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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 Companys objectives. The Plans 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).
2. 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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