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[INTUIT LOGO]
PO Box 7850
Mountain View, CA 94039-7850
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
OCTOBER 29, 1999
Dear Stockholders:
We are notifying you that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Intuit Inc. will
be held at our offices at 2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043,
at 8:00 a.m. P.S.T. on Tuesday, November 30, 1999. Only stockholders of record
at the close of business on October 22, 1999 are entitled to vote at the
Meeting. At the Meeting we will ask stockholders to act on the following
matters:
1. Elect eight directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. We intend to nominate the following incumbent directors
for re-election:
Christopher W. Brody Donna L. Dubinsky
William V. Campbell Michael R. Hallman
Scott D. Cook William H. Harris, Jr.
L. John Doerr Burton J. McMurtry
2. Amend the Intuit Inc. Certificate of Incorporation to increase the
number of shares of authorized common stock by 500,000,000 shares
(from 250,000,000 shares to 750,000,000 shares).
3. Amend the Intuit Inc. Certificate of Incorporation to (i) increase
the number of shares of authorized preferred stock by 3,655,082
shares (from 1,344,918 shares to 5,000,000 shares) and (ii) eliminate
all authorized Series A Preferred Stock.
4. Amend the Intuit Inc. 1993 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the
number of shares of Common Stock available under the plan by
8,900,000 shares (from 47,235,000 shares to 56,135,000 shares).
5. Amend the Intuit Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase
the number of shares of Common Stock available under the plan by
400,000 shares (from 2,400,000 shares to 2,800,000 shares).
6. Amend the Intuit Inc. 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan to (i)
increase the number of shares of Common Stock available under the
plan by 100,000 shares (from 585,000 shares to 685,000 shares); (ii)
increase the size of future option grants to reflect our recent
3-for-1 stock split; and (iii) lengthen the vesting period for future
option grants.
7. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent
auditors for fiscal 2000.
8. Transact any other business that is properly presented at the
Meeting.
Each of these matters is described in more detail in the enclosed Proxy
Statement which constitutes part of this Notice. We have also enclosed a copy of
our Annual Report for our fiscal year ended July 31, 1999.
Please use this opportunity to take part in Intuit's affairs by voting your
shares. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE THE
ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.
Sincerely,
[SIG]
Catherine L. Valentine
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
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PO Box 7850
Mountain View, CA 94039-7850
PROXY STATEMENT
OCTOBER 29, 1999
INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING, VOTING AND PROXIES
RECENT STOCK SPLIT
On September 9, 1999, Intuit announced a three-for-one stock split of its Common
Stock to be effected as a stock dividend of two shares of Common Stock for each
share of Common Stock held of record on September 20, 1999. The distribution
date for the new shares was September 30, 1999. ALTHOUGH MANY OF THE SHARE
NUMBERS INCLUDED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT ARE AS OF AUGUST 31, 1999 (PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE STOCK SPLIT), ALL SHARE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO
REFLECT THE STOCK SPLIT, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING
The Board of Directors of Intuit Inc. is asking for your proxy for use at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Intuit to be held on Tuesday, November 30,
1999 at 8:00 a.m. P.S.T at our offices at 2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View,
California. We are initially mailing this proxy statement and proxy to
stockholders of Intuit on October 29, 1999.
RECORD DATE, OUTSTANDING SHARES AND QUORUM
Only holders of record of Intuit Common Stock at the close of business on
October 22, 1999 (called the "Record Date") will be entitled to vote at the
Meeting. On the Record Date, we had approximately ________ shares of Common
Stock outstanding and entitled to vote, with approximately ____ stockholders of
record and approximately ______ beneficial owners of our stock. If a majority
of the shares outstanding on the Record Date are present at the Meeting, either
in person or by proxy, we will have a quorum at the Meeting. Any shares
represented by proxies that are marked to abstain from voting on a proposal will
be counted as present in determining whether we have a quorum. If a broker,
bank, custodian, nominee or other record holder of Intuit Common Stock indicates
on a proxy that it does not have discretionary authority to vote certain shares
on a particular matter, the shares held by that record holder (referred to as
"broker non-votes") will also be counted as present in determining whether we
have a quorum.
VOTING RIGHTS AND VOTING OF PROXIES
Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share they held as
of the Record Date. Cumulative voting for directors is not permitted. Directors
will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares of Common Stock
present at the Meeting (either in person or by proxy), which means that the
eight nominees with the most votes will be elected. Proposals 2 and 3 must be
approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Stock.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as votes against
these proposals. Proposals 4, 5, 6 and 7 must be approved by a majority of the
shares of Common Stock voting for or against the Proposal at the Meeting.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect. All votes will be
tabulated by the Inspector of Elections appointed for the Meeting. The Inspector
will separately tabulate yes and no votes,
abstentions and broker non-votes for each proposal. If you sign and return a
proxy but do not give specific voting instructions on your proxy for a specific
proposal, your shares will be counted as votes in favor of that proposal.
SOLICITATION AND VOTING OF PROXIES
The proxy included with this Proxy Statement is solicited by the Board of
Directors of Intuit for use at the Meeting. You can submit your proxy by mailing
it in the envelope provided. If you hold your shares in "street name" (for
example, through a broker, bank or other entity that holds them on your behalf)
rather than in your own name, you may be able to provide voting instructions for
your shares by telephone or via the Internet. If these options are available to
you, instructions for telephone and electronic voting are included with your
proxy card. If your proxy is properly completed and submitted, and it is not
revoked before the Meeting, your shares will be voted at the Meeting according
to the instructions indicated on your proxy. If you sign and return your proxy
card but do not give any voting instructions, your shares will be voted in favor
of the election of each of the director nominees listed in Proposal No. 1 below,
and in favor of Proposal Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. As far as we know, no other
matters will be presented at the Meeting. However, if any other matters of
business are properly presented, the proxy holders named on the proxy card are
authorized to vote the shares represented by proxies according to their
judgment.
Intuit will pay all expenses of soliciting proxies to be voted at the Meeting.
After the proxies are initially distributed, Intuit and/or its agents may also
solicit proxies by mail, telephone or in person. We have hired a proxy
solicitation firm, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, to assist us in soliciting
proxies. We will pay Innisfree a fee of $8,000, plus their expenses (which we
estimate will be approximately $2,000). After the proxies are initially
distributed, we will ask brokers, custodians, nominees and other record holders
to forward copies of the Proxy Statement, proxy card and other materials to
people for whom they hold shares of Common Stock, and to request that the
beneficial holders give them authority to sign the proxies. We will reimburse
record holders for reasonable expenses they incur in forwarding proxy materials
to beneficial holders.
REVOCATION OF PROXIES
If you submit the enclosed proxy, you may revoke it at any time before voting
takes place at the Meeting. There are three ways you can revoke your proxy: (1)
deliver to the Secretary of Intuit a written notice, dated later than the proxy
you want to revoke, stating that the proxy is revoked; (2) deliver to the
Secretary of Intuit a signed proxy with a later date than the proxy you want to
revoke; or (3) attend the Meeting and vote in person. Communications to the
Secretary should be addressed to Catherine L. Valentine, Vice President and
Corporate Secretary, at Intuit Inc., P.O. Box 7850, Mountain View, California,
94039-7850. Please note that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank
or other nominee and you wish to vote at the Meeting, you must bring to the
Meeting a letter from the record holder confirming your beneficial ownership of
the shares.
PROPOSAL NO. 1 -- ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors currently has eight members who generally serve one-year
terms. At the Meeting, we will nominate the eight current directors for
re-election to the Board of Directors. We are not aware that any nominee is
unable or unwilling to serve. However, if any nominee is unable or for good
cause unwilling to serve, the proxy holders may decide to vote the shares for
any substitute nominee.
VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Directors will be elected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares
present at the Meeting, which means that the eight nominees who receive the most
votes will be elected. Your proxy will be voted for each of these eight nominees
unless your proxy is marked to withhold authority to vote for any or all of
them.
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DIRECTORS/NOMINEES
The following table shows Intuit's current directors and nominees for election.
Each nominee, if elected, will serve until the next Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and until a qualified successor is elected, unless the nominee
resigns or is removed from the Board prior to that time.
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1. Member of the Audit Committee
2. Member of the Nominating Committee
3. Member of the Executive Committee
4. Member of the Compensation Committee
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF
EACH OF THE NOMINATED DIRECTORS.
Mr. Brody became a director of Intuit in December 1993 following Intuit's
acquisition of ChipSoft, Inc. He had joined the ChipSoft Board of Directors in
December 1989 and served as its Chairman from December 1989 until July 1991. Mr.
Brody became Chairman of Vantage Partners LLC, a private investment firm, in
January 1999. From 1971 through 1998, Mr. Brody was a partner of Warburg, Pincus
& Co., a venture capital and private equity investment firm. Mr. Brody holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and a Masters in Business
Administration from Harvard University.
Mr. Campbell was elected to Intuit's Board of Directors in May 1994. He has
served as Chairman of the Board since August 1998 and as Acting Chief Executive
Officer since September 1999. He also served as Intuit's President and Chief
Executive Officer from April 1994 through July 1998. Mr. Campbell was President
and Chief Executive Officer of GO Corporation (a pen-based computing software
company) from January 1991 to December 1993. Mr. Campbell also serves on the
board of directors of SanDisk, Inc. (a computer storage devices company), Great
Plains Software, Inc. (a software company) and Apple Computer, Inc. (a computer
company). He is a member of SanDisk's Compensation Committee and a member of
Apple's Audit Committee. Mr. Campbell holds both a Bachelors and a Masters
degree in economics from Columbia University.
Mr. Cook, a founder of Intuit, has been a director of Intuit since March 1984
and is currently Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board. He served as
Intuit's Chairman of the Board from March 1993 through July 1998. From March
1984 to April 1994, he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Intuit. Mr. Cook also serves on the board of directors of Amazon.com, Inc. (an
online merchant) and ebay Inc. (an electronic commerce company). Mr. Cook holds
a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and mathematics from the University of
Southern California and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard
University.
Mr. Doerr has been a director of Intuit since August 1990. He has been a general
partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since
August 1980. He is also a director of Excite@Home (which provides cable
network-based Internet access), Amazon.com, Inc. (an online merchant), Epicor
Software Corporation (a software company), Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a computer
and software company), drugstore.com (an online personal healthcare retailer),
and Healtheon Corporation (an online healthcare network). Mr. Doerr holds a
Bachelor of
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Science and Master of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer
science from Rice University and a Masters in Business Administration from
Harvard University.
Ms. Dubinsky became a director of Intuit on February 24, 1999. Ms. Dubinsky is
President and Chief Executive Officer of Handspring, Inc., a private company
based in Mountain View, California which she co-founded in July 1998. From June
1992 to 1995, Ms. Dubinsky was President of Palm Computing, Inc., which is now a
wholly owned subsidiary of 3Com Corporation. Ms. Dubinsky holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in history from Yale University and a Masters in Business
Administration from Harvard University.
Mr. Hallman became a director of Intuit in December 1993 following Intuit's
acquisition of ChipSoft. He had joined ChipSoft's Board of Directors in April
1992. Mr. Hallman has been President of The Hallman Group, a
management-consulting firm, since October 1992. Mr. Hallman was President and
Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft Corporation from March 1990 through April
1992. Mr. Hallman is also a director of In Focus Systems, Inc. (which makes
computer-operated projection products), Key Tronic Corporation (a computer
keyboard company), and Network Appliance, Inc. (which makes network data storage
products). Mr. Hallman holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Masters
in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
Mr. Harris joined Intuit's Board of Directors in May 1998 and served as
President and Chief Executive Officer from August 1998 through September 1999.
He joined Intuit as Executive Vice President in December 1993, in connection
with Intuit's acquisition of ChipSoft, Inc. (a tax preparation software
company), and served in that capacity through July 1998. He was responsible for
Intuit's tax and consumer finance businesses from July 1996 through July 1998.
From January 1992 to December 1993, Mr. Harris served as President and Chief
Operating Officer of ChipSoft. Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
American Studies from Middlebury College and a Masters in Business
Administration from Harvard University.
Mr. McMurtry has been a director of Intuit since August 1990. Since July 1980,
he has been a general partner of various limited partnerships that, in turn, are
general partners of various Technology Venture Investors venture capital
partnerships. Mr. McMurtry is also a director of SpectraLink Corporation (which
makes wireless telephone systems). Mr. McMurtry holds Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University and
Master of Science and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford
University.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS, COMMITTEES AND COMPENSATION
The Board of Directors met nine times during fiscal 1999. During fiscal 1999,
all directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and of the
committees on which he or she served.
The Board has four committees -- an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee,
an Executive Committee and a Nominating Committee.
Mr. Brody and Mr. McMurtry are currently the members of the Audit Committee and
served on the Audit Committee throughout fiscal 1999. The Audit Committee met
eight times during fiscal 1999. The Audit Committee reviews Intuit's financial
statements and discusses separately with management and Intuit's independent
accountants, the quality of the accounting principles followed, the
reasonableness of the judgments made, and the clarity of the disclosure. The
Audit Committee also reviews, with Intuit's independent accountants, the
adequacy of Intuit's internal control systems and financial reporting
procedures, reviews the general scope of Intuit's annual audit and the fees
charged by the independent accountants, and reviews and monitors the performance
of non-audit services by Intuit's auditors. The Audit Committee also reviews the
fairness of any proposed transaction between Intuit and any member of Intuit's
management (except for transactions that are reviewed by the Compensation
Committee) and makes recommendations to the full Board on these matters.
Mr. Hallman and Mr. McMurtry are currently the voting members of the
Compensation Committee. Mr. Hallman served on the Compensation Committee
throughout fiscal 1999. Mr. Doerr served from September 1998 until January 1999
and Mr. McMurtry served during the month of August 1998, and since January 1999.
Since August 1, 1998, Mr. Campbell has been a non-voting advisory member of the
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee met five times during fiscal
1999. The Compensation Committee determines general compensation
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policies for Intuit, as well as specific compensation for all executive officers
of Intuit. The Committee also administers the Company's stock option plans and
its 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Mr. Campbell and Mr. Cook are currently the members of the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee was established in July 1998 and did not meet during
fiscal 1999. The Executive Committee serves as an administrative committee of
the Board of Directors to facilitate the approval of certain corporate actions
that do not require consideration by the full Board.
Mr. Brody and Mr. Cook are currently the members of the Nominating Committee.
The Nominating Committee did not have any formal meetings during fiscal 1999;
however, Nominating Committee matters were addressed by the Board as a whole at
several Board meetings. The Nominating Committee identifies and evaluates
potential new Board members and provides information for the full Board to
consider. The Nominating Committee is not presently considering nominee
recommendations from security holders.
Directors are not paid for their services on the Board or any committee (other
than reimbursement for expenses), except that non-employee directors participate
in the 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan. Mr. Brody, Mr. Doerr, Mr. Hallman and
Mr. McMurtry each received option grants for 22,500 shares at an exercise price
of $19.50 per share and Ms. Dubinsky received an option grant for 45,000 shares
at an exercise price of $29.85 per share under this plan during fiscal 1999. See
page 14 for details about this plan.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
All individuals who served as voting members of the Compensation Committee
during fiscal 1999 (consisting of Mr. Doerr, Mr. Hallman and Mr. McMurtry) were
directors of the Company, but were not current or former officers or employees
of Intuit or of any Intuit subsidiary. Effective August 1, 1998, William
Campbell, Chairman of the Board and the former President and Chief Executive
Officer of Intuit, and current Acting Chief Executive Officer, joined the
Committee as a non-voting advisory member. None of the members of the
Compensation Committee have any "interlocking" relationships as defined by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, in that none of them serve on the Board of
Directors or Compensation Committee of any other company where an executive
officer of that company is on the Board or Compensation Committee of Intuit.
In May 1998, we participated in the formation of a joint venture company,
Venture Finance Software Corp. ("VFSC") that is developing certain Web-oriented
finance products. In exchange for a 49% equity interest in VFSC, we granted VFSC
licenses to certain technology and intellectual property rights, and we have
agreed with VFSC not to compete in certain areas of server-based personal
finance for a period of ten years. VFSC is receiving cash funding from other
investors. Of the $46 million potential funding for VFSC, venture capital funds
managed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, of which L. John Doerr, a director
of Intuit, is a general partner, have invested $750,000 and have agreed to
invest up to an additional $250,000. Intuit has the option to purchase the
equity interests of the other investors in VFSC between May 4, 2000 and May 4,
2002 at a price to be determined by a formula based on Intuit's stock price
appreciation (subject to certain minimum return levels).
PROPOSAL NO. 2 -- AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
TO ADD 500,000,000 AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
In October 1999, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to Intuit's
Certificate of Incorporation (subject to stockholder approval) to increase the
number of authorized shares of Common Stock by 500,000,000 shares (from
250,000,000 shares to 750,000,000 shares). The amendment will not affect the par
value of the Common Stock, which would remain $0.01 per share. As of October 5,
1999, approximately 189,389,242 of Intuit's 250,000,000 currently authorized
shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding. Of the remaining authorized
shares of Common Stock, approximately 4,967,280 were reserved for issuance in
connection with our stock incentive plans and stock purchase plan, and we expect
to issue up to approximately 12,700,000 shares, and assume options with respect
to up to approximately 1,800,000 shares, in connection with our recently
announced proposed acquisitions of Rock Financial Corporation and Title Source,
Inc.
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VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Approval of this amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation requires the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Stock.
For the purposes of this Proposal No. 2, abstentions and broker non-votes will
be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum but
will not be counted as favorable votes and will therefore have the same effect
as votes against Proposal No. 2. Properly executed unrevoked proxies will be
voted for Proposal No. 2 unless a vote against such proposal or an abstention is
indicated.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
The Board believes that the proposed amendment to authorize an additional
500,000,000 shares of Common Stock is necessary to enable Intuit to continue
issuing shares under its stock incentive plans and stock purchase plan, as well
as to issue shares in connection with possible acquisitions or other corporate
transactions. The proposed amendment will allow Intuit to accomplish these
objectives quickly, and without any additional stockholder approval, except in
situations where stockholder approval is specifically required by Intuit's
charter documents, applicable laws or the rules of Nasdaq or any other system on
which Intuit's securities may then be listed. The Board would have the right to
determine when and on what terms shares of Common Stock would be issued.
If the proposed amendment is approved, existing stockholders will not have any
rights to purchase any newly issued shares in order to maintain their
proportionate ownership interests. If Intuit issues additional shares of Common
Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock in the future, it would dilute
the voting rights of existing stockholders and could also dilute earnings per
share and book value per share of existing stockholders. The increase in
authorized Common Stock could discourage or hinder efforts by other parties to
obtain control of Intuit.
If the stockholders approve the amendment, the amendment will become effective
when it is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. Intuit may then issue any
or all of the authorized shares of Common Stock without further approval by the
stockholders, except as described above.
PROPOSAL NO. 3 -- AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO
(i) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF
PREFERRED STOCK FROM 1,344,918 SHARES TO 5,000,000 SHARES AND
(ii) ELIMINATE ALL AUTHORIZED SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
In October 1999, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to Intuit's
Certificate of Incorporation (subject to stockholder approval) to increase the
number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock by 3,655,082 shares (from
1,344,918 shares to 5,000,000 shares). The Amendment will not affect the par
value of the Preferred Stock, which would remain $.01 per share. As of October
29, 1999, we had 1,344,918 authorized shares of Preferred Stock, of which
144,918 were designated as Series A Preferred and 250,000 were designated as
Series B Preferred. No shares of Preferred Stock are currently outstanding, and
we have no current intention to issue any shares of Preferred Stock.
VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Approval of this amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation requires the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Stock.
For the purposes of this Proposal No. 3, abstentions and broker non-votes will
be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum but
will not be counted as favorable votes and will therefore have the same effect
as votes against Proposal No. 3. Properly executed unrevoked proxies will be
voted for Proposal No. 3 unless a vote against such proposal or an abstention is
indicated.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
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PURPOSES AND EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
The first purpose of the proposed amendment is to increase the total number of
authorized shares of Preferred Stock. Intuit has not increased its authorized
Preferred Stock since our initial public offering in March 1993 (the "IPO"), but
since that time we have increased our authorized common stock several times. We
have also issued a substantial number of common shares pursuant to financings,
acquisitions of other businesses, sales under our stock option and stock
purchase plans and stock splits, including our recent three-for-one stock split.
In light of these increases, the Board believes it is appropriate to increase
the number of authorized shares of Intuit's Preferred Stock in order to keep the
number of available preferred shares roughly proportionate to the pre-split
ratio of authorized preferred to common shares. The proposed additional
preferred shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, such as
financings in which investors desire to purchase preferred stock or as
consideration in acquisitions, in order to provide the Board with flexibility in
addressing issues and transactions that may arise in the future.
The second purpose of the proposed amendment is to eliminate all authorized
shares of Intuit's Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock was
designated prior to Intuit's IPO and all outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock were automatically converted into shares of Common Stock when
the IPO closed. No shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been issued since
that time and none are currently outstanding. The Board believes that the
remaining authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock should be eliminated
since the Board has no current plans to issue shares bearing the particular
rights of the Series A Preferred Stock. (The Series B Preferred Stock that is
reserved for issuance under the Rights Agreement would not be affected by the
proposed amendment.)
If the stockholders approve the proposed amendments, 250,000 shares of the
authorized Preferred Stock will remain designated as Series B Preferred
Stock, and the remaining 4,750,000 shares of the authorized Preferred Stock will
not have any designated powers, preferences and rights and qualifications,
limitations and restrictions. The Board will be authorized, without the need for
any action or approval from Intuit's stockholders, to issue these undesignated
shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, to establish the number of
shares to be included in each series and to fix the powers, preferences and
rights of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any of its
qualifications, limitations and restrictions. The terms of the undesignated
Preferred Stock, including dividend rates, conversion prices, voting rights,
redemption prices and similar matters will be determined by the Board of
Directors without any stockholder action or approval. The Board of Directors can
also increase or decrease the number of shares of any series, but not below the
number of shares of any series then outstanding, without any further vote or
action by the stockholders. The Board may authorize the issuance of preferred
stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting
power or other rights of the holders of our Common Stock. The issuance of
Preferred Stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible
acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the
effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Intuit and
may adversely affect the market price of the Common Stock and the voting and
other rights of the holders of Common Stock. We have no current plan to issue
any shares of Preferred Stock.
If the stockholders approve this amendment, the amendment will become effective
when it is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. Intuit may then issue any
or all of the authorized shares of Preferred Stock without further approval by
the stockholders.
RIGHTS AGREEMENT BACKGROUND
Effective May 1, 1998, the Board adopted a Rights Agreement between Intuit and
American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent (the "Rights
Agreement"). Stockholders are not currently being asked to approve any proposals
relating to the Rights Agreement. The following is being provided as background
information. All of the Series B Preferred Stock is reserved for issuance under
the Rights Agreement. In connection with the Rights Agreement, the Board
declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each share of
Common Stock outstanding on May 11, 1998 (the "Record Date") and further
directed the issuance of one right with each share of Common Stock that is
issued after the Record Date, except in specified circumstances. If a person or
a group acquires 20% or more of Intuit's Common Stock (an "Acquiring Person"),
or announces an intention to make a tender offer for the Common Stock, the
completion of which would result in a person or group becoming an Acquiring
Person, then the rights will be distributed (the "Distribution Date"). After the
Distribution Date, each right may be exercised for 1/3000th of a share of Series
B Preferred Stock at an exercise price of approximately $83.33 per share. The
rights will expire on May 1, 2008. If, after the Distribution Date, Intuit is
acquired or 50% or more of its assets are sold in a transaction with an
Acquiring Person, the holders of rights (other than the Acquiring Person) will
have the right to receive shares of common stock of the acquiring corporation at
a substantially discounted price. The Rights Agreement is designed to protect
the long-term value of Intuit for its stockholders during any future unsolicited
acquisition attempt. It may, however, have the effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of Intuit. By potentially discouraging
unsolicited takeover attempts, the Rights Agreement may limit the opportunity
for Intuit's stockholders to dispose of the Common Stock at the higher price
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generally available in takeover attempts or that may be available under a merger
or acquisition proposal. The Rights Agreement may also have the effect of
permitting the management of Intuit, including the Board of Directors, to retain
its position, and place it in a better position to resist changes that
stockholders may wish to make if they are dissatisfied with the conduct of
Intuit's business.
PROPOSAL NO. 4 -- AMENDMENT TO 1993 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
TO ADD 8,900,000 AUTHORIZED SHARES
We are asking stockholders to approve an amendment to the Intuit Inc. 1993
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Plan") to increase the number of shares of
Common Stock that are authorized and reserved for issuance under the Equity Plan
by 8,900,000 shares (from 47,235,000 shares to 56,135,000 shares). The Equity
Plan is an important part of our compensation program and we believe it is
essential to our ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees in an
extremely competitive environment in which employees view equity incentives as
an increasingly important component of their compensation. The proposed
amendment to the Equity Plan is necessary to enable us to continue providing
stock-based compensation to new and current employees. The closing price of
Intuit's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on October 22, 1999 was
$_____. The Equity Plan is described in detail below.
VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Approval of this amendment to the Equity Plan requires the affirmative vote of a
majority of shares of Common Stock that are voted for or against the Proposal.
Intuit's executive officers and directors have an interest in approval of this
Proposal because they, along with all other individuals eligible to participate
in the Equity Plan, will be eligible for grants of options and other awards
under the Equity Plan from the additional 8,900,000 shares. For the purposes of
Proposal No. 4, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes
cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote, although they will count
towards the presence of a quorum. Properly executed and unrevoked proxies will
be voted for Proposal No. 4 unless a vote against such proposal or an abstention
is indicated.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE 1993 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.
EQUITY PLAN BACKGROUND
The Equity Plan allows us to grant options and other stock-based compensation to
eligible employees. The Equity Plan was adopted on February 1, 1993 and has a
ten-year term. The Equity Plan has been amended five times in the past to
increase the number of shares authorized for issuance. It was also amended in
March 1994 to bring the Equity Plan into compliance with Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to expand the types of awards that are
available under the Equity Plan to include performance awards payable in cash or
in Common Stock. In addition, it was amended in April 1998 to make a number of
amendments relating to administration of the Equity Plan and in February 1999 to
provide additional benefits to participants whose employment with Intuit
terminates as a result of death or permanent disability. In October 1999, the
Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Equity Plan, subject to
stockholder approval, to increase the number of shares of Intuit's Common Stock
authorized for issuance under the Equity Plan from 47,235,000 shares to
56,135,000 shares. This is the amendment that we are asking stockholders to
approve in Proposal No. 4.
The Compensation Committee currently administers the Equity Plan. Within the
guidelines of the Equity Plan, the Compensation Committee determines which
eligible participants will receive awards, the number of shares or amount of
cash for each award and other terms and conditions of the awards. The Committee
also interprets the provisions of the Equity Plan and awards granted. Since
September 1994, the Committee has delegated to Mr. Campbell and/or Mr. Harris
the authority to grant stock options to non-officer employees or consultants, in
accordance with Intuit's option award guidelines subject to certain aggregate
limits.
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From the adoption of the Equity Plan through August 31, 1999, a total of
56,473,506 stock options have been granted, including options that were later
terminated before they were exercised. (If any option or other award terminates
without being exercised or issued, then the shares covered by the terminated
option or award generally go back into the Equity Plan for future grants or
awards.) Since adoption of the Equity Plan, the following "Named Officers" (see
page 19 for a definition of this term) have received options under the Equity
Plan: William V. Campbell --3,675,000 shares; William H. Harris, Jr. --
1,837,500 shares; Scott D. Cook -- 750,000 shares; David A. Kinser -- 675,000
shares; and Raymond G. Stern -- 570,000 shares. During the same time period,
Intuit's current executive officers, as a group (12 people), received options to
purchase a total of 9,449,440 shares under the Equity Plan, and all employees
and consultants other than the current executive officers received options to
purchase a total of 47,024,064 shares under the Equity Plan. No non-employee
directors have received any options under the Equity Plan. As of August 31,
1999, 16,170,309 shares had been issued on exercise of options, there were
27,928,386 awards outstanding, and there were 3,121,083 shares available for
future awards (not including the 8,900,000 shares for which we are seeking
stockholder approval). No other types of awards have been granted under the
Equity Plan since its adoption.
ELIGIBILITY
Employees, officers, directors, independent contractors, consultants, and
advisors of Intuit and its affiliates and majority-owned subsidiaries are
eligible to receive awards under the Equity Plan. Only employees can receive
incentive stock options (described below). As of August 31, 1999, approximately
4,000 individuals were eligible to participate in the Equity Plan, and 3,300
held outstanding options. Participants are not required to pay for any awards
granted to them, other than paying the exercise price if they exercise options
granted to them or the purchase price for restricted stock awards. A participant
may receive a maximum of 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock under the Equity Plan
during the life of the Equity Plan.
TYPES OF AWARDS
Four types of awards -- stock options, restricted stock awards, stock bonus
awards and performance awards -- can be granted under the Equity Plan.
Stock Options. Two types of stock options can be granted under the Equity Plan
- -- Incentive Stock Options (called "ISOs") and Nonqualified Stock Options
(called "NQSOs"). The option exercise price for each ISO must be no less than
the "fair market value" of a share of Intuit Common Stock at the time the option
is granted (generally, the closing price on the Nasdaq National Market). For
stockholders who hold 10% or more of our Common Stock, the exercise price of an
ISO must be at least 110% of the fair market value. The option exercise price
for each NQSO may be less than fair market value. However, we generally do not
grant NQSOs below fair market value. The participant pays the exercise price to
Intuit when he or she exercises the option. Various payment methods are
permitted under the Equity Plan, including cash and "same-day sale" or margin
commitments from NASD brokers.
The Compensation Committee (or its delegees) determines vesting and other terms
of options when they are granted. Options for most employees generally become
exercisable over a period of four years at a rate of 25% on the first
anniversary of the grant, and an additional 2.0833% per month over the next
three years, although some outstanding options (primarily held by officers) vest
at different rates. Vesting accelerates in full if an option holder's employment
with Intuit terminates as a result of death or permanent disability. Options
generally have a term of ten years from the date of grant, but terminate earlier
if the option holder leaves Intuit.
Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Bonus Awards. Restricted stock awards allow
participants to purchase shares of stock if certain goals are met. The purchase
price may be less than fair market value. Stock bonus awards allow participants
to receive shares without any payment, either as compensation for past services
to Intuit or if certain goals are met. Stock bonus awards can also be paid in
cash (equal to the fair market value of the stock when the award is paid).
Various types of goals may be established by the Compensation Committee,
including completion of a certain number of years of service with Intuit,
completion of individual performance goals, and achievement of company-wide
financial performance goals relating to net revenue, operating income, net
income, earnings per share or other financial measures. No restricted stock or
stock bonus award to any individual participant can exceed 30% of the total
shares reserved under the Equity Plan.
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Performance Awards. A performance award is a grant of a specific number of
performance "units." Each unit allows the participant to receive a specified
cash payment (or shares of stock with an equivalent value) if the performance
goals specified in the performance award are achieved. No performance award to
any individual participant can exceed 250% of the participant's base salary at
the time of the award, or $1,000,000, whichever is less. The performance factors
that can be used for performance awards are the same as those used for
restricted stock and stock bonus awards.
MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS AND OTHER CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS
If Intuit is involved in a merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, sale
of assets or any other similar corporate transaction in which Intuit does not
continue to exist, or a merger where Intuit's pre-merger stockholders own less
than a majority of the shares, any successor company may, but is not required
to, assume responsibility for outstanding awards under the Equity Plan,
substitute equivalent awards in exchange for outstanding awards, or compensate
participants in some other manner. If the successor corporation does not assume
or substitute awards, then all outstanding awards will terminate when the
transaction occurs.
EQUITY PLAN AMENDMENTS
The Board (and in certain instances, the Compensation Committee of the Board)
may generally terminate or amend the Equity Plan or any form of award agreement
used under the Equity Plan at any time. However, neither the Board nor the
Compensation Committee may amend the Equity Plan in any manner that requires
stockholder approval under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (referred to as the
"Tax Code"), without stockholder approval, and outstanding awards may not be
amended without the consent of the participant.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION
The following information is a general summary of some of the current federal
income tax consequences of the Equity Plan to participants and to Intuit. Tax
laws may change, and actual tax consequences will depend on a participant's
individual circumstances as well as state and local tax laws. We encourage all
participants to seek tax advice when they participate in the Equity Plan.
Tax Treatment of Participants -- Incentive Stock Options. A participant
generally will not recognize any income when an ISO is granted, and will not
incur any tax when the option is exercised unless the participant is subject to
the alternative minimum tax. If the participant exercises an ISO and holds the
shares for one year or more after exercise and for two years or more after the
date the option was granted, the participant generally will realize long-term
capital gain or loss, rather than ordinary income or loss, when he or she sells
the shares. The gain or loss will be the difference between the amount received
from the sale and the amount paid for the shares. If the participant sells the
shares less than a year after exercise or less than two years after grant, the
participant will generally realize ordinary income to the extent the fair market
value of the shares on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price (referred
to as the "Spread"). Any additional gain, or any loss, as applicable, will be a
capital gain or loss, taxable at short-term capital gain rates if the shares are
held twelve months or less and at long-term capital gain rates if the shares are
held longer than twelve months.
Tax Treatment of Participants -- Other Awards. A participant generally will not
recognize any income when an NQSO is granted. When a participant exercises an
NQSO, the Spread must be recognized as ordinary income. Intuit will withhold tax
on this income when an NQSO is exercised by a participant who is a current or
former employee of Intuit. When the participant sells the shares, any additional
gain or loss will be a capital gain or loss. Participants will generally be
taxed on restricted stock, stock bonus awards and performance awards when they
receive stock or cash, unless there are restrictions on the shares that enable
the participant to elect to defer the tax.
Tax Treatment of Intuit. When a participant recognizes ordinary income on
exercise of an NQSO or on receipt of restricted stock, a stock bonus or a
performance award, Intuit will generally be entitled to a tax deduction in the
amount of the ordinary income. Intuit will also be entitled to a deduction if a
participant recognizes ordinary income by selling shares acquired on exercise of
an ISO either before the one-year holding period or two-year holding period
ends.
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1998 OPTION PLAN FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
On November 11, 1998, our Board of Directors adopted the 1998 Option Plan for
Mergers and Acquisitions (the "1998 Plan") for grants of non-qualified stock
options to individuals who are hired as a result of acquisitions of, or mergers
with, other companies by Intuit. The 1998 Plan has been designed to meet the
"broadly based plans" exemption from the stockholder approval requirement for
stock option plans under the Nasdaq National Market listing requirements.
Options under the 1998 Plan can only be granted to eligible individuals within
18 months following the completion of the relevant acquisition or merger.
Options granted under the 1998 Plan have an exercise price not less than the
fair market value of Intuit's Common Stock on the date of grant. They generally
become exercisable over a four-year period based on continued service and expire
ten years after the grant date. Options granted to officers hired as a result of
a merger or acquisition cannot exceed 45% of all shares reserved for grant under
the 1998 Plan. Other terms and conditions of the 1998 Plan are substantially the
same as the Equity Plan except that only non-qualified stock options can be
granted under the 1998 Plan, the 1998 Plan does not comply with the requirements
for tax deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Tax Code, and adoption of and
amendments to the 1998 Plan do not require approval of Intuit stockholders. Of
the 6,000,000 shares reserved for issuance under the 1998 Plan, as of August 31,
1999 our Board has approved the grant of 2,619,489 non-qualified stock options
in connection with four acquisitions by Intuit.
PROPOSAL NO. 5 -- AMENDMENT TO 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE
PLAN TO ADD 400,000 AUTHORIZED SHARES
We are asking stockholders to approve an amendment to the Intuit Inc. 1996
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") to increase the number of
shares of Common Stock that are authorized and reserved for issuance under the
Purchase Plan by 400,000 shares (from 2,400,000 shares to 2,800,000 shares). The
purpose of the Purchase Plan is to offer employees of Intuit and some of its
subsidiaries a convenient way to purchase shares of Intuit stock at a discounted
price through payroll deductions. The Purchase Plan is an important part of
Intuit's compensation program, and this proposed amendment to the Purchase Plan
is necessary to enable us to continue providing this benefit to new and current
employees. The closing price of Intuit's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
Market on October 22, 1999 was $_____. The Purchase Plan is described in detail
below.
VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Approval of this amendment requires the affirmative vote of a majority of shares
of Common Stock that are voted for or against the Proposal. Intuit's executive
officers have an interest in approval of this Proposal because they, along with
all other individuals eligible to participate in the Purchase Plan, will be able
to continue purchasing shares of Intuit stock under the favorable terms provided
by the Purchase Plan. For the purposes of Proposal No. 5, abstentions and broker
non-votes will not be counted as votes cast and will have no effect on the
result of the vote, although they will count towards the presence of a quorum.
Properly executed and unrevoked proxies will be voted for Proposal No. 5 unless
a vote against such proposal or an abstention is indicated.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
PURCHASE PLAN BACKGROUND
The Purchase Plan enables employees to purchase shares of Intuit stock during
six-month offering periods at a discounted price based on the market value of
the stock at the beginning or end of the offering period. See "Offering Periods"
below. The Purchase Plan was adopted on October 7, 1996 and has a ten-year term.
The Purchase Plan was amended during fiscal 1997 to change the beginning dates
for future Offering Periods and to clarify certain eligibility requirements. The
Purchase Plan was also amended in January 1998 and January 1999 to increase the
shares available for issuance under the Purchase Plan by 600,000 and 900,000
shares respectively. In October 1999, the Board of Directors approved an
amendment to the Purchase Plan, subject to stockholder approval, to increase the
number of shares of Intuit's Common Stock authorized for issuance under the
Purchase Plan by 400,000 (from 2,400,000 shares to 2,800,000 shares). This is
the amendment that we are asking stockholders to
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approve in Proposal No. 5. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
administers the Purchase Plan and is responsible for interpreting the provisions
of the Purchase Plan.
From the adoption of the Purchase Plan through August 31, 1999, a total of
1,129,377 shares have been purchased. During this period, Mr. Harris purchased
639 shares and Mr. Stern purchased 822 shares. No other Named Officers (see page
19 for a definition of this term) have purchased shares under the Purchase Plan.
During the same time period, Intuit's current executive officers, as a group (12
people), purchased a total of 9,567 shares, and all employees other than the
current executive officers purchased a total of 1,119,810 shares.
ELIGIBILITY
Employees of Intuit and certain subsidiaries (other than stockholders who own 5%
or more of our Common Stock) are generally eligible to participate in the
Purchase Plan if they work at least 20 hours per week and at least 5 months per
year. As of August 31, 1999, approximately 4,300 employees were eligible to
participate in the Purchase Plan, and approximately 2,300 employees were
participating. Participants are not required to pay to participate in the
Purchase Plan, other than paying the purchase price for the shares they
purchase.
OFFERING PERIODS
Each offering of Intuit stock under the Purchase Plan is generally for a period
of six months (referred to as an "Offering Period"). Offering Periods currently
run from June 16 through December 15 and from December 16 through June 15. The
Board can change the duration of Offering Periods for future offerings at least
15 days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be
affected. The first day of each Offering Period is called the "Offering Date,"
and the last day of each Offering Period is called the "Purchase Date."
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, PURCHASE PRICE AND AMOUNT OF STOCK PURCHASED
Employees participate in the Purchase Plan through payroll deductions. Employees
can generally select payroll deduction rates in 1% increments from 2% to 10%,
but no participant can purchase more than $25,000 of stock (based on fair market
value) under the Purchase Plan during any calendar year. An employee can
decrease the payroll deduction rate one time during an Offering Period, but the
rate can't be increased during the Offering Period. After a participant enrolls
in the Purchase Plan, the participant is automatically enrolled in subsequent
Offering Periods unless the participant actively withdraws from the Purchase
Plan. A participant may withdraw from any Offering Period up to 15 days before
the end of the Offering Period. Accumulated payroll deductions will be returned
to a participant that withdraws from the Purchase Plan. No interest accrues on
payroll deductions.
When a participant enrolls in the Purchase Plan, the participant essentially
receives an option to purchase shares on the Purchase Date at a purchase price
equal to 85% of the fair market value of the shares on the Offering Date or the
Purchase Date, whichever is lower. Unless the participant withdraws from the
Purchase Plan, the purchase will take place automatically on the Purchase Date.
The number of shares a participant will be able to purchase on the Purchase Date
will generally be equal to the payroll deductions during the Offering Period,
divided by the purchase price. However, no participant will be permitted to
purchase more than two times the number of shares that he or she could have
purchased if the number of shares was determined by using a purchase price of
85% of the fair market value on the Offering Date. In addition, the Compensation
Committee may set a maximum number of shares that may be purchased by any
participant on any Purchase Date.
MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS AND OTHER CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS
If Intuit is dissolved or liquidated, the current Offering Period will terminate
immediately prior to the liquidation or dissolution unless the Board decides
otherwise. The Board may, but is not required to, designate a date for the
options to terminate and allow each participant to purchase shares with
accumulated payroll deductions. If Intuit sells most of its assets or is
involved in a merger with another corporation, each option under the Purchase
Plan will be assumed or an equivalent option will be substituted by the
successor corporation, unless the Board decides that participants will be
permitted to exercise their options to purchase shares.
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PURCHASE PLAN AMENDMENTS
The Board may generally amend or terminate the Purchase Plan at any time.
However, the Board may not amend the Purchase Plan without stockholder approval
if the amendment would increase the number of shares available under the
Purchase Plan or change the eligibility requirements. In addition, the Board may
not make any changes that affect existing purchase rights without the consent of
the participants.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION
The following information is a general summary of some of the current federal
income tax consequences of the Purchase Plan to participants and to Intuit. Tax
laws may change, and actual tax consequences will depend on a participant's
individual circumstances as well as state and local tax laws. We encourage all
participants to seek tax advice when they participate in the Purchase Plan. The
Purchase Plan is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under
Section 423 of the Tax Code.
Tax Treatment of Participants. Participants will not recognize income when they
enroll in the Purchase Plan or when they purchase shares. All tax consequences
are deferred until the participant disposes of the shares. If the participant
holds the shares for one year or more after the Purchase Date and two years or
more after the Offering Date, or if the participant dies while owning the
shares, the participant will generally realize ordinary income when disposing of
the shares equal to the difference between the purchase price and the fair
market value of the shares on the date of disposition, or 15% of the fair market
value of the shares on the Offering Date, whichever is less. Any additional gain
will be taxed as long-term capital gain. If the shares are sold for less than
the purchase price, there is no ordinary income, but the participant will have a
long-term capital loss for the difference between the purchase price and the
sale price. If a participant sells or makes a gift of the shares less than one
year after the Purchase Date or less than two years after the Offering Date, the
participant will generally have ordinary income equal to the difference between
the purchase price and the fair market value on the Purchase Date. The
difference between the sale price and the fair market value on the Purchase Date
will be a capital gain or loss, taxable at short-term capital gain rates if the
shares are held twelve months or less and at long-term capital gain rates if the
shares are held longer than twelve months.
Tax Treatment of Intuit. When a participant recognizes ordinary income by
disposing of shares before the one-year or two-year holding period ends, Intuit
will generally be entitled to a tax deduction in the amount of the ordinary
income.
PROPOSAL NO. 6 -- AMENDMENT TO 1996 DIRECTORS STOCK
OPTION PLAN TO (i) ADD 100,000 AUTHORIZED SHARES;
(ii) INCREASE GRANT SIZES TO REFLECT A RECENT
3-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT; AND (iii) LENGTHEN VESTING
PERIODS FOR FUTURE OPTION GRANTS
We are asking stockholders to approve amendments to the Intuit Inc. 1996
Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Directors Plan") to (i) increase the number of
shares of Common Stock that are authorized and reserved for issuance under the
Directors Plan by 100,000 shares (from 585,000 shares to 685,000 shares); (ii)
increase the number of shares issued pursuant to the options from 15,000 shares
to 45,000 shares for initial grants to new directors, and from 7,500 shares to
22,500 shares for ongoing annual grants, to reflect Intuit's September 1999
3-for-1 stock split; and (iii) lengthen the vesting schedule for options granted
under the Directors Plan to 4 years for initial grants and 2 years for ongoing
annual grants. The Directors Plan gives non-employee directors of Intuit an
opportunity to acquire an equity interest in Intuit and helps to align their
interests with the interests of Intuit's stockholders. Unlike many other
companies in the software industry, Intuit does not currently compensate its
outside directors for their services. This means that the Directors Plan is
particularly important in helping us to attract and retain well-qualified
directors.
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In light of our recent 3-for-1 stock split, as well as the continuing challenges
in attracting and retaining well-qualified directors, we believe it is
appropriate to increase the size of the grants under the Directors Plan in
proportion to the stock split. To encourage continuity and provide a longer-term
incentive for directors, we believe it is appropriate to increase the vesting
period for options. The closing price of Intuit's Common Stock on the Nasdaq
National Market on October 22, 1999 was $______. The Directors Plan is
described in detail below.
VOTE REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Approval of these amendments requires the affirmative vote of a majority of
shares of Common Stock that are voted for or against the Proposal. Intuit's
non-employee directors (and any associates to whom they may assign the economic
benefit of their options) have an interest in approval of this Proposal because
the non-employee directors will be eligible for grants of options from the
additional 100,000 shares and will receive larger future grants. For the
purposes of Proposal No. 6, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted
as votes cast and will have no effect on the result of the vote, although they
will count towards the presence of a quorum. Properly executed and unrevoked
proxies will be voted for Proposal No. 6 unless a vote against such proposal or
an abstention is indicated.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE 1996 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN.
DIRECTORS PLAN BACKGROUND
The Directors Plan was adopted on October 7, 1996 and has a ten-year term. In
January 1998 and January 1999, the Directors Plan was amended to increase the
shares available for issuance under the Directors Plan. In October 1999, the
Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Directors Plan, subject to
stockholder approval, to increase the number of shares of Intuit's Common Stock
authorized for issuance under the Directors Plan from 585,000 to 685,000 shares.
The Board of Directors also approved an amendment to the Directors Plan, subject
to stockholder approval, to increase the number of shares issued pursuant to
options granted to eligible directors to reflect our recent 3-for-1 stock split.
These proposed new grants are described below under "Formula for Option Grants."
In February 1999, the Directors Plan was amended to provide that future option
grants to eligible directors would be fully vested as of the date of grant. This
amendment was adopted in order to eliminate any compensation expense that Intuit
might have incurred by granting options under the Directors Plan as a result of
proposed changes to the accounting standards that govern the issuance of stock
options to non-employee directors. The proposed accounting changes were
withdrawn in August 1999, so the Board of Directors approved an amendment to
apply vesting schedules to future options granted under the Directors Plan. This
proposed new vesting is described below under "Exercise Price, Vesting and Other
Terms."
The three amendments described above are the amendments that we are asking
stockholders to approve in Proposal No. 6.
Since the adoption of the Directors Plan, we have granted options with respect
to 405,000 shares (representing options for 90,000 shares to each of Mr. Brody,
Mr. Doerr, Mr. Hallman and Mr. McMurtry and options for 45,000 shares to Ms.
Dubinsky), all of which are currently outstanding. No options have been granted
to individuals other than non-employee directors, as indicated below. If any
option terminates without being exercised, then the shares covered by the
terminated option go back into the Directors Plan for future grants. The
Compensation Committee of the Board administers the Directors Plan and is
responsible for interpreting the provisions of the Directors Plan.
ELIGIBILITY
Under the Directors Plan, we grant non-qualified stock options to purchase
shares of Intuit Common Stock to each director who is not a current or former
employee, according to a fixed formula that is described below. There are
currently five directors eligible to receive options. No other individuals are
eligible to participate in the Directors Plan. Directors are not required to pay
to participate in the Directors Plan, other than paying the exercise price for
the options they exercise.
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FORMULA FOR OPTION GRANTS
We grant options to eligible directors under the Directors Plan according to a
fixed, nondiscretionary formula. The formula currently provides for grants of
15,000 shares when eligible directors join the Board (or upon adoption of the
Directors Plan for directors serving at that time). In addition, each eligible
director currently receives an option for 7,500 shares on each anniversary of
his or her initial grant if he or she continues to serve on the Board. In order
to reflect our recent 3-for-1 stock split, we are proposing to amend the
Directors Plan so that the initial grants will increase to 45,000 shares, and
the subsequent annual grants will increase to 22,500 shares.
Mr. Brody, Mr. Doerr, Mr. Hallman and Mr. McMurtry each received grants of
45,000 shares (as adjusted for the stock split) on adoption of the Directors
Plan in November 1996, and additional grants of 22,500 shares (as adjusted for
the stock split) on November 25, 1997 and November 25, 1998. They are scheduled
to receive additional grants of 7,500 shares on November 25, 1999. If
stockholders approve the proposed amendments to the Directors Plan, these
directors will receive additional grants for 15,000 shares immediately following
the Annual Meeting, so that their total annual grants for their year of service
will be 22,500 shares. Ms. Dubinsky received a grant for 45,000 shares (as
adjusted for the stock split) when she joined the Board on February 24, 1999. If
stockholders approve the proposed amendments to the Directors Plan, she will
receive an annual grant of 22,500 shares on February 24, 2000.
EXERCISE PRICE, VESTING AND OTHER TERMS
The exercise price for each option is the fair market value of Intuit's Common
Stock at the time the option is granted. Options granted before February 19,
1999 become exercisable over a period of four years at a rate of 25% on the
first anniversary of the grant, and an additional 2.0833% per month over the
next three years. Under the current Directors Plan, options granted on or after
February 19, 1999 are fully vested and immediately exercisable as of the date of
the option grant. If stockholders approve the proposed amendments to the
Directors Plan, all future initial grants will vest over 4 years, at a rate of
25% on the first anniversary of the grant, and an additional 2.0833% per month
over the next 3 years. All subsequent annual grants to directors who continue
serving on the Board will vest over 2 years, at a rate of 50% on the first
anniversary of the grant, and an additional 4.166% per month over the next year.
Because the November 25, 1999 annual grants for 7,500 shares will take place
prior to stockholders' approval of the revised vesting schedule, those grants
will be fully vested on the date of grant. All options will become fully vested
if a director's services to Intuit terminate as a result of the director's death
or permanent disability. Options have a term of ten years from the date of
grant, but they terminate earlier if the director is no longer a director or
consultant to Intuit. The Directors Plan allows directors to pay the exercise
price of their options through various methods, including cash and "same-day
sale" or margin commitments from NASD brokers.
MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS AND CHANGES OF CONTROL
If Intuit is liquidated, is involved in a merger (where Intuit is not the
surviving corporation or where Intuit's pre-merger stockholders own less than a
majority of the shares), sells substantially all of its assets or is involved in
a tender offer or similar transaction covering a majority of its shares, the
vesting of all options granted under the Directors Plan will accelerate and the
options will become fully exercisable on the terms and conditions determined by
the Board.
DIRECTORS PLAN AMENDMENTS
Generally, the Board may amend or terminate the Directors Plan at any time.
However, the Board may not amend the Directors Plan without stockholder approval
if the amendment would increase the number of shares available under the
Directors Plan or change the eligibility requirements. In addition, the Board
may not make any changes that affect outstanding options without the consent of
the option holders.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION
All options granted under the Directors Plan are non-qualified stock options.
The tax treatment for participants and Intuit is the same as for NQSOs under the
Equity Plan (see page 10).
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NEW PLAN BENEFITS
The following table shows all expected fiscal 2000 option grants under the
Directors Plan for the "Named Officers" (defined on page 19) and for the groups
of people indicated, assuming that the stockholders approve Proposal No. 6. All
currently expected fiscal 2000 grants (consisting of grants under the Directors
Plan) will be made in November 1999 or February 2000, with an exercise price
equal to the closing price of Intuit's Common Stock on the grant date. During
fiscal 1999, grants with respect to 135,000 shares were made to directors who
are not officers of the Company. No grants will be made under the Directors Plan
during fiscal 2000 to any individuals other than eligible non-employee
directors. Future awards and purchases under the Equity Plan and the Purchase
Plan are not included in the table. We can't determine them currently because
awards under the Equity Plan are made at the discretion of the Compensation
Committee, and grants and purchases by employees under the Purchase Plan are
voluntary.
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* The exercise price will be the closing price of Intuit's Common Stock on the
date of the option grant.
PROPOSAL NO. 7 -- RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We have selected Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors to perform the
audit of Intuit's financial statements for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2000,
and we are asking stockholders to ratify our selection. Representatives of Ernst
& Young LLP are expected to be present at the Meeting. They will have the
opportunity to make a statement at the Meeting if they wish to do so, and they
will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF
THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table shows shares of Intuit's Common Stock that we believe are
owned as of August 31, 1999 by (i) each stockholder owning 5% or more of the
Common Stock, (ii) each Named Officer (defined on page 19), (iii) each director
and (iv) all current directors and executive officers as a group. We have
included in shares owned by each stockholder all options held by the stockholder
that are exercisable within 60 days of August 31, 1999 (which would be October
30, 1999).
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* Indicates ownership of less than 1%.
1. Unless indicated in the notes, each stockholder has sole voting and
investment power for all shares shown, subject to community property laws
that may apply to create shared voting and investment power.
2. Mr. Cook is Chairman of the Executive Committee of Intuit's Board of
Directors. His address is 2535 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, California
94043. The shares listed in the table include 18,572,433 shares held by
trusts of which Mr. Cook is a co-trustee. The remaining 406,248 shares
represent shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Cook.
3. The address of Fidelity Management & Research ("FMR") is 82 Devonshire
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02019. We obtained information about shares
owned by FMR from a Schedule 13F filed by FMR with the SEC as of June 30,
1999. We have been advised that the beneficial ownership of Intuit's shares
arises in the context of passive investment activities by various accounts
managed by the FMR companies and their affiliates. These accounts are
institutional investors engaged in the investment business.
4. The address of Putnam Investments, Inc. ("PI") is One Post Office Square,
Boston, Massachusetts 02109. We obtained information about shares owned by
PI from a Schedule 13F filed by PI with the SEC as of June 30, 1999. As
reported in PI's earlier Schedule 13G's, securities reported as being
beneficially owned by PI consist of securities beneficially owned by
subsidiaries of PI, which in turn include securities beneficially owned by
clients of such subsidiaries. PI, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., ("M&Mc"), wholly owns two other
subsidiaries, Putnam Management and Putnam Advisory. Both subsidiaries have
dispositive power over the shares as investment managers, but each of the
mutual funds' trustees have voting power over the shares held by each fund,
and Putnam Advisory has shared voting power over the shares held by
institutional clients of the fund. The Schedule 13G includes a disclaimer
that the filing is not an admission that they are, for the purposes of
Section 13(d) and 13(g), the beneficial owner of any securities covered by
the Schedule 13G, and that neither of them has any power to vote or dispose
of, or direct the voting or disposition of, any of the securities covered by
the Schedule 13G.
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5. The address of Jennison Associates LLC ("Jennison") is 466 Lexington Avenue,
New York, New York 10017. We obtained information about shares owned by
Jennison from a Schedule 13F filed by Jennison with the SEC as of June 30,
1999. We are advised that Jennison furnishes investment advice to several
investment companies, insurance separate accounts, and institutional
clients. As a result of its role as an investment advisor, Jennison may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Intuit's common stock.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America owns 100% of the equity
interests of Jennison. As a result, Prudential may be deemed to have the
power to exercise voting or dispositive power of such common stock.
6. Mr. Campbell is Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Intuit. The
shares listed in the table represent shares issuable upon exercise of
options held by Mr. Campbell. Subsequent to the date of this table, Mr.
Campbell exercised and sold 150,000 of his option shares.
7. Mr. Harris is a director of Intuit and, until September 27, 1999, was its
President and Chief Executive Officer. The shares listed in the table
include 549,249 shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Harris.
Subsequent to the date of this table, Mr. Harris exercised and sold 210,000
of his option shares.
8. Mr. Kinser is a Senior Vice President of Intuit. The shares listed in the
table represent shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Kinser.
9. Mr. Stern is a Senior Vice President of Intuit. The shares listed in the
table represent shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Stern.
Subsequent to the date of this table, Mr. Stern exercised and sold 30,000 of
his option shares.
10. Mr. Brody is a director of Intuit. The shares listed in the table include
43,590 shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Brody. Of the
remaining shares, 150,000 are held by Vantage Partners LLC, of which Mr.
Brody is chairman and 100% owner.
11. Mr. Doerr is a director of Intuit. The shares listed in the table include
43,590 shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Doerr.
12. Ms. Dubinsky is a director of Intuit. The shares listed in the table include
45,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Ms. Dubinsky. The
remaining 3,456 shares are held by a trust of which Ms. Dubinsky is the sole
trustee.
13. Mr. Hallman is a director of Intuit. The shares listed in the table include
43,590 shares issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Hallman.
14. Mr. McMurtry is a director of Intuit. The shares listed in the table include
332,058 shares held by a trust of which Mr. McMurtry is a co-trustee. The
remaining 43,590 shares represent shares issuable upon exercise of options
held by Mr. McMurtry.
15. The shares listed in the table include 4,242,114 shares issuable upon
exercise of options. The total reflects all shares and options held by
individuals described in Notes 2 and 6 through 14, plus an additional 9,975
shares and 863,301 options.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table shows compensation earned during fiscal 1997, 1998 and 1999
by Intuit's fiscal 1999 Chief Executive Officer and Intuit's four most highly
compensated executive officers for fiscal 1999, other than the Chief Executive
Officer. These people are referred to as the "Named Officers." Titles shown in
the table are titles held during fiscal 1999. Effective September 27, 1999, Mr.
Harris resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer but remains on the
Board of Directors. Mr. Campbell is currently Acting Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Kinser joined Intuit during fiscal 1997 and Mr. Stern joined Intuit during
fiscal 1998. The information in the table includes salaries, bonuses,
performance sharing, stock options granted and other miscellaneous compensation.
Intuit has not granted stock appreciation rights or restricted stock awards and
has no long-term compensation benefits other than stock options. For information
about employment contracts and termination or change-of-control arrangements
between Intuit and the Named Officers, see page 20, and Note 1 to the table on
page 20.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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(1) Includes performance-based bonuses and payments under Intuit's performance
sharing plan for all individuals. Mr. Stern's fiscal 1998 bonus total
includes a $125,000 signing bonus. Mr. Kinser's bonuses include a $50,000
signing bonus for fiscal 1997 and a payment of $81,000 pursuant to a
compensation agreement with Mr. Kinser for fiscal 1999.
(2) Fiscal 1997 compensation for Mr. Harris includes $70,520 in relocation
expenses. All other amounts reflect a car allowance.
(3) Consists of options granted under Intuit's 1993 Equity Incentive Plan. See
Option Grants in Fiscal 1999 on page 20.
(4) The amounts for Mr. Harris consist of Intuit matching contributions under
Intuit's 401(k) retirement plan.
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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
ARRANGEMENTS
On March 30, 1994, we entered into a Letter Agreement of Employment with William
V. Campbell, who served as President and Chief Executive Officer from April 1994
through July 1998, has served as Chairman since August 1998 and now serves as
Acting Chief Executive Officer. Some terms of the agreement have expired, but
the following terms have been in effect since the beginning of fiscal 1997:
Under the agreement, Mr. Campbell's base salary is reviewed annually and he
participates in our annual executive bonus program under which he can earn a
bonus of up to 100% of his base salary. Under the agreement, Mr. Campbell's
employment may be terminated by Intuit or Mr. Campbell at any time. However, if
we terminate his employment without "cause," we must continue to pay his salary
and health benefits for six months after his termination or until he accepts
another position, whichever is earlier.
On June 11, 1997, we granted options to William V. Campbell and to William H.
Harris, Jr. to purchase 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock. On August 1, 1997 we
granted an option to Scott D. Cook to purchase 750,000 shares of Common Stock.
The options for Mr. Campbell and Mr. Harris vest at a rate of 20% on the date of
grant and 1.6667% per month after that for four years. The option for Mr. Cook
vests 25% one year after the date of grant and an additional 2.0833% per month
after that for three years. However, the vesting for each of these options will
accelerate by two years (so the options will become fully vested) if and when
there is a change in control of Intuit. The acceleration may be subject to some
Tax Code limits.
OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1999
The following table shows information about stock option grants to the Named
Officers during fiscal 1999. These options are included in the Summary
Compensation Table on page 19. All options were granted at fair market value
under the 1993 Equity Incentive Plan, which is described beginning on page 8.
The options have ten-year terms. The rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission require us to show hypothetical gains that the Named Officers would
have for these options at the end of their ten-year terms. These gains are
calculated assuming annual compound stock price appreciation of 5% and 10% from
the date the option was originally granted to the end of the option term. THE 5%
AND 10% ASSUMED ANNUAL COMPOUND RATES OF STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION ARE REQUIRED
BY SEC RULES. THEY ARE NOT INTUIT'S ESTIMATE OR PROJECTION OF FUTURE STOCK
PRICES.
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(1) This option vests as to 1.67% per month from September 3, 1998 through
August 3, 1999, then increases to 3.33% per month from September 3, 2000
through August 3, 2002.
(2) This option vests 50% on the first anniversary of the date of grant (May 7,
2000) and 4.1667% per month from June 7, 2000 through May 7, 2001.
(3) This option vests as to 1/48 of the shares each month from September 3, 1998
through August 3, 2002.
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OPTION EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES
The following table shows information about the value realized on option
exercises for each of the Named Officers during fiscal 1999, and the value of
their unexercised options at the end of fiscal 1999. All options were granted
under the Equity Plan. Value realized, or gain, is measured as the difference
between the exercise price and the price at which the shares were sold on the
date of exercise. Value at fiscal year end is measured as the difference between
the exercise price and fair market value on July 31, 1999 which was $81.8125.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1999 AND JULY 31, 1999 OPTION VALUES
The following pages contain a report issued by our Compensation Committee
relating to executive compensation for fiscal 1999, and a chart titled "Company
Stock Price Performance." Stockholders should be aware that under SEC rules, the
Compensation Committee report and the stock price performance chart are not
considered "filed" with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
are not incorporated by reference in any past or future filing by Intuit under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933 unless these
sections are specifically referenced.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors makes all final decisions
about compensation for executive officers. Mr. Hallman served on the
Compensation Committee throughout fiscal 1999. Mr. Doerr served from September
1998 until January 1999 and Mr. McMurtry served during the month of August 1998,
and since January 1999. Since August 1, 1998, Mr. Campbell has been a non-voting
advisory member of the Compensation Committee, but he does not participate in
discussions or decisions about his own compensation. For more background about
the Compensation Committee, see pages 4-5.
GENERAL COMPENSATION POLICY FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Compensation Committee establishes the general compensation policy for all
executive officers. The general compensation policy is that cash compensation
should vary with Intuit's performance, and any long-term awards should be
closely aligned with the long-term interests of our stockholders. The Committee
creates long-term equity incentives for executive officers by granting stock
options under the 1993 Equity Incentive Plan and by allowing officers to
participate in the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Compensation Committee
also administers our 1993 Equity Incentive Plan and our 1996 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. Options and participation in our Purchase Plan provide value for
executives only if our stock price increases, and only if the executives remain
with Intuit until their options vest, and until the end of the Purchase Plan
offering periods. On November 11, 1998,
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Intuit's Board of Directors adopted the 1998 Option Plan for Mergers and
Acquisitions to facilitate grants of nonqualified stock options to individuals
who are hired as a result of an acquisition or merger by Intuit. Options granted
to officers hired as a result of a merger or acquisition cannot exceed 45% of
all shares reserved for grant under the 1998 Plan and must be granted within 18
months of the closing of the merger or acquisition. See page 11 for a
description of the 1998 Plan.
The Compensation Committee generally reviews base salary levels and target
bonuses for the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman and other executive
officers near the beginning of each fiscal year. In determining compensation for
a specific officer, the Compensation Committee considers many factors, including
the compensation of executive officers of companies comparable to Intuit, the
officer's individual performance, the officer's current compensation and
Intuit's recent financial performance. Specifically, officer compensation is
compared to competitive market compensation levels of comparable companies to
determine base salary range midpoints, target bonuses and target total cash
compensation. Stock option grant policies of other companies, if available, are
also reviewed and compared. For executive officers other than the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chairman, the Compensation Committee gives
considerable weight to the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer and
the Chairman.
FISCAL 1999 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Base Compensation. The Committee used the Radford Executive Benchmark Salary
Survey to determine comparable base salaries for executive officers. Comparable
companies selected for the survey included approximately 35 companies in the
computer industry -- primarily software companies. The Compensation Committee
seeks to place the base salary of each executive within the market salary range
for the position, with the actual salary position in the range based on the
Committee's assessment of the individual's job performance.
Incentive Compensation. For fiscal 1999, the Compensation Committee approved
incentive bonus plans for Intuit's executive officers and other senior-level
managers. Executive bonuses were based on achievement of pre-determined
objectives for Intuit, as well as objectives for the officer's business or
functional unit and personal objectives for the individual officer. Intuit
objectives were based on revenue and operating income results. Business or
functional unit goals were based on business unit revenue, contribution and
operational factors such as customer satisfaction. Individual objectives related
to budget/expense management, process improvement and employee management. The
weight given to each of these factors varied from officer to officer. Individual
bonuses for fiscal 1999 to Intuit's executive officers who were with Intuit for
the full year ranged from $37,800 to $465,700.
Performance Sharing. Executive officers also participate in Intuit's performance
sharing plan. The performance sharing plan generally provides payments to each
full-time employee equal to a certain percentage of the employee's base
earnings. The percentage, which is the same for all participating employees, is
determined based on Intuit's achievement of specified revenue growth and
operating profit goals. Individual performance sharing payments for fiscal 1999
to Intuit's executive officers who were with Intuit for the full year ranged
from $16,100 to $48,500.
Stock Options. The Committee grants stock options to help retain executive
officers and to align their interests with stockholders' interests. Stock
options are usually granted to executive officers when they first join Intuit.
Officers generally receive additional grants when their responsibilities
increase significantly, and they are also eligible for additional grants in
connection with their annual performance evaluations depending on their
performance level. The Committee may grant options at other times if it believes
options are a necessary or appropriate retention incentive. While options
generally vest at varying rates over a four-year period to provide a long-term
incentive for executives to remain with Intuit, the Committee occasionally
provides faster vesting, to provide a more immediate benefit in response to
competitive factors. The Committee determines the number of options based on
competitive factors, as well as on the executive's anticipated future
contribution, his or her ability to impact corporate and/or business unit
results, past performance, consistency within the executive's peer group and the
current number of vested and unvested options held by the executive. The
Committee granted options for 2,233,500 shares to current executive officers
during fiscal 1999, including 570,000 shares for grants to Named Officers. All
grants were made in connection with periodic performance and compensation
evaluations. See Option Grants in Fiscal 1999 on page 20. The Committee
believes that these grants were necessary in order to retain key executive
talent in a very competitive environment.
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Intuit Performance and CEO Compensation. For fiscal 1999, Mr. Harris, who was
Intuit's President and Chief Executive Officer during fiscal 1999, received a
base salary of $450,000, a performance-based bonus of $465,750 and
performance-sharing payments of $48,522. In determining base salary at the
beginning of fiscal 1999, the Committee considered the Radford Executive
Benchmark Salary Survey, CEO total compensation data published in Forbes
Magazine, and the performance of Intuit and Mr. Harris during fiscal 1998. The
bonus amount for fiscal 1999 was determined at the same time that fiscal 2000
salary adjustments were made, and it represents slightly more than his fiscal
1999 salary. The Committee concluded that the bonus amount was appropriate to
recognize Mr. Harris' efforts in expanding Intuit's Internet-based businesses.
In determining the bonus amount, the Committee also reviewed current comparable
market information indicating that Mr. Harris' total compensation was
significantly below market. The bonus amount was intended to bring Mr. Harris'
total cash compensation more in line with market levels. Although Mr. Harris did
not receive any option grants during fiscal 1999, he received grants for a total
of 1,650,000 shares during fiscal 1997.
Compliance with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Certain
types of compensation are tax deductible for Intuit under Section 162(m) of the
Tax Code only if performance criteria are specified in detail, and payments are
contingent on stockholder approval of the compensation arrangement. The Equity
Incentive Plan complies with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Tax Code.
Intuit does not expect that the cash compensation it pays in fiscal 2000 will be
affected by the requirements of Section 162(m). However, since corporate
objectives may not always be consistent with the requirements for full
deductibility, it is conceivable that Intuit may enter into compensation
arrangements in the future under which payments are not deductible under Section
162(m).
FISCAL 1999 COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Michael R. Hallman
Burton J. McMurtry
L. John Doerr
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COMPANY STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Intuit
Common Stock for the last five full fiscal years with the cumulative total
return on the Nasdaq National Market -- U.S. Index and the Hambrecht & Quist
Technology Index for the same period. The graph assumes that $100 was invested
in Intuit Common Stock and in each of the other indexes on July 31, 1994 and
that all dividends were reinvested. The comparisons in the graph below are based
on historical data (with Intuit Common Stock prices based on the closing price
on the dates indicated) and are not intended to forecast the possible future
performance of Intuit's Common Stock.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG INTUIT, INC., THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INDEX
AND THE HAMBRECHT & QUIST TECHNOLOGY INDEX
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Since August 1, 1998, there have not been any transactions involving more than
$60,000 between Intuit and any executive officers, directors or 5% stockholders
or any of their immediate family members, except for salary, bonuses and other
compensation, described as required in Executive Compensation (beginning on page
19), the employment contract and termination of employment and change-in-control
arrangements described on page 20, grants of options to non-employee directors
described on page 14, and the transactions described below.
On March 13, 1998, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved
loans to Raymond Stern and Mark Goines, two Senior Vice Presidents of Intuit, in
connection with their relocation. For Mr. Stern, the principal amount of the
loan was $170,000, the interest rate was 5.54% per year, and all interest and
principal were due no later than 5 years from the date of the loan (or upon
termination of Mr. Stern's employment with Intuit). The loan was secured by Mr.
Stern's former residence, which was subsequently sold, and Mr. Stern repaid the
loan in full in the second fiscal quarter (ended January 31, 1999). For Mr.
Goines, the principal amount of the loan was $200,000, the interest rate is
5.54% per year, interest is payable annually and principal is due no later than
5 years from the date of the loan (or upon termination of Mr. Goines' employment
with Intuit). For as long as Mr. Goines remains an employee of Intuit, $20,000
of principal amount will be forgiven each year on the anniversary of the loan,
up to $100,000. In accordance with this provision, $20,000 of the loan was
forgiven on May 3, 1999 and the amount outstanding as of August 31, 1999 was
$180,000. The loan is secured by his residence.
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In May 1998, we participated in the formation of a joint venture company,
Venture Finance Software Corp. ("VFSC") that is developing certain Web-oriented
finance products. In exchange for a 49% equity interest in VFSC, we granted VFSC
licenses to certain technology and intellectual property rights, and we have
agreed with VFSC not to compete in certain areas of server-based personal
finance for a period of ten years. VFSC is receiving cash funding from other
investors. Of the $46 million potential funding for VFSC, venture capital funds
managed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, of which L. John Doerr, a director
of Intuit, is a general partner, have invested $750,000 and have agreed to
invest up to an additional $250,000. Intuit has the option to purchase the
equity interests of the other investors in VFSC between May 4, 2000 and May 4,
2002 at a price to be determined by a formula based on Intuit's stock price
appreciation (subject to certain minimum return levels).
Eric Dunn, Intuit's Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, is
President and a director of VFSC and is devoting substantially all of his time
to the management of VFSC. Pursuant to an Operating Agreement between Intuit and
VFSC, all of VFSC's development and commercialization efforts, as well as
operating services (such as financing and accounting) are performed by Intuit
and its employees. Intuit receives payments from VFSC based on Intuit's costs of
providing these services. Consistent with the Operating Agreement, Mr. Dunn
continues to receive salary and bonus compensation from Intuit for his services
to VFSC. In addition, in connection with the formation of VFSC, Mr. Dunn
received an option to purchase shares of stock of VFSC representing
approximately 5% of the outstanding shares. The option generally vests at the
end of four years, with monthly prorated vesting if Mr. Dunn is terminated
without cause prior to four years, and no vesting if Mr. Dunn voluntarily
resigns prior to four years. However, if Intuit elects to exercise the Purchase
Option, vesting of Mr. Dunn's option will accelerate. The percentage of the
option that will vest will depend on the then-current value of VFSC, with a
higher value leading to a greater percentage vesting. Any shares purchased by
Mr. Dunn on exercise of his option will be purchased by Intuit, along with the
equity interests of other investors, and at the same formula price, if and when
Intuit exercises the Purchase Option. Mr. Dunn is not eligible to receive any
additional Intuit stock options during his tenure with VFSC.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Under SEC rules, any stockholder who intends to present a proposal at Intuit's
next Annual Meeting of Stockholders must submit the proposal to Intuit, at our
principal executive offices, no later than July 1, 2000 in order for the
proposal to be included in our Proxy Statement and proxy for the meeting. Any
stockholder who wishes to bring a proposal before the Intuit 2001 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders, but does not wish to include it in the Company's proxy
materials, must provide written notice of the proposal to Intuit's Secretary, at
our principal executive offices, after July 31, 2000 and before August 30, 2000.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires Intuit's
directors, executive officers, and 10% stockholders to file forms with the SEC
to report their ownership of Intuit shares and any changes in ownership. Anyone
required to file forms with the SEC must also send copies of the forms to
Intuit. We have reviewed all forms provided to us. Based on that review and on
written information given to us by our executive officers and directors, we
believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements were met during fiscal 1999,
except that Mr. Cook filed one late Form 4 with respect to two sales of Common
Stock in June 1999.
OTHER BUSINESS
Our Board of Directors does not currently intend to bring any other business
before the Meeting, and is not aware of any other business to be brought before
the Meeting. If any other business is properly brought before the Meeting, the
proxies will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the proxy holders.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND
PROMPTLY RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.
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Appendix A
INTUIT INC.
1993 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
As Adopted February 1, 1993
As Proposed to be Amended through November 30, 1999
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to provide incentives to
attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential
contributions are important to the success of the Company (or any Parent,
Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company), by offering those persons an
opportunity to participate in the Company's future performance through awards of
Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Bonuses and Performance Awards. Capitalized
terms are defined in Section 24 if they are not otherwise defined in other
sections of the Plan.
2. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
2.1 Number of Shares Available. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 19, the
total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to
Awards under the Plan shall be 56,135,000 Shares. Subject to Sections 2.2 and
19, Shares will again be available for grant and issuance in connection with
future Awards under the Plan if the Shares: (a) are subject to issuance upon
exercise of an Option but cease to be subject to the Option for any reason other
than exercise of the Option; (b) are subject to an Award that otherwise
terminates without Shares being issued; or (c) are subject to an Award that is
forfeited or are repurchased by the Company at the original issue price. At all
times the Company will reserve and keep available a sufficient number of Shares
to satisfy the requirements of all outstanding Awards granted under the Plan.
2.2 Adjustment of Shares. If the number of outstanding Shares is
changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split,
subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital
structure of the Company, without consideration, then (a) the number of Shares
reserved for issuance under the Plan, (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of
Shares subject to outstanding Options, and (c) the number of Shares subject to
other outstanding Awards, will be proportionately adjusted, subject to any
required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance
with applicable securities laws; provided that fractions of a Share will not be
issued but will either be paid in cash at Fair Market Value, or will be rounded
up to the nearest Share, as determined by the Committee; and provided further
that the Exercise Price of any Option may not be decreased to below the par
value of the Shares.
3. ELIGIBILITY. ISOs may be granted only to employees (including
officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or of a Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company. All other Awards may be granted to employees,
officers, directors, consultants, independent contractors and advisors of the
Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; provided that
such consultants, contractors and advisors render bona fide services not in
connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital-raising
transaction. A person may be granted more than one Award under the Plan. Each
person is eligible to receive Awards with respect to an aggregate maximum of
2,000,000 Shares over the term of the Plan.
4. ADMINISTRATION.
4.1 Committee Authority. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee will
have full power to implement and carry out the Plan. Without limiting the
previous sentence, the Committee will have the authority to:
(a) construe and interpret the Plan, any Award Agreement and any
other agreement or document executed pursuant to the Plan;
(b) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to
the Plan, including determining the forms and agreements used in
connection with the Plan; provided that the Committee may
delegate to the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the
officer in charge of Human Resources,
in consultation with the General Counsel, the authority to
approve revisions to the forms and agreements used in connection
with the Plan that are designed to facilitate Plan
administration, and that are not inconsistent with the Plan or
with any resolutions of the Committee relating to the Plan;
(c) select persons to receive Awards; provided that the Committee
may delegate to one or more executive officers of the Company
the authority to grant an Award under the Plan to Participants
who are not Insiders of the Company;
(d) determine the terms of Awards;
(e) determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to
Awards;
(f) determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination,
or in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to,
other Awards under the Plan or any other incentive or
compensation plan of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or
Affiliate of the Company;
(g) grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions;
(h) determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards;
(i) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement;
(j) determine whether an Award has been earned;
(k) amend the Plan, except for amendments that increase the number
of Shares available for issuance under the Plan or change the
eligibility criteria for participation in the Plan; or any other
amendments that require approval of the stockholders of the
Company; or
(l) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.
4.2 Committee Interpretation and Discretion. Any determination made
by the Committee with respect to any Award shall be made in its sole discretion
at the time of grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express
term of the Plan or Award, at any later time, and such determination shall be
final and binding on the Company and all persons having an interest in any Award
under the Plan. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the Plan or any
Award Agreement shall be submitted by Participant or the Company to the
Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be
final and binding on the Company and Participant.
5. OPTIONS. The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons and
will determine (i) whether the Options will be ISOs or NQSOs; (ii) the number of
Shares subject to the Option, (iii) the Exercise Price of the Option, (iv) the
period during which the Option may be exercised, and (v) all other terms and
conditions of the Option, subject to the following:
5.1 Form of Option Grant. Each Option granted under the Plan will be
evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement that will expressly identify the Option as
an ISO or NQSO. The Stock Option Agreement will be substantially in a form
(which need not be the same for each Participant) that the Committee or an
officer of the Company (pursuant to Section 4.1(b)) has from time to time
approved, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.
5.2 Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option will be the date
on which the Committee makes the determination to grant the Option, unless a
later date is otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement,
and a copy of the Plan and the current Prospectus for the Plan (plus any
additional documents required to be delivered under applicable laws), will be
delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after
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the Option is granted. The Plan, the Prospectus and other documents may
delivered in any manner (including electronic distribution or posting) that
meets applicable legal requirements.
5.3 Exercise Period and Expiration Date. Options will be exercisable
within the times or upon the occurrence of events determined by the Committee
and set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, subject to the provisions of
Section 5.6, and subject to Company policies established by the Committee (or by
individuals to whom the Committee has delegated responsibility) from time to
time with respect to vesting during leaves of absences. The Stock Option
Agreement shall set forth the last date that the option may be exercised (the
"Expiration Date"); provided that no Option will be exercisable after the
expiration of ten years from the date the Option is granted; and provided
further that no ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will be exercisable
after the expiration of five years from the date the Option is granted. The
Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at one time or from
time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage
of Shares subject to the Option as the Committee determines.
5.4 Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an Option will be
determined by the Committee when the Option is granted and may be less than Fair
Market Value (but not less than the par value of the Shares); provided that (i)
the Exercise Price of an ISO will not be less than the Fair Market Value of the
Shares on the date of grant and (ii) the Exercise Price of any ISO granted to a
Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of
the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the Shares purchased must be made
in accordance with Section 8 of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement.
5.5 Procedures for Exercise. A Participant may exercise Options by
following the procedures established by the Company's Stock Administration
Department, as communicated and made available to Participants through the stock
pages on the Intuit Legal Department intranet web site, and/or through the
Company's electronic mail system.
5.6 Termination.
(a) Vesting. Any Option granted to a Participant will cease to vest on the
Participant's Termination Date, if the Participant is Terminated for any reason
other than "total disability" (as defined in this Section 5.6(a)) or death (or
his or her death occurs within three months of Termination). Any Option granted
to a Participant who is an employee or a director will vest as to 100% of the
Shares subject to such Option, if the Participant is Terminated due to "total
disability" or death (or his or her death occurs within three months of
Termination). For purposes of this Section 5.6(a), "total disability" shall
mean: (A) (i) for so long as such definition is used for purposes of the
Company's group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment plan or
group long term disability plan, that the Participant is unable to perform each
of the material duties of any gainful occupation for which the Participant is or
becomes reasonably fitted by training, education or experience and which total
disability is in fact preventing the Participant from engaging in any employment
or occupation for wage or profit; or, (ii) if such definition has changed, such
other definition of "total disability" as determined under the Company's group
life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment plan or group long term
disability plan; and (B) the Company shall have received from the Participant's
primary physician a certification that the Participant's total disability is
likely to be permanent.
(b) Post-Termination Exercise Period. Following a Participant's
Termination, the Participant's Option may be exercised to the extent vested as
set forth in Section 5.6(a):
(i) no later than 90 days after the Termination Date if a
Participant is Terminated for any reason except death or
Disability, unless a longer time period, not exceeding five
years, is specifically set forth in the Participant's Stock
Option Agreement; provided that no Option may be exercised after
the Expiration Date of the Option; or
(ii) no later than (A) twelve months after the Termination Date in
the case of Termination due to Disability or (B) eighteen months
after the Termination Date in the case of Termination due to
death or if a Participant dies within three months of the
Termination Date, unless a longer time period, not exceeding
five years, is specifically set forth in the
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Participant's Stock Option Agreement; provided that no Option
may be exercised after the Expiration Date of the Option.
5.7 Limitations on Exercise. The Committee may specify a reasonable
minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option;
provided that the minimum number will not prevent a Participant from exercising
an Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.
5.8 Limitations on ISOs. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined
as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable
for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under the Plan or
under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company or any Affiliate,
Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) shall not exceed $100,000. If the Fair
Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are
exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds
$100,000, the Options for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become
exercisable in that calendar year will be ISOs, and the Options for the Shares
with a Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that
calendar year will be NQSOs. If the Code is amended after the Effective Date of
the Plan to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares
permitted to be subject to ISOs, such different limit shall be automatically
incorporated into the Plan and will apply to any Options granted after the
effective date of the amendment.
5.9 Notice of Disqualifying Dispositions of Shares Acquired on
Exercise of an ISO. If a Participant sells or otherwise disposes of any Shares
acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO on or before the later of (1) the
date two years after the Date of Grant, and (2) the date one year after the
exercise of the ISO (in either case, a "Disqualifying Disposition"), the
Participant must immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition.
The Participant may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the
compensation income recognized by the Participant from the Disqualifying
Disposition.
5.10 Modification, Extension or Renewal. The Committee may modify,
extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new Options in
substitution therefor; provided that any such action may not, without the
written consent of Participant, impair any of Participant's rights under any
Option previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended,
renewed or otherwise altered shall be treated in accordance with Section 424(h)
of the Code. The Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options
without the consent of Participants affected, by a written notice to them;
provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below the minimum
Exercise Price that would be permitted under Section 5.4 of the Plan for Options
granted on the date the action is taken to reduce the Exercise Price; and
provided, further, that the Exercise Price shall not be reduced below the par
value of the Shares.
5.11 No Disqualification. Notwithstanding any other provision in the
Plan, no term of the Plan relating to ISOs will be interpreted, amended or
altered, and no discretion or authority granted under the Plan will be
exercised, so as to disqualify the Plan under Section 422 of the Code or,
without the consent of the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under
Section 422 of the Code.
6. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. The Committee may award Restricted Stock
Awards under the Plan to any eligible person. The Committee will determine the
number of Shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award, the Purchase Price, the
restrictions on the Shares and all other terms and conditions of the Restricted
Stock Award, subject to the following:
6.1 Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. All purchases under a
Restricted Stock Award will be evidenced by Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement,
which will be in substantially a form (which need not be the same for each
Participant) that the Committee has from time to time approved, and will comply
with and be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. A Participant can
accept a Restricted Stock Award only by signing and delivering to the Company a
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, and full payment of the Purchase Price,
within thirty days from the date the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement was
delivered to the Participant. If the Participant does not accept the Restricted
Stock Award in this manner within thirty days, then the offer of the Restricted
Stock Award will terminate, unless the Committee determines otherwise.
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6.2 Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for a Restricted Stock Award
will be determined by the Committee, and may be less than Fair Market Value (but
not less than the par value of the Shares) on the date the Restricted Stock
Award is granted. Payment of the Purchase Price must be made in accordance with
Section 9 of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, and in
accordance with any procedures established by the Company's Stock Administration
Department, as communicated and made available to Participants through the stock
pages on the Intuit Legal Department intranet web site, and/or through the
Company's electronic mail system.
6.3 Terms of Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted Stock Awards will
be subject to all restrictions, if any, that the Committee may impose. These
restrictions may be based on completion of a specified number of years of
service with the Company or upon completion of the performance goals as set out
in advance in the Participant's Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, which shall
be in substantially in a form (which need not be the same for each Participant)
as the Committee or an officer of the Company (pursuant to Section 4.1(b)) shall
from time to time approve, and shall comply with and be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. Prior to the
grant of a Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall: (a) determine the
nature, length and starting date of any Performance Period for the Restricted
Stock Award; (b) select from among the Performance Factors to be used to measure
performance goals, if any; and (c) determine the number of Shares that may be
awarded to the Participant. Prior to the payment for Shares to be purchased
under any Restricted Stock Award, the Committee shall determine the extent to
which such Restricted Stock Award has been earned. Performance Periods may
overlap and a Participant may participate simultaneously with respect to
Restricted Stock Awards that are subject to different Performance Periods and
having different performance goals and other criteria; provided, however, that
the maximum Restricted Stock Award for each Participant with respect to any
Performance Period shall be thirty percent of the Shares reserved for issuance
under the Plan.
7. STOCK BONUSES.
7.1 Awards of Stock Bonuses. The Committee may award Stock Bonuses
to any eligible person. No payment will be required for Shares awarded pursuant
to a Stock Bonus. A Stock Bonus may be awarded for past services already
rendered to the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company
pursuant to a Stock Bonus Agreement, which shall be in substantially a form
(which need not be the same for each Participant) that the Committee has from
time to time approved, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan.
7.2 Terms of Stock Bonuses. Stock Bonuses will be subject to all
restrictions, if any, that the Committee imposes. These restrictions may be
based upon completion of a specified number of years of service with the Company
or upon completion of the performance goals as set out in advance in the
Participant's Stock Bonus Agreement. The terms of Stock Bonuses may vary from
Participant to Participant and between groups of Participants. Prior to the
grant of a Stock Bonus, the Committee shall: (a) determine the nature, length
and starting date of any Performance Period for the Stock Bonus; (b) select from
among the Performance Factors to be used to measure performance goals; and (c)
determine the number of Shares that may be awarded to the Participant. Prior to
the issuance of any Shares or other payment to a Participant pursuant to a Stock
Bonus, the Committee will determine the extent to which the Stock Bonus has been
earned. Performance Periods may overlap and a Participant may participate
simultaneously with respect to Stock Bonuses that are subject to different
Performance Periods and having different performance goals and other criteria;
provided, however, that the maximum Stock Bonus for each Participant with
respect to any Performance Period shall be thirty percent of the Shares reserved
for issuance under the Plan.
7.3 Form of Payment to Participant. The Committee will determine
whether a Stock Bonus will be paid to the Participant in the form of cash, whole
Shares, or a combination thereof, based on the Fair Market Value on the date of
payment, and in either a lump sum payment or in installments.
7.4 Termination During Performance Period. If a Participant is
Terminated during a Performance Period for any reason, then the Participant will
be entitled to payment (whether in Shares, cash or otherwise) with respect to
the Stock Bonus only to the extent earned as of the date of Termination in
accordance with the Stock Bonus Agreement, unless the Committee determines
otherwise.
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8. PERFORMANCE AWARDS.
8.1 Performance Awards. A Performance Award consists of the grant to
a Participant of a specified number of Performance Units. The grant of a
Performance Unit to a Participant will entitle the Participant to receive a
specified dollar value, variable under conditions specified in the Performance
Award, if the performance goals specified in the Performance Award are achieved
and the other terms and conditions of the Performance Award are satisfied.
8.2 Terms of Performance Awards. Each Performance Award shall be
evidenced by a Performance Award Agreement, which shall be in substantially a
form (which need not be the same for each Participant) that the Committee has
from time to time approved, and will comply with and be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan. Performance Awards will be subject to all conditions, if
any, that the Committee may impose. Prior to the grant of a Performance Award,
the Committee will: (a) specify the number of Performance Units granted to the
Participant; (b) specify the threshold and maximum dollar values of Performance
Units and the corresponding performance goals; (c) determine the nature, length
and starting date of any Performance Period for the Performance Award; and (d)
specify the Performance Factors to be used to measure performance goals. Prior
to the payment of any Performance Award, the Committee will determine the extent
to which the Performance Units have been earned. Performance Periods may overlap
and a Participant may participate simultaneously with respect to Performance
Awards that are subject to different Performance Periods and having different
performance goals and other criteria; provided, however, that the maximum amount
of any Performance Award for each Participant with respect to any Performance
Period shall be the lesser of 250% of Participant's base salary at the time of
the Performance Award or $1,000,000.
8.3 Form of Payment to Participant. Performance Awards may be paid
to a Participant currently or on a deferred basis with such reasonable interest
or dividend equivalent, if any, as the Committee determines. The Committee will
determine whether a Performance Award will be paid in the form of cash, whole
Shares, or a combination thereof, based on the Fair Market Value on the date of
payment, and in either a lump sum payment or in installments.
8.4 Termination During Performance Period. If a Participant is
Terminated during a Performance Period for any reason, then the Participant will
be entitled to payment with respect to the Performance Awards only to the extent
earned as of the date of Termination in accordance with the Performance Award
Agreement, unless the Committee determines otherwise.
9. PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES.
9.1 Payment. Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to the Plan may
be made by any of the following methods (or any combination of such methods)
that are described in the applicable Stock Option Agreement or other Award
Agreement and that are permitted by law:
(a) in cash (by check);
(b) by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the
Participant;
(c) by surrender of Shares that either: (1) were obtained by the
Participant in the public market; or (2) if the Shares were not
obtained in the public market, they have been owned by the
Participant for more than six months and have been paid for
within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if the Shares were
purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, the note
has been fully paid with respect to the Shares);
(d) by tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms
as may be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a
rate sufficient to avoid imputation of income under Sections 483
and 1274 of the Code; provided, however, that a Participant who
is not an employee of the Company may not purchase Shares with a
promissory note unless the note is adequately secured
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by collateral other than the Shares; and provided, further, that
the portion of the Purchase Price or Exercise Price equal to the
par value of the Shares must be paid in cash.
(e) by waiver of compensation due or accrued to Participant for
services rendered;
(f) by tender of property; or
(g) with respect only to purchases upon exercise of an Option, and
provided that a public market for the Company's stock exists:
(1) through a "same day sale" commitment from Participant
and an NASD Dealer whereby the Participant irrevocably
elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of
the Shares purchased in order to pay the Exercise Price,
and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon
receipt of the Shares to forward the Exercise Price
directly to the Company; or
(2) through a "margin" commitment from Participant and an
NASD Dealer whereby Participant irrevocably elects to
exercise the Option and to pledge the Shares purchased
to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as security for a
loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the Exercise
Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits
upon receipt of the Shares to forward the Exercise Price
directly to the Company.
9.2 Loan Guarantees. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, help
a Participant pay for Shares purchased under the Plan by authorizing a guarantee
by the Company of a third-party loan to the Participant.
9.3 Issuance of Shares. Upon payment of the applicable Purchase
Price or Exercise Price (or a commitment for payment from the NASD Dealer
designated by the Participant in the case of an exercise by means of a "same-day
sale" or "margin" commitment), and compliance with other conditions and
procedures established by the Company for the purchase of shares, the Company
shall issue the Shares registered in the name of Participant (or in the name of
the NASD Dealer designated by the Participant in the case of an exercise by
means of a "same-day sale" or "margin" commitment) and shall deliver
certificates representing the Shares (in physical or electronic form, as
appropriate). The Shares may be subject to legends or other restrictions as
described in Section 14 of the Plan.
10. WITHHOLDING TAXES.
10.1 Withholding Generally. Whenever Shares are to be issued under
Awards granted under the Plan, the Company may require the Participant to pay to
the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding
tax requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate(s) for the Shares. If
a payment in satisfaction of an Award is to be made in cash, the payment will be
net of an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax
requirements.
10.2 Stock Withholding. When, under applicable tax laws, a
Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of
any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to
pay the Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, allow the Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax
obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued
that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount
required to be withheld, determined on the date that the amount of tax to be
withheld is to be determined. All elections by a Participant to have Shares
withheld for this purpose shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the
Committee.
11. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. No Participant will have any rights
as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares until the Shares are
issued to the Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the
Participant will be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with
respect to the Shares; provided, however, that if the Shares are Restricted
Stock, any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become
entitled to receive with respect to the Shares by virtue of a stock dividend,
stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the
Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the
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Restricted Stock; provided further, that the Participant will have no right to
retain such dividends or distributions with respect to Shares that are
repurchased at the Participant's original Exercise Price or Purchase Price
pursuant to Section 13.
12. TRANSFERABILITY. Awards granted under the Plan, and any interest
therein, shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, and may not
be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as consistent with the Plan
and specific Award Agreement provisions relating thereto. During the lifetime of
the Participant an Award shall be exercisable only by the Participant, and any
elections with respect to an Award may be made only by the Participant.
13. RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES. At the discretion of the Committee, the
Company may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement a
right to repurchase all or a portion of a Participant's Shares that are not
"Vested" (as defined in the Award Agreement), following the Participant's
Termination, at any time within ninety days after the later of (i) the
Participant's Termination Date or (ii) the date the Participant purchases Shares
under the Plan, for cash or cancellation of purchase money indebtedness with
respect to Shares, at the Participant's original Exercise Price or Purchase
Price; provided that upon assignment of the right to repurchase, the assignee
must pay the Company, upon assignment of the right to repurchase, cash equal to
the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares over the original Purchase
Price.
14. CERTIFICATES. All certificates for Shares or other securities
delivered under the Plan (whether in physical or electronic form, as
appropriate) will be subject to stock transfer orders, legends and other
restrictions that the Committee deems necessary or advisable, including without
limitation restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign
securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or
any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares may be
listed.
15. ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES. To enforce any restrictions on a
Participant's Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all
certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other transfer
instruments approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the
Company or an agent designated by the Company, to hold in escrow until such
restrictions have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a legend or
legends referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates. Any
Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full
consideration for the purchase of Shares under the Plan will be required to
pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of the Shares purchased as
collateral to secure the payment of the Participant's obligation to the Company
under the promissory note; provided, however, that the Committee may require or
accept other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment of such
obligation and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the
Participant under the promissory note notwithstanding any pledge of the
Participant's Shares or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of the
Shares, the Participant will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge
agreement in a form that the Committee has from time to time approved. The
Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on a
pro rata basis as the promissory note is paid.
16. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. An Award shall not
be effective unless the Award is in compliance with all applicable state,
federal and foreign securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental
body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system
on which the Shares may then be listed, as they are in effect on the date of
grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance.
Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, the Company shall have no
obligation to issue or deliver certificates for Shares under the Plan prior to
(a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company
determines are necessary or advisable, and/or (b) completion of any registration
or other qualification of such shares under any state, federal or foreign law or
ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or
advisable. The Company shall be under no obligation to register the Shares with
the SEC or to effect compliance with the registration, qualification or listing
requirements of any state, federal or foreign securities laws, stock exchange or
automated quotation system, and the Company shall have no liability for any
inability or failure to do so.
17. NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted
under the Plan shall confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right
to continue in the employ of, or to continue any
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other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of
the Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent,
Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company to terminate Participant's employment or
other relationship at any time, with or without cause.
18. EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS. The Committee may, at any time or
from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective
Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation
of any or all outstanding Awards. The Committee may at any time buy from a
Participant an Option previously granted with payment in cash, Shares or other
consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Committee and the
Participant shall agree.
19. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.
19.1 Assumption or Replacement of Awards by Successor. In the event
of (a) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving
corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned
subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or
other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of
the Company and the Awards granted under the Plan are assumed or replaced by the
successor corporation, which assumption shall be binding on all Participants),
(b) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (c) the sale of substantially
all of the assets of the Company, or (d) any other transaction which qualifies
as a "corporate transaction" under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the
stockholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in the Company
(except for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
outstanding shares of the Company), any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed
or replaced by the successor corporation, which assumption or replacement shall
be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the successor corporation
may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially similar consideration
to Participants as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the
existing provisions of the Awards). The successor corporation may also issue, in
place of outstanding Shares of the Company held by the Participant,
substantially similar shares or other property subject to repurchase
restrictions no less favorable to the Participant. In the event such successor
corporation, if any, refuses to assume or replace the Awards, as provided above,
pursuant to a transaction described in this Section 19.1, such Awards shall
expire in connection the transaction at such time and on such conditions as the
Board shall determine.
19.2 Other Treatment of Awards. Subject to any greater rights
granted to Participants under Section 19.1, in the event of the occurrence of
any transaction described in Section 19.1, any outstanding Awards shall be
treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of merger,
consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, sale of assets or other "corporate
transaction."
19.3 Assumption of Awards by the Company. The Company, from time to
time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another
company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or
otherwise, by either (a) granting an Award under the Plan in substitution of
such other company's award, or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted
under the Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award
granted under the Plan. Such substitution or assumption shall be permissible if
the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be
granted an Award under the Plan if the other company had applied the rules of
the Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by
another company, the terms and conditions of such award shall remain unchanged
(except that the exercise price and the number and nature of Shares issuable
upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to
Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new
Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted
with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price.
20. ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Plan became effective on
February 1, 1993, which was the date that it was adopted by the Board (the
"Effective Date") and was approved by the stockholders on February 3, 1993.
21. TERM OF PLAN. The Plan will terminate ten years from the Effective
Date.
22. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board may at any time
terminate or amend the Plan in any respect, including without limitation
amendment of any form of Award Agreement or
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instrument to be executed pursuant to the Plan. In addition, pursuant to Section
4.1(k), the Board has delegated to the Committee the authority to make certain
amendments to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Board nor the
Committee shall, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend
the Plan in any manner that requires such stockholder approval pursuant to the
Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder as such provisions apply to ISO
plans, or pursuant to the Exchange Act or any rule promulgated thereunder. In
addition, no amendment that is detrimental to a Participant may be made to any
outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant.
23. NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN; UNFUNDED PLAN. Neither the adoption
of the Plan by the Board, the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the
Company for approval, nor any provision of the Plan shall be construed as
creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional
compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without
limitation, the granting of stock options and bonuses otherwise than under the
Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable
only in specific cases. The Plan shall be unfunded. Neither the Company nor the
Board shall be required to segregate any assets that may at any time be
represented by Awards made pursuant to the Plan. Neither the Company, the
Committee, nor the Board shall be deemed to be a trustee of any amounts to be
paid under the Plan.
24. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
(a) "Affiliate" means any corporation that directly, or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, another
corporation, where "control" (including the terms "controlled
by" and "under common control with") means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to cause the direction of
the management and policies of the corporation, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
(b) "Award" means any award under the Plan, including any Option,
Restricted Stock or Stock Bonus.
(c) "Award Agreement" means, with respect to each Award, the
signed written agreement between the Company and the
Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the
Award.
(d) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(e) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(f) "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan, or if no committee is appointed, the
Board. Each member of the Committee shall be (i) a
"non-employee director" for purposes of Section 16 and Rule
16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and (ii) an "outside director" for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, unless the Board has
fewer than two such outside directors.
(g) "Company" means Intuit Inc., a corporation organized under
the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
corporation.
(h) "Disability" means a disability within the meaning of Section
22(e)(3) of the Code, as determined by the Committee.
(i) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(j) "Exercise Price" means the price at which a Participant who
holds an Option may purchase the Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Option.
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(k) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of the Company's Common Stock determined as follows:
(1) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the NASDAQ
National Market, its last reported sale price on the
NASDAQ National Market on such date or, if no such
reported sale takes place on such date, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices;
(2) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then
listed on a national securities exchange, the last
reported sale price on such date or, if no such
reported sale takes place on such date, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices on the principal
national securities exchange on which the Common Stock
is listed or admitted to trading;
(3) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not
quoted on the NASDAQ National Market nor listed or
admitted to trading on a national securities exchange,
the average of the closing bid and asked prices on
such date, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, for
the over-the-counter market; or
(4) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Board
of Directors of the Company in good faith.
(l) "Insider" means an officer or director of the Company or any
other person whose transactions in the Company's Common Stock
are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(m) "ISO" means an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of
the Code.
(n) "NASD Dealer" means broker-dealer that is a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(o) "NQSO" means a nonqualified stock option that does not
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of
the Code.
(p) "Option" means an award of an option to purchase Shares
pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.
(q) "Parent" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if at
the time of the granting of an Award under the Plan, each of
such corporations other than the Company owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such
chain.
(r) "Participant" means a person who receives an Award under the
Plan.
(s) "Performance Award" means an award of Shares, or cash in lieu
of Shares, pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.
(t) "Performance Factors" means the factors selected by the
Committee from among the following measures to determine
whether the performance goals established by the Committee
and applicable to Awards have been satisfied:
(1) Net revenue and/or net revenue growth;
(2) Earnings before income taxes and amortization and/or
earnings before income taxes and amortization growth;
(3) Operating income and/or operating income growth;
(4) Net income and/or net income growth;
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(5) Earnings per share and/or earnings per share growth;
(6) Total stockholder return and/or total stockholder
return growth;
(7) Return on equity;
(8) Operating cash flow return on income;
(9) Adjusted operating cash flow return on income;
(10) Economic value added; and
(11) Individual business objectives.
(u) "Performance Period" means the period of service determined
by the Committee, not to exceed five years, during which
years of service or performance is to be measured for
Restricted Stock Awards, Stock Bonuses or Performance Awards.
(v) "Plan" means this Intuit 1993 Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended from time to time.
(w) "Prospectus" means the prospectus relating to the Plan, as
amended from time to time, that is prepared by the Company
and delivered or made available to Participants pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act.
(x) "Purchase Price" means the price to be paid for Shares
acquired under the Plan, other than Shares acquired upon
exercise of an Option.
(y) "Restricted Stock Award" means an award of Shares pursuant to
Section 6 of the Plan.
(z) "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(aa) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(bb) "Shares" means shares of the Company's Common Stock $0.01 par
value, reserved for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted
pursuant to Sections 2 and 19, and any successor security.
(cc) "Stock Bonus" means an award of Shares, or cash in lieu of
Shares, pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.
(dd) "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company)
in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Company if, at the time of granting of the Award, each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken
chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain.
(ee) "Ten Percent Stockholder" means any person who directly or by
attribution owns more than ten percent of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
(ff) "Termination" or "Terminated" means, for purposes of the Plan
with respect to a Participant, that the Participant has
ceased to provide services as an employee, director,
consultant, independent contractor or adviser, to the Company
or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; provided
that a Participant shall not be deemed to be Terminated if
the Participant is on a leave of
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absence approved by the Committee or by an officer of the
Company designated by the Committee; and provided further,
that during any approved leave of absence, vesting of Awards
shall be suspended or continue in accordance with guidelines
established from time to time by the Committee. Subject to
the foregoing, the Committee shall have sole discretion to
determine whether a Participant has ceased to provide
services and the effective date on which the Participant
ceased to provide services (the "Termination Date").
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Appendix B
INTUIT INC.
1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
As Adopted on October 7, 1996
As Proposed to be Amended Through November 30, 1999
1. ESTABLISHMENT OF PLAN. Intuit Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), proposes to grant options for purchase of the Company's Common
Stock, $0.01 par value, to eligible employees of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to this Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (this "Plan"). For purposes of this Plan, "Parent Corporation" and
"Subsidiary" (collectively, "Subsidiaries") shall have the same meanings as
"parent corporation" and "subsidiary corporation" in Sections 424(e) and 424(f),
respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The
Company intends this Plan to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under
Section 423 of the Code (including any amendments to or replacements of such
Section), and this Plan shall be so construed. Any term not expressly defined
in this Plan but defined for purposes of Section 423 of the Code shall have the
same definition herein. A total of 2,800,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock is reserved for issuance under this Plan. Such number shall be subject to
adjustments effected in accordance with Section 14 of this Plan.
2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to provide employees of the
Company, or of any Subsidiary designated by the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Board") as eligible to participate in this Plan, with a convenient
means of acquiring an equity interest in the Company through payroll deductions,
to enhance such employees' sense of participation in the affairs of the Company
and Subsidiaries, and to provide an incentive for continued employment.
3. ADMINISTRATION. This Plan shall be administered by a committee
appointed by the Board (the "Committee"). If two or more members of the Board
are "Outside Directors" within the meaning of Code Section 162(m), the Committee
will be comprised of at least two (2) members of the Board, all of whom are
Outside Directors. As used in this Plan, references to the "Committee" shall
mean either such committee or the Board if no committee has been established.
Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the limitations of Section 423 of the
Code or any successor provision in the Code, all questions of interpretation or
application of this Plan shall be determined by the Committee and its decisions
shall be final and binding upon all participants. Members of the Committee shall
receive no compensation for their services in connection with the administration
of this Plan, other than standard fees as established from time to time by the
Committee for services rendered by Committee members serving on Board
committees. All expenses incurred in connection with the administration of this
Plan shall be paid by the Company.
4. ELIGIBILITY. Any employee of the Company, or of any Subsidiary
designated by the Board as eligible to participate in this Plan, is eligible to
participate in an Offering Period (as hereinafter defined) under this Plan
except the following:
(a) employees who are not employed by the Company or Subsidiaries
fifteen (15) days before the beginning of such Offering Period;
(b) employees who are customarily employed for less than twenty (20)
hours per week;
(c) employees who are customarily employed for less than five (5)
months in a calendar year;
(d) employees who, together with any other person whose stock would be
attributed to such employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code, own stock or
hold options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total
combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or who, as a result of being granted an option under this Plan
with respect to such Offering Period, would own stock or hold options to
purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting
power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
An individual who provides services to the Company, or any designated
Subsidiary, as an independent contractor shall not be considered an "employee"
for purposes of this Section 4 or this Plan, and shall not be eligible to
participate in the Plan, except during such periods as the Company or the
designated Subsidiary, as applicable, is required to withhold U.S. federal
employment taxes for the individual. This exclusion from participation shall
apply even if the individual is reclassified as an employee, rather than an
independent contractor, for any purpose other than U.S. federal employment tax
withholding.
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5. OFFERING DATES. The offering periods of this Plan (each, an
"Offering Period") shall be of six (6) months duration commencing on December 16
and June 16 of each year and ending on June 15 and December 15 of each year;
provided, however, that the first Offering Period shall commence on January 1,
1997 and end on June 30, 1997, and the Second Offering Period shall commence on
July 1, 1997 and end on December 15, 1997. The first business day of each
Offering Period is referred to as the "Offering Date". The last business day of
each Offering Period is referred to as the "Purchase Date". The Board shall have
the power to change the duration of Offering Periods with respect to future
offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period
to be affected.
6. PARTICIPATION IN THIS PLAN. Eligible employees may become
participants in an Offering Period under this Plan on the first Offering Date
after satisfying the eligibility requirements by delivering a subscription
agreement to the Company not later than fifteen (15) days before such Offering
Date unless a later time for filing the subscription agreement authorizing
payroll deductions is set by the Committee for all eligible employees with
respect to a given Offering Period. An eligible employee who does not deliver a
subscription agreement to the Company by such date after becoming eligible to
participate in such Offering Period shall not participate in that Offering
Period or any subsequent Offering Period unless such employee enrolls in this
Plan by filing a subscription agreement with the Company not later than fifteen
(15) days preceding a subsequent Offering Date. Once an employee becomes a
participant in an Offering Period, such employee will automatically participate
in the Offering Period commencing immediately following the last day of the
prior Offering Period unless the employee withdraws or is deemed to withdraw
from this Plan or terminates further participation in the Offering Period as set
forth in Section 11 below. Such participant is not required to file any
additional subscription agreement in order to continue participation in this
Plan.
7. GRANT OF OPTION ON ENROLLMENT. Enrollment by an eligible employee in
this Plan with respect to an Offering Period will constitute the grant (as of
the Offering Date) by the Company to such employee of an option to purchase on
the Purchase Date up to that number of shares of Common Stock of the Company
determined by dividing (a) the amount accumulated in such employee's payroll
deduction account during such Offering Period by (b) the lower of (i)
eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company's
Common Stock on the Offering Date (but in no event less than the par value of a
share of the Company's Common Stock), or (ii) eighty-five percent (85%) of the
fair market value of a share of the Company's Common Stock on the Purchase Date
(but in no event less than the par value of a share of the Company's Common
Stock); provided, however, that the number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock subject to any option granted pursuant to this Plan shall not exceed the
maximum number of shares which may be purchased pursuant to Section 10(b) or
10(c) below with respect to the applicable Offering Period. The fair market
value of a share of the Company's Common Stock shall be determined as provided
in Section 8 hereof.
8. PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price per share at which a share of
Common Stock will be sold in any Offering Period shall be eighty-five percent
(85%) of the lesser of:
(a) The fair market value on the Offering Date; or
(b) The fair market value on the Purchase Date;
provided, however, that in no event may the purchase price per share of the
Company's Common Stock be below the par value per share of the Company's Common
Stock.
For purposes of this Plan, the term "Fair Market Value" means as
of any date, the value of a share of the Company's Common Stock determined as
follows:
(a) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market, its last reported sale price on the
Nasdaq National Market or, if no such reported sale
takes place on such date, the average of the closing
bid and asked prices;
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(b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then
listed on a national securities exchange, its last
reported sale price or, if no such reported sale takes
place on such date, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices on the principal national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or
admitted to trading;
(c) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not
quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or listed or
admitted to trading on a national securities exchange,
the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such
date, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, for the
over-the-counter market; or
(d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Board in
good faith.
9. PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE; CHANGES IN PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS; ISSUANCE
OF SHARES.
(a) The purchase price of the shares is accumulated by regular
payroll deductions made during each Offering Period. The deductions are made as
a percentage of the participant's compensation in one percent (1%) increments
not less than two percent (2%), nor greater than ten percent (10%) or such lower
limit set by the Committee. Compensation shall mean base salary. Payroll
deductions shall commence on the first payday following the Offering Date and
shall continue to the end of the Offering Period unless sooner altered or
terminated as provided in this Plan.
(b) A participant may lower (but not increase) the rate of payroll
deductions during an Offering Period by filing with the Company a new
authorization for payroll deductions, in which case the new rate shall become
effective for the next payroll period commencing more than fifteen (15) days
after the Company's receipt of the authorization and shall continue for the
remainder of the Offering Period unless changed as described below. Such change
in the rate of payroll deductions may be made at any time during an Offering
Period, but not more than one (1) change may be made effective during any
Offering Period. A participant may increase or decrease the rate of payroll
deductions for any subsequent Offering Period by filing with the Company a new
authorization for payroll deductions not later than fifteen (15) days before the
beginning of such Offering Period.
(c) All payroll deductions made for a participant are credited to
his or her account under this Plan and are deposited with the general funds of
the Company. No interest accrues on the payroll deductions. All payroll
deductions received or held by the Company may be used by the Company for any
corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such
payroll deductions.
(d) On each Purchase Date, so long as this Plan remains in effect
and provided that the participant has not submitted a signed and completed
withdrawal form before that date which notifies the Company that the participant
wishes to withdraw from that Offering Period under this Plan and have all
payroll deductions accumulated in the account maintained on behalf of the
participant as of that date returned to the participant, the Company shall apply
the funds then in the participant's account to the purchase of whole shares of
Common Stock reserved under the option granted to such participant with respect
to the Offering Period to the extent that such option is exercisable on the
Purchase Date. The purchase price per share shall be as specified in Section 8
of this Plan. Any cash remaining in a participant's account after such purchase
of shares shall be carried forward, without interest, into the next Offering
Period; provided, however, that in the event that this Plan has been
oversubscribed, all funds not used to purchase shares on the Purchase Date shall
be returned to the participant, without interest. No Common Stock shall be
purchased on a Purchase Date on behalf of any employee whose participation in
this Plan has terminated prior to such Purchase Date.
(e) As promptly as practicable after the Purchase Date, the Company
shall issue shares for the participant's benefit representing the shares
purchased upon exercise of his or her option.
(f) During a participant's lifetime, such participant's option to
purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her. The participant
will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his or her option
until
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such option has been exercised. Shares issued for the benefit of a
participant under this Plan will be issued in the name of the participant or in
the name of the participant and his or her spouse.
10. LIMITATIONS ON SHARES TO BE PURCHASED.
(a) No participant shall be entitled to purchase stock under this
Plan at a rate which, when aggregated with his or her rights to purchase stock
under all other employee stock purchase plans of the Company or any Subsidiary,
exceeds $25,000 in fair market value, determined as of the Offering Date (or
such other limit as may be imposed by the Code) for each calendar year in which
the employee participates in this Plan.
(b) No more than two hundred percent (200%) of the number of
shares determined by using eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of
a share of the Company's Common Stock on the Offering Date as the denominator
may be purchased by a participant on any single Purchase Date.
(c) No participant shall be entitled to purchase more than the
Maximum Share Amount (as defined below) on any single Purchase Date. Not less
than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of any Offering Period, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, set a maximum number of shares which may
be purchased by any employee at any single Purchase Date (hereinafter the
"Maximum Share Amount"). In no event shall the Maximum Share Amount exceed the
amounts permitted under Section 10(b) above. If a new Maximum Share Amount is
set, then all participants must be notified of such Maximum Share Amount not
less than fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of the next Offering
Period. Once the Maximum Share Amount is set, it shall continue to apply with
respect to all succeeding Offering Periods unless revised by the Committee as
set forth above.
(d) If the number of shares to be purchased on a Purchase Date by
all employees participating in this Plan exceeds the number of shares then
available for issuance under this Plan, then the Company will make a pro rata
allocation of the remaining shares in as uniform a manner as shall be reasonably
practicable and as the Committee shall determine to be equitable. In such event,
the Company shall give written notice of such reduction of the number of shares
to be purchased under a participant's option to each participant affected
thereby.
(e) Any payroll deductions accumulated in a participant's account
which are not used to purchase stock due to the limitations in this Section 10
shall be returned to the participant as soon as practicable after the end of the
applicable Offering Period, without interest.
11. WITHDRAWAL.
(a) Each participant may withdraw from an Offering Period under
this Plan by signing and delivering to the Company a written notice to that
effect on a form provided for such purpose. Such withdrawal may be elected at
any time at least fifteen (15) days prior to the end of an Offering Period.
(b) Upon withdrawal from this Plan, the accumulated payroll
deductions shall be returned to the withdrawn participant, without interest, and
his or her interest in this Plan shall terminate. In the event a participant
voluntarily elects to withdraw from this Plan, he or she may not resume his or
her participation in this Plan during the same Offering Period, but he or she
may participate in any Offering Period under this Plan which commences on a date
subsequent to such withdrawal by filing a new authorization for payroll
deductions in the same manner as set forth above for initial participation in
this Plan.
12. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Termination of a participant's
employment for any reason, including retirement, death or the failure of a
participant to remain an eligible employee, immediately terminates his or her
participation in this Plan. In such event, the payroll deductions credited to
the participant's account will be returned to him or her or, in the case of his
or her death, to his or her legal representative, without interest. For purposes
of this Section 12, an employee will not be deemed to have terminated employment
or failed to remain in the continuous employ of the Company in the case of sick
leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence approved
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by the Committee; provided that such leave is for a period of not more than
ninety (90) days or reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed
by contract or statute.
13. RETURN OF PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS. In the event a participant's interest
in this Plan is terminated by withdrawal, termination of employment or
otherwise, or in the event this Plan is terminated by the Board, the Company
shall promptly deliver to the participant all payroll deductions credited to
such participant's account. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions
of a participant in this Plan.
14. CAPITAL CHANGES. Subject to any required action by the stockholders
of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option
under this Plan which has not yet been exercised and the number of shares of
Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under this Plan but have
not yet been placed under option (collectively, the "Reserves"), as well as the
price per share of Common Stock covered by each option under this Plan which has
not yet been exercised, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Company resulting from a stock split or the payment of a stock dividend (but
only on the Common Stock) or any other increase or decrease in the number of
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of any
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration"; and provided further, that the price per
share of Common Stock shall not be reduced below its par value per share. Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares
of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall
be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject
to an option.
In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
the Offering Period will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such
proposed action, unless otherwise provided by the Board. The Board may, in the
exercise of its sole discretion in such instances, declare that the options
under this Plan shall terminate as of a date fixed by the Board and give each
participant the right to exercise his or her option as to all of the optioned
stock, including shares which would not otherwise be exercisable. In the event
of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or
the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation,
each option under this Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be
substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor corporation, unless the Board determines, in the exercise of its sole
discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, that the participant
shall have the right to exercise the option as to all of the optioned stock. If
the Board makes an option exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in
the event of a merger, consolidation or sale of assets, the Board shall notify
the participant that the option shall be fully exercisable for a period of
twenty (20) days from the date of such notice, and the option will terminate
upon the expiration of such period.
The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole
discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price
per share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the event that
the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights
offerings or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding Common
Stock, or in the event of the Company being consolidated with or merged into any
other corporation; provided, that the price per share of Common Stock shall not
be reduced below its par value per share.
15. NONASSIGNABILITY. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under this Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 22 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be void and
without effect.
16. REPORTS. Individual accounts will be maintained for each
participant in this Plan. Each participant shall receive promptly after the end
of each Offering Period a report of his or her account setting forth the total
payroll deductions accumulated, the number of shares purchased, the per share
price thereof and the remaining cash balance, if any, carried forward to the
next Offering Period.
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17. NOTICE OF DISPOSITION. Each participant shall notify the Company if
the participant disposes of any of the shares purchased in any Offering Period
pursuant to this Plan if such disposition occurs within two (2) years from the
Offering Date or within one (1) year from the Purchase Date on which such shares
were purchased (the "Notice Period"). Unless such participant is disposing of
any of such shares during the Notice Period, such participant shall keep the
certificates issued to him or her that represent shares purchased hereunder in
his or her name (and not in the name of a nominee) during the Notice Period. The
Company may, at any time during the Notice Period, place a legend or legends on
any certificate representing shares acquired pursuant to this Plan requesting
the Company's transfer agent to notify the Company of any transfer of the
shares. The obligation of the participant to provide such notice shall continue
notwithstanding the placement of any such legend on the certificates.
18. NO RIGHTS TO CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT. Neither this Plan nor the grant
of any option hereunder shall confer any right on any employee to remain in the
employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, or restrict the right of the Company or
any Subsidiary to terminate such employee's employment.
19. EQUAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. All eligible employees shall have
equal rights and privileges with respect to this Plan so that this Plan
qualifies as an "employee stock purchase plan" within the meaning of Section 423
or any successor provision of the Code and the related regulations. Any
provision of this Plan which is inconsistent with Section 423 or any successor
provision of the Code shall, without further act or amendment by the Company or
the Board, be reformed to comply with the requirements of Section 423. This
Section 19 shall take precedence over all other provisions in this Plan.
20. NOTICES. All notices or other communications by a participant to
the Company under or in connection with this Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location,
or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
21. TERM; STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. This Plan shall become effective on the
date that it is adopted by the Board. This Plan shall be approved by the
stockholders of the Company, in any manner permitted by applicable corporate
law, within twelve (12) months before or after the date this Plan is adopted by
the Board. No purchase of shares pursuant to this Plan shall occur prior to such
stockholder approval. This Plan shall continue until the earlier to occur of (a)
termination of this Plan by the Board (which termination may be effected by the
Board at any time), (b) issuance of all of the shares of Common Stock reserved
for issuance under this Plan, or (c) ten (10) years from the adoption of this
Plan by the Board.
22. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.
(a) A participant may file a written designation of a
beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the
participant's account under this Plan in the event of such participant's death
subsequent to the end of an Offering Period but prior to delivery to him of such
shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a written designation of a
beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant's account under this
Plan in the event of such participant's death prior to a Purchase Date.
(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under this
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such shares or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of
the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to
the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such
shares or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of
the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company,
then to such other person as the Company may designate.
23. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES; LIMITATION ON SALE OF SHARES.
Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such
option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall
comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including,
without limitation, the Securities
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Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any
stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the shares may then be
listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company
with respect to such compliance.
24. APPLICABLE LAW. The Plan shall be governed by the substantive laws
(excluding the conflict of laws rules) of the State of California.
25. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THIS PLAN. The Board may at any time
amend, terminate or extend the term of this Plan, except that any such
termination cannot affect options previously granted under this Plan, nor may
any amendment make any change in an option previously granted which would
adversely affect the right of any participant, nor may any amendment be made
without approval of the stockholders of the Company obtained in accordance with
Section 21 hereof within twelve (12) months of the adoption of such amendment
(or earlier if required by Section 21) if such amendment would:
(a) increase the number of shares that may be issued under this
Plan;
(b) change the designation of the employees (or class of
employees) eligible for participation in this Plan; or
(c) constitute an amendment for which stockholder approval is
required by any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the
shares may then be listed.
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APPENDIX C
INTUIT INC.
1996 DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN
As Adopted October 7, 1996
As Proposed to Be Amended through November 30, 1999
1. PURPOSE. This 1996 Directors Stock Option Plan (this "Plan") is
established to provide equity incentives for non-employee members of the Board
of Directors of Intuit Inc. (the "Company"), who are described in Section 6.1
below, by granting such persons options to purchase shares of stock of the
Company.
2. ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. This Plan will become effective on
the date (the "Effective Date") on which it is adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Company (the "Board"). This Plan shall be approved by the stockholders of
the Company, consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months after
the date this Plan is adopted by the Board. Options ("Options") may be granted
under this Plan after the Effective Date provided that, in the event that
stockholder approval is not obtained within the time period provided herein,
this Plan, and all Options granted hereunder, shall terminate. No Option that is
issued as a result of any increase in the number of shares authorized to be
issued under this Plan shall be exercised prior to the time such increase has
been approved by the stockholders of the Company and all such Options granted
pursuant to such increase shall similarly terminate if such stockholder approval
is not obtained. The amendments to the Plan that were approved by the Board in
October 1999 and were subject to stockholder approval will become effective on
the date on which they are approved by the the stockholders of the Company at
the next annual stockholders meeting (the "Amendment Approval Date").
3. TYPES OF OPTIONS AND SHARES. Options granted under this Plan shall be
non-qualified stock options ("NQSOs"). The shares of stock that may be purchased
upon exercise of Options granted under this Plan (the "Shares") are shares of
the Common Stock of the Company.
4. NUMBER OF SHARES. The maximum number of Shares that may be issued
pursuant to Options granted under this Plan (the "Maximum Number") is 685,000
Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in this Plan. If any Option is
terminated for any reason without being exercised in whole or in part, the
Shares thereby released from such Option shall be available for purchase under
other Options subsequently granted under this Plan. At all times during the term
of this Plan, the Company shall reserve and keep available such number of Shares
as shall be required to satisfy the requirements of outstanding Options granted
under this Plan; provided, however, that if the aggregate number of Shares
subject to outstanding Options granted under this Plan plus the aggregate number
of Shares previously issued by the Company pursuant to the exercise of Options
granted under this Plan equals or exceeds the Maximum Number, then
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no further Options may be
granted under this Plan until the Maximum Number is increased or the aggregate
number of Shares subject to outstanding Options granted under this Plan plus the
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issued by the Company pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under this
Plan is less than the Maximum Number.
5. ADMINISTRATION. This Plan shall be administered by the Board or by a
committee of not less than two members of the Board appointed to administer this
Plan (the "Committee"). As used in this Plan, references to the Committee shall
mean either such Committee or the Board if no Committee has been established.
The interpretation by the Committee of any of the provisions of this Plan or any
Option granted under this Plan shall be final and binding upon the Company and
all persons having an interest in any Option or any Shares purchased pursuant to
an Option.
6. ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD FORMULA.
6.1 Eligibility. Options shall be granted only to directors of the
Company who are not current or former employees of the Company or any Parent,
Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, as those terms are defined in Section 17
below (each such person referred to as an "Optionee").
6.2 Initial Grant. Each Optionee who first becomes a member of the
Board will automatically be granted an Option for 45,000 Shares (the "Initial
Grant").
6.3 Succeeding Grants. On each anniversary of an Initial Grant,
each Optionee will automatically be granted an Option for 22,500 Shares.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.3 to the contrary, if the Company's
stockholders approve the amendments submitted for their approval on the
Amendment Approval Date, each Optionee who received an award in the thirty days
preceding the Amendment Approval Date shall, on the Amendment Approval Date, be
granted an Option for 22,500 Shares reduced by the number of Shares received
during such thirty-day period. Each such option granted to an Optionee shall be
referred to as a "Succeeding Grant."
7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS. Subject to the following and to
Section 6 above:
7.1 Form of Option Grant. Each Option granted under this Plan shall
be evidenced by a written Stock Option Grant ("Grant") in such form (which need
not be the same for each Optionee) as the Committee or its delegees shall from
time to time approve, which Grant shall comply with and be subject to the terms
and conditions of this Plan.
7.2 Vesting.
(a) Options granted prior to February 19, 1999 shall become
exercisable as they vest according to the following vesting schedule: each
Initial Grant and Succeeding Grant will vest as to twenty-five percent (25%) of
the Shares upon the first anniversary of the date such Option is granted and an
additional 2.0833% of the Shares each month thereafter, so long as the Optionee
continuously remains a director or a consultant of the Company.
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(b) Options granted under this Plan on or after February 19, 1999
but prior to the Amendment Approval Date shall be fully vested and exercisable
on the date of grant.
(c) Options granted on or after the Amendment Approval Date shall
become exercisable as they vest according to the following vesting schedule: (i)
each Initial Grant will vest as to 25% of the Shares upon the first anniversary
of the date such Option is granted and an additional 2.0833% of the Shares each
month thereafter, so long as the Optionee continuously remains a director or a
consultant of the Company, and (ii) each Succeeding Grant will vest as to 50% of
the Shares upon the first anniversary of the date such Option is granted and an
additional 4.1666% of the Shares each month thereafter, so long as the Optionee
continuously remains a director or a consultant of the Company.
(d) Any Option granted to an Optionee will vest as to 100% of the
Shares subject to such Option, if the Optionee ceases to be a member of the
Board or a consultant of the Company due to "total disability" or death (or his
or her death occurs within three months of the Termination Date). For purposes
of this Section 7.2(d), "total disability" shall mean: (A) (i) for so long as
such definition is used for purposes of the Company's group life insurance and
accidental death and dismemberment plan or group long term disability plan, that
the Optionee is unable to perform each of the material duties of any gainful
occupation for which the Optionee is or becomes reasonably fitted by training,
education or experience and which total disability is in fact preventing the
Optionee from engaging in any employment or occupation for wage or profit; or,
(ii) if such definition has changed, such other definition of "total disability"
as determined under the Company's group life insurance and accidental death and
dismemberment plan or group long term disability plan; and (B) the Company shall
have received from the Optionee's primary physician a certification that the
Optionee's total disability is likely to be permanent.
7.3 Exercise Price. The exercise price of an Option shall be the
Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 17.4) of the Shares at the time that
the Option is granted.
7.4 Termination of Option. Except as provided below in this
Section, each Option shall expire ten (10) years after its date of grant (the
"Expiration Date"). The Option shall expire when the Optionee ceases to be a
member of the Board or a consultant of the Company. The date on which the
Optionee ceases to be a member of the Board or a consultant of the Company shall
be referred to as the "Termination Date." An Option may be exercised after the
Termination Date only as set forth below:
(a) Termination Generally. If the Optionee ceases to be a member
of the Board or consultant of the Company for any reason except death or
disability, then each vested Option (as defined in Section 7.2 of this Plan)
then held by such Optionee may be exercised by the Optionee within seven (7)
months after the Termination Date, but in no event later than the Expiration
Date.
(b) Death or Disability. If the Optionee ceases to be a member of
the Board or consultant of the Company because of the death of the Optionee or
the disability of the
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Optionee within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), then each vested Option (as defined in Section
7.2 of this Plan) then held by such Optionee may be exercised by the Optionee
(or the Optionee's legal representative) within twelve (12) months after the
Termination Date, but in no event later than the Expiration Date.
8. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS.
8.1 Exercise Period. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.5
below, Options granted on or after February 19, 1999 but prior to the Amendment
Approval Date shall be fully vested and exercisable on the date of grant.
Options granted prior to February 19, 1999 and Options granted on or after the
Amendment Approval Date shall be exercisable as they vest.
8.2 Notice. Options may be exercised only by delivery to the
Company of an exercise agreement in a form approved by the Committee or its
delegees stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions imposed
on the Shares and such representations and agreements regarding the Optionee's
investment intent and access to information as may be required by the Company to
comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment in full of the
exercise price for the number of Shares being purchased.
8.3 Payment. Payment for the Shares purchased upon exercise of an
Option may be made (a) in cash or by check; (b) by surrender of shares of Common
Stock of the Company that have been owned by the Optionee for more than six (6)
months (and which have been paid for within the meaning of Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") Rule 144 and, if such shares were purchased from the
Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect
to such shares) or were obtained by the Optionee in the open public market,
having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the Option; (c) by
waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Optionee for services rendered; (d)
provided that a public market for the Company's stock exists, through a "same
day sale" commitment from the Optionee and a broker-dealer that is a member of
the National Association of Securities Dealers (an "NASD Dealer") whereby the
Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to sell a portion of the
Shares so purchased to pay for the exercise price and whereby the NASD Dealer
irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the exercise price
directly to the Company; (e) provided that a public market for the Company's
stock exists, through a "margin" commitment from the Optionee and an NASD Dealer
whereby the Optionee irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to pledge the
Shares so purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as security for a
loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the exercise price, and whereby the
NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the
exercise price directly to the Company; or (f) by any combination of the
foregoing.
8.4 Withholding Taxes. Prior to issuance of the Shares upon
exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall pay or make adequate provision for any
federal or state withholding obligations of the Company, if applicable.
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8.5 Limitations on Exercise. Notwithstanding the exercise periods
set forth in the Grant, exercise of an Option shall always be subject to the
following limitations:
(a) An Option shall not be exercisable until such time as this
Plan (or, in the case of Options granted pursuant to an amendment increasing the
number of shares that may be issued pursuant to this Plan, such amendment) has
been approved by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with Section 15
below.
(b) An Option shall not be exercisable unless such exercise is in
compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
and all applicable state securities laws, as they are in effect on the date of
exercise.
(c) The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of
Shares that may be purchased upon any exercise of an Option, provided that such
minimum number will not prevent the Optionee from exercising the full number of
Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.
9. NONTRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. During the lifetime of the Optionee,
an Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee or by the Optionee's
guardian or legal representative, unless otherwise permitted by the Committee.
No Option may be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed
of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
10. PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP. No Optionee shall have any of the
rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to an Option until
the Option has been validly exercised. No adjustment shall be made for dividends
or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date
of exercise, except as provided in this Plan. The Company shall provide to each
Optionee a copy of the annual financial statements of the Company, at such time
after the close of each fiscal year of the Company as they are released by the
Company to its stockholders.
11. ADJUSTMENT OF OPTION SHARES. In the event that the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company is changed by a stock
dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination, reclassification or
similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration,
the number of Shares available under this Plan and the number of Shares subject
to outstanding Options and the exercise price per share of such outstanding
Options shall be proportionately adjusted, subject to any required action by the
Board or stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities
laws; provided, however, that no fractional shares shall be issued upon exercise
of any Option and any resulting fractions of a Share shall be rounded up to the
nearest whole Share.
12. NO OBLIGATION TO CONTINUE AS DIRECTOR. Nothing in this Plan or any
Option granted under this Plan shall confer on any Optionee any right to
continue as a director of the Company.
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13. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The grant of Options and the issuance of
Shares upon exercise of any Options shall be subject to and conditioned upon
compliance with all applicable requirements of law, including without limitation
compliance with the Securities Act, compliance with all other applicable state
securities laws and compliance with the requirements of any stock exchange or
national market system on which the Shares may be listed. The Company shall be
under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance
with the registration or qualification requirement of any state securities laws,
stock exchange or national market system.
14. ACCELERATION OF OPTIONS UPON CERTAIN CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS. In the
event of (a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (b) a merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than
a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of
the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is
no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock
holdings and the Options granted under this Plan are assumed or replaced by the
successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all Optionees), (c) a
merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the
stockholders of the Company (other than any stockholder which merges (or which
owns or controls another corporation which merges) with the Company in such
merger) own less than 50% of the shares or other equity interests in the
Company, (d) the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (e)
the acquisition, sale or transfer of a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Company by tender offer or similar transaction, the vesting of all options
granted pursuant to this Plan will accelerate and the options will become
exercisable in full prior to the consummation of such event at such times and on
such conditions as the Committee determines, and if such options are not
exercised prior to the consummation of the corporate transaction, they shall
terminate in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.
15. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Committee may at any time
terminate or amend this Plan (but may not terminate or amend the terms of any
outstanding option without the consent of the Optionee); provided, however, that
the Committee shall not, without the approval of the stockholders of the
Company, increase the total number of Shares available under this Plan (except
by operation of the provisions of Sections 4 and 11 above) or broaden the class
of persons eligible to receive Options. In any case, no amendment of this Plan
may adversely affect any then outstanding Options or any unexercised portions
thereof without the written consent of the Optionee.
16. TERM OF PLAN. Options may be granted pursuant to this Plan from time
to time within a period of ten (10) years from the Effective Date.
17. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. As used in this Plan, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
17.1 "Parent" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if each of such
corporations other than the
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Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
17.2 "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in
an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
17.3 "Affiliate" means any corporation that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, another corporation, where "control" (including the terms
"controlled by" and "under common control with") means the possession, direct or
indirect, of the power to cause the direction of the management and policies of
the corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or otherwise.
17.4 "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of a
share of the Company's Common Stock determined as follows:
(a) if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market, its last reported sale price on the Nasdaq National
Market or, if no such reported sale takes place on such
date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices;
(b) if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed
on a national securities exchange, its last reported sale
price or, if no such reported sale takes place on such
date, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on
the principal national securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading;
(c) if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not quoted
on the Nasdaq National Market nor listed or admitted to
trading on a national securities exchange, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices on such date, as reported
in The Wall Street Journal, for the over-the-counter
market; or
(d) if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee
in good faith.
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PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
The undersigned hereby appoints William V. Campbell, Greg J. Santora and
Catherine L. Valentine, or any of them, each with full power of substitution, to
represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Intuit Inc.
to be held at 8:00 a.m. P.S.T. on November 30, 1999, at Intuit's offices at 2550
Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, California, and at any adjournments or
postponements thereof, and to vote the number of shares the undersigned would be
entitled to vote if personally present at the meeting on the following matters:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
AND 7.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INTUIT.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IN THE ABSENCE OF DIRECTION, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED FOR THE NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AND FOR PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 AND
7. IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXY HOLDERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER
BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF TO
THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY RULE 14a-4(c) PROMULGATED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND BY APPLICABLE STATE LAWS (INCLUDING MATTERS THAT THE
PROXY HOLDERS DO NOT KNOW, A REASONABLE TIME BEFORE THIS SOLICITATION, ARE TO BE
PRESENTED).
(CONTINUED, AND TO BE MARKED, DATED AND SIGNED, ON THE OTHER SIDE)
PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND MAIL YOUR
PROXY CARD BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
INTUIT INC.
NOVEMBER 30, 1999
[X] PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE.
(INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
the nominee's name on the space provided below.)
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting in person, you are urged to
complete, date, sign and promptly mail this proxy in the enclosed return
envelope so that your shares may be represented at the meeting.
Signature ___________________________________ Dated: ____________, 1999
Signature (if held jointly __________________ Dated: ____________, 1999
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on your stock certificate.
If shares of stock stand of record in the names of two or more persons or in the
name of husband and wife, whether as joint tenants or otherwise, both or all of
such persons should sign the proxy. If shares of stock are held of record by a
corporation, the proxy should be executed by the president or vice president and
the secretary or assistant secretary. Executors, administrators or other
fiduciaries who execute the above proxy for a stockholder should give their full
title. Please date the proxy.