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2004 OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: 2004 OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN
Date: 6/26/2009
Industry: Retail (Technology)     Sector: Services

2004 OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN, Parties: best buy co inc , best buy co  inc
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Exhibit 99

 

BEST BUY CO., INC.

 

2004 OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 

(As amended June 24, 2009)

 

Table of Contents

 

Section 1.

Purpose

3

 

 

 

 

Section 2.

Definitions

3

 

 

 

 

Section 3.

Administration

5

 

(a)

Power and Authority of the Committee

5

 

(b)

Power and Authority of the Board

5

 

 

 

 

Section 4.

Shares Available for Awards

5

 

(a)

Shares Available

5

 

(b)

Accounting for Awards

5

 

(c)

Adjustments

5

 

(d)

Award Limitations Under the Plan

6

 

 

 

 

Section 5.

Eligibility

7

 

 

 

 

Section 6.

Awards

7

 

(a)

Options

7

 

(b)

Stock Appreciation Rights

7

 

(c)

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

8

 

(d)

Performance Awards

8

 

(e)

Dividend Equivalents

9

 

(f)

Other Stock Grants

9

 

(g)

General

9

 

 

 

 

Section 7.

Amendment and Termination; Adjustments

10

 

(a)

Amendments to the Plan

10

 

(b)

Amendments to Awards

10

 

(c)

Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies

11

 

 

 

 

Section 8.

Income Tax Withholding

11

 

 

 

 

Section 9.

General Provisions

11

 

(a)

No Rights to Awards

11

 

(b)

Award Agreements

11

 

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(c)

Plan Provisions Control

11

 

(d)

No Rights of Shareholders

11

 

(e)

No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements

11

 

(f)

No Right to Employment

11

 

(g)

Governing Law

11

 

(h)

Severability

11

 

(i)

No Trust or Fund Created

12

 

(j)

No Fractional Shares

12

 

(k)

Headings

12

Section 10.

Effective Date of the Plan

12

 

 

 

 

Section 11.

Term of the Plan

12

 

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BEST BUY CO., INC.

 

2004 OMNIBUS STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Section 1.        Purpose and Background

 

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by aiding the Company in attracting and retaining employees, officers, consultants, advisors and directors capable of assuring the future success of the Company, to offer such persons incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Company’s business and to compensate such persons through various stock-based arrangements and provide them with opportunities for stock ownership in the Company, thereby aligning the interests of such persons with the Company’s shareholders.

 

Section 2.        Definitions

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a)  “Affiliate” shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in each case as determined by the Committee.

 

(b)  “Award” shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent or Other Stock Grant granted under the Plan.

 

(c)  “Award Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award granted under the Plan. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and any other terms and conditions (not inconsistent with the Plan) determined by the Committee.

 

(d)  “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(e)  “Change in Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in an Award Agreement, or any other applicable employment or change in control agreement between the Participant and the Company.

 

(f)  “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(g)  “Committee” shall mean the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board or any other committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan. The Committee shall be comprised of not less than such number of Directors as shall be required to permit Awards granted under the Plan to qualify under Rule 16b-3 and Section 162(m), and each member of the Committee shall be a “Non-Employee Director.”

 

(h)  “Company” shall mean Best Buy Co., Inc., a Minnesota corporation, and any successor corporation.

 

(i)  “Director” shall mean a member of the Board, including any Non-Employee Director.

 

(j)  “Dividend Equivalent” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(e) of the Plan.

 

(k)  “Eligible Person” shall mean any employee, officer, consultant, advisor or director providing services to the Company or any Affiliate who the Committee determines to be an Eligible Person. An Eligible Person must be a natural person.

 

(l)  “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(m)  “Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares or other securities), the fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing and unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of a Share as of a given date shall be, if the Shares are then listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the closing price of one Share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on such date or, if the New York Stock Exchange is

 

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not open for trading on such date, on the most recent preceding date when it is open for trading.

 

(n)  “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” in accordance with the terms of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

 

(o)  “Non-Employee Director” shall mean any Director who is a “non-employee director” as defined under subparagraph (b)(3) of Rule 16b-3 and is an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m).

 

(p)  “Non-Qualified Stock Option” shall mean an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(q)  “Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(r)  “Other Stock Grant” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(f) of the Plan.

 

(s)  “Participant” shall mean an Eligible Person designated to be granted an Award under the Plan.

 

(t)  “Performance Award” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(d) of the Plan.

 

(u)  “Performance Goal” shall mean one or more of the following performance goals, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied on a corporate, subsidiary or business unit basis: revenue, cash flow, gross profit, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and net earnings, earnings per share, margins (including one or more of gross, operating and net income margins), returns (including one or more of return on assets, equity, investment, capital and revenue and total stockholder return), stock price, economic value added, working capital, market share, cost reductions, workforce satisfaction and diversity goals, employee retention, customer satisfaction, completion of key projects, and strategic plan development and implementation. Such goals may reflect an absolute standard of entity or business unit performance or a relative comparison to the performance of a peer group of entities or other external measure of the selected performance criteria. Pursuant to rules and conditions adopted by the Committee on or before the 90th day of the applicable performance period for which Performance Goals are established, the Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under such goals to exclude the effect of certain events, including any of the following events: asset write-downs; litigation or claim judgments or settlements; changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; severance, contract termination and other costs related to exiting certain business activities; and gains or losses from the disposition of businesses or assets or from the early extinguishment of debt.

 

(v)  “Person” shall mean any individual or entity, including a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or trust.

 

(w)  “Plan” shall mean the Best Buy Co., Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, the provisions of which are set forth herein.

 

(x)  “Restricted Stock” shall mean any Share granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan.

 

(y)  “Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean any unit granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan evidencing the right to receive a Share (or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share) at some future date.

 

(z)  “Rule 16b-3” shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation.

 

(aa)  “Section 162(m)” shall mean Section 162(m) of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(bb)  “Share” or “Shares” shall mean a share or shares of common stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Company or such other securities or property as may become subject to Awards pursuant to an adjustment made under Section 4(c) of the Plan.

 

(cc)  “Specified Employee” shall mean a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code.

 

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(dd)  “Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean any right granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan.

 

Section 3.        Administration

 

(a)  Power and Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and to applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or the method by which payments or other rights are to be determined in connection with) each Award; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement; (v) amend the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement and accelerate the exercisability of any Option or waive any restrictions relating to any Award; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or the Committee; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement, including any Award Agreement, relating to the Plan; (ix) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award or Award Agreement shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Eligible Person and any holder or beneficiary of any Award.

 

(b)  Power and Authority of the Board. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Board may, at any time and from time to time, exercise the powers and duties of the Committee under the Plan without any further action of the Committee, unless the exercise of such powers and duties by the Board would cause the Plan not to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m); and (ii) only the Committee (or another committee of the Board comprised of directors who qualify as independent directors within the meaning of the independence rules of the New York Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange applicable to the Company) may grant Awards to Directors who are not also employees of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

Section 4.        Shares Available for Awards

 

(a)  Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan, the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall be 51,500,000.

 

(b)  Accounting for Awards. For purposes of this Section 4, if an Award entitles the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted on the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan. If an Award terminates or is forfeited or cancelled without the issuance of any Shares, or if any Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award relates are not issued for any other reason, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Award, to the extent of any such termination, forfeiture, cancellation or other event, shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan.  If Shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited or otherwise reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, whether or not dividends have been paid on such Shares, then the number of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Award of Restricted Stock, to the extent of any such forfeiture or reacquisition by the Company, shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan. Shares that are withheld in full or partial payment to the Company of the purchase or exercise price relating to an Award or in connection with the satisfaction of tax obligations relating to an Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option) shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan. Any previously issued Shares that are used by a Participant as full or partial payment to the Company of the purchase or exercise price relating to an Award or in connection with the satisfaction of tax obligations relating to an Award shall again be available for granting Awards under the Plan.

 

(c)  Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that

 

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an adjustment is necessary in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) that thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the purchase price or exercise price with respect to any Award and (iv) the limitations contained in Section 4(d) of the Plan.

 

(d)  Award Limitations Under the Plan.

 

(i)            Section 162(m) Limitation for Certain Types of Awards. No Eligible Person may be granted Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or any other Award or Awards under the Plan, the value of which Award or Awards is based solely on an increase in the value of the Shares after the date of grant of such Award or Awards, for more than 1,500,000 Shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan) in the aggregate in any taxable year.

 

(ii)           Section 162(m) Limitation for Performance Awards. If a Participant is a “covered employee” as defined under Section 162(m) (a “Covered Employee”) for any taxable year of the Participant in which a Performance Award (or portion thereof) is payable to the Participant, the maximum amount payable in the aggregate to the Participant during that year pursuant to all Performance Awards, shall be $5,000,000 in value, whether payable in cash, Shares or other property; and such amount shall be increased annually (as of each January 1 st  after the date of the Plan amendment in 2009) at a fixed percentage rate of 5% (the “Annual Performance Award Limit”). The Annual Performance Award Limit does not apply to any Award subject to the limitation contained in Section 4(d)(i) of the Plan.  Further, the Annual Performance Award Limit applies only to Performance Awards granted under this Plan; and shall apply to any Performance Award that was granted under this Plan before the effective date of this Section 4(d)(ii), as amended in 2009, only to the extent provided in the Award Agreement evidencing that Performance Award. Any limitations on awards granted to the Participant under any other executive incentive plan maintained by the Company (a “Non-Plan Award”) will be governed solely by the terms of such other plan; provided, however, that, if any amount is payable to the Participant during a given year under a Non-Plan Award that is subject to Code Section 409A, and the terms of the Non-Plan Award permit or require the Company or any Affiliate (or its delegate) to delay beyond that year the payment of any portion of such Non-Plan Award to comply with Section 162(m), the Company shall cause payment of such portion to be delayed for that purpose.

 

If the Committee reasonably anticipates, on or before any date on which a Performance Award (or portion thereof) is payable to a Participant, that the Participant will be a Covered Employee for the taxable year in which that amount is payable, the Committee will apply the Annual Performance Award Limit to that amount and any other Performance Award amount otherwise payable to the Participant during that year; provided, however, that if the Committee determines at any later time during the year that the Participant is not a Covered Employee for that year, due to a termination of employment or for any other reason, the Committee will direct payment to the Participant of any portion of a Performance Award or Performance Awards that would have been payable during that year or any prior year, but was deferred to comply with the Annual Performance Award Limit, as set forth in this Section 4(d)(ii); and such payment of deferred Performance Award amounts shall be made no later than the last day of the Participant’s first taxable year for which the Participant is not a Covered Employee, unless that payment is delayed beyond that year under Section 7(b) of this Plan, to the extent permitted by or as required to comply with Code Section 409A.

 

(iii)          Plan Limitation on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Dividend Equivalents and Other Stock Grants. No more than 21,000,000 Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) of the Plan, shall be available under the Plan for issuance pursuant to grants of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Dividend Equivalents paid in Shares and Other Stock Grants; provided, however, that if any Awards of Restricted Stock Units terminate or are forfeited or cancelled without the issuance of any Shares or if Shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited or otherwise reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, whether or not dividends have been paid on such Shares, then the Shares subject to such termina


 
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