MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite 700
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(770) 955-7070
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 18, 2007
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Manhattan
Associates, Inc. (the Company) will be held at 2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339,
at 9:00 a.m., Atlanta, Georgia time, on Friday, May 18, 2007 (the Annual Meeting), to consider
and act upon:
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the election of three directors to the Companys Board of Directors; |
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a proposal to approve the Manhattan Associates, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan; |
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a proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
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such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment thereof. |
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 30, 2007, as the record date
for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ David
K. Dabbiere
David K. Dabbiere
Secretary
April 18, 2007
Atlanta, Georgia
IMPORTANT
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR VOTE THROUGH THE
INTERNET, BY TELEPHONE, OR MARK, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE
THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED FOR MAILING IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE EVENT YOU
ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AND VOTE YOUR SHARES IN PERSON.
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite 700
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
To Be Held May 18, 2007
INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING
Shareholders Meeting
This Proxy Statement and the enclosed proxy card (Proxy) are furnished on behalf of the
Board of Directors of Manhattan Associates, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the Company, our or
we), to solicit proxies for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Friday, May
18, 2007, at 9:00 a.m., Atlanta, Georgia time (the Annual Meeting), or at any adjournment or
postponement thereof, for the purposes set forth herein and in the accompanying Notice of Annual
Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held at 2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. The
Company intends to mail this Proxy Statement and the accompanying Proxy on or about April 18, 2007,
to all shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Shareholders Entitled to Vote
Only holders of record of the Companys $.01 par value per share common stock (the Common
Stock) at the close of business on March 30, 2007 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the
Annual Meeting. At the close of business on March 30, 2007, the Company had outstanding and
entitled to vote 26,862,737 shares of Common Stock. Each holder of record of Common Stock on such
date will be entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted upon at the Annual
Meeting. Any shareholder who signs and returns a Proxy has the power to revoke it at any time
before it is voted at the Annual Meeting by providing written notice of revocation to the Secretary
of the Company, by filing with the Secretary of the Company a Proxy bearing a later date, or by
voting through the Internet or in person at the Annual Meeting. The holders of a majority of the
total shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date, whether present at the Annual Meeting
in person, voting though the Internet or represented by Proxy, will constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. The shares held by each shareholder who signs and
returns the enclosed Proxy will be counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum
at the meeting, whether or not the shareholder abstains on all or any matter to be acted on at the
meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes both will be counted toward fulfillment of quorum
requirements. A broker non-vote occurs when a nominee holding shares for a beneficial owner does
not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have discretionary voting power with
respect to that proposal and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner.
Counting of Votes
The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to consider and act upon the matters that are listed in
the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and set forth in this Proxy Statement. The enclosed
Proxy provides a means for a shareholder to vote upon each of the matters listed in the
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and described in the Proxy Statement, including a means for a
shareholder to vote for all of the nominees for Director listed thereon or to withhold authority to
vote for one or more of such nominees. The Companys Bylaws provide that Directors are elected by
a plurality of the votes cast. Plurality means that the nominees who receive the most votes for
the available directorships will be elected as Directors. Accordingly, the withholding of
authority by a
shareholder will not be counted in computing a plurality and thus will have no effect on the
results of the election of such nominees.
The accompanying Proxy also provides a means for a shareholder to vote for, against or abstain
from voting on the other matters to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting. Each Proxy will be voted
in accordance with the shareholders directions. Approval of our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan,
ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 and approval of any other matters as
may properly come before the meeting will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares
of Common Stock present in person or represented by a Proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting and
voting on the proposal. Accordingly, abstentions with respect to such proposals will have no
effect on the results of the vote with respect to the proposals. With respect to broker non-votes,
the shares will not be considered to be voting with respect to the proposal to which authority was
withheld. Consequently, broker non-votes will not be counted with regard to such proposals, but
they will have the effect of reducing the number of affirmative votes required to approve the
proposals, because they reduce the number of shares voting from which a majority is calculated.
Proxies
When the enclosed Proxy is properly signed and returned, the shares that it represents will be
voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions noted thereon. In the absence of
such instructions, the shares represented by a signed Proxy will be voted in favor of the nominees
for election to the Board of Directors and in favor of approval of our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan
and the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm.
Proxy Solicitation Costs
The Company will bear the entire cost of soliciting proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting,
including the preparation, printing and mailing of proxy materials. In addition to the
solicitation of proxies by mail, solicitation may be made by certain directors, officers and other
employees of the Company by personal interview, telephone, telegram or facsimile. No additional
compensation will be paid to such persons for such solicitation. We have also hired Georgeson,
Inc. to distribute and solicit proxies. We will pay Georgeson, Inc. $7,500, plus reasonable
expenses, for these services. The Company will reimburse brokers, banks and other nominees for
their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for forwarding the proxy materials to their customers who
are beneficial owners.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the amount and percent of shares of Common Stock that, as of
March 30, 2007, are deemed under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or
Commission) to be beneficially owned by each member of the Board of Directors of the Company,
by each nominee to become a member of the Board of Directors, by each Named Executive Officer of
the Company (as defined on page 10 herein), by all directors and executive officers of the Company
as a group, and by any person or group (as that term is used in the Securities Act of 1934, as
amended) known to the Company as of that date to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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Brian J. Cassidy (9) |
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203,244 |
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Paul R. Goodwin (10) |
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80,244 |
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Thomas E. Noonan (11) |
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115,244 |
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Deepak Raghavan (12) |
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181,657 |
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Barclays Global Investors NA (13) |
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2,302,988 |
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Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (14) |
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2,238,769 |
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Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. (15) |
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For purposes of calculating the percentage beneficially owned, the number of shares of
Common Stock deemed outstanding include (i) 26,862,737 shares outstanding as of March 30,
2007 and (ii) shares issuable by the Company pursuant to options held by the respective
person or group that may be exercised within 60 days following March 30, 2007 (Presently
Exercisable Options). Presently Exercisable Options are considered to be outstanding and
to be beneficially owned by the person or group holding such options for the purpose of
computing the percentage ownership of such person or group but are not treated as
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person or
group. Unless otherwise noted, the address for each beneficial owner is the Companys
corporate headquarters located at 2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia
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Includes 570,624 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
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Includes 43,750 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options |
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Includes 86,000 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
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Includes 156,000 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
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Includes 410,710 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
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Includes 125,250 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
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Includes 128,333 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
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Includes 174,333 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
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Includes 78,333 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options.
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Includes 113,333 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
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Includes 413 shares held by Mr. Raghavans wife and 48,000 shares held by a trust
controlled by Mr. Raghavans wife. Also includes 93,333 shares issuable pursuant to
Presently Exercisable Options. Mr. Raghavan disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares
held by his wife and the shares held by the trust controlled by his wife. |
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Based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on January 31, 2007, jointly filed by
Barclays Global Investors, NA, a bank, and its investment advisor affiliates. Includes
2,302,988 shares of Common Stock owned by various investment advisory clients of Barclays
Global Investors, NA, which is deemed to be a beneficial owner of those shares pursuant to
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, due to its discretionary power to make
investment decisions over such shares for its clients and its ability to vote such shares.
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NA and its affiliates have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of,
dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the shares and no individual client holds
more than five percent of the class. The address of Barclays Global Investors, NA is 45
Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. |
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Based on an Amendment to Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on January 26, 2007,
jointly filed by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership and its affiliates. Includes 2,238,769
shares of common stock owned by various investment advisory clients, all of which Artisan
Partners Limited Partnership and its affiliates have shared voting power and shared
dispositive power. The investment advisory clients have the right to receive, or the power
to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the shares and no
individual client holds more than five percent of the class. The address of Artisan Partners
Limited Partnership is 875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, WI 53202. |
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Based on an Amendment to Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on March 2, 2007 by
Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. Includes 1,660,331 shares of common stock owned by
various investment advisory clients, all of which Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. has
shared voting power and shared dispositive power. The investment advisory clients have the
right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds from
the sale of the shares and no individual client holds more than five percent of the class.
The address of Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. is 5420 West 61st Place, Shawnee Mission,
KS 66205. |
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Based on a Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 14, 2007, jointly filed by
U.S. Trust Corporation and its affiliates. Includes 1,489,565 shares of common stock owned
by various investment advisory clients, all of which U.S. Trust Corporation has shared voting
power and shared dispositive power. The investment advisory clients have the right to
receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale
of the shares and no individual client holds more than five percent of the class. The
address of U.S. Trust Corporation is 114 West 45th Street, 25th Floor,
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Includes 20,000 shares held by Mr. Sinisgalli; zero shares held by Mr. Story; 1,595 shares
held by Mr. Dabbiere; zero shares held by Mr. Baum; 6,419 shares held by Mr. Mitchell; zero
shares held by Mr. Johar; 4,630 shares held by Mr. Huntz; 28,911 shares held by Mr. Cassidy;
1,911 shares held by Mr. Goodwin; 1,911 shares held by Mr. Noonan; 39,911 shares held by Mr.
Raghavan; 413 shares held by Mr. Raghavans wife; 48,000 shares held by a trust controlled by
Mr. Raghavans wife; and 1,979,999 shares issuable pursuant to Presently Exercisable Options. |
PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Introduction
At the Annual Meeting, three directors are to be elected for the terms described below. The
Board of Directors is divided into three classes, each of whose members serve for staggered
three-year terms. The Board is currently comprised of two Class I directors (Messrs. Goodwin and
Cassidy), one Class II director (Mr. Raghavan) and three Class III directors (Messrs. Huntz, Noonan
and Sinisgalli). At each annual meeting of shareholders, a class of directors will be elected for
a three-year term to succeed the directors of the same class whose terms are then expiring. The
terms of the Class I directors, Class II directors and Class III directors will expire upon the
election and qualification of successor directors at the 2008, 2009 and 2010 annual meeting of
shareholders, respectively. There are no family relationships among any of the directors or
director nominees of the Company.
Shares represented by executed Proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld,
for the election of the nominees named below. In the event that any nominee should be unavailable
for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, such shares will be voted for the election of
such substitute nominee as the Board of Directors may select. Each person nominated for election
has agreed to serve if elected, and management has no reason to believe that any nominee will be
unable to serve.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the named nominees.
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Nominees
Nominees to Serve as Class III Directors (Term Expires in 2010)
John J. Huntz, Jr., age 56, has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since April 2003
and has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 1999. Mr. Huntz also serves as
the Executive Director and the Head of Venture Capital at Arcapita, Inc., a leading international
investment firm. Mr. Huntz has more than 25 years of private equity, venture capital and
operational experience. Prior to joining Arcapita, Mr. Huntz worked from March 1994 through 2005
at the Fuqua companies, most recently as Managing Director of Fuqua Ventures. Mr. Huntz also
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fuqua Enterprises, Inc., a NYSE
company. Mr. Huntzs prior experience includes, from September 1989 to January 1994, Managing
Partner of Noble Ventures International, a private equity firm. From 1984 to 1989, Mr. Huntz
provided financial and investment management as Director of Capital Resources for Arthur Young &
Company, and from 1979 until 1984, he was an investment professional at Harrison Capital, a private
equity investment subsidiary of Texaco. Mr. Huntz is well respected as a leader in private equity
investing and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital
Association and the Securities and Exchange Commissions Small Business Capital Formation Task
Force Executive Committee. In addition to these national roles, Mr. Huntz is one of the leaders of
the venture community in the Southeast as demonstrated by his founding and leadership of the
Atlanta Venture Forum. Mr. Huntz also serves on the Board of Directors of Alloptic Inc.,
CardioMEMS, Inc. and Prenova, Inc. Mr. Huntz is a Board member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce, a Board member and past Chairman of the Georgia Logistics Innovation Council, a member of
the Commission for a New Georgia, member of the Advisory Board of Imperial Innovations (Imperial
College London), the Advisory Board of the MIT Enterprise Forum, the Board of Georgia Advanced
Technology Ventures (Georgia Tech), and Board of the Entrepreneurs Foundation. He also served as
Chairman of the Atlanta Botanical Garden and is past President of the Atlanta Chapter of the
Association for Corporate Growth.
Thomas E. Noonan, age 46, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 1999.
Mr. Noonan is General Manager of IBM Internet Security Systems. Mr. Noonan served as the
President and member of the board of directors of Internet Security Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISSX), a
provider of network security monitoring, detection and response software, since May 1995, and as
its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors from November 1996 until its
acquisition by IBM in November 2006. Prior to joining Internet Security Systems, Mr. Noonan served
as Vice President, Sales and Marketing with TSI International, Inc., an electronic commerce
company, from October 1994 until April 1995. From November 1989 until October 1994, Mr. Noonan
held high-level sales and marketing positions at Dun & Bradstreet Software, a developer of
enterprise business software.
Nominee to Serve as a Class II Director (Term Expires in 2009)
Peter F. Sinisgalli, age 51, has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a
member of our Board of Directors since July 1, 2004. Mr. Sinisgalli joined the Company in March
2004 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in
July 2004. From April 2003 until February 2004, Mr. Sinisgalli served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of NewRoads, Inc., a provider of outsourced solutions for fulfillment and
customer care to companies engaged in one-to-one direct commerce. From November 1996 until January
2003, Mr. Sinisgalli served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CheckFree Corporation, a
leading provider of electronic billing and payment services. Mr. Sinisgalli also serves on the
board of directors of Witness Systems, Inc., a global provider of performance optimization software
and services.
Current Directors
The members of the Board of Directors continuing in office as Class I directors, elected to
serve until the 2008 Annual Meeting, are as follows:
Brian J. Cassidy, age 61, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 1998.
Mr. Cassidy was the co-founder of Webforia Inc., a developer and supplier of computer software
applications, and served as
Webforias Vice Chairman from April 1996 until February 2003. Prior to forming Webforia, Mr.
Cassidy served as Vice President of Business Development of Saros Corporation, a developer of
document management software,
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from January 1993 until March 1996. Prior to joining Saros
Corporation, Mr. Cassidy was employed by Oracle Corporation, as Joint Management Director of
European Operations and a member of the Executive Management Board from 1983 until 1988 and as
Worldwide Vice President of Business Development from 1988 until 1990.
Paul R. Goodwin, age 64, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2003.
From June 2003 through 2004, Mr. Goodwin served as a consultant to CSX Corporation, which, through
its subsidiaries, operates the largest rail network in the eastern United States. Mr. Goodwin
served on the Board of the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust from 2003 through 2006.
From April 2000 until June 2003 when he retired, Mr. Goodwin served as Vice-Chairman and Chief
Financial Officer of CSX Corporation. From April 1995 until April 2000, Mr. Goodwin served as
Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of CSX Corporation. Mr. Goodwin
started with the CSX Corporation in 1965 and held various senior management positions with entities
affiliated with CSX Corporation group, including executive vice president and chief financial
officer, senior vice president finance and planning and executive vice president of finance and
administration. Mr. Goodwin chairs or serves on the investment committees for several foundations.
The member of the Board of Directors continuing in office as a Class II director, elected to
serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting, is as follows:
Deepak Raghavan, age 40, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since August 1998.
Mr. Raghavan served as our Senior Vice President Product Strategy from January 2001 until June
2002, as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer from August 1998 until January 2001 and
as Chief Technology Officer from our inception in October 1990 until August 1998. From 1987 until
1990, Mr. Raghavan served as a Senior Software Engineer for Infosys Technologies Limited, a
software development company, where he specialized in the design and implementation of information
systems for the apparel manufacturing industry. Since January 2003, Mr. Raghavan has been enrolled
as a full-time Graduate Student with the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Georgia State
University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Executive Officers
In addition to Peter F. Sinisgalli, the following individuals serve as our executive officers
as of March 30, 2007:
Dennis B. Story, age 43, has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
since joining the Company in March 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Story served as the
senior vice president of finance for Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE: FIS). Mr.
Story was previously senior vice president of finance for Certegy, Inc., an Atlanta-based financial
services company, which merged with Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. in February 2006.
Prior to his association with Certegy, Mr. Story served as chief financial officer of NewRoads
Inc., a privately-owned logistics provider, from September 2003 to September 2004, and senior vice
president and corporate controller of Equifax Inc. from December 2000 until August 2003.
Jeffrey S. Mitchell, age 39, has served as our Executive Vice President, Americas Operations
since January 2005. Previously, Mr. Mitchell served as our Executive Vice President Americas
Sales and Marketing from January 2004 to January 2005. From April 1997 to January 2004, Mr.
Mitchell held various sales management roles with the Company. From April 1995 until April 1997,
Mr. Mitchell was a sales representative for The Summit Group, now a part of CIBER Enterprise
Solutions, a provider of supply chain and ERP services. From May 1991 until April 1995, Mr.
Mitchell served in various aspects of account management in the employer services division of
Automatic Data Processing, Inc., providing outsourced payroll and human resources solutions.
Jeffry W. Baum, age 44, has served as our Senior Vice President, International Operations
since January 2000. From February 1998 until January 2000, Mr. Baum served as our Vice President -
International Business Development. From January 1997 until February 1998, Mr. Baum served as Vice
President Sales and Marketing of Haushahn Systems & Engineers, a warehouse management systems and
material handling automation provider that is now known as Provia Software. From March 1992 until
December 1996, Mr. Baum served as Senior
Account Manager at Haushahn. Prior to that, Mr. Baum served in a variety of business
development, account management and marketing positions with Logisticon, Inc. and Hewlett-Packard
Company.
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Pervinder Johar, age 41, has served as senior vice president and chief technology officer
since 2003. Mr. Johar is responsible for all research and development and quality assurance
globally. Mr. Johar joined the Company in January 2003 with the acquisition of transportation
management software provider Logistics.com. As senior vice president of Logistics.com from 2000 to
2002, Mr. Johar led the re-vamping of the companys transportation management, financial supply
chain systems, business banking and management of electronic channels for the financial services
industry. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Johar was chief technology officer and senior vice president of
product and development for Politzer & Haney. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Johar served as vice
president of financial transaction management development for State Street Corporation. Mr. Johar
holds an MBA from Boston University, a Masters degree in Computer Science from Villanova
University and a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Rookie.
Board of Directors Meetings and Committees
The Board of Directors currently consists of six members, four of whom (Messrs. Huntz,
Cassidy, Goodwin and Noonan) have been determined by the Board of Directors to be independent as
that term is defined under the corporate governance rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. In
compliance with the NASDAQ corporate governance rules, the independent Directors of the Company
conduct regularly scheduled meetings without the presence of non-independent directors or
management.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Board of Directors held four meetings.
All of the incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate total number of meetings of
the Board of Directors and meetings of committees of the Board of Directors on which they served.
Our Directors are invited to the annual meeting of shareholders, and two Directors attended our
2006 annual meeting.
Director Compensation
The non-employee Chairman of the Board of Directors receives an annual retainer of $150,000,
payable in quarterly installments on the first business day of each quarter. Non-employee members
of the Board of Directors receive an annual retainer of $35,000 payable in quarterly installments
on the first business day of each quarter. All non-employee members of the Board of Directors
received $1,500 for each board meeting attended in 2006 and $1,500 for each committee meeting held
independently of a board meeting. In 2006, we granted to each non-employee director stock options
to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock at the beginning of each quarter during which they served
as a director. All of these options have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant, are exercisable immediately and have a term of seven years. Any
non-employee director who joins the Board of Directors in the future will be entitled to a one time
grant of $30,000 of restricted stock, vesting in equal installments over the remainder of the
directors initial elected term.
The following table sets forth, for the year ended December 31, 2006, the total compensation
earned for our non-employee members of the Board of Directors. The Company does not have any
non-equity incentive, pension, or nonqualified deferred compensation plans and has therefore
omitted the corresponding columns.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director Compensation |
|
|
Fees Earned |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
or Paid |
|
Stock |
|
Option |
|
All Other |
|
|
Name |
|
In Cash |
|
Awards |
|
Awards |
|
Compensation (1) |
|
Total |
Brian J. Cassidy |
|
$ |
54,500 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
210,200 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
264,700 |
|
Paul R. Goodwin |
|
|
54,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
210,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
264,700 |
|
John J. Huntz, Jr. |
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
210,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
360,200 |
|
Thomas E. Noonan |
|
|
51,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
210,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
261,700 |
|
Deepak Raghavan |
|
|
42,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
210,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
252,700 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
In accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, other compensation
received in the form of perquisites and other personal benefits have been omitted because such
perquisites and other personal benefits constituted less than $10,000 for all directors in the
fiscal year. |
7
Beginning in 2007, in lieu of granting to each non-employee director stock options to
purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock at the beginning of each quarter during which they served as
a director, we have granted to each non-employee director stock options to purchase 2,500 shares of
Common Stock and 833 restricted shares of Common Stock at the beginning of each quarter during
which they served as a director. The options have an exercise price equal to the fair market value
of the Common Stock on the date of grant, are exercisable immediately and have a term of seven
years, and the restricted shares vest immediately upon grant.
Board of Directors Committees
The Board of Directors has established three permanent committees that have certain
responsibilities for our governance and management. They include the Audit Committee, the
Compensation Committee and the Nomination and Governance Committee. Charters for the Audit
Committee, Compensation Committee and Nomination and Governance Committee can be found in the
Investor Relations section of our web site at www.manh.com.
Audit Committee. During 2006, the Audit Committee consisted of Messrs. Huntz, Goodwin and
Noonan. Mr. Huntz serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has
determined that each member of the Audit Committee meets the independence and experience
requirements applicable to members of the Audit Committee of a NASDAQ-traded company, as well as
the Audit Committee independence standards established by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Further, the Board has determined that Messrs. Huntz, Goodwin and Noonan are audit committee
financial experts, as defined by the rules of the Commission. The Audit Committee recommends the
selection of our independent registered public accounting firm, reviews the scope of the audit to
be conducted by them, as well as the results of their audit, reviews the scope of our internal
system of controls, appraises our financial reporting activities (including our proxy statement and
annual report) and the accounting standards and principles followed. The Audit Committee also
reviews and discusses with management and our independent registered public accounting firm various
topics and events that may have significant financial impact on the Company, and reviews and
discusses with management major financial risk exposure and steps management has taken to monitor
and control such exposure. Additionally, the Audit Committee reviews the adequacy and
effectiveness of our internal controls, internal audit procedures, and disclosure controls and
procedures, and management reports thereon. The Chairman of the Audit Committee is to be contacted
by the Chief Financial Officer or the independent registered public accounting firm to review items
of a sensitive nature that can impact the accuracy of financial reporting, and to discuss
significant issues relative to overall Board responsibility that have been communicated to
management, but may warrant follow up to the Audit Committee. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, the Audit Committee met four times.
Compensation Committee. During 2006, the Compensation Committee consisted of Messrs. Noonan,
Huntz and Cassidy. Mr. Noonan serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Board of
Directors has determined that all members of the Compensation Committee meet the independence
requirements of the NASDAQ corporate governance rules. The Compensation Committee approves the
compensation and benefits of all of our executive officers, reviews general policies relating to
compensation and benefits of our employees and makes recommendations concerning certain of these
matters to the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee also administers our stock option
plans and establishes the terms and conditions of all stock options granted under these plans.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Compensation Committee met four times.
Nominating and Governance Committee. Established on July 17, 2003, our Nominating and
Governance Committee (the Nominating Committee) consists of Messrs. Goodwin, Cassidy and Huntz.
Mr. Goodwin serves as Chairman of the Nominating Committee. The Board of Directors has determined
that all members of the Nominating Committee meet the independence requirements of the NASDAQ
corporate governance rules. The Nominating Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors to
identify and assist in recruiting outstanding individuals who qualify to serve as Board members and
to recommend that the Board select a slate of director nominees for election by our shareholders at
each annual meeting of our shareholders in accordance with our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws
and Georgia law; to recommend directors for appointment to each Board committee; to review the
performance of the Board and its committees and make appropriate recommendations; and to oversee
our corporate governance guidelines and periodically re-evaluate such corporate governance
guidelines for the purpose of suggesting changes if appropriate.
8
As appropriate, the Nominating Committee actively seeks, interviews and evaluates individuals
qualified to become Board members for recommendation to the Board of Directors, has the power to
hire legal, accounting, financial or other advisors as it may deem necessary in its judgment, has
the sole authority to retain and terminate any search firm to be used to identify director
candidates and has sole authority to approve the search firms fees and other retention terms. In
addition, the Nominating Committee periodically reviews the independence of each director, as such
term is interpreted under the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
applicable rules of The Nasdaq National Market, Inc. periodically reviews and assesses the
performance of the Board and its committees and reports such assessment, including any
recommendations for proposed changes, to the Board, periodically reviews and reassesses the
adequacy of our corporate governance guidelines and recommends any proposed changes to the Board,
periodically makes reports to the Board regarding the committees evaluation of the Board members,
its committees and members thereof and the corporate governance guidelines, and periodically
reviews and reassesses the adequacy of the Nominating Committee Charter and recommends any proposed
changes to the Board of Directors. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Nominating
Committee met four times.
In accordance with the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, shareholders
may directly nominate prospective director candidates by delivering to our Corporate Secretary
certain information about the nominee (reflecting the disclosure requirements of the SECs proxy
rules concerning nominees for directorships) no less than 90 days and no more than 120 days in
advance of the first anniversary of the prior years annual meeting. The Nominating Committee has
not adopted a formal policy with regard to consideration of any director candidate nominated by
shareholders. The Nominating Committee believes that such a policy is not necessary or appropriate
because of the shareholders ability to directly nominate director candidates for the Board.
In identifying qualified individuals to become members of the Board of Directors, the
Nominating Committee selects candidates whose attributes it believes would be most beneficial to
the Company. The Nominating Committee evaluates each individuals experience, integrity,
competence, diversity, skills and dedication in the context of the needs of the Board of Directors.
The Committee generally identifies director nominees through the personal, business and
organizational contacts of existing directors and management. However, the Committee may use a
variety of sources to identify director nominees, including third-party search firms, counsel,
advisors and shareholder recommendations.
Code of Ethics
Our Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is applicable to
all members of our Board of Directors, our executive officers and our employees. We have posted
the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics policy in the Investor Relations section of our web site at
www.manh.com. If, in the future, we amend, modify or waive a provision in the Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics, we may, rather than filing a Form 8-K, satisfy the disclosure requirement under
Item 5.05 of Form 8-K by posting such information on our web site as necessary.
9
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth, for the three years ended December 31, 2006, the total
compensation paid to or earned by the current Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
the other Executive Officers as defined under the SEC rules with the next highest total
compensation (collectively, the Named Executive Officers). The Company does not have any
non-equity incentive, pension, or nonqualified deferred compensation plans and has therefore
omitted the corresponding columns.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summary Compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock |
|
Option |
|
All Other |
|
|
Name and Principal Position |
|
Year |
|
Salary |
|
Bonus(1) |
|
Awards(2) |
|
Awards(3) |
|
Compensation(4) |
|
Total |
Peter F. Sinisgalli (5) |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
$ |
425,000 |
|
|
$ |
360,188 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
578,500 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,363,688 |
|
President, Chief Executive |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
350,000 |
|
|
|
470,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,807,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,627,967 |
|
Officer and Director |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
277,084 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
279,500 |
|
|
|
7,812,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
8,368,584 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dennis B. Story (6) |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
$ |
255,000 |
|
|
$ |
113,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,058,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,426,794 |
|
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffry W. Baum |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
$ |
212,400 |
|
|
$ |
219,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
289,250 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
720,700 |
|
Senior Vice President- |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
211,800 |
|
|
|
317,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
903,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,432,675 |
|
International Operations |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
183,750 |
|
|
|
86,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
270,450 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey S. Mitchell |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
$ |
312,000 |
|
|
$ |
451,250 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
578,500 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,341,750 |
|
Executive Vice President- |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
284,000 |
|
|
|
409,657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,807,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,501,157 |
|
Americas Operations |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
190,000 |
|
|
|
100,007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
540,007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pervinder Johar |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
$ |
245,000 |
|
|
$ |
131,750 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
289,250 |
|
|
$ |
98,353 |
|
|
$ |
764,353 |
|
Senior Vice President and |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
|
225,813 |
|
|
|
116,367 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
717,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,060,080 |
|
Chief Technology Officer |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
202,253 |
|
|
|
57,500 |
|
|
|
28,825 |
|
|
|
334,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
622,978 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Bonuses represent amounts earned in the applicable year, regardless of whether such bonuses
were paid prior to the end of such year. |
|
(2) |
|
This column represents the dollar value of restricted stock awards for the three years ended
December 31, 2006 based on the grant date fair value. These award fair values have been
determined based on the assumptions set forth in the Companys 2006 Annual Report (Note 2,
Stock-Based Compensation). |
|
(3) |
|
This column represents the dollar value of stock option awards for the three years ended
December 31, 2006 based on the grant date fair value. These award fair values have been
determined based on the assumptions set forth in the Companys 2006 Annual Report (Note 2,
Stock-Based Compensation). |
|
(4) |
|
This amount represents the cost to the Company for the reimbursement of Mr. Johar for
relocation expenses. |
|
(5) |
|
Mr. Sinisgalli joined the Company in February 2004 as President and Chief Operating Officer.
In July 2004, Mr. Sinisgalli became President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the
Board of Directors. Mr. Sinisgalli voluntarily waived the performance-related bonus he was
entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement during 2004. |
|
(6) |
|
Mr. Story joined the Company in March 2006 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. |
Grants of Plan Based Awards
The following table provides additional information about stock and option awards granted to
our Named Executive Officers during the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company does not have any
equity or non-equity incentive award plans and has therefore omitted the corresponding columns.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grants of Plan Based Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other |
|
All Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Awards: |
|
Option Awards: |
|
|
|
|
|
Grant Date |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
Number of |
|
Exercise or |
|
Fair Value of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares of |
|
Securities |
|
Base Price |
|
Stock and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock or |
|
Underlying |
|
of Option |
|
Option |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
Units |
|
Options(1) |
|
Awards |
|
Awards |
Peter F. Sinisgalli |
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
$ |
21.20 |
|
|
$ |
578,500 |
|
Dennis B. Story |
|
|
3/16/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
|
|
21.54 |
|
|
|
2,058,000 |
|
Jeffry W. Baum |
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
21.20 |
|
|
|
289,250 |
|
Jeffrey S. Mitchell |
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
21.20 |
|
|
|
578,500 |
|
Pervinder Johar |
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
21.20 |
|
|
|
289,250 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
This column represents stock options granted to the executives during 2006. Stock options
granted on January 4, 2006 were valued at $11.57 per share. Stock options granted on March
16, 2006 were valued at $11.76 per share. |
10
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table summarizes the equity awards we have made to our Named Executive Officers
which are outstanding as of December 31, 2006. The market value of stock awards is determined
based on the closing stock price ($30.38) on December 29, 2006. The Company does not have any
equity incentive award plans and has therefore omitted the corresponding columns.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards (1) |
|
Stock Awards (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities |
|
Securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares or |
|
Market |
|
|
|
|
|
|
underlying |
|
underlying |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Units of |
|
Value of Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
unexercised |
|
unexercised |
|
Option |
|
Option |
|
Stock that |
|
or Units of Stock |
|
|
Grant |
|
Options |
|
Options |
|
Exercise |
|
Expiration |
|
have not |
|
that have not |
Name |
|
Date |
|
Exerciseable |
|
Unexerciseable |
|
Price |
|
Date |
|
Vested |
|
Vested |
Peter F. Sinisgalli |
|
|
3/16/2004 |
|
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
27.95 |
|
|
|
3/16/2014 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
$ |
150,400 |
|
|
|
|
1/05/2005 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22.28 |
|
|
|
1/05/2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/2005 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.98 |
|
|
|
11/29/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
|
9,375 |
|
|
|
40,625 |
|
|
|
21.20 |
|
|
|
1/04/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dennis B. Story |
|
|
3/16/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,000 |
|
|
$ |
21.54 |
|
|
|
3/16/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffry W. Baum |
|
|
11/30/2000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
38.98 |
|
|
|
11/30/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7/12/2001 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.83 |
|
|
|
7/12/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/17/2001 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.41 |
|
|
|
12/17/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/23/2002 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.65 |
|
|
|
1/23/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/27/2002 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24.70 |
|
|
|
12/27/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6/06/2003 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.06 |
|
|
|
6/06/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/16/2003 |
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.77 |
|
|
|
12/16/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/05/2005 |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22.28 |
|
|
|
1/05/2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/2005 |
|
|
|
18,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.98 |
|
|
|
11/29/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
21.20 |
|
|
|
1/04/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey S. Mitchell |
|
|
11/30/2000 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
38.98 |
|
|
|
11/30/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7/12/2001 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.83 |
|
|
|
7/12/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/17/2001 |
|
|
|
21,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.41 |
|
|
|
12/17/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/23/2002 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.65 |
|
|
|
1/23/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6/12/2002 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.31 |
|
|
|
6/12/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7/22/2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
18.85 |
|
|
|
7/22/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9/06/2002 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.54 |
|
|
|
9/06/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/27/2002 |
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24.70 |
|
|
|
12/27/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6/06/2003 |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.06 |
|
|
|
6/06/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/11/2003 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.64 |
|
|
|
12/11/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/05/2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/05/2014 |
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
$ |
36,397 |
|
|
|
|
1/05/2005 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22.28 |
|
|
|
1/05/2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/2005 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.98 |
|
|
|
11/29/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
|
21.20 |
|
|
|
1/04/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pervinder Johar |
|
|
1/01/2003 |
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
23.66 |
|
|
|
1/01/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/13/2003 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18.77 |
|
|
|
3/13/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12/16/2003 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.77 |
|
|
|
12/16/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7/20/2004 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.80 |
|
|
|
7/20/2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/05/2005 |
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22.28 |
|
|
|
1/05/2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/29/2005 |
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.98 |
|
|
|
11/29/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,000 |
|
|
|
21.20 |
|
|
|
1/04/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Stock options become exercisable in accordance with the vesting schedule below: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vesting Schedule |
Name |
|
Grant Date |
|
|
Vesting (1) |
Peter F. Sinisgalli |
|
|
3/16/2004 |
|
|
6.25% per quarter until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
1/05/2005 |
|
|
6.25% per quarter until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
11/29/2005 |
|
|
Vested immediately with sale restrictions lapsing 25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
6.25% per quarter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dennis B. Story |
|
|
3/16/2006 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffry W. Baum |
|
|
11/30/2000 |
|
|
50% on 11/30/2003 and 11/30/2004 |
|
|
|
7/12/2001 |
|
|
100% on 12/31/2003 |
|
|
|
12/17/2001 |
|
|
1/3 per year for 3 years |
|
|
|
1/23/2002 |
|
|
50% on 1/23/2004 and 1/23/2005 |
|
|
|
12/27/2002 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
6/06/2003 |
|
|
1/3 per year for 3 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
12/16/2003 |
|
|
1/3 per year for 3 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
1/05/2005 |
|
|
50% for year for 2 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
11/29/2005 |
|
|
Vested immediately with sale restrictions lapsing 25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey S. Mitchell |
|
|
11/30/2000 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
7/12/2001 |
|
|
100% on 12/31/03 |
|
|
|
12/17/2001 |
|
|
1/3 per year for 3 years |
|
|
|
1/23/2002 |
|
|
50% on 1/23/2004 and 1/23/2005 |
|
|
|
6/12/2002 |
|
|
50% on 6/30/2004 and 6/30/2005 |
|
|
|
7/22/2002 |
|
|
100% after 5 years |
|
|
|
9/06/2002 |
|
|
1/3 per year for 3 years |
|
|
|
12/27/2002 |
|
|
25% per year for 3 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
6/06/2003 |
|
|
1/3 per year for 3 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
12/11/2003 |
|
|
8.33% per quarter until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
1/05/2005 |
|
|
50% per year until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
11/29/2005 |
|
|
Vested immediately with sale restrictions lapsing 25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pervinder Johar |
|
|
1/01/2003 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
3/13/2003 |
|
|
1/3 per year for 3 years |
|
|
|
12/16/2003 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
7/20/2004 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
1/05/2005 |
|
|
50% per year for 2 years until accelerated in December 2005 |
|
|
|
11/29/2005 |
|
|
Vested immediately with sale restrictions lapsing 25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
1/04/2006 |
|
|
25% per year for 4 years |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
During the fourth quarter of 2005, the Board of Directors approved an Option Acceleration
Agreement that accelerated the vesting of unvested stock options held by our employees with an
exercise price of $22.09 or higher. The accelerated vesting affected options for
approximately 765 option holders, representing 1.9 million shares of our common stock. In
order to prevent unintended personal benefits to individuals resulting from the accelerated
vesting of options, we imposed sales restrictions on shares acquired upon exercise of these
options that parallel the vesting requirements of the original options. These sales
restrictions on the shares acquired continue following termination of employment until the
original vesting dates are reached. |
Restricted Stock vests in accordance with the schedule below:
|
|
|
|
|
Grant Date |
|
Vesting |
|
3/16/2004 |
|
25% per year for 4 years |
2/05/2004 |
|
1/3 per year for 3 years |
12
Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table
The following Option Exercises and Stock Vested table provides additional information about
the value realized by the Named Executive Officers on option award exercises and stock award
vesting during the year ended December 31, 2006.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Exercises and Stock Vested |
|
|
Option Awards |
|
Stock Awards |
|
|
Number |
|
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
|
|
of Shares |
|
Value |
|
of Shares |
|
Value |
|
|
Acquired on |
|
Realized on |
|
Acquired on |
|
Realized on |
Name |
|
Exercise |
|
Exercise |
|
Exercise |
|
Exercise |
Peter F. Sinisgalli |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
$ |
53,750 |
|
Jeffry W. Baum |
|
|
51,249 |
|
|
|
512,798 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey S. Mitchell |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
600,875 |
|
|
|
1,210 |
|
|
|
25,930 |
|
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The following non-employee directors were the members of the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors during 2006: Thomas E. Noonan (Chairman), John J. Huntz, Jr. and Brian J.
Cassidy. To the Companys knowledge, there were no interlocking relationships involving members of
the Compensation Committee or other directors requiring disclosure in this Proxy Statement.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Companys directors and
executive officers and persons who own beneficially more than 10% of the Common Stock to file
reports of initial statements of ownership and statements of changes in ownership of such stock
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Directors, executive officers and persons owning
beneficially more than 10% of the Common Stock are required by the Commission to furnish the
Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file with the Commission. To the Companys
knowledge, based solely on the information furnished to the Company, all directors, executive
officers and 10% shareholders complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements during
the year ended December 31, 2006, except late filings to report stock option grants to Messrs.
Cassidy, Goodwin, Huntz, Noonan and Raghavan on Form 4s in April 2006; late filings to report stock
option grants to Messrs. Cassidy, Goodwin, Huntz, Noonan and Raghavan on Form 4s in October 2006;
late filings to report sales by Mr. Raghavan on Form 4s during November 2006; late filings to
report stock option exercises and sales by Mr. Mitchell on Form 4s during October and November
2006; late filings to report stock option exercises and sales by Mr. Baum during October and
November 2006; and late filings to report a gift transaction by Mr. Raghavan in December 2006.
Each of these transactions has been reported subsequently.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the following
Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of the Companys 2007 Proxy Statement. Based on its
review and discussions with management, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of
Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Companys Proxy
Statement for 2007.
Compensation Committee
Thomas E. Noonan, Chairman
John J. Huntz, Jr.
Brian J. Cassidy
13
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
General
The Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors (the Committee) has furnished
the following report on Executive Compensation in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. This report outlines the duties of the Committee with respect
to executive compensation, the various components of the Companys compensation program for
executive officers and other key employees, and the basis on which the 2006 compensation was
determined for the executive officers of the Company, with particular detail given to the 2006
compensation for the Companys Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
Compensation of Executive Officers Generally
The Committee is responsible for establishing compensation levels for the executive officers
of the Company, including the annual bonus plan for executive officers and for administering the
Companys Stock Incentive Plan. The Committee is currently comprised of three non-employee
directors: Messrs. Noonan (Chairman), Huntz and Cassidy. The Committees overall objective is to
establish a compensation policy that will (i) attract, retain and reward executives who contribute
to achieving the Companys business objectives; (ii) motivate executives to obtain these
objectives; and (iii) align the interests of executives with those of the Companys long-term
investors. The Company compensates executive officers with a combination of salary and incentives
designed to focus their efforts on maximizing both the near-term and long-term financial
performance of the Company. In addition, the Companys compensation program rewards individual
performance that furthers Company goals. The executive compensation program includes the
following: (i) base salary; (ii) incentive bonuses; (iii) long-term equity incentive awards in the
form of stock option grants; and (iv) other benefits. Each executive officers compensation
package is designed to provide an appropriately weighted mix of these elements, which cumulatively
provide a level of compensation roughly equivalent to that paid by companies of similar size and
complexity.
Base Salary. Base Salary levels for each of the Companys executive officers, including the
Chief Executive Officer, are generally set within a range of base salaries that the Committee
believes are paid to similar executive officers at companies deemed comparable based on the
similarity in revenue level, industry segment and competitive employment market to the Company. In
addition, the Committee generally takes into account the Companys past financial performance and
future expectations, the performance of the executives, changes in the executives
responsibilities, and cost-of-living and other local and geographic considerations.
Incentive Bonuses. The Committee recommends the payment of bonuses to provide an incentive to
executive officers to be productive over the course of each fiscal year. These bonuses are awarded
based on a combination of the Company achieving certain corporate performance objectives and
individual goals for each respective executive officer.
Equity Incentives. Stock options are used by the Company for payment of long-term
compensation to provide a stock-based incentive to improve the Companys financial performance and
to assist in the recruitment, retention and motivation of professional, managerial and other
personnel. Generally, stock options are granted to executive officers from time to time based
primarily upon the individuals actual and/or potential contributions to the Company and the
Companys financial performance. Stock options are designed to align the interests of the
Companys executive officers with those of its shareholders by encouraging executive officers to
enhance the value of the Company, the price of the Common Stock, and hence, the shareholders
return. In addition, the vesting of stock options over a period of time is designed to create an
incentive for the individual to remain with the Company. The Company has granted options to the
executives on an ongoing basis to provide continuing incentives to the executives to meet future
performance goals and to remain with the Company. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
options to purchase an aggregate 210,000 shares of Common Stock were granted to the Companys Named
Executive Officers.
Other Benefits. Benefits offered to the Companys executive officers are provided to serve as
a safety net of protection against the financial catastrophes that can result from illness,
disability or death. Benefits offered to
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the Companys executive officers are substantially the same as those offered to all of the
Companys regular employees. In 1995, the Company established a tax-qualified deferred
compensation 401(k) Savings Plan (the 401(k) Plan) covering all of the Companys eligible
full-time employees. Under the 401(k) Plan, participants may elect to contribute, through salary
reductions, up to 60% of their annual compensation subject to a statutory maximum of $14,000. On
January 1, 2006, the eligible compensation limitation was increased to $15,000. The Company
provides additional matching contributions in the amount of 50% up to the first 6% contributed
under the 401(k) Plan. The 401(k) Plan is designed to qualify under Section 401 of the Internal
Revenue Code so that the contributions by employees or by the Company to the 401(k) Plan, and
income earned on plan contributions, are not taxable to employees until withdrawn from the 401(k)
Plan, and so that contributions by the Company will be deductible by the Company when made.
Compensation Process
The Compensation Committee met periodically prior to and during 2006 to set compensation for
the Companys executive officers. The Compensation Committee drew upon compensation information
with respect to the Companys executive officers as well as publicly available compensation
information for the Companys peers and other compensation information available to members of the
committee.
Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer
The Committee annually reviews the performance and compensation of the Chief Executive Officer
based on the assessment of his past performance and its expectation of his future contributions to
the Companys performance.
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, Mr. Sinisgallis compensation included a salary
of $425,000 and a bonus of $360,188 based on certain financial criteria of the Company. The
Committee believes the compensation paid to Mr. Sinisgalli was reasonable.
Employment Agreements
Mr. Sinisgalli is party to an employment agreement with the Company pursuant to which he is
entitled to receive an annual base salary of $425,000 (prorated for any year of partial service)
and a performance-related bonus targeted at $425,000 per year based on specific criteria as stated
in his employment agreement. The amount of salary and bonus to be received by Mr. Sinisgalli may
be increased annually at the discretion of the Board of Directors, in regard to salary, and the
Compensation Committee, in regard to bonuses. In 2007, the Company intends to pay Mr. Sinisgalli a
base salary of $440,000 and a target performance-related bonus of $460,000. Mr. Sinisgalli also
received a stock option to purchase 400,000 shares of Common Stock that vests in 16 quarterly
installments beginning June 30, 2004 and a grant of 10,000 shares of restricted Common Stock that
vests in four equal annual installments beginning March 30, 2005. Mr. Sinisgalli is also entitled
to receive a stock option to purchase an additional 100,000 shares of Common Stock on January 1 of
each year beginning in 2005 provided he is still employed as our President and Chief Executive
Officer. Any such stock option will vest in 16 equal quarterly installments beginning on June 30
of the year of the grant. All of the stock options and restricted stock will vest upon a change in
control of the Company. Under the agreement, Mr. Sinisgalli has also agreed to assign to the
Company all patents, copyrights and other intellectual property developed by him in the course of
his employment. In addition, Mr. Sinisgalli has agreed not to solicit the Companys customers for
a period of one year following any termination. In the event of termination of his employment
other than for cause or at the expiration of the agreements term, Mr. Sinisgalli is eligible to
receive eighteen months of his then current base salary and will have 90 days in which to exercise
his vested stock options.
Mr. Story is party to an employment agreement with the Company pursuant to which he is
entitled to receive an annual base salary of $255,000, with a performance related bonus targeted at
$178,500 per year based on specific criteria as stated in his employment agreement. The amount of
salary and bonus to be received by Mr. Story may be increased annually at the discretion of the
Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors. In 2007, the Company intends to pay Mr. Story a
base salary of $265,000 and a target performance-related bonus of $185,000. In addition, Mr. Story
received stock option grants totaling 175,000 shares of Common Stock. All of the options will vest
upon a change in control of the Company. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Story has agreed
15
to assign to the Company all patents, copyrights and other intellectual property
developed by him in the course of his employment. In addition, under the employment agreement and a related Severance and Non-Competition
Agreement (the Severance Agreement), Mr. Story has agreed not to solicit the Companys customers for a period of one
year following any termination. Under the Severance Agreement, Mr. Story is eligible to receive twelve months of his then current base salary in the event of termination as defined in the agreement and will have 90 days in which to exercise his vested stock options.
Mr. Baum is party to an employment agreement
with the Company pursuant to which he is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $212,400, with a performance-related bonus targeted
at $260,000 per year based on specific criteria as stated in his employment agreement. The amount of salary and bonus to be received by
Mr. Baum may be increased annually at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors. In 2007, the Company intends to pay Mr. Baum a base salary of $220,000 and a target performance-related bonus of
$260,000. In addition, Mr. Baum received stock option grants under the agreement totaling 240,000 shares of Common Stock. Under
the agreement, Mr. Baum has agreed to assign to the Company all patents, copyrights and other intellectual property developed by him
in the course of his employment. In addition, Mr. Baum has agreed not to solicit the Companys customers for a period of one year following any termination. In the event of termination, Mr. Baum is eligible to receive twelve
months of his then current base salary in the event of termination as defined in the agreement and will have 30 days in which to
exercise his vested stock options.
Mr. Mitchell is party to an employment agreement
with the Company pursuant to which he is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $312,000, with a performance-related bonus targeted at
$425,000 per year based on specific objective and subjective criteria as stated in his employment agreement. The amount of salary and bonus
to be received by Mr. Mitchell may be increased annually at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, President or the Board of
Directors, in regard to salary, and at the sole discretion of the Company, in regard to bonuses. In 2007, the Company intends to pay
Mr. Mitchell a base salary of $325,000 and a target performance-related bonus of $440,000. In addition, Mr. Mitchell received a one
time bonus of $100,000 in April 2004 and an additional bonus of $90,000 on April 21, 2006. Mr. Mitchell also received stock
option grants under the agreement totaling 260,000 shares of Common Stock and a grant of 3,630 shares of restricted Common Stock that vests
in three equal annual installments beginning January 1, 2005. Under the agreement, Mr. Mitchell has agreed to assign to the Company all patents, copyrights and other intellectual property developed by him in the course of his employment. In addition, Mr. Mitchell
has agreed not to solicit the Companys customers for a period of one year following any termination. In the event of termination of
employment (as defined in the agreement), Mr. Mitchell is eligible to receive twelve months of his then current base salary and will have 30 days in which to exercise his vested stock options.
Mr. Johar is party to an employment agreement
with the Company pursuant to which he is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $245,000, with a performance related bonus targeted
at up to $155,000 per year based on specific criteria as stated in his employment agreement. The amount of salary and bonus to be received
by Mr. Johar may be increased annually at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer or
the Board of Directors. In 2007, the Company intends to pay Mr. Johar a base salary of $270,000 and a target performance-related bonus
of $180,000. In addition, Mr. Johar also received stock option grants under the agreement totaling 146,259 shares of Common Stock. All
of the options will vest upon a change in control of the Company. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Johar agreed to assign to the
Company all patents, copyrights and other intellectual property developed by him in the course
of his employment. In addition, Mr. Johar has agreed not to solicit the Companys customers for a period of one year following
any termination. In the event of termination of employment prior to July 31, 2009 (as defined in the agreement), Mr. Johar is
eligible to receive twenty-four months of his then current base salary and will have 30 days in which to execute his vested stock
options. In the event of termination of employment subsequent to July 31, 2009 (as defined in the
agreement), Mr. Johar is eligible to receive twelve months of his then current base salary and will have 30 days in which to
exercise his vested stock options.
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Policy with Respect to Qualifying Compensation for Deductibility
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a limit on tax deductions for annual
compensation (other than performance-based compensation) in excess of one million dollars paid by a
corporation to its Chief Executive Officer and its other four most highly compensated executive
officers. The Company has not established a policy with regard to Section 162(m) of the Code,
because the Company does not currently anticipate paying cash compensation in excess of one million
dollars per annum to any employee. The Board of Directors will continue to assess the impact of
Section 162(m) on its compensation practices and determine what further action, if any, is
appropriate.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The Companys Articles of Incorporation provide that the liability of the directors to the
shareholders for monetary damages shall be limited to the fullest extent permissible under Georgia
law. This limitation of liability does not affect the availability of injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
The Companys Bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify each of its officers, directors,
employees and agents to the extent that he or she is or was a party, or is threatened to be made a
party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the Company, against reasonable expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement in connection with such action, suit or proceeding; provided, however,
that no indemnification shall be made for:
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The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with certain executive officers and
directors providing indemnification similar to that provided in the Bylaws.
STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following line-graph provides a comparison of the cumulative total shareholder return on
the Common Stock for the period from December 31, 2001 through December 31, 2006, against the
cumulative shareholder return during such period achieved by The Nasdaq Stock Market (U.S.
Companies) (NASDAQ Composite), the Index for Nasdaq Listed Supply Chain Solution Provider Stocks
pre-2006 (the Old Peer Group) and the Index for Nasdaq Listed Supply Chain Solution Provider
Stocks for 2006 (the New Peer Group). The graph assumes that $100 was invested on December 31,
2001 in the Common Stock and in each of the comparison indices and assumes reinvestment of
dividends. In the past, the Companys Old Peer Group consisted of the following companies: Lawson
Software Inc., Manugistics Group, Inc., JDA Software Group Inc., Oracle Corporation, SAP AG, SSA
Global Technologies Inc. and i2 Technologies Inc. Since two of the seven companies in the Old Peer
Group have been acquired by or merged with other companies, the Company has adopted a New Peer
Group to be used for future comparisons. The New Peer Group consists of the following companies:
JDA Software Group Inc., Oracle Corporation, SAP AG, i2 Technologies Inc., Descartes Systems Group,
Inc., Ariba Inc. and Aspen
Technology, Inc. The performance of the Old Peer Group and the New Peer Group over the past
five years is almost identical.
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The Stock Performance Graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other
Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information
by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During 2006, the Company purchased software and services for approximately $0.1 million from
Internet Security Systems, Inc., whose former President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board is Thomas E. Noonan, a member of our Board of Directors. In the opinion of management,
the rates, terms and consideration of the transaction approximated those with unrelated parties.
During 2006, the Company purchased hardware of approximately $0.1 million from Alien
Technology Corp., a provider of ultra-low cost radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and
hardware, a party in which the Company made a $2.0 million investment during 2003. In 2006, the
Company wrote down its investment by $0.3 million following an unsuccessful public offering. In
the opinion of management, the rates, terms and consideration of the transaction approximated those
with unrelated parties.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of
the Companys independent registered public accounting firm. In this regard, the Audit Committee
pre-approves all audit services and non-audit services to be provided to the Company by its
independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee may delegate to one or more of
its members the authority to grant the approvals. The decision of any member to whom authority is
delegated to approve services to be performed by the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm is presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit
Committee may not approve any service that individually or in the aggregate may impair, in the
Audit Committees opinion, the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of Messrs. Huntz (Chairman),
Goodwin and Noonan, all of whom meet the independence requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
During fiscal 2000, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors developed a charter for the
Audit Committee, which was
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approved by both the Audit Committee and the full Board on June 30,
2000. The complete text of the Audit Committee Charter is available in its current form in the
Investor Relations section of our web site at www.manh.com.
In overseeing the preparation of the Companys financial statements, the Audit Committee met
with both management and the Companys independent registered public accounting firm to review and
discuss the financial statements prior to their issuance and to discuss significant accounting
issues. Management advised the Audit Committee that all financial statements were prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the Committee discussed the
statements with both management and the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit
Committees review included discussion with the independent registered public accounting firm of
matters required to be discussed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication
with Audit Committees), as amended.
With respect to the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit
Committee, among other things, discussed with Ernst & Young LLP, matters relating to its
independence, including the disclosures made to the Audit Committee as required by the Independence
Standards Board Standard No. 1 (Independence Discussions with Audit Committees).
During 2006, management completed the documentation, testing and evaluation of the Companys
system of internal control over financial reporting required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and related regulations. The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with
management its assessment and report on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, which it made using the criteria set forth by the
Committee Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control Integrated
Framework. The Audit Committee has also reviewed and discussed with Ernst & Young LLP its
attestation report on managements assessment of internal control over financial reporting and its
review and report on the Companys internal control over financial reporting. The Company
published these reports in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Based on these reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of
Directors that the Companys audited financial statements be included in the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
Audit Committee
John J. Huntz, Jr., Chairman
Paul R. Goodwin
Thomas E. Noonan
The foregoing report shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement
incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that we
specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed
under such Acts.
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PROPOSAL 2
APPROVAL OF MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. 2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
On April 4, 2007, our Board of Directors adopted the Manhattan Associates, Inc. 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan (the Plan). The purpose of the Plan is to promote our long-term success and
increase shareholder value by:
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The Board of Directors adopted the Plan subject to approval by the shareholders at this Annual
Meeting. A summary of the Plan is set forth below. This summary is, however, qualified in its
entirety by and subject to the more complete information set forth in the Plan, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Annex A.
Maximum Aggregate Shares Issuable under the Plan
The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan shall not exceed 2,300,000
shares, subject to certain adjustments in the event of a change in the capitalization of the
Company. Not more than 600,000 shares may be issued under the Plan as restricted stock awards or
restricted stock units. To the extent any shares covered by a stock incentive remains unissued
after the award is canceled, exchanged or expires unexercised, then such shares of Common Stock may
again be available for use under the Plan. Upon approval of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, no
further awards will be made under our 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.
In order to facilitate the approval of this proposal and alleviate any shareholder concerns
regarding the number of awards we intend to grant in a given year, subject to approval of the Plan,
our Board of Directors commits to our shareholders that for fiscal years 2007, 2008 and 2009, we
will not grant a number of shares subject to options or other equity awards to employees under the
Plan such that the average number of shares granted during such three fiscal years is greater than
5.82% of the average number of shares of our common stock that were outstanding at the end of each
of the three fiscal years. For purposes of calculating the number of shares granted in a year,
restricted stock will count as the equivalent of two option shares. This limitation will apply to
awards that can result in the delivery of shares under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, but excludes
awards under plans assumed in future acquisitions occurring prior to such acquisition, qualified
employee stock purchase plans, and certain other tax-qualified plans.
Term of the Plan
The Plan became effective when adopted by the Board of Directors on April 4, 2007, provided
that our shareholders must approve the Plan within 12 months after such effective date. Unless the
Plan is earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions, no stock incentives will be granted
under the Plan after the earlier of April 4, 2017, or the date on which all of the shares reserved
for the Plan have been issued or are no longer available for use under the Plan. However, the Plan
will continue in effect until all outstanding stock incentives have been exercised in full or are
no longer exercisable.
Administration of the Plan
The Plan will be administered by the Board of Directors or a committee appointed and delegated
by the Board. The Board of Directors will have full power to interpret the Plan and any agreement
or instrument entered into thereunder, determine the terms and conditions of any outstanding stock
incentives as allowed under the Plan and make all other determinations or take such other actions
as may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
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Types of Stock Incentives
The Board of Directors may grant the following stock incentives under the Plan (each
individually, a Stock Incentive):
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Each of the above Stock Incentives will be evidenced by a stock incentive agreement executed
by the Company and the eligible recipient, in such form and with such terms and conditions as the
Board of Directors may, pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, determine in its discretion from
time to time.
Eligible Recipients
Awards of Stock Incentives under the Plan may be made to employees and non-employee directors
of, and consultants or advisors that provide services to, the Company or its subsidiaries
(collectively, the Participants). Only employees are eligible to receive a grant of incentive
stock options.
Provisions Applicable to Stock Options
Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of each stock option will not be less than the
fair market value of a share of our common stock on the grant date. With respect to each grant of
an incentive stock option to a recipient who is a shareholder holding more than 10% of the
Companys total voting stock, the exercise price will not be less than 110% of the fair market
value of the shares. The Board of Directors may not adjust the exercise price of a stock option to
a lower price without first receiving the approval of our shareholders.
Option Term. Stock options may not be exercised after the seventh anniversary of the grant
date, except that any incentive stock option granted to a ten-percent shareholder may not be
exercised after the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
Transferability Restrictions. A stock option issued under the Plan may not be transferable or
assignable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercisable only by
the Participant during the Participants lifetime, subject to certain exceptions provided in the
Plan. However, a non-qualified stock option may be transferred by the Participant as a bona fide
gift to his or her spouse, lineal descendant or ascendant, siblings and children by adoption.
Payment. Payment for shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of a stock option may be made
in cash only. In addition, the stock option may be exercised through a brokerage transaction as
permitted under the provisions of Regulation T applicable to cashless exercises promulgated by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, unless prohibited by Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, payment must be made at the time that the
stock option or any part thereof is exercised, and no shares shall be issued or delivered upon
exercise of an option until full payment has been made by the Participant. Other methods of
payment may also be used if approved by the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion
and provided for under the related stock incentive agreement.
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Provisions Applicable to Stock Appreciation Rights
Terms, Conditions and Restrictions. A stock appreciation right is a contractual right whereby
the Participant, without payment to the Company (except for any applicable withholding or other
taxes), receives cash, shares, a combination thereof, or such other consideration as the Board of
Directors may determine, in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value per share on the
exercise date over the exercise price per share for that stock appreciation right. The exercise
price per share for the stock appreciation right will not be less than the fair market value of a
share of our common stock at the grant date. The Board of Directors may not adjust the exercise
price of a stock appreciation right to a lower price without first receiving the approval of our
shareholders.
Transferability Restrictions. No stock appreciation right granted under the Plan may be
transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution and may be exercisable only by the Participant. However, a stock appreciation right
may also be transferred by the Participant as a bona fide gift to his or her spouse, lineal
descendant or ascendant, siblings and children by adoption.
Provisions Applicable to Restricted Stock Awards
Terms, Conditions and Restrictions. The Board of Directors may determine the terms,
conditions, restrictions and other provisions of each restricted stock award. Restricted stock
awards issued under the Plan may have restrictions that lapse based upon the service of a
Participant, or based upon the attainment of performance goals established pursuant to the business
criteria listed in the Plan, or based upon any other criteria that the Board of Directors may
determine appropriate. The Board of Directors may require a cash payment from the Participant in
exchange for the grant of a restricted stock award or may grant a restricted stock award without
the requirement of a cash payment.
Transferability Restrictions. A restricted stock award may not be transferred by the
Participant, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Voting, Dividends and Other Rights. Unless the related stock incentive agreement provides
otherwise, recipients of restricted stock awards are entitled to vote and to receive dividends
during the periods of restriction.
Provisions Applicable to Restricted Stock Units
Terms, Conditions and Restrictions. A restricted stock unit entitles the Participant to
receive one share of Common Stock at such future time and upon such terms as specified by the Board
of Directors in the applicable stock incentive agreement. Restricted stock units issued under the
Plan may have restrictions that lapse based upon the service of a Participant, or based upon other
criteria that the Board of Directors may determine appropriate. The Board of Directors may require
a cash payment from the recipient in exchange for the grant of a restricted stock unit or may grant
a restricted stock unit without the requirement of a cash payment.
Transferability Restrictions. A restricted stock unit may not be transferred by the
recipient, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
Voting, Dividends and Other Rights. Unless the related stock incentive agreement provides
otherwise, recipients of restricted stock units are not entitled to vote and to receive dividends
until they become owners of the shares pursuant to their restricted stock units.
Change of Control
Upon the occurrence of a change in control (as defined in the Plan), with respect to any
Stock Incentive granted under the Plan that is not so assumed or substituted (a Non-Assumed Stock
Incentive), the Board of Directors may, at its discretion, (i) accelerate the vesting and/or
exercisability of such Non-Assumed Stock Incentive; (ii) cancel any such Non-Assumed Stock
Incentive that has not vested nor become exercisable as of the effective date of the change in
control; (iii) cancel such Non-Assumed Stock Incentive in exchange for its in-the-money value, if
any, as determined in the Plan; (iv) cancel such Non-Assumed Stock Incentive after providing the
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opportunity to exercise such Stock Incentive prior to the change of control; or (v) cancel any
Non-Assumed Stock Incentive that does not have any in-the-money value.
Amendment and Termination
The Board of Directors may suspend, terminate or amend the Plan from time to time; except that
certain amendments as specified in the Plan may not be made without the approval of the
shareholders of the Company, including an amendment to increase the number of shares reserved and
issuable under the Plan, to extend the term of the Plan, or to decrease the minimum exercise price
of any Stock Incentive. The Board of Directors may also modify, amend or cancel any Stock
Incentive granted under the Plan; provided, however, that without the consent of the Participant
affected, no such modification, amendment or cancellation may diminish the rights of such
Participant under the Stock Incentive previously granted under the Plan.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a brief outline of the federal income tax consequences to Participants
of the receipt or exercise of Options. It does not discuss all the possible tax consequences of
exercising options, which depend on each employees own individual tax and financial situation.
Incentive Stock Options. A Participant who receives an incentive stock option generally
recognizes no income for federal income tax purposes at the time of the grant or exercise of the
option. However, the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the
underlying Shares on the date of exercise (referred to as the spread) generally will constitute
an item of alternative minimum tax adjustment for purposes of the alternative minimum tax for the
year in which the option is exercised, and thus may increase the federal income tax liability of
the option holder as a result of the exercise of an incentive stock option under the alternative
minimum tax rules of the Internal Revenue Code. The Participant generally will be entitled to
long-term capital gain treatment upon the sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of
incentive stock options, if the Shares have been held for more than two years from the date of
grant of the option and for more than one year after exercise.
If the Participant disposes of Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock
option before the expiration of either of these holding periods (a disqualifying disposition),
generally the gain realized on disposition will be ordinary compensation income to the extent of
the spread (or, if less, the amount realized on such disposition). However, if the option holder
is subject to suit under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the short swing
profits rule), the option holder will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the
difference between the exercise price and the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the Shares as
of a later date (such later date being the earlier of (1) the expiration of 6 months from the date
of exercise, or (2) the first day on which the disposition of such property would not subject such
option holder to suit under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless the option
holder makes a timely Internal Revenue Code § 83(b) election, in which event the fair market of the
Shares will be determined on the date of exercise) and (ii) the price at which the Shares are sold.
This amount will be taxed at ordinary income rates. If the sale price of the Shares is greater
than the fair market value on the date of exercise, the difference will be recognized as gain by
the option holder and taxed at the applicable capital gains rate. If the sale price of the Shares
is less than the option exercise price, the option holder will recognize a capital loss equal to
the excess of the option exercise price over the sale price. Such capital gain or loss will be
treated as long-term or short-term capital gain or loss depending upon whether the holding period
applicable to the long-term capital assets is satisfied.
For these purposes, the use of Shares acquired upon exercise of an incentive stock option to
pay the option exercise price of another option (whether or not it is an incentive stock option)
will be considered a disposition of the Shares. If this disposition occurs before the expiration
of the requisite holding periods, the option holder will have the same tax consequences as are
described above in the preceding paragraph. If the option holder transfers any such Shares after
holding them for the requisite holding periods or transfers Shares acquired pursuant to exercise of
a nonqualified stock option or on the open market, he generally will not recognize any income upon
the exercise. Whether or not the transferred Shares were acquired pursuant to an incentive stock
option and regardless of how long the option holder has held such Shares, the basis of the new
Shares received pursuant to the exercise will be computed in two steps. In the first step, a
number of new Shares equal to the number of older Shares tendered (in payment of the options
exercise) is considered exchanged under Internal Revenue Code §1036 and the rulings
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thereunder.
Accordingly these new Shares receive the same holding period and the same basis the option holder
had in the old tendered Shares, if any, plus the amount included in income from the deemed sale of
the old Shares and the amount of cash or other non-stock consideration paid for the new Shares, if
any. In the second step, the number of new shares received by the option holder in excess of the
old tendered Shares receives a basis of zero, and the option holders holding period with respect
to such Shares commences upon exercise.
An option holder may have tax consequences upon exercise of an incentive stock option if the
aggregate fair market value of Shares of the Common Stock subject to incentive stock options which
first become exercisable by an option holder in any one calendar year exceeds $100,000. If this
occurs, the excess Shares will be treated as though they are subject to a nonqualified stock option
instead of an incentive stock option. Upon exercise of an option with respect to these Shares, the
option holder will have the tax consequences described below with respect to the exercise of
nonqualified stock options.
There will be no tax consequences to the Company upon issuance or, generally, upon exercise of
an incentive stock option. However, to the extent that an option holder recognizes ordinary income
upon exercise, as described above, the Company generally will have a deduction in the same amount,
provided the Company satisfies applicable federal income tax reporting requirements or the option
holder actually reports such income on his or her federal income tax return.
Nonqualified Stock Options. A Participant generally does not recognize income for federal
income tax purposes upon the date of grant of a nonqualified stock option, unless the nonqualified
stock option itself has a readily ascertainable fair market value (usually meaning that the option
itself is traded). However, the holder of a nonqualified stock option must recognize ordinary
income upon exercise in the amount of the spread. If the option holder is subject to suit under
Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the short swing profits rule), the option
holder recognizes ordinary income in the amount by which the fair market value of the Shares
determined as of a later date exceeds the exercise price for such Shares, with such later date
being the earlier of (i) the expiration of 6 months from the date of exercise, or (ii) the first
day on which the disposition of such property would not subject such option holder to suit under
Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, unless the option holder makes a timely
Internal Revenue Code §83(b) election, in which event the fair market value of the Shares will be
determined on the date of exercise. The Company generally will have a deduction in the same amount
as the ordinary income recognized by the option holder in the Companys tax year during which the
option holder recognizes ordinary income, provided the Company satisfies applicable federal income
tax reporting requirements or the option holder actually reports such income on his or her federal
income tax return.
Upon the sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of Nonqualified Stock Options, the
Participant will recognize capital gain (or loss) to the extent that the amount realized from the
sale exceeds (or in the case of a loss, is less than) the fair market value of the Shares on the date of
exercise (or, if the option holder was subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and did not make a timely Internal Revenue Code §83(b) election, the fair market value on the
delayed determination date, if applicable). This gain will be long-term capital gain (or loss, as
the case may be) if the Shares have been held for more than one year after exercise.
Special rules apply to a Participant who exercises a nonqualified stock option by paying the
exercise price, in whole or in part, by the transfer of Shares to the Company. If an option holder
exercises a nonqualified stock option by paying the option exercise price with previously acquired
Shares, the option holder will generally recognize income (relative to the new shares he is
receiving) in two steps. In the first step, a number of new Shares equivalent to the number of
older Shares tendered (in payment of the nonqualified stock option exercised) is considered to have
been exchanged in accordance with Internal Revenue Code §1036 and the rulings thereunder.
Accordingly, no gain or loss is recognized upon the exchange, and the new Shares received in the
exchange obtain the same holding period and the same basis the option holder had in the old
tendered Shares. In the second step, with respect to the number of new Shares acquired in excess
of the number of old Shares tendered, the option holder will recognize income on those new Shares
equal to their fair market value less any non-stock consideration tendered. The excess new Shares
received will have a basis equal to the amount of income recognized by the option holder by
exercise, increased by any non-stock consideration tendered. Their holding period for the excess
new Shares will commence upon the exercise of the Option.
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Stock Appreciation Rights. At the time a stock appreciation right is granted, a stock
appreciation right holder will recognize no taxable income, and there are no tax consequences to
the Company. The stock appreciation right holder will recognize taxable income at the time the
stock appreciation right is exercised in an amount equal to the amount of cash and the fair market
value of the shares of the Common Stock received upon such exercise. However, if the stock
appreciation right holder is subject to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (the short
swing profits rule), the stock appreciation right holder will recognize taxable income at the time
the stock appreciation right is exercised in an amount equal to the amount of cash received upon
exercise and the fair market value (determined as of the earlier of (i) the expiration of 6 months
from the date of exercise, or (ii) the first day on which the disposition of such property would
not subject such stock appreciation right holder to suit under Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act, unless the stock appreciation right holder makes a timely Internal Revenue Code
§83(b) election) of the Common Stock received upon such exercise. The income recognized on
exercise of a stock appreciation right will be taxable at ordinary income tax rates. The Company
generally will be entitled to a deduction with respect to the exercise of a stock appreciation
right in an amount equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the stock appreciation
right holder upon such exercise, provided the Company satisfies applicable federal income tax
reporting requirements or the stock appreciation right holder actually reports such income on his
or her federal income tax returns. Any gain or loss upon the disposition of the Common Stock
acquired pursuant to the exercise of a stock appreciation right will qualify as short-term or
long-term capital gain or loss depending on how long the stock appreciation right holder holds the
Common Stock before such disposition.
Restricted Stock Awards. A holder of a restricted stock award will generally recognize income
upon its receipt, but only to the extent that it is not subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture. If the restricted stock award is subject to restrictions that lapse in increments over
a period of time, so that the holder becomes vested in a portion of the Shares as the restrictions
lapse, the holder will recognize income in any tax year only with respect to the Shares that become
non-forfeitable during that year. If a holder of a restricted stock award cannot sell the Shares
without being subject to suit under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (the short swing profits
rule), the Shares will be treated as subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. The income
recognized will be equal to the fair market value of those Shares, determined as of the time that
the restrictions on those Shares lapse, less any purchase price paid. That income generally will
be taxable at ordinary income tax rates. The Company generally will be entitled to a deduction in
an amount equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the holder of the restricted stock
award, provided the Company satisfies applicable federal income tax reporting requirements or the
holder of the restricted stock award actually reports such income on his or her federal income tax
return.
Alternatively, a holder of a restricted stock award may make a timely Internal Revenue Code
§83(b) election to recognize ordinary income for the taxable year in which he receives a restricted
stock award in an amount equal to the fair market value of all Shares awarded to him (even if the
Shares are subject to forfeiture). That income will be taxable at ordinary income tax rates. At
the time of disposition of the Shares, a holder who has made such an election will recognize gain
in an amount equal to the difference between the purchase price, if any, and the amount received on
the disposition of the Shares. Such gain will be taxable at the applicable capital gains rate. A
timely Internal Revenue Code §83(b) election must be made within 30 days after the transfer of the
restricted stock award to the holder. The Company will generally be entitled to a deduction in an
amount equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the holder at the time of his election,
provided the Company satisfies applicable federal income tax reporting requirements or the employee
actually reports such income on his or her federal income tax returns.
Cash dividends paid to a holder of a restricted stock award prior to the date the underlying
Shares are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or are forfeited are treated as
ordinary income of the holder of the Shares in the year received. Depending upon the period Shares
are held after receipt by a holder of a restricted stock award, the sale or other taxable
disposition of such Shares will result in short-term or long-term capital gain or loss equal to the
difference between the amount realized on such disposition and the fair market value of such Shares
generally (i) when the Shares are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or (ii)
upon receipt if a timely Internal Revenue Code §83(b) election was made with respect to the Shares.
Limitation on Company Deductions. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, generally no
federal income tax deduction is allowed for compensation paid to a covered employee in any
taxable year of the Company, to the extent that such compensation exceeds $1,000,000 and the
Company is a publicly held corporation. For this purpose, covered employees are generally the
chief executive officer of the Company and the four highest
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compensated officers of the Company,
and the term compensation generally includes amounts includable in gross income as a result of
the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights, or the receipt of restricted stock.
This deduction limitation does not apply to compensation that is commission based compensation,
performance based compensation, compensation which would not be includable in an employees gross
income, and compensation payable under a written binding contract in existence on February 17,
1993, and not materially modified thereafter.
Regulations indicate that compensation attributable to a stock option or a stock appreciation
right will generally satisfy the limitation exception for performance based compensation if the
grant or award is made by a compensation committee (a committee composed of outside directors),
the plan under which the option or right is granted states the maximum number of shares with
respect to which the options or rights may be granted during a specified period to any employee,
and, under the terms of the option or right, the amount of compensation the employee could receive
is based solely on an increase in the value of the stock after the date of the grant or award.
Options, stock appreciation rights and other awards granted under the Plan may possibly satisfy
these requirements, depending upon the specific terms, provisions, restrictions and limitations of
such options or rights.
Restricted Stock Units. Generally, if a restricted stock unit is designed so as to be paid on
or shortly after the restricted stock unit becomes vested and no longer subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture, then the cash or the fair market value of the Shares paid upon the vesting of
the restricted stock unit will be ordinary income to the restricted stock unit recipient and the
Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction for such amount as compensation paid. However,
if a restricted stock unit is not so designed, the restricted stock unit may be deemed a
nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Internal Revenue Code §409A, in which case, unless
the restricted stock unit is designed to meet the requirements of Internal Revenue Code §409A, the
restricted stock unit recipient would be subject to immediate taxation upon receipt of the
restricted stock unit as ordinary income, along with an additional twenty-percent (20%) tax, and
further tax could be imposed each following year. If the restricted stock unit may be deemed a
nonqualified deferred compensation plan under Internal Revenue Code §409A and is designed to meet
the requirements of Internal Revenue Code §409A, then the case or the fair market value of the
Shares paid under the restricted stock unit would be ordinary income to the restricted stock unit
recipient at the time of payment, and the Company will be entitled to an income tax deduction for such amount as
compensation paid during the year of actual payment. The requirements of Internal Revenue Code
§409A that must be met by a restricted stock unit to avoid immediate taxation generally are that
the timing and form of payment must be specified at the time of grant of the restricted stock unit,
that the restricted stock unit may only provide for payment at certain times, and that no payments
under the restricted stock unit may be accelerated. Other requirements may also apply as well.
Golden Parachute Payments. The terms of Stock Incentive Agreement evidencing awards under the
Plan may provide for accelerated vesting of a Stock Incentive in connection with a change in
ownership or control of the Company. In such event, certain amounts with respect to such Stock
Incentives may be characterized as parachute payments under the golden parachute provisions of
the Internal Revenue Code. Under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, no federal income tax
deduction is allowed to a corporation for excess parachute payments made to disqualified
individuals, and receipt of such payments subject the recipient to a 20% excise tax under Internal
Revenue Code §4999. For this purpose, disqualified individuals are generally officers,
shareholders or highly compensated individuals performing services for a corporation, and the term
excess parachute payments includes payments in the nature of compensation which are contingent on
a change in ownership or effective control of a corporation, to the extent that such payments (in
present value) exceed three times the payees average annual taxable compensation from the
corporation for the previous five years. Certain payments with respect to non-publicly traded
corporations, payments for reasonable compensation for services rendered after a Change of Control
and payments from qualified plans are generally not included in determining excess parachute
payments. If payments or accelerations may occur with respect to Stock Incentives granted under
the Plan, certain amounts in connection with such awards may possibly constitute parachute
payments and be subject to these golden parachute tax provisions.
The Plan is not a qualified deferred compensation plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code and is not intended to be an employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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The state income tax consequences of Stock Incentives under the Plan depend on the individual
laws of each particular state.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
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securities to be |
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issued upon |
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Weighted-average |
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securities |
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exercise of |
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exercise price of |
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remaining available |
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outstanding |
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outstanding |
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for future issuance |
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options, warrants |
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options, warrants |
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under equity |
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and rights |
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and rights |
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compensation plans |
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Equity
compensation plans
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security holders |
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6,308,359 |
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$ |
24.80 |
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1,961,651 |
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Equity compensation
plans not approved
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6,308,359 |
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$ |
24.80 |
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1,961,651 |
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Additional information regarding our equity compensation plans can be found in Note 2 of
the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report to Shareholders
accompanying this proxy statement.
Vote Required and Board Recommendation
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes present at the Annual Meeting in person or by
proxy and voting on this proposal is required to approve the Plan. The Board has determined that
the Plan is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the approval of the Plan.
PROPOSAL 3
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
In February 2007, the Board of Directors appointed Ernst & Young LLP to serve as its
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, subject
to the submission and approval of a budget for audit and audit related fees for services to be
rendered for our 2007 fiscal year. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was recommended to the
Board by its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee, at its discretion, may direct the appointment
of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if the
Audit Committee believes that a change would be in our best interests and the best interests of our
shareholders. A proposal to ratify the appointment will be presented at the Annual Meeting.
Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. They will
have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to
appropriate questions from shareholders.
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Audit and Non-Audit Fees
The following table presents the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by Ernst &
Young LLP for each of the last two fiscal years:
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942,051 |
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784,797 |
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Audit Related Fees (2) |
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10,000 |
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309,538 |
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Tax Fees (3) |
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74,861 |
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81,100 |
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All Other Fees (4) |
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1,500 |
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Total Fees |
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$ |
1,028,412 |
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$ |
1,175,435 |
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Audit fees consisted of charges associated with the annual audit and the audit of internal
control over financial reporting, the review of the Companys quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
and statutory audits required internationally. |
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Audit-related fees principally include due diligence in connection with acquisitions,
consultation on accounting and internal control matters, audits in connection with proposed or
consummated acquisitions and other attest services. |
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Tax fees consisted of charges principally related to services associated with tax compliance,
tax planning and tax advice. |
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All other fees include charges for products and/or services other than those described above. |
The Audit Committee has determined that the provision of non-audit services by Ernst &
Young LLP is compatible with maintaining the independence of Ernst & Young LLP.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young
LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2007.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission require that any proposal by a shareholder of
the Company for consideration at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the
Company no later than January 19, 2008, if any such proposal is to be eligible for inclusion in the
Companys proxy materials for its 2008 Annual Meeting. Under such rules, the Company is not
required to include shareholder proposals in its proxy materials unless certain other conditions
specified in such rules are met.
In order for a shareholder to bring any business or nominations before the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, certain conditions set forth in Sections 2.14 and 3.8 of the Companys Bylaws must be
complied with, including, but not limited to, delivery of notice to the Company not less than 30
days prior to the meeting as originally scheduled.
COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS
We have established procedures for shareholders or other interested parties to communicate
directly with the Board of Directors. Such parties can contact the board by email at:
investor_relations@manh.com or by mail at: Manhattan Associates, Inc. Board of Directors, 2300
Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. All communications made by this means will
be received directly by the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
FORM 10-K EXHIBITS
We have included with this Proxy Statement a copy of our Form 10-K which is part of our Annual
Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, including the financial statements, schedules
and list of exhibits. We will mail without charge, upon written request, a copy of our Form 10-K
exhibits. Requests should be sent to Manhattan Associates, Inc., 2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite
700, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. They are also available, free of charge, at the SECs web site,
www.sec.gov.
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OTHER MATTERS
Management of the Company is not aware of any other matter to be presented for action at the
Annual Meeting other than those mentioned in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
referred to in this Proxy Statement. However, should any other matter requiring a vote of the
shareholders arise, the representatives named on the accompanying Proxy will vote in accordance
with their best judgment as to the interests of the Company and shareholders.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
/s/ David K. Dabbiere David K. Dabbiere
Secretary
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Annex A
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
2007 Stock Incentive Plan
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Plan is to promote the interests of the Company by providing the
opportunity to purchase or receive Shares or to receive compensation that is based upon
appreciation in the value of Shares to Eligible Recipients in order to attract and retain Eligible
Recipients and providing Eligible Recipients an incentive to work to increase the value of Shares
and a stake in the future of the Company that corresponds to the stake of each of the Companys
shareholders. The Plan provides for the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock
Options, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units and Stock Appreciation Rights to aid the
Company in obtaining these goals.
2 Definitions
Each term set forth in this Section shall have the meaning set forth opposite such term for
purposes of this Plan and any Stock Incentive Agreements under this Plan (unless noted otherwise),
and for purposes of such definitions, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
include the singular, and reference to one gender shall include the other gender. Note that some
definitions may not be used in this Plan, and may be inserted here solely for possible use in Stock
Incentive Agreements issued under this Plan.
2.1 Amendment Date means, with respect to any amendment to this Plan pursuant to Section 12
referenced in Section 9.1, the earlier of (1) the date on which this Plan is so amended by the
Board, or (2) the date on which such amendment is approved by the shareholders.
2.2 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.3 Business means the development and provision of supply chain software solutions for the
planning and execution of supply chain activities.
2.4 Cause shall mean an act or acts by an Eligible Recipient involving (a) the use for profit
or disclosure to unauthorized persons of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company,
a Parent or a Subsidiary, (b) the breach of any contract with the Company, a Parent or a
Subsidiary, (c) the violation of any fiduciary obligation to the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary,
(d) the unlawful trading in the securities of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary, or of another
corporation based on information gained as a result of the performance of services for the Company,
a Parent or a Subsidiary, (e) a felony conviction or the failure to contest prosecution of a
felony, or (f) willful misconduct, dishonesty, embezzlement, fraud, deceit or civil rights
violations, or other unlawful acts.
2.5 Change of Control means any of the following:
(a) Any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which the Company sells,
transfers, leases, exchanges or disposes of substantially all (i.e., at least eighty-five
percent (85%)) of its assets for cash or property, or for a combination of cash and
property, or for other consideration; or
(b) Any transaction pursuant to which persons who are not current shareholders of the
Company acquire by merger, consolidation, reorganization, division or other business
combination or transaction, or by a purchase of an interest in the Company, an interest in
the Company so that after such transaction, the shareholders of the Company immediately
prior to such transaction no longer have a controlling (i.e., fifty percent (50%) or more)
voting interest in the Company;
(c) Any change in the composition of the Board within a twelve (12) month period
resulting in fewer than a majority of the members of the Board being Incumbent Directors; or
(d) Any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any Person or Persons
acting in concert acquire outstanding voting securities of the Company, if, after such
transaction or transactions, the acquiring Person(s) own(s), control(s), or hold(s), with
power to vote, at least forty percent (40%) of any class of voting securities of the
Company.
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2.6 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.7 Committee means any committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, as specified
in Section 5 hereof. Any such committee shall be comprised entirely of Directors.
2.8 Company means Manhattan Associates, Inc., a Georgia corporation, and any successor to such
organization.
2.9 Common Stock means the common stock of the Company.
2.10 Confidential Information means (a) information of the Company, to the extent not
considered a Trade Secret under applicable law, that (i) relates to the business of the Company,
(ii) possesses an element of value to the Company, (iii) is not generally known to the Companys
competitors, and (iv) would damage the Company if disclosed, and (b) information of any third party
provided to the Company which the Company is obligated to treat as confidential. Confidential
Information includes, but is not limited to, (i) future business plans, (ii) the composition,
description, schematic or design of products, future products or equipment of the Company (iii)
communication systems, audio systems, system designs and related documentation, (iv) advertising or
marketing plans, (v) information regarding independent contractors, employees, clients and
customers of the Company, and (vi) information concerning the Companys financial structure and
methods and procedures of operation. Confidential Information shall not include any information
that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized
disclosure, (ii) has been independently developed and disclosed by others without violating the
legal rights of any party, or (iii) otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means.
2.11 Constructive Discharge means a termination of employment with the Company by an Employee
due to any of the following events if the termination occurs within thirty (30) days of such event:
(a) Forced Relocation or Transfer. The Employee may continue employment with the
Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary (or a successor employer), but such employment is
contingent on the Employees being transferred to a site of employment which is located
further than 50 miles from the Employees current site of employment. For this purpose, an
Employees site of employment shall be the site of employment to which they are assigned as
their home base, from which their work is assigned, or to which they report, and shall be
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion on the basis of the facts and
circumstances.
(b) Decrease in Salary or Wages. The Employee may continue employment with the
Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary (or a successor employer), but such employment is
contingent upon the Employees acceptance of a salary or wage rate which is less than the
Employees prior salary or wage rate.
(c) Significant and Substantial Reduction in Benefits. The Employee may continue
employment with the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary (or a successor employer), but such
employment is contingent upon the Employees acceptance of a reduction in the pension,
welfare or fringe benefits provided which is both significant and substantial when expressed
as a dollar amount or when expressed as a percentage of the Employees cash compensation.
The determination of whether a reduction in pension, welfare or fringe benefits is
significant and substantial shall be made on the basis of all pertinent facts and
circumstances, including the entire benefit (pension, welfare and fringe) package provided
to the Employee, and any salary or wages paid to the Employee. However, notwithstanding the
preceding, any modification or elimination of benefits which results solely from the
provision of new benefits to an Employee by a successor employer as a result of a change of
the Employees employment from employment with the Company to employment with such successor
shall not be deemed a Significant and Substantial Reduction in Benefits where such new
benefits are identical to the benefits provided to similarly situated Employees of the
successor.
2.12 Contact means, with respect to a Participant, any interaction between such Participant
and a Customer which (i) takes place in an effort to establish, maintain, and/or further a business
relationship on behalf of the Company and (ii) occurs during the last year of a Participants
employment with, or performance of services for, the Company .
2.13 Controlled Group means the Company and any other entity the employees of which would be
required to be aggregated with the employees of the Company pursuant to Code §§414(b), (c), (m) or
(o).
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2.14 Customer means any person or entity to whom the Company has sold its products or
services, or has solicited to sell its products or services.
2.15 Director means a member of the Board.
2.16 Effective Date means the Effective Date as set forth in Section 4 of this Plan.
2.17 Eligible Recipient means an Employee and/or a Key Person.
2.18 Employee means a common law employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent.
2.19 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.20 Exercise Price means the price that shall be paid to purchase one (1) Share upon the
exercise of an Option granted under this Plan.
2.21 Fair Market Value of each Share on any date means the price determined below as of the
close of business on such date (provided, however, if for any reason, the Fair Market Value per
share cannot be ascertained or is unavailable for such date, the Fair Market Value per share shall
be determined as of the nearest preceding date on which such Fair Market Value can be ascertained):
(a) If the Share is listed or traded on any established stock exchange or a national
market system, including without limitation the National Market of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) System, its Fair Market Value
shall be the closing sale price for the Share (or the mean of the closing bid and ask
prices, if no sales were reported), on such exchange or system on the date of such
determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board
deems reliable; or
(b) If the Share is not listed or traded on any established stock exchange or a
national market system, its Fair Market Value shall be the average of the closing dealer
bid and ask prices of a Share as reflected on the NASDAQ interdealer quotation system of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. on the date of such determination; or
(c) In the absence of an established public trading market for the Share, the Fair
Market Value of a Share shall be determined in good faith by the Board.
2.22 FLSA Exclusion means the provisions of Section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (the FLSA) that exempt certain stock-based compensation from inclusion in overtime
determinations under the FLSA.
2.23 Forfeiture Activities means, with respect to a Participant, any of the following:
(a) Trade Secrets & Confidential Information. Such Participant (i) uses, discloses, or
reverse engineers the Trade Secrets or the Confidential Information for any purpose other
than the Companys Business, except as authorized in writing by the Company; or (ii) after
Participants cessation of services for the Company, retains Trade Secrets or Confidential
Information, including any copies existing in any form (including electronic form), which
are in Participants possession or control, or destroys, deletes, or alters the Trade
Secrets or Confidential Information without the Companys prior written consent. The
Forfeiture Activities under this subsection (a) shall: (i) with regard to the Trade Secrets,
remain in effect and be applicable as long as the information constitutes a Trade Secret
under applicable law, and (ii) with regard to the Confidential Information, remain in effect
and be applicable during the Forfeiture Period.
(b) Solicitation of Customers. During the Forfeiture Period of such Participant, the
Participant directly or indirectly solicits any Customer of the Company for the purpose of
selling or providing any goods or services competitive with the Business, provided that such
Participant had Contact with such Customer. Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be
construed to include Customers of the Company (i) which such Participant never sold or
provided any goods or services to while employed by the Company, (ii) that explicitly
severed it business relationship with the Company unless such Participant, directly or
indirectly, caused or encouraged the Customer to sever the relationship, or (iii) which
product line or service line the Company no longer offers. The restrictions set forth in
this subsection (b) apply only to the Customers with whom the Participant had Contact.
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(c) Solicitation of Forfeiture Period Employees. During the Forfeiture Period of such
Participant, the Participant, directly or indirectly, solicits, recruits or induces any
Forfeiture Period Employee to (a) terminate his employment relationship with the Company or
(b) work for any other person or entity engaged in the Business; provided, however, this
subsection (c) shall only apply if such Participant had Material Interaction with such
Forfeiture Period Employee, or if such Participant, directly or indirectly, supervised such
Forfeiture Period Employee.
2.24 Forfeiture Period means, with respect to a Participant, the time period during which such
Participant is employed with, or is performing services for, the Company, and for a period of two
(2) years thereafter.
2.25 Forfeiture Period Employee means any Person who (a) is employed by the Company at the
time Participant ceases to perform services for the Company, or (b) was employed by the Company
during the last year in which Participant performed services for the Company (or during the period
in which the Participant performed services for the Company if the Participant performed services
for the Company for less than a year).
2.26 Incumbent Directors means the individuals who, at the Effective Date, constitute the
Board, and any person becoming a director after the Effective Date and whose election or nomination
for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the
Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such
person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination); provided,
however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result
of an actual or threatened election contest (as described in Rule 14a-11 under the 1934 Act
(Election Contest) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of any person (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the 1934 Act and as used in
Section 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) other than the Board (Proxy Contest), including by
reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest, shall be
deemed an Incumbent Director; and provided further, that, subject to the provisions of this
Section, no person shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director until such time as he or she takes
office as a director of the Company.
2.27 Insider means an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer, director or ten
percent (10%) beneficial owner of any class of the Companys equity securities that is registered
pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all as defined under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
2.28 ISO means an option granted under this Plan to purchase Shares that is intended by the
Company to satisfy the requirements of Code §422 as an incentive stock option.
2.29 Key Person means (a) a member of the Board who is not an Employee, or (b) a consultant or
advisor; provided, however, that such consultant or advisor must be a natural person who is
providing or will be providing bona fide services to the Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent, with
such services (i) not being in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising
transaction, and (ii) not directly or indirectly promoting or maintaining a market for securities
of the Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent, within the meaning of the general instructions to SEC
Form S-8.
2.30 Material Interaction means, with respect to a Participant, any interaction between such
Participant and a Forfeiture Period Employee which relates or related, directly or indirectly, to
the performance of such Participants duties for the Company.
2.31 NQSO means an option granted under this Plan to purchase Shares that is not intended by
the Company to satisfy the requirements of Code §422.
2.32 Option means an ISO or a NQSO.
2.33 Outside Director means a Director who is not an Employee and who qualifies as (a) a
non-employee director under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the 1934 Act, as amended from time to time,
and (b) an outside director under Code §162(m) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
2.34 Parent means any corporation (other than the corporation employing a Participant) in an
unbroken chain of corporations ending with the corporation employing a Participant if, at the time
of the granting of the Stock Incentive, each of the corporations other than the corporation
employing the Participant owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. However, for
purposes of interpreting any Stock Incentive Agreement issued under this Plan as of a date
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of determination, Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the corporation employing a
Participant) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the corporation employing a
Participant if, at the time of the granting of the Stock Incentive and thereafter through such date
of determination, each of the corporations other than the corporation employing the Participant
owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock in one of the other corporation in such chain.
2.35 Participant means an individual who receives a Stock Incentive hereunder.
2.36 Performance-Based Exception means the performance-based exception from the tax
deductibility limitations of Code §162(m).
2.37 Plan means the Manhattan Associates, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as may be amended
from time to time.
2.38 Qualified Termination means a termination of the employment of an employee where such
termination is done by the Company without Cause or where such termination is a Constructive
Discharge.
2.39 Restricted Stock Award means an award of Shares granted to a Participant under this Plan
whereby the Participant has immediate rights of ownership in the Shares underlying the award, but
such Shares are subject to restrictions in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Plan
and the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to the award and may be subject to forfeiture by the
individual until the earlier of (a) the time such restrictions lapse or are satisfied, or (b) the
time such shares are forfeited, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Stock Incentive
Agreement pertaining to the award.
2.40 Restricted Stock Unit means a contractual right granted to a Participant under this Plan
to receive a Share that is subject to restrictions of this Plan and the applicable Stock Incentive
Agreement.
2.41 SAR Exercise Price means the amount per Share specified in a Stock Incentive Agreement
with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right, the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share over and
above such amount, the holder of such Stock Appreciation Right may be able to receive upon the
exercise or payment of such Stock Appreciation Right.
2.42 Share means a share of the Common Stock of the Company.
2.43 Stock Appreciation Right means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to the terms and
provisions of this Plan whereby the individual, without payment to the Company (except for any
applicable withholding or other taxes), receives cash, Shares, a combination thereof, or such other
consideration as the Board may determine, in an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value
per Share on the date on which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over the SAR Exercise
Price noted in the Stock Appreciation Right for each Share subject to the Stock Appreciation Right.
2.44 Stock Incentive means an ISO, a NQSO, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit,
or a Stock Appreciation Right.
2.45 Stock Incentive Agreement means an agreement between the Company, a Parent or a
Subsidiary, and a Participant evidencing an award of a Stock Incentive.
2.46 Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the corporation employing such Participant)
in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the corporation employing such Participant if,
at the time of the granting of the Stock Incentive, each of the corporations other than the last
corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
However, for purposes of interpreting any Stock Incentive Agreement issued under this Plan as of a
date of determination, Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the corporation employing
such Participant) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the corporation employing
such Participant if, at the time of the granting of the Stock Incentive and thereafter through such
date of determination, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken
chain owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.
2.47 Ten Percent Shareholder means a person who owns (after taking into account the
attribution rules of Code §424(d)) more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power
of all classes of shares of stock of either the Company, a Subsidiary or a Parent. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, shares of stock owned
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(directly or indirectly) by or for a persons brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or
half blood), spouse, ancestors and lineal descendants will be considered to be owned by the person,
and if a domestic or foreign corporation , partnership, estate or trust owns (directly or
indirectly) shares of stock, those shares are considered to be owned proportionately by or for the
stockholders, partners, or beneficiaries of the corporation, partnership, estate or trust. The
extent to which stock held by a person as a trustee of a voting trust is considered owned by such
person is determined under all of the facts and circumstances. Stock that a person may purchase
under outstanding options is not treated as stock owned by such person. In interpreting the
foregoing, the provisions of Treas. Reg. §1.422-2(f)(2) shall govern.
2.48 Trade Secrets means information of the Company, and their licensors, suppliers, clients
and customers, without regard to form, including, but not limited to, technical or non-technical
data, a formula, a pattern, a compilation, a program, a device, a method, a technique, a drawing, a
process, financial data, financial plans, product plans, or a list of actual or potential customers
or suppliers which is not commonly known by or available to the public and which information (i)
derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being
readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its
disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances
to maintain its secrecy.
3 Shares Subject to Stock Incentives
3.1 Maximum Aggregate Shares Issuable Pursuant to Stock Incentives. The total number of
Shares that may be issued pursuant to Stock Incentives under this Plan shall not exceed Two Million
Three Hundred Thousand (2,300,000), with no more than Six Hundred Thousand (600,000) Shares
issuable as Restricted Stock or pursuant to Restricted Stock Units, as adjusted pursuant to Section
10. Such Shares shall be reserved, to the extent that the Company deems appropriate, from
authorized but unissued Shares, and from Shares which have been reacquired by the Company.
3.2 Determination of Maximum Aggregate Shares Issuable. Any Shares subject to a Stock
Incentive that remain un-issued after the cancellation, expiration, lapse or exchange of such Stock
Incentive thereafter shall again become available for use under this Plan. However, in applying
the provisions of Section 3.1 above in the case of an Option which is exercised through a
cashless or net share exercise as described in Section 7.2(e), any Shares which are never
actually issued (or are issued and then cancelled) because they are considered payment of the
exercise price shall be counted as issued in applying the provisions of Section 3.1 along with the
net number of Shares that are issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option.
3.3 Maximum Aggregate Shares Issuable ISO Limitation. The total maximum number of Shares that
may be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs under this Plan shall at all times be exactly the
same as the total maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Stock Incentives under
this Plan pursuant to the preceding Sections of this Section 3.
3.4 Code §162(m) Participant Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no
Participant may be granted Stock Incentives covering an aggregate number of Shares in excess of Two
Million (2,000,000) in any calendar year, and any Shares subject to a Stock Incentive which again
become available for use under this Plan after the cancellation, expiration or exchange of such
Stock Incentive thereafter shall continue to be counted in applying this calendar year Participant
limitation.
4 Effective Date
The Effective Date of this Plan shall be the date it is adopted by the Board, or such delayed
effective date as the Board may specify, as noted in resolutions effectuating such adoption. This
Plan shall be subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months
after the date on which this Plan is adopted by the Board, disregarding any contingencies or
delayed effective date relative to such adoption. In the event that shareholder approval of this
Plan is not obtained, then any Stock Incentives granted under this Plan shall nonetheless be deemed
granted pursuant to the authority of the Board; provided, however, any such Option granted which
was intended to be an ISO shall instead be a NQSO. Should this Plan be rejected by the
shareholders after being submitted to the shareholders for their approval, the Plan shall
immediately terminate at that time, and no further grants shall be made under this Plan thereafter.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no ISO shall be exercisable prior to the date that shareholder
approval of this Plan is obtained unless the Optionee recipient of such ISO agrees that the ISO
shall instead be treated as a NQSO for all purposes, and any exercise of an ISO option by an
Optionee prior to
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the date that shareholder approval of this Plan is obtained shall automatically be deemed to
be such an agreement by the exercising Optionee.
5 Administration
5.1 General Administration. This Plan shall be administered by the Board. The Board, acting
in its absolute discretion, shall exercise all such powers and take all such action as it deems
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Plan. The Board shall have the power to
interpret this Plan and, subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, to take such other
action in the administration and operation of the Plan as it deems equitable under the
circumstances. The Boards actions shall be binding on the Company, on each affected Eligible
Recipient, and on each other person directly or indirectly affected by such actions.
5.2 Authority of the Board. Except as limited by law or by the Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws of the Company, and subject to the provisions herein, the Board shall have full power to
select Eligible Recipients who shall participate in the Plan, to determine the sizes and types of
Stock Incentives in a manner consistent with the Plan, to determine the terms and conditions of
Stock Incentives in a manner consistent with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan and any
agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan, to establish, amend or waive rules and
regulations for the Plans administration, and to amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding
Stock Incentives as allowed under the Plan and such Stock Incentives. Further, the Board may make
all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
5.3 Delegation of Authority. The Board may delegate its authority under the Plan, in whole or
in part, to a Committee appointed by the Board consisting of two (2) or more Outside Directors
(which may be the Compensation Committee of the Board). In addition, the Board may delegate a
portion of its authority under the Plan to a Committee appointed by the Board consisting of one (1)
or more Directors provided, however, that such Committee may not grant a Stock Incentive (A) that
would allow the purchase or payment of, or with respect to, more than Twenty-Five Thousand (25,000)
Shares, or (B) to an Insider. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time
by, and shall serve at the discretion of, the Board. The Committee shall act according to the
policies and procedures set forth in the Plan and to those policies and procedures established by
the Board, and the Committee shall have such powers and responsibilities as are set forth by the
Board. Reference to the Board in this Plan shall specifically include reference to the Committee
where the Board has delegated its authority to the Committee, and any action by the Committee
pursuant to a delegation of authority by the Board shall be deemed an action by the Board under the
Plan. Notwithstanding the above, the Board may assume the powers and responsibilities granted to
the Committee at any time, in whole or in part. Only a Committee (or a sub-committee thereof)
comprised solely of two (2) or more Outside Directors may grant Stock Incentives that will meet the
Performance-Based Exception, and only a Committee comprised solely of Outside Directors may grant
Stock Incentives to Insiders that will be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
5.4 Decisions Binding. All determinations and decisions made by the Board pursuant to the
provisions of this Plan and all related orders and resolutions of the Board shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its shareholders, Directors, Eligible
Recipients, Participants, and their estates and beneficiaries.
5.5 Indemnification for Decisions. No member of the Board or the Committee (or a
sub-committee thereof) shall be liable in connection with or by reason of any act or omission
performed or omitted to be performed on behalf of the Company in such capacity, provided, that the
Board has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that caused the loss or liability
was in the best interests of the Company. Service on the Committee (or a sub-committee thereof)
shall constitute service as a director of the Company so that the members of the Committee (or a
sub-committee thereof) shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement as directors of the
Company pursuant to its articles of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law. In addition, the
members of the Board, Committee (or a sub-committee thereof) shall be indemnified by the Company
against the following losses or liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with or by reason of
any act or omission performed or omitted to be performed on behalf of the Company in such capacity,
provided, that the Board has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct which caused the
loss or liability was in the best interests of the Company: (a) the reasonable expenses, including
attorneys fees actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action,
suit or proceeding, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or
failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, any Stock Incentive granted hereunder, and (b)
against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by
independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or
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paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in
relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such
individual is liable for gross negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties, provided
that within 60 days after institution of any such action, suit or proceeding a Committee member or
delegatee shall in writing offer the Company the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and
defend the same. The Company shall not indemnify or hold harmless the member of the Board or the
Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) if: (a) in the case of a director (other than an independent
director of the Company), the loss or liability was the result of negligence or misconduct by the
director, or (b) in the case that the director is an independent director of the Company, the loss
or liability was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the director. Any
indemnification of expenses or agreement to hold harmless may be paid only out of the net assets of
the Company, and no portion may be recoverable from Stockholders.
6 Eligibility
Eligible Recipients selected by the Board shall be eligible for the grant of Stock Incentives
under this Plan, but no Eligible Recipient shall have the right to be granted a Stock Incentive
under this Plan merely as a result of his or her status as an Eligible Recipient. Only Employees
shall be eligible to receive a grant of ISOs.
7 Terms of Stock Incentives
7.1 Terms & Conditions of All Stock Incentives.
(a) Grants of Stock Incentives. The Board, in its absolute discretion, shall grant
Stock Incentives under this Plan from time to time and, to the extent allowed by Sections
7.2(j) and 7.3(h) herein, shall have the right to grant new Stock Incentives in exchange for
outstanding Stock Incentives, including, but not limited to, exchanges of Stock Options for
the purpose of achieving a lower Exercise Price. Stock Incentives shall be granted to
Eligible Recipients selected by the Board, and the Board shall be under no obligation
whatsoever to grant any Stock Incentives, or to grant Stock Incentives to all Eligible
Recipients, or to grant all Stock Incentives subject to the same terms and conditions.
(b) Shares Subject to Stock Incentives. The number of Shares as to which a Stock
Incentive shall be granted shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion, subject
to the provisions of Section 3 as to the total number of Shares available for grants under
the Plan.
(c) Stock Incentive Agreements. Each Stock Incentive shall be evidenced by a Stock
Incentive Agreement executed by the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary, and the Participant,
which shall be in such form and contain such terms and conditions as the Board in its
discretion may, subject to the provisions of the Plan, from time to time determine.
(d) Date of Grant. The date a Stock Incentive is granted shall be the date on which
the Board (or a Committee to which the Board has delegated its authority pursuant to Section
5.3 hereof) (1) has approved the terms and conditions of the Stock Incentive Agreement, (2)
has determined the recipient of the Stock Incentive and the number of Shares covered by the
Stock Incentive and (3) has taken all such other action necessary to direct the grant of the
Stock Incentive.
7.2 Terms & Conditions of Options.
(a) Necessity of Stock Incentive Agreements. Each grant of an Option shall be
evidenced by a Stock Incentive Agreement that shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or
NQSO, and incorporate such other terms and conditions as the Board, acting in its absolute
discretion, deems consistent with the terms of this Plan, including (without limitation) a
restriction on the number of Shares subject to the Option that first become exercisable
during any calendar year. The Board and/or the Company shall have complete discretion to
modify the terms and provisions of an Option in accordance with Section 12 of this Plan even
though such modification may change the Option from an ISO to a NQSO.
(b) Determining Optionees. In determining Eligible Recipient(s) to whom an Option
shall be granted and the number of Shares to be covered by such Option, the Board may take
into account the recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its other
officers, the duties of the Eligible Recipient, the present and potential contributions of
the Eligible Recipient to the success of the Company, and other factors deemed relevant by
the Board, in its sole discretion, in connection with accomplishing the purpose of this
Plan. An Eligible Recipient who has been granted an Option to purchase
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Shares, whether under this Plan or otherwise, may be granted one or more additional
Options. If the Board grants an ISO and a NQSO to an Eligible Recipient on the same date,
the right of the Eligible Recipient to exercise one such Option shall not be conditioned on
his or her failure to exercise the other such Option.
(c) Exercise Price. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 9 and the other
provisions of this Section, the Exercise Price shall be as set forth in the applicable Stock
Incentive Agreement. With respect to each grant of an Option, the Exercise Price shall not
be less than (1) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted, (2) the
minimum price required by applicable state law, (3) the minimum price required by the
Companys governing instrument, or (4) $0.01, whichever price is greater. With respect to
each grant of an ISO to a Participant who is a Ten Percent Shareholder, the Exercise Price
shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on
the date the ISO is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Exercise Price of an Option
granted in substitution of an existing option pursuant to Treas. Reg. §1.424-1(a) and/or
Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) (or the corresponding provisions of future guidance) may
be established under the requirements of those provisions without regard to the foregoing
(see subsection (h) below)..
(d) Option Term. Each Option granted under this Plan shall be exercisable in whole or
in part at such time or times as set forth in the related Stock Incentive Agreement, but no
Stock Incentive Agreement shall:
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(ii) the date that is the seventh (7th) anniversary of the date such
Option is granted, if such Option is a NQSO or an ISO granted to a non-Ten
Percent Shareholder, or the date that is the fifth (5th) anniversary of the
date such Option is granted, if such Option is an ISO granted to a Ten
Percent Shareholder.
A Stock Incentive Agreement may provide for the exercise of an Option after the employment
of an Employee has terminated for any reason whatsoever, including death or disability. The
Employees rights, if any, upon termination of employment will be set forth in the
applicable Stock Incentive Agreement.
(e) Payment. Options shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice of
exercise to the Company, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option
is to be exercised accompanied by full payment for the Shares. Payment for shares of Stock
purchased pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be made in cash or, unless the Stock
Incentive Agreement provides otherwise, by delivery to the Company of a number of Shares
having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the amount to be tendered (including a
cashless or net share exercise), or a combination thereof. In addition, unless the
Stock Incentive Agreement provides otherwise, the Option may be exercised through a
brokerage transaction following registration of the Companys equity securities under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act as permitted under the provisions of Regulation T applicable
to cashless exercises promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board, unless prohibited by Section
402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect
to any Option recipient who is an Insider, a tender of shares or a cashless exercise must
(1) have met the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act, or (2) be a subsequent transaction the terms of which were provided for in a
transaction initially meeting the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act. Unless the Stock Incentive Agreement provides otherwise, the
foregoing exercise payment methods shall be subsequent transactions approved by the original
grant of an Option. Except as provided in subparagraph (f) below, payment shall be made at
the time that the Option or any part thereof is exercised, and no Shares shall be issued or
delivered upon exercise of an Option until full payment has been made by the Participant.
The holder of an Option, as such, shall have none of the rights of a shareholder. Other
methods of payment may also be used if approved by the Board in its sole and absolute
discretion and provided for under the Stock Incentive Agreement.
(f) Conditions to Exercise of an Option. Each Option granted under the Plan shall vest
and shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such event or
events, and in such amounts, as the Board shall specify in the Stock Incentive Agreement;
provided, however, that subsequent
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to the grant of an Option, the Board, at any time before complete termination of such
Option, may accelerate the time or times at which such Option may vest or be exercised in
whole or in part. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option intended to meet the FLSA
Exclusion shall not be exercisable for at least six (6) months following the date it is
granted, except by reason of death, disability, retirement, a change in corporate ownership
or other circumstances permitted under regulations promulgated under the FLSA Exclusion.
Furthermore, if the recipient of an Option receives a hardship distribution from a Code
§401(k) plan of the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary, the Option may not be exercised
during the six (6) month period following the hardship distribution, unless the Company
determines that such exercise would not jeopardize the tax-qualification of the Code §401(k)
plan. The Board may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise of an Option as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, vesting or
performance-based restrictions, voting restrictions, investment intent restrictions,
restrictions on transfer, restrictions or limitations or other provisions that would be
applied to shareholders under any applicable agreement among the shareholders, and
restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock
exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and/or under any
blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.
(g) Transferability of Options. An Option shall not be transferable or assignable
except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during
the Participants lifetime, only by the Participant; provided, however, that in the event
the Participant is incapacitated and unable to exercise his or her Option, if such Option is
a NQSO, such Option may be exercised by such Participants legal guardian, legal
representative, or other representative whom the Board deems appropriate based on applicable
facts and circumstances. The determination of incapacity of a Participant and the
determination of the appropriate representative of the Participant who shall be able to
exercise the Option if the Participant is incapacitated shall be determined by the Board in
its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise
provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement, a NQSO may also be transferred by a Participant
as a bona fide gift (i) to his spouse, lineal descendant or lineal ascendant, siblings and
children by adoption, (ii) to a trust for the benefit of one or more individuals described
in clause (i) and no other persons, or (iii) to a partnership of which the only partners are
one or more individuals described in clause (i), in which case the transferee shall be
subject to all provisions of the Plan, the Stock Incentive Agreement and other agreements
with the Participant in connection with the exercise of the Option and purchase of Shares.
In the event of such a gift, the Participant shall promptly notify the Board of such
transfer and deliver to the Board such written documentation as the Board may in its
discretion request, including, without limitation, the written acknowledgment of the donee
that the donee is subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Stock Incentive Agreement and
other agreements with the Participant.
(h) Special Provisions for Certain Substitute Options. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section, any Option in substitution for a stock option previously issued by
another entity, which substitution occurs in connection with a transaction to which Code
§424(a) and/or Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) is applicable, may provide for an exercise
price computed in accordance with Code §424(a) and/or Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) and
the regulations thereunder and may contain such other terms and conditions as the Board may
prescribe to cause such substitute Option to contain as nearly as possible the same terms
and conditions (including the applicable vesting and termination provisions) as those
contained in the previously issued stock option being replaced thereby.
(i) ISO Tax Treatment Requirements. With respect to any Option that purports to be an
ISO, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant
of such Option) of stock with respect to which such Option is exercisable for the first time
by any individual during any calendar year exceeds one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000.00), such Option shall not be treated as an ISO in accordance with Code §422(d).
The rule of the preceding sentence is applied in the order in which Options are granted.
Also, with respect to any Option that purports to be an ISO, such Option shall not be
treated as an ISO if the Participant disposes of shares acquired thereunder within two (2)
years from the date of the granting of the Option or within one (1) year of the exercise of
the Option, or if the Participant has not met the requirements of Code §422(a)(2).
(j) Potential Repricing of Stock Options. With respect to any one or more Options
granted pursuant to, and under, this Plan, the Board may determine that the repricing of all
or any portion of such
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existing outstanding Options is appropriate, but only with, and upon securing, the
approval of the Shareholders of the Company. For this purpose, repricing of Options shall
include, but not be limited to, any of the following actions (or any similar action): (1)
lowering the Exercise Price of an existing Option; (2) any action which would be treated as
a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles; or (3) canceling of an
existing Option at a time when its Exercise Price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the
underlying stock subject to such Option, in exchange for another Option, a Restricted Stock
Award, or other equity in the Company.
7.3 Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights.
(a) Grants of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted in
connection with all or any portion of a previously or contemporaneously granted Option or
not in connection with an Option. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the Participant
to receive upon exercise or payment the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified
number of Shares at the time of exercise, over a SAR Exercise Price that shall be not less
than the Exercise Price for that number of Shares in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right
granted in connection with a previously or contemporaneously granted Option, or in the case
of any other Stock Appreciation Right, not less than the Fair Market Value of that number of
Shares at the time the Stock Appreciation Right was granted. The exercise of a Stock
Appreciation Right shall result in a pro rata surrender of the related Option to the extent
the Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised.
(b) SAR Term. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan shall be
exercisable in whole or in part at such time or times as set forth in the related Stock
Incentive Agreement, but no Stock Incentive Agreement shall:
(1) make a Stock Appreciation Right exercisable before the date such Stock
Appreciation Right is granted; or
(2) make a Stock Appreciation Right exercisable after the earlier of:
(i) the date such Stock Appreciation Right is exercised in full, or
(ii) the date that is the seventh (7th) anniversary of the
date such Stock Appreciation Right is granted.
A Stock Incentive Agreement may provide for the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right after
the employment of an Employee has terminated for any reason whatsoever, including death or
disability. The Employees rights, if any, upon termination of employment will be set forth
in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement.
(c) Payment. Upon exercise or payment of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Company shall
pay to the Participant the appreciation in cash or Shares (at the aggregate Fair Market
Value on the date of payment or exercise) as provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement or,
in the absence of such provision, as the Board may determine. To the extent that a Stock
Appreciation Right is paid in cash, it shall nonetheless be deemed paid in Shares for
purposes of Section 3 hereof.
(d) Conditions to Exercise. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall
be exercisable at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such event or events, and in
such amounts, as the Board shall specify in the Stock Incentive Agreement; provided,
however, that subsequent to the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Board, at any time
before complete termination of such Stock Appreciation Right, may accelerate the time or
times at which such Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part.
Furthermore, if the recipient of a Stock Appreciation Right receives a hardship distribution
from a Code §401(k) plan of the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary, the Stock Appreciation
Right may not be exercised during the six (6) month period following the hardship
distribution, unless the Company determines that such exercise would not jeopardize the
tax-qualification of the Code §401(k) plan.
(e) Restrictions on Shares Awarded. Shares awarded pursuant to Stock Appreciation
Rights shall be subject to such restrictions as determined by the Board for periods
determined by the Board. The Board may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired
pursuant to a Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem advisable, including, without
limitation, vesting or performance-based restrictions, voting
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restrictions, investment intent restrictions, restrictions on transfer, restrictions or
limitations or other provisions that would be applied to Share holders under any applicable
agreement among the Share holders, and restrictions under applicable federal securities
laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then
listed and/or traded, and/or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such
Shares.
(f) Transferability of Stock Appreciation Rights. No Stock Appreciation Right granted
under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further,
except as otherwise provided in a Participants Stock Incentive Agreement, all Stock
Appreciation Rights granted to a Participant under the Plan shall be exercisable, during the
Participants lifetime, only by the Participant, except that in the event the Participant is
incapacitated and unable to exercise his or her Stock Appreciation Right, such Stock
Appreciation Right may be exercised by such Participants legal guardian, legal
representative, or other representative whom the Board deems appropriate based on applicable
facts and circumstances. The determination of incapacity of a Participant and the
determination of the appropriate representative of the Participant shall be determined by
the Board in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as
otherwise provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement, (A) a Stock Appreciation Right which is
granted in connection with the grant of a NQSO may be transferred, but only with the NQSO,
and (B) a Stock Appreciation Right which is not granted in connection with the grant of a
NQSO, may be transferred by the Participant as a bona fide gift (i) to his spouse, lineal
descendant or lineal ascendant, siblings and children by adoption, (ii) to a trust for the
benefit of one or more individuals described in clause (i), or (iii) to a partnership of
which the only partners are one or more individuals described in clause (i), in which case
the transferee shall be subject to all provisions of the Plan, the Stock Incentive Agreement
and other agreements with the Participant in connection with the exercise of the Stock
Appreciation Right. In the event of such a gift, the Participant shall promptly notify the
Board of such transfer and deliver to the Board such written documentation as the Board may
in its discretion request, including, without limitation, the written acknowledgment of the
donee that the donee is subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Stock Incentive Agreement
and other agreements with the Participant in connection with the exercise of the Stock
Appreciation Right.
(g) Special Provisions for Tandem SARs. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in
connection with an Option may only be exercised to the extent that the related Option has
not been exercised. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an ISO (1) will
expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO, (2) may be for no more than the
difference between the exercise price of the underlying ISO and the Fair Market Value of the
Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised,
(3) may be transferable only when, and under the same conditions as, the underlying ISO is
transferable, and (4) may be exercised only (i) when the underlying ISO could be exercised
and (ii) when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the exercise
price of the ISO.
(h) Potential Repricing of SARs. With respect to any one or more Stock Appreciation
Rights granted pursuant to, and under, this Plan, the Board may determine that the repricing
of all or any portion of such existing outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights is appropriate,
but only with, and upon securing, the approval of the Shareholders of the Company. For this
purpose, repricing of Stock Appreciation Rights shall include, but not be limited to, any
of the following actions (or any similar action): (1) lowering the Exercise Price of an
existing Stock Appreciation Right; (2) any action which would be treated as a repricing
under generally accepted accounting principles; or (3) canceling of an existing Stock
Appreciation Right at a time when its Exercise Price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the
underlying stock subject to such Stock Appreciation Right, in exchange for another Stock
Appreciation Right, a Restricted Stock Award, or other equity in the Company.
7.4 Terms & Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards.
(a) Grants of Restricted Stock Awards. Shares awarded pursuant to Restricted Stock
Awards shall be subject to such restrictions (if any) as determined by the Board for periods
determined by the Board. Restricted Stock Awards issued under the Plan may have
restrictions which lapse based upon the service of a Participant, or based upon the
attainment (as determined by the Board) of performance goals established pursuant to the
business criteria listed in Section 13, or based upon any other criteria that the
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Board may determine appropriate. Any Restricted Stock Award with restrictions that
lapse based on the attainment of performance goals must be granted by a Committee, must have
its performance goals determined by such a Committee based upon one or more of the business
criteria listed in Section 13, and must have the attainment of such performance goals
certified in writing by such a Committee in order to meet the Performance-Based Exception.
. Shares awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award may be forfeited to the extent that a
Participant fails to satisfy the applicable conditions or restrictions during the period of
restriction. The Company may retain the certificates representing Shares subject to a
Restricted Stock Award in the Companys possession until such time as all conditions and/or
restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied. The Board may require a cash
payment from the Participant in exchange for the grant of a Restricted Stock Award or may
grant a Restricted Stock Award without the requirement of a cash payment; provided, however,
if the recipient of a Restricted Stock Award receives a hardship distribution from a Code
§401(k) plan of the Company, or any Parent or Subsidiary, the recipient may not pay any
amount for such Restricted Stock Award during the six (6) month period following the
hardship distribution, unless the Company determines that such payment would not jeopardize
the tax-qualification of the Code §401(k) plan.
(b) Acceleration of Award. The Board shall have the power to permit, in its
discretion, an acceleration of the expiration of the applicable restrictions or the
applicable period of such restrictions with respect to any part or all of the Shares awarded
to a Participant.
(c) Necessity of Stock Incentive Agreement. Each grant of a Restricted Stock Award
shall be evidenced by a Stock Incentive Agreement that shall specify the terms, conditions
and restrictions regarding the Shares awarded to a Participant, and shall incorporate such
other terms and conditions as the Board, acting in its absolute discretion, deems consistent
with the terms of this Plan. The Board shall have complete discretion to modify the terms
and provisions of Restricted Stock Awards in accordance with Section 12 of this Plan.
(d) Restrictions on Shares Awarded. Shares awarded pursuant to Restricted Stock Awards
shall be subject to such restrictions as determined by the Board for periods determined by
the Board. The Board may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to a
Restricted Stock Award as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, vesting or
performance-based restrictions, voting restrictions, investment intent restrictions,
restrictions on transfer, restrictions or limitations or other provisions that would be
applied to shareholders under any applicable agreement among the shareholders, and
restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock
exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and/or under any
blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.
(e) Transferability of Restricted Stock Awards. A Restricted Stock Award may not be
transferred by the holder Participant, except (A) upon the death of the holder Participant,
a Restricted Stock Award may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, (B) a Restricted Stock Award may, unless the applicable Stock Incentive
Agreement provides otherwise, be transferred at any time provided that the transferee is
bound by all terms and provisions of the underlying Restricted Stock Award, and (C) a
Restricted Stock Award may be transferred at any time following the lapse of all
restrictions on transferability of the Restricted Stock Award.
(f) Voting, Dividend & Other Rights. Unless the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement
expressly provides otherwise, holders of Restricted Stock Awards shall, with respect to the
Shares subject to such Stock Incentive Agreement, be entitled (1) to vote such Shares, and
(2) to receive any dividends declared upon such Shares, during any period of restriction
imposed by the Stock Incentive Agreement, but shall not be entitled (1) to vote such Shares,
or (2) to receive any dividends declared upon such Shares, on or after the date on which
Shares are forfeited pursuant to such Stock Incentive Agreement.
7.5 Terms & Conditions of Restricted Stock Units.
(a) Grants of Restricted Stock Units. A Restricted Stock Unit shall entitle the
Participant to receive one Share at such future time and upon such terms as specified by the
Board in the Stock Incentive Agreement evidencing such award. Restricted Stock Units issued
under the Plan may have restrictions which lapse based upon the service of a Participant, or
based upon other criteria that the Board may determine appropriate. The Board may require a
cash payment from the Participant in exchange for the
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grant of Restricted Stock Units or may grant Restricted Stock Units without the
requirement of a cash payment; provided, however, if the recipient of a Restricted Stock
Unit receives a hardship distribution from a Code §401(k) plan of the Company, or any Parent
or Subsidiary, no payment for the Restricted Stock Unit may be made by the recipient during
the six (6) month period following the hardship distribution, unless the Company determines
that such payment would not jeopardize the tax-qualification of the Code §401(k) plan.
(b) Vesting of Restricted Stock Units. The Board may establish a vesting schedule
applicable to a Restricted Stock Unit and may specify the times, vesting and performance
goal requirements that may be applicable to a Restricted Stock Unit. Until the end of the
period(s) of time specified in any such vesting schedule and/or the satisfaction of any such
performance criteria, the Restricted Stock Units subject to such Stock Incentive Agreement
shall remain subject to forfeiture.
(c) Acceleration of Award. The Board shall have the power to permit, in its sole
discretion, an acceleration of the applicable restrictions or the applicable period of such
restrictions with respect to any part or all of the Restricted Stock Units awarded to a
Participant.
(d) Necessity of Stock Incentive Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Stock Unit(s)
shall be evidenced by a Stock Incentive Agreement that shall specify the terms, conditions
and restrictions regarding the Participants right to receive Share(s) in the future, and
shall incorporate such other terms and conditions as the Board, acting in its sole
discretion, deems consistent with the terms of this Plan. The Board shall have sole
discretion to modify the terms and provisions of Restricted Stock Unit(s) in accordance with
Section 12 of this Plan.
(e) Transferability of Restricted Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in a
Participants Restricted Stock Unit Award, no Restricted Stock Unit granted under the Plan
may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the
holder Participant, except upon the death of the holder Participant by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution.
(f) Voting, Dividend & Other Rights. Unless the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement
provides otherwise, holders of Restricted Stock Units shall not be entitled to vote or to
receive dividends until they become owners of the Shares pursuant to their Restricted Stock
Units.
(g) Code §409A Requirements. A Restricted Stock Unit must meet certain restrictions
contained in Code §409A if it is to avoid taxation under Code §409A as a nonqualified
deferred compensation plan. Grants of Restricted Stock Units under this Plan should be
made with consideration of the impact of Code §409A with respect to such grant upon both the
Company and the recipient of the Restricted Stock Unit.
(h) No ERISA Employee Benefit Plan Created. Except to the extent that the Board
expressly determines otherwise in resolutions, a Restricted Stock Unit must contain terms
and provisions designed to ensure that the Restricted Stock Unit will not be considered an
employee benefit plan as defined in ERISA §3(3).
(i) Restrictions on Shares Awarded. Shares awarded pursuant to Restricted Stock Units
shall be subject to such restrictions as determined by the Board for periods determined by
the Board. The Board may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to a
Restricted Stock Unit as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, vesting or
performance-based restrictions, voting restrictions, investment intent restrictions,
restrictions on transfer, restrictions or limitations or other provisions that would be
applied to Share holders under any applicable agreement among the Share holders, and
restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock
exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and/or under any
blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.
8 Securities Regulation
Each Stock Incentive Agreement may provide that, upon the receipt of Shares as a result of the
exercise of a Stock Incentive or otherwise, the Participant shall, if so requested by the Company,
hold such Shares for investment and not with a view of resale or distribution to the public and, if
so requested by the Company, shall deliver to the Company a written statement satisfactory to the
Company to that effect. Each Stock Incentive
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Agreement may also provide that, if so requested by the Company, the Participant shall make a
written representation to the Company that he or she will not sell or offer to sell any of such
Shares unless a registration statement shall be in effect with respect to such Shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (1933 Act), and any applicable state securities law or, unless
he or she shall have furnished to the Company an opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Company, of legal counsel acceptable to the Company, that such registration is not required.
Certificates representing the Shares transferred upon the exercise of a Stock Incentive granted
under this Plan may at the discretion of the Company bear a legend to the effect that such Shares
have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities law and that such
Shares may not be sold or offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as
to such Shares under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities law or an opinion, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company, of legal counsel acceptable to the Company, that such
registration is not required.
9 Life of Plan
No Stock Incentive shall be granted under this Plan on or after the earlier of:
9.1 The tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date of this Plan (or the tenth
(10th) anniversary of the Amendment Date of any subsequent amendment to this Plan if
such amendment would require the approval of the shareholders pursuant to Treas. Reg.
§1.422-2(b)(2) and such approval was obtained), or
9.2 The date on which all of the Shares available for issuance under Section 3 of this Plan
have (as a result of the exercise of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan,
lapse of all restrictions under Restricted Stock Awards granted under this Plan, or vesting and
payment of all Restricted Stock Units granted under this Plan) been issued or no longer are
available for use under this Plan.
After such date, this Plan shall continue in effect with respect to any then-outstanding Stock
Incentives until (1) all then-outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights have been exercised
in full or are no longer exercisable, (2) all Restricted Stock Awards have vested or been
forfeited, and (3) all Restricted Stock Units have vested and been paid or been forfeited.
10 Adjustment
Notwithstanding anything in Section 12 to the contrary, the number of Shares reserved under
Section 3 of this Plan, the limit on the number of Shares that may be granted during a calendar
year to any individual under Section 3 of this Plan, the number and type of Shares subject to Stock
Incentives granted under this Plan, and the Exercise Price of any Options and the SAR Exercise
Price of any Stock Appreciation Rights, may be adjusted by the Board in its sole discretion in an
equitable manner to reflect any change in the capitalization of the Company, including, but not
limited to, such changes as stock dividends or stock splits; provided, however, that the Board
shall be required to make such adjustments if such change in the capitalization of the Company
constitutes an equity restructuring as defined in FAS 123R. Furthermore, the Board shall have
the right to, and may in its sole discretion, adjust (in a manner that satisfies the requirements
of Code §424(a)) the number of Shares reserved under Section 3, and the number of Shares subject to
Stock Incentives granted under this Plan, and the Exercise Price of any Options and the SAR
Exercise Price of any Stock Appreciation Rights in the event of any corporate transaction described
in Code §424(a) that provides for the substitution or assumption of such Stock Incentives;
provided, however, that the Board shall be required to make such adjustments if such corporate
transaction constitutes an equity restructuring as defined in FAS 123R. If any adjustment under
this Section creates a fractional Share or a right to acquire a fractional Share, such fractional
Share shall be disregarded, and the number of Shares reserved under this Plan and the number
subject to any Stock Incentives granted under this Plan shall be the next lower number of Shares,
rounding all fractions downward. An adjustment made under this Section by the Board shall be
conclusive and binding on all affected persons and, further, shall not constitute an increase in
the number of Shares reserved under Section 3.
11 Change of Control of Company
11.1 General Rule for Options. Except as otherwise provided in a Stock Incentive Agreement,
if a Change of Control occurs, and if the agreements effectuating the Change of Control do not
provide for the assumption or substitution of all Options granted under this Plan, with respect to
any Option granted under this Plan that is not so assumed or substituted (a Non-Assumed Option),
the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may, with respect to any or all of such
Non-Assumed Options, take any or all of the following actions to be effective
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as of the date of the Change of Control (or as of any other date fixed by the Committee
occurring within the thirty (30) day period ending on the date of the Change of Control, but only
if such action remains contingent upon the effectuation of the Change of Control) (such date
referred to as the Action Effective Date):
(a) Accelerate the vesting and/or exercisability of any such Non-Assumed Option; and/or
(b) Unilaterally cancel any such Non-Assumed Option which has not vested and/or which
has not become exercisable as of the Action Effective Date; and/or
(c) Unilaterally cancel any such Non-Assumed Option in exchange for:
(1) whole and/or fractional Shares (or for whole Shares and cash in lieu of any
fractional Share) that, in the aggregate, are equal in value to the excess of the
Fair Market Value of the Shares that could be purchased subject to such Non-Assumed
Option determined as of the Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting
and/or exercisability) over the aggregate Exercise Price for such Shares; or
(2) cash or other property equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market
Value of the Shares that could be purchased subject to such Non-Assumed Option
determined as of the Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting and/or
exercisability) over the aggregate Exercise Price for such Shares; and/or
(d) Unilaterally cancel any such Non-Assumed Option after providing the holder of such
Option with (1) an opportunity to exercise such Non-Assumed Option to the extent vested
and/or exercisable (taking into account vesting and/or exercisability as of the date of the
Change of Control) within a specified period prior to the date of the Change of Control, and
(2) notice of such opportunity to exercise prior to the commencement of such specified
period; and/or
(e) Unilaterally cancel any such Non-Assumed Option and notify the holder of such
Option of such action, but only if the Fair Market Value of the Shares that could be
purchased subject to such Non-Assumed Option determined as of the Action Effective Date
(taking into account vesting and/or exercisability) does not exceed the aggregate Exercise
Price for such Shares.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the recipient of a Non-Assumed Option is
an Insider, payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or shares of a successor may only
be made to the extent that such payment (1) has met the requirements of an exemption under Rule
16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (2) is a subsequent transaction the terms of which
were provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements of an exemption under Rule
16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Unless a Stock Incentive Agreement provides otherwise,
the payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or in lieu of whole or fractional shares
of a successor shall be considered a subsequent transaction approved by the original grant of an
Option.
11.2 General Rule for SARs. Except as otherwise provided in a Stock Incentive Agreement, if a
Change of Control occurs, and if the agreements effectuating the Change of Control do not provide
for the assumption or substitution of all Stock Appreciation Rights granted under this Plan, with
respect to any Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan that is not so assumed or
substituted (a Non-Assumed SAR), the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may, with
respect to any or all of such Non-Assumed SARs, take either or both of the following actions to be
effective as of the date of the Change of Control (or as of any other date fixed by the Committee
occurring within the thirty (30) day period ending on the date of the Change of Control, but only
if such action remains contingent upon the effectuation of the Change of Control) (such date
referred to as the Action Effective Date):
(a) Accelerate the vesting and/or exercisability of such Non-Assumed SAR; and/or
(b) Unilaterally cancel any such Non-Assumed SAR which has not vested or which has not
become exercisable as of the Action Effective Date; and/or
(c) Unilaterally cancel such Non-Assumed SAR in exchange for:
(1) whole and/or fractional Shares (or for whole Shares and cash in lieu of any
fractional Share) that, in the aggregate, are equal in value to the excess of the
Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Non-Assumed SAR determined as of the
Action Effective Date (taking
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into account vesting and/or exercisability) over the SAR Exercise Price for
such Non-Assumed SAR; or
(2) cash or other property equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market
Value of the Shares subject to such Non-Assumed SAR determined as of the Action
Effective Date (taking into account vesting and/or exercisability) over the SAR
Exercise Price for such Non-Assumed SAR; and/or
(d) Unilaterally cancel such Non-Assumed SAR after providing the holder of such SAR
with (1) an opportunity to exercise such Non-Assumed SAR to the extent vested and/or
exercisable (taking into account vesting and/or exercisability as of the date of the Change
of Control) within a specified period prior to the date of the Change of Control, and (2)
notice of such opportunity to exercise prior to the commencement of such specified period;
and/or
(e) Unilaterally cancel such Non-Assumed SAR and notify the holder of such SAR of such
action, but only if the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Non-Assumed SAR
determined as of the Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting and/or
exercisability) does not exceed the SAR Exercise Price for such Non-Assumed SAR.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the recipient of a Non-Assumed SAR is an
Insider, payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or shares of a successor may only be
made to the extent that such payment (1) has met the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (2) is a subsequent transaction the terms of which were
provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act. Unless a Stock Incentive Agreement provides otherwise, the
payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or in lieu of whole or fractional shares of a
successor shall be considered a subsequent transaction approved by the original grant of a SAR.
11.3 General Rule for Restricted Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in a Stock
Incentive Agreement, if a Change of Control occurs, and if the agreements effectuating the Change
of Control do not provide for the assumption or substitution of all Restricted Stock Units granted
under this Plan, with respect to any Restricted Stock Unit granted under this Plan that is not so
assumed or substituted (a Non-Assumed RSU), the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion,
may, with respect to any or all of such Non-Assumed RSUs, take either or both of the following
actions to be effective as of the date of the Change of Control (or as of any other date fixed by
the Committee occurring within the thirty (30) day period ending on the date of the Change of
Control, but only if such action remains contingent upon the effectuation of the Change of Control)
(such date referred to as the Action Effective Date):
(a) Accelerate the vesting of such Non-Assumed RSU; and/or
(b) Unilaterally cancel any such Non-Assumed RSU which has not vested as of the Action
Effective Date; and/or
(c) Unilaterally cancel such Non-Assumed RSU in exchange for:
(1) whole and/or fractional Shares (or for whole Shares and cash in lieu of any
fractional Share) that are equal to the number of Shares subject to such Non-Assumed
RSU determined as of the Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting); or
(2) cash or other property equal in value to the Fair Market Value of the
Shares subject to such Non-Assumed RSU determined as of the Action Effective Date
(taking into account vesting); and/or
(d) Unilaterally cancel such Non-Assumed RSU and notify the holder of such RSU of such
action, but only if the Fair Market Value of the Shares that were subject to such
Non-Assumed RSU determined as of the Action Effective Date (taking into account vesting) is
zero.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the recipient of a Non-Assumed RSU is an
Insider, payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or shares of a successor may only be
made to the extent that such payment (1) has met the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (2) is a subsequent transaction the terms of which were
provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements of an exemption under Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act. Unless a Stock Incentive
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Agreement provides otherwise, the payment of cash in lieu of whole or fractional Shares or in lieu
of whole or fractional shares of a successor shall be considered a subsequent transaction approved
by the original grant of an RSU.
11.4 General Rule for Other Stock Incentive Agreements. If a Change of Control occurs, then,
except to the extent otherwise provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement pertaining to a particular
Stock Incentive or as otherwise provided in this Plan, each Stock Incentive shall be governed by
applicable law and the documents effectuating the Change of Control.
12 Amendment or Termination
This Plan may be amended by the Board from time to time to the extent that the Board deems
necessary or appropriate; provided, however, no such amendment shall be made absent the approval of
the shareholders of the Company (a) to increase the number of Shares reserved under Section 3,
except as set forth in Section 9, (b) to extend the maximum life of the Plan under Section 9 or the
maximum exercise period under Section 7, (c) to decrease the minimum Exercise Price under Section
7, or (d) to change the designation of Eligible Recipients eligible for Stock Incentives under
Section 6. Shareholder approval of other material amendments (such as an expansion of the types of
awards available under the Plan, an extension of the term of the Plan, a change to the method of
determining the Exercise Price of Options issued under the Plan, or a change to the provisions of
Section 7.2(j)) may also be required pursuant to rules promulgated by an established stock exchange
or a national market system for the Plan to continue to be able to issue Stock Incentives which
meet the Performance-Based Exception. The Board also may suspend the granting of Stock Incentives
under this Plan at any time and may terminate this Plan at any time. The Company shall have the
right to modify, amend or cancel any Stock Incentive after it has been granted if (a) the
modification, amendment or cancellation does not diminish the rights or benefits of the Stock
Incentive recipient under the Stock Incentive (provided, however, that a modification, amendment or
cancellation that results solely in a change in the tax consequences with respect to a Stock
Incentive shall not be deemed as a diminishment of rights or benefits of such Stock Incentive), (b)
the Participant consents in writing to such modification, amendment or cancellation, (c) there is a
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (d) this Plan and/or the Stock Incentive Agreement
expressly provides for such modification, amendment or cancellation, or (e) the Company would
otherwise have the right to make such modification, amendment or cancellation by applicable law.
(See also Section 4 for a special provision providing for automatic termination of this Plan in
certain circumstances.)
13 Performance Criteria for Performance-Based Exception
13.1 Performance Goal Business Criteria. The following performance measure(s) must be used by
a Committee composed of solely two (2) or more Outside Directors to determine the degree of payout
and/or vesting with respect to a Stock Incentive granted pursuant to this Plan in order for such
Stock Incentive to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception:
(a) Earnings per share;
(b) Net income (before or after taxes);
(c) Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, equity or sales);
(d) Cash flow return on investments which equals net cash flows divided by owners
equity;
(e) Earnings before or after taxes, depreciation and/or amortization;
(f) Gross revenues;
(g) Operating income (before or after taxes);
(h) Total shareholder returns;
(i) Corporate performance indicators (indices based on the level of certain services
provided to customers);
(j) Achievement of sales targets;
(k) Completion of acquisitions;
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(l) Cash generation, profit and/or revenue targets;
(m) Growth measures, including revenue growth, as compared with a peer group or other
benchmark;
(n) Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder
return); and/or
(o) Pre-tax profits.
The Board may propose for shareholder vote and shareholder approval a change in these general
performance measures set forth in this Section at any time.
13.2 Performance Periods. The Board shall have the discretion to determine the period during
which any performance goal must be attained with respect to a Stock Incentive. Such period may be
of any length, and must be established prior to the start of such period or within the first ninety
(90) days of such period (provided that the performance criteria is not in any event set after 25%
or more of such period has elapsed).
13.3 Modifications to Performance Goal Business Criteria. In the event that the Board
determines that it is advisable to grant Stock Incentives that shall not qualify for the
Performance-Based Exception, the Board may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of
Code §162(m) and without regard to the provisions of this Section 13; otherwise, a Committee
composed exclusively of two (2) of more Outside Directors must make such grants.
14 Miscellaneous
14.1 Shareholder Rights. No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of the Company
as a result of the grant of a Stock Incentive to him or to her under this Plan or his or her
exercise of such Stock Incentive pending the actual delivery of Shares subject to such Stock
Incentive to such Participant.
14.2 No Guarantee of Continued Relationship. The grant of a Stock Incentive to a Participant
under this Plan shall not constitute a contract of employment and shall not confer on a Participant
any rights upon his or her termination of employment or relationship with the Company in addition
to those rights, if any, expressly set forth in the Stock Incentive Agreement that evidences his or
her Stock Incentive.
14.3 Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or
require a Participant to remit to the Company as a condition precedent for the fulfillment of any
Stock Incentive, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state and local taxes, domestic or
foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as
a result of this Plan and/or any action taken by a Participant with respect to a Stock Incentive.
Whenever Shares are to be issued to a Participant upon exercise of an Option or a Stock
Appreciation Right, or satisfaction of conditions under a Restricted Stock Unit, or grant of or
substantial vesting of a Restricted Stock Award, the Company shall have the right to require the
Participant to remit to the Company, as a condition of exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation
Right, or as a condition to the fulfillment of the Restricted Stock Unit, or as a condition to the
grant or substantial vesting of the Restricted Stock Award, an amount in cash (or, unless the Stock
Incentive Agreement provides otherwise, in Shares) sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local
withholding tax requirements at the time of such exercise, satisfaction of conditions, or grant or
substantial vesting. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a Participant is
an Insider, satisfaction of withholding requirements by having the Company withhold Shares may only
be made to the extent that such withholding of Shares (1) has met the requirements of an exemption
under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (2) is a subsequent transaction the terms
of which were provided for in a transaction initially meeting the requirements of an exemption
under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Unless the Stock Incentive Agreement provides
otherwise, the withholding of shares to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax
requirements shall be a subsequent transaction approved by the original grant of a Stock Incentive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall payment of withholding taxes be made by a
retention of Shares by the Company unless the Company retains only Shares with a Fair Market Value
equal to the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld.
14.4 Notification of Disqualifying Dispositions of ISO Options. If a Participant sells or
otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to an Option that is an ISO on or before
the later of (1) the date two (2) years after the date of grant of such Option, or (2) the date one
(1) year after the exercise of such Option, then the Participant shall immediately notify the
Company in writing of such sale or disposition and shall cooperate with the Company in providing
sufficient information to the Company for the Company to properly report such sale or
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disposition to the Internal Revenue Service. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that he
may be subject to federal, state and/or local tax withholding by the Company on the compensation
income recognized by Participant from any such early disposition, and agrees that he shall include
the compensation from such early disposition in his gross income for federal tax purposes.
Participant also acknowledges that the Company may condition the exercise of any Option that is an
ISO on the Participants express written agreement with these provisions of this Plan.
14.5 Transfer. The transfer of an Employee between or among the Company, a Subsidiary or a
Parent shall not be treated as a termination of his or her employment under this Plan.
14.6 Governing Law. The laws of the State of Georgia shall govern this Plan and any Stock
Incentive Agreement issued hereunder. If Georgias conflict of law rules would apply another
states laws, the laws of the State of Georgia shall still govern.
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[FRONT OF PROXY CARD]
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway
Suite 700
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints Peter F. Sinisgalli and David K. Dabbiere, Esq., and each of
them, with full power of substitution, as Proxy, to represent and vote all the shares of Common
Stock of Manhattan Associates, Inc. held of record by the undersigned on March 30, 2007, at the
annual meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 18, 2007 or any adjournment thereof, as designated
on the reverse side hereof and in their discretion as to other matters.
Please sign exactly as name appears on the reverse side. When shares are held by joint
tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney, as executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by
President or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by
authorized person.
(Please date and sign on reverse)
(Continued on reverse side)
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The shares represented by this Proxy will be voted as directed by the Shareholder. If no direction
is given when the duly executed Proxy is returned, such shares will be voted FOR all Nominees in
Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 and 3.
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The Board of Directors Recommends a vote FOR all Nominees in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposals 2 and 3.
Proposal 1 Election of the following Nominees as Directors:
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John J. Huntz, Jr.
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Thomas E. Noonan
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Peter F. Sinisgalli |
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FOR all Nominees listed above (except as marked
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Proposal 2 Approval of the Manhattan Associates, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.
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Proposal 3 Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.
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PLEASE MARK YOUR CHOICE LIKE THIS X IN BLUE OR BLACK INK.
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Signature if held jointly
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Please mark, date and sign as your name appears
above and return in the enclosed envelope.
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