Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES,
INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
I. NAME; PURPOSE
1.1
NAME. This instrument shall be known as the
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Amended and Restated
Management Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
1.2
HISTORY OF PLAN
. By action of the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) in 1984, and after approval by
the Company’s stockholders, the Company adopted the J.B. Hunt
Transport Services, Inc. Stock Option Plan of 1984
(“1984 Option Plan”). The 1984 Option Plan was
modified and approved by stockholders in March of 1989 to
increase the authorized shares to 2,000,000, creating the J.B. Hunt
Transport Services, Inc. Management Incentive Plan (the
“Original MIP”). The Original MIP was amended on
July 7, 1995, April 16, 1998, April 20, 2000 and
April 21, 2005 to increase the authorized shares to 5,000,000,
6,500,000, 17,000,000 and 22,000,000 shares respectively, and is
amended by this Plan to increase the authorized shares to the level
set out in Section 2.4 of this Plan.
1.3
PURPOSE. The Plan is designed to benefit certain
key employees of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and any
entity in which J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. or any
subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting
stock (collectively these entities shall be the
“Company”).
The overall objectives of the Plan
are to increase the long-term financial success of the Company, and
increase the value of the Company to its stockholders,
by:
(a) attracting and retaining
key personnel who are instrumental in the continued success of the
Company; and
(b) motivating key employees by
providing them with the opportunity to participate with the
stockholders in the long-term growth and financial success of the
Company.
1.4
OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN
BENEFITS. The
benefits to be provided under this Plan, although more specifically
set out herein, are stock awards, share units, money credits, stock
options, stock appreciation rights, or any combination of the
foregoing (collectively the “Plan Benefits”) subject to
the terms and conditions stated in this Plan.
II. NO RIGHT TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT;
CREATION OF COMMITTEE;
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN; PARTICIPANTS; ETC.
2.1
THE COMMITTEE.
The Plan shall be
administered by the Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) of the Board of Directors of J.B. Hunt
Transport Services, Inc. (the “Board”), comprised
solely of two or more outside directors, unless another committee
of the
Board shall be designated. A director is
an outside director if the director: (a) is not a current
employee of the publicly held corporation; (b) is not a former
employee of the publicly held corporation who receives compensation
for prior services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified
retirement plan) during the taxable year; (c) has not been an
officer of the Company; and (d) does not receive remuneration,
either directly or indirectly, in any capacity other than as a
director.
2.2
GRANT AND TERMS OF PLAN BENEFITS;
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Committee may grant Plan Benefits to
Participants (hereafter defined) on the terms and subject to the
conditions stated in this Plan.
The Committee shall, subject to the
limitations of this Plan, have full power and discretion to
interpret and administer the Plan; to establish selection
guidelines; to select eligible persons for participation; and to
determine the form of grant, either in the form of stock awards,
money credits, share units, stock options or stock appreciation
rights or combinations thereof, the number of shares subject to the
grant, the fair market value of the Common Stock when necessary,
the restriction and forfeiture provisions relating to restricted
stock, the time and conditions of vesting or exercise, the
conditions, if any, under which time of vesting or exercise may be
accelerated, the conditions, form, time, manner and terms of
payment of any award, and all other terms and conditions of the
grant provided that all stock options shall be granted in
compliance with and subject to the terms of Section 6 of this
Plan. The Committee may establish rules, regulations and
guidelines for the administration of the Plan, and impose,
incidental to a grant of Plan Benefits, conditions with respect to
employment or other activities not inconsistent with or conflicting
with the Plan.
The Committee may, in its
discretion, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
the power and authority with respect to the selection of and grants
of Plan Benefits to certain Participants who are not:
1.
the beneficial owner of more than
10% of any class of equity securities of the Company registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended;
2.
a director of the Company;
or
3.
an officer of the Company, as that
term is defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The interpretation by the Committee
of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the administration
thereof, and all action taken by the Committee, shall be final,
binding and conclusive on the Company, its stockholders, all
Participants and employees of the Company, and upon their
respective beneficiaries, successors and assigns, and upon all
other persons claiming under or through any of them. By
accepting Plan Benefits each Participant, and each person claiming
under or through him, shall be conclusively deemed to have
indicated his acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all
provisions of the Plan and any action or decision under the Plan by
the Company, the Board or the Committee.
2.3
PLAN PARTICIPANTS.
Unless denied the right to
participate by specific sections hereof, the following persons
shall be eligible to be participants in the Plan and, subject to
the discretion of the Committee, received Plan Benefits:
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(a)
employees of the Company;
(b)
officers of the Company;
(c)
directors of the Company;
and
(d)
consultants.
The foregoing class of persons shall
be referred to herein as “Participants”.
2.4
LIMITATION ON SHARES TO BE
ISSUED; REVERSION OF UNEXERCISED SHARES. The maximum number of shares of Common
Stock of the Company, $0.01 par value (the “Common
Stock”), to be issued under the Plan shall be 22,000,000
shares, including shares already issued or to be issued pursuant to
any previously exercised and outstanding options awarded under the
1984 Option Plan or the Original MIP. Shares awarded pursuant
to grants made under either the 1984 Option Plan, the Original MIP,
or this Plan, which are not exercised for any reason (whether by
reason of expiration, surrender, cancellation, termination or
forfeiture) or received by the Company as the payment of purchase
price as described in Section 6.6(a)(2) shall be
available for future grants.
2.5
SHARES OF COMMON
STOCK. Shares of
Common Stock to be issued may be authorized and un-issued shares of
Common Stock, treasury stock or a combination thereof. It is
contemplated that the Company, although under no legal obligation
to do so, may from time to time purchase shares of Common Stock for
the purpose of paying all or any portion of any award payable in or
measured by the value of shares of Common Stock, or for the purpose
of replacing shares issued or transferred in payment of all or part
of an award. All shares so purchased shall, unless and until
transferred in payment of an award, be at all times the property of
the Company available for any corporate purposes, and no
Participant or employee or beneficiary, individually or as a group,
shall have any right, title or interest in any shares of Common
Stock so purchased.
2.6
ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.
In the event that any
recapitalization, or reclassification, split-up or consolidation of
shares of Common Stock shall be effective, or the outstanding
shares of Common Stock are, in connection with a merger or
consolidation of the Company or a sale by the Company of all or a
part of its assets, exchanged for a different number or class of
shares of stock or other securities of the Company, or for shares
of the stock or other securities of any other corporation, or new,
different or additional shares or other securities of the Company
or of another corporation are received by the holders of Common
Stock or any distribution is made to the holders of Common Stock
other than a cash dividend, (a) the maximum number of class of
shares or other securities that may be issued or transferred under
the Plan, and (b) the number of share units or the number and
class of shares or other securities which are the subject of any
grant, shall in each case be equitably adjusted. If an
equitable adjustment cannot be made or the Board determines that
further adjustment is appropriate to accomplish fairly the purposes
of the Plan, the Board shall make such equitable adjustment under
the Plan as it determines will fairly preserve the Plan Benefits to
the Participants and the Company.
2.7
EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF
PLAN. The Plan
shall be effective immediately upon its approval by the
stockholders. Awards may be made and shares may be issued
pursuant to the Plan on or after its effective date pursuant to,
and in accordance with, agreements for the issuance thereof entered
into prior to the effective date. The Plan shall terminate
ten years after it becomes effective unless terminated prior
thereto by action of the Board. No further grants shall be
made under the Plan after its termination, but termination shall
not affect the rights of any Participant under any grants made
prior to termination. This
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Plan or any subsequent Plan may be amended and
readopted by the Board and the stockholders from time to
time. Each re-adoption shall constitute a new Plan.
Participants may hold awards under more than one Plan.
2.8
LIMITATION OF PLAN
BENEFITS . Plan
Benefits granted to any Participant in any one year shall be
limited to two percent (2%) of the total shares authorized for
issuance under the Plan (i.e., 2% of 22,000,000).
2.9
PERFORMANCE BASED
CRITERIA . If the
Committee determines that grants of stock awards, share units and
money credits should be made to Participants in order to qualify
for the compensation deduction exemption established by
Section 162(m), the award shall be governed by this
Section 2.9 of the Plan in addition to other applicable
sections of the Plan. The Committee shall base such
compensation solely on account of the attainment of one or more
pre-established, objective performance goals. The performance
goal must be established in writing by the Committee prior to the
commencement of the services to which the performance goal relates,
but no later than ninety (90) days after the commencement of the
service period to which it relates, and while the outcome is
substantially uncertain (i.e., before 25% of the performance period
has elapsed). Performance goals may be based on one or more
criteria: revenue, EPS, return on assets, return on capital, return
on investment, return on sales, productivity, market share, cash
flow, generation of free cash, Common Stock price, operating
expense ratios, quality, delivery performance or level of
improvement in any of the foregoing.
The written performance goal for a
Covered Employee must be based on an objective formula or standard
for performance-based compensation, such that a third party having
knowledge of the relevant performance results could calculate the
amount to be paid to the employee and must specify the individual
employees or class of employees to which it applies. Once
established, the Committee shall not be entitled any discretion to
increase the amount of grants under the Plan that would otherwise
be due upon attainment of the performance goal.
The Committee must certify in
writing, prior to the grant of restricted stock, stock awards,
share units and money credits that all of the performance goals and
other material terms of the arrangement for payment of the grants
has been met. This section of the Plan shall not apply
to an award to a Participant unless the Committee has determined
that such award should qualify for the compensation deduction
exemption of Section 162(m).
III. STOCK AWARDS
3.1
FORM OF AWARD.
Stock awards, whether
performance awards or fixed awards, may be made to selected
Participants in the form of shares of Common Stock, but which may
be forfeitable and/or with restrictions or transfer in any form as
hereinafter provided.
3.2
PERFORMANCE AWARDS.
Awards may be made in terms
of a stated potential maximum number of shares, with the actual
number earned to be determined by reference to the level of
achievement of corporate, group, division, individual or other
specific objectives over a period or periods of not less than one
or more than ten years. No interests of any kind shall be
vested in an individual receiving a performance award until the
conclusion of the period or periods and the determination of the
level of achievement specified in the award, and the time of
vesting thereafter shall be specified in the award.
3.3
FIXED AWARDS.
Awards may be made to
Participants which are not contingent on the performance of
objectives but which are contingent on the Participant’s
continuing in the
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employ of the Company, rendering consulting
services or refraining from competitive activities for a period to
be specified in the award, which period shall not be less than one
year.
3.4
RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED
SHARES. Awards may
be made in the form of shares which are subject to restrictions on
transfer, as determined by the Committee. Unless otherwise
provided by the Committee, the Participant who receives shares of
restricted Common Stock shall have the right to vote the shares and
to receive dividends thereon from the date of issuance, unless and
until forfeited.
3.5
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Awards shall contain such
terms and conditions as the Committee shall specify, including
without limitation, restrictions on the sale or other disposition
of the shares, or the forfeiture of the awards upon termination of
employment prior to the expiration of a designated period of time
or the occurrence of other events. In addition, shares of
restricted Common Stock issued pursuant to an award shall be
released from the restrictions at the times determined by the
Committee. The award shall be paid to the Participant either
in shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the
maturity value of the award, or in cash equal to the maturity value
of the award, or in such combination thereof as the Committee shall
determine.
IV. SHARE UNITS
4.1
CREDITS. The Committee may in its discretion
provide that a Participant shall receive a credit of share units,
each of which is equivalent to a share of Common Stock except for
the power to vote and the entitlement to current
dividends.
4.2
RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO SHARE
UNITS. If share
units are credited to a Participant, amounts equal to dividends
otherwise payable on a like number of shares of Common Stock after
the crediting of the units may, in the discretion of the Committee,
be paid to the Participant as and when paid, or converted into
additional share units which shall be credited to the Participant
and held until later forfeited or paid out. Share units may
be paid to the Participant in the form of cash or shares of Common
Stock according to such requirements and guidelines as the
Committee shall deem appropriate.
V. MONEY CREDITS
5.1
CREDITS. The Committee may in its discretion
provide that a Participant shall receive a credit of money credits,
which shall be in units of a dollar or a fraction
thereof.
5.2
RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO MONEY
CREDITS. If a
Participant is credited with money credits, a money account shall
be established for the Participant which shall be credited with
interest equivalents on amounts previously credited to the account,
or an amount equal thereto paid to the Participant, on a calendar
quarter basis compounded and at such rate as the Committee
determines to be appropriate from time to time. Money credits
may be paid to the Participant in the form of cash or shares of the
Company’s Common Stock according to such requirements and
guidelines as the Committee shall deem appropriate.
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VI. STOCK
OPTIONS
6.1
STOCK OPTION PLAN.
By action of the Board in
1984, and after approval by the Stockholders, the Company adopted
the 1984 Option Plan. The 1984 Option Plan was modified and
approved by stockholders in March of 1989 to increase the
authorized shares to 2,000,000, creating the “Old MIP”.
The Old MIP was amended on July 7, 1995, April 16, 1998,
and April 20, 2000 to increase the authorized shares to
5,000,000, 6,500,000 and 17,000,00 shares respectively, and is
amended by this Plan to increase the authorized shares to the level
set out in Section 2.4 of this Plan. This
Section 6 sets out the terms and conditions for the MIP for
grants issued on April 21, 2005 and thereafter until this Plan
expires or is subsequently amended.
6.2
OPTIONS ISSUED UNDER PREVIOUS
OPTION PLANS. All
stock options issued pursuant to the 1984 Option Plan shall be
governed by the terms and conditions set forth in the 1984 Option
Agreement. All stock options issued pursuant to the Old MIP
shall be governed by the terms and conditions set forth in the Old
MIP Agreement.
6.3
STOCK SUBJECT TO THE
PLAN.
(a)
Options may, from time to time on
and after the effective date of this Plan, be granted to
Participants of the Company or its affiliates to purchase not more
than the aggregate number of shares of stock (subject to adjustment
in accordance with paragraph 6.3(b) reserved in accordance
with Section 2.4 of the Plan). As the Committee may
determine from time to time, the shares may consist either in whole
or in part of shares of authorized but un-issued Common Stock, or
shares of authorized and issued Common Stock reacquired by the
Company. If an option is surrendered or for any other reason
ceases to be exercisable in whole or in part, the shares which were
subject to such option but as to which the option has not been
exercised shall continue to be available under the Option
Plan.
(b)
If there shall be any change in the
stock subject to the Plan or the stock subject to any option
granted hereunder, through merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, reincorporation, stock split, stock dividend (in
excess of 2%), or other change in the corporate structure of the
Company, appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Committee to
the aggregate number of shares subject to the Plan and the number
of shares and price per share subject to outstanding options in
order to preserve, but not to increase, the benefits of the
optionee; provided, however, that subject to any required action by
the stockholders, if the Company shall not be the surviving
corporation in any merger, consolidation, or reorganization, every
option outstanding hereunder shall terminate, unless the surviving
corporation shall (subject to any applicable provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code) assume (with appropriate changes) the
outstanding options or replace them with new options of comparable
value (in accordance with Section 425(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code). Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, if
such surviving corporation does not so assume or replace the
outstanding options hereunder, each optionee shall have the right
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, or reorganization
to exercise all his outstanding option(s), whether or not the
options have vested.
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6.4
ELIGIBILITY.
Persons who shall be eligible
to have granted to them the options provided for by this Option
Plan shall be those persons set out in Section 2.3 of the
Plan, as the Committee in its sole discretion shall
determine.
6.5
ADMINISTRATION OF THE
PLAN. The Option
Plan shall be administered as set forth in Section 2 of the
Plan.
6.6(a)
PURCHASE PRICE; TERMS; EXERCISE
OF OPTIONS.
(1)
Calculation of Purchase
Price . The
purchase price of the Common Stock under each stock option shall be
100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of
grant (the “Purchase Price”). The fair market
value of the Common Stock on any day shall be (i) if the
principal market for the Common Stock is a national securities
exchange or the National Market System of the National Association
of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, the highest closing
price of the Common Stock on such exchange or system on the day the
option is granted or if no sale of the Company’s Common Stock
shall have been made on any stock exchange on that day, on the next
preceding day on which there was a sale of such stock, or,
(ii) if the principal market for the Common Stock is not one
of the markets noted in 6.6(a)(1)(i) and the Common Stock is
quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotations System, the mean between the closing bid and the closing
asked prices for the Common Stock on such day on such System, or
(iii) if the principal market for the Common Stock is not a
national securities exchange and the Common Stock is not quoted on
the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
System, the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked price for
the Common Stock on such day as reported by the National Quotation
Bureau, Inc.; provided that if clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) of this Paragraph are all inapplicable, or if no trades
have been made or no quotes are available for such day, the fair
market value of the Common Stock shall be determined by the
Committee by any method consistent with applicable regulations
adopted by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue relating to the
stock options. The Purchase Price shall be subject to
adjustment as provided in paragraph 2(b) hereof.
(2)
Payment of Purchase
Price . The
Purchase Price shall become due immediately upon exercise of the
option and shall be payable in full in cash or cash equivalents;
provided, however, that the Committee shall have the authority,
exercisable at its discretion either at the time the option is
granted or at the time it is exercised, to make the option payable
in one of the alternative forms specified below:
(i)
full payment in shares of Company
Common Stock (owned for at least six months before the exercise
date) having a fair market value on the Exercise Date (as such term
is defined below) equal to the Purchase Price; or
(ii)
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