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These excerpts taken from the AAPL 10-Q filed May 4, 2005.
Purposes of the Plan. The Plan is intended to increase shareholder value and the success of the Company by motivating key executives (1) to perform to the best of their abilities, and (2) to achieve the Company’s objectives. The Plan’s goals are to be achieved by providing such executives with incentive awards based on the achievement of goals relating to the performance of the Company or upon the achievement of objectively determinable individual performance goals. The Plan is intended to permit the payment of bonuses that may qualify as performance-based compensation under Code section 162(m).

 

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Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are:

 

                  to attract and retain talented Employees

 

                  to further align Employee and shareholder interests; and

 

                  to closely link Employee compensation with Company performance.

 

Awards granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock subject to Stock Purchase Rights, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares or Restricted Stock Units, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant.

 

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10-Q (2 sections)
May 4, 2005

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