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EX 10.2 AMENDED 1994 PERFORMANCE AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

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EX 10.2 AMENDED 1994 PERFORMANCE AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

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Title: EX 10.2 AMENDED 1994 PERFORMANCE AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
Date: 10/5/2005
Industry: Software and Programming     Sector: Technology

EX 10.2 AMENDED 1994 PERFORMANCE AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

, Parties: adobe systems inc , karen cottle
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Exhibit 10.2

 

ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

AMENDED 1994 PERFORMANCE AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN

 

1.                                        Establishment and Purpose .

 

(a)                                   Establishment .  The Adobe Systems Incorporated 1989 Restricted Stock Plan was initially adopted on February 9, 1989 (the “Initial Plan” ).  The Initial Plan was amended and restated in its entirety as the “1994 Performance and Restricted Stock Plan” (the “Plan” ) effective as of August 31, 1994, the date it was approved by the stockholders of the Company.  This amendment is effective as of the date it is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board” ).

 

(b)                                  Purpose .  The purpose of the Plan is to attract, retain and reward key employees of Adobe Systems Incorporated and any successor corporation thereto (collectively referred to as the “Company” ), and any present or future parent and/or subsidiary corporations of the Company (all of whom along with the Company being individually referred to as a “Participating Company” and collectively referred to as the “Participating Company Group” ), and to motivate such persons to contribute to the financial success and progress of the Participating Company Group.  For purposes of the Plan, a parent corporation and a subsidiary corporation shall be as defined in sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” ).

 

2.                                        Administration .

 

(a)                                   Administration by Committee .  The Plan shall be administered by one or more duly appointed committees (individually, a “Committee” ) of the Board; provided, however, that with respect to the participation of individuals who are subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act” ), or who are divisional officers of the Participating Company Group, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee consisting of not less than two directors each of whom is both (i) a “Non-Employee Director “ within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor rule ( “Rule 16b-3” ) and (ii) an “outside director” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  The Committee shall have all of the powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan, subject to the limitations described herein, including the full and final authority in its sole discretion to:

 

(i)                                      select the eligible persons to whom (a “Participant” ), and the time at which, awards shall be granted under the Plan;

 

(ii)                                   determine type of award granted and the number of shares of stock, units or other consideration subject to awards (which need not be identical);

 

(iii)                                determine the terms and conditions of each award granted, including, without limitation, the terms of vesting, if any, the effect of a Participant’s termination of employment with the Participating Company Group, the method for satisfaction of any tax

 



 

withholding obligation arising in connection with any award, and all other terms and conditions of the award not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;

 

(iv)                               determine the performance goals and other conditions, if any, for the settlement of any award and whether such goals and conditions have been satisfied;

 

(v)                                  determine whether an award shall be paid in cash, in shares of stock or in any combination thereof;

 

(vi)                               determine whether payment of an award should be reduced or eliminated;

 

(vii)                            modify or amend any award, or waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any award;

 

(viii)                         accelerate, continue, extend or defer the payment or vesting of any award, including with respect to the period following a Participant’s termination of employment with the Participating Company Group;

 

(ix)                                 determine the fair market value of the common stock of the Company;

 

(x)                                    authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate the grant of an award;

 

(xi)                                 prescribe, amend or rescind rules, regulations and policies relating to the Plan;

 

(xii)                              approve one or more forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

 

(xiii)                           construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement used under the Plan and define the terms employed herein and therein;

 

(xiv)                          make all other determinations and take such other action with respect to the Plan and any award granted hereunder as the Committee may deem advisable, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee shall be final and binding upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or any award granted under the Plan.

 

(b)                                  Authority of Officers .  Any officer of a Participating Company shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Company herein, provided the officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, or election.

 



 

3.                                        Eligibility .  Key employees of the Participating Company Group are eligible to participate in the Plan.  The Committee shall, in the Committee’s sole discretion, determine which individuals shall be granted awards under the Plan.

 

4.                                        Shares Subject to Plan .  Shares issued pursuant to the Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Stock” ).  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued under the Plan is 16,000,000 (reflecting Stock splits on October 26, 1999, October 24, 2000 and May 23, 2005).  In the event that any award granted under the Plan denominated in shares for any reason expires or is canceled, terminated or paid in cash, or shares of Stock subject to forfeiture are forfeited to the Company, the shares allocable to such award or such forfeited shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such shares shall be made subject to a new award only if the grant of such new award and the issuance of such shares pursuant to such new award would not cause the Plan or any award granted under the Plan to contravene Rule 16b-3.

 

5.                                        Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure .  Appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number and class of shares of Stock subject to the Plan, in the maximum number of shares set forth in Section 7(f), and to any awards outstanding under the Plan, other than Performance Units (as defined below), in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification or like change in the capital structure of the Company.  In the event a majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to outstanding awards under the Plan are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become shares of another corporation (the “New Shares” ), the Company may unilaterally amend outstanding awards to provide that such awards may be settled in New Shares.  In the event of any such amendment, the number of shares shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner.  Any and all new, substituted or additional shares or Performance Shares (as defined below) received by a Participant pursuant to this Section 5 will be subject to the applicable restrictions set forth in the agreement evidencing an award as if such shares or Performance Shares were part of the original award.

 

6.                                        Term of Plan .  The Plan shall continue in effect until terminated by the Board or Committee or until all of the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan have been issued and all restrictions on such shares under the terms of the Plan and the agreements evidencing such awards have lapsed.

 

7.                                        Performance Awards .

 

(a)                                   Types of Performance Awards .  The Committee may from time to time grant awards under this Section 7 ( “Performance Awards” ) which are Performance-Based Restricted Stock, Performance Shares, or Performance Units.  Performance Awards shall be evidenced by written agreements, in such form as the Committee shall from time to time establish (each an “Award Agreement” ), specifying the number of shares of Stock or the dollar amount covered thereby, the performance goals established by the Committee, the period in which such goals are to be met and the other terms, conditions and restrictions of the award, which Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference.  The

 



 

Committee shall not require a Participant to make any monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding) as a condition of receiving a Performance Award.

 

(i)                                      “Performance-Based Restricted Stock” shall mean shares of Stock awarded to a Participant which, in accordance with rules established by the Committee prior to the grant of such award, are subject to forfeiture in full or in part or with respect to which additional shares of Stock may be granted on the basis of the degree of attainment of Performance Goals (as defined below) within a Performance Period (as defined below).  Shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including by book-entry registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates.  Any certificate issued in respect of shares of Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such award.  The Committee may require that such certificates be held in the custody of the Company or other escrow agent until the restrictions thereon lapse.

 

(ii)                                   “Performance Shares” shall mean bookkeeping units, denominated in shares of Stock, awarded to a Participant which, in accordance with rules established by the Committee prior to the grant of such award, are subject to forfeiture in full or in part or with respect to which additional shares of Stock may be granted on the basis of the degree of attainment of Performance Goals (as defined below) within a Performance Period (as defined below).

 

(iii)                                “Performance Units” shall mean bookkeeping units, denominated in dollar amounts, awarded to a Participant which, in accordance with rules established by the Committee prior to the grant of such award, are subject to forfeiture in full or in part or with respect to which additional such units may be granted on the basis of the degree of attainment of Performance Goals (as defined below) within a Performance Period (as defined below).

 

(b)                                  Performance Goals and Performance Period .  Unless otherwise permitted in compliance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to “performance-based compensation,” the Committee shall establish with respect to one or more of the Performance Factors set forth below the target levels of attainment of such Performance Factors (collectively, “Performance Goals” ) which, when measured at the end of the Performance Period (as defined below), in accordance with the Performance Award Formula (as defined below), shall de


 
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