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“ Iʼve been with Ultimate Software for more

than 25 years, and itʼs always been about the

people. Itʼs a tradition of family.”

— Debbie, National Trade Show Manager

PRACTICES THAT DEFINE US

INCLUSION, GENEROSITY, HARD

WORK, AND CELEBRATION — ALL

ARE CORNERSTONES OF ULTIMATE

SOFTWAREʼS CULTURE. CARING IS

THE COMMON THREAD — PEOPLE

GIVING THEIR TIME, TALENTS, AND

HEARTS. ALMOST MAGICALLY,

THE GOODWILL TRANSLATES

INTO MORE COLLABORATION

IN OUR WORK, MORE JOYFUL

CELEBRATIONS OF SUCCESSES,

MORE INTENSE BONDING ON

OUR TEAM OUTINGS, AND A

SENSE OF PRIDE IN WHO WE ARE.

P I C T U R E D O N C O V E R A N D T H I S P A G E : K E L L I E , A G E N C Y O P E R A T I O N S R E P R E S E N T A T I V E , W I T H M E S S Y H A N D S O N U LT I S E R V I C E D A Y

Our diversity is a powerful force for innovative thought, working together

in collaboration, and communicating with our customer organizations from

around the globe. “The Ultimate Mix” message is fittingly the central spread

in our 25th anniversary booklet since it is the core of our identity.

HONORING OUR DIVERSITY

O U R T R A D I T I O N S

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True listening often happens best in smaller groups, and our CEO, Scott

Scherr, makes a habit of not just attending large department meetings, but

also listening to our people in countless smaller-group meetings throughout

every year. He stops to talk with UltiPeeps when he walks the halls, and he

invites all new hires to visit him in his office. All of our leaders do the same.

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Ultimate Softwareʼs

leaders have recognized

and thanked employees

for their contributions

since the companyʼs

inception. We have

too many awards,

gifts, reward

trips, and

celebratory

events to

name them all.

Beyond lavish

team trips and our

MVP award that

includes a Rolex

watch and two

airline tickets

to anywhere in

the world, we have

other frequent fun

awards on all levels

of the business.

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Our top-line executives

are casual, genuine,

and warm...every day...

with everyone.

ACCESSIBLE LEADERS SETTING THE TONE

C T O A D A M A P P R E C I A T I N G S P U R - O F - T H E - M O M E N T C H A T T E R W I T H F E L L O W U LT I P E E P

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The most unusual tradition of our Welcoming program is flying all new

employees to a 2-day orientation at our headquarters in Florida, with

presentations from our executives, fun meals, a tour, and a visit with

Scott in his office. Before their first day at Ultimate, they receive a virtual

welcome through our cloud Onboarding solution, with a popular “Unlock

Your Potential” section. On their first day, our remote offices have

assigned “UltiFriends” to greet and guide them. Mentors come later.

N E W H I R E S M A K I N G H E A R T S I G N S A T H E A D Q U A R T E R S O R I E N T A T I O N M E E T I N G

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TraditionUltimate gives employees two fully paid workdays

for contributing to charities of their choice.

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Our people celebrate year-end

holidays by donating toys, clothes,

gift cards, and tons of love to

hundreds of children of all faiths

through the Kids In Distress

program. In 2015, we gave

personalized gifts to 594 children.

21-YEAR TRADITION OF GIVING TO KIDS


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Ultimate Software employees have been partnering with Habitat

for Humanity for 8 years. 2016 is the first year that Ultimate has

financially sponsored the building of an entire home from start

to finish, with UltiPeeps performing the labor under Habitat for

Humanityʼs direction. The house is the new permanent home for

a family of five, who have been living in an apartment where the

three children shared one bed and the parents slept on the sofas.

8 YEARS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY…AND NOW AN ENTIRE HOME

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Increasingly larger numbers of Ultimate Software employees donate time

to painting, landscaping, and befriending the folks at ARC Broward, a

not-for-profit organization that provides services to children and adults

with disabilities. In 2016, besides sponsoring special one-off celebratory

events, UltiPeeps painted rooms and furniture in the facility and held a

Carnival as a finale for the young children attending day camp there.

4+ YEARS OF DONATING TIME TO A LOCAL DISABILITIES NON-PROFIT

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UltiPeeps have rebuilt 12 homes

in the last two years by partnering

with Rebuilding Together in four

cities — Ft. Lauderdale, Atlanta,

Alpharetta, and Santa Ana.

TRANSFORMING LIVES OF LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS

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CeLebrating LiFe and our SuccEsses

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Every year, Halloween is a day of camaraderie and fun at Ultimate

Software. We have workspace-decorating contests, team and individual

costume competitions, pumpkin-carving contests, gooey treats to eat,

and a costume parade that includes our UltiPeepsʼ children.

HALLOWEEN, OUR BIGGEST CELEBRATION

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Our executives dress up, pass out candy to children attending, and judge

the costume contests. They are always approachable, casual, and warm

with UltiPeeps, but on Halloween they go one step further.

LEADERS JOININGIN HALLOWEEN FUN

C O O A N D C E O D I S C U S S I N G B U S I N E S S B E F O R E T H E P A R A D E

W E S T O N E X E C U T I V E T E A M R E A D Y F O R P A R A D E

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On Halloween, teams have fun

going all out to come up with

the most original costumes, and

many augment their costumes

with skits designed to provoke

laughter. There are prizes for the

best, and itʼs a big honor to win.

CREATIVE TEAM VISIONS

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Halloween is the time when

imaginations run wild and

fantasies of all kinds walk the

parade line for all to enjoy.

INDIVIDUALS COMPETING FOR BEST COSTUMES

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Ultimate Softwareʼs leaders

recognize and support the

importance of children in our

peopleʼs lives. Ultimate has

included children in Halloween

festivities, Bring Your Child to

Work Day, and the teamsʼ

reward trips over the years.

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UltiPeeps look for small ways to have

fun on a routine basis. We know our

leaders respect the value of humor to

lighten the load of a hard dayʼs work,

and it creates a sense of camaraderie.

SMALL WAYS WE HAVE FUN

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CEO Scott Scherr gives

employees silver dollars as

visual symbols of our shared long-term

revenue goals, inspiring a unity of purpose. Recent

objectives were to reach $400 million in 2013 and $600 million

in 2015. We achieved both. Our new goal is to reach $1 billion in 2018.

On our 25th anniversary as a company, Scott sent a coin holder to every

employee at home along with a commemorative booklet, shirt, and hat.

CEOʼS TRADITION: VISUAL SYMBOLS OF SHARED GOALS


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