ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS S.A. (NASDAQ:ASPS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 16, 2018, Joseph A. Davila, who currently serves as President, Servicer Solutions, provided notice that he is resigning from his employment with Altisource S.à r.l. (“Altisource”), a subsidiary of Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), effective December 14, 2018 (the “Separation Date”). Following Mr. Davila’s departure, it is anticipated that Marcello Mastioni, President, Real Estate Marketplace, will take over the leadership of the Company’s Servicer Solutions businesses in addition to continuing in his current role as the head of the Company’s Owners.com business.

In connection with Mr. Davila’s resignation, Altisource entered into a Separation Agreement with Mr.Davila on October 16, 2018 (the “Separation Agreement”). to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Davila will receive, subject to the completion of a successful transition and other customary conditions: (i) a lump sum cash payment of €285,332, as severance, and (ii) a lump sum cash payment of $245,000 as annual incentive compensation for 2018, each payable within fourteen (14) days of the Separation Date. In addition, Altisource will pay for certain relocation expenses and tax preparation services and equalization benefits for tax years 2018 and 2019, if applicable.

The Separation Agreement further provides that, subject to the completion of a successful transition and other customary conditions, Mr. Davila will be entitled to (i) the accelerated vesting on or around the Separation Date of any service-based restricted shares and restricted stock units that were scheduled to vest prior to February 14, 2020 to applicable award agreements (with the remainder of the service-based restricted shares and restricted stock units to be forfeited effective February 14, 2019, provided that such unvested restricted shares and restricted stock units will be entitled to vesting or settlement in certain circumstances if a Change of Control/Restructuring Event were to occur prior to February 14, 2019) and (ii) the continued vesting of certain stock option awards, if applicable performance or market-based hurdles are met prior to or within a specified period after the Separation Date, as further detailed in the Separation Agreement. In addition, Mr. Davila will be entitled to retain and exercise all vested stock options for a period of six (6) months from the later to occur of the Separation Date or the date of vesting.

to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Davila agrees to release all current or future claims against the Company. The Separation Agreement also contains a one-year non-competition covenant, two-year client and employee non-solicitation covenants as well as provisions concerning confidentiality, a provision for reasonable post-separation assistance to the Company and other customary terms and conditions.

Unless otherwise stated, capitalized terms used above without definition have the meanings set forth in the Separation Agreement.

The description of the Separation Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to our third quarter Form 10-Q.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 15, 2018, Altisource and New Residential Investment Corp. entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the previously disclosed non-binding letter of intent dated August 28, 2017 to enter into a Services Agreement (as previously amended, the “Services LOI”), as the parties continue to negotiate the Services Agreement. The Amendment extends the term of the Services LOI through November 15, 2018.

About ALTISOURCE PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS S.A. (NASDAQ:ASPS)

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. is a marketplace and transaction solutions provider for the real estate, mortgage and consumer debt industries. The Company operates through three segments: Mortgage Services, Financial Services and Technology Services. The Company’s Mortgage Services segment provides services that span the mortgage and real estate lifecycle, and are outsourced by loan servicers, loan originators, home investors, and other sellers and buyers of single family homes. The Company’s Financial Services segment provides collection and customer relationship management services to debt originators and servicers (credit card, auto lending, retail credit and mortgage) and the utility, insurance and hotel industries. Technology Services segment provides a portfolio of software, data analytics and infrastructure management services that support the management of mortgage and real estate activities and marketplace transactions across the mortgage and real estate lifecycles.