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Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2008
Grants of plan-based awards reflect grants made to our Named Executive Officers under non-equity
incentive plans and option award plans during fiscal 2008. It includes amounts payable under the Executive
Incentive Plan for performance during fiscal 2008, and options granted under the 2006 Employee Stock Plan
during fiscal 2008 that are not performance based, but whose value is tied to the price of our stock. The actual
amounts paid under our Executive Incentive Plan for fiscal 2008 were determined by the Compensation
Committee in March 2008 and are reflected in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the
“Summary Compensation Table and Narrative Discussion” above. Options granted under the 2006 Employee
Stock Plan during fiscal 2008 vest over a four year period at a rate of 25 percent per year. See “Change in
Control Arrangements and Employment Agreements ” below for a further description of certain terms relating to
these awards. Payments made under the Equity Incentive Plan and stock-based compensation expense from the
2006 Employee Stock Plan are included in the Summary Compensation Table and do not constitute additional
compensation. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above for further discussion of the role of plan
based awards in our overall executive compensation program.
The following table presents information concerning grants of plan-based awards to each of the Named
Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2008:
Name Grant Date
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (a)
All Other
Option Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)
Exercise or Base
Price of Option
Awards ($/Sh)
Grant Date Fair
Value of Option
Awards($)(b)Threshold ($) Target ($) Maximum ($)
Carl Bass ...........6/14/2007 $— $ — $ — 375,000 $45.29 $5,867,775
3/22/2007 — 800,000 1,520,000 — — —
Carol A. Bartz(c) .....6/14/2007 — — — 50,000 45.29 782,370
3/22/2007 — — — — — —
Alfred J. Castino .....6/14/2007 — — — 50,000 45.29 782,370
3/22/2007 — 300,000 570,000 — — —
George M. Bado(d) . . . 6/14/2007 — — — 85,000 45.29 1,330,029
8/6/2007 — — — 30,000 17.53 (456,156)
3/22/2007 — 320,000 N/A — — —
Jan Becker ..........6/14/2007 — — — 50,000 45.29 782,370
3/22/2007 — 243,750 463,125 — — —
(a) Reflects threshold, target and maximum dollar amounts payable under the Executive Incentive Plan for
performance during fiscal 2008, as described in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Elements of
Executive Compensation Programs.” “Threshold” refers to the minimum amount payable for a certain level
of performance; “Target” refers to the amount payable if specified performance targets are reached; and
“Maximum” refers to the maximum payout possible. Mr. Bado’s amount in the “Target” column includes a
fiscal 2008 target Executive Incentive Plan award of $80,000 and target commissions of $240,000.
Mr. Bado’s maximum Executive Incentive Plan award is $152,000, or 190 percent of his target award;
commissions do not have a preset maximum limit.
(b) Reflects the grant date fair value of each equity award, excluding an estimate of forfeitures related to
service-based vesting conditions, computed in accordance with FAS 123(R). The assumptions used in the
valuation of these awards are set forth in Note 1, “Business and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 28, 2008. These amounts do not correspond to the actual value that will be realized by the Named
Executive Officers upon exercise or sale of such award.
(c) When Ms. Bartz entered into her employment agreement in January 2007, she voluntarily agreed to receive
no Executive Incentive Plan award.
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