EX-10.4



 





Exhibit 10.4









THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.




 




1987 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan




 








 









 





The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.




 




1987 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan




 





	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	SECTION	 	CONTENTS	 	PAGE
	1.

	 	Purpose; Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	2.

	 	Administration
	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	3.

	 	Stock Subject to Plan
	 	 	4	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	4.

	 	Eligibility
	 	 	5	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	5.

	 	Stock Options
	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	6.

	 	Stock Appreciation Rights
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	7.

	 	Restricted Stock
	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	8.

	 	Deferred Stock
	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	9.

	 	Other Stock-Based Awards
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	10.

	 	Change in Control Provisions
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	11.

	 	Amendments and Termination
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	12.

	 	Unfunded Status of Plan
	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	13.

	 	General Provisions
	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	14.

	 	Effective Date of Plan
	 	 	22	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	15.

	 	Term of Plan
	 	 	23	 







 









 












The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.




 




1987 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan




 





     SECTION 1. Purpose; Definitions.



     The purpose of this The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1987 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”) is to enable The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) to offer key employees of
the Company long term performance-based stock incentives and/or other equity interests in the
Company, thereby attracting, retaining and rewarding such key employees, and strengthening the
mutuality of interests between key employees and the Company’s shareholders.



     For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:




	 	a.	 	“Board” means the Board of Directors of The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc.
	 
	 	b.	 	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, and any successor thereto.
	 
	 	c.	 	“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board. If at
any time no Committee shall be in office, then the functions of the Committee
specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Board or by a committee of Board
members consisting of Disinterested Persons.
	 
	 	d.	 	“Company” means The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., a corporation
organized under the laws of the State of New York, or any successor corporation, and
includes all domestic and foreign corporations, partnerships and other legal entities
in which at least 40% of the voting securities or ownership interests are owned
directly or indirectly by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
	 
	 	e.	 	“Deferred Stock” means an award made pursuant to Section 8 below of
the right to receive Stock at the end of a specified deferral period.
	 
	 	f.	 	“Disability” means disability as determined under procedures
established by the Committee for purposes of this Plan.
	 
	 	g.	 	“Disinterested Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule
16b-3(d)(3) as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor definition adopted by the
Commission.
	 
	 	h.	 	“Early Retirement” means retirement, with the approval of the
Committee for purposes of one or more award(s) hereunder, from active employment with
the Company prior to age 65, provided that the Committee may establish rules and
procedures pursuant to which the Committee’s approval shall be deemed to have been
given.
	 
	 	i.	 	“Fair Market Value” for purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise
required by any applicable provision of the Code or any regulations issued
thereunder, shall mean, as of any given date, the last price at which the Stock is
sold on the New York Stock







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	 	 	 	Exchange on such date, or, if there is no such sale on
such date, the last price at which the Stock is sold on the New York Stock Exchange
prior to such date.
	 
	 	j.	 	“Incentive Stock Option” means any Stock Option intended to be and
designated as an “Incentive Stock Option” within the meaning of Section 422A of the
Code.
	 
	 	k.	 	“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an
Incentive Stock Option.
	 
	 	l.	 	“Normal Retirement” means retirement from active employment with
the Company on or after age 65.
	 
	 	m.	 	“Other Stock-Based Award” means an award under Section 9 below that
is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based on, Stock.
	 
	 	n.	 	“Plan” means this The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1987 Key Employee
Stock Incentive Plan, as hereinafter amended from time to time.
	 
	 	o.	 	 “Restricted Stock” means an award of shares of Stock that is
subject to restrictions under Section 7 below.
	 
	 	p.	 	“Retirement” means Normal or Early Retirement.
	 
	 	q.	 	“Stock” means the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the
Company.
	 
	 	r.	 	“Stock Appreciation Right” means the right pursuant to an award
granted under Section 6 below to surrender to the Company all (or a portion) of a
Stock Option in exchange for an amount equal to the difference between (i) the Fair
Market Value, as of the date such Stock Option (or such portion thereof) is
surrendered, of the shares of Stock covered by such Stock Option (or such portion
thereof), and (ii) the aggregate exercise price of such Stock Option (or such portion
thereof).
	 
	 	s.	 	“Stock Option” or “Option” means any option to purchase
shares of Stock (including Restricted Stock and Deferred Stock, if the Committee so
determines) granted pursuant to Section 5 below.
	 
	 	t.	 	“Cause” shall mean the employee’s serious, willful misconduct in
respect of the employee’s obligations to the Company (including, but not limited to,
conviction for a felony or perpetration of a common law fraud).





     In addition, the terms “Change in Control” and “Change in Control Price” shall
have meanings set forth, respectively, in Sections 10(b) and (c) below.



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     SECTION 2. Administration.



     The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.



     The Committee shall have full authority to grant, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, to
officers and other key employees eligible under Section 4: (i) Stock Options, (ii) Stock
Appreciation Rights, (iii) Restricted Stock, (iv) Deferred Stock, and/or (v) Other Stock-Based
Awards.



     In particular, the Committee shall have the authority:




	 	(i)	 	to select the officers and other key employees of the Company to whom
Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock and/or
Other Stock-Based Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to determine whether and to what extent Incentive Stock Options,
Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred
Stock and/or Other Stock-Based Awards, or any combination thereof, are to be
granted hereunder to one or more eligible employees;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	to determine the number of shares to be covered by each such award
granted hereunder;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the
terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder (including, but not limited to,
the share price, any restriction or limitation, or any vesting acceleration or
forfeiture waiver regarding any Stock Option or other award and/or the shares of
Stock relating thereto, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in
its sole discretion);
	 
	 	(v)	 	to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances
grants of Options and/or other awards under this Plan are to operate on a tandem
basis and/or in conjunction with or apart from other cash awards made by the
Company outside of this Plan;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	to determine whether and under what circumstances a Stock Option may
be settled in cash, Deferred Stock, and/or Restricted Stock under Section 5(k);
and
	 
	 	(vii)	 	to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances
Stock and other amounts payable with respect to an award under this Plan shall be
deferred either automatically or at the election of the participant.





          Subject to Section 11 hereof, the Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and
repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall, from
time to time, deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any award
issued under the Plan (and any agreements relating thereto); and to otherwise supervise the
administration of the Plan.




          Subject to Section 11 hereof, all decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions
of the Plan shall be made in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all
persons, including the Company and Plan participants.




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     SECTION 3. Stock Subject to Plan.



     The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution under the Plan
shall be 2,300,000 shares. Such shares may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and
unmissed shares or treasury shares.



     Subject to Section 6(b)(iv) below, if any shares of Stock that have been optioned cease to be
subject to a Stock Option, or if any such shares of Stock that are subject to any Restricted Stock
or Deferred Stock award or Other Stock-Based Award granted hereunder are forfeited or any such
award otherwise terminates without a payment being made to the participant in the form of Stock,
such shares shall again be available for distribution in connection with future grants and awards
under the Plan.



     In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, Stock dividend or
other dividend other than the regular cash dividend, Stock split, spin-off or other change in
corporate structure affecting the Stock, including any equity restructuring within the meaning of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, and the
applicable guidance and interpretations thereunder, or any successor thereto, the aggregate number
and the kind of shares reserved or available for issuance under the Plan, the maximum number of
shares issuable to any single participant, the number, kind and, where applicable, option or
exercise price of shares subject to outstanding Awards, will be substituted or adjusted by the
Committee.



     No optionee will be granted Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights under both the Plan and
the Company’s 1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive plan to receive more than 230,000 shares of Stock
in the aggregate over the term of the Plan and the term of the 1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive
Plan. With respect to the Plan, however, the aforesaid limitation shall apply only to Options or
Rights not heretofore issued and therefore still available for issuance. The foregoing limitation
set forth in this paragraph is intended to satisfy certain requirements applicable to Stock Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of
Section 162(k) of the Code. In the event that Code regulations are issued which eliminate the
requirement for such limitation to qualify Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights as
performance-based compensation, then this paragraph of Section 3 shall no longer be operative.



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     SECTION 4. Eligibility.



     Officers and other key employees of the Company (but excluding members of the Committee and
any person who serves only as a director) who are responsible for or contribute to the management,
growth and/or profitability of the business of the Company are eligible to be granted options and
awards under the Plan. Eligibility under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee.



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     SECTION 5. Stock Options.



     Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. Any
Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time
approve.



     Stock Options granted under the Plan may be of two types: (i) Incentive Stock Options and
(ii) Non-Qualified Stock Options.



     The Committee shall have the authority to grant to any optionee Incentive Stock Options,
Non-Qualified Stock Options, or both types of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock
Appreciation Rights). To the extent that any Stock Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option, it shall constitute a separate Non-Qualified Stock Option.



     Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of this Plan relating to
Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or
authority granted under the Plan be so exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422A
of the Code, or, without the consent of the optionee(s) affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock
Option under such Section 422A.



     Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and
shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as
the Committee shall deem desirable:



     (a) Option Price. The option price per share of Stock purchasable under a Stock
Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant but shall be not less than 100% of
the Fair Market Value of the Stock at grant.



     (b) Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but
no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date the Option is
granted, and no Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten years and one day
after the date the Option is granted.



     (c) Exercisability. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and
subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at or after grant
provided, however, that, except as provided in Sections 5(f) and (g) and Section 10, unless
otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant, no Stock Option shall be exercisable prior
to the first anniversary date of the granting of the Option. If the Committee provides, in its
discretion, that any Stock Option is exercisable only in installments, the Committee may waive such
installment exercise provisions at any time at or after grant in whole or in part, based on such
factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion.



     (d) Method of Exercise. Subject to whatever installment exercise and waiting period
provisions apply under Section 5(c), Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time
during the option period, by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number
of shares to be purchased.



     Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price in such form as the
Committee may accept. If and to the extent determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at
or after grant, payment
in full or in part may also be made in the form of unrestricted Stock duly owned by the optionee
(and for which the optionee has good title free and clear of any liens and encumbrances) based, in
each case, on the Fair Market



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Value of the Stock on the last trading date preceding payment, as
determined by the Committee.



     Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant, such payment may be made by
constructive delivery of such shares of owned and unrestricted Stock pursuant to an attestation
form as determined by the Committee.



     No shares of Stock shall be issued until payment, as provided herein, therefore has been made.
An optionee shall generally have the rights to dividends or other rights of a shareholder with
respect to shares subject to the Option when the optionee has given written notice of exercise, has
paid for such shares as provided herein, and, if requested, has given the representation described
in Section 13(a).



     (e) Non-Transferability of Options. No Stock Option shall be transferable by the
optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and all Stock Options
shall be exercisable, during the optionee’s lifetime, only by the optionee.



     (f) Termination by Death. Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee’s employment by the
Company terminates by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such optionee, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee at grant, shall be fully vested and may thereafter be exercised by the
legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the optionee under the will of the
optionee, for a period of one year (or such other period as the Committee may specify at grant)
from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option,
whichever period is the shorter.



     (g) Termination by Reason of Disability. Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee’s
employment by the Company terminates by reason of Disability, any Stock Option held by such
optionee, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, shall be fully vested and may
thereafter be exercised by the optionee for a period of three years (or such other period as the
Committee may specify at grant) from the date of such termination of employment or until the
expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided,
however, that, if the optionee dies within such three-year period (or such other period as the
Committee shall specify at grant), any unexercised Stock Option held by such optionee shall
thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a
period of twelve months from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of
such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter. In the event of termination of employment by
reason of Disability, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the
exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422A of the Code, such Stock Option will
thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.



     (h) Termination by Reason of Retirement. Subject to Section 5(j), if an optionee’s
employment by the Company terminates by reason of Normal Retirement, any Stock Option held by such
optionee, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, shall be fully vested and may
thereafter be exercised by the optionee for a period of three years (or such other period as the
Committee may specify at grant) from the date of such termination of employment or the expiration
of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided, however, that,
if the optionee dies
within such three-year period, any unexercised Stock Option held by such optionee shall thereafter
be exercisable, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death, for a period of
twelve months from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock
Option, whichever period is the shorter. Unless the Committee otherwise determines at the time of
grant, if an optionee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of Early Retirement, any
Stock Option held by such optionee may



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thereafter be exercised by the optionee to the extent it was
exercisable at the date of retirement for a period of thirty-six (36) months (or such other period
as the Committee may specify at grant) from the date of such termination of employment or the
expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter; provided, however,
if the optionee dies within such thirty-six (36) month period, any unexercised Stock Option held by
such optionee shall thereafter be exercisable, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the
time of death, for a period of twelve months from the date of such death or until the expiration of
the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is shorter.



     If and only if the Committee so approves at the time of Early Retirement, if an optionee’s
employment with the Company terminates by reason of Early Retirement, any Stock Option held by the
optionee shall be fully vested and may thereafter be exercised by the optionee as provided above in
connectionwith termination of employment by reason of Normal Retirement. In the event of
termination of employment by reason of Retirement, if an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after
the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422A of the Code, the
option will thereafter be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.



     (i) Other Termination. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of
grant, if an optionee’s employment terminates for any reason other than Death, Disability,
Retirement or for Cause, any Stock Option held by such optionee, unless otherwise determined by the
Committee at grant, may thereafter be exercised by the optionee to the extent it was exercisable at
the date of termination for a period of six months (or such other period as the Committee may
specify at grant) from the date of such termination of employment or until the expiration of the
stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided, however, if the
optionee dies within such six-month period (or such other period as the Committee shall specify at
grant), any unexercised Stock Option held by such optionee shall thereafter be exercisable to the
extent that it was exercisable at the date of termination for a period of twelve months from the
time of such death, or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever
period is the shorter. If an optionee’s employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated by
the Company for Cause, the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate and shall not be exercisable
thereafter.



     (j) Incentive Stock Option Limitations. To the extent required for “incentive stock
option” status under Section 422A(b)(7) of the Code, this Plan shall be deemed to provide that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the Stock with respect to which
Incentive Stock Options granted after 1986 are exercisable for the first time by the optionee
during any calendar year under the Plan and/or any other stock option plan of the Company or any
subsidiary or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 425 of the Code) after 1986 shall
not exceed $100,000. If Section 422A is hereafter amended to delete the requirement now in Section
422A(b)(7) that the plan text expressly provide for the $100,000 limitation set forth in Section
422A(b)(7), then this first paragraph of Section 5(j) shall no longer be operative.



          To the extent (if any) permitted under Section 422A of the Code, or the applicable regulations
thereunder or any applicable Internal Revenue Service pronouncement, if (i) a participant’s
employment with the Company is terminated by reason of death, Disability or Retirement and (ii) the
portion of any Incentive Stock Option that is otherwise exercisable during the post-termination
period specified under Section 5(f), (g) or (h), applied without regard to the $100,000 limitation
currently contained in Section 422A(b)(7) of the Code, is greater than the portion of such option
that is immediately exercisable as an “incentive stock option” during such post-termination period
under Section 422A, such excess shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock

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Option. If the exercise
of an Incentive Stock Option is accelerated by reason of a Change In Control, any portion of such
option that is not exercisable as an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the $100,000 limitation
contained in Section 422A(b)(7) of the Code shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.




     (k) Buyout and Settlement Provisions. The Committee may at any time offer to buy out
an option previously granted, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish
and communicate to the optionee at the time that such offer is made.



     In addition, if the option agreement so provides at grant or is amended after grant and prior
to exercise to so provide (with the optionee’s consent), the Committee may require that all or part
of the shares to be issued with respect to the spread value of an exercised Option take the form of
Deferred or Restricted Stock, which shall be valued on the date of exercise on the basis of the
Fair Market Value of such Deferred or Restricted Stock determined without regard to the deferral
limitations and/or forfeiture restrictions involved.



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     SECTION 6. Stock Appreciation Rights.



     (a) Grant and Exercise. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in conjunction with
all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock
Option, such rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such Stock Option.
In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such rights may be granted only at the time of the grant
of such Stock Option.



          A Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted with respect to a given Stock
Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related
Stock Option, except that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at
the time of grant, a Stock Appreciation Right granted with respect to less than the full number of
shares covered by a related Stock Option shall not be reduced until the number of shares covered by
an exercise or termination of the related Stock Option exceeds the number of shares not covered by
the Stock Appreciation Right.




          A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by an optionee, in accordance with Section 6(b),
by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Stock Option. Upon such exercise and
surrender, the optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed
in Section 6(b). Stock Options which have been so surrendered, in whole or in part, shall no
longer be exercisable to the extent the related Stock Appreciation Rights have been exercised.




     (b) Terms and Conditions. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms
and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as shall be determined from time
to time by the Committee, including the following:




	 	(i)	 	Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only at such
time or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate
shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 and this
Section 6 of the Plan; provided, however, that any Stock Appreciation Right
granted subsequent to the grant of the related Stock Option shall not be
exercisable during the first six months of its term, except that this special
limitation shall not apply in the event of death or Disability of the optionee
prior to the expiration of the six-month period.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, an optionee
shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, an amount in cash
and/or shares of Stock equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value
of one share of Stock over the option price per share specified in the related
Stock Option multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the Stock
Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Committee having the
right to determine the form of payment, subject however to Section 6(b)(v)
below.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Stock Appreciation Rights shall be transferable only when
and to the extent that the underlying Stock Option would be transferable under
Section 5(e) of the Plan.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Stock
Option or part thereof to which such Stock 




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	 	 	 	Appreciation Right is related shall
be deemed to have been exercised for the purpose of the limitation set forth
in Section 3 of the Plan on the number of shares of Stock to be issued under
the Plan, but only to the extent of the number of shares issued under the
Stock Appreciation Right at the time of exercise based on the value of the
Stock Appreciation Right at such time.
	 
	 	(v)	 	In its sole discretion, the Committee may grant “Limited
Stock Appreciation Rights” i.e., Stock Appreciation Rights that become
exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control, subject to such terms
and conditions as the Committee may specify at grant. Said Limited Stock
Appreciation Rights shall be settled solely in cash.




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     SECTION 7. Restricted Stock.



     (a) Administration. Shares of Restricted Stock may be issued either alone or in
addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the eligible
persons to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Restricted Stock will be made, the
number of shares to be awarded, the price (if any) to be paid by the recipient (subject to Section 7(b)), the time or times within which such
awards may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule and rights to acceleration thereof, and
all other terms and conditions of the awards.



          The Committee may condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of specified
performance goals or such other factors as the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion.




          The provisions of Restricted Stock awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient,
and such awards to individual recipients need not be the same in subsequent years.




     (b) Awards and Certificates. The prospective recipient of a Restricted Stock award
shall not have any rights with respect to such award, unless and until such recipient has executed
an agreement evidencing the award and has delivered a fully executed copy thereof to the Company,
and has otherwise complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such award. Further, such
award shall be subject to the following conditions:




	 	(i)	 	The purchase price for shares of Restricted Stock shall be
equal to or less than their par value and may be zero.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Awards of Restricted Stock must be accepted within a period
of 60 days (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify at grant)
after the award date, by executing a Restricted Stock Award Agreement and by
paying whatever price (if any) is required under Section 7(b)(i).
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Each participant receiving a Restricted Stock award shall be
issued a stock certificate in respect of such shares of Restricted Stock.
Such certificate shall be registered in the name of such participant, and
shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and
restrictions applicable to such award, substantially in the following form:
	 
	 	 	 	“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock
represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including
forfeiture) of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 1987 Key Employee Stock
Incentive Plan and an Agreement entered into between the registered owner
and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. dated      . Copies of
such Plan and Agreement are on file in the offices of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.”
	 
	 	(iv)	 	The Committee shall require that the stock certificates
evidencing such shares be held in custody by the Company
until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a
condition of any Restricted Stock award, the participant shall have
delivered a duly signed stock 




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	 	 	 	power, endorsed in blank, relating to the
Stock covered by such award.





     (c) Restrictions and Conditions. The shares of Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to
this Section 7 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions:




	 	(i)	 	Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the award
agreement, during a period set by the Committee commencing with the date of
such award (the “Restriction Period”), the participant shall not be permitted
to sell, transfer, pledge or assign shares of Restricted Stock awarded under
the Plan. Within these limits, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments and may accelerate
or waive such restrictions in whole or in part, based on service, performance
and/or such other factors or criteria as the Committee may determine, in its
sole discretion.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Except as provided in this paragraph (ii) and Section
7(c)(i), the participant shall have, with respect to the shares of Restricted
Stock, all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right
to vote the shares, and the right to receive any dividends. The Committee, in
its sole discretion, as determined at the time of award, may permit or require
the payment of dividends to be deferred and, if the Committee so permits or
determines, reinvested, subject to Section 13(e), in additional Restricted
Stock to the extent shares are available under Section 3, or otherwise
reinvested.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Subject to the applicable provisions of the award agreement
and this Section 7, upon termination of a participant’s employment with the
Company for any reason during the Restriction Period, all shares still subject
to restriction will vest or be forfeited in accordance with the terms and
conditions established by the Committee at or after grant.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	In the event of hardship or other special circumstances of a
participant whose employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated
(other than for Cause), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive in
whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to such
participant’s shares of Restricted Stock based on such factors as the
Committee may deem appropriate.
	 
	 	(v)	 	If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior
forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period, the
certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the participant. All
legends shall be removed from said certificates at the time of delivery to the
participant.






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     SECTION 8. Deferred Stock.



     (a) Administration. Deferred Stock may be awarded either alone or in addition to
other awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine the eligible persons to whom
and the time or times at which Deferred Stock shall be awarded, the number of shares of Deferred
Stock to be awarded to any person, the duration of the period (the “Deferral Period”) during which,
and the conditions under which, receipt of the Stock will be deferred, and the other terms and
conditions of the award in addition to those set forth in Section 8(b).



          The Committee may condition the grant of Deferred Stock upon the attainment of specified
performance goals or such other factors or criteria as the Committee shall determine, in its sole
discretion.




          The provisions of Deferred Stock awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.




     (b) Terms and Conditions. The shares of Deferred Stock awarded pursuant to this
Section 8 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:




	 	(i)	 	Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the award
agreement referred to in Section 8(b)(vii) below, Deferred Stock awards may
not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered during the
Deferral Period. At the expiration of the Deferral Period (or the Elective
Deferral Period referred to in Section 8(b)(vi), where applicable), share
certificates shall be delivered to the participant, or his legal
representative, in a number equal to the shares covered by the Deferred Stock
award.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of
award, amounts equal to any dividends declared during the Deferral Period with
respect to the number of shares covered by a Deferred Stock award will be paid
to the participant currently, or deferred and deemed to be reinvested in
additional Deferred Stock, or otherwise reinvested, all as determined at the
time of the award by the Committee, in its sole discretion.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Subject to the provisions of the award agreement and this
Section 8, upon termination of a participant’s employment with the Company for
any reason during the Deferral Period for a given award, the Deferred Stock in
question will vest or be forfeited in accordance with the terms and conditions
established by the Committee at or after grant.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Based on service, performance and/or such other factors or
criteria as the Committee may determine, the Committee may, at or after grant,
accelerate the vesting of all or any part of any Deferred Stock award and/or
waive the deferral limitations for all or any part of such award.
	 
	 	(v)	 	In the event of hardship or other special circumstances
of a participant whose employment with the Company is involuntarily
terminated (other than for Cause), the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, based on such factors as the
Committee may deem appropriate, waive in




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	 	 	 	whole or in part any or all of
the remaining deferral limitations imposed hereunder with respect to any
or all of the participant’s Deferred Stock, based on such factors as the
Committee deems appropriate.
	 
	 	(vi)	 	A participant may elect to further defer receipt of an award
(or an installment of an award) for a specified period or until a specified
event (the “Elective Deferral Period”), subject in each case to the
Committee’s approval and to such terms as are determined by the Committee, all
in its sole discretion. Subject to any exceptions adopted by the Committee,
such election must generally be made at least one full calendar year prior to
completion of the Deferral Period for such Deferred Stock award (or such
installment).
	 
	 	(vii)	 	Each award shall be confirmed by, and subject to the terms of,
a Deferred Stock agreement executed by the Company and the participant.




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     SECTION 9. Other Stock-Based Awards.



     (a) Administration. Other awards of Stock and other awards that are valued in whole
or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Stock (“Other Stock-Based Awards”),
including, without limitation, performance shares, and shares valued by reference to subsidiary
performance, may be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with Stock Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Deferred Stock.



          Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority to determine the
persons to whom and the time or times at which such awards shall be made, the number of shares of
Stock to be awarded pursuant to such awards, and all other conditions of the awards. The Committee
may also provide for the grant of Stock under such awards upon the completion of a specified
performance period.




          The provisions of Other Stock-Based Awards need not be the same with respect to each
recipient.




     (b) Terms and Conditions. Other Stock-Based Awards made pursuant to this Section 9
shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:




	 	(i)	 	Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the award
agreement referred to in Section 9(b)(v) below, shares subject to awards
made under this Section 9 may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged
or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which the shares are issued,
or, if later, the date on which any applicable restriction, performance or
deferral period lapses.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the
time of award, subject to the provisions of this Plan and the award
agreement, the recipient of an award under this Section 9 shall be
entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, dividends or
dividend equivalents with respect to the number of shares covered by the
award, as determined at the time of the award by the Committee, in its
sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that such amounts (if any)
shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock or otherwise
reinvested.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Any award under this Section 9 and any Stock covered
by any such award shall vest or be forfeited to the extent so provided in
the award agreement, as determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	In the event of the participant’s Retirement,
Disability or death, or in cases of special circumstances, the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, waive in whole or in part any or all of the
limitations imposed hereunder (if any) with respect to any or all of an
award under this Section 9.
	 
	 	(v)	 	Each award under this Section 9 shall be confirmed
by, and subject to the terms of, an agreement or other instrument by the
Company and by the participant.
	 
	 	(vi)	 	Stock issued on a bonus basis under this Section 9
may be issued for no cash consideration; Stock purchased pursuant to a
purchase right awarded under this Section
9 shall be priced at least 50%
of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant.










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     SECTION 10. Change In Control Provisions.



     (a) Impact of Event. In the event of a “Change in Control” as defined in Section
10(b), the following acceleration and valuation provisions shall apply:




	 	(i)	 	Any Stock Appreciation Rights (including, without
limitation, any Limited Stock Appreciation Rights) outstanding for at
least 6 months and any Stock Options awarded under the Plan not previously
exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The restrictions and deferral limitations applicable
to any Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock and Other Stock Based Awards, in
each case to the extent not already vested under the Plan, shall lapse and
such shares and awards shall be deemed fully vested.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	All outstanding Stock Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock and Other Stock Based Awards,
shall be cashed out on the basis of the “Change in Control Price” as
defined in Section 10(c) as of the date such Change in Control is
determined to have occurred.





     (b) Definition of “Change in Control". For purposes of this Plan, the term “Change in
Control” shall mean any of the following events:




	 	(i)	 	The acquisition (other than from the Company) by any
person, entity or “group”, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”),
(excluding, for this purpose, the Company or its subsidiaries, or any
employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act) of 20% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock
or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting
securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute
the Board (as of the date hereof the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date
hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then majority of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an
individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with
an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of
the Directors of the Company, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11
of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Exchange Act) shall be, for




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	 	 	 	purposes of this
Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent
Board; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a
reorganization, merger, or consolidation, in each case, with respect to
which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately prior
to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, immediately
thereafter, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined
voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of
the reorganized, merged or consolidated company’s then outstanding voting
securities, or a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or of the sales
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.





     (c) Change in Control Price. For purposes of this Section 10, “Change in Control
Price” means the highest price per share paid in any transaction reported on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Index, or paid or offered in any bona fide transaction related to a Change in
Control of the Company at any time during the preceding sixty-day period as determined by the
Committee except that, in the case of Incentive Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
relating to Incentive Stock Options, such price shall be based only on transactions reported for
the date on which the optionee exercises such Stock Appreciation Rights (or, where applicable, the
date on which a cashout occurs under Section 10(a)(iii)).



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     SECTION 11. Amendments and Termination.



     The Board may amend, alter, or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, or
discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of an optionee or participant under a
Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Limited Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted or Deferred
Stock award or Other Stock-Based Award theretofore granted, without the optionee’s or participant’s
consent, or which, without the approval of the Company’s shareholders, would:



     (a) except as expressly provided in this Plan, increase the total number of shares reserved
for the purpose of the Plan;



     (b) decrease the option price of any Stock Option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value
on the date of grant; or



     (c) change the employees or class of employees eligible to participate in the Plan; or



     (d) extend the maximum option period under Section 5(b) of the Plan.



     The Committee may amend the terms of any Stock Option or other award theretofore granted,
prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to Section 3 above, no such amendment or other action
by the Committee shall impair the rights of any holder without the holder’s consent. The Committee
may also substitute new Stock Options for previously granted Stock Options having higher option
exercise prices.



     Unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Award Documentation, the Plan and the
Awards are not intended to provide for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section
409A(d)(1) of the Code, and they shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with such intent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Plan or any Award, if any
provision of the Plan or any Award would cause the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to be
violated, or otherwise cause any participant to recognize income under Section 409A of the Code,
then such provision may be modified by the Committee or the Board in any reasonable manner that the
Committee or the Board, as applicable, deems appropriate; provided that the Committee or the Board,
as applicable, shall preserve the intent of such provision to the extent reasonably practicable
without violating the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.



     Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall have broad authority to amend the Plan to
take into account changes in applicable securities and tax laws and accounting rules, as well as
other developments.



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     SECTION 12. Unfunded Status of Plan.



     The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation.
With respect to any payments not yet made to a participant or optionee by the Company, nothing
contained herein shall give any such participant or optionee any rights that are greater than those
of a general creditor of the Company.



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     SECTION 13. General Provisions.



     (a) The Committee may require each person purchasing shares pursuant to a Stock Option or
other award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the optionee
or participant is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof. The certificates
for such shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any
restrictions on transfer.



     All certificates for shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such
stock-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules,
regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange
upon which the Stock is then listed, any applicable Federal or state securities law, and any
applicable corporate law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such
certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.



     (b) Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional
compensation arrangements, subject to shareholder approval if such approval is required; and such
arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.



     (c) The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee of the Company any right to
continued employment with the Company as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with
the right of the Company to terminate the employment of any of its employees at any time.



     (d) No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income
of the participant for Federal income tax purposes with respect to any option or other award under
the Plan, the participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the
Committee regarding the payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law
to be withheld or paid with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
tax withholding or payment obligations may be settled with Stock, including Stock that is part of
the award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the
Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements and the Company shall, to the extent
permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise
due to the participant.



     (e) The actual or deemed reinvestment of dividends or dividend equivalents in additional
Restricted Stock (or in Deferred Stock or other types of Plan awards) at the time of any dividend
payment shall only be permissible if sufficient shares of Stock are available under Section 3 for
such reinvestment (taking into account then outstanding Stock Options and other Plan awards).



     (f) The Plan and all awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.



     (g) Any award payment under this Plan shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of
computing benefits under any retirement plan of the Company and shall not affect any benefits under
any other benefit plan now or subsequently in effect under which the availability or amount of
benefits is related to the level of compensation.



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     SECTION 14. Effective Date of Plan.



     The Plan shall be effective as of December 2, 1987, subject to the approval of the Plan by the
holders of a majority of the shares of the Company’s Stock at the next annual shareholders’ meeting
in 1988. Any grants made under the Plan prior to such approval shall be effective when made
(unless otherwise specified by the Committee at the time of grant), but shall be conditioned on,
and subject to, such approval of the Plan by shareholders.



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     SECTION 15. Term of Plan.



     No Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock or Other
Stock-Based Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the
date of shareholder approval, but awards granted prior to such tenth anniversary may extend beyond
that date.


Board Approval: December 2, 1987




	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	As Amended:
	 	September 28, 1988
	 

	 	 	 	December 7, 1988
	 

	 	 	 	December 1, 1993
	 

	 	 	 	January 29, 1997
	 

	 	 	 	February 26, 1997
	 

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