EXHIBIT 10.1



 





Exhibit 10.1



Fiscal Year 2005

Executive Bonus Agreement

Pursuant to the 2003 Performance Award Plan

July 1, 2004 — June 30, 2005




Name: [Insert Name]                      Title: [Insert Job Title]



Effective Date: July 1, 2004



Target Bonus: [Insert Target %] of Annual Base Salary            Employee ID: [Insert ID]



Annual Base Salary: [Insert Annual Base Salary]


This bonus plan and this specific employee’s participation were approved by the Board of Directors
of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (the “Company”). It covers the period July 1, 2004 through June 30,
2005. Any deviation from the provisions of the bonus plan, as stated below, must be specifically
approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.



The employee is eligible to earn a bonus payment, as described below, so long as the employee is
employed by the Company in the position listed above and so long as this bonus plan remains in
effect. The employee will be eligible for bonus consideration only during complete calendar months
of the fiscal year in which the employee occupies the bonus eligible position. To determine
eligibility for the annual bonus payment, actual Company performance will be measured against the
performance goals for the fiscal year covered by this bonus plan.



As in the past, the earned bonus may be paid only if and to the extent that the bonus payment has
been accrued by the Company.



To receive any bonus earned under this plan, the employee must be eligible, as stated above, and be
employed by the Company at the time of bonus payment. Pro-rated bonus payments will be made only
when minimum performance targets have been achieved and only when one of the following occurs:






	 	(A)	 	Employee enters the bonus eligible position after the fiscal year commences; or
	 
	 	(B)	 	Eligible employee retires from employment with the Company prior to the end of the fiscal
year, having attained age 55 or older at retirement and having provided acceptable advance
formal notification to the Company of intention to retire; or
	 
	 	(C)	 	Other situations expressly approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.




All annual bonuses will be paid within 90 days of the end of the fiscal year. All bonuses will be
calculated based on the base salary in effect at the end of the fiscal year.



If a pro-rated bonus payment is granted, the amount of bonus paid will be calculated based on the
number of complete calendar months the employee occupied the bonus eligible position during the
fiscal year. For example, with regard to an annual bonus payment, an employee occupying the bonus
eligible position for nine and one half calendar months of the fiscal year would receive 75% of the
total annual bonus calculated.









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	Fiscal Year 2005

Executive Bonus Agreement

Pursuant to the 2003 Performance Award Plan

July 1, 2004 — June 30, 2005
	 	





[Insert Job Title]







ANNUAL BONUS


A plan participant may receive an annual bonus payment for achievement of specific performance
goals as described below and specified on Attachment A.






	A.	 	Goals. Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) and Revenue for
the Company are equal to budgeted EPS and budgeted Revenue for the Company.
	 
	B.	 	Size of awards. Achievement of goals will earn a bonus
payment equal to [Insert Target %] of the employee’s annual base salary, which represents the employee’s annual target bonus
(the “Target Bonus”). The maximum bonus which may be earned under this program, including
overachievement, is 150% of the Target Bonus, or in the case of this specific employee, [Insert
Maximum %] of annual base salary, as specified in Attachment A. Refer to Attachment A for the
specific bonus payments earned for various levels of performance.
	 
	C.	 	Performance Gate. As noted at the bottom of Attachment A, the Company must achieve at least
[Insert Performance Gate $] in EPS in Fiscal 2005 for the employee to earn any bonus related to
Revenue, regardless of actual Revenue performance.
	 
	D.	 	Reduction of awards. In the event the employee earns a cumulative bonus equal to more than 125%
of the Target Bonus, the Company’s Board of Directors retains the right, in its sole and absolute
discretion, to decrease the amount of bonus down to, but to not less than, 125% of the Target
Bonus.
	 
	E.	 	MBOs. [Insert %] of the actual bonus earned is attributable to the achievement of specific
individual objectives (“MBOs”) within this bonus period. The MBOs must be approved in advance by
the employee’s supervisor. If any of the MBOs are not achieved during this bonus period, the
percentage attributable to the failed MBOs will be deducted from the total earned bonus, up to a
maximum deduction equal to [Insert %] of the actual bonus earned.
	 
	F.	 	Form of awards. Awards may be distributed in the form of cash, Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) or Deferred Stock Units (“DSUs”).







	 	1.	 	Less than or equal to 100% of Target Bonus. Awards up to 100% of Target Bonus
will be paid in cash, unless the employee has made a timely deferral election, in which
case the employee may defer up to 90% of the Target Bonus in the form of fully vested DSUs
under the Executive Deferral Plan.
	 
	 	2.	 	Greater than 100% of Target Bonus. If any portion of the actual bonus earned
exceeds the Target Bonus, the Company may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors,
contribute the excess amount to the employee’s account under the Executive Deferral Plan in the form of an RSU award under the 2003 Performance
Award Plan. The RSUs will “vest” at the rate of 25% per year over the next four years
after the award date.









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	Fiscal Year 2005

Executive Bonus Agreement

Pursuant to the 2003 Performance Award Plan

July 1, 2004 — June 30, 2005
	 	





[Insert Job Title]







GENERAL PROVISIONS


The Company’s Board of Directors reserves the right to adjust bonus plan performance goals upon the
occurrence of unusual or extraordinary events. The Company also reserves the right to reduce,
suspend, or eliminate the payment of any bonus earned, if significant regulatory and or business
practices attributed to the employee are determined to be improper by the Company’s Board of
Directors. The Board will also have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reduce,
suspend or eliminate the payment of any bonus earned if the Company’s independent auditors find any
“significant deficiency” in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act within the employee’s area of functional or operational responsibility.



Nothing in this document is to be construed to guarantee its continuation in this or any future
years.



The Company’s Board of Directors of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. will make the final decision
regarding any disputed bonus computation or award.




REQUEST FOR SIGNATURE


Please sign and return this document to Corporate Human Resources.









Employee Signature

[Insert Name]








Executive Vice President, Administrative Services

Dennis Devereux





		
	Note: 	Original signed plan document must be returned to Corporate Human Resources to implement this bonus plan.









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	Fiscal Year 2005

Executive Bonus Agreement

Pursuant to the 2003 Performance Award Plan

July 1, 2004 — June 30, 2005
	 	





[Insert Job Title]







Attachment A: Annual Award Payout Schedule



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Annual	 	Target
	 	Maximum

	 	 	 	 	 	 	Base	 	as % of	 	Award	 	as % of	 	Award
	Job
	 	Employee
	 	Salary
	 	Base Sal.
	 	Payout
	 	Base Sal.
	 	Payout

	[Insert Job Title]
	 	[Insert Name]	 	[Insert $]	 	[Insert %]	 	[Insert $]	 	[Insert %]	 	[Insert $]







Annual Bonus Overview



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Awards as % of	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Base Salary
	 	Award $

	 	 	Weighting	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	at Target	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Performance Measure
	 	and Max.
	 	Target
	 	Maximum
	 	Target
	 	Maximum

	Earnings Per Share (EPS)
	 	 	60.0	%	 	[Insert %]	 	[Insert %]	 	[Insert $]	 	[Insert $]
	Revenue
	 	 	40.0	%	 	[Insert %]	 	[Insert %]	 	[Insert $]	 	[Insert $]
	TOTAL
	 	 	100.0	%	 	[Insert %]	 	[Insert %]	 	[Insert $]	 	[Insert $]







Annual Award Calculation Table



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Earnings Per Share (EPS)

	 	 	Actual	 	Award	 	 
	 	 	EPS	 	as % of	 	 
	 	 	as % of	 	Target	 	Award
	 	 	Budget
	 	Bonus
	 	Payout

	Maximum
	 	 	106	%	 	 	90.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	105	%	 	 	85.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	104	%	 	 	80.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	103	%	 	 	75.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	102	%	 	 	70.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	101	%	 	 	65.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	Target
	 	 	100	%	 	 	60.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	99	%	 	 	50.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	98	%	 	 	40.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	97	%	 	 	30.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	96	%	 	 	20.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	95	%	 	 	10.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	94	%	 	 	6.7	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	93	%	 	 	6.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	92	%	 	 	5.3	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	91	%	 	 	4.7	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	90	%	 	 	4.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	89	%	 	 	3.3	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	88	%	 	 	2.7	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	< 88	%	 	 	0.0	%	 	[Insert $]







	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Revenue

	 	 	Actual	 	Award	 	 
	 	 	Revenue	 	as % of	 	 
	 	 	as % of	 	Target	 	Award
	 	 	Budget
	 	Bonus
	 	Payout

	Maximum
	 	 	110	%	 	 	60.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	109	%	 	 	58.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	108	%	 	 	56.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	107	%	 	 	54.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	106	%	 	 	52.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	105	%	 	 	50.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	104	%	 	 	48.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	103	%	 	 	46.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	102	%	 	 	44.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	101	%	 	 	42.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	Target
	 	 	100	%	 	 	40.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	99	%	 	 	33.3	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	98	%	 	 	26.7	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	97	%	 	 	20.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	96	%	 	 	10.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	95	%	 	 	5.0	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	94	%	 	 	3.6	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	93	%	 	 	2.9	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	92	%	 	 	2.1	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	91	%	 	 	1.4	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	90	%	 	 	0.7	%	 	[Insert $]
	 
	 	 	< 90	%	 	 	0.0	%	 	[Insert $]









		
	Note: 	The company must achieve at least [Insert Performance Gate $] in Earnings Per Share (EPS) in Fiscal 2005 for the employee to earn any bonus related to Revenue, regardless of actual Revenue performance.










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