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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 10-K
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(Mark One)
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from          to
Commission file number: 001-39299
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Alight, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 86-1849232
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
320 South Canal Street,
50th Floor, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL
60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(224) 737-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ALIT
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o

Emerging growth company
o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  x
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.  o
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the closing price of the shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 28, 2024 (the last business day of the registrant's most recent completed second fiscal quarter, was $3,103,536,942.
As of February 17, 2025, the registrant had 532,668,799 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 4,955,297 shares of Class B-1 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 4,955,297 shares of Class B-2 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 510,237 shares of Class V Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the end of the Company’s fiscal year are incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10-14 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Table of Contents
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Item 9.
Item 9A.
Item 9B.
Item 9C.
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
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Item 14.
Item 15.
Item 16
Disclaimer Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this "Annual Report") contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to expectations regarding future financial performance, and business strategies or expectations for our business. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “appear,” “approximate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foresee,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “would” or similar expressions or the negative thereof. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this report and the Company’s management’s current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of the Company and its directors, officers and affiliates. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date.
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The Company does not undertake any obligation to update, add or otherwise correct any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events, inaccuracies that become apparent after the date hereof or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements identified under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A. of this Annual Report. These statements are based on assumptions that may not come true and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties.
Summary of Risk Factors
Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in the section titled “Risk Factors,” that represent challenges that we face in connection with the successful implementation of our strategy and growth of our business. The occurrence of one or more of the events or circumstances described in the section titled “Risk Factors,” alone or in combination with other events or circumstances, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects. A summary of the principal factors that create risk in investing in our securities and might cause actual results to differ is set forth below:
•our ability to successfully execute the next phase of our strategic transformation, including our ability to effectively and appropriately separate the Payroll and Professional Services business;
•declines in economic activity in the industries, markets, and regions our clients serve, including as a result of macroeconomic factors beyond our control, heightened interest rates or changes in monetary, trade and fiscal policies;
•risks associated with competition;
•cyber-attacks and security vulnerabilities and other significant disruptions in the Company’s information technology systems and networks that could expose the Company to legal liability, impair its reputation or have a negative effect on the Company’s results of operations;
•our handling of confidential, personal or proprietary data;
•actions or proposals from activist stockholders;
•compliance with applicable laws or regulations, including changes thereto;
•an inability to successfully execute on operational and technological enhancements designed to drive value for our clients or drive internal efficiencies;
•issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Machine Learning;
•claims (particularly professional liability claims), litigation or other proceedings against us;
•the inability to adequately protect key intellectual property rights or proprietary technology;
•past and prospective acquisitions, including the failure to successfully integrate operations, personnel, systems, technologies and products of the acquired companies, adverse tax consequences of acquisitions or divestitures, greater than expected liabilities of the acquired companies and charges to earnings from acquisitions;
•the success of our strategic partnerships with third parties;
•the possibility of a decline in continued interest in outsourced services;
•our inability to retain and attract experienced and qualified personnel;
•recovery following a catastrophic event, disaster or other business continuity problem;
•our inability to deliver a satisfactory product to our clients;
•damage to our reputation;
•our reliance on third-party licenses and service providers;
•our handling of client funds;
•the Company’s international operations, including varying taxation requirements;
•the profitability of our engagements due to unexpected circumstances;
•our ability to achieve sustainable cost savings for our clients;
•the success of our restructuring program;
•changes in accounting principles or treatment;
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•the impact of goodwill or other impairment charges on our earnings;
•contracting with government clients;
•the significant influence of our sponsors;
•provisions in our governing documentation that could discourage acquisition bids or merger proposals;
•the payment or nonpayment of dividends and/or repurchases of our common stock;
•our obligations under our Tax Receivable Agreement;
•changes to our credit ratings or interest rates which could affect our financial resources, ability to raise additional capital, generate sufficient cash flows, or generally maintain operations; and
•other risks and uncertainties indicated in this report and our other public filings, including those set forth under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report.
These risk factors do not identify all risks that we face, and our business, financial condition and results of operations could also be affected by factors, events or uncertainties that are not presently known to us or that we currently do not consider to present material risks.
Website and Social Media Disclosure
We use our website (www.alight.com) and our corporate Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/AlightGlobal), Instagram (@alight_solutions), LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/alightsolutions), X (@alightsolutions), and YouTube (www.youtube.com/c/AlightSolutions) accounts as channels of distribution of Company information. The information we post through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor these channels, in addition to following our press releases, filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and public conference calls and webcasts. The information on our website is not part of this Annual Report.
The Company makes available free of charge on its website or provides a link on its website to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. To access these filings, go to the Company’s website and under the “Investors” heading, click on “Financials.”
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PART I
Item 1. Business.
Throughout this section, references to “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Alight and its consolidated subsidiaries as the context so requires.
Alight is a technology-enabled services company delivering human capital management solutions to many of the world’s largest and most complex organizations. This includes the implementation and administration of employee benefits (e.g., health, wealth and leaves benefits) solutions. Alight’s numerous solutions and services are utilized year-round by employees and their family members in support of their overall health, wealth and wellbeing goals. Participants can access their solutions digitally, including through a mobile application on Alight Worklife®, our intuitive, cloud-based employee engagement platform. Through Alight Worklife, the Company believes it is defining the future of employee benefits by providing an enterprise level, integrated offering designed to drive better outcomes for organizations and individuals.
We aim to be the pre-eminent employee experience partner by providing personalized experiences that help employees make the best decisions for themselves and their families about their health, wealth and wellbeing. At the same time, we help employers tackle their biggest people and business challenges by helping them understand prevalence, trends and risks to generate better outcomes for the future, such as improved employee productivity and retention, while also realizing a return on their people investment. Our data, analytics and AI allow us to deliver actionable insights that drive measurable outcomes, such as healthcare claims savings, for companies and their people.
Payroll and Professional Services Divestiture
On July 12, 2024 Alight completed the previously announced sale (the "Divestiture") of Alight’s Professional Services segment and Alight’s Payroll & HCM Outsourcing business within the Employer Solutions segment (collectively, the “Divested Business”). In connection with the Divestiture, the Company received (a) $1.0 billion in cash at closing, (b) a note with an aggregate principal amount of $50 million, and a fair value of $35 million as of July 12, 2024 issued at closing (the “Seller Note”) and (c) contingent upon the financial performance of the divested business for the 2025 fiscal year, a note with an aggregate principal amount of up to $150 million and an initial fair value of $43 million as of July 12, 2024. See Note 4, “Discontinued Operations” within the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Divestiture.
Principal Services and Segment
We currently operate under one reportable segment, Employer Solutions. Employer Solutions is driven by our Alight Worklife platform, and includes integrated benefits administration, healthcare navigation, financial wellbeing, leave of absence management and retiree healthcare. We leverage data across numerous interactions and activities to improve the employee experience, reduce the operational costs and better inform management processes and decision-making. Our clients' employees benefit from an integrated platform and user experience, coupled with a full-service customer care center, helping them manage the full life cycle of their health, wealth, and wellbeing.
Our solutions are supported through a secure and scalable cloud infrastructure, together with our core benefits processing platforms and consumer engagement tools and integrated with over 350 external platforms and partners. This includes our Alight Marketplace, a diverse network of third-party providers supporting additional wellbeing programs and needs of participants. Our data and access across the breadth of human capital solutions provides us with comprehensive employee records to enable AI-driven, omnichannel engagement and a personalized, integrated experience for our clients’ employees. Through the use of predictive analytics and omnichannel engagement, Alight is able to tailor an employee experience that is unique to each individual’s needs and circumstance.
We generate primarily all of our revenue, which is highly recurring, from fees for services provided from contracts across all solutions, which is primarily based on a contracted fee charged per participant per period (e.g., monthly or annually, as applicable). Our contracts typically have three to five-year terms for ongoing services with mutual renewal options. The majority of our revenue is recognized over time when control of the promised services is transferred, and the clients simultaneously receive and consume the benefits of our services. Payment terms are consistent with industry practice.
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Technology
We deliver our solutions through a set of proprietary and partner technologies, a well-developed network of providers and a structured approach to instill and sustain enterprise-wide practices of excellence. With this in mind, there are four layers to our technology strategy, all reinforced with a critical security framework:
•Omnichannel customer experience layer that drives a personalized approach for customers within our front-end user interface.
•AI and analytics layer that uses data from our transactional systems, combined with client and third-party data to drive insights for clients.
•Core transaction layer that records participant decisions and powers our health and wealth systems.
•Infrastructure layer to provide security, stability and performance across our application landscape.
Seasonality
Due to buying patterns and delivery of certain products in the markets we serve, particularly given the timing of annual benefits enrollment, our revenues tend to be higher in the second half of each year.
Licensing and Regulation
As a public company with global operations, our business activities are subject to licensing requirements and extensive regulation under the laws of countries in which we operate, including United States (“U.S.”) federal and state laws. See the discussion contained in "Risk Factors" in Item 1A. of this Annual Report for information regarding how actions by regulatory authorities or changes in legislation and regulation in the jurisdictions in which we operate may have an adverse effect on our business.
Clients
We serve a broad range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, public institutions and mid-market businesses, and seek to establish high-quality, strong, long-term relationships with our clients. We are well-diversified with strong representation across myriad key market sectors. We proactively solicit client feedback through ongoing surveys and client councils held throughout the year, and we use this critical feedback to inform our research and development, enhance our client services and correct course when necessary. Through these surveys, we have learned that clients value the strength and depth of our relationships, scale and breadth of our solutions and our commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.
Competition
The markets for our solutions are competitive, rapidly evolving and fragmented. Our business faces competition from other global and national companies. The market for our solutions is subject to change as a result of economic, regulatory and legislative changes, technological developments, shifting client needs, and increased competition from established and new competitors.
We do not believe there is any single competitor with the breadth of our solutions, and thus our competitors vary for each of our solutions. Our primary competitors include Accolade, ADP, bswift, Businessolver, Conduent, Empower, Fidelity, Included Health, HealthEquity, Mercer, Personify, Sedgwick, Quantum Health, Voya, and WTW.
We compete primarily on the basis of product and service quality, technology, breadth of offerings, ease of use and accessibility of technology, data protection, innovation, trust and reliability, price and reputation.
Human Capital Management
As of December 31, 2024, we employed more than 9,500 colleagues, approximately 90% of whom were located in North America. In the United States, 66% of our colleagues identified as female and 42% of our colleagues self-identified as a minority group. We believe that our relations with our colleagues in all locations are positive.
Attracting, developing, and retaining talent is critical to executing our strategy and our ability to compete effectively. We believe in cultivating a healthier workforce by creating an environment where our colleagues have every opportunity to thrive, as we support their wellbeing with fair and market-competitive pay and benefits and invest in their growth and development.
We also value feedback from our colleagues and regularly survey them to understand how they feel about the company and subsequently take appropriate actions, if necessary, and employ employee engagement best practices to improve their work experience.
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Our efforts have resulted in being recognized as a Great Place to Work® for the seventh consecutive year and being listed among the top 100 companies for remote workers by Flexjobs.
Employee Wellbeing
At Alight, we know that to improve others' lives, we must also strive to enrich the wellbeing of our employees. Alight’s employees bring a diverse set of skills, perspectives and life experiences that enable them to deliver the world-class service our clients—and their employees—have come to expect. Our commitment to Alight’s employees is to enable them to live the best lives possible—at work, home and out in their communities. We provide them with tools and resources to help them attain their wellbeing goals across the key pillars of mind, body, wallet and life. From financial planning and support navigating the health care landscape to mental health resources and career growth through training and development opportunities, we seek to enrich our people’s lives, so they can in turn help our clients’ people improve theirs.
Total Rewards
Our benefits are designed to help colleagues and their families stay healthy, meet their financial goals, protect their income and help them balance their work and personal lives. These benefits include health and wellness, paid time off, employee assistance, competitive pay, career growth opportunities, paid volunteer time, and a culture of recognition.
Growth and Development
We understand that developing our talent is both critical for continuing success in a rapidly evolving environment and for colleague engagement and retention, and we are committed to actively fostering a learning culture and investing in ongoing professional and career development for our colleagues. We empower managers and employees with collective accountability for developing themselves and others, and promote ongoing dialogue, coaching, feedback, and improvement through our continuous performance management practices. We offer employees an extensive number of programs and tools for their personal and professional development including instructor-led training courses, leadership development programs, on-demand virtual learning, individual development planning, roles-based functional and technical training, compliance training, peer learning opportunities, and tuition reimbursement programs. We also aligned our talent and succession planning framework at a global level for our Director-level and above roles to support the development of our internal talent pipeline for current and future organizational needs, and to provide an overall health gauge of our global talent pool. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors oversees and approves the management continuity planning process.
Intellectual Property
Our intellectual property portfolio is primarily comprised of various copyrights (including copyrights in software) and trademarks, as well as certain trade secrets or proprietary know-how of our business. Our success has resulted in part from our proprietary methodologies, process and other intellectual property, such as certain of Alight's platforms. However, any of our proprietary rights could be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or may not provide significant competitive advantages.
Our business relies on software provided by both internal development and external sourcing to deliver its services. With respect to internally developed software, we claim copyright on all such software, registering works where appropriate. We require all employees and contractors to assign to us the rights to works developed on our behalf. In addition, we rely on maintaining source code confidentiality to maintain our market competitiveness. With respect to externally sourced software, we rely on contracts to allow for continued access for its business usage.
In the United States, trademark registrations may have a perpetual life, subject to continuous use and renewal every ten years, and may be subject to cancellation or invalidation based on certain use requirements and third-party challenges, or on other grounds. We vigorously enforce and protect our trademarks.
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Information about our Executive Officers
The executive officers of the Company as of February 27, 2025 were as follows:
Name  Age Position
David D. Guilmette 63
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chair
Jeremy J. Heaton 48 Chief Financial Officer
Allison P. Bassiouni 49 Chief Delivery Officer
Deepika Duggirala 50 Chief Technology Officer
Martin T. Felli 57 Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Gregory A. George 54 Chief Commercial Officer, North America
Robert W. Sturrus 48 Chief Client Officer
David D. Guilmette has served as a member of the Alight board of directors (the “Board”) since May 2024, and as Vice Chair of the Board since July 2024. Mr. Guilmette was a member of the audit committee of the Board from May 2024 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in August 2024. Additionally, Mr. Guilmette has served as the co-founder of WorldClass Health since March 2024. Mr. Guilmette most recently served in a number of senior leadership roles at Aon plc (NYSE: AON) (“Aon”) between November 2019 to March 2024, including strategic advisor to the CEO and President of Aon from February 2023 to March 2024 and CEO of Aon’s Global Health Solutions from November 2019 to January 2023. Before joining Aon, Mr. Guilmette served as President of Cigna Group’s (NYSE: CI) (“Cigna”) Global Employer segment from July 2012 to November 2019 and President of Cigna’s National, Pharmacy & Product division from 2010 to 2012. During Mr. Guilmette’s tenure with Cigna, he served on the Board of Managers of Cigna Ventures LLC and on Cigna’s Innovation Advisory Board as chair. Prior to joining Cigna, Mr. Guilmette served as a Managing Director at Towers Perrin (n/k/a Willis Towers Watson PLC) (Nasdaq: WTW) between February 2005 to February 2010. Since August 2023, Mr. Guilmette has served on the board of SwordHealth. Mr. Guilmette holds a B.A. in Political Science from University of Chicago
Jeremy J. Heaton has served as Alight’s Chief Financial Officer since May 2024. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Heaton leads day-to-day financial activities and is responsible for driving financial strategy and operational management. Previously, Mr. Heaton served as the Company’s Operating Chief Financial Officer from August 2023 to May 2024 and as Executive Vice President of Finance from May 2020 through August 2023.Prior to joining Alight, Mr. Heaton spent over 20 years at General Electric in global financial management with a focus in corporate finance, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions. From July 2018 to May 2020, Mr. Heaton served as the Transition Leader for GE Healthcare, where he led the sale of the biopharma business for $21 billion. From January 2003 to June 2018, Mr. Heaton served in a number of capacities for GE, including as Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Board from January 2018 to June 2018 and Chief Financial Officer, GE Industrial Finance from January 2016 to December 2017. Mr. Heaton holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Florida.
Allison P. Bassiouni has served as Alight’s Chief Delivery Officer since January 2025. Prior to her appointment as Chief Delivery Officer, Ms. Bassiouni served from June 2023 until December 2024 as Alight’s Executive Vice President, Customer Experience and Delivery, from February 2022 until June 2023 as Alight’s Senior Vice President, Health Delivery and as Vice President, Benefits Delivery at Alight from May 2017 until February 2022. Prior to joining Alight, Ms. Bassiouni served as Vice President, Benefits Delivery at Aon Hewitt from January 2013 until April 2017 and as Senior Director, Benefits Delivery from June 1998 until December 2012. Ms. Bassiouni has served as the President of the GLP Foundation since October 2018. Ms. Bassiouni holds a BBA in Business Management from Texas A&M University.
Deepika Duggirala has served as Alight’s Chief Technology Officer since January 2025. Ms. Duggirala has over 25 years of technology leadership experience across enterprise software, mobile platforms, and digital transformation initiatives. Prior to her appointment as Chief Technology Officer, Ms. Duggirala served as EVP of Technology at Alight from June 2023 until December 2024. Prior to joining Alight, Ms. Duggirala served as SVP of Global Technology Platforms at TransUnion, where she led strategic technology initiatives, from May 2020 until June 2023. Ms. Duggirala served as Vice President, Engineering at Yello from September 2018 until March 2020 and as Senior Vice President, Engineering at SPINS from June 2014 until September 2018. Her extensive career includes leadership roles at SAP Labs as Vice President of Development for SAP Mobile Platform from March 2012 until June 2014, and prior to that nearly a decade at Motorola Inc., where she progressed from Software Engineer to Engineering Project Manager. Ms. Duggirala has served as an advisory board member at Modal Learning, an early-stage e-learning platform, since November 2022. Ms. Duggirala has also served as a member of the board of trustees of Quest Academy since January 2024. Ms. Duggirala holds an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rutgers University and a BE in Electronics Engineering from Nagpur University.
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Martin T. Felli has served as Alight’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since January 2023. Mr. Felli has more than 28 years of legal experience. Prior to joining Alight, Mr. Felli served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Chief Administrative Officer at Blue Yonder Holding, Inc., a Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone”) and New Mountain Capital (“New Mountain”) sponsored company, from 2018 to April 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Felli held other key legal leadership roles at Blue Yonder from 2013 to 2018, was General Counsel and Corporate Counsel at Ecotality, Inc., from 2011 to 2013, and held additional senior legal positions across a broad range of organizations including Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., from 2006 to 2011, and HBO, from 2000 to 2004. Mr. Felli holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a B.A. magna cum laude from Baruch College.
Gregory A. George has served as Alight’s Chief Commercial Officer at Alight since June 2023. Prior to joining Alight, Mr. George served as senior vice president and head of sales of Ceridian, from January 2021 to June 2023. In this role, Mr. George oversaw the growth of the company’s Human Capital Management ("HCM") platform and was responsible for Ceridian’s go to market strategy and worked alongside the leadership team to execute the company’s transformation strategy. From June 2007 to January 2021, Mr. George worked in a number of capacities at Oracle, where he most recently serviced as group vice president, responsible for national sales operations for the company’s enterprise resource planning, enterprise performance management, and supply chain management business units. Mr. George holds a bachelor’s degree from Butler University and has completed executive education programs at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, IESE Business School University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain, and the George Mason University School of Business in Virginia.
Robert W. Sturrus has served as Alight’s Chief Client Officer since January 2025. Prior to his appointment as Chief Client Officer, Mr. Sturrus served as Alight’s Executive Vice President, Wealth Solutions from May 2017 through December 2024. Prior to joining Alight, Mr. Sturrus served in a number of capacities in Aon Hewitt and Hewitt Associates, most recently with Aon Hewitt as Senior Vice President, Defined Benefits from April 2016 to April 2017 and as Vice President, Benefits Delivery from October 2011 to April 2017. Mr. Sturrus holds a BS from Wake Forest University.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information in this Annual Report, the following risk factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our Company and our business. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
If we are unable to successfully execute the next phase of our strategic transformation, including our ability to effectively and appropriately separate the Divested Business, we may experience operational disruptions, which could negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
On July 12, 2024, the Company completed the Divestiture of Alight’s Professional Services segment and Alight’s Payroll & HCM Outsourcing business within the Employer Solutions segment. Completing the Divestiture was a pivotal stage in our transformation as a technology-enabled services company with a renewed focus on employee wellbeing and benefits. Our strategic transformation has also entailed other initiatives, such as revised capital allocation priorities and changes among our management team. Implementing the Divestiture and the other changes required to effectuate our strategic transformation can be complex, costly and time-consuming and may also result in unanticipated issues, such as additional expenses, competitive responses, employee turnover or impact on our commercial relationships. Even if such initiatives are implemented successfully, the full benefits may not be realized within the desired timeframe or at all. As a result of the Divestiture, the Company’s diversification of revenue sources diminished, and the Company’s results of operations, cash flows, working capital and financing requirements may be subject to increased volatility and greater risk as a result of the concentration of its business. The failure to meet the challenges involved in implementing our go-forward business after the Divestiture and the other aspects of our strategic transformation could result in a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Additionally, pursuant to the Divestiture, we entered into an agreement whereby we have begun to provide various transition services to the buyer of the Divested Business for specified periods. In the course of performing our obligations under such agreement, we will continue to allocate certain of our resources, including assets, facilities, equipment and the time and attention of our management and other teammates, for the benefit of the Divested Business and not ours, which may negatively impact our financial condition or results of operations. A portion of the consideration received for the sale of the Divested business is contingent on the financial performance of the Divested Business. If the Divested Business does not meet certain performance metrics for the 2025 fiscal year, we will receive less consideration in the future than may have been or may currently be projected by fair value measurements.
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See Note 4 “Discontinued Operations” for more information on the fair value measurement of the contingent consideration.
If the Divested Business is not successfully separated, or if we experience delays or disputes during the process of separation, investor confidence could decline. Any such delays or disputes may result in negative publicity, protracted litigation, may affect our relationships with our clients and other business partners and may cause us to incur significant costs, including legal fees, advisor fees and other related costs, without any commensurate benefit. Accordingly, if the Divested Business is not separated successfully, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected.
An overall decline in economic activity could adversely affect the financial condition and results of operations of our business.
The results of our business are generally affected by the level of business activity of our clients, which in turn is affected by the level of economic activity in the industries, markets and regions these clients serve. The level of economic activity may be affected by unforeseen events, such as adverse weather conditions, natural disasters (including those as a result of climate change), catastrophic events, war (including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine), terrorism or public health conditions. Additionally, substantial changes to trade (including the imposition of tariffs or trade disputes), inflation rates, interest rates, currency exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies, political conditions, employment rates (including as a result of an increasingly competitive job market), limitations on a government's spending and/or ability to issue debt, and constriction and volatility in the credit markets, may occur and would affect our business. Economic downturns in some markets, or challenging financial markets and increased funding costs, may cause reductions in technology and discretionary spending by our clients, which may result in reductions in the growth of new business as well as reductions in existing business. If our clients become financially less stable, enter bankruptcy, liquidate their operations or consolidate, our revenues and/or collectability of receivables could be adversely affected. Our contracts also depend upon the number of our clients’ employees or the number of participants in our clients’ employee benefit plans. If our clients become financially less stable, change their staffing models, enter bankruptcy, liquidate their operations or consolidate, that could result in layoffs or other reductions in the number of participants in our clients’ employee benefit plans. We may also experience decreased demand for our services as a result of postponed or terminated outsourcing of human resource (“HR”) functions. Reduced demand for our services could increase price competition and have an adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
We face significant competition and our failure to compete successfully could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of our business.
Our competitors may have greater resources, larger client bases, greater name recognition, stronger presence in certain geographies and more established relationships with their clients and suppliers than we have. In addition, new competitors, alliances among competitors or mergers of competitors could result in our competitors gaining significant market share and some of our competitors may have or may develop a lower cost structure, adopt more aggressive pricing policies or provide services that gain greater market acceptance than the services that we offer or develop. Large and well-capitalized competitors may be able to respond to the need for technological changes (including the implementation of AI and ML) and innovate faster, or price their services more aggressively. They may also compete for skilled professionals, finance acquisitions, fund internal growth and compete for market share more effectively than we do. If we are unable to compete successfully, we could lose market share and clients to competitors, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations. To respond to increased competition and pricing pressure, we may have to lower the cost of our solutions or decrease the level of service provided to clients, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
We rely on complex information technology systems and networks to operate our business. Any significant system or network disruption could expose us to legal liability, impair our reputation or have a negative impact on our operations, sales and operating results and could expose us to litigation and negatively impact our relationships with clients.
We rely on the efficient, uninterrupted and secure operation of complex information technology systems, and networks and data centers, some of which are outsourced to third-party providers, including cloud infrastructure service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure Cloud. We do not have control over the operations of such third parties. We also may decide to employ additional offsite data centers in the future to accommodate growth. Problems faced by our data center locations, with the telecommunications network providers with whom we or they contract, or with the systems by which our telecommunications providers allocate capacity among their clients, including us, could adversely affect the availability and processing of our solutions and related services and the experience of our clients. If our data centers are unable to keep up with our growing needs for capacity, this could have an adverse effect on our business and cause us to incur additional expense. In addition, any financial difficulties faced by our third-party data center’s operator or any of the service providers with whom we or they contract may have negative effects on our business, the nature and extent of which are difficult to predict.
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These facilities are vulnerable to damage or interruption from catastrophic events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, cyber security attacks (including "ransomware" and phishing attacks), terrorist attacks, power losses, telecommunications failures and similar events. The risk of cyber-attacks could be exacerbated by geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, or other hostile actions taken by nation-states and terrorist organizations. While we have adopted, and continue to enhance, business continuity and disaster recovery plans and strategies, there is no guarantee that such plans and strategies will be effective, which could interrupt the functionality of our information technology systems or those of third parties. The occurrence of a natural disaster (or other extreme weather as a result of climate change or otherwise) or an act of terrorism, a decision to close the facilities without adequate notice, or other unanticipated problems could result in lengthy interruptions in our services and solutions. The facilities also could be subject to break-ins, computer viruses, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism and other misconduct. Any errors, failures, interruptions or delays experienced in connection with these third-party technologies and information services, or our own systems could negatively impact our relationships with clients and adversely affect our business and could expose us to third-party liabilities. Any errors, defects, disruptions or other performance problems with our information technology systems including any changes in service levels at our third-party data center could adversely affect our reputation and may damage our clients’ stored files or result in lengthy interruptions in our services. Interruptions in our services might reduce our revenues, subject us to potential liability or other expenses or adversely affect our renewal rates.
In relation to our third-party data centers, while we may own, control and have access to our servers and all of the components of our network that are located in these centers, we do not control the operation of these facilities. The operators of our third-party data center facilities have no obligation to renew their agreements with us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we are unable to renew these agreements on commercially reasonable terms, or if the data center operators are acquired, we may be required to transfer our servers and other infrastructure to new data center facilities, and we may incur costs and experience service interruption in doing so.
Improper access to, misappropriation, destruction or disclosure of confidential, personal or proprietary data as a result of employee or vendor malfeasance or cyber-attacks could result in financial loss, regulatory scrutiny, legal liability or harm to our reputation.
One of our significant responsibilities is to maintain the security, including cybersecurity, and privacy of our employees’ and clients’ confidential and proprietary information and the confidential information about clients’ employees’ health, financial and wellbeing information and other personally identifiable information. However, all information technology systems are potentially vulnerable to damage or interruption from a variety of sources, including but not limited to cyber-attacks, computer viruses, malware, hacking, fraudulent use attempts, “ransomware” and phishing attacks and security breaches. Our systems are also subject to compromise from internal threats such as improper action by employees, vendors and other third parties with otherwise legitimate access to our systems. Despite our efforts, from time-to-time, we and our third-party vendors experience attacks and other cyber-threats to our systems and networks and have from time-to-time experienced cyber security incidents such as computer viruses, unauthorized parties gaining access to our information technology systems and similar matters, which to date have not had a material impact on our business. These attacks can seek to exploit, among other things, known or unknown vulnerabilities in technology included in our information systems or those of third-party providers. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access are constantly changing and becoming increasingly more sophisticated and often are not recognized until launched against a target, we or our third-party providers may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement sufficient preventative measures. If we, or our third-party providers, are unable to efficiently manage the vulnerability of our systems and effectively maintain and upgrade our system safeguards, we may incur unexpected costs and certain of our systems may become more vulnerable to unauthorized access. For example, there has been a stark increase in new financial fraud schemes akin to ransomware attacks on large companies whereby a cybercriminal installs a type of malicious software, or malware, that prevents a user or enterprise from accessing computer files, systems, or networks and demands payment of a ransom for their return. Cyber criminals may also attempt to fraudulently induce employees, clients or other users of our systems to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to our data or that of our clients or users. In addition, while we have certain standards for all vendors that provide us services, our vendors, and in turn, their own service providers, have experienced and in the future may continue to become subject to the same types of security breaches. In the future, these types of incidents could result in intellectual property or other confidential information being lost or stolen, including client, employee or business data. In addition, we may not be able to detect breaches in our information technology systems or assess the severity or impact of a breach in a timely manner.
We have implemented various measures to manage our risks related to system and network security and disruptions. Nevertheless, an actual or perceived security breach, a failure to make adequate disclosures to the public or law enforcement agencies following any such event or a significant and extended disruption in the functioning of our information technology systems could damage our reputation and cause us to lose clients, adversely impact our operations, sales and operating results and require us to incur significant expense to address and remediate or otherwise resolve such issues.
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We maintain policies, procedures and technological safeguards designed to protect the security and privacy of this information. These include, for example, the appropriate encryption of information, the use of anti-virus, anti-malware and other protections. Nonetheless, we cannot eliminate the risk of human error or inadequate safeguards against employee or vendor malfeasance or cyber-attacks that could result in improper access to, misappropriation, destruction or disclosure of confidential, personal or proprietary information and we may not become aware in a timely manner of any such security breach. Such unauthorized access, misappropriation, destruction or disclosure could result in the loss of revenue, reputational damage, indemnity obligations, damages for contract breach, civil and criminal penalties for violation of applicable laws, regulations or contractual obligations, and significant costs, fees and other monetary payments for remediation. Furthermore, our clients may be reluctant to continue our services delivered through our information technology systems and networks following an actual or perceived security breach due to concerns regarding transaction security, user privacy, the reliability and quality of internet service and other reasons. The release of confidential information as a result of a security breach could also lead to litigation or other proceedings against us by affected individuals or business partners, or by regulators, and the outcome of such proceedings, which could include penalties or fines, could have a significant negative impact on our business. Additionally, in order to maintain the level of security, service and reliability that our clients require, we may be required to make significant additional investments in technology and our methods of delivering services.
In many jurisdictions, including North America and the European Union, we are subject to laws and regulations relating to the collection, use, retention, security and transfer of information including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“HIPAA”) and the HIPAA regulations governing, among other things, the privacy, security and electronic transmission of individually identifiable protected health information, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). California also enacted legislation, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and the related California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), that afford California residents expanded privacy protections and a private right of action for security breaches affecting their personal information. Over a dozen U.S. states have similarly enacted comprehensive privacy laws and these laws emulate the CCPA and CPRA in many respects. We anticipate federal and state regulators to continue to consider and enact regulatory oversight initiatives and legislation related to privacy and cybersecurity. These and other similar laws and regulations are frequently emerging and changing in addition to becoming increasingly complex and sometimes conflict among the various jurisdictions and countries in which we provide services both in terms of substance and in terms of enforceability. This makes compliance challenging and expensive. Our failure to adhere to or successfully implement processes in response to changing regulatory requirements in this area could result in legal liability and damage to our reputation in the marketplace. Further, regulatory initiatives in the area of data protection frequently include provisions allowing authorities to impose substantial fines and penalties, and therefore, failure to comply could also have a significant financial impact.
Our business or stock price could be negatively affected as a result of actions of activist stockholders.
Our Board of Directors and management value constructive input from our stockholders and are committed to acting in the best interests of all our stockholders. However, we may be subject to actions or proposals from stockholders or others that may not align with the Company’s business strategies or the interests of our other stockholders.
During fiscal year 2024, a stockholder activist nominated four directors to our board of directors, which resulted in the incurrence of unexpected costs and a diversion of time and resources. If faced with a proxy contest or other potential actions by activist stockholders in the future, responding to these actions could be costly and time-consuming, disrupt the Company's operations and divert the attention of our Board of Directors, management and employees. In addition, activist stockholder initiatives could result in perceived uncertainties as to the Company’s future direction, strategy or leadership, which may result in the loss of potential business opportunities, harm our ability to attract new investors, customers, employees and other strategic partners and cause our stock price to experience periods of volatility.
We rely on assumptions and estimates to calculate certain of our reported measures, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such measures may harm our reputation and negatively affect our business.
Certain of the measures we disclose publicly, including our “annual recurring revenue,” “revenue under contract” and “bookings” measures, are calculated using metrics tracked by our internal teams. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable calculations for the applicable period of measurement, there are inherent challenges in deriving contract-based measures and our measure may differ from similar terms used by other companies. For example, an engagement accounted for in calculating one of these measures could abruptly end for reasons out of our control.
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If we determine that we can no longer calculate these metrics with a sufficient degree of accuracy, and we cannot find an adequate replacement for the metric, our business or revenue may be harmed. In addition, if investors do not perceive our metrics to be accurate representations of our business prospects, or if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics, our reputation may be harmed, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Compliance with laws and regulations applicable to us or to the HR benefits that we administer for our clients including changes in such laws and regulations, their application and their interpretation, could have an adverse effect on our business.
Our business is subject to extensive legal and regulatory oversight throughout the world including a variety of laws, rules, and regulations addressing, among other things, licensing, data privacy and protection, wage and hour standards, employment and labor relations, occupational health and safety, environmental matters, anti-competition, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, language requirements, economic sanctions, currency, reserves and government contracting. This legal and regulatory oversight could reduce our profitability or limit our growth by increasing the costs of legal and regulatory compliance; by limiting or restricting the products or services we sell, the markets we enter, the methods by which we sell our services, the prices we can charge for our services, and the form of compensation we can accept from our clients and third parties; or by subjecting our business to the possibility of legal and regulatory actions or proceedings.
The global nature of our operations increases the complexity and cost of compliance with laws and regulations, including training and employee expenses, adding to our cost of doing business. In addition, many of these laws and regulations may have differing or conflicting legal standards across jurisdictions, increasing further the complexity and cost of compliance. In emerging markets and other jurisdictions with less developed legal systems, local laws and regulations may not be established with sufficiently clear and reliable guidance to provide us adequate assurance that we are operating our business in a compliant manner with all required licenses or that our rights are otherwise protected.
In addition, certain laws and regulations, such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar laws in other jurisdictions in which we operate, could impact our operations outside of the legislating country by imposing requirements for the conduct of overseas operations, and in a number of cases, requiring compliance by foreign subsidiaries. We are also subject to economic and trade sanctions programs, including those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), which prohibit or restrict transactions or dealings with specified countries, their governments, and in certain circumstances, their nationals, and with individuals and entities that are specially designated.
Our employees, consultants or agents may still take actions in violation of our policies for which we may be ultimately responsible, or our policies and procedures may be inadequate or may be determined to be inadequate by regulators. Any violations of applicable anti-corruption, economic and trade sanctions or anti-money laundering laws or regulations could limit certain of our business activities until they are satisfactorily remediated and could result in civil and criminal penalties, including fines that could damage our reputation and have a materially adverse effect on our results of operation or financial condition.
The complexity of the laws and regulations themselves, the development of new laws and regulations, changes in application or interpretation of laws and regulations and our continued operational changes and development into new jurisdictions and new service offerings also increases our legal and regulatory compliance complexity as well as the type of governmental oversight to which we may be subject. These changes in laws and regulations could mandate significant and costly changes to the way we implement our services and solutions or could impose additional licensure requirements or costs to our operations and services, or limit our ability to mitigate risk. In addition, new regulatory or industry developments could create an increase in competition that could adversely affect us. These potential developments include:
•changes in regulations relating to health and welfare plans including potential challenges or changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, expansion of government-sponsored coverage through Medicare or the creation of a single payer system, or changes to the employee tax exclusion and/or employer deduction for employer-provided healthcare benefits;
•changes in regulations relating to defined contribution, defined benefit plans, and Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”), including retirement plan and pension reform that could decrease the attractiveness of certain of our retirement products and services to retirement plan sponsors and administrators or have an unfavorable effect on our ability to earn revenues from these products and services;
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•additional requirements respecting data privacy and data usage in jurisdictions in which we operate that may increase our costs of compliance and potentially reduce the manner in which data can be used by us to develop or further our product offerings;
•changes in regulations relating to fiduciary rules;
•changes in federal or state regulations relating to marketing and sale of Medicare plans, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans;
•changes to regulations of producers, brokers, agents or third-party administrators such as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, that may alter operational costs, the manner in which we market or are compensated for certain services or other aspects of our business;
•changes to, or new, federal, state or provincial regulations relating to leave of absence programs or short-term or long-term disability plans, which could create more difficult and complex delivery requirements for our business leading to increased operational costs or increased enforcement and litigation for potential violations, including greater penalties for administrative errors; and
•additional regulations or revisions to existing regulations promulgated by other regulatory bodies in jurisdictions in which we operate.
For example, there have been, and likely will continue to be, legislative and regulatory proposals and executive actions at the federal and state levels directed at addressing the availability of healthcare and containing or lowering the cost of healthcare. Although we cannot predict the ultimate content or timing of any healthcare reform legislation or executive action, potential changes resulting from any amendment, repeal or replacement of these programs, including any reduction in the future availability of healthcare insurance benefits, could adversely affect our business and future results of operations. Further, the federal government from time to time considers retirement plan and pension reform legislation, which could negatively impact our sales of defined benefit or defined contribution plan products and services and cause sponsors to discontinue existing plans for which we provide administrative or other services. Certain tax-favored savings initiatives that have been proposed could hinder sales and persistency of our products and services that support employment-based retirement plans.
Our services are also the subject of ever-evolving government regulation, either because the services provided to or business conducted by our clients are regulated directly or because third parties upon whom we rely to provide services to our clients are regulated, thereby indirectly impacting the manner in which we provide services to those clients. Changes in laws, government regulations or the way those regulations are interpreted in the jurisdictions in which we operate could affect the viability, value, use or delivery of benefits and HR programs, including changes in regulations relating to health and welfare plans (such as medical), defined contribution plans (such as 401(k)), or defined benefit plans (such as retirement plans or pensions) or IRAs, may adversely affect the demand for, or profitability of, our services.
In addition, as we, and the third parties upon whom we rely, implement and expand direct-to-consumer sales and marketing solutions, we are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations that prescribe when and how we may market to consumers (including, without limitation, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”) and other telemarketing laws and the Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines issued by the Center for Medicare Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service). The TCPA provides for private rights of action and potential statutory damages for each violation and additional penalties for each willful violation. We have in the past and may in the future become subject to claims that we have violated the TCPA and/or other telemarketing laws. Changes to these laws could negatively affect our ability to market directly to consumers or increase our costs or liabilities.
Our business performance and growth plans could be negatively affected if we are not able to effectively apply technology in driving value for our clients or gaining internal efficiencies, or if investments in innovative product offerings fail to yield sufficient return to cover their costs.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to develop and implement new or revised solutions that anticipate and keep pace with rapid and continuing changes in technology, industry standards and client preferences. We may not be successful in anticipating or responding to these developments on a timely and cost-effective basis, and our ideas may not be accepted in the marketplace. Additionally, the effort to gain technological expertise and develop new technologies requires us to incur significant expenses.
If we cannot offer new technologies as quickly as our competitors or if our competitors develop more cost-effective technologies, it could have a material adverse effect on our ability to obtain and complete client engagements. Innovations in software, cloud computing or other technologies that alter how our services are delivered could significantly undermine our investments in our business if we are slow or unable to take advantage of these developments or experience any unanticipated consequences from the deployment of such technologies.
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We are continually developing and investing in innovative and novel service offerings, which we believe will address needs that we identify in the markets. In some cases, these new offerings may require new or unique pricing structures, which may include performance guarantees or fees at risk that differ significantly from our historical practices. These initiatives carry the risks associated with any new solution development effort, including cost overruns, delays in delivery and implementation and performance issues. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing, marketing and selling new solutions or enhancements that meet these changing demands, that we will not experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development, implementation, introduction and marketing of these solutions or enhancements, or that our new solutions and enhancements will adequately meet the demands for the marketplace and achieve market acceptance. Any of these developments could have an adverse impact on our future revenue and/or business prospects. Nevertheless, for those efforts to produce meaningful value, we are reliant on a number of other factors, some of which are outside of our control, to deem them suitable, and whether those parties will find them suitable will be subject to their own particular circumstances.
Issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, in our offerings may result in reputational harm and liability.
A quickly evolving social, legal and regulatory environment may cause us to incur increased operational and compliance costs, including increased research and development costs, or divert resources from other development efforts, to address potential issues related to usage of AI and ML. We are increasingly building AI and ML into many of our offerings including in our generative AI-enhanced Search and Chat functions for Alight Worklife as well as our intelligent document processing tools. As with many cutting-edge innovations, AI and ML present new risks and challenges, and existing laws and regulations may apply to us in new ways, the nature and extent of which are difficult to predict. The risks and challenges presented by AI and ML could undermine public confidence in AI and ML, which could slow its adoption and affect our business. We incorporate AI and ML into our offerings for use cases that could potentially impact civil, privacy, or employment benefit rights. Failure to adequately address issues that may arise with such use cases could negatively affect the adoption of our solutions and subject us to reputational harm, regulatory action, or legal liability, which may harm our financial condition and operating results. Potential government regulation related to AI, including relating to ethics and social responsibility, may also increase the burden and cost of compliance and research and development. Employees, clients, or clients’ employees who are dissatisfied with our public statements, policies, practices, or solutions related to the development and use of AI and ML may express opinions that could introduce reputational or business harm, or legal liability.
We are subject to professional liability claims against us as well as other contingencies and legal proceedings relating to our delivery of services, some of which, if determined unfavorably to us, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
We assist our clients with outsourcing various HR functions. Third parties may allege that we are liable for damages arising from these services in professional liability claims against us. Such claims could include, for example, the failure of our employees or sub-agents, whether negligently or intentionally, to correctly execute transactions. It is not always possible to prevent and detect errors and omissions, and the precautions we take may not be effective in all cases. In addition, we are or may be subject to other types of claims, litigation and other proceedings in the ordinary course of business. Claimants may seek damages, including punitive damages, in amounts that could, if awarded, have a material adverse impact on our financial position, earnings and cash flows. In addition to potential liability for monetary damages, such claims or outcomes could harm our reputation or divert management resources away from operating our business. While we maintain insurance to cover various aspects of professional liability and other claims, such coverage may not be adequate or applicable for certain claims or in the event of an adverse outcome related to such claims. In such circumstances, we would be responsible for payment of amounts that are not covered by insurance and that could have a material adverse impact on our business. In some cases, due to other business considerations, we may elect to pay or settle professional liability or other claims even where we may not be contractually or legally obligated to do so.
Accruals for exposures, and related insurance receivables, when applicable to us, have been provided to the extent that losses are deemed probable and are reasonably estimable. These accruals and receivables are adjusted from time to time as developments warrant and may also be adversely affected by disputes we may have with our insurers over coverage. Amounts related to our settlement provisions are recorded in other general expenses in our statements of income.
The ultimate outcome of these claims, lawsuits and other proceedings cannot be ascertained, and liabilities in indeterminate amounts may be imposed on us. It is possible that our future results of operations or cash flows for any particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an unfavorable disposition of these matters.
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We may become involved in claims, litigation or other proceedings that could harm the value of our business.
We are subject to, and may become a party to, various claims, lawsuits or other proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Our business is subject to the risk of litigation or other proceedings involving current and former employees, clients, partners, suppliers, shareholders or others. For example, participants in our clients’ benefit plans could claim, and have claimed, that we did not adequately protect their data or secure access to their accounts. Regardless of the merits of the claims, the cost to defend these claims may be significant, and such matters can be time-consuming and divert management’s attention and resources. The outcomes of such matters in the ordinary course of our business are inherently uncertain, and adverse judgments or settlements could have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations. In addition, we may become subject to future lawsuits, claims, audits and investigations, or suits, any of which could result in substantial costs and divert our attention and resources. Any claims or litigation, even if fully indemnified or insured, could damage our reputation and make it more difficult to compete effectively or to obtain adequate insurance in the future. See Note 20, “Commitments and Contingencies” within the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our active legal matters.
Our failure to protect our intellectual property rights, or allegations that we have infringed on the intellectual property rights of others, could harm our reputation, ability to compete effectively and financial condition.
To protect our intellectual property rights, we rely on a combination of trademark laws, copyright laws, patent laws, trade secret protection, confidentiality agreements and other contractual arrangements with our affiliates, employees, clients, strategic partners and others. However, the protective steps that we take may be inadequate to deter misappropriation of our proprietary information and technology. In addition, we may be unable to detect the unauthorized use of, or take appropriate steps to enforce, our intellectual property rights. Further, effective trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret protection may not be available in every country in which we offer our services or competitors may develop products similar to our products that do not conflict with our related intellectual property rights. Failure to protect our intellectual property adequately could harm our reputation and affect our ability to compete effectively.
In addition, to protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, we may initiate litigation against third parties, such as infringement suits or interference proceedings. Third parties may assert intellectual property rights claims against us, which may be costly to defend, could require the payment of damages and could limit our ability to use or offer certain technologies, products or other intellectual property. Any intellectual property claims, with or without merit, could be expensive, take significant time and divert management’s attention from other business concerns. Successful challenges against us could require us to modify or discontinue our use of technology or business processes where such use is found to infringe or violate the rights of others, or require us to purchase licenses from third parties (which may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all), any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
We might not be successful at acquiring, investing in or integrating businesses, entering into joint ventures or divesting businesses.
We may not successfully identify additional suitable investment opportunities. We expect to continue pursuing strategic and targeted acquisitions, investments and joint ventures to enhance or add to our skills and capabilities or offerings of services and solutions, or to enable us to expand in certain geographic and other markets. There can be no assurance that pursuing strategic opportunities will result in any transactions or arrangements, and even if we do consummate a transaction or arrangement, there is no guarantee that such development will be accretive to our financial condition or results of operations. For more information on recent acquisitions, see Note 4, "Acquisitions" within the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Furthermore, we face risks in successfully integrating any businesses we have acquired, might acquire, or that we have created or may create through a joint venture or similar arrangement. Ongoing business may be disrupted, and our management’s attention may be diverted by acquisition, investment, transition or integration activities. In addition, we might need to dedicate additional management and other resources, and our organizational structure could make it difficult for us to efficiently integrate acquired businesses into our ongoing operations and assimilate and retain employees of those businesses into our culture and operations. The potential loss of key executives, employees, clients, suppliers and other business partners of businesses we acquire may adversely impact the value of the assets, operations or businesses. Furthermore, acquisitions or joint ventures may result in significant costs and expenses, including those related to retention payments, equity compensation, severance pay, early retirement costs, intangible asset amortization and asset impairment charges, assumed litigation and other liabilities, and legal, accounting and financial advisory fees, which could negatively affect our profitability. We may have difficulties as a result of entering into new markets where we have limited or no direct prior experience or where competitors may have stronger market positions.
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We might fail to realize the expected benefits or strategic objectives of any acquisition, investment or joint venture we undertake. We might not achieve our expected return on investment or may lose money. We may be adversely impacted by liabilities that we assume from a company we acquire or in which we invest, including from that company’s known and unknown obligations, intellectual property or other assets, terminated employees, current or former clients or other third parties. In addition, we may fail to identify or adequately assess the magnitude of certain liabilities, shortcomings or other circumstances prior to acquiring, investing in or partnering with a company, including potential exposure to regulatory scrutiny and sanctions or liabilities resulting from an acquisition target’s previous activities, internal controls and security environment. If any of these circumstances occurs, they could result in unexpected legal or regulatory exposure, unfavorable accounting treatment, unexpected increases in taxes or other adverse effects on our business. Litigation, indemnification claims and other unforeseen claims and liabilities may arise from the acquisition or operation of acquired businesses. If we are unable to complete the number and kind of investments for which we plan, or if we are inefficient or unsuccessful at integrating any acquired businesses into our operations, we may not be able to achieve our planned rates of growth or improve our market share, profitability or competitive position in specific markets or services.
In the future, we may also issue our securities in connection with corporate activity, such as investments or acquisitions. The amount of shares of our Class A Common Stock issued in connection with an investment or acquisition could constitute a material portion of our then outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. The market price of our Class A Common Stock could drop significantly if we or if other significant stockholders sell shares or are perceived by the market as intending to sell them.
We periodically evaluate, and have engaged in, the disposition of assets and businesses, such as the Divestiture. Dispositions could involve difficulties in the separation of operations, services, products and personnel, the diversion of management’s attention, the disruption of our business and the potential loss of key employees. After reaching an agreement with a buyer for the disposition of a business, the transaction may be subject to the satisfaction of pre-closing conditions, including obtaining necessary regulatory and government approvals, which, if not satisfied or obtained, may prevent us from completing the transaction. Dispositions may also involve continued financial involvement in or liability with respect to the divested assets and businesses, such as indemnities or other financial obligations, in which the performance of the divested assets or businesses could impact our results of operations. Any disposition we undertake could adversely affect our results of operations.
Our growth depends in part on the success of our strategic partnerships with third parties.
We enter into strategic partnerships with third parties to enhance and extend the capabilities of our solutions in the ordinary course of our business. In order to continue to grow our business and enhance and extend our capabilities, we anticipate that we will continue to depend on the continuation and expansion of our strategic partnerships with third parties. Identifying partners, and negotiating and documenting relationships with them, requires significant time and resources.
If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining our relationships with third parties, if we fail to comply with material terms (such as maintaining any required certifications) or if our strategic partners fail to perform as expected, our ability to compete in the marketplace or to grow our revenues could be impaired, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Even if we are successful, we cannot assure you that these relationships will result in increased client usage of our solutions or increased revenues.
Our business is dependent on continued interest in outsourcing.
Our business and growth depend in large part on continued interest in outsourced services. Outsourcing means that an entity contracts with a third party, such as us, to provide services rather than perform such services in-house. There can be no assurance that this interest will continue, as organizations may elect to perform such services themselves and/or the business process outsourcing industry could move to an as-a-service model, thereby eliminating traditional outsourcing tasks. A significant change in this interest in outsourcing could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Our success depends on our ability to retain and attract experienced and qualified personnel, including our senior management team and other professional personnel.
We depend upon the members of our senior management team who possess extensive knowledge and a deep understanding of our business. The unexpected loss of any of our senior management team could have a disruptive effect adversely impacting our ability to manage our business effectively and execute our business strategy. Competition for experienced professional personnel is intense, particularly for technology professionals in the areas in which we operate, and we are constantly working to retain and attract these professionals. If we cannot successfully do so, our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected. We must develop our personnel to provide succession plans capable of maintaining continuity in the midst of the inevitable unpredictability of personnel retention.
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While we have plans for key management succession and long-term compensation plans designed to retain the senior employees, and continue to review and update those plans, if our succession plans do not operate effectively, particularly in an increasingly competitive job market, our business could be adversely affected. In addition, we have experienced turnover in our senior management team in recent years. Changes to strategic or operating goals, which sometimes occur with the appointment of new leaders, may create uncertainty, may negatively impact our ability to execute effectively, and may ultimately be unsuccessful.
Our inability to successfully recover should we experience a catastrophic event, disaster or other business continuity problem could cause material financial loss, loss of human capital, regulatory actions, reputational harm or legal liability.
Our operations are dependent upon our ability to protect our personnel, offices and technology infrastructure against damage from business continuity events that could have a significant disruptive effect on our operations. Should we or a key vendor or other third party experience a local or regional disaster or other business continuity problem, such as an earthquake, fire, flood, hurricane, or other weather event, terrorist attack, pandemic, security breach, power loss, telecommunications failure, software or hardware malfunctions or other natural or man-made disaster, our continued success will depend, in part, on the availability of our personnel, office facilities and the proper functioning of existing, new or upgraded computer systems, telecommunications and other related systems and operations. In events like these, while our operational size, the multiple locations from which we operate and our existing back-up systems provide us with some degree of flexibility, we still can experience near-term operational challenges with regard to particular areas of our operations. We could potentially lose access to key executives and personnel, client data or experience material adverse interruptions to our operations or delivery of services to our clients in a disaster recovery scenario.
We regularly assess and take steps to improve upon our existing business continuity plans and key management succession. However, a disaster on a significant scale or affecting certain of our key operating areas within or across regions, or our inability to successfully recover should we experience a disaster or other business continuity problem, could materially interrupt our business operations and cause material financial loss, loss of human capital, regulatory actions, reputational harm, damaged client relationships or legal liability.
If our clients are not satisfied with our services, we may face additional cost, loss of profit opportunities and damage to our reputation or legal liability.
We depend, to a large extent, on our relationships with our clients and our reputation to understand our clients’ needs and deliver solutions and services that are tailored to satisfy those needs. If a client is not satisfied with our services, it may be damaging to our business and could cause us to incur additional costs and impair profitability. Many of our clients are businesses that band together in industry groups and/or trade associations and actively share information among themselves about the quality of service they receive from their vendors. Accordingly, poor service to one client may negatively impact our relationships with multiple other clients. Moreover, if we fail to meet our contractual obligations, we could be subject to legal liability or loss of client relationships.
Damage to our reputation could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our reputation is a key asset of our business. Our ability to attract and retain clients is highly dependent upon the external perceptions of our level of service, trustworthiness, business practices, financial condition and other subjective qualities. Negative perceptions or publicity regarding these matters could erode trust and confidence and damage our reputation among existing and potential clients, which could make it difficult for us to attract new clients and maintain existing ones as mentioned above. Negative public opinion could also result from actual or alleged conduct by us or those currently or formerly associated with us in any number of activities or circumstances, including operations, regulatory compliance, and the use and protection of data and systems, satisfaction of client expectations, and from actions taken by regulators or others in response to such conduct. This damage to our reputation could further affect the confidence of our clients, rating agencies, regulators, stockholders and the other parties in a wide range of transactions that are important to our business having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
We depend on licenses of third-party software to provide our services. The inability to maintain these licenses or errors in the software we license could result in increased costs, or reduced service levels, which would adversely affect our business.
Our applications incorporate certain third-party software obtained under licenses from other companies. We anticipate that we will continue to rely on such third-party software and development tools from third parties in the future. Although we believe that there are commercially reasonable alternatives to the third-party software we currently license, this may not always be the case, or it may be difficult or costly to replace.
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In addition, integration of the software used in our applications with new third-party software may require significant work and require substantial investment of our time and resources. To the extent that our applications depend upon the successful operation of third-party software in conjunction with our software, any undetected errors or defects in this third-party software could prevent the deployment or impair the functionality of our own applications, delay new application introductions, result in a failure of our applications and injure our reputation. Our use of additional or alternative third-party software would require us to enter into license agreements with third parties.
We rely on third parties to perform key functions of our business operations and to provide services to our clients. These third parties may act in ways that could harm our business.
As we continue to focus on reducing the expense necessary to support our operations, we have increasingly used outsourcing strategies for a significant portion of our information technology and business functions. We rely on third parties, and in some cases subcontractors, to provide services, data and information such as technology, information security, funds transfers, data processing, and administration and support functions that are critical to the operations of our business. We expect to continue to assess and potentially expand such relationships in the future. As we do not fully control the actions of these third parties, we are subject to the risk that their decisions may adversely impact us and replacing these service providers could create significant delay and expense. A failure by the third parties to comply with service level agreements or regulatory or legal requirements, in a high quality and timely manner, particularly during periods of our peak demand for their services, could result in economic and reputational harm to us. In addition, these third parties face their own technology, operating, business and economic risks, and any significant failures by them, including the improper use or disclosure of our confidential client, employee, or business information, could cause harm to our reputation. An interruption in or the cessation of service by any service provider as a result of systems failures, capacity constraints, financial difficulties or for any other reason could disrupt our operations, impact our ability to offer certain products and services, and result in contractual or regulatory penalties, liability claims from clients and/or employees, damage to our reputation and harm to our business.
Our business is exposed to risks associated with the handling of client funds.
Our business performs, among other things, retirement and health plan administration and related services for certain clients. Consequently, at any given time, we may be holding or directing funds of our clients and their employees, while benefit plan payments are processed. This function creates a risk of loss arising from, among other things, fraud by employees or third parties, execution of unauthorized transactions or errors relating to transaction processing. A single significant incident of fraud could result in financial and reputational damage to us, which could reduce the use and acceptance of our products and services or cause our clients and/or partners to cease doing business with us. We are also potentially at risk in the event the financial institution in which these funds are held suffers any kind of insolvency or liquidity event or fails, for any reason, to deliver their services in a timely manner. The occurrence of any of these types of events in connection with this function could cause us financial loss and reputational harm.
Our global operations expose us to various international risks that could adversely affect our business.
Our operations are conducted globally. Accordingly, we are subject to legal, economic and market risks associated with operating in, and sourcing from, foreign countries, including:
•difficulties in staffing and managing our offices, such as unexpected wage inflation, worker attrition, visa requirements, or job turnover, increased travel and infrastructure costs, as well as legal and compliance costs associated with multiple international locations;
•fluctuations or unexpected volatility in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates;
•imposition or increase of investment and other restrictions by foreign governments;
•extensive and sometimes conflicting regulations in the countries in which we do business;
•restrictions on the import and export of technologies; and
•trade barriers, tariffs or sanctions laws.
If we are unable to manage the risks of our global operations, our results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
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Our global delivery capability is concentrated in certain key operational centers, which may expose us to operational risks.
Our business model is dependent on our global delivery capability, which includes employees and third-party personnel based at various delivery centers around the world. While these delivery centers are located throughout the world, we have based large portions of our delivery capability in India, Poland and the Philippines. Concentrating our global delivery capability in these locations presents operational risks, many of which are beyond our control. For example, natural disasters (including those as a result of climate change) and public health threats could impair the ability of our people to safely travel to and work in our facilities and disrupt our ability to perform work through those delivery centers. Additionally, other countries may experience political instability, worker strikes, civil unrest and hostilities with neighboring countries. If any of these circumstances occurs, we have a greater risk that interruptions in communications with our clients and other locations and personnel, and any downtime in important processes we operate for clients, could result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations and our reputation in the marketplace.
The profitability of our engagements with clients may not meet our expectations due to unexpected costs, cost overruns, early contract terminations, unrealized assumptions used in our contract bidding process or the inability to maintain our prices in light of any inflationary circumstances.
Our profitability is highly dependent upon our ability to control our costs and improve our efficiency. As we adapt to change in our business, adapt to the regulatory environment, enter into new engagements, acquire additional businesses and take on new employees in new locations, we may not be able to manage our large, diverse and changing workforce, control our costs or improve our efficiency. In addition, certain client contracts may include unique or heavily customized requirements that limit our ability to fully recognize economies of scale across our business units.
Most new outsourcing arrangements undergo an implementation process whereby our systems and processes are customized to match a client’s plans and programs. The cost of this process is estimated by us and often only partially funded (if at all) by our clients. If the actual implementation expense exceeds our estimate or if the ongoing service cost is greater than anticipated, the client contract may be less profitable than expected. Even though outsourcing clients typically sign long-term contracts, many of these contracts may be terminated at any time, with or without cause, by the client upon written notice, typically between 90 to 360 days before expiration.
In such cases, our clients are generally required to pay a termination fee, however, this amount may not be sufficient to offset the costs we incurred in connection with the implementation and system set-up or fully compensate us for the profit we would have received if the contract had not been cancelled. A client may choose to delay or terminate a current or anticipated project as a result of factors unrelated to our work product or progress, such as the business or financial condition of the client or general economic conditions. When any of our engagements are terminated, we may not be able to eliminate associated ongoing costs or redeploy the affected employees in a timely manner to minimize the impact on profitability. Any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of these engagements, including delays caused by factors outside our control could have an adverse effect on our profit margin.
Our profit margin, and therefore our profitability, is largely a function of the rates we are able to charge for our services and the staffing costs for our personnel. Accordingly, if we are not able to maintain the rates we charge for our services or appropriately manage the staffing costs of our personnel, we may not be able to sustain our profit margin and our profitability will suffer. The prices we are able to charge for our services are affected by a number of factors, including competitive factors, cost of living adjustment provisions, the extent of ongoing clients’ perception of our ability to add value through our services and general economic conditions such as inflation (including wage inflation). Our profitability is largely based on our ability to drive cost efficiencies during the term of our contracts for our services provided to clients. If we cannot drive suitable cost efficiencies, our profit margins will suffer.
We might not be able to achieve the cost savings required to sustain and increase our profit margins.
We provide our outsourcing services over long-term periods for variable or fixed fees that generally are less than our clients’ historical costs to provide for themselves the services we contract to deliver. Clients’ demand for cost reductions may increase over the term of the agreement. As a result, we generally bear the risk of increases in the cost of delivering services to our clients, and our margins associated with particular contracts will depend on our ability to control our costs of performance under those contracts and meet our service commitments cost-effectively. Over time, some of our operating expenses will increase as we invest in additional infrastructure and implement new technologies to maintain our competitive position and meet our client service commitments. We must anticipate and respond to the dynamics of our industry and business by using quality systems, process management, improved asset utilization and effective supplier management tools.
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We must do this while continuing to grow our business so that our fixed costs are spread over an increasing revenue base. If we are not able to achieve this, our ability to sustain and increase profitability may be reduced.
We cannot guarantee that our previously announced restructuring program will achieve its intended result.
On February 20, 2023, the Company approved a restructuring program that includes, among other things, the elimination of full-time positions, termination of certain contracts, and asset impairments, primarily related to facilities consolidations. We recorded in the aggregate approximately $136 million in pre-tax restructuring charges associated with the restructuring program and the program was substantially complete as of December 31, 2024. We cannot guarantee that the restructuring program will achieve or sustain the targeted benefits, or that the benefits, even if achieved, will be adequate to meet our long-term profitability expectations. Risks associated with the restructuring program could also include additional unexpected costs, negative impacts on our cash flows from operations and liquidity, employee attrition and adverse effects on employee morale and our potential failure to meet operational and growth targets due to the loss of employees, any of which may impair our ability to achieve anticipated results from operations or otherwise harm our business. See Note 17 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our restructuring program.
Changes in accounting principles or in our accounting estimates and assumptions could negatively affect our financial position and results of operations.
Our financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. We are also required to make certain judgments that affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each reporting period. We periodically evaluate our estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, those relating to revenue recognition, recoverability of assets including receivables, contingencies, income taxes, share-based payments and estimates and assumptions used for our long-term contracts. We base our estimates on historical experience and various assumptions that we believe to be reasonable based on specific circumstances. These assumptions and estimates involve the exercise of judgment and discretion, which may evolve over time in light of operational experience, regulatory direction, developments in accounting principles and other factors. Actual results could differ from these estimates, or changes in assumptions, estimates or policies or the developments in the business or the application of accounting principles related to these areas may change our results from operations.
We may be required to record goodwill or other long-lived asset impairment charges, which could result in a significant charge to earnings.
We have a substantial amount of goodwill and purchased intangible assets on our consolidated balance sheet as a result of the Business Combination (as defined in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Business - Business Combination") and other acquisitions. Under GAAP, we review our long-lived assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and fixed assets, for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Goodwill is assessed for impairment at least annually. Factors that may be considered in assessing whether goodwill or other long-lived assets may not be recoverable include reduced estimates of future cash flows and slower growth rates in our industry. We may experience unforeseen circumstances that adversely affect the value of our goodwill or other long-lived assets and trigger an evaluation of the recoverability of the recorded goodwill and other long-lived assets. Future goodwill or other long-lived asset impairment charges could materially impact our financial statements.
Our work with government clients exposes us to additional risks inherent in the government contracting environment.
A portion of our revenues is derived from contracts with or on behalf of national, state, regional and local governments and their agencies. In some cases, our services to public sector clients are provided through or are dependent upon relationships with third parties. For instance, we provide services for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board through our contract with Accenture Federal Services.
Government contracts are subject to heightened contractual risks compared to contracts with non-governmental commercial clients. For example, government contracts often contain high or unlimited liability for breaches. Additionally, government contracts are generally subject to routine audits and investigations by government agencies. If the government discovers improper or illegal activities or contractual non-compliance (including improper billing), we may be subject to various civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, which may include termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspensions or debarment from doing business with the government. Also, the qui tam provisions of the federal and various state civil False Claims Acts authorize a private person to file civil actions under these statutes on behalf of the federal and state governments. Further, the negative publicity that could arise from any such penalties, sanctions or findings could have an adverse effect on our reputation and reduce our ability to compete for new contracts with both government and commercial clients.
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Moreover, government entities typically finance projects through appropriated funds. While these projects are often planned and executed as multi-year projects, government entities usually reserve the right to change the scope of or terminate these projects for lack of approved funding or at their convenience. Changes in government or political developments, including budget deficits, shortfalls or uncertainties, government spending reductions (such as the new presidential administration’s related initiatives) or other debt or funding constraints, could result in lower governmental sales and our projects being reduced in price or scope or terminated altogether, which also could limit our recovery of incurred costs, reimbursable expenses and profits on work completed prior to the termination. Any of the occurrences and conditions described above could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
We are subject to taxation related risks in multiple jurisdictions.
We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our global provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets or liabilities and in evaluating our tax positions on a worldwide basis. While we believe our tax positions are consistent with the tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our business, these positions are frequently challenged by jurisdictional tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of outcomes resulting from these challenges or examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes and have reserved for potential adjustments that may result from these examinations. While we believe our tax estimates and any tax reserves are reasonable, we cannot provide assurance that the final determination of any of these examinations will not have an adverse effect on our financial position and results of operations.
Tax laws are being re-examined and evaluated globally. New laws and interpretations of the law are taken into account for financial statement purposes in the quarter or year that they become applicable. Tax authorities are increasingly scrutinizing the tax positions of companies. Many countries in the European Union, as well as a number of other countries and organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Commission, are actively considering changes to existing tax laws that, if enacted, could increase our tax obligations in countries where we do business. These proposals include changes to the existing framework to calculate income tax, as well as proposals to change or impose new types of non-income taxes, including taxes based on a percentage of revenue. For example, several countries in the European Union have proposed or enacted taxes applicable to digital services, which includes business activities on social media platforms and online marketplaces, and may apply to our business. Many questions remain about the enactment, form and application of these digital services taxes. The interpretation and implementation of the various digital services taxes (especially if there is inconsistency in the application of these taxes across tax jurisdictions) could have a materially adverse impact on our business, results of operations and cash flows.
Additionally, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international association of 38 countries including the United States, has proposed changes to numerous long-standing tax principles, including its Pillar Two framework, which imposes a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. Certain countries in which we operate have enacted legislation to adopt the Pillar Two framework, and several other countries are also considering changes to their tax laws to implement this framework. While we do not expect the impact of Pillar Two to be material to our business, when and how this framework is adopted or enacted by the various countries in which we do business could increase tax complexity and uncertainty and may adversely affect our provision for income taxes in the U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions.
Moreover, if the U.S. or other foreign tax authorities change applicable tax laws, our overall taxes could increase, and our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely impacted.
Risks Related to Ownership of our Securities
The Sponsor Investors have significant influence over the Company and their interests may conflict with the Company’s or its stockholders in the future.
Under the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation ("Charter") and the Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) that the Company entered into with Trasimene Capital FT, LP, Bilcar FT, LP, and Cannae Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor Investors”) and certain other investors as part of the Business Combination, as amended on February 2, 2023, the Company agreed to nominate to its Board of Directors certain individuals designated by the Sponsor Investors for so long as such investors retain a certain ownership interest in the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiary Alight Holding Company, LLC ("Alight Holdings"). The Sponsor Investors continue to have the right to designate, and have designated three of the eleven directors on our Board of Directors, including the Chairman. As a result, the Sponsor Investors may be considered to have significant influence with respect to the Company’s management, business plans and policies, including the appointment and removal of the Company’s officers.
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For so long as such investors continue to own a significant percentage of the Class A Common Stock, such investors may be able to cause or prevent a change of control of our company or a change in the composition of our board of directors and could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of our company. The concentration of ownership could deprive you of an opportunity to receive a premium for your Class A Common Stock as part of a sale of our company and ultimately might affect the market price of our Class A Common Stock.
Our Charter and Bylaws, and applicable law and regulations, as well as the Investor Rights Agreement, contain provisions that could discourage acquisition bids or merger proposals, which may adversely affect the market price of our Class A Common Stock.
Our Charter, our amended and restated by-laws ("Bylaws") and the Investor Rights Agreement contain provisions that may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or other change in control transaction that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which the Company’s stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their Class A Common Stock. These provisions may also prevent or frustrate attempts by stockholders to replace or remove Company management, such as authorization to issue blank check preferred stock without stockholder approval, limitations on actions taken by stockholders, advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals, a classified board of directors, prohibitions on certain business combinations, the ability of the Board to fill certain director vacancies and limitations on the removal of directors by stockholders.
Additionally, one of our subsidiaries, Alight Financial Solutions, LLC (“AFS”), is a member in good standing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), and is subject to change in ownership or control regulations as a result. FINRA’s Rule 1017 requires that any member of FINRA file an application for approval of any change in ownership that would result in one person or entity directly or indirectly owning or controlling 25% or more of member firm’s equity capital. A “substantially complete” application must be filed at least 30 days prior to effecting a change. The approval process under Rule 1017 can take six months or more to complete. The required FINRA process under Rule 1017, including the required 30-day notice period before effecting a change in ownership, could hinder or delay a third party in any effort to acquire us or a substantial position in our Class A Common Stock following the business combination, where such acquisition would result in the applicable person or persons, directly or indirectly, owning or controlling 25% or more of AFS. A denial of FINRA approval could prevent or delay any transaction resulting from a change of control or AFS withdrawing its broker-dealer registration, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or future prospects. A denial of any other application AFS has made under Rule 1017 could also have a material adverse effect on us.
The existence of the foregoing provisions and anti-takeover measures could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for the Company’s shares. They could also deter potential acquirers of the Company, thereby reducing the likelihood that stockholders could receive a premium for their shares in an acquisition. See “Description of Securities” included as Exhibit 4.1 to this Annual Report for a more detailed discussion of these provisions.
If securities or industry analysts downgrade their recommendations regarding our Class A Common Stock, the price of our Class A Common Stock and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our Class A Common Stock is influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. If analysts who cover us downgrade our Class A Common Stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of our Class A Common Stock may decline. If analysts cease coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the price of our Class A Common Stock or trading volume to decline and our Class A Common Stock to be less liquid.
The market price of shares of our Class A Common Stock has been, and may continue to be volatile and may decline regardless of our operating performance, which could cause the value of your investment to decline.
The market price of our Class A Common Stock has fluctuated significantly in response to numerous factors and may continue to be subject to wide fluctuations. Securities markets worldwide experience significant price and volume fluctuations. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the per share trading price of our Class A Common Stock fluctuated from a low of $6.52 to a high of $10.32. This market volatility, as well as general economic, market or political conditions, could reduce the market price of shares of our Class A Common Stock regardless of our operating performance. In addition, our operating results may fail to match our past performance and could be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors due to a number of potential factors, including variations in our quarterly operating results or dividends, if any, to shareholders, additions or departures of key management personnel, failure to meet analysts’ earnings estimates, publication of research reports about our industry, the performance of direct and indirect competitors, litigation and government investigations, changes or proposed changes in laws or regulations or differing interpretations or enforcement thereof affecting our business, adverse market reaction to any indebtedness we may incur or securities we may issue in the future, changes in market valuations of similar companies, announcements by our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, dispositions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments, adverse publicity about the industries we participate in or individual scandals.
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In addition, the market price of shares of our Class A Common Stock could be subject to additional volatility or decrease significantly, as a result of speculation in the press or the investment community about our industry or our company, including, as a result of short sellers who publish, or arrange for the publication of, opinions or characterizations of our business prospects or similar matters calculated to create negative market momentum in order to profit from a decline in the market price of our Class A Common Stock. Stock markets and the price of our Class A Common Stock have, and may in the future, experience extreme price and volume fluctuations. In the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and the market price of a company’s securities, including as a result of reports published by short sellers, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. This litigation, if instituted against us, as well as responding to reports published by short sellers or other speculation in the press or investment community, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources.
The Company’s decision to maintain, reduce or discontinue paying cash dividends to our stockholders or repurchasing our Class A Common Stock could cause the market price for our Class A Common Stock to decline.
Our Board of Directors recently adopted a dividend program, pursuant to which we intend to pay a cash dividend on our Class A Common Stock on a quarterly basis. The declaration and payment of any dividend is subject to the approval of our Board of Directors and our dividend may be discontinued or reduced at any time. Separately, as of December 31, 2024, we had approximately $81 million remaining of authorization under our existing share repurchase program. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares and there is no guarantee as to any number of shares being repurchased by the Company. Because we are a holding company with no material assets other than its direct and indirect ownership of equity interests in Alight Holdings, the Company has no independent means of generating revenue or cash flow, and our ability to pay cash dividends or repurchase shares is dependent on the financial results and cash flows of Alight Holdings and its subsidiaries and the distributions that we receive from Alight Holdings.
Any decisions made regarding our quarterly dividend payments or our repurchase activities could have a negative effect on our reputation and could cause the market price of our Class A Common Stock to decline significantly. In addition, the payment of dividends and repurchases of shares are uses of cash, which may reduce the availability of cash for other business purposes, including investments, acquisitions, or repayment of indebtedness.
Risks Related to our Organizational Structure
The Company is a holding company, and our only material asset is our direct and indirect interests in Alight Holdings, and we are accordingly dependent upon distributions from Alight Holdings to pay dividends, taxes and other expenses, including payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement.
The Company is a holding company with no material assets other than its direct and indirect ownership of equity interests in Alight Holdings, of which the Company serves as the managing member. As a result, the Company has no independent means of generating revenue or cash flow and the Company is dependent on the financial results and cash flows of Alight Holdings and its subsidiaries and the distributions that we receive from Alight Holdings in order to pay taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, pay dividends (including any dividends or amounts payable in connection with the conversion or exchange of Class B Common Stock and Class B Units) and pay other costs and expenses of the Company. While we intend to cause Alight Holdings to continue to make distributions to its members, including us, in an amount at least sufficient to allow us to pay all applicable taxes, to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, and to pay our corporate and other overhead expenses, deterioration in the financial condition, earnings or cash flow of Alight Holdings for any reason could limit or impair Alight Holdings’ ability to pay such distributions. Additionally, to the extent that the Company needs funds and Alight Holdings is restricted from making such distributions under applicable laws or regulations or under the terms of any financing arrangements, or Alight Holdings is otherwise unable to provide such funds, it could materially adversely affect the Company’s liquidity and financial condition. Such restrictions include Alight Holdings’ financing facilities to which Alight Holdings’ subsidiaries are borrowers or guarantors. Alight Holdings’ distributions, as a result of such financing facilities, are limited based on the achievement of certain financial ratios and fixed dollar baskets, availability under which will vary depending on the Company’s financial performance. We currently anticipate that Alight Holdings will have sufficient capacity to make the dividends and other distributions described above. Distributions may also be restricted pursuant to the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement and applicable Delaware law. Under the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement, the Company (as managing member) is prohibited from making distributions if they would violate Section 18-607 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act ("DLLCA") or another applicable law. Under the DLLCA, limited liability companies are generally restricted from making distributions to their members to the extent that, after giving effect to any such distribution, the company’s liabilities (subject to certain limited exclusions) exceed the fair value of the company’s assets.
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Under the terms of the Alight Holdings Operating Agreement, Alight Holdings is obligated to make tax distributions to holders of units of Alight Holdings ("Alight Holdings Units") (including us) at an assumed tax rate, subject to there being available cash. The amount of these tax distributions may in certain periods exceed our tax liabilities and obligations to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, which may result significant excess cash accumulation at the Company. Our Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, will determine from time to time how to use any cash that accumulates at the Company as a result, which may include, among other potential uses, repurchases of our Class A Common Stock or the payment of dividends thereon. However, we will have no obligation to distribute such cash (or other available cash other than as a result of any declared dividend) to our stockholders. To the extent that the Company does not use any such accumulated cash, following the exchange or redemption of Class A Units for Class A Common Stock, Continuing Tempo Unitholders may benefit from value attributable to such cash balances as a result of their ownership of Class A Common Stock, notwithstanding that such Continuing Tempo Unitholders may previously have participated or received distributions as holders of Alight Holdings Units that resulted in the excess cash balances at the Company.
The Company is required to pay certain parties for most of the benefits relating to any additional tax depreciation or amortization deductions that we may claim as a result of the Company’s direct and indirect allocable share of existing tax basis acquired in the Business Combination, the Company’s increase in its allocable share of existing tax basis and anticipated tax basis adjustments we receive in connection with sales or exchanges of Alight Holdings Units after the Business Combination.
In connection with the Business Combination, we entered into a tax receivable agreement (the "Tax Receivable Agreement" or the "TRA") with certain of our pre-Business Combination owners (the "TRA Parties") that provides for the payment by the Company to such TRA Parties of 85% of the benefits, if any, that the Company is deemed to realize (calculated using certain assumptions) as a result of (i) the Company’s direct and indirect allocable share of existing tax basis acquired in the Business Combination, (ii) increases in the Company’s allocable share of existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments that will increase the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of Alight Holdings as a result of the Business Combination and as a result of sales or exchanges of Alight Holdings Units for shares of Class A Common Stock after the Business Combination and (iii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. These increases in existing tax basis and tax basis adjustments generated over time may increase (for tax purposes) depreciation and amortization deductions and, therefore, may reduce the amount of tax that the Company would otherwise be required to pay in the future, although the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") may challenge all or part of the validity of that tax basis, and a court could sustain such a challenge. Actual tax benefits realized by the Company may differ from tax benefits calculated under the Tax Receivable Agreement as a result of the use of certain assumptions in the Tax Receivable Agreement, including the use of an assumed weighted-average state and local income tax rate to calculate tax benefits. The payment obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement is an obligation of the Company and not of Alight Holdings. While the amount of existing tax basis, the anticipated tax basis adjustments and the actual amount and utilization of tax attributes, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of exchanges of Alight Holdings Units for shares of our Class A Common Stock, the applicable tax rate, the price of shares of our Class A Common Stock at the time of exchanges, the extent to which such exchanges are taxable and the amount and timing of our income, we expect that as a result of the size of the transfers and increases in the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of Alight Holdings and our possible utilization of tax attributes, including existing tax basis acquired at the time of the Business Combination, the payments that the Company may make under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be substantial. The payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are not conditioned on the exchanging holders of Alight Holdings Units or other TRA Parties continuing to hold ownership interests in us. To the extent payments are due to the TRA Parties under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the payments are generally required to be made within ten business days after the tax benefit schedule (which sets forth the Company’s realized tax benefits covered by the Tax Receivable Agreement for the relevant taxable year) is finalized. The Company is required to deliver such a tax benefit schedule to the TRA Parties’ representative, for its review, within ninety calendar days after the due date (including extensions) of the Company’s federal corporate income tax return for the relevant taxable year.
In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits the Company realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement.
The Company’s payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be accelerated in the event of certain changes of control or its election to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement early. The accelerated payments will relate to all relevant tax attributes then allocable to the Company in the case of an acceleration upon a change of control and to all relevant tax attributes allocable or that would be allocable to the Company (in the case of an election by the Company to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement early, assuming all Alight Holdings Units were then exchanged).
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The accelerated payments required in such circumstances will be calculated by reference to the present value, at a specified discount rate, of all future payments that holders of Alight Holdings Units or other recipients would have been entitled to receive under the Tax Receivable Agreement, and such accelerated payments and any other future payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will utilize certain valuation assumptions, including that the Company will have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the deductions arising from the increased tax deductions and tax basis and other benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement and sufficient taxable income to fully utilize any remaining net operating losses subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement on a straight line basis over the shorter of the statutory expiration period for such net operating losses or the five-year period after the early termination or change of control. In addition, recipients of payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will not reimburse us for any payments previously made under the Tax Receivable Agreement if such tax basis and the Company’s utilization of certain tax attributes is successfully challenged by the IRS (although any such detriment would be taken into account in future payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement). The Company’s ability to achieve benefits from any existing tax basis, tax basis adjustments or other tax attributes, and the payments to be made under the Tax Receivable Agreement, will depend upon a number of factors, including the timing and amount of our future income. As a result, even in the absence of a change of control or an election to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement could be in excess of 85% of the Company’s actual cash tax benefits.
Accordingly, it is possible that the actual cash tax benefits realized by the Company may be significantly less than the corresponding Tax Receivable Agreement payments or that payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be made years in advance of the actual realization, if any, of the anticipated future tax benefits. There may be a material negative effect on our liquidity if the payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement exceed the actual cash tax benefits that the Company realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement and/or distributions to the Company by Alight Holdings are not sufficient to permit the Company to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement after it has paid taxes and other expenses. Based upon certain assumptions, we estimate that if the Company were to exercise its termination right as of December 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of these termination payments would be significantly in excess of the Tax Receivable Agreement liability recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements within this Annual Report. We may need to incur additional indebtedness to finance payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement to the extent our cash resources are insufficient to meet our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement as a result of timing discrepancies or otherwise, and these obligations could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control. For more information regarding our liability under the Tax Receivable Agreement, refer to Note 15 "Tax Receivable Agreement" within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report.
The acceleration of payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement in the case of certain changes of control may impair our ability to consummate change of control transactions or negatively impact the value of our Class A Common Stock.
In the case of a “Change of Control” under the Tax Receivable Agreement (which is defined to include, among other things, a 50% change in control of the Company, the approval of a complete plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or the disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s direct or indirect assets), payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be accelerated and may significantly exceed the actual benefits the Company realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. We expect that the payments that we may make under the Tax Receivable Agreement (the calculation of which is described in the immediately preceding risk factor) in the event of a change of control will be substantial. As a result, our accelerated payment obligations and/or the assumptions adopted under the Tax Receivable Agreement in the case of a change of control may impair our ability to consummate change of control transactions or negatively impact the value received by owners of our Class A Common Stock in a change of control transaction.
Risks Related to Our Indebtedness
Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our indebtedness service obligations to increase significantly.
Interest rates may increase in the future. As a result, interest rates on our term loan facility and revolving credit facility, or any other variable rate debt offerings that we may engage in, could be higher or lower than current levels. Although we use derivative financial instruments to some extent to manage a portion of our exposure to interest rate risks, we do not attempt to manage our entire exposure. As of December 31, 2024, we had approximately $2.0 billion of outstanding debt at variable interest rates. If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on our variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income and cash flows, including cash available for servicing our indebtedness, would correspondingly decrease.
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Changes in our credit ratings could adversely impact our operations and lower our profitability.
Credit rating agencies continually revise their ratings and outlooks for the companies that they rate, including us. Credit rating agencies also evaluate our industry as a whole and may qualify or change their credit ratings for us based on their overall view of our industry, global economic conditions or other geopolitical factors. Failure to maintain credit ratings that provide access to debt markets at reasonable interest rates could increase our cost of borrowing, reduce our ability to obtain intra-day borrowing, which we may need to operate our business, and adversely impact our business, including our competitive position, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
Not applicable.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity.
Alight recognizes the importance of developing, implementing and maintaining robust cybersecurity measures designed to safeguard our information systems and protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data in our care. The Company utilizes a cross-functional group of colleagues representing various stakeholders including technology, security, finance, internal audit, legal and others to identify and manage risks across the organization, including risks relating to cybersecurity.
The Company’s cybersecurity program is focused on continuous improvement and takes a layered approach to cybersecurity to include prevention, detection, and response-based controls. Our preventative measures include network-based controls, malware defenses, email security, encryption for data in motion and at rest, continuous vulnerability testing and mitigation, and multi-factor authentication. Our detection and response measures include comprehensive logging and continuous monitoring utilizing both in-house and Managed Security Services, forensics capability, and an enterprise crisis management function. Alight employees are assigned data privacy and security training upon on-boarding and annually thereafter. The training is designed in collaboration with a third-party service provider and is designed to raise awareness of security practices and to educate employees on how to protect information and infrastructure.
To support the overall cybersecurity program, Alight maintains an incident management team that tracks and logs privacy and security incidents across Alight, our vendors, and partners to better manage remediation and resolution of any such incidents. Significant incidents are promptly reviewed by a cross-functional working group to determine whether further escalation is appropriate. Any incident assessed as potentially being or potentially becoming material is escalated for further review, and then reported to designated members of our executive leadership team where needed. We consult with outside counsel and forensics firms as appropriate, including on materiality analysis and disclosure matters, and members of our executive leadership team make the final materiality determinations and, if appropriate, disclosure to law enforcement, regulators or clients. Our executive leadership team apprises Alight’s Board of Directors and our independent public accounting firm of significant matters and any relevant developments.
Our cybersecurity frameworks are informed by third-party standards relevant to our industry such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Center for Internet Security and the International Standards Organization. We regularly test our cybersecurity defenses through both automated and manual testing to identify, prioritize and remediate risk. Alight also engages third parties to examine and report on the effectiveness of our controls relating to our systems, including those used in the cybersecurity frameworks.
Our Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information & Security Officer and Chief Legal Officer provide periodic reports on our cybersecurity and risk management efforts, including with respect to information security practices, to the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”), as well as to other members of our executive leadership team, as appropriate. These reports include updates on the Company’s cyber risks and threats, the status of projects to strengthen our information security systems, assessments of the information security program, and the emerging threat landscape. Where appropriate, the Audit Committee then periodically reports to the full Board of Directors regarding the Company’s assessment of potential risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such risks, which includes the Company’s cybersecurity program designed to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to any potential incident.
In addition to our scheduled meetings, the Audit Committee and executive leadership team maintain an ongoing dialogue regarding emerging or potential cybersecurity risks. Together, they receive updates on significant developments in cybersecurity to facilitate proactive and responsive oversight. The Audit Committee is apprised of strategic decisions related to cybersecurity, offering guidance and approval for major initiatives. This involvement helps drive integration of cybersecurity considerations into our Company’s broader strategic objectives.
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Additionally, because Alight partners with a number of third parties in the ordinary course of business, our management team has developed and implemented processes to oversee and manage significant risks associated with use of third-party service providers. We conduct thorough security assessments of critical third-party providers before engagement and periodically monitor vendor compliance with our security standards. The monitoring includes periodic assessments by our vendor management team and use of an independent vendor risk rating service that alerts Alight when there is a change in a service providers security posture. This approach is designed to mitigate risks related to data breaches or other security incidents originating from third parties.
Our Chief Information & Security Officer has over 30 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, including, prior to joining Alight in 2021, as the SVP, Chief Information Security Officer at a multinational health insurance and health services company in the Fortune 100, and as head of cybersecurity for a U.S.-based financial services company in the Fortune 500, as well as for a federal banking institution and for a professional services company in the Fortune 500 specializing in information technology services. Our Chief Information & Security Officer reports directly to the Chief Technology Officer and meets regularly with other members of senior management and the Audit Committee.
Our program is regularly evaluated by internal stakeholders and external parties with the results of those reviews reported to the executive leadership team and the Audit Committee, as appropriate. We also actively engage with key vendors, industry participants, and intelligence and law enforcement communities as part of our continuing efforts to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of our information security policies and procedures. Our results of operations and financial condition have not been materially affected by risks from cybersecurity threats, including as a result of previously identified cybersecurity incidents, but we cannot provide assurance that they will not be materially affected in the future by such risks or any future incidents. To further preemptively mitigate the potential financial impact of cybersecurity incidents, we maintain liability insurance that includes cyber coverage. However, our insurance may be inadequate or may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at all. In addition, our insurance may not cover any or all incidents that occur or claims made against us, and addressing an incident or defending a suit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and divert management’s attention from our business and operations. For more information on our cybersecurity related risks, see the Risk Factors in Item 1A. of this Annual Report.
Item 2. Properties.
Our corporate headquarters is located in leased office space in downtown Chicago, Illinois. We currently use approximately 16,000 square feet of office space in our headquarters. The lease expires on January 31, 2031. We have additional offices in locations throughout the world, including Illinois, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Spain, India, and Poland. All of our offices are located in leased premises.
We believe that the facilities we currently occupy are adequate for the purposes for which they are being used and are well maintained. In general, no difficulty is anticipated in negotiating renewals as leases expire or in finding other satisfactory space if the premises become unavailable. See Note 19 “Lease Obligations” within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report for further information.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
We are a party to a variety of legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of our business. While the results of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the final outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on our results of operations or financial condition.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information for Common Stock and Dividend Policy
Our Class A Common Stock is currently traded on the NYSE under the symbol ALIT. Market price information regarding our Class B-1 Common Stock, Class B-2 Common Stock and Class V Common Stock is not provided because there is no public market for such classes.
In 2024, our Board of Directors approved a new quarterly dividend program. The Company intends to continue paying regular cash dividends on a quarterly basis. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, whose decision will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. On November 12, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.04 per share of Class A Common Stock, payable on December 16, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2024. The dividend resulted in aggregate payments of approximately $21 million during the year ended December 31, 2024.
On February 13, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved the payment of a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.04 per share of Class A Common Stock on March 17, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3, 2025.
Holders of Record
Set forth below are the numbers of holders of record for each of our classes of Common Stock as of February 17, 2025.
Class  Number of Holders of Record
Class A Common Stock 12
Class B-1 Common Stock 89
Class B-2 Common Stock 89
Class V Common Stock 1
Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information regarding purchases of our Class A Common Stock that were made by us during the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Total number of
shares purchased
Average price
paid per share (1)
Total number of
shares purchased as
part of publicly
announced plans
or programs
Approximate dollar
value of shares that may
yet be purchased under
the plans or programs
(in millions) (2)
Beginning repurchase authority $ 93 
October 1, 2024 through October 31, 2024 $ —  93 
November 1, 2024 through November 30, 2024 —  93 
December 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 1,629,811 7.36  1,629,811 81 
Balance as of December 31, 2024 1,629,811 $ 7.36  1,629,811 $ 81 
(1)Average price paid per share for open market purchases includes broker commissions.
(2)On August 1, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program (the "Program"), under which the Company may repurchase issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock from time to time, depending on market conditions and alternate uses of capital. The program may be effected through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The Program has no expiration date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The Program does not obligate the
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Company to purchase any particular number of shares and there is no guarantee as to any number of shares being repurchased by the Company.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
Information about our equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report.
Performance
The following graph compares the total shareholder return from July 2, 2021, the date on which our Class A Common Stock commenced trading on the NYSE, through December 31, 2024 of (i) our Class A Common Stock, (ii) the Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index (“S&P 500”) and (iii) the Russell 2000 Index (the "Russell 2000"). The S&P 500 was selected because it serves as a broad market index. The Russell 2000 was selected because we do not believe we can reasonably identify an industry index or specific peer group that would offer a meaningful comparison. The Russell 2000 measures the performance of the small market capitalization segment of U.S. equity instruments.
The stock performance graph and table assume an initial investment of $100 on July 2, 2021, and that all dividends of Alight, the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000, were reinvested. Companies in the Russell 2000 are weighted by market capitalization. The performance graph and table are not intended to be indicative of future performance. The performance graph and table shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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Item 6. Reserved.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This discussion includes forward-looking statements. See ‘Disclaimer Regarding Forward-Looking Statements’ for certain cautionary information regarding forward-looking statements and ‘Risk Factors’ in Item 1A. of this Annual Report for a list of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in those statements.
This discussion includes references to non-GAAP financial measures as defined in the rules of the SEC. We present such non-GAAP financial measures as we believe such information is of interest to the investment community because it provides additional meaningful methods of evaluating certain aspects of the Company’s operating performance from period to period on a basis that may not be otherwise apparent under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), and these provide a measure against which our businesses may be assessed in the future. Our methods of calculating these measures may differ from those used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. These financial measures should be viewed in addition to, not in lieu of, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. See ‘Non-GAAP Financial Measures’ below for further discussion.
BUSINESS
Overview
Alight is a technology-enabled services company delivering human capital management solutions to many of the world’s largest and most complex organizations. This includes the implementation and administration of employee benefits (e.g. health, wealth and leaves benefits) solutions. Alight’s numerous solutions and services are utilized year-round by employees and their family members in support of their overall health, wealth and wellbeing goals. Participants can access their solutions digitally, including through a mobile application on Alight Worklife®, our intuitive, cloud-based employee engagement platform. Through Alight Worklife, the Company believes it is defining the future of employee benefits by providing an enterprise level, integrated offering designed to drive better outcomes for organizations and individuals.
We aim to be the pre-eminent employee experience partner by providing personalized experiences that help employees make the best decisions for themselves and their families about their health, wealth and wellbeing. At the same time, we help employers tackle their biggest people and business challenges by helping them understand prevalence, trends and risks to generate better outcomes for the future, such as improved employee productivity and retention, while also realizing a return on their people investment. Our data, analytics and AI allow us to deliver actionable insights that drive measurable outcomes, such as healthcare claims savings, for companies and their people.
Business Combination
On July 2, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Alight Holding Company, LLC (the "Predecessor" or "Alight Holdings") completed a business combination (the "Business Combination") with a special purpose acquisition company. On the Closing Date, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the special purpose acquisition company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Alight, Inc. (“Alight”, the “Company”, “we” “us” “our” or the “Successor”). As of December 31, 2024, Alight owned approximately 99% of the economic interest in the Predecessor, had 100% of the voting power and controlled the management of the Predecessor. The non-voting ownership percentage held by noncontrolling interest was less than 1% as of December 31, 2024.
Divestiture
On July 12, 2024, the Company, completed the previously announced sale (the “Transaction”) of the “Divested Business” entities affiliated with H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C. (collectively, “Buyer”), pursuant to the terms of the Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 20, 2024. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Buyer agreed to acquire the Divested Business for total consideration of up to $1.2 billion, in the form of (1) $1.0 billion in cash (the “Closing Cash Consideration”) payable at the closing of the transactions (the “Closing”) contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, (2) a note with an aggregate principal amount of $50 million, and an initial fair value of $35 million as of July 12, 2024 issued at Closing (the “Seller Note”) by an indirect parent of Buyer (the “Note Issuer”) and (3) contingent upon the financial performance of the Divested Business for the 2025 fiscal year, a note with an aggregate principal amount of up to $150 million (the “Additional Seller Note”) and an initial fair value of $43 million as of July 12, 2024 to be issued by the Note Issuer. The Seller Note has a stated interest rate of 8.0%. The Company incurred higher operating expenses in 2024 as a result of professional fees paid in conjunction with the Transaction.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of Alight. This MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements (Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K). This section generally discusses the results of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. For a discussion of the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, please refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024, noting the results for the year ended December 31, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022 have since been recast in this Form 10-K.
The following table sets forth our historical results of operations for the periods indicated below:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2024 2023 2022
Revenue $ 2,332  $ 2,386  $ 2,207 
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization 1,442  1,504  1,472 
Depreciation and amortization 96  72  49 
Gross Profit 794  810  686 
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative 585  590  479 
Depreciation and intangible amortization 299  301  301 
Total Operating expenses 884  891  780 
Operating Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations (90) (81) (94)
Other (Income) Expense
(Gain) Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments (57) 10  (38)
(Gain) Loss from change in fair value of tax receivable agreement 34  118  (41)
Interest expense 103  131  121 
Other (income) expense, net (22) (3) (12)
Total Other (income) expense, net 58  256  30 
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Taxes (148) (337) (124)
Income tax expense (benefit) (8) (20) 16 
Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations (140) (317) (140)
Net Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax (19) (45) 68 
Net Income (Loss) (159) (362) (72)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (2) (17) (10)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Alight, Inc. $ (157) $ (345) $ (62)
REVIEW OF RESULTS
Key Components of Our Continuing Operations
Revenue
Our clients’ demand for our services ultimately drives our revenues. We generate primarily all of our revenue, which is highly recurring, from fees for services provided from contracts across all solutions, which is primarily based on a contracted fee charged per participant per period (e.g., monthly or annually, as applicable). Our contracts typically have three to five-year terms for ongoing services with mutual renewal options. The majority of the Company’s revenue is recognized over time when control of the promised services is transferred, and the customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits of our services. Payment terms are consistent with industry practice. We calculate growth rates for each of our solutions in relation to recurring revenues and revenues from project work. One of the components of our growth in recurring revenues is the increase in net commercial activity which reflects items such as client wins and losses (“Net Commercial Activity”). We define client wins as sales to new clients and sales of new solutions to existing clients. We define client losses as instances where clients do not renew or terminate their arrangements in relation to individual solutions or all of the solutions that we provide.
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We measure revenue growth as it relates to the cloud-based products and solutions that are central to our Alight Worklife® platform and next generation product suite, BPaaS Solutions. We use annual revenue retention rates as an important measure to manage our business. We calculate annual revenue retention on a gross basis by identifying the clients from whom we generated revenue in the prior year and determining what percentage of that revenue is generated from those same clients for the same solutions in the subsequent year.
Cost of Services, exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization includes compensation-related and vendor costs directly attributable to client-related services and costs related to application development and client-related infrastructure.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses include the depreciation and amortization related to our hardware, software and application development. Depreciation and amortization may increase or decrease in absolute dollars in future periods depending on the future level of capital investments in hardware, software and application development.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses include compensation-related costs for administrative and management employees, system and facilities expenses, and costs for external professional and consulting services.
Depreciation and Intangible Amortization
Depreciation and intangible amortization expenses consist of charges relating to the depreciation of the property and equipment used in our business and the amortization of acquired customer-related and contract based intangible assets and technology related intangible assets. Depreciation and intangible amortization may increase or decrease in absolute dollars in future periods depending on the future level of capital investments in hardware and other equipment as well as amortization expense associated with future acquisitions.
(Gain) Loss from Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments
(Gain) loss from change in fair value of financial instruments includes the impact of the revaluation to fair value at the end of each reporting period for the Seller Earnouts contingent consideration and the Additional Seller Note.
(Gain) Loss from Change in Fair Value of Tax Receivable Agreement
(Gain) loss from change in fair value of Tax Receivable Agreement ("TRA") includes the impact of the revaluation to fair value at the end of each reporting period.
Interest Expense
Interest expense primarily includes interest expense related to our outstanding debt.
Other (Income) Expense, net
Other (income) expense, net includes non-operating expenses and income, including realized (gains) and losses from remeasurement of foreign currency transactions, and Transition Services Agreement (the "TSA") income for providing various corporate services to the Divested Business.
Results of Continuing Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Revenue
Revenues were $2,332 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $2,386 million for the prior year period. The decrease of $54 million, or 2.3%, was driven by lower volumes, Net Commercial Activity, project revenue and the wind-down of our Hosted business operations. We experienced short term impacts in the first half of 2024 when compared to the prior year period as a result of large deal go-live timing and softness in BPaaS bookings in the first half of 2023. We also measure revenue growth as it relates to our cloud-based products and solutions that are central to our Alight Worklife® platform and our next generation product suite, BPaaS Solutions. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded BPaaS revenue of $499 million, which represented growth of 15.0% compared to the prior year period.
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Recurring revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased by $32 million, or 1.5%, from $2,167 million in the prior year period to $2,135 million and were primarily driven by lower volumes and Net Commercial Activity.
Cost of Services, exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, decreased $62 million, or 4.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily driven by lower revenues and, lower compensation and benefits expenses, primarily stock-based compensation and savings realized in conjunction with productivity initiatives.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $24 million, or 33.3%, as compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by capitalized software.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $5 million, or 0.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the prior year period. The decrease was driven by lower compensation expenses primarily related to share-based awards and lower costs incurred from our restructuring program, partially offset by higher professional fees related to the sale and separation of our Payroll and Professional Services businesses.
Depreciation and Intangible Amortization
Depreciation and intangible amortization expenses decreased by $2 million, or 0.7%, and was consistent compared to the prior year period.
Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments
There was a $57 million gain related to the change in the fair value of financial instruments for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to a loss of $10 million for the prior year period. We are required to remeasure the financial instruments at the end of each reporting period and reflect a gain or loss for the change in fair value of the financial instruments in the period the change occurred. Changes in the fair value are primarily due to changes in the underlying assumptions of each respective instrument, including changes in the risk-free interest rate, volatility, cost of debt, forecasts, and the closing stock price for the period and are primarily related to the Seller Earnout and Additional Seller Note. See Note 14 "Financial Instruments" within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
Change in Fair Value of Tax Receivable Agreement
The change in the fair value of the TRA resulted in a loss of $34 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a decrease of $84 million compared to a loss of $118 million for the prior year period. The change in fair value was due to the conversion of non-controlling interests during the year ended December 31, 2024, changes in the Company's assumptions related to the timing of the utilization of tax attributes during the term of the TRA, changes in the discount rate and the passage of time.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $28 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to the partial repayment of debt during the year, the opportunistic repricing of our 2028 term loan and higher interest income, partially offset by the Company's hedges. See Note 8 “Debt” for additional information.
Other (Income) Expense, net
Under the terms of the TSA as described in Note 4 "Discontinued Operations", the Company is providing technology infrastructure, risk and security, and various other corporate services to the Divested Business subsequent to the close. We recorded $19 million for services performed under the TSA for the year ended December 31, 2024 in Other (income) expense, net, and the corresponding expenses were recognized in Cost of services and Selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).
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Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Taxes
Loss from continuing operations before taxes was $148 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to loss from continuing operations before taxes of $337 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in loss was primarily attributable to lower interest expense as a result of the partial debt repayment and other income recorded in conjunction with the TSA and the non-operating fair value remeasurements of financial instruments and the TRA.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax benefit was $8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to an income tax benefit of $20 million for the prior year period. The effective tax rate of 5% for the year ended December 31, 2024 was lower than the 21% U.S. statutory corporate income tax rate primarily due to the Company’s non-deductible expenses, tax credits, and changes in valuation allowance. The effective tax rate of 6% for the year ended December 31, 2023 was lower than the 21% U.S. statutory corporate income tax rate primarily due to the Company’s non-deductible expenses, tax credits, and changes in valuation allowance. See Note 7 “Income Taxes” within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
Results of Continuing Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Revenue
Revenues were $2,386 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $2,207 million for the prior year period. The increase of $179 million reflects growth of 8.1%. We also measure revenue growth as it relates to our cloud-based products and solutions that are central to our Alight Worklife® platform and our next generation product suite, BPaaS Solutions. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we recorded BPaaS revenue of $434 million, which represented growth of 44.7% compared to the prior year period.
Recurring revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased by $164 million, or 8.2%, from $2,003 million in the prior year period to $2,167 million and is a result of higher revenues related to Net Commercial Activity and our 2022 acquisition, partially offset by lower volumes.
Cost of Services, exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, increased $32 million, or 2.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the prior year period. The increase was primarily driven by growth in revenues, including investments in key resources and as a result of our 2022 acquisition, partially offset by productivity initiatives.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $111 million, or 23.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the prior year period. The increase was primarily driven by the inclusion of expenses from our 2022 acquisition and costs incurred from our previously announced restructuring program, partially offset by lower compensation expenses related to share-based awards.
Depreciation and Intangible Amortization
Depreciation and intangible amortization expenses remained consistent when comparing the year ended December 31, 2023 to the prior year period.
Change in Fair Value of Financial Instruments
There was a loss of $10 million related to the change in the fair value of financial instruments for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to a gain of $38 million for the prior year period. We are required to remeasure the financial instruments at the end of each reporting period and reflect a gain or loss for the change in fair value of the financial instruments in the period the change occurred. Changes in the fair value are due to changes in the underlying assumptions, including changes in the risk-free interest rate, volatility, forecasts, and the closing stock price for the period. See Note 14 "Financial Instruments" for additional information.
Change in Fair Value of Tax Receivable Agreement
The change in the fair value of the TRA resulted in a loss of $118 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to a gain of $41 million for the prior year period. This revaluation loss was due to changes in the discount rate, passage of time, and changes in the expected timing of the utilization of tax attributes during the term of the TRA, which we are required to revalue at the end of each reporting period.
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Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $10 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to higher interest expense on our Term Loan due to movement in market interest rates. See Note 8 “Debt” within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Taxes
Loss from continuing operations before taxes was $337 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to loss from continuing operations before taxes of $124 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in loss from continuing operations before taxes was primarily due to non-operating fair value remeasurements associated with financial instruments and the TRA.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax benefit was $20 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to an income tax expense of $16 million for the prior year period. The effective tax rate of 6% for the year ended December 31, 2023 was lower than the 21% U.S. statutory corporate income tax rate primarily due to the Company’s non-deductible expenses, tax credits, and changes in valuation allowance. The effective tax rate of 13% for the year ended December 31, 2022 was lower than the 21% U.S. statutory corporate income tax rate primarily due to the Company’s non-deductible expenses, tax credits, and changes in valuation allowance. See Note 7 “Income Taxes” within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is used to enhance our management and stakeholders understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance. This discussion is not meant to be considered in isolation, superior to, or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management also uses supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to manage and evaluate the business, make planning decisions, allocate resources and as performance measures for Company-wide bonus plans. These key financial measures provide an additional view of our operational performance over the long-term and provide useful information that we use in order to maintain and grow our business.
The measures referred to as “adjusted”, have limitations as analytical tools, and such measures should not be considered either in isolation or as a substitute for net income or other methods of analyzing our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of the limitations are:
•Measure does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs or contractual commitments;
•Measure does not reflect our interest expense or the cash requirements to service interest or principal payments on our indebtedness;
•Measure does not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes, including payments related to the Tax Receivable Agreement;
•Measure does not reflect the impact on earnings or changes resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our future operations;
•Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated or amortized will often need to be replaced in the future, and the adjusted measure does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
•Other companies may calculate adjusted measures differently, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Adjusted Net Income From Continuing Operations and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations
Adjusted Net Income From Continuing Operations, which is defined as net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Alight, Inc., adjusted for intangible amortization and the impact of certain non-cash items that we do not consider in the evaluation of ongoing operational performance, is a non-GAAP financial measure used solely for the purpose of calculating Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations.
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Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations is defined as Adjusted Net Income From Continuing Operations divided by the adjusted weighted-average number of shares of common stock, diluted. The adjusted weighted shares calculation assumes the full exchange of the non-controlling interest units and the full amount of non-vested time-based restricted units that were determined to be antidilutive and therefore excluded from the U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share. Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations, including the adjusted weighted-average number of shares, is used by us and our investors to evaluate our core operating performance and to benchmark our operating performance against our competitors.
A reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations and the computation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except share and per share amounts) 2024 2023 2022
Numerator:
Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Attributable to Alight, Inc. (1)
$ (138) $ (300) $ (130)
Conversion of noncontrolling interest (2) (17) (10)
Intangible amortization 280  281  278 
Share-based compensation 76  139  164 
Transaction and integration expenses (2)
82  29  19 
Restructuring 63  73  46 
(Gain) Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments (57) 10  (38)
(Gain) Loss from change in fair value of tax receivable agreement 34  118  (41)
Other (1)
Tax effect of adjustments (3)
(85) (100) (109)
Adjusted Net Income From Continuing Operations $ 261  $ 234  $ 178 
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 539,861,208 489,461,259 458,558,192
Dilutive effect of the exchange of noncontrolling interest units 510,237
Dilutive effect of RSUs
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 540,371,445 489,461,259 458,558,192
Exchange of noncontrolling interest units(4)
518,412 44,569,341 74,665,373
Impact of unvested RSUs(5)
7,325,106 10,080,390 7,624,817
Adjusted shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding - diluted(6)(7)
548,214,963 544,110,990 540,848,382
Basic (Net Loss) Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations $ (0.25) $ (0.61) $ (0.28)
Diluted (Net Loss) Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations $ (0.25) $ (0.61) $ (0.28)
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share From Continuing Operations $ 0.48  $ 0.43  $ 0.33 
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(1)Excludes the impact of discontinued operations. Comparable periods have been recast to exclude these impacts.
(2)Transaction and integration expenses primarily relate to acquisitions and divestiture activities.
(3)Income tax effects have been calculated based on statutory tax rates for both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions based on the Company's mix of income and adjusted for significant changes in fair value measurement.
(4)Assumes the full exchange of the units held by noncontrolling interests for shares of Class A Common Stock of Alight, Inc. pursuant to the exchange agreement.
(5)Includes non-vested time-based restricted stock units that were determined to be antidilutive for U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share purposes.
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(6)Excludes two tranches of contingently issuable seller earnout shares: (i) 7.5 million shares will be issued if the Company's Class A Common Stock's volume-weighted average price ("VWAP") is >$12.50 for any 20 trading days within a consecutive period of 30 trading days; (ii) 7.5 million shares will be issued if the Company's Class A Common Stock VWAP is >$15.00 for any 20 trading days within a consecutive period of 30 trading days. Both tranches have a seven-year duration.
(7)Excludes approximately 10.9 million and 27.4 million performance-based units, which represents the gross number of shares expected to vest based on achievement of the respective performance conditions as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Adjusted EBITDA From Continuing Operations and Adjusted EBITDA Margin From Continuing Operations
Adjusted EBITDA From Continuing Operations is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and intangible amortization adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in the evaluation of ongoing operational performance. Adjusted EBITDA Margin From Continuing Operations is defined as Adjusted EBITDA From Continuing Operations divided by revenue. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin From Continuing Operations are non-GAAP financial measures used by management and our stakeholders to provide useful supplemental information that enables a better comparison of our performance across periods as well as to evaluate our core operating performance. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA From Continuing Operations to Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2024 2023 2022
Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations (1)
$ (140) $ (317) $ (140)
Interest expense 103  131  121 
Income tax expense (benefit) (8) (20) 16 
Depreciation 115  92  72 
Intangible amortization 280  281  278 
EBITDA From Continuing Operations 350  167  347 
Share-based compensation 76  139  164 
Transaction and integration expenses (2)
82  29  19 
Restructuring 63  73  46 
(Gain) Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments (57) 10  (38)
(Gain) Loss from change in fair value of tax receivable agreement 34  118  (41)
Other (1)
Adjusted EBITDA From Continuing Operations $ 556  $ 537  $ 496 
Revenue $ 2,332  $ 2,386  $ 2,207 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin From Continuing Operations (3)
23.8  % 22.5  % 22.5  %
(1)Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of discontinued operations. Comparable periods have been recast to exclude these impacts.
(2)Transaction and integration expenses primarily relate to acquisition and divestiture activities.
(3)Adjusted EBITDA Margin From Continuing Operations is defined as Adjusted EBITDA From Continuing Operations as a percentage of revenue.
Revenue Disaggregation and Gross Profit
Adjusted gross profit is defined as revenue less cost of services adjusted for depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation. Adjusted gross profit margin percent is defined as adjusted gross profit divided by revenue. Management uses adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin percent as key measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating our performance. We believe that presenting adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin percent is useful to investors as it eliminates the impact of certain non-cash expenses and allows a direct comparison between periods.
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Employer Solutions Results
Year Ended December 31,
($ in millions) 2024 2023 2022
Employer Solutions Revenue
Recurring $ 2,135  $ 2,141  $ 1,960 
Project 197  219  204 
Total Employer Solutions Revenue $ 2,332  $ 2,360  $ 2,164 
Employer Solutions Gross Profit $ 794  $ 812  $ 687 
Employer Solutions Gross Profit Margin 34.0  % 34.4  % 31.7  %
Employer Solutions Adjusted Gross Profit $ 904  $ 912  $ 768 
Employer Solutions Adjusted Gross Profit Margin 38.8  % 38.6  % 35.5  %
Employer Solutions Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2023
Employer Solutions Revenue
Employer Solutions revenue was $2,332 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $2,360 million for the prior year period. The overall decrease of $28 million was primarily driven by decreases in recurring revenues from lower volumes, Net Commercial Activity and project revenue. We experienced annual revenue retention rates of 95% and 97% in 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Employer Solutions Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit
Employer Solutions gross profit was $794 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $812 million for the prior year period. The decrease of $18 million was driven by a decrease in revenue and increases in costs associated with funding growth of current and future revenues, partially offset by lower expenses related to productivity initiatives. Employer Solutions adjusted gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased $8 million to $904 million from $912 million in the prior year period, primarily driven by a decrease in revenue and increases in costs associated with funding growth of current and future revenues, partially offset by lower expenses related to productivity initiatives.

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Gross Profit to Adjusted Gross Profit Reconciliation
Year Ended December 31, 2024
(in millions) Employer Solutions Other Total
Gross Profit $ 794  $ —  $ 794 
Add: stock-based compensation 14  —  14 
Add: depreciation and amortization 96  —  96 
Adjusted Gross Profit $ 904  $ —  $ 904 
Gross Profit Margin 34.0  % —  % 34.0  %
Adjusted Gross Profit Margin 38.8  % —  % 38.8  %
Year Ended December 31, 2023
(in millions) Employer Solutions Other Total
Gross Profit $ 812  $ (2) $ 810 
Add: stock-based compensation 30  —  30 
Add: depreciation and amortization 70  72 
Adjusted Gross Profit $ 912  $ —  $ 912 
Gross Profit Margin 34.4  % (7.7) % 33.9  %
Adjusted Gross Profit Margin 38.6  % —  % 38.2  %
Year Ended December 31, 2022
(in millions) Employer Solutions Other Total
Gross Profit $ 687  $ (1) $ 686 
Add: stock-based compensation 34  —  34 
Add: depreciation and amortization 47  49 
Adjusted Gross Profit $ 768  $ $ 769 
Gross Profit Margin 31.7  % (2.3) % 31.1  %
Adjusted Gross Profit Margin 35.5  % 2.3  % 34.8  %

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Executive Summary
Our primary sources of liquidity include our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and availability under our revolving credit facility. Our primary uses of liquidity are operating expenses, funding of our debt requirements and capital expenditures.
We believe that our available cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and availability under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs, including principal and interest payments on debt obligations, capital expenditures, anticipated quarterly dividend payments, payments on our TRA and anticipated working capital requirements for the foreseeable future. We believe our liquidity position at December 31, 2024 remained strong. We will continue to closely monitor and proactively manage our liquidity position in consideration of the evolving economic outlook and changing interest rate environment.
Indebtedness
In July 2024, we paid down $440 million of the Sixth Incremental Term Loans balance and we fully repaid the principal balance of $300 million Secured Senior Notes with proceeds from the Transaction. We used the remainder of after-tax cash proceeds to return capital and for general corporate purposes, including reinvestment into growth opportunities.
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In January 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 11 to Credit Agreement with a syndicate of lenders to establish a new class of Seventh Incremental Term Loans with an aggregate principal amount of $2,030 million and to reprice the outstanding Sixth Incremental Term Loans due August 31, 2028 by reducing the applicable rate from SOFR + 2.25% to SOFR + 1.75%.
Share Repurchases
In August 2022, we established a repurchase program allowing for authorized share repurchases. In March 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.
On June 18, 2024, the Company announced that it entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the "ASR") with Barclays Bank PLC (the "ASR counterparty") to repurchase $75 million of Alight's Class A Common Stock, as part of the Company's existing share repurchase program. On July 16, 2024, the Company made an initial payment of $75 million to the ASR counterparty and received an initial delivery of shares equal in value to 80% of the prepayment amount of $75 million, based on Alight’s closing share price as of the effective date of July 15, 2024. The final number of shares repurchased was based on the volume-weighted average price of Alight's Class A Common Stock during the term of the transaction, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR. The ASR was settled on September 23, 2024, resulting in an additional delivery of 2,400,041 shares of Alight's Class A Common Stock.
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 10,563,306 shares of Alight's Class A Common Stock in aggregate for $75 million as part of the ASR.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, there were 22,327,717 Class A Common Stock shares repurchased under the Program inclusive of shares repurchased under the ASR discussed above. As of December 31, 2024, the total remaining amount authorized for repurchase was $81 million.
On February 13, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200 million of the Company’s Class A common stock, providing a total amount authorized for repurchase of $281 million after giving effect to the increase. Repurchases may be conducted through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The actual timing and amount of future repurchases are subject to business and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, stock price, acquisition opportunities and other factors. The stock repurchase program does not obligate Alight to acquire any amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or terminated at any time by Alight at its discretion without prior notice.
Quarterly Dividend Program
On November 12, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a new quarterly dividend program, declaring a regular cash dividend of $0.04 per share of Class A Common Stock, payable on December 16, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2024. The dividend resulted in aggregate payments of approximately $21 million during the year ended December 31, 2024. While the Company intends to continue paying regular cash dividends on a quarterly basis, any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, whose decision will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant.
On February 13, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved the payment of a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.04 per share of Class A Common Stock on March 17, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3, 2025.
Cash on our balance sheet includes funds available for general corporate purposes. Funds held on behalf of clients in a fiduciary capacity are segregated and shown in Fiduciary assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, with a corresponding amount in Fiduciary liabilities. Fiduciary funds are not used for general corporate purposes and are not a source of liquidity for us.
The following table provides a summary of cash flows from continuing operating, investing, and financing activities for the periods presented.
  Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2024 2023 2022
Cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations $ 193  $ 247  $ 238 
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations 847  (139) (218)
Cash used for financing activities - continuing operations (1,096) (144) (184)
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Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $193 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to $247 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to increased expenses related to the sale of the Payroll and Professional Services business.
Investing Activities
Cash provided by investing activities was $847 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 from cash used in investing activities of $139 million for the prior year period. The increase in cash provided by investing activities was primarily driven by net proceeds from the sale of the Divested Business, and a decrease in capital expenditures.
Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $1,096 million as compared to cash used in financing activities of $144 million in the prior year. The primary drivers of cash used for financing activities were $765 million of debt repayments, $167 million of share repurchases, $62 million of TRA payments, $59 million of shares/units withheld in lieu of taxes, $27 million of finance lease payments, and dividend payments of $21 million, partially offset by a $5 million net increase in fiduciary liabilities. The increase in fiduciary cash was primarily due to timing of client funding and subsequent disbursement of payments.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Fiduciary Assets
At December 31, 2024, our continuing operations cash and cash equivalents were $343 million, an increase of $19 million from December 31, 2023. Of the total balances of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, none of the balances were restricted as to use.
Some of our client agreements require us to hold funds on behalf of clients to pay obligations on their behalf. The levels of Fiduciary assets and liabilities can fluctuate significantly, depending on when we collect the amounts from clients and make payments on their behalf. Such funds are not available to service our debt or for other corporate purposes. There is typically a short period of time between when the Company receives funds and when it pays obligations on behalf of clients. We are entitled to retain investment income earned on fiduciary funds, when investment strategies are deployed, in accordance with industry custom and practice, which has historically been immaterial. In our Consolidated Balance Sheets, the amount we report for Fiduciary assets and Fiduciary liabilities are equal. Our continuing operations Fiduciary assets included cash of $239 million and $234 million at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Other Liquidity Matters
Our cash flows from operations, borrowing availability and overall liquidity are subject to risks and uncertainties. For further information, see the “Risk Factors” section within Item 1A of this Annual Report.
We do not have any material business, operations or assets in Russia, Belarus or Ukraine and we have not been materially impacted by the actions of the Russian government. Our total revenues from these three countries are de minimis for all periods presented.
Tax Receivable Agreement
In connection with the Business Combination, we entered into the TRA with certain of our pre-Business Combination owners that provides for the payment by Alight to such owners of 85% of the benefits that Alight is deemed to realize as a result of the Company’s share of existing tax basis acquired in the Business Combination and other tax benefits related to entering into the TRA.
Actual tax benefits realized by Alight may differ from tax benefits calculated under the TRA as a result of the use of certain assumptions in the TRA, including the use of an assumed weighted-average state and local income tax rate to calculate tax benefits. While the amount of existing tax basis, the anticipated tax basis adjustments and the actual amount and utilization of tax attributes, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the TRA, will vary depending upon a number of factors, we expect that the payments that Alight may make under the TRA will be substantial. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we paid $62 million related to the TRA. As of December 31, 2024, we expect to make payments of approximately $100 million in 2025 and payments in the range of $175 million to $200 million in 2026.
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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
In March 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with a third-party provider in the ordinary course of business for the use of certain cloud services. Under this agreement, the Company is committed to purchase services totaling $286 million over a five years term.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company had various obligations and commitments outstanding including debt of $2,025 million, operating leases of $73 million, finance leases of $58 million and purchase obligations of $286 million. Over the twelve months ending December 31, 2025, we expect to pay $25 million, $18 million, $16 million and $72 million for our debt, operating leases, finance leases and purchase obligations, respectively. For further information of each these obligations, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report, Note 8 “Debt”, Note 19 “Lease Obligations” and Note 20 “Commitments and Contingencies” within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report.
During 2018, the Company executed an agreement to form a strategic partnership with Wipro, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, through 2028. As of December 31, 2024, the non-cancellable services obligation totaled $664 million, with $162 million expected to be paid over the twelve months ending December 31, 2025. We may terminate our arrangement with Wipro with cause or for our convenience. In the case of a termination for convenience, we would be required to pay a termination fee. If we had terminated the Wipro arrangement on December 31, 2024, we estimate that the termination charges would have been approximately $235 million.
Critical Accounting Estimates
These consolidated financial statements conform to U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our estimates, judgments and assumptions are continually evaluated based on available information and experience. Because of the use of estimates inherent in the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates. The areas that we believe include critical accounting policies are revenue recognition, goodwill and accounting for the TRA. The critical accounting policies discussed below involve making difficult, subjective or complex accounting estimates that could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Different estimates that we could have used, or changes in estimates that are reasonably likely to occur, may have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised services is transferred to the customer in the amount that best reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is recognized over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of our services. On occasion, we may be entitled to a fee based on achieving certain performance criteria or contract milestones. Any taxes assessed on revenues relating to services provided to our clients are recorded on a net basis.
The Company capitalizes incremental costs to obtain and fulfill contracts with a customer that are expected to be recovered. Assets recognized for the costs to fulfill a contract are amortized on a systematic basis over the expected life of the underlying customer relationships. For further discussion, see Note 3 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” within the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Tax Receivable Agreement
The Company’s TRA liability established upon completion of the Business Combination is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). We record additional liabilities under the TRA as and when Class A units of Alight Holdings are exchanged for Class A Common Stock of Alight, Inc. Liabilities resulting from these exchanges are recorded on a gross undiscounted basis and are not remeasured at fair value. During the year ended December 31, 2024, an additional TRA liability of $90 million was established as a result of these exchanges. This amount along with the deferred tax impact of exchanges of $11 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, are excluded from the portion of the TRA liability that is measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Actual tax benefits realized by Alight may differ from tax benefits calculated under the TRA as a result of the use of certain assumptions in the TRA, including the use of an assumed weighted-average state and local income tax rate to calculate tax benefits.
While the amount of existing tax basis, the anticipated tax basis adjustments and the actual amount and utilization of tax attributes, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the TRA, will vary depending upon a number of factors, we expect that the payments that Alight may make under the TRA will be substantial. The $857 million TRA liability balance at December 31, 2024 assumes: (i) a constant blended U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate of 26%, (ii) no material changes in tax law, (iii) the ability to utilize tax attributes based on current alternative tax forecasts, and (iv)
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future payments under the TRA are made when due under the TRA. The amount of the expected future payments under the TRA has been discounted to its present value using a discount rate of 7.9%, which was determined based on benchmark rates of a similar duration. A hypothetical increase or decrease of 75 bps in the discount rate assumptions used for fiscal year 2024, would result in a change in our TRA liability balance of approximately $18 million.
Goodwill
Goodwill for each reporting unit is tested for impairment annually as of October 1, or more frequently if there are indicators that a reporting unit may be impaired. Accounting Standard Codification 350, Intangibles and Other ("ASC 350") states that an optional qualitative impairment assessment can be performed to determine whether an impairment is more likely than not by considering various factors such as macroeconomic and industry trends, reporting unit performance and overall business changes. If inconclusive evidence results from the qualitative impairment test, a quantitative assessment is performed where the Company determines the fair value of the reporting units by using a combination of the present value of expected future cash flows and a market approach based on earnings multiple data from peer companies using unobservable level 3 inputs. If an impairment is identified, an impairment is recorded by the amount that the carrying value exceeds the fair value for each reporting unit as a non-recurring fair value measurement. While the future cash flows are consistent with those that are used in our internal planning process inclusive of long-term growth assumptions, estimating cash flows requires significant judgment. Future changes to our projected cash flows can vary from the cash flows eventually realized, which may have a material impact on the outcomes of future goodwill impairment tests. The Company uses a weighted average cost of capital that represents the blended average required rate of return for equity and debt capital based on observed market return data and company specific risk factors.
During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company performed a quantitative assessment in accordance with ASC 350. We evaluated the potential for goodwill impairment by considering macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, both current and future expected financial performance, and relevant entity-specific events for each of the reporting units. We also considered our overall market performance discretely as well as in relation to our peers. We utilized a discount rate of 11.0% and a long-term growth rate of 3.5% for our Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions reporting units in the determination of fair value. Other significant assumptions utilized included the Company’s projections of expected future revenues and EBITDA margin, which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and intangible amortization as a percentage of revenue. The Company determined the fair value of its reporting units exceeded the carrying value as of October 1, 2024, and therefore, goodwill was not impaired. Based on the results of the Company’s quantitative assessment, the fair value of the Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions reporting units exceeded their carrying values by 1.2% and 55.7%, respectively. A hypothetical 25-basis point increase in the discount rate or a hypothetical 50-basis point decrease in the long-term growth rate could have resulted in a goodwill impairment in the Company’s Health Solutions reporting unit of $125 million.
At December 31, 2024, our Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions reporting units had $3,084 million and $128 million of goodwill, respectively.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are exposed to potential fluctuations in earnings, cash flows, and the fair values of certain of our assets and liabilities due to changes in interest rates. To manage the risk from this exposure, we enter into a variety of hedging arrangements. We do not enter into derivatives or financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We are not subject to significant foreign exchange rate risk.
A discussion of our accounting policies for hedging activities is outlined in Note 2 “Significant Accounting Policies” within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Interest Rate Risk
Our operating results are subject to risk from interest rate fluctuations on our borrowings, which carry variable interest rates. Our term loans and revolving credit facility borrowings bear interest at a variable rate, so we are exposed to market risks relating to changes in interest rates. Although we use derivative financial instruments to some extent to manage a portion of our exposure to interest rate risks, we do not attempt to manage our entire expected exposure. These instruments expose us to credit risk in the event that our counterparties default on their obligations. More information regarding the terms and market value of our derivative instruments can be found in Note 13 "Derivative Financial Instruments" and in Note 16 "Fair Value Measurement" within the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our term loan agreements include an interest rate floor of 50 basis points (“bps”) plus a margin based on defined ratios. We also utilized interest rate swap agreements (designated as cash flow hedges) to fix portions of the floating interest rates through December 2026. A hypothetical increase of 25 bps in our term loans, net of hedging activity, would have resulted in a change to annual interest expense of approximately $1 million in fiscal year 2024. For more information regarding our term loans and their applicable variable rates, see Note 8 "Debt" within the Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Annual Report.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Alight, Inc.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Alight, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Alight, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated February 27, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Goodwill Impairment Assessment
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Description of the Matter
At December 31, 2024, the Company’s Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions reporting units had $3,084 million and $128 million of goodwill, respectively, as disclosed in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level at least annually or when impairment indicators are present. The Company determined the fair value of its Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions reporting units exceeded the carrying values.

Auditing management’s goodwill impairment assessment was complex and highly judgmental due to the significant estimation required in determining the fair value of the Company’s reporting units. The more subjective assumptions used in the analysis for the Health Solutions reporting unit were projections of future revenue growth and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and intangible amortization margin, and the discount rate. The more subjective assumptions used in the analysis for the Wealth Solutions reporting unit were projections of future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and intangible amortization margin and the discount rate. The more subjective assumptions are all affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s goodwill impairment review process, including controls over management's review of the significant assumptions discussed above. We also tested management's controls over the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in the valuation.

To test the estimated fair value of the Company’s reporting units, we performed audit procedures that included, among others, assessing methodologies and testing the significant assumptions discussed above and the underlying data used by the Company in its analysis. We involved our valuation specialists to evaluate the Company’s model, methods, and the more sensitive assumptions utilized, such as the discount rate. We compared the significant assumptions used by management to current industry, market and economic trends. In addition, we assessed the historical accuracy of management’s estimates, performed sensitivity analyses of significant assumptions to evaluate the changes in the fair value of the reporting units that would result from changes in the assumptions, and tested the reconciliation of the fair value of the reporting units to the market capitalization of the Company. We also tested the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used by management in its analysis.
Measurement of the Tax Receivable Agreement Liability
Description of the Matter
As discussed in Note 15 of the consolidated financial statements, the Company has a Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”) with certain owners of Alight Holdings prior to the Business Combination, which is a contractual commitment to distribute 85% of any tax benefits (“TRA Payment”), realized or deemed to be realized by the Company to the parties to the TRA. At December 31, 2024, the Company’s liability due under the TRA (“TRA liability”) that is measured at fair value on a recurring basis was $620 million.

Auditing management’s accounting for the TRA liability that is measured at fair value on a recurring basis is especially challenging and judgmental due to the complex model used to calculate the TRA liability. Also, the liability recorded is based on several inputs, including the discount rate applied to the TRA payments. Significant changes in the discount rate could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations.

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How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s process of measuring the TRA liability at fair value, including management's controls over the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in the valuation and the controls over management's review of the significant inputs discussed above.

Our audit procedures included, among others, testing the measurement of the TRA liability measured at fair value by evaluating whether the calculation of the TRA liability was in accordance with the terms set out in the TRA and recalculating the TRA liability. With the assistance of our valuation specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the discount rate by testing the third-party inputs and the valuation methodology employed.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
Chicago, Illinois
February 27, 2025
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Alight, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
(in millions, except par values)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 343  $ 324 
Receivables, net 471  435 
Other current assets 214  260 
Fiduciary assets 239  234 
Current assets of discontinued operations —  1,523 
Total Current Assets 1,267  2,776 
Goodwill 3,212  3,212 
Intangible assets, net 2,855  3,136 
Fixed assets, net 396  331 
Deferred tax assets, net 41  38 
Other assets 422  341 
Long-term assets of discontinued operations —  948 
Total Assets $ 8,193  $ 10,782 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 355  $ 325 
Current portion of long-term debt, net 25  25 
Other current liabilities 273  233 
Fiduciary liabilities 239  234 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations —  1,370 
Total Current Liabilities 892  2,187 
Deferred tax liabilities 22  32 
Long-term debt, net 2,000  2,769 
Long-term tax receivable agreement 757  733 
Financial instruments 51  109 
Other liabilities 158  142 
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations —  68 
Total Liabilities $ 3,880  $ 6,040 
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock at $0.0001 par value: 1.0 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
$ —  $ — 
Class A Common Stock: $0.0001 par value, 1,000.0 shares authorized; 560.5 and 517.3 shares issued, and 531.7 and 510.9 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
—  — 
Class B Common Stock: $0.0001 par value, 20.0 shares authorized; 10.0 and 9.9 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
—  — 
Class V Common Stock: $0.0001 par value, 175.0 shares authorized; 0.5 and 29.0 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
—  — 
Class Z Common Stock: $0.0001 par value, 12.9 shares authorized; 0.0 and 3.4 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
—  — 
Treasury stock, at cost (28.8 and 6.4 shares at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)
(219) (52)
Additional paid-in-capital 5,141  4,946 
Retained deficit (660) (503)
Accumulated other comprehensive income 47  71 
Total Alight, Inc. Stockholders' Equity $ 4,309  $ 4,462 
Noncontrolling interest 280 
Total Stockholders' Equity $ 4,313  $ 4,742 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 8,193  $ 10,782 
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Alight, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Year Ended December 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts) 2024 2023 2022
Revenue $ 2,332  $ 2,386  $ 2,207 
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization 1,442  1,504  1,472 
Depreciation and amortization 96  72  49 
Gross Profit 794  810  686 
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative 585  590  479 
Depreciation and intangible amortization 299  301  301 
Total Operating expenses 884  891  780 
Operating Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations (90) (81) (94)
Other (Income) Expense
(Gain) Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments (57) 10  (38)
(Gain) Loss from change in fair value of tax receivable agreement 34  118  (41)
Interest expense 103  131  121 
Other (income) expense, net (22) (3) (12)
Total Other (income) expense, net 58  256  30 
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Taxes (148) (337) (124)
Income tax expense (benefit) (8) (20) 16 
Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations (140) (317) (140)
Net Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations (including loss on disposal of $10 million), Net of Tax
(19) (45) 68 
Net Income (Loss) (159) (362) (72)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (2) (17) (10)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Alight, Inc. $ (157) $ (345) $ (62)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic and Diluted
Continuing operations $ (0.25) $ (0.61) $ (0.28)
Discontinued operations $ (0.04) $ (0.09) $ 0.14 
Net Income (Loss) $ (0.29) $ (0.70) $ (0.14)
Net Income (Loss) $ (159) $ (362) $ (72)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in fair value of derivatives (35) (42) 114 
Foreign currency translation adjustments (14)
Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: (28) (33) 100 
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Noncontrolling Interests (187) (395) 28 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (6) (26)
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Alight, Inc. $ (181) $ (369) $ 25 
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Alight, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(in millions) Common
Stock
Treasury
Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Alight, Inc.
Equity
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021 $ —  $ —  $ 4,228  $ (96) $ $ 4,140  $ 788  $ 4,928 
Net income —  —  —  (62) —  (62) (10) (72)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net —  —  —  —  87  87  13  100 
Common Stock issued under ESPP —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Conversion of non-controlling interest —  —  113  —  —  113  (141) (28)
Share-based compensation expense —  —  181  —  —  181  —  181 
Shares vested, net of shares withheld in lieu of taxes —  —  (8) —  —  (8) —  (8)
Share repurchases —  (12) —  —  —  (12) —  (12)
Balance at December 31, 2022 $ —  $ (12) $ 4,514  $ (158) $ 95  $ 4,439  $ 650  $ 5,089 
Net income —  —  —  (345) —  (345) (17) (362)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net —  —  —  —  (24) (24) (9) (33)
Common Stock issued under ESPP —  —  10  —  —  10  —  10 
Conversion of non-controlling interest —  —  278  —  —  278  (344) (66)
Share-based compensation expense —  —  160  —  —  160  —  160 
Shares vested, net of shares withheld in lieu of taxes —  —  (16) —  —  (16) —  (16)
Share repurchases —  (40) —  —  —  (40) —  (40)
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ —  $ (52) $ 4,946  $ (503) $ 71  $ 4,462  $ 280  $ 4,742 
Net income —  —  —  (157) —  (157) (2) (159)
Other comprehensive income, net —  —  —  —  (24) (24) (4) (28)
Common stock issued under ESPP —  —  10  —  —  10  —  10 
Conversion of noncontrolling interest —  —  190  —  —  190  (269) (79)
Share-based compensation expense —  —  73  —  —  73  —  73 
Shares withheld in lieu of taxes —  —  (59) —  —  (59) —  (59)
Share repurchases —  (167) —  —  —  (167) —  (167)
Dividends Paid —  —  (21) —  —  (21) —  (21)
Other —  —  —  —  (1)
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ —  $ (219) $ 5,141  $ (660) $ 47  $ 4,309  $ $ 4,313 
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Alight, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2024 2023 2022
Operating activities:
Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations $ (140) $ (317) $ (140)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 115  92  72 
Intangible asset amortization 280  281  278 
Noncash lease expense 11  13  16 
Financing fee and premium amortization —  (2) (2)
Share-based compensation expense 76  139  164 
(Gain) loss from change in fair value of financial instruments (57) 10  (38)
(Gain) loss from change in fair value of tax receivable agreement 34  118  (41)
Release of unrecognized tax provision (1) (1) (31)
Deferred tax expense (benefit) (19) (9) 25 
Other (1)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (37) (20) (74)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 31  (61) 69 
Other assets and liabilities (99) (61)
Cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations 193  247  238 
Cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations 59  139  48 
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 252  $ 386  $ 286 
Investing activities:
Net proceeds from sale of business 968  —  — 
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired —  (87)
Capital expenditures (121) (140) (131)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations 847  (139) (218)
Cash used in investing activities - discontinued operations (11) (20) (17)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities $ 836  $ (159) $ (235)
Financing activities:
Dividend payments (21) —  — 
Net increase (decrease) in fiduciary liabilities (21) (9)
Borrowings from banks —  —  104 
Repayments to banks (765) (25) (141)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations (27) (25) (30)
Payments on tax receivable agreements (62) (7) — 
Tax payment for shares/units withheld in lieu of taxes (59) (16) (8)
Deferred and contingent consideration payments —  (9) (85)
Repurchase of shares (167) (40) (12)
Other financing activities —  (1) (3)
Cash used for financing activities - continuing operations (1,096) (144) (184)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities - discontinued operations 22  (87) 238 
Net Cash provided by (used in) financing activities $ (1,074) $ (231) $ 54 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - continuing operations —  (6)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - discontinued operations (3)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 12  —  107 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances from:
Continuing operations - beginning of year $ 558  $ 482  $ 603 
Discontinued operations - beginning of year(a)
1,201  1,277  1,049 
Less discontinued operations - end of period(a)
—  1,201  1,277 
Less fiduciary cash transferred with sale of business 1,189  —  — 
Continuing operations - end of period $ 582  $ 558  $ 482 
(a)Reported as discontinued operations on our consolidated balance sheets.
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 343  $ 324  $ 228 
Restricted cash included in fiduciary assets 239  234  254 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 582  $ 558  $ 482 
Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid $ 108  $ 128  $ 126 
Income taxes paid 50  46  17 
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Fixed asset additions acquired through finance leases $ 62  $ 12  $
Right of use asset additions acquired through operating leases 11 
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Alight, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Basis of Presentation and Nature of Business
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Alight, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
On July 2, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Alight Holding Company, LLC (the "Predecessor" or "Alight Holdings") completed a business combination (the "Business Combination") with a special purpose acquisition company. On the Closing Date, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the special purpose acquisition company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Alight, Inc. (“Alight”, the “Company”, “we” “us” “our” or the “Successor”). As of December 31, 2024, Alight owned approximately 99% of the economic interest in the Predecessor, had 100% of the voting power and controlled the management of the Predecessor. The non-voting ownership percentage held by noncontrolling interest was less than 1% as of December 31, 2024.
On July 12, 2024, the Company, completed the previously announced sale (the “Transaction”) of Alight’s Payroll & HCM Outsourcing business (the "Divestiture" or "Divested Business") within the Employer Solutions segment. As a result of this agreement, the results of the Company’s Payroll and Professional Services businesses are reported separately as discontinued operations, net of tax, in our consolidated financial statements for all periods presented as of December 31, 2024. While the Closing Date was July 12, 2024, we determined the impact of eleven days was immaterial to the Company's results of operations. As such, we utilized July 1, 2024 as the date of the sale for accounting purposes.
Nature of Business
We are a technology-enabled services company delivering human capital management solutions to many of the world's largest and most complex organizations. This includes the implementation and administration of employee benefits (e.g., health, wealth and leaves benefits) solutions. Alight’s numerous solutions and services are utilized year-round by employees and their family members in support of their overall health, wealth and wellbeing goals. Participants can access their solutions digitally, including through a mobile application on Alight Worklife®, our intuitive, cloud-based employee engagement platform. Through Alight Worklife, the Company believes it is defining the future of employee benefits by providing an enterprise level, integrated offering designed to drive better outcomes for organizations and individuals.
Our primary business, Employer Solutions, is driven by our Alight Worklife platform, and include integrated benefits administration, healthcare navigation, financial wellbeing, leave of absence management and retiree healthcare. We leverage data across numerous interactions and activities to improve the employee experience, reduce operational costs and better inform management processes and decision-making. Our clients’ employees benefit from an integrated platform and user experience, coupled with a full-service customer care center, helping them manage the full life cycle of their health wealth and wellbeing.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of reserves and expenses.
These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgments. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment. Management believes its estimates to be reasonable given the current facts available. Management adjusts such estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Illiquid credit markets, volatile equity markets, and foreign currency exchange rate movements increase the uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions. As future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment would, if applicable, be reflected in the financial statements in future periods.
Concentration of Risk
The Company has no significant off-balance sheet risks related to foreign exchange contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements. Management believes that its account receivable credit risk exposure is limited, and the Company has not experienced significant write-downs in its accounts receivable balances.
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Additionally, there was no single client who accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenues in any of the periods presented.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash balances. At December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, Cash and cash equivalents totaled $343 million and $324 million, respectively, and none of the balances were restricted as to its use.
Fiduciary Assets and Liabilities
Some of the Company’s agreements require it to hold funds to pay certain obligations on behalf of its clients. Funds held on behalf of clients are segregated from Company funds, and their use is restricted to the payment of obligations on behalf of clients. There is typically a short period of time between when the Company receives funds and when it pays obligations on behalf of clients. These funds are recorded as Fiduciary assets with the related obligation recorded as Fiduciary liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our Fiduciary assets included cash of $239 million and $234 million at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Commissions Receivable
Commissions receivable, which is recorded in Other current assets and Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are contract assets that represent estimated variable consideration for commissions to be received from insurance carriers for performance obligations that have been satisfied. The current portion of Commissions receivable is expected to be received within one year, while the non-current portion of Commissions receivable is expected to be received beyond one year.
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
The Company’s allowance for expected credit losses with respect to trade receivables and contract assets is based on a combination of factors, including evaluation of historical write-offs, current conditions and reasonable economic forecasts that affect collectability and other qualitative and quantitative analysis. Receivables, net included an allowance for expected credit losses of $9 million and $7 million at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Fixed Assets, Net
The Company records fixed assets at cost. We compute depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method on the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are generally as follows:
Asset Description Asset Life
Capitalized software
Lesser of the life of an associated license, or 4 to 7 years
Leasehold improvements
Lesser of estimated useful life or lease term, not to exceed 10 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
4 to 10 years
Computer equipment
4 to 6 years
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
In applying the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations, amounts assigned to identifiable assets and liabilities acquired were based on estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition, with the remainder recorded as goodwill. Intangible assets are initially valued at fair value using generally accepted valuation methods appropriate for the type of intangible asset. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment if indicators of impairment arise. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of October 1, and whenever indicators of impairment arise.
Derivatives
The Company uses derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are used to manage interest risk exposures and have been designated as cash flow hedges. The changes in the fair value of derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting as cash flow hedges are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Amounts are reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings when the hedge exposure affects earnings. The Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when: (1) the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised; (2) the qualifying criteria are no longer met; or (3) management removes the designation of the hedging relationship.
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Cash flows from derivative instruments are included in Net cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Foreign Currency
Certain of the Company’s non-U.S. operations use their respective local currency as their functional currency. The operations that do not have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency translate their financial statements at the current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and revenues and expenses using rates that approximate those in effect during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are included in net foreign currency translation adjustments within the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity. Gains and losses from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in a non-functional currency are included in Other (income) expense, net within the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). The impact of the foreign exchange gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was a loss of $1 million, a loss of $2 million, and a loss of $3 million, respectively.
Share-Based Compensation
Share-based compensation primarily relates to grants of restricted share units (“RSUs”) and performance-based restricted share units (“PRSUs”), which are measured based on their estimated grant date fair value. The Company typically recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for awards expected to vest. Forfeitures are estimated on the date of grant and adjusted if actual or expected forfeiture activity differs materially from original estimates.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to Alight, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding. The computation of diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities and other contracts to issue shares were exercised or converted into shares or resulted in the issuance of shares that would then share in the net income (loss) of Alight, Inc.
Seller Earnouts
Upon completion of the Business Combination, we executed a contingent consideration agreement (the “Seller Earnouts”) that results in the issuance of non-voting shares of Class B-1 and Class B-2 Common Stock, which automatically convert into Class A Common Stock upon the achievement of certain criteria. The majority of the Seller Earnouts are accounted for as a contingent consideration liability at fair value within Financial instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date. Any change in fair value is recognized within the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling interest represents the Company’s noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries which are not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the controlling Class A Common Stock ownership of the Company. Net (loss) income is reduced by the portion of net (loss) income that is attributable to noncontrolling interests. These noncontrolling interests are convertible into Class A Common Stock of the Company at the holder’s discretion.
Income Taxes
The portion of earnings allowable to the Company is subject to corporate-level tax rates at the U.S. federal, state and local levels. The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires it to recognize current tax liabilities or receivables for the amount of taxes it estimates are payable or refundable for the current year, deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases of assets and liabilities and the expected benefits of 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 effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period enacted. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that a portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income and the reversal of deferred tax liabilities during the period in which related temporary differences become deductible.

The Company recognizes the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements if it is “more-likely-than-not” they will be sustained by a taxing authority. The measurement of a tax position meeting the more-likely-than-not criteria is based on the largest benefit that is more than 50% likely to be realized. Only information that is available at the reporting date is considered in the Company’s recognition and measurement analysis and events or changes in facts and circumstances are accounted for in the period in which the event or change in circumstance occurs.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires an enhanced disclosure of significant segment expenses on an annual and interim basis. The Company adopted this standard retrospectively during the year ended December 31, 2024. See Note 12 “Segment Reporting” for additional information.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. This guidance will be effective for the annual periods beginning the year ended December 31, 2025. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the standard to determine the impact of adoption to its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Topic 220), which requires disclosure in the notes to financial statements of specified information about certain costs and expenses. This guidance will be effective for the annual periods beginning the year ended December 31, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance may be applied retrospectively or prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the standard to determine the impact of adoption to its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The majority of the Company’s revenue is highly recurring and is derived from contracts with customers to provide integrated, cloud-based human capital solutions that empower clients and their employees to manage their health, wealth and HR needs. The Company’s revenues are disaggregated by recurring and project revenues within each reportable segment. Recurring revenues are typically longer term in nature and more predictable on an annual basis, while project revenues consist of project work of a shorter duration and are therefore less predictable on an annual basis. See Note 12 “Segment Reporting” for quantitative disclosures of recurring and project revenues by reportable segment. The Company’s reportable segment is Employer Solutions. Employer Solutions is driven by our digital, software and AI-led capabilities powered by the Alight Worklife® platform and spanning total employee wellbeing and engagement, including integrated benefits administration, healthcare navigation, financial health and employee wellbeing. The Company believes the revenue categories within Employer Solutions depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of its revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised services is transferred to the customer in the amount that best reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those services. The majority of the Company’s revenue is recognized over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of our services. We may occasionally be entitled to a fee based on achieving certain performance criteria or contract milestones. To the extent that we cannot estimate with reasonable assurance the likelihood that we will achieve the performance target, we will constrain this portion of the transaction price and recognize it when or as the uncertainty is resolved. Any taxes assessed on revenues relating to services provided to our clients are recorded on a net basis. All of the Company’s revenues are described in more detail below.
Administrative Services
We provide benefits and human resource services across all of our solutions, which are highly recurring. The Company’s contracts may include administration services across one or multiple solutions and typically have three to five-year terms with mutual renewal options. These contracts typically consist of an implementation phase and an ongoing administration phase:
Implementation phase – In connection with the Company’s long-term agreements, implementation efforts are often necessary to set up clients and their human resource or benefit programs on the Company’s systems and operating processes. Work performed during the implementation phase is considered a set-up activity because it does not transfer a service to the customer. Therefore, it is not a separate performance obligation. As these agreements are longer term in nature, our contracts generally provide that if the client terminates a contract, we are entitled to an additional payment for services performed through the termination date designed to recover our up-front costs of implementation. Any fees received from the customer as part of the implementation are, in effect, an advance payment for the future ongoing administration services to be provided.
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Ongoing administration services phase – For all solutions, the ongoing administration phase includes a variety of plan and system support services. More specifically, these services include data management, calculations, reporting, fulfillment/communications, compliance services, call center support, and in our Health Solutions agreements, annual on-boarding and enrollment support. While there are a variety of activities performed across all solutions, the overall nature of the obligation is to provide integrated administration solutions to the customer. The agreement represents a stand-ready obligation to perform these activities across all solutions on an as-needed basis. The customer obtains value from each period of service, and each time increment (i.e., each month, or each benefit cycle in the case of our Health Solutions arrangements) is distinct and the activities are performed substantially the same. Accordingly, the ongoing administration services for each solution represents a series and each series (i.e., each month, or each benefit cycle including the enrollment period in the case of our Health Solutions arrangements) of distinct services are deemed to be a single performance obligation. In agreements that include multiple performance obligations, the transaction price related to each performance obligation is based on a relative stand-alone selling price basis. We establish the stand-alone selling price using a suitable estimation method, which includes a market assessment approach using observable market prices the Company charges separately for similar solutions to similar customers, or an expected cost plus margin approach.
Our contracts with our clients specify the terms and conditions upon which the services are based. Fees for these services are primarily based on a contracted fee charged per participant per period (e.g., monthly or annually, as applicable). These contracts may also include fixed components, including lump-sum implementation fees. Our fees are not typically payable until the commencement of the ongoing administration phase. Once fees become payable, payment is typically due on a monthly basis as we perform under the contract, and we are entitled to be reimbursed for work performed to date in the event of termination.
For Health Solutions administration services, each benefits cycle inclusive of the enrollment period represents a time increment under the series guidance and is a single performance obligation. Although ongoing fees are typically not payable until the commencement of the ongoing administrative phase, we begin transferring services to our customers approximately four months prior to payments being due as part of our annual enrollment services. Although our per-participant fees are considered variable, they are typically predictable in nature, and therefore we do not generally constrain any portion of our transaction price estimates. We use an input method based on the labor costs incurred relative to total labor costs as the measure of progress in satisfying our Health Solutions performance obligation commencing when the customer’s annual enrollment services begin. Given that the Health Solutions enrollment and administrative services are stand-ready in nature, it can be difficult to estimate the total expected efforts or hours we will incur for a particular benefits cycle. Therefore, the input measure is based on the historical effort expended, which is measured as labor cost.
In the normal course of business, we enter into change orders or other contract modifications to add or modify services provided to the customer. We evaluate whether these modifications should be accounted for as separate contracts or a modification to an existing contract. To the extent that the modification changes a promise that forms part of the underlying series, the modification is not accounted for as a separate contract.
Other Contracts
In addition to the ongoing administration services, the Company also has services across all solutions that represent separate performance obligations and that are often shorter in duration, such as our participant financial advisory services and enrollment services not bundled with ongoing administration services.
Fee arrangements can be in the form of fixed-fee, time-and-materials, or fees based on assets under management. Payment is typically due on a monthly basis as we perform under the contract, and we are entitled to be reimbursed for work performed to date in the event of termination.
Services may represent stand-ready obligations that meet the series provision, in which case all variable consideration is allocated to each distinct time increment.
Other services are recognized over-time based on a method that faithfully depicts the transfer of value to the customer, which may be based on the value of labor hours worked or time elapsed, depending on the facts and circumstances.
The majority of the fees for enrollment services not bundled with ongoing administration services may be in the form of commissions received from insurance carriers for policy placement and are variable in nature. These annual enrollment services include both employer-sponsored arrangements that place both retiree Medicare coverage and voluntary benefits. Our performance obligations under these annual enrollment services are typically completed over a short period upon which a respective policy is placed or confirmed with no ongoing fulfillment obligations. For the employer-sponsored arrangements, we recognize the majority of the placement revenue in the fourth quarter of the calendar year, which is when most of the placement or renewal activity occurs.
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However, the Company may continue to receive commissions from carriers until the respective policy lapses or is canceled. The Company bases the estimates of total transaction price on supportable evidence from an analysis of past transactions, and only includes amounts that are probable of being received or not refunded. For the employer-sponsored arrangements, the estimated total transaction price may differ from the ultimate amount of commissions we may collect. Consequently, the estimate of total transaction price is adjusted over time as the Company receives confirmation of cash received, or as other information becomes available.
A portion of the Company's revenue is subscription-based where monthly fees are paid to the Company. The subscription-based revenue is recognized straight-line over the contract term, which is generally three years.
The Company has elected to apply practical expedients to not disclose the revenue related to unsatisfied performance obligations if (1) the contract has an original duration of one year or less, or (2) the variable consideration is allocated entirely to an unsatisfied performance obligation which is recognized as a series of distinct goods and services that form a single performance obligation.
Contract Costs
Costs to obtain a Contract
The Company capitalizes incremental costs to obtain a contract with a customer that are expected to be recovered. Assets recognized for the costs to obtain a contract, which primarily includes sales commissions paid in relation to the initial contract, are amortized over the expected life of the underlying customer relationships, which is generally 7 years for our leaves solutions and generally 15 years for all of our other solutions. For situations where the duration of the contract is 1 year or less, the Company has applied a practical expedient and recognized the costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred. These costs are recorded in Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Costs to fulfill a Contract
The Company capitalizes costs to fulfill contracts which includes highly customized implementation efforts to set up clients and their human resource or benefit programs. Assets recognized for the costs to fulfill a contract are amortized on a systematic basis over the expected life of the underlying customer relationships, which is generally 7 years for our leaves solutions and generally 15 years for all of our other solutions. Amortization for all contracts costs is recorded in Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), see Note 5 “Other Financial Data”.
4. Discontinued Operations
As disclosed in Note 1 “Basis of Presentation and Nature of Business”, on July 12, 2024, the Company closed on its previously announced sale of the Divested Business. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Buyer agreed to acquire the Divested Business for total consideration of up to $1.2 billion, in the form of (1) $1.0 billion in cash (the “Closing Cash Consideration”) payable at the closing of the transactions (the “Closing”) contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, (2) a note with an aggregate principal amount of $50 million and a fair value of $35 million as of July 12, 2024 issued at Closing (the “Seller Note”) by an indirect parent of Buyer (the “Note Issuer”) and (3) contingent upon the financial performance of the Divested Business for the 2025 fiscal year, a note with an aggregate principal amount of up to $150 million (the “Additional Seller Note”) and an initial fair value of $43 million as of July 12, 2024 to be issued by the Note Issuer. The Seller Note has a stated interest rate of 8.0%.
In conjunction with the Divestiture the Company entered into a Transition Services Agreement (the "TSA") with the Buyer. The TSA outlines the terms under which the Company provides certain reimbursable post-closing services to support the business on a transitional basis and are anticipated to be provided for an initial period of up to 18 months, with the option to extend for an additional six months. As part of the TSA agreement, $15 million of the Closing Cash Consideration payable at closing was accounted for as a prepayment to the Company for services provided under the TSA.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, TSA services income of $19 million was recognized in Other (income) expense, net, with the corresponding expenses recorded in Cost of services and Selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).
During the year ended December 31, 2024, pass-through costs of approximately $42 million were incurred under the TSA, which were netted against the equal and offsetting reimbursement amounts due from the Divested Business.
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Revenue earned during the year ended December 31, 2024 from customer care commercial services provided to the Divested Business was $23 million.
A loss on sale of the Divested Business of $10 million, net of tax, was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024 upon closing of the sale and reflects the impact of net proceeds received less cost to sell over the carrying value of the Divested Business net assets. Post-closing selling price adjustments and completion of other Purchase Agreement provisions in connection with the sale could result in further adjustments to the gain or loss on sale amount which could be material.
The following tables presents the carrying value of assets and liabilities for the Divested Business as presented within assets and liabilities of discontinued operations on our Consolidated balance sheets and results as reported in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, within our Consolidated Statements of comprehensive Income (Loss) (in millions):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ —  $ 34 
Receivables, net —  263 
Other current assets —  59 
Fiduciary assets —  1,167 
Current assets, discontinued operations —  1,523 
Goodwill —  331 
Intangible assets, net —  418 
Fixed assets, net —  40 
Deferred tax assets, net — 
Other assets —  156 
Long-term assets, discontinued operations $ —  $ 948 
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ —  $ 119 
Other current liabilities —  84 
Fiduciary liabilities —  1,167 
Current liabilities, discontinued operations —  1,370 
Other liabilities —  68 
Long-term liabilities, discontinued operations $ —  $ 68 
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Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Revenue $ 577  $ 1,024  $ 925 
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization 425  684  608 
Depreciation and amortization 10 
Gross Profit 149  330  310 
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative 89  164  192 
Depreciation and intangible amortization 38  38 
Goodwill Impairment —  148  — 
Total Operating Expenses 97  350  230 
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations 52  (20) 80 
Interest expense —  — 
Other (income) expense, net (4)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes 50  (29) 83 
Loss on sale of disposition, net of tax 10  —  — 
Income tax expense (benefit) 59  16  15 
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax $ (19) $ (45) $ 68 
During the year ended December 31, 2023, in connection with a strategic portfolio review, we identified and recorded a $148 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to our former Cloud Services reporting unit which was subsequently sold as part of the Divested Business. As such, the Company reported the $148 million charge as discontinued operations.
The Company concluded that it controlled a portion of the Divested Business services subsequent to separation as a result of certain shared contractual relationships that had not been legally assigned as of December 31, 2024. As such, the Company determined it was the principal for these services and, therefore, during the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded $71 million of Revenue and Cost of services on a gross basis within discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
The additional income tax expense of $41 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024 was due to application of the dual consolidated loss rules as a result of the filing of the federal tax return during the interim period. The application of the dual consolidated loss rule was impacted by the sale of the Divested Business, which disallowed foreign losses previously elected.
The expense amounts reflected above represent only the direct costs attributable to the Divested Business and excludes allocations of corporate costs that will be retained following the sale.

5. Other Financial Data
Consolidated Balance Sheets Information
Receivables, net
The components of Receivables, net are as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Billed and unbilled receivables $ 480  $ 442 
Allowance for expected credit losses (9) (7)
Balance at end of period $ 471  $ 435 
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Other current assets
The components of Other current assets are as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Deferred project costs $ 23  $ 20 
Prepaid expenses 56  48 
Commissions receivable 89  107 
Other 46  85 
Total $ 214  $ 260 
Other assets
The components of Other assets are as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Deferred project costs $ 263  $ 240 
Operating lease right of use asset 42  56 
Commissions receivable 15  22 
Other 102  23 
Total $ 422  $ 341 
The current and non-current portions of deferred project costs relate to costs to obtain and fulfill contracts (see Note 3 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”). Total amortization expense related to deferred project costs were $24 million, $24 million, and $20 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively, and were recorded in Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Other current assets and Other assets include the fair value of outstanding derivative instruments related to interest rate swaps. The interest rate swap balances in Other current assets as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $23 million and $60 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the interest rate swap balances in Other assets also included $8 million and $17 million, respectively (see Note 13 “Derivative Financial Instruments” for additional information). Other assets also included the Seller Note and Additional Seller Note (see Note 4 "Discontinued Operations" for additional information). As of December 31, 2024, the balances in Other assets included $37 million related to the Seller Note and $50 million from the Additional Seller Note.
See Note 19 "Lease Obligations" for further information regarding the Operating lease right of use assets recorded as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Fixed assets, net
The components of Fixed assets, net are as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Capitalized software $ 427  $ 310 
Leasehold improvements 45  44 
Computer equipment 172  106 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 10 
Construction in progress 41  50 
Total Fixed assets, gross $ 694  $ 520 
Less: Accumulated depreciation 298  189 
Fixed assets, net $ 396  $ 331 
Included in Computer equipment are assets under finance leases. The balances as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, net of accumulated depreciation related to these assets, were $62 million and $19 million, respectively.
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Other current liabilities
The components of Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Deferred revenue $ 91  $ 97 
Operating lease liabilities 17  28 
Finance lease liabilities 19  10 
Other 146  98 
Total $ 273  $ 233 
Other liabilities
The components of Other liabilities are as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Deferred revenue $ 40  $ 45 
Operating lease liabilities 56  66 
Finance lease liabilities 39 
Other 23  25 
Total $ 158  $ 142 
The current and non-current portions of deferred revenue relate to consideration received in advance of performance under client contracts. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, revenue of approximately $97 million, $95 million, and $77 million was recognized that was recorded as deferred revenue at the beginning of each period, respectively.
Other current liabilities as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 included the current portion of tax receivable agreement liability of $100 million and $62 million, respectively (see Note 15 "Tax Receivable Agreement" for additional information).
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the current and non-current portions of operating lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease (see Note 19 "Lease Obligations" for further information). Operating leases for the Company's office facilities expire at various dates through 2031.
Other current liabilities and Other liabilities include the fair value of outstanding derivative instruments related to interest rate swaps. There were no interest rate swaps recorded in Other current liabilities as of both December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. There were no interest rate swaps recorded in Other liabilities as of December 31, 2024. The balance in Other liabilities as of December 31, 2023 was $3 million (see Note 13 “Derivative Financial Instruments” for additional information).
6. Goodwill and Intangible assets, net
The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill are as follows (in millions):
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023 $ 3,212 
Foreign currency translation — 
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ 3,212 
Goodwill for each reporting unit is tested for impairment annually as of October 1, or more frequently if there are indicators that a reporting unit may be impaired. Accounting Standard Codification 350, Intangibles and Other ("ASC 350") states that an optional qualitative impairment assessment can be performed to determine whether an impairment is more likely than not by considering various factors such as macroeconomic and industry trends, reporting unit performance and overall business changes. If inconclusive evidence results from the qualitative impairment test, a quantitative assessment is performed where the Company determines the fair value of the reporting units by using a combination of the present value of expected future cash flows and a market approach based on earnings multiple data from peer companies using unobservable level 3 inputs. If an impairment is identified, an impairment is recorded by the amount that the carrying value exceeds the fair value for each reporting unit as a non-recurring fair value measurement. While the future cash flows are consistent with those that are used in our internal planning process inclusive of long-term growth assumptions, estimating cash flows requires significant judgment.
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Future changes to our projected cash flows can vary from the cash flows eventually realized, which may have a material impact on the outcomes of future goodwill impairment tests. The Company uses a weighted average cost of capital that represents the blended average required rate of return for equity and debt capital based on observed market return data and company specific risk factors.
During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company performed a quantitative assessment in accordance with ASC 350. We evaluated the potential for goodwill impairment by considering macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, both current and future expected financial performance, and relevant entity-specific events for each of the reporting units. We also considered our overall market performance discretely as well as in relation to our peers. We utilized a discount rate of 11.0% and a long-term growth rate of 3.5% for our Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions reporting units in the determination of fair value. Other significant assumptions utilized included the Company’s projections of expected future revenues and EBITDA margin, which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and intangible amortization as a percentage of revenue.
The Company determined the fair value of its reporting units exceeded the carrying value as of October 1, 2024, and therefore, goodwill was not impaired. Based on the results of the Company’s quantitative assessment, the fair value of the Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions reporting units exceeded their carrying values by 1.2% and 55.7%, respectively. A hypothetical 25-basis point increase in the discount rate or a hypothetical 50-basis point decrease in the long-term growth rate could have resulted in a goodwill impairment in the Company’s Health Solutions reporting unit of $125 million.
At December 31, 2024, our Health Solutions and Wealth Solutions reporting units had $3,084 million and $128 million of goodwill, respectively.
Intangible assets by asset class are as follows (in millions):
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Intangible assets:
Customer-related and contract based intangibles $ 3,192  $ 742  $ 2,450  $ 3,192  $ 529  $ 2,663 
Technology related intangibles 230  133  97  230  94  136 
Trade name 408  100  308  408  71  337 
Total $ 3,830  $ 975  $ 2,855  $ 3,830  $ 694  $ 3,136 
Amortization expense from finite-lived intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $280 million, $281 million, and $278 million, respectively. Amortization expense from finite-lived intangible assets was recorded in Depreciation and intangible amortization in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
The following table reflects intangible assets net carrying amount and weighted-average remaining useful lives as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in millions, except for years):
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Net
Carrying
Amount
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Useful Lives
Net
Carrying
Amount
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Useful Lives
Intangible assets:
Customer-related and contract-based intangibles $ 2,450  11.5 $ 2,663  12.5
Technology-related intangibles 97  2.6 136  3.5
Trade name 308  11.4 337  12.4
Total $ 2,855  $ 3,136 
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Subsequent to December 31, 2024, the annual amortization expense is expected to be as follows (in millions):
Customer-Related
and Contract Based
Intangibles
Technology
Related
Intangibles
Trade
Name
Intangibles
Total
2025 $ 214  $ 39  $ 28  $ 281 
2026 214  38  27  279 
2027 214  19  27  260 
2028 214  27  242 
2029 214  —  27  241 
Thereafter 1,380  —  172  1,552 
Total amortization expense $ 2,450  $ 97  $ 308  $ 2,855 
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7. Income Taxes
Provision for Income Taxes
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before taxes consists of the following (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before taxes
U.S. (loss) income $ (149) $ (314) $ (108)
Non-U.S. (loss) income (23) (16)
Total $ (148) $ (337) $ (124)
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before taxes shown above is based on the location of the business unit to which such earnings are attributable for tax purposes. In addition, because the earnings shown above may in some cases be subject to taxation in more than one country, the income tax provision shown below as federal, state, or foreign may not correspond to the geographic attribution of the earnings.
The provision for income tax consists of the following (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Income tax expense (benefit):
Current:
Federal $ (4) $ (21) $ (18)
State
Foreign 10 
Total current tax expense (benefit) $ 11  $ (11) $ (9)
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal $ (9) $ (1) $ 19 
State (12) (8) — 
Foreign — 
Total deferred tax expense (benefit) $ (19) $ (9) $ 25 
Total income tax expense (benefit) $ (8) $ (20) $ 16 
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Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation
The reconciliation of the effective tax rate for all periods presented is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Amount % Amount % Amount %
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before taxes $ (148) $ (337) $ (124)
Provision for income taxes at the statutory rate $ (31) 21  % $ (71) 21  % $ (26) 21  %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit (1) % (1) —  % (2) %
Jurisdictional rate differences (3) % (4) % (4) %
Changes in valuation allowances 26  (18) % 14  (4) % 17  (14) %
Benefit of income not allocated to the Company —  —  % (1) % (5) %
Income in separate U.S. tax consolidations (1) % —  % 15  (12) %
Adjustments based on filed tax returns (2) % —  —  % (1) %
Non-deductible expenses (4) % 45  (13) % 32  (27) %
Tax credits (17) 11  % (14) % (7) %
Change in uncertain tax positions —  —  % —  —  % (27) 22  %
Other (1) % (2) % (1) %
Total income tax expense (benefit) $ (8) % $ (20) % $ 16  (13) %
The Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024, year ended December 31, 2023, and year ended December 31, 2022 was 5%, 6% and 13%, respectively.
The Company’s income tax expense varies from the expense that would be expected based on statutory rates due principally to its organizational structure. The Company is taxed as a corporation and is subject to corporate federal, state, and local taxes on the income allocated to it from Alight Holdings, based upon the Company’s economic interest in Alight Holdings, and any stand-alone income or loss generated by the Company. Alight Holdings and certain subsidiaries combine to form a single entity taxable as a partnership for U.S. federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes. As such, Alight Holdings is not subject to U.S. federal and certain state and local income taxes. The partners of Alight Holdings, including the Company, are liable for federal, state, and local income taxes based on their allocable share of Alight Holdings’ pass-through taxable income, which includes income of Alight Holdings’ subsidiaries that are treated as disregarded entities separate from Alight Holdings for income tax purposes. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024 is lower than the 21% U.S. statutory corporate income tax rate primarily due to changes in valuation allowances, tax credits, and non-deductible expenses.
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Deferred Income Taxes
The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Deferred tax assets:
Interest expense carryforward $ 124  $ 64 
Other credits 65  57 
Tax receivable agreement 132  114 
Seller Earnouts 12 
Intangible assets
Net operating losses 30  75 
Other — 
Total $ 362  $ 326 
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets (86) (60)
Total $ 276  $ 266 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets $ (29) $ (33)
Investment in partnership (207) (194)
Interest rate swap (5) (15)
Other (16) (18)
Total $ (257) $ (260)
Net deferred tax (liability) asset $ 19  $
As a result of the Business Combination, the Company established a deferred tax asset for the value of certain tax loss and credit carryforward attributes of the merged entities. In addition, the Company established a deferred tax liability to account for the difference between the Company’s book and tax basis in its investment in Alight Holdings. The Company also has historically maintained deferred tax assets on certain net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards in non-U.S. jurisdictions.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had U.S. and foreign NOLs of $30 million and $75 million, respectively. The material jurisdictions for the NOLs are the United States and Canada. The company also generated and utilized foreign and research and development tax credits which have an expiration of 10 and 20 years respectively.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized and adjusts the valuation allowance accordingly. In evaluating the Company's ability to recover its deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including the period of expiration, scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, tax-planning strategies, and three years of cumulative operating income (loss). Management judgment is required in determining the assumptions and estimates related to the amount and timing of future taxable income by jurisdiction to which the tax asset relates. The Company maintains valuation allowances with regard to the tax benefits of certain NOLs and other deferred tax assets, and periodically assesses the adequacy thereof. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the valuation allowance increased by $26 million compared to the prior year, of which $23 million related to U.S. tax credits and interest limitation carryforwards. $3 million related to NOLs in non-U.S. jurisdictions. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the valuation allowance increased by $14 million compared to the prior year, of which $10 million related to U.S. tax credits and $4 million related to NOLs in non-U.S. jurisdictions.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act established global intangible law-taxed income ("GILTI") provisions that impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on intangible assets of foreign corporations. The Company recognizes the taxes on GILTI as a period expense rather than recognizing deferred taxes for basis differences that are expected to affect the amount of GILTI inclusion upon reversal.

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Uncertain Tax Positions
The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s beginning and ending amount of uncertain tax positions (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Beginning Balance $ $ $ 19 
Additions for tax positions of prior years —  — 
Lapse of statute of limitations (2) —  (18)
Ending Balance at December 31 $ —  $ $
There was no liability for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2024. The Company’s liability for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2023 was $2 million related to amounts that would impact the effective tax rate if recognized.
The Company records interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in its provision for income taxes. There were no accrued potential interest and penalties as of December 31, 2024. The Company accrued potential interest and penalties of $2 million as of December 31, 2023. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in their respective jurisdictions. The Company has substantially concluded all U.S. federal income tax matters for years through 2020. The Company has concluded income tax examinations in its primary non-U.S. jurisdictions through 2021.
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8. Debt
Debt outstanding consisted of the following (in millions):
Maturity Date December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Sixth Incremental Term Loans(1)
August 31, 2028 $ 2,025  $ — 
Fifth Incremental Term Loans(2)
August 31, 2028 —  2,488 
Secured Senior Notes June 1, 2025 —  306 
$300 million Revolving Credit Facility, Amended
August 31, 2026 —  — 
Total debt, net 2,025  2,794 
Less: current portion of long-term debt, net (25) (25)
Total long-term debt, net $ 2,000  $ 2,769 
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(1)The net balance for the Sixth Incremental Term Loans included unamortized debt issuance costs at December 31, 2024 of approximately $6 million.
(2)The net balance for the Fifth Incremental Term Loans included unamortized debt issuance costs at December 31, 2023 of approximately $8 million.
Term Loan
In May 2017, the Company entered into a 7-year Initial Term Loan pursuant to a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). During November 2017 and November 2019, the Company entered into Incremental Term Loans under identical terms as the Initial Term Loan. In August 2020, the Company entered into Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement, which refinanced a portion of the Initial Term Loan by paying down $270 million of principal using the proceeds from the August 2020 Unsecured Senior Notes issuance, extending the maturity date on $1,986 million of the balance to October 31, 2026, and adding an interest rate floor of 50 bps (the "Amended Term Loan"). As part of the consideration transferred in the Business Combination, $556 million of principal was repaid on the portion of the Term Loan that was not amended. In August 2021, the Company entered into a new Third Incremental Term Loan facility for $525 million that matures August 31, 2028 pursuant to Amendment No. 6 to the Credit Agreement. In January 2022, the Company refinanced the Amended Term Loan and the Third Incremental Term Loan to have a concurrent maturity date of August 31, 2028 and updated interest rate terms as described below (the "B-1 Term Loan") pursuant to Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement. In March 2023, the Company refinanced the remaining portion of the 7-year Term Loan in full by increasing the existing B-1 Term Loan by approximately $65 million under identical terms as the B-1 Term Loan pursuant to Amendment No. 8 to the Credit Agreement.
Interest rates on the B-1 Term Loan borrowings are based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a margin. The Company is required to make principal payments at the end of each fiscal quarter based on defined terms in the agreement with the remaining principal balances due on the maturity dates.
In September 2023, the Company entered into Amendment No. 9 to the Credit Agreement with a syndicate of lenders to establish a new class of Fifth Incremental Term Loans with an aggregate principal amount of $2,507 million to reprice the outstanding Initial Term B-1 Loans due August 31, 2028 by reducing the applicable rate from SOFR + 3.00% to SOFR + 2.75%.
In June 2024, the Company entered into Amendment No. 10 to the Credit Agreement with a syndicate of lenders to establish a new class of Sixth Incremental Term Loans with an aggregate principal amount of $2,489 million to reprice the outstanding Fifth Incremental Term Loans due August 31, 2028 by reducing the applicable rate from SOFR + 2.75% to SOFR + 2.25%.
In January 2025, the Company entered into Amendment No. 11 to the Credit Agreement with a syndicate of lenders to establish a new class of Seventh Incremental Term Loans with an aggregate principal amount of $2,030 million to reprice the outstanding Sixth Incremental Term Loans due August 31, 2028 by reducing the applicable rate from SOFR + 2.25% to SOFR + 1.75%.
The Company utilized swap agreements to fix a portion of the floating interest rates through December 2026 (see Note 13 “Derivative Financial Instruments”).
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the Company made total principal payments on the Sixth Incremental Term Loans of $25 million and $25 million, respectively.
In July 2024, the Company paid down $440 million of the Sixth Incremental Term Loans principal balance with proceeds from the Divestiture. The Company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $1 million related to this prepayment of a portion of the Sixth Incremental Term Loans.
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Loss on debt extinguishment is recorded in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Secured Senior Notes
In May 2020, the Company issued $300 million of Secured Senior Notes. These Secured Senior Notes initially had a maturity date of June 1, 2025 and accrued interest at a fixed rate of 5.75% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2020.
In July 2024, the Company fully repaid the Secured Senior Notes principal balance of $300 million with proceeds from the Divestiture. The Company recognized a gain on debt extinguishment of $4 million related to the prepayment in full of the Secured Senior Notes. Gain on debt extinguishment is recorded in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Revolving Credit Facility
In May 2017, also pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Company entered into a 5-year $250 million revolving credit facility with a multi-bank syndicate with a maturity date of May 1, 2022. During August 2020, the Company extended the maturity date for $226 million of the revolving credit facility to October 31, 2024. In August 2021, the Company replaced and refinanced the revolving credit facilities with a $294 million revolving credit facility with a maturity date of August 31, 2026 pursuant to Amendment No. 6 to the Credit Agreement. In March 2023, the Company amended and upsized the revolving credit facility to $300 million and updated the benchmark reference rate from LIBOR to Term SOFR pursuant to Amendment No. 8 to the Credit Agreement. No changes were made to the maturity date. At December 31, 2024, an immaterial amount of unused letters of credit related to various insurance policies and real estate leases were issued under the revolving credit facility and there were no borrowings. The Company is required to make periodic payments for commitment fees and interest related to the revolving credit facility and outstanding letters of credit. During each of the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company made immaterial payments related to these fees.
Financing Fees, Premiums and Interest Expense
The Company capitalized financing fees and premiums related to the Term Loan, Revolver and Secured Senior Notes issued. These financing fees and premiums were recorded as an offset to the aggregate debt balances and are being amortized over the respective loan terms.
Total interest expense related to the debt instruments for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $186 million, $219 million, and $138 million, respectively, which included a benefit of $3 million, $2 million, and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Interest expense is recorded in Interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), and is net of interest rate swap derivative gains recognized.
Principal Payments
Aggregate remaining contractual principal payments as of December 31, 2024 are as follows (in millions):
2025 $ 25 
2026 25 
2027 25 
2028 1,955 
Total payments $ 2,030 
9. Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock
As of December 31, 2024, 1,000,000 preferred shares, par value $0.0001 per share, were authorized and no preferred shares were issued and outstanding.
Class A Common Stock
As of December 31, 2024, 531,703,862 shares of Class A Common Stock were outstanding. On July 2, 2024, all remaining shares of unvested Class A Common Stock became fully vested. Holders of shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share, and together with the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, will participate ratably in any dividends declared by the Company’s Board of Directors.
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Class B Common Stock
Upon the Closing Date of the Business Combination, certain equity holders of Alight Holdings received earnouts (the "Seller Earnouts") that resulted in the issuance of a total of 14,999,998 Class B instruments to the equity holders of the Predecessor. The equity holders of the Predecessor that exchanged their Predecessor Class A units for shares of Class A Common Stock in the Business Combination received shares of Class B Common Stock, and the equity holders of the Predecessor that continue to hold Class A units of Alight Holdings (“Continuing Unit holders”) received Class B common units of Alight Holdings.
The Class B Common Stock and Class B common units are not entitled to a vote and accrue dividends equal to amounts declared per corresponding share of Class A Common Stock and Class A unit; however, such dividends are paid if and when such share of Class B Common Stock or Class B unit converts into a share of Class A Common Stock or Class A unit. If any of the shares of Class B Common Stock or Class B common units do not vest on or before the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, such shares or units will be automatically forfeited and cancelled for no consideration and will not be entitled to receive any cumulative dividend payments.
These Class B instruments are liability classified; refer to Note 14 “Financial Instruments” for additional information. As further described below, there are two series of Class B instruments outstanding.
Class B-1
As of December 31, 2024, 4,978,807 shares of Class B-1 Common Stock were legally issued and outstanding. Shares of Class B-1 Common Stock vest and automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis if the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for 20 or more trading days within a consecutive 30-trading day period (or in the event of a change of control or liquidation event that implies a $12.50 per share valuation on a diluted basis).
To the extent any unvested share of Class B-1 Common Stock automatically converts into a share of Class A Common Stock, (i) such share or unit shall remain unvested in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable award agreement until it vests or is forfeited in accordance with the terms thereof and (ii) such share or unit shall be treated as unvested Class A consideration as if such share or unit was part of the unvested Class A consideration as of the Closing Date.
As of December 31, 2024, 2,521,192 Class B-1 common units of Alight Holdings were legally issued and outstanding. Class B-1 common units vest and automatically convert into Class A common units of Alight Holdings on a 1-for-1 basis if the VWAP of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for 20 or more trading days within a consecutive 30-trading day period (or in the event of a change of control or liquidation event that implies a $12.50 per share valuation on a diluted basis).
Class B-2
As of December 31, 2024, 4,978,807 shares of Class B-2 Common Stock were legally issued and outstanding. Shares of Class B-2 Common Stock vest and automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis if the VWAP of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 or more trading days within a consecutive 30-trading day period (or in the event of a change of control or liquidation event that implies a $15.00 per share valuation on a diluted basis).
To the extent any unvested share of Class B-2 Common Stock automatically converts into a share of Class A Common Stock, (i) such share or unit shall remain unvested in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable award agreement until it vests or is forfeited in accordance with the terms thereof and (ii) such share or unit shall be treated as unvested Class A consideration as if such share or unit was part of the unvested Class A consideration as of the Closing Date.
As of December 31, 2024, 2,521,192 Class B-2 common units of Alight Holdings were legally issued and outstanding. Class B-2 common units vest and automatically convert into Class A common units of Alight Holdings on a 1-for-1 basis if the VWAP of the shares of Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 or more trading days within a consecutive 30-trading day period (or in the event of a change of control or liquidation event that implies a $15.00 per share valuation on a diluted basis).
Class B-3
As of December 31, 2024, 10,000,000 shares of Class B-3 Common Stock, par value $0.0001, were authorized. There were no shares of Class B-3 Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
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Class V Common Stock
As of December 31, 2024, 510,237 shares of Class V Common Stock were legally issued and outstanding. Holders of Class V Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and have no economic rights. The Class V Common Stock is held on a 1-for-1 basis with Class A Units in Alight Holdings held by Continuing Unit holders. The Class A Units, together with an equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock, can be exchanged for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock.
Class Z Common Stock
Upon the Closing Date of the Business Combination, a total of 8,671,507 Class Z instruments were issued to the equity holders of the Predecessor. The equity holders of the Predecessor that exchanged their Predecessor Class A units for shares of Class A Common Stock in the Business Combination received shares of Class Z Common Stock, and the Continuing Unit holders received Class Z common units of Alight Holdings. The Class Z instruments were issued to the equity holders of the Predecessor to allow for the re-allocation of the consideration paid to the holders of unvested management equity (i.e., the unvested shares of Class A, Class B-1, and Class B-2 Common Stock) to the equity holders of the Predecessor in the event such equity is forfeited under the terms of the applicable award agreement and vested in connection with any such forfeiture.
As of December 31, 2024, there were no outstanding shares of Class Z Common Stock, as all remaining shares of Class Z Common Stock were either forfeited or became fully vested on July 2, 2024 in accordance with their terms. The vested shares of Class Z Common Stock were converted into shares of either Class A, Class B-1 and B-2 Common Stock in connection with the ultimate forfeiture of the shares of unvested Class A, Class B-1 and B-2 common stock issued to participating management holders, as applicable.
Similarly, as of December 31, 2024, there were no outstanding Class Z common units as all remaining Class Z common units were either forfeited or became fully vested on July 2, 2024 in accordance with their terms. The vested Class Z units were converted into either Alight Holdings Class A, Class B-1 and B-2 common units in connection with the ultimate forfeiture of the shares of unvested Class A, Class B-1, and Class B-2 common stock issued to participating management holders, as applicable.
Class A Units
Holders of Alight Holdings Class A units can exchange all or any portion of their Class A units, together with the cancellation of an equal number of shares of Class V Common Stock, for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of exchanged Class A units. Alight has the option to cash settle any future exchange.
The Continuing Unit holders’ ownership of Class A units represents the noncontrolling interest of the Company, which is accounted for as permanent equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2024, there were 532,214,099 Class A Units outstanding, of which 531,703,862 are held by the Company and 510,237 are held by the noncontrolling interest of the Company.
The Alight Holdings limited liability company agreement contains provisions that require a one-to-one ratio is maintained between each class of Alight Holdings units held by Alight and its subsidiaries (including the Alight Group, Inc., but excluding subsidiaries of Alight Holdings) and the number of outstanding shares of the corresponding class of Alight common stock, subject to certain exceptions (including in respect of management equity in the form of options, rights or other securities which have not been converted into or exercised for Alight common stock). In addition, the Alight Holdings limited liability company agreement permits Alight, in its capacity as the managing member of Alight Holdings, to take actions to maintain such ratio, including undertaking stock splits, combinations, recapitalization and exercises of the exchange rights of holders of Alight Holdings units.
Exchange of Class A Units
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, 28,987,597 Class A units and a corresponding number of shares of Class V Common Stock were exchanged for Class A Common Stock. As a result of the exchanges, Alight, Inc. increased its ownership in Alight Holdings and accordingly increased its equity by approximately $273 million, recorded in Additional paid-in capital. Pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (the "TRA") that we entered into in connection with the Business Combination, described in Note 15 "Tax Receivable Agreement," the Class A unit exchanges created additional TRA liabilities of $90 million, with offsets to Additional paid-in-capital. A $11 million increase to Additional paid-in-capital was due to exchanges as a result of deferred taxes due to our change in ownership.
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Share Repurchase Program
On August 1, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program (the "Program"), under which the Company may repurchase issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock from time to time, depending on market conditions and alternate uses of capital. The Program has no expiration date and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The Program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares and there is no guarantee as to any number of shares being repurchased by the Company. On March 20, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200 million of the Company’s Class A common stock. As of December 31, 2024, the total remaining amount authorized for repurchase was $81 million.
On June 18, 2024, the Company announced that it entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the "ASR") with Barclays Bank PLC (the "ASR counterparty") to repurchase $75 million of Alight's Class A Common Stock, as part of the Company's existing share repurchase program. On July 16, 2024, the Company made an initial payment of $75 million to the ASR counterparty and received an initial delivery of shares equal in value to 80% of the prepayment amount of $75 million, based on Alight’s closing share price as of the effective date of July 15, 2024. The final number of shares repurchased was based on the volume-weighted average price of Alight's common stock during the term of the transaction, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR. The ASR was settled on September 23, 2024, resulting in an additional delivery of 2,400,041 shares of Alight's Class A Common Stock. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 10,563,306 shares of Alight's Class A Common Stock in aggregate for $75 million as part of the ASR.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, there were 22,327,717 Class A Common Stock shares repurchased under the Program. Repurchased shares are reflected as Treasury Stock on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of equity.
On February 13, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200 million of the Company’s Class A common stock, providing a total amount authorized for repurchase of $281 million after giving effect to the increase. Repurchases may be conducted through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The actual timing and amount of future repurchases are subject to business and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, stock price, acquisition opportunities and other factors. The stock repurchase program does not obligate Alight to acquire any amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or terminated at any time by Alight at its discretion without prior notice.
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The following table reflects the changes in our outstanding stock:
Class A Class B-1 Class B-2 Class V Class Z Treasury
Balance at December 31, 2021 456,282,881 4,990,453 4,990,453 77,459,687 5,595,577
Conversion of noncontrolling interest 13,978,222 (13,978,222)
Shares granted upon vesting 1,929,035
Issuance for compensation to non-employees(1) 73,208
Share repurchases (1,506,385) 1,506,385
Balance at December 31, 2022 470,756,961 4,990,453 4,990,453 63,481,465 5,595,577 1,506,385
Conversion of noncontrolling interest 34,519,247 (34,519,247)
Shares granted upon vesting 7,129,735 (2,175,362)
Issuance for compensation to non-employees(1)
83,203
Share repurchases (4,921,468) 4,921,468
Share forfeitures (39,218) (39,218)
Balance at December 31, 2023 507,567,678 4,951,235 4,951,235 28,962,218 3,420,215 6,427,853
Conversion of noncontrolling interest 28,987,597 (28,987,597)
Shares granted upon vesting 17,316,478 63,868 63,868 535,616 (3,420,215)
Issuance for compensation to non-employees (1) 159,826
Share repurchases (22,327,717) 22,327,717
Share forfeitures (36,296) (36,296)
Balance at December 31, 2024 531,703,862 4,978,807 4,978,807 510,237 28,755,570
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(1)Issued to certain members of the Board of Directors in lieu of cash retainer.
Dividends
In 2024, our Board of Directors approved a new quarterly dividend program. The Company intends to continue paying regular cash dividends on a quarterly basis. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, whose decision will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. On November 12, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of $0.04 per share, payable on December 16, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2024. The dividend resulted in aggregate payments of approximately $21 million during the year ended December 31, 2024.
On February 13, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved the payment of a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.04 per share of Class A Common Stock on March 17, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 3, 2025.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
As of December 31, 2024, the Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") balance included unrealized gains and losses for interest rate swaps and foreign currency translation adjustments related to our foreign subsidiaries that do not have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. The tax effect on the Company's pre-tax AOCI items is recorded in the AOCI balance. This tax is comprised of two items: (1) the tax effects related to the unrealized pre-tax items recorded in AOCI and (2) the tax effect related to certain valuation allowances that have also been recorded in AOCI. When unrealized items in AOCI are recognized, the associated tax effects on these items will also be recognized in the tax provision.
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Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of noncontrolling interests, are as follows (in millions):
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments (1)
Interest
Rate
Swaps (2)
Total
Balance at December 31, 2021 $ $ $
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (13) 125  112 
Tax (expense) benefit (8) (6)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax (11) 117  106 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income —  (19) (19)
Tax expense —  —  — 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax —  (19) (19)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax $ (11) $ 98  $ 87 
Balance at December 31, 2022 $ (11) $ 106  $ 95 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 10  33  43 
Tax (expense) benefit (2) 15  13 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax 48  56 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income —  (80) (80)
Tax expense —  —  — 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax —  (80) (80)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (32) (24)
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ (3) $ 74  $ 71 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications 33  37 
Tax (expense) benefit 11 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax 41  48 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income —  (72) (72)
Tax expense —  —  — 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax —  (72) (72)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (31) (24)
Balance at December 31, 2024 $ $ 43  $ 47 
(1)Foreign currency translation adjustments include $1 million loss related to intercompany loans that have been designated long-term investment nature.
(2)Reclassifications from this category are recorded in Interest expense. See Note 13 “Derivative Financial Instruments” for additional information.
10. Share-Based Compensation
Predecessor Plans
Prior to the Business Combination, share-based payments to employees included grants of restricted share units (“RSUs”) and performance based restricted share units (“PRSUs”), which consisted of both Class A-1 and Class B common units in each type, were measured based on their estimated grant date fair value. The grant date fair value of the RSUs was equal to the value of the shares acquired by the Predecessor’s initial investors at the time of Alight Holding’s formation in 2017. The grant date fair values of the PRSUs were based on a Monte Carlo simulation methodology, which required management to make certain assumptions and apply judgement. Management determined the expected volatility based on the average implied asset volatilities of comparable companies as the Company did not have sufficient trading history for the PRSUs. The expected term represented the period that the PRSUs were expected to be outstanding. Because of the lack of sufficient historical data necessary to calculate the expected term, the Company used the contractual vesting period of five years to estimate the expected term. For the Predecessor period, the key assumptions included in the Monte Carlo simulation were expected volatility of 45%, a risk-free interest rate of 1% and no expected dividends.
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The Company recognized share-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the awards expected to ultimately vest. As a result of the change in control related to the Business Combination, the vesting of the time-based PRSU Class B units accelerated on the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, the time-based PRSUs vested ratably over periods of one to five years. The remaining unvested PRSU Class B units had vesting conditions that were contingent upon the achievement of defined internal rates of return and multiples on invested capital occurrence and of certain liquidity events. The Class A-1 RSUs and PRSUs that were unvested as of the Closing Date had time-based and/or vesting conditions that were contingent upon the achievement of defined internal rates of return and multiples on invested capital occurrence and of certain liquidity events. Both the unvested Class A-1 and Class B units were replaced with unvested shares of Alight common stock as discussed below.
Successor Plans
In connection with the Business Combination, the holders of certain unvested awards under the Predecessor plans were granted replacement awards in the Successor company.
Class B units: The unvested Class B units of Alight Holdings will automatically convert on a one-for-one basis into shares of Class A Common Stock upon the achievement of certain market conditions, if achieved prior to the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date.
Class A-1 units: The unvested Class A-1 units of Alight Holdings were granted replacement unvested Class A Common Stock, unvested Class B Common Stock, and unvested Class B-2 Common Stock of the Company on an equivalent fair value basis. The service-based portion of the grant vests ratably over periods of two to five years and the remaining portion vests upon achievement of certain market-based conditions.
The Class B and Class A-1 units that were replaced represented the unvested Class A, unvested Class B-1 and unvested Class B-2 Common Stock subject to the forfeiture re-allocation provision per the Class Z instruments discussed in Note 9 “Stockholders’ Equity”. These unvested shares were accounted for as restricted stock in accordance with ASC 718. As of July 2, 2024, all remaining shares of Class Z Common Stock were either forfeited or became fully vested in accordance with their terms.
The Company has an active equity incentive plan, the Alight, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"), under which the Company has been authorized to grant share-based awards to key employees and non-employee directors, which consist primarily of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance share units ("PRSUs"). Under this plan, for grants issued during the year ended December 31, 2024, approximately 44% of the units are subject to time-based vesting requirements and approximately 56% are subject to additional performance-based vesting requirements. As of December 31, 2024, there were 83,607,718 remaining shares of common stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Company’s stock-based compensation plans under its 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan. RSU and PSU nonvested share-based payment awards contain rights to receive forfeitable dividends and therefore are not participating securities.
Restricted Share Units and Performance Share Units
Time-based RSUs are valued at the market price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. In general, these awards vest ratably over a three-year period from the date of grant. All awards are expensed on a straight-line basis over a three-year period, which is considered to be the requisite service period.
The Company’s PRSUs contain various performance and service conditions that must be satisfied for an employee to earn the right to benefit from the award. The PRSUs vest upon achievement of various performance metrics aligned to goals established by the Company. Expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, based on the probability of achieving the performance conditions, with changes in expectations recognized as an adjustment to earnings in the period of the change. Compensation cost is not recognized for performance share units that do not vest because service or performance conditions are not satisfied, and any previously recognized compensation cost is reversed.
The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of RSUs and PRSUs granted during the each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $8.68, $8.72, $9.01 and $8.73, $8.82 and $11.76, respectively.
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The following table summarizes the RSU and PRSU activity during the year ended December 31, 2024:
RSUs Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Unit
PRSUs(1)
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Unit
Balance as of December 31, 2023 8,174,812 $ 9.78  28,041,674 $ 11.25 
Granted 5,613,104 8.68  6,879,610 8.73 
Vested (3,417,686) 8.81  (20,728,422) 12.15 
Forfeited (3,045,124) 8.95  (3,314,405) 8.93 
Balance as of December 31, 2024 7,325,106 $ 8.67  10,878,456 $ 8.71 
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(1)The number of PRSUs presented are based on actual or expected achievement of the respective performance goals as of the end of the period.
The Company also forfeited approximately 3.5 million shares in July 2024 in conjunction with the Divestiture as discussed in Note 1 "Basis of Presentation and Nature of Business".
Share-based Compensation Expense
Total share-based compensation expense related to the RSUs and PRSUs are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization $ 14  $ 30  $ 34 
Selling, general and administrative 62  109  130 
Total share-based compensation expense $ 76  $ 139  $ 164 
As of December 31, 2024, total future compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was $42 million, which will be recognized over a remaining weighted-average amortization period of approximately 1.69 years. As of December 31, 2024, total future compensation expense related to unvested PRSUs was $46 million, which will be recognized over a remaining weighted-average amortization period of approximately 1.34 years.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In December 2022, the Company began offering its employees an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Under the ESPP, all full-time and certain part-time employees of the Company based in the U.S. and certain other countries are eligible to purchase Class A Common Stock of the Company twice per year at the end of a six-month payment period (a “Payment Period”). During each Payment Period, eligible employees who so elect may authorize payroll deductions in an amount no less than 1% nor greater than 10% of his or her base pay for each payroll period in the Payment Period. At the end of each Payment Period, the accumulated deductions are used to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock from the Company up to a maximum of 1,250 shares for any one employee during a Payment Period. Shares are purchased at a price equal to 85% of the fair market value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the last business day of a Payment Period. As of December 31, 2024, there were 12,148,358 remaining shares available for grant and 2,812,674 shares issued under the ESPP. The amount of share-based compensation expense related to the ESPP was approximately $1.5 million and $2.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which was recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
11. Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to Alight, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding. The computation of diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities and other contracts to issue shares were exercised or converted into shares or resulted in the issuance of shares that would then share in the net income of Alight, Inc. The Company’s Class V Common Stock does not, and its Class Z Common Stock did not, participate in the earnings or losses of the Company and are therefore not participating securities and have not been included in either the basic or diluted earnings per share calculations. RSU and PSU Nonvested share-based payment awards contain rights to receive forfeitable dividends and therefore are not participating securities.
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In conjunction with the Business Combination, the Company issued Seller Earnouts contingent consideration, which is payable in the Company’s Common Stock when the related market conditions are achieved. As the related conditions to pay the consideration had not been satisfied as of December 31, 2024, the Seller Earnouts were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculations.
Basic and diluted (net loss) earnings per share are as follows (in millions, except for share and per share amounts):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Basic and diluted (net loss) earnings per share:
Numerator
Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations $ (140) $ (317) $ (140)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 17  10 
Net Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Alight, Inc. $ (138) $ (300) $ (130)
Net Income (Loss) From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax (19) (45) 68 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Alight, Inc. - basic $ (157) $ (345) $ (62)
Loss impact of conversion of noncontrolling interest (1) —  — 
Net income (loss) attributable to Alight, Inc. - diluted $ (158) $ (345) $ (62)
Denominator
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic 539,861,208 489,461,259 458,558,192
Dilutive effect of the exchange of noncontrolling interest units 510,237
Dilutive effect of RSUs
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted 540,371,445 489,461,259 458,558,192
Basic and Diluted (net loss) earnings per share
Continuing operations $ (0.25) $ (0.61) $ (0.28)
Discontinued operations $ (0.04) $ (0.09) $ 0.14 
Net Income (Loss) $ (0.29) $ (0.70) $ (0.14)
For the year ended December 31, 2024, 7,325,106 unvested RSUs were not included in the computation of diluted shares outstanding as their impact would have been anti-dilutive. In addition, 14,999,998 shares related to the Seller Earnouts and 10,878,457 unvested PRSUs were excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share as the market and performance conditions had not yet been met as of the end of the period.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, 28,962,218 units related to noncontrolling interests and 10,080,390 unvested RSUs were not included in the computation of diluted shares outstanding as their impact would have been anti-dilutive. In addition, 14,999,998 shares related to the Seller Earnouts and 27,411,360 unvested PRSUs were excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share as the market and performance conditions had not yet been met as of the end of the period.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, 63,481,465 units related to noncontrolling interests and 7,624,817 unvested RSUs were not included in the computation of diluted shares outstanding as their impact would have been anti-dilutive. In addition, 14,999,998 shares related to the Seller Earnouts and 29,429,683 unvested PRSUs were excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share as the market and performance conditions had not yet been met as of the end of the period.
12. Segment Reporting
As disclosed above in Note 1 “Basis of Presentation and Nature of Business”, on July 12, 2024, the Company closed on its previously announced sale of the Divested Business. See Notes 1 “Basis of Presentation and Nature of Business” and Note 4 “Discontinued Operations” for additional information. We currently operate under one reportable segment, Employer Solutions. Employer Solutions is driven by our Alight Worklife platform, and includes integrated benefits administration, healthcare navigation, financial wellbeing, leave of absence management and retiree healthcare. Our previous Other nonreportable segment was comprised of our former Hosted business, which was wound down in the prior year and had no activity during 2024.
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The Company’s reportable segment has been determined using a management approach, which is consistent with the basis and manner in which the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) uses financial information for the purposes of allocating resources and evaluating performance. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is its CODM. The CODM evaluates the performance of the Company based on revenue and net income (loss) from continuing operations. In prior periods when the Company operated as multiple segments, the CODM considered gross profit as the segment profitability measure. Beginning in 2024, as a single consolidated segment, the CODM now considers Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations as its segment profitability measure.
The CODM also uses revenue and net income (loss) from continuing operations to manage and evaluate our business, make planning decisions, and as performance measures for Company-wide incentive compensation plans. These key financial measures provide an additional view of our operational performance over the long-term and provide useful information that we use in order to maintain and grow our business. The Company does not report assets by reportable segments as this information is not reviewed by the CODM on a regular basis.
Information regarding the Company’s reportable segment is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Employer Solutions Other Total Employer Solutions Other Total Employer Solutions Other Total
Revenue
Recurring $ 2,135  $ —  $ 2,135  $ 2,141  $ 26  $ 2,167  $ 1,960  $ 43  $ 2,003 
Project 197  —  197  219  —  219  204  —  204 
Total Revenue $ 2,332  $ —  $ 2,332  $ 2,360  $ 26  $ 2,386  $ 2,164  $ 43  $ 2,207 
Less (1)
Cost of sales - Technology (2) $ 313  $ —  $ 313  $ 323  $ —  $ 323  $ 293  $ —  $ 293 
Cost of sales - Delivery, Customer Care and Other (3) 1,115  —  1,115  1,125  26  1,151  1,103  42  1,145 
Stock Based Compensation 14  —  14  30  —  30  34  —  34 
Depreciation and Amortization 96  —  96  70  72  47  49 
Total Gross Profit $ 794  $ —  $ 794  $ 812  $ (2) $ 810  $ 687  $ (1) $ 686 
Selling, General, and Administrative (4) 460  —  460  408  —  408  303  —  303 
Restructuring 63  —  63  73  —  73  46  —  46 
Stock Based Compensation 62  —  62  109  —  109  130  —  130 
Depreciation and Intangible Amortization 299  —  299  301  —  301  301  —  301 
Interest expense 103  —  103  131  —  131  121  —  121 
Other segment items (5) (53) —  (53) 105  —  105  (75) —  (75)
Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations $ (140) $ —  $ (140) $ (315) $ (2) $ (317) $ (139) $ (1) $ (140)
(1) - The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM.
(2) - Cost of sales - Technology is primarily attributable to cost related to application development and client-related infrastructure.
(3) - Cost of sales - Delivery, Customer Care and Other is primarily attributable to costs related personnel and vendors providing services to support our client base and client participants.
(4) - Selling, General, and Administrative expenses excludes restructuring, stock based compensation and depreciation and intangible amortization and primarily include compensation-related costs for administrative and management employees, system and facilities expense, and costs for external professional and consulting services.
(5) - Other segment items - includes gain/loss from change in fair value of financial instruments, gain/loss from change in fair value of tax receivable agreement, other (income) expense, net and income taxes.
Revenue by geographic location is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
United States $ 2,304  $ 2,358  $ 2,182 
International 28  28  25 
Total $ 2,332  $ 2,386  $ 2,207 
There was no single client who accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenues in any of the periods presented.
Long-lived assets, representing Fixed assets, net and Operating lease right of use assets, by geographic location is as follows (in millions):
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Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
United States $ 429  $ 384 
International
Total $ 438  $ 386 
13. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company is exposed to market risks, including changes in interest rates. To manage the risk related to these exposures, the Company has entered into various derivative instruments that reduce these risks by creating offsetting exposures.
Interest Rate Swaps
The Company has utilized swap agreements that will fix the floating interest rates associated with its Term Loan as shown in the following table:
Designation Date Effective Date Initial Notional Amount Notional Amount Outstanding as of
December 31, 2024
Fixed Rate Expiration Date
December 2021 April 2024 $ 871,205,040  $ 526,095,599  1.6533  % June 2025
December 2021 April 2024 $ 435,602,520  $ 263,047,800  1.6560  % June 2025
December 2021 April 2024 $ 435,602,520  $ 263,047,800  1.6650  % June 2025
March 2022 June 2025 $ 1,197,000,000  $ 1,197,000,000  2.5540  % December 2026
March 2023 March 2023 $ 150,000,000  $ 150,000,000  3.9025  % December 2026
March 2023 March 2023 $ 150,000,000  $ 150,000,000  3.9100  % December 2026
Concurrent with the refinancing of certain term loans, we amended our interest rate swaps to incorporate Term SOFR. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 848, Reference Rate Reform, we did not redesignate the interest rate hedges when they were amended from LIBOR to SOFR as we are permitted to maintain the designation through the transition. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we did not execute any new interest rate swaps. Our interest rate swaps have been designated as cash flow hedges.
Certain swap agreements amortize or accrete based on achieving targeted hedge ratios. The Company currently has two instruments that the fair value of the instruments at the time of re-designation are being amortized into interest expense over the remaining life of the instruments.
Financial Instrument Presentation
The fair values and location of outstanding derivative instruments recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in millions):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Assets
Other current assets $ 23  $ 60 
Other assets 17 
Total $ 31  $ 77 
Liabilities
Other current liabilities $ —  $ — 
Other liabilities — 
Total $ — 

$
The Company estimates that approximately $23 million of derivative gains included in Accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2024 will be reclassified into earnings over the next twelve months.
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14. Financial Instruments
Seller Earnouts
Upon completion of the Business Combination, the equity owners of Alight Holdings received an earnout in the form of non-voting shares of Class B-1 and Class B-2 Common Stock, which automatically convert into Class A Common Stock if, at any time during the seven years following the Closing Date, certain criteria are achieved. See Note 9 “Stockholders’ Equity” for additional information regarding the Seller Earnouts.
The portion of the Seller Earnouts related to employee compensation was accounted for as share-based compensation. As all employee compensation associated with the Seller Earnouts was ultimately vested on July 2, 2024, no portion of the Seller Earnout as of December 31, 2024 was accounted for as share-based compensation. See Note 10 “Share-Based Compensation” for additional information.
As of December 31, 2024, all of the remaining Seller Earnouts were accounted for as a contingent consideration liability at fair value within Financial instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets because the Seller Earnouts do not meet the criteria for classification within equity. This liability is subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date. At December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Seller Earnouts had a fair value of $51 million and $95 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the fair value remeasurement of the Seller Earnouts resulted in a gain of $48 million and $2 million, respectively. Gains or losses related to the remeasurement of Seller Earnouts are recorded in (Gain) Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments within the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
The fair value of the Class B-1 and B-2 Seller Earnouts, and, prior to the Class Z vesting on July 2, 2024, the Class Z-B-1 and Z-B-2 contingent consideration instruments, is determined using Monte Carlo simulation and Option Pricing Methods (Level 3 inputs, see Note 16 "Fair Value Measurement"). Significant unobservable inputs are used in the assessment of fair value, including the following assumptions: volatility of 40%, risk-free interest rate of 4.30%, expected holding period of 3.51 years, dividend participation, and probability assessments based on the likelihood of reaching the performance targets defined in the Business Combination. A decrease in the risk-free interest rate or expected volatility would result in a decrease in the fair value measurement of the Seller Earnouts and vice versa.
As discussed in Note 9 “Stockholders’ Equity”, in connection with the ultimate forfeiture of the shares of unvested Class A, unvested Class B-1, and unvested Class B-2 common stock issued to participating management holders on July 2, 2024, all Class Z instruments were ultimately settled resulting in the re-allocation of the forfeited compensatory Class A, Class B-1 and Class B-2 instruments. The Class Z instruments are also accounted for as a contingent consideration liability at fair value within Financial instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets because these instruments do not meet the criteria for classification within equity. The fair value of the Class Z-A contingent consideration was determined using the ending share price as of the last day of each quarter until settlement on July 2, 2024, resulting in the issuance of $1.5 million shares of Class A common stock and units at the $7.09 stock price on that date.
At December 31, 2024, the Class Z-A contingent consideration was no longer outstanding. As of December 31, 2023, the Class Z-A contingent consideration had a fair value of $13 million. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded a gain of $2 million and a loss of $13 million, respectively, in (Gain) Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) as a result of the forfeiture of unvested management equity that was ultimately re-allocated to the holders of Class Z instruments on July 2, 2024. See Note 9 “Stockholders’ Equity” for additional information regarding these instruments.
Additional Seller Note
As disclosed above in Note 1 “Basis of Presentation and Nature of Business”, on July 12, 2024, the Company closed on the Divestiture. As part of the sale, the Company received a note with an aggregate principal amount of up to $150 million (the “Additional Seller Note”) with an initial fair value of $43 million as of July 12, 2024 to be issued by the Note Issuer. See Note 4 “Discontinued Operations” for additional information. The Additional Seller Note is considered a level 3 recurring fair value measurement. At December 31, 2024, the Additional Seller Note had a fair value of $50 million. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a gain of $7 million from the fair value remeasurement of the Additional Seller Note. Gains or losses related to the recurring fair value remeasurement of the Additional Seller Note are recorded in (Gain) Loss from change in fair value of financial instruments within the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
The fair value of the Additional Seller Note is determined using a variation of the income approach (Level 3 inputs, see Note 16 "Fair Value Measurement"). Significant unobservable inputs are used in the assessment of fair value, including the following assumptions: expected Adjusted EBITDA, expected maturity of the Additional Seller Note, and the Divested Business's estimated cost of debt, based on the likelihood of reaching the performance targets defined in the Purchase Agreement.
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15. Tax Receivable Agreement
In connection with the Business Combination, Alight entered into the TRA with certain owners of Alight Holdings prior to the Business Combination. Pursuant to the TRA, the Company will pay certain sellers, as applicable, 85% of any savings that we realize, calculated using certain assumptions, as a result of (i) tax basis adjustments from sales and exchanges of Alight Holdings equity interests in connection with or following the Business Combination and certain distributions with respect to Alight Holdings equity interests, (ii) our utilization of certain tax attributes, and (iii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the TRA.
Actual tax benefits realized by Alight may differ from tax benefits calculated under the TRA as a result of the use of certain assumptions in the TRA, including the use of an assumed weighted-average state and local income tax rate to calculate tax benefits. While the amount of existing tax basis, the anticipated tax basis adjustments and the actual amount and utilization of tax attributes, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the TRA, will vary depending upon a number of factors, we expect that the payments that Alight may make under the TRA will be substantial.
The Company’s TRA liability established upon completion of the Business Combination is measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The TRA liability balance at December 31, 2024 assumes: (i) a blended U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate of 26.3%; (ii) no material changes in tax law; (iii) the ability to utilize tax attributes based on current tax forecasts; and (iv) future payments under the TRA are made when due under the TRA. The amount of the expected future payments under the TRA has been discounted to its present value using a discount rate of 7.9%.
Subsequent to the Business Combination, we record additional liabilities under the TRA as and when Class A units of Alight Holdings are exchanged for Class A Common Stock. Liabilities resulting from these exchanges will be recorded on a gross undiscounted basis and are not remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, an additional TRA liability of $90 million and $109 million, respectively, was established as a result of these exchanges. As of December 31, 2024, $620 million of the TRA liability was measured at fair value on a recurring basis and $237 million was undiscounted and not remeasured at fair value.
The following table summarizes the changes in the TRA liabilities (in millions):
Tax Receivable
Agreement Liability
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2023 $ 795 
Fair value remeasurement 34 
Payments (62)
Conversion of noncontrolling interest 90 
Ending balance as of December 31, 2024 857 
Less: current portion included in other current liabilities (100)
Total long-term tax receivable agreement liability $ 757 
16. Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The accounting standards related to fair value measurements include a hierarchy for information and valuations used in measuring fair value that is broken down into three levels based on reliability, as follows:
•Level 1 – observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
•Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices for identical assets in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
•Level 3 – unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data which requires the use of valuation techniques and the development of assumptions.
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The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows (in millions):
December 31, 2024
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Interest rate swaps $ —  $ 31  $ —  $ 31 
Additional Seller Note —  —  50  50 
Total assets recorded at fair value $ —  $ 31  $ 50  $ 81 
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Contingent consideration liability —  — 
Seller Earnouts liability —  —  51  51 
Tax receivable agreement liability (1)
—  —  620  620 
Total liabilities recorded at fair value $ —  $ —  $ 677  $ 677 
December 31, 2023
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets
Interest rate swaps $ —  $ 77  $ —  $ 77 
Total assets recorded at fair value $ —  $ 77  $ —  $ 77 
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps —  — 
Contingent consideration liability —  — 
Seller Earnouts liability —  —  95  95 
Tax receivable agreement liability (1)
—  —  634  634 
Total liabilities recorded at fair value $ —  $ $ 732  $ 735 
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(1)Excludes the portion of liability related to the exchanges of Class A Units not measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
Derivatives
The valuations of the derivatives intended to mitigate our interest rate risk are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each instrument. This analysis utilizes observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves, interest rate volatility, or spot and forward exchange rates, and reflects the contractual terms of these instruments, including the period to maturity. In addition, credit valuation adjustments, which consider the impact of any credit enhancements to the contracts, are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential non-performance risk.
Contingent Consideration
The contingent consideration liabilities relate to acquisitions in previous years and are included in Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these liabilities is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. Changes in the fair value of the liabilities are included in Other (income) expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Level 3 unobservable inputs are used in the assessment of fair value, including assumptions regarding discount rates and probability assessments based on the likelihood of reaching the various targets set out in the respective acquisition agreements.
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The following table summarizes the changes in deferred contingent consideration liabilities (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023
Beginning balance $ $ 13 
Measurement period adjustments — 
Remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration —  (5)
Payments —  (5)
Ending Balance $ $
Additional Disclosures Regarding Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of the Company’s debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and corroborated by observable market data is as follows (in millions):
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt, net $ 25  $ 25  $ 25  $ 25 
Long-term debt, net 2,000  2,008  2,769  2,780 
Total $ 2,025  $ 2,033  $ 2,794  $ 2,805 
The carrying value of the Term Loan, Secured Senior Notes include the outstanding principal balance, less any unamortized premium. The outstanding balances under the Senior Notes have fixed interest rates and the fair value is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and corroborated by observable market data (see Note 8 “Debt”).
The carrying amounts of Cash and cash equivalents, Receivables, net and Accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
The Seller Note was measured at fair value of $35 million as of July 12, 2024 issued at Closing on a nonrecurring basis using a variation of the income approach and level 3 unobservable inputs. See Note 4 "Discontinued Operations" for additional information. The Seller Note had a carrying value of $37 million as of December 31, 2024. The Company believes the carrying value of the Seller Note approximates its fair value as of December 31, 2024 based on its stated interest rate and maturity date.
During each of the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no transfers in or out of the Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 classifications.
17. Restructuring
Transformation Program
On February 20, 2023, the Company approved a two-year strategic transformation restructuring program (the “Transformation Program”) intended to accelerate the Company’s back-office infrastructure into the cloud and transform its operating model leveraging technology in order to reduce its overall future costs. The Transformation Program includes process and system optimization, third party costs associated with technology infrastructure transformation, and elimination of full-time positions. From the inception of the plan through December 31, 2024, the Company incurred total expenses of $136 million, and the plan is substantially complete. These charges were recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
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The following table summarizes restructuring costs by type (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, 2024 Year Ended December 31, 2023 Estimated
Remaining
Costs
Total
Cost
Employer Solutions
Severance and Related Benefits $ $ $ —  $
Other Restructuring Costs(1)
27  51  —  78 
Total Employer Solutions $ 31  $ 56  $ —  $ 87 
Corporate
Severance and Related Benefits $ 19  $ 15  $ —  $ 34 
Other Restructuring Costs(1)
13  —  15 
Total Corporate $ 32  $ 17  $ —  $ 49 
Total Restructuring Costs $ 63  $ 73  $ —  $ 136 
(1)Other restructuring costs associated with the Transformation Program primarily include data center exit costs, third party fees associated with the restructuring, and costs associated with transitioning existing technology and processes.
As of December 31, 2024, approximately $12 million of the Company's total restructuring liability was unpaid and recorded in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Severance and
Related Benefits
Other Restructuring
Costs
Total
In millions
Accrued restructuring liability as of December 31, 2023 $ $ $
Restructuring charges 23  40  63 
Cash payments (17) (41) (58)
Accrued restructuring liability as of December 31, 2024 $ 12  $ —  $ 12 
18. Employee Benefits
Defined Contribution Savings Plans
Certain of the Company’s employees participate in a defined contribution savings plan sponsored by the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, expenses were $33 million, $41 million and $42 million, respectively. Expenses were recognized in Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization and Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
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19. Lease Obligations
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in Other assets, Other current liabilities and Other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. In determining the present value of lease payments, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate which is based on the information available at the lease commencement date. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or not terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise any such options. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term.
The Company’s most significant leases are office facilities. For these leases, the Company has elected the practical expedient permitted under Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASC 842”) to combine lease and non-lease components. As a result, non-lease components are accounted for as an element within a single lease. The Company’s remaining operating leases are primarily comprised of equipment leases. The Company also leases certain IT equipment under finance leases which are reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as computer equipment within Fixed assets, net.
Certain of the Company’s operating lease agreements include variable payments that are passed through by the landlord, such as insurance, taxes, common area maintenance, payments based on the usage of the asset, and rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. These variable payments are not included in the lease liabilities reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company subleases portions of its buildings to third parties. The right of use liability associated with these leases are not offset with expected rental incomes, as we remain primarily obligated for the leases.
The Company’s lease agreements do not contain material residual value guarantees, restrictions, or covenants.
The components of lease expense were as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Operating lease cost $ 15  $ 16  $ 15 
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets 21  21  24 
Interest of lease liabilities
Variable and short-term lease cost
Sublease income (5) (5) (8)
Total lease cost $ 42  $ 38  $ 38 
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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in millions, except lease term and discount rate):
December 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 42  $ 56 
Current operating lease liabilities 17  28 
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities 56  66 
Total operating lease liabilities $ 73  $ 94 
Finance Leases
Fixed assets, net $ 62  $ 19 
Current finance lease liabilities 19  10 
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities 39 
Total finance lease liabilities $ 58  $ 16 
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)
Operating leases 5.2 6.0
Finance leases 3.9 2.4
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases 5.4  % 4.9  %
Finance leases 5.8  % 3.8  %
Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases was as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 28  $ 30  $ 27 
Operating cash flows from finance leases
Financing cash flows from finance leases 27  25  30 
Right-of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
Operating leases $ $ $ 11 
Finance leases 62  12 
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Future lease payments for lease obligations less expected sublease rental income with initial terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2024 are as follows (in millions):
Finance
Leases
Operating
Leases
2025 $ 16  $ 18 
2026 18  16 
2027 16  14 
2028 13  13 
2029 11 
Thereafter — 
Total lease payments 65  79 
Less: amount representing interest (7) (10)
Total lease obligations, net 58  69 
Less: current portion of lease obligations, net (19) (17)
Total long-term portion of lease obligations, net $ 39  $ 52 
The operating lease future lease payments include sublease rental income of $1 million for each of 2027, 2028, 2029, and thereafter.
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20. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal
The Company is subject to various claims, tax assessments, lawsuits, and proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business relating to the delivery of our services and the effectiveness of our technologies. The damages claimed in these matters are or may be substantial. Accruals for any exposures, and related insurance or other receivables, when applicable, are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and have been recognized in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) to the extent that losses are deemed probable and are reasonably estimable. These amounts are adjusted from time to time as developments warrant. Management believes that the reserves established are appropriate based on the facts currently known. Management believes that the reserves established are appropriate based on the facts currently known. The reserves recorded at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were not significant.
Guarantees and Indemnifications
The Company provides a variety of service performance guarantees and indemnifications to its clients. The maximum potential amount of future payments represents the notional amounts that could become payable under the guarantees and indemnifications if there were a total default by the guaranteed parties, without consideration of possible recoveries under recourse provisions or other methods. These notional amounts may bear no relationship to the future payments that may be made, if any, for these guarantees and indemnifications.
To date, the Company has not been required to make any payment under any client arrangement as described above. The Company has assessed the current status of performance risk related to the client arrangements with performance guarantees and believes that any potential payments would be immaterial to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Purchase Obligations
In March 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with a third-party provider in the ordinary course of business for the use of certain cloud services. Under this agreement, the Company is committed to purchase services totaling $286 million over a 5-year term. The Company’s total expected cash outflow for non-cancellable purchase obligations related to purchases of information technology assets and services, including the new agreement, is $72 million, $75 million, $67 million, $55 million, and $17 million for the years ended 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029, respectively, and none thereafter.
Service Obligations
On September 1, 2018, the Company executed an agreement to form a strategic partnership with Wipro, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. The Company’s expected cash outflow for non-cancellable service obligations related to our strategic partnership with Wipro is $162 million, $170 million, $178 million, and $154 million for years ended 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028, respectively, and none thereafter.
The Company may terminate certain elements of its arrangement with Wipro for cause or for the Company’s convenience. In the case of a termination for convenience, the Company would be required to pay a termination fee, including certain of Wipro’s unamortized costs, plus 25% of any remaining portion of the minimum level of services the Company agreed to purchase from Wipro over the course of 10 years.
21. Subsequent Events
On February 13, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $200 million of the Company’s Class A common stock, providing a total amount authorized for repurchase of $281 million after giving effect to the increase. Repurchases may be conducted through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The actual timing and amount of future repurchases are subject to business and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, stock price, acquisition opportunities and other factors. The stock repurchase program does not obligate Alight to acquire any amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or terminated at any time by Alight at its discretion without prior notice.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required or necessary disclosures. Based on the aforementioned evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2024, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rule 13a–15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer) and the Company’s Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s accounting policies and internal controls over financial reporting, established and maintained by management, are under the general oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”).
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in 2013. Based on management’s evaluation, management concluded that as of December 31, 2024, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited the financial statements included in this Annual Report, has issued a report on our internal control over financial reporting. That report follows.










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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Alight, Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Alight, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Alight, Inc. (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) and our report dated February 27, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 27, 2025
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Item 9B. Other Information.
Trading Arrangements
Our officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act) and directors may from time to time enter into plans or arrangements for the purchase or sale of our Class A Common Stock that are intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the officers of the Company set forth in the table below entered into trading plans during an open insider trading window. In addition, on November 15, 2024, Greg George, the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer, terminated his pre-existing trading plan (adopted June 6, 2024), which provided for the sale of up to 56,000 shares with an initial expiration date of June 30, 2025.
Name Title Adoption Date
Expiration Date(1)
Aggregate # of securities to be sold(2)
Greg Goff President (left company as of January 31, 2025) 12/3/2024 01/10/2026
332,842(3)
Greg George Chief Commercial Officer 12/17/2024 12/31/2025
105,758(3)
(1) Each trading arrangement permitted or permits transactions through and including the earlier to occur of (a) the completion of all purchases or sales or (b) the date listed in the table. Each arrangement also provided or provides for automatic expiration in the event of liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency, or death, of the adopting person.
(2) The volume and timing of sales is determined, in part, based on pricing triggers outlined in the trading arrangement.
(3) The Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement provides for the sale of a percentage of shares to be received upon future vesting of certain outstanding equity awards, including amounts which may be earned as performance-based restricted stock awards, net of any shares withheld by us to satisfy applicable taxes. The number of shares to be withheld, and thus the exact number of shares to be sold pursuant to the Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement, can only be determined upon the occurrence of the future vesting events. For purposes of this disclosure, the aggregate number of securities reported reflects a maximum number of shares that may be received upon vesting or, in the case of performance-based restricted stock awards, the target amount of shares under such awards, in each case excluding the potential effect of shares that may be withheld for taxes.

Each of the 10b5-1 plans in the above table included a representation from the director or officer to the broker administering the plan that such individual was not in possession of any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or the securities subject to the plan. A similar representation was made to the Company in connection with the adoption of the plan under the Company’s insider trading policy. Those representations were made as of the date of adoption of the 10b5-1 plan and speak only as of that date. In making those representations, there is no assurance with respect to any material nonpublic information of which the director or officer was unaware, or with respect to any material nonpublic information acquired by the director or officer or the Company after the date of the representation.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, other than noted above, none of our officers or directors adopted, terminated or modified a 10b5-1 equity trading plan, or adopted, terminated, or modified any “non-Rule 10b5-1 equity trading arrangement”.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The information required under this Item will be contained in the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Proxy Statement"), incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required under this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement, incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required under this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement, incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required under this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement, incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The information required under this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement, incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) (1) The following documents have been included in Part II, Item 8:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No.42)
Consolidated Financial Statements of Alight, Inc.
Financial Statements:
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
(b) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number
Description
2.1
2.2
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
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4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
10.1
10.2
10.3†
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
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10.9†+
10.10†+
10.11†+
10.12†+
10.13+
10.14+
10.15+
10.16+
10.17
10.18
10.19+
10.20+
10.21+
10.22+
10.23+
10.24+
10.25+
10.26+
10.27
10.28
98


10.29
10.30
10.31
10.32
10.33
10.34
10.35
10.36
10.37*+
10.38*+
10.39*+
10.40*+
10.41*+
10.42*+
19.1*
21.1*
23.1*
31.1*
31.2*
32.1**
32.2**
97.1
101.INS* Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document With Embedded Linkbase Documents
104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
__________________________________
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
+ Indicates a management or compensatory plan.
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† The related exhibits and schedules are not being filed herewith. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any such exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.
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Alight, Inc.
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (in millions)

Description Balance 12/31/2021 Charges of costs, expenses, and other Deletions Balance 12/31/2022
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets(1)
$ (29) $ (17) $ —  $ (46)
Description Balance 12/31/2022 Charges of costs, expenses, and other Deletions Balance 12/31/2023
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets(1)
$ (46) $ (14) $ —  $ (60)
Description Balance 12/31/2023 Charges of costs, expenses, and other Deletions Balance 12/31/2024
Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets $ (60) $ (26) $ —  $ (86)

_______________________________________________________
(1)Valuation allowance detail previously disclosed in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Alight, Inc.
Date: February 27, 2025
By: /s/ David D. Guilmette
David D. Guilmette
Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated below on the 27th day of February, 2025.
Name Title
/s/ David D. Guilmette Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chair
David D. Guilmette (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Jeremy J. Heaton Chief Financial Officer
Jeremy J. Heaton (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ William P. Foley, II Chairman of the Board of Directors
William P. Foley, II
/s/ Daniel S. Henson Director
Daniel S. Henson
/s/ Siobhan Nolan Mangini Director
Siobhan Nolan Mangini
/s/ Richard N. Massey Director
Richard N. Massey
/s/ Erika Meinhardt Director
Erika Meinhardt
/s/ Regina M. Paolillo Director
Regina M. Paolillo
/s/ Kausik Rajgopal Director
Kausik Rajgopal
/s/ Coretha Rushing Director
Coretha Rushing
/s/ Denise Williams Director
Denise Williams
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EX-10.37 2 alit-20241231xex1037xmroge.htm EX-10.37 Document

Exhibit 10.37
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Between the Undersigned:
NorthgateArinso Belgium s.a. Lenniksebaan 451 -
1070 Anderlecht
represented by Mohamed Allach, Director, further referred to as the employer, on the one hand;
AND
Michael Rogers
[***]
[***]
hereinafter referred to as the employee, on the other hand;

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN AGREED:
ART.I
The employer hires the employee as a white-collar employee in the capacity of Senior Vice President, Human Resources starting on 01/08/2019.
The parties agree that the employee accrued a length of service since 09/07/2012.

ART.2
The agreement is entered into for an indefinite term.

ART 3
The employee's gross starting salary is set at € 16,846.26 per month (€ 234,500.00/year).
The employee expressly agrees that his salary will be paid into his bank account number: [***]



In addition, the Employee is entitled to holiday pay and will be entitled to a 13th month in accordance with the sector-level collective bargaining agreements.

The parties agree that an end-of-year bonus amounting to 13,477 Euro will be paid in December 2019. In 2020, double holiday pay will be paid at 100%.

The Employee will be entitled to participate in the Company's Bonus Plan, which includes economic and individual performance factors (IPF), equal to 60% of his annual gross salary (monthly gross base salary x 13.92) from which the applicable salary withholdings will be deducted. The conditions for participation are set out in the Senior Management Bonus Plan document, which is agreed to on an annual basis and that replaces any bonus scheme of the previous years.

Payments under this program are made in accordance with the annual bonus arrangement, and this based on the Company's fiscal year that runs from 1 May until 30 April, and are made provided that you are still employed by the Company at the time of payment of the bonus in order to receive the bonus payment.
The Employee's participation in this program will start as of the employee’s hiring. The Company reserves the right to amend the aforementioned Plan at any time without consultation in part or in whole as it deems appropriate. The bonus will not be considered a guaranteed element of the Employee's salary and will be reviewed on an annual basis.

In addition, the employee will receive the following benefits:
The employer gives the employee one electronic meal voucher of 8.00 € for each working day effectively performed by the employee. The employer contribution of the meal voucher quals 6.91 € per meal voucher. The employee's personal contribution of the meal voucher equals 1.09 € per meal voucher.

In addition, a company car and fuel card are provided to the employee. For this, a car arrangement is made in accordance with the legal provisions ("Benefit in kind arising from the personal use of a car provided by the employer").

Furthermore, the employee is provided with a mobile phone + subscription. For this purpose, a benefit in kind resulting from the personal use of a device provided by the employer will be charged to the employee in accordance with the statutory provision.



Exhibit 10.37

The employer provides for a group insurance in favour of its employees. In addition, the employee is entitled to a hospitalisation insurance free of charge.

The employer undertakes to reimburse the expenses incurred by the employee in the framework of or because of his/her professional activities.
The reimbursement of professional expenses is done on a lump-sum basis.

This reimbursement cannot be considered as salary and is therefore not subject to the social security contributions and the taxes.
Taking into account the function of the employee, the lump-sum reimbursement of the professional expenses is set at 170 euro.
This amount only applies to a full-time employment. If the employee switches to a part-time employment, then the amount will be reduced proportionally.
It is paid on a monthly basis at the same moment as the employee's salary.
The lump-sum reimbursement of the professional expenses includes the following expenses:
-    The expenses related to the furnishing and using an office at the employee's home.
-    The expenses related to the professional use of a car such as:
o    car wash expenses;
o    the expenses of using a private garage for a company car.
-    The expenses of documentation and subscriptions to journals related to the professional activity.
-    The representation expenses such as:
o    the purchase of flowers;
o    the purchase of gifts and various attentions for business contacts;
o    the costs related to the participation in sociocultural events;
o    the costs related to the hosting of existing and potential business contacts at home for the purpose of creating and maintaining professional contacts;
o    the costs related to the participation in all kinds of public events that take place outside the working hours where the employee represents the company or which are directly related to the performance of the professional activity (rotary, chamber of commerce,...).
-    Other miscellaneous expenses such as:



o    the cloakroom expenses;
o    the related to the participation of the partner or other family members in activities where the employee represents the company.
For expenses already covered by the lump-sum expense allowance, the employee cannot also seek reimbursement for actual expenses.
The parties undertake to check regularly that the lump-sum reimbursement of the professional expenses still corresponds to the actual situation. The employer will adjust this amount if it no longer corresponds to the professional expenses incurred by the employee.
If the employee can prove, on the basis of documents or any other means of proof, that his actual expenses are higher than the lump-sum reimbursement of the professional expenses, then the employer can adjust the lump-sum amount based on the documentary evidence and to the extent that the expenses incurred are reasonable.
If the employee exceptionally incurs professional expenses that are not covered by the lump-sum amount, then he can request the reimbursement of these expenses from the employer. The employer assesses on a case-by-case basis whether the reimbursement is appropriate. However, excessive professional expenses will never be borne by the employer.
In case of long-term suspension (>30 days) of the employment agreement or termination of the agreement in the course of a calendar month, the employer will grant a lump-sum expense allowance that is reduced proportionally in function of the number of working days actually performed in the month concerned. In case the employee changes his/her function, the employer will no longer grant the lump-sum allowance if the new function no longer justifies the use of this lump-sum allowance.
However, the employer will adjust the lump-sum amount to the new function or redefine the types of expenses covered by the lump-sum allowance if the new function justifies it.
The amount of such allowance can be assessed during a tax audit on the basis of actual expenses incurred. Therefore, the beneficiary of such compensation is requested to keep all useful documents for audit purposes.
This reimbursement will end automatically if the social legislation concerning the reimbursement of expenses proper to the employer changes.
In addition, it is agreed that any other award than those listed above, paid in addition to the salary and under any qualification, will be based on generosity and will be revocable at any time.

ART.4
If, during the execution of the agreement, the employee has to incur expenses that are proper to the employer, then these expenses will only be eligible for reimbursement by the employer if the employee has obtained prior agreement regarding the nature, necessity and extent of the expenses and insofar as the employee can substantiate these expenses.



Exhibit 10.37

ART.5
The annual premium of 250 Euro, provided in the CBA of 9 July 2015, was replaced by:
-    increase of the employer contribution to the meal vouchers by an amount of 1 Euro, so that the employer contribution to meal vouchers will be 6.91 Euro as of 1/1/2016 (previously 5.91 Euro).
-    award of sport and culture vouchers during the month of June.
The total amount of sport and culture vouchers granted to the full-time employee amounts to 100 euro per year. For a part-time employee, the sport and culture vouchers are granted proportionally in function of the duration of his performances.
The reference period runs each time from June of the previous calendar year until May of the calendar year during which the vouchers are granted. The final amount received by the employee is calculated in function of the days effectively performed and assimilated of the employee in the reference period (assimilated days = suspensions of the employment agreement for which salary was paid; paternity leave; maternity leave).
If the employment of the employee comes to an end (except in the case of dismissal by the employer for serious cause), he will be entitled to a pro rata sport and culture voucher, taking into account the performances during the reference period.
ART. 6
The employee acknowledges and accepts that, with the exception of the salary conditions, the duration of the agreement and the modalities of its termination, which are considered to be essential employment conditions between the parties, all other working conditions agreed upon in the employment agreement are merely incidental working conditions which can be unilaterally changed by the employer according to the needs of the company.
ART.7
The working time schedule and other circumstances related to the working time are determined in the work rules.
ART.8
The employee will immediately report and justify to the employer any delay or absence from work. In addition, any incapacity for work within 48 hours of its occurrence must be justified by the employee by submitting a medical certificate.
Upon renewal, a new certificate will be submitted no later than the first working day following the elapsed period.



ART.9
The employee will always act on behalf of the interests of the employer. He will ensure that the name and reputation of the employer's company and its policies are not brought into disrepute.
ART.10
The employee will devote his entire professional activity to the execution of this agreement. He undertakes not to work for his own account or for the account of third parties without the prior written agreement of the Employer.
ART.11
The employee undertakes to consider all projects, drawings, creations, technical improvements, new processes, in short, all inventions of any kind, of which he could become the author or co-author during and/or pursuant to his employment, as irrevocably belonging to the employer without any compensation being due.
The employer is also the acquirer of the property rights relating to computer programs created by the employee in the execution of the employment agreement or at the employer’s instruction.
During the execution of this agreement, as well as after its termination, the employee may not disclose the secrets and operation of the employer's business to competitors, nor to anyone else. He may not perform or participate in any act of unfair competition.
Violation of one of these provisions allow the employer to dismiss the employee immediately, without prejudice to the employer's right to recover from the employee the damage it has suffered.
ART.12
During a period of 12 months following the termination of this agreement, the employee will refrain from engaging in similar activities as provided for in the agreement, either by operating a business him-/herself or by entering into service with a competing employer. This non-competition clause is limited to the Belgian territory.
Unless the employer, within a period of 15 days after the termination of the agreement, informs the employee that it renounces from the effective application of the non-competition clause, the employer will be obliged to pay to the employee a lump-sum compensatory indemnity equal to half of the gross salary corresponding to the period of application of this clause.
In case of violation of this non-competition clause, the employee will be obliged to return to the employer the amount paid by the latter in application of this article and will he, in addition, pay to the employer an equivalent amount, without prejudice to the employer's right to claim compensation for the damage actually suffered.



Exhibit 10.37

ART.13
The Employee will be entitled to twenty (20) statutory vacation days for each full year he performed or a pro-rata amount thereof and to six (6) extra-legal vacation days for each full year he performed or a pro-rata amount thereof.
In addition, the Employee is entitled to four (4) additional vacation days based on his length of service.
The Employee is also entitled to the statutory public holidays. The employee will take his vacation in consultation with and upon agreement of the employer.
In the year 2019, the employer grants 12.5 paid vacation days to the employee. For the year 2020, the employer grants 20 statutory vacation days.

ART.14

Each party can terminate the agreement subject to the notice periods stipulated by the Act of 03.07. 1978.
The notice period will take effect on the first Monday following the date on which the notice was sent. The notice will be given in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph.
During the notice period, the employee has the right to be absent from work to look for new employment in accordance with the legal provisions.

ART. 15

At the time of his hiring or when new measures are applied, the employee will provide the employer with all the information necessary for the application of the mandatory formalities, either in the field of social legislation or either for the granting, suspension or termination of the entitlement to allowances and other benefits.
The employer reserves itself the right to ask for a certificate of morality or a copy of the diplomas and/or attestations obtained if these documents are pertinent, taking into account the nature and the execution modalities of the function.
The employer will treat the information collected with the required confidentiality. He can read them, but not preserve them.



Any change in the initial personal information (change of address, marital status, family burden, etc.) will be spontaneously without delay communicated to the Personnel Department in writing or by e-mail.
The employee is responsible for the failure or delay in providing the required information and, where appropriate, will be required to repay the allowances, benefits or undue contributions.
ART 16

At the moment of hiring of an employee and throughout his entire career within the company, personal data are collected and registered by the employer.
These data are used for payroll management, with the possible assistance of a payroll office, as well as for personnel administration. It mainly concerns data that appear on the annual individual account.
The processing of these data is subject to the Act of 8 December 1992 on the protection of privacy. Every employee has the right to request the disclosure of the data registered about him. If he wishes to exercise this right, then he can submit a written request to the data controller (HR Department). This request is free of charge.
If it turns out that certain personal data are incorrect, incomplete or not (no longer) relevant, the employee may request their rectification or erasure by means of a written request addressed to the above-mentioned person.
    
ART.17
The employee acknowledges having received a copy of the work rules, having read and having accepted its provisions.

Thus, prepared in two original versions at Anderlecht on 04/06/2019.



/s/ Michael Rogers                            /s/ Mohamed Allach
Name of white-collar employee                    NorthgateArinso Belgium NV
                                     Mohamed Allach Director


EX-10.38 3 alit-20241231xex1038xmroge.htm EX-10.38 Document

Exhibit 10.38

ANNEX TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

BIJLAGE BIJ DE ARBEIDSOVEREENKOMST
BETWEEN:

NorthgateArinso Belgium BV, a company incorporated under the laws of Belgium, having its registered office at Lenniksebaan 451, 1070 Anderlecht, registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises with the number 452.457.785:

Duly represented by Gillian Nolan, in her capacity as Director;


Hereafter referred to as “the Company”;

AND:

(1)    Mr. Michael Rogers, residing at [***];


Hereafter referred to as “Mr. Rogers”;

The Company and Mr. Rogers are hereafter collectively referred to as “the Parties” and individually as “the Party”.
TUSSEN:

NorthgateArinso Belgium BV, een vennootschap onder Belgisch recht met maatschappelijke zetel te Lenniksebaan 451, 1070 Anderlecht, geregistreerd in de Kruispuntbank der Ondernemingen onder het nummer 452.457.785:

Geldig vertegenwoordigd door Gillian Nolan, in haar hoedanigheid van Bestuurder;

Hierna genoemd “de Vennootschap”;

EN:

De heer Michael Rogers, wonende te [***];

Hierna genoemd “de heer Rogers”;

De Vennootschap en de heer Rogers worden hierna gezamenlijk genoemd “de Partijen” en elk afzonderlijk “de Partij”.



WHEREAS:

1.    Mr. Rogers entered into the service of the Company on 1 August 2019, with a contractual seniority as of 9 July 2012, based on an employment contract for an indefinite period dated 4 June 2019 (hereafter referred to as “Employment Contract”);

The Parties agreed that Mr Rogers takes up the function of CHRO as of 1 August 2020;

In this context, Parties discussed to amend the existing terms and conditions of employment as set out in the Employment Contract and reached an agreement in this respect.


The Parties now wish to confirm the agreed revised terms and conditions of employment in this annex (hereafter referred to as “Annex”).
WORDT HET VOLGENDE UITEENGEZET:

De heer Rogers trad in dienst van de Vennootschap op 1 augustus 2019, met een conventionele anciënniteit sinds 9 juli 2012, op basis van een arbeidsovereenkomst van onbepaalde duur van 4 juni 2019 (hierna genoemd “Arbeidsovereenkomst”);

De Partijen zijn overeengekomen dat de heer Rogers met ingang vanaf 1 augustus 2020 de functie van CHRO opneemt;

In dit kader, werden door de Partijen discussies gevoerd om de bestaande arbeidsvoorwaarden zoals uiteengezet in de Arbeidsovereenkomst te wijzigen en werd hieromtrent een akkoord bereikt.

De Partijen wensen nu de overeengekomen herziene arbeidsvoorwaarden te bevestigen in deze bijlage (hierna genoemd “Bijlage”).
THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN AGREED:
WORDT OVEREENGEKOMEN HETGEEN VOLGT:
1.    FUNCTION
1.    FUNCTIE
2



Parties agree that Mr Rogers takes up the function of CHRO as of 1 August 2020.

Mr Rogers acknowledges and agrees that his function and duties are not an essential element of the employment relationship. Mr Rogers may therefore, in accordance with the necessities of the Company, be entrusted with any other equivalent function and/or all other duties in so far as this function and/ or these duties are related to his professional skills and qualifications and do not result in a decrease of Mr Roger’s responsibility level and remuneration. Such modification can never be considered as a unilateral termination of the employment relationship.

Parties agree that Mr Rogers, in his function as CHRO, will day-to-day and functionally report to the Chief Executive Officer of Alight Solutions LLC, currently Mr Stephan Scholl. This functional reporting line can be changed at any time according to the business needs of the Company and the group.
De Partijen komen overeen dat de heer Rogers de functie van CHRO opneemt vanaf 1 augustus 2020.

De heer Rogers erkent en aanvaardt dat zijn functie en taken geen essentieel bestanddeel van de arbeidsrelatie uitmaken. De heer Rogers kan derhalve, in overeenstemming met de behoeften van de Vennootschap, elke andere gelijkwaardige functie en/of alle andere taken worden toevertrouwd, voor zover deze functie en/of deze taken verband houden met zijn professionele vaardigheden en kwalificaties en niet leiden tot een vermindering van de verantwoordelijkheden en het loon van de heer Rogers. Een dergelijke wijziging kan nooit worden beschouwd als een eenzijdige beëindiging van de arbeidsrelatie.

De Partijen komen overeen dat de heer Rogers, in zijn functie als CHRO, dagelijks en functioneel zal rapporteren aan de Chief Executive Officer van Alight Solutions LLC, momenteel de heer Stephan Scholl. Deze functionele rapporteringslijn kan te allen tijde worden gewijzigd in overeenstemming met de zakelijke behoeften van de Vennootschap en de groep.
2.    REMUNERATION
2.    LOON
3



2.1    As of 1 August 2020, the gross monthly salary of Mr Rogers amounts to 25,143.67 EUR (or 350,000 EUR gross per year).
2.2    Mr Rogers continues to be entitled to the Company Bonus Plan, upon achievement of economic and personal performance targets (“IPF”), equal to 75% of his gross annual salary (i.e. gross monthly salary x 13.92).

2.3    Additional terms and conditions that apply to any additional compensation, will be specified in the specific agreement and plan documents, as from time to time applicable.

2.4    Mr. Rogers will be responsible for consulting with his own tax advisor regarding the consequences of participating in any compensation program, as well as the receipt, vesting, holding and sale of any benefits that may be awarded as part of a program
2.5 Mr Rogers is entitled to tax assistance provided by KPMG in accordance with the terms and modalities as set out in the email agreement of 5 April 2019.
2.1.    Vanaf 1 augustus 2020 bedraagt het maandelijkse brutoloon van de heer Rogers 25.143,67 EUR (of 350,000 EUR bruto per jaar).

2.2.    De heer Rogers blijft gerechtigd op deelname aan het bonusplan van de Vennootschap (“Company Bonus Plan”), in geval van realisatie van de economische en persoonlijke prestatiedoelstellingen (“IPF”), gelijk aan 75% van zijn bruto jaarloon (zijnde bruto maandloon x 13,92).

2.3.    Bijkomende voorwaarden die van toepassing zijn op enige aanvullende voordelen, zullen worden bepaald in de specifieke overeenkomst en plan documenten, zoals van tijd tot tijd van toepassing.



2.4.    De heer Rogers is verantwoordelijk voor het raadplegen van zijn eigen fiscale adviseur met betrekking tot de gevolgen van deelname aan enig voordelenprogramma, evenals met betrekking tot de ontvangst, de “vesting”, het behoud en de verkoop van enige voordelen die als onderdeel van een programma kunnen worden toegekend.

2.5.    De heer Rogers heeft recht op fiscale begeleiding vanwege KPMG overeenkomstig de voorwaarden en modaliteiten zoals afgesproken in de e-mail van 5 april 2019.
3.    TERMINATION
3.    BEËINDIGING
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3.1    The employment relationship can be terminated in the cases and under the conditions as provided in the Employment Contracts Act of July 3, 1978. In case of termination by the Company, with the exception of a termination for serious cause, Mr Rogers will be entitled to a notice period (or an equivalent indemnity in lieu of notice) of the greater of 12 months or the statutory minimum in effect at the time of termination.

3.2    In the event the employment relationship is terminated by the Company for any reason, with the exception of a termination other than for serious cause, during the two (2) year period following a Sale of the Company as defined in the Tempo Holding Company, LLC Agreement (as amended), in addition to the notice period described above, Mr Rogers will be entitled to a gross indemnity equal to the average gross annual cash incentive bonus under the Company Bonus Plan over the two most recent full completed fiscal years and immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the termination date occurs, provided however, that if Mr Rogers was not employed by the Company or a group company during each of the two full completed fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the termination date occurs, the amount will be determined based on the average gross annualized cash incentive bonus received in respect of the fiscal years in which Mr Rogers was actually employed by the Company.
3.1.    De arbeidsrelatie kan worden beëindigd in de gevallen en onder de voorwaarden zoals bepaald in de Arbeidsovereenkomstenwet van 3 juli 1978. In geval van beëindiging door de Vennootschap, met uitzondering van een beëindiging om dringende reden, heeft de heer Rogers recht op een opzeggingstermijn (of een overeenstemmende opzeggingsvergoeding) van 12 maanden dan wel het wettelijke minimum van toepassing op het moment van beëindiging, afhankelijk van wat het meest voordelig is voor de heer Rogers.

3.2.    In het geval de arbeidsrelatie wordt beëindigd door de Vennootschap voor om welke reden, met uitzondering van een beëindiging anders dan om dringende reden, gedurende de periode van twee (2) jaar volgend op een Verkoop van de Vennootschap (“Sale of the Company”) zoals gedefinieerd in de “Tempo Holding Company, LLC Agreement” (zoals gewijzigd), zal de heer Rogers, bovenop de hogervermelde opzeggingstermijn, recht hebben op een bruto vergoeding gelijk aan de gemiddelde bruto jaarlijkse cash incentive bonus onder het Bonusplan van de Vennootschap (“Company Bonus Plan”) van de twee meest recente volledige afgesloten boekjaren onmiddellijk voorafgaand aan het boekjaar waarin de beëindigingsdatum valt, met dien verstande echter dat, indien de heer Rogers niet in dienst was van de Vennootschap of enige vennootschap binnen dezelfde groep gedurende elk van de twee volledig afgesloten boekjaren onmiddellijk voorafgaand aan het boekjaar waarin de beëindigingsdatum valt, het bedrag zal worden bepaald op basis van de gemiddelde bruto jaarlijkse cash incentive bonus ontvangen met betrekking tot de boekjaren tijdens dewelke de heer Rogers daadwerkelijk in dienst was van de Vennootschap.
4.    EXCLUSIVITY
4.    EXCLUSIVITEIT
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4.1    Mr Rogers undertakes to, without any reservations, devote the whole of his professional activities to the exclusive and diligent execution of his duties under the present employment relationship.
4.2    As a result, Mr Rogers undertakes not to carry out another professional activity, without prior approval from the Company, whether or not similar, whether or not profit-making, directly or indirectly, for his own account or for that of any third party which impairs or might reasonably be thought by the Company to impair the proper performance of the employment relationship, his ability to act at all times in the best interests of the Company or which harm the interests of the Company during the term of this employment relationship.
4.3    By derogation to the foregoing Mr. Rogers is allowed to join boards, to take advisory roles and/or to affiliate in committees, associations, organisations and/or companies that to do not compete with the activities of the Company and/or the group.
4.1.    De heer Rogers verbindt zich ertoe, zonder enig voorbehoud, al zijn professionele activiteiten toe te wijden aan de uitsluitende en zorgvuldige uitvoering van zijn taken onder huidige arbeidsrelatie.

4.2.    Bijgevolg verbindt de heer Rogers zich ertoe, zonder voorafgaande toestemming van de Vennootschap, geen andere professionele activiteit uit te oefenen, al dan niet gelijkaardig, al dan niet met winstoogmerk, rechtstreeks of onrechtstreeks, voor zijn eigen rekening of voor rekening van enige derde, die afbreuk doet of waarvan de Vennootschap redelijkerwijze zou kunnen denken dat zij afbreuk doet aan de goede uitvoering van de arbeidsrelatie, aan zijn vermogen om zich te allen tijde in te zetten voor de belangen van de Vennootschap of welke de belangen van de Vennootschap schaadt tijdens de duur van deze arbeidsrelatie.

4.3.    In afwijking van het voorgaande is het de heer Rogers toegestaan deel te nemen aan besturen, adviserende functies op te nemen en/of lid te zijn van commissies, verenigingen, organisaties en/of vennootschappen die niet concurreren met de activiteiten van de Vennootschap en/of de groep.
5.    CONFIDENTIALITY
5.    VERTROUWELIJKHEID
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5.1    Without any limitation in time, even following the termination of the employment relationship for whatever reason, Mr. Rogers will respect the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and of the trade secrets regarding the Company or the group, of which he acquires knowledge in the course of his employment with the Company. He will also refrain from using any knowhow that is specific to the Company or group, and that is to be considered as Confidential Information, for his own benefit or for the benefit of any other company.

Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to:

-    all information, regardless of the carrier/medium that holds this information, concerning clients, prospects, commercial relations, negotiations, conversations, past and ongoing projects in which Mr. Rogers is involved;


-    all information relating to the Company or any group company, which is not in the public domain, regardless of the carrier/medium that holds this information;


-    all information concerning the operational, marketing, financial, legal or HR data regarding the Company or any group company.


Confidential Information therefore includes but is not limited to computer data, in relation to the activities of the Company or the group, its/their clientele (including names and contact details) and details of their particular requirements, costs, profit margins, discounts, revenues, rebates, its/their suppliers, projects, sales, pricing policy and other financial information, research and development, marketing methods, financing, investment, internal procedures, legal proceedings, including any prospective legal proceedings and strategy relating to those proceedings, corporate strategy and plans including proposed or ongoing business development, the structure of the Company and/or any company of the group, any proposed or ongoing investments, the amounts by and the manner in which the Company rewards and seeks to retain employees, current activities and current and future plans relating to any or all development, production or sales including the timing of any or all such matters, and any other information which he knows or should know that it is secret or confidential.



5.2    Any breach of this obligation justifies a dismissal for serious cause.
5.1.     Zonder enige beperking in de tijd, zelfs na beëindiging van de arbeidsrelatie om welke reden dan ook, zal de heer Rogers het vertrouwelijk karakter van de Vertrouwelijke Informatie en van de bedrijfsgeheimen met betrekking tot de Vennootschap of de groep, waarvan hij kennis krijgt in de loop van zijn tewerkstelling bij de Vennootschap, respecteren. Hij zal er zich eveneens van onthouden gebruik te maken, hetzij voor eigen rekening, hetzij voor rekening van een andere vennootschap, van enige knowhow die specifiek is voor de Vennootschap of de groep, en die als Vertrouwelijke Informatie moet worden beschouwd.

Vertrouwelijke Informatie omvat, maar is niet beperkt tot:

-    alle informatie, ongeacht de drager/het medium die deze informatie bevat, betreffende klanten, prospecten, commerciële relaties, onderhandelingen, besprekingen, vroegere en lopende projecten waarbij de heer Rogers betrokken is;

-    alle informatie met betrekking tot de Vennootschap of enige vennootschap binnen dezelfde groep, die niet openbaar is, ongeacht de drager/het medium dat deze informatie bevat;

-    alle informatie betreffende de operationele, marketing, financiële, juridische of HR-gegevens betreffende de Vennootschap of enige vennootschap binnen dezelfde groep.

Vertrouwelijke Informatie omvat derhalve, maar is niet beperkt tot, computergegevens met betrekking tot de activiteiten van de Vennootschap of de groep, haar/hun cliënteel (met inbegrip van namen en contactgegevens) en details van hun specifieke vereisten, kosten, winstmarges, kortingen, inkomsten, reducties, haar/hun leveranciers, projecten, verkopen, prijsbeleid en andere financiële informatie, onderzoek en ontwikkeling, marketingmethodes, financiering, investeringen, interne procedures, gerechtelijke procedures, met inbegrip van eventuele toekomstige gerechtelijke procedures en strategie met betrekking tot deze procedures, bedrijfsstrategie en -plannen, met inbegrip van voorgestelde of lopende bedrijfsontwikkeling, de structuur van de Vennootschap en/of enige vennootschap binnen dezelfde groep, enige voorgestelde of lopende investeringen, de bedragen waarmee en de wijze waarop de Vennootschap werknemers beloont en tracht te behouden, huidige activiteiten en huidige en toekomstige plannen met betrekking tot enige of alle ontwikkeling, productie of verkopen, met inbegrip van de timing van enige of al deze aangelegenheden, en enige andere informatie waarvan hij weet of zou moeten weten dat ze geheim of vertrouwelijk is.

5.2.    Enige inbreuk op deze verplichting rechtvaardigt een ontslag om dringende reden.
6.    MISCELLANEOUS
6.    OVERIGE BEPALINGEN
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6.1    This Annex is an integral part of the Employment Contract and replaces any and all contradictory provisions and arrangements, both written and verbal, with the Company, including but not limited to contractual provisions included in Employment Contract. All other (non-contradictory) provisions mentioned in the Employment Contract, annexes, or letters (such as the letter dated 6 July 2020 relating to a Retention Bonus Award) shall remain in full force and effect.



6.2    This Annex cannot be modified without the Parties’ written agreement.

6.3    If any paragraph or provision of this Annex were not to be enforceable, then the Parties agree that such non-enforceability will not affect the enforceability of the remainder of the Annex and that this paragraph or provision will automatically be reduced to what is legally acceptable.

6.4    This Annex will be governed by Belgian law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Annex, or the breach thereof, will be brought before the labour courts of Brussels.
6.1.    Deze Bijlage maakt integraal deel uit van de Arbeidsovereenkomst en vervangt enige en alle tegenstrijdige bepalingen en afspraken, zowel schriftelijk als mondeling, met de Vennootschap, met inbegrip van maar niet beperkt tot de conventionele bepalingen opgenomen in de Arbeidsovereenkomst. Alle andere (niet-tegenstrijdige) bepalingen vermeld in de Arbeidsovereenkomst, bijlagen of brieven (zoals de brief dd. 6 juli 2020 met betrekking tot een Retentiebonus Toekenning (“Retention Bonus Award”) blijven hun volledige uitwerking behouden.


6.2.    Deze Bijlage kan niet worden gewijzigd dan met de schriftelijke instemming van de Partijen.

6.3.    Indien een lid of een bepaling van deze Bijlage niet afdwingbaar zou zijn, komen de Partijen overeen dat zulke niet-afdwingbaarheid de afdwingbaarheid van de rest van de Bijlage niet aantast en dat dit lid of deze bepaling automatisch gematigd zal worden tot wat wettelijk aanvaardbaar is.

6.4.    Deze Bijlage is onderworpen aan Belgisch recht. Enig geschil of enige vordering op grond van of met betrekking tot deze Bijlage, of het niet respecteren ervan, zal aanhangig worden gemaakt bij de rechtbanken van Brussel.
7.    LANGUAGE
7.    TAAL
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Only the Dutch version of this Annex constitutes the actual Annex. This English version only serves for translation purposes. In case of any discussion, the Dutch version will prevail.
Enkel de Nederlandse versie van deze Bijlage maakt de originele Bijlage uit. Deze Engelse versie is louter bedoeld voor vertaaldoeleinden. In geval van enige discussie, heeft de Nederlandse versie voorrang.
THIS ANNEX WAS SIGNED IN [***], ON [DATE] 2021, IN TWO ORIGINALS. BY SIGNING THIS ANNEX EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING RECEIVED ONE ORIGINAL COPY.

Mr. Michael Rogers*



For the Company

Name:
Function:

(*Signature comes after the handwritten statement “read and approved”)
DEZE BIJLAGE WERD ONDERTEKEND TE [***], OP [DATUM] 2021, IN TWEE ORIGINELEN. DOOR ONDERTEKENING VAN DEZE BIJLAGE ERKENT ELKE PARTIJ EEN ORIGINEEL EXEMPLAAR TE HEBBEN ONTVANGEN.

De heer Michael Rogers*



Voor de Vennootschap

Naam:
Functie:

(*Handtekening volgt op de handgeschreven vermelding “gelezen en goedgekeurd”)

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EX-10.39 4 alit-20241231xex1039xmicha.htm EX-10.39 Document
Exhibit 10.39
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March 1, 2024
Re: Short Term Assignment to the United States
Dear Michael,
Further to your recent discussions with Stephan, I am writing to invite you to accept an assignment to Alight Solutions LLC (“the Host”) on the terms set out below.
Your Home Location: Brussels, Belgium
Host Location: Chicago, Illinois
1.     Employment Status
1.1    You will remain an employee of NorthgateArinso Belgium BV (the “Employer”) throughout the period of the assignment and the period of your assignment will count as part of the period of your continuous employment with the Employer.
1.2    Nothing in this letter will create the relationship of employer and employee between you and the Host.
1.3    Nothing in this letter shall be construed to create contractual employment rights other than as specified in your employment agreement of 4 June 2019 (as amended) (“Employment Contract”).
1.4 Except as provided below, your terms and conditions of employment as set out in your Employment Contract remain unchanged for the duration of the assignment. If at the date of signature of this letter there is any inconsistency between the terms of this letter and the Employment Contract, the terms of this letter will prevail. If any changes are made to the Employment Contract during the term of the assignment, then the assignment will be on the terms of the Employment Contract and this letter.
1.4    References in this letter to “the Company” shall mean either the Employer, or the Host, or both (where the context is applicable).
1.5    You will be expected to conform to the Employer’s policies, rules and procedures and any Host policies, rules and procedures in force from time to time.

2.     Duration of Assignment and Termination
2.1 It is intended that your assignment to the Host will be for a period of five (5) months, commencing on April 1, 2024 (the “Commencement Date”) and continuing, subject to the remaining terms of this letter, until August 31, 2024 (the “Termination Date”), when it will terminate automatically without the need for notice.



2.2    The assignment period above will be subject to review, and the Employer and employee may extend or shorten your assignment on 14-days’ notice where the Company considers it to be appropriate or preferable due to business requirements and/or your personal circumstances, and with mutual consent; or where the assignment is terminated in accordance with the terms of this letter. Any such change to the Termination Date will be documented in writing and a new assignment end date (the “Revised Termination Date”) will be confirmed to you in writing. At the end of the assignment, it is anticipated that your employment with the Employer will continue, and you will return to your current role and location.
2.3    Notwithstanding any other provision in this letter to the contrary, the assignment may be terminated immediately by the Employer at any time if:

2.3.1    You commit any act or make any omission (whether or not in connection with the assignment) which would entitle the Host to dismiss you summarily if you were employed by the Host on the terms and conditions under which you are employed by the Employer; or
2.3.2    You conduct yourself in a manner prejudicial to the business of the Host (whether or not in connection with, or in the course of, the assignment); or
2.3.3    You are guilty of dishonesty or are convicted of an offence (whether or not in connection with, or in the course of, the assignment).

2.4    The assignment will terminate with immediate effect if you cease to be employed by Employer for any reason (including, without limitation, dismissal with or without notice and your own resignation).
2.5    If the assignment is terminated pursuant to 2.3 above, then the Employer may treat your conduct giving rise to the termination of the assignment as a breach of the Employment Contract and the Employer will have the right to terminate your employment immediately.
2.6    If during your assignment you wish to give notice of termination of your employment you must do so in accordance with the Employment Contract.

3.     Job Title and Management During Assignment
3.1 During your assignment, your job title will be Chief Human Resources Officer. This is a global job level 100, and you will report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Host. The Employer reserves the right to change your job title and/or the person or persons to whom you report and to introduce additional layers of management senior to you only as permitted in the Employment Contract. If your role during your assignment is at a more senior level than the role you hold immediately prior to the assignment, you may, at the conclusion of the assignment, be required to return to a role at a level equivalent to the level you occupied immediately prior to the assignment.
    
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3.2    During the assignment you will devote the whole of your time, attention and skill to your assignment duties and you will be required to perform such duties at the time or times as the Host may reasonably require.
3.3    At all times during the assignment, you will always use all reasonable skill and care in the performance of your duties and act in the best interests of the Host.
3.4    Any issues of a disciplinary or grievance nature which arise during the assignment will be dealt with by the Employer in accordance with its disciplinary and grievance procedures.

4.     Alight Solutions LLC Business and Place of Work
4.1    During the assignment your business unit will be Human Resources Group.
4.2    You will perform your duties principally at the Company’s offices in the Host city and at such other place or places as the Host reasonably requires, either on a temporary or permanent basis. You may be required to travel both inside and outside the Host country in the course of your duties during the assignment.

5.     Immigration
5.1    Your assignment is conditional upon the Host being able to obtain and maintain the appropriate work permit, visa and/or other authorization documents for you to work and remain in the Host Country. The Host will meet the costs of obtaining the appropriate work permit, visa and/or other authorization documents for you in the Host location. The Host will also meet the costs of obtaining residence permits and/or other authorization documents for “eligible family members” accompanying you on assignment (defined as your spouse, eligible partner, minor children (being those under the age of 18) and dependent children (under 21, in full time education) and maintaining such permissions for the duration of the assignment.

6.     Salary and Other Remuneration Administration
6.1    During the assignment your salary will continue to be paid by the Employer in accordance with the Employment Contract. You will receive an annual base salary of 414,190.78 EUR Annually.
6.2    During your assignment you will continue to be paid via your home country payroll. Your Company remuneration and benefits will be subject to tax and social security contributions in line with the Company’s tax equalization policy.
    
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7.     Bonus
7.1    During your assignment you will continue to participate in the Employer’s bonus plan(s) as detailed in the Employment Contract, subject always to the terms and conditions of the relevant plan(s) (including any performance targets or criteria) as amended from time to time.
7.2    Any bonus paid will be at the absolute discretion of the Employer, dependent on both individual and business performance through the fiscal year and made pursuant to the terms and conditions of the applicable bonus plan unless otherwise stated in your Employment Contract. Any bonus paid by the Employer in respect of a time period where you are on assignment may take into account your performance during the assignment, even though the Employer is not the direct recipient of that performance.
7.3    Unless otherwise stated in your Employment Contract, no payment will be made under any bonus plan if, on the payment date you have given, or have been given, notice of termination of employment, or if you are suspended from employment or if you are no longer employed by the Employer.

8.     Medical Insurance
8.1    You and your dependents will be enrolled in an expatriate medical international plan through the Company’s insurance provider appointed at the time. Participation in any plan will be subject to the rules of the relevant scheme and the Employer will be responsible for any tax falling due.
8.2    If the relevant insurance provider refuses for any reason to provide the relevant insurance benefit to you or your immediate family, as applicable, the Company shall not be liable to provide you with any replacement benefit of the same or similar kind or to pay compensation in lieu of such benefit.

9.     Assignment Benefits
9.1    To confirm, you will receive the following benefits related to your assignment. You will hear from our relocation management service provider SIRVA to help facilitate your relocation benefits.

Assistance
Provider
Description
Pre-departure Consultation
SIRVA
The SIRVA BGRS Global Consultant (GC) provides an overview of the international short-term program, policy, and process.
    
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Visa and Immigration
Fragomen
Immigration assistance for initial work permit and visa for you and dependent visas for your family for the duration of your stay in the US.
Pre-assignment Medical Exams
SIRVA
Reimbursement of medical exams if your current insurance provider does not cover any required medical exams or immunizations required by immigration for and your family.
Tax Consultation and Preparation
Vialto
Consultation with Host’s designated tax provider to review the Belgium tax requirements and US tax requirements as well as tax preparation services in both Belgium and US for the year of your assignment.
Tax Gross up/Equalization
Alight
The Host will be responsible for covering actual host and home country tax related gross up to the assignment related payments. Amounts paid by you and paid by the Company will be reconciled during the annual equalization reconciliation process at the time of tax filing.
Relocation Allowance
SIRVA
Relocation allowance of $16,666 to be processed upon your start date in the US. This allowance is used to cover items that may be needed in host country or any fees, or services not directly covered under relocation benefits.
Final Move
Airfare
SIRVA
Reimbursement of one -way business class travel for you and your family to the host location.
Final Move Lodging
SIRVA
Reimbursement of 1 night in a 5-star hotel if needed during final travel.
Excess Baggage
SIRVA
Reimbursement of excess baggage in the amount of $250 per bag for up to two bags.
Destination Services
SIRVA
2 days of destination services to include items such as area orientation, home finding and settling-in.
    
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International Healthcare Coverage
Alight
International Healthcare coverage provided for the duration of your assignment.
Per Diem
SIRVA
Per diem of $USD 2,430 per month to cover personal expenses while on assignment as per the Host vendor data tables for the city pairs involved.
Host Housing
SIRVA
The Company will arrange for furnished housing for the duration of your assignment.
Host Country Transportation
SIRVA
Reasonable and customary transportation assistance provided based on local host guidelines and standard practices.
Home Leave
SIRVA
1 Round trip Business class flight from US to Belgium for you and your family.
Educational Support
SIRVA
Reimbursement of eligible primary and secondary schooling tuition and fees for your school age dependents
Emergency Leave
SIRVA
In the event of a life-threatening illness or death of an eligible family member a reimbursement of one

10.    Hours of Work, Holidays and Leave
10.1    You will be required to work during the Host’s normal office hours and such other hours required to meet the requirements of the business and for the proper performance of your duties during the assignment. You will not be entitled to additional remuneration in respect of any such additional hours.
10.2    Your annual holiday entitlement will be in line with the Employment Contract.
10.3    Your sick pay entitlement as well as any entitlement to maternity/paternity/adoption leave or pay or parental leave will continue to be governed by the relevant policy of the Employer, subject to local law in the location of the Host.

11.    Repayment Agreement
11.1    For the purposes of this letter, “Relocation Expenses” shall include any payments and benefits to which you are eligible to receive, as detailed in this letter.
    
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11.2    Except in the circumstances where the Employer terminates your employment by reason of redundancy, or by written mutual agreement, or where the Employer, in its sole discretion, waives the requirement for repayment you shall repay Relocation Expenses to the Employer as follows:

11.2.1    If you cease employment or serve notice of termination of employment during the assignment period, 100% of the Relocation Expenses shall be repaid.
11.2.2    For the avoidance of doubt, Relocation Expenses shall not be treated as part of your basic salary for any purpose and shall not be pensionable.

12.    Restrictive Covenants and Confidentiality
12.1    The Restriction of Activities and Business Confidentiality provisions set out within the Company policies per the Employment Contract continue to apply to you during the assignment.
12.2    The terms of this letter and the support provided in connection with your assignment are strictly confidential and must not be discussed with any employee of the Company group or any third party.
12.3    Failure to observe confidentiality relating to either this letter, or the Employment Contract, may result in disciplinary action being taken against you.

13.    Termination of Employment
13.1    If your employment is terminated during the assignment by reason of redundancy or by written mutual agreement, the Employer will pay reasonable shipping and travel expenses for you and, if relevant, your immediate family to return to your home country. Notice provisions will be in accordance with this letter and the Employment Contract.
13.2    The Company will not pay shipping and travel expenses for you and, if relevant, your immediate family to return to your home country if you elect to remain in your Host country following termination, voluntary or involuntary, or at the end of your assignment or if you otherwise elect not to return to your home location.

14.    Personal Security On Assignment
14.1    Notification of your assignment will be shared with the Host Response Center. They will evaluate any risks of the relocation in accordance with the Host’s Duty of Care Program, which may lead to additional information and actions being required from you and/or your business unit.
    
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14.2    Ongoing support will be provided where necessary by the Host Response Center for the duration of your assignment.
14.3     It is imperative that you adhere to all security related policies, including, but not limited to booking all assignment and any on-assignment business related travel (where possible) through Alight’s travel service provider, providing your profile data to the Host Response Center and contacting the Host Response Center if there are any issues or concerns from a security and safety perspective while on assignment.


15.    Relocation Support
15.1    Your transfer will be supported by both HR and the Host Global Mobility team. Below is a list of contacts should you have any questions regarding your relocation and travel.

Alight GM Support Team
Alight Global Mobility
[***]
[***]
Alight Response Center (ARC)
[***]
[***]

16.    Governing Law    
16.1    Other than as specified in your Employment Contract, the terms of this letter will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the law of United States and the respective courts of United States have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any dispute arising out of or in connection with this letter. Please sign, date and return a copy of this letter to your Global Mobility Advisor within five working days to indicate your acceptance of the assignment and your agreement to the terms and conditions of this letter.

Yours Sincerely,
For and on Behalf of Alight Solutions LLC Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
    
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/s/ Martin Felli

Martin Felli

Employee Acceptance and Agreement
I hereby accept the assignment to the Host on the terms and conditions set out in the above letter. I acknowledge and accept that the above letter is a variation of the terms and conditions of my employment with NorthgateArinso Belgium BV for the duration of the assignment.




/s/ Michael Rogers                        March 3, 2024

___________________                        ___________________
Michael Rogers                     Date
    
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EX-10.40 5 alit-20241231xex1040xroger.htm EX-10.40 Document
Exhibit 10.40
CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT



BETWEEN:    ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC, with its registered office at 320 S. Canal Street, 50th Floor, Suite 5000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, represented by its Chief Legal Officer, hereafter referred to as the “Company”;

AND:    ROCA N.V., with its registered office at [***], represented by its principal Mr. Michael Rogers, hereafter referred to as the “Consultant”.

The Company and the Consultant are collectively referred to as the “Parties” or individually as a “Party”.


WHEREAS:

The Company is active in the United States of America and other countries in the field of cloud-based digital business and human capital service solutions.

The Consultant has appropriate knowledge and expertise of the market in which the Company is active and represents that he is capable of providing the services described in this agreement (the “Agreement”) for the Company to realise its objectives.

The Company would like the Consultant to perform the services that are set out in this Agreement.



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Exhibit 10.40
IT HAS BEEN AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1.    Condition precedent

1.1    
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1.2    
The present Consultancy Agreement is also entered into under the condition precedent that if the Consultant is working in the US, the Consultant represents that he can legally work in the US as a self-employed consultant and that he has obtained the required work permit, visa and/or authorization to work as a self-employed in the US.

2.    Services

The Consultant will provide the following services to the Company (the “Services”):

    Advising the Chief Legal Officer, the Chief Legal Officer’s designees and members of the Company’s Board of Directors regarding oversight of the Company’s Human Resources (“HR”) function and all HR matters, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation, employee relations, training, and legal compliance, as well as developing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organizational culture;
    Serving as a trusted advisor to the executive team;
    Developing the strategy for recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent for approval by the executive team;
    Overseeing the administration of company-wide personnel policies and services to improve organizational performance in alignment with the Company’s objectives;
    Strengthening the systems, processes, and infrastructure in place to support the Company’s business and people strategies;
    Supporting management of compensation and benefits programs, including continuing to serve as a member of the U.S. benefits fiduciary committee; and
    Informing on strategies that lead to increased workforce engagement and satisfaction

In addition to the Services, the Consultant will perform such other services for the Company as may be agreed from time-to-time between the Company and the Consultant. For the avoidance of doubt, the Consultant acknowledges that he is not serving in a policy making function and that any formal actions binding the Company in connection with any of the foregoing services must be approved by the Chief Legal Officer. Further, the Consultant will apprise the Chief Legal Officer of any interactions or outreach from the Company’s Board of Directors or members thereof before information is presented or recommendations are made to the Board or members thereof; if the interaction with or outreach from the Board relates to the Chief Legal Officer, Consultant will apprise the Chief Executive Officer of any such interactions or outreach before information is presented or recommendations are made to the Board or members thereof.
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The Services will be performed in the offices of the Company in Chicago, Illinois or at any other place designated by the Company.



3.    Term of the Agreement

This Agreement is entered into for a defined term, starting from the day of the sale of NorthgateArinso Belgium BV to Axiom, 12 July 2024 and ending on 31 December 2024 (the “Term”), unless Parties would mutually agree to defer the termination date of this Agreement by entering into an annex hereto (hereafter “the Term”).

4.    Fees

4.1    

In consideration for the Services beginning 12 July 2024 and ending 31 August 2024, the Company agrees the Consultant will continue to receive compensation equal to that provided in the Assignment letter dated March 1, 2024 (“Assignment Letter”) to the extent not yet paid.

In consideration for the Services beginning 1 September 2024, the Consultant will be paid a monthly retainer of 37,790 EUR. The Company will also continue to provide the Assignment Benefits identified in Section 9 of the Assignment Letter.

Any payments in this Section 4 will be prorated to account for any partial month in the Term.


4.2    
All invoices will be paid by the Company within thirty (30) days following the date of receipt of the invoice.


5.    Expenses

5.1    
All costs relating to the Services of the Consultant performed under this Agreement will be deemed to be covered by the fees set out above. The Company will reimburse the Consultant’s reasonable expenses incurred in connection with performing the Consulting Services; provided that, the Consultant notifies the Company in writing s prior to incurring the expenses, the expenses are invoiced to Company at cost (no mark-up) and are submitted in accordance with Company’s Expense Guidelines, a copy of which can be found at https://alight.com/alightreimbursementguidelines.


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6.    Performance of the Agreement by the Consultant

6.1    
The Consultant will carry out his tasks completely independently and autonomously and will, in performing this Agreement, only be guided by general guidelines or strategic decisions taken by the Company. The Parties expressly agree that each of them is and will remain a fully independent contractor and that they are acting in complete independence from one another and with neither of them being subordinate to the other. The Parties acknowledge that this independent relationship is an essential element of this Agreement, failing which they would never have entered into this Agreement.

6.2    
The Consultant is free to organise his work and to determine how the Services will be performed. In this respect, the Consultant autonomously determines the way in which he organises the performance of the Services and his working time.

The Consultant will report from time-to-time to the Chief Legal Officer of the Company on the progress of the Services.

6.3    
The Consultant will not be entitled to subcontract or otherwise transfer the performance of this Agreement to third parties.

6.4    
The Consultant will execute this Agreement in full compliance with Belgian, US, and other applicable laws and with all the competence, independence and dedication owed by a professional. He will also devote all the necessary means, time and effort to his tasks. The Consultant represents that he will abide by all tax and social security obligations relevant to the provision of the Services under this Agreement. The Consultant will be solely responsible and liable for all taxes, social security charges and other dues relating to or arising from the activities carried out in performing his duties under this Agreement or otherwise.

6.5    
During the Term of the Agreement the Consultant will render the Services to the Company on an exclusive basis.

6.6    
The Consultant will remain solely liable towards the Company for the full and correct performance of the Services and undertakes to dedicate himself to the Services sufficiently so as to keep a continuous control on the progress and performance of the Services and to be able to take immediate appropriate action whenever necessary or reasonably requested by the Company.

6.7    
For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not create any relationship of agency, distributorship, partnership or employment between the Parties.

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6.8    
Under no circumstances will the Consultant in his own name and on his own behalf exercise (part of) the authority normally vested in the employer over the Company’s employees. If any instructions are to be given to the Company’s employees, they will only be given within the scope of application of the Services and in the name and on behalf of the Company.

6.9    
To the extent the Consultant is authorised to use any of the Company’s trademarks, trade names and logos while rendering the Services, such use must immediately cease upon termination of this Agreement.


7.    Guarantees by the Consultant

7.1    
The Consultant represents, guarantees and warrants that during the performance of this Agreement, he will strictly abide by all his obligations under Belgian and US law, including all obligations relating to administrative, commercial, tax, labour and social security law. The Consultant will hold the Company harmless in this respect against any claim of whatever nature that could be initiated against the Company for whatever cause.

7.2    
The Consultant represents, guarantees and warrants that he can legally work in the US as a self-employed consultant, that he will strictly abide by any immigration laws and that he is responsible for securing, paying for and maintaining any required work permit, visa and/or authorization to work as a self-employed for the Term of the Agreement.

7.3    
The Company will defend and indemnify the Consultant for any claim against the Consultant arising out of this agreement other than for actions in violation of Section 12.2 (i) or (ii).



8.    Confidentiality

8.1    
The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that, during the performance of this Agreement, the Company will furnish, disclose or make available to the Consultant confidential and proprietary information related to the Company's business. The Consultant also acknowledges that such information has been developed and will be developed by the Company through the expenditure by the Company of substantial time, effort and money and that all such confidential information could be used by the Consultant to compete with the Company.

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8.2    
The Consultant agrees and warrants for any person for whom the Consultant is or will be liable that he/they will at all times, both during and after the termination of this Agreement, maintain in confidence and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use, except as reasonably required in the course of performance of this Agreement, disclose or give to others any fact or information that was disclosed to or developed by the Consultant during the performance of this Agreement and is not generally available to the public, including (but not limited to) information and facts concerning business plans, customers, future customers or sales prospects, client lists, suppliers, licensors, licensees, partners, investors, affiliates or others, training methods and materials, financial information, inventions or any other scientific, technical, trade or business secrets or confidential or proprietary information of the Company or of any third party provided to the Consultant during the term of this Agreement.

8.3    
Except with the Company’s express written consent, the Consultant will not disclose to the press or publicise any information or documents relating to the Company’s activities or of any of the Company’s affiliates, nor will he use or diffuse any such information in public.

8.4    
It is specifically agreed that any voluntary disclosure of the documents and information by the Consultant or any person that the Consultant warrants for or will warrant for, to a third party, without the Company’s prior written consent, is a material breach of this Agreement.

8.5    
The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that, during the performance of this Agreement, the Consultant remains subject to the Company’ Code of Conduct, the Securities Trading Policy and any other applicable corporate policies of the Company as in effect from time to time.
8.6
The Parties understand that nothing prevents the Consultant from filing a charge or complaint with any federal, state or local agency charged with the enforcement of laws. The Consultant retains the right to participate in such an action and to recover any appropriate relief (including monetary damages, awards or other relief in connection with protected whistleblower activity under a government whistleblower program). Consultant retains right to communicate with the SEC and other federal, state or local agencies and such communication can be initiated by the Consultant or in response to the government and is not limited by any non-disparagement, cooperation and confidentiality obligation under this Agreement.
8.7
In the case of any breach of this Article 8 the Consultant will pay the Company damages for a lump sum amount of EUR 25,000, without prejudice to the Company’s right to claim additional damages if it can establish that it has incurred a prejudice exceeding the above amount.


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9.    Property of the Company

The documents, studies, reports, recommendations and material, which have been put at the disposal by the Company or the group to which the Company belongs or have been created, regardless by whom, in the context of this Agreement, belong to and are the exclusive property of the Company. In the case of this Agreement’s termination, the Consultant will immediately and upon first request return to the Company all documents and other material belonging to the Company, without retaining any copies.


10.    Intellectual property

10.1    
For the purposes of this Article 10, “Intellectual Property Rights” means (i) copyrights and neighbouring rights, know-how and trade secrets, patents and utility models, topographies of semiconductor products, image and design rights, trademark rights, domain names, sui generis rights on databases and (ii) all other industrial and intellectual property rights and related rights, registered or not, with regard to plans, works, presentations, memoranda, reports, logo’s, results, creations, computer programs, studies, research, inventions and other works (in the broadest sense of the term) made in execution and/or within the framework of this Agreement (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Works").

All Intellectual Property Rights on the Works vest in the Company unconditionally, automatically and immediately upon their creation and are the exclusive property of the Company. Accordingly, the Consultant herewith assigns to the Company with full title guarantee (including, without limitation, by way of an assignment of future Intellectual Property Rights) all Intellectual Property Rights, worldwide and for the whole duration of legal protection of these Intellectual Property Rights, including, without limitation, the right to claim compensation for damages for any past, present and future damage in the case of infringement(s) on any Intellectual Property Rights and the right to take all useful measures to stop such infringement(s). The Consultant will sign any document and do anything that the Company reasonably considers necessary to give effect to this Article 10.1, and will ensure that each relevant director(s), manager(s), officer(s), employee(s), representative(s) and subcontractor(s) (if any) sign(s) those documents and do(es) those things that the Company reasonably considers necessary to give effect to this Article 10.1. The Company grants to the Consultant a royalty-free, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the Intellectual Property Rights during the term of this Agreement solely to provide the Services.

As a result, the Company has, without limitation of any kind and amongst others, the sole right to:

- reproduce or authorise the reproduction of the Works, in any manner and in any form whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, temporary or permanent), in whole or in part. This right includes in particular the exclusive right to adapt, translate, lend or rent, or to authorise the adaptation, translation, lending or renting of the Works;
- communicate or authorise the communication to the public of the Works, by any means, including by making them available to the public in such a way that each person may access them from a place and at a time individually chosen by him/her; - distribute or authorise the distribution to the public, by sale or otherwise, of the original of the Works or copies thereof.
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10.2    
The fees received by the Consultant under this Agreement referred to in Article 4 of this Agreement, are also intended to fully compensate the Consultant for the assignment set out in Article 10.1 and this for all means of exploitation of the Works, known or unknown at the signing of this Agreement. The Consultant acknowledges that these fees constitute an appropriate and proportionate compensation within the meaning of Article XI.167/1 and Article XI.167/3 of the Belgian Code of Economic Law. Therefore, except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company, the Consultant declares that, to the largest extent permitted by law, he irrevocably waives any right he may have accrued, by law or otherwise, and/or to claim an additional compensation for the exploitation of the Intellectual Property Rights assigned to the Company under this Agreement.

10.3    
The Consultant will not oppose modifications that the Company may deem fit to bring to the Works, except for modifications that would be liable to prejudice the Consultant’s honour or reputation.

11.    Restrictive Covenants

The Consultant acknowledges and agrees that the Restrictive Covenants included in Appendix A and A-1 of the “Alight, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan” (hereafter “the Plan”) are enforceable and will continue to apply as indicated in the Plan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company agrees that the “Restricted Period” as defined in the Plan already starts running on the day of entering into force of the present Agreement.

12.    Termination of the Agreement

12.1    
Each Party will be entitled to terminate this Agreement out of court, with immediate effect and without termination compensation being due by the terminating Party, by sending a letter by registered mail or special courier to the other Party (the “Defaulting Party”), if the Defaulting Party fails to perform, in a material and/or persistent way any of its undertakings under this Agreement or if it breaches one of the provisions of this Agreement and if this failure or breach is not remedied within 30 calendar days following the written notification of the Defaulting Party by registered mail or special courier (“Cure Period”) or if this failure or breach reasonably cannot or will not be remedied within the Cure Period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may terminate this Agreement at any time in its sole discretion with four weeks’ notice.

Any termination of this Agreement by the Company, other than pursuant to Section 12.2, or termination of the Agreement at the end of the Term, without an offer of renewal (not to exceed one month) from the Company, will be considered “an Involuntary Termination without Cause”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Consultant becomes an employee of the Company immediately following the end of the Term, the termination of the Agreement shall not be considered “an Involuntary Termination without Cause”.
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12.2    
The Company will be entitled to terminate this Agreement, with immediate effect and without termination compensation being due to the Consultant, by sending a letter by registered mail or special courier to the Consultant:

(i)    if the Consultant and/or anyone for whom the Consultant is liable, misconduct themselves by reason of any dishonest, fraudulent, criminal, malicious or materially negligent act or omission (whether during or outside the course of this Agreement and whether in connection with the performance of this Agreement or otherwise) in such a way that in the Company’s reasonable opinion the performance of the Services, the activities, the reputation, the goodwill or the image of the Company could be affected adversely (e.g. any breach of Articles 8, 9 or 11 is deemed to constitute such misconduct);

(ii)    if the confidence between the Parties is breached considerably and this is regardless of whether this breach of confidence results from a breach of any provision of this Agreement;


13.    Severability

The possible invalidity of any provision of this Agreement does not affect the validity of the entire Agreement nor of any other provision of this Agreement. In the case of any such severability, the Parties undertake to negotiate in good faith to replace the invalid provision by a valid provision of the same or as similar effect as possible.


14.    No breach of any other commitment

Each Party to this Agreement hereby declares and guarantees to the other Party that it is entitled to enter into and to execute this Agreement and that the Agreement’s execution does not constitute a breach or infringement of any obligation that either Party might have towards third parties.


15.    Non assignability

This Agreement will not be assignable nor its rights transferred in any way by any Party except with the prior written consent of the other Party. However, such consent will not be required if the assignee is a subsidiary, a parent or an otherwise affiliated company to the Company. All provisions of this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assignees (provided such assignment is authorised under this Agreement).

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16.    Governing law/jurisdiction

16.1    
This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties under it will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the state of Illinois.

16.2    
Any dispute arising between the Company and the Consultant in connection with the validity, the application, the execution or the interpretation of this Agreement will exclusively be subjected to the Courts of the state of Illinois.

17.    Insurance

The Consultant shall provide proof of insurance coverage as subject to the parties mutual agreement.

18.    Compliance with Law

Each Party shall comply in all material respects with the laws applicable to its business, operations and employment of its personnel. Consultant shall comply with, and ensure that all of its personnel comply with Company’s Supplier Code of Conduct, a copy of which can be found at Alight’s Supplier Code of Conduct.

19.    Miscellaneous.

Clauses 6 (Performance of the Agreement by the Consultant), 8 (Confidentiality), and 10 (Intellectual Property) and any other provision expressed to survive termination or expiration and those provisions necessary for interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto regarding the Consulting Services, and supersedes all prior negotiations, discussions, correspondence, communications, understandings and agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

This Agreement may only be amended by written agreement, executed by both Parties.

20.    Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in multiple original counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute but one and the same document.

By signing this Agreement, the Consultant acknowledges having received from the Company all the general indications that are necessary for the performance of this Agreement.

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Made on the date as designated below in two originals, each Party acknowledging having received one original.


For the Alight Solutions LLC (“the Company”)    For ROCA N.V. (“Consultant”)

Name: /s/ Martin Felli                         Name: /s/ Michael Rogers
Title: Chief Legal Officer                    Title: Consultant
Date: September 24, 2024     Date: October 14, 2024





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EX-10.41 6 alit-20241231xex1041xroger.htm EX-10.41 Document
Exhibit 10.41
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment” or “annex”) is executed and made part of the Consultancy Agreement between ROCA N.V. (“ROCA”) and Alight Solutions LLC (“Alight”) (collectively referred to as the “Parties”) with an effective date of July 12, 2024 (the “Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend certain terms and conditions in the Agreement while maintaining the other provisions as written;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in this Amendment, the Parties agree as follows:
The following changes are made as a result of this Amendment:
1. In Section 3. “Term.”: Delete the first paragraph of this section and replace it with the following language.
“This Agreement is entered into for a defined term, starting from the day of the sale of NorthgateArinso Belgium BV to Axiom, 12 July 2024 and ending on 30 April 2025 (the “Term”), unless Parties would mutually agree to defer the termination date of this Agreement by entering into an annex hereto (hereafter “the Term”).”
This Amendment is made effective as of December 31, 2024.
Except as hereinabove amended, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to the Agreement to be executed by the signatures of their respective authorized representatives.

Alight Solutions LLC (“the Company”)                ROCA N.V. (“Consultant”)

Name: /s/ Dave Guilmette                Name: /s/ Michael Rogers
Title: Chief Executive Officer                Title: Consultant
Date: February 10, 2025                    Date: February 10, 2025





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EX-19.1 8 alit-20241231xex191xalight.htm EX-19.1 Document
Exhibit 19.1
ALIGHT, INC.
SECURITIES TRADING POLICY

This Securities Trading Policy (“Policy”) contains the following sections:
1.0    General
2.0    Definitions
3.0    Statement of Policy
4.0    Certain Limited Exceptions
5.0    Pre-clearance of Trades and Other Procedures
6.0    10b5-1 and Other Trading Plans
7.0     Margin Accounts, Pledges and Hedging
8.0    Potential Criminal and Civil Liability and/or Disciplinary Action
9.0    Broker Requirements for Section 16 Persons
10.0    Confidentiality
11.0    Legal Effect of this Policy

1.0    General
1.1    Alight, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), their directors, officers and employees (collectively along with other persons the Company determines should be subject to the Policy from time to time, “Alight Personnel”), family members of Alight Personnel and trusts, corporations and other entities controlled by any of such persons (collectively with Alight Personnel, “Insiders”) must, at all times, comply with the securities laws of the United States and all other applicable jurisdictions.
1.2    Federal securities laws prohibit trading in the securities of a company on the basis of “inside” information. These transactions are commonly known as “insider trading”. It is also illegal to recommend to others (commonly called “tipping”) that they buy, sell or retain the securities of a company to which such inside information relates. Anyone violating these laws is subject to personal liability and could face significant fines and criminal penalties, including imprisonment. Federal securities laws also create a strong incentive for the Company to deter insider trading by its employees. In the normal course of business, Alight Personnel may come into possession of inside information concerning the Company, transactions in which the Company proposes to engage, or clients, partners, vendors or other entities with which the Company does business. Therefore, the Company has established this Policy with respect to trading in its securities or securities of another company. Any violation of this Policy could subject you to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. See Section 8.0.
1.3 This Policy concerns compliance as it pertains to the disclosure of inside information regarding the Company or another company and to trading in securities while in possession of such inside information. In addition to requiring that Insiders comply with the letter of the law, it is the Company’s policy that Insiders exercise judgment so as to also comply with the spirit of the law and avoid even the appearance of impropriety.



1.4    This Policy is intended to protect Insiders and the Company from insider trading violations. However, the matters set forth in this Policy are guidelines only and are not intended to replace your responsibility to understand and comply with the legal prohibition on insider trading. Appropriate judgment should be exercised in connection with all securities trading. If you have specific questions regarding this Policy or applicable law, please contact the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee.
2.0    Definitions
2.1    Family Members. For purposes of this Policy, the term “family members” includes family members who reside with you, anyone else who lives in your household and any family members who do not live in your household but whose transactions in the Company’s securities are directed by you or are subject to your influence or control. Alight Personnel are responsible for the transactions of their family members and therefore should make them aware of the need to confer with them before they trade in the Company’s securities or securities of companies we do business with.
2.2    Material. Information is generally considered “material” if a reasonable investor would consider it important in deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a security. The information may concern the Company or another company and may be positive or negative. In addition, it should be emphasized that material information does not have to relate to a company’s business; information about the contents of a forthcoming publication in the financial press that is expected to affect the market price of a security could well be material. Insiders should assume that information that would affect their consideration of whether to trade, or which might tend to influence the price of the security, is material.
Examples of material information may include, but are not limited to:
    quarterly or annual results;
    guidance on earnings estimates and changing or confirming such guidance on a later date or other projections of future financial performance;
    mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, joint ventures, or changes in assets;
    significant developments with respect to products or technologies;
    developments regarding the Company’s material intellectual property;
    developments regarding clients or suppliers, including the acquisition or loss of an important contract;
changes in control or in senior management; change in or dispute with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm or notification that the Company may no longer rely on such firm’s report;
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    changes in compensation policy;
    financings and other events regarding the Company’s securities (e.g., defaults on securities, calls of securities for redemption, share repurchase plans, stock splits, public or private sales of securities, changes in dividends and changes to the rights of securityholders);
    significant write-offs;
    significant pending or threatened litigation or governmental investigations or significant developments with respect to litigation or governmental investigations;
    cybersecurity incidents or events; and
    impending bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, or receivership.
Information that something is likely to happen or even just that it may happen can be material. Courts often resolve close cases in favor of finding the information material. Therefore, Insiders should err on the side of caution. Insiders should keep in mind that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) rules and regulations provide that the mere fact that a person is aware of the information is a bar to trading. It is no excuse that such person’s reasons for trading were not based on the information.
2.3    Non-Public Information. For the purpose of this Policy, information is “Non-Public” until three criteria have been satisfied:
First, the information must have been widely disseminated. Generally, Insiders should assume that information has NOT been widely disseminated unless one or more of the following has occurred:
    it has been carried in a national “financial” news service such as the Dow Jones Broad Tape;
    it has been carried in a national “general” news service such as the Associated Press;
    it has been carried by a national television news service; and/or
    it has appeared in a publicly available filing made with the SEC.
Second, the information disseminated must be some form of “official” announcement or disclosure, which, in the case of information about the Company, must be made by the Company. In other words, the fact that rumors, speculation, or statements attributed to unidentified sources are public is insufficient to be considered widely disseminated even when the information is accurate.
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Third, after the information has been disseminated, a period of time must pass sufficient for the information to be absorbed by the general public. As a general rule, information should not be considered fully absorbed until after at least one full trading session has elapsed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) after the information is disseminated in a national news medium or disclosed in a filing with the SEC.
2.4    Section 16 Persons: The term “Section 16 Persons” means the Company’s directors and officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).
2.5    Security or Securities. The term “security” or “securities” is defined very broadly by the securities laws and includes stock (common and preferred), stock options, warrants, bonds, notes, debentures, convertible instruments, put or call options (i.e., exchange-traded options), or other similar instruments.
2.6    Trade or Trading. The term “trade” or “trading” means broadly any purchase, sale or other transaction to acquire, transfer or dispose of securities, including derivative exercises, gifts or other contributions, pledges, exercises of stock options granted under the Company’s stock plans, sales of stock acquired upon the exercise of options and trades made under an employee benefit plan such as a 401(k) plan.
3.0    Statement of Policy
3.1    General—Company Securities. No Insider may trade the Company’s securities at any time when the Insider has Material Non-Public Information concerning the Company.
3.2    General—Other Securities. No Insider may trade securities of another company at any time when the Insider has Material Non-Public Information about that company, including, without limitation, any of our customers, vendors, suppliers or partners, when that information was obtained as a result of the Insider’s employment or relationship to the Company.
3.3    Tipping. No Insider may disclose (“tip”) Material Non-Public Information to any other person (including family members), and no Insider may make trading recommendations on the basis of Material Non-Public Information. In addition, Insiders should take care before trading on the recommendation of others to ensure that the recommendation is not the result of an illegal “tip.”
3.4 Public Comment. No Insider who receives or has access to the Company’s Material Non-Public Information may comment on stock price movements or rumors of other corporate developments (including discussions in Internet “chat rooms” or on social media platforms) that are of possible significance to the investing public unless it is part of the Insider’s job (such as Investor Relations) or the Insider has been specifically authorized in accordance with the Company’s Policy and Procedures for Compliance with Regulation FD. If you comment on corporate developments, stock price movements or rumors or disclose Material Non-Public Information to a third party you must contact the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee immediately.
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3.5    Media/Analyst Inquiries. In addition, it is generally the practice of the Company not to respond to inquiries and/or rumors concerning the Company’s affairs. If you receive inquiries concerning the Company from the media or inquiries from securities analysts or other members of the financial community, you should refer such inquiries, without comment, to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, the head of investor relations or the Chief Legal Officer or their respective designees.
3.6    Window Periods. Certain Insiders may only trade in the Company’s securities during the four “Window Periods” that occur each fiscal year or in connection with an SEC registered secondary underwritten offering of the Company. Certain of these persons must also receive pre-approval prior to any transaction. See Section 5.0.
3.7    Short-Term Trading / Short Sales. Short-term trading of the Company’s securities may be distracting to the person and may unduly focus the person on the Company’s short-term stock market performance, instead of the Company’s long-term business objectives. For these reasons, Insiders who purchase the Company’s securities in the open market may not sell any Company securities of the same class during the six months following the purchase (or vice versa). Short sales of the Company’s securities (i.e., the sale of a security that the seller does not own) may evidence an expectation on the part of the seller that the securities will decline in value, and therefore have the potential to signal to the market that the seller lacks confidence in the Company’s prospects. In addition, short sales may reduce a seller’s incentive to seek to improve the Company’s performance. For these reasons, short sales of the Company’s securities by Insiders are prohibited. Short sales arising in certain types of hedging transactions are governed by this Policy’s prohibition on hedging transactions, as described in Section 7.2 below.
3.8    Policy Effective Time. An Insider who is aware of Material Non-Public Information when he or she ceases to be an Insider, may not trade in the Company’s securities until that information has become public or is no longer material. In addition, this Policy continues in effect for all Permanent Restricted Persons and Other Restricted Persons (each as defined below) until the opening of the first Window Period after termination of employment or other relationship with the Company, except that, unless notified otherwise by the Company, the pre-clearance requirements set forth in Section 5.0 continue to apply to Permanent Restricted Persons for six months after the termination of their status as a Permanent Restricted Person. See Section 5.3. If you have specific questions regarding this Policy, what may constitute Material Non-Public Information or applicable law, please contact the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee.
4.0    Certain Limited Exceptions
The prohibition on trading in the Company’s securities set forth in Section 3.0 above does not apply to:
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    Transferring shares to an entity that does not involve a change in the beneficial ownership of the shares (for example, to an inter vivos trust of which you are the sole beneficiary during your lifetime).
    The exercise of stock options (including any net-settled stock option exercise) pursuant to our stock plans; however, the sale of any stock acquired upon such exercise, including as part of a broker-assisted cashless exercise of an option or any other market sale for the purpose of generating the cash needed to pay the exercise price of an option or to satisfy tax withholding requirements, is subject to this Policy.
    The withholding (whether mandated by the Company or pursuant to a tax withholding right) of shares of restricted stock, shares underlying restricted stock units or shares subject to an option to satisfy tax withholding requirements.
    The execution of transactions pursuant to a trading plan that complies with SEC Rule 10b5-1 and which has been approved by the Company. See Section 6.1.
    Sales of the Company’s securities as a selling stockholder in a registered public offering in accordance with applicable securities laws.
    To the extent the Company offers its securities as an investment option in the Company’s 401(k) plan, the purchase of stock through the Company’s 401(k) plan through regular payroll deductions; however, the sale of any such stock and the election to transfer funds into or out of, or a loan with respect to amounts invested in, the stock fund is subject to this Policy.
    To the extent the Company offers its securities as an investment option in an employee stock purchase plan, the purchase of stock through the Company’s employee stock purchase plan; however, elections to participate in such plan, the sale of any such stock and changing instructions regarding the level of withholding contributions which are used to purchase stock is subject to this Policy.
5.0    Pre-clearance of Trades and Other Procedures
5.1    Applicability. Section 16 Persons, family members of Section 16 Persons and trusts, corporations and other entities controlled by Section 16 Persons (collectively, “Permanent Restricted Persons”), as well as certain other persons as described in Section 5.2, must obtain the advance approval of the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee in accordance with Section 5.3 before effecting transactions in the Company’s securities, including any exercise of an option (whether cashless or otherwise), gifts, loans, pledges, rights or warrant to purchase or sell such securities, contribution to a trust or other transfers, whether the transaction is for the individual’s own account, one over which he or she exercises control, or one in which he or she has a beneficial interest.
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5.2 Other Restricted Persons. From time to time, the Company will notify persons other than Permanent Restricted Persons that they are subject to the pre-clearance requirements set forth in Section 5.3 if the Company believes that, in the normal course of their duties, they are likely to have regular access to Material Non-Public Information (“Other Restricted Persons”). Examples of such persons include other corporate officers and employees such as those working in Sales and Marketing, Legal, Finance, Information Technology and Corporate Development Departments, family members of any of such persons and trusts, corporations and other entities influenced or controlled by any of such persons, and certain key support employees. Occasionally, certain individuals may have access to Material Non-Public Information for a limited period of time. During such a period, such persons may be notified that they are also Other Restricted Persons who will be subject to the pre-clearance requirements set forth in Section 5.3.
5.3    Pre-Clearance Procedures. Subject to Section 6.1, Permanent Restricted Persons and Other Restricted Persons should submit a request for pre-clearance to the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee at least three business days in advance of the proposed transaction by emailing the Chief Legal Officer or the Deputy General Counsel with a request that includes the amount and nature of the proposed trade or a copy of the attached “Request for Approval” form. Approval must be in writing, specifying the securities involved. Permanent Restricted Persons must comply with these pre-clearance requirements for six months after the termination of their status as a Permanent Restricted Person.
5.4    Window Periods. The Company has established four “windows” of time during the fiscal year during which Request for Approval forms may be approved and transactions and pledges may be performed (“Window Periods”). Each Window Period begins after at least one full trading session on the NYSE after the date on which the Company makes a public news release of its quarterly or annual earnings for the prior fiscal quarter or year. Assuming the NYSE is open each day, the following indicates when Permanent Restricted Persons and Other Restricted Persons may trade after the Company’s public news release of its quarterly or annual earnings fiscal quarter for the prior fiscal quarter or year:
Announcement on Thursday    First Day of Trading
Before market opens    Friday
While market is open    Monday
After market closes    Monday
That same Window Period closes as follows based on the individual’s access to information:
    For those individuals who receive a draft of the Company’s revenue and pre-tax earnings distributed by the Company’s finance department, the Window Period closes at the close of trading on the last trading day that is two weeks prior to the end of the then current fiscal quarter.
For those individuals that do not receive drafts of the Company’s revenue and pre-tax earnings distributed by the Company’s finance department, the Window Period closes on the date such person receives materials for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors.
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After the close of the Window Period, except as set forth in Section 4.0 above, Permanent Restricted Persons and Other Restricted Persons may not trade in any of the Company’s securities at least until the start of the next Window Period. The prohibition against trading while aware of, or tipping of, Material Non-Public Information applies even during a Window Period. For example, if during a Window Period, a material acquisition or divestiture is pending or a forthcoming publication in the financial press may affect the relevant securities market, you may not trade in the Company’s securities. You must consult the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee whenever you are in doubt.

5.5    Suspension of Trading. From time to time, the Company may require that directors, officers, selected employees and/or others suspend trading in the Company’s securities because of developments that have not yet been disclosed to the public. All those affected shall not trade in the Company’s securities while the suspension is in effect, and shall not disclose to others that trading has been suspended for certain individuals. Though these blackouts generally will arise because the Company is involved in a highly-sensitive transaction, they may be declared for any reason. If the Company declares a blackout to which you are subject, a member of the Legal Department will notify you when the blackout begins and when it ends.
5.6    Notification of Window Periods. In order to assist you in complying with this Policy, the Company will endeavor to deliver an e-mail (or other communication) notifying all Section 16 Persons and all other Alight Personnel designated as Other Restricted Persons when the Window Period has opened and when the Window Period closes. The Company’s delivery or non-delivery of these e-mails (or other communication) does not relieve you of your obligation to only trade in the Company’s securities in full compliance with this Policy.
5.7    Hardship Exemptions. Those subject to the Window Periods or a blackout pursuant to Section 5.5 may request a hardship exemption for periods outside the Window Periods or during a blackout, as applicable, if they are not in possession of Material Non-Public Information and are not otherwise prohibited from trading pursuant to this Policy. Hardship exemptions are granted infrequently and only in exceptional circumstances. Any request for a hardship exemption should be made to the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee.
6.0    10b5-1 and Other Trading Plans
6.1    10b5-1 Trading Plans. SEC Rule 10b5-1 provides generally that a purchase or sale is “on the basis” of Material Non-Public Information if the person engaging in the transaction is aware of the Material Non-Public Information when the person makes the purchase or sale.
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6.2    A 10b5-1 trading plan is a binding, written contract between you and your broker that specifies the price, amount, and date of trades to be executed in your account in the future, or provides a formula or mechanism that your broker will follow, and satisfies various other conditions and limitations set forth in Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. A 10b5-1 trading plan can only be established when you do not possess Material Non-Public Information. Therefore, Insiders cannot enter into these plans at any time when in possession of Material Non-Public Information and, in addition, Restricted Persons cannot enter into these plans outside Window Periods. In addition, a 10b5-1 trading plan must not permit you to exercise any subsequent influence over how, when, or whether the purchases or sales are made.
The 10b5-1 trading plan must also be entered into in good faith and without any purpose of evading the prohibitions of the SEC’s rules and the person who entered into such plan must act in good faith with respect to the plan. In some circumstances, terminating a 10b5-1 trading plan that is in place could call into question whether it was entered into in good faith.
6.3    Any proposed trading plan or arrangement by Insiders, including 10b5-1 trading plans, must be pre-approved by the Chief Legal Officer prior to establishing, amending or terminating such plan. The Company reserves the right to withhold approval of the adoption, amendment or termination of any such trading plan that the Company determines is not consistent with the rules regarding such plans. No Insider will be permitted to adopt a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan if such Insider has an existing contract, instruction or plan that would qualify for the affirmative defense under Rule 10b5-1, subject to the exceptions set forth in the rule. Notwithstanding any approval of a Rule 10b5-1 or other trading plan, the Company assumes no liability for the consequences of any transaction made pursuant to such plan.
6.4    Under this Policy, unless such requirement is waived or modified by the Chief Legal Officer or their designee in their sole discretion, a properly adopted 10b5-1 trading plan must satisfy the below requirements, in addition to any regulatory requirements:
(a)     the duration spans at least six months and no more than two years;
(b)     prohibition on any trades to occur until a cooling off period of at least 30 days have elapsed from adoption or modification of such plan, unless a longer period of time is required in the case of Section 16 Persons (for whom the cooling off period will be at least 90 days and in some cases longer pursuant to SEC requirements);
(c)    specification of the number of securities to be purchased or sold, the price at which the securities are to be purchased or sold and the timing for these trades or includes a written formula or algorithm, or computer program, for making such determination; and
(d) prohibition on you (the beneficial share owner) to exercise any subsequent influence over how, when or whether to effect purchases or sales; provided, in addition, that any other person who, pursuant to the 10b5-1 trading plan, did exercise such influence must not have been aware of the Material Non-Public Information when doing so.
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6.5    In addition, you should not trade in the Company’s securities outside of a 10b5-1 trading plan while such 10b5-1 trading plan is in effect.
6.6    You have an affirmative defense against any claim by the SEC against you for insider trading if your trade was made under a trading plan that complies with SEC Rule 10b5-1. However, if you have a 10b5-1 trading plan in place, you are still subject to risk of lawsuits by plaintiffs who may allege that the plan was not adopted in, or executed with, good faith or was part of a scheme to avoid prohibitions on illegal insider trading. You would, in that case, need to demonstrate that your 10b5-1 trading plan and any related stock transactions met the requirements described above for both the adoption and execution of the plan.
6.7    The rules regarding 10b5-1 trading plans are complex and you must fully comply with them. The Company recommends that you consult your legal advisor and work with a broker that has been preapproved by the Chief Legal Officer (or his or her designee), and be sure that you fully understand the limitations and conditions of the rules before proceeding.
6.8    If you enter into a 10b5-1 trading plan, your 10b5-1 trading plan should be structured to avoid purchases or sales on dates occurring shortly before known announcements, such as quarterly or annual earnings announcements. Even though transactions executed in accordance with a properly formulated 10b5-1 trading plan are exempt from the insider trading rules, the trades may nonetheless occur at times shortly before we announce material news, and the investing public and media may not understand the nuances of trading pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan. This could result in negative publicity for you and the Company if the SEC or the NYSE were to investigate your trades.
6.9    For Insiders, any modification or termination of a pre-approved 10b5-1 or other trading plan requires pre-clearance by the Chief Legal Officer or their designee. In addition, any modification of a pre-approved 10b5-1 or other trading plan must occur when you are not aware of any Material Non-Public Information and must comply with the requirements of the rules regarding such trading plans (including Rule 10b5-1, if applicable) and, if you are subject to Window Period restrictions, must take place during a Window Period.
6.10    Transactions effected pursuant to a pre-cleared 10b5-1 or other trading plan will not require further pre-clearance at the time of the transaction if the plan specifies the dates, prices and amounts of the contemplated trades, or establishes a formula for determining the dates, prices and amounts.
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6.11 If you are a Section 16 Person, 10b5-1 and other trading plans require special care, as the Company will be required to disclose the adoption, amendment or termination of a such plans (as well as the material terms of such plans) by such persons in its periodic reports filed with the SEC. Accordingly, it is imperative that Section 16 Persons coordinate with the Chief Legal Officer prior to adopting or modifying such plans. Moreover, because such plans may specify conditions that trigger a purchase or sale, you may not even be aware that a transaction has taken place and you may not be able to comply with the SEC’s requirement that you report your transaction to the SEC within two business days after its execution. Therefore, for Section 16 Persons, a transaction executed according to a trading plan is not permitted unless the trading plan requires your broker to notify the Company before the close of business on the day of the execution of the transaction. See Section 9.0.
7.0    Margin Accounts, Pledges and Hedging
7.1    Margin Accounts. Securities purchased on margin may be sold by the broker without the customer’s consent if the customer fails to meet a margin call. Similarly, securities held in an account which may be borrowed against or are otherwise pledged (or hypothecated) as collateral for a loan may be sold in foreclosure if the borrower defaults on the loan. Accordingly, if you purchase securities on margin or pledge them as collateral for a loan, a margin sale or foreclosure sale may occur at a time when you are aware of Material Non-Public Information or otherwise are not permitted to trade in our securities. The sale, even though not initiated at your request, is still a sale for your benefit and may subject you to liability under the insider trading rules if made at a time when you are aware of Material Non-Public Information. Similar cautions apply to a bank or other loans for which you have pledged stock as collateral.
7.2    Hedging. No Alight Personnel or Insiders, whether or not in possession of Material Non-Public Information, may engage in any hedging or monetization transactions with respect to the Company’s securities, including, but not limited to, through the use of financial instruments such as exchange funds, prepaid variable forwards, equity swaps, puts, calls, collars, forwards and other derivative instruments, or through the establishment of a short position in the Company’s securities.
7.3    Pledges. Alight Personnel may not purchase the Company’s securities on margin, or borrow against any account in which the Company’s securities are held, or pledge the Company’s securities as collateral for a loan, without first obtaining pre-clearance.
Request for approval for any pledging transaction must be submitted to the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) at least two days prior to the execution of the documents evidencing the proposed transaction. The Committee is under no obligation to approve any request for pre-clearance and may determine not to permit the arrangement for any reason. Approvals will be based on the particular facts and circumstances of the request, and may be granted where a person covered by this Policy wishes to pledge the Company’s securities as collateral for a loan (including margin debt) and indicates his or her financial capacity to repay the loan without resort to the pledged securities, taking into consideration the percentage amount that the securities being pledged represent of the total number of our securities held by the person making the request and the financial capacity of the person making the request.
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Notwithstanding the pre-clearance of any request, the Company assumes no liability for the consequences of any transaction made pursuant to such request.
Request for approval for any hedging or pledging transaction must be submitted to the Committee at least two days prior to the execution of the documents evidencing the proposed transaction. The Committee is under no obligation to approve any request for pre-clearance and may determine not to permit the arrangement for any reason. Approvals will be based on the particular facts and circumstances of the request, and may be granted where a person covered by this Policy wishes to pledge the Company’s securities as collateral for a loan (including margin debt) and indicates his or her financial capacity to repay the loan without resort to the pledged securities, taking into consideration the percentage amount that the securities being pledged represent of the total number of our securities held by the person making the request and the financial capacity of the person making the request. Notwithstanding the pre-clearance of any request, the Company assumes no liability for the consequences of any transaction made pursuant to such request.
8.0    Potential Criminal and Civil Liability and/or Disciplinary Action
8.1    Individual Responsibility. Each Insider is individually responsible for complying with the securities laws and this Policy, regardless of whether the Company has prohibited or pre-cleared trading by that Insider or any other Insiders. Trading in securities during the Window Periods and outside of any suspension periods, or with pre-clearance, should not be considered a “safe harbor.” We remind you that, at no time, whether or not during a Window Period and whether or not you have obtained approval, may you trade securities on the basis of Material Non-Public Information.
You should also bear in mind that any proceeding alleging improper trading will necessarily occur after the trade has been completed and is particularly susceptible to second-guessing with the benefit of hindsight. Therefore, as a practical matter, before engaging in any transaction you should carefully consider how enforcement authorities and others might view the transaction in hindsight. Further, whether or not you possess Material Non-Public Information, it is advisable that if you invest in the Company’s securities or the securities of any company that has a substantial relationship with the Company, then you do so from the perspective of a long-term investor who would like to participate over time in the Company’s or such company’s earnings growth and with the knowledge that you may be prohibited from disposing of such securities in the future.
8.2 Controlling Persons. Federal securities laws provide that, in addition to sanctions against an individual who trades illegally, penalties may be assessed against what are known as “controlling persons” with respect to the violator. The term “controlling person” is not defined, but includes employers (i.e., the Company), its directors, officers and managerial and supervisory personnel. The concept is broader than what would normally be encompassed by a reporting chain. Individuals may be considered “controlling persons” with respect to any other individual whose behavior they have the power to influence. Liability can be imposed only if two conditions are met. First, it must be shown that the “controlling person” knew or recklessly disregarded the fact that a violation was likely. Second, it must be shown that the “controlling person” failed to take appropriate steps to prevent the violation from occurring. For this reason, the Company’s supervisory personnel are directed to take appropriate steps to ensure that those whom they supervise, understand and comply with the requirements set forth in this Policy.
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8.3    Potential Sanctions.
(i)    Liability for Insider Trading and Tipping. Insiders, controlling persons and the Company may be subject to civil penalties, criminal penalties and/or jail for trading in securities when they have Material Non-Public Information or for improper transactions by any person (commonly referred to as a “tippee”) to whom they have disclosed Material Non-Public Information, or to whom they have made recommendations or expressed opinions on the basis of such information about trading securities. The SEC has imposed large penalties even when the disclosing person did not profit from the trading. The SEC, the stock exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority use sophisticated electronic surveillance techniques to uncover insider trading.
(ii)    Possible Disciplinary Actions. Alight Personnel who violate this Policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment for cause or termination of other service relationship, whether or not the Alight Personnel’s failure to comply results in a violation of law. Needless to say, a violation of law, or even an SEC investigation that does not result in prosecution, can tarnish one’s reputation and irreparably damage a career.
8.4    Questions and Violations. Anyone with questions concerning this Policy or its application should contact the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee. Any violation or perceived violation should be reported immediately to the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee.
9.0    Broker Requirements for Section 16 Persons
The timely reporting of transactions requires tight interface with brokers handling transactions for our directors and executive officers. A knowledgeable, alert broker can also serve as a gatekeeper, helping to ensure compliance with our pre-clearance procedures and helping prevent inadvertent violations. Therefore, in order to facilitate timely compliance by the directors and executive officers of the Company with the requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, brokers of Section 16 Persons need to comply with the following requirements:
not to enter any order (except for orders under pre-approved Rule 10b5-1 plans) without first verifying with the Company that your transaction was pre-cleared and complying with the brokerage firm’s compliance procedures (e.g., Rule 144); and to report before the close of business on the day of the execution of the transaction to the Company by telephone and in writing via e-mail to the Chief Legal Officer or his or her designee, the complete (i.e., date, type of transaction, number of shares and price) details of every transaction involving the Company’s equity securities, including gifts, transfers, pledges and all transactions under 10b5-1 and other trading plans.
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Because it is the legal obligation of the trading person to cause any filings on Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or Form 144 (or as may otherwise be required) to be made, you are strongly encouraged to confirm following any transaction that your broker has immediately telephoned and e-mailed the required information to the Company.
10.0    Confidentiality
No Alight Personnel should disclose any Non-Public Information to non- Alight Personnel (including to family members that are non- Alight Personnel), except when such disclosure is needed to carry out the Company’s business and then only when the Alight Personnel disclosing the information has no reason to believe that the recipient will misuse the information (for example, when such disclosures are authorized as necessary to facilitate negotiations with partners, suppliers or clients and when such persons are subject to contractual confidentiality restrictions). When such information is disclosed, the recipient must be told that such information may be used only for the business purpose related to its disclosure and that the information must be held in confidence. Alight Personnel should disclose Non-Public Information to other Alight Personnel only in the ordinary course of business, for legitimate business purposes and in the absence of reasons to believe that the information will be misused or improperly disclosed by the recipient. Written information should be appropriately safeguarded and should not be left where it may be seen by persons not entitled to the information and Non-Public Information should not be discussed with any person within the Company under circumstances where it could be overheard. If you have specific questions regarding which disclosures, if any, about the Company may be appropriate to disclose to non-Alight Personnel (including to family members), please contact the Chief Legal Officer or another member of the Legal Department. See also, Controlling Persons, Section 8.2.
In addition to other circumstances where it may be applicable, this confidentiality provision must be strictly adhered to in responding to inquiries about the Company that may be made by the press, securities analysts or other members of the financial community. It is important that responses to any such inquiries be made on behalf of the Company by a duly designated officer. Accordingly, Alight Personnel should not respond to any such inquiries and should refer all such inquiries to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, head of Investor Relations or the Chief Legal Officer or their respective designees. See also, Statement of Policy Sections 3.4 and 3.5.
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Neither this Policy nor any provision in the Code of Conduct or any other agreement with the Company or policy of the Company, shall be deem to prohibit any current or former director, officer, or employee of the Company from communicating, cooperating or filing a charge or complaint with the SEC or any other governmental or law enforcement entity concerning possible violations of any legal or regulatory requirement, or making disclosures, including providing documents or other information to a governmental entity that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation without notice to or approval of the Company, so long as (i) such communications and disclosures are consistent with applicable law and (ii) the information disclosed was not obtained through a communication that was subject to the attorney-client privilege (unless disclosure of that information would otherwise be permitted by an attorney pursuant to the applicable federal law, attorney conduct rules or otherwise). The Company will not limit the right of any current or former director, officer, or employee to receive an award for providing information pursuant to the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law or regulation to the SEC or any other government agency. Any provisions of any agreement between the Company and any current or former director, officer, or employee that is inconsistent with the above language or that may limit the ability of any person to receive an award under the whistleblowing provisions of applicable law is hereby deemed invalid and will not be enforced by the Company.
11.0    Legal Effect of this Policy
The Company’s Policy with respect to securities trading and the disclosure of confidential information, and the procedures that implement this Policy, are not intended to serve as precise recitations of the legal prohibitions against insider trading and tipping which are highly complex, fact specific and evolving. Certain of the procedures are designed to prevent even the appearance of impropriety and in some respects may be more restrictive than the securities laws. Therefore, these procedures are not intended to serve as a basis for establishing civil or criminal liability that would not otherwise exist.
Effective Date: November 13, 2023
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT CONCERNING SECURITIES TRADING POLICY
If you are a Permanent Restricted Person as described in Section 5.1 or have been notified by us that you are subject to the pre-clearance requirements as an Other Restricted Person as described in Section 5.2, we ask that you acknowledge that you have received and read this Securities Trading Policy. Alight, Inc. may ask you to re-submit this acknowledgement on an annual basis, at such time as a person has been designated as an Other Restricted Person or whenever the Securities Trading Policy is significantly updated.
If you are not a Permanent Restricted Person and have not been notified by us that you have been designated as an Other Restricted Person, you do not have to sign the acknowledgement below.
By my signature below, I acknowledge that I have read and received Alight, Inc.’s Securities Trading Policy.
Signature:     
Name (printed):     
Date:     





REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO TRADE
ALIGHT, INC. SECURITIES

Type of Security [check all applicable boxes]
    Common stock
    Preferred stock
    Restricted stock
    Stock Option
Number of Shares ____________________

Proposed Date of Transaction    ____________________

Type of Transaction
    Stock option exercise – Exercise Price $_______/share
Exercise Price paid as follows:
    Broker’s cashless exchange
    cash
    other _____________________
Withholding tax paid as follows:
    Broker’s cashless exchange
    cash
    other _____________________
    Purchase
    Sale
    Gift
    Pledge
    Other

Broker Contact Information
    Company Name     ___________________________________________
    Contact Name         ___________________________________________
    Telephone         ___________________________________________
    Fax            ___________________________________________
    Account Number    ___________________________________________

Social Security or other Tax Identification Number __________________________

Status (check all applicable boxes)
    Executive Officer
    Board Member

Filing Information (check all applicable boxes and complete blanks)
Date of filing of last Form 3 or 4 _____________________________________
    Is a Form 144 Necessary?
Date of filing of last Form 144 _____________________________________ I am not currently in possession of any material non-public information relating to Alight, Inc. and its subsidiaries. I hereby certify that the statements made on this form are true and correct.




I understand that clearance may be rescinded prior to effectuating the above transaction if material non-public information regarding Alight, Inc. arises and, in the reasonable judgment of Alight, Inc., the completion of my trade would be inadvisable. I also understand that the ultimate responsibility for compliance with the insider trading provisions of the federal securities laws rests with me and that clearance of any proposed transaction should not be construed as a guarantee that I will not later be found to have been in possession of material non-public information.
Signature _____________________________    Date ________________________
Print Name ____________________________
Telephone Number Where You May Be Reached ________________________
    Request Approved (transaction must be completed during the Window Period (as defined in Section 5.4 of Alight, Inc.’s Securities Trading Policy) in which this approval was granted and in any event within two business days after approval).
    Request Denied
    Request Approved with the following modification __________________________

Signature _____________________________    Date _____________________________





EX-21.1 9 alit-20241231xex211xsubsid.htm EX-21.1 Document

Exhibit 21.1


Entity Name Domestic Jurisdiction
Alight Administration Solutions LLC DE
Alight Canada N.S. ULC Nova Scotia, Canada
Alight Financial Advisors, LLC DE
Alight Financial Solutions, LLC IL
Alight Group, Inc. DE
Alight Health Holdings LLC DE
Alight Holding Company, LLC (formerly known as Tempo Holding Company, LLC) DE
Alight Health Market Insurance Solutions Inc. CA
Alight Poland Sp. Zo.o. Poland
Alight Services India Private Limited India
Alight Solutions Caribe, Inc. Puerto Rico
Alight Solutions LLC IL
Alight Solutions Spain, S.L. Spain
Choice Health Insurance LLC SC
Consumer's Medical Resource, Inc. MA
Hodges-Mace, LLC DE
Hornet Acquiror Sub Inc. DE
Hornet H-M Holdings, Inc. DE
Life Account, L.L.C. TX
NGA Outsourcing Canada ULC Alberta, Canada
NorthgateArinso Canada ULC Alberta, Canada
Reed Acquisitions LLC DE
Reed Group Canada Services ULC British Columbia, Canada
Reed Group Claim Services LLC NY
Reed Group, LLC CO
Reed Group Management LLC CT
Smartben Holdco, Inc. DE
Tempo (Mauritius) Holdco Mauritius
Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp. DE
Tempo Acquisition, LLC DE
Tempo Intermediate Holding Company I, LLC DE
Tempo Intermediate Holding Company II, LLC DE
Tempo Management, LLC DE

EX-23.1 10 alit-20241231xex231xconsen.htm EX-23.1 Document

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1)Registration Statement (Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-1 on Form S-3 No. 333-258350) of Alight, Inc., and
(2)Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-259450) pertaining to the Alight, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan and Alight, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan;
of our reports dated February 27, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Alight, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Alight, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2024.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
February 27, 2025


EX-31.1 11 alit-20241231xex311.htm EX-31.1 Document

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Dave Guilmette certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alight, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 27, 2025
By: /s/ Dave Guilmette
Dave Guilmette
Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 12 alit-20241231xex312.htm EX-31.2 Document

Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jeremy Heaton, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alight, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 27, 2025
By:
/s/ Jeremy Heaton
Jeremy Heaton
Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1 13 alit-20241231xex321.htm EX-32.1 Document

Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alight, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: February 27, 2025
By: /s/ Dave Guilmette
Dave Guilmette
Chief Executive Officer
This certification accompanies each Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided by the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2 14 alit-20241231xex322.htm EX-32.2 Document

Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alight, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: February 27, 2025
By: /s/ Jeremy Heaton
Jeremy Heaton
Chief Financial Officer
This certification accompanies each Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided by the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.