EX-10.4



 





Exhibit 10.4




 

 








MERCK & CO., INC.




1996 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN




(Amended and Restated as of December 19, 2006)




 

 








 









 












1996 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN




     The 1996 Incentive Stock Plan (“ISP”), effective January 1, 1996, is established to encourage
employees of Merck & Co., Inc. (the “Company”), its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its joint
ventures and the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research to acquire Common Stock in the Company.
It is believed that the ISP will stimulate employees’ efforts on the Company’s behalf, will tend to
maintain and strengthen their desire to remain with the Company, will be in the interest of the
Company and its Stockholders, and will encourage such employees to have a greater personal
financial investment in the Company through ownership of its Common Stock.



1. Administration




     The ISP shall be administered by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Committee”). The Committee is authorized, subject to the provisions
of the ISP, to establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for the proper
administration of the ISP, and to make such determinations and to take such action in connection
therewith or in relation to the ISP as it deems necessary or advisable, consistent with the ISP.
The Committee may delegate some or all of its power and authority hereunder to the Chief Executive
Officer or other senior member of management as the Committee deems appropriate; provided, however,
that the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to any matter or action affecting an
officer subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



     For the purpose of this section and all subsequent sections, the ISP shall be deemed to
include this plan and any comparable sub-plans established by subsidiaries which, in the aggregate,
shall constitute one plan governed by the terms set forth herein.



2. Eligibility




     Regular full-time and part-time employees of the Company, its subsidiaries, its affiliates,
its joint ventures and the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research, including officers, whether or
not directors of the Company, and employees of a joint venture partner or affiliate of the Company
who provide services to the joint venture with such partner or affiliate and who are not directors
or officers of the Company for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shall
be eligible to participate in the ISP (“Eligible Employees”) if designated by the Committee or its
delegate. Those directors who are not regular employees are not eligible.



3. Incentives




     Incentives under the ISP may be granted in any one or a combination of (a) Incentive Stock
Options (or other statutory stock option); (b) Nonqualified Stock Options; (c) Stock Appreciation
Rights; (d) Restricted Stock Grants, and (e) Performance Shares (together “Incentives”). All
Incentives shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to such other terms
and conditions as may be established by the Committee. Determinations by the Committee under the
ISP including without limitation, determinations of the Eligible Employees, the form, amount and
timing of Incentives, the terms and provisions of Incentives, and the agreements evidencing
Incentives, need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Eligible Employees who receive,
or are eligible to receive, Incentives hereunder, whether or not such Eligible Employees are
similarly situated.



4. Shares Available for Incentives




     (a) Shares Subject to Issuance or Transfer. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
4(c) hereof, there is hereby reserved for issuance under the ISP 130 million shares of the
Company’s Common Stock (“Common Stock”). The shares available for granting awards shall be
increased by the number of shares as to which options or other benefits granted under the Plan
have lapsed, expired, terminated or been cancelled. In addition, any shares reserved for issuance
under the Company’s 1991 Incentive Stock Plan and 1987 Incentive Stock Plan (“Prior Plans”) in



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excess of the number of shares as to which options or other benefits have been awarded thereunder,
plus any such shares as to which options or other benefits granted under the Prior Plans may lapse,
expire, terminate or be cancelled, shall also be reserved and available for issuance or reissuance
under the ISP. Shares under this Plan may be delivered by the Company from its authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock or from Common Stock held in the Treasury.



     (b) Limit on an Individual’s Incentives. In any given year, no Eligible Employee may receive
Incentives covering more than three million shares of the Company’s Common Stock (such number of
shares may be adjusted in accordance with Section 4(c)).



     (c) Adjustment of Shares. In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split,
stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, rights
offering, spin off, split off, split up or other similar change in the capital structure of the
Company, the Committee shall make equitable adjustments to (i) the number and kind of shares
authorized for issuance under the ISP, (ii) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding
Incentives, (iii) the option price of Stock Options and (iv) the grant value of Stock Appreciation
Rights. Any such determination shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties.



5. Stock Options




     The Committee may grant options qualifying as Incentive Stock Options under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor code thereto (the “Code”), other statutory
options under the Code, and Nonqualified Options (collectively “Stock Options”). Such Stock
Options shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions
as the Committee may prescribe:



     (a) Option Price. The option price per share with respect to each Stock Option shall be
determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date the Stock Option is granted, as determined by the Committee.



     (b) Period of Option. The period of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee but
shall not exceed ten (10) years.



     (c) Payment. The option price shall be payable in cash at the time the Stock Option is
exercised. No shares shall be issued until full payment therefore has been made. A grantee of a
Stock Option shall have none of the rights of a stockholder until the shares are issued.



     (d) Exercise of Option. The shares covered by a Stock Option may be purchased in such
installments and on such exercise dates as the Committee or its delegate may determine. Any shares
not purchased on the applicable exercise date may be purchased thereafter at any time prior to the
final expiration of the Stock Option. In no event (including those specified in paragraphs (e),
(f) and (g) of this section) shall any Stock Option be exercisable after its specified expiration
period.



     (e) Termination of Employment. Upon the termination of a Stock Option grantee’s employment
(for any reason other than retirement, death or termination for deliberate, willful or gross
misconduct), Stock Option privileges shall be limited to the shares which were immediately
exercisable at the date of such termination. The Committee, however, in its discretion, may provide
that any Stock Options outstanding but not yet exercisable upon the termination of a Stock Option
grantee’s employment may become exercisable in accordance with a schedule to be determined by the
Committee. Such Stock Option privileges shall expire unless exercised or surrendered under a Stock
Appreciation Right within such period of time after the date of termination of employment as may be
established by the Committee, but in no event later than the expiration date of the Stock Option.
If a Stock Option grantee’s employment is terminated for
deliberate, willful or gross misconduct, as determined by the Company, all rights under the Stock
Option shall expire upon receipt of the notice of such termination.



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     (f) Retirement. Upon retirement of a Stock Option grantee, Stock Option privileges shall
apply to those shares immediately exercisable at the date of retirement. The Committee, however,
in its discretion, may provide that any Stock Options outstanding but not yet exercisable upon the
retirement of a Stock Option grantee may become exercisable in accordance with a schedule to be
determined by the Committee. Stock Option privileges shall expire unless exercised within such
period of time as may be established by the Committee, but in no event later than the expiration
date of the Stock Option.



     (g) Death. Upon the death of a Stock Option grantee, Stock Option privileges shall apply to
those shares which were immediately exercisable at the time of death. The Committee, however, in
its discretion, may provide that any Stock Options outstanding but not yet exercisable upon the
death of a Stock Option grantee may become exercisable in accordance with a schedule to be
determined by the Committee. Such privileges shall expire unless exercised by legal
representatives within a period of time as determined by the Committee but in no event later than
the expiration date of the Stock Option.



     (h) Limits on Incentive Stock Options. Except as may otherwise be permitted by the Code, the
Committee shall not grant to an Eligible Employee Incentive Stock Options, that, in the aggregate,
are first exercisable during any one calendar year to the extent that the aggregate fair market
value of the Common Stock, at the time the Incentive Stock Options are granted, exceeds $100,000.



6. Stock Appreciation Rights




     The Committee may, in its discretion, grant a right to receive the appreciation in the fair
market value of shares of Common Stock (“Stock Appreciation Right”) either singly or in combination
with an underlying Stock Option granted hereunder or under the Prior Plans. Such Stock
Appreciation Rights shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and such other terms and
conditions as the Committee may prescribe:



     (a) Time and Period of Grant. If a Stock Appreciation Right is granted with respect to an
underlying Stock Option, it may be granted at the time of the Stock Option Grant or at any time
thereafter but prior to the expiration of the Stock Option Grant. If a Stock Appreciation Right is
granted with respect to an underlying Stock Option, at the time the Stock Appreciation Right is
granted the Committee may limit the exercise period for such Stock Appreciation Right, before and
after which period no Stock Appreciation Right shall attach to the underlying Stock Option. In no
event shall the exercise period for a Stock Appreciation Right granted with respect to an
underlying Stock Option exceed the exercise period for such Stock Option. If a Stock Appreciation
Right is granted without an underlying Stock Option, the period for exercise of the Stock
Appreciation Right shall be set by the Committee.



     (b) Value of Stock Appreciation Right. If a Stock Appreciation Right is granted with respect
to an underlying Stock Option, the grantee will be entitled to surrender the Stock Option which is
then exercisable and receive in exchange therefore an amount equal to the excess of the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the date the election to surrender is received by the Company over the
Stock Option price multiplied by the number of shares covered by the Stock Option which are
surrendered. If a Stock Appreciation Right is granted without an underlying Stock Option, the
grantee will receive upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right an amount equal to the excess of
the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the election to surrender such Stock
Appreciation Right is received by the Company over the fair market value of the Common Stock on the
date of grant multiplied by the number of shares covered by the grant of the Stock Appreciation
Right.



     (c) Payment of Stock Appreciation Right. Payment of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be in
the form of shares of Common Stock, cash, or any combination of shares and cash. The form of
payment upon exercise of such a right shall be determined by the Committee either at the time of
grant of the Stock Appreciation Right or at the time of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right.



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7. Performance Share Awards




     The Committee may grant awards under which payment may be made in shares of Common Stock, cash
or any combination of shares and cash if the performance of the Company or any subsidiary, division
or affiliate of the Company selected by the Committee during the Award Period meets certain goals
established by the Committee (“Performance Share Awards”). Such Performance Share Awards shall be
subject to the following terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions as the Committee
may prescribe:



     (a) Award Period and Performance Goals. The Committee shall determine and include in a
Performance Share Award grant the period of time for which a Performance Share Award is made
(“Award Period”). The Committee shall also establish performance objectives (“Performance Goals”)
to be met by the Company, subsidiary or division during the Award Period as a condition to payment
of the Performance Share Award. The Performance Goals may include earnings per share, return on
stockholders’ equity, return on assets, net income, or any other financial or other measurement
established by the Committee. The Performance Goals may include minimum and optimum objectives or
a single set of objectives.



     (b) Payment of Performance Share Awards. The Committee shall establish the method of
calculating the amount of payment to be made under a Performance Share Award if the Performance
Goals are met, including the fixing of a maximum payment. The Performance Share Award shall be
expressed in terms of shares of Common Stock and referred to as “Performance Shares.” After the
completion of an Award Period, the performance of the Company, subsidiary or division shall be
measured against the Performance Goals, and the Committee shall determine whether all, none or any
portion of a Performance Share Award shall be paid. The Committee, in its discretion, may elect to
make payment in shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination of shares and cash. Any cash payment
shall be based on the fair market value of Performance Shares on, or as soon as practicable prior
to, the date of payment.



     (c) Revision of Performance Goals. At any time prior to the end of an Award Period, the
Committee may revise the Performance Goals and the computation of payment if unforeseen events
occur which have a substantial effect on the performance of the Company, subsidiary or division and
which in the judgment of the Committee make the application of the Performance Goals unfair unless
a revision is made.



     (d) Requirement of Employment. A grantee of a Performance Share Award must remain in the
employ of the Company until the completion of the Award Period in order to be entitled to payment
under the Performance Share Award; provided that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide
for a partial payment where such an exception is deemed equitable.



     (e) Dividends. The Committee may, in its discretion, at the time of the granting of a
Performance Share Award, provide that any dividends declared on the Common Stock during the Award
Period, and which would have been paid with respect to Performance Shares had they been owned by a
grantee, be (i) paid to the grantee, or (ii) accumulated for the benefit of the grantee and used to
increase the number of Performance Shares of the grantee.



     (f) Limit on Performance Share Awards. Incentives granted as Performance Share Awards under
this section and Restricted Stock Grants under Section 8 shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 12
million shares of Common Stock (such number of shares may be adjusted in accordance with Section
4(c)).



8. Restricted Stock Grants




     The Committee may award shares of Common Stock to a grantee, which shares shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may
prescribe (“Restricted Stock Grant”):



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     (a) Requirement of Employment. A grantee of a Restricted Stock Grant must remain in the
employment of the Company during a period designated by the Committee (“Restriction Period”) in
order to retain the shares under the Restricted Stock Grant. If the grantee leaves the employment
of the Company prior to the end of the Restriction Period, the Restricted Stock Grant shall
terminate and the shares of Common Stock shall be returned immediately to the Company; provided
that the Committee may, at the time of the grant, provide for the employment restriction to lapse
with respect to a portion or portions of the Restricted Stock Grant at different times during the
Restriction Period. The Committee may, in its discretion, also provide for such complete or
partial exceptions to the employment restriction as it deems equitable.



     (b) Restrictions on Transfer and Legend on Stock Certificates. During the Restriction
Period, the grantee may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise dispose of the shares of
Common Stock except to a successor under Section 10 hereof. Each certificate for shares of Common
Stock issued hereunder shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the
grant.



     (c) Escrow Agreement. The Committee may require the grantee to enter into an escrow
agreement providing that the certificates representing the Restricted Stock Grant will remain in
the physical custody of an escrow holder until all restrictions are removed or expire.



     (d) Lapse of Restrictions. All restrictions imposed under the Restricted Stock Grant shall
lapse upon the expiration of the Restriction Period if the conditions as to employment set forth
above have been met. The grantee shall then be entitled to have the legend removed from the
certificates.



     (e) Dividends. The Committee shall, in its discretion, at the time of the Restricted Stock
Grant, provide that any dividends declared on the Common Stock during the Restriction Period shall
either be (i) paid to the grantee, or (ii) accumulated for the benefit of the grantee and paid to
the grantee only after the expiration of the Restriction Period.



     (f) Limit on Restricted Stock Grant. Incentives granted as Restricted Stock Grants under
this section and Performance Share Awards under Section 7 shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 12
million shares of Common Stock (such number of shares may be adjusted in accordance with Section
4(c)).



9. Discontinuance or Amendment of the Plan




     The Board of Directors may discontinue the ISP at any time and may from time to time amend or
revise the terms of the ISP as permitted by applicable statutes, except that it may not revoke or
alter, in a manner unfavorable to the grantees of any Incentives hereunder, any Incentives then
outstanding, nor may the Board amend the ISP without stockholder approval where the absence of such
approval would cause the Plan to fail to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, or any other requirement of applicable law or regulation. No Incentive shall be granted
under the ISP after December 31, 2000, but Incentives granted theretofore may extend beyond that
date.



10. Nontransferability




     Each Incentive Stock Option granted under the ISP shall not be transferable other than by will
or the laws of descent and distribution; each other Incentive granted under the ISP may be
transferable subject to the terms and conditions as may be established by the Committee in
accordance with regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any other
applicable law or regulation.



11. No Right of Employment




     The ISP and the Incentives granted hereunder shall not confer upon any Eligible Employee the
right to continued employment with the Company, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its joint
ventures or the Merck Institute for Therapeutic Research or affect in any way the right of



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entities to terminate the employment of an Eligible Employee at any time and for any reason.



12. Taxes




     The Company shall be entitled to withhold the amount of any tax attributable to any option
granted, any amount payable or shares deliverable under the ISP after giving the person entitled to
receive such amount or shares notice as far in advance as practicable.



Merck Change in Control




(a) Options.




     1. Vesting of Options Other Than Key R&D Options. Upon the occurrence of a Change in
Control, each Stock Option which is outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control, other
than the Key R&D Options, shall immediately become fully vested and exercisable.



     2. Vesting of Key R&D Options.



     (i) Subject to (a)(2)(ii) of this Schedule, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each
Key R&D Option shall continue to be subject to the performance-based vesting schedule applicable
thereto immediately prior to the Change in Control.



     (ii) Notwithstanding (a)(2)(i) of this Schedule, if the Stock Options do not continue to be
outstanding following the Change in Control or are not exchanged for or converted into options to
purchase securities of a successor entity (“Successor Options”), then, upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control, all or a portion of each Key R&D Option shall immediately vest and become
exercisable in the following percentages: (A) if such Key R&D Option’s first milestone has not been
reached before the date of the Change in Control, 14% of the then-unvested portion of the Key R&D
Option shall vest and become exercisable and the remainder shall be forfeited; (B) if only such Key
R&D Option’s first milestone has been reached before the date of the Change in Control, 42% of the
then-unvested portion of the Key R&D Option shall vest and become exercisable and the remainder
shall be forfeited; and (C) if such Key R&D Option’s first and second milestones have been reached
before the date of the Change in Control, 100% of the then-unvested portion of the Key R&D Option
shall vest and become exercisable.



     3. Post-Termination Exercise Period. If Stock Options continue to be outstanding following
the Change in Control or are exchanged for or converted into Successor Options, then the portion of
such Stock Options or such Successor Options, as applicable, that is vested and exercisable
immediately following the termination of employment of the holder thereof after the Change in
Control shall remain exercisable following such termination for five years from the date of such
termination (but not beyond the remainder of the term thereof) provided, however, that, if such
termination is by reason of gross misconduct, death or retirement (as these terms are applied to
awards granted under the Plans), then those provisions of the Plan that are applicable to a
termination by reason of gross misconduct, death or retirement, if any, shall apply to such
termination. If the effect of vesting pursuant to this Section (a) would cause a Stock Option or
Successor Stock Option to terminate earlier than if such accelerated vesting had not occurred, then
the term of such Stock Option shall not expire earlier than if such accelerated vesting had not
occurred.



     4. Cashout of Stock Options. If the Stock Options do not continue to be outstanding
following the Change in Control and are not exchanged for or converted into Successor Options, each
holder of a vested and exercisable option shall be entitled to receive, as soon as practicable
following the Change in Control, for each share of Common Stock subject to a vested and exercisable
option, an amount of cash determined by the Committee prior to the Change in Control but in no
event less than the excess of the Change in Control Price over the exercise price thereof (subject
to any existing deferral elections then in effect). If the consideration to be paid in a Change in
Control is not entirely shares of common stock of an acquiring or resulting



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corporation, then the
Committee may, prior to the Change in Control, provide for the cancellation of outstanding Stock
Options at the time of the Change in Control, in whole or in part, for cash pursuant to this
provision or may provide for the exchange or conversion of outstanding Stock Options at the time of
the Change in Control, in whole or in part, and, in connection with any such provision, may (but
shall not be obligated to) permit holders of Stock Options to make such elections related thereto
as it determines are appropriate.



     5. Incentive Stock Options Not Amended. This Section does not apply to any incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.



(b) Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units.




     1. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each
unvested restricted stock unit award which is outstanding immediately prior to the Change in
Control under the Plan shall immediately become fully vested.



     2. Vesting of Performance Share Units. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each
unvested performance share unit award which is outstanding immediately prior to the Change in
Control under the Plan shall immediately become vested in an amount equal to the PSU Pro Rata
Amount.



     3. Settlement of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units.



     (i) If the Common Stock continues to be widely held and freely tradable following the Change
in Control or is exchanged for or converted into securities of a successor entity that are widely
held and freely tradable, then the restricted stock units and the vested performance share units
shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or such other securities as soon as practicable after the
date of the Change in Control (subject to any existing deferral elections then in effect).



     (ii) If the Common Stock does not continue to be widely held and freely tradable following the
Change in Control and is not exchanged for or converted into securities of a successor entity that
are widely held and freely tradable, then the restricted stock units and the vested performance
share units shall be paid in cash as soon as practicable after the date of the Change in Control
(subject to any existing deferral elections then in effect).



(c) Other Provisions.




     1. Except to the extent required by applicable law, for the entirety of the Protection
Period, the material terms of the Plan shall not be modified in any manner that is materially
adverse to the Qualifying Participants (it being understood that this Section (c) of this Schedule
shall not require that any specific type or levels of equity awards be granted to Qualifying
Participants following the Change in Control).



     2. During the Protection Period, the Plan may not be amended or modified to reduce or
eliminate the protections set forth in Section (c)(1) of this Schedule and may not be terminated.



     3. The Company shall pay all legal fees and related expenses (including the costs of experts,
evidence and counsel) reasonably and in good faith incurred by a Qualifying Participant if the
Qualifying Participant prevails on his or her claim for relief in an action (x) by the Qualifying
Participant claiming that the provisions of Section (c)(1) or (c)(2) of this Schedule have been
violated (but, for avoidance of doubt, excluding claims for Plan benefits in the
ordinary course) and (y) if applicable, by the Company or the Qualifying Participant’s employer to
enforce post-termination covenants against the Qualifying Participant.



     4. This section does not apply to any incentive stock option within the meaning of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code.



     5. Anything in the Plan as amended by this Schedule notwithstanding, the Company reserves the
right to make such further changes as may be required if and to the extent required to avoid
adverse consequences under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, as amended.



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(d) Definitions.




     For purposes of this Schedule, the following terms shall have the following meanings:



     1. “Change in Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the Company’s Change in Control
Separation Benefits Plan; provided, however, that, as to any award under the Plan that consists of
deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, the definition of “Change in Control”
shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code.



     2. “Change in Control Price” shall mean, with respect to a share of Common Stock, the higher
of (A) the highest reported sales price, regular way, of such share in any transaction reported on
the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape or other national exchange on which such shares are
listed or on the NASDAQ National Market during the 10-day period prior to and including the date of
a Change in Control and (B) if the Change in Control is the result of a tender or exchange offer,
merger, or other, similar corporate transaction, the highest price per such share paid in such
tender or exchange offer, merger or other, similar corporate transaction; provided that, to the
extent all or part of the consideration paid in any such transaction consists of securities or
other non-cash consideration, the value of such securities or other non-cash consideration shall be
determined by the Committee.



     3. “Key R&D Options” shall mean those performance-based options granted to employees under the
Key Research and Development Program described in the applicable Schedule to the Rules and
Regulations for the Plan, if any.



     4. “Protection Period” shall mean the period beginning on the date of the Change in Control
and ending on the second anniversary of the date of the Change in Control.



     5. “PSU Pro Rata Amount” shall mean for each Performance Share Unit award, the amount
determined by multiplying (x) and (y), where (x) is the number of Target Shares subject to the
Performance Share Unit award times the Assumed Performance Percentage and (y) is a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of whole and partial calendar months elapsed during the applicable
performance period (counting any partial month as a whole month for this purpose) and the
denominator of which is the total number of months in the applicable performance period. The
Assumed Performance Percentage shall be determined by (1) averaging the ranks during the Award
Period as follows: (A) as to any completed performance year as of the Change in Control, the actual
rank (except that, if fewer than 90 days have elapsed since the completion of such performance
year, the Target Rank shall be used), and (B) as to any performance year that is incomplete or has
not yet begun as of the Change in Control, the Target Rank, (2) rounding the average rank
calculated pursuant to the foregoing clause (1) to the nearest whole number using ordinary
numerical rounding, and (3) using the Final Award Percentage associated with the number determined
in the foregoing clause (2). The Target Rank is the rank associated with 100% on the chart of Final
Award Percentages.



     6. “Qualifying Participants” shall mean those individuals who participate in the Plan
(whether as current or former employees) as of immediately prior to the Change in Control.



(e) Application.




     This Schedule shall apply to Stock Options, restricted stock unit awards and performance share
unit awards under the Plans granted prior to November 24, 2004.




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