THE PHILIP MORRIS
1992 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
AND STOCK OPTION PLAN
SECTION 1. Purpose; Definitions.
The purpose of the Plan is to give the Company a significant advantage in
attracting, retaining and motivating key employees and to provide the Company
with the ability to provide incentives more directly linked to the profitability
of the Company's businesses and increases in stockholder value.
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as set forth below:
a. 'Annual Incentive Award' means an award made by the Committee pursuant
to Section 4.
b. 'Annual Incentive Award Reserve' means the reserve established for any
fiscal year of the Company pursuant to Section 4.
c. 'Board' means the Board of Directors of the Company.
d. 'Code' means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and any successor thereto.
e. 'Commission' means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor agency.
f. 'Committee' means the Committee referred to in Section 2.
g. 'Company' means Philip Morris Companies Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any successor corporation.
h. 'Disability' means permanent and total disability as determined under
procedures established by the Committee for purposes of the Plan.
i. 'Disinterested Person' means a member of the Board who qualifies as a
disinterested person as defined in Rule 16b-3.
j. 'Exercise Period' means the 60-day period from and after a Change in
Control (as defined in Section 10(b)).
k. 'Exchange Act' means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
from time to time, and any successor thereto.
l. 'Fair Market Value' means, as of any given date, the mean between the
highest and lowest reported sales prices of the Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange or, if no such sale of Stock occurs on the New York Stock Exchange on
such date, the fair market value of the Stock as determined by the Committee in
good faith.
m. 'Incentive Stock Option' means any Stock Option intended to be and
designated as an 'incentive stock option' within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.
n. 'Long Term Performance Award' means an award made by the Committee
pursuant to Section 5.
o. 'Non-Qualified Stock Option' means any Stock Option that is not an
Incentive Stock Option.
p. 'Performance Period' means the two-year or greater period during which
a Long Term Performance Award can be earned as determined by the Committee
pursuant to Section 5(a).
q. 'Plan' means The Philip Morris 1992 Incentive Compensation and Stock
Option Plan, as set forth herein and as hereinafter amended from time to time.
r. 'Pretax Earnings' means, for any fiscal year of the Company, the amount
reported as earnings from continuing operations before income taxes in the
Company's consolidated statements of earnings included in its audited
consolidated financial statements for such fiscal year (adjusted to exclude the
effects of any unusual or non-recurring items that would not arise in the normal
course of business, as determined by the Board).
s. 'Restricted Stock' means an award made by the Committee pursuant to
Section 9.
t. 'Restriction Period' means the period set by the Committee pursuant to
Section 9(c)(i) during which the recipient of a Restricted Stock Award may not
sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber shares of Restricted Stock.
u. 'Retirement' means retirement from active employment under a pension
plan of the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate or under an employment contract
with any of them or termination of employment at or after age 55 under
circumstances which the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equivalent to
retirement.
v. 'Rule 16b-3' means Rule 16b-3, as promulgated by the Commission under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time.
w. 'Spread Value' means with respect to a share of Stock subject to a
Stock Option an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value over the
option price.
x. 'Stock' means the Common Stock, $1 par value, of the Company.
y. 'Stock Appreciation Right' means a right granted by the Committee
pursuant to Section 8.
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z. 'Stock Option' means an option granted by the Committee pursuant to
Section 7.
In addition, the terms 'Business Combination', 'Change in Control', 'Change in
Control Price', 'Incumbent Board', 'Outstanding Company Stock', 'Outstanding
Company Voting Securities', and 'Person' have the meanings set forth in Section
10.
SECTION 2. Administration.
The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or
such other committee of the Board, composed of not less than two Disinterested
Persons, who shall be appointed by the Board and who shall serve at the pleasure
of the Board. If at any time no Committee shall be in office, the functions of
the Committee specified in the Plan shall be exercised by those members of the
Board who qualify as Disinterested Persons.
The Committee shall have plenary authority to grant to employees, pursuant to
the terms of the Plan, Annual Incentive Awards, Long Term Performance Awards,
Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock. In particular,
the Committee shall have the authority, subject to the terms of the Plan:
(a) to select the employees to whom Annual Incentive Awards, Long Term
Performance Awards, Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted
Stock may from time to time be granted;
(b) to determine whether and to what extent Annual Incentive Awards, Long
Term Performance Awards, Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options,
Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock or any combination are to be
granted hereunder;
(c) to determine and adjust the performance goals and measurements
applicable to Long Term Performance Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
(d) to determine the extent to which Long Term Performance Awards have
been earned and by whom;
(e) to determine to what extent and under what circumstances amounts
earned with respect to a Long Term Performance Award shall be deferred;
(f) to determine the number of shares to be covered by each award of Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock;
(g) to determine the terms and conditions of any Stock Options granted
pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the option price (subject
to Section 7(a)), any restriction or limitation and any vesting acceleration or
forfeiture waiver regarding any Stock Option, based on such factors as the
Committee shall determine;
(h) to determine under what circumstances a Stock Option may be settled in
cash pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 7(k); and
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(i) to determine the terms and conditions of vesting of Restricted Stock
awards.
The Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such
administrative rules, guidelines, practices, and procedures governing the Plan
as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable, to interpret the terms and
provisions of the Plan and any award issued under the Plan (and any agreement
relating thereto) and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. The
Committee may also adopt sub-plans, consistent with the Plan, to conform to
applicable state or foreign securities or tax laws.
The Committee may act only by a majority of its members then in office, except
that the members thereof may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company or such other officer as may be designated by the Committee, the
authority to make decisions pursuant to Sections 1(u), 7(c), (f), (g), (h) and
(i) and 9(c)(i) and (iv), the authority, subject to guidelines prescribed by the
Committee and approved by the Board, to grant Stock Options and Stock
Appreciation Rights to employees who are not then subject to the provisions of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and to determine the number of shares to be
covered by any such Stock Option and the terms and conditions thereof in
accordance with the provisions of clause (g) of this Section 2 and may authorize
any one or more of their number or any officer of the Company to execute and
deliver documents on behalf of the Committee, provided that no such delegation
may be made that would cause grants, awards or other transactions under the Plan
to cease to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
Any determination made by the Committee or pursuant to delegated authority in
accordance with the provisions of the Plan with respect to any award shall be
made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such delegate at the time of the
grant of the award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan,
at any time thereafter. All decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately
designated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and
binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan participants.
SECTION 3. Eligibility.
Employees of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates who are responsible
for or contribute to the management, growth and profitability of the business of
the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates are eligible to be granted awards
under the Plan.
SECTION 4. Annual Incentive Awards.
(a) Establishment of Annual Incentive Award Reserve. The Board may at any
time and from time to time, in respect of each fiscal year of the Company,
establish an Annual Incentive Award Reserve which shall not exceed four percent
of Pretax Earnings for such fiscal year; provided, however, that the Annual
Incentive Award Reserve established for any fiscal year shall not exceed 16% of
the aggregate amount of cash dividends declared on the Stock during said fiscal
year; provided, however, that in the event of the acquisition by the Company of
a significant subsidiary (as such term is defined in Regulation S-X under the
Exchange Act), the foregoing percentage shall be increased with respect to the
fiscal year in which such acquisition was consummated and all subsequent years
by 4%. Such increase shall apply with respect to each such acquisition.
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As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the
independent auditors who audited the Company's books and accounts for such
fiscal year shall report to the Board the maximum amount that can be credited to
the Annual Incentive Award Reserve for such fiscal year under the provisions of
the Plan, after giving effect to any determination made by the Board pursuant to
the provisions of the Plan with respect thereto. Such report shall be final,
binding and conclusive upon the Company and all other persons. Amounts credited
to the Annual Incentive Award Reserve with respect to any fiscal year which are
not made the subject of Annual Incentive Awards by the Committee shall not be
carried over to any other fiscal year.
(b) Selection of Recipients and Amounts of Awards. The Committee shall
select the employees to whom Annual Incentive Awards shall be made and the
amount thereof; provided, however, that no employee may receive an Annual
Incentive Award which would exceed 125% of his or her highest annual base salary
rate during the fiscal year for which the Annual Incentive Award is granted.
Annual Incentive Awards may be awarded alone or in addition to other awards
granted under the Plan.
(c) Payment of Awards. All Annual Incentive Awards shall be expressed in
U.S. currency and paid in cash by the Company or the subsidiary or affiliate
that employs the recipient of the award as soon as practicable after the close
of the fiscal year for which awarded or at such earlier time as the Committee
shall determine.
SECTION 5. Long Term Performance Awards.
(a) Awards and Administration. Long Term Performance Awards may be awarded
either alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The
Committee shall determine the nature, length, and starting date of the
Performance Period for each Long Term Performance Award, which, subject to
Section 10, shall be at least two years, and shall determine the performance
objectives to be used in valuing Long Term Performance Awards and determining
the extent to which such Long Term Performance Awards have been earned.
Performance objectives may vary from participant to participant and between
groups of participants and shall be based upon such Company, business unit or
individual performance factors or criteria as the Committee may deem
appropriate, including, but not limited to, earnings per share or return on
equity. Performance Periods may overlap and participants may participate
simultaneously with respect to Long Term Performance Awards that are subject to
different Performance Periods and different performance factors and criteria.
Long Term Performance Awards shall be confirmed by, and be subject to the terms
of, a Long Term Performance Award Agreement. The terms of such awards need not
be the same with respect to each participant.
On or before the beginning of each Performance Period, the Committee shall
determine for each Long Term Performance Award subject to such Performance
Period the range of dollar values to be paid to the participant at the end of
the Performance Period if and to the extent that the relevant measures of
performance for such Long Term Performance Award are met. Such dollar values may
be fixed or may vary in accordance with such performance or other criteria as
may be determined by the Committee.
(b) Maximum Aggregate Amount Payable for Any Performance Period. The
aggregate amount of Long Term Performance Awards payable with respect to any
Performance Period (determined without regard to any interest credited with
respect to deferred awards) shall not exceed (y) the sum of the maximum
aggregate amount
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that could have been credited to the Annual Incentive Award Reserve in respect
of each fiscal year of the applicable Performance Period less (z) the sum of all
Annual Incentive Awards earned with respect to each fiscal year of the
Performance Period and the amount of Long Term Performance Awards earned with
respect to any such fiscal year because of an overlapping Performance Period.
(c) Adjustment of Awards. The Committee may adjust the performance goals
and measurements applicable to Long Term Performance Awards to take into account
changes in law and accounting and tax rules and to make such adjustments as the
Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect the impact of the inclusion
or exclusion of extraordinary or unusual items, events or circumstances in order
to avoid windfalls or unintended disadvantages.
(d) Termination of Employment. Subject to Section 9 and unless otherwise
provided in the applicable Long Term Performance Award Agreement, if a
participant terminates employment during a Performance Period because of death,
Disability or Retirement, such participant shall be entitled to a payment with
respect to each outstanding Long Term Performance Award at the end of the
applicable Performance Period:
i) based, to the extent relevant under the terms of the Long Term
Performance Award, upon the participant's performance for the portion of
such Performance Period ending on the date of termination and the
performance of the Company or any applicable business unit for the entire
Performance Period, and
ii) prorated for the portion of the Performance Period during which
the participant was employed by the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate,
all as determined by the Committee. The Committee may provide for an earlier
payment in settlement of such award in such amount and under such terms and
conditions as the Committee deems appropriate.
Subject to Section 10 and except as otherwise provided in the applicable Long
Term Performance Award Agreement, if a participant terminates employment during
a Performance Period for any other reason, then such participant shall not be
entitled to any payment with respect to a Long Term Performance Award awarded
for such Performance Period, unless the Committee shall otherwise determine.
(e) Form of Payment. The earned portion of a Long Term Performance Award
shall be paid in cash currently or on a deferred basis with such interest as may
be determined by the Committee.
SECTION 6. Stock Subject to Plan.
The total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for distribution
pursuant to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and (subject to Section
9(a)) Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan shall be 37,000,000 shares.
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Subject to Section 8(b)(iv), if any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right
terminates without a payment being made to the participant in the form of Stock,
the shares subject to such Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall again
be available for distribution in connection with awards under the Plan.
In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization,
stock dividend, stock split or other change in corporate structure affecting the
Stock, such substitution or adjustments shall be made in the aggregate number
and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, in the number, kind and
option price of shares subject to outstanding Stock Options and any related
Stock Appreciation Rights and in the number and kind of shares of Restricted
Stock outstanding or available for awards as may be determined to be appropriate
by the Board, in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the number of
shares subject to any award shall always be a whole number.
SECTION 7. Stock Options.
Stock Options may be granted alone or in addition to other awards granted under
the Plan and may be of two types: Incentive Stock Options and Non-Qualified
Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock Appreciation Rights). Any
Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may
from time to time approve.
The Committee shall have the authority to grant any optionee Incentive Stock
Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options or both types of Stock Options. Incentive
Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code). To the extent
that any Stock Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall
constitute a separate Non-Qualified Stock Option.
Stock Options shall be evidenced by option agreements, the terms and provisions
of which may differ. An option agreement shall indicate on its face whether it
is an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. The grant of a
Stock Option shall occur on the date the Committee by resolution, or a duly
authorized officer, selects an employee as a participant in any grant of Stock
Options, determines the number of shares to be subject to the Stock Option
granted to such employee and specifies the terms and provisions of the Stock
Option. The Company shall notify a participant of a grant of a Stock Option, and
a written option certificate shall be duly executed and delivered by the
Company.
Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan
relating to Incentive Stock Options shall be interpreted, amended or altered nor
shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised so as to
disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the
optionee affected, to disqualify any Incentive Stock Option under such Section
422.
Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the
Committee shall deem desirable:
(a) Option Price. The option price per share of Stock purchasable under a
Stock Option shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Stock at the date of
grant or such higher price as shall be determined by the
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Committee at grant; provided, however, that, in connection with the issuance of
a Stock Option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies, the
option price may be determined pursuant to said Section 424(a).
(b) Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the
Committee, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after
the date the Stock Option is granted.
(c) Exercisability. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or
times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that, except as provided in Sections 7(f), (g),
(h) and (i) and 10 or, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no Stock
Option shall be exercisable prior to the first anniversary date of the granting
of the Stock Option. The Committee may waive, reduce or eliminate provisions
that Stock Options are exercisable only in installments and provisions that
Stock Options are not exercisable for a specified period of time, in whole or in
part, based on such factors as the Committee may determine.
(d) Method of Exercise. Subject to the provisions of this Section 7, Stock
Options may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the option
term by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number
of shares to be purchased. Such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full
of the purchase price by certified or bank check or such other instrument as the
Company may accept. As determined by the Committee, payment in full or in part
may also be made in the form of unrestricted Stock already owned by the optionee
based on the Fair Market Value on the date the Stock Option is exercised;
provided, however, that such unrestricted Stock shall not have been acquired
within the preceding six months upon the exercise of a Stock Option or any stock
option or stock unit or similar award granted under the Plan or any other plan
maintained at any time by the Company or any subsidiary.
No shares of Stock shall be issued until full payment therefor has been made. An
optionee shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including
the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends, with respect to
shares subject to the Stock Option when the optionee has given written notice of
exercise, has paid in full for such shares and, if requested, has given the
representation described in Section 12(a).
(e) Non-transferability of Options. No Stock Option shall be transferable
by the optionee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or
(in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option) pursuant to a 'qualified domestic
relations order' (as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder), and all Stock
Options shall be exercisable, during the optionee's lifetime, only by the
optionee, by the guardian or legal representative of the optionee or (in the
case of a NonQualified Stock Option) its alternate payee pursuant to such
qualified domestic relations order, it being understood that the terms 'holder'
and 'optionee' include the guardian and legal representative of the optionee
named in the option agreement and any person to whom an option is transferred by
will, the laws of descent and distribution or (in the case of a Non-Qualified
Stock Option) such qualified domestic relations order.
(f) Termination by Death. If an optionee's employment terminates by reason
of death, any Stock Option held by such optionee may thereafter be exercised, to
the extent then exercisable or on such accelerated basis
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as the Committee may determine, for such period as the Committee may specify at
grant from the date of such death or until the expiration of the stated term of
such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter.
(g) Termination by Reason of Disability. If an optionee's employment
terminates by reason of Disability, any Stock Option held by such optionee may
thereafter be exercised by the optionee, to the extent it was exercisable at the
time of termination or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine,
for such period as the Committee may specify at grant from the date of such
termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of such
Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided, however, that, if the
optionee dies within such period, any unexercised Stock Option held by such
optionee shall, notwithstanding the expiration of such period, continue to be
exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a
period of twelve months from the date of such death or until the expiration of
the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter. In the
event of termination of employment by reason of Disability, if an Incentive
Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that
apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter
be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(h) Termination by Reason of Retirement. If an optionee's employment
terminates by reason of Retirement, any Stock Option held by such optionee may
thereafter be exercised by the optionee, to the extent it was exercisable at the
time of such Retirement or on such accelerated basis as the Committee may
determine, for such period as the Committee may specify at grant from the date
of such termination of employment or until the expiration of the stated term of
such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter; provided, however, that, if
the optionee dies within such period, any unexercised Stock Option held by such
optionee shall, notwithstanding the expiration of such period, continue to be
exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a
period of twelve months from the date of such death or until the expiration of
the stated term of such Stock Option, whichever period is the shorter. In the
event of termination of employment by reason of Retirement, if an Incentive
Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that
apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option will thereafter
be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.
(i) Other Termination. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if an
optionee's employment terminates for any reason other than death, Disability or
Retirement, the Stock Option shall thereupon terminate, except that such Stock
Option, to the extent then exercisable or on such accelerated basis as the
Committee may determine, may be exercised for the lesser of one year from
termination of employment or the balance of such Stock Option's term; provided,
however, that if the optionee dies within such one-year period, any unexercised
Stock Option held by such optionee shall, notwithstanding the expiration of such
one-year period, continue to be exercisable to the extent to which it was
exercisable at the time of death for a period of twelve months from the date of
such death or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option,
whichever period is the shorter. In the event of termination of employment, if
an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise
periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Stock Option
will thereafter be treated as a NonQualified Stock Option.
(j) Incentive Stock Options. The Committee is authorized to provide at the
time of grant, that, to the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Code, if a
participant's employment with the Company and its subsidiaries is terminated and
the portion of any Incentive Stock Option that is otherwise exercisable during
the post-termination
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period specified under Sections 7(f), (g), (h) or (i), applied without regard to
this Section 7(j), is greater than the portion of such option that is
exercisable as an 'incentive stock option' during such post-termination period
under Section 422, such post-termination period shall automatically be extended
(but not beyond the original option term) to the extent necessary to permit the
optionee to exercise such Incentive Stock Option (either as an Incentive Stock
Option or, if exercised after the expiration periods that apply for the purposes
of Section 422, as a Non-Qualified Stock Option).
(k) Cashing Out of Option; Settlement of Spread Value in Stock. On receipt
of written notice of exercise, the Committee may elect to cash out all or a
portion of the shares of Stock for which a Stock Option is being exercised by
paying the optionee an amount, in cash or Stock, equal to the Spread Value of
such shares on the effective date of such cash out.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, upon a Change in Control,
unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at grant, an optionee shall have
the right, by giving notice to the Company within the Exercise Period, to elect
to surrender all or part of the Stock Option to the Company and to receive in
cash, within 30 days of such notice, an amount equal to the amount by which the
'Change in Control Price' on the date of such notice shall exceed the exercise
price under the Stock Option multiplied by the number of shares of Stock as to
which the right granted under this Section 7(k) shall have been exercised.
SECTION 8. Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) Grant and Exercise. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted only in
conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. In the
case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, such rights may be granted either at or
after the time of grant. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such rights
may be granted only at the time of grant.
A Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted with respect to
a given Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the
termination or exercise of the related Stock Option, except that, unless
otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of grant, a Stock Appreciation
Right granted with respect to less than the full number of shares, covered by a
related Stock Option shall not be reduced until the number of shares covered by
an exercise or termination of the related Stock Option exceeds the number of
shares not covered by the Stock Appreciation Right.
A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by an optionee in accordance with
Section 8(b) by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Stock Option
in accordance with procedures established by the Committee. Upon such exercise
and surrender, the optionee shall be entitled to receive an amount determined in
the manner prescribed in Section 8(b). Stock Options which have been so
surrendered shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related Stock
Appreciation Rights have been exercised.
(b) Terms and Conditions. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to
such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee, including the
following:
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i) Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable only at such time
or times and to the extent that the Stock Options to which they relate are
exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 and this
Section 8.
ii) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, an optionee
shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash, shares of Stock or both
equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of
Stock over the option price per share specified in the related Stock
Option multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the Stock
Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Committee having
the right to determine the form of payment.
iii) Stock Appreciation Rights shall be transferable only when and
to the extent that the underlying Stock Option would be transferable under
Section 7(e) and only to the transferee of the underlying Stock Option.
iv) Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Stock
Option or part thereof to which such Stock Appreciation Right is related
shall be deemed to have been exercised for the purpose of the limitation
set forth in Section 6 on the number of shares of Stock to be issued under
the Plan but only to the extent of the number of shares issued under the
Stock Appreciation Right at the time of exercise.
v) The Committee may provide, at the time of grant, that a Stock
Appreciation Right can be exercised only in the event of a Change in
Control, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify
at grant.
SECTION 9. Restricted Stock.
(a) Administration. Not in excess of 9,000,000 shares (subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 6) of Restricted Stock may be issued either alone
or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall
determine the employees to whom and the time or times at which grants of
Restricted Stock will be made, the number of shares to be awarded, the time or
times within which such awards may be subject to forfeiture and any other terms
and conditions of the awards, in addition to those contained in Section 9(c).
The Committee may condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of
specified performance goals or such other factors or criteria as the Committee
shall determine.
The provisions of Restricted Stock awards need not be the same with respect to
each recipient.
(b) Awards and Certificates. Shares of Restricted Stock may be evidenced
in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry
registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. Any certificate
issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name
of the participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms,
conditions, and restrictions applicable to such award, substantially in the
following form:
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The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock
represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including
forfeiture) of The Philip Morris 1992 Incentive Compensation and Stock
Option Plan and a Restricted Stock Agreement. Copies of such Plan and
Agreement are on file at the offices of Philip Morris Companies Inc., 120
Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017.
The Committee may require that the certificates evidencing such shares be held
in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and
that, as a condition of any Restricted Stock award, the participant shall have
delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Stock covered by
such award.
(c) Terms and Conditions. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to
the following terms and conditions:
i) During a period set by the Committee (the 'Restriction Period'),
commencing with the date of such award, the participant shall not be
permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber shares
of Restricted Stock. The Committee may provide for the lapse of such
restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive such
restrictions, in whole or in part, based on service, performance and such
other factors or criteria as the Committee may determine.
ii) Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock
Agreement and Section 9(c)(i), the participant shall have, with respect to
the shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the
Company, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive
any cash dividends. Dividends payable in Stock shall be paid in the form
of Restricted Stock.
iii) Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock
Agreement and Sections 9(c)(i) and (iv), upon termination of a
participant's employment for any reason during the Restriction Period, all
shares still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by the participant.
iv) In the event of hardship or other special circumstances of a
participant whose employment is terminated for any reason, the Committee
may waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with
respect to such participant's shares of Restricted Stock.
v) If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior
forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period,
unlegended certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the
participant.
vi) Each award shall be confirmed by, and be subject to the terms
of, a Restricted Stock Agreement.
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SECTION 10. Change in Control Provisions.
(a) Impact of Event. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to
the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control:
i) Any Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of
the date such Change in Control occurs and not then exercisable shall
become fully exercisable.
ii) The restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock shall lapse,
and such Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions and fully
vested to the full extent of the original grant.
iii) Subject to the provisions of Section 7(k), the value of all
outstanding Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and Restricted Stock
which, in the case of holders who are then subject to the provisions of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, shall have been granted at least six
months before the date of cash-out occurring pursuant to this Section
10(a)(iii), shall, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or
after grant, be cashed out on the basis of the 'Change in Control Price',
as defined in Section 10(c), as of the date such Change in Control occurs
or such other date as the Committee may determine prior to the Change in
Control.
iv) Any Long Term Performance Awards relating to Performance Periods
prior to the Performance Period in which the Change in Control occurs
which have been earned but not paid shall become immediately payable in
cash. In addition, subject to the provisions of Section 5(b), each
participant who has been awarded a Long Term Performance Award, shall be
deemed to have earned a pro rata Long Term Performance Award equal to the
product of (y) such participant's maximum award opportunity for such
Performance Period, and (z) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of full or partial months which have elapsed since the beginning of
such Performance Period to the date on which the Change in Control occurs,
and the denominator of which is the total number of months in such Period
or, in the case of a completed Performance Period, equal to the maximum
award opportunity.
(b) Definition of Change in Control. A 'Change in Control' means the
happening of any of the following events:
i) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a 'Person'))
of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (A) the then outstanding
shares of Stock (the 'Outstanding Company Common Stock') or (B) the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
'Outstanding Company Voting Securities'); provided, however, that the
following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any
acquisition directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company,
(3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by
the Company or (4) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a
transaction described in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (iii) of
this Section 10(b); or
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ii) Individuals who, as of the effective date of the Plan,
constitute the Board (the 'Incumbent Board') cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any
individual becoming a director subsequent to such effective date whose
election, or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company,
was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then
comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as
a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the
election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than
the Board; or
iii) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a
reorganization, merger, share exchange or consolidation (a 'Business
Combination'), unless, in each case following such Business Combination,
(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock
and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than
80% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the
corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without
limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the
Company through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding
any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such
corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns,
directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business
Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such corporation except to the extent that such Person owned
20% or more of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company
Voting Securities prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a
majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation
resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent
Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the
action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of (A) a complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (B) the sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company,
other than to a corporation with respect to which following such sale or
other disposition (1) more than 80% of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding
Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately
prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other
disposition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) less than 20% of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such
corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of such corporation
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entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person (excluding any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such
corporation), except to the extent that such Person owned 20% or more of
the Outstanding Company Common Stock or Outstanding Company Voting
Securities prior to the sale or disposition and (3) at least a majority of
the members of the board of directors of such corporation were members of
the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement,
or of the action of the Board, providing for such sale or other
disposition of assets of the Company or were elected, appointed or
nominated by the Board.
(c) Change in Control Price. 'Change in Control Price' means the highest
price per share paid in any transaction reported on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Index or paid or offered in any bona fide transaction related to a
potential or actual change in control of the Company at any time during the
preceding 60-day period as determined by the Committee, except that, in the case
of Incentive Stock Options, such price shall be based only on transactions
reported for the date on which such Incentive Stock Options are cashed out.
SECTION 11. Amendments and Termination.
The Board may amend, alter, or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment,
alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of an
optionee under a Stock Option or a recipient of a Long Term Performance Award,
Stock Appreciation Right or Restricted Stock Award theretofore granted without
the optionee's or recipient's consent or which, without the approval of the
Company's stockholders, would:
(a) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the
Plan;
(b) except as expressly provided in the Plan, increase the total number of
shares of Stock which may be issued under the Plan;
(c) modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the
Plan;
(d) except as expressly provided in the Plan, decrease the option price of
any Stock Option to less than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;
(e) extend the maximum option period under Section 7(b).
The Committee may amend the terms of any Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right,
Restricted Stock Agreement or other award theretofore granted, prospectively or
retroactively, but no such amendment shall impair the rights of any holder
without the holder's consent.
Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall have authority to amend the
Plan to take into account changes in law and tax and accounting rules, as well
as other developments.
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SECTION 12. Unfunded Status of Plan.
It is presently intended that the Plan constitute an 'unfunded' plan for
incentive and deferred compensation, including specifically the Annual Incentive
Award Reserve. The Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other
arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Stock or
make payments; provided, however, that, unless the Committee otherwise
determines, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent
with the 'unfunded' status of the Plan.
SECTION 13. General Provisions.
(a) The Committee may require each person purchasing shares pursuant to a
Stock Option to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that the
optionee or participant is acquiring the shares without a view to the
distribution thereof. The certificates for such shares may include any legend
which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer.
All certificates for shares of Stock or other securities delivered under the
Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as
the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other
requirements of the Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Stock is then
listed and any applicable Federal, state or foreign securities law, and the
Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to
make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
(b) Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Company, a subsidiary
or affiliate from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its
employees.
(c) The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee any right
to continued employment nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the
Company, a subsidiary or affiliate to terminate the employment of any employee
at any time.
(d) No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible
in the gross income of the participant for Federal income tax purposes with
respect to any award under the Plan, the participant shall pay to the Company,
or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any
Federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be
withheld with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the
Committee, withholding obligations arising from the award or vesting of
Restricted Stock or the exercise of Stock Options may be settled with
unrestricted Stock, including Stock that is part of, or is received upon
exercise of, the award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The
obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment
or arrangements, and the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates shall, to the
extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any
payment otherwise due to the participant. The Committee may establish such
procedures as it deems appropriate, including the making of irrevocable
elections, for the settling of withholding obligations with Stock.
(e) At the time of grant, the Committee may provide in connection with any
grant made under this Plan that the shares of Stock received as a result of such
grant shall be subject to a right of first refusal pursuant to which the
participant shall be required to offer to the Company any shares that the
participant wishes to sell at the then
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Fair Market Value of the Stock, subject to such other terms and conditions as
the Committee may specify at the time of grant.
(f) The reinvestment of dividends in additional Restricted Stock at the
time of any dividend payment shall only be permissible if sufficient shares of
Stock are available under Section 6 for such reinvestment (taking into account
then outstanding Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and other Plan
awards).
(g) The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate
for a participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts payable in the
event of the participant's death are to be paid.
(h) The Plan and all awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
SECTION 14. Effective Date of Plan.
The Plan shall be effective on May 1, 1992.
SECTION 15. Term of Plan.
No Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be granted or award of
Restricted Stock made on or after the fifth anniversary of the effective date of
the Plan, but any such awards granted prior to such fifth anniversary may extend
beyond that date. There shall be no time limitation with respect to the granting
of Annual Incentive Awards or Long Term Performance Awards.
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1992 Incentive Compensation and Stock Option Plan - Philip Morris Cos. Inc.
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