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This excerpt taken from the NKE 10-K filed Jul 28, 2008.

NIKE, Inc. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

This is the Long-Term Incentive Plan of NIKE, Inc. for the payment of incentive compensation to designated employees.

Section 1. Definitions.

The following terms have the following meanings:

Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Committee: The Compensation Committee of the Board, provided however, if the Compensation Committee of the Board is not composed entirely of Outside Directors, the “Committee” shall mean a committee composed entirely of at least two Outside Directors appointed by the Board from time to time.

Company: NIKE, Inc.

Outside Directors: The meaning ascribed to this term in Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations proposed or adopted thereunder.

Performance Period: The period of time for which Company performance is measured for purposes of a Target Award.

Performance Target: An objectively determinable level of performance as selected by the Committee to measure performance of the Company or any subsidiary, division, or other unit of the Company for the Performance Period based on one or more of the following: net income, net income before taxes, operating income, revenues, return on sales, return on equity, earnings per share, total shareholder return, or any of the foregoing before the effect of acquisitions, divestitures, accounting changes, restructuring, or other special charges, as determined by the Committee at the time of establishing a Performance Target.

Plan: The Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company.

Target Award: An amount of compensation to be paid in cash to a Plan participant based on achievement of a particular Performance Target level, as established by the Committee.

Year: The fiscal year of the Company.

Section 2. Objectives.


The objectives of the Plan are to:

(a) recognize and reward on a long-term basis selected employees of the Company and its subsidiaries for their contributions to the overall profitability and performance of the Company; and

(b) qualify compensation under the Plan as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 3. Administration.

The Plan will be administered by the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have full authority to interpret the Plan, to establish and amend rules and regulations relating to it, to determine the terms and provisions for making awards and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

Section 4. Participation.

Target Awards may be granted under the Plan only to individuals selected by the Committee who are employees of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

Section 5. Determination of the Performance Targets and Awards.

(a) Performance Targets and Awards. The Committee shall establish in writing, in its sole discretion, the Performance Targets and Target Award opportunities for each participant, within 90 days of the beginning of the applicable Performance Period. The Committee may establish (i) several Performance Target levels for each participant, each corresponding to a different Target Award opportunity, and (ii) different Performance Targets and Target Award opportunities for each participant in the Plan.

(b) Other Terms and Restrictions. The Committee may establish other restrictions to payment under a Target Award, such as a continued employment requirement, in addition to satisfaction of the Performance Targets.

(c) Maximum Awards. The Committee shall not establish Target Award opportunities for any participant such that the maximum amount payable under Target Awards which have Performance Periods ending in any single Year exceeds $4,000,000.

Section 6. Determination of Plan Awards.

At the conclusion of the Performance Period, in accordance with Section 162(m)(4)(C)(iii) of the Code, prior to the payment of any award under the Plan, the Committee shall certify in the Committee’s internal meeting minutes the attainment of the Performance Targets for the Performance Period and the calculation of the awards. No award shall be paid if the related Performance Target is not met. The Committee may,


in its sole discretion, reduce or eliminate any participant’s calculated award based on circumstances relating to the performance of the Company or the participant. Awards will be paid in accordance with the terms of the awards as soon as practicable following the Committee’s certification of the awards.

Section 7. Termination of Employment.

The terms of a Target Award may provide that in the event of a participant’s termination of employment for any reason during a Performance Period, the participant (or his or her beneficiary) will receive, at the time provided in Section 6, all or any portion of the award to which the participant would otherwise have been entitled.

Section 8. Miscellaneous.

(a) Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Committee with the approval of the Board may amend, modify or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time except insofar as approval by the Company’s shareholders is required pursuant to Section 162(m)(4)(C)(ii) of the Code. The Plan shall terminate at the first shareholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year after the Company’s shareholders approve the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment, modification or termination shall affect the payment of Target Awards previously established.

(b) No Assignment. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, no interest, benefit, payment, claim or right of any participant under the plan shall be subject in any manner to any claims of any creditor of any participant or beneficiary, nor to alienation by anticipation, sale, transfer, assignment, bankruptcy, pledge, attachment, charge or encumbrance of any kind, and any attempt to take any such action shall be null and void.

(c) No Rights to Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan shall give any person the right to be retained in the employment of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Company reserves the right to terminate a participant at any time for any reason notwithstanding the existence of the Plan.

(d) Beneficiary Designation. The Committee shall establish such procedures as it deems necessary for a participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts would be payable in the event of a participant’s death.

(e) Plan Unfunded. The entire cost of the Plan shall be paid from the general assets of the Company. The rights of any person to receive benefits under the Plan shall be only those of a general unsecured creditor, and neither the Company nor the Board nor the Committee shall be responsible for the adequacy of the general assets of the Company to meet and discharge Plan liabilities, nor shall the Company be required to reserve or otherwise set aside funds for the payment of its obligations hereunder.

This excerpt taken from the NKE DEF 14A filed Aug 3, 2007.

NIKE, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN*

This is the Long-Term Incentive Plan of NIKE, Inc. for the payment of incentive compensation to designated employees.

Section 1. Definitions.

The following terms have the following meanings:

Board:    The Board of Directors of the Company.

Code:    The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Committee:    The Compensation Personnel Committee of the Board, provided however, if the Compensation Personnel Committee of the Board is not composed entirely of Outside Directors, the “Committee” shall mean a committee composed entirely of at least two Outside Directors appointed by the Board from time to time.

Company:    NIKE, Inc.

Outside Directors:    The meaning ascribed to this term in Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations proposed or adopted thereunder.

Performance Period:    The period of time for which Company performance is measured for purposes of a Target Award.

Performance Target:    An objectively determinable level of performance as selected by the Committee to measure performance of the Company or any subsidiary, division, or other unit of the Company for the Performance Period based on one or more of the following: net income, net income before taxes, operating income, revenues, return on sales, return on equity, earnings per share, total shareholder return, or any of the foregoing before the effect of acquisitions, divestitures, accounting changes, restructuring, or other special charges, as determined by the Committee at the time of establishing a Performance Target.

Plan:    The Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company.

Target Award:    An amount of compensation to be paid in cash to a Plan participant based on achievement of a particular Performance Target level, as established by the Committee. Target


* Matter in bold and underline is new; matter in italics and strikeout is to be deleted.

 

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Awards shall be denominated at the time of grant either in Class B Common Stock (“Stock Target Awards”) or in dollar amounts (“Dollar Target Awards”). Payment under a Stock Target Award or a Dollar Target Award shall be made, at the discretion of the Committee, in Class B Common Stock or in cash or in any combination thereof.

Year:    The fiscal year of the Company.

Section 2. Objectives.

The objectives of the Plan are to:

(a) recognize and reward on a long-term basis selected employees of the Company and its subsidiaries for their contributions to the overall profitability and performance of the Company; and

(b) qualify compensation under the Plan as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Section 3. Shares Subject to the Plan.

Subject to adjustment as provided below and in Section 9, the shares to be awarded under the Plan shall consist of Class B Common Stock of the Company, and the total number of shares of Class B Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 2,000,000 shares. If a Target Award granted under the Plan expires, terminates or is cancelled, the unissued shares subject to such Target Award shall again be available under the Plan. If shares issued under a Target Award are forfeited to the Company, the number of shares forfeited shall again be available under the Plan.

Section 34. Administration.

The Plan will be administered by the Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have full authority to interpret the Plan, to establish and amend rules and regulations relating to it, to determine the terms and provisions for making awards and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

Section 45. Participation.

Target Awards may be granted under the Plan only to individuals selected by the Committee who are employees of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

 

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Section 56. Determination of the Performance Targets and Awards.

(a) Performance Targets and Awards.    The Committee shall establish in writing, in its sole discretion, the Performance Targets and Target Award opportunities for each participant, within 90 days of the beginning of the applicable Performance Period. The Committee may establish (i) several Performance Target levels for each participant, each corresponding to a different Target Award opportunity, and (ii) different Performance Targets and Target Award opportunities for each participant in the Plan. For competitive reasons, the specific Performance Targets determined by the Committee will not be publicly disclosed.

(b) Other Terms and Restrictions.    The Committee may establish other restrictions to payment under a Target Award, such as a continued employment requirement, in addition to satisfaction of the Performance Targets. Some or all of any shares of Class B Common Stock issuable under any Target Award may be issued at the time of the award or any other time as restricted shares subject to forfeiture in whole or in part if Performance Targets or, if applicable, other restrictions are not satisfied.

(c) Maximum Awards.    The Committee shall not establish Target Award opportunities for any participant such that the maximum under Stock Target Awards which have Performance Periods ending in any single Year exceeds the equivalent of 20,000 shares of Class B Common Stock or the maximum amount payable under Dollar Target Awards which have Performance Periods ending in any single Year exceeds $4,000,000$1,000,000.

(d) Tax Withholding. Each participant who has received shares of Class B Common Stock upon payment of an award shall, upon notification of the amount due, pay to the Company in cash amounts necessary to satisfy any applicable federal, state and local tax withholding requirements. If the participant fails to pay the amount demanded, the Company may withhold that amount from other amounts payable by the Company to the participant, including salary, subject to applicable law. With the consent of the Committee, a participant may satisfy this obligation, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold from any shares to be issued that number of shares that would satisfy the withholding amount due or by delivering shares of Class B Common Stock to the Company to satisfy the withholding amount.

(e) Effect on Shares Available. The payment of a Target Award in cash shall not reduce the number of shares of Class B Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan. The number of shares of Class B Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the number of shares issued upon payment of an award, less the number of shares surrendered or withheld to satisfy withholding obligations.

Section 67. Determination of Plan Awards.

At the conclusion of the Performance Period, in accordance with Section 162(m)(4)(C)(iii) of the Code, prior to the payment of any award under the Plan, the Committee shall certify in the Committee’s

 

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internal meeting minutes the attainment of the Performance Targets for the Performance Period and the calculation of the awards. No award shall be paid if the related Performance Target is not met. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, reduce or eliminate any participant’s calculated award based on circumstances relating to the performance of the Company or the participant. Awards will be paid in accordance with the terms of the awards as soon as practicable following the Committee’s certification of the awards.

Section 78. Termination of Employment.

The terms of a Target Award may provide that in the event of a participant’s termination of employment for any reason during a Performance Period, the participant (or his or her beneficiary) will receive, at the time provided in Section 67, all or any portion of the award to which the participant would otherwise have been entitled.

Section 9. Changes in Capital Structure.

If the outstanding Class B Common Stock of the Company is hereafter increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of any stock split, combination of shares or dividend payable in shares, recapitalization or reclassification, appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Committee in the number and kind of shares available for grants under the Plan. In addition, the Committee shall make appropriate adjustment in the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Target Awards so that the recipient’s proportionate interest before and after the occurrence of the event is maintained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have no obligation to effect any adjustment that would or might result in the issuance of fractional shares, and any fractional shares resulting from any adjustment may be disregarded or provided for in any manner determined by the Committee. Any such adjustments made by the Committee shall be conclusive.

Section 810. Miscellaneous.

(a) Amendment and Termination of the Plan.    The Committee with the approval of the Board may amend, modify or terminate the Plan at any time and from time to time except insofar as approval by the Company’s shareholders is required pursuant to Section 162(m)(4)(C)(ii) of the Code. The Plan shall terminate at the first shareholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year after the Company’s shareholders approve the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment, modification or termination shall affect the payment of Target Awards previously established.

(b) No Assignment.    Except as otherwise required by applicable law, no interest, benefit, payment, claim or right of any participant under the plan shall be subject in any manner to any claims of any creditor

 

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of any participant or beneficiary, nor to alienation by anticipation, sale, transfer, assignment, bankruptcy, pledge, attachment, charge or encumbrance of any kind, and any attempt to take any such action shall be null and void.

(c) No Rights to Employment.    Nothing contained in the Plan shall give any person the right to be retained in the employment of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The Company reserves the right to terminate a participant at any time for any reason notwithstanding the existence of the Plan.

(d) Beneficiary Designation.    The Committee shall establish such procedures as it deems necessary for a participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts would be payable in the event of a participant’s death.

(e) Plan Unfunded.    The entire cost of the Plan shall be paid from the general assets of the Company. The rights of any person to receive benefits under the Plan shall be only those of a general unsecured creditor, and neither the Company nor the Board nor the Committee shall be responsible for the adequacy of the general assets of the Company to meet and discharge Plan liabilities, nor shall the Company be required to reserve or otherwise set aside funds for the payment of its obligations hereunder.

(f) Applicable Law.    The Plan and all rights thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon.

 

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