Audit Committee Report
The charter of the Audit Committee of the Board specifies that the purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board in its oversight
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the adequacy of the Company's system of internal controls;
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the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
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the qualifications and independence of the Company's
independent registered public accountants; and
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the performance of the Company's independent registered public accountants and of the Company's internal audit function.
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carrying out these responsibilities, the Audit Committee, among other things:
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supervises the relationship between the
Company and its independent registered public accountants, including: having
direct responsibility for their appointment, compensation, retention and oversight; reviewing the scope of their audit services; approving audit and non-audit services; and confirming the independence
of the independent registered public accountants; and
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oversees management's implementation and maintenance of effective systems of internal and disclosure controls, including
review of the Company's policies relating to legal and regulatory compliance, ethics and conflicts of interests and review of the Company's internal auditing program.
The
Committee met eight times during fiscal 2019. The Committee schedules its meetings with a view to ensuring that it devotes appropriate attention to all of its tasks. The Committee's meetings
include, whenever appropriate, executive sessions in which the Committee meets separately with the Company's independent registered public accountants, the Company's internal auditors, the Company's
Chief Financial Officer and the Company's General Counsel.
As
part of its oversight of the Company's financial statements, the Committee reviews and discusses with both management and the Company's independent
registered public accountants all annual and quarterly financial statements prior to their issuance and other financial disclosures as appropriate. During
fiscal 2019, management advised the Committee that each set of financial statements reviewed had been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and management reviewed
significant accounting and disclosure issues with the Committee. These reviews included discussion with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company's independent registered public accountants, of
matters required to be discussed pursuant to applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, including the quality of the Company's accounting principles, the reasonableness
of significant judgments and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements. The Committee also discussed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP matters relating to its independence, including
a review of audit and non-audit fees and the written disclosures and letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to the Committee pursuant to applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board regarding the independent accountants' communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence.
In
addition, the Committee reviewed key initiatives and programs aimed at maintaining the effectiveness of the Company's internal and disclosure control structure. As part of this process, the
Committee continued to monitor the scope and adequacy of the Company's internal auditing program, reviewing internal audit department staffing levels and steps taken to maintain the effectiveness of
internal procedures and controls.
Taking
all of these reviews and discussions into account, the undersigned Committee members recommended to the Board that the Board approve the inclusion of the Company's audited financial statements
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Members
of the Audit Committee
Safra A. Catz (Chair)
Francis A. deSouza
Michael B.G. Froman
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Policy for Approval of Audit and Permitted Non-audit Services
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audit, audit-related, tax and other services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee, which concluded that the provision of such services by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was compatible with
the maintenance of that firm's independence in the conduct of its auditing functions. The Audit Committee's Outside Auditor Independence Policy provides for pre-approval of specifically described
audit, audit-related, tax and other services by the Committee on an annual basis, but individual engagements anticipated to exceed
pre-established
thresholds must be separately approved. The policy also requires specific approval by the Committee if total fees for audit-related, tax and other services would exceed total fees for
audit services in any fiscal year. The policy authorizes the Committee to delegate to one or more of its members pre-approval authority with respect to permitted services, and the Committee has
delegated to the Chair of the Committee the authority to pre-approve services in certain circumstances.
Auditor Fees and Services
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The following table presents fees for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the audit of the Company's annual financial
statements and internal control over financial reporting for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, together with fees for audit-related, tax and other services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
during fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018. Audit-related services consisted principally of audits of employee benefit plans and other entities related to the Company and other attest projects, consultations
on the impact of new accounting rules, and due diligence. Tax services consisted principally of planning and advisory services and tax compliance assistance. Other services consisted of attestation
reports on social, environmental and cultural disclosure required by law or regulation. The increase in fees in fiscal 2019 is due to audit efforts associated with the acquisition of TFCF and
consolidation of Hulu. The Audit Committee directs and reviews the negotiations associated with the Company's retention of its independent registered public accountants.
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Election of Directors
The
current term of office of all of the Company's Directors expires at the 2020 Annual Meeting. The Board proposes that the following directors be elected for a term of one year and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified. Each of the nominees has consented to serve if elected. If any of them becomes unavailable to serve as a Director before the 2020 Annual Meeting, the Board
may designate a substitute nominee. In that case, the persons named as proxies will vote for the substitute nominee designated by the Board.
Directors
are elected by a majority of votes cast unless the election is contested, in which case Directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast. A majority of votes cast means that the number of
shares voted "for" a Director exceeds the number of votes cast "against" the Director; abstentions are not counted either "for" or "against". If an incumbent Director in an uncontested election does
not receive a majority of votes cast for his or her election, the Director is required to submit a letter of resignation to the Board of Directors for consideration
by the Governance and Nominating Committee. The Governance and Nominating Committee is required to promptly assess the appropriateness of such nominee
continuing to serve as a Director and recommend to the Board the action to be taken with respect to the tendered resignation. The Board is required to determine whether to accept or reject the
resignation, or what other action should be taken, within 90 days of the date of the certification of election results. Brokers holding shares beneficially owned by their clients do not have
the ability to cast votes with respect to the election of Directors unless they have received instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares. It is therefore important that you
provide instructions to your broker if your shares are held by a broker so that your vote with respect to Directors is counted.
The Board recommends a vote "FOR" each of the persons nominated by the Board.
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2007PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
20132017, NBTY, Inc. Board of Directors
20082016, McDonald's Corporation Board of Directors
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SUSAN E. ARNOLD
OPERATING EXECUTIVE,
THE CARLYLE GROUP
Ms. Arnold, 65, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through her experience as an executive of Procter & Gamble and her other public company board experience. At
Procter & Gamble, Ms. Arnold was a senior executive responsible for major consumer brands in a large, complex retailing and global brand management company. As a result of this experience, Ms. Arnold brings to our Board in-depth
knowledge of brand management and marketing, environmental sustainability, product development, international consumer markets, finance and executive management, including executive compensation and management leadership.
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2017PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
2014PRESENT, General Motors Board of Directors
20112017, General Dynamics Corporation Board of Directors
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MARY T. BARRA
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, GENERAL MOTORS
COMPANY
Ms. Barra, 58, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through her experience as a leader of the General Motors Company and her other public company board experience. In her roles at General
Motors, Ms. Barra has been responsible for overseeing and managing executive teams and a sizeable worldwide work force, with an emphasis on development and marketing of technology based consumer facing products and on human resources. As a
result of this experience, Ms. Barra brings to our Board an understanding of worldwide consumer markets, changing technology and the challenges and risks facing large public companies with complex global operations.
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2018PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
2001PRESENT, Oracle Corporation Board of Directors
20082015, HSBC Holdings Board of Directors
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SAFRA A. CATZ
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ORACLE CORPORATION
Ms. Catz, 58, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through her experience as both a chief executive and chief financial officer of Oracle. At Oracle, Ms. Catz has been responsible for
leadership of a complex, global technology company, with an emphasis on acquisition strategy and integration of acquired companies, and also led Oracle's financial function, which has a complexity and breadth comparable to that of the Company. As a
result of this experience, Ms. Catz brings to our Board valuable insights regarding the management of a complex, global organization with particular insights in acquisitions, experience in a wide range of financial and accounting matters, and an
understanding of the rapidly changing technological landscape that affects our businesses including the protection of electronically stored data.
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2018PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
2014PRESENT, Illumina, Inc. Board of Directors
2014-2016, Citrix Systems, Inc. Board of Directors
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FRANCIS A. DESOUZA
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, ILLUMINA, INC.
Mr. deSouza, 49, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through his experience as Chief Executive Officer of Illumina, his prior experience at Symantec and other technology companies. At
Illumina, Symantec, and the other companies where he has worked, Mr. deSouza has overseen growth and maturation of technology businesses and gained in depth experience in the management of technology oriented businesses, including cybersecurity
businesses. As a result of this experience, Mr. deSouza brings to our Board an understanding of the risks and opportunities involved in the development of diverse and changing businesses and extensive insight into technological developments that
affect our business, including cybersecurity matters.
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2018PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
2017PRESENT, Distinguished Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations
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MICHAEL B.G. FROMAN
VICE CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT,
STRATEGIC GROWTH,
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
Mr. Froman, 57, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through his experience in international affairs in both the public and private sector, his background in finance, and his experience in
managing large and complex global businesses. As a result, he brings to our board extensive knowledge of the international markets in which we participate, factors affecting international trade, finance, executive management, and balancing risks and
opportunities in a dynamic marketplace, all of which support our strategic focus on innovation in changing markets and global growth.
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2000PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
20112019, Apple Inc. Board of Directors
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ROBERT A. IGER
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER, THE WALT DISNEY
COMPANY
Mr. Iger, 68, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his long experience with the business of the Company. As
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and as a result of the experience he gained in over 40 years at ABC and Disney, Mr. Iger has an intimate knowledge of all aspects of the Company's business and close working relationships with all of the
Company's senior executives. The Company has agreed in Mr. Iger's employment agreement to nominate him for reelection as a member of the Board and as Chairman of the Board at the expiration of each term of office during the term of the agreement,
and he has agreed to continue to serve on the Board if elected.
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2015PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
2019PRESENT, Lead Independent Director, The Coca-Cola Company
2008PRESENT, The Coca-Cola Company Board of Directors
20012016, Avon Products, Inc. Board of Directors
20072015, Trustee of the National Geographic Society
20032006, The Coca-Cola Company Board of Directors
Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Founder, Institute for the Fiduciary Standard
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MARIA ELENA LAGOMASINO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGING PARTNER,
WE FAMILY OFFICES
Ms. Lagomasino, 70, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain primarily through her experience in leading a variety of firms in the wealth management industry and her experience on other public company
boards. In leading firms in the wealth management industry, she has gained a deep understanding of finance, investment and capital markets and experience in leading complex organizations and in evaluating the strategies of businesses in a variety of
industries with varying size and complexity. Her experience at JP Morgan Private Bank included management of that firm's international operations and this experience contributes an understanding of conducting business internationally, particularly in
Latin America. Through her service on other public company boards, she brings to our Board extensive experience with and a keen understanding of global brands as well as her ability to use her experience in providing insight and guidance in
overseeing executive management, including executive compensation.
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2016PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
2006PRESENT, NIKE, Inc. Board of Directors
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MARK G. PARKER
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN,
NIKE, INC.
Mr. Parker, 64, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain through his experience in various positions at NIKE. Through this experience he has gained substantial insights in designing, producing and
marketing consumer products and in managing major consumer brands sold throughout the world. At NIKE, Mr. Parker has also managed a complex, global organization and brings to the Board his knowledge and skills in financial and executive
management, executive compensation and management leadership.
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2019PRESENT, The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors
20072018, Target Corporation Board of Directors
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DERICA W. RICE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CVS HEALTH
PRESIDENT, CVS CAREMARK
Mr. Rice, 54, contributes to the mix of experience and qualifications the Board seeks to maintain through his experience in various positions at CVS Health and Eli Lilly and his other public company board experience. Mr. Rice leads the
pharmacy benefits management business of CVS Health and had extensive experience in the financial function at Eli Lilly, including serving as Eli Lilly's chief financial officer. As such, he brings practical knowledge of executive management of
complex, worldwide businesses, and extensive experience in a wide range of financial and accounting matters including management of worldwide financial operations, financial oversight, risk management and the alignment of financial and strategic
initiatives.
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Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants
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The
Audit Committee of the Board has concluded that the continued retention of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and appointed
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2020. Services provided to the Company and its subsidiaries by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in fiscal 2019 are described under "Audit-Related Matters Auditor Fees and Services," above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
has been the Company's external auditor continuously since 1938. The Audit Committee evaluates the independent registered public accountant's qualifications,
performance, audit plan, fees and independence each year, and considered these factors in connection with the determination to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for fiscal 2020. In addition to
assuring the regular rotation of the lead audit partner every five years as required by SEC rules, one or more members of the Audit Committee also meets with candidates for the lead audit partner and
the committee discusses the appointment before rotation occurs.
We
are asking our shareholders to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accountants. Although ratification is not required by our Bylaws or
otherwise, the Board is submitting the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
to
our shareholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice.
Representatives
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will be present at the annual meeting to respond to appropriate questions and to make such statements as they may desire.
The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on this item will be required for approval. Abstentions will be counted as
represented and entitled to vote and will therefore have the effect of a negative vote.
The Board recommends that shareholders vote "FOR" ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered
public accountants for fiscal 2020.
In
the event shareholders do not ratify the appointment, the appointment will be reconsidered by the Audit Committee and the Board. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its
discretion may select a different registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders.
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
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As
we do each year, and as required by Section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act, we are seeking advisory shareholder approval of the compensation of named executive officers as disclosed in
the section of this proxy statement titled "Executive Compensation." Shareholders are being asked to vote on the following advisory resolution:
Resolved,
that the shareholders advise that they approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (which disclosure shall include the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and any related material).
The
compensation of our executive officers is based on a design that aims to align pay with both the attainment of annual operational and financial goals, which the Compensation Committee establishes,
and sustained long-term value creation. The design of our compensation
program
is detailed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this proxy statement, and the decisions made by the Compensation Committee
under that program for fiscal 2019 are summarized in the Proxy Statement Summary beginning on page 1 and described in detail in Compensation Discussion and
Analysis beginning on page 19. Shareholders should read these sections before deciding how to vote on this proposal.
Although
the vote is non-binding, the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee will review the voting results in connection with their ongoing evaluation of the Company's compensation
program. Broker non-votes (as described under "Information About Voting and the Meeting Voting") are not entitled to vote on this
proposal and will not be counted in evaluating the results of the vote.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" advisory approval of the resolution set forth above.
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Approval of an Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan
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Board of Directors recommends that shareholders approve the Company's 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (which we refer to as the 2011 Plan). The amendment and restatement of the
2011 Plan (i) increases the
number of shares of The Walt Disney Company's common stock (referred to herein as Disney common stock) authorized for issuance thereunder by 100 million shares, from an aggregate of
79 million shares to 179 million shares; (ii) extends the termination date of the 2011 Plan from December 1, 2020 to December 4, 2029; (iii) establishes
limits on the discretion of the Board of Directors in setting the compensation for each or all of its members who are not also employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) adds an
express ability to cancel awards or clawback certain compensation received from recently exercised or settled awards in the event of the recipient's misconduct; (v) reflects the changes in the
federal tax laws related to the elimination of the exception from the deduction limit contained in Section 162(m) previously available for performance based compensation (except with respect to
certain awards as to which binding written commitments existed on November 2, 2017); and (vi) reflects other changes to facilitate and clarify the administration of the 2011 Plan and
awards made thereunder.
Purpose of the 2011 Plan
The 2011 Plan governs grants of stock-based awards to employees and non-employee directors. It is designed to support the Company's long-term
business objectives in a manner consistent with our executive compensation philosophy. The Board believes that extending the term of the 2011 Plan will allow the Company to continue to offer its
employees long-term, performance-based compensation through the 2011 Plan and will promote the following key objectives:
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financial success.
Shares Available Under Plans
If approved by the shareholders, the amended and restated plan increases the number of shares authorized
for
issuance under the 2011 Plan by 100 million shares, increasing the total number of shares that may be issued under the 2011 Plan from 79 million to 179 million shares.
As
of January 7, 2020, 30.9 million shares remain available for issuance of future awards under the 2011 Plan. In addition, 27.7 million shares remain available for future awards
pursuant to the Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (which we refer to as the 21st Century Plan) and 0.4 million shares remain available for
future awards pursuant to the Walt Disney Company/Pixar 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (which we refer to as the Disney/Pixar Plan). The 21st Century Plan was assumed by the Company
in connection with merger by which the Company acquired the entertainment assets of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. in order to convert the outstanding awards under the
21st Century Plan to awards in respect of Disney common stock and to allow future grants to be made under the 21st Century Plan to employees of the entities
acquired in that transaction. The shares that are available for issuance under the 2011 Plan and shares that are available for issuance under the 21st Century Plan and
Disney/Pixar Plan may increase to the extent outstanding awards are cancelled due to forfeiture of awards or expiration of awards without exercise. The Company maintains other plans under which there
are outstanding awards, but no future awards may be made from those plans.
The
following table sets forth the number of shares authorized for future issuance (including shares authorized for issuance pursuant to restricted stock, restricted stock unit and stock awards) as of
January 7, 2020, along with the equity dilution represented by the shares available for future awards as a percentage of the common shares outstanding.
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January 7, 2020, the equity overhang, or the percentage of outstanding shares (plus shares that could be issued pursuant to plans) represented by all stock incentives granted and those
available for future grant under all plans, was 10.98%. Equity overhang was calculated as all shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and vesting of outstanding restricted stock units
plus shares available for future grant divided by (a) basic common shares outstanding + (b) shares in the numerator.
The
Company believes its overhang level is reasonable and will continue to be so after approval of the 2011 Plan.
The
following table sets forth information regarding awards granted and earned, the run rate for each of the last three fiscal years and the average run rate over the last three years.
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rate was calculated as (a) all option awards and non-performance restricted stock units granted in a fiscal
year + (b) actual performance-based restricted stock units vested in a fiscal year, divided by the number of basic common shares outstanding at the end of that fiscal year.
The
Company continues to manage its run rate of awards granted over time to levels it believes are reasonable in light of changes in its business and number of outstanding shares while ensuring that
our overall executive compensation program is competitive, relevant and motivational.
On
January 7, 2020, the closing price of Disney common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange was $145.70 per share.
Overview of Amended and Restated 2011 Plan
Set forth below is a description of the 2011 Plan, as amended and restated.
All
employees of the Company and its affiliates will be eligible to receive awards under the 2011 Plan, but awards under the existing plans in fiscal 2019 were generally limited to approximately 9,300
employees of
the
Company and its affiliates and non-employee Directors of The Walt Disney Company (of whom there are currently 8). The relative weight of equity compensation in the total compensation package
generally increases in relation to a participant's role in influencing shareholder value.
The
2011 Plan is an "omnibus" stock plan that provides for a variety of equity award vehicles to maintain flexibility. The 2011 Plan permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted and unrestricted stock awards and stock units. As described more fully in Compensation Discussion and Analysis, participants currently are
generally granted a mix of stock options and restricted stock units. Restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2019 that do not have performance conditions (other than any test added to assure
deductibility under Section 162(m) of those award eligible to continue to qualify for the performance-based exception to Section 162(m)'s limitation on deductibility) generally vest 25%
on each of the first four anniversaries of grant. Restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2019 that have performance conditions (in addition to the above referenced test to assure deductibility under
Section 162(m), where applicable) vest on the third anniversary of the grant. Except for restricted stock units issued as a part of an executive's bonus, a portion of restricted stock units
awarded to senior executives include performance requirements for vesting.
The
2011 Plan does not permit any modification of options or stock appreciation rights that would be treated as a "repricing" (under applicable rules, regulations or New York Stock Exchange listing
requirements) without the approval of shareholders, nor the granting of discounted options or stock options with reload features. The 2011 Plan counts stock appreciation rights as one share for every
stock-settled exercise, regardless of the actual number of shares used to settle the stock appreciation right upon exercise. The 2011 Plan does not contain an "evergreen" provision to automatically
increase the number of shares available for future issuance.
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Summary of the 2011 Plan
The following is a summary of the material terms of the 2011 Plan.
Plan Administration
The selection of employee participants in the 2011 Plan, the level of participation of each participant and the terms and conditions of all awards are
determined by the Compensation Committee. It is intended that each member of the Compensation Committee will be an "independent director" for purposes of the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines,
the Compensation Committee's charter and the New York Stock Exchange listing requirements; a "non-employee Director"
within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Currently, the Compensation Committee is comprised of three directors meeting these independence criteria. The Compensation Committee has the discretionary authority to interpret the 2011 Plan, to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the 2011 Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the 2011 Plan. The Committee may
delegate authority to administer the 2011 Plan as it deems appropriate, subject to the express limitations set forth in the 2011 Plan. In the case of awards under the 2011 Plan to non-employee
Directors, the powers of the Compensation Committee will be exercised by the full Board.
Limits on Plan Awards
The Board has reserved a maximum of 179 million shares for issuance pursuant to stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted and unrestricted
stock awards and stock unit awards under the 2011 Plan. Each share subject to a stock option or stock appreciation award reduces the number of shares available for issuance under the 2011 Plan by one
share, and each share subject to an award of restricted or unrestricted stock, or stock unit awards reduces the number of shares available for issuance by two shares. A maximum of 4,000,000 shares may
be granted under the 2011 Plan to an individual pursuant to stock options and stock appreciation rights awarded during any calendar year. For restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock awards,
a maximum of 2,000,000 shares may be granted under the 2011 Plan to an individual during any calendar year. These limitations on grants to an individual will be applied in aggregate to all awards
granted under any equity-based compensation plan of the Company.
Shares
delivered under the 2011 Plan will be authorized but unissued shares of Disney common stock, treasury shares or shares purchased in the open market or otherwise. To the extent that any award
payable in shares granted under the 2011 Plan or a predecessor plan is forfeited, cancelled, returned for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or upon the occurrence of other forfeiture events, or
otherwise terminates without payment being made in shares, the shares covered thereby will no longer be charged against the maximum share limitation and will be available for new awards under the 2011
Plan, and will return at the same ratio as the ratio at which they were granted under the terms of the applicable plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon exercise of a stock-settled stock
appreciation right, the number of shares subject to the award being exercised shall be counted against the maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the plan as
provided above, on the basis of one share for every share subject thereto, regardless of the actual number of shares used to settle the stock appreciation right upon exercise. Any awards settled in
cash will not be counted against the maximum share reserve under the 2011 Plan. Any shares exchanged by a participant or withheld from a participant as full or partial payment to the Company of the
exercise price or the tax withholding upon exercise or payment of an award will not be returned to the number of shares available for issuance under the 2011 Plan.
As
part of the amendment and restatement of the 2011 Plan, the Company has established a limit on the compensation that may be payable to any member of the Board of Directors who is also not an
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (a "Non-Employee Director"). Pursuant to this limit, the sum of (1) the grant date fair value of awards made under the 2011 Plan and payable
in shares, (2) the maximum cash value of any other award granted under the 2011 Plan as compensation for services as a Non-Employee Director (as determined at the date of grant), and
(3) any other cash compensation paid to the Non-Employee Director for services as a member of the Board or any of its committees (including any annual retainer, meeting or similar fees),
awarded to a Non-Employee Director during any fiscal year may not exceed $800,000. This dollar limit will be adjusted annually as of the first business day in each such year commencing after fiscal
year 2020 to reflect the average increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the prior 12 month period, as reported for by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (or any
successor organization thereto). For purposes of applying this limitation, compensation shall be counted against the limit for the fiscal year in which it was granted, and not when paid, earned or
distributed.
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Eligibility and Participation
All of the approximately 150,000 full-time employees of the Company and its affiliates, as well as the Company's non-employee Directors, are eligible to
participate in the 2011 Plan. Approximately 9,300 employees (including five executive officers of Disney) and non-employee Directors receive long-term incentive awards in a given year, although this
may vary from year to year. From time to time, the Compensation Committee (or as to non-employee Directors, the Board) will determine who will be granted awards, the number of shares subject to such
grants and all other terms of awards.
As
described in "Corporate Governance and Board Matters Director Compensation", each Non-Employee Director is awarded stock units
as a portion of the annual compensation payable for services as a member of the Board.
Types of Plan Awards
As described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Company's current equity compensation awards to
employees generally consist of stock options and restricted stock units. However, to provide the flexibility to address different circumstances or changing competitive practices that may call for the
use of different awards, the 2011 Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee to grant a variety of other equity instruments. The types of securities that may be issued under the 2011 Plan are
described below.
Stock Options. Stock options granted under the 2011 Plan may be either non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options
qualifying under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. The price of any stock option granted may not be less than the fair market value of the Disney common stock on the date the option is
granted. The option price is payable in cash, shares of Disney common stock, through a broker-assisted cashless exercise or as otherwise permitted by the Compensation Committee. The 2011 Plan allows
the Committee to determine fair market value from several generally accepted alternative methods of establishing such value.
The
Compensation Committee determines the terms of each stock option grant at the time of the grant. The exercise term may not exceed ten years. The Committee specifies at the time each option is
granted the time or times at which, and in what proportions, an option becomes vested and exercisable. Vesting may be based on the continued service of the participant for specified time periods or on
the attainment of specified business or stock price performance goals established by the Committee or both. The Committee may accelerate the vesting of options at any time and, unless otherwise
provided
in the award agreement, vesting accelerates if the participant dies or the participant's employment terminates due to disability while employed by the Company or any of its affiliates.
In
general, except for termination for cause as described in the 2011 Plan, a stock option expires on the earlier of the scheduled expiration date and (i) 12 months after termination of
service, if service ceases due to disability; (ii) 18 months after termination, if service ceases when the participant is eligible to elect immediate commencement of retirement benefits
under a pension plan to which the Company has made contributions; or (iii) if the participant died while employed by the Company or any of its affiliates; or (iv) three months after
termination, if service ceases under any other circumstances. The Compensation Committee may provide for extension of the expiration of options in individual option agreements and has done so pursuant
to employment agreements of certain officers as described under Payments and Rights on Termination, above.
Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right (a "SAR") entitles the participant, upon settlement, to receive a payment
based on the excess of the fair market value of a share of Disney common stock on the date of settlement over the base price of the right, multiplied by the applicable number of shares of Disney
common stock. SARs may be granted on a stand-alone basis or in tandem with a related stock option. The base price may not be less than the fair market value of a share of Disney common stock on the
date of grant. The Compensation Committee will determine the vesting requirements and the payment and other terms of a SAR, including the effect of termination of service of a participant. Vesting may
be based on the continued service of the participant for specified time periods or on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the Committee or both. The Committee may
accelerate the vesting of SARs at any time. Generally, any SAR, if granted, would terminate after the ten-year period from the date of the grant. SARs may be payable in cash or in shares of Disney
common stock or in a combination of both as determined by the Committee.
Restricted Stock. A restricted stock award represents shares of Disney common stock that are issued subject to restrictions on
transfer and vesting requirements as determined by the Compensation Committee. Vesting requirements may be based on the continued service of the participant for specified time periods or on the
attainment of specified business performance goals established by the Committee or both. Subject to the transfer restrictions and vesting requirements of the award, the participant will have the same
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Disney's shareholders, including all voting and dividend rights, during the restriction period, unless the Committee determines otherwise at the time of the grant.
Stock Units. An award of stock units provides the participant the right to receive a payment based on the value of a share of
Disney common stock. Stock units may be subject to such vesting requirements, restrictions and conditions to payment as the Compensation Committee determines are appropriate. Vesting requirements may
be based on the continued service of the participant for a specified time period or on the attainment of specified business performance goals established by the Committee or both as determined by the
Committee. A stock unit award may also be granted on a fully vested basis, with a deferred payment date. Stock unit awards are payable in cash or in shares of Disney common stock or in a combination
of both. Stock units may also be granted together with related dividend equivalent rights.
Stock Awards. A stock award represents shares of Disney common stock that are issued free of restrictions on transfer and free
of forfeiture conditions and as to which the participant is entitled to all the rights of a shareholder. A stock award may be granted for past services, in lieu of bonus or other cash compensation, as
Director's compensation or for any other valid purpose as determined by the Compensation Committee.
Section 162(m). As originally adopted, the 2011 Plan was designed to allow awards to certain of the Company's executive
officers to qualify for the performance-based exception to the deduction limit imposed under Section 162(m). That exception was repealed prospectively for taxable years beginning after 2017,
except to the extent that the compensation payable in any such subsequent year was payable in accordance with the terms of a binding written commitment in effect on November 2, 2017. As amended
and restated, the 2011 Plan retains the provisions necessary to enable awards that may continue to qualify for this exception because they were outstanding at November 2, 2017 or were or are
issued thereafter pursuant to the terms of a binding written commitment to satisfy the applicable requirements to allow for deductibility.
Effect of Change in Control
Awards under the 2011 Plan are generally subject to special provisions upon the occurrence of a "change in control" (as defined in the 2011 Plan) transaction
with respect to the Company. Under the 2011 Plan, if within twelve months of a change in control there occurs a "triggering event" (as defined in the 2011 Plan) with respect to the employment of the
participant, any
outstanding
stock options, SARs or other equity awards under the 2011 Plan will generally become fully vested and exercisable, and, in certain cases, paid to the participant. A triggering event is
defined generally to include a
termination of employment by the Company other than for cause or a termination of employment by the participant following a reduction in position, pay or other constructive termination event. Payments
under awards that become subject to the excess parachute payment rules under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code may be reduced under certain circumstances.
Clawback Provisions
The Compensation Committee may provide that a participant's rights under an award will be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment,
including pursuant to the terms and conditions of any claw back or recoupment policy that the Company may have in effect at any time and from time to time, upon the occurrence of specified events,
including violation of material Company policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants. The Compensation Committee may also cancel any outstanding award (or any
portion thereof), or require reimbursement of all or any portion of any amount that had been paid under any Award within the prior 12 month period if (i) the Committee determines that
the participant has engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct that caused the Company's restatement of any of its financial statements or (ii) the Company has incurred, or could reasonably be
expected to incur, reputational harm or financial harm, in either case, related to or arising directly or indirectly from the recipient material misconduct, gross negligence, material misfeasance, or
material nonfeasance. For this purpose, (A) "reputational harm" means any significant damage to, or significant impairment of, (i) the Company's reputation among customers of the Company
or its affiliates or other third parties with whom the Company and its affiliates conduct business or (ii) the perception of the quality of the products offered by the Company and its
affiliates, and (B) "financial harm" means that the Company or any affiliate incurs or could reasonably be expected to incur any significant monetary loss or expense.
Limited Transferability
All options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units granted under the 2011 Plan are nontransferable except upon death, either
by the participant's will or the laws of descent and distribution or through a beneficiary designation, or in the case of nonqualified options, during the participant's lifetime to
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family members of the participant as may be approved by the Compensation Committee.
Adjustments for Corporate Changes
In the event of stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, reclassifications, mergers, spin-offs or other changes affecting the Company or shares of
Disney common stock, equitable adjustments shall be made to the number of shares of Disney common stock available for grant, as well as to other maximum limitations under the 2011 Plan, and the number
and kind of shares of Disney common stock or other rights and prices under outstanding awards and other terms of outstanding awards affected by such events.
Term, Amendment and Termination
The amendment and restatement extends the termination date of the 2011 Plan from December 1, 2020 to December 4, 2029, unless terminated earlier
by the Board of Directors. The Board may at any time and from time to time and in any respect amend or modify the Plan. The Board may seek the approval of any amendment or modification by the
Company's shareholders to the extent it deems necessary or advisable in its sole discretion for purposes of compliance with Section 162(m) or Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code,
the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or other exchange or securities market or for any other purpose. No amendment or modification of the 2011 Plan will adversely affect any
outstanding award without the consent of the participant or the permitted transferee of the award.
Plan Benefits
Future benefits under the 2011 Plan are not currently determinable. With respect to fiscal year 2019, stock options and restricted stock units were granted
under the 2011 Plan to the Company's named executive officers as set forth in the table captioned Fiscal 2019 Grants of Plan Based Awards, and options for a total of 568,557 shares and a total of
173,771 restricted stock units, having an aggregate grant date fair value of $36.2 million were awarded to the executive officers as a group. With respect to fiscal year 2019, stock units and
deferred units were granted to non-employee Directors and had an aggregate grant date fair value of $2.5 million. Options for a total of 3.5 million shares and a total of
3.3 million restricted stock units, having an aggregate grant date fair value of $471.1 million, were awarded to employees other than executive officers with respect to fiscal year 2019.
U.S. Tax Treatment of Awards
Incentive Stock Options. An incentive stock option results in no taxable income to the optionee or deduction to the Company at
the time it is granted or exercised. However, the excess of the fair market value of the shares acquired over the option price is an item of adjustment in computing the alternative minimum taxable
income of the optionee. If the optionee holds the stock received as a result of an exercise of an incentive stock option for at least two years from the date of the grant and one year from the date of
exercise, then the gain realized on disposition of the stock is treated as a long-term capital gain. If the shares are disposed of during this period (i.e., a "disqualifying disposition"), then
the optionee will include in income, as compensation for the year of the disposition, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares upon exercise of the option over the
option price (or, if less, the excess of the amount realized upon disposition over the option price). The excess, if any, of the sale price over the fair market value on the date of exercise will be a
short-term capital gain. In such case, the Company will be entitled to a deduction, in the year of such a disposition, for the amount includible in the optionee's income as compensation. The
optionee's basis in the shares acquired upon exercise of an incentive stock option is equal to the option price paid, plus any amount includible in the optionee's income as a result of a disqualifying
disposition.
Non-Qualified Stock Options. A non-qualified stock option results in no taxable income to the optionee or deduction to the
Company at the time it is granted. An optionee exercising such an option will, at that time, realize taxable compensation in an amount equal to the difference between the option price and the then
market value of the shares. A deduction for federal income tax purposes will be allowable to the Company in the year of exercise in an amount equal to the taxable compensation recognized by the
optionee.
The
optionee's basis in such shares is equal to the sum of the option price plus the amount includible in the optionee's income as compensation upon exercise. Any gain (or loss) upon subsequent
disposition of the shares will be a long-term or short-term gain (or loss), depending upon the holding period of the shares.
If
a non-qualified option is exercised by tendering previously owned shares of the Company's common stock in payment of the option price, then, instead of the treatment described above, the following
generally will apply: a number of new shares equal to the number of previously owned shares tendered will be considered to have been received in a tax-free exchange; the optionee's basis and holding
period for such number of new shares will be equal to the basis and holding period
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the previously owned shares exchanged. The optionee will have compensation income equal to the fair market value on the date of exercise of the number of new shares received in excess of such
number of exchanged shares; the optionee's basis in such excess shares will be equal to the amount of such compensation income; and the holding period in such excess shares will begin on the date of
exercise.
Stock Appreciation Rights. Generally, the recipient of a stand-alone SAR will not recognize taxable income at the time the
stand-alone SAR is granted. If an employee receives the appreciation inherent in the SARs in cash, the cash will be taxed as ordinary income to the employee at the time it is received. If an employee
receives the appreciation inherent in the SARs in stock, the spread between the then current fair market
value of the stock and the base price will be taxed as ordinary income to the employee at the time the stock is received. In general, there will be no federal income tax deduction allowed to the
Company upon the grant or termination of SARs. However, upon the settlement of an SAR, the Company will be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income the recipient is required to
recognize as a result of the settlement.
Other Awards. The current United States federal income tax consequences of other awards authorized under the 2011 Plan are
generally in accordance with the following: (i) restricted stock is generally subject to ordinary income tax at the time the restrictions lapse, unless the recipient elects to accelerate
recognition as of the date of grant; (ii) stock unit awards are generally subject to ordinary income tax at the time of payment; and (iii) unrestricted stock awards are generally subject
to ordinary income tax at the time of grant. In each of the foregoing cases, the Company will generally be entitled to a corresponding federal income tax deduction at the same time the participant
recognizes ordinary income.
Section 162(m). Compensation of certain persons who are "covered employees" of the Company is subject to the tax
deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result of changes in the tax laws effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, with limited exception, compensation
payable to any person who at any time after any fiscal year beginning after 2016 is or was a "named executive officer" of the
Company
whose compensation was required to be disclosed will be nondeductible for federal income tax purposes to the extent that such compensation exceeds $1 million in any fiscal year.
However, compensation payable pursuant to any award that would have qualified as "performance-based compensation" and was either in effect on November 2, 2017 or granted pursuant to a binding
written commitment in effect on November 2, 2017 which, in either case, is not thereafter materially modified, will continue to be exempt from Section 162(m), regardless of when paid.
Section 409A. Acceleration of income, additional taxes, and interest apply to nonqualified deferred compensation that is
not compliant with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. To be compliant with Section 409A rules with respect to the timing of elections to defer compensation, distribution events
and funding must be satisfied. The terms of the 2011 Plan are intended to ensure that awards under it will not be subject to adverse tax consequences applicable to deferred compensation under
Section 409A.
Tax Treatment of Awards to Non-Employee Directors and to Employees Outside the United States. The grant and exercise of options
and awards under the 2011 Plan to non-employee Directors and to employees outside the United States may be taxed on a different basis.
Voting
The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on this item will be required for approval
of the amendment to the 2011 Plan. Abstentions will be counted as represented and entitled to vote and will therefore have the effect of a negative vote. Broker non-votes (as described under "Information About Voting and the
Meeting Voting") will not be considered entitled to vote on this item and therefore will not be
counted in determining the number of shares necessary for approval.
The Board recommends that shareholders vote "FOR" approval of the Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.
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The
Company has been notified that a shareholder of the Company intends to present a proposal for consideration at the annual meeting. The shareholders making this proposal have presented the proposal
and supporting statement set forth below, and we are presenting the proposal and the supporting statement as it was submitted to us. While we take issue with certain of the statements contained in the
proposal and the supporting statement, we have limited our response to the most important points and have not attempted to address all the statements with which we disagree. The address and stock
ownership of the proponents will be furnished by the Company's Secretary to any person, orally or in writing as requested, promptly upon receipt of any oral or written request.
The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of shares represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on the proposal will be required for approval of the proposal. Abstentions will be
counted as represented and entitled to vote and will have the effect of a negative vote on the proposal. Broker non-votes (as described under "Information About Voting and the
Meeting Voting") will not be considered entitled to vote on the proposal and will not be counted in determining the number of shares necessary for approval
of the proposal. The shareholder proposals will be voted on at the annual meeting only if properly presented by or on behalf of the proponents.
Proposal Lobbying Disclosure
The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes has notified the Company that it intends to present the following proposal on behalf of itself, the Congregation
of St. Joseph, Daughters of Charity, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Fresh Pond Capital, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Mercy Investment
Services, Inc. and Walden Asset Management for consideration at the annual meeting.
Whereas, we believe in full disclosure of our company's direct and indirect lobbying activities and expenditures to assess whether Disney's lobbying is
consistent with Disney's expressed goals and in the best interests of shareholders.
Resolved, the shareholders of The Walt Disney Company ("Disney") request the preparation of a report, updated annually, disclosing:
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policy and procedures governing lobbying, both direct and indirect, and grassroots lobbying communications.
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by Disney used for (a) direct or indirect lobbying or (b) grassroots lobbying communications, in each case including the amount of the payment
and the recipient.
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of management's decision making process and the Board's oversight for making payments described in sections 2 and 3 above.
For
purposes of this proposal, a "grassroots lobbying communication" is a communication directed to the general public that (a) refers to specific legislation or regulation, (b) reflects
a view on the legislation or regulation and (c) encourages the recipient of the communication to take action with respect to the legislation or regulation. "Indirect lobbying" is lobbying
engaged in by a trade association or other organization of which Disney is a member.
Both
"direct and indirect lobbying" and "grassroots lobbying communications" include efforts at the local, state and federal levels.
The
report shall be presented to the Governance and Nominating Committee and posted on Disney's website.
Supporting Statement
We encourage transparency in Disney's use of funds to lobby. Disney spent $34,055,000 from 2010 through 2018 on federal lobbying. This does not include state lobbying
expenditures, where Disney also lobbies but disclosure is uneven or absent. For example, Disney spent $3,259,090 on lobbying in California from 2010 through 2018. And Disney also lobbies abroad,
spending between €400,000 €499,000 on lobbying in Europe for 2018.
Disney
serves on the board of NCTA The Internet & Television Association, which spent $146 million on lobbying from 2010 2018, and belongs to the
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Chamber
of Commerce ("Paris Pullout Pits Chamber against Some of Its Biggest Members," Bloomberg, June 99, 2017), which has spent over
$1.5 billion on lobbying since 1998. Unlike peer group members Accenture, Cisco, Intel and Microsoft, Disney does not disclose memberships in, or payments to, trade associations, or the amounts
used for lobbying. We believe Disney should reconsider its resistance to disclosure of its spending on public policy.
We
are concerned that Disney's lack of disclosure presents reputational risk when it contradicts company public positions. For example, Disney showed real leadership supporting the Paris Agreement on
climate change ("Disney Chief Executive Officer Iger Quits Trump Council over Climate Decision," CNBC, June 2, 2017), yet the Chamber opposed the Paris climate accord. A 2018 report looking at
political engagement transparency rated Disney an "F" on responsible lobbying ("Disney, Huawei and EY among Worst Offenders in Disclosing Lobbying," The
Guardian, November 25, 2018). As shareholders, we believe that companies, including Disney, should ensure there is alignment between their own positions and their
lobbying, including through trade associations. This proposal received 39.3 percent support in 2019 out of votes cast for and against.
Board Recommendation
The
Board recommends that you vote against this proposal. This is the fifth year this proposal has been presented, and it has failed to obtain majority support in any of its prior submissions.
Additionally, the proposal was submitted prior to adoption of our updated policies, described below, and we believe that additional disclosures in this regard would not be an efficient use of
resources in light of our existing lobbying policies and disclosures.
The
Company has been responsive to shareholders who expressed an interest in enhanced disclosure of its policies and involvement in the political and lobbying process. Following extensive shareholder
engagement after the 2018 Annual Meeting, the Board decided to expand its lobbying disclosure to include its policy on Political Giving and Participation in the Formulation of Public Policy in the
United States. This policy is available at https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/wp-
content/uploads/2019/07/Political-Giving-and-Participation-in-the-Formulation-of-Public-Policy-2019-1.pdf.
Among
other expansions, the enhanced policy provides for annual disclosure of information regarding our membership in U.S.-based industry and trade associations. The disclosure of annual dues the
Company paid to these trade associations, together with the percentage each trade association has indicated to us was used for lobbying activities, can be found via a link from the policy or at https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Political-Disclosure-Archive-2019.pdf. Notably, these policies were expanded following
the proposal submission.
The
Company also continues to provide significant disclosure regarding political and lobbying activities:
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We provide reports that detail the issues the Company lobbied on, the houses of Congress and federal agencies lobbied
and the total amounts expended during each calendar quarter on lobbying activities; these amounts also disclose the portion of any trade association payments that are used for lobbying as disclosed to
the Company by the trade associations
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Source: Filings with the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S.
Senate, which are publicly available at http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov.
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We file extensive lobbying disclosure reports, highlighting lobbying activity for individual states
The
Company has been recognized as one of the leaders in disclosure for political disclosure among S&P 500 companies. In 2019, the Center for Political Accountability's Zicklin Index of
Corporate Political Disclosure and Accountability, which benchmarks the political disclosure and accountability policies and practices of leading U.S. public companies, has recognized the quality of
our disclosure and ranked Disney among the First Tier of S&P 500 companies.
Accordingly, the Board recommends that you vote "AGAINST" this proposal, and if the proposal is presented your proxy will
be voted against this proposal unless you specify otherwise.
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As permitted by Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we are making this proxy statement and our annual report available to shareholders electronically via
the Internet on the Company's website at www.disney.com/investors. On January 17, 2020, we began mailing to our shareholders a notice containing
instructions on how to access this proxy statement and our annual report and how to vote online. If you received that notice, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you
request it by following the instructions for requesting such materials contained on the notice or set forth in the following paragraph.
If
you received a paper copy of this proxy statement by mail and you wish to receive a notice of availability of next year's proxy statement either in paper form or electronically via e-mail, you can
elect to receive a paper notice of availability by mail or an e-mail message that will provide a link to these documents on
our
website. By opting to receive the notice of availability and accessing your proxy materials online, you will save the Company the cost of producing and mailing documents to you, reduce the amount
of mail you receive and help preserve environmental resources. Registered shareholders may elect to receive electronic proxy and annual report access or a paper notice of availability for future
annual meetings by registering online at www.disneyshareholder.com. If you received electronic or paper notice of availability of these proxy materials
and wish to receive paper delivery of a full set of future proxy materials, you may do so at www.ProxyVote.com/Disney. Beneficial or "street name"
shareholders who wish to elect one of these options may also do so at www.ProxyVote.com/Disney. In either case, you will need the 16 digit number
included on your voter instruction form or notice.
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multiple accounts at the same address, you should mark the box labeled "No" next to "Householding Election" on your proxy card. If you are voting by telephone or the Internet and you wish to receive
multiple copies, you may notify us at the address and phone number at the end of the following paragraph if you are a shareholder of record or notify your broker if you hold through a broker.
Once
you have received notice from your broker or us that they or we will discontinue sending multiple copies
to the same address, you will receive only one copy until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If you received only one copy of this
proxy statement and the annual report or notice of availability of these materials and wish to receive a separate copy for each shareholder at your household, or if, at any time, you wish to resume
receiving separate proxy statements or annual reports or notices of availability, or if you are receiving multiple statements and reports and wish to receive only one, please notify your broker if
your shares are held in a brokerage account or us if you hold registered shares. You can notify us by sending a written request to The Walt Disney Company, c/o Broadridge Householding Department, 51
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The proxies being solicited hereby are being solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company. The cost of soliciting proxies in the enclosed form will be
borne by the Company. We have retained D.F. King & Co., 48 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, to aid in the solicitation. For these and related advisory services, we will pay D.F.
King a fee of $35,000 and reimburse them for certain out-of-pocket disbursements and expenses.
Directors,
officers and regular employees of the Company may, but without compensation other than their regular compensation, solicit proxies by further mailing or personal conversations, or by
telephone, facsimile or electronic means. We will, upon request, reimburse brokerage firms and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial owners of
stock.
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Annex A Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Measures
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This
proxy statement includes total segment operating income, net income attributable to Disney excluding certain items affecting comparability and EPS excluding certain items
affecting comparability, which are important financial measures for the Company but are not financial measures defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These measures should be
reviewed in conjunction with the relevant GAAP financial measures and are not presented as an alternative measure of net income or EPS as determined in accordance with GAAP. These measures as we have
calculated them may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The
Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on segment operating income, and management uses total segment operating income as a measure of the performance of operating
businesses separate from non-operating factors. The Company believes that information about total segment operating income assists investors by allowing them to evaluate changes in the operating
results of the Company's portfolio of businesses separate from non-operational factors that affect net income, thus providing separate insight into both operations and the other factors that affect
reported results. A reconciliation of income from continuing operations before income taxes to total segment operating income is as follows (dollars in millions):
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Year Ended
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9/28/2019
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9/29/2018
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9/30/2017
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes
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$13,944
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$14,729
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$13,788
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Corporate & unallocated shared expenses
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987
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744
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582
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Restructuring and impairment charges
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1,183
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33
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98
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Other income, net
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(4,357
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(601
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(78
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Interest expense, net
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978
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574
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385
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Amortization of TFCF and Hulu intangible assets and fair value step-up on film and television Costs1
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1,595
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Impairment of Equity Investments2
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538
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210
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Total segment operating income
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$14,868
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$15,689
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$14,775
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fiscal 2019, amortization of intangible assets and fair value step-up on film and television costs were $1,043 million and $552 million,
respectively.
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fiscal 2019, reflects the impairments of investments in Vice Group Holding, Inc. and of an investment in a cable channel at A+E Television
Networks. For fiscal 2018, impairment of equity investments reflects the impairment of investments in Vice Group Holding, Inc. and Villages Nature equity investments.
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The Company uses net income attributable to Disney and EPS, each excluding certain items affecting comparability, to evaluate the performance of the Company's
operations exclusive of certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period over the long term. The Company believes that information about EPS exclusive of these impacts is
useful to investors, particularly where the impact of the excluded items is significant in relation to reported earnings trends, because the measure allows for comparability between periods of the
operating performance of the Company's business. The items affecting comparability that have been excluded here are different than those excluded in our earnings release as we have excluded only the
most significant items for purposes of this proxy statement.
A
reconciliation of net income attributable to Disney to net income attributable to Disney excluding certain items affecting comparability and EPS to EPS excluding certain items affecting
comparability is as follows (dollars in millions except per share amounts):
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Net Income from
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Attributable to
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As reported
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$10,441
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$6.27
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Exclude:
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Hulu Gain
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(3,691
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(2.22
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Amortization of TFCF and Hulu intangible assets and fair value step-up on film and television costs
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1,240
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0.74
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Charge for the extinguishment of debt
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393
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0.24
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Excluding certain items affecting comparability
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$8,383
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$5.03
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Year Ended September 29, 2018
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As reported
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$12,598
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$8.36
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Exclude:
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(1,671
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(1.11
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Real Estate and Other Gains
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(443
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(0.30
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Excluding certain items affecting comparability
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$10,484
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$6.96
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Annex B Amended and Restated 2011 Stock
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1. Purpose.
The purpose of The Walt Disney Company 2011 Stock Incentive Plan is to further align the interests of employees and directors with those of the Company's
shareholders by providing incentive compensation opportunities tied to the performance of the Common Stock and by promoting increased ownership of the Common Stock by such individuals. The Plan is
also intended to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders by attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel upon whose judgment, initiative and effort the successful conduct of
the Company's business is largely dependent.
2. Definitions.
Wherever the following capitalized terms are used in the Plan, they shall have the meanings specified below:
"Affiliate" means (i) any entity that would be treated as an "affiliate" of the Company for purposes of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act
and (ii) any joint venture or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest representing at least one-third (1/3) of the aggregate
voting power of the equity interests of such entity or one-third (1/3) of the aggregate fair market value of the equity interests of such entity, as determined by the Committee.
"Applicable Exchange" means the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange or automated trading system on which the Common Stock is principally
traded at the applicable time.
"Award" means an award of a Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Award, Stock Unit Award or Stock Award granted under the Plan.
"Award Agreement" means a written or electronic agreement, and any and all amendments thereto (including any amendment affected through a Participant's
employment agreement), entered into between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award granted to a Participant.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, plus regulations.
"Common Stock" means the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer all or any
specified portion of the Plan.
"Company" means The Walt Disney Company, a Delaware corporation.
"Date of Grant" means the date on which an Award under the Plan is granted by the Committee, or such later date as the Committee may specify to be the
effective date of an Award.
"Disability" means a Participant being considered "disabled" within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code, unless otherwise provided
in an Award Agreement.
"Effective Date" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 14.1 hereof.
"Eligible Person" means any person who is an employee of the Company or any Affiliate or any person to whom an offer of employment with the Company or
any Affiliate is extended, as determined by the Committee, or any person who is a Non-Employee Director.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Fair Market Value" of a share of Common Stock as of a given date shall be a value based on the opening, closing, actual, high, low, or average selling
prices of a share of the Common Stock on the Applicable Exchange on the applicable date, the preceding trading day, the next succeeding trading day, or an average of trading days, as determined by the
Committee in its discretion. Such definition(s) of Fair Market Value shall be established not later than the time of the applicable grant, whether by resolution of the Committee, in the award
agreement or in such other
manner satisfactory to the Committee. If no other definition shall be specified in respect to any Award, Fair Market Value shall mean the closing prices of a share of the Common Stock on the
Applicable Exchange on the date of grant
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or, if the date of grant is not a trading date, on the last trading day immediately preceding the date of grant. The definition of Fair Market Value may differ
depending on whether Fair Market Value is in reference to the grant, exercise, vesting, settlement, or payout of an Award. If the Committee does not specify a different definition, Fair Market Value
of a share of Common Stock as of a given date shall be the average of the highest and lowest of the composite tape market prices at which the shares of Common Stock shall have been sold regular way on
the Applicable Exchange (or, if more appropriate under the rules of the Applicable Exchange, the average of the highest bid and lowest ask prices) on the date as of which Fair Market Value is to be
determined or, if there shall be no such sale on such date, the next preceding day on which such a sale shall have occurred. If the Common Stock is not traded on an established stock exchange, the
Committee shall determine in good faith the Fair Market Value in whatever manner it considers appropriate, but based on objective criteria.
"Full-Value Award" means any Restricted Stock Award, Stock Unit Award or Stock Award.
"Incentive Stock Option" means a Stock Option granted under Section 6 hereof that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of
the Code and the regulations thereunder.
"Non-Employee Director" means any member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company.
"Nonqualified Stock Option" means a Stock Option granted under Section 6 hereof that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
"Participant" means any Eligible Person who holds an outstanding Award under the Plan.
"Plan" means The Walt Disney Company 2011 Stock Incentive Plan as set forth herein, effective as provided in Section 14.1 hereof and as may be
amended from time to time.
"Predecessor Plans" collectively means The Walt Disney Company Amended and Restated 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan") and The Walt Disney
Company Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1995 Plan"), in each case as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date.
"Restricted Stock Award" means a grant of shares of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 8 hereof that are issued subject to such
vesting and transfer restrictions as the Committee shall determine, and such other conditions, as are set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
"Section 162(m)" means Section 162(m) of the Code or any successor provision thereto and the regulations thereunder, and including any
provisions or regulations pertaining to the application thereof to awards afforded grandfathered status with respect to the performance-based compensation exception to the deduction limitation
contained therein.
"Service" means a Participant's employment with the Company or any Affiliate or a Participant's service as a Non-Employee Director with the Company, as
applicable.
"Stock Award" means a grant of shares of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 10 hereof that are issued free of transfer restrictions
and forfeiture conditions.
"Stock Appreciation Right" means a contractual right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 7 hereof entitling such Eligible Person to
receive a payment, whether in cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof, or representing the difference between the base price per share of the right and the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock, at such time, and subject to such conditions, as are set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
"Stock Option" means a contractual right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6 hereof to purchase shares of Common Stock at such time and
price, and subject to such conditions, as are set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
"Stock Unit Award" means a contractual right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 9 hereof representing notional unit interests equal in
value to a share of Common Stock to be paid or distributed at such times, and subject to such conditions, as set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
3. Administration.
3.1 Committee Members. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee comprised of no fewer than two members of the Board. It
is intended that each Committee member shall satisfy the requirements for (i) an "independent director" for purposes of the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Compensation
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(ii) an
"independent director" under rules adopted by the Applicable Exchange, (iii) a "nonemployee director" for purposes of such Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and
(iv) an "outside director" under Section 162(m) of the Code. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith by the Committee with respect
to the Plan or any Award thereunder.
3.2 Committee Authority. The Committee shall have such powers and authority as may be necessary or appropriate for the
Committee to carry out its functions as described in the Plan. Subject to the express limitations of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority in its discretion to determine the Eligible Persons to
whom, and the time or times at which, Awards may be granted, the number of shares, units or other rights subject to each Award, the exercise, base or purchase price of an Award (if any), the time or
times at which an Award will become vested, exercisable or payable, the performance goals and other conditions of an Award, the duration of the Award, and all other terms of the Award. Subject to the
terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to amend the terms of an Award in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan, and the terms of the applicable Award Agreement or any
other contractual arrangement applicable to the Participant. The Committee shall also have discretionary authority to interpret the Plan and Award Agreements issued under the Plan, to make factual
determinations under the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for Plan administration, including, without limitation, to correct any defect, to supply any omission or to
reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement hereunder. The Committee may prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan. The Committee's determinations
under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by the Committee selectively among Participants and Eligible Persons, whether or not such persons are similarly situated. The Committee shall, in its
discretion, consider such factors as it deems relevant in making its interpretations, determinations and actions under the Plan including, without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any
officer or employee of the Company or such attorneys, consultants, accountants or other advisors as it may select. All interpretations, determinations and actions by the Committee shall be final,
conclusive, and binding upon all parties.
3.3 Delegation of Authority. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee shall have the right, from time to time,
to delegate any or all of its authorities hereunder to one or more of its members or to any one or more members of the Board. The Committee shall also have the right, from time to time, to delegate to
one or more officers of the Company the authority of the Committee to grant and determine the terms and conditions of Awards granted under the Plan, subject to the requirements of applicable law and
such other limitations as the Committee shall determine. In no event shall any such delegation of authority be permitted with respect to Awards to be granted to any member of the Board or to any
Eligible Person who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act or who is a covered employee under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall also
be permitted to delegate, to any appropriate officer or employee of the Company, responsibility for performing certain ministerial functions under the Plan. In the event that the Committee's authority
is delegated to officers or employees in accordance with the foregoing, all provisions of the Plan relating to the Committee shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the foregoing by treating
any such reference as a reference to such officer or employee for such purpose. Any action undertaken in accordance with the Committee's delegation of authority hereunder shall have the same force and
effect as if such action was undertaken directly by the Committee and shall be deemed for all purposes of the Plan to have been taken by the Committee.
3.4 Grants to Non-Employee Directors. Any Awards or formula for granting Awards under the Plan made to Non-Employee Directors
shall be approved by the Board. With respect to awards to such directors, all rights, powers and authorities vested in the Committee under the Plan shall instead be exercised by the Board, and all
provisions of the Plan relating to the Committee shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the foregoing by treating any such reference as a reference to the Board for such purpose.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan or in any policy of the Company regarding compensation payable to a Non-Employee Director, the sum of the grant date fair value (determined in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification
Topic 718 or any successor thereto) of all Awards payable in Shares and the maximum cash value of any other Award granted under the Plan to an individual as compensation for services as a Non-Employee
Director (as determined at the date such Award is granted), together with cash compensation paid to the Non-Employee Director in the form of Board and Committee retainer, meeting or similar fees,
during any fiscal year shall not exceed US $800,000.00, as such amount shall be adjusted annually as of the first business day in each such year commencing after the fiscal year ending in 2020 to
reflect the average increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the prior 12 month period, as reported for by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (or any successor
organization thereto). For avoidance of doubt, compensation shall count towards this limit for the fiscal year in which it was granted, and not when paid, earned or distributed.
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4. Shares Subject to the Plan.
4.1 Maximum Share Limitations. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof, the maximum aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold under all Awards granted under the Plan shall be 179 million shares, plus the aggregate number of shares remaining available for issuance as
awards under the Predecessor Plans immediately prior to the Effective Date. Any shares of Common Stock subject to Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against the maximum share
limitation of this Section 4.1 as one share of Common Stock for every share of Common Stock subject thereto. Any shares of Common Stock subject to Full-Value Awards shall be counted against the
maximum share limitation of this Section 4.1 as two shares of Common Stock for every share of Common Stock subject thereto. To the extent that any Award of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights granted under the Plan or any similar award granted under the Predecessor Plans prior to the Effective Date is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company on or after the Effective Date for
failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions thereof, or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the maximum share limitation in this
Section 4.1 shall be credited with the number of shares of Common Stock covered thereby and such credited number of shares may be made subject to Awards under the Plan, on the basis of one
share for every share of Common Stock subject to such Award of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or similar award under the Predecessor Plans. To the extent that any award granted under the
1995 Plan or under the 2005 Plan prior to March 10, 2009 is comparable to a Full-Value Award and is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company on or after the Effective Date for failure to
satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions to such award under such Predecessor Plan, or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the maximum
share limitation in this Section 4.1 shall be credited with one share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock subject to such award under either such Predecessor Plan, and such number of
credited shares of Common Stock may be made subject to Awards under the Plan. To the extent that any Full-Value Award granted under the Plan or any award comparable to a Full-Value Award granted under
the 2005 Plan on or after March 10, 2009 is forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions to the Award, or otherwise terminates
without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made
thereunder, the maximum share limitation in this Section 4.1 shall be credited with two shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock subject to such Full-Value Award or other
comparable award and such number of credited shares of Common Stock may be made subject to Awards under the Plan.
Shares
of Common Stock delivered to the Company by a Participant to (A) purchase shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an Award or any award under the Predecessor Plan or
(B) satisfy tax withholding obligations (including shares retained from the Award or any award under the Predecessor Plan creating the obligation) shall not be added back to the number of
shares available for the future grant of Awards. Shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an Award or any award under the
Predecessor Plan shall not increase the number of shares available for future grant of Awards. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right or the exercise of a Stock Option by means of a net
settlement, the number of shares subject to the Award that are then being exercised shall be counted against the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan as
provided above, on the basis of one share for every share subject thereto, regardless of the actual number of shares, if any, used to settle the Stock Appreciation Right upon exercise. This share
continuing rule shall also be applied to determine the number of shares that may become available for Awards hereunder in respect to the exercise of any comparable award granted under the Predecessor
Plans. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 4.1, any Awards or portions thereof that are settled in cash and not in shares of Common Stock shall not be counted against the
maximum share limitation of this Section 4.1. Shares of Common Stock issued and sold under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in the Company's treasury. In the
case of Incentive Stock Options, the foregoing provisions shall be subject to the provisions of the Code.
4.2 Individual Participant Limitations. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to Stock Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights in the aggregate granted to any one Participant during any single calendar year period shall be four million shares. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be
subject to Full-Value Awards in the aggregate granted to any one Participant during any single calendar year period shall be two million shares. The foregoing limitations shall each be applied on an
aggregate basis taking into account Awards granted to a Participant under the Plan as well as awards of the same type granted to a Participant under any other equity-based compensation plan of the
Company or any Affiliate. The per Participant limits described in this Section 4.2 shall be construed and applied consistently with the requirements to qualify any Award that is eligible for
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4.3 Adjustments. If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any
recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to the shares of Common Stock, or any merger,
reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off, or other similar corporate change, or any other change affecting the Common Stock, the Committee shall, in the manner and to the extent it
considers equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause an adjustment to be made in (i) the maximum number and kind of shares and the share counting rules
provided in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2 hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock, units, or other rights subject to then outstanding Awards, (iii) the
exercise or base price for each share or unit or other right subject to then outstanding Awards, and (iv) any other terms of an Award that are affected by the event. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, any such adjustments shall, to the extent practicable, be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of either Section 409A or
Section 424(a) of the Code.
5. Participation and Awards.
5.1 Designation of Participants. All Eligible Persons are eligible to be designated by the Committee to receive Awards and
become Participants under the Plan. The Committee has the authority, in its discretion, to determine and designate from time to time those Eligible Persons who are to be granted Awards, the types of
Awards to be granted and the number of shares of Common Stock or units subject to Awards granted under the Plan. In selecting Eligible Persons to be Participants and in determining the type and amount
of Awards to be granted under the Plan, the Committee shall consider any and all factors that it deems relevant or appropriate.
5.2 Determination of Awards. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of all Awards granted to Participants in
accordance with its authority under Section 3.2 hereof. An Award may consist of one type of right or benefit hereunder or of two or more such rights or benefits granted in tandem or in the
alternative. In the case of any fractional share or unit resulting from the grant, vesting, payment or crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents under an Award, the Committee shall have the
discretionary authority to (i) disregard such fractional share or unit, (ii) round such fractional share or unit to the nearest lower or higher whole share or unit, or
(iii) convert such fractional share or unit into a right to receive a cash payment. To the extent deemed necessary by the Committee, an Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement as
described in Section 13.1 hereof.
6. Stock Options.
6.1 Grant of Stock Options. A Stock Option may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. Subject to the
provisions of Section 6.8 hereof and Section 422 of the Code, each Stock Option shall be designated, in the discretion of the Committee, as an Incentive Stock Option or as a Nonqualified
Stock Option.
6.2 Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of a Stock Option shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair
Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the Date of Grant, provided that the Committee may in its discretion specify for any Stock Option an exercise price per share that is higher than the Fair
Market Value on the Date of Grant.
6.3 Vesting of Stock Options. The Committee shall in its discretion prescribe the time or times at which, or any conditions
upon which, a Stock Option or portion thereof shall become vested and/or exercisable, and may accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any Stock Option at any time. The requirements for vesting and
exercisability of a Stock Option may be based on the continued Service of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate for a specified time period (or periods), on the attainment of a specified
performance goal (or goals) or on such other terms and conditions as approved by the Committee in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.3, unless otherwise
provided by the Committee, each Stock Option granted to a Participant under the Plan shall become exercisable in full upon such Participant's Disability while in Service.
6.4 Term of Stock Options. The Committee shall in its discretion prescribe in an Award Agreement the period during which a
vested Stock Option may be exercised, provided that the maximum term of a Stock Option shall be ten years from the Date of Grant. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6,
Section 13.2 or as otherwise may be provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, no Stock Option may be exercised at any time during the term thereof unless the Participant is then in the
Service of the Company or one of its Affiliates.
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6.5 Termination of Service. Subject to Section 6.8 hereof with respect to
Incentive Stock Options, the Stock Option of any Participant whose Service with the Company or one of its Affiliates is terminated for any reason shall terminate on the earlier of (A) the date
that the Stock Option expires in accordance with its terms or (B) unless a different period is otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or another agreement between the Company and the
Participant, and except for termination for cause (as described in Section 12.2 hereof), the expiration of the applicable time period following termination of Service, in accordance with the
following: (1) twelve months if Service ceased due to Disability, (2) eighteen months if Service ceased at a time when the Participant is eligible to elect immediate commencement of
retirement benefits at a specified retirement age under a pension plan to which the Company or any of its Affiliates had made contributions, (3) eighteen months if the Participant died while in
the Service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (4) three months if Service ceased for any other reason. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6, Section 13.2 or the
Participant's Award Agreement, or as may otherwise be specified by the Committee, following any termination of Service for any reason, solely for the purposes of (and solely to the extent necessary
in) determining the extent to which a Stock Option shall be exercisable (i.e., may vest) following termination of Service, a Participant shall be treated as though he or she had remained in the
continued Service of the Company or any Affiliate for three months after the date his or her Service terminated and shall not be entitled to vest in any Stock Options that would have become
exercisable after such three month period of deemed Service. The Committee shall have authority to determine in each case whether an authorized leave of absence or the reassignment of a Participant's
employment, at the request of the Company, to an entity in which the Company has a substantial, direct or indirect, financial interest shall be deemed a termination of Service for any or all purposes
hereof, as well as the effect of such a leave of absence or Company requested transfer of employment on the vesting and exercisability of a Stock Option; provided, however, that, unless the Committee
shall otherwise determine, an approved leave of absence or employment with an entity that is not a Subsidiary but in which the Company holds at least one-third of the voting power or the economic
value of all classes of capital stock or other preferred and common equity shall be deemed not to result in a termination of employment for purposes of the Plan and any Predecessor Plan. Unless
otherwise provided by the Committee, if an entity ceases to be an Affiliate or otherwise ceases to be qualified under the Plan or if all or substantially all of the assets of an Affiliate are conveyed
(other than by encumbrance), such cessation or action, as the case may be, shall be deemed for purposes hereof to be a termination of the Service.
6.6 Stock Option Exercise; Tax Withholding. Subject to such terms and conditions as shall be specified in an Award Agreement,
a Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the term thereof by notice in the form required by the Company, together with payment of the aggregate exercise price therefor
and applicable withholding tax. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, payment of the exercise price may be made in accordance with any of the following methods: (i) in cash or by cash
equivalent acceptable to the Committee, (ii) by payment in shares of Common Stock that have been held by the Participant for at least six months (or such period as
the Committee may deem appropriate, for accounting purposes or otherwise) valued at the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of exercise, (iii) through an open-market, broker-assisted
sales transaction pursuant to which the Company is promptly delivered the amount of proceeds necessary to satisfy the exercise price, or (iv) by a combination of the methods described above.
The Committee may permit payment to be made by any other method as it shall approve. In addition, the Committee may permit any Stock Option to be exercised without payment of the purchase price, in
which case the Company's sole obligation shall be to issue to the Participant the same number of shares of Common Stock as would have been issued had such Stock Option been Stock Appreciation Rights
that are being exercised at the same time in respect of an identical number of shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no method of exercise shall be permitted or otherwise apply with
respect to any Incentive Stock Option if affording the Participant the ability to use such exercise method with regard to such Stock Option if the having the right to utilize (as opposed to choosing
to apply) such exercise methodology would cause such Stock Option not to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. In addition to and at the time of payment of the exercise price (or as a condition to the
delivery of any shares without payment of the exercise price), the Participant shall pay to the Company the full amount of any and all applicable income tax, employment tax and other amounts required
to be withheld in connection with such exercise, using such of the methods that are available, as described above, for the payment of the exercise price or such other methods as may be approved by the
Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.
6.7 Limited Transferability of Nonqualified Stock Options. All Stock Options shall be nontransferable except (i) upon
the Participant's death, in accordance with Section 13.2 hereof or (ii) in the case of Nonqualified Stock Options only, for the transfer of all or part of the Stock Option to a
Participant's "family member" (as defined for purposes of the Form S-8 registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933), as may be approved by the Committee in its discretion at the
time of proposed transfer. The transfer of a Nonqualified Stock Option may be
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with Section 13.2 hereof.
6.8 Additional Rules for Incentive Stock Options.
(a) Eligibility. An Incentive Stock Option may only be granted to an Eligible Person who is considered an employee for
purposes of Treasury Regulation §1.421-7(h) with respect to the Company or any Affiliate that qualifies as a "subsidiary corporation" with respect to the Company for purposes of
Section 424(f) of the Code.
(b) Annual Limits. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to a Participant as a result of which the aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined as of the Date of Grant) of the stock with respect to which incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code are exercisable for the first time in any calendar year under
the Plan and any other stock option plans of the Company or any subsidiary or parent corporation, would exceed $100,000, determined in accordance with Section 422(d) of the Code. This
limitation shall be applied by taking stock options into account in the order in which granted.
(c) Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.5, an Award of an Incentive Stock Option may
provide that such Stock Option may be exercised not later than 3 months following termination of employment of the Participant with the Company and all Subsidiaries, or not later than one year
following a permanent and total
disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as and to the extent determined by the Committee to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
(d) Other Terms and Conditions; Nontransferability. Any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder shall contain such additional
terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as are deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee, which terms, together with the terms of the Plan, shall be intended and
interpreted to cause such Incentive Stock Option to qualify as an "incentive stock option" under Section 422 of the Code. Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 6.8 to the
contrary, an Award Agreement for an Incentive Stock Option may provide that such Stock Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option to the extent that certain requirements applicable to
"incentive stock options" under the Code shall not be satisfied. An Incentive Stock Option shall by its terms be nontransferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and
shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Participant only by such Participant.
(e) Disqualifying Dispositions. If shares of Common Stock acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of
within two years following the Date of Grant or one year following the transfer of such shares to the Participant upon exercise, the Participant shall, promptly following such disposition, notify the
Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition and provide such other information regarding the disposition as the Company may reasonably require.
6.9 Repricing Prohibited. Subject to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions contained in Section 4.3 hereof, without
the prior approval of the Company's shareholders, given in accordance with the rules of the Applicable Exchange and applicable law, neither the Committee nor the Board shall (i) cause the
cancellation, substitution or amendment of a Stock Option that would have the effect of reducing the exercise price of such a Stock Option previously granted under the Plan or any similar award
granted under any Predecessor Plan, (ii) exchange a Stock Option for another Award or cash at a time when the exercise price of such Stock Option is higher than the Fair Market Value of a share
of Common Stock, or (iii) otherwise approve any modification to such a Stock Option that would be treated as a "repricing" under the then applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements
adopted by the Applicable Exchange.
7. Stock Appreciation Rights.
7.1 Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the
Committee. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted on a basis that allows for the exercise of the right by the Participant or that provides for the automatic payment of the right upon a specified
date or event.
7.2 Freestanding Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted without any related Stock Option. The
Committee shall in its discretion provide in an Award Agreement the time or times at which, or the conditions upon which, a Stock Appreciation Right or portion thereof shall become vested and/or
exercisable, and may accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any Stock Appreciation Right at any time. The requirements for vesting and exercisability of a Stock Appreciation Right may be based on
the continued Service of a Participant with the Company or an Affiliate for a specified time period (or periods) or the attainment of a specified performance goal (or goals) or on such other terms and
conditions as approved by the Committee in its discretion. A Stock Appreciation
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Right will be exercisable or payable at such time or times as determined by the Committee, provided that the maximum term of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be
ten years from the Date of Grant. The base price of a Stock Appreciation Right granted without any related Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided, however,
that the base price per share of any such freestanding Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the Date of Grant.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant, any free-standing Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to the same rules
regarding exercisability (including those pertaining to the impact of termination of employment and the periods during which such Award may be exercised following termination of employment) that apply
to Stock Options under Section 6.
7.3 Tandem Stock Option/Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted in tandem with a Stock Option,
either at the time of grant or at any time thereafter during the term of the Stock Option. A tandem Stock Option/Stock Appreciation Right will entitle the holder to elect, as to all or any portion of
the number of shares subject to the Award, to exercise either the Stock Option or the Stock Appreciation Right, resulting in the reduction of the corresponding number of shares subject to the right so
exercised as well as the tandem right not so exercised. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with a Stock Option hereunder shall have a base price per share equal to the per share exercise
price of the Stock Option, will be vested and exercisable at the same time or times that a related Stock Option is vested and exercisable, and will expire no later than the time at which the related
Stock Option expires.
7.4 Payment of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right will entitle the holder, upon exercise or other payment
of the Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, to receive an amount determined by multiplying: (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise or
payment of the Stock Appreciation Right over the base price of such Stock Appreciation Right, by (ii) the number of shares as to which such Stock Appreciation Right is exercised or paid.
Subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, payment of the amount determined under the foregoing may be made, as approved by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement, in
shares of Common Stock valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise or payment, in cash, or in a combination of shares of Common Stock and cash, subject to applicable tax withholding
requirements.
7.5 Repricing Prohibited. Subject to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions contained in Section 4.3 hereof, without
the prior approval of the Company's shareholders given in accordance with the rules of the Applicable Exchange or applicable law, neither the Committee nor the Board shall (i) cause the
cancellation, substitution or amendment of a Stock Appreciation Right that would have the effect of reducing the base price of such a Stock Appreciation Right previously granted under the Plan or any
similar award granted under any Predecessor Plan, (ii) exchange a Stock Appreciation Right for another Award or cash at a time when the base price of such Stock Appreciation Right is higher
than the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock, or (iii) otherwise approve any modification to such a Stock Appreciation Right that would be treated as a "repricing" under the then
applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements adopted by the Applicable Exchange.
8. Restricted Stock Awards.
8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Awards. A Restricted Stock Award may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the
Committee. The Committee may require the payment by the Participant of a specified purchase price in connection with any Restricted Stock Award.
8.2 Vesting Requirements. The restrictions imposed on shares granted under a Restricted Stock Award shall lapse in accordance
with the vesting requirements specified by the Committee, which shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. The requirements for vesting of a Restricted Stock Award may be based on the continued
Service of the Participant with the Company or an Affiliate for a specified time period (or periods), on the attainment of a specified performance goal (or goals) or on such other terms and conditions
as approved by the Committee in its discretion. The Committee may accelerate the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award at any time. If the vesting requirements of a Restricted Stock Award shall not be
satisfied, the Award shall be forfeited and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award shall be returned to the Company.
8.3 Restrictions. Shares granted under any Restricted Stock Award may not be transferred, assigned or subject to any
encumbrance, pledge, or charge until all applicable restrictions are removed or have expired, unless otherwise allowed by the Committee. Failure to satisfy any applicable restrictions shall result in
the subject shares of the Restricted Stock Award being forfeited and returned to the Company. The Committee may require in an Award Agreement that, if certificates are issued to evidence such
Restricted Stock, any certificates representing the shares
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Award will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder until all restrictions are removed or have expired.
8.4 Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8 and the applicable Award Agreement,
the Participant shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares granted to the Participant under a Restricted Stock Award, including the right to vote the shares and receive all
dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that all or a portion of any dividends and
distributions payable to the Participant in respect of any Restricted Stock Award, whether in cash or property, be accumulated and retained in an account or other arrangement approved by the Committee
and be held subject to forfeiture or repayment to the Company, as the case may be, until such time or times as the corresponding portion of the Restricted Stock Award becomes vested.
8.5 Section 83(b) Election. If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with
respect to a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall file, within 30 days following the Date of Grant, a copy of such election with the Company and with the Internal Revenue Service, in
accordance with the regulations under Section 83 of the Code. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the Restricted Stock Award is conditioned upon the Participant's making or
refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code.
9. Stock Unit Awards.
9.1 Grant of Stock Unit Awards. A Stock Unit Award may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. The value
of each stock unit under a Stock Unit Award is equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the applicable date or time period of determination, as specified by the Committee. A Stock Unit
Award shall be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall determine. A Stock Unit Award may be granted together with a dividend equivalent right with respect to the shares of
Common Stock subject to the Award, which may be accumulated and may be deemed reinvested in additional stock units, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
9.2 Vesting of Stock Unit Awards. On the Date of Grant, the Committee shall determine any vesting requirements with respect to
a Stock Unit Award, which shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. The requirements for vesting of a Stock Unit Award may be based on the continued Service of the Participant with the Company or an
Affiliate for a specified time period (or periods), on the attainment of a specified performance goal (or goals) or on such other terms and conditions as approved by the Committee in its discretion. A
Stock Unit Award may be granted on a fully vested basis, with a deferred payment date and/or the Committee may accelerate the vesting of a Stock Unit Award at any time.
9.3 Payment of Stock Unit Awards. A Stock Unit Award shall become payable to a Participant at the time or times determined by
the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement, which may be upon or following the vesting of the Award. Payment of a Stock Unit Award may be made, at the discretion of the Committee, in cash or
in shares of Common Stock, or in a combination thereof, subject to applicable tax withholding requirements. Any cash payment of a Stock Unit Award shall be made based upon the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock, determined on such date or over such time period as determined by the Committee.
9.4 No Rights as Shareholder. The Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder with respect to the shares subject to
a Stock Unit Award until such time as shares of Common Stock are delivered to the Participant pursuant to the terms of the Award Agreement.
10. Stock Awards.
10.1 Grant of Stock Awards. A Stock Award may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. A Stock Award may
be granted for past services, in lieu of bonus or other cash compensation, as directors' compensation or for any other valid purpose as determined by the Committee. A Stock Award granted to an
Eligible Person represents shares of Common Stock that are issued without restrictions on transfer and other incidents of ownership and free of forfeiture conditions, except as otherwise provided in
the Plan and the Award Agreement. The Committee may, in connection with any Stock Award, require the payment of a specified purchase price.
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10.2 Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this
Section 10 and the applicable Award Agreement, upon the issuance of the Common Stock under a Stock Award the Participant shall have all rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares of
Common Stock, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto.
11. Change in Control.
11.1 Effect of a Change in Control. Except to the extent an Award Agreement provides for a different result (in which case the
Award Agreement will govern and this Section 11 of the Plan shall not be applicable), and except as may be limited by the provisions of Section 11.3 hereof, notwithstanding anything
elsewhere in the Plan or any rules adopted by the Committee pursuant to the Plan to the contrary, if a Triggering Event shall occur within the 12-month period beginning with a Change in Control of the
Company, then, effective immediately prior to the Triggering Event:
(i) each
outstanding Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right, to the extent that it shall not otherwise have become vested and exercisable, shall automatically become fully and
immediately vested and exercisable, without regard to any otherwise applicable vesting requirement;
(ii) each
Restricted Stock Award shall become fully and immediately vested and all forfeiture and transfer restrictions thereon shall lapse; and
(iii) each
outstanding Stock Unit Award shall become immediately and fully vested and payable;
provided,
however, that with respect to Stock Unit Awards and any other Awards that are subject to Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder ("Section 409A"), the
Common Stock, securities, cash or other consideration payable with respect to the Award shall be payable immediately following (and in no event more than 90 days following) the Participant's
"separation from service" (as defined under Section 409A), except that, to the extent that such Awards are held by a Participant who is a "specified employee" (as determined under
Section 409A), the delivery of the Common Stock, securities, cash or other consideration payable with respect to such Awards shall be delayed to the date that is six months and one day
following the Participant's "separation from service" solely to the extent necessary to avoid the additional taxes imposed by Section 409A(a)(i)(B) of the Code.
11.2 Definitions.
(a) Cause. For purposes of this Section 11, the term "Cause" shall mean that a Participant (i) has been
convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony under Federal or state law, (ii) has engaged in willful gross misconduct in the performance of the
Participant's duties to the Company or an Affiliate or (iii) has committed a material breach of any written agreement with the Company or any Affiliate with respect to confidentiality,
noncompetition, nonsolicitation or similar restrictive covenant. Subject to the first sentence of Section 11.1 hereof, in the event that a Participant is a party to an employment agreement with
the Company or any Affiliate that defines termination on account of "Cause" (or a term having similar meaning), such definition shall apply as the definition of a termination on account of "Cause" for
purposes hereof, but only to the extent that such definition provides the Participant with greater rights. A termination on account of Cause shall be communicated by written notice to the Participant,
and shall be deemed to occur on the date such notice is delivered to the Participant.
(b) Change in Control. For purposes of this Section 11, a "Change in Control" shall occur upon:
(i) the
acquisition within any 12-month period by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a
"Person") of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of the then outstanding
stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, but excluding the following transactions (the "Excluded Acquisitions"):
(1) any
acquisition directly from the Company (other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege of a security that was not acquired directly from the Company,
(2) any
acquisition by the Company, and
(3) any
acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company;
(ii) any
time during a period of 12 months or less, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board (and any new directors whose election by the
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was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election
was so approved) ceasing for any reason to constitute a majority thereof:
(iii) an
acquisition (other than an Excluded Acquisition) by any Person of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power or value of the Company's stock;
(iv) the
consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar corporate transaction, whether or not the Company is the surviving company in such transaction,
other than a merger, consolidation, or reorganization that would result in the Persons who are beneficial owners of the Company's stock outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to beneficially
own, directly or indirectly, in substantially the same proportions, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power or value of the Company's stock (or the stock of the surviving
entity) outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization; or
(v) the
sale or other disposition during any 12 month period of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that such sale is of assets having a
total gross fair market value equal to or greater than 40% of the total gross fair market value of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such sale or disposition.
The
foregoing definition of "Change in Control" is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder and shall be interpreted and applied
by the Committee in a manner consistent therewith.
(c) Constructive Termination. For purposes of this Section 11, a "Constructive Termination" shall mean a termination of
employment by a Participant within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of any one or more of the following events without the Participant's written consent (i) any reduction in
position, title (for Vice Presidents and above), overall responsibilities, level of authority, level of reporting (for Vice Presidents and above), base compensation, annual incentive compensation
opportunity, aggregate employee benefits or (ii) a request that the Participant's location of employment be relocated by more than fifty (50) miles. Subject to the first sentence of
Section 11.1 hereof, in the event that a Participant is a party to an employment agreement with the Company or an Affiliate (or a successor entity) that defines a termination on account of
"Constructive Termination," "Good Reason" or "Breach of Agreement" (or a term having similar meaning), such definition shall apply as the definition of "Constructive Termination" for purposes hereof
in lieu of the foregoing, but only to the extent that such definition provides the Participant with greater rights. A Constructive Termination shall be communicated by written notice to the Committee,
and shall be deemed to occur on the date such notice is delivered to the Committee, unless the circumstances giving rise to the Constructive Termination are cured within five (5) days of such
notice.
(d) Triggering Event. For purposes of this Section 11, a "Triggering Event" shall mean (i) the termination of
Service of a Participant by the Company or an Affiliate (or any successor thereof) other than on account of death, Disability or Cause or (ii) the occurrence of a Constructive Termination.
11.3 Excise Tax Limit. Except to the extent an Award Agreement provides for a different result (in which case the Award
Agreement will govern and this Section 11.3 shall not be applicable), in the event that the vesting of Awards together with all other payments and the value of any benefits received or to be
received by a Participant (the "Total Payments") would result in all or a portion of such Total Payments being subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), then
the Participant's Total Payments shall be either (i) the full amount of such payments and benefits or (ii) such lesser amount that would result in no portion of the Total Payments being
subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable Federal, state, and local employment taxes, income taxes and the
Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Participant, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of payments and benefits notwithstanding that all or some portion of such payments and benefits may
be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Solely to the extent that the Participant is better off on an after-tax basis as a result of the reduction of Total Payments, such payments and
benefits shall be reduced or eliminated, as determined by the Company, in the following order: (i) any cash payments, (ii) any taxable benefits, (iii) any nontaxable benefits, and
(iv) any vesting or accelerated delivery of equity awards in each case in reverse order beginning with the payments or benefits that would have been paid, in the ordinary course, the farthest
in time from the date that triggers the applicable Excise Tax.
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determinations required to be made under this Section 11 shall be made by the accounting firm which is the Company's outside auditor immediately prior to the event triggering the payments
that are subject to the Excise Tax (the "Accounting Firm"). The Company shall cause the Accounting Firm to provide detailed supporting calculations of its determinations to the Company and the
Participant. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. The Accounting Firm's determinations must be made with substantial authority (within the
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meaning of Section 6662 of the Code). For the purposes of all calculations under Section 280G of the Code and the application of this
Section 11.3, all determinations as to the present value shall be made in accordance with the regulations promulgated under Section 280G of the Code.
12. Forfeiture Events.
12.1 General. At the time of the Award, the Committee may specify in an Award Agreement , in addition to any otherwise
applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award, at the time of the Award that the Participant's rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction,
cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment, including pursuant to the terms and conditions of any claw back or recoupment policy that the Company may have in effect at any time and from time to time, upon
the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events shall include, but shall not be limited to, termination
of Service for cause, violation of material Company policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the
Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may cancel any outstanding Award (or any portion thereof),
or require reimbursement of all or any portion of any amount that had been paid under any Award within the prior 12 month period, if (i) the Committee determines that the Participant has
engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct that caused the Company's restatement of any of its financial statements or (ii) the Company has incurred, or could reasonably be expected to incur,
reputational harm or financial harm, in either case, related to or arising directly or indirectly from the Participant's material misconduct, gross negligence, material misfeasance, or material
nonfeasance. For purposes of this policy, (A) "reputational harm" shall mean any significant damage to, or significant impairment of, (i) the Company's reputation among customers of the
Company or its affiliates or other third parties with whom the Company and its affiliates conduct business or (ii) the perception of the quality of the products offered by the Company and its
affiliates, and (B) "financial harm" shall mean that the Company or any affiliate incurs or could reasonably be expected to incur any significant monetary loss or expense.
12.2 Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in an Award Agreement, if a Participant's
employment with the Company or any Affiliate shall be terminated for cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, immediately terminate such Participant's right to any further payments, vesting or
exercisability with respect to any Award in its entirety. The Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether the conduct, actions, omissions or nonfeasance of a Participant give rise to
cause to terminate such Participant's employment; provided that, if a Participant is party to an employment (or similar) agreement with the Company or any Affiliate that defines the term "cause," such
definition shall apply for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall have the power to determine whether the Participant has been terminated for cause and the date upon which such termination for cause
occurs. Any such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Participant. In addition, if the Company shall reasonably determine that a Participant has committed or may have
committed any act which could constitute the basis for a termination of such Participant's employment for cause, the Company may suspend the Participant's rights to exercise any option, receive any
payment or vest in any right with respect to any Award pending a determination by the Company of whether an act has been committed which could constitute the basis for a termination for "cause" as
provided in this Section 12.2. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12.2 to the contrary, following a Change in Control, whether cause exists with respect to the termination of a
Participant's employment shall be determined exclusively by applying the provisions of Section 11.
13. General Provisions.
13.1 Award Agreement. To the extent deemed necessary by the Committee, an Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement in a written or electronic form approved by the Committee setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock or units subject to the Award, the exercise price, base price, or purchase price
of the Award, the time or times at which an Award will become vested, exercisable or payable and the term of the Award. The Award Agreement may also set forth the effect on an Award of termination of
Service under certain circumstances. The Award Agreement shall be subject to and incorporate, by reference or otherwise, all of the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan, and may also set forth
other terms and conditions applicable to the Award as determined by the Committee consistent with the limitations of the Plan. Award Agreements evidencing Incentive Stock Options shall contain such
terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code. The grant of an Award under the Plan shall not confer any rights upon the Participant
holding such Award other than such terms, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in the Plan as being
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to such type of Award (or to all Awards) or as are expressly set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee need not require the execution of an Award Agreement by a Participant, in which
case, acceptance of the Award by the Participant shall constitute agreement by the Participant to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement as
well as the administrative guidelines of the Company in effect from time to time.
13.2 Treatment of Awards upon Death. In the event of the death of a Participant while employed by the Company or any of its
Affiliates, except as otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, an outstanding Award may be exercised by or shall become payable to the Participant's beneficiary as designated by the
Participant in the manner prescribed by the Committee or, in the absence of an authorized beneficiary designation, by the a legatee or legatees of such Award under the Participant's last will, or by
such Participant's executors, personal representatives or distributees of such Award in accordance with the Participant's will or the laws of descent and distribution (a "Beneficiary"). In the case of
Stock Options, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, any outstanding Stock Options of a Participant who dies while in Service may be exercised by such Beneficiary in respect of all or
any part of the total number of shares subject to such options at the time of such Participant's death (whether or not, at the time of death, the deceased Participant would have been entitled to
exercise such options to the extent of all or any of the shares covered thereby). However, except as otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, in the event of the death of the
Participant after the date of termination of Service while an Option remains outstanding, then such deceased Participant's Options shall expire in accordance with their terms at the same time they
would have expired if such Participant had not died, and may be exercised prior to their expiration by a Beneficiary in respect to the same number of shares, in the same manner and to the same extent
as if such Participant were then living. In the case of Awards other than Stock Options, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, any outstanding Awards of a Participant who dies while in
Service shall become fully vested and, in the case of Stock Appreciation Rights, exercisable as provided above with respect to stock options, and in the case of all other types of Awards, payable to
the Beneficiary promptly following the Participant's death.
13.3 No Assignment or Transfer; Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Sections 6.7 and 13.2 hereof, Awards under the
Plan shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant, and shall not be subject in any manner to assignment, alienation, pledge, encumbrance or charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee may provide in the terms of an Award Agreement or in any other manner prescribed by the Committee that the Participant shall have the right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries who
shall be entitled to any rights, payments or other benefits specified under an Award following the Participant's death. During the lifetime of a Participant, an Award shall be exercised only by such
Participant or such Participant's guardian or legal representative.
13.4 Deferrals of Payment. The Committee may in its discretion permit a Participant to defer the receipt of payment of cash or
delivery of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be due to the Participant by virtue of the exercise of a right or the satisfaction of vesting or other conditions with respect to an Award. If
any such deferral is to be permitted by the Committee, the Committee shall establish rules and procedures relating to such deferral in a manner intended to comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, the time when an election to defer may be made, the time period of the deferral and the events that would result in payment of the
deferred amount, the interest or other earnings attributable to the deferral and the method of funding, if any, attributable to the deferred amount.
13.5 Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan, in the grant of any Award or in any Award Agreement shall confer upon any
Eligible Person or any Participant any right to continue in the Service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to
terminate the employment or other service relationship of an Eligible employee or a Participant for any reason at any time.
13.6 Rights as Shareholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock with respect to any
unissued securities covered by an Award until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of such securities. Except as provided in Section 4.3 hereof, no adjustment or other
provision shall be made for dividends or other shareholder rights, except to the extent that the Award Agreement provides for dividend payments or dividend equivalent rights. The Committee may
determine in its discretion the manner of delivery of Common Stock to be issued under the Plan, which may be by delivery of stock certificates, electronic account entry into new or existing accounts
or any other means as the Committee, in its discretion, deems appropriate. The Committee may require that any stock certificates that may be issued be held in escrow by the Company for any shares of
Common Stock or cause the shares to be legended in order to comply with the securities laws or other applicable restrictions, or should the shares
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of Common Stock be represented by book or electronic account entry rather than a certificate, the Committee may take such steps to restrict transfer of the
shares of Common Stock as the Committee considers necessary or advisable.
13.7 Securities Laws. No shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to an Award unless and until all then
applicable requirements imposed by Federal and state securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction, and by the Applicable Exchange, have been
fully met. As a condition precedent to the issuance of shares pursuant to the grant or exercise of an Award, the Company may require the Participant to take any reasonable action to meet such
requirements. The Committee may impose such conditions on any shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, under the requirements of any exchange upon which such shares of the same class are then listed, and under any blue sky or other securities laws applicable to such shares. The
Committee may also require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of issuance or transfer that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired only for investment purposes and without any
current intention to sell or distribute such shares.
13.8 Tax Withholding. The Participant shall be responsible for payment of any taxes or similar charges required by law to be
paid or withheld from an Award or an amount paid in satisfaction of an Award. Any required withholdings shall be paid by the Participant on or prior to the payment or other event that results in
taxable income in respect of an Award. The Award Agreement may specify the manner in which the withholding obligation shall be satisfied with respect to the particular type of Award.
13.9 Unfunded Plan. The adoption of the Plan and any reservation of shares of Common Stock or cash amounts by the Company to
discharge its obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to create a trust or other funded arrangement. Except upon the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to an Award, any rights of a Participant under
the Plan shall be those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company, and neither a Participant nor the Participant's permitted transferees or estate shall have any other interest in any assets of
the Company by virtue of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to implement or set aside funds in a grantor trust, subject to the claims of the Company's creditors
or otherwise, to discharge its obligations under the Plan.
13.10 Other Compensation and Benefit Plans. The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other share incentive or other
compensation plans in effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of share incentive or other compensation or benefit program for
employees of the Company or any Affiliate. The amount of any compensation deemed to be received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not constitute includable compensation for purposes of
determining the amount of benefits to which a Participant is entitled under any other compensation or benefit plan or program of the Company or an Affiliate, including, without limitation, under any
pension or severance benefits plan, except to the extent specifically provided by the terms of any such plan.
13.11 Plan Binding on Transferees. The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its transferees and assigns, and the
Participant, the Participant's executor, administrator and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.
13.12 Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by
any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any
other jurisdiction.
13.13 Foreign Jurisdictions. The Committee may adopt, amend and terminate such arrangements and grant such Awards, not
inconsistent with the intent of the Plan, as it may deem necessary or desirable to comply with any tax, securities, regulatory or other laws of other jurisdictions with respect to Awards that may be
subject to such laws. The terms and conditions of such Awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for
such purpose. Moreover, the Board may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of the Plan, not inconsistent with the intent of the Plan, as it may consider
necessary or appropriate for such purposes, without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose.
13.14 Substitute Awards in Corporate Transactions. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the
Committee to grant Awards under the Plan in connection with the acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction, of the business or assets of any corporation or
other entity. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may grant Awards under the Plan to an employee or director of another corporation who becomes an Eligible Person by reason of any such
corporate transaction in substitution for awards previously granted by such corporation or entity to such person. The terms and conditions of the substitute Awards may
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from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose.
13.15 Coordination with 2002 Executive Performance Plan. For purposes of Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Unit Awards and Stock
Awards granted under the Plan that are intended to qualify as "performance-based" compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, such Awards shall be granted in accordance with the provisions
of the Company's 2002 Executive Performance Plan (or any successor plan) to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements for an Award having grandfathered status to qualify as performance-based
compensation exempt from the deduction limit applicable under Section 162(m) of the Code.
13.16 Section 409A Compliance. To the extent applicable, it is intended that the Plan and all Awards hereunder comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Plan and all Award Agreements shall be interpreted and applied by the Committee in a manner consistent with this intent in order to
avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Section 409A of the Code. In the event that any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement is determined by the Committee to not comply with
the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Committee shall have the authority to take such actions and to make such changes to the Plan or an Award Agreement as the Committee
deems necessary to comply with such requirements, provided that no such action shall adversely affect any outstanding Award without the consent of the affected Participant. Notwithstanding the
foregoing or anything elsewhere in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary: (a) unless the Committee shall otherwise expressly provide, the term "disability" shall have the meaning given
to such term under Section 409A and the regulations and guidance issued thereunder with respect to any Awards (other than Stock Options), and (b) if a Participant is a "specified
employee" as defined in Section 409A of the Code at the time of termination of Service with respect to an Award, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of any additional
tax under Section 409A of the Code, the commencement of any payments or benefits under the Award shall be deferred until the date that is six months following the Participant's termination of
Service (or such other period as required to comply with Section 409A).
13.17 Governing Law. The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable Federal securities laws.
14. Effective Date; Amendment and Termination.
14.1 Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective immediately following its approval by the shareholders of the Company.
14.2 Amendment. The Board may at any time and from time to time and in any respect, amend or modify the Plan. The Board may
seek the approval of any amendment or modification by the Company's shareholders to the extent it
deems necessary or advisable in its discretion, including for purposes of compliance with Section 162(m) or Section 422 of the Code or the listing or governance requirements of the
Applicable Exchange. No amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferee of the Award.
14.3 Termination. The Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date the Plan is approved by the Board. The Board
may, in its discretion and at any earlier date, terminate the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no termination of the Plan shall adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent
of the Participant or the permitted transferee of the Award.
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Have your proxy card in hand when voting by internet or phone and follow the instructions below. See reverse side for specific deadlines.
VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com/disney or scan the QR Barcode above. Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903 - To transmit your voting instructions by telephone.
VOTE BY MAIL - Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the envelope provided to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
VOTE CONFIRMATION - Beginning February 25, 2020 through May 11, 2020, you may confirm your vote twenty-four hours after your vote is received. To obtain vote confirmation, log onto www.proxyvote.com/disney using the 16 digit number located below.
If voting by internet or phone, do NOT mail back the proxy card. You can access, view and download this years Annual Report and Proxy Statement at www.proxyvote.com/disney.
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1d. Francis A. deSouza
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If you plan to attend the meeting on March 11, 2020, you must request an admission ticket in advance following the instructions set forth in the Proxy Statement. Tickets will be issued to registered and beneficial owners and up to one guest accompanying each registered or beneficial owner if permitted.
Requests for admission tickets will be processed in the order in which they are received and must be requested no later than March 10, 2020. Please note that seating is limited and requests for tickets will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. On the day of the meeting, each shareholder will be required to present a valid picture identification such as a drivers license or passport with their admission ticket. Seating will begin at 9:00 a.m. and meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. Large bags, backpacks, suitcases, briefcases, cameras (including cell phones with photographic capabilities), recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the meeting. You will be required to enter through a security check point before being granted access to the meeting.
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March 11, 2020 10:00 a.m.
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
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The undersigned hereby appoint(s) CHRISTINE M. MCCARTHY, ALAN N. BRAVERMAN and JOLENE E. NEGRE, and each of them, attorney, agent and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of common stock of The Walt Disney Company that the undersigned would be entitled to cast if personally present at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, and at any postponement or adjournment thereof.
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IF YOU ARE A SHAREHOLDER OF RECORD, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED BY THE UNDERSIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE. IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS TO ALL SHARES OF THE UNDERSIGNED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE; FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4; AND AGAINST PROPOSAL 5; AND ACCORDING TO THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXY HOLDERS ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON MARCH 10, 2020.
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If you hold shares in any 401(k) savings plan of the Company (the "Plans"), then this proxy card, when signed and returned, or your telephone or Internet proxy, will constitute voting instructions on matters properly coming before the Annual Meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof in accordance with the instructions given herein to the trustee for shares held in any of the Plans. Shares in each of the Plans for which voting instructions are not received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 8, 2020, or if no choice is specified, will be voted by an independent fiduciary. Your voting instructions will be kept confidential by the trustee.
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on March 11, 2020.
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Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: January 13, 2020
Date: March 11, 2020 Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts
2 East South Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
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THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
C/O BROADRIDGE
P.O. BOX 1342
BRENTWOOD, NY 11717
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You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.
This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com/disney, scan the QR Barcode on the reverse side, or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).
We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
This notice also constitutes Notice of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.
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Before You Vote
How to Access the Proxy Materials
Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:
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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT ANNUAL REPORT
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How to View Online:
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Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow
(located on the following page) and visit: www.proxyvote.com/disney, or scan the QR Barcode below.
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How to Request and Receive a PAPER or E-MAIL Copy:
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If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is NO charge for requesting a copy.
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Please choose one of the following methods to make your request:
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1) BY INTERNET:
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www.proxyvote.com/disney
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2) BY TELEPHONE:
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1-800-579-1639
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3) BY E-MAIL*:
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sendmaterial@proxyvote.com
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* If requesting materials by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow
(located on the following page) in the subject line.
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Requests, instructions and other inquiries sent to this e-mail address will NOT be forwarded to your investment advisor or transfer agent. Please make the request as instructed above on or before February 26, 2020 to facilitate timely delivery.
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How To Vote
Please Choose One of the Following Voting Methods
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SCAN TO
VIEW MATERIALS & VOTE
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Vote In Person: All shareholders of record at January 13, 2020 (or holders in street name who have obtained a valid proxy) may vote in person at the meeting. You can obtain directions for attending the meeting as described under Attendance at the Meeting in the Proxy Statement.
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Vote By Internet: Go to www.proxyvote.com/disney or from a smart phone or tablet, scan the QR Barcode above. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow
available and follow the instructions.
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Vote By Mail: You can vote by mail by requesting a paper copy of the materials, which will include a proxy card.
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Vote Confirmation: Beginning February 25, 2020 through May 11, 2020, you may confirm your vote twenty-four hours after your vote is received. To obtain vote confirmation, log onto www.proxyvote.com/disney using the 16 digit number.
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Shareholder Meeting Registration: To vote and/or attend the meeting, go to Shareholder Meeting Registration link at www.proxyvote.com/disney and follow the instructions provided (you will need your 16 digit control number).
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the following Directors:
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:
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1.
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Election of Directors
1a. Susan E. Arnold
1b. Mary T. Barra
1c. Safra A. Catz
1d. Francis A. deSouza
1e. Michael B.G. Froman
1f. Robert A. Iger
1g. Maria Elena Lagomasino
1h. Mark G. Parker
1i. Derica W. Rice
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2. To ratify the appointment of Pricewater-houseCoopers LLP as the Company's registered public accountants for fiscal 2020.
3. To approve the advisory resolution on executive compensation.
4. To approve an amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal:
5. Shareholder proposal requesting an annual report disclosing information regarding the Company's lobbying policies and activities
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As an investor in The Walt Disney Company, youre also a shareholder. This gives you the right to vote on important issues. Voting your shares is quick and easy. Make your voice heard now!
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HOW TO VOTE
First, you should carefully review the proxy materials by clicking on View Proxy Materials above. Once you have reviewed the proxy materials, you may cast your vote in any of the following ways:
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Control Number:
0123456789012345
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Go to
proxyvote.com/disney
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Call 1-800-690-6903
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At the Meeting
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This email relates to the following share(s):
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY - COMMON
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123,456,789,012.00000
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VOTING MATTERS
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BOARD
RECOMMENDATION
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Item 1 Election of the nine nominees named in the proxy statement as Directors, each for a term of one year.
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FOR EACH
NOMINEE
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Item 2 To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys registered public accountant for fiscal 2020.
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FOR
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Item 3 To approve the advisory resolution on executive compensation.
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FOR
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Item 4 To approve an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.
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FOR
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Item 5 Shareholder proposal requesting an annual report disclosing information regarding the Company's lobbying policies and activities.
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AGAINST
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Why am I receiving this Notice of Internet Availability?
Pursuant to the SEC Notice and Access proxy rules, companies are permitted to send the enclosed Notice instead of a full printed set of proxy materials. The Notice gives you instructions on how to view your companys proxy materials and vote online, or how to receive a full set of printed materials by mail.
There are several advantages to your company sending a Notice instead of a full set of materials, including lowering your companys costs and reducing the environmental impact from printing and mailing full sets of proxy materials.
How do I view the proxy materials online?
Go to www.proxyvote.com/Disney and follow the instructions. You will need to enter the number printed on the enclosed Notice in the box marked by the arrow
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What if I prefer to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials?
You can easily request a paper copy which will be mailed to you at no cost. Instructions on how to order a paper copy can be found in the Before You Vote section of the Notice.
Can I request to receive my proxy materials for future meetings by e-mail rather than receive a Notice?
Yes. The instructions on how to change your preferences so you receive proxy materials for future meetings by e-mail are online at www.proxyvote.com/Disney.
How can I vote my shares?
You can vote your shares online, by phone or by mail. The How to Vote section of the Notice provides detailed information on each of these options.
For more information about the SEC Notice and Access proxy rules please visit: www.sec.gov/spotlight/proxymatters/e-proxy.shtml.
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