NKE » Topics » Section 3. Shares Subject to the Plan.

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

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.

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