PULTE HOMES, INC.
2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated as of July 9, 2009)
1.1.
Purposes . The
purposes of the Pulte Homes, Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (this
“ Plan ”) are (i) to align the interests of
the Company’s stockholders and the recipients of awards under
this Plan by increasing the proprietary interest of such recipients
in the Company’s growth and success, (ii) to advance the
interests of the Company by attracting and retaining officers,
other employees, nonemployee directors, consultants, independent
contractors and agents and (iii) to motivate such persons to
act in the long-term best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.
1.2.
Certain Definitions .
“
Agreement ” shall mean the written agreement
evidencing an award hereunder between the Company and the recipient
of such award.
“
Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
“
Change in Control ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 5.8(b).
“
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
“
Committee ” shall mean the committee designated by
the Board, consisting of two or more members of the Board, each of
whom may be (i) a “Non-Employee Director” within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, (ii) an
“outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m)
of the Code and (iii) “independent” within the meaning
of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock
is not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, within the meaning of
the rules of the principal national stock exchange on which the
Common Stock is then traded.
“
Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, $.01
par value, of the Company.
“
Company ” shall mean Pulte Homes, Inc., a Michigan
corporation, or any successor thereto.
“
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Exempt Persons ” shall mean William J. Pulte, his
spouse, any trust or other entity established for the benefit of
either or both of such persons, or any charitable organization
established by either or both of such persons.
“
Fair Market Value ” shall mean the average of the
high and low transaction prices of a share of Common Stock on the
New York Stock Exchange on the date as of which such value is being
determined or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, the
average of the
high and low transaction prices of a share of Common Stock on the
principal national stock exchange on which the Common Stock is
traded on the date as of which such value is being determined, or
if there shall be no reported transaction for such date, on the
next preceding date for which a transaction was reported;
provided , however , that if Fair Market Value for
any date cannot be so determined, Fair Market Value shall be
determined by the Committee by whatever means or method as the
Committee, in the good faith exercise of its discretion, shall at
such time deem appropriate.
“
Free-Standing SAR ” shall mean an SAR which is not
granted in tandem with, or by reference to, an option, which
entitles the holder thereof to receive, upon exercise, shares of
Common Stock (which may be Restricted Stock), cash or a combination
thereof with an aggregate value equal to the excess of the Fair
Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of exercise
over the base price of such SAR, multiplied by the number of such
SARs which are exercised.
“
Incentive Stock Option ” shall mean an option to
purchase shares of Common Stock that meets the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, which is
intended by the Committee to constitute an Incentive Stock
Option.
“
Incumbent Board ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 5.8(b)(2).
“
Mature Shares ” shall mean previously-acquired
shares of Common Stock for which the holder thereof has good title,
free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, and which such holder
either (i) has held for at least six months or (ii) has
purchased on the open market.
“
Non-Qualified Stock Option ” shall mean an option
to purchase shares of Common Stock which is not an Incentive Stock
Option.
“
Outstanding Common Stock ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 5.8(b)(1).
“
Outstanding Voting Securities ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b)(1).
“
Performance Measures ” shall mean the criteria and
objectives, established by the Committee, which shall be satisfied
or met (i) as a condition to the grant or exercisability of
all or a portion of an option or SAR, (ii) as a condition to
the grant of a Stock Award or (iii) during the applicable
Restriction Period or Performance Period as a condition to the
holder’s receipt, in the case of a Restricted Stock Award, of
the shares of Common Stock subject to such award, or, in the case
of a Restricted Stock Unit Award or a Performance Share Award, of
the shares of Common Stock subject to such award and/or of payment
with respect to such award. To the extent necessary for an award to
be qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of
the Code and the regulations thereunder, such criteria and
objectives shall include one or more of the following objective
corporate-wide or subsidiary, division, operating unit or
individual measures: earnings; earnings per share; earnings before
interest and taxes (“EBIT”); earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”);
financial return ratios; return on equity; return on assets; total
shareholder return; net income; pre-tax income; operating income;
revenues; profit margin; cash flow(s); expense management; economic
profit; customer satisfaction; mortgage capture rates;
productivity; efficiency; employee retention; succession
management; management of service and warranty costs; management of
the cost of
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insurance
claims; achievement of energy performance goals; measurable
marketing effectiveness; or achievement of diversity goals. Each
such goal may be expressed on an absolute or relative basis, may
include comparisons based on current internal targets, the past
performance of the Company (including the performance of or one or
more subsidiaries, divisions or operating units) or the past or
current performance of other companies (or a combination of such
past and current performance) and may include or exclude
objectively determinable components of any performance goal,
including, without limitation, special charges such as
restructuring or impairment charges, gains on land sales below
original basis, non-cash amortization, or tax refunds or payments.
In the case of earnings-based measures, in addition to the ratios
specifically enumerated above, performance goals may include
comparisons relating to capital (including, but not limited to, the
cost of capital), shareholders’ equity, shares outstanding,
assets or net assets, or any combination thereof. The measures
utilized in establishing performance goals under this Plan for any
given Performance Period shall be determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and
in a manner consistent with the methods used in the Company’s
audited consolidated financial statements, to the extent
applicable, without regarding to (a) extraordinary or other
nonrecurring or unusual items, as determined by the Company’s
independent public accountants in accordance with GAAP,
(b) changes in accounting, as determined by the
Company’s independent public accountants in accordance with
GAAP, or (c) pre-acquisition costs, unless, in each case, the
Committee decides otherwise or as otherwise required under Section
162(m) of the Code.
“
Performance Period ” shall mean any period
designated by the Committee during which the Performance Measures
applicable to a Performance Share Award shall be
measured.
“
Performance Share ” shall mean a right, contingent
upon the attainment of specified Performance Measures within a
specified Performance Period, to receive one share of Common Stock,
which may be Restricted Stock, or in lieu of all or a portion
thereof, the Fair Market Value of such share of Common Stock in
cash.
“
Performance Share Award ” shall mean an award of
Performance Shares under this Plan.
“
Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.8(b)(1).
“
Restricted Stock ” shall mean shares of Common
Stock which are subject to a Restriction Period.
“
Restricted Stock Award ” shall mean an award of
Restricted Stock under this Plan.
“
Restricted Stock Unit ” shall mean a right which
entitles the holder thereof to receive, upon vesting, shares of
Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof with an aggregate value
equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the
date of vesting.
“
Restricted Stock Unit Award ” shall mean an award
of Restricted Stock Units under this Plan.
“
Restriction Period ” shall mean any period
designated by the Committee during which (i) the Common Stock
subject to a Restricted Stock Award may not be sold,
transferred,
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assigned,
pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or disposed of,
except as provided in this Plan or the Agreement relating to such
award, or (ii) the restrictions applicable to a Restricted
Stock Unit Award shall remain in effect.
“
SAR ” shall mean a stock appreciation right, which
may be a Free-Standing SAR or a Tandem SAR.
“
Stock Award ” shall mean a Restricted Stock Award,
an Unrestricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit
Award.
“
Subsidiary ” shall mean any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture or similar entity in
which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, an equity interest
possessing more than 25% of the combined voting power of the total
outstanding equity interests of such entity.
“
Tandem SAR ” shall mean an SAR which is granted in
tandem with, or by reference to, an option (including a
Non-Qualified Stock Option granted prior to the date of grant of
the SAR), which entitles the holder thereof to receive, upon
exercise of such SAR and surrender for cancellation of all or a
portion of such option, shares of Common Stock (which may be
Restricted Stock), cash or a combination thereof with an aggregate
value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock on the date of exercise over the base price of such
SAR, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to
such option, or portion thereof, which is surrendered.
“ Tax
Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.5.
“ Ten
Percent Holder ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a).
“
Unrestricted Stock ” shall mean shares of Common
Stock which are not subject to a Restriction Period or Performance
Measures.
“
Unrestricted Stock Award ” shall mean an award of
Unrestricted Stock under this Plan.
1.3.
Administration . This Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Any one or a combination of the following awards may be
made under this Plan to eligible persons: (i) options to
purchase shares of Common Stock in the form of Incentive Stock
Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options, (ii) SARs in the form
of Tandem SARs or Free-Standing SARs, (iii) Stock Awards in
the form of Restricted Stock, Unrestricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Units and (iv) Performance Shares. The Committee shall,
subject to the terms of this Plan, select eligible persons for
participation in this Plan and determine the form, amount and
timing of each award to such persons and, if applicable, the number
of shares of Common Stock, the number of SARs, the number of
Restricted Stock Units and the number of Performance Shares subject
to such an award, the exercise price or base price associated with
the award, the time and conditions of exercise or settlement of the
award and all other terms and conditions of the award, including,
without limitation, the form of the Agreement evidencing the award.
The Committee may, in its sole discretion and for any reason at any
time, subject to the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and
regulations thereunder in the case of an award intended to be
qualified performance-based compensation, take action such that
(i) any or all outstanding options and
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SARs shall
become exercisable in part or in full, (ii) subject to the
minimum Restriction Period requirement contained in
Section 3.2(b) applicable to Stock Awards, all or a portion of
the Restriction Period applicable to any outstanding Restricted
Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award shall lapse,
(iii) subject to the minimum Performance Period requirement
contained in Section 4.2(b) applicable to Performance Share Awards,
all or a portion of the Performance Period applicable to any
outstanding Performance Share Award shall lapse and
(iv) subject to the minimum Restriction Period requirement
contained in Section 3.2(b) applicable to Stock Awards and the
minimum Performance Period requirement contained in
Section 4.2(b) applicable to Performance Share Awards, the
Performance Measures (if any) applicable to any outstanding award
shall be deemed to be satisfied at the maximum or any other level.
The Committee shall, subject to the terms of this Plan, interpret
this Plan and the application thereof, establish rules and
regulations it deems necessary or desirable for the administration
of this Plan and may impose, incidental to the grant of an award,
conditions with respect to the award, such as limiting competitive
employment or other activities. All such interpretations, rules,
regulations and conditions shall be final, binding and
conclusive.
The Committee may
delegate some or all of its power and authority hereunder to the
Board or, subject to the applicable law, to the Chief Executive
Officer or other executive officer of the Company as the Committee
deems appropriate; provided , however , that
(i) the Committee may not delegate its power and authority to
the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or other executive officer
of the Company with regard to the grant of an award to any person
who is a “covered employee” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code or who, in the Committee’s
judgment, is likely to be a covered employee at any time during the
period an award hereunder to such employee would be outstanding and
(ii) the Committee may not delegate its power and authority to
the Chief Executive Officer or other executive officer of the
Company with regard to the selection for participation in this Plan
of an officer or other person subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act or decisions concerning the timing, pricing or amount
of an award to such an officer or other person.
No member of the
Board or Committee, and neither the Chief Executive Officer nor any
other executive officer to whom the Committee delegates any of its
power and authority hereunder, shall be liable for any act,
omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in
connection with this Plan in good faith, and the members of the
Board and the Committee and the Chief Executive Officer or other
executive officer shall be entitled to indemnification and
reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage
or expense (including attorneys’ fees) arising therefrom to
the full extent permitted by law, except as otherwise may be
provided in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and/or
By-laws, and under any directors’ and officers’
liability insurance that may be in effect from time to
time.
A majority of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of the Committee
shall be either (i) acts of a majority of the members of the
Committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present or
(ii) acts approved in writing by all of the members of the
Committee without a meeting.
1.4.
Eligibility . Participants in this Plan shall consist of such
officers, other employees, nonemployee directors, consultants,
independent contractors and agents, and persons expected to become
officers, other employees, nonemployee directors, consultants,
independent contractors
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and agents, of
the Company or a Subsidiary as the Committee in its sole discretion
may select from time to time. For purposes of this Plan, references
to employment shall also mean an agency or independent contractor
relationship and references to employment by the Company shall also
mean employment by a Subsidiary. The Committee’s selection of
a person to participate in this Plan at any time shall not require
the Committee to select such person to participate in this Plan at
any other time.
(a) Subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 5.7, the number of shares
of Common Stock which shall be available for awards under this Plan
shall be 13,637,301 as of March 19, 2009, reduced by the sum
of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which become
subject to outstanding options, outstanding Free-Standing SARs,
outstanding Stock Awards and outstanding Performance Share Awards
after such date, and increased by the number of shares of Common
Stock that may again become available under this Plan pursuant to
Section 1.5(b), whether such shares are subject to awards
granted before or after such date. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 5.7, of the total number of shares of Common
Stock available under this Plan, 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock
shall be available for awards of any type permitted by this Plan,
1,842,751 additional shares of Common Stock shall be available for
Stock Awards and Performance Share Awards and 1,794,550 additional
shares of Common Stock shall be available for awards other than
Stock Awards and Performance Share Awards.
(b) The
Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure
appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in
the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make adjustments if
the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered differs
from the number of shares previously counted in connection with an
award. To the extent that shares of Common Stock subject to an
outstanding award granted under this Plan are not issued or
delivered to the holder of the award or are returned to the Company
by the holder of the award by reason of (i) the expiration,
termination, cancellation or forfeiture of such award,
(ii) the settlement of such award in cash, or (iii) the
delivery or withholding of shares of Common Stock to pay all or a
portion of the exercise price of an award, if any, or to satisfy
all or a portion of the tax withholding obligations relating to an
award, then such shares of Common Stock shall again be available
under this Plan. This Section 1.5(b) shall apply to the share
limit imposed to conform to the Treasury regulations governing
Incentive Stock Options only to the extent consistent with
applicable regulations relating to Incentive Stock Options under
the Code.
(c) Shares of
Common Stock shall be made available from authorized and unissued
shares of Common Stock, or authorized and issued shares of Common
Stock reacquired and held as treasury shares or otherwise or a
combination thereof.
(d) To the
extent necessary for an award to be qualified performance-based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder, (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
with respect to which options or SARs or a combination thereof may
be granted during any calendar year to any person shall be
1,000,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.7,
(ii) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which Stock Awards subject to Performance Measures may be
granted during any calendar year to any person shall be 500,000,
subject to adjustment as provided in
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Section 5.7 and (iii) the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Performance
Share Awards may be granted during any calendar year to any person
shall be 500,000, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 5.7.
II. STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS
2.1.
Stock Options . The Committee may, in its discretion, grant
options to purchase shares of Common Stock to such eligible persons
as may be selected by the Committee. Each option, or portion
thereof, that is not an Incentive Stock Option shall be a
Non-Qualified Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option may not be
granted to any person who is not an employee of the Company or any
parent or subsidiary (as defined in Section 424 of the Code).
Each Incentive Stock Option shall be granted within ten years of
the date this Plan is adopted by the Board. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of
shares of Common Stock with respect to which options designated as
Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a
participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or any other
plan of the Company, or any parent or subsidiary as defined in
Section 424 of the Code) exceeds the amount (currently
$100,000) established by the Code, such options shall constitute
Non-Qualified Stock Options.
Options shall be
subject to the following terms and conditions and shall be subject
to such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the
terms of this Plan, as the Committee shall deem
advisable:
(a)
Number of Shares and Purchase Price . The number of shares
of Common Stock subject to an option and the purchase price per
share of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of the option shall
be determined by the Committee; provided , however ,
that the purchase price per share of Common Stock purchasable upon
exercise of an option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant of
such option; provided further , that if an Incentive
Stock Option shall be granted to any person who, at the time such
option is granted, owns capital stock possessing more than ten
percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of
capital stock of the Company (or of any parent or subsidiary as
defined in Section 424 of the Code) (a “ Ten Percent
Holder ”), the purchase price per share of Common Stock
shall not be less than the price (currently 110% of Fair Market
Value) required by the Code in order for the option to constitute
an Incentive Stock Option.
(b)
Exercise Period and Exercisability . The period during which
an option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee;
provided , however , that no option shall be
exercised later than ten years after its date of grant;
provided further , that if an Incentive Stock Option
shall be granted to a Ten Percent Holder, such option shall not be
exercised later than five years after its date of grant. The
Committee may, in its discretion, establish Performance Measures
which shall be satisfied or met as a condition to the grant of an
option or to the exercisability of all or a portion of an option.
The Committee shall determine whether an option shall become
exercisable in cumulative or non-cumulative installments and in
part or in full at any time. An exercisable option, or portion
thereof, may be exercised only with respect to whole shares of
Common Stock.
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(c)
Method of Exercise . An option may be exercised (i) by
giving written notice to the Company specifying the number of whole
shares of Common Stock to be purchased and by accompanying such
notice with payment therefor in full (or by arranging for such
payment to the Company’s satisfaction) either (A) in
cash, (B) by delivery (either actual delivery or by
attestation procedures established by the Company) of Mature Shares
having an aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the date of
exercise, equal to the aggregate purchase price payable by reason
of such exercise, (C) except as may be prohibited by
applicable law, in cash by a broker-dealer acceptable to the
Company to whom the optionee has submitted an irrevocable notice of
exercise or (D) a combination of (A) and (B), in each
case to the extent set forth in the Agreement relating to the
option, (ii) if applicable, by surrendering to the Company any
Tandem SARs which are canceled by reason of the exercise of the
option and (iii) by executing such documents as the Company
may reasonably request. Any fraction of a share of Common Stock
which would be required to pay such purchase price shall be
disregarded and the remaining amount due shall be paid in cash by
the optionee. No certificate representing Common Stock shall be
delivered until the full purchase price therefor and any
withholding taxes thereon, as described in Section 5.5, have
been paid (or arrangement made for such payment to the
Company’s satisfaction).
2.2.
Stock Appreciation Rights . The Committee may, in its discretion, grant SARs
to such eligible persons as may be selected by the Committee. The
Agreement relating to an SAR shall specify whether the SAR is a
Tandem SAR or a Free-Standing SAR. The Committee may require
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