Exhibit 10-w
1995 MANAGEMENT STOCK OPTION
PLAN
Plan Effective: January
1, 1996
Revisions
Effective: November 16, 2001
AT&T INC.
1995 MANAGEMENT STOCK OPTION
PLAN
ARTICLE
1. PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS AND EFFECTIVE
DATE
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Purpose . The purpose of the 1995 Management
Stock Option Plan ("Plan") is to promote the success and enhance
the value of AT&T Inc. (the "Company") by linking the personal
interests of the Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries to
the interests of the Company's shareowners, and by providing
Employees with an additional incentive for outstanding
performance.
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Additional
Definitions . In addition
to definitions set forth elsewhere in the Plan, for purposes of the
Plan:
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(a)
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"Cause" shall
mean willful and gross misconduct on the part of a Participant that
is materially and demonstrably detrimental to the Company or any
Subsidiary as determined by the Company in its sole
discretion.
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“Disability” shall mean absence of
an Employee from work under the relevant Company or Subsidiary
disability plan.
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"Employee"
shall mean any employee of the Company or of one of the
Company’s Subsidiaries. Directors who are not
otherwise employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries shall
not be considered Employees under the Plan.
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"Exchange Act"
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successor Act thereto.
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"Fair Market
Value" shall mean the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”) for Shares on the relevant date, or if such
date was not a trading day, the next preceding trading date, all as
determined by the Company. A trading day is any day that
the Shares are traded on the NYSE. In lieu of the
foregoing, the Committee may select any other index or measurement
to determine the Fair Market Value of Shares under the
Plan.
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"Option" shall
mean the right to purchase one or more shares of the common stock
of AT&T Inc. on the terms and conditions contained in this
Plan, the rules of the Committee, and the terms of the
Option. “Awards” shall mean
Options.
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“Participant” shall mean an Employee
or former Employee that participates in this Plan.
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"Retirement"
shall mean the termination of a Participant's employment with the
Company or one of its Subsidiaries, for reasons other than death,
Disability or for Cause, on or after the date Participant has
attained one of the following combinations of age and service at
termination of employment on or after April 1, 1997, except as
otherwise indicated below:
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Net Credited
Service
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Age
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10 years or
more
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65 or
older
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20 years or
more
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55 or
older
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25 years or
more
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50 or
older
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30 years or
more
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Any
age
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With respect to
a Participant who is granted an EMP Service Pension under and
pursuant to the provisions of the AT&T Pension Benefit Plan -
Nonbargained Program upon termination of employment, the term
"Retirement" shall include such Participant's termination of
employment.
In determining
whether a Participant's Termination of Employment under the
Enhanced Pension and Retirement Program ("EPR") is a Retirement as
defined above, 5 years shall be added to each of Age and Net
Credited Service.
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"Rotational
Work Assignment Company"("RWAC") shall mean any entity with which
AT&T Inc. or any of its Subsidiaries may enter into an
agreement to provide an employee for a rotational work
assignment.
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"Shares" or
"Stock" or "Shares of Stock" shall mean the common stock of
AT&T Inc.
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"Subsidiary"
shall mean any corporation in which the Company owns directly, or
indirectly through subsidiaries, more than fifty percent (50%) of
the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock, or any
other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint
ventures) in which the Company owns more than fifty percent (50%)
of the combined equity thereof.
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Effective
Date . The
Plan shall be effective on the date it is approved by the Company's
Board of Directors.
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ARTICLE
2. ADMINISTRATION
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The
Committee . The Plan shall be administered by a
committee (the "Committee") which shall be the Human Resources
Committee or any other committee appointed by the Board of
Directors (the "Board").
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2.2
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Authority of
the Committee . The
Committee shall have full power, except as limited by
law
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and subject to
the provisions herein, in its sole and exclusive discretion: to
grant Awards; to select the recipients of Awards; to determine the
eligibility of a person to participate in the Plan or to receive a
particular Award; to determine the sizes and types of Awards; to
determine the terms and conditions of such Awards in a manner
consistent with the Plan; to construe and interpret the Plan and
any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; to
establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan's
administration; and (subject to the provisions of Article 5 herein)
to amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award to the
extent such terms and conditions are within the discretion of the
Committee as provided in the Plan. Further, the
Committee shall make all other determinations in its discretion
which may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan.
References to determinations or other actions by
the Company, herein, shall mean actions authorized by the
Committee, the Chairman of the Board of the Company, the Senior
Executive Vice President of the Company in charge of Human
Resources or their respective successors or duly authorized
delegates, in each case in the discretion of such
person.
All determinations and decisions made by the
Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, and all related
orders and resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive, and
binding on all persons, including the Company, its stockholders,
Employees, Participants, and their estates and
beneficiaries.
ARTICLE 3. SHARES
SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
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Number of
Shares . Subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 3.3 Adjustments in Authorized Shares , herein,
the total number of Shares of Stock for which Options may be
granted under the Plan may not exceed 160,000,000
Shares. These Shares may be either authorized but
unissued or reacquired Shares. The Committee or the
Board may amend this Plan to increase the number of authorized
Shares.
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Lapsed
Options . If
any Option granted under the Plan is canceled, terminates, expires,
or lapses for any reason, any Shares subject to such Option again
shall be available for the grant of an Option under the
Plan.
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Adjustments
in Authorized Shares . In the event of a merger,
reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, separation,
liquidation, stock dividend, stock split, share combination, or
other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting
the Shares, such adjustment shall be made in the number and class
of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan, and in the number
and class of and/or price of Shares subject to outstanding Options
granted under the Plan, as may be determined to be appropriate and
equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent
dilution or enlargement of rights; and provided that the number of
Shares subject to any Option shall always be a whole
number.
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ARTICLE 4. STOCK
OPTIONS
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Grant of
Options . Subject to the terms and provisions
of the Plan, Options may be granted to such Employees, at such
times and on such terms and conditions, as shall be determined by
the Committee; provided, however, no Options may be granted after
the 10th anniversary of the effective date of the
Plan. The Committee or the Board shall have discretion
in determining the number of Options and the number of Shares
subject to each Option granted to each
Participant. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Committee shall have the authority to establish
guidelines setting forth anticipated grant levels which correspond
to various salary grades, salary ranges or the equivalent
thereof.
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Form of
Issuance . Options may be issued in the form
of a certificate or may be recorded on the books and records of the
Company for the account of the Participant. If an Option
is not issued in the form of a certificate, then the Option shall
be deemed granted upon issuance of a notice of the grant addressed
to the recipient. The terms and conditions of an Option
shall be set forth in the certificate, in the notice of the
issuance of the grant, or in such other documents as the Committee
shall determine. The Committee may require a Participant
to enter into a written agreement containing terms and conditions
relating to the Option and its exercise.
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Option
Price . The
Option Price for each grant of an Option shall be determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that the minimum Option Price shall
be one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share
on the date the Option is granted. If the Committee does
not specify an Option Price then the Option Price shall be the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is
granted.
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Duration of
Options . Each
Option shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine
at the time of grant provided, however, that no Option shall be
exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its
grant. In the event the Committee does not specify the
expiration date of an Option, then such Option will expire on the
tenth (10 th
) anniversary date of its grant,
except as otherwise provided herein. For options granted
before June 29, 2001, the foregoing reference to “tenth
(10 th
) anniversary” shall be
replaced with “fifth (5 th )
anniversary”.
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Vesting of
Options . Options shall vest at such times
and under such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee
provided, however, unless another vesting period is provided by the
Committee at or before the grant of an Option, one-third of the
Options will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the
grant; if one Option remains after equally dividing the grant by
three, it will vest on the first anniversary of the grant, if two
Options remain, then one will vest on each of the first two
anniversaries. The Committee shall have the right to
accelerate the vesting of any Option; however, the Chairman of the
Board or the Senior Executive Vice President-Human Resources, or
their respective successors, or such other persons designated by
the Committee, shall have the authority to accelerate the vesting
of Options for any Employee who is not at that time an officer,
director or ten percent beneficial owner, as those terms are
defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
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Exercise of
Options . Options granted under the Plan
shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such
restrictions and conditions as the Committee or the Board shall in
each instance approve, which need not be the same for each grant or
for each Participant. Exercises of Options may be effected only on
days and during the hours that the New York Stock Exchange is open
for regular trading. The Company may further change or
limit the times or days Options may be exercised. If an
Option expires on a day or at a time when exercises are not
permitted, then the Options may be exercised no later than the
immediately preceding date and time that the Options were
exercisable.
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Options shall
be exercised by providing notice to the designated agent selected
by the Company (if no such agent has been designated, then to the
Company), in the manner and form determined by the Company, which
notice shall be irrevocable, setting forth the exact number of
Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and
including with such notice payment of the Option
Price. When Options have been transferred, the Company
or its designated agent may require appropriate documentation that
the person or persons exercising the Option, if other than the
Participant, has the right to exercise the Option. No
Option may be exercised with respect to a fraction of a
Share.
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Payment . The Option Price shall be paid in
full at
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