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INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
Governing Law: Tennessee     Date: 7/16/2008
Industry: Air Courier     Sector: Transportation

INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN, Parties: fedex corporation
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Exhibit 10.33
FedEx Corporation
INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
(AS AMENDED)
1. Purpose
The purpose of the FedEx Corporation Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”) is to aid the Company and its subsidiaries in securing and retaining key employees and directors of outstanding ability and to motivate them to exert their best efforts to achieve the long-term goals of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company believes that the ownership or increased ownership of the Company’s Common Stock by employees and directors will further align their interests with those of the Company’s other stockholders and will promote the long-term success of the Company.
2. Definitions
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below:
“Award” means an award granted under the Plan, which may be in the form of Restricted Shares or a Stock Option.
“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. A reference to any provision of the Code shall include reference to any successor provision of the Code.
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company.
“Company” means FedEx Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A reference to any provision of the Exchange Act or rule promulgated under the Exchange Act shall include reference to any successor provision or rule.
“Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option or portion thereof that is intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Non-Management Director” means a member of the Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
“Non-Qualified Option” means a Stock Option or portion thereof that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
“Participant” means any individual who receives an Award.

 

 


 
“Restricted Shares” means shares of Common Stock granted under the Plan that are subject to certain restrictions as provided in Section 8 .
“Restricted Stock Award” means a grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan.
“Stock Option” is a right granted under the Plan to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock at a specified price. A Stock Option may be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Option.
3. Term of the Plan
The Plan shall be effective as of the date on which it is approved by the Company’s stockholders. Unless the Plan is earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof, no Award shall be granted under the Plan after May 31, 2013, but outstanding Stock Options and restrictions on Restricted Shares may extend beyond such date.
4. Administration of the Plan
(a)  The Committee . The Plan shall be administered by those members, not less than two, of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, each of whom qualifies as both an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (the “Committee”).
(b)  Authority of the Committee .
(1) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority and discretion to: (i) select Participants and make Awards; (ii) determine the types of Awards and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by Awards; (iii) establish the terms, conditions, restrictions and other provisions of Awards; and (iv) amend, modify, cancel or suspend Awards.
(2) The Committee shall have sole and complete authority and discretion to interpret the Plan and all agreements and other documents and instruments relating to Awards, to adopt, amend and rescind rules for the administration of the Plan and to make such other determinations and take such other actions that it deems necessary or advisable for the effective administration of the Plan.
(3) All decisions of the Committee relating to the Plan or any Award shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons. Committee decisions shall be made by a majority of its members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present. Any decision reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the Committee shall be as fully effective as if it had been made at a meeting duly held.
(c)  Limitation of Liability . Neither the Board of Directors nor the Committee, nor any member of either, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan or any Award.

 

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5. Types of Awards
The Committee may grant Stock Options and Restricted Shares under and subject to the provisions of the Plan.
6. Stock Subject to the Plan
(a)  Restricted Shares . The maximum number of shares of Common Stock available to be issued under the Plan pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards is 1,250,000 shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 ).
(b)  Stock Options . The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be optioned and sold under the Plan pursuant to Stock Options is 12,500,000 shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 ).
(c)  Restoration of Shares . To the extent any shares of Common Stock covered by an Award are forfeited, not issued or cease to be issuable for any reason, including, without limitation, because the Award is terminated, canceled or expires unexercised, then the shares of Common Stock subject to such Award may again be used for further Awards under the Plan.
(d)  Source of Stock . Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued under the Plan.
7. Eligibility and Participation in the Plan
(a)  Eligible Recipients . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
(1) key employees, including officers, of the Company and its subsidiaries who are from time to time responsible for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive Restricted Shares and Stock Options; and
(2) Non-Management Directors are eligible to receive Stock Options, but not Restricted Shares.
(b)  Grant of Awards . The Committee shall, in its sole and complete discretion and subject to the provisions of the Plan, (1) select from time to time the employees, from among those eligible, who shall receive Awards, (2) determine the type of Award to be granted and (3) determine and establish the terms, provisions, conditions and restrictions of each Award, including the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, Awards may be granted singly or in combination with other Awards or in combination with, in replacement of, as alternatives to or as the payment form for grants or rights under any other compensation plan, contract or agreement of the Company or any subsidiary. Non-Management Directors may be granted Stock Options as provided in Section 9(d) .
(c)  No Right to Receive Award . No employee or Non-Management Director shall have any right to receive an Award or, having received an Award, to receive a future Award.

 

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(d)  Rights of Employees and Others .
(1) Neither the Plan nor any Award shall (i) confer upon any employee or Non-Management Director any right to remain employed by, or to continue to provide services to, the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) limit in any way the right of the Company or any subsidiary to terminate any individual’s employment by or service on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary, whether or not such individual is a Participant, or (iii) require the Board of Directors to nominate any director for reelection by the Company’s stockholders.
(2) No person shall have any rights or claims under or pursuant to the Plan except in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
8. Provisions Applicable to Restricted Stock Awards
(a)  Terms, Conditions and Restrictions . The Committee shall establish the terms, conditions, restrictions and other provisions of each Restricted Stock Award. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall be restricted for a period of at least one year and not more than ten years (the “Restriction Period”). Except as provided in Section 8(g) below, the Participant must remain employed by the Company or a subsidiary during the Restriction Period or otherwise forfeit all right, title and interest in and to the Restricted Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant retires at or after the age of 55, but before the age of 60, the Restriction Period shall continue after the Participant’s retirement in accordance with the terms of the Restricted Stock Award or until the earlier to occur of the events described in Sections 8(g)(3) and (4) below.
(b)  Agreements; Certificates; Stock Legend . Each Restricted Stock Award will be evidenced by a written agreement, in such form as may be specified by the Committee, issued by the Company and setting forth the terms, conditions, restrictions and other provisions of such Award. As a condition to receiving a Restricted Stock Award, each proposed recipient must execute and deliver such agreement to the Company. Restricted Shares may be represented by certificates or be uncertificated. Any certificates for Restricted Shares may, if the Committee so determines, bear a legend referring to the restrictions and the instruments to which such shares are subject.
(c)  Rights with Respect to Shares . A Participant who receives a Restricted Stock Award shall have all rights of ownership with respect to such underlying shares of Common Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to receive any dividends paid thereon, subject, however, to the provisions of the Plan, the agreement relating to the Restricted Stock Award and, if such shares are represented by a certificate, any legend on the certificate for such shares. Until such time as any restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 8(a) on any Restricted Shares shall terminate, the Company or its designee will hold such Restricted Shares in escrow on such Participant’s behalf.
(d)  Transferability Restriction . Shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, exchanged, encumbered, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner during the Restriction Period applicable thereto.

 

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(e)  Additional Shares Received With Respect to Restricted Shares . Any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company received by a Participant as a stock dividend on, or in connection with a stock split or combination, share exchange, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or otherwise with respect to, shares of Common Stock received as a Restricted Stock Award shall have the same status, be subject to the same restrictions and, if such shares are represented by a certificate, bear the same legend, if any, as the shares received pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award.
(f)  Tax Reimbursement . In the sole discretion of the Committee, any agreement relating to a Restricted Stock Award may provide for a tax reimbursement cash payment to be made by the Company in favor of any Participant in connection with the tax consequences resulting from a Restricted Stock Award, the lapse of restrictions on any Restricted Shares or the payment by a Participant of any taxes related thereto, subject to such conditions as the Committee may specify.
(g)  Lapse of Restrictions . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any restrictions imposed pursuant to Section 8(a) on Restricted Shares shall terminate with respect to such shares on the earliest to occur of the following, provided , that no restrictions shall lapse less than six months from the date of award in the event of (2) and (3) below, unless otherwise specified by the Committee:
(1) the expiration of the Restriction Period (including pursuant to Section 15(b)(1) below);
(2) the Participant’s retirement at or after the age of 60;
(3) the Participant’s permanent disability; or
(4) the Participant’s death.
Upon the termination of such restrictions, the shares of Common Stock shall be released from escrow and delivered to the Participant or, in the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s personal representative and, if such shares are represented by a certificate, any legend on such certificates shall be removed.
9. Provisions Applicable to Stock Options
(a)  Limit on Awards . No Participant shall receive Stock Options for more than 600,000 shares of Common Stock during any fiscal year of the Company.
(b)  Agreements . Each Stock Option will be evidenced by a written agreement, in such form as may be specified by the Committee, issued by the Company and setting forth the terms, conditions and other provisions of the Stock Option, including the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Stock Option, the exercise price per share, the term of the Stock Option and the vesting schedule. A Participant may not exercise a Stock Option until he or she executes and delivers such agreement to the Company.

 

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(c)  Terms and Conditions . All Stock Options shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and to such other terms and conditions consistent with the terms of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:
(1)  Option Price. The exercise price per share shall be determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. The “Fair Market Value” of the Common Stock on a particular date shall mean, for all purposes under the Plan, the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape on that date. In the event that such method for determining Fair Market Value is not practicable, then the Committee shall determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock in such manner as it deems appropriate.
(2)  Time of Exercise of Option. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, each Stock Option shall be exercisable during and over such period ending not later than ten years from the grant date. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no Stock Option shall be exercisable prior to the first anniversary of the grant date, except as provided in Sections 9(c)(4) and 15(b)(2) below.
(3)  Method of Exercise and Payment. Each Stock Option may be exercised by giving written notice to the Company specifying the number of shares to be purchased and accompanied by payment in full (including applicable taxes, if any) in cash therefor. No Participant shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares subject to his or her Stock Option until he or she has given written notice of exercise, paid in full for such shares and, if requested, given the representation described in Section 10 below.
(4)  Rights After Termination of Employment.
(i)  Retirement . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participant’s employment or directorship terminates by reason of his or her retirement, the Participant’s Stock Option will continue to vest in accordance with its terms and may be exercised until the expiration of the stated period of the Stock Option; provided , however , that if the Participant dies after such termination of employment or directorship, any unexercised Stock Option, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of the Participant’s death, may thereafter be exercised by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Stock Option under the last will for a period of twelve months from the date of the Participant’s death or the expiration of the stated period of the Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.
(ii)  Disability . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participant’s employment or directorship terminates by reason of permanent disability, the Participant’s Stock Option may thereafter be exercised in full (except that no Stock Option may be exercised less than six months from the grant date) for a period of twenty-four months from the date of such termination of employment or directorship or the stated period of the Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided , however , that if the Participant dies within a period of twenty-four months after such termination of employment or directorship, any outstanding Stock Option may thereafter be exercised by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Stock Option under the last will for a period of twelve months from the date of the Participant’s death or the expiration of the stated period of the Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.

 

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(iii)  Death . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participant’s employment or directorship terminates by reason of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Stock Option may thereafter be exercised in full by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Stock Option under the last will for a period of twelve months from the date of the Participant’s death or the expiration of the stated period of the Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.
(iv)  Other . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participant’s employment or directorship terminates for any reason other than death, retirement or permanent disability, the Participant’s Stock Option shall thereupon terminate.
(d)  Grant of Stock Options to Non-Management Directors . Non-Management Directors shall not be eligible to receive any Awards other than Stock Options as specified in this Section 9(d) .
(1)  Discretionary Awards. The Committee may grant a Non-Qualified Option to any Non-Management Director for such number of shares of Common Stock as the Committee shall determine; provided , however , that such grants of Non-Qualified Options only may be made (i) immediately following an annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders to any of the Non-Management Directors who are then incumbent after such meeting and (ii) in connection with a Non-Management Director’s election or appointment to the Board of Directors if other than at an annual meeting.
(2)  Terms and Conditions of Stock Options. The Committee shall establish the terms and conditions of Non-Qualified Options granted to Non-Management Directors, provided , that any Non-Qualified Option granted to a Non-Management Director (i) shall have an exercise price per share not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant and (ii) shall not be exercisable earlier than one year from the date of grant, except as provided in Sections 9(c)(4) and 15(b)(2) . Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, all provisions of the Plan with respect to the terms of Non-Qualified Options granted to employees shall be applicable to Non-Qualified Options granted to Non-Management Directors.
(e)  Designation of Certain Options as Incentive Stock Options . Stock Options, or portions thereof, granted to employees may in the discretion of the Committee be designated as Incentive Stock Options. In addition to the other applicable terms and conditions contained in this Section 9 , the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock covered by an Incentive Stock Option (determined at the time the Stock Option is granted) with respect to which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time by any individual Participant during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other similar plans of the Company and its subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000 (or such other amount as may be specified by Section 422(d) of the Code).
(f)  Transferability Restriction . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Stock Option by its terms shall be personal and may not be sold, pledged, assigned, exchanged, encumbered, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During a Participant’s lifetime, only the Participant or a duly appointed legal representative may exercise the Stock Option, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

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(g)  Repricing Prohibited . Neither the Committee nor the Company shall “reprice” outstanding Stock Options for any reason. For purposes of the Plan, a “repricing” means lowering the exercise price per share of an outstanding Stock Option or any other action that has the same effect or is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles and includes, without limitation, a tandem cancellation of a Stock Option at a time when its exercise price per share exceeds the fair market value of the underlying Common Stock and exchange for another option or other equity security (unless such cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a merger, acquisition, spin-off or other similar corporate transaction).
(h)  Use of Proceeds . Proceeds received by the Company pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options shall constitute general funds of the Company.
10. Compliance with Applicable Laws; Investment Representation
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreement relating to a particular Award, the Company shall have no obligation to issue any shares of Common Stock under the Plan unless such issuance would comply with all applicable laws and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity. Prior to the issuance of any shares of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company may require a written statement that the Participant is acquiring such shares for his or her own account for investment and not for the purpose or with the intention of distributing the shares or any part thereof. Certificates representing shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to assure compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations and to reflect any restrictions on transfers.
11. Transfer, Leave of Absence, Etc.
For purposes of the Plan, (a) a transfer of an employee from the Company to a subsidiary, or vice versa, or from one subsidiary to another, and (b) a leave of absence, duly authorized in writing by the Company or a subsidiary, shall not be deemed a termination of employment.
12. Tax Withholding
All distributions under the Plan (including, without limitation, the grant of Awards and the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to an Award) are subject to withholding of all applicable taxes, and the Committee may condition the delivery of any Award or the issuance of any Common Stock pursuant to an Award on the satisfaction of applicable withholding obligations (including, without limitation, by requiring a Participant to relinquish a portion of any proceeds received by the Participant in connection with the sale of shares acquired upon exercise of a Stock Option).

 

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13. Prohibition on Loans
The Company shall not loan funds to any Participant for the purpose of paying the exercise p

 
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