Document:

2002 Associates Stock Option Plan

Exhibit 10(s) 
 
Bank of America Corporation 
2002 Associates Stock Option Plan 
 
1.    Name and Purpose: 
 
This plan shall be known as the “Bank of America Corporation 2002 Associates Stock Option Plan” (the “Plan”). The Plan is intended to advance the interests of Bank of America
Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its Subsidiary Corporations by giving substantially all of their Associates (as defined below) a stake in the Corporation’s future growth, thereby improving such Associates’ long-term
incentives and aligning their interests with those of the Corporation’s shareholders. The term “Subsidiary Corporation” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, affiliate, or other entity in which the Corporation owns more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or voting ownership interest, as applicable, or any other entity designated by the Plan Administrator as a Subsidiary for purposes of the Plan. The Corporation and its Subsidiary Corporations are
hereinafter referred to individually as a “Participating Employer” and collectively as the “Participating Employers.” The term “Participant” means an Associate or former Associate, or the legal representative or estate
of an incapacitated or deceased Associate or former Associate, who has outstanding an Award (as defined below) granted under the Plan. 
 
2.    Shares Available for Options and SARs: 
 
The aggregate number of shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock (“Common Stock”) which may be
issued and sold pursuant to options granted under the Plan (“Options”) or stock appreciation rights granted under the Plan (“SARs”) shall not exceed fifty-five million (55,000,000), subject to adjustment or substitution as
provided in Paragraph 14. Options and SARs are hereinafter also referred to individually as an “Award” and collectively as “Awards.” Any shares of Common Stock covered by an Award that lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled
shall remain available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock delivered under the Plan may be original issue shares, treasury shares or shares purchased in the open market or otherwise, all as determined by
the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation (or the Chief Financial Officer’s designee) from time to time. 
 
3.    Administration: 
 
The Plan shall be administered by the Corporate Personnel Executive of the Corporation (the “Plan Administrator”). Subject to
the provisions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have the power, authority, and sole and exclusive discretion to construe, interpret and administer the Plan, including, without limitation, the power and authority to make factual
determinations relating to Plan entitlements. The Plan Administrator may appoint such agents as he or she may deem necessary for the effective performance of the Plan Administrator’s duties, and may delegate to such agents such powers and
duties, whether ministerial or discretionary, as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate. The decisions of the Plan Administrator upon all matters within the scope of his or her authority shall be conclusive and binding on all parties, except to
the extent otherwise provided by law. 
 

 
4.    Eligibility: 
 
(a)    An Option may be granted on February 1, 2002 (the “Grant Date”) only to an Associate who is an Eligible Associate. The term “Associate” means a common law
employee of a Participating Employer who is identified as an employee in the personnel records of such entity. Except as provided in subparagraphs (b) and (c) below, the term “Eligible Associate” means an Associate who on the Grant Date is
(i) based in the United States, (ii) actively employed as a full-time Associate or a part-time Associate and (iii) has satisfied such other eligibility requirements as may be established in writing by the Plan Administrator. 
 
(b)    The term
“Eligible Associate” shall not include any Associate who on the Grant Date is employed (i) in salary band 1, 2 or 3, or (ii) as an executive officer. An Associate who on the Grant Date is on an authorized leave of absence from a
Participating Employer, including without limitation a leave of absence due to a short-term disability, shall be considered an Eligible Associate for purposes hereof if the Associate otherwise qualifies as an Eligible Associate; provided,
however, that an Associate who on the Grant Date is entitled to receive benefits under a long-term disability plan maintained by the Participating Employers shall not be considered an Eligible Associate for purposes hereof. 
 
(c)    The Plan
Administrator shall make any and all determinations as to an Associate’s status as an Eligible Associate, including without limitation in connection with an Associate who is in the process of changing job status or position with the
Participating Employers on the Grant Date. In addition and notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator may exclude in advance of the Grant Date the Associates of any business unit or any other group of
Associates of a Participating Employer from being eligible to receive any awards under the Plan. 
 
5.    Granting of Options: 
 
(a)    Subject to the provisions of this Paragraph 5, each Eligible Associate who is a full-time
Associate on the Grant Date shall be granted on that date an Option to purchase four hundred (400) shares of Common Stock. Each Eligible Associate who is a part-time Associate on the Grant Date shall be granted on that date an Option to purchase two
hundred (200) shares of Common Stock. 
 
(b)    Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Eligible Associate shall be granted more than one Option on the Grant Date, regardless of whether on the Grant Date such Eligible Associate is
employed by more than one Participating Employer or in any multiple jobs with a single Participating Employer. The Plan Administrator shall make any and all determinations as to an Eligible Associate’s status as a full-time or part-time
Associate for purposes of this Paragraph 5. Any change in an Eligible Associate’s job status or position with the Participating Employers after the 
 

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Grant Date
shall not affect the grant of an Option to such Eligible Associate or any rights thereunder except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan. 
 
6.    Option Exercise Price: 
 
The option exercise price for each share of Common Stock covered by an Option shall be the Closing Price thereof on the Grant Date. The
“Closing Price” of the Common Stock as of a given date shall mean the closing price of a share of Common Stock as reflected in the report of composite trading of New York Stock Exchange listed securities for that day (or, if no shares of
Common Stock were publicly traded on that day, the immediately preceding day that shares of Common Stock were so traded) published in The Wall Street Journal [Eastern Edition] or in any other publication selected by the Plan
Administrator; provided, however, that if the shares of Common Stock are misquoted or omitted by the selected publication(s), the Plan Administrator shall directly solicit the information from officials of the stock exchanges or from
other informed independent market sources. If shares of Common Stock shall not have been publicly traded for more than ten (10) days immediately preceding such date, then the “Closing Price” of a share of Common Stock shall be determined
by the Plan Administrator in such manner as he or she shall deem appropriate. 
 
7.    Term of Options: 
 
All unexercised Options shall lapse and all rights of the Participants thereunder shall terminate on February 1, 2007 (unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 8 and subject to the provisions of
Paragraph 16), meaning that the Options must be exercised no later than the close of business on January 31, 2007. 
 
8.    Vesting and Exercisability of Options: 
 
(a)    If a Participant remains employed by the Participating Employers
through February 1, 2006, such Participant’s Option shall become fully (100%) vested on that date. Options shall become vested prior to February 1, 2006 only as provided in subparagraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Paragraph 8, Paragraph 14
or Paragraph 19. All vested Options shall be exercisable in the manner set forth in Paragraph 9 below. 
 
(b)    If after an Option is granted the Closing Price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds the
option exercise price plus fifteen U.S. dollars ($15) (subject to adjustment pursuant to Paragraph 14) for at least ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to February 1, 2006, then the Option shall become fifty percent (50%) vested on the tenth
(10th) such consecutive trading day and may be exercised to the extent vested in the manner described in Paragraph 9 below beginning on the eleventh (11th) such consecutive trading day. If the Closing Price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds the option exercise price plus thirty U.S. dollars ($30) (subject to adjustment pursuant to Paragraph 14) for
at least ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to February 1, 2006, then the Option shall become fully (100%) vested on the tenth (10th) such consecutive trading day 
 

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and may be exercised to the extent vested in the manner described in Paragraph 9 below
beginning on the eleventh (11th) such consecutive trading day. 
 
(c)    The vesting and
exercisability of an Option shall be affected by a Participant’s termination of employment with the Participating Employers depending on the reason for such termination of employment as follows: 
 
(i)    If a
Participant’s employment with the Participating Employers shall terminate by reason of such Participant’s disability (as defined below) or death, then (A) any Option held by such Participant on the date of such termination of employment
shall become fully (100%) vested (to the extent not previously vested) and (B) the Participant may exercise the Option in the manner described in Paragraph 9 below at any time prior to the earlier of (x) the close of business on the three hundred
and sixty-fifth (365th) day after the date of such termination of employment or (y) the end of the Option term set forth in Paragraph 7. 
 
(ii)    If a Participant’s employment with the Participating Employers shall terminate by reason
of such Participant’s retirement (as defined below), then (A) any Option held by such Participant on the date of such termination of employment shall become fully (100%) vested (to the extent not previously vested) and (B) the Participant may
exercise the Option in the manner described in Paragraph 9 below at any time prior to the end of the Option term set forth in Paragraph 7. 
 
(iii)    If a Participant’s employment with the Participating Employers shall terminate by reason
of workforce reduction or divestiture (as defined below), then (A) any Option held by such Participant on the date of such termination of employment shall become fifty percent (50%) vested if no portion of the Option is then vested or fully (100%)
vested if the Option is already then fifty percent (50%) vested and (B) the Participant may exercise the Option in the manner described in Paragraph 9 below at any time prior to the earlier of (x) the close of business on the three hundred and
sixty-fifth (365th) day after the date of such termination of employment or (y) the end of the Option term set forth in Paragraph 7. 
 
(iv)    If prior to becoming fully (100%) vested a Participant’s employment with the
Participating Employers shall terminate for any reason other than by reason of such Participant’s retirement, disability or death, or on account of a workforce reduction or divestiture, then any Option held by such Participant at the time of
such termination of employment, and all rights of the Participant thereunder, shall terminate to the extent not vested effective as of the date of such Participant’s termination of employment. To the extent the Option is vested, the Participant
may exercise the Option in the manner described in Paragraph 9 below at any time prior to the earlier of (A) the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) 
 

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day after the date of such termination of employment or (ii) the end of the Option term
set forth in Paragraph 7. 
 
(d)    Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, an Option cannot be exercisable for a period of six months after the Grant Date, provided that an Option that becomes vested under Paragraph
8(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) above may be exercised on or after June 1, 2002. In the case of a termination of employment prior to the date that an Option may be first exercised in accordance with the preceding sentence, the three hundred and sixty-five
(365) day period set forth in Paragraphs 8(c)(i) and (iii) above and the ninety (90) day period set forth in Paragraph 8(c)(iv) above shall commence on the first day that the Option becomes exercisable in accordance with the preceding sentence.

 
(e)    If
an Option is exercisable to any extent following a Participant’s termination of employment as provided in subparagraph (c) above, then (i) if the Option is not exercised prior to the end of the applicable post-termination exercise period, the
Option and all rights of the Participant thereunder shall terminate effective as of the end of said period, and (ii) if the Participant returns to employment during the post-termination exercise period, the Option shall continue to be exercisable to
the extent vested during such period, but the Option shall not thereafter be restored or further vest for any reason. 
 
(f)    For purposes of this Paragraph 8, in the event of a Participant’s death, such
Participant’s Option shall be exercisable, to the extent herein provided, by any person that may be empowered to do so under such Participant’s will, or if the Participant shall fail to make a testamentary disposition of said Option or
shall die intestate, by such Participant’s executor or other legal representative. Death after termination of employment shall not affect the post-termination exercise period for the option otherwise provided for under Paragraph 8(c) above.

 
(g)    For
purposes of the Plan and notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Participant shall not be deemed to have terminated employment with the Participating Employers (i) during the period such Participant is on an authorized leave of
absence granted by a Participating Employer or (ii) as the result of such Participant’s transfer of employment between or among Participating Employers or such Participant’s change of position or responsibilities within the same
Participating Employer. However, termination of employment shall be deemed to occur upon a change in ownership of the Participant’s employer such that the Participant’s employer ceases to be a Participating Employer, unless the Plan
Administrator determines otherwise. In addition and notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator may determine whether a Participant has terminated employment with the Participating Employers for purposes of the
Plan in the event the Participant transfers employment to a business entity in which a Participating Employer has an ownership interest but which is not a Subsidiary Corporation. 
 

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(h)    For purposes of this Paragraph 8, the following definitions shall apply: 
 
Disability means “disability” as defined from time to time under any long-term disability plan of an
Associate’s Participating Employer or the expiration of an extended medical absence under the medical separation policy of the Associate’s Participating Employer, to the extent such policy is applicable to the Associate under the personnel
policy of the Associate’s Participating Employer. 
 
Divestiture means a termination of the Associate’s employment with the Participating Employers as the result of a divestiture or sale of a business unit as determined by the Plan Administrator based on the
personnel records of the Participating Employers. 
 
Retirement means the termination of the Associate’s employment with the Participating Employers, including by reason of death or disability, after the Associate (A) if based in the United States, has (x) attained
at least age fifty (50), (y) completed at least fifteen (15) years of “vesting service” under The Bank of America Pension Plan (or any successor thereto) and (z) attained a combined age and years of “vesting service” equal to at
least seventy-five (75) or (B) if based outside the United States, has attained at least age fifty (50) and satisfies the retirement policy of the Associate’s Participating Employer, if any, which is applicable to the Associate as determined by
the Plan Administrator from time to time. 
 
Workforce reduction means the termination of the Associate’s employment with the Participating Employers as a result of a labor force reduction, realignment or similar measure as determined by the Plan Administrator and
(A) the Associate receives severance pay under the Corporate Severance Program (or any successor program) upon termination of employment, or (B) if not eligible to receive such severance pay, the Associate is notified in writing by an authorized
officer of a Participating Employer that the termination is as a result of such action. 
 
9.    Manner of Exercise: 
 
(a)    An Option shall be exercised as hereinafter provided in this Paragraph 9 pursuant to such procedures (including without limitation procedures restricting the frequency or
method of exercise) as shall be established by the Plan Administrator from time to time for the exercise of Options. 
 

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(b)    The Participant shall submit an Option exercise request to the service center specifying the Option and number of shares of Common Stock being exercised. The exercise request shall also specify which of the
following types of exercise the Participant is making (i) a regular Option exercise (sometimes referred to as “Exercise and Hold”), (ii) an Option exercise and sale of all shares of Common Stock being purchased through the Option exercise
(sometimes referred to as “Exercise and Sell”) or (iii) an Option exercise and sale of sufficient shares to cover the Option exercise price (and applicable withholding taxes and transaction fees) of the shares of Common Stock being
purchased through the Option exercise, with the remainder of the shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Participant (sometimes referred to as “Sell to Cover”). If the Participant requests an Exercise and Hold, the Participant shall
deliver the full Option exercise price in cash (together with an amount sufficient to pay applicable withholding taxes and any transaction fee) to the service center at the time of exercise. The service center shall immediately transfer such funds
to the Corporation. As soon as practicable thereafter, the shares of Common Stock shall be delivered to the Participant. If the Participant requests an Exercise and Sell or a Sell to Cover, the service center shall sell the applicable number of
shares of Common Stock as soon as practicable following receipt of such request and, upon settlement of the trade, transfer to the Corporation an amount equal to the Option exercise price for the shares of Common Stock being purchased through the
Option exercise. As soon as practicable thereafter, the shares of Common Stock or proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock, as applicable (in either case less applicable withholding taxes and any transaction fees), shall be delivered to the
Participant. 
 
(c)    The Plan Administrator may establish from time to time procedures for restricting the exercise of Options on any given day as the result of excessive volume of exercise requests or any other problem in the
established system for processing Option exercise requests. 
 
10.    Non-U.S. Associates: 
 
(a)    Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, this Paragraph 10 shall apply to Associates who would qualify as an Eligible Associate, except for the fact that
the Associate does not meet the requirement in Paragraph 4(a) that the Associate be based in the United States. 
 
(b)    The Plan Administrator shall determine whether it is feasible under local law, custom and
practice to grant Options under the Plan to Associates described in subparagraph (a) above in each country outside the United States on the Grant Date. The Plan Administrator shall approve a schedule specifying by country whether an Option or SAR is
to be granted under this Paragraph. The schedule may differentiate among categories of Associates (including international assignees) and locations within a country. 
 

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(c)    If the Plan Administrator has determined on the schedule described in subparagraph (b) above that it is feasible to grant an Option or SAR at a non-U.S. location for the Grant Date, each Associate under
this Paragraph 10 specified in the schedule shall be granted an Option or SAR, as applicable, on the Grant Date. Each such Option shall be granted under and shall be subject to the terms of the Plan as though the Associate were an Eligible
Associate, except for such modifications or additional terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate under subparagraph (e) below. Each SAR shall be subject to subparagraph (d) below. 
 
(d)    An SAR shall
confer on the holder a right to receive payment from the Corporation, upon exercise, equal to the product of (i) multiplied by (ii) below: 
 
(i)    The difference between the Closing Price of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise
over the Closing Price of a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date of the SAR. 
 
(ii)    The number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the SAR is exercised. 
 
SARs shall be settled in cash, unless the Plan Administrator determines that settlement should be in shares of Common Stock. Each SAR
shall be subject to the terms of the Plan, as though the reference to the term “Option” in such section were a reference to the term “SAR,” except for such modifications or additional terms and conditions as the Plan
Administrator deems appropriate under subparagraph (e) below. The Participant shall exercise an SAR by submitting an SAR exercise request to the service center in the same manner as a request for an Option exercise and sale of all shares of Common
Stock being exercised. 
 
(e)    In order to facilitate the making of any Award under this Paragraph 10, the Plan Administrator may provide for such modifications and additional terms and conditions (“special terms”) in Awards to
Participants who are employed by the a Participating Employer outside the United States (or who are foreign nationals temporarily within the United States) as the Plan Administrator may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in
local law, policy or custom or to facilitate administration of the Plan. The special terms may provide that the grant of an Award is subject to (i) applicable governmental or regulatory approval or other compliance with local legal requirements
and/or (ii) the execution by the Participant and return to the service center of a written instrument in the form specified by the Plan Administrator. In the event such conditions are not satisfied, the grant shall be void. The Plan Administrator
may approve such appendices or supplements to or amendments, restatements, sub-plans, or alternative versions of the Plan as he or she may consider necessary or appropriate for purposes of implementing any special terms, without thereby affecting
the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose. 
 

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(f)    No individual in any country shall have any right to receive an Award, except as expressly provided for under the Plan. All Awards made at any time are subject to the prior approval of the Plan
Administrator. 
 
11.    Nontransferability:

 
No Award shall be transferable by a
Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During a Participant’s lifetime, the Award shall be exercisable only by the Participant, provided that in the event a Participant is incapacitated and unable to exercise
such Participant’s Option, such Participant’s legal guardian or legal representative whom the Plan Administrator deems appropriate based on all applicable facts and circumstances may exercise such Participant’s Award in accordance
with the provisions of the Plan. Any purported transfer of any Award shall be null and void except as otherwise provided by this Paragraph 11. 
 
12.    No Rights: 
 
A Participant shall have no rights or interests in any Award except as set forth in the Plan. The Plan does not confer upon any person any
right with respect to the continuation of employment by the Participating Employers nor does it limit in any way the right of a Participating Employer to terminate employment at any time. A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder of the
Corporation with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by an Award except to the extent that shares are issued to such Participant upon the due exercise of the Award. 
 
13.    Legal Construction: 
 
(a)    In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or
invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. 
 
(b)    The granting of
Awards and the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. 
 
(c)    To the extent not
preempted by Federal law, the Plan, and all Awards granted under the Plan, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. 
 
(d)    This document is a complete statement of the Plan. As of February
1, 2002, this document supersedes all prior plans, representations and proposals, written or oral, relating to the matters set forth herein. The Corporation shall not be bound by or liable to any person for any representation, promise or inducement
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employee or
agent of it which is not embodied in this document or in any authorized written amendment to the Plan. 
 
14.    Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization: 
 
(a)    In the event that the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for
a different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the Corporation or any other corporation, whether through reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, reclassification of the Common
Stock, merger or consolidation, then the Award rights (including without limitation the number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under this Plan or covered by any Award, the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by Awards set forth
in Paragraph 5 and 13 and the option exercise price for any Award) shall be appropriately adjusted by the Plan Administrator. Comparable adjustments shall be made for each subsequent such change or exchange of Common Stock or any stock or other
securities into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or exchanged. 
 
(b)    As of the effective date of any liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation, all unexercised Awards, and all rights thereunder, shall terminate; provided,
however, that in the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation after May 31, 2002 and prior to February 1, 2006, then, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, all Awards shall become fully (100%) vested and
exercisable during the thirty (30) day period immediately preceding the effective date of said liquidation or dissolution. 
 
(c)    The foregoing adjustments and the manner of application of the foregoing provisions shall be
determined by the Plan Administrator. Any such adjustment may provide for the elimination of any fractional share which might otherwise become subject to an Award. 
 
15.    Use of Proceeds: 
 
The proceeds from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to the Awards shall constitute general funds of the
Corporation. 
 
16.    Amendment,
Modification and Termination of the Plan: 
 
The Corporation may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in any respect by action of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (“Board of Directors”) or by an instrument in writing
executed by the Plan Administrator. However, no such action by the Plan Administrator may (i) result in an Award being granted to an Associate who is then an executive officer of the Corporation or classified as a salary band 1, 2 or 3 (or similar
classification) Associate, (ii) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under Paragraph 2, (iii) materially increase the benefits conferred upon Eligible Associates under the Plan, or (iv) suspend or terminate the Plan. Notwithstanding
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amendment, suspension or
termination of the Plan shall in any manner adversely affect an Award outstanding under the Plan without the consent of the Participant holding such Award. 
 
17.    Effectiveness of the Plan: 
 
The Plan shall become effective February 1, 2002. 
 
18.    Indemnification: 
 
To the extent permitted by applicable federal and state law, the Participating Employers shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Plan Administrator and each employee of a Participating Employer acting pursuant to the direction of the Plan Administrator from and against any and all liability claims, demands, costs and expenses (including the costs and
expenses of attorneys incurred in connection with the investigation or defense of claims) in any manner connected with or arising out of any actions or inactions in connection with the administration of the Plan except for any such actions or
inactions which are not in good faith or which constitute willful misconduct. 
 
19.    Change of Control: 
 
In the event of a Change of Control of the Corporation prior to February 1, 2006, all outstanding Awards shall become immediately fully (100%) vested and exercisable notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary
but subject to the provisions of Paragraph 8(g). Following a Change of Control, (i) the surviving corporation or entity shall continue to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Plan and (ii) all unexercised Awards shall remain fully (100%)
vested and exercisable in accordance with the provisions of the Plan subject to any adjustment described in Paragraph 14. For purposes hereof, “Change of Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon, any of the following
events: 
 
(a)    The acquisition by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of either: 
 
(i)    The then-outstanding Common Stock (the “Outstanding Common Stock”); or 
 
(ii)    The combined
voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of the Board of Directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”); 
 
provided, however, that the following
acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control for purposes of this subparagraph (a): (A) any acquisition directly from the Corporation, (B) any acquisition by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiary Corporations, (C) any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiary Corporations, or (D) 
 

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any
acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (c) below; or 
 
(b)    Individuals who, as of the February 1, 2002, constitute the Board of Directors (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual who becomes a member of the Board of Directors (a “Director”) subsequent to
February 1, 2002 and whose election, or whose nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders, to the Board of Directors was either (i) approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Board of Directors then comprising the Incumbent
Board or (ii) recommended by a Nominating Committee comprised entirely of Directors who are then Incumbent Board members shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such
individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), other actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents or an actual or threatened tender offer; or 
 
(c)    Approval by the Corporation’s shareholders of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation
or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the Persons who were the
Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from the Business Combination (including,
without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Corporation or all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be (provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (i), any shares of common stock
or voting securities of such resulting corporation received by such Beneficial Owners in such Business Combination other than as the result of such Beneficial Owners’ ownership of Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities
immediately prior to such Business Combination shall not be considered to be owned by such Beneficial Owners for the purposes of calculating their percentage of ownership of the outstanding common stock and voting power of the resulting
corporation), (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Corporation or such corporation resulting from the Business Combination) beneficially owns,
directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from the Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
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percent (25%) or more of the Outstanding Common Stock or Outstanding Voting Securities
immediately prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the
initial agreement, or the action of the Board of Directors, providing for such Business Combination; or 
 
(d)    Approval by the Corporation’s shareholders of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Corporation. 
 
The term “Person” shall have the meaning
ascribed to that term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the term “Beneficial Ownership” (or “Beneficial Owners”) shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and
regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 
 

13Global Associate Option Program

Exhibit 10(t) 
 
 
TAKE OWNERSHIP!

THE BANKAMERICA GLOBAL 
ASSOCIATE STOCK OPTION PROGRAM 
 
 
 
Effective October 1, 1998

 

 
Contents

 

	 	  	 	  	 Page

	 Article 1.
	  	 Establishment, Purpose, and Duration
	  	 1

	 1.1
	  	 Reorganization Agreement
	  	 1

	 1.2
	  	 Establishment of the Plan
	  	 1

	 1.3
	  	 Purpose of the Plan
	  	 1

	 1.4
	  	 Effective Date and Term of Plan
	  	 1

	
	 Article 2.
	  	 Definitions
	  	 2

	 2.1
	  	 Associate
	  	 2

	 2.2
	  	 Award
	  	 2

	 2.3
	  	 Beneficial Owner or Beneficial Ownership
	  	 2

	 2.4
	  	 Board or Board of Directors
	  	 2

	 2.5
	  	 Change in Control
	  	 2

	 2.6
	  	 Code
	  	 3

	 2.7
	  	 Company
	  	 4

	 2.8
	  	 Disability
	  	 4

	 2.9
	  	 Effective Date
	  	 4

	 2.10
	  	 Eligible Associate
	  	 4

	 2.11
	  	 Exchange Act
	  	 4

	 2.12
	  	 Fair Market Value
	  	 4

	 2.13
	  	 Grant Date
	  	 4

	 2.14
	  	 Option
	  	 4

	 2.15
	  	 Participant
	  	 4

	 2.16
	  	 Person
	  	 5

	 2.17
	  	 Plan
	  	 5

	 2.18
	  	 Plan Administrator
	  	 5

	 2.19
	  	 Retirement
	  	 5

	 2.20
	  	 Service Center
	  	 5

	 2.21
	  	 Shares
	  	 5

	 2.22
	  	 Stock Appreciation Right or SAR
	  	 5

	 2.23
	  	 Subsidiary
	  	 5

	 2.24
	  	 United States
	  	 5

	
	 Article 3.
	  	 Amendment and Administration
	  	 6

	 3.1
	  	 Amendment, Modification, and Termination
	  	 6

	 3.2
	  	 Awards Previously Granted
	  	 6

	 3.3
	  	 Plan Administrator
	  	 6

	
	 Article 4.
	  	 Shares Subject to the Plan
	  	 7

	 4.1
	  	 Number of Shares Available for Grants
	  	 7

	 4.2
	  	 Lapsed Awards
	  	 7

	 4.3
	  	 Adjustments in Authorized Shares
	  	 7

 

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	 4.4
	  	 Source of Shares
	  	 7

	
	 Article 5.
	  	 Award of Options
	  	 8

	 5.1
	  	 Award of Options on Grant Date
	  	 8

	 5.2
	  	 Eligible Associates
	  	 8

	 5.3
	  	 Number of Option Shares Awarded
	  	 8

	 5.4
	  	 Option Price
	  	 8

	 5.5
	  	 Expiration Date of Option
	  	 9

	 5.6
	  	 Option Vesting
	  	 9

	 5.7
	  	 Exercise after Termination or Death
	  	 10

	 5.8
	  	 Option Statements
	  	 11

	 5.9
	  	 Exercise of Option
	  	 11

	
	 Article 6.
	  	 Non-U.S. Associates
	  	 13

	 6.1
	  	 Applicability
	  	 13

	 6.2
	  	 Schedule of Countries Where Awards Are Feasible
	  	 13

	 6.3
	  	 Terms of Option and SAR
	  	 13

	 6.4
	  	 Stock Appreciation Rights
	  	 13

	 6.5
	  	 Special Terms
	  	 13

	 6.6
	  	 No Acquired Rights
	  	 14

	
	 Article 7.
	  	 Other Provisions
	  	 15

	 7.1
	  	 Nontransferability of Awards
	  	 15

	 7.2
	  	 Rights as a Shareholder
	  	 15

	 7.3
	  	 Employment
	  	 15

	 7.4
	  	 Withholding Taxes
	  	 15

	 7.5
	  	 Indemnification
	  	 15

	 7.6
	  	 Successors
	  	 15

	
	 Article 8.
	  	 Legal Construction
	  	 16

	 8.1
	  	 Gender and Number
	  	 16

	 8.2
	  	 Severability
	  	 16

	 8.3
	  	 Requirements of Law
	  	 16

	 8.4
	  	 Governing Law
	  	 16

	 8.5
	  	 Entire Plan
	  	 16

 
 

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TAKE
OWNERSHIP! 
THE BANKAMERICA GLOBAL 
ASSOCIATE STOCK OPTION PROGRAM 
 
Article 1.    Establishment, Purpose, and Duration 
 
1.1    Reorganization Agreement.  NationsBank Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the
“Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with BankAmerica Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“BankAmerica”), dated April 10, 1998 (the “Reorganization Agreement”). Pursuant to the
Reorganization Agreement, the Company was reincorporated as a Delaware corporation and, following such reincorporation, BankAmerica merged into the Company and the Company was renamed “BankAmerica Corporation.” References in this document
to the Company include the Delaware corporation resulting from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement. 
 
1.2    Establishment of the Plan.  The Company hereby establishes Take Ownership! The BankAmerica
Global Associate Stock Option Program (the “Plan”). The Plan provides for the grant of Options, and the grant of Stock Appreciation Rights in certain countries, to Eligible Associates of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as such terms are
defined below. 
 
1.3    Purpose of the Plan.  The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by giving substantially all Associates of the Company and its Subsidiaries a
stake in the Company’s future growth in order to further create a culture of ownership and excellence among all Associates which will foster teamwork and customer service. 
 
1.4    Effective Date and Term of Plan.  The Plan shall be
effective as of October 1, 1998 and Awards may be granted to Eligible Associates on and after that date. Unless the Board of Directors of the Company shall approve an extension or renewal of the Plan for such additional term as it may determine, no
Awards shall be granted after September 30, 2001. However, all Awards granted under the Plan prior to such date shall remain in effect until such Awards shall have been satisfied, terminated, paid out, or expired, in accordance with the Plan and the
terms of such Awards. 
 

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Article
2.    Definitions 
 
The
following terms, when written with initial capital letters, will have the meanings stated below: 
 
2.1    “Associate” means a common law employee of the Company or any Subsidiary who is identified as an employee in the personnel records of such
entity. 
 
2.2    “Award” means the grant of an Option or SAR under the Plan. 
 
2.3    “Beneficial Owner” or “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning ascribed
to such term in Rule l3d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act. 
 
2.4    “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 
2.5    “Change in Control” of the Company means, and shall be deemed to
have occurred upon, any of the following events: 
 
(a)    The acquisition by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of either: 
 
(i)    The then-outstanding Shares (the “Outstanding Shares”); or 
 
(ii)    The combined
voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”); 
 
provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control for purposes of this
subparagraph (a): (A) any acquisition directly from the Company, (B) any acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (c) below; or 
 
(b)    Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board of Directors (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual who becomes a Director subsequent to the Effective Date and whose election, or whose nomination for
election by the Company’s shareholders, to the Board of Directors was either (i) approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Directors then comprising the Incumbent Board or (ii) recommended by a Nominating Committee comprised entirely of
Directors who are then Incumbent Board members shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either
an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A 
 

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promulgated under the Exchange Act), other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents or an actual or threatened tender offer;
or 
 
(c)    Approval by the Company’s shareholders of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business
Combination”), in each case, unless following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the Persons who were the Beneficial Owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Shares and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to
such Business Combination own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from the Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Shares and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the
case may be (provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (i), any shares of common stock or voting securities of such resulting corporation received by such Beneficial Owners in such Business Combination other than as the result of such
Beneficial Owners’ ownership of Outstanding Shares or Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination shall not be considered to be owned by such Beneficial Owners for the purposes of calculating their percentage of
ownership of the outstanding common stock and voting power of the resulting corporation), (ii) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such
corporation resulting from the Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from the Business
Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation unless such Person owned twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Outstanding Shares or Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to the
Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or the
action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or 
 
(d)    Approval by the Company’s shareholders of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred for
purposes of this Plan as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement referred to in Section 1.1. 
 
2.6    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. References to
the Code shall include the valid and binding governmental regulations, court decisions and other regulatory and judicial authority issued or rendered thereunder. 
 

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2.7    “Company” means BankAmerica Corporation, a Delaware corporation (which is the resulting entity upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement referred to
in Section 1.1), and any successor as provided in Section 7.6. Prior to the Effective Date, Company means NationsBank Corporation, a North Carolina corporation and the Delaware corporation resulting from its reincorporation. 
 
2.8    “Disability” means
(a) “disability” as defined from time to time under any long-term disability plan of the Company or Subsidiary or (b) the expiration of an extended medical absence under the medical separation policy of the Company or Subsidiary, to the
extent such policy is applicable to the Participant under the personnel policy of the Participant’s employer. 
 
2.9    “Effective Date” means October 1, 1998. 
 
2.10    “Eligible
Associate” means, with respect to a particular Grant Date, an Associate described in Section 5.2. 
 
2.11    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or
any successor act thereto. 
 
2.12    “Fair Market Value” of a Share on any date means the closing price of a Share as reflected in the report of composite trading of New York Stock Exchange listed securities for that day (or,
if no Shares were publicly traded on that day, the immediately preceding day that Shares were so traded) published in The Wall Street Journal [Eastern Edition] or in any other publication selected by the Plan Administrator; provided,
however, that if the Shares are misquoted or omitted by the selected publication(s), the Plan Administrator shall directly solicit the information from officials of the stock exchanges or from other informed independent market sources. If Shares
shall not have been publicly traded for more than ten (10) days immediately preceding such date, then the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be determined by the Plan Administrator in such manner as it shall deem appropriate. 
 
2.13    “Grant
Date” means (a) for Associates based in the United States, the first business day in January 1999, 2000, and 2001, unless the Plan Administrator, with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, determines otherwise, and (b)
for Associates based outside the United States, each date selected from time to time by the Plan Administrator for the grant of Awards under the Plan. 
 
2.14    “Option” means an option granted to an Associate to purchase Shares as described in Article 5
of the Plan. 
 
2.15    “Participant” means an Associate or former Associate, or the legal representative or estate of an incapacitated or deceased Associate or former Associate, who has outstanding an Award
granted under the Plan. 
 

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2.16    “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in
Section 13(d) thereof. 
 
2.17    “Plan” means the plan set forth in this document which, from and after the Effective Date, shall be known as Take Ownership! The BankAmerica Global Associate Stock Option Program, as the
same may be amended from time to time. 
 
2.18    “Plan Administrator” means the Principal Corporate Personnel Officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries. 
 
2.19    “Retirement” means an Associate’s termination of
employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries at age 50 or later, provided the Associate satisfies (a) or (b) below: 
 
(a)    The Associate is based in the United States and (i) qualifies at such time for post-retirement
medical benefits under an employee benefit plan of the Associate’s employer or (ii) is employed by a Subsidiary which does not offer post-retirement medical benefits, or within an employment category which is not eligible for such benefits, but
the Associate satisfies such age and service requirements as the Plan Administrator may, but need not, establish from time to time for purposes of this definition. 
 
(b)    The Associate is based outside the United States and satisfies the
retirement policy of the Associate’s employer, if any, which is applicable to the Associate as determined by the Plan Administrator from time to time in his or her sole discretion. 
 
2.20    “Service Center” means the Take Ownership! Service Center, which
is a unit of the Company or Subsidiary or a third party designated by the Plan Administrator to provide day-to-day administrative and brokerage services for the Plan. 
 
2.21    “Shares” means the shares of common stock of the Company.

 
2.22    “Stock
Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a stock appreciation right with respect to Shares as described in Article 6. 
 
2.23    “Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, affiliate, or other entity in
which the Company owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or voting ownership interest, as applicable, or any other business entity designated by the Plan Administrator as a Subsidiary for purposes of the Plan. 
 
2.24    “United States”
means the fifty (50) states, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
 

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Article
3.    Amendment and Administration 
 
3.1    Amendment, Modification, and Termination.    The Company may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in any respect (except as
provided in Section 3.2) by action of the Board or by an instrument in writing executed by the Plan Administrator. However, no such action by the Plan Administrator may (a) result in an Award being granted to an Associate who is then a member of the
Policy Committee of the Company or classified as a salary band 1, 2 or 3 (or similar classification) Associate, (b) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under Section 4.1, (c) materially increase the benefits conferred upon Eligible
Associates under the Plan, (d) suspend or terminate the Plan, or (e) cause an Award to be granted after September 30, 2001. 
 
3.2    Awards Previously Granted.    No alteration, amendment, suspension or termination of
the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Company may alter or amend Section 5.6(d)
prior to the date of a Change in Control. 
 
3.3    Plan Administrator.    The Plan shall be administered by the Plan Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have the power, authority, and
sole discretion to construe, interpret and administer the Plan, including, without limitation, the power and authority to make factual determinations relating to Plan entitlements. The Plan Administrator may appoint such agents as he or she may deem
necessary for the effective performance of the Plan Administrator’s duties, and may delegate to such agents such powers and duties, whether ministerial or discretionary, as the Plan Administrator may deem appropriate. The decisions of the Plan
Administrator upon all matters within the scope of his or her authority shall be conclusive and binding on all parties, except to the extent otherwise provided by law. 
 

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Article
4.    Shares Subject to the Plan 
 
4.1    Number of Shares Available for Awards.    One hundred twenty million (120,000,000) Shares are reserved for issuance under the Plan. 
 
4.2    Lapsed
Awards.    If any Award granted under this Plan is canceled, terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any Shares subject to such Award again shall be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan, unless provided
otherwise under Section 6.5 with respect to Awards made in a country outside the United States. 
 
4.3    Adjustments in Authorized Shares.    In the event of any change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock split, or a corporate transaction,
such as any merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Code Section 368) or
any partial or complete liquidation of the Company, such adjustment shall be made in the number and class of Shares which may be delivered under the Plan and in the number and class of and/or price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards granted
under the Plan, as may be determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Plan Administrator, in his or her sole discretion to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any Award shall
always be a whole number. 
 
4.4    Source of Shares.    Shares delivered under the Plan may be original issue shares, treasury stock or shares purchased in the open market or otherwise, all as determined by the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company (or the Chief Financial Officer’s designee) from time to time. 
 

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Article
5.    Award of Options 
 
5.1    Award of Options on Grant Date.    Each Eligible Associate shall be awarded an Option on each Grant Date, subject to the provisions of the Plan and such other
terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may determine, to purchase the number of Shares determined under Section 5.3. 
 
5.2    Eligible Associates.    Each Associate employed by the Company
or any Subsidiary on a Grant Date who meets all of the following requirements shall be an Eligible Associate with respect to an Option granted on that Grant Date: 
 
(a)    The Associate is based within the United States. 
 
(b)    The Associate has
satisfied all minimum service requirements specified by the Plan Administrator. 
 
(c)    The Associate is not then a member of the Policy Committee of the Company or classified as a salary band 1, 2 or 3 (or similar classification as determined by the Plan
Administrator) Associate. 
 
(d)    The Associate is not employed within a Subsidiary, or unit or division of one or more Subsidiaries or is in a group or class of Associates which the Plan Administrator has determined to be ineligible for
such Grant Date. 
 
5.3    Number of Option Shares Awarded.    The Plan Administrator, with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, shall determine, for each Grant Date, the number of
Shares which may be purchased under the Option granted to each Eligible Associate. The Plan Administrator may make such determination based on the salary band, grade or job classification of the Eligible Associate, or on such other factors as he or
she deems appropriate. 
 
No Eligible Associate
shall be granted more than one Option on a given Grant Date, regardless of whether on a Grant Date such Eligible Associate is employed in more than one capacity by the Company or any Subsidiary. Any change in an Eligible Associate’s salary
band, grade, job classification or other factor after a Grant Date shall not affect the Option granted to such Eligible Associate on such Grant Date or any rights thereunder except as provided in the following sentence or as otherwise expressly
provided in the Plan. If an Eligible Associate has not been assigned a salary band, grade or job classification, or is in the process of changing his or her salary band, grade or job classification, the Plan Administrator shall have final authority
to determine the appropriate salary band, grade or job classification applicable to the Associate for purposes of the Plan for the Grant Date. 
 
5.4    Option Price.    The purchase price per Share that must be paid to the Company upon
the exercise of an Option shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date of the Option. 
 

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5.5    Expiration Date of Option.    Each Option shall expire on the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date of the Option, or, in the event of the Participant’s termination of
employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries (including termination due to the Participant’s Retirement or death), such earlier date as specified in this Article. The Company, the Plan Administrator and the Service Center shall have no
obligation to notify a Participant or his or her estate or legal representative of the impending or actual expiration of an Option. 
 
5.6    Option Vesting. 
 
(a)    Vesting Schedule.    Each Option
granted to an Associate shall become vested and exercisable as follows: 
 
(i)    One-fourth of the Shares subject to the Option shall become vested and exercisable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date for the Option, provided the Associate remains
in continuous employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries until that date. 
 
(ii)    An additional one-fourth of the Shares subject to the Option shall become vested and exercisable on the second anniversary of the Grant Date for the Option, provided the
Associate remains in continuous employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries until that date. 
 
(iii)    The remaining Shares subject to the Option shall become vested and exercisable on the third
anniversary of the Grant Date for the Option, provided the Associate remains in continuous employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries until that date. 
 
(b)    Option Exercisable in Full Upon Termination Due to Retirement, Death or
Disability.    Each Option granted to an Associate shall become fully (100%) vested and exercisable upon the occurrence of any of the following events, provided the Option was granted one year (365 days) or more prior to the
occurrence of the event: 
 
(i)    The Associate’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries ends as a result of the Associate’s Retirement. 
 
(ii)    The Associate’s employment with the Company and its
Subsidiaries ends as a result of the Associate’s death. 
 
(iii)    The Associate’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries ends as a result of the Associate’s Disability. 
 
(c)    Option
Exercisable in Part Upon Termination Due to Workforce Reduction, Realignment or Similar Measure or Divestiture.    Each Option granted to an Associate shall become vested and exercisable to the extent provided below upon the
occurrence of any of the following events, provided the Option was granted one year (365 days) or more prior to the occurrence of the event: 
 

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(i)    The Associate’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries ends as a result of a workforce reduction, realignment or similar measure as determined by the Plan Administrator and (A) the Associate
receives severance pay under the Associate Transition Program (or any successor program) upon termination of employment, or (B) if not eligible to receive such severance pay, the Associate is notified in writing by an authorized officer of the
Company or Subsidiary that the termination is as a result of such action. Upon termination of an Associate’s employment under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence, each Option shall become vested and exercisable to the extent
the Option would have become vested and exercisable on the next anniversary of the Grant Date, had the Associate’s employment continued until such date. 
 
(ii)    The Associate’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries ends as a result of a
sale of assets or the stock of a Subsidiary as determined by the Plan Administrator, provided that the Associate is notified in writing by an authorized officer of the Company or Subsidiary that the termination is as a result of such sale. Upon
termination of an Associate’s employment under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence, each Option shall become vested and exercisable to the extent the Option would have become vested and exercisable on the next anniversary of
the Grant Date, had the Associate’s employment continued until such date. 
 
(d)    Option Exercisable in Full Upon Change in Control.    Each Option granted to an Associate shall become fully (100%) vested and exercisable upon the
occurrence of a Change in Control. 
 
(e)    Forfeiture.    To the extent an Option is not vested under this Section 5.6, it shall be cancelled immediately upon the Associate’s termination of employment with the Company
and its Subsidiaries. Options previously vested under this Section 5.6 may be forfeited pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.7(d). 
 
5.7    Exercise after Termination or Death. 
 
(a)    Exercise after Termination of Employment Other
Than for Retirement, Death or Gross Misconduct.    Upon termination of an Associate’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason (including, without limitation, due to the Associate’s
Disability), other than termination on account of Retirement, death, or gross misconduct, each Option to the extent then vested and exercisable shall remain vested and exercisable for a period of ninety (90) calendar days following the last day of
employment, but not to exceed the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date of the Option. The Option shall be cancelled immediately upon the expiration of such period. 
 
(b)    Exercise After Retirement.    Upon
termination of an Associate’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries due to the Associate’s Retirement, each Option shall remain vested and exercisable for a period of one year (365 days) following the last day of employment, but
not to exceed the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date of the Option. The Option shall be cancelled immediately upon the expiration of such period. 
 

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(c)    Exercise After Death.    Upon termination of an Associate’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries due to the Associate’s death, each Option shall remain
vested and exercisable for a period of one year (365 days) following the date of the Associate’s death, but not to exceed the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date of the Option. The Option shall be cancelled immediately upon the expiration of
such period. 
 
(d)    Termination Involving Gross Misconduct.    If an Associate is terminated by the Company or any Subsidiary for cause for gross misconduct as determined by the Plan Administrator,
each Option granted to such Associate shall be immediately cancelled upon such termination of employment. Gross misconduct includes, but is not limited to, acts of dishonesty, such as theft, embezzlement, and falsification of the Company’s or
Subsidiary’s records with intent to deceive; breach of trust; knowing violation of rules established by the Company or the Subsidiary; and any crime determined by the Company or the Subsidiary to result in termination of employment.

 
(e)    Effect of Return to Employment.    If a Participant returns to employment with the Company or any Subsidiary during the applicable post-termination exercise period, then the
Option shall continue to be exercisable to the extent vested at the beginning of such period, but the Option shall not thereafter be restored or further vest for any reason. 
 
5.8    Option Statements.    Each grant of an Option
shall be evidenced by an Option statement in such form as the Plan Administrator may from time to time determine. Each Option statement shall specify the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Option price and such other information as the Plan
Administrator shall determine. 
 
5.9    Exercise of Option.    A Participant may exercise some or all of the Shares then vested and exercisable under an Option. The Plan Administrator may establish procedures
(including procedures restricting the frequency or method of exercise) governing the exercise of Options. In general, subject to such specific provisions, a Participant shall exercise an Option as follows: 
 
(a)    Types of
Exercise.    The Participant shall submit an Option exercise request to the Service Center specifying the Option and number of Shares being exercised. The exercise request shall also specify which of the following types of
exercise the Participant is making: 
 
(i)    A regular Option exercise. 
 
(ii)    An Option exercise and sale of all Shares being purchased through the Option exercise. 
 
(iii)    An Option exercise and sale of sufficient shares to cover the
Option price (and applicable withholding taxes and transaction fees) of the Shares being purchased through the Option exercise, with the remainder of the Shares to be issued to the Participant. 
 

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(b)    Regular Option Exercise.    If the Participant requests a regular Option exercise under (a)(i) above, the Participant shall deliver the full Option price in cash (together with an
amount sufficient to pay applicable withholding taxes and any transaction fee) to the Service Center at the time of exercise. The Service Center shall immediately transfer such funds to the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, the Shares
shall be delivered to the Participant. 
 
(c)    Option Exercise and Sale of Shares.    If the Participant requests an Option exercise and sale of Shares under (a)(ii) or (iii) above, the Service Center shall sell the applicable
number of Shares as soon as practicable following receipt of such request and, upon settlement of the trade, transfer to the Company an amount equal to the Option price for the Shares being purchased through the Option exercise. As soon as
practicable thereafter, the Shares or proceeds from the sale of Shares, as applicable (in either case less applicable withholding taxes and any transaction fees), shall be delivered to the Participant. 
 
(d)    Restrictions on
Exercise.    The Plan Administrator may establish from time to time procedures for restricting the exercise of Awards on any given day as the result of excessive volume of exercise requests or any other problem in the
established system for processing Award exercise requests. 
 

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Article
6.    Non-U.S. Associates 
 
6.1    Applicability.    This Article shall apply to each Associate who would qualify as an Eligible Associate, except for the fact that the Associate does not meet the requirements of
Section 5.2(a). 
 
6.2    Schedule of Countries Where Awards Are Feasible.    The Plan Administrator shall determine, in his or her sole discretion, whether it is feasible under local law, custom and
practice to grant Awards under the Plan to Associates described in Section 6.1 in each country outside the United States on each Grant Date. The Plan Administrator shall approve a schedule specifying by country whether an Option or SAR is to be
granted under this Article. The schedule may differentiate among categories of Associates (including international assignees) and locations within a country. 
 
6.3    Terms of Option and SAR.    If the Plan Administrator has determined on the schedule
described in Section 6.2 that it is feasible to grant an Option or SAR at a non-U.S. location for a Grant Date, each Associate under this Article specified in the schedule shall be granted an Option or SAR, as applicable, on such Grant Date. Each
such Option shall be granted under and shall be subject to the terms in Article 5 as though the Associate were an Eligible Associate, except for such modifications or additional terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate under
Section 6.5. Each SAR shall be subject to Section 6.4. 
 
6.4    Stock Appreciation Rights.    An SAR shall confer on the holder a right to receive payment from the Company, upon exercise, equal to the product of (a) multiplied by (b)
below: 
 
(a)    The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date of the SAR. 
 
(b)    The number of
Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. 
 
SARs shall be settled in cash, unless the Plan Administrator determines that settlement should be in Shares. Each SAR shall be subject to Sections 5.5 through 5.8, as though the reference to the term “Option” in such
section were a reference to the term “SAR,” except for such modifications or additional terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate under Section 6.5. The Participant shall exercise an SAR by submitting an SAR exercise
request to the Service Center in the same manner as a request for an Option exercise and sale of all Shares being exercised. 
 
6.5    Special Terms.    In order to facilitate the making of any Award under this
Article, the Plan Administrator may provide for such modifications and additional terms and conditions (“special terms”) in Awards to Participants who are employed by the Company or any Subsidiary outside the United States (or who are
foreign nationals temporarily within the United States) as the Plan Administrator may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, policy or custom or to facilitate administration of the Plan. The special terms may
provide that the grant of an Award is subject to (a) applicable governmental or regulatory approval or other compliance with local legal requirements and/or (b) the execution by the 
 

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Participant and return to the Service Center of a written instrument in the form specified by the Plan Administrator. In the event such
conditions are not satisfied, the grant shall be void. The Plan Administrator may approve such appendices or supplements to or amendments, restatements, sub-plans, or alternative versions of the Plan as he or she may consider necessary or
appropriate for purposes of implementing any special terms, without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose. 
 
6.6    No Acquired Rights.    No individual in any country shall have any right to receive
an Award, except as expressly provided for under the Plan. All Awards made at any time are subject to the prior approval of the Plan Administrator. 
 

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7.    Other Provisions 
 
7.1    Nontransferability of Awards.    No Award may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, voluntarily or involuntarily, other than by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution, and any attempt to do so shall be void. Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding sentence, the Company shall have the right to offset from the exercise of any Award any amounts due and owing from
the Participant to the Company or any Subsidiary to the extent permitted by law. 
 
An Award granted to a Participant shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or, in the event the Participant becomes legally incapacitated, the Participant’s legal
representative. After a Participant’s death, an Award shall be exercisable by any person that may be empowered to do so under the deceased Participant’s will, or if the Participant failed to make a testamentary disposition of the Award or
shall die intestate, by such Participant’s administrator or other legal representative with appropriate powers under applicable law. 
 
7.2    Rights as a Shareholder.    A Participant granted an Award shall have no rights as a
shareholder of the Company with respect to the Shares covered by such Award except to the extent that Shares are issued to the Participant upon the exercise of the Award. 
 
7.3    Employment.    Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with
or limit in any way the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary. 
 
For purposes of this Plan, a Participant’s move between
the Company and a Subsidiary, or between Subsidiaries, shall not be deemed to be a termination of employment. However, termination of employment shall be deemed to occur upon a change in ownership of the Participant’s employer such that the
Participant’s employer ceases to be the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. 
 
7.4    Withholding Taxes.    The Company shall have the right to deduct or withhold from the proceeds of any exercise of an Award, including the delivery
of Shares, an amount sufficient to cover withholding required by law for any federal, state or local taxes (including, without limitation, social insurance or other payroll levies outside the United States) or to take such other action as may be
necessary to satisfy any such withholding obligations. Where Shares are used to satisfy required tax withholding, such shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value as of the exercise date of the applicable Award. 
 
7.5    Indemnification.    Provisions for the indemnification of officers and directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be as
set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as in effect from time to time. 
 
7.6    Successors.    All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards
granted shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the
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8.    Legal Construction 
 
8.1    Gender and Number.    Unless the context plainly indicates otherwise, words in any gender include the other genders and the singular includes the plural and vice versa.

 
8.2    Severability.    In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the
Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. 
 
8.3    Requirements of Law.    The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the
Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. 
 
8.4    Governing Law.    To the extent not preempted by
Federal law, the Plan, and all Awards made under the Plan, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. 
 
8.5    Entire Plan.    This document is a complete statement of the Plan. As
of its Effective Date this document supersedes all prior plans, representations and proposals, written or oral, relating to the matters set forth herein. The Company shall not be bound by or liable to any person for any representation, promise or
inducement made by any employee or agent of it which is not embodied in this document or in any authorized written amendment to the Plan. 
 

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