Exhibit 10.16
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL,
INC.
2002 INCENTIVE PLAN
Effective April 1, 2002
(Amended and Restated Effective as of
March 31, 2004)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE
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1.1
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1
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1.2
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Effective Date; Shareholder Approval
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1
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ARTICLE II
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DEFINITIONS
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2.1
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“Annual Performance
Bonus”
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2.2
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(a) “
Annual Performance Bonuses ”
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(b) “
Long-Term Performance Bonuses ”
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(e) “
Other Equity-Based Awards ”
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2.3
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2.4
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2.5
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2.6
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2.7
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2.8
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2.9
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2.10
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2.11
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2.12
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2.13
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2.14
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2.15
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“Fair Market Value Stock
Option”
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2.16
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2.17
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2.18
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2.19
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“Long-Term Performance
Bonus”
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2.20
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“Nonqualified Stock
Option”
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2.21
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2.22
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2.23
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2.24
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2.25
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“Premium-Priced Stock
Option”
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2.26
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2.27
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“Qualified Performance
Award”
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2.28
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“Qualified Performance Award Determination
Period”
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2.29
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2.30
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2.31
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2.32
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2.34
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2.35
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2.36
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“Termination of
Consultancy”
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2.37
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“Termination of
Employment”
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ARTICLE III
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ADMINISTRATION
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3.1
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3.2
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Authority of the Committee
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3.3
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3.4
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3.5
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ARTICLE IV
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AWARDS
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4.1
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4.2
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4.3
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(a) Qualified
Performance Awards
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4.4
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Annual Performance Bonuses
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(c) Performance
Measures; Targets; Payout Formula
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(d) Payment of
Bonuses; Certification
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(e) Other Annual
Performance Bonuses
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Long-Term Performance Bonuses
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(c) Performance
Measures; Targets; Payout Formula
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(d) Payment of
Bonuses; Certification
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(e) Other Long-Term
Performance Bonuses
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4.6
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(b) Performance
Measures; Targets and Payout Formulas
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(c) Committee
Certification
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(d) Other
Restricted Stock Awards
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(e) Payment of
Restricted Stock
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(i) Vesting
and Forfeiture
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(ii) Acceleration
of Vesting
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(f) Amount of
Restricted Stock
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4.7
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(e) Payment of
Exercise Price
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(f) Incentive Stock
Options
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(v) Transfer
Restrictions
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4.8
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Other Equity-Based Awards
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4.9
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ARTICLE V
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SHARES SUBJECT
TO THE PLAN; ADJUSTMENTS
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5.1
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5.2
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5.3
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5.4
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Consolidation, Merger or Sale of
Assets
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5.5
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ARTICLE VI
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AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION
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6.1
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6.2
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ARTICLE VII
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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7.1
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Nontransferability of Awards
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7.2
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7.3
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Special Forfeiture Provision
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7.4
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Code Section 83(b) Elections
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7.5
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7.6
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No Obligation to Exercise Options
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No Rights as Stockholders
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7.8
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Indemnification of Committee
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No Required Segregation of Assets
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7.10
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7.11
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Securities Exchange Act Compliance
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7.12
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Governing Law; Severability
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iv
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
2002 INCENTIVE PLAN
(Amended and Restated Effective as of
March 31, 2004)
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
1.1
Purpose. The purpose of this Computer Associates International,
Inc. 2002 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to enable
Computer Associates International, Inc. (the “Company”)
to achieve superior financial performance, as reflected in the
performance of its Common Stock and other key financial or
operating indicators by (i) providing incentives and rewards
to certain Employees and Consultants who are in a position to
contribute materially to the success and long-term objectives of
the Company, (ii) aiding in the recruitment and retention of
Employees of outstanding ability and (iii) providing Employees
and Consultants an opportunity to acquire or expand equity
interests in the Company, thus aligning the interests of such
Employees and Consultants with those of the Company’s
shareholders. Towards these objectives, the Plan provides for the
grant of Annual Performance Bonuses, Stock Options, Restricted
Stock and Other Equity-Based Awards.
1.2
Effective Date; Shareholder Approval. The Plan is effective as of
April 1, 2002, subject to the approval by a vote at the
Company’s 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or any
adjournment of such meeting, of the holders of at least a majority
of the Shares of the Company, present in person or by proxy and
entitled to vote at such meeting. Any Awards granted under the Plan
prior to the approval of the Plan by the Company’s
shareholders, as provided herein, shall be contingent on such
approval; if such approval is not obtained, the Plan shall have no
effect, and any Awards granted under the Plan shall be rescinded.
The Plan was subsequently amended and restated effective as of
March 31, 2004.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, unless another definition is clearly indicated by
particular usage and context:
2.1
“Annual Performance Bonus” means an Award described in
Section 4.4 of the Plan.
2.2
“Award” means any form of incentive or performance
award granted under the Plan, whether singly or in combination, to
a Participant by the Committee pursuant to such terms, conditions,
restrictions and/or limitations (if any) as the Committee may
establish and as set forth in the applicable Award Certificate.
Awards granted under the Plan may consist of:
(a) “
Annual Performance Bonuses ” awarded pursuant to
Section 4.4;
(b) “
Long-Term Performance Bonuses ” awarded pursuant to
Section 4.5;
(c) “
Restricted Stock ” awarded pursuant to
Section 4.6;
(d) “
Stock Options ” awarded pursuant to Section 4.7;
and
(e) “
Other Equity-Based Awards ” awarded pursuant to
Section 4.8.
2.3
“Award Certificate” means the document issued, either
in writing or by electronic means, by the Company to a Participant
evidencing the grant of an Award.
2.4
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
2.5
“Change in Control” means the happening of any of the
following events:
(a) an acquisition
by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”))(a
“Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or
more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock
of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”)
or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting
Securities”); excluding, however, the following: (i) any
acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by
virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the
security being so converted was itself directly acquired from the
Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any
acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by
the Company, or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction
which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection
(c) of this Section 2.5; or
(b) a change in
the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as of
the effective date of the Plan, constitute the Board (such Board
shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the
Board; provided, however, for purposes of this Section
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2.5,
that any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to
the effective date of the Plan, whose election, or nomination for
election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a
vote of a majority of those individuals who are members of the
Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed
to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though
such individual was a member of the Incumbent Board; but, provided
further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of
office occurs as a result of any actual or threatened solicitation
of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the
Board shall not be so considered as a member of the Incumbent
Board; or
(c) consummation of a reorganization,
merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (“Corporate
Transaction”); excluding, however, such a Corporate
Transaction pursuant to which (i) all or substantially all of
the individuals and entities who are beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and
Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the outstanding shares
of common stock and the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation
resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without
limitation, a corporation which as the result of such transaction
owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately
prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Company
Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case
may be, (ii) no Person (other than the Company, any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation
resulting from such Corporate Transaction) will beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, 25% or more of, respectively, the
outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting
from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the
outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, except to the extent that
such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction, and
(iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will
constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of
directors of the corporation resulting from such Corporate
Transaction; or
(d) the approval
by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.
2.6
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
2.7
“Committee” means the Compensation and Human Resource
Committee of the Board formed to act on performance-based
compensation for Key Employees, or any successor committee or
subcommittee of the Board which is comprised solely of
two
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or more outside directors (within
the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i) of the Code and the
applicable regulations).
2.8
“Common Stock” means the Common Stock, $.10 par value
per share, of the Company.
2.9
“Company” means Computer Associates International,
Inc.
2.10
“Consultant” means any consultant or adviser
if:
(a) the consultant
or advisor renders bona fide services to the Company;
(b) the services
rendered by the consultant or advisor are not in connection with
the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction
and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for
the Company’s securities; and
(c) the consultant
or adviser is a natural person who has contracted directly with the
Company to render such services.
2.11
“Disabled” or “Disability” means
permanently and totally disabled within the meaning of Section
22(e) of the Code.
2.12
“Employee” means any individual who performs services
as a common law employee for the Company or a Related Company.
“Employee” shall not include any seasonal or temporary
employees.
2.13
“Exercise Price” means the price per Share, as fixed by
the Committee, at which Shares may be purchased under a Stock
Option. In no event shall the Exercise Price with respect to any
Share subject to a Stock Option be set at a price that is less than
the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date of
grant.
2.14 “Fair
Market Value” of a Share means either (a) the closing
sales price of a Share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
on the applicable date, (b) if no sales of Shares are reported
for such date, for the next preceding day for which such sales were
reported, or (c) the fair market value of a Share determined
in accordance with any other reasonable method approved by the
Committee in its discretion.
2.15 “Fair
Market Value Stock Option” means a Stock Option the Exercise
Price of which is set by the Committee at a price per Share equal
to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
grant.
2.16
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting
principles.
2.17
“Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option granted
under Section 4.7 of the Plan that meets the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code and any regulations or rules
promulgated thereunder and is designated in the Award Certificate
to be an Incentive Stock Option.
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2.18 “Key
Employee” means an Employee who is a “covered
employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the
Code.
2.19
“Long-Term Performance Bonus” means an Award described
in Section 4.5 of the Plan.
2.20
“Nonqualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option
granted under Section 4.7 of the Plan that is not an Incentive
Stock Option.
2.21
“Participant” means an Employee or Consultant who has
been granted an Award under the Plan.
2.22
“Performance Cycle” means a period measured by the
Company’s fiscal year or years over which the level of
attainment of performance of one or more Performance Measures shall
be determined; provided, however, that the Committee, in its
discretion, may determine to use a period that is less than a full
fiscal year.
2.23
“Performance Measure” means, with respect to any Award
awarded in connection with a Performance Cycle, the business
criteria selected by the Committee to measure the level of
performance of the Company during such Performance Cycle. The
Committee may select as the Performance Measure for a Performance
Cycle any one or combination of the following Company measures, as
interpreted by the Committee, which (to the extent applicable)
shall be determined on a GAAP basis, either pre-tax or
after-tax:
(a) Net Operating
Profit After Taxes;
(b) Net Operating
Profit After Taxes, Per Share;
(c) Return On
Invested Capital;
(d) Total
Shareholder Return
(e) Relative Total
Shareholder Return (as compared against a peer group of the
Company, which, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, shall
be the companies comprising the Standard & Poor’s Systems
Software Index, excluding the Company);
(f) Earnings Per
Share;
(g) Net
Income;
(h) Cash
Flow;
(i) Cash Flow Per
Share;
(j) Revenue (or
any component thereof);
(k) Revenue
Growth;
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(l) Share
Performance; and/or
(m) Relative Share
Performance.
2.24
“Plan” means the Computer Associates International,
Inc. 2002 Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated Effective as of
March 31, 2004), as set forth in this document and as may be
further amended from time to time.
2.25
“Premium-Priced Stock Option” means a Stock Option the
Exercise Price of which is set by the Committee at a price per
Share that exceeds the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
grant. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth
in the applicable Award Certificate, the Exercise Price of a
Premium-Priced Stock Option shall be based upon the average Fair
Market Value of a Share over the ten trading day period ending on
the date of grant.
2.26 “Prior
Plans” means the Computer Associates International, Inc. 2001
Stock Option Plan; the Computer Associates International, Inc. Year
2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and the Computer Associates
International, Inc. 1994 Annual Incentive Compensation
Plan.
2.27
“Qualified Performance Award” means an Annual
Performance Bonus, Long-Term Performance Bonus, Restricted Stock
Award or Other Equity-Based Award that is intended by the Committee
to meet the requirements for “qualified performance-based
compensation” within the meaning of Code section 162(m) and
Treasury Regulation section 1.162-27(e).
2.28
“Qualified Performance Award Determination Period”
means the period within which Committee determinations regarding
Performance Measures, targets and payout formulas in connection
with Qualified Performance Awards must be made. The Qualified
Performance Award Determination Period is the period beginning on
the first day of a Performance Cycle and ending no later than
ninety (90) days after commencement of the Performance Cycle;
provided, however, that in the case of a Performance Cycle that is
less than 12 months in duration, the Qualified Performance
Award Determination Period shall end no later than the date on
which 25% of the Performance Cycle has elapsed.
2.29
“Related Company” means a consolidated subsidiary of
the Company for purposes of reporting in the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
2.30
“Reporting Person” means an Employee who is subject to
the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
2.31
“Restricted Stock” means Shares issued under a
Long-Term Performance Bonus under Section 4.5 or under a
Restricted Stock Award pursuant to Section 4.6, which are subject
to such restrictions as the Committee, in its discretion, shall
impose.
2.32
“Retirement” means retirement (i) at or after age
55 with ten years of service or (ii) at or after age
65.
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2.33 “Rights
Agreement” means the Rights Agreement dated June 18,
1991, as amended from time to time, between the Company and Mellon
Investor Services LLC (as successor rights agent to Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Company).
2.34
“Shares” means shares of Common Stock.
2.35 “Stock
Option” means a right granted under Section 4.7 of the
Plan to purchase from the Company a stated number of Shares at a
specified price. Stock Options awarded under the Plan shall be in
the form of either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock
Options.
2.36
“Termination of Consultancy” means the date of
cessation of a Consultant’s service relationship with the
Company for any reason, with or without cause, as determined by the
Company.
2.37
“Termination of Employment” means the date of cessation
of an Employee’s employment relationship with the Company and
any Related Company for any reason, with or without cause, as
determined by the Company; provided, however, that, subject to the
requirements of applicable law, an Employee’s employment
relationship for purposes of the Plan may be treated as continuing
intact while the Employee is on military leave, sick leave or other
bona fide leave of absence (such as temporary employment with the
Government). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of
Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan, an Employee’s
employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact if
the period of such leave does not exceed ninety (90) days, or if
longer, so long as the Employee’s right to reemployment with
the Company or a Related Company is guaranteed either by statute or
by contract.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION
3.1
The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee.
3.2
Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have authority, in
its sole and absolute discretion and subject to the terms of the
Plan, to (1) interpret the Plan; (2) prescribe such rules and
regulations as it deems necessary for the proper operation and
administration of the Plan, and amend or rescind any existing rules
or regulations relating to the Plan; (3) select Employees and
Consultants to receive Awards under the Plan; (4) determine
the form of an Award, the number of Shares subject to an Award, all
the terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, of
an Award including, without limitation, the timing or conditions of
exercise or vesting, and the terms of any Award Certificate;
(5) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in
combination or in tandem; (6) establish and administer
Performance Measures in connection with Awards, including Qualified
Performance Awards granted under the Plan; (7) certify the
level of performance attainment for Performance Measures in
connection with Qualified Performance Awards granted under the
Plan; (8) except as provided in
Section 4.7(g),
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waive or amend any terms,
conditions, restrictions or limitations of an Award; (9) in
accordance with Article V, make such adjustments to the Plan
(including but not limited to adjustment of the number of shares
available under the Plan or any Award) and/or to any Award granted
under the Plan, as may be appropriate; (10) accelerate the vesting,
exercise or payment of an Award when such action or actions would
be in the best interest of the Company; (11) provide for the
deferred payment of Awards in Shares and the extent to which
dividend equivalents shall be paid or credited with respect to such
Awards; (12) determine whether Nonqualified Stock Options may be
transferable to family members, a family trust or a family
partnership; (13) establish such subplans as the Committee may
determine to be necessary in order to implement and administer the
Plan in foreign countries; and (14) take any and all other
action it deems necessary or advisable for the proper operation or
administration of the Plan.
3.3
Effect of Determinations. All determinations of the Committee shall
be final, binding and conclusive on all persons having an interest
in the Plan.
3.4
Delegation of Authority. The Committee, in its discretion, may
delegate its authority and duties under the Plan to such other
individual, individuals or committee as it may deem advisable,
under such conditions and subject to such limitations as the
Committee may establish. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the
Committee shall have authority to grant and administer Awards to
Key Employees and other Reporting Persons, to establish and certify
Performance Measures and to grant Awards to any Employee who is
acting as a delegate of the Committee in respect of the
Plan.
3.5
No Liability. No member of the Committee, nor any person acting as
a delegate of the Committee in respect of the Plan, shall be liable
for any losses incurred by any person resulting from any action,
interpretation or construction made in good faith with respect to
the Plan or any Award granted thereunder.
ARTICLE IV
AWARDS
4.1
Eligibility. Except as otherwise provided herein with respect to a
specific form of an Award, all Employees and Consultants shall be
eligible to receive Awards granted under the Plan.
4.2
Participation. The Committee, at its sole discretion, shall select
from time to time Participants from those persons eligible under
Section 4.1 above to receive Awards under the Plan.
4.3
Form of Awards. Awards granted under the Plan shall be in the form
of Annual Performance Bonuses, Long-Term Performance Bonuses,
Restricted Stock, Stock Options, and Other Equity-Based Awards.
Awards shall be in the form determined by the Committee, in its
discretion, and shall be evidenced by an Award Certificate.
Awards
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may be granted singly, in
combination or in tandem with other Awards. The terms and
conditions applicable to Annual Performance Bonuses shall be as set
forth in Section 4.4. The terms applicable to Long-Term
Performance Bonuses shall be as set forth in Section 4.5. The
terms and conditions applicable to Restricted Stock shall be as set
forth in Section 4.6. The terms and conditions applicable to Stock
Options shall be as set forth in Section 4.7. The terms and
conditions applicable to Other Equity-Based Awards shall be as set
forth in Section 4.8.
(a) Qualified
Performance Awards. The Committee shall designate whether an Annual
Performance Bonus, Long-Term Performance Bonus, Restricted Stock
Award or Other Equity-Based Award granted under the Plan is
intended to constitute a Qualified Performance Award. Qualified
Performance Awards under the Plan may be granted either separately,
at the same time as other Awards designated as Qualified
Performance Award, or at the same time as Awards that are not
designated as Qualified Performance Awards; provided, however, that
in no event may the payment of an Award that is not a Qualified
Performance Award be contingent upon the failure to attain a
specific level of performance on the Performance Measure(s)
applicable to a Qualified Performance Award for the same
Performance Cycle. In the event the Committee designates an Award
as a Qualified Performance Award, any determinations of the
Committee pertaining to Performance Measures and other terms and
conditions of such Qualified Performance Award (other than a
determination under Section 4.4(c)(ii), 4.5(c)(ii) or
4.6(b)(iii) to reduce the amount of an Award) shall be in writing
and made within the Qualified Performance Award Determination
Period.
4.4
Annual Performance Bonuses. The Committee may grant Annual
Performance Bonuses under the Plan only to such Employees as the
Committee may from time to time select, in such amounts and subject
to such terms and conditions as the Committee, in its discretion,
may determine. An Annual Performance Bonus awarded under the Plan
may, at the discretion of the Committee, be designated as a
Qualified Performance Award. An Annual Performance Bonus that the
Committee designates as a Qualified Performance Award shall be
subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) through
(d) below.
(a) Performance
Cycles. Annual Performance Bonuses designated as Qualified
Performance Awards shall be awarded in connection with a 12-month
Performance Cycle, which shall be the fiscal year of the Company;
provided, however, that the Committee may, in its discretion,
establish a Performance Cycle of less than
12 months.
(b) Bonus
Participants. Within the Qualified Performance Award Determination
Period, the Committee shall determine the Employees who shall be
eligible to receive an Annual Performance Bonus designated as a
Qualified Performance Award for such Performance Cycle.
(c) Performance
Measures; Targets; Payout Formula.
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(i) For each
Annual Performance Bonus designated as a Qualified Performance
Award, the Committee shall fix and establish, in writing, within
the Qualified Performance Award Determination Period (A) the
Performance Measure(s) that shall apply to such Annual Performance
Bonus; (B) the target amount of such Annual Performance Bonus
that shall be payable to each such Employee; and (C) subject
to paragraph (g) below, the payout formula for computing the
actual amount of such Annual Performance Bonus that shall become
payable with respect to each level of attained performance. Towards
this end, such payout formula shall, based on objective criteria,
set forth for the applicable Performance Measure(s