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Exhibit 10.5
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
2007 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN,
as amended and restated as of December 15, 2010
as amended and restated as of December 15, 2010
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 1.1 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide incentives to certain
Employees, Directors, and Consultants of the Company in a manner designed to reinforce the
Companys performance goals; to link a significant portion of Participants compensation to the
achievement of such goals; and to continue to attract, motivate, and retain key personnel on a
competitive basis.
Section 1.2 Effective Date. The Plan was adopted by Swifts Board of Directors and
stockholders on October 10, 2007, and as amended and restated as of December 15, 2010 (the
Effective Date).
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
Section 2.1 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Plan, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) Award means any form of stock option, stock appreciation right, Stock Award,
Restricted Stock Unit Award, performance unit, Performance Award, Cash Incentive Award or other
incentive award granted under the Plan, whether singly, in combination, or in tandem, to a
Participant by the Committee pursuant to such terms, conditions, restrictions, and/or limitations,
if any, as the Committee may establish by the Award Notice or otherwise.
(b) Award Notice means the document establishing the terms, conditions,
restrictions, and/or limitations of an Award in addition to those established by this Plan and by
the Committees exercise of its administrative powers. The Committee will establish the form of
the document in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion, provided the terms of such
document are not inconsistent with or contradictory to this Plan.
(c) Board means the Board of Directors of Swift.
(d) Cash Incentive Award means a right or other interest granted to a Participant
pursuant to Article XIII which is payable in cash and which is not a Stock Award.
(e) CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of Swift.
(f) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
including the regulations thereunder and any successor provisions and the regulations thereto.
(g) Committee means (i) the Board, and (ii) the Compensation Committee of the Board,
or such other Board committee as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan;
provided, that following an Initial Public Offering the Committee shall consist of two or
more Directors, all of whom are both a Non-Employee Director within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act and an outside director within the meaning of the definition of such term
as contained in Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3), or any successor definition adopted
under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(h) Common Stock means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Swift
Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation; provided, however, prior to the
Merger, Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Swift Corporation, a
Nevada corporation.
(i) Company means Swift Transportation Company (f/k/a Swift Holdings Corp.), a
Delaware corporation, and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, prior to the Merger,
Company shall include Swift Corporation, a Nevada corporation.
(j) Consultants means the consultants, advisors, and independent contractors
retained by the Company.
(k) Covered Employee means an Employee who is a covered employee within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(l) Director means a member of the Board who is not an Employee.
(m) Employee means any person employed by the Company on a full or part-time basis.
(n) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time, including the rules thereunder and any successor provisions and the rules thereto.
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(o) Fair Market Value shall be determined as set forth below, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee. Fair Market Value shall mean the closing price of the Common Stock on
the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted to
trading, and the closing price shall be the last reported sale price, regular way, on such date
(or, if no sale takes place on such date, the last reported sale price, regular way, on the next
preceding date on which such sale took place), as reported by such exchange. If the Common Stock
is not then so listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, then Fair Market
Value shall be the closing price (the last reported sale price regular way) of the Common Stock in
the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
Quotation System (NASDAQ), if the closing price of the Common Stock is then reported by
NASDAQ. If the Common Stock closing price is not then reported by NASDAQ, then Fair Market Value
shall be the mean between the representative closing bid and closing asked prices of the Common
Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by NASDAQ. If the Common Stock bid and asked
prices are not then reported by NASDAQ, then Fair Market Value shall be the quote furnished by any
member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. selected from time to time by Swift
for that purpose. If no member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. then
furnishes quotes with respect to the Common Stock and the Common Stock is not listed or admitted to
trading on a national securities exchange, then Fair Market Value shall be the value determined by
the Committee in good faith by applying any reasonable valuation method permitted under Section
409A of the Code to determine fair market value in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.
(p) Initial Public Offering means the closing of the first public offering of shares
of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
(q) Merger means the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of , 2010 between Swift Corporation, a Nevada
corporation, and Swift Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation.
(r) Negative Discretion means the discretion authorized by the Plan to be applied by
the Committee in determining the size of a Performance Award for a Performance Period if, in the
Committees sole judgment, such application is appropriate. Negative Discretion may only be used
by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of a Performance Award. In no event shall any
discretionary authority granted to the Committee by the Plan, including, but not limited to
Negative Discretion, be used to: (i) grant Performance Awards for a Performance Period if the
Performance Goals for such Performance Period have not been attained under the applicable
Performance Formula; or (ii) increase a Performance Award above the maximum amount payable under
Section 6.3 of the Plan.
(s) Participant means either an Employee, Director, or Consultant to whom an Award
has been granted under the Plan.
(t) Performance Awards means the Stock Awards and performance units granted pursuant
to Article VII. Performance Awards are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation
under Section 162(m) of the Code, if such provision is applicable to Swift. Performance Awards
also include Cash Incentive Awards granted pursuant to Article XIII which are intended to qualify
as performance based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
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(u) Performance Criteria means the one or more criteria that the Committee shall
select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Performance Period. The
Performance Criteria that will be used to establish such Performance Goal(s) shall be expressed in
terms of the attainment of specified levels of one or any variation or combination of the
following: revenues (including, without limitation, measures such as revenue per mile (loaded or
total) or revenue per tractor), net revenues, fuel surcharges, accounts receivable collection or
days sales outstanding, cost reductions and savings (or limits on cost increases), safety and
claims (including, without limitation, measures such as accidents per million miles and number of
significant accidents), operating income, operating ratio, income before taxes, net income,
earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and
amortization (EBITDA), adjusted net income, earnings per share, adjusted earnings per share, stock
price, working capital measures, return on assets, return on revenues, debt-to-equity or
debt-to-capitalization (in each case with or without lease adjustment), productivity and efficiency
measures (including, without limitation, measures such as driver turnover, trailer to tractor
ratio, and tractor to non-driver ratio), cash position, return on stockholders equity, return on
invested capital, cash flow measures (including, without limitation, free cash flow), market share,
stockholder return, economic value added, or completion of acquisitions (either with or without
specified size). In addition, the Committee may establish, as additional Performance Criteria, the
attainment by a Participant of one or more personal objectives and/or goals that the Committee
deems appropriate, including but not limited to implementation of Company policies, negotiation of
significant corporate transactions, development of long-term business goals or strategic plans for
the Company, or the exercise of specific areas of managerial responsibility. Each of the
Performance Criteria may be expressed on an absolute and/or relative basis with respect to one or
more peer group companies or indices, and may include comparisons with past performance of the
Company (including one or more divisions thereof, if any) and/or the current or past performance of
other companies.
(v) Performance Formula means, for a Performance Period, the one or more objective
formulas (expressed as a percentage or otherwise) applied against the relevant Performance Goal(s)
to determine, with regard to the Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but
less than all, or none of the Award has been earned for the Performance Period.
(w) Performance Goals means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals
established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Any
Performance Goal shall be established in a manner such that a third party having knowledge of the
relevant performance results could calculate the amount to be paid to the Participant. For any
Performance Period, the Committee is authorized at any time during the initial time period
permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code, or at any time thereafter, in its sole and absolute
discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period
in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants (i) in the event of,
or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or
development; (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring
events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in
anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business
conditions; and (iii) in view of the Committees assessment of the business strategy of the
Company, performance of comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, and any other
circumstances deemed relevant.
(x) Performance Period means the one or more periods of time, which may be of
varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or
more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participants right to and
the payment of a Performance Award.
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(y) Plan means this 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of
September 2, 2010.
(z) Restricted Stock Unit Award means an Award granted pursuant to Article XI in the
form of a right to receive shares of Common Stock on a future date.
(aa) Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time,
including the rules thereunder and any successor provisions and the rules thereto.
(bb) Stock Award means an award granted pursuant to Article X in the form of shares
of Common Stock, restricted shares of Common Stock, and/or units of Common Stock.
(cc) Subsidiary means a corporation or other business entity in which Swift directly
or indirectly has an ownership interest of twenty percent (20 %) or more, except that with respect
to incentive stock options, Subsidiary shall mean subsidiary corporation as defined in Section
424(f) of the Code.
(dd) Swift means Swift Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation, or any
successor thereto (whether by reincorporation, merger, or otherwise) as provided in Section 16.9;
provided, that where context solely requires with respect to periods prior to the Merger,
Swift shall mean Swift Corporation, a Nevada corporation.
Section 2.2 Other Defined Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires, all other
capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the other Articles and Sections of this
Plan.
Section 2.3 Construction. In any necessary construction of a provision of this Plan, the
masculine gender may include the feminine, and the singular may include the plural, and vice versa.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY
Section 3.1 In General. Subject to Section 3.2 and Article IV, all Employees, Directors,
and Consultants are eligible to participate in the Plan. The Committee may select, from time to
time, Participants from those Employees, Directors, and Consultants.
Section 3.2 Incentive Stock Options. Only Employees shall be eligible to receive
incentive stock options (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code).
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ARTICLE IV
PLAN ADMINISTRATION
Section 4.1 Responsibility. The Committee shall have total and exclusive responsibility to
control, operate, manage and administer the Plan in accordance with its terms.
Section 4.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have all the authority that
may be necessary or helpful to enable it to discharge its responsibilities with respect to the
Plan. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Committee shall have the
exclusive right to:
(a) determine eligibility for participation in the Plan;
(b) select the Participants and determine the type of Awards to be made to Participants, the
number of shares subject to Awards and the terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations of the
Awards, including, but not by way of limitation, restrictions on the transferability of Awards and
conditions with respect to continued employment, performance criteria, confidentiality, and
non-competition;
(c) interpret the Plan;
(d) construe any ambiguous provision, correct any default, supply any omission and reconcile
any inconsistency of the Plan;
(e) issue administrative guidelines as an aid to administer the Plan and make changes in such
guidelines as it from time to time deems proper;
(f) make regulations for carrying out the Plan and make changes in such regulations as it from
time to time deems proper;
(g) to the extent permitted under the Plan, grant waivers of Plan terms, conditions,
restrictions and limitations;
(h) promulgate rules and regulations regarding treatment of Awards of a Participant under the
Plan in the event of such Participants death, disability, retirement, termination from the
Company, or breach of agreement by the Participant, or in the event of a change of control of
Swift;
(i) accelerate the vesting, exercise, or payment of an Award or the Performance Period of an
Award when such action or actions would be in the best interest of the Company;
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(j) subject to Section 4.3, grant Awards in replacement of Awards previously granted under
this Plan or any other executive compensation plan of the Company;
(k) establish and administer the Performance Goals and certify whether, and to what extent,
they have been attained;
(l) determine the terms and provisions of any agreements entered into hereunder;
(m) take any and all other action it deems necessary or advisable for the proper operation or
administration of the Plan; and
(n) make all other determinations it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of
the Plan, including factual determinations.
The decisions of the Committee and its actions with respect to the Plan shall be final, binding,
and conclusive upon all persons having or claiming to have any right or interest in or under the
Plan.
Section 4.3 Option Repricing. Except for adjustments pursuant to Section 6.2, the
Committee shall not reprice any stock options and/or stock appreciation rights unless such action
is approved by Swifts stockholders. For purposes of the Plan, the term reprice shall mean the
reduction, directly or indirectly, in the per-share exercise price of an outstanding stock
option(s) and/or stock appreciation right(s) issued under the Plan by amendment, cancellation or
substitution.
Section 4.4 Section 162(m) of the Code. Throughout this Plan, certain references are made
to Section 162(m) of the Code. Such provisions shall only apply where Section 162(m) of the Code
is applicable to Swift. With regard to Awards issued to Covered Employees that are intended to
qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan
shall, for all purposes, be interpreted and construed with respect to such Awards in the manner
that would result in such interpretation or construction satisfying the exemptions available under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
Section 4.5 Action by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided by Section 4.6, the
Committee may act only by a majority of its members. Any determination of the Committee may be
made, without a meeting, by a writing or writings signed by all of the members of the Committee.
Section 4.6 Allocation and Delegation of Authority. Except to the extent prohibited by
applicable law or the rules of a stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock may
be listed, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers under
the Plan to anyone or more of its members, the CEO, or other senior members of management as the
Committee deems appropriate, and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to
any such person or persons to the extent such delegation is permitted by applicable law;
provided, that any such allocation or delegation be in writing; provided,
further, that following an Initial Public Offering only the Committee, or other committee
consisting of two or more Directors, all of whom are both Non-Employee Directors within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and outside directors within the meaning of the
definition of such term as contained in Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3), or any
successor definition adopted under Section 162(m) of the Code, may select and grant Awards to
Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or are Covered Employees. The
Committee may revoke any such allocation or delegation at any time for any reason with or without
prior notice.
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Section 4.7 Limitation of Liability. No member of the Committee nor any person to whom the
Committee delegates authority pursuant to Section 4.6 shall be liable for any action, omission or
determination relating to the Plan, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member
of the Committee and each other person to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or
interpretation of the Plan has been delegated from and against any cost or expense (including
attorneys fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of
the Committee) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan unless, in
either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such Committee member or
other person in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the
Company.
ARTICLE V
FORM OF AWARDS
Section 5.1 In General. Awards may, at the Committees sole discretion, be paid in the
form of Performance Awards pursuant to Article VII, stock options pursuant to Article VIII, stock
appreciation rights pursuant to Article IX, Stock Awards pursuant to Article X, Restricted Stock
Unit Awards pursuant to Article XI, performance units pursuant to Article XII, Cash Incentive
Awards under Article XIII, or a combination thereof. Each Award shall be evidence by a written
award Notice and shall be subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations of the
Plan and the Award Notice for such Award. Awards under a particular Article of the Plan need not
be uniform and Awards under two or more Articles may be combined into a single Award Notice. Any
combination of Awards may be granted at one time and on more than one occasion to the same
Participant.
Section 5.2 Foreign Jurisdictions.
(a) Special Terms. In order to facilitate the making of any Award to Participants who
are employed or retained by the Company outside the United States as Employees, Directors, or
Consultants (or who are foreign nationals temporarily within the United States), the Committee may
provide for such modifications and additional terms and conditions (Special Terms) in
Awards as the Committee may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences between
United States federal or state laws, rules and regulations and the local laws, policies or customs
that are applicable to such Participants or to facilitate administration of the Plan. The Special
Terms may provide that the grant of an Award is subject to (i) applicable governmental or
regulatory approval or other compliance with local laws, policies or customs that are applicable to
such Participants and/or (ii) the execution by the Participant of a written instrument in the form
specified by the Committee, and that in the event such conditions are not satisfied, the grant
shall be void. The Special Terms may also provide that an Award shall become exercisable or
redeemable, as the case may be, if an Employees employment or Director or Consultants
relationship with the Company ends as a result of workforce reduction, realignment, or similar
measure and the Committee may designate a person or persons to make such determination for a
location. The Committee may adopt or approve sub-plans, appendices or supplements to, or
amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary or
appropriate for purposes of implementing any Special Terms, without thereby affecting the terms of
the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, no such sub-plans,
appendices or supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of, the Plan
shall: (x) increase the limitations contained in Section 6.3; (y) increase the number of available
shares under Section 6.1; or (z) cause the Plan to cease to satisfy any applicable legal
requirement.
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(b) Currency Effects. Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Committee, all
Awards and payments pursuant to such Awards shall be determined in United States currency. The
Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether and to the extent any payments made pursuant
to an Award shall be made in the Participants local currency, as opposed to United States
dollars. In the event payments are made in the Participants local currency, the Committee may
determine, in its discretion and without liability to any Participant, the method and rate of
converting the payment into such local currency.
ARTICLE VI
SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN
Section 6.1 Available Shares. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which
shall be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan (including incentive stock options)
during its term shall not exceed twelve million (12,000,000) (the Share Reserve). The
Share Reserve shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6.2. Any shares of Common
Stock related to Awards that terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or otherwise
without the issuance of such shares, are settled in cash in lieu of Common Stock, or are exchanged
with the Committees permission for Awards not involving Common Stock shall be available again for
grant under the Plan. Moreover, if the exercise price of any Award granted under the Plan or the
tax withholding requirements with respect to any Award granted under the Plan are satisfied by
tendering shares of Common Stock to Swift (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the
number of shares of Common Stock issued net of the shares of Common Stock tendered will be deemed
delivered for purposes of determining the Share Reserve available for delivery under the Plan. The
shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares
or treasury shares, including shares purchased in open market or private transactions. For the
purpose of computing the total number of shares of Common Stock granted under the Plan, where one
or more types of Awards, both of which are payable in shares of Common Stock, are granted in tandem
with each other such that the exercise of one type of Award with respect to a number of shares
cancels an equal number of shares of the other, the number of shares granted under both Awards
shall be deemed to be equivalent to the number of shares under one of the Awards.
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Section 6.2 Adjustment Upon Certain Events. In the event that there is, with respect to
Swift, a stock dividend or split, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spinoff,
combination, or transaction or exchange of Common Stock or other corporate exchange, or any
distribution to stockholders of Common Stock or other property or securities (other than regular
cash dividends), or any transaction similar to the foregoing or other transaction that results in a
change to Swifts capital structure, then the Committee shall make substitutions and/or adjustments
to the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan, the maximum Award payable
under Section 6.3, the number of shares to be issued pursuant outstanding Awards, the option
prices, exercise prices or purchase prices of outstanding Awards and/or any other affected terms of
an Award or the Plan as the Committee, in its sole discretion and without liability to any person,
deems equitable or appropriate. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, in no event shall an
Award to any Participant that is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code be adjusted pursuant, to this Section 6.2 to the extent such
adjustment would cause such Award to fail to qualify as performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
Section 6.3 Maximum Award Payable. Subject to Section 6.2, and notwithstanding any
provision contained in the Plan to the contrary, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock
payable (or granted, if applicable) to any one Participant under the Plan with respect to all
Awards granted to such Participants for a calendar year is eight hundred thousand (800,000) shares
of Common Stock.
ARTICLE VII
PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Section 7.1 Purpose. For purposes of Performance Awards issued to Employees, Directors,
and Consultants that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of
Section 162(m) of the Code, the provisions of this Article VII shall apply in addition to and,
where necessary, in lieu of the provisions of Article X, Article XI, Article XII and Article XIII.
The purpose of this Article is to provide the Committee the ability to qualify the Stock Awards
authorized under Article X, the Restricted Stock Unit Awards authorized under Article XI, the
performance units under Article XII and Cash Incentive Awards under Article XIII as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. The provisions of this Article
VII shall control over any contrary provision contained in Article X, Article XI ,Article XII or
Article XIII.
Section 7.2 Eligibility. For each Performance Period, the Committee will, in its sole
discretion, designate within the initial period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code which
Employees, Directors, and Consultants will be Participants for such period. However, designation
of an Employee, Director, or Consultant as a Participant for a Performance Period shall not in any
manner entitle the Participant to receive an Award for the period. The determination as to whether
or not such Participant becomes entitled to an Award for such Performance Period shall be decided
solely in accordance with the provisions of this Article VII. Moreover, designation of an
Employee, Director, or Consultant as a Participant for a particular Performance Period shall not
require designation of such Employee, Director, or Consultant as a Participant in any subsequent
Performance Period, and designation of one Employee, Director, or Consultant as a Participant shall
not require designation of any other Employee, Director, or Consultant as a Participant in such
period or in any other period.
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Section 7.3 Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Awards. The Committee
shall have the authority to determine which Covered Employees or other Employees, Directors, or
Consultants shall be Participants of a Performance Award. With regard to a particular Performance
Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such Performance Period,
the type(s) of Performance Awards to be issued, the Performance Criteria that will be used to
establish the Performance Goal(s), the kind(s) and/or level(s) of the Performance Goal(s), whether
the Performance Goal(s) is (are) to apply to the Company or any one or more subunits thereof and
the Performance Formula. For each Performance Period, with regard to the Performance Awards to be
issued for such period, the Committee will, within the initial period allowed under Section 162(m)
of the Code, if applicable, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated
in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 7.3 and record the same in writing.
Section 7.4 Payment of Performance Awards.
(a) Condition to Receipt of Performance Award. Unless otherwise provided in the
relevant Award Notice, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a
Performance Period to be eligible for a Performance Award for such Performance Period.
(b) Limitation. A Participant shall be eligible to receive a Performance Award for a
Performance Period only to the extent that: (i) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved;
and (ii) the Performance Formula as applied against such Performance Goals determines that all or
some portion of such Participants Performance Award has been earned for the Performance Period.
(c) Certification. Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee
shall meet to review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for
the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, to also calculate and certify in writing the
amount of the Performance Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The
Committee shall then determine the actual size of each Participants Performance Award for the
Performance Period and, in so doing, shall apply Negative Discretion, if and when it deems
appropriate.
(d) Negative Discretion. In determining the actual size of an individual Performance
Award for a Performance Period, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance
Award earned under the Performance Formula for the Performance Period through the use of Negative
Discretion, if in its sole judgment, such reduction or elimination is appropriate.
(e) Timing of Award Payments. The Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be
paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the
certifications required by Section 7.4(c).
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ARTICLE VIII
STOCK OPTIONS
Section 8.1 In General. Awards may be granted in the form of stock options. These stock
options may be incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or
non-qualified stock options (i.e., stock options which are not incentive stock options), or a
combination of both. All Awards under the Plan issued to Covered Employees in the form of
non-qualified stock options shall qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m)
of the Code, if such section is applicable to Swift.
Section 8.2 Terms and Conditions of Stock Options. An option shall be exercisable in
accordance with such terms and conditions and at such times and during such periods as may be
determined by the Committee. The price at which Common Stock may be purchased upon exercise of a
stock option shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock, as determined by the Committee, on the effective date of the options grant (or such
greater exercise price required by the Code or other applicable law or the rules of a stock
exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock may be listed). In addition, the term of a
stock option may not exceed ten (10) years (or such shorter term required by the Code or other
applicable law or the rules of a stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock may
be listed).
Section 8.3 Restrictions Relating to Incentive Stock Options. Stock options issued in the
form of incentive stock options shall, in addition to being subject to the terms and conditions of
Section 8.2, comply with Section 422 of the Code. Accordingly, the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined at the time the option was granted) of the Common Stock with respect to which incentive
stock options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under
this Plan or any other plan of the Company) shall not exceed $100,000 (or such other limit as may
be required by Section 422 of the Code).
Section 8.4 Exercise. Upon exercise, the option price of a stock option may be paid in
cash, or, to the extent permitted by the Committee, by tendering, by either actual delivery of
shares or by attestation, shares of Common Stock, a combination of the foregoing, or such other
consideration as the Committee may deem appropriate. The Committee shall establish appropriate
methods for accepting Common Stock, whether restricted or unrestricted, and may impose such
conditions as it deems appropriate on the use of such Common Stock to exercise a stock option.
Stock options awarded under the Plan may also be exercised by way of a broker-assisted stock option
exercise program, if any, provided such program is available at the time of the options exercise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or the provision of any Award Notice, a Participant may not pay the
exercise price of a stock option using shares of Common Stock if, in the opinion of counsel to
Swift, (a) there is a substantial likelihood that the use of such form of payment or the timing of
such form of payment would subject the Participant to a substantial risk of liability under Section
16 of the Exchange Act or (b) there is a substantial likelihood that the use of such form of
payment would result in accounting treatment to the Company under generally accepted accounting
principles that the Committee reasonably determines is adverse to the Company.
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ARTICLE IX
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
Section 9.1 In General. Awards may be granted in the form of stock appreciation rights
(SARs). SARs entitle the Participant to receive a payment equal to the appreciation in a
stated number of shares of Common Stock from the exercise price to the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock on the date of exercise. The exercise price for a particular SAR shall be defined
in the Award Notice for that SAR. An SAR may be granted in tandem with all or a portion of a
related stock option under the Plan (Tandem SARs), or may be granted separately
(Freestanding SARs). A Tandem SAR may be granted either at the time of the grant of the
related stock option or at any time thereafter during the term of the stock option. All Awards
under the Plan issued to Covered Employees in the form of a SAR shall qualify as performance-based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
Section 9.2 Terms and Conditions of Tandem SARs. A Tandem SAR shall be exercisable to the
extent, and only to the extent, that the related stock option is exercisable, and the exercise
price of such an SAR (the base from which the value of the SAR is measured at its exercise) shall
be the option price under the related stock option. However, at no time shall a Tandem SAR be
issued if the option price of its related stock option is less than the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock, as determined by the Committee, on the effective date of the Tandem SARs grant. If
a related stock option is exercised as to some or all of the shares covered by the Award, the
related Tandem SAR, if any, shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares
covered by the stock option exercise. Upon exercise of a Tandem SAR as to some or all of the
shares covered by the Award, the related stock option shall be canceled automatically to the extent
of the number of shares covered by such exercise. Moreover, all Tandem SARs shall expire not later
than the expiration date of the related stock options.
Section 9.3 Terms and Conditions of Freestanding SARs. Freestanding SARs shall be
exercisable or automatically mature in accordance with such terms and conditions and at such times
and during such periods as may be determined by the Committee. The exercise price of a
Freestanding SAR shall be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock on the effective date of the Freestanding SARs grant. Moreover, all Freestanding
SARs shall expire not later than ten (10) years from the effective date of the Freestanding SARs
grant.
Section 9.4 Deemed Exercise. The Committee may provide that an SAR shall be deemed to be
exercised at the close of business on the scheduled expiration date of such SAR if at such time the
SAR by its terms remains exercisable and, if so exercised, would result in a payment to the holder
of such SAR.
Section 9.5 Payment. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Notice, an SAR may be paid in
cash, Common Stock or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee, in its sole and
absolute discretion, at the time that the SAR is exercised.
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ARTICLE X
STOCK AWARDS
Section 10.1 Grants. Awards may be granted in the form of Stock Awards. Stock Awards
shall be awarded in such numbers and at such times during the term of the Plan as the Committee
shall determine.
Section 10.2 Performance Criteria. For Stock Awards conditioned, restricted, and/or
limited based on Performance Goals, the length of the Performance Period, the Performance Goals to
be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and to what degree such
Performance Goals have been attained shall be conclusively determined by the Committee in the
exercise of its absolute discretion. Performance Goals may be revised by the Committee, at such
times as it deems appropriate during the Performance Period, in order to take into consideration
any unforeseen events or changes in circumstances.
Section 10.3 Rights as Stockholders. During the period in which any restricted shares of
Common Stock are subject to any restrictions, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, deny a
Participant to whom such restricted shares have been awarded all or any of the rights of a
stockholder with respect to such shares, including, but not by way of limitation, limiting the
right to vote such shares or the right to receive dividends on such shares.
Section 10.4 Evidence of Award. Any Stock Award granted under the Plan may be evidenced in
such manner as the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry
registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates, with such restrictive legends
and/or stop transfer instructions as the Committee deems appropriate.
ARTICLE XI
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS
Section 11.1 Grants. Awards may be granted in the form of Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be awarded in such numbers and at such times during the term of
the Plan as the Committee shall determine.
Section 11.2 Rights as Stockholders. Until the shares of Common Stock to be received upon
the vesting of such Restricted Stock Unit Award are actually received by a Participant, the
Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to such shares.
Section 11.3 Evidence of Award. A Restricted Stock Unit Award granted under the Plan may
be recorded on the books and records of Swift in such manner as the Committee deems appropriate.
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ARTICLE XII
PERFORMANCE UNITS
Section 12.1 Grants. Awards may be granted in the form of performance units. Performance
units, as that term is used in this Plan, shall refer to units valued by reference to designated
criteria established by the Committee, other than Common Stock.
Section 12.2 Performance Criteria. Performance units shall be contingent on the attainment
during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals. The length of the Performance Period,
the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, and the measure of whether and
to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained shall be conclusively determined by the
Committee in the exercise of its absolute discretion. Performance Goals may be revised by the
Committee, at such times as it deems appropriate during the Performance Period, in order to take
into consideration any unforeseen events or changes in circumstances.
ARTICLE XIII
CASH AWARDS
Section 13.1 Grants. The Committee, in its absolute discretion, may grant an Award
payable in cash (each, a Cash Incentive Award) in such amounts as it shall determine from time to
time. A Cash Incentive Award may be granted (a) as a separate Award, (b) in connection with the
grant, issuance, vesting, exercise, or payment of another Award under the Plan or at any time
thereafter, or (c) to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, on or after the date on
which the Participant is required to recognize income for federal income tax purposes in connection
with the grant, issuance, vesting, exercise, or payment of another Award under the Plan.
Section 13.2 Performance Awards. Cash Incentive Awards shall be subject to such
terms, conditions, and limitations as the Committee shall determine on the date of grant of such
Cash Incentive Award. Cash Incentive Awards intended to qualify as performance-based
compensation under Code Section 162(m) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions described
in Article VII.
Section 13.3 Limitation on Awards. The amount of a Cash Incentive Award shall be
limited in amount to no more than $4 million per annum for the Chief Executive Officer and no more
than $2 million per annum for any other Covered Employee.
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ARTICLE XIV
PAYMENT OF AWARDS
Section 14.1 Payment. Absent a Plan or Award Notice provision to the contrary, payment of
Awards may, at the discretion of the Committee, be made in cash, Common Stock, a combination of
cash and Common Stock, or any other form of property as the Committee shall determine. In
addition, payment of Awards may include such terms, conditions, restrictions, and/or limitations,
if any, as the Committee deems appropriate, including, in the case of Awards paid in the form of
Common Stock, restrictions on transfer and forfeiture provisions; provided,
however, such terms, conditions, restrictions, and/or limitations are not inconsistent with
the Plan.
Section 14.2 Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled to deduct from any payment
under the Plan, regardless of the form of such payment, the amount of all applicable income and
employment taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment or may require the
Participant to pay to it the amount of such tax prior to and as a condition of the making of such
payment. In accordance with any applicable administrative guidelines it establishes, the Committee
may allow a Participant to pay the amount of taxes required by law to be withheld from an Award by
withholding from any payment of Common Stock due as a result of such Award, or by permitting the
Participant to deliver to Swift, shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the
minimum amount of such required withholding taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing or the provision
of any Award Notice, a Participant may not pay the amount of taxes required by law to be withheld
using shares of Common Stock if, in the opinion of counsel to Swift, (a) there is a substantial
likelihood that the use of such form of payment or the timing of such form of payment would subject
the Participant to a substantial risk of liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or (b)
there is a substantial likelihood that the use of such form of payment would result in accounting
treatment to the Company under generally accepted accounting principles that the Committee
reasonably determines is adverse to the Company.
ARTICLE XV
DIVIDEND AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS
If an Award is granted in the form of a Stock Award or stock option, or in the form of any
other stock-based grant, the Committee may choose, at the time of the grant of the Award or any
time thereafter up to the time of the Awards payment, to include as part of such Award an
entitlement to receive dividends or dividend equivalents, subject to such terms, conditions,
restrictions, and/or limitations, if any, as the Committee may establish. Dividends and dividend
equivalents shall be paid in such form and manner (i.e., lump sum or installments), and at such
time(s) as the Committee shall determine. All dividends or dividend equivalents which are not paid
currently may, at the Committees discretion, accrue interest, be reinvested into additional shares
of Common Stock or, in the case of dividends or dividend equivalents credited in connection with
Stock Awards, be credited as additional Stock Awards and paid to the Participant if and when, and
to the extent that, payment is made pursuant to such Award.
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ARTICLE XVI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 16.1 Nonassignability. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Notice, no Awards
or any other payment under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to alienation, anticipation,
sale, transfer (except by will or the laws of descent and distribution), assignment, or pledge, nor
shall any Award be payable to or exercisable by anyone other than the Participant to whom it was
granted.
Section 16.2 Regulatory Approvals and Listings. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Plan to the contrary, Swift shall have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates of Common
Stock evidencing Stock Awards or any other Award resulting in the payment of Common Stock prior to
(a) the obtaining of any approval from any governmental agency which Swift shall, in its sole
discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable, (b) the admission of such shares to listing on
the stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock may be listed, and (c) the
completion of any registration or other qualification of said shares under any state or federal law
or ruling of any governmental body which Swift shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be
necessary or advisable.
Section 16.3 No Right to Continued Employment or Grants. Participation in the Plan shall
not give any Participant the right to remain in the employ or other service of the Company. The
Company reserves the right to terminate the employment or other service of a Participant at any
time. Further, the adoption of this Plan shall not be deemed to give any Employee, Director, or
any other individual any right to be selected as a Participant or to be granted an Award. In
addition, no Employee, Director, or any other individual having been selected for an Award, shall
have at any time the right to receive any additional Awards.
Section 16.4 Amendment/Termination. The Plan shall terminate and expire on the tenth
anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, the Committee may suspend or
terminate the Plan at any time for any reason with or without prior notice. In addition, the
Committee may, from time to time for any reason and with or without prior notice, amend the Plan in
any manner, but may not without stockholder approval adopt any amendment which would require the
vote of the stockholders of Swift if such approval is necessary or deemed advisable with respect to
tax, securities, or other applicable laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the
listing requirements of the stock exchanges or quotation systems on which the securities of Swift
are listed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of a Participant (except as
otherwise provided in Section 6.2), no amendment may materially and adversely affect any of the
rights of such Participant under any Award theretofore granted to such Participant under the Plan.
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Section 16.5 Effect of Initial Public Offering and Change in Control. The effect of an
Initial Public Offering or a Change in Control (as defined in the Award Notice) shall be as set
forth in the applicable Award Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, (a) in no event shall an Initial
Public Offering be deemed a Change in Control or a Sale (as defined in the Award Notice), (b) upon
and following the Initial Public Offering, all options which are or become vested shall become
exercisable upon such applicable vesting date and (c) no Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred solely by reason of a change in the composition of the Board as long as the following
individuals do not cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then
serving: (i) the individuals who, on the Effective Date, constitute the Board and (ii) any new
director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual
or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to
the election of directors of Swift) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for
election by Swifts stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least three-fourths
(3/4) of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the Effective Date or
whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended.
Section 16.6 Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware, except as superseded by applicable federal law, without giving
effect to its conflicts of law provisions.
Section 16.7 No Right, Title, or Interest in Company Assets. No Participant shall have any
rights as a stockholder as a result of participation in the Plan until the date of issuance of a
stock certificate in his or her name, and, in the case of restricted shares of Common Stock, such
rights are granted to the Participant under the Plan. To the extent any person acquires a right to
receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such rights shall be no greater than the rights
of an unsecured creditor of the Company and the Participant shall not have any rights in or against
any specific assets of the Company. All of the Awards granted under the Plan shall be unfunded.
Section 16.8 No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. No person connected with the Plan in any
capacity, including, but not limited to, the Company and its directors, officers, agents, and
employees, makes any representation, commitment, or guaranty that any tax treatment, including, but
not limited to, federal, state, and local income, estate, and gift tax treatment, will be
applicable with respect to the tax treatment of any Award, any amounts deferred under the Plan, or
paid to or for the benefit of a Participant under the Plan, or that such tax treatment will apply
to or be available to a Participant on account of participation in the Plan.
Section 16.9 Successors. All obligations of the Company under this Plan with respect to
Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to Swift, whether the existence of such
successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, reincorporation,
or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
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Section 16.10 Code Section 409A. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits
under this Plan comply with Section 409A of the Code, to the extent subject thereto, and
accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Plan shall be interpreted and administered to be
in compliance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent
required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the
Code, a Participant shall not be considered to have terminated employment with the Company for
purposes of this Plan unless the Participant would be considered to have incurred a separation
from service from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Each amount to be
paid or benefit to be provided under this Plan shall be construed as a separate identified payment
for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and any payments described in this Plan that are due
within the short term deferral period as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated
as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing
and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to
avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, amounts that would
otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Plan during the
six-month period immediately following a Participants separation from service shall instead be
paid on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Participants
separation from service (or death, if earlier). The Plan and any Award Notices issued thereunder
may be amended in any respect deemed by the Board or the Committee to be necessary in order to
preserve compliance with, or exemption from, Section 409A of the Code.
Section 16.11 Plan Not Exclusive. This Plan is not intended to be the exclusive means by
which the Company may issue options, warrants, or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock.
Section 16.12 Unfunded Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded. Although bookkeeping accounts
may be established with respect to Participants under this Plan, any such accounts shall be used
merely as a bookkeeping convenience, including bookkeeping accounts established by a third party
administrator retained by the Company to administer the Plan. The Company shall not be required to
segregate any assets for purposes of this Plan or Awards made hereunder, nor shall the Company, the
Board or the Committee be deemed to be a trustee of any benefit to be granted under this Plan. Any
liability or obligation of the Company to any Participant with respect to an Award under this Plan
shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created by this Plan and any
Award Notice, and no such liability or obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by
any pledge or other encumbrance on any property of the Company. Neither the Company nor the Board
nor the Committee shall be required to give any security or bond for the performance of any
obligation that may be created by this Plan.
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