Exhibit 10.1
WAL-MART STORES, INC.
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN OF 2005
As amended January 1, 2005
1.1 Purpose. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”)
believes it is important to provide incentives to Wal-Mart’s
Associates through participation in the ownership of Wal-Mart and
otherwise. This Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan of 2005
was established under the name Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Stock
Incentive Plan of 1998 (“1998 Plan”). The 1998 Plan has
been amended from time to time and hereby is amended, restated, and
renamed as set forth herein, effective January 1, 2005, subject to
the approval of Wal-Mart stockholders. The purpose of the Plan is
to provide incentives to certain Associates to enhance their job
performance, to motivate them to remain or become associated with
Wal-Mart and its Affiliates, and to increase the success of
Wal-Mart. The Plan is not limited to executive officers of Wal-Mart
but will be available to provide incentives to any Associate that
the Committee believes has made or may make a significant
contribution to Wal-Mart or an Affiliate of Wal-Mart.
DEFINITIONS
2.1 “Affiliate” means any corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, business trust, other
entity or other business association that is now or hereafter
controlled by Wal-Mart.
2.2 “Associate” means any person employed by
Wal-Mart or any Affiliate.
2.3 “Board” means the Board of Directors of
Wal-Mart.
2.4 “Cause” means the Associate’s
commission of any act deemed detrimental to the best interest of
Wal-Mart or any Affiliate or failure to perform satisfactorily his
or her assigned duties, each as determined in the sole discretion
of the Committee.
2.5 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
2.6 “Committee” means (a) as to Associates who
are Section 16 Persons and as to Covered Employees whose awards are
intended to be Qualified Performance Based Awards, the
Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, and
(b) as to all other Associates, the Stock Option Committee of the
Board, unless the Board delegates such administration of the Plan
or a particular feature of the Plan to another Committee of the
Board.
2.7 “Continuous Status as an Associate” means
the absence of any interruption or termination of the employment
relationship between an Associate and Wal-Mart or an Affiliate.
Continuous Status as an Associate shall not be considered
interrupted in the case of (a) sick leave, (b) military leave, or
(c) any other leave of absence approved by Wal-Mart or an
Affiliate; provided that leave does not exceed one year, unless
re-employment upon the expiration of that leave is guaranteed by
contract or law or unless provided otherwise by a policy of
Wal-Mart or an Affiliate.
2.8 “Covered Employee” has the meaning set forth
in Code Section 162(m)(3).
2.9 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations adopted
thereunder.
Exhibit 10.1
2.10 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date,
the composite closing sales price for a Share (a) on the New York
Stock Exchange (or if no trading in Shares occurred on that date,
on the last day on which Shares were traded) or (b) if the Shares
are not listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the
value of a Share as determined in good faith by
Committee.
2.11 “Fiscal Year” means the 12-month period
beginning on each February 1 and ending on the following January
31.
2.12 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option
intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning
of Code Section 422.
2.13 “Nonqualified Option” means an Option not
intended to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option.
2.14 “Notice of Plan Award” means the agreement
or other document evidencing and governing any Plan
Award.
2.15 “NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange or
any successor organization thereto.
2.16 “Option” means a stock option to acquire a
certain number of the Subject Shares granted pursuant to the
Plan.
2.17 “Parent/Subsidiary Corporation” means a
“parent corporation” (within the meaning of Code
Section 424(e)) or a “subsidiary corporation” (within
the meaning of Code Section 424(f)) of Wal-Mart, in each case
determined as of the date of grant.
2.18 “Performance Goals” means the
pre-established objective performance goals established by the
Committee for each Performance Period. The Performance Goals may be
based upon the performance of Wal-Mart, of any Affiliate, or a
division thereof, or of an individual Recipient, using one or more
of the Performance Measures selected by the Committee. Separate
Performance Goals may be established by the Committee for Wal-Mart
or an Affiliate, or division thereof, or an individual. The
Performance Goals shall include one or more threshold Performance
Goals under which no portion of the Plan Award shall become vested,
be transferred, retained, or the value of which is to be paid as
provided by the Plan and Notice of Plan Award, if the threshold
goals or goals are not achieved. With respect to Recipients who are
not Covered Employees, the Committee may establish other subjective
or objective goals, including individual Performance Goals, which
it deems appropriate. The preceding sentence shall also apply to
Covered Employees with respect to any Plan Awards not intended at
the time of grant to be Qualified Performance Based
Awards.
Performance
Goals may be set at a specific level, or may be expressed as a
relative percentage to the comparable measure at comparison
companies or a defined index. Performance Goals shall, to the
extent applicable, be based upon generally accepted accounting
principles, but shall be adjusted by the Committee to take into
account the effect of the following: changes in accounting
standards that may be required by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board after the Performance Goal is established; realized
investment gains and losses; extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring,
or infrequent items; currency fluctuations; acquisitions;
divestitures; litigation losses; financing activities; expenses for
restructuring or productivity initiatives; other non-operating
items; new laws, cases or regulatory developments that result in
unanticipated items of
Exhibit 10.1
gain, loss, income, or expense;
executive severance arrangements; investment returns relating to
investment vehicles which are unaffiliated with Wal-Mart, an
Affiliate, or divisional operating strategy; and other items as the
Committee determines to be required so that the operating results
of Wal-Mart, a division, or an Affiliate shall be computed on a
comparative basis from Performance Period to Performance Period.
Determination by the Committee or its delegate shall be final and
conclusive on all parties, but shall be based on relevant objective
information or financial data.
2.19 “Performance Measures” means one or more of
the following criteria, on which Performance Goals may be based:
(a)earnings (either in the aggregate or on a per-Share basis,
reflecting dilution of Shares as the Committee deems appropriate
and, if the Committee so determines, net of or including dividends)
before or after interest and taxes (“EBIT”) or before
or after interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
(“EBITDA”); (b) gross or net revenue or changes in
annual revenues; (c) cash flow(s) (including either operating or
net cash flows); (d) financial return ratios; (e) total stockholder
return, stockholder return based on growth measures or the
attainment by the Shares of a specified value for a specified
period of time, Share price, or Share price appreciation; (f)
earnings growth or growth in earnings per Share; (g) return
measures, including return or net return on assets, net assets,
equity, capital, investment, or gross sales; (h) adjusted pre-tax
margin; (i) pre-tax profits; (j) operating margins; (k) operating
profits; (l) operating expenses; (m) dividends; (n) net income or
net operating income; (o) growth in operating earnings or growth in
earnings per Share; (p) value of assets; (q) market share or market
penetration with respect to specific designated products or product
groups and/or specific geographic areas; (r) aggregate product
price and other product measures; (s) expense or cost levels, in
each case, where applicable, determined either on a company-wide
basis or in respect of any one or more specified divisions; (t)
reduction of losses, loss ratios or expense ratios; (u) reduction
in fixed costs; (v) operating cost management; (w) cost of capital;
(x) debt reduction; (y) productivity improvements; (z) average
inventory turnover; (aa) satisfaction of specified business
expansion goals or goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures;
(bb) customer satisfaction based on specified objective goals or a
Wal-Mart-sponsored customer survey; (cc) Associate diversity goals;
(dd) Associate turnover; (ee) specified objective social goals; or
(ff) safety record.
Performance
Measures may be applied on a pre-tax or post-tax basis, and based
upon the performance of Wal-Mart, of any Affiliate, of a division
thereof, or other business unit, or of an individual Recipient. The
Committee may, at time of grant, in the case of a Plan Award
intended to be a Qualified Performance Based Award, and in the case
of other grants, at any time, provide that the Performance Goals
for such Plan Award may include or exclude items to measure
specific objectives, such as losses from discontinued operations,
extraordinary gains or losses, the cumulative effect of accounting
changes, acquisitions or divestitures, foreign exchange impacts,
and any unusual nonrecurring gain or loss.
2.20 “Performance Period” means that period
established by the Committee during which the attainment of
Performance Goals specified by the Committee with respect to a Plan
Award are to be measured. A Performance Period may be a 12-month
period or a longer or shorter period.
2.21 “Performance Share” means the right to
receive the value of a Share upon attainment of specified
Performance Goals.
Exhibit 10.1
2.22 “Plan” means this Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Stock Incentive Plan of 2005, as amended from time to
time.
2.23 “Plan Award” means an award or right
granted under the plan consisting of an Option, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Right, Stock Appreciation Right, or Performance
Share. The terms and conditions applicable to a Plan Award shall be
set forth in the applicable Notice of Plan Award.
2.24 “Qualified Performance Based Award” means a
Plan Award to a Covered Employee or to an Associate that the
Committee determines may be a Covered Employee at the time the
Wal-Mart or an Affiliate would be entitled to a deduction for such
Plan Award, which is intended to provide “qualified
performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Code
Section 162(m). For any Performance Period for which a Plan Award
is intended to be a Qualified Performance Based Award, Performance
Goals shall be established by the Committee no later than 90 days
after the beginning of the Performance Period to which the
Performance Goals pertain and while the attainment of the
Performance Goals is substantially uncertain, and in any event no
later than the date 25% of the Performance Period has
elapsed.
2.25 “Recipient” means an Associate who has
received a Plan Award.
2.26 “Restricted Stock” means Shares awarded to
a Recipient pursuant to a Plan Award of Restricted Stock that are
subject to a Restriction and all non-cash proceeds of those Shares
that are subject to a Restriction.
2.27 “Restricted Stock Right” means a right
awarded to an Associate that, subject to Section 8.2, may result in
Associate’s ownership of Shares upon, but not before, the
lapse of Restrictions related thereto.
2.28 “Restriction” means any restriction on a
Recipient’s free enjoyment of the Shares or other rights
underlying a Plan Award. Restrictions may be based on the passage
of time or the satisfaction of performance criteria or the
occurrence of one or more events or conditions, and shall lapse
separately or in combination upon such conditions and at such time
or times, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee shall
specify. Plan Awards subject to a Restriction shall be forfeited if
the Restriction does not lapse prior to such date or the occurrence
of such event or the satisfaction of such other criteria as the
Committee shall determine.
2.29 “Section 16 Person” means any individual
who is required to file reports under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.
2.30 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations adopted
thereunder.
2.31 “Share” means a share of the common stock,
$.10 par value per share, of Wal-Mart.
2.32 “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right
granted to a Recipient pursuant to the Stock Appreciation Rights
feature of the Plan.
2.33 “Subject Shares” means such term as defined
in Section 3.1.
Exhibit 10.1
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
3.1 Shares Subject to the Plan. Subject to Section 11.8, the
sum of (a) 50,000,000 Shares plus (b) the number of remaining
Shares under the 1998 Plan (not subject to outstanding Plan Awards
and not delivered out of Shares reserved thereunder) as of the date
of stockholder approval of the Plan (collectively, the
“Subject Shares”) are reserved for delivery under the
Plan. The Subject Shares may be authorized, but unissued Shares,
treasury Shares held by Wal-Mart or an Affiliate, or Shares
acquired on the open market, including Shares acquired on the open
market by forwarding cash to an independent broker who will
purchase Shares on behalf, and in the name of the Recipient. Shares
reserved for delivery pursuant to a Plan Award or any rights
thereto, whether under the 1998 Plan or the Plan, that expire, are
forfeited or otherwise are no longer exercisable or that are
reacquired by Wal-Mart pursuant to the terms of the 1998 Plan, the
Plan, or a Plan Award, may be the subject of a new Plan Award. No
fractional Shares may be delivered under the Plan.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (a) Shares already owned by a Recipient and used to
pay all or a portion of the exercise price of Shares subject to an
Option, and (b) any other Shares reacquired by Wal-Mart after such
Shares have been issued (or, in the case of Open Market Shares,
have been delivered), other than Restricted Stock that is forfeited
or reacquired by Wal-Mart without lapse of the Restrictions, shall
not become Subject Shares to the extent such Shares are withheld,
tendered, or reacquired by Wal-Mart after June 3, 2015.
ADMINISTRATION
4.1 Administration. The Committee will administer the Plan
and will grant all Plan Awards. The Plan and Plan Awards to Section
16 Persons shall be administered by the Committee in compliance
with Rule 16b-3 adopted under the Exchange Act (“Rule
16b-3”).
4.2 Duties and Powers. The Committee shall have these duties
and powers as to the Plan:
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(a)
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to establish
rules, procedures, and forms governing the Plan;
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(b)
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to interpret
and apply the provisions of the Plan and any Plan Award;
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(c)
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to recommend
amendments of the Plan to the Board;
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(d)
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to determine
those Associates who will be Recipients and what Plan Awards will
be made to them;
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(e)
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to set the
terms and conditions of any Plan Award and to determine and certify
whether, and the extent to which, any such terms and conditions
have been satisfied;
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(f)
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to determine
the Fair Market Value of the Shares;
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(g)
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to amend the
terms of any Plan Award or to waive any conditions or obligations
of a Recipient under or with respect to any Plan Award;
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(h)
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to make such
adjustments or modifications to Plan Awards to Recipients who are
working outside the United States as are advisable to fulfill the
purposes of the Plan or to comply with applicable local law and to
establish sub-plans for Associates outside
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Exhibit 10.1
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the United
States with such provisions as are consistent with the Plan as may
be suitable in other jurisdictions;
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(i)
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to correct any
defect or supply any omission; and
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(j)
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take any other
action it deems necessary or advisable.
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4.3 Delegation. Except for the administration of Qualified
Performance Based Awards and matters under the Plan affected by
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules adopted thereunder,
the Committee may delegate ministerial duties under the Plan to one
or more administrators, who may be Associates of Wal-Mart, and may
delegate non-ministerial duties to an officer of Wal-Mart; provided
that the delegate of non-ministerial duties (a) shall not be
authorized to make Plan Awards to himself or herself, and (b) in
any Fiscal Year shall not make Plan Awards in excess of 100,000
Shares in the aggregate or 1,000 Shares to any one
Recipient.
4.4 Determinations Binding. All actions taken or
determinations made by the Committee, in good faith, with respect
to the Plan, a Plan Award or any Notice of Plan Award shall not be
subject to review by anyone, but shall be final, binding and
conclusive upon all persons interested in the Plan or any Plan
Award.
PARTICIPATION
5.1 All Associates whom the Committee determines have the
potential to contribute significantly to the success of Wal-Mart or
an Affiliate, are eligible to participate in the Plan as well as
Non-Management Directors, except that Non-Management Directors may
not receive Incentive Stock Options. An Associate or non-management
director may be granted one or more Plan Awards, unless prohibited
by applicable law and subject to the limitations under Code Section
422 with respect to Incentive Stock Options. For any Performance
Period for which Plan Awards are intended to be Qualified
Performance Based Awards, the Committee shall designate the
Associates eligible to be granted Plan Awards no later than the 90
th day of the Fiscal Year (or in the case of a
Performance Period other than a Fiscal year, after not later than
the date 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed).
STOCK OPTIONS
6.1 Term of Options. Wal-Mart may grant Options covering
Subject Shares to Associates. The term of each Option shall be the
term stated in the Notice of Plan Award; provided, however, that in
the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be no more
than 10 years from the date of grant unless the Incentive Stock
Option is granted to a Recipient who, at the time of the grant,
owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all
classes of stock of Wal-Mart or any Parent/Subsidiary Corporation,
in which case the term may not exceed 5 years from the date of
grant.
Each
Option shall be a Nonqualified Option unless designated otherwise
in the Notice of Plan Award. Notwithstanding the designation of an
Option, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares subject to
Incentive Stock Options that are exercisable for the first time by
a Recipient during a calendar year exceeds $100,000 (whether due to
the terms of the Plan Award, acceleration of exercisability,
miscalculation or error), the excess Options shall be treated as
Nonqualified Options.
Exhibit 10.1
6.2 Option Exercise Price and Consideration. The per Share
exercise price of an Option shall be determined by the Committee in
its discretion, except that the per Share exercise price for an
Incentive Stock Option shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value of a
Share on the date of grant except that, with respect to an
Incentive Stock Option granted to an Associate who owns stock
representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of
stock of Wal-Mart or any Parent/Subsidiary Corporation at the time
of the grant, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than
110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. The
type of consideration in which the exercise price of an Option is
to be paid shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion,
and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined
at the time of grant.
6.3 Exercise of Options. An Option shall be deemed to be
exercised when the person entitled to exercise the Option gives
notice of exercise to Wal-Mart in accordance with the
Option’s terms and Wal-Mart receives full payment for the
Shares as to which the Option is exercised or other provision for
such payment is made in accordance with procedures established by
the Committee from time to time.
6.4 Termination of Employment. If a Recipient’s
Continuous Status as an Associate is terminated for any reason
other than Cause, the Recipient may exercise Options that are not
subject to Restrictions as of the termination date to the extent
set out in Recipient’s Notice of Plan Award. Incentive Stock
Options may be exercised only within 60 days (or other period of
time determined by the Committee at the time of grant of the Option
and not exceeding 3 months) after the date of the termination (but
in no event later than the expiration date of the term of that
Option as set forth in the Notice of Plan Award), and only to the
extent that Recipient was entitled to exercise the Incentive Stock
Option at the date of that termination. To the extent the Recipient
is not entitled to or does not exercise an Option at the date of
that termination or within the time specified herein or in the
Notice of Plan Award, the Option shall terminate. During a period
for which the Recipient is subject to administrative suspension
from employment, the Recipient’s right to exercise Options
will be suspended.
6.5 Disability of Recipient. Notwithstanding the provisions
of the immediately preceding paragraph, in the case of a
Recipient’s Incentive Stock Option, if the Recipient’s
Continuous Status as an Associate is terminated as a result of his
or her total and permanent disability (as defined in Code Section
22(e)(3)), the Recipient may, but only within 12 months from the
date of that termination (but in no event later than the expiration
date of the term of that Option as set forth in the Notice of Plan
Award), exercise an Incentive Stock Option to the extent otherwise
entitled to exercise it at the date of that termination. To the
extent the Recipient is not entitled to exercise an Incentive Stock
Option at the date of termination, or if Recipient does not
exercise t