AAPL » Topics » Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

This excerpt taken from the AAPL 8-K filed May 16, 2007.

Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

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Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

2003 Employee Stock Plan Amendments

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Apple Inc. (the “Company”) previously approved, subject to shareholder approval, amendments to the Company’s 2003 Employee Stock Plan (the “2003 Plan”) that would (i) increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the 2003 Plan by an additional 28,000,000 shares, (ii) extend the term of the 2003 Plan to May 10, 2017, and (iii) give the Company the flexibility to grant certain performance-based awards that would be payable in cash and would be designed to satisfy the requirements for deductibility of compensation under Section 162(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.  According to the preliminary results from the Company’s annual shareholders meeting held on May 10, 2007, the Company’s shareholders approved those amendments to the 2003 Plan.  The foregoing description of the amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amended version of the 2003 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan Amendment

The Board previously approved an amendment, subject to shareholder approval, to the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) that would increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be delivered pursuant to awards granted under the ESPP Plan by an additional 6,000,000 shares. According to the preliminary results from the Company’s annual shareholders meeting held on May 10, 2007, the Company’s shareholders approved that amendment to the ESPP.  The foregoing description of the amendment is qualified in its entirety by the text of the amended version of the ESPP, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

1997 Director Stock Plan Amendments

The Board previously approved amendments, subject to shareholder approval, to the Company’s 1997 Director Stock Option Plan (the “Director Plan”) that would extend the term of the Director Plan to May 10, 2012 and make certain other technical changes. According to the preliminary results from the Company’s annual shareholders meeting held on May 10, 2007, the Company’s shareholders approved those amendments to the Director Plan.  The foregoing description of the amendments is qualified in its entirety by the text of the amended version of the Director Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

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