Exhibit 10.1
THE
HOME DEPOT
MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
(Effective
February 4, 2008)
1.
Purpose . The purpose of The Home Depot
Management Incentive Plan is to advance the interests of The Home
Depot, Inc. and its stockholders by motivating key associates
of the Company to take actions that will promote the
Company’s long-term success and growth. The Plan is
designed to provide incentive compensation to key associates by
rewarding the achievement of corporate goals and specifically
measured individual goals that are consistent with and support
overall corporate goals.
2.
Definitions
(a)
“ Award
” means an award entitling a Participant to receive incentive
compensation subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
(b)
“ Board
” means the Company’s Board of Directors.
(c)
“ Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(d)
“ Committee
” means the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee
of the Board.
(e)
“ Common
Stock ” means shares of the Common Stock, $.05 par value
per share, of the Company.
(f)
“ Company
” means The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
(g)
“ Disability
” means, with respect to a Participant, the
Participant’s becoming eligible for permanent and total
disability benefits under the Company’s or a
Subsidiary’s long-term disability plan.
(h)
“ Fair Market
Value ” means the fair market value of a share of Common
Stock as determined by the Committee from time to time.
Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, the fair market value
shall be the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange on the relevant date or, if no sale occurred on such
date, the closing price on the nearest preceding date on which
sales occurred.
(i)
“ Officer
” means a Participant who an officer of the
Company.
(j)
“ Participant
” means a key employee of the Company or a Subsidiary who is
selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan.
(k)
“ Performance
Objectives ” means the performance objectives established
pursuant to this Plan for Participants who have received
Awards. Performance Objectives may be described in terms of
Company-wide objectives or objectives that are related to the
performance of the individual Participant or the Subsidiary,
division, department or function within the Company or Subsidiary
in which the Participant is employed. Any Performance
Objectives applicable to a Qualified Performance-Based Award shall
be limited to specified levels of the Company’s or
Subsidiary’s following metrics: (1) Financial Return Metrics :
(a) return on equity; (b) return on capital;
(c) return on assets; (d) return on investment; and
(2) Earnings Metrics
: (a) earnings per share; (b) total earnings;
(c) earnings growth; (d) earnings before or after
interest and taxes; (e) earnings before taxes;
(f) earnings before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization; (g) operating profit; (h) net income; and
(3) Sales Metrics
: (a) total sales; (b) sales growth;
(c) comparable store sales; (d) sales per square foot;
(e) average ticket sales; (f) sales per operating store;
and (4) Stock Price
Metrics : (a) increase in the fair market value of the
Common Stock; (b) total return to shareholders; and (5)
Cash Flow Metrics :
(a) cash flow; (b) operating cash flow; (c) free
cash flow; (d) cash flow return on investment; and (6)
Store Metrics :
(a) inventory shrinkage goals; (b) stocking and other
labor hours goals; (c) store payroll goals; (e) markdown
goals; (f) workers’ compensation goals; and (7)
Balance Sheet Metrics :
(a) inventory; (b) inventory turns; (c) receivables
turnover; and (8) Other
Strategic Metrics : (a) gross margin; (b) gross
margin return on investment; (c) market share or market
penetration with respect to specific designated products or product
groups and/or specific geographic areas; (d) timely and
successful completion of key Company projects (including, for
example, timely completion within budget); (e) economic value
added (EVA); (f) internal rate of return; (g) net present
value targets; (h) expense or cost level targets;
(i) Employer of Choice survey results; (j) customer
satisfaction based on specified objective goals or a
Company-sponsored customer survey; (k) diversity goals;
(l) attrition improvements; (m) productivity
improvements; (n) operating cost management targets;
(o) safety record goals. Except in the case of a Qualified
Performance-Based Award, if the Committee determines that a change
in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital
structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its
business, or other events or circumstances render the Performance
Objectives unsuitable, the Committee may modify such Performance
Objectives or the related minimum acceptable level of achievement,
in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and
equitable.
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(l)
“ Performance
Target ” means a target level of performance, based on
one or more Performance Objectives, established for a Performance
Year in accordance with Section 4.
(m)
“ Performance
Year ” means a period coinciding with the Company’s
fiscal year for accounting purposes, which shall be used for
purposes of determining whether Awards are earned by
Participants.
(n)
“ Plan
” means The Home Depot Management Incentive Plan, as stated
herein, and as amended from time to time.
(o)
“ Qualified
Performance-Based Award ” means an Award or portion of an
Award to an Officer that is intended to satisfy the requirements
for “qualified performance-based compensation” under
Code Section 162(m). The Committee shall designate any
Qualified Performance-Based Award as such at the time of
grant.
(p)
“ Retirement
” means termination of employment with the Company or a
Subsidiary after completing at least 5 years of continuous
employment and attaining age 60.
(q)
“ Subsidiary
” means a corporation or other entity (i) more than
fifty percent (50%) of whose outstanding shares or securities
(representing the right to vote for the election of directors or
other managing authority) are, or (ii) which does not have
outstanding shares or securities (as may be the case in a
partnership, joint venture or unincorporated association), but more
than fifty percent (50%) of whose ownership interest (representing
the right generally to make decisions for such other entity) is,
now or hereafter owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the
Company.
2.
Participation
. For each
Performance Year, the Committee shall designate those key employees
of the Company and its Subsidiaries who shall receive Awards under
the Plan. Selection for participation for one Performance
Year shall not confer on a Participant the right to participate in
the Plan for any other Performance Year.
3.
Awards . For each Performance Year,
each Participant shall receive an Award entitling the Participant
to
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