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EXHIBIT 10(b)
1988
STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
OF
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
(EFFECTIVE APRIL 15, 1988 -
AS AMENDED SEPTEMBER 26, 1991, FEBRUARY 1, 1992,
APRIL 24, 1997, NOVEMBER 20, 1997,
SEPTEMBER 24, 1998 AND MAY 25, 2000)
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1988 STOCK OPTION AND RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
OF UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
1. PURPOSE.
The purpose of the 1988 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan of Union
Pacific Corporation (the "Plan") is to promote the interests of Union Pacific
Corporation (the "Company") and its shareholders by strengthening its ability to
attract and retain officers and key employees in the employ of the Company or of
any subsidiary of the Company by furnishing additional incentives whereby such
present and future officers and key employees may be encouraged to acquire, or
to increase their acquisition of, the Company's common stock, thus maintaining
their personal interest in the Company's continued success and progress. The
Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock
options, stock appreciation rights and shares of Company common stock restricted
in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 below ("Restricted Shares"), all
in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below. Unless otherwise
required by the context, the term "option" shall refer to non-qualified options,
incentive stock options and stock appreciation rights.
2. ADMINISTRATION.
The Plan shall be administered by a Stock Option Committee (the
"Committee"), to be designated by the Board of Directors of the Company and to
be comprised of not less than three members of the Board of Directors who are
not eligible to participate under the Plan. Members of the Committee shall be
appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors for such terms as it shall
determine, and may be removed by the Board at any time with or without cause.
The Committee shall have complete authority to construe and interpret the Plan,
to establish, amend and rescind appropriate rules and regulations relating to
the Plan, to select persons eligible to participate in the Plan, to grant
options and Restricted Shares thereunder, to administer the Plan, to make
recommendations to the Board, and to take all such steps and make all such
determinations in connection with the Plan and the options and Restricted Shares
granted thereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. All determinations of
the Committee shall be by a majority of its members, and its determinations
shall be final. Each member of the Committee, while serving as such, shall be
considered to be acting in his capacity as a Director of the Company. Each
eligible employee (as defined below) to whom an option or Restricted Shares is
granted is hereinafter referred to as the "Optionee" or the "Participant",
respectively. The granting of an option or Restricted Shares pursuant to the
Plan shall take place when the Committee by resolution, written consent or other
appropriate action determines to grant such an option to an Optionee at a
particular price or such Restricted Shares to a Participant. Each Option or
grant of Restricted Shares shall, if required by the Committee, be evidenced by
a written agreement to be duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the
Company and the Optionee or Participant, respectively, and contain provisions
not inconsistent with the Plan.
3. ELIGIBILITY.
To be eligible for selection by the Committee to participate in the
Plan an individual must be an officer or key employee of the Company, or of any
subsidiary of the Company, as of the date on which the Committee grants to such
individual an option or Restricted Shares (hereinafter collectively referred to
as "eligible employees"). Those Directors who are not full-time salaried
officers or employees shall not be eligible. Subject to the provisions of this
Plan, options or Restricted Shares may be granted to eligible employees in such
number and at such times during the term of this Plan as the Committee shall
determine, the Committee taking into account the duties of the respective
employees, their present and potential contributions to the success of the
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Company, and such other factors as the Committee shall deem relevant in
connection with accomplishing the purpose of the Plan.
4. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
Subject to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, the maximum number and
kind of shares as to which options or Restricted Shares may at any time be
granted under the Plan are 8,400,000 shares of common stock of the Company of
the par value of $2.50 per share ("Common Stock") of which shares no more than
400,000 shares of Common Stock may be issued as grants of Restricted Shares
under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock subject to options or granted as
Restricted Shares under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Board of
Directors of the Company, be either authorized but unissued shares or shares
previously issued and reacquired by the Company. Upon the expiration,
termination or cancellation (in whole or in part) of unexercised options, shares
of Common Stock subject thereto shall again be available for option or grant as
Restricted Shares under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock covered by an option,
or portion thereof, which is surrendered upon the exercise of a stock
appreciation right, shall thereafter be unavailable for option or grant as
Restricted Shares under the Plan. Upon the forfeiture (in whole or in part) of a
grant of Restricted Shares, the shares of Common Stock subject to such
forfeiture shall again be available for option or grant as Restricted Shares
under the Plan.
5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS.
All non-qualified options under the Plan shall be granted subject to
the following terms and conditions:
(a) Option Price. The option price per share with respect to each
option shall be determined by the Committee but shall not be less than 100% of
the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the option is granted,
such fair market value to be determined in accordance with the procedures to be
established by the Committee.
(b) Duration of Options. Options shall be exercisable at such times and
under such conditions as set forth in the written agreement evidencing such
option, but in no event shall any option be exercisable subsequent to the tenth
anniversary of the date on which the option is granted.
(c) Exercise of Option. The shares of Common Stock covered by an option
may not be purchased prior to the first anniversary of the date on which the
option is granted (unless the Committee shall determine otherwise), or such
longer period as the Committee may determine in a particular case, but
thereafter may be purchased at one time or in such installments over the balance
of the option period as may be provided in the option. Any shares not purchased
on the applicable installment date may be purchased thereafter at any time prior
to the final expiration of the option. To the extent that the right to purchase
shares has accrued thereunder, options may be exercised from time to time by
notice to the Company stating the number of shares with respect to which the
option is being exercised.
(d) Payment. Shares of Common Stock purchased under options shall, at
the time of purchase, be paid for in full. All, or any portion, of the option
exercise price may, at the discretion of the Committee, be paid by the surrender
to the Company, at the time of exercise, of shares of previously acquired Common
Stock owned by the Optionee, to the extent that such payment does not require
the surrender of a fractional share of such previously acquired Common Stock. In
addition, to the extent permitted by the Committee, the option exercise price
may be paid by authorizing the Company to withhold Common Stock otherwise
issuable upon exercise of the option. Such shares previously acquired or shares
withheld to pay the option exercise price shall be valued at fair market value
on the date the option is exercised in accordance with the procedures to be
established
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by the Committee. No shares shall be issued or delivered until full payment
therefor has been made. A holder of an option shall have none of the rights of a
stockholder until the shares of Common Stock are issued to him. If an amount is
payable by an Optionee to the Company under applicable income tax laws in
connection with the exercise of non-qualified options, the Committee may, in its
discretion and subject to such rules as it may adopt, permit the Optionee to
make such payment, in whole or in part, by electing to authorize the Company to
withhold or accept shares of Common Stock having a fair market value equal to
the amount to be paid under such income tax laws.
(e) Restrictions. The Committee shall determine, with respect to each
option, the nature and extent of the restrictions, if any, to be imposed on the
shares of Common Stock which may be purchased thereunder including restrictions
on the transferability of such shares acquired through the exercise of such
option. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may
impose conditions restricting absolutely the transferability of shares acquired
through the exercise of options for such periods as the Committee may determine
and, further, that in the event the Optionee's employment by the Company or a
subsidiary terminates during the period in which such shares are
non-transferable, the Optionee shall be required to sell such shares back to the
Company at such price as the Committee may specify in the option.
(f) Purchase for Investment. The Committee shall have the right to
require that each Optionee or other person who shall exercise an option under
the Plan, and each person into whose name shares of Common Stock shall be
issued, pursuant to the exercise of an option, jointly with that of any
Optionee, represent and agree that any and all shares of Common Stock of the
Company purchased pursuant to such option will be purchased for investment and
not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof or that such shares will
not be sold except in accordance with such restrictions or limitations as may be
set forth in the written agreement granting such option; provided, however, that
the foregoing provisions of this subparagraph (f) shall be inoperative during
any period of time when the Company has obtained all necessary or advisable
approvals from any governmental agency and has completed all necessary or
advisable registrations or other qualification of shares of Common Stock as to
which options may from time to time be granted, all as contemplated by Section 9
hereof.
(g) Non-Transferability of Options. During an Optionee's lifetime, the
option may be exercised only by him. Options shall not be transferable, except
for exercise by the Optionee's legal representatives or beneficiaries.
(h) Termination of Employment. Upon the termination of an Optionee's
employment, for any reason other than death, then, except as provided below, the
option shall be exercisable only as to those shares of Common Stock which were
then subject to the exercise of such option (unless the Committee shall
determine in a specific case that particular limitations and restrictions under
the Plan shall not apply) and such option shall expire according to the
following schedule:
(i) Retirement. Option shall expire, unless exercised,
five (5) years after the Optionee's retirement from
the Company or any subsidiary of the Company under
the provisions of the Company's or a subsidiary's
pension plans.
(ii) Disability. Option shall expire, unless exercised,
five (5) years after the date the Optionee is
eligible to receive disability benefits under the
provisions of the Company's or a subsidiary's
long-term disability plan.
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(iii) Disposition of Business. In the case of a termination
resulting from the disposition by the Company or any
of its subsidiaries of all or a part of its interest
in, or the discontinuance of a business of, a
subsidiary, division or other business unit, the
option shall expire, unless exercised, five (5) years
after the date of termination;
(iv) Force Reduction Program. In the case of termination
(other than retirement) resulting from a force
reduction program instituted by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, the option shall expire, unless
exercised, at the later of (A) three (3) years from
the date of termination, or (B) the earlier of (x)
three (3) years from the date the option becomes
exercisable and (y) five (5) years from the date of
termination.
(v) All Other Terminations. Option shall expire, unless
exercised, three (3) months after the date of such
termination.
(vi) Gross Misconduct. Option shall expire upon receipt by
Optionee of the notice of termination if he is
terminated for deliberate, willful or gross
misconduct as determined by the Company.
(i) Death of Optionee. Upon the death of an Optionee during his period
of employment, his option shall be exercisable only as to those shares of Common
Stock which were subject to the exercise of such option at the time of his death
(unless the Committee shall determine in a specific case that particular
limitations and restrictions under the Plan shall not apply) and such option
shall expire, unless exercised by his legal representatives or beneficiaries,
five (5) years after the date of his death.
(j) The Committee may permit an Optionee to elect to defer receipt of
all or part of the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of an option,
pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Committee. The Committee may
permit the payment of cash in lieu of Common Stock upon payment of the deferred
amount.
In no event, however, shall any option be exercisable pursuant to Sections 5(h)
and (i) subsequent to the tenth anniversary of the date on which it is granted.
6. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
(a) General. The Committee may also grant a stock appreciation right in
connection with a non-qualified option, either at the time of grant or by
amendment. Such stock appreciation right shall cover the same shares covered by
such option (or such lesser number of shares of Common Stock as the Committee
may determine) and shall, except for the provisions of Section 5(d) hereof, be
subject to the same terms and conditions as the related non-qualified option.
(b) Exercise and Payment. Each stock appreciation right shall entitle the
Optionee to surrender to the Company unexercised the related option, or any
portion thereof, and to receive from the Company in exchange therefor an amount
equal to the excess of the fair market value of one share of Common Stock over
the option price per share times the number of shares covered by the option, or
portion thereof, which is surrendered. Payment shall be made in shares of Common
Stock valued at fair market value, or in cash, or partly in shares and partly in
cash, all as shall be determined by the Committee. The fair market value shall
be the value determined in accordance with procedures established by the
Committee. Stock appreciation rights may be exercised from time to time upon
actual receipt by the Company of written notice stating the number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which the stock appreciation right is being
exercised. No fractional
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shares shall be issued but instead cash shall be paid for a fraction or, if the
Committee should so determine, the number of shares shall be rounded downward to
the next whole share. If an amount is payable by an Optionee to the Company
under applicable income tax laws in connection with exercises of stock
appreciation rights, the Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such
rules as it may adopt, permit the Optionee to make such payment, in whole or in
part, by electing to authorize the Company to withhold or accept shares of
Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the amount to be paid under
such income tax laws.
(c) Restrictions. The obligation of the Company to satisfy any stock
appreciation right exercised by an Optionee subject to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall be conditioned upon the prior
receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel to the Company that any such
satisfaction will not create an obligation on the part of such Optionee pursuant
to Section 16(b) of such Act to reimburse the Company for any statutory profit
which might be held to result from such satisfaction.
7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.
(a) General. The Committee may also grant incentive stock options as
defined under section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"). All incentive stock options issued under the Plan shall, except for the
provisions of Sections 5(h) and (i) and Section 6 hereof, be subject to the same
terms and conditions as the non-qualified options granted under the Plan
provided that the third sentence of Section 5(d) shall not apply to incentive
stock options granted prior to February 1, 1992. In addition, incentive stock
options shall be subject to the conditions of Sections 7(b), (c) and (d).
(b) Limitation of Exercise. The aggregate fair market value (determined
as of the date the incentive stock option is granted) of the shares of stock
with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time
by such Optionee during any calendar year, under this Plan or any other stock
option plans adopted by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any predecessor
companies thereof, shall not exceed $100,000.
(c) Termination of Employment. Upon the termination of an Optionee's
employment, for any reason other than death, his incentive stock option shall be
exercisable only as to those shares of Common Stock which were then subject to
the exercise of such option (unless the Committee shall determine in a specific
case that particular limitations and restrictions under the Plan shall not
apply), and such option shall expire as an incentive stock option (but shall
remain a non-qualified option exercisable pursuant to the terms of Section 5
hereof less the time period already elapsed under such Section), according to
the following schedule:
(i) Retirement. An incentive stock option shall expire,
unless exercised, three (3) months after the
Optionee's retirement from the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company under the provisions of the
Company's or a subsidiary's pension plans.
(ii) Disability. In the case of an Optionee who is
disabled within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of
the Code, an incentive stock option shall expire,
unless exercised, twelve (12) months after the date
the Optionee terminates employment or the date the
Optionee is eligible to receive disability benefits
under the provisions of the Company's or a
subsidiary's long-term disability plan, whichever is
earlier.
(iii) Gross Misconduct. An incentive stock option shall
expire upon receipt by an Optionee of the notice of
termination if he is terminated for deliberate,
willful or gross misconduct as determined by the
Company.
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(iv) All Other Terminations. An incentive stock option
shall expire, unless exercised, three (3) months
after the date of such termination.
In the case of incentive stock options granted after April 24, 1997,
the Committee may extend the period during which an incentive stock option may
be exercised as a non-qualified stock option to up to three (3) years from the
date of a termination not due to retirement, disability or gross misconduct or,
if later, three (3) years from the date the option becomes exercisable but not
more than five years after the date of such a termination.
(d) Death of Optionee. Upon the death of an Optionee during his period
of employment, his incentive stock option shall be exercisable as an incentive
stock option only as to those shares of Common Stock which were subject to the
exercise of such option at the time of his death (unless the Committee shall
determine in a specific case that particular limitations and restrictions under
the Plan shall not apply), and such option shall expire, unless exercised by his
legal representatives or beneficiaries, five (5) years after the date of his
death.
In no event, however, shall any incentive stock option be exercisable pursuant
to Sections 7(c) and (d) subsequent to the tenth anniversary of the date on
which it was granted.
8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED SHARES.
(a) General. With respect to each grant of Restricted Shares under the
Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the period during
which the restrictions set forth in Section 8(b) shall apply to such Restricted
Shares (the "Restricted Period"). The Restricted Period shall not be less than
36 nor more than 60 consecutive months commencing with the first day of the
month in which the Restricted Shares are granted. Subject to the provisions of
Section 8(c), a grant of Restricted Shares shall be effective for the Restricted
Period and may not be revoked. Approved leaves of absence of one year or less
shall not be deemed terminations or interruptions in continuous service under
this Section 8. Leaves of absence of more than one year will be deemed to be
terminations under this Section unless the Committee determines otherwise.
(b) Restrictions. At the time of grant of Restricted Shares to a
Participant, a certificate representing the number of shares of Common Stock
granted shall be registered in his name but shall be held by the Company for the
account of the Participant. The Participant shall have the entire beneficial
ownership interest in, and all rights and privileges of a stockholder as to,
such Restricted Shares, including the right to receive dividends and the right
to vote such Restricted Shares, subject to the following restrictions: (i)
subject to Section 8(c) hereof, the Participant shall not be entitled to
delivery of the stock certificate until the expiration of the Restricted Period;
(ii) none of the Restricted Shares may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged,
or otherwise encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period; and (iii)
all of the Restricted Shares shall be forfeited and all rights of the
Participant to such Restricted Shares shall terminate without further obligation
on the part of the Company unless the Participant remains in the continuous
employment of the Company or a Subsidiary for the entire Restricted Period in
relation to which such Restricted Shares were granted, except as provided by
Section 8(c) hereof. Any shares of Common Stock received as a result of a
transaction listed in Section 10 hereof shall be subject to the same
restrictions as such Restricted Shares unless the Committee shall determine
otherwise.
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(c) Termination of Employment.
(i) Disability and Retirement. If a Participant ceases to
be an employee of the Company or a subsidiary prior
to the end of a Restricted Period by reason of
disability (as defined in Section 5(h)(ii) hereof) or
retirement (as defined in Section 5(h)(i) hereof),
the number of Restricted Shares granted to such
Participant for such Restricted Period shall be
reduced in proportion to the Restricted Period
(determined on a monthly basis) remaining after the
Participant ceases to be an employee and all
restrictions on such reduced number of shares shall
lapse. A certificate for such shares shall be
delivered to the Participant in accordance with the
provisions of Section 8(d) hereof. The Committee may,
if it deems appropriate, direct that the Participant
receive a greater number of shares of Common Stock
free of all restrictions but not exceeding the number
of Restricted Shares then subject to the restrictions
of Section 8(b).
(ii) Death. If a Participant ceases to be an employee
prior to the end of a Restricted Period by reason of
death, the Restricted Shares granted to such
participant shall immediately vest in his beneficiary
or estate and all restrictions applicable to such
shares shall lapse. A certificate for such shares
shall be delivered to the Participant's beneficiary
or estate in accordance with the provisions of
Section 8(d) hereof.
(iii) All Other Terminations. If a Participant ceases to be
an employee prior to the end of a Restricted Period
for any reason other than death, disability or
retirement, the Participant shall immediately forfeit
all Restricted Shares then subject to the
restrictions of Section 8(b) hereof in accordance
with the provisions thereof, except that the
Committee may, if it finds that the circumstances in
the particular case so warrant, allow a participant
whose employment has so terminated to retain any or
all of the Restricted Shares then subject to the
restrictions of Section 8(b) and all restrictions
applicable to such retained shares shall lapse. A
certificate for such retained shares shall be
delivered to the Participant in accordance with the
provisions of Section 8(d) hereof.
(d) Payment of Restricted Shares. At the end of the Restricted Period
or at such earlier time as provided for in Section 8(c) hereof or as the
Committee may determine, all restrictions applicable to the Restricted Shares
shall lapse and a stock certificate for a number of shares of Common Stock equal
to the number of Restricted Shares, free of all restrictions, shall be delivered
to the Participant or his beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. The Company
shall not be required to deliver any fractional share of Common Stock but shall
pay, in lieu thereof, the fair market value (measured as of the date the
restrictions lapse) of such fractional share to the Participant or his
beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. If an amount is payable by a
Participant to the Company under applicable income tax laws in connection with
the lapse of such restrictions, the Committee may, in its discretion and subject
to such rules as it may adopt, permit the Participant to make such payment, in
whole or in part, by electing to authorize the Company to transfer to the
Company Restricted Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant having a fair
market value equal to the amount to be paid under such income tax laws.
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9. REGULATORY APPROVALS AND LISTING.
The Company shall not be required to issue any certificate or
certificates for shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option or a
stock appreciation right or the vesting of Restricted Shares granted under the
Plan prior to (i) the obtaining of any approval from any governmental agency
which the Company shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or
advisable, (ii) the admission of such shares to listing on any stock exchange on
which the Common Stock may then be listed, and (iii) the completion of any
registration or other qualification of such shares under any state or Federal
law or rulings or regulations of any governmental body which the Company shall,
in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable.
10. ADJUSTMENT IN EVENT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.
In the event of a recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend,
combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation, rights offering,
separation, reorganization or liquidation, or any other change in the corporate
structure or shares of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company, upon
recommendation of the Committee, may make such equitable adjustments, designed
to protect against dilution, as it may deem appropriate in the number and kind
of shares authorized by the Plan thereby and in the option price and, with
respect to grants of Restricted Shares, in the number and kind of shares covered
thereby.
11. TERM OF PLAN.
No non-qualified option, incentive stock option, stock appreciation
right or Restricted Shares shall be granted pursuant to this Plan after April
14, 1998, but non-qualified options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation
rights and grants of Restricted Shares theretofore granted may extend beyond
that date and the terms and conditions of this Plan shall continue to apply
thereto and to shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of such options or
stock appreciation rights.
12. TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN.
The Board of Directors may at any time terminate the Plan with respect
to any shares of the Company not at the time subject to option or the provisions
of Section 8, and may from time to time alter or amend the Plan or any part
thereof (including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any
amendment deemed necessary to ensure that the Company may obtain any regulatory
approval, referred to in clause (i) of Section 9 hereof), provided that no
change in any option or Restricted Shares theretofore granted may be made which
would impair the rights of an Optionee or a Participant, respectively, without
the consent of such Optionee or Participant and, further, that without the
approval of stockholders, no alteration or amendment may be made which would (i)
increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan as set
forth in Section 4 (except by operation of Section 10), (ii) extend the term of
the Plan or extend the term of options granted thereunder to beyond the tenth
anniversary of the date of grant, (iii) reduce the option price at which options
may be granted, or (iv) change the class of eligible employees who may receive
options or Restricted Shares under the Plan. The Committee may amend the Plan to
extend the exercise period following an Optionee's termination of an option
granted prior to September 24, 1998, but not beyond (i) in the case of a
termination resulting from the disposition by the Company of all or a part of
its interest in, or the discontinuance of the business of, a subsidiary,
division or other business unit of the Company, five years from the date of
termination and (ii) in the case of all other terminations, not more than three
years from the date of termination, or, if later, three years from the date the
option becomes exercisable but not more than five years after the date of such
termination.
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13. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.
The Plan shall become effective April 15, 1988 upon approval of the
shareholders of the Company.
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