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WAL-MART STORES, INC. STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN OF 2005

Equity Incentive Plan Agreement

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Title: WAL-MART STORES, INC. STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN OF 2005
Governing Law: Arkansas     Date: 6/9/2005
Industry: Retail (Department and Discount)     Sector: Services

WAL-MART STORES, INC.  STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN OF 2005, Parties: wal mart stores inc
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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:

 

(a)

to establish rules, procedures, and forms governing the Plan;



 

(b)

to interpret and apply the provisions of the Plan and any Plan Award;



 

(c)

to recommend amendments of the Plan to the Board;



 

(d)

to determine those Associates who will be Recipients and what Plan Awards will be made to them;



 

(e)

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;



 

(f)

to determine the Fair Market Value of the Shares;



 

(g)

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;



 

(h)

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






Exhibit 10.1

 

the United States with such provisions as are consistent with the Plan as may be suitable in other jurisdictions;



 

(i)

to correct any defect or supply any omission; and



 

(j)

take any other action it deems necessary or advisable.



          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


 
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