EXHIBIT 10.2
APOLLO GROUP, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
1.1 GENERAL. The Apollo Group, Inc.
2000 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was previously
approved by the Board and the Company’s shareholders. The
Plan’s purpose is to promote the success and enhance the
value of Apollo Group, Inc. (the “Company”) by linking
the personal interests of its directors, employees, officers, and
executives of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company to
those of Company shareholders and by providing such individuals
with an incentive for outstanding performance in order to generate
superior returns to shareholders of the Company. The Plan is
further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its
ability to motivate, attract, and retain the services of directors,
employees, officers, and executives of, and consultants and
advisors to, the Company upon whose judgment, interest, and special
effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operation is
largely dependent.
ARTICLE 2
EFFECTIVE DATE
2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan was
originally effective as of August 29, 2000 (the
“Effective Date”). The Plan has been amended and
restated on several occasions since the Effective Date. The
effective date of this amended and restated Plan is March 25,
2008.
ARTICLE 3
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
3.1 DEFINITIONS. When a word or
phrase appears in this Plan with the initial letter capitalized,
and the word or phrase does not commence a sentence, the word or
phrase shall generally be given the meaning ascribed to it in this
Section or in Sections 1.1 or 2.1 unless a clearly different
meaning is required by the context. The following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings:
(a)
“Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right,
Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance
Share Award, or Performance-Based Award granted to a Participant
under the Plan.
(b)
“Award Agreement” means any written agreement,
contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an
Award.
(c)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the
Company.
(d)
“Cause” means (except as otherwise provided in an Award
Agreement) if the Committee, in its reasonable and good faith
discretion, determines that the employee, consultant, or advisor
(i) fails to substantially perform his duties (other than as a
result of Disability), after the Board or the executive to which
the
Participant reports delivers to the Participant a written demand
for substantial performance that specifically identifies the manner
in which the Participant has not substantially performed his
duties; (ii) engages in willful misconduct or gross negligence
that is materially injurious to the Company or a Subsidiary;
(iii) breaches his duty of loyalty to the Company or a
Subsidiary; (iv) unauthorized removal from the premises of the
Company or a Subsidiary of a document (of any media or form)
relating to the Company or a Subsidiary or the customers of the
Company or a Subsidiary; or (v) has committed a felony or a
serious crime involving moral turpitude.
(e)
“Change of Control” means and includes each of the
following (except as otherwise provided in an Award
Agreement):
(1) there
shall be consummated any consolidation or merger of the Company in
which the Company is not the continuing or surviving entity, or
pursuant to which Stock would be converted into cash, securities or
other property, other than a merger of the Company in which the
holders of the Company’s Stock immediately prior to the
merger have the same proportionate ownership of beneficial interest
of common stock or interests of the surviving entity immediately
after the merger;
(2) there
shall be consummated any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer
(in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets
aggregating more than 80% of the assets of the Company;
(3) the
shareholders of the Company shall approve any plan or proposal for
liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
(4) any
person (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act), other than (A) an employee benefit plan of the
Company or any Subsidiary or any entity holding shares of capital
stock of the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such
employee benefit plan in its role as an agent or trustee for such
plan, or (B) any affiliate of the Company as of the Effective
Date becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of the
Stock; or
(5) during
any two-year period, individuals who at the beginning of the period
do not constitute a majority of the Board at the end of such
period, unless the appointment or the nomination for election by
the Company’s shareholders of each new director was approved
by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in
office who were directors at the beginning of the period.
(f)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(g)
“Committee” means the committee of the Board described
in Article 4.
(h)
“Covered Employee” means an Employee who is a
“covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m)
of the Code.
(i)
“Disability” shall mean any illness or other physical
or mental condition of a Participant which renders the Participant
incapable of performing his customary and usual duties for the
Company, or any medically determinable illness or other physical or
mental condition resulting from a bodily injury, disease, or mental
disorder that in the judgment of the Committee is permanent and
continuous in nature. The Committee may require such medical or
other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and
permanency of the Participant’s condition.
(j)
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
(k)
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any relevant date, the
closing price of the Stock on that date as reported on the Nasdaq
Global Market (or on any other national securities exchange on
which the Stock is at the time listed for trading) or, if no
closing price is reported for that date, the closing price per
share of Stock on the next preceding date for which a closing price
was reported.
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(l)
“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is
intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code
or any successor provision thereto.
(m)
“Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who
qualifies as a “NonEmployee Director” as defined in
Rule 16b-3 (b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor
definition adopted by the Board.
(n)
“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is
not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.
(o)
“Option” means a right granted to a Participant under
Article 7 of the Plan to purchase Stock at a specified price
during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive
Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(p)
“Participant” means a person who, as a director,
employee, officer, or executive of, or consultant or advisor
providing services to, the Company or any Subsidiary, has been
granted an Award under the Plan.
(q)
“Performance-Based Awards” means the Performance Share
Awards, Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards
granted to selected Covered Employees pursuant to Articles 9, 10
and 11, but which are subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in Article 12. All Performance-Based Awards are intended to
qualify as “performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
(r)
“Performance Criteria” means the criteria that the
Committee selects for purposes of establishing the Performance
Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance
Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are
limited to the following: pre-tax or after-tax net earnings or net
income, sales or revenue growth, operating earnings, operating cash
flows, return on net assets, return on stockholders’ equity,
return on assets, return on capital, Stock price growth,
stockholder returns, gross or net profit margin, earnings per
share, price per share of Stock, market share, operating income,
net operating income or net operating income after tax, operating
profit or net operating profit, operating margin, earnings before
interest and taxes, earnings before taxes, earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and charges for
stock-based compensation, earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization, economic value-added models, cash
flow objectives, cost reductions or budget objectives, any of which
may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any
incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. The
Committee shall, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of
the Code, define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating
the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance
Period for such Participant.
(s)
“Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period,
the goals established in writing by the Committee for the
Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending
on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance
Goals the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall
Company performance or the performance of a division, business
unit, or an individual. The Committee, in its discretion, may,
within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, adjust or
modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance
Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the
rights of Participants (i) in the event of, or in anticipation
of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event
or development or (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation
of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company
or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or
in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations,
accounting principles or business conditions.
(t)
“Performance Period” means the one or more periods of
time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the
Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more
Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a
Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a
Performance-Based Award.
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(u)
“Performance Share” means a right granted to a
Participant under Article 9, to receive cash, Stock, or other
Awards, the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain
Performance Goals established by the Committee.
(v)
“Plan” means the Apollo Group, Inc. 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
(w)
“Restricted Stock Award” means Stock granted to a
Participant under Article 10 that is subject to certain
restrictions and to risk of forfeiture.
(x)
“Restricted Stock Unit Award” means restricted stock
units awarded to a Participant under Article 11 which will
entitle the Participant to receive the shares of Stock underlying
such Award upon the attainment of designated performance objectives
(which may, but need not, include one or more Performance Goals) or
the satisfaction of specified employment or service requirements or
upon the expiration of a designated time period following the
vesting of such Award.
(y)
“Stock” means Apollo Education Group Class A
common stock and such other securities of the Company that may be
substituted for such stock, pursuant to Article 14.
(z)
“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a
right granted to a Participant under Article 8 to receive a
payment equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock as of the date of exercise of the SAR over the grant
price of the SAR, all as determined pursuant to
Article 8.
(aa)
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of
which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is
beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company.
ARTICLE 4
ADMINISTRATION
4.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be
administered solely and exclusively by a Committee appointed by,
and serving at the discretion of, the Board. The Committee shall
consist of at least three (3) members, each of whom shall qualify
as (i) a Non-Employee Director) and (ii) an
“outside director” under Code Section 162(m) and the
regulations issued thereunder.
4.2 ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. A
majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a
majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is
present, and acts approved in writing by a majority of the
Committee in lieu of a meeting, shall be deemed the acts of the
Committee. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good
faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished
to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or
any Subsidiary, the Company’s independent certified public
accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other
professional retained by the Company to assist in the
administration of the Plan.
4.3 AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. Subject
to any specific designation in the Plan, the Committee has the
exclusive power, authority and discretion to:
(a) Designate
Participants to receive Awards;
(b) Determine
the type or types of Awards to be granted to each
Participant;
(c) Determine
the number of Awards to be granted and the number of shares of
Stock to which an Award will relate;
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(d) Determine
the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan
including but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or
purchase price, any restrictions or limitations on the Award, any
schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on
the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers
thereof, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee
in its sole discretion determines; provided, however, that the
Committee shall not have the authority to accelerate the vesting or
waive the forfeiture of any Performance-Based Awards;
(e) Amend,
modify, or terminate any outstanding Award, with the
Participant’s consent unless the Committee has the authority
to amend, modify, or terminate an Award without the
Participant’s consent under any other provision of the
Plan.
(f) Determine
whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may
be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in,
cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be
canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;
(g) Prescribe
the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for
each Participant;
(h) Decide
all other matters that must be determined in connection with an
Award;
(i) Establish,
adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary
or advisable to administer the Plan; and
(j) Make
all other decisions and determinations that may be required under
the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to
administer the Plan.
4.4 DECISIONS BINDING. The
Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted
under the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and
determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final,
binding, and conclusive on all parties.
ARTICLE 5
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
5.1 NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 14.1, the aggregate number
of shares of Stock reserved and available for grant under the Plan
shall be 24,079,228 (which number takes into account all stock
splits from the Effective Date through January 30, 2008 and
after the conversion of the University of Phoenix Online common
stock into the Stock). Such authorized share reserve includes an
increase of 5,000,000 shares authorized by the Board on March 24,
2008 and approved by the holders of the Company’s
Class B common stock, the Company’s only outstanding
voting stock, on March 25, 2008.
5.2 LAPSED AWARDS. To the extent that
an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any shares
of Stock subject to the Award will again be available for the grant
of an Award under the Plan.
5.3 STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock
distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part,
of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock or Stock purchased
on the open market.
5.4 LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SHARES
SUBJECT TO AWARDS. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the
contrary, and subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 14.1, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock
with respect to one or more Awards that may be granted to any one
Participant during the Company’s fiscal year shall be one
million (1,000,000).
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ARTICLE 6
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
6.1 ELIGIBILITY.
(a) GENERAL.
Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include all directors,
employees, officers, and executives of, and consultants and
advisors to, the Company or a Subsidiary, as determined by the
Committee.
(b) FOREIGN
PARTICIPANTS. In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to
Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may
provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or
appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, or
custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or
amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of the Plan as it
may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without
thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other
purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments,
restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share
limitations contained in Section 5.1 of the Plan.
6.2 ACTUAL PARTICIPATION. Subject to
the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time,
select from among all eligible individuals, those to whom Awards
shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each
Award. No individual shall have any right to be granted an Award
under this Plan.
ARTICLE 7
STOCK OPTIONS
7.1 GENERAL. The Committee is
authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms
and conditions:
(a) EXERCISE
PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock under an Option shall
be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award
Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall the exercise
price per share for any Option be less than the Fair Market Value
per share of Stock on the actual grant date of that Option.
(b) TIME
AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Committee shall determine the time
or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part.
The Committee shall also determine the performance or other
conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part
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