
597,648
|
|
|
|
22.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
559,623
|
|
|
|
21.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The provision for claim losses includes an estimate of
anticipated title and title-related claims and escrow losses.
The estimate of anticipated title and title-related claims is
accrued as a percentage of title premium revenue based on our
historical loss experience and other relevant factors. We
monitor our claims loss experience on a continual basis and
adjust the provision for claim losses accordingly.
75
A summary of the reserve for claim losses is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Beginning balance
|
|
$
|
980,746
|
|
|
$
|
932,439
|
|
|
$
|
887,973
|
|
Reserve assumed
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
38,597
|
|
|
|
4,203
|
|
Claims loss provision related to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year
|
|
|
319,730
|
|
|
|
275,982
|
|
|
|
237,919
|
|
Prior years
|
|
|
34,980
|
|
|
|
(16,580
|
)
|
|
|
10,915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total claims loss provision
|
|
|
354,710
|
|
|
|
259,402
|
|
|
|
248,834
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Claims paid, net of recoupments
related to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year
|
|
|
(14,479
|
)
|
|
|
(19,095
|
)
|
|
|
(11,591
|
)
|
Prior years
|
|
|
(258,120
|
)
|
|
|
(230,597
|
)
|
|
|
(196,980
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total claims paid, net of
recoupments
|
|
|
(272,599
|
)
|
|
|
(249,692
|
)
|
|
|
(208,571
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance
|
|
$
|
1,063,857
|
|
|
$
|
980,746
|
|
|
$
|
932,439
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for claim losses as a
percentage of title insurance premiums only
|
|
|
7.2
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
|
5.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
We assumed the outstanding reserve for claim losses of Service
Link, APTIC, and ANFI in connection with their acquisitions in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. |
Management continually updates loss reserve estimates as new
information becomes known, new loss patterns emerge, or as other
contributing factors are considered and incorporated into the
analysis of reserve for claim losses. The unfavorable title loss
provision amounts in 2005 reflect a higher estimated loss for
the 2005 policy year as well as higher than expected incurred
losses and payment levels on previously issued policies. The
title loss provision in 2004 reflects a higher estimated loss
for the 2004 policy year offset in part by a favorable
adjustment from previous policy years. The unfavorable
development during 2003 reflects higher than expected payment
levels on previously issued policies.
Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004, and 2003 was $16.7 million, $3.9 million, and
$4.6 million, respectively. The increase in 2005 relates
primarily to an increase in average borrowings as compared to
the prior year including the $500 million in notes due to
FNF and borrowings on the Credit Facility in 2005.
Income tax expense as a percentage of earnings before income
taxes for 2005, 2004, and 2003 was 37.7%, 36.6%, and 37.3%,
respectively. The fluctuation in income tax expense as a
percentage of earnings before income taxes is attributable to
our estimate of ultimate income tax liability, and changes in
the characteristics of net earnings year to year, such as
underwriting income versus investment income.
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Comparison
of Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
Results
of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
REVENUE:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct title insurance premiums
|
|
$
|
447,769
|
|
|
$
|
456,205
|
|
Agency title insurance premiums
|
|
|
628,420
|
|
|
|
532,513
|
|
Escrow and other title related fees
|
|
|
254,059
|
|
|
|
243,137
|
|
Interest and investment income
|
|
|
38,012
|
|
|
|
20,854
|
|
Realized gains and losses, net
|
|
|
14,506
|
|
|
|
3,436
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
10,498
|
|
|
|
9,075
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
1,393,264
|
|
|
|
1,265,220
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel costs
|
|
|
452,435
|
|
|
|
424,660
|
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
210,893
|
|
|
|
209,735
|
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
488,368
|
|
|
|
409,901
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
26,237
|
|
|
|
24,866
|
|
Provision for claim losses
|
|
|
80,721
|
|
|
|
64,226
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
11,326
|
|
|
|
303
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
1,269,980
|
|
|
|
1,133,691
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
|
|
|
123,284
|
|
|
|
131,529
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
43,766
|
|
|
|
48,863
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before minority interest
|
|
|
79,518
|
|
|
|
82,666
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
416
|
|
|
|
347
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
79,102
|
|
|
$
|
82,319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues for the first quarter of 2006 increased
$128.0 million or 10.1% to $1,393.3 million.
Total title insurance premiums for the three-month periods were
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
Title premiums from direct
operations
|
|
$
|
447,769
|
|
|
|
41.6
|
%
|
|
$
|
456,205
|
|
|
|
46.1
|
%
|
Title premiums from agency
operations
|
|
|
628,420
|
|
|
|
58.4
|
%
|
|
|
532,513
|
|
|
|
53.9
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
1,076,189
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
988,718
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Title insurance premiums increased 8.8% to $1,076.2 million
in the first quarter of 2006 as compared with the first quarter
of 2005. The increase was made up of an $8.4 million or
1.8% decrease in direct premiums and a $95.9 million or
18.0% increase in premiums from agency operations.
The decreased level of direct title premiums is the result of a
decrease in closed order volume and was partially offset by an
increase in fee per file, reflecting a declining refinance
market and a relatively stable purchase market. Closed order
volumes decreased to 436,300 in the first quarter of 2006
compared to 488,500 in the first quarter of 2005. The average
fee per file in our direct operations was $1,532 in the first
quarter of 2006 compared to $1,387 in the first quarter of 2005,
reflecting a strong commercial market and the decrease in
refinance activity. The fee per file tends to increase as
mortgage interest rates rise, and the mix of business changes
from a predominantly
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refinance-driven market to more of a resale-driven market
because resale transactions generally involve the issuance of
both a lenders policy and an owners policy whereas
refinance transactions typically only require a lenders
policy.
The increase in agency premiums is primarily the result of an
increase in agency business in Florida, partially offset by a
decrease in accrued agency premiums. During the second quarter
of 2005, we re-evaluated our method of estimation for accruing
agency title revenues and commissions and refined the method. If
the new method of estimation had been used in the first quarter
of 2005, the increase in agency premiums would have been
approximately 15%. An increase in agency premiums has a much
smaller effect on profitability than the same change in direct
premiums would have because our margins as a percentage of gross
premiums for agency business are significantly lower than the
margins realized from our direct operations due to commissions
paid to our agents and other costs related to the agency
business. Agency revenues from FIS title agency businesses were
$21.2 million and $20.8 million in the first three
months of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Trends in escrow and other title related fees are, to some
extent, related to title insurance activity generated by our
direct operations. Escrow and other title related fees were
$254.1 million and $243.1 million for the first
quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively. Escrow fees, which are
more directly related to our direct operations than our other
title related fees, decreased $2.8 million, or 1.7%,
consistent with the decrease in direct title premiums. Other
title-related fees increased $13.7 million, or 18.0%,
representing growth in the Canadian real estate market, growth
in other operations not directly related to title insurance, and
acquisitions, including the acquisition of Service Link.
Interest and investment income levels are primarily a function
of securities markets, interest rates and the amount of cash
available for investment. Interest and investment income in the
first quarter of 2006 was $38.0 million, compared with
$20.9 million in the first quarter of 2005, an increase of
$17.1 million, or 82.3%. The increase in interest and
investment income is due primarily to increases in average
balances and yield rates for long-term fixed income assets, a
special dividend paid on our holdings of Certegy common stock
before its merger with FIS, and increases in balances and
interest rates for cash and short-term investments.
Net realized gains for the first quarter of 2006 were
$14.5 million compared to $3.4 million for the first
quarter of 2005. The increase was primarily the result of
greater sales of equity securities in 2006.
Personnel costs include base salaries, commissions, benefits,
bonuses and stock based compensation paid to employees and are
one of our most significant operating expenses. Personnel costs
totaled $452.4 million and $424.7 million for the
first quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively. Personnel costs
as a percentage of total revenues from direct title premiums and
escrow and other fees were 64.5% in the first quarter of 2006,
and 60.7% for the first quarter of 2005. Personnel costs have
increased in the current period primarily due to an increase in
the number of personnel and an increase in average annualized
personnel cost per employee due to increased salaries and
employee benefit costs. Average employee count increased to
19,139 in the first quarter of 2006 from 18,404 in the first
quarter of 2005, primarily due to the 2005 acquisition of
Service Link. Average annualized personnel cost per employee
increased $2,464 to $93,203 in the first quarter of 2005 from
$90,738 in the first quarter of 2005. Stock-based compensation
costs were $3.2 million and $3.0 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. None of
the additional expense relates to FNTs adoption on
January 1, 2006, of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123R, Share Based Payment, which
we refer to as SFAS 123R, because all options that were not
previously accounted for under the fair value method were fully
vested as of December 31, 2005.
Other operating expenses consist primarily of facilities
expenses, title plant maintenance, premium taxes (which
insurance underwriters are required to pay on title premiums in
lieu of franchise and other state taxes), postage and courier
services, computer services, professional services, advertising
expenses, general insurance and trade and notes receivable
allowances. Other operating expenses totaled $210.9 million
and $209.7 million for the first quarters of 2006 and 2005,
respectively. Other operating expenses as a percentage of total
revenues from direct title premiums and escrow and other fees
were 30.0% in both the three months ended March 31, 2006
and 2005.
Agent commissions represent the portion of premiums retained by
agents pursuant to the terms of their respective agency
contracts. Agent commissions and the resulting percentage of
agent premiums we retain vary according to regional differences
in real estate closing practices and state regulations.
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The following table illustrates the relationship of agent
premiums and agent commissions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
%
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
Agent premiums
|
|
$
|
628,420
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
532,513
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
488,368
|
|
|
|
77.7
|
%
|
|
|
409,901
|
|
|
|
77.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
$
|
140,052
|
|
|
|
22.3
|
%
|
|
$
|
122,612
|
|
|
|
23.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net margin from agency title insurance premiums in the first
quarter of 2006 compared with the first quarter of 2005
decreased as a percentage of total agency premiums due to
differences in the percentages of premiums retained by agents as
commissions across different geographic regions.
Depreciation and amortization was $26.2 million in the
first quarter of 2006 as compared to $24.9 million in the
first quarter of 2005.
The provision for claim losses includes an estimate of
anticipated title and title related claims and escrow losses.
The estimate of anticipated title and title related claims is
accrued as a percentage of title premium revenue based on our
historical loss experience and other relevant factors. We
monitor our claims loss experience on a continual basis and
adjust the provision for claim losses accordingly as new
information becomes known, new loss patterns emerge, or as other
contributing factors are considered and incorporated into the
analysis of the reserve for claim losses. The claim loss
provision for title insurance was $80.7 million in the
first quarter of 2006 as compared to $64.2 million in the
first quarter of 2005. Our claim loss provision as a percentage
of total title premiums was 7.5% and 6.5% in the first quarters
of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Interest expense was $11.3 million and $0.3 million in
the first quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively. The increase
of $11.0 million is due to an increase in average debt to
approximately $601 million in the first quarter of 2006
from approximately $19 million in the first quarter of
2005. Increases in debt at March 31, 2006 compared to
March 31, 2005 primarily consist of the following: $240,801
from a public bond issuance with interest payable at 7.3% and
due August 2011 and $248,698 from a public bond issuance with
interest payable at 5.25% and due March 2013, which we
collectively refer to as the public bonds, $6,641 from an
unsecured note to FNF with interest payable at 7.3% and due
August 2011, and $100,000 from a syndicated credit agreement
with interest at LIBOR plus 0.4%. In January of 2006, we issued
the public bonds in exchange for an equal amount of the existing
FNF bonds with the same terms. We then delivered the FNF bonds
to FNF in payment of debt owed to FNF by FNT. (See Note E
to the Condensed Financial Statements.)
Income tax expense as a percentage of earnings before income
taxes was 35.5% for the first quarter of 2006 and 37.1% for the
first quarter of 2005. Income tax expense as a percentage of
earnings before income taxes is attributable to our estimate of
ultimate income tax liability, and changes in the
characteristics of net earnings year to year.
Net earnings were $79.1 million and $82.3 million for
the first quarters of 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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Selected
Quarterly Financial Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
1,393,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
|
|
|
123,284
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
79,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
1,265,220
|
|
|
$
|
1,687,213
|
|
|
$
|
1,776,885
|
|
|
$
|
1,592,512
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
|
|
|
131,529
|
|
|
|
259,297
|
|
|
|
272,571
|
|
|
|
204,907
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
82,319
|
|
|
|
160,578
|
|
|
|
169,734
|
|
|
|
126,350
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
1,314,932
|
|
|
$
|
1,601,316
|
|
|
$
|
1,562,630
|
|
|
$
|
1,410,535
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
|
|
|
171,740
|
|
|
|
266,272
|
|
|
|
214,948
|
|
|
|
229,967
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
108,958
|
|
|
|
168,288
|
|
|
|
135,923
|
|
|
|
144,995
|
|
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Cash
Requirements
Our cash requirements include operating expenses, taxes,
payments of interest and principal on our debt, capital
expenditures, business acquisitions and dividends on our common
stock. We intend to pay an annual dividend of $1.16 on each
share of our common stock, payable quarterly, or an aggregate of
approximately $202.2 million per year, based on the number
of shares outstanding at March 31, 2006. We believe that
all anticipated cash requirements for current operations will be
met from internally generated funds, through cash dividends from
subsidiaries, cash generated by investment securities and
borrowings on existing credit facilities. Our short-term and
long-term liquidity requirements are monitored regularly to
ensure that we can meet our cash requirements. We forecast the
needs of all of our subsidiaries and periodically review their
short-term and long-term projected sources and uses of funds, as
well as the asset, liability, investment and cash flow
assumptions underlying these projections.
Our insurance subsidiaries generate cash from premiums earned
and their respective investment portfolios and these funds are
adequate to satisfy the payments of claims and other
liabilities. Due to the magnitude of our investment portfolio in
relation to our claim loss reserves, we do not specifically
match durations of our investments to the cash outflows required
to pay claims, but do manage outflows on a shorter time frame.
Our two significant sources of internally generated funds are
dividends and other payments from our subsidiaries. As a holding
company, we receive cash from our subsidiaries in the form of
dividends and as reimbursement for operating and other
administrative expenses we incur. The reimbursements are paid
within the guidelines of management agreements among us and our
subsidiaries. Our insurance subsidiaries are restricted by state
regulation in their ability to pay dividends and make
distributions. Each state of domicile regulates the extent to
which our title underwriters can pay dividends or make other
distributions to us. As of December 31, 2005,
$1.9 billion of our net assets were restricted from
dividend payments without prior approval from the relevant
departments of insurance. During the remainder of 2006, our
first tier title subsidiaries can pay or make distributions to
us of approximately $239 million without prior regulatory
approval. Our underwritten title companies collect revenue and
pay operating expenses. However, they are not regulated to the
same extent as our insurance subsidiaries.
In July 2005, we paid a cash dividend to FNF in the amount of
$145 million. This dividend required prior regulatory
approval, which was obtained. In August 2005, one of our
subsidiaries that is not subject to regulatory
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limitations on dividend payments paid a dividend to FNF in the
form of a promissory note having a principal amount of
$150 million which was paid off in October 2005, using
proceeds from FNTs new credit agreement. On
December 14, 2005, we paid a cash dividend of
$0.25 per share for an aggregate amount of
$43.6 million, made up of $35.8 million that we paid
to FNF on shares of FNT Class B common stock and
$7.8 million that we paid to public stockholders on shares
of FNT Class A common stock. On February 8, 2006, our
board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.29 per share, payable March 28, 2006, to
stockholders of record as of March 15, 2006, a 16% increase
over the previous dividend. On April 20, 2006, our board of
directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per
share, payable June 27, 2006 to stockholders of record as
of June 15, 2006.
Financing
In connection with the distribution of FNT stock by FNF, we
issued two $250 million mirror notes payable to FNF, with
terms that mirrored FNFs existing $250 million 7.30%
public debentures due in August 2011 and $250 million 5.25%
public debentures due in March 2013. Following issuance of the
mirror notes, we filed a Registration Statement on
Form S-4,
pursuant to which we offered to exchange the outstanding FNF
notes for notes we would issue having substantially the same
terms and deliver the FNF notes received to FNF to reduce our
debt under the mirror notes. On January 17, 2006, the
offers expired, with $241.3 million aggregate principal
amount of the 7.30% notes due 2011 and the entire
$250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 5.25%
notes due 2013 validly tendered and not withdrawn in the
exchange offers. Following the completion of the exchange
offers, we issued a new 7.30% Mirror Note due 2011 in the amount
of $8.7 million, representing the principal amount of the
portion of the original mirror notes that was not exchanged, of
which $6.6 million remained outstanding at March 31,
2006. Interest on the mirror notes accrues from the last date on
which interest on the corresponding FNF notes was paid and at
the same rate. The mirror notes mature on the maturity dates of
the corresponding FNF notes. Upon any acceleration of maturity
of the FNF notes, whether upon redemption or an event of default
of the FNF notes, we must repay the corresponding Mirror Note.
In connection with the proposed transactions, FNF will redeem
the remaining 7.30% FNF Notes, and we will repay the remaining
balance of the related mirror note.
On October 17, 2005, we entered into a credit agreement
with Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Swing
Line Lender, and the other financial institutions party thereto,
which we refer to as the credit agreement. The credit agreement
provides for a $400 million unsecured revolving credit
facility maturing on the fifth anniversary of the closing date.
Amounts under the revolving credit facility may be borrowed,
repaid and reborrowed by the borrowers thereunder from time to
time until the maturity of the revolving credit facility.
Voluntary prepayment of the revolving credit facility under the
Credit Agreement is permitted at any time without fee upon
proper notice and subject to a minimum dollar requirement.
Revolving loans under the credit facility bear interest at a
variable rate based on either (i) the higher of (a) a
rate per annum equal to one-half of one percent in excess of the
Federal Reserves Federal Funds rate, or (b) Bank of
Americas prime rate; or (ii) a rate per
annum equal to the British Bankers Association London Interbank
Offered Rate, which we refer to as LIBOR, plus a margin of
between 0.35%-1.25%, all in, depending on FNTs then
current public debt credit rating from the rating agencies.
Included in the 0.35%-1.25% margin is a related commitment fee
on the entire facility.
The Credit Agreement contains affirmative, negative and
financial covenants customary for financings of this type,
including, among other things, limits on the creation of liens,
limits on the incurrence of indebtedness, restrictions on
investments, and limitations on restricted payments and
transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement requires FNT
to maintain investment grade debt ratings, certain financial
ratios related to liquidity and statutory surplus and certain
levels of capitalization. The Credit Agreement also includes
customary events of default for facilities of this type (with
customary grace periods, as applicable) and provides that, upon
the occurrence of an event of default, the interest rate on all
outstanding obligations will be increased and payments of all
outstanding loans may be accelerated
and/or the
lenders commitments may be terminated. In addition, upon
the occurrence of certain insolvency or bankruptcy related
events of default, all amounts payable under the Credit
Agreement will automatically become immediately due and payable,
and the lenders commitments will automatically terminate.
We believe that FNT was in compliance with all covenants related
to its credit agreement at March 31, 2006.
We did not borrow or repay any amount under this facility in the
first quarter of 2006.
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We have agreed that, without FNFs consent, we will not
issue any shares of our capital stock or any rights, warrants or
options to acquire our capital stock, if after giving effect to
the issuances and considering all of the shares of our capital
stock which may be acquired under the rights, warrants and
options outstanding on the date of the issuance, FNF would not
be eligible to consolidate our results of operations for tax
purposes, would not receive favorable tax treatment of dividends
paid by us or would not be able, if it so desired, to distribute
the rest of our stock it holds to its stockholders in a tax free
distribution. These limits will generally enable FNF to continue
to own at least 80% of our outstanding common stock. The
proposed transactions would eliminate these limits.
Contractual
Obligations
Our long-term contractual obligations generally include our loss
reserves, our long-term debt and operating lease payments on
certain of our property and equipment. As of December 31,
2005, our required payments relating to our long-term
contractual obligations are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Notes payable
|
|
$
|
5,462
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
$
|
497,800
|
|
|
$
|
603,262
|
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Operating lease payments
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115,854
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94,742
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67,273
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|
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42,563
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20,930
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12,576
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|
|
|
353,938
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|
Reserve for claim losses
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|
206,734
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|
|
|
171,112
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|
|
|
137,247
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|
|
|
106,564
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79,572
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|
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|
362,628
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|
|
|
1,063,857
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Pension and postretirement
obligations
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|
12,906
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|
|
|
12,140
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|
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|
16,544
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|
|
|
14,169
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|
|
|
14,634
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|
|
|
110,717
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|
|
|
181,110
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|
|
|
|
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|
Total
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$
|
340,956
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|
|
$
|
277,994
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|
|
$
|
221,064
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|
|
$
|
163,296
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|
|
$
|
215,136
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|
|
$
|
983,721
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|
|
$
|
2,202,167
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|
|
|
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As of December 31, 2005 we had reserves for claim losses of
$1,063.9 million. The amounts and timing of these
obligations are estimated and are not set contractually.
Nonetheless, based on historical title insurance claim
experience, we anticipate the above payment patterns. While we
believe that historical loss payments are a reasonable source
for projecting future claim payments, there is significant
inherent uncertainty in this payment pattern estimate because of
the potential impact of changes in:
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future mortgage interest rates, which will affect the number of
real estate and refinancing transactions and, therefore, the
rate at which title insurance claims will emerge;
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the legal environment whereby court decisions and
reinterpretations of title insurance policy language to broaden
coverage could increase total obligations and influence claim
payout patterns;
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events such as fraud, defalcation, and multiple property title
defects, that can substantially and unexpectedly cause increases
in both the amount and timing of estimated title insurance loss
payments;
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loss cost trends whereby increases or decreases in inflationary
factors (including the value of real estate) will influence the
ultimate amount of title insurance loss payments; and
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claims staffing levels whereby claims may be settled at a
different rate based on the future staffing levels of the claims
department.
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Minimum
Pension Liability Adjustment
Discount rates that are used in determining our
December 31, 2005 projected benefit obligation and
2005 net periodic pension costs were based on prevailing
interest rates as of December 31, 2005. Similar to prior
years, we considered investment grade corporate bond yields at
that date as an appropriate basis in determining the discount
rate. A decrease in the discount rate used at December 31,
2005 resulted in an additional minimum pension liability
adjustment. As such, we recorded a
net-of-tax
charge of $2.0 million to accumulate other comprehensive
loss in 2005 in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 87, Employers
Accounting for Pensions.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
In conducting our operations, we routinely hold customers
assets in escrow, pending completion of real estate
transactions. Certain of these amounts are maintained in
segregated bank accounts and have not been included in the
Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets. As a result of holding
these customers assets in escrow, we have ongoing programs
for realizing economic benefits during the year through
favorable borrowing and vendor arrangements with various banks.
There were no investments or loans outstanding as of
December 31, 2005 related to these arrangements.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 123R,
which we refer to as SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based
Payment, which requires that compensation cost relating to
share-based payments be recognized in FNTs financial
statements. During 2003, we adopted the fair value recognition
provision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, which we refer to as SFAS No. 123,
for stock-based employee compensation, effective as of the
beginning of 2003. We had elected to use the prospective method
of transition, as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure, which
we refer to as SFAS No. 148. Under this method,
stock-based employee compensation cost is recognized from the
beginning of 2003 as if the fair value method of accounting had
been used to account for all employee awards granted, modified,
or settled in years beginning after December 31, 2002.
SFAS No. 123R does not allow for the prospective
method, but requires the recording of expense relating to the
vesting of all unvested options beginning in the first quarter
of 2006. Since we adopted SFAS No. 123 in 2003, the
impact of recording additional expense in 2006 under
SFAS No. 123R relating to options granted prior to
January 1, 2003 will not be significant.
Market
Risks
Our Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets include a
substantial amount of assets and liabilities whose fair values
are subject to market risks. See Note C of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements. The following sections
address the significant market risks associated with our
financial activities for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Interest
Rate Risk
Our fixed maturity investments and borrowings are subject to
interest rate risk. Increases and decreases in prevailing
interest rates generally translate into decreases and increases
in fair values of those instruments. Additionally, fair values
of interest rate sensitive instruments may be affected by the
creditworthiness of the issuer, prepayment options, relative
values of alternative investments, the liquidity of the
instrument and other general market conditions.
Equity
Price Risk
The carrying values of investments subject to equity price risks
are based on quoted market prices as of the balance sheet date.
Market prices are subject to fluctuation and, consequently, the
amount realized in the subsequent sale of an investment may
significantly differ from the reported market value. Fluctuation
in the market price of a security may result from perceived
changes in the underlying economic characteristics of the
investee, the relative price of alternative investments and
general market conditions. Furthermore, amounts realized in the
sale of a particular security may be affected by the relative
quantity of the security being sold.
Caution should be used in evaluating our overall market risk
from the information below, since actual results could differ
materially because the information was developed using estimates
and assumptions as described below, and because our reserve for
claim losses (representing 31.4% of total liabilities) is not
included in the hypothetical effects.
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The hypothetical effects of changes in market rates or prices on
the fair values of financial instruments would have been as
follows as of or for the year ended December 31, 2005:
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An approximate $80.8 million net increase (decrease) in the
fair value of fixed maturity securities would have occurred if
interest rates were 100 basis points (lower) higher as of
December 31, 2005. The change in fair values was determined
by estimating the present value of future cash flows using
various models, primarily duration modeling.
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An approximate $37.1 million net increase (decrease) in the
fair value of equity securities would have occurred if there was
a 20% price increase (decrease) in market prices.
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It is not anticipated that there would be a significant change
in the fair value of other long-term investments or short-term
investments if there was a change in market conditions, based on
the nature and duration of the financial instruments involved.
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Interest expense on average variable rate debt outstanding would
have been approximately $0.7 million higher (lower) if
weighted average interest rates had been 100 basis points
higher (lower) for the year ended December 31, 2005.
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84
INFORMATION
ABOUT THE TRANSFERRED BUSINESS
Business
Overview
The transferred business includes all of FNFs interests in
its subsidiaries other than FNT and FIS and all other assets
and, subject to certain exceptions, liabilities of FNF. The
principal non-cash assets included in the transferred business
are FNFs specialty insurance operations, its insurance
claims management business and its real estate holdings.
As of March 31, 2006, the transferred businesses had
approximately $974.3 million in assets and
$253.4 million in liabilities. For the year ended
December 31, 2005, the transferred businesses had
approximately $772.5 million in revenue and
$414.4 million in income before income taxes and minority
interest and for the three months ended March 31, 2006, the
transferred businesses had approximately $116.6 million in
revenue and $30.9 million in income before income taxes and
minority interest. The revenues and income before income taxes
and minority interest for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2005 included a $318.2 million gain on
the sale of the minority interest in FIS and excluding this
gain, the transferred businesses would have had revenues of
$454.3 million and income before income taxes and minority
interest of $96.2 million.
Specialty
Insurance
Through its insurance subsidiaries, including Fidelity National
Insurance Company, FNF offers various insurance policies and
contracts which include the following:
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Home warranty. The specialty insurance
operations issue one-year, renewable contracts that protect new
and existing homeowners against defects in household systems and
appliances.
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Flood insurance. The specialty insurance
operations issue new and renewal flood insurance policies in
conjunction with the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program.
It is the largest domestic franchise of the Write-Your-Own
program from the National Flood Insurance Program. FNF earns
fees under that program for settling flood claims and
administering the program. FNFs specialty insurance
revenues in 2005 were significantly increased due to fee
revenues FNF earned from settling claims related to the
years major hurricanes, including Katrina, Rita and Wilma.
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Personal lines insurance. The specialty
insurance operations offer and underwrite homeowners insurance
in 48 states. Automobile insurance is currently
underwritten in 23 states expanding to the balance of the
U.S. in 2006. In addition, the specialty insurance
operations underwrite personal umbrella, inland marine (boat and
recreational watercraft), and other personal lines niche
products in selected markets.
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These businesses make up the specialty insurance segment
reported by FNF and summary financial data follow:
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2006
|
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|
2005
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
106,743
|
|
|
$
|
75,508
|
|
|
$
|
438,003
|
|
|
$
|
242,820
|
|
|
$
|
137,423
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
74,285
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|
|
|
61,999
|
|
|
|
304,482
|
|
|
|
211,268
|
|
|
|
122,191
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income before income taxes and
minority interests
|
|
|
32,458
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|
|
|
13,509
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|
|
|
133,521
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|
|
|
31,552
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|
|
|
15,232
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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Net Earnings
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|
|
19,892
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|
|
|
8,349
|
|
|
|
83,317
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|
|
|
19,878
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|
|
|
9,444
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Total Assets
|
|
$
|
443,684
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|
|
$
|
220,912
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|
|
$
|
428,203
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|
|
$
|
201,140
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|
|
$
|
135,478
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|
|
|
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|
|
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Insurance
Claims Management
On February 1, 2006 FNF completed the acquisition of an
approximately 40% interest in Sedgwick CMS. Sedgwick CMS is a
leading provider of outsourced insurance claims management
services to large corporate and public sector entities. Since
FNFs acquisition of its interest in Sedgwick CMS, Sedgwick
CMS has acquired VPA,
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Inc., a privately-held claims services organization, based in
Calabasas, California, specializing in absence and disability
benefit management programs for large employers. Additionally,
Sedgwick CMS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire
CompManagement, Inc. and its affiliated companies through a
merger of a subsidiary of Sedgwick CMS with CompManagement,
Inc.s parent company, Security Capital Corporation, for a
cash purchase price of approximately $191.5 million.
Sedgwick CMS offers three core claims management product lines,
which include workers compensation, liability and
disability and operates in over 100 locations with more than
4,000 employees.
Real
Estate Holdings
Through its subsidiary, Cascade, FNF owns an interest in
approximately 293,000 acres of productive timberlands
located on the eastern side of the Cascade mountain range
extending from Bend, Oregon toward the California border. FNF
began to purchase equity interests in Cascade in March 2006. FNF
has acquired approximately 71% of Cascade for an aggregate price
of approximately $91 million.
Other
Assets
In addition to the operations described above, the transferred
business includes a small leasing business that leases
technology assets to major corporations nationwide (mainly
fortune 1000/middle markets credits), with transaction size
ranges from $100,000 to over $100 million. This business
had revenues in 2005 of $7.2 million. FNF will also
transfer to us its interest in certain other real estate
holdings in Montana. Additionally, FNF has agreed to transfer to
us all cash held by FNF as of the date of the closing (up to
$275 million), and substantially all other assets held by
FNF immediately prior thereto other than FNFs interest in
FNT and FIS and its rights under certain agreements entered into
pursuant to the securities exchange and distribution agreement.
FNT is not obligated to issue shares in exchange for more than
$275 million of cash of FNF and it is anticipated that if
FNFs cash would otherwise exceed $275 million, it
will not transfer the excess to FNT.
Assumed
Liabilities
In connection with the proposed transactions, FNT will assume
all of FNFs liabilities, except for any:
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liabilities of FNF to the extent FIS or any subsidiary of FIS
has, as of or prior to the closing under the securities exchange
and distribution agreement, agreed in writing to be responsible
therefor;
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liabilities of FNF to the extent arising out of or related to
the ownership or operation of the assets or properties, or the
operations or conduct of the business, of FIS or any subsidiary
of FIS, in each case to the extent FIS or any subsidiary of FIS
has, as of or prior to the closing under the securities exchange
and distribution agreement, agreed to be responsible therefor;
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guaranties or other similar contractual liabilities of FNF in
respect of a primary liability of FIS or any subsidiary of
FIS; and
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liabilities of FNF in respect of taxes (which are addressed in
the tax disaffiliation agreement among FIS, FNF and FNT to be
entered into at the closing).
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See The Proposed Transactions Structure of the
Proposed Transactions beginning on page 28. As of
March 31, 2006, the aggregate amount of such liabilities
was approximately $ 311.5 million. These liabilities
consist primarily of ordinary course trade payables, the
remaining $6.6 million principal amount of FNFs
7.30% notes (which will be redeemed prior to the closing)
and a note due FNT, in the principal amount of
$19.0 million, which will be repaid by FNF in cash prior to
the closing. FNT is not obligated to complete the proposed
transactions if the total liabilities to be assumed by FNT that
would be reflected on an unconsolidated balance sheet of FNF
prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the closing date would
exceed $100 million.
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SELECTED
HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF FNF
The following table shows selected historical consolidated
financial data for FNF. The data as of and for each of the five
years ended December 31, 2005 was derived from FNFs
audited consolidated financial statements. The data as of
March 30, 2006 and for the three-month periods ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005 was derived from FNFs
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. In the
opinion of FNFs management, the unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements include all adjustments,
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for
the fair presentation of the interim consolidated financial
statements. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Detailed historical financial information is included in the
audited consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2005
and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings,
comprehensive earnings, stockholders equity and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2005 included in FNFs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005, as well as the
unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet as of
March 31, 2006 and the related unaudited interim
consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive earnings and
cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006
and 2005 included in FNFs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the three months ended March 31, 2006. You should read
the following selected financial data together with FNFs
historical consolidated financial statements, including the
related notes, and the other information incorporated by
reference in this information statement. See Where You Can
Find More Information beginning on page 157.
The information set forth below represents the consolidated
results of operations and financial condition of FNF, including
FNT and FIS. Subsequent to the proposed transactions, the
historical financial statements of FNF will become the
historical financial statements of FNT. For more information on
the accounting treatment of the proposed transactions, see
The Proposed Transactions Accounting
Treatment on page 46. As a result it may be difficult
to analyze the results of operations and financial condition of
the transferred business based on this information. For
information about the transferred business, see Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Financial Information beginning on
page 90.
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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Year Ended December 31,
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2006(1)
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2005(1)
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2005(1)(3)
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2004(1)(4)
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2003(1)(5)
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2002
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2001(2)(6)(7)
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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Statement of Earnings
Data:
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Revenue
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|
$
|
2,355,771
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|
|
$
|
2,271,638
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|
|
$
|
9,668,938
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|
|
$
|
8,296,002
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|
|
$
|
7,715,215
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|
|
$
|
5,082,640
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|
|
$
|
3,874,107
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Expenses:
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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Personnel costs
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|
|
877,931
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|
|
|
747,077
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|
|
|
3,224,678
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|
|
|
2,786,297
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|
|
|
2,465,026
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|
|
|
1,476,430
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|
|
|
1,187,177
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Other operating expenses
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|
|
494,616
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|
|
|
393,817
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|
|
|
1,716,711
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|
|
|
1,599,124
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|
|
|
1,448,133
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|
|
|
945,829
|
|
|
|
711,151
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Agent commissions
|
|
|
469,707
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|
|
|
391,466
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|
|
|
2,060,467
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|
|
|
2,028,926
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|
|
|
1,823,241
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|
|
|
1,521,573
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|
|
|
1,098,328
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Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
124,631
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|
|
|
97,327
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|
|
|
406,259
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|
|
|
338,434
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227,937
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|
|
|
74,163
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|
|
|
118,282
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Provision for claim losses
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|
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114,492
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|
|
|
87,164
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|
|
|
480,556
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|
|
|
311,916
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|
|
|
287,136
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|
|
|
179,292
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|
|
|
134,724
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Goodwill amortization
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,155
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Interest expense
|
|
|
54,645
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|
|
|
24,507
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|
|
|
172,327
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|
|
|
47,214
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|
|
|
43,103
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|
|
|
34,053
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|
|
|
46,569
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
2,136,022
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|
|
|
1,741,358
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|
|
|
8,060,998
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|
|
|
7,111,911
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|
|
|
6,294,576
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|
|
|
4,231,340
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|
|
|
3,350,386
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|
|
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|
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Earnings before income taxes,
minority interest and cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle
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219,749
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530,280
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1,607,940
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|
|
|
1,184,091
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|
|
|
1,420,639
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|
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|
851,300
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|
|
|
523,721
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|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
81,747
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|
|
|
80,335
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|
|
|
573,391
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|
|
|
438,114
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|
|
|
539,843
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|
|
|
306,468
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|
|
|
209,488
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|
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Earnings before minority interest
and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
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138,002
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449,945
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1,034,549
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|
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745,977
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|
|
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880,796
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|
|
544,832
|
|
|
|
314,233
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
31,631
|
|
|
|
5,448
|
|
|
|
70,443
|
|
|
|
5,015
|
|
|
|
18,976
|
|
|
|
13,115
|
|
|
|
3,048
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle
|
|
|
106,371
|
|
|
|
444,497
|
|
|
|
964,106
|
|
|
|
740,962
|
|
|
|
861,820
|
|
|
|
531,717
|
|
|
|
311,185
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle, net of income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,709
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
106,371
|
|
|
$
|
444,497
|
|
|
$
|
964,106
|
|
|
$
|
740,962
|
|
|
$
|
861,820
|
|
|
$
|
531,717
|
|
|
$
|
305,476
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)
|
|
|
2005(1)(3)
|
|
|
2004(1)(4)
|
|
|
2003(1)(5)
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001(2)(6)(7)
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Per Share Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share before
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
$
|
2.57
|
|
|
$
|
5.58
|
|
|
$
|
4.33
|
|
|
$
|
5.81
|
|
|
$
|
4.05
|
|
|
$
|
2.41
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle, net of income taxes, basic basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(.05
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
$
|
2.57
|
|
|
$
|
5.58
|
|
|
$
|
4.33
|
|
|
$
|
5.81
|
|
|
$
|
4.05
|
|
|
$
|
2.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, basic basis
|
|
|
173,845
|
|
|
|
173,124
|
|
|
|
172,839
|
|
|
|
171,014
|
|
|
|
148,275
|
|
|
|
131,135
|
|
|
|
129,316
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share before
cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle
|
|
$
|
0.59
|
|
|
$
|
2.51
|
|
|
$
|
5.43
|
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
|
$
|
5.63
|
|
|
$
|
3.91
|
|
|
$
|
2.34
|
|
Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle, net of income taxes, diluted basis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(.05
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.59
|
|
|
$
|
2.51
|
|
|
$
|
5.43
|
|
|
$
|
4.21
|
|
|
$
|
5.63
|
|
|
$
|
3.91
|
|
|
$
|
2.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, diluted basis
|
|
|
179,251
|
|
|
|
177,327
|
|
|
|
177,597
|
|
|
|
176,000
|
|
|
|
153,171
|
|
|
|
135,871
|
|
|
|
133,189
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared per share
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
$
|
10.25
|
|
|
$
|
11.00
|
|
|
$
|
.79
|
|
|
$
|
.54
|
|
|
$
|
.32
|
|
|
$
|
.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Effective January 1, 2003, we adopted the fair value
recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, using the
prospective method of adoption in accordance with
SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure, and as
a result recorded stock compensation expense of
$7.2 million for the three months ended March 31,
2005, and $34.1 million, $21.8 million and
$6.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively. Effective January 1, 2006, we
adopted SFAS No. 123 (Revised), Share-Based
Payment, and recorded stock compensation expense of
$34.3 million in the first three months of 2006. |
|
(2) |
|
Effective January 1, 2002, we adopted
SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets and as a result, have ceased to amortize goodwill.
Goodwill amortization in 2001 was $54.2 million. |
|
(3) |
|
FNFs financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2005 includes in revenue and net earnings a
$318.2 million gain on sale relating to the issuance of
subsidiary stock, approximately $100.0 million in
additional income tax expense relating to the distribution to
its stockholders of a 17.5% interest of FNT and additional
minority interest expense related to the minority interest
issued in FNT and FIS. |
|
(4) |
|
FNFs financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2004 include the results of various entities
acquired on various dates during 2004, as discussed in
Note B of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of FNF. |
|
(5) |
|
FNFs financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2003 include the results of FNFs
acquisition of ALLTEL Information Services, Inc. for the period
from April 1, 2003, the acquisition date, through
December 31, 2003, and include the results of operations of
various other entities acquired on various dates during 2003. |
|
(6) |
|
FNFs financial results for the year ended
December 31, 2001 include the results of the former
operations of Vista Information Solutions, Inc. for the period
from August 1, 2001, the acquisition date, through
December 31, 2001. In the fourth quarter of 2001, FNF
recorded certain charges totaling $10.0 million, after
applicable taxes, relating to the discontinuation of
small-ticket lease origination at FNF Capital and the wholesale
international long distance business at Micro General
Corporation. |
|
(7) |
|
During 2001, FNF recorded a $5.7 million, after-tax charge,
reflected as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle, as a result of adopting Emerging Issues Task Force
No. 99-20,
Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased
and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial
Assets. |
88
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments(1)
|
|
$
|
4,238,176
|
|
|
$
|
4,564,189
|
|
|
$
|
3,346,276
|
|
|
$
|
2,689,817
|
|
|
$
|
2,565,815
|
|
|
$
|
1,823,512
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents(2)
|
|
|
707,239
|
|
|
|
513,394
|
|
|
|
331,222
|
|
|
|
459,655
|
|
|
|
482,600
|
|
|
|
542,620
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
14,090,857
|
|
|
|
11,104,617
|
|
|
|
9,270,535
|
|
|
|
7,263,175
|
|
|
|
5,245,951
|
|
|
|
4,415,998
|
|
Notes payable
|
|
|
3,578,094
|
|
|
|
3,217,019
|
|
|
|
1,370,556
|
|
|
|
659,186
|
|
|
|
493,458
|
|
|
|
565,690
|
|
Reserve for claim losses
|
|
|
1,144,981
|
|
|
|
1,113,506
|
|
|
|
1,000,474
|
|
|
|
945,237
|
|
|
|
890,148
|
|
|
|
881,089
|
|
Minority interests and preferred
stock of subsidiary
|
|
|
1,883,609
|
|
|
|
636,304
|
|
|
|
18,874
|
|
|
|
14,835
|
|
|
|
131,797
|
|
|
|
47,166
|
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
4,230,645
|
|
|
|
3,279,775
|
|
|
|
4,700,091
|
|
|
|
3,873,359
|
|
|
|
2,253,936
|
|
|
|
1,638,870
|
|
Book value per share (unaudited)(3)
|
|
$
|
24.21
|
|
|
$
|
18.84
|
|
|
$
|
27.24
|
|
|
$
|
23.50
|
|
|
$
|
17.13
|
|
|
$
|
12.65
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Investments as of March 31, 2006 and December 31,
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 include securities pledged to
secure trust deposits of $601.8 million,
$656.0 million, $546.0 million, $448.1 million,
$474.9 million and $319.1 million, respectively.
Investments as of March 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2005 include securities pledged relating
to FNFs securities lending program of $218.3 million
and $138.7 million, respectively. |
|
(2) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 include cash
pledged to secure trust deposits of $241.8 million,
$234.7 million, $195.2 million, $231.1 million,
$295.1 million and $367.9 million, respectively. Cash
and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 include cash pledged relating to
FNFs securities lending program of $226.6 million and
$143.4 million, respectively. |
|
(3) |
|
Book value per share is calculated as stockholders equity
at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2006 divided by
actual shares outstanding at the end of each period presented. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
2001
|
|
|
|
(In whole numbers)
|
|
|
Other Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orders opened by direct title
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
operations(1)
|
|
|
831,400
|
|
|
|
3,615,400
|
|
|
|
3,680,200
|
|
|
|
4,820,700
|
|
|
|
3,228,300
|
|
|
|
2,635,200
|
|
Orders closed by direct title
operations(1)
|
|
|
526,700
|
|
|
|
2,487,000
|
|
|
|
2,636,300
|
|
|
|
3,694,000
|
|
|
|
2,290,300
|
|
|
|
1,770,600
|
|
Provision for claim losses to title
insurance premiums
|
|
|
7.5
|
%
|
|
|
7.2
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
|
5.4
|
%
|
|
|
5.0
|
%
|
|
|
5.0
|
%
|
Title related revenue(2):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percentage direct operations
|
|
|
54.4
|
%
|
|
|
56.0
|
%
|
|
|
54.8
|
%
|
|
|
59.7
|
%
|
|
|
55.3
|
%
|
|
|
59.0
|
%
|
Percentage agency operations
|
|
|
45.6
|
%
|
|
|
44.0
|
%
|
|
|
45.2
|
%
|
|
|
40.3
|
%
|
|
|
44.7
|
%
|
|
|
41.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
These measures are used by management to judge productivity and
are a measure of transaction volume for our direct title
businesses. An order is opened when we receive a customer order
and is closed when the related real estate transaction closes,
which typically takes 45-60 days from the opening of an
order. |
|
(2) |
|
Includes title insurance premiums and escrow and other title
related fees. |
89
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
On June 25, 2006, FNT entered into a securities exchange
and distribution agreement with FNF, under which FNF agreed to
transfer its interests in certain companies and certain other
assets to FNT in exchange for the assumption by FNT of certain
liabilities of FNF and shares of FNTs Class A common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The interests in
certain companies and certain other assets constitute
substantially all of FNFs assets and liabilities other
than its interest in FNT and FIS. At the same time that FNF and
FNT entered into the securities exchange and distribution
agreement, FNF and FIS entered into an agreement and plan of
merger, which provides that immediately following the spin-off
under the securities exchange and distribution agreement, FNF
will merge with and into FIS. Upon the completion of the merger,
FNFs separate corporate existence will cease and FIS will
be the surviving corporation.
Acquisitions among entities under common control such as the
asset contribution are not considered business combinations and
are to be accounted for at historical cost in accordance with
EITF 90-5, Exchanges of Ownership Interests between
Enterprises under Common Control. Furthermore, the
substance of the proposed transactions and the merger is
effectively a reverse spin-off of FIS by FNF in accordance with
EITF 02-11,
Accounting for Reverse Spinoffs. Accordingly, the
historical financial statements of FNF will become those of FNT;
however, the criteria to account for FIS as discontinued
operations as prescribed by SFAS No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
will not be met. This is primarily due to the continuing
involvement of FNT with and significant influence that FNT will
have over FIS subsequent to the merger through common board
members, common senior management and continuing business
relationships. It is expected that FIS will continue to be
included in FNFs consolidated financial statements through
the date of the completion of the proposed transactions and the
merger.
The following unaudited combined pro forma financial statements
present FNFs historical financial statements and adjust
them as if FNF were no longer reporting FIS in its consolidated
balance sheet and results of operations. The unaudited pro forma
combined statements of continuing operations for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, and the three month
periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, are presented as if
the reverse spin-off of FIS by FNF had been completed on
January 1, 2005 and do not include expenses of
approximately $18 million expected to be incurred in order
to effect the proposed transactions, including fees paid to
investment bankers, external legal counsel and external
accountants. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as
of March 31, 2006, is presented as if the reverse spin-off
of FIS by FNF had been completed March 31, 2006.
These unaudited pro forma combined financial statements should
be read in conjunction with FNFs consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes incorporated by reference in
this information statement. The unaudited pro forma combined
financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the
results of operations or financial condition of FNT after the
proposed transactions that would have been reported had the
proposed transactions been completed as of the dates presented,
and are not necessarily representative of the future
consolidated results of operations or financial condition of FNT.
[Tables appear on the following pages]
90
Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
as of March 31, 2006
(In Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIS
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FNF
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
Adjustments(1)
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS:
|
Investments
|
|
$
|
4,238,176
|
|
|
$
|
244,057
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,994,119
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
707,239
|
|
|
|
120,583
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
586,656
|
|
Trade receivables, net
|
|
|
707,788
|
|
|
|
503,919
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
203,869
|
|
Receivable from related party
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,116
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,116
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
4,720,473
|
|
|
|
3,711,463
|
|
|
|
73,555
|
(2)
|
|
|
1,082,565
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
996,611
|
|
|
|
641,790
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
354,821
|
|
Capitalized software
|
|
|
693,010
|
|
|
|
613,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,550
|
|
Title plants
|
|
|
317,347
|
|
|
|
6,074
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
311,273
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
449,225
|
|
|
|
293,512
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
155,713
|
|
Other intangible assets
|
|
|
1,260,988
|
|
|
|
1,160,878
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
14,090,857
|
|
|
$
|
7,289,620
|
|
|
$
|
73,555
|
|
|
$
|
6,874,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY:
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,415,276
|
|
|
$
|
590,593
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
824,683
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
520,447
|
|
|
|
409,579
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110,868
|
|
Notes payable
|
|
|
3,578,094
|
|
|
|
2,928,138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
649,956
|
|
Reserve for claim losses
|
|
|
1,144,981
|
|
|
|
2,266
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,142,715
|
|
Secured trust deposits
|
|
|
839,117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
839,117
|
|
Deferred tax liability
|
|
|
422,592
|
|
|
|
350,988
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,604
|
|
Income taxes payable
|
|
|
56,096
|
|
|
|
25,525
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,571
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,976,603
|
|
|
|
4,307,089
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,669,514
|
|
Minority interests and preferred
stock of subsidiary
|
|
|
1,883,609
|
|
|
|
14,178
|
|
|
|
(1,849,342
|
)(3)
|
|
|
20,089
|
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
4,230,645
|
|
|
|
2,968,353
|
|
|
|
1,922,897
|
|
|
|
3,185,189
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
14,090,857
|
|
|
$
|
7,289,620
|
|
|
$
|
73,555
|
|
|
$
|
6,874,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial
Statements
91
Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Statement of Continuing Operations
for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIS
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FNF
|
|
|
Adjustments(1)
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Note
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
2,355,771
|
|
|
$
|
903,667
|
|
|
$
|
57,736
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,509,840
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel costs
|
|
|
877,931
|
|
|
|
413,220
|
|
|
|
1,287
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
465,998
|
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
494,616
|
|
|
|
286,064
|
|
|
|
39,121
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
247,673
|
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
469,707
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,615
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
488,322
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
124,631
|
|
|
|
96,795
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,836
|
|
Provision for claim losses
|
|
|
114,492
|
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
114,427
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
54,645
|
|
|
|
43,268
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,377
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
2,136,022
|
|
|
|
839,412
|
|
|
|
59,023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,355,633
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interests
|
|
|
219,749
|
|
|
|
64,255
|
|
|
|
(1,287
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
154,207
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
81,747
|
|
|
|
24,586
|
|
|
|
(479
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,682
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before minority interests
|
|
|
138,002
|
|
|
|
39,669
|
|
|
|
(808
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97,525
|
|
Minority interest expense
|
|
|
31,631
|
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
|
(30,214
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
1,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
106,371
|
|
|
$
|
39,358
|
|
|
$
|
29,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
96,419
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share-basic
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.44
|
|
Pro forma weighted average
shares-basic
|
|
|
173,473(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
219,218(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share-diluted
|
|
$
|
0.61
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma weighted average
shares-diluted
|
|
|
173,654(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
222,750(7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial
Statements
92
Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Statement of Continuing Operations
for the Year Ended December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIS
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FNF
|
|
|
Adjustments(1)
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Note
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
9,668,938
|
|
|
$
|
2,776,245
|
|
|
$
|
195,713
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
7,088,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel costs
|
|
|
3,224,678
|
|
|
|
1,276,557
|
|
|
|
5,147
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
1,953,268
|
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
1,716,711
|
|
|
|
751,282
|
|
|
|
114,878
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
1,080,307
|
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
2,060,467
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80,835
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
2,141,302
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
406,259
|
|
|
|
299,637
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
106,622
|
|
Provision for claim losses
|
|
|
480,556
|
|
|
|
1,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
478,628
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
172,327
|
|
|
|
126,778
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,549
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
8,060,998
|
|
|
|
2,456,182
|
|
|
|
200,860
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,805,676
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interests
|
|
|
1,607,940
|
|
|
|
320,063
|
|
|
|
(5,147
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,282,730
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
573,391
|
|
|
|
119,063
|
|
|
|
(1,835
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
452,493
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before minority interests
|
|
|
1,034,549
|
|
|
|
201,000
|
|
|
|
(3,312
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
830,237
|
|
Minority interest expense
|
|
|
70,443
|
|
|
|
4,450
|
|
|
|
(63,465
|
)
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
|
2,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
964,106
|
|
|
$
|
196,550
|
|
|
$
|
60,153
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
827,709
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share-basic
|
|
$
|
5.56
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma weighted average
shares-basic
|
|
|
173,463
|
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
219,208
|
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share-diluted
|
|
$
|
5.55
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma weighted average
shares-diluted
|
|
|
173,575
|
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
222,508
|
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial
Statements
93
Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Statement of Continuing Operations
for the Year Ended December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIS
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FNF
|
|
|
Adjustments(1)
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Note
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
8,296,002
|
|
|
$
|
2,345,633
|
|
|
$
|
212,855
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,163,224
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel costs
|
|
|
2,786,297
|
|
|
|
1,073,395
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,712,902
|
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
1,599,124
|
|
|
|
719,770
|
|
|
|
118,559
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
997,913
|
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
2,028,926
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,296
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
2,123,222
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
338,434
|
|
|
|
238,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100,034
|
|
Provision for claim losses
|
|
|
311,916
|
|
|
|
133
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
311,783
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
47,214
|
|
|
|
4,496
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,718
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,111,911
|
|
|
|
2,036,194
|
|
|
|
212,855
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,288,572
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from continuing
operations before income taxes and minority interests
|
|
|
1,184,091
|
|
|
|
309,439
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
874,652
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
438,114
|
|
|
|
116,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
321,764
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from continuing
operations before minority interest
|
|
|
745,977
|
|
|
|
193,089
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
552,888
|
|
Minority interest expense
|
|
|
5,015
|
|
|
|
3,673
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,342
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
740,962
|
|
|
$
|
189,416
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
551,546
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share from continuing
operations-basic
|
|
$
|
4.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares-basic
|
|
|
172,951
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,951
|
(8)
|
Earnings per share from continuing
operations-diluted
|
|
$
|
4.28
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares-diluted
|
|
|
172,951
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,951
|
(8)
|
See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial
Statements
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Unaudited
Pro Forma Combined Statement of Continuing Operations
for the Year Ended December 31, 2003
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FIS
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FNF
|
|
|
Adjustments(1)
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|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Note
|
|
|
Pro Forma
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
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|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
7,715,215
|
|
|
$
|
1,828,750
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|
|
$
|
269,163
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,155,628
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel costs
|
|
|
2,465,026
|
|
|
|
723,781
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,741,245
|
|
Other operating expenses
|
|
|
1,448,133
|
|
|
|
603,927
|
|
|
|
44,463
|
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
888,669
|
|
Agent commissions
|
|
|
1,823,241
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
224,700
|
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
2,047,941
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
227,937
|
|
|
|
143,958
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83,979
|
|
Provision for claim losses
|
|
|
287,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
287,136
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
43,103
|
|
|
|
1,569
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,534
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,294,576
|
|
|
|
1,473,235
|
|
|
|
269,163
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,090,504
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from continuing
operations before income taxes and minority interests
|
|
|
1,420,639
|
|
|
|
355,515
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,065,124
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
539,843
|
|
|
|
137,940
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
401,903
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from continuing
operations before minority interests
|
|
|
880,796
|
|
|
|
217,575
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
663,221
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
18,976
|
|
|
|
14,518
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,458
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
861,820
|
|
|
$
|
203,057
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
658,763
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial
Statements
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Notes to
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
Notes to
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet as of March 31,
2006
This combined balance sheet includes the historical balance
sheet of FNF and removes the historical balance sheet of FIS and
FNFs minority interest liability related to FIS and FNT as
though the merger had occurred on March 31, 2006.
(1) This column represents the historical balance sheet of
FIS as included in FNFs consolidated balance sheet as of
March 31, 2006.
(2) This amount represents an excess of FIS
historical goodwill balance related to Certegy over that
recorded at FNF. In connection with the merger of FIS and
Certegy, FNFs basis is $73.6 million lower than it
would have been if FNF had applied purchase accounting to all
stockholders interests. This basis difference was recorded
as a reduction of goodwill and minority interests in FNFs
consolidation.
(3) This represents the elimination of FNFs minority
interest liability balance relating to FIS and FNT of
$1,419.0 million and $430.3 million, respectively,
which was carried on FNFs balance sheet as of
March 31, 2006.
Notes to
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statements of Continuing Operations
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and Year Ended
December 31, 2005
These combined statements of continuing operations include the
historical statements of continuing operations of FNF and
removes the results of operations of FIS and FNF minority
interest expense relating to FIS and FNT as though the
transaction had occurred on January 1, 2005.
(1) This column represents the historical results of
operations of FIS as included in FNFs consolidated results
of operations for the periods presented.
(2) This represents the intercompany revenues relating to
various agreements recorded on FIS that had already been
eliminated from the consolidated results of operations of FNF.
These revenues amounted to $57.7 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2006 and $195.7 million,
$212.9 million, and $269.2 million for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
(3) This represents the compensation expense relating to
restricted stock to be granted immediately following the
proposed transactions. At the closing, FNT intends to grant
775,000 shares of restricted stock to certain executive
officers and directors which will vest over 3 years. Total
expense based on FNTs closing market value of
$19.67 per share is $15.2 million and is recorded as a
pro forma adjustment of $5.1 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005 and $1.3 million for the three
months ended March 31,2006.
(4) This represents the intercompany expenses related to
various agreements that were eliminated in the consolidated
results of operations of FNF, but will be third-party expenses
subsequent to the transaction. These expenses amounted to
$39.1 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006 and $114.9 million, $118.6 million, and
$44.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004 and 2003, respectively.
(5) This represents the additional agent commissions paid
by FNF to FIS that were previously eliminated in the
consolidated results of FNF, but will be a third-party expense
subsequent to the transaction. These commissions amounted to
$18.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2006
and $80.8 million, 94.3 million, and
224.7 million in the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004, and 2003, respectively.
(6) This represents the elimination of the minority
interest expense recorded by FNF relating to its earnings in FIS
and FNT of $44.8 million and $18.7 million for the
year ended December 31, 2005 and $16.4 million and
$13.8 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006.
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(7) Amounts in the Historical FNF column represent FNT
historical weighted average shares for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2005.
Amounts in the Pro Forma column have been calculated as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
|
|
|
Year ended
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
Historical weighted average
shares basic
|
|
|
173,473
|
|
|
|
173,463
|
|
Additional shares issued
|
|
|
45,745
|
|
|
|
45,745
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma weighted average
shares basic
|
|
|
219,218
|
|
|
|
219,208
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical weighted average
shares diluted
|
|
|
173,654
|
|
|
|
173,575
|
|
Additional shares issued
|
|
|
45,745
|
|
|
|
45,745
|
|
Additional dilution from options
assumed
|
|
|
2,792
|
|
|
|
2,792
|
|
Additional dilution from
restricted stock
|
|
|
559
|
|
|
|
396
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
220,750
|
|
|
|
222,508
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8) Pro forma weighted average shares for the year ended
December 31, 2004 have been calculated using the number of
outstanding shares of FNF common stock as of a date prior to
FNFs distribution of FNT stock on October 18, 2005.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS WITH FNF AND
FIS
Overview
Historically, FNF and its subsidiaries, including FIS, have
provided a variety of services to us, and we have provided
various services to FNF and its subsidiaries. Below is a summary
description of these various agreements. This description
summarizes the material terms of the agreements, but is not
complete. You should review the full text of these agreements,
which have previously been filed with the SEC. For a discussion
of changes in these agreements see below
Changes in Related Party Agreements after the
Proposed Transactions beginning on page 116.
Arrangements
with FNF
The agreements we entered into with FNF in connection with the
distribution include:
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|
|
|
|
a separation agreement;
|
|
|
|
corporate services agreements;
|
|
|
|
the mirror notes (one of which has already been fully repaid);
|
|
|
|
a tax matters agreement;
|
|
|
|
an employee matters agreement;
|
|
|
|
a registration rights agreement;
|
|
|
|
an intellectual property cross license agreement;
|
|
|
|
a sublease agreement; and
|
|
|
|
an assignment, assumption and novation agreement.
|
The agreements we entered into with FIS are discussed separately
below under Arrangements with FIS.
Separation
Agreement
We entered into a separation agreement with FNF which governs
certain aspects of our relationship with FNF following the
distribution. This separation agreement will be terminated at
the time of the closing under the securities exchange and
distribution agreement, which we refer to as the closing.
No Representations and Warranties. The
separation agreement provided that FNF made no representation or
warranty as to the condition or quality of any subsidiary
contributed to us as part of the restructuring of FNF in
connection with the distribution or any other matters relating
to our businesses. We had no recourse against FNF if the
transfer of any subsidiary to us was defective in any manner. We
agreed to bear the economic and legal risks that any conveyance
was insufficient to vest in us good title, free and clear of any
security interest, and that any necessary consents or approvals
were not obtained or that any requirements of laws or judgments
were not complied with.
Access to Financial and Other
Information. Under the separation agreement,
following the distribution, we and FNF were obligated to provide
each other access to certain information, subject to
confidentiality obligations and other restrictions. So long as
FNF was required to consolidate our results of operations and
financial position or to account for its investment in our
company on the equity method of accounting, we provided to FNF
and its independent auditors, at no charge, all financial
information and other data that FNF required in order to timely
prepare its financial statements and reports or filings with
governmental authorities or to issue its earnings releases,
including copies of all quarterly and annual historical
financial information and other reports and documents we
intended to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
prior to these filings (as well as final copies upon filing),
and copies of our budgets and financial projections as well as
access to the responsible company personnel so that FNF and its
independent auditors could conduct their audits relating to our
financial statements. We also agreed that, so long as FNF was
required to consolidate our results of operations and financial
position or account for its investment in our company on the
equity method of accounting, we would use our reasonable efforts
to enable
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our independent auditors to complete their audit of our
financial statements in a timely manner so as to permit the
timely filing of FNFs financial statements. In addition,
we and FNF agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to make
reasonably available to each other our respective past and
present directors, officers, other employees and agents as
witnesses in any legal, administrative or other proceedings in
which the other party may become involved. We and FNF each
retained all proprietary information within each companys
respective possession relating to the other partys
respective businesses for an agreed period of time and, prior to
destroying the information, each of us was required to give the
other notice and an opportunity to take possession of the
information, if necessary or appropriate to the conduct of the
respective businesses. We and FNF each agreed to hold in strict
confidence all information concerning or belonging to the other
for an agreed period of time.
Exchange of Other Information. The
separation agreement also provided for other arrangements with
respect to the mutual sharing between us and FNF of information
that was requested in connection with any bona fide business
purpose.
Indemnification. We agreed to
indemnify, hold harmless and defend FNF, each of its affiliates
and each of their respective directors, officers and employees
from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or
resulting from:
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|
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the ownership or operation of the assets or properties, or the
operations or conduct, of the entities transferred to us in
connection with the distribution, whether arising before or
after the distribution;
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|
|
any guarantee, indemnification obligation, surety bond or other
credit support arrangement by FNF or any of its affiliates for
our benefit;
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|
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any breach by us or any of our affiliates of the separation
agreement, any of the other transaction documents, any other
agreement to which we or our affiliates are a party, our
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any law or regulation;
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|
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any untrue statement of, or omission to state, a material fact
in FNFs public filings to the extent it was as a result of
information that we furnished to FNF or which FNF incorporated
by reference from our public filings, if that statement or
omission was made or occurred after the distribution; and
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any untrue statement of, or omission to state, a material fact
in any registration statement or prospectus we may prepare or
any of our other public filings, except to the extent the
statement was made or omitted in reliance upon information
provided to us by FNF expressly for use in any registration
statement or prospectus or other public filing or information
relating to and provided by any underwriter expressly for use in
any registration statement or prospectus.
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FNF agreed to indemnify, hold harmless and defend us, each of
our affiliates and each of our and their respective directors,
officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating
to, arising out of or resulting from:
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|
|
the ownership or operation of the assets or properties, and the
operations or conduct, of FNF or any of its affiliates (other
than us and our subsidiaries), whether arising before or after
the distribution;
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|
|
|
any guarantee, indemnification obligation, surety bond or other
credit support arrangement by us or any of our affiliates for
the benefit of FNF;
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|
|
|
any breach by FNF or any of its affiliates of the separation
agreement or certain of the other transaction documents, any
other agreement to which FNF or its affiliates are a party,
FNFs certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or any law or
regulation;
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any untrue statement of, or omission to state, a material fact
in our public filings to the extent it was as a result of
information that FNF furnished to us or which we incorporated by
reference from FNFs public filings;
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|
any untrue statement of, or omission to state, a material fact
contained in any registration statement or prospectus we may
prepare, but only to the extent the untrue statement or omission
was made or omitted in reliance upon information provided by FNF
expressly for use in any registration statement or
prospectus; and
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any action or liability arising as a result of the distribution.
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The separation agreement also specified procedures with respect
to claims subject to indemnification and related matters and
provided for contribution in the event that indemnification is
not available to an indemnified party. All indemnification
amounts were to be reduced by any insurance proceeds and other
offsetting amounts recovered by the party entitled to
indemnification.
Covenants and Other Provisions. The
separation agreement also contained covenants between FNF and us
with respect to various matters, including mutual
confidentiality of our and FNFs information, and
litigation and settlement cooperation between us and FNF on
pending or future litigation matters. In addition, we agreed
that, so long as FNF beneficially owns or controls 50% or more
of the total voting power of our outstanding stock, we would
not, without FNFs prior consent:
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take any action or enter into any agreement that would cause FNF
to violate any law, agreement or judgment;
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take any action that limits FNFs ability to freely sell,
transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of our stock or limits the
rights of any transferee of FNF as a holder of our common
stock; or
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enter into any agreement that binds or purports to bind FNF.
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In addition, we agreed that we would not issue any shares of our
capital stock or any rights, warrants or options to acquire our
capital stock, if after giving effect to the issuances and
considering all of the shares of our capital stock which may be
acquired under the rights, warrants and options outstanding on
the date of the issuance, FNF would not be eligible to
consolidate our results of operations for tax purposes, would
not receive favorable tax treatment of dividends paid by us or
would not be able, if it so desired, to distribute the rest of
our stock it holds to its stockholders in a tax free
distribution. These limits generally enabled FNF to continue to
own at least 80% of our outstanding common stock.
Expenses of the Distribution. In
general, the separation agreement provided that we paid all
costs incurred in connection with the distribution.
Dispute Resolution Procedures. The
separation agreement provided that neither party would commence
any court action to resolve any dispute or claim arising out of
or relating to the separation agreement. Instead, any dispute
that was not resolved in the normal course of business was to be
submitted to senior executives of each business entity involved
in the dispute for resolution. If the dispute was not resolved
by negotiation within 30 days, either party could submit
the dispute to mediation. If the dispute was not resolved by
mediation within 30 days of the selection of a mediator,
either party could submit the dispute to binding arbitration
before an arbitrator. Both parties would be permitted to seek
injunctive or interim relief in the event of any actual or
threatened breach of the provisions of the separation agreement
relating to confidentiality. If an arbitral tribunal had not
been appointed, both parties could seek injunctive or interim
relief from any court with jurisdiction over the matter.
Termination. The separation agreement
can be terminated only by the mutual consent of both parties.
Both FNF and FNT have consented to the termination of the
separation agreement, effective at the closing.
FNF
Corporate Services Agreements
We entered into a corporate services agreement with FNF under
which we provide corporate and other support services to FNF.
This corporate services agreement will be terminated at the time
of the closing. This agreement governed the provision by us to
FNF of these corporate support services, which included:
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accounting (including statutory accounting services);
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corporate, legal and related services;
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purchasing and procurement services;
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travel services; and
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other general administrative and management functions.
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We also entered into a separate corporate services agreement
with FNF, under which FNF provides us senior management
consulting services and certain corporate and other support
services. This corporate services
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agreement will also be terminated at the time of the closing.
This agreement governed the provision by FNF to us of certain
corporate support services, which included:
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mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance services;
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SEC & reporting services;
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internal audit services;
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treasury services;
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risk management services;
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tax services;
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communications and investor relations services; and
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senior executive and consulting, and general administrative and
management services, including the time and attention of
FNFs chief executive officer, chief financial officer and
other senior officers.
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Under these corporate services agreements, we also agreed to
provide each other additional services that we and FNF may
identify during the term of the agreements.
Provision of Services. Under the terms
of the corporate services agreements, each party rendered these
services under the oversight, supervision, and approval of the
other, acting through its respective board of directors and
officers. FNF and we each had the right to purchase goods or
services and realize other benefits and rights under the other
partys agreements with third-party vendors to the extent
allowed by those vendor agreements, during the term of the
agreement.
Pricing and Payment Terms. The pricing
for the services provided by us to FNF, and by FNF to us, under
the corporate services agreements was on a cost-only basis, with
each party in effect reimbursing the other for the costs and
expenses incurred in providing these corporate services to the
other party. Under the corporate services agreement for
corporate services to be provided by us to FNF, our costs and
expenses were determined and reimbursed by FNF as follows:
(i) all out of pocket expenses and costs incurred by us on
FNFs behalf were fully reimbursed, and (ii) all of
our staff and employee costs and expenses associated with
performing services under the corporate services agreement,
including compensation paid to our employees performing these
corporate services as well as general overhead associated with
these employees and their functions, were allocated based on the
percentage of time that our employees spend on providing
corporate services to FNF under the corporate services
agreement. FNFs costs and expenses incurred in providing
corporate services to us were similarly determined and
reimbursed. These costs and expenses were invoiced by each party
to the other on a monthly basis in arrears. Payments were made
in cash within thirty days after invoicing.
Prior to September 27, 2005, allocations of expense were
made in respect of these services. For the year ended
December 31, 2005, our expenses were reduced by
$7.0 million related to the provision of these services by
us to FNF and its subsidiaries (other than FIS). While the exact
amounts to be paid by FNF to us, and by us to FNF, under the
corporate services agreements are dependent upon the amount of
services actually provided in any given year, we do not
anticipate that the level of services to be provided, or the
total amounts to be paid by each entity to the other for
services in 2006 would differ materially from the total amounts
recorded during the 2005 fiscal year for these corporate
services.
Duration and Effect of Termination.
The corporate services agreements continue in effect as to each
service covered by the agreements until the party receiving the
services notifies the other party, in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in the agreements and subject to
certain limitations, that the service is no longer requested.
However, if FNF ceases to own 50% or more of our voting stock or
ceases to have 50% or more of the voting control for the
election of our directors, then the corporate services
agreements will terminate after six months. In addition,
services to be provided to any subsidiary terminate on the date
that the entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the party receiving
the services. Under the corporate services agreements, if the
party providing the services receives notice that the party
receiving services would like to terminate a particular service,
and the providing party believes in good faith that,
notwithstanding its reasonable commercial efforts, the
termination will have a material adverse
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impact on the other services being provided, then the party
providing services can dispute the termination, with the dispute
being resolved through the dispute resolution generally
applicable to the agreements. When the agreements are
terminated, FNF and we would arrange for alternate suppliers or
hire additional employees for all the services important to our
respective businesses. The corporate services agreements can
also be terminated by the mutual consent of both parties. Both
FNF and FNT have consented to the termination of both of the
corporate services agreement, effective at the closing.
Liability and Indemnification. The
corporate services agreements provided that the provider of
services would not be liable to the receiving party for or in
connection with any services rendered or for any actions or
inactions taken by a provider in connection with the provision
of services, except to the extent of liabilities resulting from
the providers gross negligence, willful misconduct,
improper use or disclosure of customer information or violations
of law and except for liabilities that arise out of intellectual
property infringement. Additionally, the receiving party would
indemnify the provider of services for any losses arising from
the provision of services, provided that the amount of any
losses will be reduced by the amount of the losses caused by the
providers negligence, willful misconduct, violation of
law, or breach of the agreement.
Dispute Resolution Procedures. The
corporate services agreements provided dispute resolution
procedures that reflect the parties desire for friendly
collaboration and amicable resolution of disagreements. In the
event of a dispute, the matter was referred to the president (or
similar position) of each of the divisions implicated for
resolution within 15 days. If the division presidents of
the parties were unable to resolve the dispute, the matter was
referred to the presidents of FNF and our company for final
resolution within 15 days. If the matter remained
unresolved, then either party could submit the matter to
arbitration. The dispute resolution procedures did not preclude
either party from pursuing immediate injunctive relief in the
event of any actual or threatened breach of confidentiality or
infringement of intellectual property.
New
Notes Payable to FNF
In connection with the distribution, we issued two
$250 million intercompany notes payable to FNF, with terms
that mirror FNFs existing $250 million 7.30% public
notes due in August 2011 and $250 million 5.25% public
notes due in March 2013. Following issuance of the intercompany
notes, we made an exchange offer in which we exchanged
$491.3 million principal amount of the outstanding FNF
notes for new notes issued by us and we delivered to FNF the FNF
notes that we received to reduce the debt under the intercompany
notes. One of the two mirror intercompany notes owing to FNF was
repaid in full in connection with the exchange offer, and the
other note was reduced to an outstanding principal amount of
approximately $8.7 million. We subsequently acquired
approximately $2.1 million of the 7.30% FNF Notes that were
then outstanding. In connection with the proposed transactions,
FNF will redeem the remaining 7.30% FNF Notes, and we will repay
the remaining balance owing to FNF of approximately
$6.6 million. Upon repayment, the other mirror intercompany
note will be cancelled. See FNTs Management
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Tax
Matters Agreement
In connection with the distribution, we entered into a tax
matters agreement with FNF, which governed the respective
rights, responsibilities, and obligations of FNF and us with
respect to tax liabilities and refunds, tax attributes, tax
contests and other matters regarding income taxes, taxes other
than income taxes and related tax returns. The tax matters
agreement governed these tax matters as they applied to us and
to all of our subsidiaries other than our subsidiaries that are
the title insurance companies. This tax matters agreement will
be terminated at the time of the closing. Our title insurance
companies are also parties to various tax sharing agreements
with FNF. FNFs obligations under all of these tax sharing
agreements will be assigned to us effective as of the closing.
Allocation of Tax Liability. The tax
matters agreement provided for the allocation and payment of
taxes for periods during which we and FNF are included in the
same consolidated group for federal income tax purposes or the
same consolidated, combined or unitary returns for state tax
purposes, the allocation of responsibility for the filing of tax
returns, the conduct of tax audits and the handling of tax
controversies, and various related matters. The tax matters
agreement became effective on the date of the distribution and
is effective until the occurrence of any of
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the following: (i) written mutual agreement of the parties
to terminate the agreement; (ii) FNF is no longer the
parent company of FNT; or (iii) FNF does not file a
consolidated tax return. By its terms, effective as of the
closing, the tax matters agreement will terminate.
Under the tax matters agreement, FNF was primarily responsible
for preparing and filing any tax return with respect to the FNF
affiliated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes and
with respect to any consolidated, combined or unitary group of
which FNF or any of its subsidiaries was the filing parent for
state or local income tax purposes. We were generally
responsible for preparing and filing any federal tax returns
that included only us and our subsidiaries and any
U.S. state and local tax returns for which we or any of our
subsidiaries was the filing parent. For periods during which we
were included in FNFs consolidated federal income tax
returns or state consolidated, combined, or unitary tax returns,
we generally were required to pay an amount of income tax equal
to the amount we would have paid had we filed tax returns as a
separate entity. We were responsible for our own separate tax
liabilities that were not determined on a consolidated or
combined basis. We were also responsible in the future for any
increases of consolidated tax liability of FNF that were
attributable to us and would be entitled to refunds for
reductions of tax liabilities attributable to us for prior
periods. Each corporation that is a member of a consolidated
group during any portion of the groups tax year is
severally liable for the federal income tax liability of the
group for that year. While the tax matters agreement allocates
tax liabilities between FNF and us, we could be liable in the
event federal tax liability allocated to FNF was incurred but
not paid by FNF or any other member of FNFs consolidated
group for FNFs tax years that include these periods. In
this event, we would be entitled to indemnification by FNF under
the tax matters agreement.
Tax Disputes and Contests. Generally,
for periods in which we were included in FNFs consolidated
federal income tax return, or state consolidated, combined, or
unitary tax returns, we controlled tax contests to the extent
the underlying tax liabilities would be allocated to us under
the tax matters agreement, and FNF controlled all tax contests
to the extent the underlying tax liabilities would be allocated
to FNF under the tax matters agreement. We generally had
authority to control tax contests with respect to tax returns
that include only our subsidiaries and us. Disputes arising
between us and FNF related to matters covered by the tax matters
agreement are subject to resolution though specific dispute
resolutions provisions described in the tax matters agreement.
Employee
Matters Agreement
Our employees presently participate in various employee benefit
plans and programs sponsored by FNF through the operation of the
employee matters agreement. Specifically, under the employee
matters agreement, our employees are eligible (subject to
generally applicable plan limitations and eligibility
conditions) to participate in FNFs health, dental,
disability, and other welfare benefit plans. Our employees are
also eligible to participate in FNFs 401(k) plan. This
employee matters agreement will be terminated at the time of the
closing, since by that time we will have our own health, dental,
disability, and other welfare benefit plans.
Under the employee matters agreement, as long as our employees
participate in FNFs plans, we will be required to
contribute to the plans the cost of our employees
participation in such plans. Such costs will include, for
example, payment of 401(k) matching contributions for our
employees and payment of the employer portion of the cost of
health, dental, disability and other welfare benefits provided
to our employees. Since our employees currently administer the
plans, we are not charged an administrative expense for
participation. Our contributions to FNFs plans for our
employees during 2005 were $125.7 million.
To the extent our employees hold FNF stock-based incentives,
such as FNF stock options or restricted stock, related
accounting charges under SFAS 123 or SFAS 123R are
allocated to us by treating any such accounting charges that are
recognized by FNF as FNF contributions to our capital.
The employee matters agreement can be terminated by the mutual
consent of both parties. Both FNF and FNT have consented to the
termination of the employee matters agreement, effective at the
closing. Effective at or prior to closing, we will have our own
welfare benefit plans in place.
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Registration
Rights Agreement
Because FNF did not divest itself of all of its shares of our
common stock as part of the distribution, FNF is not able to
freely sell our shares without registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, which we refer to as the securities act, or a valid
exemption therefrom. Accordingly, we entered into a registration
rights agreement with FNF requiring us, under certain
circumstances, to register our shares beneficially owned by FNF.
These registration rights became effective at the time of the
distribution. By mutual consent of the parties, the registration
rights agreement will be terminated at the time of the closing.
Demand Registration Rights. Under the
registration rights agreement, FNF had the right to require us
to register for offer and sale all or a portion of our shares
beneficially owned by FNF, which we refer to as a demand
registration. The maximum number of demand registrations that we
were required to effect was two per year and the number of
shares to be registered in each demand registration must have
had an aggregate expected offering price of at least
$25 million.
Piggy-Back Registration Rights. In
addition, FNF had the right, subject to certain conditions,
which it could exercise at any time, to include its shares in
any registration of common stock that we would have made in the
future, commonly referred to as a piggy-back registration right,
if our registration would have permitted the inclusion.
Terms of Offering. FNF had the right
to designate the terms of each offering effected pursuant to a
demand registration, which could take any form, including a
shelf registration, a convertible registration or an exchange
registration. We agreed to cooperate fully in connection with
any registration for FNFs benefit and with any offering
FNF made under the registration rights agreement. We also agreed
to pay for the costs and expenses related to shares sold by FNF
in connection with any registration covered by the agreement,
except that FNF would have been responsible for any applicable
registration or filing fees with respect to the shares being
sold by FNF. The registration rights of FNF were transferable by
FNF for an indefinite term. In addition, the registration rights
agreement contained indemnification and contribution provisions
with respect to information included in any registration
statement, prospectus or related documents.
Timing of Demand Registrations. We
were not required to undertake a demand registration within
90 days of the effective date of a previous demand
registration, other than a demand registration that was effected
as a shelf registration. In addition, we generally had the right
(which could be exercised once in any
12-month
period) to postpone the filing or effectiveness of any demand
registration for up to 90 days, if we determine that the
registration would be reasonably expected to have a material
adverse effect on any then-active proposals to engage in certain
material transactions or would otherwise disadvantage us through
premature disclosure of pending developments.
Duration. The registration rights
under the registration rights agreement will remain in effect
with respect to our shares until: (i) the shares have been
sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
securities act; (ii) the shares have been sold to the
public pursuant to Rule 144 under the securities act (or
any successor provision); (iii) the shares have been
otherwise transferred, new certificates for them not bearing a
legend restricting further transfer have been delivered by us,
and subsequent public distribution of the shares does not
require registration or qualification under the securities act
or any similar state law; (iv) the shares have ceased to be
outstanding; or (v) in the case of shares held by a
transferee of FNF, when the shares become eligible for sale
pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the securities act (or any
successor provision). The registration rights agreement can also
terminated by the mutual consent of both parties. Both FNF and
FNT have consented to the termination of the registration rights
agreement, effective at the closing.
Intellectual
Property Cross License Agreement
Historically, we and our subsidiaries were permitted, as
subsidiaries of FNF, to utilize various trademarks, copyrights,
trade secrets and know-how, patents and other intellectual
property owned by FNF and its other subsidiaries but used by us
in the conduct of our title insurance business. Likewise, FNF
and its other subsidiaries were permitted to utilize various
trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and know-how, patents and
other intellectual property owned by us and our subsidiaries but
used by them in the conduct of their business. The intellectual
property cross license agreement permitted each entity to
continue to have access to those items of intellectual
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property that it did not own, but utilized in the conduct of its
business, so that each group could continue to grow and develop
its respective businesses and markets after the distribution.
This agreement governed the respective responsibilities and
obligations between us and FNF with respect to the applicable
intellectual property. The intellectual property licensed by FNF
to us will include the use of the name Fidelity
National and the logo widely used by our company and our
subsidiaries. Effective at the closing, all of the intellectual
property utilized by us in the conduct of our title insurance
business will be contributed or otherwise transferred by FNF to
us, and this intellectual property cross license agreement will
be terminated.
Terms of the Cross License. The
intellectual property licensed by or to us, and by or to FNF,
related to a variety of aspects of the title insurance and other
lines of business in which we and FNF and our respective
subsidiaries are engaged. With respect to each item of
intellectual property licensed, the party that owns the
intellectual property as of the date of the distribution
continued to own the item, but granted a broad license for use
of the intellectual property item to the other party without
giving up any ownership rights. Subject to certain limitations
and early termination events (limited to bankruptcy, insolvency
and the like, or if FNF ceases to own 50% or more of our voting
stock or ceases to have 50% or more of the voting control for
the election of our directors), the licenses were perpetual,
irrevocable, and non-terminable. In addition, as to each item of
intellectual property, the license to any subsidiary terminated
on the date that the entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the
party receiving the benefit of the license. The licenses were
also non-exclusive and allow the licensing party to fully
utilize its intellectual property, including the granting of
licenses to third parties.
Pricing and Payment Terms. Given the
nature of the intellectual property to be licensed and the
historical relationship between the parties, the licenses to
each party were royalty-free with the consideration for each
partys license of its intellectual property being the
receipt of a license of the others intellectual property.
As a result, no payments were made to us or received by us under
the intellectual property cross license agreement.
Sublease
Agreement
We entered into a sublease agreement pursuant to which we
subleased to FNF a portion of the Jacksonville, Florida
headquarters space that we are leasing from a subsidiary of FIS.
See Arrangements with FIS beginning on
page 106. By its terms, the sublease arrangement with FNF
would have continued until December 31, 2007, which is the
date on which our lease with the FIS subsidiary expires by its
terms. By mutual consent of the parties, the sublease agreement
will be terminated at the time of the closing.
Pricing and Payment Terms. Pursuant to
the sublease agreement, FNF is obligated to pay rent for
approximately 7,000 square feet on terms and at rental
rates that mirror our obligations under our lease agreement with
the FIS subsidiary. This includes both the base rent amount as
well as the additional rent required under our lease. If FNF
fails to pay timely, a default rate applies. FNF is also
responsible for the entire cost of any services or materials
provided exclusively to FNF in connection with the sublease or
the use of the space. FNF paid $3.8 million to us in 2005
under this arrangement.
Tax
Sharing Agreements
FNF and each of our title insurance subsidiaries are parties to
tax sharing agreements, which govern the respective rights,
responsibilities, and obligations of FNF and those subsidiaries
with respect to tax liabilities and refunds, tax attributes,
other matters regarding income taxes and related tax returns.
These tax sharing agreements have been in effect for varying
periods of time prior to the date of this information statement
and have been filed with the respective insurance regulators of
the title insurance subsidiaries. Effective as of the closing,
FNFs obligations under all of these tax sharing agreements
(other than the agreement with Fidelity National Title of New
York, which has been assigned to FIS) will be assigned to us, as
the ultimate parent entity (for tax purposes) of the title
insurers.
Allocation of Tax Liability. The tax
sharing agreements generally provide for the allocation and
payment of taxes for periods during which the respective title
insurance subsidiaries and FNF are included in the same
consolidated group for federal income tax purposes or the same
consolidated, combined or unitary returns for state tax
purposes. For periods during which the respective title
insurance subsidiaries are included in FNFs consolidated
federal income tax returns or state consolidated, combined, or
unitary tax returns, each of the title insurance subsidiaries
generally is required to pay an amount of income tax equal to
the amount it would have paid had it filed
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tax returns as a separate entity. Each title insurance
subsidiary is also responsible in the future for any increases
of consolidated tax liability of FNF that are attributable to
the title insurance subsidiary and will be entitled to refunds
for reductions of tax liabilities attributable to it for prior
periods. Each corporation that is a member of a consolidated
group during any portion of the groups tax year is
severally liable for the federal income tax liability of the
group for that year. As a result, the title insurance
subsidiaries could be liable in the event federal tax liability
allocated to FNF is incurred but not paid by FNF or any other
member of FNFs consolidated group for FNFs tax years
that include these periods. In 2005, our payments under these
tax sharing agreements were $255.9 million.
Master
Loan Agreements
We are parties to two master loan agreements under which our
title insurance subsidiaries have made certain loans to FNF.
These loans are evidenced by notes with an outstanding principal
balance of $19.0 million at December 31, 2005. The
notes amortize in equal principal amounts annually with final
maturity in 2009 and 2010 and bear interest at a variable rate
that at December 31, 2005 was equal to 5.1%. We have no
commitment to make further loans under this arrangement.
Effective as of the closing, all of these loans will be repaid
by FNF in full, with accrued interest.
Arrangements
with FIS
Overview
The agreements we have entered into with FIS and its
subsidiaries include:
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corporate services agreements;
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starter repository and back plant access agreements;
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a license and services agreement;
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a lease agreement;
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a master information technology agreement; and
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a software license agreement for SoftPro software.
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These agreements are described below. On February 1, 2006,
in connection with the merger between FIS and Certegy, which we
refer to as the Certegy merger, all of these agreements were
amended and restated.
Corporate
Services Agreements
We are party to a corporate services agreement with FIS under
which we provide corporate and other support services to FIS. By
mutual consent of the parties, the corporate services agreement
will be amended at the time of the closing. For a discussion of
the changes to these agreements effective as of the closing, see
below Changes in Related Party Agreements
after the Proposed Transactions beginning on page 116. The
corporate services agreement governs the provision by us to FIS
of corporate support services, which include:
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travel services; and
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We are also party to a reverse corporate services agreement with
FIS, under which FIS provides us with access to legal services,
human resources and employee benefits administration, and access
to services with regard to a mainframe computer system. By
mutual consent of the parties, the reverse corporate services
agreement will be terminated at the time of the closing, since
there are no longer any services needed by us from FIS. For a
discussion
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of the changes to these agreements effective as of the closing,
see below Changes in Related Party Agreements
after the Proposed Transactions beginning on page 116.
Both of these corporate services agreements were amended and
restated in connection with the Certegy merger to reflect the
parties agreement that the mainframe computer services
provided by FIS will be phased out within one year of the
effective date of the Certegy merger, and to reflect the
understanding of the parties that FIS will not be obligated to
provide us with legal services if doing so would pose a conflict
of interest for FIS. In addition, under the amendments entered
into in connection with the Certegy merger, certain services
then being provided by us to FIS were deleted since these
services were no longer required by FIS, or were to be provided
by FNF directly instead.
Provision of Services and Allocation of
Costs. Under the corporate services
agreements, each party renders services under the oversight,
supervision, and approval of the other party, acting through its
board of directors and officers. Each party also has the right
to purchase goods or services and realize other benefits and
rights under the other partys agreements with third-party
vendors to the extent allowed by those vendor agreements, during
the term of the agreements.
Pricing and Payment Terms. The pricing
for the services to be provided by us to FIS, and by FIS to us,
under the corporate services agreements is on a cost-only basis,
with each party in effect reimbursing the other for the costs
and expenses incurred in providing these corporate services to
the other party subject to the limitation described below. Under
the corporate services agreement for corporate services to be
provided by us to FIS, our costs and expenses are determined and
reimbursed by FIS as follows: (i) all out of pocket
expenses and costs incurred by us on FIS behalf are fully
reimbursed, and (ii) all of our staff and employee costs
and expenses associated with performing services under the
corporate services agreement, including compensation paid to our
employees performing these corporate services as well as general
overhead associated with these employees and their functions,
are allocated based on the percentage of time that our employees
spend on providing corporate services to FIS under the corporate
services agreement. FIS costs and expenses incurred in
providing corporate services to us are similarly determined and
reimbursed. The costs and expenses under the corporate services
agreements are invoiced by each party to the other on a monthly
basis in arrears, and payments are expected to be made in cash
within thirty days after invoicing.
Prior to the date in 2005 that we became a party to these
agreements, allocations of expense were made in respect of these
services. During 2005, our expenses were reduced by
$23.3 million related to the provision of these corporate
services by us to FIS. The exact amounts to be paid by FIS to
us, and by us to FIS, under the corporate services agreements
are dependent upon the amount of services actually provided in
any given year.
Duration and Effect of Termination. The
corporate services agreements continue in effect as to each
service covered by the agreements until the party receiving the
services notifies the other party, in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in the agreements and subject to
certain limitations, that the service is no longer requested.
However, the corporate services agreements will terminate after
six months from a change of control of FIS (which specifically
excluded the Certegy merger). In addition, services to be
provided to any subsidiary will terminate on the date that the
entity ceases to be a subsidiary of the party receiving the
services. Under the corporate services agreements, if the party
providing the services receives notice that the party receiving
services would like to terminate a particular service, and the
providing party believes in good faith that, notwithstanding its
reasonable commercial efforts, the termination will have a
material adverse impact on the other services being provided,
then the party providing services can dispute the termination,
with the dispute being resolved through the dispute resolution
generally applicable to the agreement. Further, in the event
that the party receiving the services is unable to complete its
transition efforts prior to the termination date established for
any particular corporate service, the party receiving the
services can extend the termination date for up to 30 additional
days.
Liability and Indemnification. The
corporate services agreements provide that the provider of
services is not liable to the receiving party for or in
connection with any services rendered or for any actions or
inactions taken by a provider in connection with the provision
of services, except to the extent of liabilities resulting from
the providers gross negligence, willful misconduct,
improper use or disclosure of customer information or violations
of law and except for liabilities that arise out of intellectual
property infringement. Additionally, the receiving party will
indemnify the provider of services for any losses arising from
the provision of services, provided that the amount of
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any losses will be reduced by the amount of the losses caused by
the providers negligence, willful misconduct, violation of
law, or breach of the agreement.
Dispute Resolution Procedures. The
agreements provide dispute resolution procedures that reflect
the parties desire for friendly collaboration and amicable
resolution of disagreements. In the event of a dispute, the
matter is referred to the president (or similar position) of
each of the divisions implicated for resolution within
15 days. If the division presidents of the parties are
unable to resolve the dispute, the matter is referred to the
presidents of FIS and our company for final resolution within
15 days. If the matter remains unresolved, then either
party may submit the matter to arbitration. The dispute
resolution procedures do not preclude either party from pursuing
immediate injunctive relief in the event of any actual or
threatened breach of confidentiality or infringement of
intellectual property.
Starter
Repository and Back Plant Access Agreements
We are party to agreements with a subsidiary of FIS whereby
certain FIS subsidiaries have access to and use certain title
records owned by our title company subsidiaries. These
agreements will continue unchanged after the closing. The FIS
subsidiaries covered by these agreements are granted access to
(i) the database of previously issued title policies and
title policy information, which we refer to as the starters
repository, and (ii) certain other physical title records
and information, which we refer to as the back plant, and are
permitted to use the retrieved information solely in connection
with the issuance of title insurance products that FIS offers as
part of its business. The starters repository consists of title
records and information used in previously issued title
insurance policies. The back plant consists of physical, paper
title records that are generally only used in the event that the
electronically-stored title information is corrupted or
otherwise unavailable or incomplete. Thus, the back plant access
is infrequent and has been made available to FIS and its
subsidiaries to ensure access to title information only in the
event the electronic databases do not contain the needed title
information. The FIS subsidiaries that are covered by these
agreements may create proprietary means of technical access to
the starters repository, but this does not apply to the back
plant since the back plant consists of physical documents and
records that cannot be accessed electronically. Our applicable
title company subsidiaries retain ownership of the starters
repository, the back plant, and all related programs, databases,
and materials.
The FIS subsidiary pays fees to us for the access to the
starters repository and the back plant and reimburses our
subsidiaries for payment of certain taxes and government
charges. The fees payable under the starters repository
agreement were based on the parties evaluation of the
market price for access and successful retrievals from starters
repository/databases, the anticipated volume of successful
retrievals from our starters repository database, and the
geographic scope of the available starters repository database.
Due to the infrequent nature of the access to the back plant and
its limited usefulness, there are no fees payable under the back
plant repository access agreement, other than reimbursement of
costs incurred by us or our title insurance subsidiaries in
allowing the FIS subsidiaries to access the back plant. These
costs include reproduction, transport of paper records and
files, and fees to local land recording offices and search
services. The FIS subsidiary indemnifies us for third party
claims arising from any errors or omissions in the starters
repository and the back plant or the provision of access under
the agreements. In addition, the FIS subsidiary is responsible
for costs incurred as a result of unauthorized access to the
database and records. With regard to dispute resolution, if
either party institutes an action against the other party for
breach, the other party has the option, within 30 days of
the notice of such action, to institute an arbitration
proceeding and stay the other action.
Duration and Termination. These
agreements, each as amended and restated, are effective for a
ten-year period from February 1, 2006, with automatic
renewal, and may be terminated by mutual agreement of the
parties or upon five years prior written notice given
after February 1, 2011 (the fifth anniversary of the
effective date of the agreement), except in the case of a
default in performance, in which case the agreement may be
terminated immediately if the default is not cured within
30 days after notice (with provisions that permit an
extension of the
30-day cure
period under certain circumstances). In addition, each of these
agreements may be terminated in the event of a change of control
of either FIS or us (which specifically excluded the Certegy
merger). It is contemplated that these agreements will continue
after the closing.
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License
and Services Agreement
We are a party to a license and services agreement with a
subsidiary of FIS, pursuant to which we conduct business on
behalf of FIS subsidiaries that operate as title agents in
certain limited jurisdictions in which those subsidiaries
otherwise lack ready access to title plants, and pay to
FIS subsidiaries the associated revenues, with those
subsidiaries bearing the related costs. This arrangement was
originally entered into by FNF when FIS was established and
FIS title agency businesses, which then operated as
divisions of our title insurers, were transferred to FIS and was
amended and restated in connection with the Certegy merger. The
agreement calls for us to license from FIS the use of certain
proprietary business processes and related documentation in
certain geographic areas. In addition, under this agreement, FIS
provides us with oversight and advice in connection with the
implementation of these business processes, including
responsibility by FIS for maintaining the computer hardware,
software systems, telephone and communication equipment as well
as sales support services. These services relate to the mortgage
origination services business, which includes providing
appraisal, title and closing services to residential mortgage
originators and providing automated loan servicing, which we
refer to as the lenders services business, conducted by FIS and
its subsidiaries.
Pricing and Payment Terms. In exchange
for these business processes and documentation and oversight and
advisory services, we pay fees to the FIS subsidiary equal to
the aggregate earnings generated through or as a result of these
proprietary business processes and documentation. Fees are
billed monthly based on presentation of an invoice schedule
showing the revenues generated during the prior month. We
reimbursed $5.9 million in 2005 relating to this agreement.
Ownership and Infringement Defense.
The FIS subsidiary retains ownership of the proprietary business
processes and documentation and is responsible for defending any
claims brought by third parties against us for infringement
based upon the business processes licensed to us under the
license and services agreement. We are responsible for defending
any claims brought by third parties against the FIS subsidiary
for infringement based upon any services we undertake that
relate to the license and services agreement but are outside the
agreements permitted scope.
Indemnification. The FIS subsidiary
and we each agree to indemnify each other for property damage
arising out of any negligence, breach of statutory duty,
omission or default in performing our respective obligations
under the license and services agreement.
Dispute Resolution. With regard to
dispute resolution, the agreement includes procedures by which
the parties can attempt to resolve disputes amicably, but if
those disputes cannot be resolved timely, then arbitration
proceedings can be instituted.
Duration and Termination. Subject to
certain early termination provisions, the license and services
agreement continues in effect until either (i) FIS acquires
its own direct access to title plants in the relevant geographic
area or (ii) we build or otherwise acquire title plants for
the relevant geographic area and provide access to FIS on terms
acceptable to FIS. The license and services agreement may also
be terminated as to all or a portion of the relevant geographic
area by mutual agreement of the parties or upon five years
prior written notice given after February 1, 2011 (the
fifth anniversary of the effective date of the agreement),
except in the case of a default in performance, in which case
the agreement may be terminated immediately if the default is
not cured within 30 days after notice (with provisions that
permit an extension of the
30-day cure
period under certain circumstances). The license and services
agreement may also be terminated in the event of a change of
control of either FIS or us (which specifically excluded the
Certegy merger).
We are currently in the process of amending and restating the
license and services agreement, in conjunction with two other
agreements previously entered into between one of our
subsidiaries, Rocky Mountain Support Services, Inc., which we
refer to as RMSS, and LSI Title Company, a subsidiary of
FIS which we refer to as LSI Title. We expect that this
amended and restated agreement will become effective prior to
the date of the annual meeting. As agreed with FIS, the license
and services agreement, together with (i) a cross
conveyance and joint ownership agreement between LSI Title and
RMSS, relating to the joint ownership of the eLenderSolutions
software, and (ii) an eLenderSolutions software development
and property allocation agreement between RMSS, as co-owner and
development customer, and LSI Title, as co-owner and developer,
for further development of the
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eLenderSolutions software, will be restated into one agreement
to be known as the eLender Services Agreement. The
amended and restated agreement will also include additional
geographic areas in which LSI Title and its LSI affiliates
currently conduct their lenders services business but are not
licensed or do not otherwise have access to title plants. The
agreements to be amended and restated all relate to the
eLenderSolutions software and the processing of the lenders
services business for FIS and its subsidiaries: under the cross
conveyance and joint ownership agreement, the parties conveyed
their respective interests in the proprietary eLenderSolutions
software so that both parties are the joint owners of the
software; and under the eLenderSolutions software development
and property allocation agreement, the parties agreed to further
develop the jointly owned software. The amended and restated
agreement will include the same terms as are in the existing
agreements, other than the addition of other geographic areas.
For a discussion of these existing eLender agreements, see below
Cross Conveyance and Software Development and
Property Allocation Agreements beginning on page 116.
Once the eLender Services Agreement is in place, the parties
intend to discuss additional amendments to this agreement which
may include its termination and replacement with other
mutually-agreed upon arrangements for the development of
eLenderSolutions and the processing of the lenders services
business. Although not a condition precedent to the closing, we
expect that the revised arrangements will be entered into prior
to or immediately after the closing.
Lease
Agreement
We are party to a lease agreement, pursuant to which we lease
from a subsidiary of FIS certain portions of FIS
Jacksonville, Florida headquarters corporate campus for our
Jacksonville headquarters. This agreement was originally entered
into in March 2005 between the FIS subsidiary and us and was
amended and restated in connection with the Certegy merger. This
lease arrangement continues until December 31, 2007. The
lease terms are believed to be commensurate with those found in
the local real estate market. By mutual consent of the parties,
the lease agreement will be amended at the time of the closing.
For a discussion of the changes to these agreements effective as
of the closing, see below Changes in Related
Party Agreements after the Proposed Transactions beginning
on page 116.
Pricing and Payment Terms. Under the
lease, we pay rent for the space that we lease, initially
approximately 484,586 rentable square feet, at an annual
rate of $23.05 per rentable square foot, in equal monthly
installments paid in advance on the first day of each calendar
month. If we fail to pay timely, a default rate applies. In
addition to paying base rent, for each calendar year, we are
obligated to pay FIS, as additional rent, our share of the
landlords reasonable estimate of operating expenses for
the entire facility that are in excess of the operating expenses
(subject to certain exclusions) applicable to the 2004 base
year. We are also liable to the landlord for its entire cost of
providing any services or materials exclusively to us. We do not
anticipate requesting any exclusive services from the landlord,
in its capacity as landlord, during calendar years 2006 or 2007.
In the lease, the parties acknowledge that during the term of
the lease, there will be reallocations of office space among FIS
and us, including one or more reallocations during calendar year
2006. The lease provides that the rentable square footage that
we lease may, by mutual agreement, increase or decrease from
time to time during the term of the lease. In that event, the
parties will memorialize the changes in the rentable square
footage and the monthly base rent, which will be re-calculated
based on the rentable square footage leased to us as a
percentage of the total rentable square footage of office space
available at the Jacksonville corporate campus.
Prior to the date in 2005 that we became a party to this
agreement, allocations of expense were made in respect of these
costs. The amount allocated to us for office space costs at the
FIS Jacksonville, Florida headquarters buildings for the portion
of the buildings utilized by us and our subsidiaries during 2005
was $3.8 million. During 2005, there were some changes in
the allocations of rentable square footage as among FIS, FNF and
us, and it is anticipated that additional changes in the
allocations of rentable square footage will take place during
2006. While the exact amount of rent to be paid by us under the
lease agreement is dependent upon the aggregate excess operating
costs incurred for the entire facility, we do not anticipate
that the total amount to be paid by us under the lease agreement
in the near future will differ materially from the total amounts
paid and allocated to us during the 2005 fiscal year for the
office space at the Jacksonville, Florida building utilized by
us and our subsidiaries.
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Master
Information Technology Services Agreement
We are party to a master services agreement with a subsidiary of
FIS, pursuant to which FIS and its subsidiaries provide various
services to us and our affiliates, which services are
substantially similar in nature to the services that FIS has
historically provided to our subsidiaries and to FNF, such as IT
infrastructure support, data center management and software
sales. Under this agreement, which was amended and restated in
connection with the Certegy merger, we have designated certain
services as high priority critical services required for our
business. These include: managed operations, network,
email/messaging, network routing, technology center
infrastructure, active directory and domains, systems perimeter
security, data security, disaster recovery and business
continuity. The FIS subsidiary has agreed to use reasonable best
efforts to provide these core services without interruption
throughout the term of the master services agreement, except for
scheduled maintenance. This agreement will continue unchanged
after the closing.
Terms of Provision. The master
information technology services agreement sets forth the
specific services to be provided and provides for statements of
work and amendment as necessary. The FIS subsidiary may provide
the services itself or through one or more subcontractors that
are approved by us, but it is fully responsible for compliance
by each subcontractor with the terms of the agreement.
The master information technology services agreement includes,
as part of the agreement, various base services agreements, each
of which includes a specific description of the service to be
performed as well as the terms, conditions, responsibilities and
delivery schedules that apply to a particular service. Any new
terms, conditions, responsibilities and delivery schedules that
may be agreed to by the parties during the term of the agreement
will be added as part of one of the base services agreements or
the master information technology services agreement itself. We
can also request services that are not specified in the
agreement. These additional services will be provided on terms
that we propose to the FIS subsidiary and, if we can agree on
the terms, a new statement of work or amendment will be
executed. In addition, if requested by us, the FIS subsidiary
will continue to provide, for an appropriate fee, services to us
that are not specifically included in the master information
technology services agreement if those services were provided to
us by the FIS subsidiary or its subcontractors in the past.
The agreement provides for specified levels of service for each
of the services to be provided, including any additional
services that FIS agrees to perform pursuant to amendments to
the agreement or additional statements of work. If the FIS
subsidiary fails to provide service in accordance with the
applicable service levels, then the FIS subsidiary is required
to correct its failure as promptly as possible (and in any
event, within five days of the failure recognition) at no cost
to us. The FIS subsidiary is also required to use reasonable
efforts to continuously improve the quality and efficiency of
its performance. If either party finds that the level of service
for any particular service is inappropriate, ineffective or
irrelevant, then the parties may review the service level and,
upon agreement, adjust the level of service accordingly. We are
permitted to audit FIS operations, procedures, policies
and service levels as they apply to the services under the
agreement. In addition, at least every year during the term of
the agreement, FIS will conduct a customer satisfaction survey.
The FIS subsidiary may provide the services under the master
information technology services agreement from one or more of
its technology centers or other data centers that it designates
within the United States. The FIS subsidiary must also maintain
and enforce safety and security procedures that are at least
equal to industry standards and are as rigorous as those in
effect on the effective date of the agreement. The agreement
contains provisions regarding privacy and confidentiality and
requires each of the parties to use at least the same standard
of care in the protection of confidential information of the
other party as it uses in the protection of its own confidential
or proprietary information, but in no event less than a
reasonable level of protection.
Pricing and Payment Terms. Under the
agreement, we are obligated to pay the FIS subsidiary for the
services that we and our subsidiaries utilize, calculated under
a specific and comprehensive pricing schedule. Although the
pricing includes some minimum usage charges, most of the service
charges are based on volume and actual usage, specifically
related to the particular service and support provided and the
complexity of the technical analysis and technology support
provided by FIS. The amount included in our expenses for
information technology services received from FIS during the
2005 fiscal year was $56.9 million. While the exact amounts
to be paid by us to FIS under the master information technology
services agreement are dependent upon the actual usage and
volume of services performed for us, we do not anticipate that
the total amount to be paid by us to FIS under the master
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information technology services agreement in the near future
will differ materially from the amounts paid by us to FIS during
the 2005 fiscal year for these information technology services.
Duration and Effect of Termination. The
master information technology services agreement is effective
for a term of five years unless earlier terminated in accordance
with its terms. We have the right to renew the agreement for a
single one-year period or a single two-year period, by providing
a written notice of our intent to renew at least six months
prior to the expiration date. Upon receipt of a renewal notice,
the parties will begin discussions regarding the terms and
conditions that will apply for the renewal period, and if the
parties have not reached agreement on the terms by the time the
renewal period commences, then the agreement will be renewed for
only one year on the terms as in effect at the expiration of the
initial term. We may also terminate the agreement or any
particular statement of work or base services agreement on six
months prior written notice. In addition, if either party
fails to perform its obligations under the agreement, the other
party may terminate after the expiration of certain cure
periods. We may also terminate the agreement if there is a
change in ownership or control of FIS whereby one of our direct
competitors owns or controls FIS (excluding the Certegy merger),
as more fully defined by the terms of the agreement.
Dispute Resolution
Procedures. Disputes, controversies and
claims under the master information technology services
agreement are referred to a management committee that includes
representatives from both parties. If the management committee
is unable to resolve the issue, the agreement sets forth a
procedure by which the issue is referred to and reviewed by
increasingly senior members of our management and FIS
management. If our senior management cannot resolve the issues
with FIS senior management, then the dispute is referred
to an independent arbitrator for resolution. However, FIS is
required to continue to provide services during the period of
any dispute or dispute resolution process.
SoftPro
Software License Agreement
We are party to a software license agreement pursuant to which
we license from a subsidiary of FIS, for the benefit of our
title insurance subsidiaries, the use of certain proprietary
software, related documentation, and object code for a package
of software programs and products known as SoftPro.
As amended and restated in connection with the Certegy merger,
this agreement will continue unchanged after the closing.
The SoftPro software is a related series of software programs
and products that have historically been used, and continue to
be used, in various locations by a number of our title insurance
subsidiaries, including Chicago Title, Fidelity National Title,
and Ticor Title. In addition to the use license, under this
agreement, upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the
bankruptcy of the FIS subsidiary, a breach of a material
covenant, or the subsidiarys notification to us that it
has ceased to provide maintenance or support for SoftPro, then
subject to certain conditions, we will receive the SoftPro
source code for purposes of integration, maintenance,
modification and enhancement. We will also receive the SoftPro
source code if the FIS subsidiary fails to fulfill our requests
for development or integration services or we cannot reach
agreement on the commercial terms for that development. We pay
fees to the FIS subsidiary for the use of the SoftPro software
based on the number of workstations and the actual number of
SoftPro software programs and products used in each location,
billed on a monthly basis. Our expenses for the SoftPro license
were $7.7 million in 2005.
During the term of the agreement, the FIS subsidiary retains
ownership of SoftPro and is responsible for defending any claims
brought by third parties against us for infringement based upon
the software. The FIS subsidiary and we each agree to indemnify
each other for property damage arising out of any negligence,
breach of statutory duty, omission or default in performing our
respective obligations under the agreement. With regard to
dispute resolution, the agreement includes procedures by which
the parties can attempt to resolve disputes amicably, but if
those disputes cannot be resolved timely, then arbitration
proceedings can be instituted.
Duration and Termination. While the
SoftPro software license agreement is perpetual, we can
terminate the license on not less than 90 days prior
notice. If we disclose any of the SoftPro software, or a
material part of the documentation related thereto, to a
competitor of FIS, then if we fail to discontinue the
unauthorized disclosure after a
30-day cure
period, SoftPro may terminate the license as to the portion of
the SoftPro software that we so disclosed on 30 days
notice. In that event, the FIS subsidiary would also retain the
right to pursue other remedies, including claims for damages for
the unauthorized disclosure.
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Real
Estate Information
We also do business with additional entities within the mortgage
information services segment of FIS that provide real estate
information to our operations. These arrangements will continue
unchanged after the closing. Our expenses for these services
were $10.9 million in 2005. Although there is no long-term
contract, we are continuing to purchase information from FIS.
The pricing of these purchases was determined on the basis of a
discount to market that is believed reasonable based on the
volume of our purchases.
Agency
Agreements
Our subsidiaries, Chicago Title and Fidelity National Title, are
parties to separate issuing agency contracts with five
subsidiaries of FIS. Under these issuing agency contracts, the
FIS subsidiaries act as title agents for Chicago Title and
Fidelity National Title in various jurisdictions. These
agreements will continue unchanged after the closing.
Under the issuing agency contracts, the title agency
appointments of the FIS subsidiaries are not exclusive and
Chicago Title and Fidelity National Title each retain the
ability to appoint other title agents and to issue title
insurance directly. In addition, the issuance of all title
insurance for which the FIS subsidiaries are the agents is
subject to the terms set forth in the issuing agency contracts.
We believe that rates, duties, liability and indemnification
provisions comport with the terms and conditions generally
applicable in similar arrangements between non-affiliated
parties in the title industry.
Subject to certain early termination provisions for cause, each
of these agreements may be terminated upon five years
prior written notice, which notice may not be given until after
the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the agreement
(thus effectively resulting in a minimum ten year term). The
issuing agency contracts were entered into by our subsidiaries
between July 22, 2004 and February 24, 2005.
Prior to entering into these issuing agency contracts, these
agency operations were conducted as divisions of certain of our
title insurers. We earned $91.9 million of agency title
premiums generated by these operations in 2005, and paid related
commissions of $80.9 million in 2005, representing a
commission rate of 88% of premiums earned.
Title Plant
Maintenance Agreement and Master Title Plant Access
Agreement
Certain of our title insurance company subsidiaries, namely,
Chicago Title, Security Union Title, and Ticor Title, have
entered into a title plant maintenance agreement with Property
Insight, LLC, which we refer to as Property Insight, a
subsidiary of FIS. This agreement will continue unchanged after
the closing.
Pursuant to the title plant maintenance agreement, Property
Insight manages certain title plant assets of these title
insurance company subsidiaries. These management services
include keeping the title plant assets current and functioning
on a daily basis. Property Insights management services
also include updating, compiling, extracting, manipulating,
purging, storing and processing title plant data so that the
title plant database is current, accurate and accessible,
through an efficient and organized access system. In performing
these functions, Property Insight may make use of the software
systems licensed to it from these subsidiaries, but it may also
utilize proprietary systems, software, technologies and
methodologies that have been developed, or will be developed, by
Property Insight. We have no ownership or other right or title
to these proprietary systems and methodologies (except in
certain limited circumstances in the event of a termination of a
title plant maintenance agreement, as a result of a default by,
or termination by, Property Insight). Property Insight may also
use these proprietary systems and methodologies in the title
plant management services it may provide to other third party
customers. In exchange for its management services, Property
Insight has perpetual, irrevocable, transferable and
nonexclusive worldwide licensed access to the title plants owned
by these subsidiaries, together with certain software relating
thereto, and it is able to sell this title plant access to third
party customers and earn all revenue generated from the use of
those assets by third party customers. In addition, Property
Insight earns fees from providing access to updated and
organized title plant databases to our subsidiaries through the
master title plant access agreement described below. In
consideration for the licensed access to the title plants and
related software, Property Insight must pay a royalty to each of
our title insurance company subsidiaries which are parties to
the title plant maintenance agreement, in an amount equal to
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2.5% to 3.75% of the revenues generated from the licensed access
to the title plants and related software that the title
insurance company subsidiary owns. Our payments to FIS under
these arrangements were $29.9 in 2005. We received
$3.0 million in revenues from the royalty payable by FIS in
2005.
Pursuant to the master title plant access agreement, our
subsidiaries have access to all title plants to which Property
Insight has access or right to access, including the title
plants owned by certain of our subsidiaries. In consideration
for this access and use, our subsidiaries pay access fees to
Property Insight.
Under the title plant maintenance agreement, Property Insight
has no liability to our subsidiaries who are parties to the
title plant maintenance agreement for any error in the
information provided in the performance of its services, except
in the event of Property Insights gross negligence or
willful misconduct. Property Insight also accepts no liability
under the master title plant access agreement for any errors in
the title plant information.
The foregoing agreements became effective on March 4, 2005.
Prior to that time, Property Insight was a division of our
company. The title plant maintenance agreement is effective for
a ten year period, with automatic renewal, and may be terminated
by mutual agreement of the parties or upon five years
prior notice given after the fifth anniversary of the effective
date of the agreement, except in the case of a default in
performance, in which case the agreement may be terminated
immediately if the default is not cured within 30 days
after notice (with provisions that permit an extension of the
30-day cure
period under certain circumstances). In addition, the title
plant maintenance agreement may be terminated in the event of a
change of control of either Property Insight or our subsidiaries
who are parties to the title plant maintenance agreement. So
long as Property Insight does not cause the termination of a
title plant maintenance agreement (either through notice of
termination or by defaulting on its obligations or otherwise),
Property Insight will retain a copy of the title plant database
and related software as well as the right to use the software
and sell access to the title plant database to third party
customers. The termination provisions of the master title plant
access agreement are in general similar to those of the title
plant maintenance agreement.
Title Plant
Management Agreement
One of our title insurance subsidiaries, Ticor-FL, entered into
a management agreement effective as of May 17, 2005 with
Property Insight, pursuant to which Property Insight manages
title plant assets for Ticor-FL. This agreement will continue
unchanged after the closing. These management services include
overseeing and supervising the title plant maintenance process
(such as updating and purging), but do not include full
responsibility for keeping the title plant assets current and
functioning on a daily basis. Ticor-FL maintains all ownership
rights over the title plants and its proprietary systems and
methodologies used in the title plant maintenance process. Under
this agreement, Property Insights use of these proprietary
systems and methodologies and access to Ticor-FLs title
plants is limited to use and access necessary to perform its
management obligations under the agreement. Property Insight is
paid a management fee equal to 20% of the actual costs incurred
by Ticor-FL for maintaining its title plants. In 2005, our
payments to Property Insight under this agreement was
$1.2 million.
Under the title plant management agreement, Property Insight has
no liability to Ticor-FL in the performance of its services,
except in the event of Property Insights gross negligence
or willful misconduct.
The title plant management agreement is effective for a ten year
period, with automatic renewal, and may be terminated by mutual
agreement of the parties or upon five years prior notice
given after May 19, 2010 (the fifth anniversary of the
effective date of the agreement), except in the case of a
default in performance, in which case the agreement may be
terminated immediately if the default is not cured within
30 days after notice (with provisions that permit an
extension of the
30-day cure
period under certain circumstances). In addition, the title
plant management agreement may be terminated in the event of a
change of control of either Property Insight or Ticor-FL.
Title Plant
Master Services Agreement
One of our subsidiaries, RMSS, entered into a title plant master
services agreement with Property Insight, pursuant to which
Property Insight agrees to undertake certain specified services
to or for the benefit of the title plants owned by our title
insurance subsidiaries, including the building of additional
title plants.
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Terms of Provision. Under this
agreement, our title insurance subsidiaries can request services
to be performed from time to time, with the scope of work, the
pricing and the other terms to be agreed upon between the
parties at that time and documented in a written statement of
work for each work assignment accepted. The statements of work
can be amended from time to time with the consent of both
parties. Designated representatives of the parties meet monthly
(or as otherwise agreed) during the term to discuss the status
of the services performed under each statement of work, and any
new services that Property Insight may propose to us. Property
Insight also provides to us, in a format mutually agreed upon,
prior to the monthly meetings, a written status report
describing the progress of each assignment.
All work performed by Property Insight for us under this
agreement and the statements of work remain our exclusive
property, including any enhancements or modifications to the
services. Each item of Property Insights work product,
including any software, data bases, files, compilations, logs
and reports is, to the extent applicable, a work made for
hire as defined under United States copyright law and, as
a result, we will own all copyrights in that work product. To
the extent that the work product does not qualify as a work made
for hire under applicable law, Property Insight continuously
assigns to us all right, title and interest in and to the work
product. Each party remains the sole and exclusive owner of all
trade secrets, patents, copyrights, and other proprietary rights
owned by each of them prior to entering into the title plant
master services agreement.
Each party indemnifies the other for claims of third parties
with respect to services performed under any statement of work
(or any derivative work). Property Insight also indemnifies us
for claims of third parties arising from Property Insights
breach, misappropriation or infringement of third party rights
in connection with the services it performs. With regard to
dispute resolution, the agreement includes procedures by which
the parties can attempt to resolve disputes amicably, but if
those disputes cannot be resolved timely, then arbitration
proceedings can be instituted.
Pricing and Payment Terms. The cost and
fees for the services are as negotiated between the parties for
each particular work assignment.
Duration and Termination. The title
plant master services agreement has no set term, and remains
effective until no work is being performed under all of the
statements of work for title plant work requested. The parties
may terminate the agreement at any time by mutual consent. In
addition, if either party fails to perform its obligations under
the agreement, the other party may terminate after the
expiration of certain cure periods.
Software
License Agreements
A subsidiary of FIS has licensed proprietary software of our
subsidiaries for annual fees under individual license
agreements. The three software license agreements, OTS/ OTS
Gold, SIMON and TEAM software, all provide certain subsidiaries
of FIS, who conduct FIS lenders services business, with
worldwide nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable right to use
certain software and documentation owned by us and our
subsidiaries. In the case of the SIMON and TEAM software, we are
also obligated to provide maintenance services if requested by
the FIS subsidiary. Fees for these licenses are charged on
varying bases, including in the case of OTS/ OTS Gold, a flat
annual fee, and in the case of SIMON and TEAM, a monthly fee
based on the number of servers or the number of users utilizing
the licensed software. Our expenses for these items in 2005 and
2006 were insubstantial and not material, either individually or
in the aggregate. The terms of the licenses are perpetual but
may be terminated by the FIS subsidiary upon ninety days prior
notice, or may be terminated by us in the event of a disclosure
by FIS (or its subsidiaries) of the software or documentation to
our competitors. In addition, if an entity is no longer a
subsidiary of FIS, its license to use the software terminates
automatically six months after the date on which the entity is
no longer an FIS subsidiary. All of these agreements will
continue unchanged after the closing.
Equipment
Leases
We previously leased certain business equipment to FIS. All of
the equipment covered by these leases was purchased by FIS for
$19.4 million on June 1, 2005, and the leases were
terminated. In 2005 we received $5.0 million from these
leases prior to their termination.
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Cross
Conveyance and Software Development and Property Allocation
Agreements
One of our subsidiaries, RMSS, is a party to a cross conveyance
and joint ownership agreement with LSI Title, an FIS subsidiary,
whereby the parties have conveyed their respective interests in
certain proprietary software, known as
eLenderSolutions, such that both parties are the
joint owners of the software. The parties have also agreed to
further develop the jointly owned software pursuant to a
separate software development and property allocation agreement.
Pursuant to this agreement, as amended and restated in
connection with the Certegy merger, through December 31,
2006, RMSS pays $500,000 per month to LSI Title for
development services, including maintenance by LSI Title for the
developed software. Each party will own an undivided half
interest in the developed software. This agreement expires on
December 31, 2006, but may be terminated prior to that time
by mutual agreement or in the event of a breach that remains
uncured for more than 30 days (subject to extension in
certain circumstances).
As noted above, we are currently in the process of amending and
restating the cross conveyance and joint ownership agreement and
the eLenderSolutions software development and property
allocation agreement, together with the license and services
agreement between a subsidiary of FIS and us, into one agreement
to be known as the eLender Services Agreement. For a
discussion of the eLender Services Agreement, see above
License and Services Agreement beginning
on page 109. Once the eLender Services Agreement is in
place, the parties intend to discuss additional amendments to
the eLender Services Agreement which may include its termination
and replacement with other mutually-agreed upon arrangements for
the further development of eLenderSolutions and the future
processing of FIS lenders services business. Although not
a condition precedent to the closing, we expect that the revised
arrangements will be entered into prior to or immediately after
the closing.
One of our subsidiaries, RMSS, is also a party to a joint
development and ownership agreement with Property Insight,
whereby Property Insight provides development services for
proprietary software known as TitlePoint, to be used
in connection with the title plants owned by our title insurance
subsidiaries. This agreement will continue unchanged after the
closing. Upon delivery by Property Insight of software that
meets acceptance criteria, both parties will jointly own the
developed software. This agreement expires 45 days after
acceptance of the agreed upon software release, but may be
terminated prior to that time by mutual agreement or in the
event of a breach that remains uncured for more than
30 days (subject to extension in certain circumstances).
Changes
in Related Party Agreements after the Proposed
Transactions
At or prior to the closing, FNT and FNF will, and will cause
their relevant subsidiaries to, terminate
and/or amend
certain specified intercompany agreements, enter into prescribed
amendments to certain specified related party agreements, and
enter into certain specified additional agreements with FIS.
Agreements
with FNF
At or immediately prior to the closing, the following agreements
between FNF and us will be terminated:
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the separation agreement,
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the corporate services agreements,
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the remaining mirror note (one of the two notes was previously
paid in full and terminated),
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the tax matters agreement,
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the employee matters agreement,
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the registration rights agreement,
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the intellectual property cross license agreement, and
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the sublease agreement.
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In addition, upon repayment in full of the amounts owing from
FNF to certain of our title insurance subsidiaries under two
master loan agreements, aggregating approximately
$19.0 million at December 31, 2005, the master loan
agreements will be terminated and the related promissory notes
will be cancelled.
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Furthermore, all oral tax sharing agreements between FNF and all
of its non-insurance subsidiaries that will be contributed to us
as part of the transferred business, including Fidelity National
Insurance Services, Inc., FNF Capital Leasing, Inc., FNF
Holding, LLC, FNF International Holdings, Inc., Fidelity
National Timber Resources, Inc., National Alliance Marketing
Group, Inc., and Rocky Mountain Aviation, Inc., will be
terminated.
At or immediately prior to the closing, the following agreements
between FNF and us will be amended, as summarized below:
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FNF will assign to us, without other amendment, its obligations
under the tax sharing agreements between FNF and our title
insurers, including Chicago Title, Fidelity National Title,
Security Union Title, Alamo Title, and Ticor Title and Ticor-FL,
effective as of the closing; and
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FNF will assign to us, without other amendment, its obligations
under the tax sharing agreements between FNF and the specialty
insurance subsidiaries that constitute the transferred business
that will be contributed to us in connection with the proposed
transactions, namely Fidelity National Insurance Company,
Fidelity National Property & Casualty Insurance
Company, Fidelity National Indemnity Insurance Company, and
Fidelity National Home Warranty Company.
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At or immediately prior to the closing, the following new
agreement between FNF and us will be entered into, as summarized
below:
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an intellectual property assignment agreement between us and
FNF, pursuant to which FNF agrees that it will assign to us, on
an as-is basis, without representation, warranty or
indemnification of any kind, certain pending trademark
applications that relate to, and are currently used by, us or
our subsidiaries in the conduct of our business, or the
subsidiaries that are being contributed to us in connection with
the proposed transactions in the conduct of their business,
immediately upon receipt of approval from the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office. This assignment agreement is necessary
because certain trademark applications relating to intellectual
property owned by and utilized by us
and/or our
subsidiaries were filed by FNF on our behalf.
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Agreements
with FIS
At or immediately prior to the closing the reverse corporate
services agreement between FIS and us will be terminated.
At or immediately prior to the closing, the following agreements
between FIS and us will be amended, as summarized below:
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the corporate services agreement will be amended to revise the
services to be provided by us to FIS, based on the services
necessary to FIS, with the understanding that the services to be
provided will not exceed those provided under the existing
corporate services agreement, to modify the term of the
agreement to be two years from the date of the closing, and
to delete the automatic termination trigger from a change
of control of either party; and
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the lease agreement with Fidelity Information Services, Inc., a
subsidiary of FIS, will be amended to reflect the changes in the
parties resulting from the proposed transactions, including the
deletion of references to FNF as the sublessee, amendments to
provisions relating to rights or obligations of FNF, and the
addition of appropriate cross-references to the new sublease
agreement to be entered into between FNT and FIS (or its
designated subsidiary), with respect to the new office space at
601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida known as Tower
2, so that all of the office space located at 601
Riverside Avenue will be calculated on the basis of per square
foot average cost pricing for the entire campus. The term of the
lease will not otherwise be modified and thus, the lease
agreement will expire on December 31, 2007. The rental
price under the lease agreement as amended will be determined on
the same formulaic basis currently set forth in the existing
lease agreement, subject to updating for pro ration of current
costs.
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At or immediately prior to the closing, the following new
agreements between FIS and us will be entered into, as
summarized below:
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the tax disaffiliation agreement among FNF, FNT and FIS, the
terms of which are described above under The Securities
Exchange and Distribution Agreement and Related
Documents Additional Agreements beginning on
page 55;
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the cross-indemnity agreement, the terms of which are described
above under The Securities Exchange and Distribution
Agreement and Related Documents Additional
Agreements beginning on page 55;
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an intellectual property assignment agreement between FNF
Intellectual Property Holdings, Inc., one of our subsidiaries,
and FIS (or one of its subsidiaries), pursuant to which FNF
Intellectual Property Holdings agrees that it will assign to
FIS, on an as-is basis, without representation,
warranty or indemnification of any kind, certain pending
trademark applications that relate to, and are currently used
by, FIS
and/or its
subsidiaries in the conduct of their business, immediately upon
receipt of approval from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
This assignment agreement is necessary because certain trademark
applications relating to intellectual property owned by and
utilized by FIS
and/or its
subsidiaries were filed by FNF Intellectual Property Holdings on
behalf of FIS;
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an intellectual property license between us, as licensor, and
FIS, as licensee, granting to FIS a limited license to use the
Fidelity National Financial name and
house logo for one year during the changeover by FIS
to its own logos. The licensed use will be limited to use only
as part of the transition by FIS to new logos and corporate
materials, and is intended to cover incidental, non-substantive
use by FIS of previously available FNF materials (such as
stationary, bags, umbrellas, shirts, other corporate
memorabilia, etc.). FIS will not be permitted to use the
Fidelity National Financial name or house logo in
any advertising or marketing materials or for any other
significant public purposes. FIS will also use good faith
efforts to terminate their use of the name and logo as soon as
reasonably possible, provided that FIS will not be obligated to
expend material sums to revise corporate incidentals (such as
shirts, coasters, bags, etc.). Until one year after William P.
Foley, II is no longer the Executive Chairman of FIS or the
fifth anniversary of the closing, whichever is earlier, we will
agree not to bring suit against FIS for incidental use of the
house logo or the Fidelity National Financial name;
however, we will not be prohibited from bringing suit if FIS
uses the name or logo in any advertising or marketing materials
or any other material commercial manner;
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an intellectual property cross license agreement between FIS and
us, mutually granting to each other a continuing, perpetual,
non-exclusive and royalty-free license to use certain know-how
and proprietary information that has been historically used in
the conduct of our respective businesses. The terms and
conditions of this agreement will be substantially similar to
those in the existing cross license agreement between FIS and
us, but the breadth of the proprietary information covered will
be more limited than in the existing agreement;
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a software license agreement between FIS and us, granting to FIS
a license to use our CPS-LPS software, on terms and conditions
substantially similar to those set forth in the OTS license
agreement, the TEAM license agreement, and the SIMON license
agreement, except that the license fees will be as agreed
between the parties. The amount of the license fee is expected
to be insubstantial to either FIS or us;
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a property management agreement between FIS (or its designated
subsidiary), as property manager, and us, with respect to the
management of the new office space at 601 Riverside Avenue,
Jacksonville, Florida known as Tower 2. Terms of
this property management agreement will be similar to those
customarily found in similar office property management
arrangements, subject to the particular needs of the parties and
the nuances of the property to be managed;
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a sublease agreement between FIS (or its designated subsidiary),
as sublessee, and us, as lessee, with respect to the new office
space at 601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida, known as
Tower 2. The terms and provisions of this sublease
agreement will be designed to mirror the management and economic
effect of the terms and conditions of the existing amended and
restated lease agreement between Fidelity Information Services,
Inc., and us with respect to the existing office space at 601
Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida. The terms of the
sublease will include cross-references, as appropriate, to the
existing lease agreement, so that all of the office space
located at the 601 Riverside Avenue campus will benefit from per
square foot average cost pricing for the entire campus. The term
of the sublease agreement will coincide with our
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existing headquarters lease agreement and will expire on
December 31, 2007. The rental price will be determined on
the same formulaic basis currently set forth in the existing
lease agreement, subject to updating for pro ration of current
costs; and
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a telecommunications services agreement dates between FIS (or
its designated subsidiary) and us, for reimbursement by us of
our pro rata share of the telecommunications systems costs at
601 Riverside campus. The term of this agreement will expire on
December 31, 2007 to coincide with the expiration of the
lease and sublease agreements. The telecommunications services
agreement will provide that we will reimburse FIS for our pro
rata share of the telecommunications systems costs at the 601
Riverside Avenue campus, in Jacksonville, Florida, based on the
number of employees that we have at the campus.
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In addition, as noted above, we are in the processing of
finalizing the eLender Services Agreement with certain FIS
subsidiaries, amending and restating (i) the cross
conveyance and joint ownership agreement between LSI Title and
RMSS (relating to eLender software), (ii) the
eLenderSolutions software development and property allocation
agreement between RMSS, as co-owner and development customer,
and LSI Title, as co-owner and developer (for development of
eLenderSolutions software), and (iii) the license and
services agreement between FNT and a subsidiary of FIS (relating
to the lenders services business), and including additional
geographic areas in which FIS currently conducts its lenders
services business. For a discussion of the eLender Services
Agreement, see above License and Services
Agreement beginning on page 109. As soon as the
eLender Services Agreement is in place, we expect to enter into
further discussions with FIS to revise the eLender Services
Agreement and reach a mutually agreeable arrangement to process
FIS lenders services business and the further development
of the eLenderSolutions software. These arrangements may include
terminating the eLender Services Agreement and replacing it with
other agreements. Although not a condition precedent to the
closing, we expect that the revised arrangements will be entered
into prior to or immediately after the closing.
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APPROVAL
OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF
FNTS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
The securities exchange and distribution agreement contemplates
that, upon completion of the merger between FNF and FIS, FNT
will amend and restate its certificate of incorporation to
increase the number of authorized shares of FNT Class A
common stock from 300,000,000 million to
600,000,000 million shares, change the name of FNT to
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and make certain
other changes. FNTs board of directors has adopted and
approved these amendments, subject to stockholder approval.
A copy of the proposed amended and restated certificate of
incorporation is attached to this information statement as
Annex C. You are urged to read the proposed amended
and restated certificate of incorporation carefully, as it is
the legal document that governs the proposed amendments to
FNTs current certificate of incorporation that are
described below. Although FNT is obtaining stockholder approval
of this proposal, if for any reason the proposed transactions
are not completed, this proposal will not be implemented.
Description
of Amendments
Change
of Name
Under the securities exchange and distribution agreement, FNT
has agreed to change its name in the amended and restated
certificate of incorporation from Fidelity National
Title Group, Inc. to Fidelity National
Financial, Inc., which will be FNTs name following
the consummation of the proposed transactions and subsequent
merger between FNF and FIS.
Increase
in Authorized Number of Shares
Under FNTs current certificate of incorporation, FNT has
authorized for issuance 300,000,000 shares of FNT
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The
amendment and restatement of FNTs certificate of
incorporation would increase the number of shares of FNT
Class A common stock authorized for issuance from
300,000,000 shares to 600,000,000 shares.
Removal
of FNT Class B Common Stock
The amendment and restatement of FNTs certificate of
incorporation will delete the provisions relating to the FNT
Class B common stock.
Change
in Policies Regarding Corporate Opportunities
The amendment and restatement of FNTs certificate of
incorporation notes that FNT may from time to time enter into
agreements with FIS, and provides that no such agreement, nor
the performance of it by FNT or FIS or any of their
subsidiaries, will be considered a breach by a director or
officer of FNT who is also a director or officer of FIS of his
or her fiduciary duties to FNT or its stockholders, so long as
any such director who acquires knowledge of a potential
transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity of
both FNT and FIS follows the policies specified in the amendment
and restatement of FNTs certificate of incorporation
regarding such corporate opportunities.
In addition, the amendment and restatement of FNTs
certificate of incorporation provides that no such director or
officer will have or be under any fiduciary duty to FNT or its
stockholders to refrain from acting on behalf of FNT or any of
its subsidiaries or on behalf of FIS in respect of any such
agreement or performing any such agreement in accordance with
its terms, so long as any such director who acquires knowledge
of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate
opportunity of both FNT and FIS follows the policies specified
in the amendment and restatement of FNTs certificate of
incorporation regarding such corporate opportunities.
Removal
of Written Consent of Stockholders
Under FNTs current certificate of incorporation,
stockholders may act by written consent without a meeting,
without prior notice and without a vote, upon written consent of
the holders of the requisite number of shares, so
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long as FNF owns more than 50% of FNTs voting stock. Once
FNF ceases to own that percentage of FNTs voting stock,
FNTs current certificate of incorporation provides that
stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special
meeting of stockholders and cannot be taken by written consent
in lieu of a meeting. The amendment and restatement of
FNTs certificate of incorporation would eliminate the
right of stockholders to act by written consent without a
meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, and provide
that any action required or permitted to be taken by
stockholders may be effected only at a duly called annual or
special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by a
written consent or consents by stockholders in lieu of such a
meeting.
Miscellaneous
Changes Relating To FNFs Ownership of FNT
Stock
The amendment and restatement of FNTs certificate of
incorporation removes all references to and any requirements
resulting from FNFs ownership of FNT common stock, since
after the spin-off FNF will no longer own any stock of FNT.
Reasons
for the Proposed Amendment and Restatement
While FNT has a sufficient number of authorized shares under its
current certificate of incorporation to complete the issuance of
shares in connection with the proposed transactions, the
amendment and restatement of FNTs certificate of
incorporation described in this proposal is a condition to
completion of the proposed transactions under the terms of the
securities exchange and distribution agreement. In the opinion
of FNTs board of directors, the amendment and restatement
is in the best interests of FNT stockholders. If the amendment
is not approved, FNT will not be able to complete the proposed
transactions and the other transactions contemplated by the
securities exchange and distribution agreement unless FNT and
FNF waive this condition to closing.
As of June 30, 2006, 31,147,357 shares of FNT
Class A common stock were issued and outstanding,
6,695 shares of FNT Class A common stock were held in
the treasury and 7,222,500 shares of FNT Class A
common stock (net of outstanding restricted stock grants) were
reserved for future issuance in connection with the omnibus
incentive plan.
In connection with the proposed transactions, approximately
189,966,917 shares of FNT Class A common stock will be
issued in connection with the proposed transactions and
approximately 21,937,500 shares of FNT Class A common
stock will be reserved for future issuance under the omnibus
incentive plan.
Therefore, after giving effect to the proposed transactions and
the issuance and reservation for issuance of shares of FNT
Class A common stock in connection therewith, and the
conversion of shares of FNT Class B common stock, FNT would
have approximately 56,941,531 authorized but unissued shares of
FNT Class A common stock. The proposed amendment and
restatement of FNTs certificate of incorporation will
authorize the issuance of up to an additional
300,000,000 shares of FNTs Class A common stock.
This increase will give FNT greater flexibility in the future by
allowing it the latitude to declare stock dividends or stock
splits, to use FNT Class A common stock to acquire other
assets, or to issue its common stock for other corporate
purposes, including stock dividends, raising additional capital,
issuance pursuant to equity incentive plans, and possible future
acquisitions.
Other than the shares to be issued in connection with the
proposed transactions, there are no current plans,
understandings, or arrangements for issuing a material number of
additional shares of FNT Class A common stock from the
additional shares proposed to be authorized pursuant to the
amendment and restatement.
No
Additional Action Required for Issuance; No Preemptive
Rights
The issuance of shares of FNT Class A common stock in the
future may dilute the present equity ownership position of
current holders of FNT Class A common stock and may be made
without stockholder approval, unless otherwise required by
applicable laws or stock exchange regulations.
All shares of FNT Class A common stock, including those now
authorized and those that would be authorized by the proposed
amendment and restatement of FNTs certificate of
incorporation, are equal in rank and have the same voting,
dividend, and liquidation rights. Holders of FNT common stock do
not have preemptive rights.
The board of directors recommends a vote FOR for
this proposal.
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APPROVAL
OF AMENDMENT TO THE FNT 2005 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
Our board of directors recommends that stockholders approve an
amendment to the omnibus incentive plan.
Purpose
of the Amendment and Description of the Proposal
On June 25, 2006, in connection with the approval of the
securities exchange and distribution agreement, our board of
directors approved an amendment to the omnibus incentive plan to
increase the number of shares of common stock available for
issuance by 15,500,000 shares.
At the time of the spin-off, FNF stock options held by persons
who, after the spin-off, will be employed by or provide services
to FNT, referred to as FNT service providers, will be replaced
with FNT stock options under the omnibus incentive plan. Such
replacement options will be subject to the same terms and
conditions as the FNF stock options, but with equitable
adjustments made to the exercise prices and the number of shares
underlying the options to reflect the difference in value of FNF
and FNT common stock.
In addition, William P. Foley, II, Alan L. Stinson and
Brent B. Bickett entered into an agreement with FNF on
June 25, 2006, pursuant to which FNF has the right to cash
out a certain number of the FNF stock options held by Messrs.
Foley, Stinson and Bickett for their fair market value or
require these individuals to exercise such options. To the
extent FNF exercises its right under this agreement, it is
required to do so immediately prior to the effective time of the
spin-off under the securities exchange and distribution
agreement or as near thereto as practicable. FNFs right to
cash out these FNF stock options or require such options to be
exercised is subject to the right of Messrs. Foley, Stinson
and Bickett to exercise such stock options if doing so would not
adversely affect the tax treatment of the transactions
contemplated by the securities exchange and distribution
agreement. With respect to the FNF stock options held by
Messrs. Foley, Stinson and Bickett that are not subject to
the agreement, 50% of such options will be replaced with FNT
options, as described above, and the remaining 50% of such
options will be assumed by FIS and converted into FIS stock
options pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement.
As a result, in order to assure that FNT has adequate means to
issue the replacement awards and to provide equity incentive
compensation to its employees on a going-forward basis, our
board of directors deems it in the best interests of
stockholders to increase the number of shares available for
issuance under the omnibus incentive plan.
Stockholder approval of the omnibus incentive plan, as amended,
will also constitute approval of the material terms of the
performance goals under which compensation intended to
constitute performance-based compensation, for purposes of
Section 162(m) of the internal revenue code, may be paid.
Section 162(m) of the internal revenue code places a limit
of $1,000,000 on the amount we may deduct in any one year for
compensation paid to our chief executive officer and each of our
other four most highly-paid executive officers. There is,
however, an exception to this limit for certain
performance-based compensation. Awards made pursuant to the
omnibus incentive plan may constitute performance-based
compensation not subject to the deductibility limitation of
Section 162(m) of the internal revenue code. However, in
order to qualify for this exception, stockholders must approve,
every five years, the material terms of the performance
goals of the omnibus incentive plan under which compensation
will be paid. Under a special transition rule that applies when
a company that is part of an affiliated group of companies with
a publicly-traded parent becomes a separate publicly-traded
company, stockholder approval of the material terms of the
performance goals under the omnibus incentive plan was not
required when the omnibus incentive plan was initially approved
by our board of directors. However, the board is now submitting
the material terms of the performance goals for approval at the
2006 Annual Meeting.
The material terms of the performance goals being submitted for
approval for purposes of Section 162(m) of the internal
revenue code include (i) the employees eligible to receive
awards under the omnibus incentive plan, (ii) a description
of the business criteria on which the performance goals are
based, and (iii) either the maximum amount of compensation
that could be paid to any employee or the formula used to
calculate the amount of compensation to be paid to the employee
if the performance goals are attained. This information is
provided in the description of the omnibus incentive plan below.
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Description
of the Omnibus Incentive Plan
The complete text of the omnibus incentive plan is set forth as
Annex D hereto. The following is a summary of the
material features of the omnibus incentive plan and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to Annex D.
Purpose
of the Omnibus Incentive Plan
The purpose of the omnibus incentive plan is to optimize our
profitability and growth through incentives that are consistent
with our goals and that link the personal interests of
participants to those of our stockholders. The omnibus incentive
plan is further intended to provide us flexibility in our
ability to motivate, attract and retain the services of
employees, directors and consultants who make significant
contributions to our success and to allow such individuals to
share in our success.
Effective
Date and Duration
The omnibus incentive plan originally became effective on
September 26, 2005, and authorizes the granting of awards
for up to ten years. The omnibus incentive plan will remain in
effect with respect to outstanding awards until no awards remain
outstanding.
Amendment
and Termination
The omnibus incentive plan may be amended or terminated by our
board of directors at any time, subject to certain limitations,
and the awards granted under the plan may be amended or
terminated by the committee at any time, provided that no such
action may, without a participants written consent,
adversely affect in any material way any previously granted
award. No amendment that would require stockholder approval
under applicable law may become effective without stockholder
approval.
Administration
of the Omnibus Incentive Plan
The omnibus incentive plan is administered by our compensation
committee or another committee selected by our board, any of
which we refer to as the committee. The members of the committee
are appointed from time to time by, and serve at the discretion
of, the board. The committee has the full power to select
employees, directors and consultants who will participate in the
plan; determine the size and types of awards; determine the
terms and conditions of awards; construe and interpret the
omnibus incentive plan and any award agreement or other
instrument entered into under the omnibus incentive plan;
establish, amend and waive rules and regulations for the
administration of the omnibus incentive plan; and, subject to
certain limitations, amend the terms and conditions of
outstanding awards. The committees determinations and
interpretations under the omnibus incentive plan are binding on
all interested parties. The committee is empowered to delegate
its administrative duties and powers as it may deem advisable,
to the extent permitted by law.
Shares Subject
to the Omnibus Incentive Plan
A total of 8,000,000 shares of our common stock have
previously been reserved for issuance under the omnibus
incentive plan. As of June 30, 2006, there were
777,500 shares of restricted stock and 2,246,500 stock
options outstanding, all of which were granted to certain
employees and directors of FNT on October 18, 2005. These
shares and options vest over a four-year period. FNT recorded
stock-based compensation expense of $0.9 million and
$0.4 million in 2005 in connection with the issuance of FNT
restricted stock and options, respectively.
4,976,000 shares remain available for issuance. On
June 25, 2006, the board of directors approved an increase
of 15,500,000 shares, subject to stockholder approval at
the 2006 Annual Meeting. The market value of a share of FNT
common stock as of June 30, 2006 was $19.67.
If an award under the omnibus incentive plan is canceled,
forfeited, terminates or is settled in cash, the shares related
to that award will not be treated as having been delivered under
the omnibus incentive plan. In addition, subject to limitations
intended to comply with the NYSE listing standards, shares that
we hold back or that are tendered or returned by an award holder
to cover the exercise price of an option or the tax withholding
obligations relating to an award will be considered shares not
issued in connection with an award.
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In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, liquidation, stock dividend, split-up,
spin-off, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination,
share exchange, extraordinary dividend, or any change in the
corporate structure affecting our common stock, such adjustment
will be made to the number and kind of shares that may be
delivered under the omnibus incentive plan, the annual award
limits, the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding
awards, the exercise price, grant price or other price of shares
subject to outstanding awards, any performance conditions
relating to our common stock, the market price of our common
stock, or per-share results, and other terms and conditions of
outstanding awards, as may be determined to be appropriate and
equitable by the committee to prevent dilution or enlargement of
rights.
Eligibility
and Participation
Eligible participants include all employees, directors and
consultants of FNT and our parent and subsidiaries, as
determined by the committee.
Awards
under the Omnibus Incentive Plan
Grants under the omnibus incentive plan may be made in the form
of stock options, stock appreciation rights, which we refer to
as SARs, restricted stock, restricted stock units, which we
refer to as RSUs, performance shares, performance units, and
other cash or stock-based awards.
Maximum
Grants under the Omnibus Incentive Plan
For purposes of Section 162(m) of the internal revenue
code, (i) the maximum number of our shares with respect to
which stock options or SARs may be granted to any participant in
any fiscal year is 4,000,000 shares; (ii) the maximum
number of our shares of restricted stock that may be granted to
any participant in any fiscal year is 2,000,000 shares;
(iii) the maximum number of our shares with respect to
which RSUs may be granted to any participant in any fiscal year
is 2,000,000 shares; (iv) the maximum number of our
shares with respect to which performance shares may be granted
to any participant in any fiscal year is 2,000,000 shares;
(v) the maximum amount of compensation that may be paid
with respect to performance units or other cash or stock-based
awards awarded to any participant in any fiscal year is
$25 million or a number of shares having a fair market
value not in excess of that amount; and (vi) the maximum
dividend or dividend equivalent that may be paid to any one
participant in any one fiscal year is $2 million.
Types
of Awards
Following is a general description of the types of awards that
may be granted under the omnibus incentive plan. Terms and
conditions of awards will be determined on a
grant-by-grant
basis by the committee, subject to limitations contained in the
omnibus incentive plan.
Stock Options. The committee may grant
incentive stock options, which we refer to as ISOs, nonqualified
stock options, which we refer to as NQSOs or a combination
thereof under the omnibus incentive plan. The exercise price for
each such award will be at least equal to 100% of the fair
market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant
(110% of fair market value in the case of an ISO granted to a
person who owns more than 10% of the voting power of all classes
of stock of FNT or any parent or subsidiary). Options will
expire at such times and will have such other terms and
conditions as the committee may determine at the time of grant;
provided, however, that no option may be exercisable later than
the tenth anniversary of its grant (fifth anniversary in the
case of an ISO granted to a person who owns more than 10% of the
voting power of all classes of stock of FNT or any parent or
subsidiary).
The exercise price of options granted under the omnibus
incentive plan may be paid in cash, by tendering previously
acquired shares of common stock having a fair market value equal
to the exercise price, through broker-assisted cashless exercise
or any other means permitted by the committee consistent with
applicable law or by a combination of any of the permitted
methods.
Stock Appreciation Rights. SARs granted
under the omnibus incentive plan may be in the form of
freestanding SARs, tandem SARs or a combination thereof. The
grant price of a freestanding SAR will be equal
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to the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date
of grant. The grant price of a tandem SAR will be equal to the
exercise price of the related option.
Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon such terms and
conditions as are imposed by the committee and set forth in the
SAR award agreement. Tandem SARs may be exercised only with
respect to the shares of common stock for which its related
option is exercisable.
Upon exercise of a SAR, a participant will receive the product
of the excess of the fair market value of a share of common
stock on the date of exercise over the grant price multiplied by
the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
Payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in shares of common
stock of equivalent value, or in some combination of cash and
shares, as determined by the committee.
Restricted Stock. Restricted stock is
an award that is non-transferable and subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture until vesting conditions, which can be
related to continued service or other conditions established by
the committee, are satisfied. Prior to vesting, holders of
restricted stock may receive dividends and voting rights. If the
vesting conditions are not satisfied, the participant forfeits
the shares.
Restricted Stock Units and Performance
Shares. RSUs and performance shares represent
a right to receive a share of common stock, an equivalent amount
of cash, or a combination of shares and cash, as the committee
may determine, if vesting conditions are satisfied. The initial
value of an RSU or performance share granted under the omnibus
incentive plan may not be less than 100% of the fair market
value of our common stock on the date the award is granted. The
committee may also award dividend equivalent payments in
connection with such awards. RSUs may contain vesting conditions
based on continued service or other conditions established by
the committee. Performance shares may contain vesting conditions
based on attainment of performance goals established by the
committee in addition to service conditions.
Performance Units. Performance units
are awards that entitle a participant to receive shares of
common stock, cash or a combination of shares and cash if
certain performance conditions are satisfied. The amount
received depends upon the value of the performance units and the
number of performance units earned, each of which is determined
by the committee. The committee may also award dividend
equivalent payments in connection with such awards.
Other Cash and Stock-Based
Awards. Other cash and stock-based awards are
awards other than those described above, the terms and
conditions of which are determined by the committee. These
awards may include, without limitation, the grant of shares of
our common stock based on attainment of performance goals
established by the committee, the payment of shares as a bonus
or in lieu of cash based on attainment of performance goals
established by the committee, and the payment of shares in lieu
of cash under an incentive or bonus program. Payment under or
settlement of any such awards will be made in such manner and at
such times as the committee may determine.
Dividend Equivalents. Dividend
equivalents granted to participants will represent a right to
receive payments equivalent to dividends or interest with
respect to a specified number of shares.
Performance
Goals
Performance goals, which are established by the committee, will
be chosen from among the following performance measures:
earnings per share, economic value created, market share (actual
or targeted growth), net income (before or after taxes),
operating income, adjusted net income after capital charge,
return on assets (actual or targeted growth), return on capital
(actual or targeted growth), return on equity (actual or
targeted growth), return on investment (actual or targeted
growth), revenue (actual or targeted growth), cash flow,
operating margin, share price, share price growth, total
stockholder return, and strategic business criteria consisting
of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market
penetration goals, productivity measures, geographic business
expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction or employee
satisfaction goals, goals relating to merger synergies,
management of employment practices and employee benefits, or
supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals
relating to acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries,
affiliates or joint ventures. The targeted level or levels of
performance with respect to such performance measures may be
established at such levels and on such terms as the committee
may determine, in its discretion, including in absolute terms,
as a goal relative to
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performance in prior periods, or as a goal compared to the
performance of one or more comparable companies or an index
covering multiple companies.
Termination
of Employment or Service
Each award agreement will set forth the participants
rights with respect to each award following termination of
employment or service.
Change
in Control
Except as otherwise provided in a participants award
agreement, upon the occurrence of a change in control (as
defined below), unless otherwise specifically prohibited under
applicable laws or by the rules and regulations of any governing
governmental agencies or national securities exchanges, any and
all outstanding options and SARs granted under the omnibus
incentive plan will become immediately exercisable, any
restriction imposed on restricted stock, RSUs and other awards
granted under the omnibus incentive plan will lapse, and any and
all performance shares, performance units and other awards
granted under the omnibus incentive plan with performance
conditions will be deemed earned at the target level, or, if no
target level is specified, the maximum level.
For purposes of the omnibus incentive plan, the term
change in control is defined as the occurrence of
any of the following events:
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an acquisition immediately after which any person, group or
entity possesses direct or indirect beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of
Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which we refer to as
the exchange act) of 25% or more of either our outstanding
common stock or our outstanding voting securities, provided
that, after the acquisition, the acquirers beneficial
ownership percentage exceeds FNFs, and excluding any
acquisition directly from us, by us, by FNF or by any of our
employee benefit plans and certain other acquisitions;
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during any period of two consecutive years, the individuals who,
as of the beginning of such period, constitute our board, or
incumbent board, cease to constitute at least a majority of the
board, provided that any individual who becomes a member of our
board subsequent to the beginning of such period and whose
election or nomination was approved by at least two thirds of
the members of the incumbent board will be considered as though
he or she were a member of the incumbent board;
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the consummation of a reorganization, merger, share exchange or
consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of our assets unless (a) our stockholders
immediately before the transaction continue to have beneficial
ownership of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of our common
stock and the combined voting power of our then outstanding
voting securities resulting from the transaction in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership
immediately prior to the transaction of our common stock and
outstanding voting securities; (b) no person (other than
us, our parent organization (or the parent organization of the
resulting corporation), an employee benefit plan sponsored by us
or the resulting corporation, or any entity controlled by us or
the resulting corporation) has beneficial ownership of 25% or
more of the outstanding common stock of the resulting
corporation or the combined voting power of the resulting
corporations outstanding voting securities; and
(c) individuals who were members of the incumbent board
continue to constitute a majority of the members of the board of
directors of the resulting corporation; or
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our stockholders approve a plan or proposal for the complete
liquidation or dissolution of our company.
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Transferability
Awards generally will be non-transferable except upon the death
of a participant, although the committee may permit a
participant to transfer awards (for example, to family members
or trusts for family members) subject to such conditions as the
committee may establish.
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Deferrals
The committee may permit the deferral of vesting or settlement
of an award and may authorize crediting of dividends or interest
or their equivalents in connection with any such deferral. Any
such deferral and crediting will be subject to the terms and
conditions established by the committee and any terms and
conditions of the plan or arrangement under which the deferral
is made.
Tax
Withholding
We may deduct or withhold, or require a participant to remit, an
amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, domestic or
foreign taxes required by law or regulation to be withheld with
respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the omnibus
incentive plan. The committee may require or permit participants
to elect that the withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole
or in part, by having us withhold, or by tendering to us, shares
of our common stock having a fair market value equal to the
withholding obligation.
Option
Grant Information
It is not possible at this time to determine awards that will be
made in the future pursuant to the omnibus incentive plan,
except as otherwise indicated below. Options that have been
granted under the omnibus incentive plan in the past are set
forth in the following table.
Option
Grants under the Omnibus Incentive Plan
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Number of Securities
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Name & Position/Group
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Underlying Options Granted
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Raymond R. Quirk, Chief Executive
Officer
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120,000
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Christopher Abbinante, President,
Eastern Operations
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60,000
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Roger S. Jewkes, President,
Western Operations
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60,000
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Erika Meinhardt, President,
National Agency
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60,000
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Anthony J. Park, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
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30,000
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All current executive officers as
a group
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330,000
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All current directors who are not
executive officers, as a group
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150,000
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Each nominee for election as a
director
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Each associate of such executive
officers, directors or nominees
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Each other person who received or
is to receive 5% of such options
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All employees, including all
current officers who are not executive officers, as a group
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2,544,000
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Total
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3,024,000
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Upon closing under the securities exchange and distribution
agreement, William P. Foley, II will receive
475,000 shares of FNT restricted stock, Alan L. Stinson and
Brent B. Bickett each will receive 130,000 shares of FNT
restricted stock and each non-employee director will receive
5,000 shares of FNT restricted stock.
Federal
Income Tax Consequences
The following is a brief description of the principal federal
income tax consequences relating to options awarded under the
omnibus incentive plan. This summary is based on our
understanding of present federal income tax law and regulations.
The summary does not purport to be complete or applicable to
every specific situation.
Consequences
to the Optionholder
Grant. There are no federal income tax
consequences to the optionholder solely by reason of the grant
of ISOs or NQSOs under the omnibus incentive plan.
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Exercise. The exercise of an ISO is not
a taxable event for regular federal income tax purposes if
certain requirements are satisfied, including the requirement
that the optionholder generally must exercise the ISO no later
than three months following the termination of the
optionholders employment with FNT. However, such exercise
may give rise to alternative minimum tax liability (see
Alternative Minimum Tax below).
Upon the exercise of a NQSO, the optionholder will generally
recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of
the fair market value of the shares of common stock at the time
of exercise over the amount paid therefore by the optionholder
as the exercise price. The ordinary income, if any, recognized
in connection with the exercise by an optionholder of a NQSO
will be subject to both wage and employment tax withholding.
The optionholders tax basis in the shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise of an option will be the amount paid
upon exercise plus, in the case of a NQSO, the amount of
ordinary income, if any, recognized by the optionholder upon
exercise thereof.
Qualifying Disposition. If an
optionholder disposes of shares of common stock acquired upon
exercise of an ISO in a taxable transaction, and such
disposition occurs more than two years from the date on which
the option was granted and more than one year after the date on
which the shares were transferred to the optionholder pursuant
to the exercise of the ISO, the optionholder will recognize
long-term capital gain or loss equal to the difference between
the amount realized upon such disposition and the
optionholders adjusted basis in such shares (generally the
option exercise price).
Disqualifying Disposition. If the
optionholder disposes of shares of common stock acquired upon
the exercise of an ISO (other than in certain tax free
transactions) within two years from the date on which the ISO
was granted or within one year after the transfer of shares to
the optionholder pursuant to the exercise of the ISO, at the
time of disposition the optionholder will generally recognize
ordinary income equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of
each such shares fair market value on the date of exercise
over the exercise price paid by the optionholder or
(ii) the optionholders actual gain (i.e., the excess,
if any, of the amount realized on the disposition over the
exercise price paid by the optionholder). If the total amount
realized in a taxable disposition (including return of capital
and capital gain) exceeds the fair market value on the date of
exercise of the shares of common stock purchased by the
optionholder under the option, the optionholder will recognize a
capital gain in the amount of such excess. If the optionholder
incurs a loss on the disposition (i.e., if the total amount
realized is less than the exercise price paid by the
optionholder), the loss will be a capital loss.
Other Disposition. If an optionholder
disposes of shares of common stock acquired upon exercise of a
NQSO in a taxable transaction, the optionholder will recognize
capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference
between the optionholders basis (as discussed above) in
the shares sold and the total amount realized upon disposition.
Any such capital gain or loss (and any capital gain or loss
recognized on a disqualifying disposition of shares of common
stock acquired upon exercise of ISOs as discussed above) will be
short-term or long-term depending on whether the shares of
common stock were held for more than one year from the date such
shares were transferred to the optionholder.
Alternative Minimum Tax. Alternative
minimum tax, which we refer to as AMT is payable if and to the
extent the amount thereof exceeds the amount of the
taxpayers regular tax liability, and any AMT paid
generally may be credited against future regular tax liability
(but not future AMT liability). AMT applies to alternative
minimum taxable income.
For AMT purposes, the spread upon exercise of an ISO (but not a
NQSO) will be included in alternative minimum taxable income,
and the taxpayer will receive a tax basis equal to the fair
market value of the shares of common stock at such time for
subsequent AMT purposes. However, if the optionholder disposes
of the ISO shares in the year of exercise, the AMT income cannot
exceed the gain recognized for regular tax purposes, provided
that the disposition meets certain third-party requirements for
limiting the gain on a disqualifying disposition. If there is a
disqualifying disposition in a year other than the year of
exercise, the income on the disqualifying disposition is not
considered alternative minimum taxable income.
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Consequences
to FNT
There are no federal income tax consequences to FNT by reason of
the grant of ISOs or NQSOs or the exercise of an ISO (other than
disqualifying dispositions).
At the time the optionholder recognizes ordinary income from the
exercise of a NQSO, we will be entitled to a federal income tax
deduction in the amount of the ordinary income so recognized (as
described above), provided that the we satisfy our reporting
obligations described below. To the extent the optionholder
recognizes ordinary income by reason of a disqualifying
disposition of the stock acquired upon exercise of an ISO, we
will be entitled to a corresponding deduction in the year in
which the disposition occurs.
We will be required to report to the internal revenue service
any ordinary income recognized by any optionholder by reason of
the exercise of a NQSO or upon a disqualifying disposition of an
ISO. We will be required to withhold income and employment taxes
(and pay the employers share of employment taxes) with
respect to ordinary income recognized by the optionholder upon
the exercise of a NQSO, but not upon a disqualifying disposition
of an ISO.
Other
Tax Consequences
The foregoing discussion is not a complete description of the
federal income tax aspects of options granted under the omnibus
incentive plan. In addition, administrative and judicial
interpretations of the application of the federal income tax
laws are subject to change. Furthermore, the foregoing
discussion does not address state or local tax consequences.
The board of directors recommends a vote FOR for
this proposal.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT OF FNT
The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial
ownership of FNT common stock by:
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each stockholder who is known by FNT to beneficially own 5% or
more of the common stock;
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each of FNTs directors;
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each of FNTs executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table; and
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all of FNTs executive officers and directors as a group.
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Unless otherwise indicated, each of the stockholders has sole
voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common
stock beneficially owned by that stockholder. The number of
shares beneficially owned by each stockholder is determined
under rules issued by the SEC. The information is not
necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other
purpose.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
FNT
Class A Common Stock.
As of June 30, 2006, based upon filings with the SEC, there
is no person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than
5% of the FNT Class A common stock other than as set forth
below and in Security Ownership of
Management beginning on page 131.
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Number of Shares
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Percent of
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Beneficially Owned
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Class
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Basswood Capital Management, LLC
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2,372,811
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7.8
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645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
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New York, NY 10022
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Chilton Investment Company, LLC
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4,212,607
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13.5
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1266 East Main Street,
7th Floor
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Stamford, CT 06902
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Mellon Financial Corporation
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2,305,346
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7.58
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%
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One Mellon Center
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Pittsburgh, PA 15258
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FNT
Class B Common Stock
As of June 30, 2006, based upon filings with the SEC, there
is no person known to FNT to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5% of FNTs Class B common stock other than as
set forth below and in Security Ownership of
Management beginning on page 131.
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Number of Shares
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Percent of
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Name
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Beneficially Owned
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Class(1)
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Fidelity National Financial,
Inc.
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143,176,041
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100
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601 Riverside Avenue
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Jacksonville, FL 32204
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and, as a result of the greater voting rights of the FNT
Class B common stock, 97.9% of the outstanding voting
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Security
Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership as of
June 30, 2006, of FNT Class A common stock, by each
director, by the director nominees, all executive officers named
in the summary compensation table, and all directors and
executive officers as a group. The information as to beneficial
stock ownership is based on data furnished by the persons
concerning whom such information is given.
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Number of
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Shares
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Number of
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Percent of
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Name
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Owned(1)
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Options
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Total
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Total
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William P. Foley, II
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1,120,698
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0
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1,120,698
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3.60
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Frank P. Willey
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271,467
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0
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271,467
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John F. Farrell, Jr.
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6,763
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0
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6,763
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*
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Willie D. Davis
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5,962
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0
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5,962
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*
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William A. Imparato
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6,696
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0
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6,696
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General William Lyon
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9,636
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0
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9,636
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Philip G. Heasley
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10,452
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0
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10,452
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William G. Bone
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0
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0
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0
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Peter O. Shea, Jr.
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0
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0
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0
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Robert N. Clements
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0
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0
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0
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Raymond R. Quirk
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155,184
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0
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155,184
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Christopher Abbinante
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70,559
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0
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70,559
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Roger S. Jewkes
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66,369
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0
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66,369
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Erika Meinhardt
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70,005
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0
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70,005
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Anthony J. Park
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40,527
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(3)
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0
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40,527
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All directors and executive
officers (15 persons)
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1,834,318
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0
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1,834,318
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Includes unvested restricted shares in the following amounts:
Messrs. Foley and Quirk 120,000;
Messrs. Abbinante and Jewkes 60,000; Ms.
Meinhardt 60,000; Mr. Park 30,000;
Messrs. Willey, Heasley, Imparato, Lyon, Davis and
Farrell 5,000. |
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Included in this amount are 428,668 shares held by Folco
Development Corporation, of which Mr. Foley and his spouse
are the sole stockholders (with shared voting and investment
control) and 101,345 shares held by Foley Family Charitable
Foundation. |
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Included in this amount are 281 shares held by
Mr. Parks spouse. |
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ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Certain
Information about our Directors
The names of our directors and certain biographical information
concerning each of them is set forth below:
Term
Expiring 2006
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John F. Farrell, Jr.
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Director
Chairman Audit Committee
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2000
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Frank P. Willey
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Vice Chairman of the Board
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1984
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Willie D. Davis
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Director
Member Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Member
Compensation Committee
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2003
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Philip G. Heasley
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Director
Member Audit Committee
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a director of FNF. |
John F. Farrell, Jr. Mr. Farrell is
a private investor and has been since 1997. From 1985 through
1994 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of North
American Mortgage Company. Mr. Farrell was Chairman of
Integrated Acquisition Corporation from 1984 through 1989. He
was a partner with Oppenheimer and Company from 1972 through
1981. Mr. Farrell currently serves as a director of FNF and
Ames Investment Corporation. Mr. Farrell joined the board
of directors of FNT in October 2005.
Frank P. Willey. Mr. Willey served as the
Vice Chairman of the board of directors of FNF prior to joining
the board of directors of FNT as its Vice Chairman in October
2005. Mr. Willey was a director of FNF from its formation
in 1984 until the distribution, and also was the President of
FNF from January 1, 1995 through March 20, 2000.
Mr. Willey also served as an Executive Vice President and
General Counsel of FNF from its formation until
December 31, 1994. Presently, Mr. Willey also serves
as a director of CKE Restaurants, Inc.
Willie D. Davis. Mr. Davis has served as
the President and a director of All-Pro Broadcasting, Inc., a
holding company that operates several radio stations, since
1976. Mr. Davis currently also serves on the board of
directors of Sara Lee Corporation, Dow Chemical Company, MGM
Mirage, Inc., Alliance Bank, Johnson Controls, Inc. and
Manpower, Inc. Mr. Davis resigned from the board of
directors of FNF to become a director of FNT in October 2005.
Philip G. Heasley. Mr. Heasley has served
as the President and CEO of Transaction Systems Architects since
May 1, 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Heasley served as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First USA Bank from 2000
to 2003. Before First USA, Mr. Heasley spent 13 years
in executive positions at U.S. Bancorp, including six years
as Vice Chairman and the last two years as President and Chief
Operating Officer. Before joining U.S. Bancorp,
Mr. Heasley spent 13 years at Citicorp, including
three years as President and Chief Operating Officer of Diners
Club, Inc. Mr. Heasley resigned from the board of directors
of FNF to become a director of FNT in October 2005.
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Term
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William A. Imparato
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Director
Chairman Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Member
Audit Committee
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1986
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General William Lyon
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Chairman Compensation Committee
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1998
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William G. Bone
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Director
Member Compensation Committee
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2005
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Includes the period of time during which the director served as
a director of FNF. |
William A. Imparato. Mr. Imparato
currently is a Partner in Beus Gilbert PLLC and the Managing
Member of Tri-Vista Partners, LLC, and has been for more than
five years. From June 1990 to December 1993, Mr. Imparato
was President of FNTs wholly-owned real estate subsidiary
Manchester Development Corporation. From July 1980 to March 2000
he was a partner in Park West Development Company, a real estate
development firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. In March
2000, Mr. Imparato started a new real estate development
firm, Tri-Vista Partners LLC, headquartered in Scottsdale,
Arizona. Mr. Imparato resigned from the board of directors
of FNF to become a director of FNT in October 2005.
General William Lyon. General Lyon is Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of William Lyon Homes,
Inc. and affiliated companies, which are headquartered in
Newport Beach, California, and has been for more than five
years. In 1989, General Lyon formed Air/Lyon, Inc., which
included Elsinore Service Corp. and Martin Aviation at John
Wayne Airport. He has been Chairman of the Board of The William
Lyon Company since 1985. General Lyon resigned from the board of
directors of FNF in October 2005.
William G. Bone. Mr. Bone founded Sunrise
Company in 1963 and has served as its Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer for more than five years. Mr. Bone joined
the board of directors of FNT in October 2005.
Term
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William P. Foley, II
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Chairman of the Board
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1984
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Peter O. Shea, Jr.
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William P. Foley, II. Mr. Foley is
the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of FNF,
and has served in both capacities since that companys
formation in 1984. Mr. Foley also served as President of
that company from 1984 until December 31, 1994.
Mr. Foley also is currently serving as the Chairman of the
Board of FIS and as a director of Florida Rock Industries, Inc.
Mr. Foley has served as director of FNT since its formation
on May 24, 2005.
Peter O. Shea, Jr. Mr. Shea is the
President and Chief Executive Officer of J.F. Shea Co., Inc. and
he previously served as Chief Operating Officer of J.F. Shea
Co., Inc. for more than five years. J.F. Shea Co., Inc. is a
private company with aggregate revenue in 2005 in excess of
$3.5 billion, with operations in home construction,
commercial property development and management and heavy civil
construction. Mr. Shea became a director of FNT in April
2006.
Corporate
Governance Guidelines
Our board of directors adopted a set of corporate governance
guidelines in September 2005 to provide, along with the charters
of the board of director committees, a framework for the
functioning of the board of directors and its committees and to
establish a common set of expectations as to how the board of
directors should perform its
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functions. The Corporate Governance Guidelines address the
composition of the board of directors, the selection of
directors, the functioning of the board of directors, the
committees of the board of directors, the evaluation and
compensation of directors and the expectations of directors,
including ethics and conflicts of interest. These guidelines
specifically provide that a majority of the members of the board
of directors must be outside directors who the board of
directors has determined have no material relationship with FNT
and who otherwise meet the independence criteria established by
the NYSE. The board of directors reviews these guidelines and
other aspects of FNTs governance at least annually. A copy
of our Corporate Governance Guidelines is available for review
on our website at www.fntg.com. Stockholders may also obtain a
copy by writing to the Corporate Secretary at the address set
forth under Where You Can Find More Information
beginning on page 157.
Code
of Ethics and Business Conduct
Our board of directors has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior
Financial Officers, which is applicable to our chief executive
officer, our chief financial officer and our chief accounting
officer, and a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which is
applicable to all directors, officers and employees of FNT. The
purpose of these codes is to (i) promote honest and ethical
conduct, including the ethical handling of conflicts of
interest; (ii) promote full, fair, accurate, timely and
understandable disclosure; (iii) promote compliance with
applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;
(iv) ensure the protection of FNTs legitimate
business interests, including corporate opportunities, assets
and confidential information; and (v) deter wrongdoing. Our
codes of ethics and business conduct were adopted to
reinvigorate and renew our commitment to FNTs longstanding
standards for ethical business practices. Our reputation for
integrity is one of our most important assets and each of our
employees and directors is expected to contribute to the care
and preservation of that asset. Under our codes of ethics, an
amendment to or a waiver or modification of any ethics policy
applicable to our directors or executive officers must be
disclosed to the extent required under SEC
and/or NYSE
rules.
Copies of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our Code
of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers are available for review
on our website at www.fnf.com. Stockholders may also obtain a
copy of any of these codes by writing to the Corporate Secretary
at the address set forth under Where You Can Find More
Information beginning on page 157.
The
Board and Its Committees
Seven of the nine members of our board of directors (i.e., all
directors other than Mr. Foley and Mr. Willey) are
non-employees. Based on the recommendations of the corporate
governance and nominating committee, the board of directors
determined that all of the non-employee members of the board of
directors are independent under the criteria established by the
NYSE and our Corporate Governance Guidelines. Our board of
directors met once in 2005 following our separation from FNF and
each member of the board of directors attended the meeting. Our
non-management directors also met periodically in executive
sessions without management. In accordance with our Corporate
Governance Guidelines, at each meeting a member of the
Governance and Nominating Committee is designated by the other
non-management directors to preside as the lead director during
that session. FNT does not, as a general matter, require our
board of directors members to attend our annual meeting of
stockholders, although each of our directors is invited to
attend our 2006 annual meeting, which will be our first annual
meeting of stockholders since our separation from FNF.
The board of directors has three standing committees, namely an
audit committee, a compensation committee and a corporate
governance and nominating committee. The charter of each
committee is available on our website at www.fnf.com.
Stockholders also may obtain a copy of any of these charters by
writing to the Corporate Secretary at the address set forth
under Where You Can Find More Information beginning
on page 157.
Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee
The members of the corporate governance and nominating committee
are William A. Imparato and Willie D. Davis. Donald M. Koll, who
was previously a member of the committee, resigned from the
board of directors in April 2005. Each of Messrs. Imparato
and Davis was deemed to be independent by the board of
directors, as required by the NYSE. The corporate governance and
nominating committee did not meet in 2005. So far in 2006,
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the corporate governance and nominating committee has met twice
and each of the members of the committee attended each meeting.
The primary functions of the corporate governance and nominating
committee, as identified in its charter, are:
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identifying individuals qualified to become members of the board
of directors and making recommendations to the board of
directors regarding nominees for election;
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developing and recommending to the board of directors a set of
corporate governance principles applicable to FNT and reviewing
such principles at least annually;
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developing and recommending to the board of directors standards
to be applied in making determinations as to the absence of
material relationships between FNT and a director;
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adopting, revising and overseeing the board of directors
criteria for selecting new directors;
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establishing procedures for the corporate governance and
nominating committee to exercise oversight of the evaluation of
the board of directors and management;
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evaluating, at least annually, the performance of the corporate
governance and nominating committee;
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considering nominees recommended by stockholders; and
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assisting management in the preparation of the disclosure in
FNTs annual proxy statement regarding the operations of
the corporate governance and nominating committee.
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In fulfilling its duty to recommend nominees for election as
directors, the committee considers, among other things, the
following criteria:
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personal qualities and characteristics, accomplishments and
reputation in the business community;
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current knowledge and contacts in the communities in which FNT
does business and in FNTs industry or other industries
relevant to FNTs business;
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ability and willingness to commit adequate time to board of
directors and committee matters;
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the fit of the individuals skills and personality with
those of other directors and potential directors in building a
board of directors that is effective, collegial and responsive
to the needs of FNT; and
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diversity of viewpoints, background, experience and other
demographics.
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The corporate governance and nominating committee would consider
qualified candidates for directors suggested by our
stockholders. To date, no such suggestions have been received.
Stockholders can suggest qualified candidates for director to
the corporate governance and nominating committee by writing to
our Corporate Secretary at 601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville,
Florida 32204. The submission should provide a brief description
of the qualifications of the candidate. Submissions that meet
the criteria outlined above and in the Corporate Governance
Guidelines will be forwarded to the Chairman of the corporate
governance and nominating committee for further review and
consideration.
Audit
Committee
The members of the audit committee are John F. Farrell, Jr.
(Chairman), William A. Imparato and Philip G. Heasley. The board
of directors has determined that each of the audit committee
members is financially literate and independent as required by
the rules of the SEC and the NYSE, and that each of
Messrs. Farrell and Heasley is an audit committee financial
expert, as defined by the rules of the SEC. The audit committee
met 3 times in 2005 following our separation from FNF and each
of the members attended all of the meetings. The primary
functions of the audit committee include:
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appointing, compensating and overseeing FNTs independent
auditor;
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overseeing the integrity of FNTs financial statements and
FNTs compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
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discussing the annual audited financial statements and quarterly
financial statements with management and the independent
auditors, including FNTs disclosures under
FNTs Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operation beginning on
page 65;
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establishing procedures for receiving, processing and retaining
complaints (including anonymous complaints) received by FNT
concerning accounting controls or auditing issues;
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engaging independent advisors, such as legal counsel and
accounting advisors, as needed, to assist the audit committee in
meeting its obligations;
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approving any significant non-audit relationship with FNTs
independent auditors;
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approving audit and non-audit services provided by FNTs
independent auditors;
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discussing earnings press releases and financial information
provided to analysts and rating agencies;
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discussing policies with respect to risk assessment and risk
management;
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meeting, separately and periodically, with management, internal
auditors and independent auditors;
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evaluating, at least annually, the performance of the audit
committee; and
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producing an annual report for inclusion in FNTs proxy
statement, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.
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The audit committee is a separately-designated standing
committee established in accordance with
Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the exchange act. Please refer to
the section of this information statement entitled
Election of Directors and Executive Officers
Report of the Audit Committee beginning on page 137,
for more information on the responsibilities of the audit
committee.
Compensation
Committee
The members of the compensation committee are General William
Lyon, Willie D. Davis and William G. Bone. Each of
Messrs. Lyon, Lane and Bone was deemed to be independent by
the board of directors, as required by the NYSE. The
compensation committee did not meet in 2005 following our
separation from FNF. To date in 2006, the compensation committee
has met twice, and each of the members of the committee attended
each meeting. The functions of the compensation committee
include the following:
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discharging the board of directors responsibilities
relating to compensation of FNTs executives;
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reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant
to the Chief Executive Officers compensation, evaluating
the Chief Executive Officers performance in light of those
goals and objectives, and setting the Chief Executive
Officers compensation level based on this evaluation;
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making recommendations to the board of directors with respect to
incentive-compensation plans and equity-based plans;
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evaluating, at least annually, the performance of the
compensation committee; and
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producing an annual report on executive compensation for
inclusion in FNTs proxy statement, in accordance with
applicable rules and regulations.
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For more information regarding the responsibilities of the
compensation committee, please refer to the section of this
information statement entitled Compensation of Directors
and Executive Officers beginning on page 140.
Contacting
the Board of Directors
Any stockholder or other interested person who desires to
contact any member of the board of directors or the
non-management members of the board of directors as a group may
do so by writing to: Board of Directors, c/o Corporate
Secretary, Fidelity National Financial, Inc., 601 Riverside
Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204. Communications received are
distributed by the Corporate Secretary to the appropriate member
or members of the board of directors.
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Report
of the Audit Committee
The audit committee of the board of directors submits the
following report on the performance of certain of its
responsibilities for the year 2005:
The primary function of our audit committee is oversight of
FNTs financial reporting process, public financial
reports, internal accounting and financial controls, and the
independent audit of the annual consolidated financial
statements. Our audit committee acts under a written charter,
which was adopted in 2005 and subsequently approved by our board
of directors. We review the adequacy of our charter at least
annually. Our audit committee is comprised of the three
directors named below, each of whom has been determined by the
board of directors to be independent as defined by the recently
revised NYSE independence standards. In addition, our board of
directors has designated each of John F. Farrell, Jr. and
Philip G. Heasley as an audit committee financial expert as
defined by SEC rules.
In performing our oversight function, we reviewed and discussed
with management and KPMG LLP, our independent auditors, the
audited financial statements of FNT as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2005. Management and KPMG LLP reported to us
that FNTs consolidated financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position and results of operations and cash flows of FNT and its
subsidiaries in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. We also discussed with KPMG LLP matters covered by
the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication
with Audit Committees).
We have received and reviewed the written disclosures and the
letter from KPMG LLP required by Independence Standards Board
Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit
Committees), and have discussed with them their independence. In
addition, we have considered whether KPMG LLPs provision
of non-audit services to FNT is compatible with their
independence.
SEC rules require that, before a companys independent
auditor is engaged to provide any audit or permissible non-audit
services, the engagement must be pre-approved by the audit
committee or entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and
procedures established by the audit committee. FNTs audit
committee has not established a pre-approval policy at this
time. Rather, the audit committee as a whole reviews and
pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services to be
provided by KPMG LLP.
Finally, we discussed with FNTs internal auditors and KPMG
LLP the overall scope and plans for their respective audits. We
met with KPMG LLP at each meeting, both with and without
management present. Our discussions with them included the
results of their examinations, their evaluations of FNTs
internal controls and the overall quality of FNTs
financial reporting.
Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, we
recommended to our board of directors that the audited financial
statements referred to above be included in FNTs Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended 2005 and that KPMG LLP be appointed
independent auditors for FNT for 2006.
In carrying out our responsibilities, we look to management and
the independent auditors. Management is responsible for the
preparation and fair presentation of FNTs financial
statements and for maintaining effective internal control.
Management is also responsible for assessing and maintaining the
effectiveness of internal control over the financial reporting
process. The independent auditors are responsible for auditing
FNTs annual financial statements and expressing an opinion
as to whether the statements are fairly stated in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles. The independent
auditors perform their responsibilities in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Our
members are not professionally engaged in the practice of
accounting or auditing, and are not experts under the exchange
act in either of those fields or in auditor independence.
The foregoing report is provided by the following independent
directors, who constitute the Committee:
Audit
Committee
John F. Farrell, Jr., Chairman
Philip G. Heasley
William A. Imparato
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Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
In accordance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, all audit and audit-related work and all non-audit work
performed by FNTs independent auditor, KPMG LLP, is
approved in advance by the audit committee, including the
proposed fees for such work.
FNT incurred the following fees for audit and other services
performed by KPMG LLP with respect to fiscal years 2005:
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Audit fees(1)
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Tax fees
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All other fees
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$
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Audit fees consisted principally of fees for the 2005 audit of
FNT, including statutory audits of subsidiaries, and quarterly
reviews, including billings for out of pocket expenses, and fees
related to the review of registration statements for various
transactions. |
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Audit related fees in 2005 consisted principally of fees for
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Certain
Information about our Executive Officers
The executive officers of FNT as of the date of this report are
set forth in the table below. Certain biographical information
with respect to those executive officers who do not also serve
as directors follows the table. Mr. Foleys biographical
information is provided above.
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Age
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William P. Foley, II
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Chairman of the Board
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Raymond R. Quirk
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Chief Executive Officer
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Christopher Abbinante
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President, Eastern Operations
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Roger S. Jewkes
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President, Western Operations
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Erika Meinhardt
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President, National Agency
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Anthony J. Park
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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Raymond R. Quirk is our Chief Executive
Officer. Prior to his position as Chief Executive Officer,
he was President of FNF from January 2003 to October 2005. Since
he joined FNF in 1985, Mr. Quirk has also served in
numerous executive and management positions, including Executive
Vice President, Co-Chief Operating Officer, and Divisional and
Regional Manager with responsibilities governing direct and
agency operations nationally.
Christopher Abbinante is our President, Eastern
Operations. Prior to his appointment as President, Eastern
Operations, Mr. Abbinante served as an Executive Vice
President and a Co-Chief Operating Officer of FNF from January
2002 to October 2005. Mr. Abbinante joined FNF in 2000 in
connection with FNFs acquisition of Chicago
Title Corporation. Prior to joining FNF, Mr. Abbinante
served as a Senior Vice President of Chicago
Title Insurance Company from 1976 to 2000.
Roger S. Jewkes is our President, Western
Operations. Prior to his appointment as President, Western
Operations, Mr. Jewkes served as a Division Manager
for FNF from May 2003 to October 2005, and as a Regional Manager
with FNF from May 2001 to 2003. In his role as a
Division Manager, Mr. Jewkes was responsible for
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FNFs direct title operations in California, Arizona,
Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. Mr. Jewkes has held
various other operational management positions with FNF since he
joined FNF through an acquisition in 1987.
Erika Meinhardt is our President, National Agency
Operations. Prior to her appointment as President, National
Agency Operations, she served as Executive Vice President and
Division Manager for FNF from 2002 until October 2005, with
responsibility for direct and agency operations in the Southeast
and Northeast. Ms. Meinhardt has held various other
positions with FNF and its subsidiary companies since 1983.
Anthony J. Park is our Chief Financial
Officer. Prior to his appointment as our Chief Financial
Officer, Mr. Park has served as the Chief Accounting
Officer of FNF from March 2000 until October 2005. In his role
as Chief Accounting Officer of FNF, Mr. Park had primary
responsibility for all aspects of the corporate accounting
function and production of the consolidated financial
statements. Mr. Park has previously held the titles of
Controller and Assistant Controller of FNF since he joined FNF
in 1991.
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COMPENSATION
OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Director
Compensation
Directors who also are our officers do not receive any
compensation for acting as directors, except for reimbursement
of reasonable expenses, if any, incurred in attending board
meetings. During 2005, directors who were not our employees
received:
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an annual retainer of $35,000;
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a per meeting fee of $1,500 for each board meeting attended;
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an annual retainer of $2,500 for service on any board committee
(except audit) or a $7,500 annual retainer if chair of any
committee (except audit);
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an annual retainer of $5,000 for service on the audit committee
or a $10,000 annual retainer if chair of the audit committee;
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a per meeting fee of $1,500 for each committee meeting attended
(except audit which has a per meeting fee of $2,000); and
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expenses of attending board and committee meetings.
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In addition, each non-employee director received a grant of
5,000 shares of restricted FNT Class A common stock
during 2005.
Executive
Compensation
The following table contains compensation information for our
chief executive officer and four of our other executive officers
who were the most highly compensated for the year ended
December 31, 2005. The information in this table includes
compensation earned by the individuals for services with FNT or
with FNF while FNT was still an operating segment of FNF. All
references in the following tables to restricted stock and stock
option awards in 2003 and 2004 relate to grants made by FNF. For
2005, restricted stock and stock option awards were granted by
both FNT and FNF. The amounts of compensation paid by FNF do not
necessarily reflect the compensation such person will receive in
the future, which could be higher or lower, because historical
compensation was determined by FNF and future compensation
levels will be determined based on the compensation policies,
programs and procedures established by our Compensation and
Benefits Committee.
Summary
Compensation Table
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Annual Compensation |
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Long-Term Compensation
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Securities
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Other Annual
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Restricted
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Underlying
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All Other
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Salary
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Bonus
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Compensation($)
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Stock
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Options
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Compensation
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Name and Title
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Fiscal Year
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($)(1)
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($)(2)
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(3)
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Awards($)
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(#)(6)
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($)(7)
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Raymond R. Quirk
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2005
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647,500
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1,282,500
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38,693
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2,628,000
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(4)
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33,070
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Chief Executive Officer
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2004
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606,250
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1,210,227
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7,304
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166,236
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28,956
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2003
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594,529
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1,557,123
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89,148
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1,156,050
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(5)
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8,250
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23,644
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Christopher Abbinante
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2005
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500,000
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978,125
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6,000
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1,314,000
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(4)
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28,370
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President
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2004
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475,000
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1,079,344
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6,000
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117,916
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25,876
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Eastern Operations
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2003
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475,003
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950,000
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53,513
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660,600
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(5)
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25,768
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Roger S. Jewkes
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2005
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439,166
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900,000
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15,200
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1,314,000
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(4)
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33,246
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President
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2004
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469,059
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963,984
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6,000
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103,177
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17,477
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Western Operations
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2003
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300,000
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450,000
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6,000
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300,273
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(5)
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18,621
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Erika Meinhardt
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2005
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375,000
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712,240
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208,739
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1,314,000
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(4)
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32,802
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President
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2004
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341,668
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683,333
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8,781
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117,916
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22,284
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National Agency
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2003
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300,000
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600,000
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6,000
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450,409
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(5)
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23,193
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Anthony J. Park
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2005
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286,459
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276,910
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657,000
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(4)
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12,792
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25,131
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Executive Vice President
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2004
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250,001
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175,000
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29,479
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17,269
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Chief Financial Officer
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2003
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235,416
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164,792
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23,457
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105,095
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(5)
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20,022
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Amounts shown for the indicated fiscal year include amounts
deferred at the election of the named executive officer pursuant
to FNFs 401(k) plan. |
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Bonuses were awarded during the year following the year to which
the bonuses relate, based on an evaluation by the compensation
committee of the board of directors. |
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Amounts shown for Mr. Quirk include (i) the cost of a
company provided automobile of $6,000 in 2005, 2004, and 2003;
(ii) financial planning advice provided by third parties of
$32,693 in 2005; and (iii) personal use of company assets
by Mr. Quirk of $1,304 in 2004. Amounts shown for
Mr. Abbinante include (i) the cost of a company
provided automobile of $6,000 in 2005, 2004, and 2003. Amounts
shown for Mr. Jewkes include (i) the cost of a company
provided automobile of $6,000 in 2005, 2004, and 2003 and
(ii) a deferred compensation payout of $9,200 in 2005.
Amounts shown for Ms. Meinhardt include (i) the cost
of a company provided automobile of $6,000 in 2005, 2004, and
2003, (ii) a deferred compensation payout of $202,739 in
2005, and (iii) personal use of company assets by
Ms. Meinhardt of $2,781 in 2004. The amount shown for
Mr. Park includes relocation expenses of $23,457 in 2003.
Amounts also include amounts reimbursed during 2003 for the
payment of taxes in connection with the restricted stock grant:
Mr. Quirk: $83,148 and Mr. Abbinante: $47,513. |
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Pursuant to the omnibus incentive plan, FNT granted shares of
restricted common stock of FNT to Messrs. Quirk, Abbinante,
Jewkes, and Park and Ms. Meinhardt on October 18, 2005. The
restricted shares granted vest over a four year period.
Dividends are paid by FNT on the restricted stock granted. The
following are the number and aggregate value of restricted stock
holdings as of December 31, 2005: (i) Mr. Quirk:
120,000 shares; $2,922,000; (ii) Mr. Abbinante:
60,000 shares; $1,461,000; (iii) Mr. Jewkes:
60,000 shares; $1,461,000; (iv) Ms. Meinhardt:
60,000 shares; $1,461,000 and (v) Mr. Park:
30,000 shares; $730,500. |
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Pursuant to the 2001 Plan, FNF granted rights to
Messrs. Quirk, Abbinante, Jewkes, and Park and
Ms. Meinhardt to purchase shares of restricted common stock
of FNF on November 18, 2003. The restricted shares granted
to Mr. Quirk and Mr. Abbinante vest over a four year
period, of which one-fifth vested immediately on the date of
grant. The restricted shares granted to Mr. Jewkes,
Ms. Meinhardt and Mr. Park vest over five years.
Dividends are paid by FNF on the restricted stock granted.
During 2005, in addition to paying regular dividends on the FNF
restricted stock, FNF paid a special dividend of $10 per
share on the restricted stock accounts. The following is the
amount paid as a result of the special dividend:
(i) Mr. Quirk: $231,000; (ii) Mr. Abbinante:
$132,000; (iii) Mr. Jewkes: $88,000;
(iv) Ms. Meinhardt: $132,000; and
(v) Mr. Park: $30,800. The following are the number
and aggregate value of FNF restricted stock holdings as of
December 31, 2005: (i) Mr. Quirk:
15,400 shares; $566,566; (ii) Mr. Abbinante:
8,800 shares; $323,752; (iii) Mr. Jewkes:
6,600 shares; $247,632; (iv) Ms. Meinhardt:
9,900 shares; $364,221 and (v) Mr. Park:
2,310 shares; $84,985. Also as part of the FNT
distribution, holders of FNF restricted stock were issued shares
of FNT restricted stock per the distribution ratio. The
following are the number and aggregate value of restricted stock
holdings of FNT relating to this distribution as of
December 31, 2005: (i) Mr. Quirk:
2,694 shares; $65,599; (ii) Mr. Abbinante:
1,540 shares $37,499; (iii) Mr. Jewkes:
1,155 shares; $28,124; (iv) Ms. Meinhardt:
1,733 shares; $42,199; and (v) Mr. Park:
404 shares; $9,837. |
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The number of securities underlying options has been adjusted to
reflect all dividends and stock splits, except for
Mr. Quirks 2004 grant of FNF stock which was not
adjusted for the $10 special dividend paid in March of 2005. On
this grant, Mr. Quirk was paid the $10 dividend on his
grant of 150,000 options (166,236 adjusted for the FNT
distribution) for a total payment of $1,500,000 that is subject
to repayment should Mr. Quirk leave employment prior to the
full vesting of that award |
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Amounts shown for fiscal 2005 consist of the following:
(i) Mr. Quirk: company paid life insurance
premiums $3,070 and company contribution to Employee
Stock Purchase Plan $30,000;
(ii) Mr. Abbinante: company contribution to 401(k)
plan $6,300, company paid life insurance
premiums $3,070 and company contribution to Employee
Stock Purchase Plan $19,000;
(iii) Mr. Jewkes: company contribution to 401(k)
plan $6,300, company paid life insurance
premiums $1,071 and company contribution to Employee
Stock Purchase Plan $25,875; (iv) Ms.
Meinhardt: company contribution to 401(k) plan
$6,300, company paid life insurance premiums $1,971
and company contribution to Employee Stock Purchase
Plan $24,531; and (v) Mr. Park: company
contribution to 401(k) plan $6,300, company paid
life insurance premiums $81 and company contribution
to Employee Stock Purchase Plan $18,750. |
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Stock
Ownership Guidelines
In order to help demonstrate the alignment of the personal
interests of our officers and directors with the interests of
our stockholders, we have established the following stock
ownership guidelines, as multiples of the officers base
salary or the directors annual retainer from FNT, that
must be held by our officers or directors:
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Position
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Multiple
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Chief Executive Officer
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5x Base Salary
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Other Officers (direct reports to
the CEO or Section 16 Reporting Persons)
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2x Base Salary
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Members of the Board
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2x Annual Retainer
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The number of shares of our stock that must be held is
determined by multiplying the officers annual base salary
(or in the case of a non-employee director, such directors
annual retainer) by the applicable multiple shown above, and
dividing the result by the highest closing price of our stock
during the immediately preceding 24 months. Compliance will
be monitored by the compensation committee of our board of
directors once a year and not on a running basis. In order to
meet this stock ownership requirement, an officer or director
may count all shares of our stock beneficially owned by such
officer or director, including stock held in our 401(k) plan,
our employee stock purchase plan, stock units held in any
deferral plan, any restricted shares, restricted stock units and
vested options including any restricted shares issued to such
officer or director upon conversion of FNF restricted shares in
connection with the proposed transactions. Each officer or
director must attain ownership of the required stock ownership
level within five years after first becoming subject to these
guidelines, provided, that if an individual becomes subject to a
greater ownership requirement due to a promotion or increase in
base salary, such individual is expected to meet the higher
ownership requirement within three years.
Equity
Grants
In addition to the replacement FNT option grants that will be
issued in connection with the spin-off (see Approval of
Amendment to the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Purpose of the Amendment and Description of the Proposal
beginning on page 122), the compensation committee has
approved the grant of FNT restricted shares to the following
individuals who will serve as executive officers of FNT
immediately following the spin-off: (i) William P.
Foley, II: 475,000 shares, with 3 year graded
vesting
(1/3
each year); (ii) Alan L. Stinson: 130,000 shares, with
3 year graded vesting
(1/3
each year); and (iii) Brent B. Bickett:
130,000 shares, with 3 year graded vesting
(1/3
each year).
FIS
Option Grants
The following table provides information as to options to
acquire common stock of FIS granted to Anthony J. Park during
2005 pursuant to the FIS 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. There were
no options to acquire common stock of FIS granted to
Ms. Meinhardt or to Messrs. Quirk, Abbinante or
Jewkes. During 2005, none of the five named executive officers
received grants of options to purchase shares of common stock of
FNT or FNF.
Option
Grants in Last Fiscal Year
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Individual Grants
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Number of
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Potential Realizable Value at
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Securities
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Percentage of
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Assumed Annual Rates of
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Underlying
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Total Options
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Stock Price Appreciation
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Options
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Granted to
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Exercise or
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for Option Term(2)
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Granted
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Employees in
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Base Price
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Expiration
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5%
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10%
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Fiscal Year
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($/share)
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Date
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($)
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($)
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Anthony J. Park
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12,792
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%
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$
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15.63
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(1)
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3/9/2015
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$
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125,779
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$
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318,749
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The stock options shown in the table above were granted to the
named executive officer on March 9, 2005 at an exercise
price of $15.63, the assumed fair market value of the FIS common
stock on the date of grant. All such options were granted under
the FIS 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. 5,970 of these options are
fully vested based upon the achievement of certain performance
objectives. The remaining 6,822 of these options vest in
20 quarterly installments beginning on March 31, 2005
and ending on December 31, 2009. Vesting is accelerated
upon a change in control of FIS. |
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These are assumed rates of appreciation, and are not intended to
forecast future appreciation of the common stock of FIS. |
Option
Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Values
The following tables summarize information regarding exercises
of FNF and FIS stock options by the named executive officers
during 2005 and unexercised FNF and FIS options held by them as
of December 31, 2005.
Aggregated
FNF Stock Option Exercises
In Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
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Number of Unexercised
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Value of Unexercised
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Shares
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Options at
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In-the-Money
Options at
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Acquired on
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Value
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December 31, 2005
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December 31, 2005(2)
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Exercise(1)
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Realized(1)
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(#)
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($)
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Name
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(#)
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($)
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Exercisable/ Unexercisable
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Exercisable/ Unexercisable
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Raymond R. Quirk
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85,622
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$
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2,634,115
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534,275 / 110,824
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$
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12,659,472 / $417,208
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Christopher Abbinante
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$
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79,521 / 78,610
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$
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1,325,808 / $901,680
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Roger S. Jewkes
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3,971
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$
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116,509
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65,468 / 68,784
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$
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1,107,154 / $788,973
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Erika Meinhardt
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20,350
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$
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637,989
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146,566 / 78,610
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$
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3,151,034 / $901,680
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Anthony J. Park
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44,281
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$
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1,400,280
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64,306 / 19,652
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$
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1,565,279 / $225,414
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All shares acquired on exercise are shares of FNF common stock. |
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(2) |
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In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, values are calculated by subtracting the exercise
price from the fair market value of the underlying common stock.
For purposes of this table, the fair market value, which
represents the closing price of FNF common stock reported by the
NYSE on December 31, 2005, is deemed to be $36.79. |
Aggregated
FIS Stock Option Exercises
In Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Option Values
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Number of Unexercised
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Value of Unexercised
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Shares
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Options at
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In-the-Money
Options at
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Acquired on
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Value
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December 31, 2005
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December 31, 2005(2)
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Exercise(1)
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Realized(1)
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(#)
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($)
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Name
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(#)
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($)
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Exercisable/ Unexercisable
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Exercisable/ Unexercisable
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Anthony J. Park
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$
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1,364 / 11,428
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$
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33,998 /$284,845
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All shares acquired on exercise are shares of FIS common stock. |
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(2) |
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In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, values are calculated by subtracting the exercise
price from the fair market value of the underlying common stock.
For purposes of this table, the fair market value, which
represents the closing price of FIS common stock reported by the
NYSE on December 31, 2005, is deemed to be $40.56. |
Retirement
Benefits
We maintain an employee stock purchase plan, which we refer to
as the ESPP. In addition, our employees are eligible to
participate in FNFs 401(k) profit sharing plan. These
plans do not discriminate in favor of directors or executive
officers in the nature or level of benefits provided to
participants. Additionally, in connection with our merger with
Chicago Title, we assumed Chicago Titles noncontributory
defined benefit pension plan, which we refer to as the pension
plan. The pension plan covered certain Chicago Title employees
and the benefits thereunder were based on years of service and
the employees average monthly compensation in the highest
60 consecutive calendar months during the 120 months ending
at retirement or termination. Effective as of December 31,
2001, the pension plan was frozen and there will be no future
credit given for years of service or changes in salary. None of
the named executive officers were ever participants in the
pension plan.
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In 2005,
we adopted the ESPP. Under the terms of the ESPP, eligible
employees may voluntarily purchase, at current market prices,
shares of FNTs common stock through payroll deductions.
Pursuant to the ESPP, employees may contribute an amount between
3% and 15% of their base salary and certain commissions. FNT
contributes varying amounts as specified in the ESPP.
401(k) Profit Savings Plan. FNT
employees are eligible to participate in FNFs 401(k) plan,
which is a qualified voluntary contribution savings plan.
Eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of their pretax
annual compensation, subject to annual limitations imposed by
the internal revenue service. FNT matches 50% of each dollar of
employee contribution up to 6% of the employees total
compensation.
Employment
Agreement
Raymond R. Quirk. FNF previously entered into
an employment agreement with Raymond R. Quirk, effective
March 20, 2003. On June 8, 2006, FNF, FNT and
Mr. Quirk entered into an amendment to
Mr. Quirks employment agreement, pursuant to which
FNT agreed to assume all of FNFs obligations under the
agreement, as modified by the amendment, and to extend the term
of Mr. Quirks employment until December 31,
2006. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Quirks minimum
base salary is $600,000, and he is eligible for an annual cash
bonus, as established by the compensation committee of the board
of directors. Mr. Quirks salary may be increased at the
discretion of the compensation committee. The agreement contains
a change in control provision enabling Mr. Quirk to terminate
the agreement due to a change in control during the period
commencing 60 days and expiring 365 days after such
change in control. In the event of termination of the agreement
for good reason (defined in the agreement as a change in
control) or if Mr. Quirks employment is terminated
following a change in control under certain circumstances, he
will receive (i) his minimum annual base salary through the
date of termination, (ii) severance pay in an amount equal
to his annual salary in effect as of the date of termination or
the highest bonus paid or payable to him during the term of the
agreement multiplied by the greater of the number of years
(including partial years) remaining in the agreement or the
number two, and (iii) maintenance of all benefit plans and
programs for Mr. Quirk for the greater number of two years
or the number of years (including partial years) remaining in
the agreement. The agreement expressly provides that no event or
transaction which is entered into, is contemplated by, or occurs
as a result of the securities exchange and distribution
agreement or any related transaction will constitute a change in
control under the agreement.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The compensation committee is currently composed of General
William Lyon, William G. Bone and Willie D. Davis. During fiscal
year 2005, no member of the compensation committee was a former
or current officer or employee of FNT or any of its
subsidiaries. In addition, during fiscal year 2005, no executive
officer of FNT served (i) as a member of the compensation
committee or board of directors of another entity, one of whose
executive officers served on the compensation committee, or
(ii) as a member of the compensation committee of another
entity, one of whose executive officers served on the board of
directors.
Board
Compensation Committee Report on Executive
Compensation
This report summarizes the philosophical principles, specific
program objectives, and other factors considered by the
Compensation Committee in reaching its determinations regarding
the compensation of executive officers in 2005, including the
basis for compensation of the Chairman and the Chief Executive
Officer.
Purpose
of the Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committees primary function is to assist
the board of directors in discharging its responsibilities
related to the compensation of FNTs executive officers and
other executives as designated by the board of directors. The
Committee seeks to ensure that FNTs compensation policies
and practices are consistent with FNTs values and support
the successful recruitment, development, and retention of
executive talent in order to achieve FNTs business
objectives and optimize long-term financial returns. The
Committees actions and decisions are presented to the full
board of directors for its consideration.
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The Compensation Committee was formed in 2005, when FNT was
spun-off from Fidelity National Financial and became a separate,
publicly traded company. During 2005, the Committee was composed
entirely of independent directors, as defined under current New
York Stock Exchange listing standards and FNTs Corporate
Governance Guidelines. The Compensation Committee engaged its
own independent consultant to (a) advise it regarding
best practices in executive compensation,
(b) annually review market data to assess FNTs
competitive position and the reasonableness of base salary,
annual incentives, long-term incentives and perquisites, and
(c) advise it with respect to specific executive
compensation decisions. The Committee reviews perquisites as
well as employment, severance, or similar arrangements for FNT
executives and also monitors compliance with FNTs Stock
Ownership Guidelines.
The Compensation Committees charter provides greater
detail concerning the Committees responsibilities and
procedures. A copy of the Compensation Committees charter
is posted on FNTs web site at www.fntg.com. Stockholders
also may obtain a copy by writing to the Corporate Secretary at
the address set forth on the first page of this Proxy Statement.
Compensation
Philosophy
FNT seeks to attract and motivate a highly qualified workforce
to deliver superior performance that builds stockholder value
over the long-term. Below is a brief summary of certain basic
elements of FNTs executive compensation philosophy:
1. Linkage to Company
Performance. The essence of FNTs
executive compensation program is the linkage of compensation to
FNT performance. Our approach is based on the belief that the
interests of executives should be closely aligned with those of
FNTs stockholders. A significant portion of each
executives total compensation is linked to accomplishing
specific, measurable results intended to build long-term value
for stockholders. Compensation plans are developed to motivate
executives to improve the overall performance and profitability
of FNT and the specific region/unit to which they are assigned.
Executives generally will be rewarded only when and if the
business goals previously established by management and the
Committee have been achieved. Each executives individual
performance and contribution will be reflected through
differentiated salary adjustments and the amount of incentive
awards paid, if any. Long-term incentive awards are based on
restricted stock, further reinforcing the link between the
executives and stockholders interests. Moreover,
total compensation must be set at competitive levels to attract
highly qualified talent to FNT, motivate employees to perform at
their highest levels, reward outstanding achievement, and retain
those individuals with the leadership abilities and skills
necessary for building long-term stockholder value. A
significant part of an executives total compensation is
variable, at material risk, and tied to the financial
performance of FNT, such as profit, efficiency, returns, and
stockholder value. Stock ownership is also emphasized, so that
executives manage from an owners perspective. The
Committee believes that material stock ownership by executives
effectively aligns the interests of those employees with those
of stockholders and strongly motivates executives to build
long-term share value.
2. Stock Ownership Guidelines. The
Committee and the board of directors feel that the best way to
reinforce the link between executives and stockholders is to
require that executives own a significant amount of FNT common
stock. As a result, in 2006 the Committee established formal
stock ownership guidelines for all corporate officers, including
the named executive officers, and members of the board of
directors. A copy of FNTs stock ownership guidelines is
posted on FNTs website at www.fntg.com. The guidelines,
including those applicable to non-employee directors, are as
follows:
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Chairman and CEO
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3. Expensing of Stock Options. FNT
elected to treat stock options and restricted stock as an
expense under Financial Accounting Standard 123R. The Committee
and board of directors believe that this treatment reflects
greater accuracy and transparency of the cost of these
incentives and promotes better corporate governance.
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4. Repricing of Stock
Options. FNTs policy is to prohibit the
repricing of stock options. Our compensation plans contain that
prohibition.
5. Dilution from Equity-Based
Compensation. The Compensation Committee
reviews potential stockholder dilution that may occur as a
result of grants under our equity-based compensation programs.
Based on a discussion with our compensation consultant and a
review of competitive market data, we believe that the potential
dilution is within the range prevailing among other public
companies relevant to compare to FNT.
6. Perquisites. It is our
philosophy to provide few perquisites to executives. In general,
the perquisites we provide are intended to help executives be
more productive and efficient or to protect FNT and the
executive from certain business risks and potential threats. In
2005, certain executive officers received the following
perquisites: assistance with financial planning, reimbursement
for an automobile lease payment, personal use of an FNT
airplane, country club membership, and an annual physical exam.
Our review of competitive market data indicates that the
perquisites provided to executives are reasonable and within
market practice.
7. Retirement Benefit. FNT does
not sponsor any additional pension retirement plan for
executives.
8. Employment Contracts. Certain
senior officers, including those reported in the Summary
Compensation Table, have employment agreements with FNT. The
main purpose of the employment agreements is to protect FNT from
certain business risks (threats from competitors, loss of
confidentiality or trade secrets, disparagement, solicitation of
customers and employees) and to define FNTs right to
terminate the employment relation. The employment agreements
also protect the executive from certain risks, such as a change
in control of FNT and death or disability.
9. Compensation Deductibility
Policy. Section 162(m) of the internal
revenue code limits FNT from deducting compensation paid in any
year to a named executive officer in excess of $1 million,
but does not subject performance-based compensation to this
limit. The Committee continues to emphasize performance-based
compensation for executives, thus minimizing the limits of
Section 162(m). However, the Committee believes that its
primary responsibility is to provide a compensation program that
attracts, retains, and rewards the executive talent necessary
for FNTs success. Consequently, in any year the Committee
may authorize nonperformance-based compensation that is not
fully deductible under Section 162(m).
Components
of Executive Compensation
The main components of the executive compensation program are
base salary, annual performance bonus plan, and restricted
stock. FNT funded retirement benefits are not a significant
component of compensation. The Compensation Committee determines
the amount of compensation under each component based on the
appropriate ratio between performance-based compensation and
other forms of compensation, the level of responsibility, the
individual contribution of the executive officer, and
competitive practice in the marketplace for similar executives
from companies of similar size and complexity as FNT.
1. Base salary. When establishing
base salaries for executives, consideration is given to
compensation paid for similar positions at companies included in
compensation surveys and a specific group of companies of
similar size and complexity. In addition, other factors such as
individual performance, potential for future advancement,
specific job responsibilities, and length of time in their
current position will influence the final determination for
individual executives.
2. Annual performance
bonus. Annual performance incentive awards
for executive officers are provided in order to promote the
achievement of FNTs short-term business objectives that
are important to executing its business strategy. For 2005, the
Committee established a fixed percentage of base salary as an
executives target annual incentive opportunity, which
ranged from 50% to 100% of base salary. For each executive,
actual payout may range from zero to two times the target
incentive opportunity, depending on achievement of goals, with
payments increasing as performance improves. No bonus payment
will be made to the executive officer, however, if a defined,
minimum performance threshold is not attained.
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At the beginning of each year, the Committee establishes
performance targets and also sets a minimum performance level
that must be achieved before any awards can be paid, giving
consideration to FNTs prior years performance and
objectives as well as to investor expectations for FNT in the
upcoming year. Additionally, individual performance goals may be
established for each executive. Annual incentive awards for 2005
were based on meeting weighted objectives for return on equity,
profit margin, and other key strategic objectives. For 2005,
FNTs actual financial results for the performance goals
were above target performance requirements. FNT performed very
well in 2005. It delivered a return on equity of over 20%,
exceeding expectations. Furthermore, FNT outperformed its peers
in the title industry on key dimensions of financial
performance. The management team also successfully completed its
recapitalization strategy and the spin-off from FNF.
3. Stock options and restricted
stock. Key objectives of the stock-based
incentive plans are to help FNT attract and retain outstanding
employees and to promote the growth and success of FNTs
business by aligning the financial interests of these employees
with FNTs stockholders. The plans authorize the
Compensation Committee to grant stock options, restricted stock,
stock appreciation rights, and other stock awards to employees
of FNT. The plans also authorize the payment of dividends or
dividend equivalents on restricted stock or stock options
(presently, executives have the right to dividends payable only
with respect to the restricted stock).
In 2005, executive officers received a grant of restricted
stock. The restricted shares vest over three years based on
continued employment. Restricted stock provides executives with
ownership of FNT, which further aligns their interests with
those of the stockholders. Back in 2004, stock options based on
FNF shares (parent company) were granted to executives instead
of restricted stock. The Compensation Committee believes that
the restricted stock grant, in combination with the 2004 stock
option grant, provides a balanced approach with regard to
equity-based compensation and maintains a reasonable level of
equity dilution for our stockholders.
Chief
Executive Officer Compensation
The Chief Executive Officer participates in the same programs
and receives compensation based on the same factors as the other
executive officers. However, Mr. Quirks overall
compensation level reflects his greater degree of policy and
decision-making authority, his higher level of responsibility
with respect to the strategic direction of FNT and the financial
and operational results of FNT.
In determining Mr. Quirks compensation, the
Compensation Committee and the board of directors focused on
competitive levels of compensation for CEOs managing companies
of similar size and complexity and the importance of retaining a
chief executive officer with the strategic, financial, and
leadership skills to ensure the continued growth and success of
FNT. Mr. Quirks base salary and annual incentive
target opportunity are close to the marketplace average for
companies of similar size and complexity. His equity-based
compensation for 2005 was slightly above the marketplace
average, allowing him to earn a total compensation amount that
was close to the marketplace average if supported by FNTs
performance.
During 2005, Mr. Quirk continued to demonstrate strong
leadership for FNT, to implement key strategic initiatives that
strengthen FNT, and to enhance FNTs competitiveness.
FNTs had another year of outstanding performance for 2005.
FNT performed very well in 2005. It delivered a return on equity
of over 20%, exceeding expectations. Furthermore, FNT
outperformed its peers in the title industry on key dimensions
of financial performance. The management team also successfully
completed its recapitalization strategy and the spin-off from
FNF.
In 2005, the Compensation Committee increased
Mr. Quirks base salary to an annual rate of $700,000
(from $630,000) to reflect his increased responsibilities as CEO
of FNT. His 2005 annual incentive target was 100% of salary, the
same as his 2004 level. Mr. Quirks actual bonus for
2005 was paid above his target level, reflecting the outstanding
achievements of FNT (some of which are described in the prior
paragraph) and Mr. Quirk personally. He was granted 120,000
restricted shares, which vest over a four year period. The grant
reflects the Compensation Committees view of the value of
his long-term contribution to and leadership of FNT, the
Compensation Committees and the board of directors
desire to retain Mr. Quirk and foster his desire to exceed
our expectations, and competitive marketplace practices.
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This report is respectfully submitted by the members of the
Compensation Committee of the board of directors as of
December 31, 2005:
The Compensation Committee
General William Lyon (Chairman)
William G. Bone
Directors
Compensation
Directors who also are officers of FNT do not receive any
compensation for acting as directors, except for reimbursement
of reasonable expenses, if any, incurred in attending board of
directors meetings. Non-employee directors participate in a
compensation program that is designed to achieve the following
goals: fairly pay directors for work required by a company of
FNTs size, complexity, and scope; align directors
interest with the long-term interests of FNTs
stockholders; provide a level of pay that is competitive with
the marketplace for companies of similar size and complexity to
FNT; and maintain a simple format that is transparent and easy
for stockholders to understand. For 2005, non-employee directors
received the following:
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or a $10,000 annual retainer if chair of the Audit committee;
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shares. The restricted shares vest in four equal annual
installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of
grant.
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directors. Each director is encouraged to own shares of FNT
common stock with a value equal to two times the annual
retainer. Directors also have the opportunity to defer the
receipt of their cash compensation.
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Performance
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RATIFICATION
OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
SEC rules require that, before a companys independent
auditor is engaged to provide any audit or permissible non-audit
services, the engagement must be pre-approved by the audit
committee or entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and
procedures established by the audit committee. FNTs audit
committee has not established a pre-approval policy at this
time. Rather, the audit committee as a whole reviews and
pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services to be
provided.
The audit committee has appointed KPMG LLP to audit the
consolidated financial statements of FNT for the 2006 fiscal
year. KPMG LLP or its predecessors have continuously acted as
independent auditors for FNT or its predecessors in respect of
its fiscal years commencing with the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1988. A representative of KPMG LLP is expected
to be present at the annual meeting. The representative will
have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she desires to
do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
For more information concerning KPMG LLPs engagement by
FNT, see the sections of this information statement entitled
Election of Directors and Executive Officers
Report of the Audit Committee and Election of
Directors and Executive Officers Principal
Accounting Fees and Services beginning on page 137.
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DESCRIPTION
OF FNT CAPITAL STOCK
The following description of select provisions of our
certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, and of the Delaware
General Corporation Law is necessarily general and does not
purport to be complete. This summary is qualified in its
entirety by reference in each case to the applicable provisions
of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and to the
provisions of Delaware law.
For a description of proposed changes to our certificate of
incorporation, including elimination of the FNT Class B
common stock, see Approval of Amendment and Restatement of
FNTs Certificate of Incorporation beginning on
page 120.
Authorized
and Outstanding Capital Stock
Our authorized capital stock consists of 300 million shares
of FNT Class A common stock, 300 million shares of FNT
Class B common stock and 50 million shares of
preferred stock. Immediately after the completion of the
proposed transactions, approximately 220,329,274 shares of
FNT Class A common stock (not including restricted stock
grants that will be made at the closing) will be outstanding and
no shares of FNT Class B common stock will be outstanding.
Common
Stock
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such
dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of
funds legally available therefor. Holders of FNT Class A
common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters
on which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote.
Holders of FNT Class B common stock are entitled to ten
votes per share of FNT Class B common stock held. Neither
the FNT Class A common stock nor the FNT Class B
common stock will entitle its holders to cumulative voting
rights. In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, holders
of our common stock would be entitled to share equally and
ratably in our assets, if any, remaining after the payment of
all liabilities and the liquidation preference of any
outstanding class or series of preferred stock. The shares of
common stock to be issued by us in connection with the asset
contribution and the spin-off will be fully paid and
nonassessable. The rights and privileges of holders of our
common stock are subject to the rights and preferences of the
holders of any series of preferred stock that we may issue in
the future, as described below.
The FNT Class A common stock and FNT Class B common
stock have identical rights and privileges, except with respect
to voting rights as described above and the following conversion
and stock dividend provisions. The FNT Class B common stock
is convertible into shares of FNT Class A common stock at a
one-to-one
conversion ratio as follows:
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the holder of any share of FNT Class B common stock may
elect at any time, and at such holders sole option, to
convert such share into one fully paid and nonassessable share
of FNT Class A common stock;
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if at any time FNF and its affiliates collectively own less than
40% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of FNT, each issued and outstanding share of FNT
Class B common stock will automatically be converted into one
share of FNT Class A common stock; and
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upon the issuance or transfer of any share of FNT Class B
common stock to a person other than FNF or an affiliate of FNF
(excluding certain permitted transfers), such share will
automatically be converted into one fully paid and nonassessable
share of FNT Class A common stock.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, FNF may transfer shares of FNT
Class B common stock (without conversion into FNT
Class A common stock) if such transfer is effected as part
of a distribution by FNF of shares of FNT Class B common
stock to its stockholders in a tax free spin-off
under Section 355(a) of the internal revenue code, and any
subsequent transfer of such shares will not cause such shares to
convert into FNT Class A common stock.
In addition, in the event of any dividend payable in shares of
common stock or in rights or other instruments exercisable for
shares of common stock, the board of directors may provide for
the holders of FNT Class A common stock to receive
additional shares of such class or instruments exercisable for
shares of such class, and for the
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holders of FNT Class B common stock to receive additional
shares of FNT Class B common stock or instruments
exercisable for shares of such class, as applicable.
Preferred
Stock
Subject to the approval by holders of shares of any class or
series of preferred stock, to the extent such approval is
required, our board of directors has the authority to issue
preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the number of
shares constituting any such series and the designations,
powers, preferences, limitations and relative rights, including
dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, terms of
redemption, redemption price or prices, conversion rights and
liquidation preferences of the shares constituting any series,
without any further vote or action by stockholders.
Anti-Takeover
Considerations
Certain
Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and
Delaware Law
A number of provisions of our certificate of incorporation and
our bylaws deal with matters of corporate governance and the
rights of stockholders. The following discussion is a general
summary of select provisions of our certificate of
incorporation, our bylaws and certain Delaware laws that might
be deemed to have a potential anti-takeover effect.
These provisions may have the effect of discouraging a future
takeover attempt which is not approved by our board of directors
but which individual stockholders may deem to be in their best
interest or in which stockholders may be offered a substantial
premium for their shares over then current market prices. As a
result, stockholders who might desire to participate in such a
transaction may not have an opportunity to do so. Such
provisions will also render the removal of the incumbent board
of directors or management more difficult.
Common Stock. Our unissued shares of
authorized FNT Class A common stock and FNT Class B
common stock will be available for future issuance without
additional stockholder approval. While the authorized but
unissued shares are not designed to deter or prevent a change of
control, under some circumstances we could use the authorized
but unissued shares to create voting impediments or to frustrate
persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control
by, for example, issuing those shares in private placements to
purchasers who might side with our board of directors in
opposing a hostile takeover bid.
Preferred Stock. The existence of
authorized but unissued preferred stock could reduce our
attractiveness as a target for an unsolicited takeover bid since
we could, for example, issue shares of the preferred stock to
parties that might oppose such a takeover bid or issue shares of
the preferred stock containing terms the potential acquiror may
find unattractive. This ability may have the effect of delaying
or preventing a change of control, may discourage bids for our
common stock at a premium over the market price of our common
stock, and may adversely affect the market price of, and the
voting and the other rights of the holders of, our common stock.
Classified Board of Directors and Related
Provisions. Our certificate of incorporation
provides that our board of directors must be divided into three
classes of directors (each class containing approximately
one-third of the total number of directors) serving staggered
three-year terms. As a result, approximately one-third of our
board of directors will be elected each year. This classified
board provision will prevent a third party who acquires control
of a majority of our outstanding voting stock from obtaining
control of our board of directors until the second annual
stockholders meeting following the date the acquiror obtains the
controlling interest. The number of directors constituting our
board of directors is determined from time to time by our board
of directors. Our certificate of incorporation also provides
that directors may be removed only for cause by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of all outstanding
voting stock entitled to vote. This provision, in conjunction
with the provisions of our certificate of incorporation
authorizing our board of directors to fill vacancies on the
board, will prevent stockholders from removing incumbent
directors without cause and filling the resulting vacancies with
their own nominees.
No Stockholder Action by Written Consent; Special
Meetings. Our certificate of incorporation
permits our stockholders to act by written consent without a
meeting as long as FNF owns more than 50% of our voting stock.
Once FNF ceases to own that percentage of our voting stock, our
certificate of incorporation provides that stockholder action
can be taken only at an annual or special meeting of
stockholders and cannot be taken by written
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consent in lieu of a meeting. Our certificate of incorporation
also provides that, except as otherwise required by law, special
meetings of the stockholders can only be called by a majority of
our entire board of directors or our chairman of the board or
chief executive officer. Stockholders may not call a special
meeting or require that our board of directors call a special
meeting of stockholders.
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and
Director Nominees. Our bylaws provide that,
if one of our stockholders desires to submit a proposal or
nominate persons for election as directors at an annual
stockholders meeting, the stockholders written
notice must be received by us not less than 120 days prior
to the anniversary date of the date of the proxy statement for
the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders.
However, if the annual meeting is called for a date that is not
within 30 days before or after such anniversary date,
notice by a stockholder must be received by us not later than
the close of business on the 10th day following the day on
which public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was
made. The notice must describe the proposal or nomination and
set forth the name and address of, and stock held of record and
beneficially by, the stockholder. Notices of stockholder
proposals or nominations must set forth the reasons for the
proposal or nomination and any material interest of the
stockholder in the proposal or nomination and a representation
that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at
the annual meeting. Director nomination notices must set forth
the name and address of the nominee, arrangements between the
stockholder and the nominee and other information required under
Regulation 14A of the exchange act. The presiding officer
of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge a proposal or
nomination not made in compliance with the procedures contained
in our bylaws. The advance notice requirements regulating
stockholder nominations and proposals may have the effect of
precluding a contest for the election of directors or the
introduction of a stockholder proposal if the requisite
procedures are not followed and may discourage or deter a
third-party from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect
its own slate of directors or to introduce a proposal.
Voting Requirements on Amending our Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws. Our certificate of
incorporation and our bylaws provide that amendments to certain
provisions of our bylaws, including those related to stockholder
proposals and calling special meetings of stockholders, must be
approved by both our board of directors and by the vote, at a
regular or special stockholders meeting, of the holders of
at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the
holders of all our capital stock then entitled to vote. All
other amendments to our bylaws require either: (i) approval
by a majority of our entire board of directors (without
stockholder consent) or (ii) the vote, at a regular or
special stockholders meeting, of the holders of at least
two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of
all our capital stock then entitled to vote. In addition, our
certificate of incorporation provides that amendments to certain
provisions of our certificate of incorporation, including those
relating to the classified board, removal of directors, calling
special meetings and no stockholder action by written consent,
must be approved by the vote, at a regular or special
stockholders meeting, of the holders of at least
two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of
all of our capital stock then entitled to vote (in addition to
the approval of our board of directors).
Business Combination Statute. Following
the proposed transactions, we will be subject to
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, an
anti-takeover law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a
publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business
combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three
years following the date the person became an interested
stockholder, unless the business combination or the transaction
in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved
in a prescribed manner. Generally, a business
combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or
other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the
interested stockholder. Generally, an interested
stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and
associates, owns or within three years prior to the
determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or
more of a corporations voting stock.
Corporate
Opportunity Considerations
Provisions
of our Certificate of Incorporation Relating to Corporate
Opportunities
Certificate of Incorporation. To
address situations in which officers or directors have
conflicting duties to affiliated corporations,
Section 122(17) of the Delaware General Corporation Law
allows a corporation to renounce, in its certificate of
incorporation or by action of its board of directors, any
interest or expectancy of
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the corporation in specified classes or categories of business
opportunities. As such, and in order to address potential
conflicts of interest between us and FNF and its subsidiaries,
which we refer to as Fidelity, our certificate of incorporation
contains provisions regulating and defining, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, the conduct of our affairs as they may
involve Fidelity and its officers and directors.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that, subject to any
written agreement to the contrary, Fidelity will have no duty to
refrain from engaging in the same or similar activities or lines
of business as us, and, except as set forth in our certificate
of incorporation, neither Fidelity nor its officers or directors
will be liable to us or our stockholders for any breach of any
fiduciary duty due to any such activities of Fidelity. In the
event that Fidelity acquires knowledge of a potential
transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for
both Fidelity and us, Fidelity, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, will have no duty to communicate or offer the corporate
opportunity to us and will, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, not be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of any
fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that Fidelity pursues or
acquires that corporate opportunity for itself, directs it to
another person or does not communicate information regarding it
to us.
Our certificate of incorporation further provides that if one of
our directors or officers who is also a director or officer of
Fidelity acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter
that may be a corporate opportunity for both Fidelity and us,
the director or officer will have satisfied his or her fiduciary
duty to us and our stockholders with respect to that corporate
opportunity if he or she acts in a manner consistent with the
following policy:
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a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is an officer
of ours and who is also a director but not an officer of
Fidelity, will belong to us unless the opportunity is expressly
offered to that person in a capacity other than such
persons capacity as one of our officers, in which case it
will not belong to us;
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a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is a director
but not an officer of ours, and who is also a director or
officer of Fidelity, will belong to us only if that opportunity
is expressly offered to that person in that persons
capacity as one of our directors; and
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a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is an officer
of both Fidelity and us will belong to us only if that
opportunity is expressly offered to that person in that
persons capacity as one of our officers.
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Notwithstanding these provisions, our certificate of
incorporation does not prohibit us from pursuing any corporate
opportunity of which we become aware.
These provisions in our certificate of incorporation will no
longer be effective on the date that (i) Fidelity ceases to
beneficially own our common stock representing at least 20% of
the total voting power of all classes of our outstanding capital
stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
and (ii) none of our directors or officers are also
directors or officers of Fidelity.
If our certificate of incorporation did not include provisions
setting forth the circumstances under which opportunities will
belong to us and regulating the conduct of our directors and
officers in situations where their duties to us and Fidelity
conflict, the actions of our directors and officers in each such
situation would be subject to the fact-specific analysis of the
corporate opportunity doctrine as articulated under Delaware
law. Under Delaware law, a director of a corporation may take a
corporate opportunity, or divert it to another corporation in
which that director has an interest, if (i) the opportunity
is presented to the director or officer in his or her individual
capacity, (ii) the opportunity is not essential to the
corporation, (iii) the corporation holds no interest or
expectancy in the opportunity and (iv) the director or
officer has not wrongfully employed the resources of the
corporation in pursuing or exploiting the opportunity. Based on
Section 122(17) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, we
do not believe the corporate opportunity guidelines set forth in
our certificate of incorporation conflict with Delaware law. If,
however, a conflict were to arise between the provisions of our
certificate of incorporation and Delaware law, Delaware law
would control. For a discussion of the proposed transactions see
The Proposed Transactions beginning on page 28.
Limitations
on Director Liability
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, we may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil,
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criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact
that he or she is or was our director, officer, employee or
agent, or is or was serving at our request as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she
acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In
addition, Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law provides that a certificate of incorporation may
contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal
liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the
liability of a director (i) for any breach of the
directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith
or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (relating to liability for unauthorized
acquisitions or redemptions of, or dividends on, capital stock),
or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit. Our certificate of incorporation
contains the provisions permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of
the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated and combined financial statements of FNT as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 2005, have been included
herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein,
and upon the authority of said firms as expert in accounting and
auditing.
The consolidated financial statements and schedules of FNF as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for each of the years in
the three-year period ended December 31, 2005, and
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005
have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the
reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting
firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon authority of
said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, information
statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and
copy any reports, statements or other information that we file
at the SECs public reference rooms at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this
information by mail from the Public Reference Section of the
SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549 at prescribed
rates. Please call the SEC at 1-(800) SEC-0330 for further
information on the public reference rooms. The SEC also
maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov at which reports,
proxy statements and information statements and other
information regarding FNT are available. We maintain a website
at http://www.fntg.com. The material located on our website is
not a part of this information statement.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference
information into this information statement, which means that we
can disclose important information to you by referring you to
another document filed separately with the SEC. The information
incorporated by reference into this information statement is
deemed to be part of this document, except for any information
superseded by information contained directly in this document or
contained in another document filed in the future which itself
is incorporated into this information statement. This document
incorporates by reference the documents listed below which have
been previously filed with the SEC:
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FNFs Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 filed with the SEC on
May 10, 2006;
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FNFs Current Reports on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on May 2, 2006, June 14, 2006 and
June 29, 2006;
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FNFs Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the
SEC on March 16, 2006; and
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FNFs Amended Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the
SEC on May 1, 2006.
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We also incorporate by reference any additional documents that
are filed by FNF with the SEC between the date of this
information statement and the date of the special meeting under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the exchange act.
These include our periodic reports, such as annual reports on
Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q
and current reports on
Form 8-K,
as well as proxy statements and information statements.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference into this information statement
will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
information statement to the extent that a statement contained
in this information statement or any other subsequently filed
information statement modifies or supersedes that statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except
as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
information statement.
You can obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference
through us or the SEC. Documents incorporated by reference are
available from us without charge, excluding all exhibits unless
we have specifically incorporated by reference an exhibit in
this information statement. Stockholders may obtain documents
incorporated by reference into this information statement by
requesting them in writing or by telephone from the appropriate
party at the following addresses:
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Phone:
(904) 854-8100
You should rely only on the information contained in or
incorporated by reference into this information statement. We
have not authorized any person to provide you with any
information that is different from what is contained in this
information statement. This information statement is
dated ,
2006. You should not assume that the information contained in
this information statement is accurate as of any date other than
such date, and the mailing to you of this information statement
will not create any implication to the contrary. This
information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of any offer to buy any securities in any
jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it is unlawful.
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FNT
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Page
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Number
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Unaudited Condensed Financial
Statements
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F-2
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F-3
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F-5
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F-6
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F-7
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Audited Consolidated and
Combined Financial Statements
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F-20
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F-21
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F-22
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F-23
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F-24
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F-25
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F-26
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F-1
UNAUDITED
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Part I:
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.
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Condensed
Financial Statements
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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March 31,
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December 31,
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2006
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2005
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands, except share and per share data)
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ASSETS
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Investments:
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Fixed maturity securities available
for sale, at fair value, at March 31, 2006 includes
$295,619 and $180,353 of pledged fixed maturities related to
secured trust deposits and the securities lending program,
respectively, and at December 31, 2005 includes $305,717
and $116,781 of pledged fixed maturity securities related to
secured trust deposits and the securities lending program,
respectively
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$
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2,457,142
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$
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2,457,632
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Equity securities, at fair value,
at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 includes
$7,867 and $3,401, respectively, of pledged equity securities
related to the securities lending program
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212,071
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176,987
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Other long-term investments
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50,572
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21,037
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Short-term investments, at fair
value, at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
includes $306,176 and $350,256, respectively, of pledged
short-term investments related to secured trust deposits
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515,143
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645,082
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Total investments
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3,234,928
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3,300,738
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Cash and cash equivalents at
March 31, 2006 includes $241,826 and $195,483 of pledged
cash related to secured trust deposits and the securities
lending program, respectively, and at December 31, 2005
includes $234,709 and $124,339 of pledged cash related to
secured trust deposits and the securities lending program,
respectively
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550,447
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462,157
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Trade receivables, net of allowance
of $13,352 at March 31, 2006 and $13,583 at
December 31, 2005
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172,993
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178,998
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Notes receivable, net of allowance
of $967 at March 31, 2006 and $1,466 at December 31,
2005, including notes from related parties of $19,000 at
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
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31,232
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31,749
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Goodwill
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1,051,514
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1,051,526
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Prepaid expenses and other assets
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391,813
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377,049
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Title plants
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312,491
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308,675
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Property and equipment, net
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152,058
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156,952
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Due from FNF
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32,689
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$
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5,897,476
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$
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5,900,533
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Liabilities:
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Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
include $195,483 and $124,339, respectively, of security loans
related to the securities lending program
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$
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737,952
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$
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790,598
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Notes payable, including $6,641 and
$497,800 of notes payable to FNF at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively
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599,094
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603,262
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Reserve for claim losses
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1,090,095
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1,063,857
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Secured trust deposits
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839,117
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882,602
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Deferred tax liabilities
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91,707
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75,839
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Due to FNF
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28,777
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3,386,742
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3,416,158
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Minority interests
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5,006
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4,338
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Stockholders equity:
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Common stock, Class A,
$0.0001 par value; authorized 300,000,000 shares as of
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005; issued
31,147,357 shares as of March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005
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3
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3
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Common stock, Class B,
$0.0001 par value; authorized 300,000,000 shares as of
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005; issued
143,176,041 shares as of March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005
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14
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14
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Additional paid-in capital
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2,479,396
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2,492,312
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Retained earnings
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111,549
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82,771
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2,590,962
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2,575,100
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(85,234
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(78,892
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Unearned compensation
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(16,171
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2,505,728
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2,480,037
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$
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5,897,476
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$
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5,900,533
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
F-2
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2006
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2005
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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REVENUE:
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Direct title insurance premiums
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$
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447,769
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$
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456,205
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Agency title insurance premiums
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628,420
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532,513
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Escrow and other title related fees
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254,059
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243,137
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Interest and investment income
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38,012
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20,854
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Realized gains and losses, net
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14,506
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3,436
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Other income
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10,498
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9,075
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Total revenue
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1,393,264
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1,265,220
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EXPENSES:
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Personnel costs
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452,435
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424,660
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Other operating expenses
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210,893
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209,735
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Agent commissions
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488,368
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409,901
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Depreciation and amortization
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26,237
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24,866
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Provision for claim losses
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80,721
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64,226
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Interest expense
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11,326
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303
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Total expenses
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1,269,980
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1,133,691
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Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
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123,284
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131,529
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Income tax expense
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43,766
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48,863
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Earnings before minority interest
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79,518
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82,666
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Minority interest
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416
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347
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Net earnings
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$
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79,102
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$
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82,319
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Basic net earnings per share
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$
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0.46
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Weighted average shares
outstanding, basic basis
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173,473
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Diluted net earnings per share
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$
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0.46
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Weighted average shares
outstanding, diluted basis
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173,654
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Pro forma basic and diluted
earnings per share
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$
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0.48
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Pro forma weighted average shares
outstanding, basic and diluted
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172,951
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
F-3
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF
COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
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Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2006
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2005
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(Unaudited)
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(In thousands)
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Net earnings
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$
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79,102
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$
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82,319
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Other comprehensive earnings
(loss):
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Unrealized losses on investments,
net(1)
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(6,342
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(19,883
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Other comprehensive loss
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(6,342
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(19,883
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|
|
|
|
Comprehensive earnings
|
|
$
|
72,760
|
|
|
$
|
62,436
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Net of income tax benefit of $3.8 million and
$11.5 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively. |
See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
F-4
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A
|
|
|
Class B
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
|
Retained
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
Unearned
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Earnings(Loss)
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
|
31,147
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
|
143,176
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
2,492,312
|
|
|
$
|
82,771
|
|
|
$
|
(78,892
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16,171
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,480,037
|
|
Other comprehensive
loss unrealized loss on investments net
of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,342
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,342
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,255
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,255
|
|
Adoption of SFAS 123R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,171
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,171
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid to Class A
shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,805
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,805
|
)
|
Dividends paid to FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41,519
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41,519
|
)
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2006
|
|
|
31,147
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
|
143,176
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
2,479,396
|
|
|
$
|
111,549
|
|
|
$
|
(85,234
|
)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,505,728
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
F-5
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
79,102
|
|
|
$
|
82,319
|
|
Reconciliation of net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
26,237
|
|
|
|
24,866
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in reserve
for claim losses
|
|
|
26,238
|
|
|
|
(2,021
|
)
|
Gain on sales of assets
|
|
|
(14,506
|
)
|
|
|
(3,436
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation cost
|
|
|
3,255
|
|
|
|
2,979
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
416
|
|
|
|
347
|
|
Change in assets and liabilities,
net of effects from acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in secured trust
deposits
|
|
|
3,576
|
|
|
|
1,432
|
|
Net decrease in trade receivables
|
|
|
6,005
|
|
|
|
7,900
|
|
Net (increase) decrease in prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
(4,767
|
)
|
|
|
14,517
|
|
Net decrease in accounts payable
and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(94,033
|
)
|
|
|
(99,424
|
)
|
Net increase in income taxes
|
|
|
48,679
|
|
|
|
29,690
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
80,202
|
|
|
|
59,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sales of investment
securities available for sale
|
|
|
326,342
|
|
|
|
491,844
|
|
Proceeds from maturities of
investment securities available for sale
|
|
|
105,866
|
|
|
|
75,404
|
|
Proceeds from sales of assets
|
|
|
870
|
|
|
|
4,766
|
|
Cash received as collateral on
loaned securities, net
|
|
|
3,406
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collections of notes receivable
|
|
|
1,239
|
|
|
|
1,098
|
|
Additions to title plants
|
|
|
(3,923
|
)
|
|
|
(1,392
|
)
|
Additions to property and equipment
|
|
|
(13,303
|
)
|
|
|
(15,011
|
)
|
Additions to capitalized software
|
|
|
(6,066
|
)
|
|
|
(2,380
|
)
|
Purchases of investment securities
available for sale
|
|
|
(488,660
|
)
|
|
|
(784,369
|
)
|
Net proceeds of short-term
investment securities
|
|
|
130,039
|
|
|
|
199,423
|
|
Additions to notes receivable
|
|
|
(222
|
)
|
|
|
(4,361
|
)
|
Acquisitions of businesses, net of
cash acquired
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,750
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities
|
|
|
55,588
|
|
|
|
(39,728
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt service payments
|
|
|
(4,293
|
)
|
|
|
(5,842
|
)
|
Dividends paid to FNF
|
|
|
(41,519
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid to Class A
shareholders
|
|
|
(8,805
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Net distribution to FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25,821
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing
activities
|
|
|
(54,617
|
)
|
|
|
(31,663
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents, excluding pledged cash related to secured
trust deposits
|
|
|
81,173
|
|
|
|
(12,222
|
)
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
excluding pledged cash related to secured trust deposits at
beginning of period
|
|
|
227,448
|
|
|
|
73,214
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
excluding pledged cash related to secured trust deposits at end
of period
|
|
$
|
308,621
|
|
|
$
|
60,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid
|
|
$
|
19,375
|
|
|
$
|
315
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
F-6
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Note A
Basis of Financial Statements
The unaudited condensed consolidated and combined financial
information included in this report includes the accounts of
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. (FNT or the
Company) and subsidiaries and has been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the
instructions to
Form 10-Q
and Article 10 of
Regulation S-X.
All adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation
have been included. This report should be read in conjunction
with FNTs consolidated and combined financial statements
included in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Description
of Business
FNT, through its principal subsidiaries, is one of the largest
title insurance companies in the United States. The
Companys title insurance underwriters Fidelity
National Title, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security Union Title
and Alamo Title together issue all of FNTs
title insurance policies in 49 states, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in
Canada and Mexico. The Company operates its business through a
single segment, title and escrow, and does not generate
significant revenue outside the United States. Although FNT
earns title premiums on residential and commercial sale and
refinance real estate transactions, the Company does not
separately track its revenues from these various types of
transactions.
Prior to October 17, 2005, FNT, representing the title
insurance segment of Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
(FNF), was a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF. FNF
subsequently contributed to FNT all of the legal entities that
are consolidated and combined for presentation in FNTs
financial statements. On October 17, 2005, FNF distributed
a dividend to its stockholders of record as of October 6,
2005 which resulted in a pro rata distribution of 17.5%
(31.1 million shares) of its interest in FNT. FNF
stockholders received 0.175 shares of FNT Class A
common stock for each share of FNF common stock held on the
record date. FNF beneficially owns 100% of the FNT Class B
common stock representing 82.1% of the Companys
outstanding common stock (143.2 million shares). FNT
Class B common stock has ten votes per share, while FNT
Class A common stock has one vote per share. As a result,
following the distribution, FNF controls 97.9% of the voting
rights of FNT.
Principles
of Consolidation and Combination and Basis of
Presentation
Prior to October 17, 2005, the accompanying Condensed
Combined Financial Statements include those assets, liabilities,
revenues, and expenses directly attributable to the
Companys operations and allocations of certain FNF
corporate assets, liabilities and expenses to the Company. These
amounts have been allocated to the Company on a basis that is
considered by management to reflect most fairly or reasonably
the utilization of services provided to, or the benefit obtained
by, the Company. Management believes the methods used to
allocate these amounts are reasonable. Beginning on
October 17, 2005, the entities that currently make up the
Company were consolidated under a holding company structure and
the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
reflect activity subsequent to that date. All significant
intercompany profits, transactions and balances have been
eliminated in consolidation and combination. The financial
information included herein does not necessarily reflect what
the financial position and results of operations of the Company
would have been had it operated as a stand alone entity during
the periods covered. The Companys investments in
non-majority-owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for
using the equity method. The Company records minority interest
liabilities related to minority shareholders interest in
consolidated affiliates. All dollars presented herein are in
thousands of dollars unless otherwise noted.
Earnings
per Share and Unaudited Proforma Net Earnings Per
Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings
available to common stockholders by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings
per share is calculated by dividing net earnings available to
common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares
outstanding plus the impact of assumed conversions of
potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. The Company has
F-7
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
granted certain shares of restricted stock, which have been
treated as common share equivalents for purposes of calculating
diluted earnings per share.
The following table presents the computation of basic and
diluted earnings per share for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 (in thousands except per share data). Prior
to October 17, 2005, the historical financials of the
Company were combined and thus presentation of earnings per
share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was
computed on a pro forma basis, using the number of outstanding
shares of FNF common stock as of a date prior to the
distribution of FNT stock by FNF.
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net earnings
|
|
$
|
79,102
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding during the year, basic basis
|
|
|
173,473
|
|
Plus: Common stock equivalent
shares
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding during the year, diluted basis
|
|
|
173,654
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company has granted options to purchase
2,206,500 shares of the Companys common stock, all of
which were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per
share because they were anti-dilutive.
Transactions
with Related Parties
The Companys financial statements reflect transactions
with other businesses and operations of FNF, including those
being conducted by another FNF subsidiary, Fidelity National
Information Services, Inc. (FIS).
A detail of related party items included in revenues and
expenses is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
|
|
|
Agency title premiums earned
|
|
$
|
21.2
|
|
|
$
|
20.8
|
|
Rental income earned
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.8
|
|
Interest revenue
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
21.4
|
|
|
|
23.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency title commissions
|
|
|
18.8
|
|
|
|
18.3
|
|
Data processing costs
|
|
|
16.9
|
|
|
|
11.6
|
|
Corporate services allocated
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
(9.6
|
)
|
Title insurance information expense
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
|
|
5.9
|
|
Other real-estate related
information
|
|
|
2.9
|
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
Software expense
|
|
|
2.2
|
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
Rental expense
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
|
|
0.8
|
|
License and cost sharing agreements
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
57.5
|
|
|
|
33.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total pretax impact of related
party activity
|
|
$
|
(36.1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9.9
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
An FIS subsidiary acts as the title agent in the issuance of
title insurance policies by a title insurance underwriter owned
by the Company and in connection with certain trustee sales
guarantees, a form of title insurance
F-8
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
issued as part of the foreclosure process. As a result, the
Companys title insurance subsidiaries pay commissions on
title insurance policies sold through FIS. For the three months
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, these FIS operations
generated $21.2 million and $20.8 million,
respectively, of revenues for the Company, which the Company
records as agency title premiums. The Company paid FIS
commissions at the rate of 88% of premiums generated, equal to
$18.8 million and $18.3 million for the three month
periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Through June 30, 2005, the Company leased equipment to a
subsidiary of FIS. Revenue relating to these leases was
$2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
Included in the Companys expenses for the three month
periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are amounts paid to a
subsidiary of FIS for the provision by FIS to FNT of information
technology infrastructure support, data center management and
related IT support services. For the three month periods ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, the amounts included in the
Companys expenses to FIS for these services were
$16.9 million and $11.6 million, respectively. In
addition, the Company incurred software expenses relating to an
agreement with a subsidiary of FIS that amounted to expenses of
$2.2 million and $1.5 million for the three month
periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The Company provides corporate services to FNF and FIS and
receives corporate services provided by FNF. These corporate
services include accounting, internal audit, treasury, payroll,
human resources, tax, legal, purchasing, risk management,
mergers and acquisitions and general management. For the three
month period ended March 31, 2006, the Companys
expenses included $2.2 million related to the provision of
corporate services by FNF to the Company. There were no
corporate services provided to the Company by FNF during the
three month period ended March 31, 2005. For the three
month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the
Companys expenses were reduced by $0.1 million and
$2.1 million, respectively, related to the provision of
corporate services by the Company to FNF and its subsidiaries
(other than FIS subsidiaries). For the three month periods ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, the Companys expenses were
reduced by $0.1 million and $7.5 million,
respectively, related to the provision of corporate services by
the Company to FIS subsidiaries.
The title plant assets of several of the Companys title
insurance subsidiaries are managed or maintained by a subsidiary
of FIS. The underlying title plant information and software
continues to be owned by each of the Companys title
insurance underwriters, but FIS manages and updates the
information in return for either (i) a cash management fee
or (ii) the right to sell that information to title
insurers, including title insurance underwriters that the
Company owns and other third party customers. In most cases, FIS
is responsible for keeping the title plant assets current and
fully functioning, for which the Company pays a fee to FIS based
on the Companys use of, or access to, the title plant. For
the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the
Companys payments to FIS under these arrangements were
$11.5 million and $6.6 million, respectively. In
addition, each applicable title insurance underwriter in turn
receives a royalty on sales of access to its title plant assets.
For each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2006
and 2005, the revenues from these title plant royalties were
$0.7 million. The Company has also entered into agreements
with FIS that permit FIS and certain of its subsidiaries to
access and use (but not re-sell) the starters databases and back
plant databases of the Companys title insurance
subsidiaries. Starters databases are the Companys
databases of previously issued title policies and back plant
databases contain historical records relating to title that are
not regularly updated. Each of the Companys applicable
title insurance subsidiaries receives a fee for any access to or
use of its starters and back plant databases by FIS. The Company
also does business with additional entities of FIS that provide
real estate information to the Companys operations, for
which the Company recorded expenses of $2.9 million and
$2.7 million for the three month periods ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The Company also has certain license and cost sharing agreements
with FIS. The Company recorded expense of $2.5 million
relating to these agreements in each of the three month periods
ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
F-9
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
The Companys financial statements reflect allocations for
a lease of office space to us from FIS for our corporate
headquarters and business operations in the amounts of
$1.4 million and $0.8 million for the three month
periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
The Company believes the amounts earned by the Company or
charged to the Company under each of the foregoing arrangements
are fair and reasonable. Although the commission rate paid on
the title insurance premiums written by the FIS title agencies
was set without negotiation, the Company believes the
commissions earned are consistent with the average rate that
would be available to a third party title agent given the amount
and the geographic distribution of the business produced and the
low risk of loss profile of the business placed. In connection
with the title plant management and maintenance services
provided by FIS, the Company believes that the fees charged to
the Company by FIS are at approximately the same rates that FIS
and other similar vendors charge unaffiliated title insurers.
The information technology infrastructure support and data
center management services provided to the Company by FIS are
priced within the range of prices that FIS offers to its
unaffiliated third party customers for the same types of
services. However, the amounts the Company earned or was charged
under these arrangements were not negotiated at
arms-length, and may not represent the terms that the
Company might have obtained from an unrelated third party.
Amounts due from/(to) FNF were as follows:
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|
|
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March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
|
|
|
Notes receivable from FNF
|
|
$
|
19.0
|
|
|
$
|
19.0
|
|
Due (to) from FNF
|
|
|
(28.8
|
)
|
|
|
32.7
|
|
Notes payable to FNF (See
Note E)
|
|
|
(6.6
|
)
|
|
|
(497.8
|
)
|
The Company has notes receivable from FNF relating to agreements
between its title underwriters and FNF. These notes amounted to
$19.0 million at March 31, 2006 and December 31,
2005. As of March 31, 2006, these notes bore interest at a
rate of 5.19%. The Company earned interest revenue of
$0.2 million relating to these notes for each of the three
month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
The Company is included in FNFs consolidated tax returns
and thus any income tax liability or receivable is due to/from
FNF. Due (to)/from FNF at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 includes a payable to FNF for taxes owed
of $17.6 million at March 31, 2006 and a receivable
from FNF relating to overpayment of taxes of $11.5 million
at December 31, 2005. During the three month periods ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company received tax-related
refunds from FNF of $5.0 million and $28.0 million,
respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the
Company paid $5.2 million and $0.7 million,
respectively to a subsidiary of FIS for capitalized software
development.
Included in investments are 1,432,000 shares of FIS common
stock at a market value of $58.1 million, which is
$2.0 million above the Companys cost basis.
Note B
Acquisitions
The results of operations and financial position of the entities
acquired during any period are included in the Condensed
Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements from and after
the date of acquisition. These acquisitions were either made by
the Company or made by FNF and then contributed to the Company
by FNF. The acquisitions made by FNF and contributed to FNT are
included in the related Condensed Consolidated and Combined
Financial Statements as capital contributions. Based on the
acquired entities valuation, any difference between the
fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities and the
purchase price paid is recorded as goodwill. Pro forma
disclosures for acquisitions are considered immaterial to the
results of operations for all periods presented.
F-10
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
Service
Link L.P.
On August 1, 2005, the Company acquired Service Link, L.P.
(Service Link), a national provider of centralized
mortgage and residential real estate title and closing services
to major financial institutions and institutional lenders. The
initial acquisition price was approximately $110 million in
cash. It is probable that the Company will owe additional
contingent consideration related to this purchase in the third
quarter of 2006, the amount of which will be based on Service
Links earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization over a
12-month
period ending in July 2006. The Company is not currently able to
determine the amount of contingent consideration that will be
owed, but, based on current information, the amount is estimated
to be approximately $40 million as of March 31, 2006.
Note C
Investments
During the second quarter of 2005, the Company began lending
fixed maturity and equity securities to financial institutions
in short-term security lending transactions. The Companys
security lending policy requires that the cash received as
collateral be 102% or more of the fair value of the loaned
securities. These short-term security lending arrangements
increase investment income with minimal risk. At March 31,
2006 and December 31, 2005, the Company had short-term
security loans outstanding with fair values of
$195.5 million and $124.3 million, respectively,
included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and the
Company held cash in the amounts of $195.5 million and
$124.3 million, respectively, as collateral for the loaned
securities.
Gross unrealized losses on investment securities and the fair
value of the related securities, aggregated by investment
category and length of time that individual securities have been
in a continuous unrealized loss position at March 31, 2006
were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Than 12 Months
|
|
|
12 Months or Longer
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
U.S. government and agencies
|
|
$
|
102,198
|
|
|
$
|
(3,499
|
)
|
|
$
|
682,948
|
|
|
$
|
(18,073
|
)
|
|
$
|
785,146
|
|
|
$
|
(21,572
|
)
|
States and political subdivisions
|
|
|
359,451
|
|
|
|
(5,936
|
)
|
|
|
443,047
|
|
|
|
(10,978
|
)
|
|
|
802,498
|
|
|
|
(16,914
|
)
|
Foreign government and agencies
|
|
|
21,902
|
|
|
|
(463
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,902
|
|
|
|
(463
|
)
|
Corporate securities
|
|
|
334,275
|
|
|
|
(9,456
|
)
|
|
|
284,202
|
|
|
|
(8,318
|
)
|
|
|
618,477
|
|
|
|
(17,774
|
)
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
64,755
|
|
|
|
(12,066
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,755
|
|
|
|
(12,066
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total temporarily impaired
securities
|
|
$
|
882,581
|
|
|
$
|
(31,420
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,410,197
|
|
|
$
|
(37,369
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,292,778
|
|
|
$
|
(68,789
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A substantial portion of the Companys unrealized losses
relate to its holdings of debt securities. Unrealized losses
relating to U.S. government, state and political
subdivision and fixed maturity corporate holdings were primarily
caused by interest rate increases. Since the decline in fair
value of these investments is attributable to changes in
interest rates and not credit quality, and the Company has the
intent and ability to hold these securities, the Company does
not consider these investments
other-than-temporarily
impaired. The unrealized losses related to equity securities
were caused by market changes that the Company considers to be
temporary and thus the Company does not consider these
investments
other-than-temporarily
impaired.
Note D
Stock Based Compensation Plans
In 2005, in connection with the distribution of FNT stock by
FNF, we established the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the
Omnibus Plan) authorizing the issuance of up to
8,000,000 shares of common stock, subject to the terms of
the Omnibus Plan. The Omnibus Plan provides for the grant of
stock options, stock appreciation rights,
F-11
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance shares,
performance units, other cash and stock-based awards and
dividend equivalents. As of March 31, 2006, there were
777,500 shares of restricted stock and 2,206,500 stock
options outstanding, all of which were granted to certain
employees and directors of the Company on October 18, 2005,
pursuant to the Omnibus Plan. These shares and options vest over
a four-year period. The Company recorded stock-based
compensation expense of $0.5 million and $1.0 million
in the first three months of 2006 in connection with the
issuances of FNT restricted stock and stock options,
respectively.
Stock option transactions under the Omnibus Plan in the first
quarter of 2006 were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intrinsic Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
at March 31,
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
|
2,206,500
|
|
|
|
21.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,920
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
30,000
|
|
|
|
22.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2006
|
|
|
2,236,500
|
|
|
$
|
21.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,936
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All options issued and outstanding at March 31, 2006, are
unvested, have a weighted average exercise price of
$21.90 per share and a weighted average remaining
contractual life of 9.5 years. There were no exercisable
options outstanding at March 31, 2006. No stock options
vested or were forfeited in the first three months of 2006.
Restricted stock transactions under the Omnibus Plan in the
first quarter of 2006 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grant Date Fair
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
|
777,500
|
|
|
|
21.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2006
|
|
|
777,500
|
|
|
$
|
21.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No shares of restricted stock vested or were forfeited in the
first three months of 2006.
As a result of stock-based compensation grants prior to the
commencement of the Omnibus Plan, certain Company employees are
also participants in FNFs stock-based compensation plans
(the FNF Plans), which provide for the granting of
incentive and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock and
other stock-based incentive awards for officers and key
employees. Grants of incentive and nonqualified stock options
under the FNF Plans have generally provided that options will
vest equally over three years and generally expire ten years
after their original date of grant. All options granted under
the FNF Plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of
the underlying common stock on the date of grant. However,
certain of these plans allow for the option exercise price for
each share granted pursuant to a nonqualified stock option to be
less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date
of grant to reflect the application of the optionees
deferred bonus, if applicable. In connection with grants of FNF
stock options to Company employees, the Company recorded
stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million and
$2.2 million in the first three months of 2006 and 2005,
respectively, which was based on an allocation of compensation
expense to the Company for personnel who provided services to
the Company.
In 2003, FNF issued to certain Company employees and directors
rights to purchase shares of FNF restricted common stock (the
FNF Restricted Shares). A portion of the FNF
Restricted Shares vest over a five-year period and a portion
vest over a four-year period, of which one-fifth vested
immediately on the date of grant. The Company
F-12
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
recorded stock-based compensation expense of $0.4 million
and $0.8 million in connection with the issuance of the FNF
Restricted Shares to FNT employees for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, which was based on
an allocation of compensation expense to the Company for
personnel who provided services to the Company.
In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123R, Share-Based
Payment (SFAS 123R), which requires that
compensation cost relating to share-based payments be recognized
in our financial statements. Effective as of the beginning of
2003, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provision
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS 123). Using the fair value method of
accounting, compensation cost is measured based on the fair
value of the award at the grant date and recognized over the
service period. Upon adoption of SFAS 123, the Company
elected to use the prospective method of transition, as
permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 148, Accounting for Stock- Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure
(SFAS 148). Using this method, stock-based
employee compensation cost was recognized from the beginning of
2003 as if the fair value method of accounting had been used to
account for all employee awards granted, modified, or settled in
years beginning after December 31, 2002. SFAS 123R
does not allow for the prospective method, but requires the
recording of expense relating to the vesting of all unvested
options beginning in the first quarter of 2006. The adoption of
SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 had no material impact on
the Companys income before income taxes, net income, cash
flow from operations, cash flow from financing activities, or
basic or diluted earnings per share in the three months ended
March 31, 2006 due to the fact that all options accounted
for using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees, were fully vested as of December 31, 2005.
In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R,
share-based compensation expense for the first quarter of 2005
has not been restated. Net income for the quarters ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005 reflects an expense of
$3.2 million and $3.0 million, respectively, which is
included in personnel costs in the reported financial results.
Included in these amounts are share-based compensation expense
of $1.6 million in the first three months of 2006 related
to the Omnibus Plan and $1.6 and $3.0 million in
share-based compensation expense for the three months ended
March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, related to the
participation of Company employees in the FNF Plans.
The fair values of all options were estimated at the date of
grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the
following weighted average assumptions. The risk free interest
rates used in the calculation are the rates that correspond to
the weighted average expected life of an option. For purposes of
valuing the options granted under the Omnibus Plan in 2006 or
2005, the Company used historical activity of FNF common stock
shares and stock options to estimate the volatility rate of the
FNT common stock and the expected life of the FNT options. FNT
did not grant any options in the first three months of 2005. The
following assumptions were used in valuing FNT stock options
granted during the first quarter of 2006: a risk free interest
rate of 4.7%, a volatility factor for the expected market price
of 26%, an expected dividend yield of 4.9%, and a weighted
average expected life of 4.1 years. The weighted average
fair value of each option granted by FNT during the first
quarter of 2006 was $3.73.
F-13
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
Prior pro forma information regarding net earnings and earnings
per share is required by SFAS No. 123R, and has been
determined as if the Company had accounted for all of its
employee stock options under the fair value method of that
statement. For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated
fair value of the options is amortized into expense over the
options vesting period. The following table illustrates
the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company
had applied the fair value recognition provisions of
SFAS No. 123R to all outstanding and unvested awards
prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Net earnings, as reported
|
|
$
|
79,102
|
|
|
$
|
82,319
|
|
Add: Stock-based compensation
expense included in reported net earnings, net of related tax
effects
|
|
|
2,044
|
|
|
|
1,847
|
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under fair value based methods
for all awards, net of related tax effects
|
|
|
(2,044
|
)
|
|
|
(2,162
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings
|
|
$
|
79,102
|
|
|
$
|
82,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic as reported
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic pro forma
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted as reported
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted pro forma
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings per
share basic and diluted, as reported
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings per
share basic and diluted, adjusted for SFAS 123
effects
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At March 31, 2006, the total unrecognized compensation cost
related to non-vested stock option grants was $7.9 million,
which is expected to be recognized in pre-tax income over a
weighted average period of 3.5 years and the total
unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted
stock grants was $15.0 million, which is expected to be
recognized in pre-tax income over a weighted average period of
3.5 years.
Note E
Notes Payable
Notes payable consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
Unsecured notes, net of discount,
interest payable semiannually at 7.3%, due August, 2011
|
|
$
|
240,801
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Unsecured notes, net of discount,
interest payable semiannually at 5.25%, due March, 2013
|
|
|
248,698
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unsecured notes due to FNF, net of
discount
|
|
|
6,641
|
|
|
|
497,800
|
|
Syndicated credit agreement,
unsecured, interest due monthly at LIBOR plus 0.40%, (5.2% at
March 31, 2006), unused portion of $300,000 at
March 31, 2006
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
Other promissory notes with
various interest rates and maturities
|
|
|
2,954
|
|
|
|
5,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
599,094
|
|
|
$
|
603,262
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-14
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
In connection with the distribution of FNT stock by FNF, the
Company issued two $250 million intercompany notes payable
to FNF (the Mirror Notes), with terms that mirrored
FNFs existing $250 million 7.30% public debentures
due in August 2011 and $250 million 5.25% public debentures
due in March 2013. Following issuance of the Mirror Notes, the
Company filed a Registration Statement on
Form S-4,
pursuant to which the Company offered to exchange the
outstanding FNF notes for notes FNT would issue having
substantially the same terms and deliver the FNF notes received
in such exchange to FNF in redemption of the debt under the
Mirror Notes. On January 17, 2006, the exchange offers
expired, with $241.3 million aggregate principal amount of
the 7.30% notes due 2011 and the entire $250.0 million
aggregate principal amount of the 5.25% notes due 2013 validly
tendered and not withdrawn in the exchange offers. Following the
completion of the exchange offers, the company issued a new
7.30% Mirror Note due in 2011 in the amount of
$8.7 million, representing the principal amount of the
portion of the original Mirror Notes that was not exchanged, of
which $6.6 million remains outstanding at March 31,
2006. Upon any acceleration of maturity of the FNF notes,
whether upon redemption or an event of default of the FNF notes,
FNT must repay the corresponding Mirror Note.
On October 17, 2005, the Company entered into a Credit
Agreement with Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent and
Swing Line Lender (the Credit Agreement), and the
other financial institutions party thereto. The Credit Agreement
provides for a $400 million unsecured revolving credit
facility maturing on the fifth anniversary of the closing date.
Amounts under the revolving credit facility may be borrowed,
repaid and reborrowed by the borrowers thereunder from time to
time until the maturity of the revolving credit facility.
Voluntary prepayment of the revolving credit facility under the
Credit Agreement is permitted at any time without fee upon
proper notice and subject to a minimum dollar requirement.
Revolving loans under the credit facility bear interest at a
variable rate based on either (i) the higher of (a) a
rate per annum equal to one-half of one percent in excess of the
Federal Reserves Federal Funds rate, or (b) Bank of
Americas prime rate; or (ii) a rate per
annum equal to the British Bankers Association London Interbank
Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a margin of between
0.35%-1.25%, all in, depending on the Companys then
current public debt credit rating from the rating agencies.
Included in the 0.35%-1.25% margin is a related commitment fee
on the entire facility.
The Credit Agreement contains affirmative, negative and
financial covenants customary for financings of this type,
including, among other things, limits on the creation of liens,
limits on the incurrence of indebtedness, restrictions on
investments, and limitations on restricted payments and
transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement requires the
Company to maintain investment grade debt ratings, certain
financial ratios related to liquidity and statutory surplus and
certain levels of capitalization. The Credit Agreement also
includes customary events of default for facilities of this type
(with customary grace periods, as applicable) and provides that,
upon the occurrence of an event of default, the interest rate on
all outstanding obligations will be increased and payments of
all outstanding loans may be accelerated
and/or the
lenders commitments may be terminated. In addition, upon
the occurrence of certain insolvency or bankruptcy related
events of default, all amounts payable under the Credit
Agreement shall automatically become immediately due and
payable, and the lenders commitments will automatically
terminate. The Companys management believes that the
Company is in compliance with all covenants related to the
Credit Agreement at March 31, 2006.
Principal maturities of notes payable at March 31, 2006,
were as follows (dollars in thousands):
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2006
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$
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2,954
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2007
|
|
|
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2008
|
|
|
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2009
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|
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2010
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100,000
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Thereafter
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496,140
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$
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599,094
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F-15
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
Note F
Pension and Postretirement Benefits
The following details the Companys periodic expense for
pension and postretirement benefits:
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For the Three Months Ended March 31,
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2006
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2005
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2006
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2005
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Pension Benefits
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Postretirement Benefits
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(In thousands)
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Service cost
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$
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$
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$
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38
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|
$
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38
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Interest cost
|
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2,097
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2,087
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|
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242
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|
|
|
296
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Expected return on assets
|
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(2,453
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)
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(1,959
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)
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|
|
|
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|
|
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Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
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|
|
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(195
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)
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(384
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)
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Amortization of actuarial loss
|
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|
2,217
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|
|
|
2,207
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|
|
|
86
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|
|
|
137
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total net periodic expense
|
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$
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1,861
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|
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$
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2,335
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|
$
|
171
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|
$
|
87
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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There have been no material changes to the Companys
projected benefit payments under these plans since
December 31, 2005.
Note G
Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in
various pending and threatened litigation matters related to its
operations, some of which include claims for punitive or
exemplary damages. The Company believes that no actions, other
than those listed below, depart from customary litigation
incidental to its business. As background to the disclosure
below, please note the following:
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These matters raise difficult and complicated factual and legal
issues and are subject to many uncertainties and complexities,
including but not limited to the underlying facts of each
matter, novel legal issues, variations between jurisdictions in
which matters are being litigated, differences in applicable
laws and judicial interpretations, the length of time before
many of these matters might be resolved by settlement or through
litigation and, in some cases, the timing of their resolutions
relative to other similar cases brought against other companies,
the fact that many of these matters are putative class actions
in which a class has not been certified and in which the
purported class may not be clearly defined, the fact that many
of these matters involve multi-state class actions in which the
applicable law for the claims at issue is in dispute and
therefore unclear, and the current challenging legal environment
faced by large corporations and insurance companies.
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In these matters, plaintiffs seek a variety of remedies
including equitable relief in the form of injunctive and other
remedies and monetary relief in the form of compensatory
damages. In most cases, the monetary damages sought include
punitive or treble damages. Often more specific information
beyond the type of relief sought is not available because
plaintiffs have not requested more specific relief in their
court pleadings. In general, the dollar amount of damages sought
is not specified. In those cases where plaintiffs have made a
specific statement with regard to monetary damages, they often
specify damages just below a jurisdictional limit regardless of
the facts of the case. This represents the maximum they can seek
without risking removal from state court to federal court. In
our experience, monetary demands in plaintiffs court
pleadings bear little relation to the ultimate loss, if any, we
may experience.
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For the reasons specified above, it is not possible to make
meaningful estimates of the amount or range of loss that could
result from these matters at this time. The Company reviews
these matters on an on-going basis and follows the provisions of
SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies
when making accrual and disclosure decisions. When assessing
reasonably possible and probable outcomes, the Company bases its
decision on its assessment of the ultimate outcome following all
appeals.
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F-16
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
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In the opinion of the Companys management, while some of
these matters may be material to the Companys operating
results for any particular period if an unfavorable outcome
results, none will have a material adverse effect on its overall
financial condition.
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Several class actions are pending in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut and Florida alleging improper premiums were charged
for title insurance. The cases allege that the named defendant
companies failed to provide notice of premium discounts to
consumers refinancing their mortgages, and failed to give
discounts in refinancing transactions in violation of the filed
rates. The actions seek refunds of the premiums charged and
punitive damages. The Company intends to vigorously defend the
actions.
A class action in California alleges that the Company violated
the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and state law by
giving favorable discounts or rates to builders and developers
for escrow fees and requiring purchasers to use Chicago
Title Insurance Company for escrow services. The action
seeks refunds of the premiums charged and additional damages.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this action.
A class action in Texas alleges that the Company overcharged for
recording fees in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and
Texas. The suit seeks to recover the recording fees for the
class that was overcharged, interest and attorneys fees.
The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the
Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division on
March 24, 2006. Similar suits are pending in Indiana. The
Company intends to vigorously defend these actions.
A class action in New Mexico alleges the Company has engaged in
anti-competitive price fixing in New Mexico. The suit seeks an
injunction against price fixing and writs issued to the State
regulators mandating the law be interpreted to provide a
competitive market, compensatory damages, punitive damages,
statutory damages, interest and attorneys fees for the
injured class. The suit was filed in State Court in
Santa Fe, New Mexico on April 27, 2006. The Company
intends to vigorously defend this action.
A shareholder derivative action was filed in Florida on
February 11, 2005 alleging that FNF directors and certain
executive officers breached their fiduciary and other duties,
and exposed FNF to potential fines, penalties and suits in the
future, by permitting so called contingent commissions to obtain
business and in the subsequently amended complaint that they
have wrongfully engaged in captive reinsurance
programs. The Company and the plaintiff have reached an
agreement to dismiss the action with prejudice with each party
bearing their own attorneys fees and costs.
In Missouri a class action is pending alleging that certain acts
performed by the Company in closing real estate transactions are
the unlawful practice of law. The Company intends to vigorously
defend this action.
None of the cases described above includes a statement as to the
dollar amount of damages demanded. Instead, each of the cases
includes a demand in an amount to be proved at trial. Two of the
Ohio cases state that the damages per class member are less than
the jurisdictional limit for removal to federal court.
The Company receives inquiries and requests for information from
state insurance departments, attorneys general and other
regulatory agencies from time to time about various matters
relating to its business. Sometimes these take the form of civil
investigative subpoenas. The Company attempts to cooperate with
all such inquiries. From time to time, the Company is assessed
fines for violations of regulations or other matters or enters
into settlements with such authorities which require the Company
to pay money or take other actions.
In the Fall of 2004, the California Department of Insurance
began an investigation into reinsurance practices in the title
insurance industry. In February 2005, FNF was issued a subpoena
to provide information to the California Department of Insurance
as part of its investigation. This investigation paralleled
similar inquiries of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, which began earlier in 2004. The investigations
have focused on arrangements in which title insurers would write
title insurance generated by realtors, developers and lenders
and cede a portion of the premiums to a reinsurance company
affiliate of the entity that generated the business.
F-17
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
The Company negotiated a settlement with the California
Department of Insurance with respect to that departments
inquiry into these arrangements, which the Company refers to as
captive reinsurance arrangements. Under the terms of the
settlement, the Company paid a penalty of $5.6 million and
is refunding approximately $7.7 million to consumers whose
California property was subject to a captive reinsurance
arrangement. The Company also entered into similar settlements
with 26 other states, in which the Company is refunding a total
of approximately $2 million to policyholders. Other state
insurance departments and attorneys general and the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) also have made formal or informal inquiries of
the Company regarding these matters.
The Company has been cooperating and intends to continue to
cooperate with the other ongoing investigations. The Company has
discontinued all captive reinsurance arrangements. The total
amount of premiums the Company ceded to reinsurers was
approximately $10 million over the existence of these
agreements. The remaining investigations are continuing and the
Company currently is unable to give any assurance regarding
their consequences for the industry or for FNT.
Additionally, the Company has received inquiries from regulators
about its business involvement with title insurance agencies
affiliated with builders, realtors and other traditional sources
of title insurance business, some of which the Company
participated in forming as joint ventures with its subsidiaries.
These inquiries have focused on whether the placement of title
insurance with the Company through these affiliated agencies is
proper or an improper form of referral payment. Like most other
title insurers, the Company participates in these affiliated
business arrangements in a number of states. The Company entered
into a settlement with the Florida Department of Financial
Services under which it refunded approximately $3 million
in premiums received though these types of agencies in Florida
and paid a fine of $1 million. The Company is responding to
other inquiries as they are received, and is currently unable to
give any assurance as to their likely outcome.
Since 2004 the Companys subsidiaries have received civil
subpoenas and other inquiries from the New York State Attorney
General (the NYAG), requesting information about
their arrangements with agents and customers and other matters
relating to, among other things, rates, rate calculation
practices, use of blended rates in multi-state transactions,
rebates, entertainment expenses, and referral fees. Title
insurance rates in New York are set by regulation and generally
title insurers may not charge less than the established rate.
Among other things, the NYAG has asked for information about an
industry practice (called blended rates and
delayed blends) in which discounts on title
insurance on properties outside New York are sometimes given or
where credit is given in subsequent transactions in connection
with multi-state commercial transactions in which one or more of
the properties is located in New York. The NYAG is also
reviewing the possibility that the Companys Chicago Title
subsidiary may have provided incorrect data in connection with
rate-setting proceedings in New York and in connection with
reaching a settlement of a class action suit over charges for
title insurance issued in 1996 through 2002. The New York State
Insurance Department (NYSID) has also joined the
NYAG in the latters wide-ranging review of the title
insurance industry and the Company. The Company can give no
assurance as to the likely outcome of these investigations,
including but not limited to whether they may result in fines,
monetary settlements, reductions in title insurance rates or
other actions, any of which could adversely affect the Company.
Any reduction in title insurance rates or other business reforms
in New York could lead to similar changes in other states as
well. The Company is cooperating fully with the NYAG and NYSID
inquiries into these matters.
Further, U.S. Representative Oxley, the Chairman of the
House Financial Services Committee, recently asked the
Government Accountability Office (the GAO) to
investigate the title insurance industry. Representative Oxley
stated that the Committee is concerned about payments that
certain title insurers have made to developers, lenders and real
estate agents for referrals of title insurance business.
Representative Oxley asked the GAO to examine, among other
things, the foregoing relationships and the levels of pricing
and competition in the title insurance industry. A congressional
hearing was held regarding title insurance practices on
April 27, 2006. The Company is unable to predict the
outcome of this inquiry or whether it will adversely affect the
Companys business or results of operations.
F-18
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to
Condensed Financial
Statements (Continued)
The California Department of Insurance has begun to examine
levels of pricing and competition in the title insurance
industry in California, with a view to determining whether
prices are too high and if so, implementing rate reductions. New
York, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, and Texas insurance
regulators have also announced similar inquiries (or other
reviews of title insurance) and other states could follow. At
this stage, the Company is unable to predict what the outcome
will be of this or any similar review.
Canadian lawyers who have traditionally played a role in real
property transactions in Canada allege that the Companys
practices in processing residential mortgages are the
unauthorized practice of law. Their Law Societies have demanded
an end to the practice, and have begun investigations into those
practices. In several provinces bills have been filed that
ostensibly would affect the way the Company does business. The
Company is unable to predict the outcome of this inquiry or
whether it will adversely affect the Companys business or
results of operations.
Note H
Subsequent Event
On April 27, FNF announced that its Board of Directors has
approved pursuing a plan for elimination of its holding company
structure, which would result in the sale of certain of
FNFs assets and liabilities to FNT in exchange for shares
of FNT stock and the distribution of FNFs ownership stake
in FNT to FNF shareholders. Following the distribution of its
FNT shares, FNF would merge into FIS and FNF stockholders would
receive FIS stock for their FNF shares. Under the plan, after
the transaction is complete, FNT, which will consist primarily
of FNFs current specialty insurance and Sedgwick CMS
business lines in addition to its current title insurance
business, will be renamed Fidelity National Financial (New
FNF) and will trade under the symbol FNF. FNT has
established a special committee of its Board of Directors to
evaluate and negotiate a formal proposal if and when made by
FNF. Current FNF Chairman and CEO William P. Foley, II, would
assume the same positions in the New FNF and other key members
of FNFs senior management would also agree to continue
their involvement in both New FNF and FIS in executive
capacities, pursuant to employment agreements. Completion of the
transaction will be subject to a number of conditions, including
but not limited to: preparation of a definitive proposal for the
transactions and negotiation of definitive agreements; approval
of the boards of directors and shareholders of each of FNF, FNT
and FIS; the receipt of a private letter ruling from the
Internal Revenue Service; the clearance of proxy statements and
registration statements by the SEC; the receipt of all necessary
regulatory approvals for the transfer of FNFs specialty
insurance operations to FNT and for the spin-off of FNT to the
shareholders of FNF; the receipt of necessary approvals under
credit agreements of FNF, FNT and FIS and any other material
agreements; and any other conditions set forth in the definitive
agreements for the transactions, once completed.
F-19
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying Consolidated and Combined
Balance Sheets of Fidelity National Title Group, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 and the
related Consolidated and Combined Statements of Earnings,
Comprehensive Earnings, Stockholders Equity and Cash Flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2005. These Consolidated and Combined
Financial Statements are the responsibility of FNTs
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the Consolidated and Combined Financial
Statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Fidelity National
Title Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31,
2005 and 2004, and the results of their operations and their
cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles.
March 13, 2006
Jacksonville, Florida
Certified Public Accountants
F-20
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
(In thousands,
|
|
|
|
except per share data)
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities available for
sale, at fair value, at December 31, 2005 includes $305,717
and $116,781 of pledged fixed maturity securities related to
secured trust deposits and the securities lending program,
respectively, and at December 31, 2004 includes $265,639 of
pledged fixed maturity securities related to secured trust
deposits
|
|
$
|
2,457,632
|
|
|
$
|
2,174,817
|
|
Equity securities, at fair value,
at December 31, 2005 includes $3,401 of pledged equity
securities related to the securities lending program
|
|
|
176,987
|
|
|
|
115,070
|
|
Other long-term investments
|
|
|
21,037
|
|
|
|
21,219
|
|
Short-term investments, at
December 31, 2005 and 2004 includes $350,256 and $280,351,
respectively, of pledged short-term investments related to
secured trust deposits
|
|
|
645,082
|
|
|
|
508,383
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments
|
|
|
3,300,738
|
|
|
|
2,819,489
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at
December 31, 2005 includes $234,709 and $124,339 of pledged
cash related to secured trust deposits and the securities
lending program, respectively, and at December 31, 2004
includes $195,200 of pledged cash related to secured trust
deposits
|
|
|
462,157
|
|
|
|
268,414
|
|
Trade receivables, net of allowance
of $13,583 in 2005 and $11,792 in 2004
|
|
|
178,998
|
|
|
|
145,447
|
|
Notes receivable, net of allowance
of $1,466 in 2005 and $1,740 in 2004 and includes notes from
related parties of $19,000 in 2005 and $22,800 in 2004
|
|
|
31,749
|
|
|
|
39,196
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
1,051,526
|
|
|
|
959,600
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
377,049
|
|
|
|
311,730
|
|
Title plants
|
|
|
308,675
|
|
|
|
301,610
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
156,952
|
|
|
|
164,916
|
|
Due from FNF
|
|
|
32,689
|
|
|
|
63,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,900,533
|
|
|
$
|
5,074,091
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities, at December 31, 2005 includes $120,182 of
security loans related to the securities ending program
|
|
$
|
790,598
|
|
|
$
|
603,705
|
|
Notes payable, including
$497.8 million of notes payable to FNF at December 31,
2005
|
|
|
603,262
|
|
|
|
22,390
|
|
Reserve for claim losses
|
|
|
1,063,857
|
|
|
|
980,746
|
|
Secured trust deposits
|
|
|
882,602
|
|
|
|
735,295
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
75,839
|
|
|
|
51,248
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,416,158
|
|
|
|
2,393,384
|
|
Minority interests
|
|
|
4,338
|
|
|
|
3,951
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, Class A,
$0.0001 par value; authorized, 300,000,000 shares as
of December 31, 2005; issued, 31,147,357 shares as of
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, Class B,
$0.0001 par value; authorized, 300,000,000 shares as
of December 31, 2005; issued, 143,172,183 shares as of
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
2,492,312
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
82,771
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment by FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,719,056
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,575,100
|
|
|
|
2,719,056
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
(78,892
|
)
|
|
|
(42,300
|
)
|
Unearned compensation
|
|
|
(16,171
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,480,037
|
|
|
|
2,676,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,900,533
|
|
|
$
|
5,074,091
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.
F-21
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct title insurance premiums
|
|
$
|
2,184,993
|
|
|
$
|
2,003,447
|
|
|
$
|
2,105,317
|
|
Agency title insurance premiums,
includes $91.9 million, $106.3 million, and
$284.9 million of premiums from related parties in 2005,
2004, and 2003, respectively (See Note A)
|
|
|
2,763,973
|
|
|
|
2,714,770
|
|
|
|
2,595,433
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total title premiums
|
|
|
4,948,966
|
|
|
|
4,718,217
|
|
|
|
4,700,750
|
|
Escrow and other title related
fees, includes $5.0 million, $8.4 million, and
$7.3 million of revenue from related parties in 2005, 2004,
and 2003, respectively (See Note A)
|
|
|
1,162,344
|
|
|
|
1,039,835
|
|
|
|
1,058,729
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total title and escrow
|
|
|
6,111,310
|
|
|
|
5,758,052
|
|
|
|
5,759,479
|
|
Interest and investment income,
includes $1.0 million, $1.0 million, and
$0.7 million of interest revenue from related parties in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively (See Note A)
|
|
|
118,084
|
|
|
|
64,885
|
|
|
|
56,708
|
|
Realized gains and losses, net
|
|
|
44,684
|
|
|
|
22,948
|
|
|
|
101,839
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
41,783
|
|
|
|
43,528
|
|
|
|
52,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,315,861
|
|
|
|
5,889,413
|
|
|
|
5,970,715
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Personnel costs, excludes
$27.2 million, $34.5 million, and $14.8 million
of personnel costs allocated to related parties in 2005, 2004,
and 2003, respectively (See Note A)
|
|
|
1,897,904
|
|
|
|
1,680,805
|
|
|
|
1,692,895
|
|
Other operating expenses, includes
$14.3 million, $53.8 million, and $15.8 million
of other operating expenses from related parties net of amounts
allocated to related parties in 2005, 2004, and 2003,
respectively (See Note A)
|
|
|
935,263
|
|
|
|
849,554
|
|
|
|
817,597
|
|
Agent commissions, includes agent
commissions of $80.9 million, $93.6 million, and
$250.7 million paid to related parties in 2005, 2004, and
2003, respectively (See Note A)
|
|
|
2,140,912
|
|
|
|
2,117,122
|
|
|
|
2,035,810
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
102,105
|
|
|
|
95,718
|
|
|
|
79,077
|
|
Provision for claim losses
|
|
|
354,710
|
|
|
|
259,402
|
|
|
|
248,834
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
16,663
|
|
|
|
3,885
|
|
|
|
4,582
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,447,557
|
|
|
|
5,006,486
|
|
|
|
4,878,795
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before income taxes and
minority interest
|
|
|
868,304
|
|
|
|
882,927
|
|
|
|
1,091,920
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
327,351
|
|
|
|
323,598
|
|
|
|
407,736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings before minority interest
|
|
|
540,953
|
|
|
|
559,329
|
|
|
|
684,184
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
|
1,165
|
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
538,981
|
|
|
$
|
558,164
|
|
|
$
|
683,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net earnings per share
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, basic basis
|
|
|
173,463
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net earnings per share
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding, diluted basis
|
|
|
173,575
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited proforma net earnings per
share basic and diluted
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited proforma weighted average
shares outstanding basic and diluted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172,951
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.
F-22
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
538,981
|
|
|
$
|
558,164
|
|
|
$
|
683,325
|
|
Other comprehensive earnings
(loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized losses on investments,
net(1)
|
|
|
(34,612
|
)
|
|
|
(18,684
|
)
|
|
|
(13,345
|
)
|
Minimum pension liability
adjustment(2)
|
|
|
(1,980
|
)
|
|
|
(11,764
|
)
|
|
|
(9,988
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)
|
|
|
(36,592
|
)
|
|
|
(30,448
|
)
|
|
|
(23,333
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive earnings
|
|
$
|
502,389
|
|
|
$
|
527,716
|
|
|
$
|
659,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Net of income tax benefit of $20.8 million,
$10.7 million and $7.9 million for 2005, 2004 and
2003, respectively. |
|
(2) |
|
Net of income tax benefit of $1.2 million,
$6.9 million and $6.4 million in 2005, 2004 and 2003,
respectively. |
See Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.
F-23
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A
|
|
|
Class B
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
|
Retained
|
|
|
Investment
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Unearned
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
by FNF
|
|
|
(Loss)
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,223,003
|
|
|
$
|
11,481
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,234,484
|
|
Other comprehensive
loss minimum pension liability
adjustment net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,988
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,988
|
)
|
Other comprehensive
loss unrealized loss on
investments net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,345
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,345
|
)
|
Net distribution of capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,390
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,390
|
)
|
Dividend to FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(408,900
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(408,900
|
)
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
683,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
683,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,481,038
|
|
|
|
(11,852
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,469,186
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive
loss minimum pension liability
adjustment net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,764
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,764
|
)
|
Other comprehensive
loss unrealized loss on
investments net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,684
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18,684
|
)
|
Net contribution of capital by FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
117,854
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
117,854
|
|
Dividend to FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(438,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(438,000
|
)
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
558,164
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
558,164
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,719,056
|
|
|
|
(42,300
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,676,756
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions prior to the stock
distribution:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net contributions of capital by FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
134,664
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141,190
|
|
Dividends paid to FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(797,575
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(797,575
|
)
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
412,631
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
412,631
|
|
Distribution of common stock
|
|
|
30,370
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
143,176
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
2,468,759
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,468,776
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions subsequent to the
stock distribution:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of restricted stock
|
|
|
777
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,027
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17,027
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive
loss minimum pension liability
adjustment net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,980
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,980
|
)
|
Other comprehensive
loss unrealized loss on
investments net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34,612
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34,612
|
)
|
Amortization of unearned
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
856
|
|
|
|
856
|
|
Dividends paid to Class A
stockholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,787
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,787
|
)
|
Dividends paid to FNF
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35,792
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(35,792
|
)
|
Net earnings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
126,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
126,350
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
|
31,147
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
|
143,176
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
2,492,312
|
|
|
$
|
82,771
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
(78,892
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16,171
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,480,037
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.
F-24
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Operating
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
538,981
|
|
|
$
|
558,164
|
|
|
$
|
683,325
|
|
Adjustment to reconcile net
earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
102,105
|
|
|
|
95,718
|
|
|
|
79,077
|
|
Net increase in reserve for claim
losses
|
|
|
82,064
|
|
|
|
6,088
|
|
|
|
38,158
|
|
Gain on sales of investments and
other assets
|
|
|
(44,684
|
)
|
|
|
(22,948
|
)
|
|
|
(101,839
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation cost
|
|
|
12,440
|
|
|
|
5,418
|
|
|
|
4,864
|
|
Minority interest
|
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
|
1,165
|
|
|
|
859
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities,
net of effects from acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (increase) decrease in secured
trust deposits
|
|
|
(2,705
|
)
|
|
|
1,514
|
|
|
|
11,647
|
|
Net increase in trade receivables
|
|
|
(31,147
|
)
|
|
|
(11,241
|
)
|
|
|
(7,630
|
)
|
Net decrease in prepaid expenses
and other assets
|
|
|
277
|
|
|
|
18,295
|
|
|
|
58,829
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(61,737
|
)
|
|
|
(13,474
|
)
|
|
|
61,876
|
|
Net increase in income taxes
|
|
|
99,905
|
|
|
|
7,099
|
|
|
|
23,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
697,471
|
|
|
|
645,798
|
|
|
|
852,628
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Investing
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sales of investment
securities available for sale
|
|
|
2,289,798
|
|
|
|
2,579,401
|
|
|
|
1,849,862
|
|
Proceeds from maturities of
investment securities available for sale
|
|
|
380,836
|
|
|
|
204,783
|
|
|
|
318,302
|
|
Proceeds from sales of real
estate, property and equipment
|
|
|
40,690
|
|
|
|
5,620
|
|
|
|
5,141
|
|
Collections of notes receivable
|
|
|
15,769
|
|
|
|
7,788
|
|
|
|
15,480
|
|
Additions to title plants
|
|
|
(6,754
|
)
|
|
|
(6,533
|
)
|
|
|
(1,105
|
)
|
Additions to property and equipment
|
|
|
(85,384
|
)
|
|
|
(70,636
|
)
|
|
|
(80,418
|
)
|
Additions to capitalized software
|
|
|
(8,058
|
)
|
|
|
(415
|
)
|
|
|
(16,133
|
)
|
Additions to notes receivable
|
|
|
(8,471
|
)
|
|
|
(5,414
|
)
|
|
|
(3,665
|
)
|
Purchases of investment securities
available for sale
|
|
|
(2,761,803
|
)
|
|
|
(3,244,321
|
)
|
|
|
(2,184,319
|
)
|
Net (purchases) proceeds of
short-term investment activities
|
|
|
(137,853
|
)
|
|
|
277,736
|
|
|
|
(76,192
|
)
|
Acquisition of businesses, net of
cash acquired
|
|
|
(137,242
|
)
|
|
|
(115,712
|
)
|
|
|
(8,352
|
)
|
Cash received as collateral on
loaned securities, net
|
|
|
3,544
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(414,928
|
)
|
|
|
(367,703
|
)
|
|
|
(181,399
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Financing
Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings
|
|
|
800,449
|
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
|
238
|
|
Debt service payments
|
|
|
(222,268
|
)
|
|
|
(33,367
|
)
|
|
|
(56,062
|
)
|
Net contribution from
(distribution to) FNF
|
|
|
134,664
|
|
|
|
101,639
|
|
|
|
(180,118
|
)
|
Dividends paid to FNF
|
|
|
(833,367
|
)
|
|
|
(438,000
|
)
|
|
|
(408,900
|
)
|
Dividends paid to Class A
stockholders
|
|
|
(7,787
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing
activities
|
|
|
(128,309
|
)
|
|
|
(369,596
|
)
|
|
|
(644,842
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents, excluding pledged cash related to secured
trust deposits
|
|
|
154,234
|
|
|
|
(91,501
|
)
|
|
|
26,387
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
excluding pledged cash related to secured trust deposits, at
beginning of year
|
|
|
73,214
|
|
|
|
164,715
|
|
|
|
138,328
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
excluding pledged cash related to secured trust deposits, at end
of year
|
|
$
|
227,448
|
|
|
$
|
73,214
|
|
|
$
|
164,715
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.
F-25
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
|
A.
|
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
|
The following describes the significant accounting policies of
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
(FNT) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
Company) which have been followed in
preparing the accompanying Consolidated and Combined Financial
Statements.
Description
of Business
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc., through its principal
subsidiaries, is the largest title insurance company in the
United States. The Companys title insurance
underwriters Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title,
Ticor Title, Security Union Title and Alamo Title
together issue all of the Companys title insurance
policies in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and in Canada and
Mexico. The Company operates its business through a single
segment, title and escrow, and does not generate significant
revenue from outside the United States. Although the Company
earns title premiums on residential and commercial sale and
refinance real estate transactions, the Company does not
separately track its revenues from these various types of
transactions.
On September 26, 2005, Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
(FNF) received all regulatory approvals
required to contribute to FNT all of the legal entities that are
consolidated and combined for presentation in these financial
statements. On that date, FNF declared a dividend to its
stockholders of record as of October 6, 2005 which resulted
in a distribution of 17.5% of its interest in FNT, which
represents the title insurance segment of FNF. Prior to
October 17, 2005, FNT was a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF.
On October 17, 2005, FNF distributed to its stockholders
0.175 shares of FNT Class A common stock for each
share of FNF common stock held on the record date (the
Distribution). FNF beneficially owns 100% of
the FNT Class B common stock representing approximately 82%
of the Companys outstanding common stock. FNT Class B
common stock has ten votes per share while FNT Class A
common stock has one vote per share. Immediately following the
Distribution and as of December 31, 2005, FNF controlled
97.9% of the voting rights of FNT. At December 31, 2005,
the numbers of shares of Class A and Class B common
stock were 31,147,357 and 143,172,183, respectively.
In connection with the Distribution, the Company issued two
$250 million intercompany notes payable to FNF (the
Mirror Notes), with terms that mirrored
FNFs existing $250 million 7.30% public notes due in
August 2011 and $250 million 5.25% public notes due in
March 2013. Original proceeds from the issuance of the 7.30% FNF
notes due 2011 were used by FNF to repay debt incurred in
connection with the acquisition of our subsidiary, Chicago
Title, and the proceeds from the 5.25% FNF notes due 2013 were
used for general corporate purposes. Following the issuance of
the Mirror Notes, the Company filed a Registration Statement on
Form S-4,
pursuant to which the Company offered to exchange for the
outstanding FNF notes for notes FNT would issue having
substantially the same terms and deliver the FNF notes received
to FNF to reduce debt under the intercompany notes. On
January 17, 2006, the offers expired. As of that time,
$241,347,000 in aggregate principal amount of FNFs
7.30% Notes due August 15, 2011, and the entire
$250,000,000 in aggregate principal of FNFs
5.25% Notes due March 15, 2013 had been validly
tendered and not withdrawn in the exchange offers. The FNF notes
received by FNT in the exchange were subsequently delivered to
FNF in partial redemption of the 7.30% Mirror Note due
August 15, 2011, and in full redemption of the 5.25% Mirror
Note due March 15, 2013. In order to reflect the partial
redemption of the 7.30% Mirror Note due August 15, 2011,
the original note has been replaced with an identical Mirror
Note with a principal balance of $8,653,000, which reflects the
unredeemed portion of the original Mirror Note. See
Liquidity and Capital Resources.
On October 17, 2005, the Company also entered into a credit
agreement in the amount of $400 million. On
October 24, 2005, the Company borrowed $150 million
under this facility and paid it to FNF in satisfaction of a
$150 million intercompany note issued by one of the
Companys subsidiaries to FNF in August 2005.
F-26
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Principles
of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
Prior to the Distribution on October 17, 2005, the
accompanying Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
include those assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses
directly attributable to the Companys operations and
allocations of certain FNF corporate assets, liabilities and
expenses to the Company. These amounts have been allocated to
the Company on the basis that is considered by management to
reflect most fairly or reasonably the utilization of the
services provided to, or the benefit obtained by, the Company.
Management believes the methods used to allocate these amounts
are reasonable. Beginning on October 17, 2005, the entities
that currently make up the Company were consolidated under a
holding company structure and the accompanying Consolidated and
Combined Financial Statements reflect activity subsequent to
that date. All significant intercompany profits, transactions
and balances have been eliminated in consolidation and
combination. The financial information included herein does not
necessarily reflect what the financial position and results of
operations of the Company would have been had it operated as a
stand-alone entity during the periods covered. The
Companys investments in non-majority-owned partnerships
and affiliates are accounted for using the equity method. The
Company records minority interest liabilities related to
minority stockholders interest in consolidated affiliates.
All dollars presented herein are in thousands of dollars unless
otherwise noted.
Earnings
per Share and Unaudited Proforma Net Earnings per
Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings
available to common stockholders by the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings
per share is calculated by dividing net earnings available to
common stockholders plus the impact of assumed conversions of
dilutive securities. The Company has granted certain shares of
restricted stock, which have been treated as common share
equivalents for purposes of calculating diluted earnings per
share. Because there were no outstanding shares prior to the
Distribution, basic and diluted weighted average shares
outstanding for 2005 have been calculated as if shares
outstanding and common stock equivalents at October 18,
2005 had been outstanding for the entire year.
The following table presents the computation of basic and
diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31,
2005 (in thousands except per share data). Prior to
October 18, 2005, the historical financials of the Company
were combined and thus presentation of earnings per share for
2004 was computed on a pro forma basis as presented in our
Form S-1.
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted net earnings
|
|
$
|
538,981
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding during the year, basic basis
|
|
|
173,463
|
|
Plus: Common stock equivalent
shares
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding during the year, diluted basis
|
|
|
173,574
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company granted options to purchase 2,206,500 shares of
the Companys common stock in October 2005, all of which
were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share
because they were anti-dilutive.
Unaudited proforma net earnings per share for the year ended
December 31, 2004, has been calculated using the number of
outstanding shares of FNF common stock as of a date prior to the
Distribution.
Transactions
with Related Parties
The Companys financial statements reflect transactions
with other businesses and operations of FNF, including those
being conducted by another FNF subsidiary, Fidelity National
Information Services, Inc. (FIS).
F-27
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
A detail of related party items included in revenues and
expenses is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In millions)
|
|
|
Agency title premiums earned
|
|
$
|
91.9
|
|
|
$
|
106.3
|
|
|
$
|
284.9
|
|
Rental income earned
|
|
|
5.0
|
|
|
|
8.4
|
|
|
|
7.3
|
|
Interest revenue
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
97.9
|
|
|
$
|
115.7
|
|
|
$
|
292.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency title commissions
|
|
$
|
80.9
|
|
|
$
|
93.6
|
|
|
$
|
250.7
|
|
Data processing costs
|
|
|
56.9
|
|
|
|
56.6
|
|
|
|
12.4
|
|
Data processing costs allocated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5.4
|
)
|
Corporate services allocated
|
|
|
(30.3
|
)
|
|
|
(84.5
|
)
|
|
|
(48.7
|
)
|
Title insurance information expense
|
|
|
28.1
|
|
|
|
28.6
|
|
|
|
28.2
|
|
Other real-estate related
information
|
|
|
10.9
|
|
|
|
9.9
|
|
|
|
11.4
|
|
Software expense
|
|
|
7.7
|
|
|
|
5.8
|
|
|
|
2.6
|
|
Rental expense
|
|
|
3.8
|
|
|
|
2.8
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
License and cost sharing
|
|
|
11.9
|
|
|
|
12.8
|
|
|
|
17.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
$
|
169.9
|
|
|
$
|
125.6
|
|
|
$
|
269.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total pretax impact of related
party activity
|
|
$
|
(72.0
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9.9
|
)
|
|
$
|
23.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
An FIS subsidiary acts as the title agent in the issuance of
title insurance policies by a title insurance underwriter owned
by the Company and in connection with certain trustee sales
guarantees, a form of title insurance issued as part of the
foreclosure process. As a result, the Companys title
insurance subsidiaries pay commissions on title insurance
policies sold through FIS. For 2005, 2004, and 2003, these FIS
operations generated $91.9 million, $106.3 million,
and $284.9 million, respectively, of revenues for the
Company, which the Company records as agency title premiums. The
Company paid FIS commissions at the rate of 88% of premiums
generated, equal to $80.9 million, $93.6 million, and
$250.7 million for 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Through June 30, 2005, the Company leased equipment to a
subsidiary of FIS. Revenue relating to these leases was
$5.0 million, $8.4 million, and $7.3 million in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Beginning in September 2003, the Companys expenses
included amounts paid to a subsidiary of FIS for the provision
by FIS to FNT of information technology infrastructure support,
data center management and related IT support services. For
2005, 2004, and 2003, the amounts included in the Companys
expenses to FIS for these services were $56.9 million,
$56.6 million, and $12.4 million, respectively. Prior
to September 2003, the Company performed these services itself
and provided them to FIS. During 2003, FNT received payments
from FIS of $5.4 million relating to these services that
offset the Companys other operating expenses. In addition,
the Company incurred software expenses relating to an agreement
with a subsidiary of FIS that amounted to expense of
$7.7 million, $5.8 million, and $2.6 million in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Included as a reduction of expenses for all periods are payments
from FNF and FIS relating to the provision by FNT of corporate
services to FNF and to FIS and its subsidiaries. These corporate
services include accounting, internal audit and treasury,
payroll, human resources, tax, legal, purchasing, risk
management, mergers and acquisitions and general management. For
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, our
expenses were reduced by $7.0 million, $9.4 million,
and $9.2 million, respectively, related to the provision of
corporate services by the Company to FNF and its subsidiaries
(other than FIS and its subsidiaries). For the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, our expenses were
reduced by $23.3 million, $75.1 million, and
$39.5 million, respectively, related to the provision of
corporate services by us to FIS and its subsidiaries.
F-28
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The title plant assets of several of the Companys title
insurance subsidiaries are managed or maintained by a subsidiary
of FIS. The underlying title plant information and software
continues to be owned by each of the Companys title
insurance underwriters, but FIS manages and updates the
information in return for either (i) a cash management fee
or (ii) the right to sell that information to title
insurers, including title insurance underwriters that the
Company owns and other third party customers. In most cases, FIS
is responsible for keeping the title plant assets current and
fully functioning, for which the Company pays a fee to FIS based
on the Companys use of, or access to, the title plant. For
2005, 2004, and 2003, the Companys payments to FIS under
these arrangements were $29.9 million, $28.9 million,
and $28.2 million, respectively. In addition, since
November 2004, each applicable title insurance underwriter in
turn has received a royalty on sales of access to its title
plant assets. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and
2004, the revenues from these title plant royalties were
$3.0 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The
Company has also entered into agreements with FIS that permit
FIS and certain of its subsidiaries to access and use (but not
to re-sell) the starters databases and back plant databases of
the Companys title insurance subsidiaries. Starters
databases are the Companys databases of previously issued
title policies and back plant databases contain historical
records relating to title that are not regularly updated. Each
of the Companys applicable title insurance subsidiaries
receives a fee for any access to or use of its starters and back
plant databases by FIS. The Company also does business with
additional entities within the information services segment of
FIS that provide real estate information to the Companys
operations, for which the Company recorded expenses of
$10.9 million, $9.9 million, and $11.4 million in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
The Company also has certain license and cost sharing agreements
with FIS. The Company recorded expense of $11.9 million,
$12.8 million, and $17.9 million relating to these
agreements in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively
Also, the Company capitalized software costs of
$11.2 million paid to FIS relating to a development
agreement.
The Companys financial statements reflect allocations for
a lease of office space to us for our corporate headquarters and
business operations in the amounts of $3.8 million,
$2.8 million, and $0.5 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003.
The Company believes the amounts earned by the Company or
charged to the Company under each of the foregoing arrangements
are fair and reasonable. Although the commission rate paid on
the title insurance premiums written by the FIS title agencies
was set without negotiation, the Company believes the
commissions earned are consistent with the average rate that
would be available to a third party title agent given the amount
and the geographic distribution of the business produced and the
low risk of loss profile of the business placed. In connection
with the title plant management and maintenance services
provided by FIS, the Company believes that the fees charged to
the Company by FIS are at approximately the same rates that FIS
and other similar vendors charge unaffiliated title insurers.
The IT infrastructure support and data center management
services provided to the Company by FIS is priced within the
range of prices that FIS offers to its unaffiliated third party
customers for the same types of services. However, the amounts
the Company earned or were charged under these arrangements were
not negotiated at arms-length, and may not represent the
terms that the Company might have obtained from an unrelated
third party.
Amounts
Due from/to FNF are as follows:
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As of December 31,
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2005
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2004
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(In millions)
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Notes receivable from FNF
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$
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19.0
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$
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22.8
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Due from FNF
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32.7
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63.7
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|
Notes payable to FNF (See
Note G)
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497.8
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F-29
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Company has notes receivable from FNF relating to agreements
between its title underwriters and FNF. These notes amounted to
$19.0 million and $22.8 million at December 31,
2005 and 2004, respectively. As of December 31, 2005, these
notes bear interest at 5.1%. The Company earned interest revenue
of $1.0 million, $1.0 million, and $0.7 million
relating to these notes during 2005, 2004, and 2003,
respectively.
The Company is included in FNFs consolidated tax returns
and thus any income tax liability or receivable is due to/from
FNF. Due from FNF at December 31, 2005 and 2004, includes a
receivable from FNF relating to overpayment of taxes of
$11.5 million and $63.6 million, respectively. The
Company paid $255.9 million, $371.5 million, and
$395.1 million to FNF for taxes owed in 2005, 2004 and
2003, respectively.
Our financial statements reflect allocations for a lease of
office space to us for our corporate headquarters and business
operations. In connection with the Distribution, we entered into
a lease with FIS, pursuant to which FIS leases office space to
us for our corporate headquarters and business operations.
Investments
Fixed maturity securities are purchased to support the
investment strategies of the Company, which are developed based
on factors including rate of return, maturity, credit risk, tax
considerations and regulatory requirements. Fixed maturity
securities which may be sold prior to maturity to support the
Companys investment strategies are carried at fair value
and are classified as available for sale as of the balance sheet
dates. Fair values for fixed maturity securities are principally
a function of current interest rates and are based on quoted
market prices. Included in fixed maturities are mortgage-backed
securities, which are recorded at purchased cost. Discount or
premium is recorded for the difference between the purchase
price and the principal amount. Any discount or premium is
amortized using the interest method and is recorded as an
adjustment to interest and investment income. The interest
method results in the recognition of a constant rate of return
on the investment equal to the prevailing rate at the time of
purchase or at the time of subsequent adjustments of book value.
Changes in prepayment assumptions are accounted for
retrospectively.
Equity securities are considered to be available for sale and
are carried at fair value as of the balance sheet dates. Fair
values are based on quoted market prices.
Other long-term investments consist primarily of equity
investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
Short-term investments, which consist primarily of securities
purchased under agreements to resell, commercial paper and money
market instruments, which have an original maturity of one year
or less, are carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair
value.
Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are
determined on the basis of the cost of the specific investments
sold and are credited or charged to income on a trade date
basis. Unrealized gains or losses on fixed maturity and equity
securities which are classified as available for sale, net of
applicable deferred income taxes (benefits), are excluded from
earnings and credited or charged directly to a separate
component of stockholders equity. If any unrealized losses
on fixed maturity or equity securities are deemed
other-than-temporary,
such unrealized losses are recognized as realized losses.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of reporting cash flows, highly liquid instruments
purchased with original maturities of three months or less are
considered cash equivalents. The carrying amounts reported in
the Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets for these
instruments approximate their fair value.
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The fair values of financial instruments presented in the
applicable notes to the Companys Consolidated and Combined
Financial Statements are estimates of the fair values at a
specific point in time using available market information and
appropriate valuation methodologies. These estimates are
subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and significant
judgment in the interpretation of current market data.
Therefore, the fair values presented are not necessarily
indicative of amounts the Company could realize or settle
currently. The Company does not necessarily intend to dispose of
or liquidate such instruments prior to maturity.
Trade
and Notes Receivables
The carrying values reported in the Consolidated and Combined
Balance Sheets for trade and notes receivables approximate their
fair value.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of cost over fair value of
identifiable net assets acquired and assumed in a business
combination. SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Intangible
Assets (SFAS No. 142) provides
that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful
lives should not be amortized, but shall be tested for
impairment annually, or more frequently if circumstances
indicate potential impairment, through a comparison of fair
value to its carrying amount. The Company measures for
impairment on an annual basis.
As required by SFAS No. 142, the Company completed
annual goodwill impairment tests in the fourth quarter of each
respective year using a September 30 measurement date, and
has determined fair values were in excess of carrying values.
Accordingly, no goodwill impairments have been recorded.
Other
Intangible Assets
The Company has other intangible assets which consist primarily
of customer relationships which are generally recorded in
connection with acquisitions at their fair value.
SFAS No. 142 requires that intangible assets with
estimable lives be amortized over their respective estimated
useful lives to their estimated residual values and reviewed for
impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets. Customer relationships are amortized over their
estimated useful lives using an accelerated method which takes
into consideration expected customer attrition rates over a
ten-year period. Contractual relationships are generally
amortized over their contractual life.
At December 31, 2005 and 2004, prepaid expenses and other
assets on the consolidated and combined balance sheets included
other intangible assets of $108.6 million, less accumulated
amortization of $37.8 million, and $61.5 million, less
accumulated amortization of $22.7 million, respectively.
Amortization expense relating to other intangible assets was
$15.1 million, $13.0 million, and $1.9 million
for the years ended 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. Future
amortization expense relating to these assets is
$17.6 million in 2006, $14.5 million in 2007,
$10.6 million in 2008, $6.8 million in 2009,
$5.4 million in 2010, and $15.9 million thereafter.
Capitalized
Software
Capitalized software includes software acquired in business
acquisitions, purchased software and internally developed
capitalized software. Purchased software is recorded at cost and
amortized using the straight-line method over a three-year
period and software acquired in a business acquisition is
recorded at its fair value upon acquisition and amortized using
straight-line and accelerated methods over its estimated useful
life, generally three to seven years. Capitalized computer
software development costs are accounted for in accordance with
SOP No. 98-1,
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or
Obtained for Internal Use. At the beginning of application
development, software development costs, which include salaries
and related payroll costs and costs of independent contractors
incurred during development, are capitalized. Research and
development costs incurred
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
prior to application development of a product are expensed as
incurred and are not significant. The cost of computer software
is amortized on a
product-by-product
basis when ready for use for internally developed software and
the date of purchase for purchased software. The capitalized
cost of internally developed capitalized software is amortized
on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life,
generally seven years.
At December 31, 2005 and 2004, included in prepaid expenses
and other assets on the consolidated and combined balance sheets
were capitalized software costs of $109.5 million, less
accumulated amortization of $40.0 million, and
$101.0 million, less accumulated amortization of
$23.7 million, respectively. Amortization expense relating
to computer software was $19.2 million, $17.2 million,
and $14.4 million for 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Title Plants
Title plants are recorded at the cost incurred to construct or
obtain and organize historical title information to the point it
can be used to perform title searches. Costs incurred to
maintain, update and operate title plants are expensed as
incurred. Title plants are not amortized as they are considered
to have an indefinite life if maintained. Sales of title plants
are reported at the amount received net of the adjusted costs of
the title plant sold. Sales of title plant copies are reported
at the amount received. No cost is allocated to the sale of
copies of title plants unless the carrying value of the title
plant is diminished or impaired.
Property
and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is computed primarily using the
straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the
related assets: thirty years for buildings and three to seven
years for furniture, fixtures and equipment. Leasehold
improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the
lesser of the term of the applicable lease or the estimated
useful lives of such assets.
Reserve
for Claim Losses
The Companys reserve for claim losses includes known
claims for title insurance as well as losses the Company expects
to incur, net of recoupments. Each known claim is reserved based
on a review by the Company as to the estimated amount of the
claim and the costs required to settle the claim. Reserves for
claims which are incurred but not reported are established at
the time premium revenue is recognized based on historical loss
experience and other factors, including industry trends, claim
loss history, current legal environment, geographic
considerations and type of policy written.
The reserve for claim losses also includes reserves for losses
arising from the escrow, closing and disbursement functions due
to fraud or operational error.
If a loss is related to a policy issued by an independent agent,
the Company may proceed against the independent agent pursuant
to the terms of the agency agreement. In any event, the Company
may proceed against third parties who are responsible for any
loss under the title insurance policy under rights of
subrogation.
Secured
Trust Deposits
In the state of Illinois, a trust company is permitted to
commingle and invest customers assets with those of the
Company, pending completion of real estate transactions.
Accordingly, the Companys consolidated and combined
balance sheets reflect a secured trust deposit liability of
$882.6 million and $735.3 million at December 31,
2005 and 2004, respectively, representing customers assets
held by us and corresponding assets including cash and
investments pledged as security for those trust balances.
F-32
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Income
Taxes
The Companys operating results have been historically
included in FNFs consolidated U.S. Federal and State
income tax returns and the Company is a party to an agreement
with FNF which governs the respective rights, responsibilities
and obligations of FNF and us with respect to tax liabilities
and refunds and other tax-related matters. The provision for
income taxes in the Consolidated and Combined Statements of
Earnings is made at rates consistent with what the Company would
have paid as a stand-alone taxable entity. The Company
recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary
differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax
basis of the Companys assets and liabilities and expected
benefits of utilizing net operating loss and credit
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in
the years in which those temporary differences are expected to
be recovered or settled. The impact on deferred taxes of changes
in tax rates and laws, if any, are applied to the years during
which temporary differences are expected to be settled and
reflected in the financial statements in the period enacted.
Reinsurance
In a limited number of situations, the Company limits its
maximum loss exposure by reinsuring certain risks with other
insurers. The Company also earns a small amount of additional
income, which is reflected in the Companys direct
premiums, by assuming reinsurance for certain risks of other
insurers. The Company also cedes a portion of certain policy and
other liabilities under agent fidelity, excess of loss and
case-by-case
reinsurance agreements. Reinsurance agreements provide that in
the event of a loss (including costs, attorneys fees and
expenses) exceeding the retained amounts, the reinsurer is
liable for the excess amount assumed. However, the ceding
company remains primarily liable in the event the reinsurer does
not meet its contractual obligations.
Revenue
Recognition
Direct title insurance premiums and escrow and other
title-related fees are recognized as revenue at the time of
closing of the related transaction as the earnings process is
then considered complete, whereas premium revenues from agency
operations and agency commissions include an accrual based on
estimates of the volume of transactions that have closed in a
particular period for which premiums have not yet been reported
to us. The accrual for agency premiums is necessary because of
the lag between the closing of these transactions and the
reporting of these policies to us by the agent.
Stock-Based
Compensation Plans
Certain FNT employees are participants in FNTs and
FNFs stock-based compensation plans, which provide for the
granting of incentive and nonqualified stock options, restricted
stock and other stock-based incentive awards for officers and
key employees. The amounts below relating to the FNF plans are
based on allocations of FNFs stock compensation expense
relating to awards given to FNT employees during the historical
period.
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the fair
value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123) as of the beginning
of 2003. Under the fair value method of accounting, compensation
cost is measured based on the fair value of the award at the
grant date and recognized over the service period. The Company
has elected to use the prospective method of transition, as
permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure
(SFAS No. 148). Under this method,
stock-based employee compensation cost is recognized as if the
fair value method of accounting had been used to account for all
employee awards granted, modified, or settled. The Company has
provided for stock compensation expense of $12.5 million,
$5.4 million, and $4.9 million for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, which is
included in personnel costs in the Consolidated and Combined
Statements of Earnings.
F-33
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 as if the
Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of
SFAS No. 123 to all awards held by FNT employees who
are plan participants (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Net earnings, as reported
|
|
$
|
538,981
|
|
|
$
|
558,164
|
|
|
$
|
683,325
|
|
Add: Stock-based compensation
expense included in reported net earnings, net of related tax
effects
|
|
|
7,839
|
|
|
|
3,360
|
|
|
|
3,016
|
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under fair value based methods
for all awards, net of related tax effects
|
|
|
(8,277
|
)
|
|
|
(4,268
|
)
|
|
|
(8,124
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings
|
|
$
|
538,543
|
|
|
$
|
557,256
|
|
|
$
|
678,217
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic as reported
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic pro forma
|
|
$
|
3.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted as reported
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted pro forma
|
|
$
|
3.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings per
share basic and diluted, as reported
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings per
share basic and diluted, adjusted for SFAS 123
effects
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management
Estimates
The preparation of these Consolidated and Combined Financial
Statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the Consolidated and Combined Financial
Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from
those estimates.
The results of operations and financial position of the entities
acquired during any year are included in the Consolidated and
Combined Financial Statements from and after the date of
acquisition. These acquisitions were made by the Company or FNF
and then contributed to FNT by FNF. The acquisitions made by FNF
and contributed to FNT are included in the related Consolidated
and Combined Financial Statements as capital contributions.
Based on the Companys valuation, any difference between
the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities and
the purchase price paid is recorded as goodwill. Pro forma
disclosures for acquisitions are considered immaterial to the
results of operations for 2005, 2004, and 2003.
Service
Link
On August 1, 2005, the Company acquired Service Link, L.P.
(Service Link), a national provider of
centralized mortgage and residential real estate title and
closing services to major financial institutions and
institutional lenders. The acquisition price was approximately
$110 million in cash. The Company recorded
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
approximately $76.2 million in goodwill and approximately
$33.6 in other amortizable intangible assets relating to this
transaction.
American
Pioneer Title Insurance Company
On March 22, 2004, the Company acquired American Pioneer
Title Insurance Company (APTIC) for
$115.2 million in cash, subject to certain equity
adjustments. APTIC is a
45-state
licensed title insurance underwriter with significant agency
operations and computerized title plant assets in the state of
Florida. APTIC operates under the Companys Ticor Title
brand. The Company recorded approximately $34.5 million in
goodwill and approximately $10.6 in other amortizable intangible
assets relating to this transaction.
LandCanada
On October 9, 2003, the Company acquired LandCanada, a
provider of title insurance and related mortgage document
production in Canada, for $17.6 million in cash. The
Company recorded approximately $8.7 million in goodwill
relating to this transaction.
Key
Title Company
On March 31, 2003, the Company acquired Key
Title Company (Key Title) for
$22.5 million in cash. Key Title operates in 12 counties in
the state of Oregon. The Company recorded approximately
$2.0 million in goodwill relating to this transaction.
ANFI,
Inc.
On March 26, 2003, the Company merged with ANFI, Inc.
(ANFI), which is predominately a California
underwritten title company, and ANFI became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FNF. In the merger, each share of ANFI common
stock (other than ANFI common stock FNF already owned) was
exchanged for 0.454 shares of FNFs common stock. FNF
issued 5,183,103 shares of its common stock worth
approximately $136.7 million to the ANFI stockholders in
the merger, net of cash acquired. The Company recorded
approximately $83.6 million in goodwill and
$33.1 million in other amortizable intangible assets
relating to this transaction.
The carrying amounts and fair values of the Companys fixed
maturity securities at December 31, 2005 and 2004 are as
follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Amortized
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Gains
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Fixed maturity investments
(available for sale):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and agencies
|
|
$
|
852,223
|
|
|
$
|
868,290
|
|
|
$
|
188
|
|
|
$
|
(16,255
|
)
|
|
$
|
852,223
|
|
States and political subdivisions
|
|
|
993,815
|
|
|
|
1,003,179
|
|
|
|
1,579
|
|
|
|
(10,943
|
)
|
|
|
993,815
|
|
Corporate debt securities
|
|
|
590,410
|
|
|
|
601,780
|
|
|
|
471
|
|
|
|
(11,841
|
)
|
|
|
590,410
|
|
Foreign government bonds
|
|
|
21,141
|
|
|
|
21,398
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
(264
|
)
|
|
|
21,141
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,457,632
|
|
|
$
|
2,494,687
|
|
|
$
|
2,248
|
|
|
$
|
(39,303
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,457,632
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-35
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Amortized
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Gains
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Fixed maturity investments
(available for sale):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. government and agencies
|
|
$
|
707,007
|
|
|
$
|
708,885
|
|
|
$
|
1,058
|
|
|
$
|
(2,936
|
)
|
|
$
|
707,007
|
|
States and political subdivisions
|
|
|
991,696
|
|
|
|
982,794
|
|
|
|
11,973
|
|
|
|
(3,071
|
)
|
|
|
991,696
|
|
Corporate debt securities
|
|
|
388,429
|
|
|
|
392,518
|
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
|
(4,409
|
)
|
|
|
388,429
|
|
Foreign government bonds
|
|
|
4,189
|
|
|
|
4,178
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,189
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities
|
|
|
83,496
|
|
|
|
83,311
|
|
|
|
355
|
|
|
|
(170
|
)
|
|
|
83,496
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,174,817
|
|
|
$
|
2,171,686
|
|
|
$
|
13,717
|
|
|
$
|
(10,586
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,174,817
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The change in unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturities for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 was
$(40.2) million, $(26.1) million, and
$(20.6) million, respectively.
The following table presents certain information regarding
contractual maturities of the Companys fixed maturity
securities at December 31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
|
Amortized
|
|
|
% of
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
% of
|
|
Maturity
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
One year or less
|
|
$
|
347,745
|
|
|
|
13.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
345,246
|
|
|
|
14.0
|
%
|
After one year through five years
|
|
|
1,190,201
|
|
|
|
47.7
|
|
|
|
1,168,915
|
|
|
|
47.6
|
|
After five years through ten years
|
|
|
736,030
|
|
|
|
29.6
|
|
|
|
723,827
|
|
|
|
29.5
|
|
After ten years
|
|
|
220,671
|
|
|
|
8.8
|
|
|
|
219,601
|
|
|
|
8.9
|
|
Mortgage-backed securities
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,494,687
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,457,632
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subject to call
|
|
$
|
322,319
|
|
|
|
12.9
|
%
|
|
$
|
318,929
|
|
|
|
13.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturity securities valued at approximately
$95.3 million and $71.9 million were on deposit with
various governmental authorities at December 31, 2005 and
2004, respectively, as required by law.
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities
because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay
obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Equity securities at December 31, 2005 and 2004 consist of
investments in various industrial and miscellaneous other
industry groups. At December 31, 2005, the Company held
equity securities with a total cost of $185,651 and an aggregate
fair value of $176,987. At December 31, 2004, the Company
held equity securities with a total cost of $108,574 and an
aggregate fair value of $115,070.
The carrying value of the Companys investment in equity
securities is fair value. As of December 31, 2005, gross
unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses on equity
securities were $7.2 million and $15.9 million,
respectively. Gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses
on equity securities were $9.8 million and
$3.3 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2004.
The change in unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 was
$(15.2) million, $(4.5) million, and
$(0.8) million, respectively.
F-36
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Interest and investment income consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
13,987
|
|
|
$
|
1,909
|
|
|
$
|
1,513
|
|
Fixed maturity securities
|
|
|
70,924
|
|
|
|
55,817
|
|
|
|
45,973
|
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
2,154
|
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
|
|
1,749
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
28,639
|
|
|
|
5,435
|
|
|
|
5,594
|
|
Notes receivable
|
|
|
2,380
|
|
|
|
1,768
|
|
|
|
1,879
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
118,084
|
|
|
$
|
64,885
|
|
|
$
|
56,708
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the second quarter of 2005, the Company began lending
fixed maturity and equity securities to financial institutions
in short-term security lending transactions. The Companys
security lending policy requires that the cash received as
collateral be 102% or more of the fair value of the loaned
securities. These short-term security lending arrangements
increase investment income with minimal risk. At
December 31, 2005, the Company had security loans
outstanding with a fair value of $120.2 million included in
accounts payable and accrued liabilities and the Company held
cash in the amount of $124.3 million as collateral for the
loaned securities.
Net realized gains amounted to $44.7 million,
$22.9 million, and $101.8 million for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. Included
in 2003 net realized gains is a $51.7 million realized
gain as a result of InterActive Corps acquisition of
Lending Tree Inc. and the subsequent sale of the Companys
InterActive Corp common stock and a realized gain of
$21.8 million on the sale of New Century Financial
Corporation common stock.
During the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003,
gross realized gains on sales of fixed maturity securities
considered available for sale were $4.7 million,
$8.6 million, and $17.6 million, respectively; and
gross realized losses were $1.3 million, $0.3 million,
and $2.2 million, respectively. Gross proceeds from the
sale of fixed maturity securities considered available for sale
amounted to $1,889.9 million, $2,063.5 million, and
$724.4 million during the years ended December 31,
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003,
gross realized gains on sales of equity securities considered
available for sale were $48.7 million, $30.6 million,
and $98.9 million, respectively; and gross realized losses
were $26.1 million, $23.4 million, and
$7.8 million, respectively. Gross proceeds from the sale of
equity securities amounted to $520.7 million,
$622.9 million, and $760.9 million during the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
F-37
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Gross unrealized losses on investment securities and the fair
value of the related securities, aggregated by investment
category and length of time that individual securities have been
in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31,
2005 and 2004 were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Than 12 Months
|
|
|
12 Months or Longer
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
U.S. government and agencies
|
|
$
|
322,998
|
|
|
$
|
(6,429
|
)
|
|
$
|
512,611
|
|
|
$
|
(9,826
|
)
|
|
$
|
835,609
|
|
|
$
|
(16,255
|
)
|
States and political subdivisions
|
|
|
560,521
|
|
|
|
(6,187
|
)
|
|
|
196,729
|
|
|
|
(4,756
|
)
|
|
|
757,250
|
|
|
|
(10,943
|
)
|
Corporate debt securities
|
|
|
250,163
|
|
|
|
(5,218
|
)
|
|
|
274,974
|
|
|
|
(6,623
|
)
|
|
|
525,137
|
|
|
|
(11,841
|
)
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
79,560
|
|
|
|
(15,500
|
)
|
|
|
6,330
|
|
|
|
(448
|
)
|
|
|
85,890
|
|
|
|
(15,948
|
)
|
Foreign government bonds
|
|
|
19,766
|
|
|
|
(264
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,766
|
|
|
|
(264
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total temporary impaired securities
|
|
$
|
1,233,008
|
|
|
$
|
(33,598
|
)
|
|
$
|
990,644
|
|
|
$
|
(21,653
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,223,652
|
|
|
$
|
(55,251
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less Than 12 Months
|
|
|
12 Months or Longer
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
Losses
|
|
|
U.S. government and agencies
|
|
$
|
576,655
|
|
|
$
|
(2,725
|
)
|
|
$
|
40,517
|
|
|
$
|
(211
|
)
|
|
$
|
617,172
|
|
|
$
|
(2,936
|
)
|
States and political subdivisions
|
|
|
286,222
|
|
|
|
(2,609
|
)
|
|
|
39,019
|
|
|
|
(462
|
)
|
|
|
325,241
|
|
|
|
(3,071
|
)
|
Mortgage-backed securities
|
|
|
22,309
|
|
|
|
(170
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,309
|
|
|
|
(170
|
)
|
Corporate debt securities
|
|
|
242,147
|
|
|
|
(2,615
|
)
|
|
|
114,808
|
|
|
|
(1,794
|
)
|
|
|
356,955
|
|
|
|
(4,409
|
)
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
64,739
|
|
|
|
(1,998
|
)
|
|
|
33,554
|
|
|
|
(1,332
|
)
|
|
|
98,293
|
|
|
|
(3,330
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total temporary impaired securities
|
|
$
|
1,192,072
|
|
|
$
|
(10,117
|
)
|
|
$
|
227,898
|
|
|
$
|
(3,799
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,419,970
|
|
|
$
|
(13,916
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A substantial portion of the Companys unrealized losses
relate to its holdings of debt securities. Unrealized losses
relating to U.S. government, state and political
subdivision and fixed maturity corporate holdings were primarily
caused by interest rate increases. Since the decline in fair
value of these investments is attributable to changes in
interest rates and not credit quality, and the Company has the
intent and ability to hold these securities, the Company does
not consider these investments
other-than-temporarily
impaired. The unrealized losses relating to equity securities
were caused by market changes that the Company considers to be
temporary. During 2005, the Company recorded an impairment
charge on two investments that it considered to be
other-than-temporarily
impaired, which resulted in a charge of $6.9 million.
During 2004, the Company incurred an impairment charge relating
to two investments that it determined to be other than
temporarily impaired, which resulted in a charge of
$6.6 million.
F-38
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
|
|
D.
|
Property
and Equipment
|
Property and equipment consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Land
|
|
$
|
1,109
|
|
|
$
|
3,968
|
|
Buildings
|
|
|
12,077
|
|
|
|
22,726
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
72,575
|
|
|
|
71,475
|
|
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
|
|
|
364,619
|
|
|
|
348,229
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
450,380
|
|
|
|
446,398
|
|
Accumulated depreciation and
amortization
|
|
|
(293,428
|
)
|
|
|
(281,482
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
156,952
|
|
|
$
|
164,916
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2003
|
|
$
|
920,278
|
|
Goodwill acquired during the year
|
|
|
39,322
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2004
|
|
|
959,600
|
|
Goodwill acquired during the year
|
|
|
91,926
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
$
|
1,051,526
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F.
|
Accounts
Payable and Accrued Liabilities
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands)
|
|
|
Accrued benefits
|
|
$
|
238,058
|
|
|
$
|
218,121
|
|
Salaries and incentives
|
|
|
197,565
|
|
|
|
186,057
|
|
Accrued recording fees and
transfer taxes
|
|
|
45,857
|
|
|
|
48,827
|
|
Accrued premium taxes
|
|
|
31,937
|
|
|
|
24,343
|
|
Trade accounts payable
|
|
|
31,414
|
|
|
|
33,958
|
|
Security loans
|
|
|
120,184
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other accrued liabilities
|
|
|
125,583
|
|
|
|
92,399
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
790,598
|
|
|
$
|
603,705
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-39
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Notes payable consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Unsecured note due to FNF, net of
discount, interest payable semiannually at 7.3%, due August, 2011
|
|
$
|
249,337
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Unsecured note due to FNF, net of
discount, interest payable semiannually at 5.25%, due March, 2013
|
|
|
248,463
|
|
|
|
|
|
Syndicated credit agreement,
unsecured, interest due monthly at LIBOR plus 0.50%, (4.87% at
December 31, 2005), unused portion of $300,000 at
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other promissory notes with
various interest rates and maturities
|
|
|
5,462
|
|
|
|
22,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
603,262
|
|
|
$
|
22,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The carrying value of the Companys notes payable was
approximately $22.5 million lower than its estimated fair
value at December 31, 2005. At December 31, 2004, the
carrying value of the Companys outstanding notes
approximated estimated fair value. The fair value of the
Companys unsecured notes payable is based on established
market prices for the securities on December 31, 2005.
In connection with the Distribution, the Company issued two
$250 million intercompany notes payable to FNF (the
Mirror Notes), with terms that mirror
FNFs existing $250 million 7.30% public debentures
due in August 2011 and $250 million 5.25% public debentures
due in March 2013. Original proceeds from the issuance of the
2011 public debentures were used by FNF to repay debt incurred
in connection with the acquisition of the Companys
subsidiary, Chicago Title, and the original proceeds from the
2013 public debentures were used for general corporate purposes.
Interest on each Mirror Note accrues from the last date on which
interest on the corresponding FNF notes was paid and at the same
rate. The Mirror Notes mature on the maturity dates of the
corresponding FNF notes. Upon any acceleration of maturity of
the FNF notes, whether upon redemption or an event of default of
the FNF notes, FNT must repay the corresponding Mirror Note.
Following issuance of the Mirror Notes, the Company filed a
Registration Statement on
Form S-4,
pursuant to which the Company offered to exchange the
outstanding FNF notes for notes FNT would issue having
substantially the same terms and deliver the FNF notes received
to FNF to reduce the debt under the intercompany notes. On
January 17, the offers expired. As of that time,
$241,347,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7.30% notes
due 2011 and the entire $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount
of the 5.25% notes due 2013 had been validly tendered and
not withdrawn in the exchange offers. Following the completion
of the exchange offers, the Company issued a new 7.30% Mirror
Note due in 2011 in the amount of $8,653,000, which is
outstanding at December 31, 2005 and represents the
principal amount of the portion of the original Mirror Notes
that was not exchanged.
On October 17, 2005, the Company entered into a Credit
Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2005, with Bank of
America, N.A. as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender (the
Credit Agreement), and the other financial
institutions party thereto. The Credit Agreement provides for a
$400 million unsecured revolving credit facility maturing
on the fifth anniversary of the closing date. Amounts under the
revolving credit facility may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed
by the borrowers thereunder from time to time until the maturity
of the revolving credit facility. Voluntary prepayment of the
revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement is
permitted at any time without fee upon proper notice and subject
to a minimum dollar requirement. Revolving loans under the
credit facility bear interest at a variable rate based on either
(i) the higher of (a) a rate per annum equal to
one-half of one percent in excess of the Federal Reserves
Federal Funds rate, or (b) Bank of Americas
prime rate; or (ii) a rate per annum equal to
the British Bankers Association London Interbank Offered Rate
(LIBOR) rate plus a margin of between
.35%-1.25%, depending on the Companys then current public
debt credit rating from the rating agencies. In addition, the
Company will pay a 0.15% commitment fee on the entire facility.
F-40
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Credit Agreement contains affirmative, negative and
financial covenants customary for financings of this type,
including, among other things, limits on the creation of liens,
limits on the incurrence of indebtedness, restrictions on
investments, and limitations on restricted payments and
transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement requires the
Company to maintain investment grade debt ratings, certain
financial ratios related to liquidity and statutory surplus and
certain levels of capitalization. The Credit Agreement also
includes customary events of default for facilities of this type
(with customary grace periods, as applicable) and provides that,
upon the occurrence of an event of default, the interest rate on
all outstanding obligations will be increased and payments of
all outstanding loans may be accelerated
and/or the
lenders commitments may be terminated. In addition, upon
the occurrence of certain insolvency or bankruptcy related
events of default, all amounts payable under the Credit
Agreement shall automatically become immediately due and
payable, and the lenders commitments will automatically
terminate. The Companys management believes that the
Company is in compliance with all covenants related to the
Credit Agreement at December 31, 2005.
During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company borrowed
$150 million under this facility and paid it to FNF in
satisfaction of a $150 million intercompany note issued by
one of the Companys subsidiaries to FNF in August 2005.
During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company repaid
$50 million of this amount.
Principal maturities of notes payable at December 31, 2005,
are as follows (dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
5,462
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
497,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
603,262
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Current
|
|
$
|
276,736
|
|
|
$
|
298,737
|
|
|
$
|
311,435
|
|
Deferred
|
|
|
50,615
|
|
|
|
24,861
|
|
|
|
96,301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
327,351
|
|
|
$
|
323,598
|
|
|
$
|
407,736
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income tax expense for the years ended December 31
was allocated as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
Statement of earnings
|
|
$
|
327,351
|
|
|
$
|
323,598
|
|
|
$
|
407,736
|
|
Other comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum pension liability
adjustment
|
|
|
(1,188
|
)
|
|
|
(6,909
|
)
|
|
|
(6,401
|
)
|
Unrealized losses on investment
securities, net
|
|
|
(20,767
|
)
|
|
|
(10,786
|
)
|
|
|
(7,939
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income tax expense (benefit)
allocated to other comprehensive income
|
|
|
(21,955
|
)
|
|
|
(17,695
|
)
|
|
|
(14,340
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total income taxes
|
|
$
|
305,396
|
|
|
$
|
305,903
|
|
|
$
|
393,396
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-41
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the
Companys effective tax rate is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
Federal statutory rate
|
|
|
35.0
|
%
|
|
|
35.0
|
%
|
|
|
35.0
|
%
|
Federal benefit of state taxes
|
|
|
(1.4
|
)
|
|
|
(0.8
|
)
|
|
|
(0.9
|
)
|
Tax exempt interest income
|
|
|
(1.7
|
)
|
|
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|
|
(0.6
|
)
|
State income taxes
|
|
|
4.0
|
|
|
|
2.3
|
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
Non-deductible expenses
|
|
|
1.4
|
|
|
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
Other
|
|
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
0.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37.7
|
%
|
|
|
36.6
|
%
|
|
|
37.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The significant components of deferred tax assets and
liabilities at December 31, 2005 and 2004 consist of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee benefit accruals
|
|
$
|
45,290
|
|
|
$
|
68,278
|
|
Pension
|
|
|
20,168
|
|
|
|
24,318
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
16,161
|
|
|
|
8,474
|
|
Investment securities
|
|
|
11,984
|
|
|
|
|
|
State income taxes
|
|
|
10,605
|
|
|
|
10,793
|
|
Other
|
|
|
9,645
|
|
|
|
8,777
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax assets
|
|
$
|
113,853
|
|
|
$
|
120,640
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of goodwill and
intangible assets
|
|
$
|
(26,303
|
)
|
|
$
|
(27,040
|
)
|
Title plant
|
|
|
(59,757
|
)
|
|
|
(58,141
|
)
|
Other
|
|
|
(12,396
|
)
|
|
|
(18,973
|
)
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
(17,532
|
)
|
|
|
(22,083
|
)
|
Insurance reserve basis differences
|
|
|
(60,070
|
)
|
|
|
(26,589
|
)
|
Investment securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,395
|
)
|
Bad debts
|
|
|
(11,090
|
)
|
|
|
(10,667
|
)
|
Lease accounting
|
|
|
(2,544
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
(189,692
|
)
|
|
|
(171,888
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax liability
|
|
$
|
(75,839
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51,248
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management believes that based on its historical pattern of
taxable income, the Company will produce sufficient income in
the future to realize its deferred tax assets or the realization
of its deferred tax assets will coincide with the turnaround in
its deferred tax liabilities. A valuation allowance will be
established for any portion of a deferred tax asset that
management believes may not be realized. Adjustments to the
valuation allowance will be made if there is a change in
managements assessment of the amount of deferred tax asset
that is realizable.
F-42
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
As of January 1, 2005, FNF has agreed to participate in a
new Internal Revenue Service pilot program (Compliance Audit
Program or CAP) that is a real-time audit for 2005 and future
years. The Internal Revenue Service is also currently examining
FNFs tax returns for years 2004, 2003 and 2002. Management
believes the ultimate resolution of this examination will not
result in a material adverse effect to the Companys
financial position or results of operations.
|
|
I.
|
Summary
of Reserve for Claim Losses
|
Following is a summary of the reserve for claim losses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Beginning balance
|
|
$
|
980,746
|
|
|
$
|
932,439
|
|
|
$
|
887,973
|
|
Reserves assumed(1)
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
38,597
|
|
|
|
4,203
|
|
Claim loss provision related to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year
|
|
|
319,730
|
|
|
|
275,982
|
|
|
|
237,919
|
|
Prior years
|
|
|
34,980
|
|
|
|
(16,580
|
)
|
|
|
10,915
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total claim loss provision
|
|
|
354,710
|
|
|
|
259,402
|
|
|
|
248,834
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Claims paid, net of recoupments
related to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year
|
|
|
(14,479
|
)
|
|
|
(19,095
|
)
|
|
|
(11,591
|
)
|
Prior years
|
|
|
(258,120
|
)
|
|
|
(230,597
|
)
|
|
|
(196,980
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total claims paid, net of
recoupments
|
|
|
(272,599
|
)
|
|
|
(249,692
|
)
|
|
|
(208,571
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance
|
|
$
|
1,063,857
|
|
|
$
|
980,746
|
|
|
$
|
932,439
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for claim losses as a
percentage of title premiums
|
|
|
7.2
|
%
|
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
|
5.3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The Company assumed the outstanding reserve for claim losses of
Service Link, APTIC, and ANFI in connection with their
acquisitions in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. |
Management continually updates loss reserve estimates as new
information becomes known, new loss patterns emerge, or as other
contributing factors are considered and incorporated into the
analysis of reserve for claim losses. The unfavorable
development on the prior years loss reserve during 2005
reflects the increase in losses incurred and loss payments
during 2005 on previous policy years, resulting in an increase
in estimated ultimate losses in previous policy years. The title
loss provision in 2004 reflects a higher estimated loss for the
2004 policy year offset in part by a favorable adjustment from
previous policy years. The favorable adjustment was attributable
to lower than expected payment levels on previous issue years
that included periods of increased resale activity as well as a
high proportion of refinance business. As a result, title
policies issued in previous years have been replaced by the more
recently issued policies, therefore generally terminating much
of the loss exposure on the previously issued policies. The
unfavorable development during 2003 reflects the higher than
expected payment levels on previously issued policies.
|
|
J.
|
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
The Companys title insurance underwriting subsidiaries
are, in the ordinary course of business, subject to claims made
under, and from
time-to-time
are named as defendants in legal proceedings relating to,
policies of insurance they have issued or other services
performed on behalf of insured policyholders and other
customers. The Company believes that the reserves reflected in
its Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements are adequate
F-43
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
to pay losses and loss adjustment expenses which may result from
such claims and proceedings; however, such estimates may be more
or less than the amount ultimately paid when the claims are
settled.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in
various pending and threatened litigation matters related to its
operations, some of which include claims for punitive or
exemplary damages. The Company believes that no actions, other
than those listed below, depart from customary litigation
incidental to its business. As background to the disclosure
below, please note the following:
|
|
|
|
|
These matters raise difficult and complicated factual and legal
issues and are subject to many uncertainties and complexities,
including but not limited to the underlying facts of each
matter, novel legal issues, variations between jurisdictions in
which matters are being litigated, differences in applicable
laws and judicial interpretations, the length of time before
many of these matters might be resolved by settlement or through
litigation and, in some cases, the timing of their resolutions
relative to other similar cases brought against other companies,
the fact that many of these matters are putative class actions
in which a class has not been certified and in which the
purported class may not be clearly defined, the fact that many
of these matters involve multi-state class actions in which the
applicable law for the claims at issue is in dispute and
therefore unclear, and the current challenging legal environment
faced by large corporations and insurance companies.
|
|
|
|
In these matters, plaintiffs seek a variety of remedies
including equitable relief in the form of injunctive and other
remedies and monetary relief in the form of compensatory
damages. In most cases, the monetary damages sought include
punitive or treble damages. Often more specific information
beyond the type of relief sought is not available because
plaintiffs have not requested more specific relief in their
court pleadings. In general, the dollar amount of damages sought
is not specified. In those cases where plaintiffs have made a
specific statement with regard to monetary damages, they often
specify damages just below a jurisdictional limit regardless of
the facts of the case. This represents the maximum they can seek
without risking removal from state court to federal court. In
our experience, monetary demands in plaintiffs court
pleadings bear little relation to the ultimate loss, if any, we
may experience.
|
|
|
|
For the reasons specified above, it is not possible to make
meaningful estimates of the amount or range of loss that could
result from these matters at this time. The Company reviews
these matters on an on-going basis and follows the provisions of
SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies
when making accrual and disclosure decisions. When assessing
reasonably possible and probable outcomes, the Company bases its
decision on its assessment of the ultimate outcome following all
appeals.
|
|
|
|
In the opinion of the Companys management, while some of
these matters may be material to the Companys operating
results for any particular period if an unfavorable outcome
results, none will have a material adverse effect on its overall
financial condition.
|
Several class actions are pending in Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Florida alleging improper premiums were charged for title
insurance. The cases allege that the named defendant companies
failed to provide notice of premium discounts to consumers
refinancing their mortgages, and failed to give discounts in
refinancing transactions in violation of the filed rates. The
actions seek refunds of the premiums charged and punitive
damages. Recently the courts order denying class
certification in one of the Ohio actions was reversed and the
case was remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.
The Company petitioned the Supreme Court of Ohio for review, but
the court declined to accept jurisdiction over the matter. The
Company intends to vigorously defend the actions.
A class action in California alleges that the Company violated
state law by giving favorable discounts or rates to builders and
developers for escrow fees and requiring purchasers to use
Chicago Title Insurance Company for escrow services. The
action seeks refunds of the premiums charged and additional
damages. The Company intends to vigorously defend this action.
F-44
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
A class action in Missouri alleges that the Company has engaged
in the unauthorized practice of law by preparing documents in
conjunction with its business of insuring title and closing real
estate transactions. The action seeks refunds of the payments
and treble damages. The Company intends to vigorously defend
this action.
A shareholder derivative action was filed in Florida on
February 11, 2005 alleging that FNF directors and certain
executive officers breached their fiduciary and other duties,
and exposed FNF to potential fines, penalties and suits in the
future, by permitting so called contingent commissions to obtain
business. The Company and the directors and executive officers
named as defendants filed motions to dismiss the action on
June 3, 2005. The plaintiff abandoned his original
complaint and responded to the motions by filing an amended
complaint on July 13, 2005, and FNF, along with the
directors and executive officers named as defendants, has
responded to the amended complaint. Recently, the magistrate
judge granted the defendants motion to stay discovery. The
amended complaint repeats the allegations of the original
complaint and adds allegations about captive
reinsurance programs, which FNF continues to believe were
lawful. These captive reinsurance programs are the
subject of investigations by several state departments of
insurance and attorneys general. FNT has agreed to indemnify FNF
in connection with this matter under the separation agreement
that was entered into in connection with the distribution of FNT
common stock and the Company intends to vigorously defend this
action.
None of the cases described above includes a statement as to the
dollar amount of damages demanded. Instead, each of the cases
includes a demand in an amount to be proved at trial. Two of the
Ohio cases state that the damages per class member are less than
the jurisdictional limit for removal to federal court.
The Company receives inquiries and requests for information from
state insurance departments, attorneys general and other
regulatory agencies from time to time about various matters
relating to its business. Sometimes these take the form of civil
investigative subpoenas. The Company attempts to cooperate with
all such inquiries. From time to time, the Company is assessed
fines for violations of regulations or other matters or enters
into settlements with such authorities which require the Company
to pay money or take other actions.
In the Fall of 2004, the California Department of Insurance
began an investigation into reinsurance practices in the title
insurance industry. In February 2005, FNF was issued a subpoena
to provide information to the California Department of Insurance
as part of its investigation. This investigation paralleled
similar inquiries of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, which began earlier in 2004. The investigations
have focused on arrangements in which title insurers would write
title insurance generated by realtors, developers and lenders
and cede a portion of the premiums to a reinsurance company
affiliate of the entity that generated the business.
The Company recently negotiated a settlement with the California
Department of Insurance with respect to that departments
inquiry into these arrangements, which the Company refers to as
captive reinsurance arrangements. Under the terms of the
settlement, the Company will refund approximately
$7.7 million to those consumers whose California property
was subject to a captive reinsurance arrangement and paid a
penalty of $5.6 million. The Company also recently entered
into similar settlements with 26 other states, in which the
Company agreed to refund a total of approximately
$1.2 million to policyholders. Other state insurance
departments and attorneys general and the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) also
have made formal or informal inquiries of the Company regarding
these matters.
The Company has been cooperating and intends to continue to
cooperate with the other ongoing investigations. The Company has
discontinued all captive reinsurance arrangements. The total
amount of premiums the Company ceded to reinsurers was
approximately $10 million over the existence of these
agreements. The remaining investigations are continuing and the
Company currently is unable to give any assurance regarding
their consequences for the industry or for FNT.
Additionally, the Company has received inquiries from regulators
about its business involvement with title insurance agencies
affiliated with builders, realtors and other traditional sources
of title insurance business, some of which the Company
participated in forming as joint ventures with its subsidiaries.
These inquiries have focused on whether the placement of title
insurance with the Company through these affiliated agencies is
proper or an
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
improper form of referral payment. Like most other title
insurers, the Company participates in these affiliated business
arrangements in a number of states. The Company recently entered
into a settlement with the Florida Department of Financial
Services under which it agreed to refund approximately
$3 million in premiums received though these types of
agencies in Florida and pay a fine of $1 million. The other
pending inquiries are at an early stage and as a result the
Company can give no assurance as to their likely outcome.
Since 2004 the Companys subsidiaries have received civil
subpoenas and other inquiries from the New York State Attorney
General (the NYAG), requesting information
about their arrangements with agents and customers and other
matters relating to, among other things, rates, rate calculation
practices, use of blended rates in multi-state transactions,
rebates, entertainment expenses, and referral fees. Title
insurance rates in New York are set by regulation and generally
title insurers may not charge less than the established rate.
Among other things, the NYAG has asked for information about an
industry practice (called blended rates and
delayed blends) in which discounts on title
insurance on properties outside New York are sometimes given or
where credit is given in subsequent transactions in connection
with multi-state commercial transactions in which one or more of
the properties is located in New York. The NYAG is also
reviewing the possibility that the Companys Chicago Title
subsidiary may have provided incorrect data in connection with
rate-setting proceedings in New York and in connection with
reaching a settlement of a class action suit over charges for
title insurance issued in 1996 through 2002. The New York State
Insurance Department has also joined NYAG in the latters
wide-ranging review of the title insurance industry and the
Company. The Company can give no assurance as to the likely
outcome of these investigations, including but not limited to
whether they may result in fines, monetary settlements,
reductions in title insurance rates or other actions, any of
which could adversely affect the Company. The Company is
cooperating fully with the NYAG and New York State Insurance
Department inquiries into these matters.
Further, U.S. Representative Oxley, the Chairman of the
House Financial Services Committee, recently asked the
Government Accountability Office (the GAO) to
investigate the title insurance industry. Representative Oxley
stated that the Committee is concerned about payments that
certain title insurers have made to developers, lenders and real
estate agents for referrals of title insurance business.
Representative Oxley asked the GAO to examine, among other
things, the foregoing relationships and the levels of pricing
and competition in the title insurance industry. The Company is
unable to predict the outcome of this inquiry or whether it will
adversely affect the Companys business or results of
operations.
Finally, the California Department of Insurance has begun to
examine levels of pricing and competition in the title insurance
industry in California, with a view to determining whether
prices are too high and if so, implementing rate reductions. New
York, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas insurance regulators
have also announced similar inquiries (or other reviews of title
insurance rates) and other states could follow. At this stage,
the Company is unable to predict what the outcome will be of
this or any similar review.
In conducting its operations, the Company routinely holds
customers assets in escrow, pending completion of real
estate transactions. Certain of these amounts are maintained in
segregated bank accounts and have not been included in the
accompanying Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets. The
Company has a contingent liability relating to proper
disposition of these balances for our customers, which amounted
to $8.7 billion at December 31, 2005. As a result of
holding these customers assets in escrow, the Company has
ongoing programs for realizing economic benefits during the year
through favorable borrowing and vendor arrangements with various
banks. There were no investments or loans outstanding as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004 related to these arrangements.
The Company leases certain of its premises and equipment under
leases which expire at various dates. Several of these
agreements include escalation clauses and provide for purchases
and renewal options for periods ranging from one to five years.
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Future minimum operating lease payments are as follows (dollars
in thousands):
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2006
|
|
$
|
115,854
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|
2007
|
|
|
94,742
|
|
2008
|
|
|
67,273
|
|
2009
|
|
|
42,563
|
|
2010
|
|
|
20,930
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
12,576
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total future minimum operating
lease payments
|
|
$
|
353,938
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rent expense incurred under operating leases during the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, was
$144.2 million, $140.8 million and
$127.3 million, respectively.
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K.
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Regulation
and Stockholders Equity
|
Our insurance subsidiaries, including underwriters, underwritten
title companies and independent agents, are subject to extensive
regulation under applicable state laws. Each of the insurance
underwriters is subject to a holding company act in its state of
domicile which regulates, among other matters, the ability to
pay dividends and investment policies. The laws of most states
in which the Company transacts business establish supervisory
agencies with broad administrative powers relating to: issuing
and revoking licenses to transact business; regulating trade
practices; licensing agents; approving policy forms; prescribing
accounting principles and financial practices; establishing
reserve and capital and surplus as regards policyholders
(capital and surplus) requirements; defining
suitable investments and approving rate schedules.
Pursuant to statutory accounting requirements of the various
states in which the Companys title insurance subsidiaries
are licensed, they must defer a portion of premiums earned as an
unearned premium reserve for the protection of policyholders and
must maintain qualified assets in an amount equal to the
statutory requirements. The level of unearned premium reserve
required to be maintained at any time is determined by statutory
formula based upon either the age, number of policies and dollar
amount of policy liabilities underwritten or the age and dollar
amount of statutory premiums written. As of December 31,
2005, the combined statutory unearned premium reserve required
and reported for the Companys title insurance subsidiaries
was $1,303.8 million.
The insurance commissioners of their respective states of
domicile regulate the Companys title insurance
subsidiaries. Regulatory examinations usually occur at
three-year intervals, and certain of these examinations are
currently ongoing.
The Companys insurance subsidiaries are subject to
regulations that restrict their ability to pay dividends or make
other distributions of cash or property to their immediate
parent company without prior approval from the Department of
Insurance of their respective states of domicile. As of
December 31, 2005, $1.9 billion of the Companys
net assets are restricted from dividend payments without prior
approval from the Departments of Insurance. During 2006, the
Companys directly owned title insurance subsidiaries can
pay or make distributions to the Company of approximately
$289.9 million, without prior approval.
The combined statutory capital and surplus of the Companys
title insurance subsidiaries was $852.2 million and
$887.2 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004,
respectively. The combined statutory earnings of the
Companys title insurance subsidiaries were
$400.4 million, $371.0 million and $477.9 million
for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003,
respectively.
As a condition to continued authority to underwrite policies in
the states in which the Companys title insurance
subsidiaries conduct their business, the subsidiaries are
required to pay certain fees and file information regarding
their officers, directors and financial condition. In addition,
the Companys escrow and trust business is subject to
regulation by various state banking authorities.
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Pursuant to statutory requirements of the various states in
which the Companys title insurance subsidiaries are
domiciled, they must maintain certain levels of minimum capital
and surplus. Each of the Companys title underwriters has
complied with the minimum statutory requirements as of
December 31, 2005.
The Companys underwritten title companies are also subject
to certain regulation by insurance regulatory or banking
authorities, primarily relating to minimum net worth. Minimum
net worth of $7.5 million, $2.5 million,
$3.0 million and $0.4 million is required for Fidelity
National Title Company, Fidelity National
Title Company of California, Chicago Title Company and
Ticor Title Company of California, respectively. All of the
Companys underwritten title companies are in compliance
with all of their respective minimum net worth requirements at
December 31, 2005.
FNT has agreed that, without FNFs consent, FNT will not
issue any shares of its capital stock or any rights, warrants or
options to acquire its capital stock, if after giving effect to
the issuances and considering all of the shares of FNTs
capital stock which may be acquired under the rights, warrants
and options outstanding on the date of the issuance, FNF would
not be eligible to consolidate FNTs results of operations
for tax purposes, would not receive favorable tax treatment of
dividends paid by FNT or would not be able, if it so desired, to
distribute the rest of FNTs stock it holds to its
stockholders in a tax-free distribution. These limits will
generally enable FNF to continue to own at least 80% of
FNTs outstanding common stock.
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L.
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Employee
Benefit Plans
|
Stock
Purchase Plan
In connection with the Distribution, we established an Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the FNT ESPP).
Participation in the FNT ESPP began in November 2005. Under the
terms of the FNT ESPP, eligible employees may voluntarily
purchase, at current market prices, shares of the Companys
common stock through payroll deductions and through matching
contributions, if any, on their behalf. Pursuant to the FNT
ESPP, employees may contribute an amount between 3% and 15% of
their base salary. Shares purchased are allocated to employees
based upon their contributions. The Company contributes varying
amounts as specified in the FNT ESPP. During the year ended
December 31, 2005, 214,746 shares were purchased and
allocated to employees, based upon their contributions, at an
average price of $22.73 per share and the Company
contributed $1.8 million or the equivalent of
77,135 shares, in accordance with the employers
matching contribution.
Prior to the commencement of the FNT ESPP, the Companys
employees participated in the Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the FNF ESPP).
Under the terms of the FNF ESPP and subsequent amendments,
eligible employees voluntarily purchased, at current market
prices, shares of FNFs common stock through payroll
deductions. Pursuant to the FNF ESPP, employees were allowed to
contribute an amount between 3% and 15% of their base salary and
certain commissions. Shares purchased were allocated to
employees, based upon their contributions. The Company
contributed varying matching amounts as specified in the ESPP.
The Company recorded expenses of $14.0 million,
$8.6 million, and $11.5 million, respectively, for the
years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 relating to
participation of FNT employees in ESPP plans.
401(k)
Profit Savings Plan
The Companys employees are eligible to participate in the
FNF 401(k) Plan, which allows eligible employees to contribute
up to 40% of their pretax annual compensation, up to the maximum
amount allowed pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. The
Company generally matches 50% of each dollar of employee
contribution up to 6% of the employees total eligible
compensation. The Company recorded $23.5 million,
$20.1 million, and $19.0 million, respectively, in
expenses for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and
2003 relating to the participation of FNT employees in the FNF
401(k) plan.
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Stock
Option Plans
In 2005, in connection with the Distribution, we established a
2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Omnibus
Plan) authorizing the issuance of up to
8,000,000 shares of common stock, subject to the terms of
the Omnibus Plan. The Omnibus Plan provides for the grant of
stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock,
restricted stock units and performance shares, performance
units, other cash and stock-based awards and dividend
equivalents. As of December 31, 2005, there were
777,500 shares of restricted stock and 2,206,500 stock
options outstanding, all of which were granted to certain
employees and directors of the Company on October 18, 2005,
pursuant to the Omnibus Plan. These shares and options vest over
a four-year period. The Company recorded stock-based
compensation expense of $0.9 million and $0.4 million
in 2005 in connection with the issuances of FNT restricted stock
and stock options, respectively.
All stock option transactions under the Omnibus Plan in 2005 are
as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Price
|
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,206,500
|
|
|
|
21.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
|
2,206,500
|
|
|
$
|
21.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All options issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005,
are unvested, have an exercise price of $21.90 per share
and a weighted average remaining contractual life of
9.8 years. There were no exercisable options outstanding at
December 31, 2005. No stock options vested or were
forfeited in 2005.
As a result of stock-based compensation grants prior to the
commencement of the Omnibus Plan, certain Company employees are
also participants in FNFs stock-based compensation plans,
which provide for the granting of incentive and nonqualified
stock options, restricted stock and other stock-based incentive
awards for officers and key employees. Grants of incentive and
nonqualified stock options under the FNF Plans have generally
provided that options shall vest equally over three years and
generally expire ten years after their original date of grant.
All options granted under the FNF Plans had an exercise price
equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the
date of grant. However, certain of these plans allow for the
option exercise price for each share granted pursuant to a
nonqualified stock option to be less than the fair market value
of the common stock on the date of grant to reflect the
application of the optionees deferred bonus, if
applicable. In connection with grants of FNF stock options to
Company employees, the Company recorded stock-based compensation
expense of $8.4 million, $2.8 million, and
$3.3 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively, which
was based on an allocation of compensation expense to the
Company for personnel who provided services to the Company.
In 2003, FNF issued to certain Company employees rights to
purchase shares of FNF restricted common stock (the FNF
Restricted Shares). A portion of the FNF Restricted
Shares vest over a five-year period and a portion vest over a
four-year period, of which one-fifth vested immediately on the
date of grant. The Company recorded stock-based compensation
expense of $2.8 million, $2.6 million, and
$1.6 million in connection with the issuance of the FNF
Restricted Shares to FNT employees for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively, which was
based on an allocation of compensation expense to the Company
for personnel who provided services to the Company.
The Company follows the fair value recognition provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123), for stock-based
employee compensation. Under the fair value method of
accounting, compensation cost is measured based on the fair
value of the award
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FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
at the grant date and recognized over the service period. The
Company has elected to use the prospective method of transition,
as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure
(SFAS No. 148). Under this method,
stock-based employee compensation cost is recognized from the
beginning of 2003 as if the fair value method of accounting had
been used to account for all employee awards granted, modified,
or settled in years beginning after December 31, 2002. The
Company has recorded stock-based compensation expense of
$1.3 million in 2005 related to the Incentive Plan and has
allocated stock-based compensation expense of
$11.2 million, $5.4 million, and $4.9 million for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003,
respectively, related to the participation of Company employees
in the FNF stock-based compensation plans, all of which is
included in personnel costs in the Consolidated and Combined
Statements of Earnings.
Pro forma information regarding net earnings and earnings per
share is required by SFAS No. 123, and has been
determined as if the Company had accounted for all of its
employee stock options under the fair value method of that
statement. The fair values of all options were estimated at the
date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with
the following weighted average assumptions. The risk free
interest rates used in the calculation are the rates that
correspond to the weighted average expected life of an option.
For purposes of valuing the options granted under the Omnibus
Plan in 2005, the Company used historical activity of FNF common
stock shares and stock options to estimate the volatility rate
of the FNT common stock and the expected life of the FNT
options. FNT stock options granted in 2005 were valued using a
risk free interest rate of 4.3%, a volatility factor of 28%, an
expected dividend yield of 4.6%, and a weighted average expected
life of four years, resulting in a weighted average fair value
of $3.98 per option. The risk free interest rate used for
options granted under the FNF stock-based compensation plans
during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003
was 4.1%, 3.2% and 2.0%, respectively. A volatility factor for
the expected market price of FNF common stock of 27%, 34% and
43% was used for options granted for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively. The
expected dividend yield used for FNF stock in 2005, 2004, and
2003 was 2.4%, 2.5% and 1.4%, respectively. A weighted average
expected life of 4.0 years, 3.8 years and
3.5 years was used for FNF options issued in 2005, 2004,
and 2003 respectively. The weighted average fair value of each
FNF option granted during 2005, 2004, and 2003 was $8.56,
$10.71, and $10.57, respectively.
F-50
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value
of the options is amortized into expense over the options
vesting period. The following table illustrates the effect on
net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the
fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 to
all outstanding and unvested awards in each period:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Net earnings, as reported
|
|
$
|
538,981
|
|
|
$
|
558,164
|
|
|
$
|
683,325
|
|
Add: Stock-based compensation
expense included in reported net earnings, net of related tax
effects
|
|
|
7,839
|
|
|
|
3,360
|
|
|
|
3,016
|
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under fair value based methods
for all awards, net of related tax effects
|
|
|
(8,277
|
)
|
|
|
(4,268
|
)
|
|
|
(8,124
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings
|
|
$
|
538,543
|
|
|
$
|
557,256
|
|
|
$
|
678,217
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic as reported
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic pro forma
|
|
$
|
3.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted as reported
|
|
$
|
3.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted pro forma
|
|
$
|
3.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings per
share basic and diluted, as reported
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net earnings per
share basic and diluted, adjusted for SFAS 123
effects
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension
Plans
In connection with the Chicago Title merger, the Company assumed
Chicago Titles noncontributory defined benefit pension
plan (the Pension Plan).
The Pension Plan covered certain Chicago Title employees. Plan
benefits are based on years of service and the employees
average monthly compensation in the highest 60 consecutive
calendar months during the 120 months ending at retirement
or termination. Effective December 31, 2000, the Pension
Plan was frozen and there will be no future credit given for
years of service or changes in salary.
F-51
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The following table sets forth the funded status of the Pension
Plan as of December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Change in Benefit Obligation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net benefit obligation at
beginning of year
|
|
$
|
150,255
|
|
|
$
|
131,984
|
|
|
$
|
111,132
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
8,347
|
|
|
|
8,650
|
|
|
|
8,104
|
|
Actuarial (gain) loss
|
|
|
11,682
|
|
|
|
20,918
|
|
|
|
20,676
|
|
Gross benefits paid
|
|
|
(7,409
|
)
|
|
|
(11,297
|
)
|
|
|
(7,928
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net benefit obligation at end of
year
|
|
$
|
162,875
|
|
|
$
|
150,255
|
|
|
$
|
131,984
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in Pension Plan Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets at
beginning of year
|
|
$
|
87,214
|
|
|
$
|
77,700
|
|
|
$
|
66,232
|
|
Actual return on plan assets
|
|
|
8,525
|
|
|
|
2,811
|
|
|
|
7,196
|
|
Employer contributions
|
|
|
24,306
|
|
|
|
18,000
|
|
|
|
12,200
|
|
Gross benefits paid
|
|
|
(7,409
|
)
|
|
|
(11,297
|
)
|
|
|
(7,928
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets at end
of year
|
|
$
|
112,636
|
|
|
$
|
87,214
|
|
|
$
|
77,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funded status at end of year
|
|
$
|
(50,239
|
)
|
|
$
|
(63,041
|
)
|
|
$
|
(54,284
|
)
|
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
|
|
|
83,466
|
|
|
|
80,261
|
|
|
|
61,588
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net amount recognized at end of
year
|
|
$
|
33,227
|
|
|
$
|
17,220
|
|
|
$
|
7,304
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accumulated benefit obligation (ABO) is the same as the
projected benefit obligation (PBO) due to the pension plan being
frozen as of December 31, 2000.
Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87,
Employers Accounting for Pensions,
(SFAS No. 87) the measurement date
shall be as of the date of the financial statements, or if used
consistently from year to year, as of a date not more than three
months prior to that date. The Companys measurement date
is December 31.
The net pension liability included in accounts payable and
accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 is
$50.2 million and $63.0 million, respectively. The net
pension liability at December 31, 2005 and 2004 includes
the additional minimum pension liability adjustment of
$3.2 million and $18.7 million, respectively, which
was recorded as a net of tax charge of $2.0 million and
$11.8 million, respectively, to accumulated other
comprehensive earnings (loss) in 2005 and 2004 in accordance
with SFAS No. 87.
The components of net periodic (income) expense included in the
results of operations for 2005, 2004, and 2003 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
8,347
|
|
|
|
8,650
|
|
|
|
8,104
|
|
Expected return on assets
|
|
|
(8,877
|
)
|
|
|
(7,570
|
)
|
|
|
(7,128
|
)
|
Amortization of actuarial loss
|
|
|
8,829
|
|
|
|
7,004
|
|
|
|
4,193
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net expense
|
|
$
|
8,299
|
|
|
$
|
8,084
|
|
|
$
|
5,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-52
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Pension
Assumptions
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit
obligations at December 31, are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
|
5.50
|
%
|
|
|
5.75
|
%
|
Rate of compensation increase
|
|
|
N/A
|
(a)
|
|
|
N/A
|
(a)
|
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net expense for
years ended December 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
|
5.75
|
%
|
|
|
6.25
|
%
|
|
|
6.75
|
%
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
8.50
|
%
|
|
|
8.50
|
%
|
|
|
8.50
|
%
|
Rate of compensation increase
|
|
|
N/A
|
(a)
|
|
|
N/A
|
(a)
|
|
|
N/A
|
(a)
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Rate of compensation increase is not applicable due to the
pension being frozen at December 31, 2000. |
The discount rate used was determined by discounting projections
of future benefit payments using annual spot rates from the
Citigroup Pension Discount Curve. The discounted cash flows were
then used to determine the effective discount rate.
Pension
Plan Assets
The expected long term rate of return on plan assets was 8.5% in
2005 and 2004, derived using the plans asset mix,
historical returns by asset category, expectations for future
capital market performance, and the funds past experience.
Both the plans investment policy and the expected
long-term rate of return assumption are reviewed periodically.
The Companys strategy is to focus on a one to three-year
investment horizon, maintaining equity securities at 65% of
total assets while maintaining an average duration in debt
securities, extending that duration as interest rates rise and
maintaining cash funds at appropriate levels relating to the
current economic environment.
The Companys pension plan asset allocation at
December 31, 2005 and 2004 and target allocation for 2006
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Target
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation
|
|
|
Percentage of Plan Assets
|
|
Asset Category
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Equity securities
|
|
|
65
|
%
|
|
|
72.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
%
|
Debt securities
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
18.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance annuities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (Cash)
|
|
|
1-3
|
%
|
|
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Investments were all cash at December 31, 2004 as the
Company was in the process of transferring the assets from one
investment manager to another. |
The Company does not hold any investments in its own equity
securities within its pension plan assets.
Pension
Plan Cash Flows
Plan
Contributions
The Companys funding policy is to contribute annually at
least the minimum required contribution under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Contributions are
intended to provide not only for benefits
F-53
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
accrued to date, but also for those expected to be earned in the
future. In 2005, 2004 and 2003, the Company made contributions
of $24.3 million, $18.0 million, and
$12.2 million, respectively. In 2006, the Company is not
required to make a contribution to the pension plan and has not
yet determined if a voluntary contribution will be made.
Plan
Benefit Payments
A detail of actual and expected benefit payments is as follows
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Actual Benefit Payments
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
$
|
11,297
|
|
2005
|
|
|
7,409
|
|
Expected Future Payments
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
11,241
|
|
2007
|
|
|
10,298
|
|
2008
|
|
|
14,520
|
|
2009
|
|
|
12,058
|
|
2010
|
|
|
12,477
|
|
2011 2015
|
|
|
68,180
|
|
Postretirement
Plans
The Company assumed certain health care and life insurance
benefits for retired Chicago Title employees in connection with
the Chicago Title merger. Beginning on January 1, 2001,
these benefits were offered to all employees who meet specific
eligibility requirements. The costs of these benefit plans are
accrued during the periods the employees render service.
The Company is fully insured for its postretirement health care
and life insurance benefit plans, and the plans are not funded.
The health care plans provide for insurance benefits after
retirement and are generally contributory, with contributions
adjusted annually. Postretirement life insurance benefits are
contributory, with coverage amounts declining with increases in
a retirees age.
F-54
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The accrued cost of the accumulated postretirement benefit
obligation included in the Companys Consolidated and
Combined Balance Sheets at December 31, 2005, 2004, and
2003 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Change in Benefit Obligation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net benefit obligation at
beginning of year
|
|
$
|
21,440
|
|
|
$
|
22,684
|
|
|
$
|
22,757
|
|
Service cost
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
|
205
|
|
|
|
221
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
1,005
|
|
|
|
1,281
|
|
|
|
1,405
|
|
Plan participants
contributions
|
|
|
1,662
|
|
|
|
1,513
|
|
|
|
1,646
|
|
Plan amendments
|
|
|
(782
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actuarial (gain) loss
|
|
|
(1,429
|
)
|
|
|
(348
|
)
|
|
|
537
|
|
Gross benefits paid
|
|
|
(3,822
|
)
|
|
|
(3,895
|
)
|
|
|
(3,882
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net benefit obligation at end of
year
|
|
$
|
18,235
|
|
|
$
|
21,440
|
|
|
$
|
22,684
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in Plan Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets at
beginning of year
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Employer contributions
|
|
|
2,160
|
|
|
|
2,382
|
|
|
|
2,236
|
|
Plan participants
contributions
|
|
|
1,662
|
|
|
|
1,513
|
|
|
|
1,646
|
|
Gross benefits paid
|
|
|
(3,822
|
)
|
|
|
(3,895
|
)
|
|
|
(3,882
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets at end
of year
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Funded status at end of year
|
|
$
|
(18,235
|
)
|
|
$
|
(21,440
|
)
|
|
$
|
(22,684
|
)
|
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
|
|
|
3,105
|
|
|
|
4,533
|
|
|
|
5,212
|
|
Unrecognized prior service cost
|
|
|
(856
|
)
|
|
|
(1,610
|
)
|
|
|
(4,315
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net accrued cost of accumulated
postretirement benefit obligation included in accounts payable
and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
(15,986
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18,517
|
)
|
|
$
|
(21,787
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003 (the Act) became
law in the United States. The Act introduced a prescription drug
benefit under Medicare as well as a federal subsidy to sponsors
of retiree health care plans that provide a benefit that is at
least actuarially equivalent to the Medicare benefit. The
Companys management elected to recognize the effects of
the Act in measuring the benefit obligation and cost effective
January 1, 2006.
Once the final regulations were published in January 2005, the
Company determined that it would not be eligible for the
Part D subsidy. Consequently, beginning with the
December 31, 2005 obligation, the impact of this Act is no
longer being recognized. The benefits provided by the plan to
its existing retirees were adjusted in order to encourage the
retirees eligible for Part D benefits to enroll for the
prescription drug benefits that are now provided by the federal
government.
Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106,
Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions, the measurement date shall be as of the date of
the financial statements, or if used consistently from year to
year, as of a date not more than three months prior to that
date. The Companys measurement date is December 31.
F-55
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
The Companys postretirement health care and life insurance
costs included in the results of operations for 2005, 2004, and
2003 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
161
|
|
|
$
|
205
|
|
|
$
|
221
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
1,005
|
|
|
|
1,281
|
|
|
|
1,405
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
|
(1,535
|
)
|
|
|
(2,704
|
)
|
|
|
(2,704
|
)
|
Amortization of actuarial loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
|
274
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net periodic (income) expense
|
|
$
|
(369
|
)
|
|
$
|
(888
|
)
|
|
$
|
(804
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postretirement
Benefit Assumptions
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit
obligations at December 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
|
5.50
|
%
|
|
|
5.75
|
%
|
Health care cost trend rate
assumed for next year
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
Rate that the cost trend rate
gradually declines to
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
Year that the rate reaches the
rate it is assumed to remain at
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net expense for
years ended December 31 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
|
5.75
|
%
|
|
|
6.25
|
%
|
|
|
6.75
|
%
|
Health care cost trend rate
assumed for next year
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
Rate that the cost trend rate
gradually declines to
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
Year that the rate reaches the
rate it is assumed to remain at
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
The discount rate used was determined by discounting projections
of future benefit payments using annual spot rates derived from
a yield curve created from yields on a large number of
U.S. Aa rated bonds. The discounted cash flows were then
used to determine the effective discount rate.
Assumed health care cost trend rates have a significant effect
on the amounts reported for the health care plans. A
one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend
rates would have the following effects:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
One-Percentage-Point
|
|
One-Percentage-Point
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
Decrease
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Effect on total of service and
interest cost
|
|
$
|
57
|
|
|
$
|
(52
|
)
|
Effect on postretirement benefit
obligation
|
|
$
|
905
|
|
|
$
|
(822
|
)
|
F-56
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Postretirement
Cash Flows
A detail of actual and expected employer benefit payments is as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit Payments
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
$
|
2,382
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2,160
|
|
Expected Future Payments
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
1,665
|
|
2007
|
|
|
1,842
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2,024
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2,111
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2,157
|
|
2011-2015
|
|
|
9,326
|
|
|
|
M.
|
Supplementary
Cash Flow Information
|
The following supplemental cash flow information is provided
with respect to interest payments, as well as certain non-cash
investing and financing activities.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
2003
|
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Cash paid during the year:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
$
|
5,833
|
|
|
$
|
3,934
|
|
|
$
|
4,725
|
|
Acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of assets acquired
|
|
$
|
154,308
|
|
|
$
|
162,245
|
|
|
$
|
217,132
|
|
Less: Liabilities assumed
|
|
|
17,066
|
|
|
|
46,533
|
|
|
|
48,543
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total purchase price
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137,242
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115,712
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168,589
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Less: Cash purchase price, net of
cash acquired
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137,242
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115,712
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8,352
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Non-cash purchase price
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$
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$
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$
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160,237
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Other non-cash contributions of
capital primarily stock option allocation
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$
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6,526
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$
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4,276
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$
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3,491
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Total non-cash contribution of
capital
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$
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6,526
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$
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4,276
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$
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163,728
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N.
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Financial
Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Concentration of
Risk
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In the normal course of business the Company and certain of its
subsidiaries enter into off-balance sheet credit risk associated
with certain aspects of its title insurance business and other
activities.
The Company generates a significant amount of title insurance
premiums in California, Florida, Texas, and New York. Title
insurance premiums from those four states are detailed as
follows:
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2005
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2004
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2003
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California
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20.9
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%
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22.4
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%
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25.2
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%
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Florida
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14.1
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%
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10.3
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%
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6.6
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%
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Texas
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9.6
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%
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10.9
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%
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11.2
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%
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New York
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8.1
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%
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8.5
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%
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8.0
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%
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F-57
FIDELITY
NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Continued)
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash
equivalents, short-term investments, and trade receivables.
The Company places its cash equivalents and short-term
investments with high credit quality financial institutions and,
by policy, limits the amount of credit exposure with any one
financial institution. Investments in commercial paper of
industrial firms and financial institutions are rated investment
grade by nationally recognized rating agencies.
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables
are limited because a large number of geographically diverse
customers make up the Companys customer base, thus
spreading the trade receivables credit risk. The Company
controls credit risk through monitoring procedures.
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O.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
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In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 123R
(SFAS No. 123R), Share-Based
Payment, which requires that compensation cost relating to
share-based payments be recognized in the Companys
financial statements. The Company is implementing this standard
effective January 1, 2006. During 2003, the Company adopted
the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123), for stock-based
employee compensation, effective as of the beginning of 2003.
The Company elected to use the prospective method of transition,
as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation Transition and Disclosure
(SFAS No. 148). Under this method,
stock-based employee compensation cost is recognized from the
beginning of 2003 as if the fair value method of accounting had
been used to account for all employee awards granted, modified,
or settled in years beginning after December 31, 2002.
SFAS No. 123R does not allow for the prospective
method, but requires the recording of expense relating to the
vesting of all unvested options beginning January 1, 2006.
Since the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 in 2003, the
impact of recording additional expense in 2006 under
SFAS No. 123R relating to options granted prior to
January 1, 2003 is insignificant.
F-58
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 25, 2006
BETWEEN
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
AND
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1.
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Definitions
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A-1
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Section 1.2.
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Other Definitions
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A-4
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ARTICLE II
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CLOSING TRANSACTIONS
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A-6
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Section 2.1.
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Asset Contribution, Assumption of
Liabilities and Delivery of Shares
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A-6
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Section 2.2.
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Closing
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A-6
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Section 2.3.
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Closing Deliveries
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A-6
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Section 2.4.
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Conversion of FNT Class B
Common Stock
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A-7
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Section 2.5.
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Adjustments
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A-7
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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A-7
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Section 3.1.
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Representations and Warranties of
FNF
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A-7
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(a) Organization, Standing
and Corporate Power
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A-7
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(b) Capital Structure of the
Subject Companies
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A-7
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(c) Authority;
Noncontravention
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A-8
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(d) Absence of Certain
Changes or Events
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A-9
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(e) Absence of Changes in
Subject Company Benefit Plans
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A-10
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(f) Benefit Plans
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A-10
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(g) Taxes
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A-10
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(h) No Excess Parachute
Payments; Section 162(m) of the Code
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A-11
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(i) SEC Documents; Subject
Company Financial Statements
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A-11
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(j) Information Supplied
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A-13
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(k) Compliance with
Applicable Laws
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A-13
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(l) Litigation
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A-13
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(m) Brokers
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A-13
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(n) Opinion of Financial
Advisor
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A-14
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(o) Other Assets
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A-14
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(p) No Guaranty of FIS
Obligations
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A-14
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(q) Environmental Matters
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A-14
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(r) FIS Merger Agreement
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A-14
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Section 3.2.
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Representations and Warranties of
FNT
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A-14
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(a) Organization, Standing
and Corporate Power
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A-14
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(b) Capital Structure
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A-15
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(c) Authority;
Noncontravention
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A-16
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(d) Absence of Certain
Changes or Events
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A-16
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(e) Absence of Changes in FNT
Benefit Plans
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A-17
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(f) FNT Benefit Plans
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A-17
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(g) Taxes
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A-17
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(h) No Excess Parachute
Payments; Section 162(m) of the Code
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A-18
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(i) SEC Documents; Financial
Statements
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A-18
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(j) Information Supplied
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A-19
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(k) Compliance with
Applicable Laws
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A-19
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(l) Litigation
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A-19
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A-i
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(m) Brokers
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A-20
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(n) Opinion of Financial
Advisor
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A-20
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(o) Voting Requirements
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A-20
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS
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A-20
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Section 4.1.
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Conduct of Business
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A-20
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(a) Conduct of Business by
the Subject Companies
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A-20
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(b) Conduct of Business by FNF
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A-21
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(c) Conduct of Business by FNT
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A-22
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Section 4.2.
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Advice of Changes
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A-24
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ARTICLE V
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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A-24
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Section 5.1.
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Preparation of
Form S-1
and the Information Statement; Preparation of Form
S-8
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A-24
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Section 5.2.
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Treatment of FNF Equity Awards
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A-24
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(a) Options
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A-24
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(b) Restricted Stock
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A-25
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(c) Vesting
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A-25
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Section 5.3.
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Employee Benefits
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A-25
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Section 5.4.
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FNT Stockholders Meeting
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A-26
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Section 5.5.
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Access to Information
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A-26
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Section 5.6.
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Reasonable Best Efforts
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A-26
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Section 5.7.
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Public Announcements
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A-26
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Section 5.8.
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Consents, Approvals and Filings
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A-26
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Section 5.9.
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Directors and Officers
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A-27
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Section 5.10.
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Section 16 Matters
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A-27
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Section 5.11.
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Related Party Agreements
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A-27
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Section 5.12.
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Certain Contributions
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A-27
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Section 5.13.
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Amended and Restated Articles
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A-27
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Section 5.14.
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Intercompany Agreements
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A-27
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Section 5.15.
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Spin-off
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A-27
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Section 5.16.
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Indemnification and Insurance
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A-28
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Section 5.17.
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NYSE Listing
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A-29
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Section 5.18.
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Conversion of FNT Class B
Common Stock
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A-29
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Section 5.19.
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Repayment of Promissory Notes
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A-29
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ARTICLE VI
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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A-29
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Section 6.1.
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Conditions Precedent to Each
Partys Obligations
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A-29
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(a) Governmental and
Regulatory Consents
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A-29
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(b) No Injunctions or
Restraints
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A-29
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(c) FNT Stockholder Approval
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A-29
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(d) Form S-1
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A-29
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(e) FIS Merger Agreement
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A-30
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(f) Amendment of Related
Party Agreements
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A-30
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(g) Termination of
Intercompany Agreements
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A-30
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Section 6.2.
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Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of FNT
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A-30
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(a) Representations and
Warranties
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A-30
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(b) Performance of
Obligations of FNF
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A-30
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(c) Third-Party Consents and
Waivers
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A-30
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(d) Other Agreements
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A-30
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(e) Tax Matters
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A-30
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(f) FNF Board Approval of
Spin-off
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A-30
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(g) Assumed Liabilities
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A-30
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Section 6.3.
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Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of FNF
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A-31
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(a) Representations and
Warranties
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A-31
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(b) Performance of
Obligations of FNT
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A-31
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(c) Third-Party Consents and
Waivers
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A-31
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(d) Other Agreements
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A-31
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(e) NYSE Listing
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A-31
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(f) Tax Matters
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A-31
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ARTICLE VII
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TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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A-31
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Section 7.1.
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Termination
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A-31
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Section 7.2.
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Effect of Termination
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A-32
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Section 7.3.
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Amendment
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A-32
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Section 7.4.
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Extension; Waiver
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A-32
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ARTICLE VIII
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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A-32
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Section 8.1.
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Nonsurvival of Representations and
Warranties
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A-32
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Section 8.2.
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Fees and Expenses
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A-32
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Section 8.3.
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Notices
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A-33
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Section 8.4.
|
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Interpretation
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A-33
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Section 8.5.
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Counterparts
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A-34
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Section 8.6.
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Entire Agreement; Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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A-34
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Section 8.7.
|
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Assignment
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A-34
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Section 8.8.
|
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Governing Law
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A-34
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Section 8.9.
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Enforcement; Venue; Waiver of Jury
Trial
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A-34
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Section 8.10.
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Severability
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A-35
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Form of Amended and Restated
Articles
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Exhibit B
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Form of Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit C
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Form of Cross-Indemnity Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Form of Tax Disaffiliation
Agreement
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A-iii
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of
June 25, 2006 (this Agreement), between
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(FNF), and Fidelity National
Title Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(FNT).
WHEREAS, FNF owns (i) all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock or other equity securities (the
Scheduled Securities) of the entities listed
on Schedule A to this Agreement (the Scheduled
Entities); (ii) 14,400,000 shares of common
stock of Fidelity Sedgwick Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (FSH; such shares, the
FSH Shares); and (iii) 70,720 membership
interests in Cascade Timberlands LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (Cascade and, collectively
with the Scheduled Entities and FSH, the Subject
Companies; such membership interests, the
Cascade Interests and, collectively with the
Scheduled Securities and the FSH Shares, the Subject
Securities);
WHEREAS, FNF owns the Other Assets (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, FNF desires to transfer to FNT, and FNT desires to
acquire from FNF, all of the Subject Securities and all of the
Other Assets in exchange for the issuance by FNT to FNF of the
FNT Shares (as hereinafter defined) and the assumption by FNT of
the Assumed Liabilities (as hereinafter defined) (collectively,
the Asset Contribution);
WHEREAS, the board of directors of FNT has resolved to recommend
to the stockholders of FNT that they approve (i) the
issuance of the FNT Shares, (ii) the adoption of an
amendment to the FNT 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the
FNT Stock Plan) to increase the number of
shares available for grants thereunder by 6,500,000 (the
FNT Stock Plan Amendment) and (iii) an
amendment and restatement of the articles of incorporation of
FNT to be effected immediately following the effective time of
the FIS Merger (as hereinafter defined) such that, after giving
effect thereto, the articles of incorporation of FNT shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the
Amended and Restated Articles) and, among
other things, the name of FNT shall be Fidelity National
Financial, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the board of directors of FNF has approved the
conversion by FNF of its shares of FNT Class B Common Stock
into shares of FNT Class A Common Stock and the
distribution, following the Closing, of all of the shares of FNT
Class A Common Stock held by FNF to the holders of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of FNF as of the Record Date
(as defined herein) for such distribution (the
Spin-off);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement, FNF and FNT agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definitions. For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
Action or Proceeding: means any charge,
complaint, grievance, action, suit, litigation, proceeding or
arbitration, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by any Person, or any investigation or audit by
any Governmental Entity.
affiliate: of any Person means another
Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such first Person.
Assumed Liabilities: means all
Liabilities of FNF, including the FNF Transaction Liabilities to
the extent not paid by FNF prior to the Closing as required by
Section 8.2, but excluding (i) all Liabilities of FNF
to the extent FIS or any subsidiary of FIS has, as of or prior
to the Closing, agreed in writing to be responsible therefor,
(ii) all Liabilities of FNF to the extent arising out of or
related to the ownership or operation of the assets or
properties, or the operations or conduct of the business, of FIS
or any subsidiary of FIS, to the extent FIS or any subsidiary of
FIS has, as of or prior to the Closing, agreed to be responsible
therefor, (iii) all
A-1
guaranties or other similar contractual Liabilities of FNF in
respect of a primary Liability of FIS or any subsidiary of FIS,
and (iv) any Liability of FNF in respect of Taxes (as
defined in the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement).
Code: means the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
Disclosure Schedule: means the
Disclosure Schedule (including any attachments thereto)
delivered in connection with, and constituting a part of, this
Agreement.
Dual Service Provider: means an
employee or director of FNF, who, following the Spin-off, will
be employed by or serve as a director of both (a) FNT or
any FNT Subsidiary and (b) FIS or any subsidiary of FIS, as
so designated by the board of directors of FNF.
Environment: means ambient air, surface
water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata.
Environmental Claim: means, with
respect to any Person, any written notice or claim by any other
Person alleging or asserting Liability for investigatory costs,
cleanup costs, response costs, personal injury, damage to
natural resources and fines or penalties arising out of, based
on or resulting from (a) the presence or release into the
Environment of any Hazardous Material or (b) circumstances
forming the basis of any violation or alleged violation of, or
Liability or alleged Liability under, any Environmental Law.
Environmental Law: means any Law
concerning pollution or protection of the Environment, including
all those relating to the use, production, generation, handling,
transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution,
labeling, testing, processing, discharge, release, threatened
release, control or cleanup of any Hazardous Material.
Exchange Number: means the sum of
(a) 34,042,553 and (b) (i) the amount of cash
included in the Other Assets, not to exceed $275,000,000,
divided by (ii) $23.5.
Excluded FNF Assets: means (i) any
shares of capital stock of FNT, FIS or National
Title Insurance of New York, Inc. and (ii) any other
assets listed on Section 1.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
FIS: means Fidelity National
Information Services, Inc.
FIS Merger: means the merger of FNF
into FIS pursuant to the FIS Merger Agreement.
FIS Merger Agreement: means the merger
agreement, of even date herewith, between FNF and FIS, providing
for, among other things, the FIS Merger.
FNF Material Adverse Effect: means
(x) any event, circumstance or change that, individually or
in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be likely to be
materially adverse to the assets, Liabilities, business,
condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of
the Transferred Business taken as a whole, other than any such
event, circumstance or change to the extent resulting from
(A) changes in general economic conditions affecting the
United States occurring after the date hereof, (B) general
changes or developments in the industries in which the
Transferred Business is operated occurring after the date
hereof, (C) changes in laws or regulations occurring after
the date hereof or (D) the announcement of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including any
termination of, reduction in or similar negative impact on the
relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any customers,
distributors, partners or employees of the Subject Companies or
the Subject Company Subsidiaries to the extent due to the
announcement of this Agreement or the identity of the parties
hereto, unless, in the case of the foregoing
clause (A) or (B), such changes referred to therein
have a materially disproportionate effect on the Transferred
Business, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in
the industries in which the Transferred Business is operated, or
(y) any material adverse effect on the ability of FNF to
perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
FNF Transaction Liabilities: means all
Liabilities of FNF, whether due or to become due, for all
out-of-pocket
expenses (including all fees and disbursements of financial
advisors, legal counsel and other advisors and consultants to
FNF and the special committee of the board of directors of FNF)
incurred in
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connection with the Asset Contribution, the Spin-off, the FIS
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
FNT Class A Common Stock: means
FNT Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
FNT Class B Common Stock: means
FNT Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
FNT Common Stock: means, collectively,
FNT Class A Common Stock and FNT Class B Common Stock.
Form S-1: a
registration statement on
Form S-1
(or
Form S-4,
if available) under the Securities Act to be filed with the SEC,
if required, in respect of the distribution to stockholders of
FNF of shares of common stock of FNT by FNF in connection with
the Spin-off.
Form S-8: means
a registration statement on
Form S-8
under the Securities Act to be filed with the SEC in respect of
the Replacement Options.
GAAP: means U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
Hazardous Material: means any hazardous
material, toxic substance, pollutant or hazardous waste
(including any petroleum products or byproducts) defined or
regulated as such under any Environmental Laws.
HSR Act: the
Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Information Statement: the Information
Statement to be filed with the SEC by FNT pursuant to
Regulation 14C under the Exchange Act relating to the FNT
Stockholder Approval, which may form part of the
Form S-1
(if permitted).
Lien: means any mortgage, pledge, deed
of trust, claim, security interest, encumbrance, burden, title
defect, charge or other similar restriction, lease, sublease,
claim, right of others, title retention agreement, option,
interest, easement, covenant, encroachment or other adverse
claim.
Liabilities: means any direct or
indirect liability, indebtedness, claim, loss, damage,
deficiency, obligation, penalty, responsibility, cost or
expense, fixed or unfixed, choate or inchoate, liquidated or
unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued, absolute, known or
unknown, contingent or otherwise.
NYSE: means the New York Stock
Exchange, Inc.
Option Letter Agreement: means the
agreement of even date herewith among FNF, William P.
Foley, II, Alan L. Stinson and Brent Bickett.
Organizational Documents: as to any
Person, its certificate or articles of incorporation or
formation, by-laws and other organizational documents.
Other Assets: means all cash held by
FNF as of the Closing and all other properties, assets and
rights of any nature, kind and description, tangible and
intangible (including goodwill), whether real, personal or
mixed, held by FNF immediately prior to the Closing, other than
(i) the Subject Securities and (ii) the Excluded FNF
Assets.
Permitted Liens: means any
(a) Lien that constitutes an Assumed Liability,
(b) any Lien arising from acts of FNT, (c) any Lien
for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate accruals
or reserves (as determined according to GAAP) have been
established on the appropriate financial statements with respect
thereto, (d) any Lien (other than for taxes) arising by
operation of statute and (e) any Lien set forth on
Section 1.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule.
Person: means an individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, trust,
unincorporated organization or other entity.
Record Date: means the close of
business on the date to be determined by the FNF board of
directors as the record date for determining the stockholders of
FNF entitled to receive shares of FNT Class A Common Stock
pursuant to a pro-rata distribution of shares of FNT
Class A Common Stock as part of the Spin-off.
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SAP: means, with respect to any
regulated insurance company, the statutory accounting practices
prescribed or permitted by the state Governmental Entity charged
with supervision of insurance companies in the domiciliary state
of such company.
Subject Company Material Adverse
Effect: means, as to any Subject Company or
any of its subsidiaries, any event, circumstance or change that,
individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be
likely to be materially adverse to the assets, Liabilities,
business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of
operations of such Subject Company (or, in the case of a Subject
Company Subsidiary, the Subject Company of which such entity is
a subsidiary) and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than
any such event, circumstance or change to the extent resulting
from (A) changes in general economic conditions affecting
the United States occurring after the date hereof,
(B) general changes or developments in the industries in
which such Subject Company and its subsidiaries operate
occurring after the date hereof, (C) changes in laws or
regulations occurring after the date hereof or (D) the
announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including any termination of, reduction in or similar
negative impact on the relationships, contractual or otherwise,
with any customers, distributors, partners or employees of such
Subject Company or any of it subsidiaries to the extent due to
the announcement of this Agreement or the identity of the
parties hereto, unless, in the case of the foregoing
clause (A) or (B), such changes referred to therein
have a materially disproportionate effect on such Subject
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to
other participants in the industries in which such Subject
Company and such subsidiaries operate.
Subject Company Subsidiary: means a
subsidiary of a Subject Company.
subsidiary: of any Person means another
Person 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of capital stock or other voting interests of which, or
50% of more of the equity securities of which, is owned directly
or indirectly by such first Person; provided that for
purposes of this Agreement FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries shall
not be considered subsidiaries of FNF.
Transferred Business: means,
collectively, the Subject Companies, the Subject Company
Subsidiaries, the Other Assets and the Assumed Liabilities.
Section 1.2. Other
Definitions. In addition, the following
capitalized terms are defined in the Sections or other
provisions of this Agreement set forth below:
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Amended And Restated Articles
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Asset Contribution
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Assumption Agreement
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Cascade
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Cascade Interests
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Cascade LLC Agreement
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Closing
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ERISA
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Section 3.1(f)
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Exchange Act
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Section 3.1(c)
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Executive Officers
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Section 3.1(d)
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Section 3.1(d)
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Filed FNT SEC Documents
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FIS
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FNF
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FNF Insurance Company
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FNT
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FNT Commonly Controlled Entity
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Section 3.2(f)
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FNT Insurance Company
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Section 3.2(i)
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FNT Preferred Stock
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FNT SEC Documents
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ARTICLE II
CLOSING
TRANSACTIONS
Section 2.1. Asset
Contribution, Assumption of Liabilities and Delivery of
Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing (as hereinafter
defined):
(a) FNF shall transfer to FNT all right, title and interest
of FNF in and to all of the Subject Securities and all right,
title and interest of FNF in and to the Other Assets in exchange
for (i) the Exchange Number of shares (the FNT
Shares) of FNT Class A Common Stock, and
(ii) the assumption by FNT of the Assumed
Liabilities; and
(b) FNT shall issue and deliver the FNT Shares to FNF and
assume and agree to pay, honor and discharge when due all of the
Assumed Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms
pursuant to the Assumption Agreement (as hereinafter defined),
in exchange for the Subject Securities and the Other Assets.
Section 2.2. Closing. Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to
Section 7.1 and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
each of the conditions set forth in Article VI, the
transfer by FNF to FNT of the Subject Securities and Other
Assets, the issuance and delivery by FNT to FNF of the FNT
Shares and the assumption by FNT of the Assumed Liabilities (the
Closing) shall take place at 9:00 a.m.
on the date that is the seventh day following the date on which
the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth
in Article VI (other than those to be fulfilled or waived
as of the Closing) shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance
with this Agreement, at the offices of LeBoeuf, Lamb,
Greene & MacRae LLP, 125 West 55th Street,
New York, New York, unless another date, time or place is agreed
to in writing by the parties hereto. The actual date and time of
the Closing are herein referred to as the Closing
Date.
Section 2.3. Closing
Deliveries. At the Closing:
(a) FNF shall deliver to FNT certificates representing the
respective Subject Securities, together with duly executed
transfer forms including all such deeds, instruments, stock
powers, transfer stamps or other documents as may be necessary
to transfer full legal and beneficial ownership of such Subject
Securities to FNT, free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Liens;
(b) FNF shall execute and deliver to FNT a bill of sale and
such other deeds, instruments or other documents (each in
substance and form reasonably satisfactory to FNT) as may be
necessary to transfer full legal and beneficial title to the
Other Assets to FNT, free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Liens, and any cash that is a part of the Other Assets
shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
an account designated by FNT to FNF in writing no later than two
Business Days before the Closing;
(c) FNT shall issue and deliver to FNF the FNT Shares, free
and clear of all Liens;
(d) FNT shall execute and deliver to FNF an assumption
agreement with respect to the Assumed Liabilities in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Assumption
Agreement);
(e) FNT and FNF shall execute and deliver, and FNF shall
cause FIS to execute and deliver, a tax disaffiliation agreement
in the form attached as Exhibit C (Tax
Disaffiliation Agreement);
(f) FNT shall execute and deliver, and FNF shall cause FIS
to execute and deliver, a cross-indemnity agreement in the form
attached as Exhibit D (the Cross-Indemnity
Agreement); and
(g) FNF shall deliver to FNT the certificate referred to in
Section 6.2(a) and FNT shall deliver to FNF the certificate
referred to in Section 6.3(a).
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Section 2.4. Conversion
of FNT Class B Common Stock. FNF shall
convert all shares of FNT Class B Common Stock held by it
into shares of FNT Class A Common Stock in accordance with
Section 5.18.
Section 2.5. Adjustments. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if, between the date
of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of FNT or securities
convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of
capital stock of FNT shall have been changed into a different
number of shares or a different class by reason of any
reclassification, recapitalization, redenomination, merger,
issuer tender or exchange offer, or other similar transaction
(other than repurchase of shares, issuance of shares pursuant to
exercise of stock options or grants of stock options to
employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice), then the consideration set forth in
Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement and any other dependent
items shall be equitably adjusted and as so adjusted shall, from
and after the date of such event, be such consideration or other
dependent item.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.1. Representations
and Warranties of FNF. FNF represents and
warrants to FNT as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Corporate
Power. Each of FNF, each Subject Company and
each Subject Company Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) is a
corporation, limited liability company or other legal entity
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (in such
jurisdictions where such concept is applicable) under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite
corporate, limited liability company or other entity power and
authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each
of FNF, the Subject Companies and the Subject Company
Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing (in such jurisdictions where such concept is
applicable) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes
such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions
where the failure to be so qualified (individually or in the
aggregate) would not have an FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the
case of FNF) or a Subject Company Material Adverse Effect (in
the case of such Subject Company and its subsidiaries). True and
complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each Subject
Company and each Subject Company Subsidiary as in effect on the
date hereof have been heretofore made available to FNT.
(b) Capital Structure of the Subject
Companies.
(i) Section 3.1(b)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth for each Subject Company: (i) the number, type, class
and series of equity securities of such Subject Company that are
(x) in the case of any Subject Company that is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF, issued and outstanding, or
(y) in the case of any Subject Company that is not a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF, issued and outstanding as of
May 31, 2006; (ii) the number of equity securities of
such Subject Company reserved for issuance pursuant to
outstanding options, warrants or other similar rights; and
(iii) the number of equity securities of such Subject
Company held by FNF or by such Subject Company in its treasury.
Except as set forth above, (A) as of May 31, 2006, no
shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any
Subject Company that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF are
issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding, and (B) no
shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any
Subject Company that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF are
issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All outstanding
shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity
securities of each Subject Company are, and all shares,
membership interests or other equity securities that may be
issued pursuant to any employee stock plan, options, warrants or
other similar rights will be, when issued, duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to
preemptive rights. No bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness of any Subject Company having the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the
right to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of any
Subject Company may vote are issued or outstanding. Except as
set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule,
FNF is the record and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity
securities of each Subject Company, free and clear of all Liens,
but in the case of the Cascade Interests,
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subject to the terms of the Cascade Timberlands LLC Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of
December 31, 2004 (the Cascade LLC
Agreement). Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(b)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
securities, preemptive rights, options, warrants, rights,
commitments or agreements of any kind to which FNF or any
Subject Company is a party or by which any of them is bound
obligating any of them to issue, sell or deliver, or repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of capital stock or other
equity or voting securities of any Subject Company, or
obligating any of them to issue, sell, deliver, grant, extend or
enter into any such security, option, warrant, right, commitment
or agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule, neither FNF nor any Subject Company is
a party to or bound by any agreement, proxy, voting trust or
other arrangement restricting the transfer of any Subject
Securities or affecting the voting of any shares of capital
stock of FNF or of any Subject Securities. Assuming FNT has the
requisite power and authority to be the lawful owner of the
Subject Securities, upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, good and valid title to the
Subject Securities will pass to FNT, free and clear of all Liens
other than Permitted Liens and in the case of the Cascade
Interests, subject to the terms of the Cascade LLC Agreement.
(ii) Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule
lists each Subject Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities
of each Subject Company Subsidiary have been validly issued and
are fully paid and non-assessable (in the case of any Subject
Company Subsidiary that is not organized in the United States,
to the extent such concepts are applicable) and are owned by
such Subject Company, free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Liens. No bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness of any Subject Company Subsidiary having the right
to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matters on which the
stockholders of any Subject Company Subsidiary may vote are
issued or outstanding. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
securities, preemptive rights, options, warrants, rights,
commitments or agreements of any kind to which any Subject
Company or any Subject Company Subsidiary is a party or by which
any of them is bound obligating any of them to issue, sell or
deliver, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of
capital stock or other equity or voting securities of any
Subject Company Subsidiary, or obligating any of them to issue,
sell, deliver, grant, extend or enter into any such security,
option, warrant, right, commitment or agreement. Except as set
forth in Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, no
Subject Company nor any Subject Company Subsidiary is a party to
or bound by any agreement, proxy, voting trust or other
arrangement restricting the transfer or affecting the voting of
any shares of capital stock of any Subject Company Subsidiary.
Except for the capital stock or other equity securities of the
Subject Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries and the
other ownership interests listed in Section 3.1(b)(ii) of
the Disclosure Schedule, none of FNF, the Subject Companies or
the Subject Company Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly,
any capital stock or other ownership interest in any Person
other than interests held for investment purposes that do not
exceed 10% of the voting securities of any such single Person.
Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure
Schedule or for investment portfolio activities of any FNF
Insurance Company, none of FNF or, to the knowledge of FNF, the
Subject Companies (other than FSH or Cascade) or the Subject
Company Subsidiaries (other than any subsidiary of FSH or
Cascade) is subject to any obligation or requirement or has
entered into any agreement to make any investment (in the form
of a capital contribution, loan or otherwise) in any Person
other than in Subject Companies (other than FSH or Cascade) and
Subject Company Subsidiaries (other than any subsidiary of FSH
or Cascade).
(iii) Section 3.1(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth all outstanding stock options, grants of restricted
stock, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, equity awards,
and similar rights with respect to FNF as of May 31, 2006,
and identifies which options and rights are subject to
FNTs obligation to grant Replacement Options or
Replacement Restricted Shares (as defined herein) pursuant to
Section 5.2 hereof.
(c) Authority;
Noncontravention. FNF has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
The execution and delivery
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of this Agreement by FNF and the consummation by FNF of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of FNF. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by FNF and,
assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding
agreement of FNT, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
FNF, enforceable against FNF in accordance with its terms,
subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
(including all laws relating to fraudulent transfers),
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors rights generally and subject to the effect of
general principles of equity. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution
and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance
with the provisions hereof will not, (x) conflict with any
of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of FNF or of
any Subject Company or Subject Company Subsidiary,
(y) subject to the matters referred to in the next
sentence, conflict with, result in a breach of or default (with
or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, give rise to
a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any
obligation or loss of a material benefit under, require the
consent of any Person under, or result in the creation of any
Lien on any property or asset of FNF or any Subject Company or
Subject Company Subsidiary under, any indenture or other
agreement, permit, franchise, license or other instrument or
undertaking to which FNF or such Subject Company or Subject
Company Subsidiary is a party or by which FNF or any Subject
Company or Subject Company Subsidiary or any of their assets is
bound or affected, or (z) subject to the matters referred
to in the next sentence, contravene any statute, law, ordinance,
rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or award applicable to FNF or any Subject Company
or Subject Company Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties or assets, which, in the case of
clauses (y) and (z) above, individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material
Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of any Subject Company and
its subsidiaries). No consent, approval or authorization of, or
declaration or filing with, or notice to, any court, tribunal,
arbitrator or any government or political subdivision thereof,
whether federal, state, county, local or foreign, or any agency,
authority, official or instrumentality of any such government or
political subdivision (a Governmental
Entity), is required by or with respect to FNF, the
Subject Companies or any of the Subject Company Subsidiaries in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
FNF or the consummation by FNF of the transactions contemplated
hereby, except for (i) the approvals, filings or notices
required under the insurance laws of the jurisdictions set forth
in Section 3.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii) the
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC) of such reports and other filings under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), as may be required in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, (iii) the filing with the SEC of the
Form S-1,
(iv) such other consents, approvals, authorizations,
declarations, filings or notices as are set forth in
Section 3.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, and
(v) such other consents, approvals, authorizations,
declarations, filings or notices the failure to obtain or make
which, in the aggregate, would not have an FNF Material Adverse
Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company Material
Adverse Effect (in the case of any Subject Company and its
subsidiaries).
(d) Absence of Certain Changes or
Events. Except as set forth in the FNF SEC
Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date of this
Agreement (the Filed FNF SEC Documents) or
Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby, since
December 31, 2005, each of FNF, the Subject Companies and
the Subject Company Subsidiaries has conducted its business only
in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, and there
has not been (i) any change, circumstance, effect, event,
development or occurrence that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have an
FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject
Company Material Adverse Effect (in the case of any Subject
Company and its subsidiaries), (ii) any declaration,
setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any of
FNFs or the Subject Companys outstanding equity
securities (except, in the case of FNF, for ordinary quarterly
cash dividends), (iii) any split, combination or
reclassification of any of the Subject Companies
outstanding equity securities or any issuance or the
authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of or in substitution for its outstanding equity
securities, (iv) (x) any granting by any Subject
Company to any of the President, the Chief Executive Officer,
the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel or any
Executive Vice President (the Executive
Officers) of such Subject Company of any increase in
compensation, except in the
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ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice or as
was required under employment agreements in effect as of
December 31, 2005, (y) any granting by any Subject
Company to any such Executive Officer of any increase in
severance or termination pay, except as was required under any
employment, severance or termination agreements in effect as of
December 31, 2005 or (z) any entry by any Subject
Company into any employment, severance or termination agreement
with any such Executive Officer or (v) any change in
accounting methods, principles or practices by any Subject
Company or Subject Company Subsidiary materially affecting its
assets, liabilities or business, including in the case of any
FNF Insurance Company (as hereinafter defined), any change with
respect to the establishment of reserves for unearned premiums,
losses and loss adjustment expenses, except insofar as may have
been required by a change in GAAP or SAP.
(e) Absence of Changes in Subject Company Benefit
Plans. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, since
December 31, 2005, there has not been any adoption or
material amendment by any Subject Company or any Subject Company
Subsidiary of any collective bargaining agreement or any Subject
Company Benefit Plan (as defined in Section 3.1(f)).
(f) Benefit Plans. (i) Each
employee pension benefit plan (as defined in
Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (ERISA)) (hereinafter a
Pension Plan), employee welfare benefit
plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA)
(hereinafter a Welfare Plan), and each other
plan, arrangement or policy (written or oral) relating to
compensation, deferred compensation, severance, fringe benefits
or other employee benefits, in each case maintained or
contributed to, or required to be maintained or contributed to,
by FNF, any Subject Company or any Subject Company Subsidiary
for the benefit of any present or former officer, employee,
agent, director or independent contractor of FNF, such Subject
Company or such Subject Company Subsidiary (all the foregoing
being herein called Subject Company Benefit
Plans) has been established, funded, maintained and
administered in all material respects in accordance with its
terms and in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, all other applicable
laws and all applicable collective bargaining agreements.
(ii) None of FNF, the Subject Companies, the Subject
Company Subsidiaries or any other Person or entity that together
with such Subject Company is treated as a single employer under
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (each
a Subject Company Commonly Controlled Entity)
has incurred any material Liability under Title IV of ERISA
(other than for the payment of benefits or Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation insurance premiums, in either case in the
ordinary course).
(iii) No Subject Company Commonly Controlled Entity is
obligated to contribute to any multiemployer plan
(as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or has
withdrawn from or incurred any contractual Liability to any
multiemployer plan resulting or which would reasonably be
expected to result in any material withdrawal
liability (within the meaning of Section 4201 of
ERISA) that has not been fully paid.
(iv) There are no material Actions or Proceedings pending
with respect to any Subject Company Benefit Plans, other than
routine benefit claims, qualified domestic relations orders (as
defined in Section 206(d) of ERISA) and qualified medical
child support orders (as defined in Section 609 of ERISA)
and, to FNFs knowledge, no such material Actions or
Proceedings are threatened.
(g) Taxes. (i) Each of FNF,
the Subject Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries has
timely filed (taking into account all available extensions) all
material tax returns and material reports required to be filed
by it or requests for extensions to file such returns or reports
have been timely filed, granted and have not expired. All tax
returns filed by FNF, the Subject Companies and the Subject
Company Subsidiaries are complete and accurate in all material
respects. Each of FNF, the Subject Company and each Subject
Company Subsidiary has paid (or FNF or such Subject Company has
paid on such Subject Company Subsidiaries behalf) all
taxes shown as due on such returns, and the Subject Company
Financial Statements and the financial statements contained in
the Filed FNF SEC Documents, as the case may be, reflect an
adequate reserve for all taxes payable by FNF, the Subject
Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries for all taxable
periods and portions thereof accrued through the date of such
financial statements.
(ii) No deficiencies for any taxes have been proposed,
asserted or assessed against FNF, any Subject Company or any
Subject Company Subsidiary that are not adequately reserved for,
except for deficiencies that,
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individually or in the aggregate, would not have an FNF Material
Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and
its subsidiaries), and no requests for waivers of the time to
assess any such taxes have been granted or are pending. Except
as set forth in Section 3.1(g) of the Disclosure Schedule,
the Federal and state income tax returns of FNF, each Subject
Company and each of its subsidiaries consolidated in such
returns have been examined by and settled with the United States
Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) or the
appropriate state taxation authorities, as the case may be, or
the statute of limitations on assessment or collection of any
Federal or state income taxes due from such Subject Company or
any of its subsidiaries has expired, for all taxable years of
such Subject Company or any of its subsidiaries through the
taxable year ended December 31, (a) 2001 for Federal
income tax purposes and (b) 1999 for state income tax
purposes.
(iii) As used in this Agreement, taxes shall
include all federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise,
premium, property, sales, excise, employment, payroll,
withholding and other taxes, tariffs or other governmental
charges, including interest, penalties and other additions.
(h) No Excess Parachute Payments; Section 162(m)
of the Code. (i) Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a
triggering event under any employment, severance or termination
agreement or other compensation arrangement or Subject Company
Benefit Plan currently in effect which (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional or subsequent event) would
reasonably be expected to result in any payment, acceleration,
vesting or increase in benefits to any current or former
officer, employee or director of FNF or of any Subject Company
or any of its subsidiaries and which would constitute an
excess parachute payment (as such term is defined in
Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(ii) Except as set forth in Section 3.1(h) of the
Disclosure Schedule or as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material
Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and
its subsidiaries), the disallowance of a deduction under
Section 162(m) of the Code for employee remuneration will
not apply to any amount paid or payable by FNF, any Subject
Company or any Subject Company Subsidiary under any contract,
Subject Company Benefit Plan, program, arrangement or
understanding currently in effect.
(i) SEC Documents; Subject Company Financial
Statements.
(i) FNF has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements
and other documents required to be filed with the SEC since
January 1, 2004 (the FNF SEC
Documents). As of their respective dates, the FNF SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (together
with the rules and regulations thereunder, the
Securities Act) or the Exchange Act, as the
case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to such FNF SEC Documents, and
none of the FNF SEC Documents as of such dates contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except
to the extent that information contained in any FNF SEC Document
has been revised or superseded by a later Filed FNF SEC Document
(as defined in Section 3.1(d)), none of the FNF SEC
Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) FNF has delivered or made available to FNT copies
(which copies are complete and correct) of (A) the
unaudited combined balance sheets and related statements of
income of Fidelity National Insurance Company, Fidelity National
Insurance Services, Inc. and National Alliance Marketing Group,
Inc. and their respective consolidated subsidiaries
(collectively, the Specialty Insurance
Companies) for the 2004 and 2005 fiscal years and as
of March 31, 2006 and for the three months then ended (the
Specialty Insurance Company Financial
Statements), and (B) the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of FNF and its subsidiaries other than FNT, FIS
and the Specialty Insurance Companies (such subsidiaries, the
Non-Specialty Insurance Companies) as of
April 30, 2006 (the Non-Specialty Insurance
Company Balance Sheet and, collectively with the
Specialty Insurance Company Financial Statements,
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the Subject Company Financial Statements).
Except as set forth on Section 3.1(i)(ii) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Specialty Insurance Company Financial Statements
were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis and present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition at their respective dates and results of operations of
the Specialty Insurance Companies on a combined basis for the
periods then ended, subject to the absence of cash flow
statements and footnotes and, in the case of the interim
financial statements contained therein, to normal year-end
adjustments. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(i)(ii) of
the Disclosure Schedule, the Non-Specialty Insurance Company
Balance Sheet was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis and presents fairly in all material respects
the financial condition at April 30, 2006 of FNF and the
Non-Specialty Insurance Companies on a consolidated basis,
subject to the absence of cash flow statements and footnotes and
to normal year-end adjustments. Except as set forth in the
Subject Company Financial Statements or in
Section 3.1(i)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, no Subject
Company or any of its subsidiaries has any material Liabilities
that would be required by GAAP to be set forth on a consolidated
balance sheet of such Subject Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries, other than Liabilities incurred after
December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have, with respect to
such Subject Company and its subsidiaries, a Subject Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) The Annual Statement for the year ended
December 31, 2005, together with all exhibits and schedules
thereto, and any actuarial opinion, affirmation or certification
filed in connection therewith, and any Quarterly Statements for
periods ended after January 1, 2006, together with all
exhibits and schedules thereto, with respect to each Subject
Company or Subject Company Subsidiary that is a regulated
insurance company (an FNF Insurance Company),
in each case as filed with the applicable Insurance Regulator
(as hereinafter defined) in such FNF Insurance Companys
domiciliary state, were prepared in conformity with SAP and
present fairly in all material respects, to the extent required
by and in conformity with SAP, the statutory financial condition
of such FNF Insurance Company at their respective dates and the
results of operations, changes in capital and surplus and cash
flow of such FNF Insurance Company for each of the periods then
ended. No deficiencies or violations material to the financial
condition or operations of any FNF Insurance Company have been
asserted in writing by any Insurance Regulator since
January 1, 2004 which have not been cured or otherwise
resolved to the satisfaction of such Insurance Regulator. Except
as set forth in Section 3.1(i)(iii) of the Disclosure
Schedule or in such Annual Statement for such FNF Insurance
Company, no FNF Insurance Company has any material Liabilities
that would be required by SAP to be set forth on a consolidated
balance sheet of such FNF Insurance Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries or in the notes thereto, other than Liabilities
incurred after December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Subject Company Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) The audited unconsolidated balance sheets of FNF and
the related audited unconsolidated statements of earnings,
retained earnings and cash flows as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2005 (collectively, the
Unconsolidated FNF Financial Statements)
filed as Schedule II to the consolidated financial
statements of FNF filed with FNFs annual report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005, when considered in
relation to such consolidated FNF financial statements taken as
a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the
information set forth therein. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(i)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule or in the
Unconsolidated FNF Financial Statements, FNF has no material
Liabilities that would be required by GAAP to be set forth on an
unconsolidated balance sheet of FNF or in the notes thereto,
other than Liabilities incurred (a) after December 31,
2005 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect,
or (b) in connection with this Agreement and the FIS Merger.
(v) Except as set forth in the Subject Company Financial
Statements, the Annual Statement for each FNF Insurance Company
and the Unconsolidated FNF Financial Statements, FNF, the
Subject
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Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries do not have any
Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Information Supplied. None of
the information supplied or to be supplied by FNF specifically
for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the
Form S-1
will at the time the
Form S-1
becomes effective under the Securities Act, at the time any
amendment or supplement thereto becomes effective under the
Securities Act or at the Closing contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are
made, not misleading, or (ii) the Information Statement
will, at the date it is first mailed to FNTs stockholders
or at the time of the FNT Stockholders Meeting, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. No
representation or warranty is made by FNF in this
Section 3.1(j) with respect to information supplied by FNT
specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Form S-1
or the Information Statement.
(k) Compliance with Applicable
Laws. Each of FNF, the Subject Companies and
the Subject Company Subsidiaries has in full force and effect
all Federal, state, local and foreign governmental approvals,
authorizations, certificates, consents, filings, franchises,
licenses, notices, permits and rights (collectively,
Permits) necessary for it to own, lease or
operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business
as now conducted, and there has occurred no default under any
such Permit, except for the failure of Permits to be in full
force and effect and for defaults under Permits which failures
or defaults would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect
(in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company Material Adverse
Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and its
subsidiaries). Except as set forth in Section 3.1(k) of the
Disclosure Schedule, each of FNF, the Subject Companies and the
Subject Company Subsidiaries is in compliance with all
applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and
orders of any Governmental Entity to which they are subject,
except for noncompliance that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material
Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and
its subsidiaries). Except as set forth in Section 3.1(k) of
the Disclosure Schedule and except for routine examinations by
state Governmental Entities charged with supervision of
insurance companies (Insurance Regulators),
there is no Action or Proceeding by any Governmental Entity
pending or, to the knowledge of FNF, threatened against or with
respect to FNF or any Subject Company or Subject Company
Subsidiary or the Transferred Business, other than, in each
case, those the outcome of which would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material
Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and
its subsidiaries). Except as set forth in Section 3.1(k) of
the Disclosure Schedule, none of FNF, the Subject Companies and
the Subject Company Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement,
commitment or understanding, written or oral, with any Insurance
Regulator, except for routine agreements, commitments and
understandings with such Insurance Regulators which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be
material to the business of the FNF Insurance Companies taken as
a whole.
(l) Litigation. Except as set
forth in Section 3.1(l) of the Disclosure Schedule or for
matters that, as of the date of this Agreement, are subject to
indemnification by FNT in favor of FNF, there is no material
Action or Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of FNF,
threatened against or affecting FNF, any Subject Company, any
Subject Company Subsidiary or the Transferred Business or
seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any material
judgment, decree, injunction or order of any Governmental Entity
outstanding against FNF, any of the Subject Companies, any of
the Subject Company Subsidiaries or any Other Assets. For
purposes of this Section 3.1(l), the term
material shall have the meaning specified in
Section 3.1(l) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(m) Brokers. No broker, investment
banker, financial advisor or other Person, other than Bear,
Stearns & Co. Inc., the fees and expenses of which will
be paid by FNF, is entitled to any brokers, finders,
financial advisors or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the Asset Contribution, the Spin-off , the FIS
Merger, or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of FNF.
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(n) Opinion of Financial
Advisor. FNF has received the opinion of its
financial advisor, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., to the
effect that, as of the date of this Agreement, the consideration
to be received by FNF and its stockholders pursuant to this
Agreement and the FIS Merger Agreement, taken together, is fair,
from a financial point of view, to the stockholders of FNF.
(o) Other Assets. FNF has good and
marketable title to or a valid leasehold or license interest in
all of the Other Assets, free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Liens. Assuming FNT has the requisite power and
authority to be the lawful owner, lessee or licensee of the
Other Assets, upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, good and marketable title to or
a valid leasehold or license interest in the Other Assets will
pass to FNT, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens.
(p) No Guaranty of FIS
Obligations. The Subject Companies and the
Subject Company Subsidiaries have not guaranteed any material
obligations of FIS, any FIS Subsidiary or National
Title Insurance of New York, Inc.
(q) Environmental Matters. Except
as set forth in Section 3.1(q) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company
Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws, except where failure to be in compliance would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
an FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject
Company Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject
Company and its subsidiaries);
(ii) Since the date that is three years prior to the date
of this Agreement or, in the case of any Subject Company or
Subject Company Subsidiary in which FNF acquired its interest at
a later date, such later date, none of FNF, the Subject
Companies or the Subject Company Subsidiaries has received any
material Environmental Claim concerning compliance with, or
liability under, any Environmental Law with respect to any real
property now or formerly owned, leased or operated by FNF, the
Subject Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries;
(iii) FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company
Subsidiaries have all material Permits required under applicable
Environmental Laws for the conduct of their respective
businesses, as presently conducted, and FNF, the Subject
Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries are in material
compliance with all such Permits;
(iv) None of FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company
Subsidiaries is party to, or subject to the terms of, any
material order that imposes any future Liability under any
Environmental Law in connection with its respective
businesses; and
(v) To FNFs knowledge after due inquiry, there have
been no releases of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from
any real property now or formerly owned, leased or operated by
FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries that
would be reasonably likely to result in material Liabilities or
obligations under Environmental Law.
(r) FIS Merger Agreement. FNF has delivered or made
available to FNT a complete and correct copy of the FIS Merger
Agreement.
Section 3.2. Representations
and Warranties of FNT. FNT represents and
warrants to FNF as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Corporate
Power. Each of FNT and each FNT Subsidiary
(as hereinafter defined) is a corporation, limited liability
company or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing (in such jurisdictions where such concept
is applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization and has the requisite corporate, limited liability
company or other entity power and authority to carry on its
business as now being conducted. Each of FNT and each FNT
Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing (in such jurisdictions where such concept is
applicable) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes
such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions
where the failure to be so qualified (individually or in the
aggregate) would not have an FNT Material Adverse Effect (as
hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Agreement,
(i) an FNT Subsidiary means a subsidiary
of FNT, and (ii) an FNT Material Adverse
Effect means (x) any event,
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circumstance or change that, individually or in the aggregate,
is or would reasonably be likely to be materially adverse to the
assets, Liabilities, business, condition (financial or
otherwise) or results of operations of FNT and the FNT
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than any such event,
circumstance or change to the extent resulting from
(A) changes in general economic conditions affecting the
United States occurring after the date hereof, (B) general
changes or developments in the industry in which FNT and the FNT
Subsidiaries operate occurring after the date hereof,
(C) changes in laws or regulations occurring after the date
hereof or (D) the announcement of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including any termination of,
reduction in or similar negative impact on the relationships,
contractual or otherwise, with any customers, distributors,
partners or employees of FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries to the
extent due to the announcement of this Agreement or the identity
of the parties hereto, unless, in the case of the foregoing
clause (A) or (B), such changes referred to therein
have a materially disproportionate effect on FNT and the FNT
Subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to other participants in
the industry in which FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries operate, or
(y) any material adverse effect on the ability of FNT to
perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis. True and
complete copies of the Organizational Documents of FNT and each
FNT Subsidiary as in effect on the date hereof have been
heretofore made available to FNF.
(b) Capital Structure.
(i) The authorized capital stock of FNT consists of
(x) 300,000,000 shares of FNT Class A Common
Stock and 300,000,000 shares of FNT Class B Common
Stock, and (y) 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (FNT Preferred
Stock). 31,147,357 shares of FNT Class A
Common Stock, 143,176,041 shares of FNT Class B Common
Stock and no shares of FNT Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding. 6,695 shares of FNT Class A Common Stock
and no shares of FNT Class B Common Stock are held by FNT
Subsidiaries or by FNT in its treasury. 3,024,000 shares of
FNT Class A Common Stock are reserved for issuance pursuant
to outstanding options to purchase shares of FNT Common Stock
granted under the FNT Stock Plan. Except as set forth above, no
shares of capital stock or other equity securities of FNT are
issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All outstanding
shares of capital stock of FNT are, and the FNT Shares and any
shares issued upon the exercise of options under the FNT Stock
Plan will be, when issued, duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive
rights. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of FNT
having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable
for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on
which the stockholders of FNT may vote are issued or
outstanding. Except as set forth above, there are not any
securities, preemptive rights, options, warrants, rights,
commitments or agreements of any kind to which FNT is a party or
by which any of them is bound obligating any of them to issue,
sell or deliver, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire,
shares of capital stock or other equity or voting securities of
FNT, or obligating FNT to issue, sell, deliver, grant, extend or
enter into any such security, option, warrant, right, commitment
or agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule, FNT is not a party to or bound by any
agreement, proxy, voting trust or other arrangement restricting
the transfer of FNT Common Stock or affecting the voting of any
shares of capital stock of FNT.
(ii) Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule
lists each FNT Subsidiary. Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities
of each FNT Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully
paid and non-assessable (in the case of any FNT Subsidiary that
is not organized in the United States, to the extent such
concepts are applicable) and are owned by FNT, free and clear of
all Liens. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of
any FNT Subsidiary having the right to vote (or convertible
into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote)
on any matters on which the stockholders of any FNT Subsidiary
may vote are issued or outstanding. Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
securities, preemptive rights, options, warrants, rights,
commitments or agreements of any kind to which FNT or any FNT
Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them is bound
obligating any of them to issue, sell or deliver, or repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of capital stock or other
equity or voting securities of any FNT Subsidiary, or obligating
any of them to issue, sell, deliver, grant, extend or
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enter into any such security, option, warrant, right, commitment
or agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(ii) of
the Disclosure Schedule, neither FNT nor any FNT Subsidiary is a
party to or bound by any agreement, proxy, voting trust or other
arrangement restricting the transfer or affecting the voting of
any shares of capital stock of any FNT Subsidiary. Except for
the capital stock or other equity securities of such
subsidiaries and the other ownership interests listed in
Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, FNT does not
own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other
ownership interest in any Person other than interests held for
investment purposes that do not exceed 10% of the voting
securities of any such single Person. Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule or for
investment portfolio activities of any FNT Insurance Company,
none of FNT or the FNT Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation
or requirement and has not entered into any agreement to make
any investment (in the form of a capital contribution, loan or
otherwise) in any Person.
(c) Authority;
Noncontravention. FNT has all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and,
subject to the approval of its stockholders as set forth in
Section 5.4 (the FNT Stockholder
Approval), FNT and each of the FNT Subsidiaries have
all requisite corporate power and authority to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by FNT and the consummation by FNT of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of FNT,
subject to the FNT Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by and, assuming this Agreement
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of FNF, constitutes
a valid and binding obligation of FNT, enforceable against FNT
in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including all laws relating
to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar
laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to
the effect of general principles of equity. Except as set forth
in Section 3.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution
and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance
with the provisions of this Agreement will not,
(x) conflict with any of the provisions of the
Organizational Documents of FNT or of any FNT Subsidiary,
(y) subject to the matters referred to in the next
sentence, conflict with, result in a breach of or default (with
or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, give rise to
a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any
obligation or loss of a material benefit under, require the
consent of any Person under, or result in the creation of any
Lien on any property or asset of FNT or any FNT Subsidiary
under, any indenture or other agreement, permit, franchise,
license or other instrument or undertaking to which FNT or any
of the FNT Subsidiaries is a party or by which FNT or any of the
FNT Subsidiaries or any of their assets is bound or affected, or
(z) subject to the matters referred to in the next
sentence, contravene any statute, law, ordinance, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree, determination
or award applicable to FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries or any
of their respective properties or assets, which, in the case of
clauses (y) and (z) above, individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect. No consent, approval or authorization of, or
declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental
Entity is required by or with respect to FNT or any of the FNT
Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by FNT or the consummation by FNT or any FNT
Subsidiary, as the case may be, of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the
approvals, filings or notices required under the insurance laws
of the jurisdictions set forth in Section 3.2(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule, (ii) the filing with the SEC of such
reports and other filings under the Exchange Act as may be
required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) the filing with the
SEC of the
Form S-1,
the
Form S-8
and the Information Statement, (iv) such other consents,
approvals, authorizations, filings or notices as are set forth
in Section 3.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule and
(v) such other consents, approvals, authorizations,
declarations, filings or notices the failure to obtain or make
which, in the aggregate, would not have an FNT Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) Absence of Certain Changes or
Events. Except as set forth in the FNT SEC
Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date of this
Agreement (the Filed FNT SEC Documents) or in
Section 3.2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby, since
December 31, 2005, each of FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries has
conducted its business only in the ordinary course consistent
with past practice, and there has not been (i) any change,
circumstance, effect, event, development or occurrence that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be
expected to have an FNT Material
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Adverse Effect, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or
payment of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
stock or property) with respect to any of FNTs outstanding
capital stock (other than ordinary quarterly cash dividends),
(iii) any split, combination or reclassification of any of
its outstanding capital stock or any issuance or the
authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its outstanding
capital stock, (iv) (x) any granting by FNT or any of
the FNT Subsidiaries to any Executive Officer of FNT or such FNT
Subsidiaries of any increase in compensation, except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice or as
was required under employment agreements in effect as of
December 31, 2005, (y) any granting by FNT or any of
the FNT Subsidiaries to any such Executive Officer of any
increase in severance or termination pay, except as was required
under any employment, severance or termination agreements in
effect as of December 31, 2005 or (z) any entry by FNT
or any FNT Subsidiary into any employment, severance or
termination agreement with any such Executive Officer or other
employee or (v) any change in accounting methods,
principles or practices by FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries
materially affecting its assets, liabilities or business,
including any change with respect to the establishment of
reserves for unearned premiums, losses and loss adjustment
expenses, except insofar as may have been required by a change
in GAAP or SAP.
(e) Absence of Changes in FNT Benefit
Plans. Except as set forth in the Filed FNT
SEC Documents or in Section 3.2(e) of the Disclosure
Schedule, since December 31, 2005, there has not been any
adoption or material amendment by FNT or any FNT Subsidiary of
any collective bargaining agreement or any FNT Benefit Plan (as
defined in Section 3.2(f)).
(f) FNT Benefit
Plans. (i) Each Pension Plan, Welfare
Plan, and each other plan, arrangement or policy (written or
oral) relating to compensation, deferred compensation,
severance, fringe benefits or other employee benefits, in each
case maintained or contributed to, or required to be maintained
or contributed to, by FNT or any FNT Subsidiary for the benefit
of any present or former officer, employee, agent, director or
independent contractor of FNT or any FNT Subsidiary (all the
foregoing being herein called FNT Benefit
Plans) has been established, funded, maintained and
administered in all material respects in accordance with its
terms and in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, all other applicable
laws and all applicable collective bargaining agreements.
(ii) None of FNT, the FNT Subsidiaries or any other Person
or entity that together with FNT is treated as a single employer
under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code
(each a FNT Commonly Controlled Entity) has
incurred any material Liability under Title IV of ERISA
(other than for the payment of benefits or Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation insurance premiums, in either case in the
ordinary course).
(iii) No FNT Commonly Controlled Entity is obligated to
contribute to any multiemployer plan (as defined in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or has withdrawn from or
incurred any contractual Liability to any multiemployer plan
resulting or which would reasonably be expected to result in any
material withdrawal liability (within the meaning of
Section 4201 of ERISA) that has not been fully paid.
(iv) There are no material Actions or Proceedings pending
with respect to any FNT Benefit Plans, other than routine
benefit claims, qualified domestic relations orders (as defined
in Section 206(d) of ERISA) and qualified medical child
support orders (as defined in Section 609 of ERISA) and, to
FNTs knowledge, no such material Actions or Proceedings
are threatened.
(g) Taxes. (i) Each of FNT
and the FNT Subsidiaries has timely filed (taking into account
all available extensions) all material tax returns and material
reports required to be filed by it or requests for extensions to
file such returns or reports have been timely filed, granted and
have not expired. All tax returns filed by FNT and the FNT
Subsidiaries are complete and accurate in all material respects.
FNT and each of the FNT Subsidiaries have paid (or FNT has paid
on the FNT Subsidiaries behalf) all taxes shown as due on
such returns, and the most recent audited consolidated and
combined financial statements contained in the Filed FNT SEC
Documents reflect an adequate reserve for all taxes payable by
FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries for all taxable periods and
portions thereof accrued through the date of such financial
statements.
(ii) No deficiencies for any taxes have been proposed,
asserted or assessed against FNT or any FNT Subsidiary that are
not adequately reserved for, except for deficiencies that,
individually or in the aggregate,
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would not have an FNT Material Adverse Effect, and no requests
for waivers of the time to assess any such taxes have been
granted or are pending. The Federal and state income tax returns
of FNT and each FNT Subsidiary consolidated in such returns have
been examined by and settled with the United States Internal
Revenue Service or the appropriate state taxation authorities,
as the case may be, or the statute of limitations on assessment
or collection of any Federal or state income taxes due from FNT
or any of its subsidiaries has expired, for all taxable years of
FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries through the taxable year
ended December 31, (a) 2001, for Federal income tax
purposes and December 31, (b) 1999, for state income
tax purposes.
(h) No Excess Parachute Payments; Section 162(m)
of the Code. (i) Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a
triggering event under any employment, severance or termination
agreement or other compensation arrangement or FNT Benefit Plan
currently in effect which (either alone or upon the occurrence
of any additional or subsequent event) would reasonably be
expected to result in any payment, acceleration, vesting or
increase in benefits to any current or former officer, employee
or director of FNT or any of its subsidiaries and which would
constitute an excess parachute payment (as such term
is defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(ii) Except as set forth in Section 3.2(h) of the
Disclosure Schedule or as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect, the disallowance of a deduction under
Section 162(m) of the Code for employee remuneration will
not apply to any amount paid or payable by FNT or any FNT
Subsidiary under any contract, FNT Benefit Plan, program,
arrangement or understanding currently in effect.
(i) SEC Documents; Financial Statements.
(i) FNT has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements
and other documents required to be filed with the SEC since
October 1, 2005 (the FNT SEC
Documents). As of their respective dates, the FNT SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the
case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to such FNT SEC Documents, and
none of the FNT SEC Documents as of such dates contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Except
to the extent that information contained in any FNT SEC Document
has been revised or superseded by a later Filed FNT SEC Document
(as defined in Section 3.2(d)), none of the FNT SEC
Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) The consolidated and combined financial statements of
FNT included in the FNT SEC Documents comply as to form in all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in
the case of unaudited consolidated and combined quarterly
statements, as permitted by
Form 10-Q
of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated and
combined financial position of FNT and its subsidiaries as of
the dates thereof and the consolidated and combined results of
their operations and their cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly statements, to
normal year-end adjustments). Except as set forth in the Filed
FNT SEC Documents or in Section 3.2(i)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither FNT nor any FNT Subsidiary has any
material Liabilities that would be required by GAAP to be set
forth on a consolidated balance sheet of FNT and its
consolidated subsidiaries or in the notes thereto, other than
Liabilities incurred (a) after December 31, 2005 in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have an FNT Material Adverse Effect or (b) in
connection with this Agreement and the FIS Merger.
(iii) The Annual Statement for the year ended
December 31, 2005, together with all exhibits and schedules
thereto, and any actuarial opinion, affirmation or certification
filed in connection therewith,
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and any Quarterly Statements for periods ended after
January 1, 2006, together with all exhibits and schedules
thereto, with respect to each FNT Subsidiary that is a regulated
insurance company (an FNT Insurance Company),
in each case as filed with the applicable Insurance Regulator,
were prepared in conformity with SAP and present fairly in all
material respects, to the extent required by and in conformity
with SAP, the statutory financial condition of such FNT
Insurance Company at their respective dates and the results of
operations, changes in capital and surplus and cash flow of such
FNT Insurance Company for each of the periods then ended. No
deficiencies or violations material to the financial condition
or operations of any FNT Insurance Company have been asserted in
writing by any Insurance Regulator since January 1, 2004
which have not been cured or otherwise resolved to the
satisfaction of such Insurance Regulator. Except as set forth in
such Annual Statement for such FNT Insurance Company, no FNT
Insurance Company has any material Liabilities that would be
required by SAP to be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet
of such FNT Insurance Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
or in the notes thereto, other than Liabilities incurred after
December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect.
(j) Information Supplied. The
Form S-1
and the Information Statement will comply as to form in all
material respects with the respective requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder. None of the information
supplied or to be supplied by FNT specifically for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in (i) the
Form S-1
will, at the time the
Form S-1
becomes effective under the Securities Act, at the time any
amendment or supplement thereto becomes effective under the
Securities Act, at the time of the meeting of the FNF
stockholders to be held for the purpose of approving the FIS
Merger or at the Closing contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are
made, not misleading, or (ii) the Information Statement
will, at the date it is first mailed to FNTs stockholders
or at the time of the FNT Stockholders Meeting, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is
made by FNT in this Section 3.2(j) with respect to
information supplied by FNF specifically for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the
Form S-1
or the Information Statement.
(k) Compliance with Applicable
Laws. Each of FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries
has in full force and effect all Permits necessary for it to
own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as now conducted, and there has occurred no default
under any such Permit, except for the failure of Permits to be
in full force and effect and for defaults under Permits which
failures or defaults would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Filed FNT SEC
Documents, FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries are in compliance with
all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations
and orders of any Governmental Entity to which they are subject,
except for noncompliance that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Filed FNT SEC
Documents and except for routine examinations by any Insurance
Regulator, there is no Action or Proceeding by any Governmental
Entity pending or, to the knowledge of FNT, threatened against
or with respect to FNT or any FNT Subsidiary, other than, in
each case, those the outcome of which would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(k) of
the Disclosure Schedule, neither FNT nor any FNT Subsidiary is a
party to any agreement, commitment or understanding, written or
oral, with any Insurance Regulator, except for routine
agreements, commitments and understandings with such Insurance
Regulators which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Litigation. Except as set
forth in Section 3.2(l) of the Disclosure Schedule, there
is no material Action or Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge
of FNT, threatened against or affecting FNT or any of the FNT
Subsidiaries or seeking to prevent the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there
any material judgment, decree, injunction or order of any
Governmental Entity
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outstanding against FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries. For
purposes of this Section 3.2(l), the term
material shall have the meaning specified in
Section 3.2(l) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(m) Brokers. No broker, investment
banker, financial advisor or other Person, other than Banc of
America Securities LLC, the fees and expenses of which will be
paid by FNT, is entitled to any brokers, finders,
financial advisors or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the Asset Contribution, the Spin-off, or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of FNT.
(n) Opinion of Financial
Advisor. The special committee of the board
of directors of FNT has received the opinion of its financial
advisor, Banc of America Securities LLC, to the effect that, as
of the date of such opinion, the aggregate number of FNT Shares
to be issued by FNT to FNF pursuant to this Agreement in
exchange for the Subject Securities and the Other Assets is
fair, from a financial point of view, to FNT.
(o) Voting Requirements. The
affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the
outstanding shares of FNT Common Stock entitled to vote at the
FNT Stockholders Meeting, voting as a single class, is the only
vote of the holders of any class or series of FNTs capital
stock necessary to approve this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.1. Conduct
of Business.
(a) Conduct of Business by the Subject
Companies. Except as specifically
contemplated by this Agreement or as required by applicable law
or as set forth on Section 4.1(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, during the period from the date of this Agreement to
the Closing, FNF shall cause each of the Subject Companies and
the Subject Company Subsidiaries to carry on its business only
in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with
past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, use all
reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business
organization, keep available the services of its current
officers and employees and preserve its relationships with any
Governmental Entities, customers, suppliers, distributors,
creditors, lessors, agents, insureds, reinsureds and others
having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill
and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Closing.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the
period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, except as
set forth on Section 4.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule or
as otherwise expressly required by or provided for in this
Agreement, FNF shall not permit any Subject Company or Subject
Company Subsidiary to, without the prior consent of FNT, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(i) (x) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or
make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or
property) in respect of, any of such Subject Companys or
Subject Company Subsidiarys outstanding capital stock or
other equity securities, (y) split, combine or reclassify
any of its outstanding capital stock or other equity securities
or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in
respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its
outstanding capital stock or other equity securities, or
(z) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of
outstanding capital stock or other equity securities or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other
equity securities;
(ii) issue, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber any
shares of its capital stock or other equity securities, any
other voting securities or any securities convertible into, or
any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares or
other equity securities, voting securities or convertible
securities other than upon the exercise of options or warrants
issued by it and outstanding on the date of this Agreement;
(iii) acquire, in any transaction or a series of related
transactions, by merger or otherwise, (x) any business or
any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or
other business organization or division thereof or substantially
all of the assets of any of the foregoing, or (y) any
assets that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to
the Subject Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, except purchases of investment assets in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
except in each case for such transactions among Subject
Companies and any Subject Company Subsidiaries;
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(iv) sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber
or subject to any Lien or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or assets that are material to any Subject Company
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
(v) amend or propose any change to its Organizational
Documents;
(vi) (x) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or
guarantee or otherwise become responsible for any such
indebtedness of another Person, other than indebtedness in an
amount less than $5,000,000 individually or $15,000,000 in the
aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and other than indebtedness owing
to or guarantees of indebtedness owing to such Subject Company
or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of such
Subject Company (it being understood that such Subject
Companys guarantee of the performance of a Subject Company
Subsidiary to a third party customer or vendor shall not
constitute an incurrence of indebtedness under this subsection),
or (y) make any material loans, advances or capital
contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other
than to such Subject Company or to any direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of such Subject Company and routine,
immaterial advances to employees and other than purchases of
investment assets in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(vii) except in accordance with such Subject Companys
or Subject Company Subsidiarys budget as of the date
hereof, make or agree to make any new capital expenditure or
expenditures which, individually, involves payments of in excess
of $5,000,000 or, in the aggregate, involve payments of in
excess of $15,000,000;
(viii) make any tax election or settle or compromise any
income tax Liability that, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse
Effect;
(ix) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims,
liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or
unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment,
discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or in accordance with their terms,
of liabilities reflected or reserved against in, or contemplated
by, the Subject Company Financial Statements as at and for the
year ended December 31, 2005 or incurred since
December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or in amounts not in excess of
$5,000,000 in each case;
(x) settle or compromise any action, suit or other
litigation or claim arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(xi) make any change in accounting and, in the case of any
FNF Insurance Company, underwriting or actuarial methods,
principles or practices used by such Subject Company or Subject
Company Subsidiary materially affecting its assets, liabilities
or business, including any change with respect to establishment
of reserves for unearned premiums, losses and loss adjustment
expenses, except insofar as may be required by law or by a
change in applicable accounting principles;
(xii) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, cancel, modify or waive any
material debts or claims held by it or waive any material rights
under any material contract to which such Subject Company or
Subject Company Subsidiary is a party; or
(xiii) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of,
the foregoing actions.
(b) Conduct of Business by
FNF. Except as specifically contemplated by
this Agreement or as required by applicable law or as set forth
on Section 4.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, during the
period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, FNF shall
carry on its business only in the ordinary and usual course of
business consistent with past practice. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of
this Agreement to the Closing, except as set forth on
Section 4.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise
expressly required by or provided for in this Agreement, FNF
shall not, without the prior consent of FNT, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(i) (x) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or
make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or
property) in respect of, any of its outstanding capital stock or
other equity securities, other than ordinary
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quarterly cash dividends consistent with past practice, or
(y) except as required by the terms of any agreement,
arrangement or plan in effect as of the date hereof, purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of outstanding capital
stock or other equity securities or any rights, warrants or
options to acquire any such shares or other equity securities;
(ii) acquire, in any transaction or a series of related
transactions, by merger or otherwise, (x) any business or
any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or
other business organization or division thereof or substantially
all of the assets of any of the foregoing, or (y) any
assets the acquisition of which would result in a material
change in the Other Assets;
(iii) make any tax election or settle or compromise any
income tax Liability that, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse
Effect;
(iv) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims,
liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or
unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment,
discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or in accordance with their terms,
of liabilities reflected or reserved against in, or contemplated
by, the balance sheet as of December 31, 2005 included in
the Unconsolidated FNF Financial Statements or incurred since
December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or in amounts not in excess of
$10,000,000 in each case;
(v) settle or compromise any action, suit or other
litigation or claim arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(vi) acquire any equity securities issued by FIS;
(vii) acquire any equity securities issued by FNT;
(viii) loan or contribute funds to, or acquire any shares
of capital stock of, National Title Insurance of New York,
Inc.;
(ix) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, cancel, modify or waive any
material debts or claims held by it or waive any material rights
under any material contract to which FNF is a party; or
(x) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of,
the foregoing actions.
(c) Conduct of Business by
FNT. Except as specifically contemplated by
this Agreement or as required by applicable law or as set forth
on Section 4.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, during the
period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, FNT
shall, and shall cause the FNT Subsidiaries to, carry on its and
their respective businesses only in the ordinary and usual
course of business consistent with past practice and, to the
extent consistent therewith, use all reasonable efforts to
preserve intact its and their respective current business
organizations, keep available the services of its and their
current officers and employees and preserve its and their
relationships with Governmental Entities, customers, suppliers,
distributors, creditors, lessors, agents, insureds, reinsureds
and others having business dealings with it and them to the end
that its and their goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be
unimpaired at the Closing. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement
to the Closing, except as set forth on Section 4.1(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly required by or
provided for in this Agreement, FNT shall not, and shall not
permit any of the FNT Subsidiaries to, without the prior consent
of FNF, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(i) (x) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or
make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or
property) in respect of, any outstanding capital stock or other
equity securities of FNT or such FNT Subsidiary, other than
ordinary quarterly cash dividends consistent with past practice,
(y) split, combine or reclassify any of its outstanding
capital stock or other equity securities or issue or authorize
the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of
or in substitution for shares of its outstanding capital stock
or other equity securities or (z) purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of outstanding capital stock or
other equity securities or any rights, warrants or options to
acquire any such shares or other equity securities;
(ii) issue, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber any
shares of its capital stock, any other voting securities or any
securities convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options
to acquire, any such shares,
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voting securities or convertible securities, other than upon the
exercise of options outstanding under the FNT Stock Plan on the
date of this Agreement;
(iii) acquire, in any transaction or a series of related
transactions, by merger or otherwise, (x) any business or
any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or
other business organization or division thereof, or
substantially all of the assets of any of the foregoing, or
(y) any assets that are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to FNT or any FNT Subsidiary, except purchases of
investment assets in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, except, in each case, for such transactions
among FNT and any FNT Subsidiary or between FNT Subsidiaries;
(iv) sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber
or subject to any Lien or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or assets that are material to FNT or any FNT
Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(v) amend or propose any change to its Organizational
Documents;
(vi) (x) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or
guarantee or otherwise become responsible for any such
indebtedness of another Person, other than indebtedness in an
amount less than $25,000,000 individually or $50,000,000 in the
aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and other than indebtedness owing
to or guarantees owing to FNT or any direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of FNT (it being understood that
FNTs guarantee of the performance of an FNT Subsidiary to
a third party customer or vendor shall not constitute an
incurrence of indebtedness under this subsection) or
(y) make any material loans, advances or capital
contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other
than to FNT or to any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary
of FNT and routine, immaterial advances to employees and other
than purchases of investment assets in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
(vii) except in accordance with FNTs or such FNT
Subsidiarys budget as of the date hereof, make or agree to
make any new capital expenditure or expenditures which,
individually, involves payments of in excess of $10,000,000 or,
in the aggregate, involve payments of in excess of $25,000,000
or has not, prior to the date hereof, been budgeted by FNT or
such FNT Subsidiary and approved by its board of directors;
(viii) make any tax election or settle or compromise any
income tax Liability that, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material Adverse
Effect, except in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(ix) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims,
liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or
unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment,
discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or in accordance with their terms,
of liabilities reflected or reserved against in, or contemplated
by, the audited consolidated and combined financial statements
(or the notes thereto) of FNT as at and for the year ended
December 31, 2005 or incurred since December 31, 2005
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, or in amounts not in excess of $10,000,000 in each
case;
(x) settle or compromise any action, suit or other
litigation or claim arising out of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(xi) make any change in accounting, underwriting or
actuarial methods, principles or practices used by FNT or any of
the FNT Subsidiaries materially affecting its assets,
liabilities or business, including any change with respect to
establishment of reserves for unearned premiums, losses and loss
adjustment expenses, except insofar as may be required by law or
by a change in applicable accounting principles;
(xii) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, cancel, modify or waive any
material debts or claims held by it or waive any material rights
under any material contract to which FNT or any FNT Subsidiary
is a party; or
(xiii) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of,
the foregoing actions.
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Section 4.2. Advice
of Changes. During the period from the date
of this Agreement until the Closing, FNF shall give prompt
notice to FNT, and FNT shall give prompt notice to FNF, of any
event, condition or circumstance of which it becomes aware that
would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement by it;
provided, however, that no such notification shall
affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the
parties under this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
Section 5.1. Preparation
of
Form S-1
and the Information Statement; Preparation of
Form S-8.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this
Agreement, FNT shall prepare, in consultation with FNF, and file
with the SEC the Form
S-1 (if
necessary) and the Information Statement. FNT shall use its
reasonable best efforts to respond promptly after consultation
with FNF to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the
Form S-1
declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as
practicable after such filing. FNT shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Information Statement to be mailed to
FNTs stockholders as promptly as practicable. FNT shall
also take, in consultation with FNF, any action (other than
qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not
now so qualified) required to be taken under any applicable
state securities laws in connection with the issuance of the FNT
Shares, the Spin-off, the issuance of the Replacement Options
and Replacement Restricted Shares (as defined herein) and the
adoption of the FNT Stock Plan Amendment. FNT shall not mail or
use the Information Statement or any amendment or supplement
thereto or any prospectus included in the
Form S-1
or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior
approval of FNF of the form and content thereof, which approval
will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(b) As soon as practicable following the completion of the
Spin-off, FNT shall prepare, in consultation with FNF, and file
with the SEC the
Form S-8.
Section 5.2. Treatment
of FNF Equity Awards. In connection with the
Spin-off, each of FNF and FNT shall cooperate and take all
actions necessary, including seeking requisite stockholder
approval, if necessary, to provide that outstanding equity
awards held by employees and directors of FNF who after the
Spin-off will be employed by or serve as a director of FNT or
any FNT Subsidiary (the FNT Service
Providers) will be treated as follows:
(a) Options. As of the effective
time of the Spin-off, each outstanding option to purchase shares
of FNF common stock (an FNF Option) held by
an FNT Service Provider will be replaced with an option to
purchase shares of FNT Class A Common Stock (a
Replacement Option) granted under the FNT
Stock Plan. Each Replacement Option shall be exercisable for a
number of shares of FNT Class A Common Stock calculated by
multiplying the number of shares of FNF common stock subject to
such FNF Option as of the effective time of the Spin-off by the
Option Exchange Number, rounding down to the nearest whole
number. The Option Exchange Number shall
equal the closing price of a share of FNF common stock on the
business day immediately preceding the date that the Spin-off is
consummated divided by the closing price of a share of FNT
Class A Common Stock on the date that the Spin-off is
consummated (or, if the Spin-off is consummated after the close
of trading on the NYSE on such date, on the next business day
following such date), rounded to the nearest ten thousandth. The
exercise price for each share of FNT Class A Common Stock
under a Replacement Option shall be calculated by dividing the
exercise price for one share of FNF common stock under the
related FNF Option as of the effective time of the Spin-off by
the Option Exchange Number, rounding up to the nearest whole
cent. No vesting schedule for any Replacement Option shall be
modified as a result of the transaction contemplated hereby.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, 50% of all FNF Options held as of
the effective time of the Spin-off by any Dual Service Provider
(other than the FNF Options that are subject to the Option
Letter Agreement) will be replaced with Replacement Options, and
the remaining 50% of the FNF Options (other than the FNF Options
that are subject to the Option Letter Agreement) held by such
Dual Service Provider will be assumed by FIS pursuant to the FIS
Merger Agreement. The replacement of FNF Stock Options pursuant
to this Section 5.2(a) shall in all circumstances satisfy
Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) of the Proposed Regulations
under Section 409A of the Code or any future guidance
promulgated or issued thereunder.
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(b) Restricted Stock.
(i) Each holder as of the Record Date of a share of FNF
common stock which when issued was subject to forfeiture under
an FNF stock plan and which remains subject to forfeiture as of
the effective time of the Spin-off (an FNF Restricted
Share), shall receive the Spin-off dividend pursuant
to Section 5.15; provided, however, that such Spin-off
dividend shall be subject to the same terms, conditions and
restrictions applicable to its corresponding FNF Restricted
Share based upon continued service with FNT and its affiliates.
(ii) Immediately prior to the effective time of the
Spin-off, each FNF Restricted Share held by an FNT Service
Provider will be forfeited by such FNT Service provider and, as
of the effective time of the Spin-off, FNT shall issue in
replacement of such FNF Restricted Share, a number of restricted
shares of FNT Class A Common Stock (a Replacement
Restricted Share) calculated by multiplying the number
of such FNF Restricted Shares by the Restricted Share Exchange
Number, rounding down to the nearest whole number. The
Restricted Share Exchange Number shall equal
the product of A divided by B, where A equals the closing price
of a share of FNF common stock on the business day immediately
preceding the date that the Spin-off is consummated minus the
closing price of a share of FNT Class A Common Stock on the
business day immediately preceding the date that the Spin-off is
consummated, and B equals the closing price of a share of FNT
Class A Common Stock on the date that the Spin-off is
consummated (or, if the Spin-off is consummated after the close
of trading on the NYSE on such date, on the next business day
following such date), rounded to the nearest ten thousandth.
Each Replacement Restricted Share shall be subject to the same
terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to its
corresponding FNF Restricted Share based upon continued service
with FNT and its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 50%
of FNF Restricted Shares held as of the effective time of the
Spin-off by any Dual Service Provider will be canceled and
replaced with Replacement Restricted Shares in accordance with
the foregoing, and the remaining 50% of the FNF Restricted
Shares held by such Dual Service Provider shall be converted
into restricted shares of FIS Common Stock pursuant to the FIS
Merger Agreement.
(c) Vesting. Except as may be
otherwise set forth in any employment agreement entered into by
FNF with any of its employees with respect to FNF Options, FNF
shall take all necessary action to ensure that the vesting of
outstanding FNF Options under FNF equity compensation plans is
not accelerated by the occurrence of the Asset Contribution, the
Spin-off or the FIS Merger, including by making any necessary
amendments to such equity plans or obtaining any required
consents of plan participants.
Section 5.3. Employee
Benefits. FNT agrees to (i) provide
coverage for employees of FNF and the Subject Companies who
become employees of FNT or a FNT Subsidiary under its medical,
dental and health plans as of the Closing Date, (ii) waive
any preexisting conditions, waiting periods and actively at work
requirements under such plans, and (iii) cause such plans
to honor any expenses incurred by the employees and their
beneficiaries under similar plans of FNF and the Subject
Companies during the portion of the calendar year in which the
Closing occurs but prior to the Closing Date for purposes of
satisfying applicable deductible, co-insurance and maximum
out-of-pocket
expenses. FNT will cause any FNT Benefit Plan (and any other
employee benefit plans established by FNT after the date hereof)
in which the employees of FNF and the Subject Companies are
eligible to participate after the Effective Time to take into
account for purposes of eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual
thereunder (but, in respect of benefit accrual, only to the
extent it would not result in a duplication of benefits for the
same period of service), service with FNF and its Subsidiaries
as if such service were with FNT, to the same extent such
service was credited under a comparable plan of FNF or any of
the Subject Companies prior to the Closing Date. With respect to
(i) all FNF employee benefit plans within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of ERISA, including the Fidelity National
Financial Group 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, and (ii) the
FNF Employee Stock Purchase Plan, FNF shall, to the extent any
such plan is not terminated (and all assets distributed and all
liabilities satisfied) prior to the Closing Date, cause the
sponsorship of such plans to be transferred to FNT on or prior
to the Closing Date, together with all insurance policies,
bonds, and trust, services and other agreements relating to such
plans, and FNT agrees to assume, or cause a FNT Subsidiary to
assume such plans and liabilities.
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Section 5.4. FNT
Stockholders Meeting. FNT shall use
reasonable best efforts to take all action necessary in
accordance with applicable law and its Organizational Documents
to convene a meeting of its stockholders (the FNT
Stockholders Meeting) as promptly as practicable to
consider and vote upon the approval of (i) the issuance of
the FNT Shares, (ii) the adoption of the FNT Stock Plan
Amendment and (iii) the adoption of the Amended and
Restated Articles. FNT shall, through its board of directors,
recommend to its stockholders approval of the foregoing matters.
FNF agrees to vote the shares of FNT Common Stock held by it in
favor of approval of the foregoing matters at the FNT
Stockholders Meeting.
Section 5.5. Access
to Information.
(a) FNT shall afford to FNF and the officers, employees,
counsel, financial advisors, accountants, actuaries and other
representatives (Representatives) of FNF
reasonable access during normal business hours during the period
prior to the Closing to all of its properties, books, contracts,
commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, FNT
shall furnish as promptly as practicable to FNF such information
concerning its business, properties, financial condition,
operations and personnel as FNF may from time to time reasonably
request.
(b) FNF shall afford to FNT and the Representatives of FNT
reasonable access during normal business hours during the period
prior to the Closing to all of the properties, books, contracts,
commitments, personnel and records of the Subject Companies or
relating to the Other Assets and the Assumed Liabilities and,
during such period, FNF shall furnish as promptly as practicable
to FNT such information concerning the business, properties,
financial condition, operations and personnel of the Subject
Companies or relating to the Other Assets and the Assumed
Liabilities as FNT may from time to time reasonably request.
(c) Each party agrees that its officers will confer on a
regular and frequent basis with the officers of the other party
with respect to their respective operations, provided that the
parties will not confer on any matter to the extent inconsistent
with applicable law.
(d) After the Closing, upon reasonable notice, each party
(the Providing Party) shall furnish or cause
to be furnished to the other party (the Requesting
Party) and its Representatives during normal business
hours and at the expense of the Requesting Party such assistance
and access to information, including all original agreements,
documents, books, records and files, of the Providing Party and
its subsidiaries as the Requesting Party shall reasonably
request in connection with financial reporting and accounting
matters, the preparation of and filing of any tax returns,
reports or forms or the defense of any tax claim or assessment,
the preparation and filing of reports and other filings with any
Governmental Entity or any other reasonable purpose,
provided that such assistance and access does not
unreasonably disrupt the normal operations of the Providing
Party or any of its subsidiaries. Except as required by
applicable law, all confidential information of the Providing
Party so obtained by the Requesting Party shall be kept
confidential by the Requesting Party.
Section 5.6. Reasonable
Best Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions and other agreements set forth in this Agreement,
each of the parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to
be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party in
doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate
and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable,
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.7. Public
Announcements. FNT and FNF shall consult with
each other before issuing, and provide each other with the
opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or
other public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and shall not issue any such
press release or make any such public statement prior to such
consultation, except as may be required by applicable law, court
process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with
any national securities exchange (in which case the party
subject to such obligations shall advise the other party of such
requirement).
Section 5.8. Consents,
Approvals and Filings. FNF and FNT shall use
reasonable best efforts to make and cause their respective
subsidiaries to make all necessary filings, as soon as
practicable, including those required under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act, state securities laws and state insurance laws
in order to facilitate prompt consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, FNF and FNT shall
each use its reasonable best efforts, and shall cooperate fully
with each other (i) to comply as promptly as practicable
with all governmental requirements applicable to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to
obtain as
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promptly as practicable all necessary permits, orders or other
consents, approvals or authorizations of Governmental Entities
and consents or waivers of all third parties necessary or
advisable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Each of FNF and FNT shall use its reasonable
best efforts to provide such information and communications to
Governmental Entities as such Governmental Entities may
reasonably request. Each of FNF and FNT shall provide to the
other party copies of all applications at least three business
days in advance of filing or submission of such applications to
Governmental Entities in connection with this Agreement.
Section 5.9. Directors
and Officers. FNT shall cause (a) the
membership of the board of directors of FNT to be as set forth
on Section 5.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule and
(b) each individual listed on Section 5.9(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule to hold the office or offices set forth
thereon opposite such individuals name, in each case
effective upon the consummation of the Closing. In the event
that any person listed on Section 5.9(a) or 5.9(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule is unwilling or unable to serve in the
capacity indicated, FNF and FNT shall mutually agree upon a
substitute for such person.
Section 5.10. Section 16
Matters. Each of FNF and FNT and their
respective boards of directors (and any committees thereof)
shall adopt such resolutions as are necessary for purposes of
Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act to specifically approve any acquisitions
or dispositions of equity securities of FNF or FNT (including
derivative securities) in connection with this Agreement, in
each case by each officer or director of FNF or FNT who is
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act with respect to FNF or FNT, as the case may be.
Section 5.11. Related
Party Agreements.
(a) FNT and FNF shall, and shall cause their respective
subsidiaries that are party to any of the agreements listed on
Section 5.11 of the Disclosure Schedule (the
Related Party Agreements) to, enter into the
amendments to the Related Party Agreements described in
Section 5.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, which amendments
shall be effective at or prior to the Closing.
(b) At or prior to the Closing, FNT shall, and FNF shall
cause FIS to, enter into the Cross-Indemnity Agreement, which
shall be effective as of the Closing.
(c) At or prior to the Closing, FNT and FNF shall, and FNF
shall cause FIS to, enter into the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement,
which shall be effective as of the Closing.
Section 5.12. Certain
Contributions.
(a) Prior to the Closing, FNT shall contribute all the
shares of capital stock of the FNT Subsidiaries held by FNT to a
newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of FNT.
(b) Prior to the Closing, FNF shall contribute to FIS all
the shares of capital stock of National Title Insurance of
New York, Inc.
Section 5.13. Amended
and Restated Articles. Immediately after the
consummation of the FIS Merger, FNT shall file the Amended and
Restated Articles with the Secretary of State for the State of
Delaware, such Amended and Restated Articles to be effective
upon such filing.
Section 5.14. Intercompany
Agreements. At or prior to the Closing, FNF
and FNT shall cause all of the agreements listed on
Section 5.15 of the Disclosure Schedule (the
Intercompany Agreements) to be terminated.
Section 5.15. Spin-off.
(a) Immediately following the FNT Stockholders Meeting, the
board of directors of FNF shall approve and formally declare the
Spin-off dividend (the Spin-off Declaration)
and set the Record Date. Immediately following the Closing, FNF
shall deliver to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (the Transfer Agent) certificates
representing the shares of FNT Class A Common Stock to be
delivered to the holders of FNF common stock entitled thereto in
connection with the Spin-off, and immediately prior to the
consummation of the FIS Merger, the Transfer Agent shall
distribute to each holder (other than FNF or any FNF Subsidiary)
of record of common stock of FNF, as of the close of business on
the record date designated by or pursuant to the authorization
of the board of directors of FNF, such number of shares of FNT
Class A Common Stock as shall be determined in accordance
with the formula set forth in the Spin-off Declaration.
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(b) FNT agrees to take any and all actions and enter into
any and all agreements and arrangements reasonably requested by
FNF to facilitate the Spin-off (no matter the form of the
Spin-off), including with respect to the matters set forth in
Sections 5.1 and 5.20 of this Agreement, and to cooperate
with FNF in connection with the Spin-off. FNT shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to
cooperate with FNF in connection with the Spin-off, including
making FNT executives available for any roadshow presentations,
providing any indemnities and causing comfort letters, legal
opinions and disclosure letters required by FNF to be provided
in connection therewith and shall take all actions necessary or
desirable to cause such documents to be in customary form.
(c) No certificates representing fractional shares of FNT
Class A Common Stock will be distributed in the Spin-off.
As soon as practicable after the consummation of the Spin-off,
FNT shall direct the Transfer Agent to determine the number of
whole shares and fractional shares of FNT Class A Common
Stock allocable to each holder of record or beneficial owner of
FNF Common Stock otherwise entitled to fractional shares of FNT
Class A Common Stock, to aggregate all such fractional
shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby, in open
market transactions or otherwise, in each case at then
prevailing trading prices, and to cause to be distributed to
each such holder or for the benefit of each such beneficial
owner to which a fractional share shall be allocable such holder
or owners ratable share of the proceeds of such sale,
after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to
be withheld for United States federal income tax purposes and to
repay expenses reasonably incurred by the Transfer Agent,
including all brokerage charges, commissions and transfer taxes,
in connection with such sale. FNT and the Transfer Agent shall
use their commercially reasonable efforts to aggregate the
shares of FNT Class A Common Stock that may be held by any
beneficial owner thereof through more than one account in
determining the fractional share allocable to such beneficial
owner.
Section 5.16. Indemnification
and Insurance.
(a) From and after the Closing, FNT agrees that it will
indemnify and hold harmless each person who is, or has been at
any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the
Closing, (i) an officer or director of FNF or (ii) an
officer or director of any other enterprise at the request of
FNF (the Indemnified Parties), in respect of
all acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing
(including in respect of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement), to the same extent provided under the Organizational
Documents of FNF as in effect on the date hereof;
provided that such indemnification shall be subject to
any limitation imposed from time to time under applicable law.
Each Indemnified Party shall be entitled to advancement of
expenses, provided such Indemnified Party provides an
undertaking to repay such advances if it is ultimately
determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to
indemnification. Any determination to be made as to whether any
Indemnified Party has met any standard of conduct imposed by law
shall be made by legal counsel reasonably acceptable to such
Indemnified Party and FNT, retained at FNTs expense.
(b) FNT shall purchase and maintain for a period of not
less than six years from the Closing Date a directors and
officers insurance and indemnification policy providing
coverage for events occurring prior to the Closing (the
New D&O Insurance) for all Persons who
are directors, officers or employees of FNF or any subsidiary on
the date of this Agreement (other than for any director, officer
or employee of FIS or any subsidiary of FIS acting in his or her
capacity as such). The New D&O Insurance shall
(i) provide coverage substantially the same as that
provided under the directors and officers insurance
and indemnification policy currently maintained for the benefit
of such Persons (the Existing D&O
Insurance), (ii) be issued by an issuer that has
a claims-paying rating at least equal to that of the issuer of
the Existing D&O Insurance, and (iii) be on terms and
subject to conditions that are no less advantageous to such
Persons than the Existing D&O Insurance to the extent
commercially available.
(c) FNT agrees to pay all costs and expenses (including
fees and expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by any
Indemnified Parties in successfully enforcing the indemnity or
other obligations of FNT under this Section 5.16. The
provisions of this Section 5.16 are intended to be for the
benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified
Parties, their heirs and their representatives. This
Section 5.16 shall not limit any other indemnification
rights any Indemnified Party may have against FNF or any
subsidiary.
(d) In the event that FNT or any of its successors or
assigns (i) consolidates or merges into any other Person
and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of
such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys
all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any
Person, then, and in each such case, proper
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provision will be made so that the successors and assigns of FNT
assume the obligations set forth in this Section 5.16.
Section 5.17. NYSE
Listing. FNT shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the shares of FNT Class A Common Stock
(i) constituting the FNT Shares and (ii) to be
reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Replacement
Options, to be authorized for listing on the New York Stock
Exchange subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the
Closing Date.
Section 5.18. Conversion
of FNT Class B Common
Stock. Concurrently with the Closing, and
immediately prior to the consummation of the Spin-off in
accordance with Section 5.15, FNF shall convert all shares
of FNT Class B Common Stock held by it into shares of FNT
Class A Common Stock in the manner set forth in the
articles of incorporation of FNT in effect prior to the
amendment thereof contemplated by this Agreement, and FNT shall
deliver to FNF a certificate or certificates representing such
shares of FNT Class A Common Stock and shall do all things
necessary and proper to give effect to and record such
conversion in the books and records of FNT.
Section 5.19. Repayment
of Promissory Notes. Prior to the Closing,
FNF shall repay the outstanding principal and interest owing
under the intercompany promissory notes referred to in
item 10 of Section 4.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
Section 6.1. Conditions
Precedent to Each Partys
Obligations. The respective obligations of
each party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date
of the following conditions:
(a) Governmental and Regulatory
Consents. All filings required to be made
prior to the Closing with, and all consents, approvals, permits
and authorizations required to be obtained prior to the Closing
from, Governmental Entities, including those set forth in
Sections 3.1(c) and 3.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall
have been made or obtained (as the case may be), and such
consents, approvals, permits and authorizations shall be subject
to no conditions other than (i) conditions customarily
imposed by insurance regulatory authorities or (ii) other
conditions that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect or
an FNT Material Adverse Effect. With respect to any
notifications required pursuant to the HSR Act in connection
with this Agreement, the applicable waiting period and any
extensions thereof shall have expired or been terminated.
(b) No Injunctions or
Restraints. No temporary restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any
Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or other legal
restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be in effect and no
Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have
enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law deemed
applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby individually
or in the aggregate resulting in, or that is reasonably likely
to result in, any of the foregoing; provided,
however, that the party invoking this condition shall
have used reasonable efforts to have any such order or
injunction vacated.
(c) FNT Stockholder Approval. The
issuance of the FNT Shares, the adoption of the FNT Stock Plan
Amendment and the adoption of the Amended and Restated Articles
shall have been approved or adopted, as the case may be, by the
affirmative vote of the stockholders of FNT by the requisite
vote in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law and
the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company
Manual.
(d) Form S-1. The
Form S-1
shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall
not be the subject of any stop order and no proceedings for that
purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
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(e) FIS Merger Agreement. The FIS
Merger Agreement shall be in full force and effect, all of the
conditions to the consummation of the FIS Merger contemplated
thereby shall have been satisfied or waived (other than the
occurrence of the Spin-off) and FNF and FIS shall be ready to
complete the FIS Merger immediately after the effective time of
the Spin-off.
(f) Amendment of Related Party
Agreements. The Related Party Agreements
shall have been amended in accordance with Section 5.11.
(g) Termination of Intercompany
Agreements. FNF and FNT shall have terminated
all of the Intercompany Agreements.
Section 6.2. Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of FNT. The
obligations of FNT to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby are further subject to the satisfaction on or prior to
the Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of
which may be waived by FNT to the extent permitted by applicable
law:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and
warranties of FNF set forth in this Agreement shall be true and
correct (without regard to any qualifications or references to
FNF Material Adverse Effect, Subject Company Material Adverse
Effect, material, knowledge or any other
materiality or knowledge qualifications or references contained
in any specific representation or warranty), in each case as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though
made on and as of the Closing Date, except (i) to the
extent any such representation and warranty speaks as of an
earlier date, in which event such representation and warranty
shall be true and correct as of such date, and (ii) where
any failure of the representations or warranties in the
aggregate to be true and correct would not reasonably be
expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect, provided
that the representations and warranties of FNF made in
Section 3.1(b), the first sentence of Section 3.1(a)
and the first, second and third sentences of Section 3.1(c)
shall be true and correct in all material respects. FNT shall
have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and
signed on behalf of FNF by a duly authorized executive officer
of FNF confirming, to such officers knowledge, the matters
set forth in this Section 6.2(a) and Sections 6.2(f)
and 6.2(g).
(b) Performance of Obligations of
FNF. FNF shall have complied with or
performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements
required by this Agreement to be complied with or performed by
it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and FNT
shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date
and signed on behalf of FNF by a duly authorized executive
officer of FNF to such effect.
(c) Third-Party Consents and
Waivers. All consents and waivers required to
be obtained by FNF from third parties other than Governmental
Entities in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, other than those
which, if not obtained, individually or in the aggregate, would
not have an FNF Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Other Agreements. FIS shall
have executed and delivered the Cross-Indemnity Agreement and
FNF and FIS shall have executed and delivered the Tax
Disaffiliation Agreement.
(e) Tax Matters. FNF shall have
received (i) an opinion of its special tax advisor,
Deloitte Tax LLP, in substance and form reasonably satisfactory
to FNT, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Asset Contribution
will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code (taking into account the
Spin-off), and the Spin-off will qualify as a tax-free
transaction under Section 355 and related provisions of the
Code (including Section 361(c)(1)) for both FNF and its
stockholders, and (ii) from the IRS a private letter
ruling, in substance and form reasonably satisfactory to FNT,
that specifically includes rulings 1, 6, 15, 24 and 25
as requested in Section VI of the request letter from
Deloitte Tax LLP to the IRS dated June 2, 2006, or rulings
substantially to that effect, and such rulings shall be in full
force and effect.
(f) FNF Board Approval of
Spin-off. The board of directors of FNF shall
have adopted the Spin-off Declaration.
(g) Assumed Liabilities. As of the
Closing, the total Assumed Liabilities (other than Liabilities
subject to indemnification obligations by FNT in favor of FNF as
of the date of this Agreement) that would be reflected on an
unconsolidated balance sheet of FNF prepared in accordance with
GAAP shall not exceed $100,000,000.
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Section 6.3. Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of FNF. The
obligations of FNF to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby are further subject to the satisfaction on or prior to
the Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of
which may be waived by FNF to the extent permitted by applicable
law:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and
warranties of FNT set forth in this Agreement shall be true and
correct (without regard to any qualifications or references to
FNT Material Adverse Effect, material,
knowledge or any other materiality or knowledge
qualifications or references contained in any specific
representation or warranty), in each case as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of
the Closing Date, except (i) to the extent any such
representation and warranty speaks as of an earlier date, in
which event such representation and warranty shall be true and
correct as of such date, and (ii) where any failure of the
representations or warranties in the aggregate to be true and
correct would not reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect, and FNF shall have received a certificate dated
as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of FNT by a duly
authorized executive officer of FNT confirming, to such
officers knowledge, the matters set forth in this
Section 6.3(a).
(b) Performance of Obligations of
FNT. FNT shall have complied with or
performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements
required by this Agreement to be complied with or performed by
it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and FNF
shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date
and signed on behalf of FNT by a duly authorized executive
officer of FNT to such effect.
(c) Third-Party Consents and
Waivers. All consents and waivers required to
be obtained by FNT from third parties other than Governmental
Entities in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, other than those
which, if not obtained, individually or in the aggregate, would
not have an FNT Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Other Agreements. FNT shall
have executed and delivered the Cross-Indemnity Agreement and
the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement.
(e) NYSE Listing. The shares of
FNT Class A Common Stock (i) constituting the FNT
Shares and (ii) to be reserved for issuance upon conversion
of the Replacement Options, shall have been authorized for
listing on the New York Stock Exchange upon official notice of
issuance.
(f) Tax Matters. FNF shall have
received (i) an opinion of its special tax advisor,
Deloitte Tax LLP, in substance and form satisfactory to FNF,
dated the Closing Date, to the effect that, for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, the Asset Contribution will qualify as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code (taking into account the Spin-off), and the Spin-off will
qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355 and
related provisions of the Code (including
Section 361(c)(1)) for both FNF and its stockholders, and
(ii) from the IRS a private letter ruling, in substance and
form satisfactory to FNF, that specifically includes
rulings 1, 6, 15, 24 and 25 as requested in
Section VI of the request letter from Deloitte Tax LLP to
the IRS dated June 2, 2006, or rulings substantially to
that effect, and such rulings shall be in full force and effect.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 7.1. Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to
the Closing, whether before or after approval of matters
presented in connection with the FNT Stockholders Meeting:
(a) by mutual written consent of FNT and FNF, as authorized
by action of the respective special committees of independent
members of the boards of directors of FNT and FNF;
(b) by either FNT or FNF:
(i) if, upon a vote at the FNT Stockholders Meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof, the FNT Stockholder
Approval shall not have been obtained;
(ii) if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or
before December 31, 2006; provided that the right to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (ii) shall
not be available to any party that has
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breached in any material respect its obligations under this
Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately contributed
to the failure of the Closing to be consummated by such date;
(iii) if the FIS Merger Agreement shall have been
terminated;
(iv) if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently
enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions
contemplated hereby and such order, decree, ruling or other
action shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(c) by FNF in its sole discretion.
Section 7.2. Effect
of Termination. In the event of termination
of this Agreement by either FNF or FNT as provided in
Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and
have no effect, without any Liability on the part of FNF or FNT,
other than Section 3.1(m), Section 3.2(m), this
Section 7.2 and Article VIII. Nothing contained in
this Section 7.2 shall relieve any party from any Liability
resulting from any willful and material breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth
in this Agreement. If FNF terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1(c), FNF shall reimburse FNT for all of its
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the fees of Banc of America Securities LLC and FNTs
attorneys and accountants and any SEC filing expenses incurred
in connection with the FNT Stockholder Approval.
Section 7.3. Amendment. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing
signed on behalf of each of the parties, as authorized by action
of the respective special committees of independent members of
the boards of directors of each of the parties.
Section 7.4. Extension;
Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, the
parties may (a) extend the time for the performance of any
of the obligations or other acts of the other parties,
(b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties of the other parties contained in this Agreement or
in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or
(c) subject to Section 7.3, waive compliance with any
of the agreements of the other parties contained in this
Agreement. The conditions to each of the parties
obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such
party in whole or in part. Any agreement on the part of a party
to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth
in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. The
failure of any party to this Agreement to assert any of its
rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a
waiver of such rights.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section 8.1. Nonsurvival
of Representations and Warranties. None of
the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive
the Closing. This Section 8.1 shall not limit any covenant
or agreement of the parties which by its terms contemplates
performance after the Closing.
Section 8.2. Fees
and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 7.2, prior to the Closing each party hereto shall
pay its own fees and expenses incident to preparing for,
entering into and carrying out this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. For the
avoidance of doubt, FNT shall bear all SEC registration fees,
any state filing fees, and all printing, mailing, solicitation
and other expenses associated with the Information Statement,
the
Form S-1
and the FNT Stockholder Vote. All transfer, documentary, sales,
use, stamp, registration and other such taxes and fees
(including penalties and interest) incurred in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by
FNT when due, and FNT will indemnify FNF against Liability for
any such taxes.
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Section 8.3. Notices. All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
given if delivered Personally or sent by overnight courier
(providing proof of delivery) or by facsimile to the parties at
the following addresses or facsimile numbers (or as shall be
specified by like notice):
(a) if to FNF, to
601 Riverside Ave.,
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Fax:
(904) 357-1005
Attention: General Counsel
and, if prior to Closing, with a copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP
125 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
Fax:
(212) 424-8500
Attention: Robert S. Rachofsky
Gary
D. Boss
and, if prior to Closing, with a copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Fax:
(212) 558-3588
Attention: Neil T. Anderson
John
J. OBrien
(b) if to FNT, to
601 Riverside Ave.,
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Fax:
(904) 854-4380
Attention: General Counsel
and, if prior to Closing, with a copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:
Foley & Lardner LLP
One Independent Drive, Suite 1300
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Fax:
(904) 359-8700
Attention: Charles V. Hedrick, Esq.
Any notice, request or other communication given as provided
above shall be deemed given to the receiving party upon actual
receipt, if delivered Personally; on the next business day after
deposit with an overnight courier, if sent by an overnight
courier; or upon confirmation of successful transmission if sent
by facsimile (provided that if given by facsimile such
notice, request or other communication shall be followed up
within one business day by dispatch pursuant to one of the other
methods described herein).
Section 8.4. Interpretation. When
a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Exhibit or
Schedule, such reference shall be to a Section of, or an Exhibit
or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Any
fact or item disclosed on any section of the Disclosure Schedule
shall be deemed disclosed on all other sections of the
Disclosure Schedule to the extent such facts or
items application to such other section is reasonably
apparent on the face of the Disclosure Schedule. Disclosure of
any item in the Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed an
admission that such item represents a material item, fact,
exception of fact, event or circumstance or that occurrence
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or non-occurrence of any change or effect related to such item
would result in an FNF Material Adverse Effect or an FNT
Material Adverse Effect. The table of contents and headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement. Whenever the words include,
includes or including are used in this
Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words
without limitation.
Section 8.5. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of
which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall
become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed
by each party and delivered to the other party.
Section 8.6. Entire
Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement (including the Disclosure Schedule) and the other
agreements referred to herein constitute the entire agreement,
and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both
written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement. Except as expressly provided in
Section 5.16, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the
parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, and
nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or
shall be construed to confer upon any Person other than the
parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns any
legal or equitable rights, remedies or claims. The
representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product
of negotiations among the parties hereto and are for the sole
benefit of the parties hereto. Any inaccuracies in such
representations and warranties are subject to waiver by the
parties hereto in accordance with this Agreement without notice
or Liability to any other Person. In some instances, the
representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent
an allocation among the parties hereto of risks associated with
particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the
parties hereto. Consequently, Persons other than the parties
hereto may not rely upon the representations and warranties in
this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or
circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of any
other date.
Section 8.7. Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by
operation of law or otherwise (other than by operation of law in
a merger) by any party without the prior written consent of the
other party, and any such assignment that is not consented to
shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this
Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be
enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and
assigns.
Section 8.8. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
interpreted and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York, regardless of the laws that might otherwise
govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
Section 8.9. Enforcement;
Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur
in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were
not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties
shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to
prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of the
United States or any state court, which in either case is
located in Jacksonville, Florida (any such federal or state
court, a Jacksonville Court), in addition to
any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
In addition, each of the parties hereto (a) consents to
submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any Jacksonville
Court in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such
personal jurisdiction or venue by motion or other request for
leave from any such Jacksonville Court and (c) agrees that
it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court
other than a Jacksonville Court.
(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY
WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE
COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH
PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES
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THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER
PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS
CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH
PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH PARTY
HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION 8.9.
Section 8.10. Severability. Whenever
possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this
Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective
and valid under applicable law but if any provision or portion
of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law
or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability will not affect any other provision or portion
of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will
be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if
such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of
any provision had never been contained herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FNF and FNT have caused this Agreement to be
signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,
all as of the date first written above.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
/s/ William P. Foley, II
Name: William P. Foley, II
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC.
/s/ Peter T. Sadowski
Name: Peter T. Sadowski
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Schedule A
Scheduled
Entities
Fidelity National Insurance Company
Fidelity National Insurance Services, Inc.
Fidelity National Timber Resources Inc.
FNF Capital Leasing, Inc.
FNF Holding, LLC
FNF International Holdings, Inc.
National Alliance Marketing Group, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Aviation, Inc.
ANNEX B
[LETTERHEAD OF BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC]
June 25,
2006
Special Committee of the Board of Directors
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
Members of the Special Committee:
You have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a
financial point of view, to Fidelity National Title Group,
Inc. (FNT) of the Consideration (as defined below)
to be paid by FNT pursuant to the Securities Exchange and
Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2006 (the
Agreement), between Fidelity National Financial,
Inc. (FNF) and FNT. As more fully described in the
Agreement, FNT will acquire various businesses, subsidiaries and
other assets, and will assume certain liabilities, of FNF (the
Transaction), including (i) all of the
outstanding shares of the capital stock of Fidelity National
Insurance Company, Fidelity National Insurance Services, Inc.
and National Alliance Marketing Group, Inc. (collectively, the
Specialty Insurance Companies), (ii) all of the
outstanding shares of the capital stock of FNF Capital Leasing,
Inc. (FNF Leasing),
(iii) 14,400,000 shares of the common stock of
Fidelity Sedgwick Holdings, Inc. (FSH), the holding
company of Sedgwick CMS Holdings, Inc. (Sedgwick
CMS), which shares represent approximately 40% of the
outstanding shares of the common stock of FSH (the Specialty
Insurance Companies, FNF Leasing and Sedgwick CMS collectively
being referred to as the Businesses),
(iv) 70,720 membership interests in Cascade Timberlands LLC
(Cascade), which membership interests represent
approximately 70.7% of the outstanding membership interests in
Cascade, and (v) all of the outstanding capital stock or
other equity interests in certain other subsidiaries of FNF,
cash or marketable securities and certain real property of FNF
(such other assets, together with Cascade, the Other
Assets and, together with the Businesses, the
Transferred Assets). The Agreement provides that, in
connection with the Transaction, FNT will issue to FNF that
number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001
per share, of FNT (FNT Class A Common Stock)
equal to the sum of (a) 34,042,553 and (b)(i) the amount of
cash included in the Other Assets, not to exceed $275,000,000,
divided by (ii) $23.50 (such aggregate resulting number of
shares of FNT Class A Common Stock, the
Consideration). The terms and conditions of the
Transaction are more fully set forth in the Agreement.
For purposes of the opinion set forth herein, we have:
(i) reviewed certain publicly available financial
statements and other business and financial information relating
to FNT and the Transferred Assets;
(ii) reviewed certain internal financial statements and
other financial and operating data concerning FNT and the
Transferred Assets;
(iii) reviewed certain financial forecasts and estimates
relating to FNT and certain of the Other Assets prepared by the
management of FNT, including estimates as to the anticipated
investment strategy for the cash portion of the Other Assets and
the potential rates of return for such investments (the
FNT Forecasts);
(iv) reviewed certain financial forecasts relating to the
Businesses prepared by the managements of FNF and the Businesses
(the Transferred Businesses Forecasts);
(v) discussed the past and current operations, financial
condition and prospects of FNT with senior executives of FNT,
discussed the past and current operations, financial condition
and prospects of the Businesses with senior executives of FNT,
FNF and the Businesses, and discussed certain business and
financial matters pertaining to the Other Assets with senior
executives of FNT and FNF;
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Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
June 25, 2006
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(vi) reviewed the potential pro forma financial impact of
the Transaction on the future financial performance of FNT,
including the potential effect on FNTs estimated earnings
and book value per share and return on equity;
(vii) reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for
FNT Class A Common Stock;
(viii) compared the financial performance of FNT and the
Businesses, respectively, with that of certain publicly traded
companies we deemed relevant;
(ix) compared certain financial terms of the Transaction to
financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of certain
other transactions we deemed relevant with respect to the
Businesses and Cascade;
(x) participated in discussions and negotiations among the
Special Committee of the Board of Directors of FNT (the
Special Committee) and representatives of FNF and
their respective advisors;
(xi) reviewed the Agreement and certain related documents;
(xii) with respect to certain real property comprising the
Other Assets (the Real Property Assets), reviewed
and discussed with the senior executives of FNT and FNF certain
appraisals prepared by a third party consultant to FNF and/or
the purchase prices paid by FNF for such properties;
(xiii) reviewed public announcements made by FNT and FNF,
and held discussions with the Special Committee and the
managements of FNT and FNF, regarding the proposed Transaction
and certain related transactions, including the proposed
conversion, concurrently with the closing of the Transaction, of
all shares of Class B common stock of FNT held by FNF into
shares of FNT Class A Common Stock, subsequent spin-off to
FNFs stockholders of all of the shares of FNT Class A
Common Stock held by FNF and merger of FNF with and into
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS
and, such related transactions, the Related
Transactions); and
(xiv) performed such other analyses and considered such
other factors as we have deemed appropriate.
We have assumed and relied upon, without independent
verification, the accuracy and completeness of the financial and
other information reviewed by us for the purposes of this
opinion. With respect to the FNT Forecasts, we have assumed, at
the direction of FNT, that such forecasts have been reasonably
prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available
estimates and good faith judgments of the management of FNT as
to the future financial performance of FNT and the other matters
covered thereby. With respect to the Transferred Businesses
Forecasts, we have assumed, upon the advice of FNF and at the
direction of FNT, that such forecasts have been reasonably
prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available
estimates and good faith judgments of the managements of FNF and
the Businesses as to the future financial performance of the
Businesses. We have not made any independent valuation or
appraisal of the Transferred Assets or the assets or liabilities
of FNT, nor have we been furnished with any such valuations or
appraisals (other than certain appraisals relating to the Real
Property Assets, which we have reviewed and relied upon, without
independent verification, for purposes of this opinion). We have
assumed, with the consent of FNT, that, other than those
liabilities relating to the Transferred Assets to be assumed by
FNT as specified in the Agreement, FNT will not incur any
liability or other obligations in connection with the
Transaction or the Related Transactions that would impact our
analyses in any material respect. We also have assumed, with the
consent of FNT, that the Transaction and the Related
Transactions will be consummated as provided in or contemplated
by the Agreement and related documents, with full satisfaction
of all covenants and conditions set forth in the Agreement and
related documents and without any waivers thereof, and in
compliance with all applicable laws and contractual and other
requirements. We further have assumed, with the consent of FNT,
that all regulatory, governmental and third party consents,
approvals, agreements, waivers and rulings necessary for the
consummation of the Transaction will be obtained without any
adverse effect on FNT, the Transferred Assets or the Transaction.
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Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
June 25, 2006
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We express no view or opinion as to any terms or aspects of the
Transaction (other than the Consideration to the extent
expressly specified herein), including, without limitation, the
Related Transactions, the form or structure of the Transaction
or any tax or accounting aspects thereof.
In addition, no opinion is expressed as to the relative merits
of the Transaction in comparison to other transactions available
to FNT or in which FNT might engage or as to whether any
transaction might be more favorable to FNT as an alternative to
the Transaction, nor are we expressing any opinion as to the
underlying business decision of the Special Committee to proceed
with or effect the Transaction. We are not expressing any
opinion as to what the value of FNT Class A Common Stock
actually will be when issued or the prices at which FNT
Class A Common Stock may trade at any time.
We have acted as financial advisor to the Special Committee in
connection with the Transaction, for which services we will
receive fees, a portion of which is payable upon rendering this
opinion and a significant portion of which is contingent upon
the consummation of the Transaction. We or our affiliates in the
past have provided, currently are providing and in the future
may provide financial advisory and financing services to FNT,
for which services we and our affiliates have received and
expect to receive compensation, including, among other things,
acting as administrative agent, book manager, lead arranger and
lender under certain revolving credit facilities of FNT. We or
our affiliates in the past have provided, currently are
providing and in the future may provide financial advisory and
financing services to FNF and certain of its affiliates, for
which services we and our affiliates have received and expect to
receive compensation, including, among other things,
(i) having acted as financial advisor to FNF in connection
with the spin-off of FNT to FNFs stockholders in 2005 and
to Sedgwick CMS in connection with the sale of Sedgwick CMS to
FNF in January 2006 (the Sedgwick Acquisition),
(ii) having provided financing to an affiliate of FNF in
connection with the Sedgwick Acquisition and providing financing
to Sedgwick CMS in connection with certain acquisition
transactions, (iii) having acted as lead arranger and
co-manager for FIS in connection with certain public offerings
and (iv) acting as administrative agent, book manager,
joint or co-lead arranger and lender under certain revolving
credit facilities of FNF and certain of its affiliates. In
addition, one of our affiliates currently has an investment in
FIS. In the ordinary course of our businesses, we and our
affiliates may actively trade or hold the securities or loans of
FNT, FNF and certain of their respective affiliates for our own
accounts or for the accounts of customers and, accordingly, we
or our affiliates may at any time hold long or short positions
in such securities or loans.
It is understood that this letter is for the benefit and use of
the Special Committee in connection with and for purposes of its
evaluation of the Transaction. We express no opinion or
recommendation as to how the stockholders of FNT should vote or
act in connection with the Transaction.
Our opinion is necessarily based on economic, market and other
conditions as in effect on, and the information made available
to us as of, the date hereof. It should be understood that
subsequent developments may affect this opinion and we do not
have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm this opinion.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, including the various
assumptions and limitations set forth herein, we are of the
opinion on the date hereof that the Consideration to be paid by
FNT pursuant to the Agreement is fair, from a financial point of
view, to FNT.
Very truly yours,
/ s / Banc of America Securities LLC
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
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ANNEX C
FORM OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC.
Fidelity National Title Group, Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(the Corporation), does hereby certify as
follows:
First: The Corporation was originally incorporated under the
name FNT Holdings, Inc. The Corporations
original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 23,
2005. By an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
October 13, 2005, the Corporations name was changed
to Fidelity National Title Group, Inc.
Second: This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware.
Third: This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
amends, restates and integrates the provisions of the
Corporations original Certificate of Incorporation.
Fourth: The text of this Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the corporation (the Corporation)
is Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED
AGENT
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the
State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange
Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The name of the
Corporations registered agent at that address is The
Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which a corporation may now or hereafter be
organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the DGCL).
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL
STOCK
Section 4.1. The
total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is 650,000,000,
consisting of 600,000,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Class A
Common Stock), and 50,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Preferred
Stock).
Section 4.2. Shares
of Preferred Stock of the Corporation may be issued from time to
time in one or more classes or series, each of which class or
series shall have such distinctive designation and title as
shall be fixed by the
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Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of
Directors) prior to the issuance of any shares
thereof. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to fix the
designation and title for each such class or series of Preferred
Stock, to fix the voting powers, whether full or limited, or no
voting powers, and such powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights and such
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and to fix
the number of shares constituting such class or series (but not
below the number of shares thereof then outstanding), in each
case as shall be stated in such resolution or resolutions
providing for the issue of such class or series of Preferred
Stock as may be adopted from time to time by the Board of
Directors prior to the issuance of any shares thereof pursuant
to the authority hereby expressly vested in it.
Section 4.3. Except
as otherwise expressly required by law or provided in this
Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to any voting rights
provided to holders of Preferred Stock at any time outstanding,
the holders of any outstanding shares of Class A Common
Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters with
respect to which stockholders are entitled to vote under
applicable law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws
of the Corporation, or upon which a vote of stockholders is
otherwise duly called for by the Corporation. At each annual or
special meeting of stockholders, each holder of record of shares
of Class A Common Stock on the relevant record date shall
be entitled to cast one vote in person or by proxy for each
share of the Class A Common Stock standing in such
holders name on the stock transfer records of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE V
DIRECTORS
Section 5.1. The
business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors, consisting of not
less than one nor more that fourteen members with the exact
number of directors to be determined from time to time
exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. The
directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of
any class or series of Preferred Stock as set forth in this
Certificate of Incorporation, shall be divided into three
classes, designated Class I, Class II and
Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be
possible, of one-third of the total number of directors
constituting the entire Board of Directors. The term of the
initial Class I directors shall terminate on the date of
the 2006 annual meeting of stockholders; the term of the initial
Class II directors shall terminate on the date of the 2007
annual meeting of stockholders and the term of the initial
Class III directors shall terminate on the date of the 2008
annual meeting of stockholders. At each annual meeting of
stockholders beginning in 2008, successors to the class of
directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be
elected for a three-year term.
Section 5.2. If
the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease
shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the
number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible,
and any additional director of any class elected to fill a
vacancy resulting from an increase in such class shall hold
office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of
that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of
directors shorten the term of any incumbent director. A director
shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in which
his term expires and until his successor shall be elected and
shall qualify for office, subject, however, to prior death,
resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from
office. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors, however
resulting, may be filled only by an affirmative vote of the
majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a
quorum, or by an affirmative vote of the sole remaining
director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold
office for a term that shall coincide with the term of the class
to which such director shall have been elected.
Section 5.3. Notwithstanding
any of the foregoing provisions, whenever the holders of any one
or more classes or series of Preferred Stock issued by the
Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or
series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of
stockholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies
and other features of such directorships shall be governed by
the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation, or the
resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors
pursuant to Section 4.2 of this Certificate of
Incorporation applicable thereto, and such directors so elected
shall not be divided into classes pursuant to this
Article V unless expressly provided by such terms.
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ARTICLE VI
CORPORATE
OPPORTUNITIES
Section 6.1. In
anticipation of the possibility (a) that the officers
and/or
directors of the Corporation may also serve as officers
and/or
directors of Fidelity (as defined below) and (b) that the
Corporation and Fidelity may engage in the same or similar
activities or lines of business and have an interest in the same
corporate opportunities, and in recognition of the benefits to
be derived by the Corporation through its continued contractual,
corporate and business relations with Fidelity, the provisions
of this Article VI are set forth to regulate, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, the conduct of certain affairs
of the Corporation as they relate to Fidelity and its officers
and directors, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of
the Corporation and its officers, directors and stockholders in
connection therewith.
Section 6.2. (a) Except
as may be otherwise provided in a written agreement between the
Corporation and Fidelity, Fidelity shall have no duty to refrain
from engaging in the same or similar activities or lines of
business as the Corporation, and, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, neither Fidelity nor any officer or director
thereof (except in the event of any violation of
Section 6.3 hereof, to the extent such violation would
create liability under applicable law) shall be liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty
by reason of any such activities of Fidelity.
(b) The Corporation may from time to time be or become a
party to and perform, and may cause or permit any subsidiary of
the Corporation to be or become a party to and perform, one or
more agreements (or modifications or supplements to pre-existing
agreements) with Fidelity. Subject to Section 6.3 hereof,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, no such agreement, nor
the performance thereof in accordance with its terms by the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or FIS, shall be
considered contrary to any fiduciary duty to the Corporation or
to its stockholders of any director or officer of the
Corporation who is also a director, officer or employee of FIS.
Subject to Section 6.3 hereof, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, no director or officer of the Corporation who
is also a director, officer or employee of FIS shall have or be
under any fiduciary duty to the Corporation or its stockholders
to refrain from acting on behalf of the Corporation or any of
its subsidiaries or on behalf of FIS in respect of any such
agreement or performing any such agreement in accordance with
its terms.
Section 6.3. In
the event that a director or officer of the Corporation who is
also a director or officer of Fidelity acquires knowledge of a
potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate
opportunity of both the Corporation and Fidelity, such director
or officer of the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, have fully satisfied and fulfilled the
fiduciary duty of such director or officer to the Corporation
and its stockholders with respect to such corporate opportunity,
if such director or officer acts in a manner consistent with the
following policy:
(a) a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is an
officer of the Corporation, and who is also a director but not
an officer of Fidelity, shall belong to the Corporation, unless
such opportunity is expressly offered to such person in a
capacity other than such persons capacity as an officer of
the Corporation, in which case it shall not belong to the
Corporation;
(b) a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is a
director but not an officer of the Corporation, and who is also
a director or officer of Fidelity, shall belong to the
Corporation only if such opportunity is expressly offered to
such person in such persons capacity as a director of the
Corporation; and
(c) a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is an
officer of both the Corporation and Fidelity shall belong to the
Corporation only if such opportunity is expressly offered to
such person in such persons capacity as an officer of the
Corporation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be
prohibited from pursuing any corporate opportunity of which the
Corporation becomes aware.
Section 6.4. Any
person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares
of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have
notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this
Article VI.
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Section 6.5. (a) For
purposes of this Article VI, a director of any company who
is the chairman of the board of directors of that company shall
not be deemed to be an officer of the company solely by reason
of holding such position.
(b) The term Corporation shall mean, for
purposes of this Article VI, the Corporation and all
corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations and
other entities in which the Corporation beneficially owns
(directly or indirectly) fifty percent or more of the
outstanding voting stock, voting power, partnership interests or
similar voting interests. The term Fidelity shall
mean, for purposes of this Article VI and of
Article IX hereof, Fidelity National Information Services,
Inc., a Georgia corporation, and any successor thereof, and all
corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations and
other entities in which it beneficially owns (directly or
indirectly) fifty percent or more of the outstanding voting
stock, voting power, partnership interests or similar voting
interests.
Section 6.6. Anything
in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary
notwithstanding, the foregoing provisions of this
Article VI shall terminate, expire and have no further
force and effect on the date that no person who is a director or
officer of the Corporation is also a director or officer of
Fidelity. Neither the alteration, amendment, termination,
expiration or repeal of this Article VI nor the adoption of
any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent
with this Article VI shall eliminate or reduce the effect
of this Article VI in respect of any matter occurring, or
any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this
Article VI, would accrue or arise, prior to such
alteration, amendment, termination, expiration, repeal or
adoption.
ARTICLE VII
REMOVAL
OF DIRECTORS
Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of
Preferred Stock then outstanding, any or all of the directors of
the Corporation may be removed from office at any time, but only
for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation
then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors,
considered for purposes of this Article VII as one class.
ARTICLE VIII
ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS
Elections of directors at an annual or special meeting of
stockholders shall be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the
Corporation shall otherwise provide.
ARTICLE IX
WRITTEN
CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS
Any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders may
be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting of
stockholders and may not be effected by a written consent or
consents by stockholders in lieu of such a meeting.
ARTICLE X
SPECIAL
MEETINGS
Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any
purposes may be called at any time by a majority vote of the
Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board or Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation. Except as required by law
or provided by resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors
designating the rights, powers and preferences of any Preferred
Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation
may not be called by any other person or persons.
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ARTICLE XI
OFFICERS
The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen in such manner,
shall hold their offices for such terms and shall carry out such
duties as are determined solely by the Board of Directors,
subject to the right of the Board of Directors to remove any
officer or officers at any time with or without cause.
ARTICLE XII
INDEMNITY
The Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent authorized or
permitted by law any person made, or threatened to be made, a
party to any action or proceeding (whether civil or criminal or
otherwise) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of the Corporation or by reason of the fact
that such director or officer, at the request of the
Corporation, is or was serving any other corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
other enterprise, in any capacity. Nothing contained herein
shall affect any rights to indemnification to which employees
other than directors and officers may be entitled by law. No
director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the
Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any
breach of fiduciary duty by such a director as a director.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be
liable to the extent provided by applicable law (a) for any
breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation
or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (c) pursuant to Section 174 of the
DGCL or (d) for any transaction from which such director
derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal
of this Article XII shall apply to or have any effect on
the liability or alleged liability of any director of the
Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such
director occurring prior to such amendment.
ARTICLE XIII
AMENDMENT
The Corporation reserves the right at any time from time to time
to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in
this Certificate of Incorporation, and any other provisions
authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at any time may
be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed
by law. All rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever
nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other
persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of
Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are
granted subject to the right reserved in this Article XIII.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of
Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise
permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any
affirmative vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock
required by law, by this Certificate of Incorporation or by the
resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors
designating the rights, powers and preferences of such Preferred
Stock, the provisions set forth in (a) Section 2.2
(except for Section 2.2(a)), Section 2.3,
Section 3.1 (except for Section 3.1(a)) and
Article IX of the Bylaws of the Corporation and
(b) Articles V, VI, VII, IX, X and XIII of this
Certificate of Incorporation, may not be repealed, altered,
amended or rescinded, in whole or in part, nor a new Certificate
of Incorporation be adopted, unless approved by a majority of
the Board of Directors then in office and approved by holders of
two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast, voting as a single
class, by holders of all outstanding capital stock which by its
terms may be voted on all matters submitted to stockholders of
the Corporation generally.
ARTICLE XIV
BUSINESS
COMBINATIONS
The Corporation expressly elects to be governed by
Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer of the Corporation
has executed this Certificate of Incorporation on behalf of the
Corporation this day
of ,
2006.
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC.
Name:
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ANNEX D
Fidelity
National Title Group, Inc.
2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as Amended
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Fidelity
National Title Group, Inc.
2005
Omnibus Incentive Plan, as Amended
Article 1
Establishment,
Objectives, and Duration
1.1. Establishment of the
Plan. Fidelity National Title Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the
Company), hereby establishes an incentive
compensation plan to be known as the Fidelity National
Title Group, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as
Amended (hereinafter referred to as the Plan).
The Plan permits the granting of Nonqualified Stock Options,
Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted
Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance
Units and Other Awards.
The Plan first became effective on September 26, 2005 (the
Effective Date). The Plan, as amended, will become
effective on
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2006 if it is approved by the Companys stockholders at the
2006 annual meeting. The Plan shall remain in effect as provided
in Section 1.3 hereof.
1.2. Objectives of the Plan. The
objectives of the Plan are to optimize the profitability and
growth of the Company through incentives that are consistent
with the Companys goals and that link the personal
interests of Participants to those of the Companys
stockholders.
The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the
Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain the
services of Participants who make or are expected to make
significant contributions to the Companys success and to
allow Participants to share in the success of the Company.
1.3. Duration of the Plan. No Award
may be granted under the Plan after the day immediately
preceding the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, or such
earlier date as the Board shall determine. The Plan will remain
in effect with respect to outstanding Awards until no Awards
remain outstanding.
Article 2
Definitions
The following terms, when capitalized, shall have the meanings
set forth below:
2.1. Award means, individually or
collectively, Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, and Other
Awards granted under the Plan.
2.2. Award Agreement means an
agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting
forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award.
2.3. Beneficial Ownership shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Rule 13d-3
of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
2.4. Board means the Board of
Directors of the Company.
2.5. Change in Control means that
the conditions set forth in any one of the following subsections
shall have been satisfied:
(a) an acquisition immediately after which any Person
possesses direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more
of either the then outstanding shares of Company common stock
(the Outstanding Company Common Stock) or the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the Outstanding Company Voting
Securities); provided that, immediately after such
acquisition, the acquirers Beneficial Ownership of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock or the Outstanding Company
Voting Securities, as the case may be, exceeds FNFs;
provided further that the following acquisitions shall be
excluded: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company,
other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a
conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was
itself acquired directly from the Company, (ii) any
acquisition by the Company or by FNF, (iii) any
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acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company, a Parent or a
Subsidiary, or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a
transaction that complies with paragraphs (i),
(ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this
Section 2.5; or
(b) during any period of two consecutive years, the
individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute
the Board (such Board shall be hereinafter referred to as the
Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute
at least a majority of the Board; provided that for purposes of
this Section 2.5, any individual who becomes a member of
the Board subsequent to the beginning of such period and whose
election, or nomination for election by the Companys
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of
those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also
members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to
this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were
a member of the Incumbent Board; provided, further, that any
such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of either an actual or threatened election contest or
other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents
by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so
considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or
(c) consummation of a reorganization, merger, share
exchange, consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (Corporate
Transaction); excluding, however, such a Corporate
Transaction pursuant to which:
(i) all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who have Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will
have Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than
50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock and
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from
such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, the
Company or a corporation that as a result of such transaction
owns the Company or all or substantially all of the
Companys assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) (the Resulting Corporation) in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership,
immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities, as the case may be;
(ii) no Person (other than (1) the Company,
(2) the parent organization of the Company or Resulting
Corporation, (3) an employee benefit plan (or related
trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or Resulting
Corporation, or (4) any entity controlled by the Company or
Resulting Corporation) will have Beneficial Ownership, directly
or indirectly, of 25% or more of, respectively, the outstanding
shares of common stock of the Resulting Corporation or the
combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of
the Resulting Corporation entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, except to the extent that such ownership
existed prior to the Corporate Transaction; and
(iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board
will continue to constitute at least a majority of the members
of the board of directors of the Resulting Corporation; or
(d) the approval by the stockholders of the Company of a
complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing
definition, neither an initial public offering of the
Companys common stock nor the distribution of the
Companys common stock held by FNF to FNFs
stockholders (the Distribution) shall constitute a
Change in Control for purposes of this Plan. In addition, as
long as FNF owns more than 50% of the Outstanding Company Common
Stock or Outstanding Company Voting Securities, a change in
control of FNF shall also be considered a Change in Control
under the Plan. For this purpose, whether a change in control of
FNF has occurred shall be determined in the same manner as
described above with respect to the Company, except that if the
change in control is the result of an acquisition of FNFs
outstanding common stock or outstanding voting securities,
Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of FNFs outstanding
common stock or outstanding voting securities must be acquired
before a Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred under
the Plan.
2.6. Code means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
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2.7. Committee means the entity,
as specified in Section 3.1, authorized to administer the
Plan.
2.8. Company means Fidelity
National Title Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any
successor thereto.
2.9. Consultant means any
consultant or advisor to the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.
2.10. Director means any
individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the
Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.
2.11. Dividend Equivalent means,
with respect to Shares subject to an Award, a right to be paid
an amount equal to the dividends declared and paid on an equal
number of outstanding Shares.
2.12. Effective Date shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.1 hereof.
2.13. Employee means any employee
of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.
2.14. Exchange Act means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
2.15. Exercise Price means the
price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant
pursuant to an Option.
2.16. Fair Market Value means the
fair market value of a Share as determined in good faith by the
Committee or pursuant to a procedure specified in good faith by
the Committee; provided, however, that if the Committee has not
specified otherwise, Fair Market Value shall mean the closing
price of a Share as reported in a consolidated transaction
reporting system on the date of valuation, or, if there was no
such sale on the relevant date, then on the last previous day on
which a sale was reported.
2.17. FNF means Fidelity National
Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor
thereto.
2.18. Freestanding SAR means an
SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described
in Article 7 herein.
2.19. Incentive Stock Option or
ISO means an Option that is intended to meet
the requirements of Code Section 422.
2.20. Nonqualified Stock Option or
NQSO means an Option that is not intended to
meet the requirements of Code Section 422.
2.21. Option means an Incentive
Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted under the
Plan, as described in Article 6 herein.
2.22. Other Award means a cash,
Share-based or Share-related Award (other than an Award
described in Article 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of the Plan)
that is granted pursuant to Article 11 herein.
2.23. Parent means any corporation
(other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations
ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than
the Company owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one
of the other corporations in such chain. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any individual
may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive
Stock Options, Parent shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Code Section 424(e).
2.24. Participant means a current
or former Employee, Director or Consultant who has rights
relating to an outstanding Award.
2.25. Performance-Based Exception
means the performance-based exception from the tax
deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).
2.26. Performance Period means the
period during which a performance measure must be met.
2.27. Performance Share means an
Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 9
herein.
2.28. Performance Unit means an
Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 10
herein.
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2.29. Period of Restriction means
the period Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and are not
transferable, as provided in Articles 8 and 9 herein.
2.30. Person shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof.
2.31. Replacement Awards means
Awards issued in substitution of awards granted under
equity-based incentive plans sponsored or maintained by an
entity with which the Company engages in a merger, acquisition
or other business transaction, pursuant to which awards relating
to interests in such entity (or a related entity) are
outstanding immediately prior to such merger, acquisition or
other business transaction. For all purposes hereunder,
Replacement Awards shall be deemed Awards.
2.32. Restricted Stock means an
Award granted to a Participant, as described in Article 8
herein.
2.33. Restricted Stock Unit means
an Award granted to a Participant, as described in
Article 9 herein.
2.34. Share means a share of
Class A common stock of the Company, par value
$0.0001 per share, subject to adjustment pursuant to
Section 4.3 hereof.
2.35. Stock Appreciation Right or
SAR means an Award granted to a Participant,
either alone or in connection with a related Option, as
described in Article 7 herein.
2.36. Subsidiary means any
corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly,
at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including, but not
limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) in which the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent
(50%) of the combined equity thereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any individual
may be a Participant for purposes of any grant of Incentive
Stock Options, Subsidiary shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Code Section 424(f).
2.37. Tandem SAR means an SAR that
is granted in connection with a related Option, as described in
Article 7 herein.
Article 3
Administration
3.1. The Committee. The Plan shall
be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or
such other committee as the Board shall select (the
Committee). The members of the Committee shall be
appointed from time to time by, and shall serve at the
discretion of, the Board. In addition, (a) until such time
as a Committee is appointed, the full Board may serve as the
Committee and (b) until such time as the Company becomes a
separate publicly held corporation (as that term is used in
Treasury
Regulation Section 1.162-27(f)(4)(iii)),
the Compensation Committee of FNFs Board of Directors may
serve as the Committee.
3.2. Authority of the
Committee. Except as limited by law or by the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and
subject to the provisions herein, the Committee shall have full
power to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants who
shall participate in the Plan; determine the sizes and types of
Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner
consistent with the Plan; construe and interpret the Plan and
any Award Agreement or other agreement or instrument entered
into in connection with the Plan; establish, amend, or waive
rules and regulations for the Plans administration; and,
subject to the provisions of Section 19.3 herein, amend the
terms and conditions of any outstanding Award and Award
Agreement. Further, the Committee shall make all other
determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan. As permitted by law, the Committee
may delegate its authority as identified herein.
3.3. Decisions Binding. All
determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to
the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and
resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding
on all persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, its
stockholders, Directors, Employees, Consultants and their
estates and beneficiaries and any transferee of an Award.
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Article 4
Shares Subject
to the Plan; Individual Limits; and Anti-Dilution Adjustments
4.1. Number of Shares Available for
Grants.
(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3
herein, the maximum number of Shares that may be delivered
pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 23,500,000, provided
that:
(i) Shares that are potentially deliverable under an Award
that is canceled, forfeited, settled in cash, expires or is
otherwise terminated without delivery of such Shares shall not
be counted as having been delivered under the Plan.
(ii) Shares that are held back, tendered or returned to
cover the Exercise Price or tax withholding obligations with
respect to an Award shall not be counted as having been
delivered under the Plan.
(iii) Shares that have been issued in connection with an
Award of Restricted Stock that is canceled or forfeited prior to
vesting or settled in cash, causing the Shares to be returned to
the Company, shall not be counted as having been delivered under
the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Shares are returned to the
Company in satisfaction of taxes relating to Restricted Stock,
in connection with a cash out of Restricted Stock (but excluding
upon forfeiture of Restricted Stock) or in connection with the
tendering of Shares by a Participant in satisfaction of the
Exercise Price or taxes relating to an Award, such issued Shares
shall not become available again under the Plan if (x) the
transaction resulting in the return of Shares occurs more than
ten years after the date the Plan is approved by stockholders in
a manner that constitutes stockholder approval for purposes of
the New York Stock Exchange listing standards or (y) such
event would constitute a material revision of the
Plan subject to stockholder approval under then applicable rules
of the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan may be authorized but
unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares purchased on the open
market.
(b) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3
herein, 23,500,000 Shares may be delivered in connection
with full value Awards, meaning Awards other than
Options, SARs, or Other Awards for which the Participant pays
the grant date intrinsic value directly or by forgoing a right
to receive a cash payment from the Company.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of
determining the number of Shares available for grant as
Incentive Stock Options, only Shares that are subject to an
Award that expires or is cancelled, forfeited or settled in cash
shall be treated as not having been issued under the Plan.
4.2. Individual Limits. Subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 herein, the following
rules shall apply with respect to Awards and any related
dividends or Dividend Equivalents intended to qualify for the
Performance-Based Exception:
(a) Options: The maximum aggregate number
of Shares with respect to which Options may be granted in any
one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be
4,000,000 Shares.
(b) SARs: The maximum aggregate number of
Shares with respect to which Stock Appreciation Rights may be
granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be
4,000,000 Shares.
(c) Restricted Stock: The maximum
aggregate number of Shares of Restricted Stock that may be
granted in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be
2,000,000 Shares.
(d) Restricted Stock Units: The maximum
aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Restricted
Stock Units may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one
Participant shall be 2,000,000 Shares.
(e) Performance Shares: The maximum
aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Performance
Shares may be granted in any one fiscal year to any one
Participant shall be 2,000,000 Shares.
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(f) Performance Units: The maximum
aggregate compensation that can be paid pursuant to Performance
Units awarded in any one fiscal year to any one Participant
shall be $25,000,000 or a number of Shares having an aggregate
Fair Market Value not in excess of such amount.
(g) Other Awards: The maximum aggregate
compensation that can be paid pursuant to Other Awards awarded
in any one fiscal year to any one Participant shall be
$25,000,000 or a number of Shares having an aggregate Fair
Market Value not in excess of such amount.
(h) Dividends and Dividend
Equivalents: The maximum dividend or Dividend
Equivalent that may be paid in any one fiscal year to any one
Participant shall be $2,000,000.
4.3. Adjustments in Authorized Shares and
Awards. In the event of any merger,
reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation,
stock dividend, split-up, spin-off, stock split, reverse stock
split, share combination, share exchange, extraordinary
dividend, or any change in the corporate structure affecting the
Shares, such adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of
shares that may be delivered under the Plan as set forth in
Section 4.1(a) and (b), the individual limits set forth in
Section 4.2, and, with respect to outstanding Awards, the
number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, the
Exercise Price, grant price or other price of shares subject to
outstanding Awards, any performance conditions relating to
shares, the market price of shares, or per-share results, and
other terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, as may be
determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in
its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of
rights; provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by
the Committee, the number of shares subject to any Award shall
always be rounded down to a whole number.
Article 5
Eligibility
and Participation
5.1. Eligibility. Persons eligible
to participate in the Plan include all Employees, Directors and
Consultants.
5.2. Actual Participation. Subject
to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to
time, select from all eligible Employees, Directors and
Consultants, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall
determine the nature and amount of each Award.
Article 6
Options
6.1. Grant of Options. Subject to
the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to
Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times
as the Committee shall determine.
6.2. Award Agreement. Each Option
grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall
specify the Exercise Price, the duration of the Option, the
number of Shares to which the Option pertains, and such other
provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Award Agreement
also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO
or an NQSO. Options that are intended to be ISOs shall be
subject to the limitations set forth in Code Section 422.
6.3. Exercise Price. The Exercise
Price for each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be at
least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted; provided,
however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement
Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3
herein. No ISO granted to a Participant who, at the time the ISO
is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%)
of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary shall have an Exercise Price that is
less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the date the ISO is granted.
6.4. Duration of Options. Each
Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the
Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided,
however, that no Option shall be exercisable later than the
tenth (10th)
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anniversary date of its grant. No ISO granted to a Participant
who, at the time the ISO is granted, owns stock representing
more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes
of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary shall be
exercisable later than the fifth
(5th)
anniversary of the date of its grant.
6.5. Exercise of Options. Options
granted under this Article 6 shall be exercisable at such
times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as set
forth in the Award Agreement and as the Committee shall in each
instance approve, which need not be the same for each grant or
for each Participant.
6.6. Payment. Options granted under
this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a
written notice of exercise to the Company, setting forth the
number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be
exercised and specifying the method of payment of the Exercise
Price.
The Exercise Price of an Option shall be payable to the Company
in full: (a) in cash or its equivalent, (b) by
tendering Shares or directing the Company to withhold Shares
from the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the
time of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, (c) by
broker-assisted cashless exercise, (d) in any other manner
then permitted by the Committee, or (e) by a combination of
any of the permitted methods of payment. The Committee may limit
any method of payment, other than that specified under (a), for
administrative convenience, to comply with applicable law, or
for any other reason.
6.7. Restrictions on Share
Transferability. The Committee may impose such
restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of
an Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem
advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under
applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of
any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then
listed
and/or
traded, and under any blue sky or state securities laws
applicable to such Shares.
6.8. Dividend Equivalents. At the
discretion of the Committee, an Award of Options may provide the
Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents,
which may be paid currently or credited to an account for the
Participant, and may be settled in cash
and/or
Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion,
subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall establish.
6.9. Termination of Employment or
Service. Each Participants Option Award
Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant
shall have the right to exercise the Option following
termination of the Participants employment or, if the
Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the
Company, a Parent
and/or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be
uniform among all Options, and may reflect distinctions based on
the reasons for termination of employment or service.
6.10. Nontransferability of Options.
(a) Incentive Stock Options. ISOs may not
be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated
or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent
and distribution, and shall be exercisable during a
Participants lifetime only by such Participant.
(b) Nonqualified Stock Options. Except as
otherwise determined by the Committee, NQSOs may not be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and shall be exercisable during a
Participants lifetime only by such Participant.
Article 7
Stock
Appreciation Rights
7.1. Grant of SARs. Subject to the
terms and provisions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to
Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at such times
as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may grant
Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs, or any combination of these
forms of SAR.
The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the
number of SARs granted to each Participant (subject to
Article 4 herein) and, consistent with the provisions of
the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to
such SARs.
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The grant price of a Freestanding SAR shall at least equal to
the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the
SAR, and the grant price of a Tandem SAR shall equal the
Exercise Price of the related Option; provided, however, that
this restriction shall not apply to Replacement Awards or Awards
that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3 herein.
7.2. Exercise of Tandem SARs. A
Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares for
which its related Option is then exercisable. To the extent
exercisable, Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the
Shares subject to the related Option. The exercise of all or
part of a Tandem SAR shall result in the forfeiture of the right
to purchase a number of Shares under the related Option equal to
the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
Conversely, upon exercise of all or part of an Option with
respect to which a Tandem SAR has been granted, an equivalent
portion of the Tandem SAR shall similarly be forfeited.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
with respect to a Tandem SAR granted in connection with an ISO:
(i) the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration
of the underlying ISO; (ii) the value of the payout with
respect to the Tandem SAR may be for no more than one hundred
percent (100%) of the difference between the Exercise Price of
the underlying ISO and the Fair Market Value of the Shares
subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is
exercised; and (iii) the Tandem SAR may be exercised only
when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO
exceeds the Exercise Price of the ISO.
7.3. Exercise of Freestanding
SARs. Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon
whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole
discretion, imposes upon them and sets forth in the Award
Agreement.
7.4. Award Agreement. Each SAR
grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall
specify the grant price, the term of the SAR, and such other
provisions as the Committee shall determine.
7.5. Term of SARs. The term of an
SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee,
in its sole discretion; provided, however, that such term shall
not exceed ten (10) years.
7.6. Payment of SAR Amount. Upon
exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive
payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:
(a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share
on the date of exercise over the grant price; by
(b) the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is
exercised.
At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR
exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in
some combination thereof.
7.7. Dividend Equivalents. At the
discretion of the Committee, an Award of SARs may provide the
Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents,
which may be paid currently or credited to an account for the
Participant, and may be settled in cash
and/or
Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion,
subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall establish.
7.8. Termination of Employment or
Service. Each SAR Award Agreement shall set forth
the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to
exercise the SAR following termination of the Participants
employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant,
service with the Company, a Parent
and/or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be
uniform among all SARs, and may reflect distinctions based on
the reasons for termination of employment or service.
7.9. Nontransferability of
SARs. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee, SARs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned,
or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by
the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable
during a Participants lifetime only by such Participant.
Article 8
Restricted
Stock
8.1. Grant of Restricted
Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the
Plan, Restricted Stock may be granted to Participants in such
amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee
shall determine.
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8.2. Award Agreement. Each
Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement
that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction and, if
applicable, Performance Period(s), the number of Shares of
Restricted Stock granted, and such other provisions as the
Committee shall determine.
8.3. Other Restrictions. The
Committee shall impose such other conditions
and/or
restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant
to the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without
limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated
purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock, a requirement
that the issuance of Shares of Restricted Stock be delayed,
restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance
goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the
attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions,
and/or
restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of
any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are listed
or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed
on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted
Stock. The Company may retain in its custody any certificate
evidencing the Shares of Restricted Stock and place thereon a
legend and institute stop-transfer orders on such Shares, and
the Participant shall be obligated to sign any stock power
requested by the Company relating to the Shares to give effect
to the forfeiture provisions of the Restricted Stock.
8.4. Removal of
Restrictions. Subject to applicable laws,
Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by the
Participant after the last day of the Period of Restriction
applicable thereto. Once Restricted Stock is released from the
restrictions, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a
certificate evidencing the Shares.
8.5. Voting Rights. Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a
Participants Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or
required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants
holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may
exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during
the Period of Restriction.
8.6. Dividends and Other
Distributions. Except as otherwise provided in a
Participants Award Agreement, during the Period of
Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock
shall receive all regular cash dividends paid with respect to
all Shares while they are so held, and, except as otherwise
determined by the Committee, all other distributions paid with
respect to such Restricted Stock shall be credited to
Participants subject to the same restrictions on transferability
and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which
they were paid and paid at such time following full vesting as
are paid the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which
such distributions were made.
8.7. Termination of Employment or
Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the
extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain
unvested Restricted Stock following termination of the
Participants employment or, if the Participant is a
Director or Consultant, service with the Company, a Parent
and/or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be
uniform among all Awards of Restricted Stock, and may reflect
distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment
or service.
8.8. Nontransferability of Restricted
Stock. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee, during the applicable Period of Restriction, a
Participants Restricted Stock and rights relating thereto
shall be available during the Participants lifetime only
to such Participant, and such Restricted Stock and related
rights may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or
otherwise alienated or hypothecated other than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution.
Article 9
Restricted
Stock Units and Performance Shares
9.1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units/Performance
Shares. Subject to the terms and provisions of
the Plan, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares may be
granted to Participants in such amounts, upon such terms, and at
such times as the Committee shall determine.
9.2. Award Agreement. Each grant of
Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be evidenced
by an Award Agreement that shall specify the applicable
Period(s) of Restriction
and/or
Performance Period(s) (as the case may be), the number of
Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares granted, and such
other provisions as the
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Committee shall determine. The initial value of a Restricted
Stock Unit or Performance Share shall be at least equal to the
Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant; provided,
however, that this restriction shall not apply to Replacement
Awards or Awards that are adjusted pursuant to Section 4.3
herein.
9.3. Form and Timing of
Payment. Except as otherwise provided in
Article 17 herein or a Participants Award Agreement,
payment of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be
made at a specified settlement date that shall not be earlier
than the last day of the Period of Restriction or Performance
Period, as the case may be. The Committee, in its sole
discretion, may pay earned Restricted Stock Units and
Performance Shares by delivery of Shares or by payment in cash
of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such Shares (or a
combination thereof). The Committee may provide that settlement
of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares shall be
deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the
Participant.
9.4. Voting Rights. A Participant
shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock
Units or Performance Shares granted hereunder; provided,
however, that the Committee may deposit Shares potentially
deliverable in connection with Restricted Stock Units or
Performance Shares in a rabbi trust, in which case the Committee
may provide for pass through voting rights with respect to such
deposited Shares.
9.5. Dividend Equivalents. At the
discretion of the Committee, an Award of Restricted Stock Units
or Performance Shares may provide the Participant with the right
to receive Dividend Equivalents, which may be paid currently or
credited to an account for the Participant, and may be settled
in cash
and/or
Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion,
subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall establish.
9.6. Termination of Employment or
Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the
extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive
a payout respecting an Award of Restricted Stock Units or
Performance Shares following termination of the
Participants employment or, if the Participant is a
Director or Consultant, service with the Company, a Parent
and/or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be
uniform among all Restricted Stock Units or Performance Shares,
and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for
termination of employment or service.
9.7. Nontransferability. Except as
otherwise determined by the Committee, Restricted Stock Units
and Performance Shares and rights relating thereto may not be
sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.
Article 10
Performance
Units
10.1. Grant of Performance
Units. Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, Performance Units may be granted to Participants in such
amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee
shall determine.
10.2. Award Agreement. Each grant
of Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement
that shall specify the number of Performance Units granted, the
Performance Period(s), the performance goals and such other
provisions as the Committee shall determine.
10.3. Value of Performance
Units. The Committee shall set performance goals
in its discretion that, depending on the extent to which they
are met, will determine the number
and/or value
of Performance Units that will be paid out to the Participants.
10.4. Form and Timing of
Payment. Except as otherwise provided in
Article 17 herein or a Participants Award Agreement,
payment of earned Performance Units shall be made following the
close of the applicable Performance Period. The Committee, in
its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units in cash or
in Shares that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the
value of the earned Performance Units (or a combination
thereof). The Committee may provide that settlement of
Performance Units shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at
the election of the Participant.
10.5. Dividend Equivalents. At the
discretion of the Committee, an Award of Performance Units may
provide the Participant with the right to receive Dividend
Equivalents, which may be paid currently or credited to an
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account for the Participant, and may be settled in cash
and/or
Shares, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion,
subject in each case to such terms and conditions as the
Committee shall establish.
10.6. Termination of Employment or
Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the
extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive
a payout respecting an Award of Performance Units following
termination of the Participants employment or, if the
Participant is a Director or Consultant, service with the
Company, a Parent
and/or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be
uniform among all Performance Units and may reflect distinctions
based on reasons for termination of employment or service.
10.7. Nontransferability. Except as
otherwise determined by the Committee, Performance Units and
rights relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Article 11
Other Awards
11.1. Grant of Other
Awards. Subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan, Other Awards may be granted to Participants in such
amounts, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee
shall determine. Types of Other Awards that may be granted
pursuant to this Article 11 include, without limitation,
the payment of cash or Shares based on attainment of performance
goals established by the Committee, the payment of Shares as a
bonus or in lieu of cash based on attainment of performance
goals established by the Committee, and the payment of Shares in
lieu of cash under other Company incentive or bonus programs.
11.2. Payment of Other
Awards. Payment under or settlement of any such
Awards shall be made in such manner and at such times as the
Committee may determine.
11.3. Termination of Employment or
Service. The Committee shall determine the extent
to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Other
Awards following termination of the Participants
employment or, if the Participant is a Director or Consultant,
service with the Company, a Parent
and/or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, may be
included in an agreement entered into with each Participant, but
need not be uniform among all Other Awards, and may reflect
distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment
or service.
11.4. Nontransferability. Except as
otherwise determined by the Committee, Other Awards and rights
relating thereto may not be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Article 12
Replacement
Awards
Each Replacement Award shall have substantially the same terms
and conditions (as determined by the Committee) as the award it
replaces; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject
to Replacement Awards, the Exercise Price, grant price or other
price of Shares subject to Replacement Awards, any performance
conditions relating to Shares underlying Replacement Awards, or
the market price of Shares underlying Replacement Awards or
per-Share results may differ from the awards they replace to the
extent such differences are determined to be appropriate and
equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion.
Article 13
Performance
Measures
The Committee may specify that the attainment of one or more of
the performance measures set forth in this Article 13 shall
determine the degree of granting, vesting
and/or
payout with respect to Awards (including any related dividends
or Dividend Equivalents) that the Committee intends will qualify
for the Performance-Based
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Exception. The performance goals to be used for such Awards
shall be chosen from among the following performance measure(s):
earnings per share, economic value created, market share (actual
or targeted growth), net income (before or after taxes),
operating income, adjusted net income after capital charge,
return on assets (actual or targeted growth), return on capital
(actual or targeted growth), return on equity (actual or
targeted growth), return on investment (actual or targeted
growth), revenue (actual or targeted growth), cash flow,
operating margin, share price, share price growth, total
stockholder return, and strategic business criteria consisting
of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market
penetration goals, productivity measures, geographic business
expansion goals, cost targets, customer satisfaction or employee
satisfaction goals, goals relating to merger synergies,
management of employment practices and employee benefits, or
supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals
relating to acquisitions or divestitures of Subsidiaries
and/or other
affiliates or joint ventures. The targeted level or levels of
performance with respect to such performance measures may be
established at such levels and on such terms as the Committee
may determine, in its discretion, including in absolute terms,
as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, or as a goal
compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies
or an index covering multiple companies. Awards (including any
related dividends or Dividend Equivalents) that are not intended
to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception may be based on
these or such other performance measures as the Committee may
determine.
Achievement of performance goals in respect of Awards intended
to qualify under the Performance-Based Exception shall be
measured over a Performance Period, and the goals shall be
established not later than ninety (90) days after the
beginning of the Performance Period or, if less than
(90) days, the number of days that is equal to twenty-five
percent (25%) of the relevant Performance Period applicable to
the Award. The Committee shall have the discretion to adjust the
determinations of the degree of attainment of the
pre-established performance goals; provided, however, that
Awards that are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based
Exception may not be adjusted upward (the Committee may, in its
discretion, adjust such Awards downward).
Article 14
Beneficiary
Designation
Each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any
beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or
successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid
in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all
of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior
designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form
prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when
filed by the Participant in writing during the
Participants lifetime with the Committee. In the absence
of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the
Participants death shall be paid to the Participants
estate.
Article 15
Deferrals
If permitted by the Committee, a Participant may defer receipt
of amounts that would otherwise be provided to such Participant
with respect to an Award, including Shares deliverable upon
exercise of an Option or SAR or upon payout of any other Award.
If permitted, such deferral (and the required deferral election)
shall be made in accordance with, and shall be subject to, the
terms and conditions of the applicable nonqualified deferred
compensation plan, agreement or arrangement under which such
deferral is made and such other terms and conditions as the
Committee may prescribe.
Article 16
Rights of
Participants
16.1. Continued Service. Nothing in
the Plan shall:
(a) interfere with or limit in any way the right of the
Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary to terminate any
Participants employment or service at any time,
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(b) confer upon any Participant any right to continue in
the employ or service of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary,
nor
(c) confer on any Director any right to continue to serve
on the Board of Directors of the Company, a Parent or a
Subsidiary.
16.2. Participation. No Employee,
Director or Consultant shall have the right to be selected to
receive an Award under the Plan, or, having been so selected, to
be selected to receive future Awards.
Article 17
Change in
Control
Except as otherwise provided in a Participants Award
Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, unless
otherwise specifically prohibited under applicable laws, or by
the rules and regulations of any governing governmental agencies
or national securities exchanges:
(a) any and all outstanding Options and SARs granted
hereunder shall become immediately exercisable; provided,
however, that the Committee instead may instead provide that
such Awards shall be automatically cashed out upon a Change in
Control;
(b) any Period of Restriction or other restriction imposed
on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards
shall lapse; and
(c) any and all Performance Shares, Performance Units and
other Awards (if performance-based) shall be deemed earned at
the target level (or if no target level is specified, the
maximum level) with respect to all open Performance Periods.
Article 18
Additional
Forfeiture Provisions
The Committee may condition a Participants right to
receive a grant of an Award, to vest in the Award, to exercise
the Award, to retain cash, Shares, other Awards, or other
property acquired in connection with the Award, or to retain the
profit or gain realized by the Participant in connection with
the Award, including cash or other proceeds received upon sale
of Shares acquired in connection with an Award, upon compliance
by the Participant with specified conditions relating to
non-competition, confidentiality of information relating to or
possessed by the Company, non-solicitation of customers,
suppliers, and employees of the Company, cooperation in
litigation, non-disparagement of the Company and its officers,
directors and affiliates, and other restrictions upon or
covenants of the Participant, including during specified periods
following termination of employment with or service for the
Company, a Parent
and/or a
Subsidiary.
Article 19
Amendment,
Modification, and Termination
19.1. Amendment, Modification, and
Termination. The Board may at any time and from
time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in
whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment that
requires stockholder approval in order for the Plan to continue
to comply with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards or
any rule promulgated by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission or any securities exchange on which the
securities of the Company are listed shall be effective unless
such amendment shall be approved by the requisite vote of
stockholders of the Company entitled to vote thereon within the
time period required under such applicable listing standard or
rule.
19.2. Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of
Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The
Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions of,
and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual
or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the
events described in Section 4.3 hereof)
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affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company
or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting
principles, whenever the Committee determines that such
adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be
made available under the Plan. With respect to any Awards
intended to comply with the Performance-Based Exception, any
such exception shall be specified at such times and in such
manner as will not cause such Awards to fail to qualify under
the Performance-Based Exception.
19.3. Awards Previously Granted. No
termination, amendment or modification of the Plan or of any
Award shall adversely affect in any material way any Award
previously granted under the Plan without the written consent of
the Participant holding such Award, unless such termination,
modification or amendment is required by applicable law and
except as otherwise provided herein.
19.4. Compliance with the Performance-Based
Exception. If it is intended that an Award
(and/or any dividends or Dividend Equivalents relating to such
Award) comply with the requirements of the Performance-Based
Exception, the Committee may apply any restrictions it deems
appropriate such that the Awards (and/or dividends or Dividend
Equivalents) maintain eligibility for the Performance-Based
Exception. If changes are made to Code Section 162(m) or
regulations promulgated thereunder to permit greater flexibility
with respect to any Award or Awards available under the Plan,
the Committee may, subject to this Article 19, make any
adjustments to the Plan
and/or Award
Agreements it deems appropriate.
Article 20
Withholding
20.1. Tax Withholding. The Company
shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or
require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount
sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, domestic or foreign
taxes required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect
to any taxable event arising as a result of the Plan.
20.2. Use of Shares to Satisfy Withholding
Obligation. With respect to withholding required
upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon the vesting or
settlement of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units,
Performance Shares or Performance Units, or upon any other
taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder,
the Committee may require or may permit Participants to elect
that the withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole or in
part, by having the Company withhold, or by tendering to the
Company, Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum
statutory withholding (based on minimum statutory withholding
rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll
taxes) that could be imposed on the transaction and, in any case
in which it would not result in additional accounting expense to
the Company, taxes in excess of the minimum statutory
withholding amounts. Any such elections by a Participant shall
be irrevocable, made in writing and signed by the Participant.
Article 21
Indemnification
Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee,
or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Company to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law against
and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be
imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection
with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to
which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be
involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under
the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or
her in settlement thereof, with the Companys approval, or
paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such
action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or
she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense,
to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to
handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing
right of indemnification is subject to the person having been
successful in the legal proceedings or having acted in good
faith and what is reasonably believed to be a lawful manner in
the Companys best interests. The foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of
indemnification to
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which such persons may be entitled under the Companys
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify
them or hold them harmless.
Article 22
Successors
All obligations of the Company under the Plan and with respect
to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company,
whether the existence of such successor is the result of a
direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or other
event, or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of
the business
and/or
assets of the Company.
Article 23
Legal
Construction
23.1. Gender, Number and
References. Except where otherwise indicated by
the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include
the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the
singular shall include the plural. Any reference in the Plan to
an act or code or to any section thereof or rule or regulation
thereunder shall be deemed to refer to such act, code, section,
rule or regulation, as may be amended from time to time, or to
any successor act, code, section, rule or regulation.
23.2. Severability. In the event
any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for
any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the
remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and
enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been
included.
23.3. Requirements of Law. The
granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan
shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations,
and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national
securities exchanges as may be required.
23.4. Governing Law. To the extent
not preempted by federal law, the Plan, and all agreements
hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by
the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to
conflicts or choice of law principles.
23.5. Non-Exclusive Plan. Neither
the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the
stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as
creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a
committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as
it may deem desirable, including other incentive arrangements
and awards that do or do not qualify under the Performance-Based
Exception.
23.6. Code Section 409A
Compliance. To the extent applicable, it is
intended that this Plan and any Awards granted under the Plan
comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and any
related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect
to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or
the Internal Revenue Service (collectively
Section 409A). Any provision that would cause
the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to fail to satisfy
Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to
comply with Section 409A, which amendment may be
retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A.
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