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Exhibit 10.31
REVISED AND RESTATED
BANC ONE CORPORATION
1995 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of the BANC ONE CORPORATION 1995 Stock Incentive Plan is to
provide incentives and rewards for Employees and Eligible Directors of the
Corporation and its Subsidiaries (i) to support the execution of the
Corporation's business and human resource strategies and the achievement of its
goals and (ii) to associate the interests of Employees and Eligible Directors
with those of the Corporation's shareholders.
2. DEFINITIONS
"Award" includes, without limitation, stock options (including incentive
stock options under Section 422 of the Code and Director Stock Options), stock
appreciation rights, restricted and performance shares, restricted and
performance share units, Performance Stock Awards, dividend or equivalent
rights, or other awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or
are otherwise based on, the Common Stock ("other Common Stock-based Awards"),
all on a stand alone, combination or tandem basis, as described in or granted
under this Plan.
"Award Agreement" means a written agreement entered into between the
Corporation and a Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award
made to such Participant under this Plan, in the form prescribed by the
Committee.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
"Change of Control" shall have the meaning specified in Section 12(b).
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
"Committee" means the Committee appointed by the Board, each member of
which shall be a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under
the Exchange Act and shall be an "outside director" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall be composed of no fewer than the
minimum number of disinterested persons as may be required by Rule 16b-3.
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Corporation, without par
value.
"Corporation" means BANC ONE CORPORATION, a bank holding company under the
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
"Director Stock Option" means the right, granted to an Eligible Director,
to purchase Common Stock at a stated price for a specified period of time. Each
Director Stock Option shall be a nonqualified stock option whose grant is not
intended to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any
successor Section as it may be amended from time to time.
"Eligible Director" means any statutory director of the Corporation who is
not an employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
"Employee" means an employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary.
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"Employee Award" means an Award (other than a Director Stock Option) to an
Employee under this Plan.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Fair Market Value" means the closing price of the Common Stock as reported
on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions Tape on the relevant
valuation date or, if there were no Common Stock transactions on the valuation
date, on the next preceding date on which there were Common Stock transactions;
provided, however, that the Committee may specify some other definition of Fair
Market Value with respect to any particular Employee Award.
"Negative Discretion" means other factors to be applied by the Committee in
reducing the number of restricted shares to be issued pursuant to a Performance
Stock Award if the Performance Goals have been met or exceeded if, in the
Committee's sole judgment, such application is appropriate in order to act in
the best interest of the Corporation and its shareholders. The Negative
Discretion factors include, but are not limited to, the achievement of
measurable individual performance objectives established by the Committee and
communicated to the Employee in advance of the Performance Period, and
competitive pay practices.
"Participant" means an Employee or an Eligible Director who has been
granted an Award under this Plan.
"Performance Goals" means, with respect to any Performance Period,
performance goals based on any of the following criteria and established by the
Committee prior to the beginning of such Performance Period or performance goals
based on any of the following criteria and established by the Committee after
the beginning of such Performance Period that meet the requirements to be
considered pre-established performance goals under Section 162(m) of the Code:
earnings or earnings growth; return on equity, assets or investment; revenues;
expenses; stock price; market share; charge-offs; or reductions in
non-performing assets. Such Performance Goals may be particular to an Employee
or the division, department, branch, line of business, Subsidiary or other Unit
in which the Employee works, or may be based on the performance of the
Corporation generally.
"Performance Period" means the period of time designated by the Committee
applicable to a Performance Stock Award during which the Performance Goals shall
be measured.
"Performance Stock Award" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6(g).
"Plan" means this BANC ONE CORPORATION 1995 Stock Incentive Plan.
"Plan Year" means a twelve-month period beginning with January 1 of each
year.
"Reporting Person" means an officer or director of the Corporation subject
to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation or other entity, whether domestic or
foreign, in which the Corporation has or obtains, directly or indirectly, a
proprietary interest of more than 50% by reason of stock ownership or otherwise.
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3. ELIGIBILITY
(a) Any Employee selected by the Committee is eligible to receive an
Employee Award.
(b) Eligible Directors are entitled to participate in this Plan solely
with respect to the grant of Director Stock Options and may not receive any
other Awards under this Plan. The selection of Eligible Directors is not subject
to the discretion of the Committee. Persons serving on the Committee who are
Eligible Directors may receive grants of Director Stock Options.
4. PLAN ADMINISTRATION
(a) This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall
periodically make determinations with respect to the participation of Employees
in this Plan and, except as otherwise required by law or this Plan, the grant
terms of Awards including vesting schedules, price, performance standards
(including Performance Goals), length of relevant performance, restriction or
option period, dividend rights, post-retirement and termination rights, payment
alternatives such as cash, stock, contingent awards or other means of payment
consistent with the purposes of this Plan, and such other terms and conditions
as the Committee deems appropriate. Except as otherwise required by this Plan,
the Committee shall have authority to interpret and construe the provisions of
this Plan and the Award Agreements and make determinations pursuant to any Plan
provision or Award Agreement which shall be final and binding on all persons.
(b) The Committee may designate persons other than its members to carry out
its responsibilities under such conditions or limitations as it may set, other
than its authority with regard to Awards granted to Reporting Persons.
5. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PLAN
(a) The stock subject to the provisions of this Plan shall either be shares
of authorized but unissued Common Stock, shares of Common Stock held as treasury
stock or previously issued shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Corporation,
including shares purchased on the open market. Subject to adjustment in
accordance with the provisions of Section 11, and subject to Section 5(d), (i)
the total number of shares of Common Stock available for grants of Awards
(including, without limitation, Awards of restricted and performance shares) in
any Plan Year shall not exceed one percent of the outstanding Common Stock as
reported in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ending immediately prior to such Plan Year and (ii) the total number of shares
of Common Stock available for grants of restricted and performance shares
(including restricted shares to be issued pursuant to Performance Stock Awards)
in any Plan Year shall not exceed one fourth of one percent of the outstanding
Common Stock as reported in the Corporation's Annual Report on form 10- K for
the fiscal year ending immediately prior to such Plan Year.
(b) Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11, and subject to
Section 5(a), (i) the total number of shares of Common Stock available for
grants of Awards in any Plan Year to any Participant shall not exceed one half
of one percent of the outstanding Common Stock as reported in the Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to such
Plan Year and (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock available for
grants of restricted shares to be issued pursuant to Performance Stock Awards in
any Plan Year to any Employee shall not exceed one eighth of one percent of the
outstanding Common Stock as reported in the Corporation's Annual Report on form
10-K for the fiscal year ending immediately prior to such Plan Year.
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(c) For purposes of calculating the total number of shares of Common Stock
available for grants of Awards, (i) the grant of a performance or restricted
share unit Award shall be deemed to be equal to the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock which may be issued under the Award and (ii) where the value of an
Award is variable on the date it is granted, the value shall be deemed to be the
maximum limitation of the Award. Awards payable solely in cash will not reduce
the number of shares of Common Stock available for Awards granted under this
Plan.
(d) There shall be carried forward and be available for Awards under this
Plan in each succeeding Plan Year, in addition to shares of Common Stock
available for grant under paragraph (a) of this Section 5, all of the following:
(i) any unused portion of the limit set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section 5
for the two immediately preceding Plan Years; (ii) shares of Common Stock
represented by Awards which have been canceled, forfeited, surrendered,
terminated or expire unexercised during that Plan Year or the two immediately
preceding Plan Years; (iii) the excess amount of variable Awards which become
fixed at less than their maximum limitations; (iv) authorized shares of Common
Stock as to which stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock
awards, performance shares or performance awards were not granted under the BANC
ONE CORPORATION 1989 Stock Incentive Plan; and (v) shares of Common Stock under
the BANC ONE CORPORATION 1989 Stock Incentive Plan subject to stock options,
stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, performance shares or
performance awards which have been canceled, forfeited, surrendered, terminated
or expire unexercised during that Plan Year or the two immediately preceding
Plan Years.
6. EMPLOYEE AWARDS UNDER THIS PLAN
As the Committee may determine, the following types of Employee Awards may
be granted under this Plan to Employees on a stand alone, combination or tandem
basis:
(a) Stock Option. A right to buy a specified number of shares of Common
Stock at a fixed exercise price during a specified time, all as the Committee
may determine; provided that the exercise price of any option shall not be less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant of
the Award.
(b) Incentive Stock Option. An award in the form of a stock option which
shall comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor
Section as it may be amended from time to time.
(c) Stock Appreciation Right. A right to receive the excess of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the stock appreciation right
is exercised over the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date
the stock appreciation right was granted.
(d) Restricted and Performance Shares. A transfer of shares of Common Stock
to a Participant, subject to such restrictions on transfer or other incidents of
ownership, or subject to specified performance standards, for such periods of
time as the Committee may determine.
(e) Restricted and Performance Share Unit. A fixed or variable share or
dollar denominated unit subject to conditions of vesting, performance and time
of payment as the Committee may determine, which may be paid in shares of Common
Stock, cash or a combination of both.
(f) Dividend or Equivalent Right. A right to receive dividends or their
equivalent in value in shares of Common Stock, cash or in a combination of both
with respect to any new or previously existing Employee Award.
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(g) Performance Stock Awards. A right, granted to an Employee, to receive
restricted shares (as defined in Section 6(d) hereof) that are not to be issued
to the Employee until after the end of the related Performance Period, subject
to satisfaction of the Performance Goals for such Performance Period.
(h) Other Common Stock-Based Awards. Other Common Stock-based Awards which
are related to or serve a similar function to those Employee Awards set forth in
this Section 6.
In addition to granting Employee Awards for purposes of incentive
compensation, Employee Awards may also be made in tandem with or in lieu of
current or deferred Employee compensation.






