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ERISA
The Equity Plan is not subject to any of the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 and is not qualiÑed under Section 401(a) of the Code.
Outstanding Options Under the Equity Plan
As of March 31, 2005, 11,818,337 shares had been issued pursuant to exercises of stock options under the
Equity Plan by award recipients, 5,806 persons held NQSOs under the Equity Plan to purchase an aggregate
of 32,848,106 shares of common stock, with a weighted average exercise price of $40.43 per share, and there
were 12,733,557 shares of common stock available for future awards under the Equity Plan. An aggregate of
57,400,000 shares of the Company's authorized common stock has been reserved for issuance under the
Equity Plan.
Proposed Amendments to the Equity Plan
At the 2005 Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to approve amendments to the Equity Plan as follows:
Increase the number of shares authorized and reserved for issuance under the Equity Plan by
10,000,000 shares to a total of 67,400,000 shares;
Authorize the issuance of awards of stock appreciation rights;
Increase by 1 million shares the limit on the total number of shares underlying awards of restricted
stock and restricted stock units that may be granted under the Equity Plan Ì from 3 million to
4 million;
Proxy Statement
Modify the payment alternatives under the Equity Plan;
Add Öexibility to grant performance-based stock options and stock appreciation rights and modify the
permissible performance factors currently contained in the Equity Plan; and
Revise the share-counting methodology used in the Equity Plan.
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