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July 11, 2008
Dear CorVel Stockholder:
We are pleased to invite you to our 2008 Annual Meeting, which will be held at CorVels principal
executive offices at 2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California 92614, on Thursday, August 14,
2008, at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Voting on election of directors and other matters is
also scheduled. The items to be voted on at the 2008 Annual Meeting are addressed in the enclosed
Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the 2008 Annual Meeting, please complete
and mail the enclosed proxy card to ensure that your shares will be represented at the 2008 Annual
Meeting. A postage pre-paid envelope has been provided for your convenience.
We look forward
to seeing you at our 2008 Annual Meeting.
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/s/ V. GORDON CLEMONS |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held August 14, 2008
To the Stockholders of CorVel Corporation:
Notice is hereby given that the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) of
CorVel Corporation, a Delaware corporation will be held at the our principal executive offices, at
2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California 92614, on Thursday, August 14, 2008, at 1:00 p.m.
Pacific Daylight Time for the following purposes, as more fully described in the Proxy Statement
accompanying this Notice:
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To elect the six directors named in the attached proxy statement, each to serve until
the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been duly elected
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To approve an amendment to the CorVel Corporation Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Formerly The Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan) to reduce the number of shares of
common stock underlying options to be granted under the automatic option grant program from
11,250 to 7,500 shares for initial automatic option grants to be awarded to a director upon
first joining the Board and from 4,500 to 3,000 shares for annual automatic option grants
to be awarded to directors on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders; |
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To ratify the appointment of Haskell & White LLP as our independent auditors for the
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof. |
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2008 are entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. A list of stockholders
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for inspection at our principal executive
offices and at our Annual Meeting.
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Whether or not you plan to
attend the Annual Meeting, you can be sure your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting by
promptly completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed,
self-addressed, postage pre-paid envelope provided for your convenience, or submitting your proxy
by Internet (if your shares are registered in the name of a bank or brokerage firm and you are
eligible to vote your shares in such a manner). Should you receive more than one proxy card
because your shares are registered in different names and addresses, each proxy card should be
signed and returned to assure that all your shares will be voted.
The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock entitled to vote must be
present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting in order to constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. Please return your proxy card in order to ensure that a quorum is
obtained and to avoid the additional cost to us of adjourning the Annual Meeting until a later time
and re-soliciting proxies.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ RICHARD J. SCHWEPPE
RICHARD J. SCHWEPPE
Secretary
Irvine, California
July 11, 2008
Proxies are being solicited on behalf of our Board of Directors (the Board) for use at the 2008
Annual Meeting of stockholders, which will be held at our principal executive offices located at
2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California 92614, on Thursday, August 14, 2008, at 1:00 p.m.
Pacific Daylight Time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the Annual Meeting).
Stockholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2008 are entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement of that meeting. A list of
stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for inspection at our
principal executive offices and at the Annual Meeting.
On June 16, 2008, the record date (the Record Date) for determination of stockholders entitled to
notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 13,754,570 shares of our Common Stock
outstanding and approximately 1,081 holders of record according to information provided by our
transfer agent. No shares of our preferred stock were outstanding as of June 16, 2008. Each
stockholder is entitled to one vote on all matters brought before the Annual Meeting for each share
of our Common Stock held by such stockholder on the Record Date. Stockholders may not cumulate
votes in the election of directors.
The presence at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy, of holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of our Common Stock entitled to vote will constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. In the election of directors under Proposal One, the six nominees
receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall be elected. The affirmative vote of the
holders of our Common Stock representing a majority of the voting power present or represented by
proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote is required for approval of Proposal Two and is
being sought for approval of Proposal Three.
All votes will be tabulated by our inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will
separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes (i.e., shares
held by a broker or nominee that are represented at the Annual Meeting, but with respect to which
such broker or nominee is not instructed to vote on a particular proposal and does not have
discretionary voting power). Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present for purposes
of determining whether a quorum exists for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. With
regard to Proposal One, broker non-votes and votes marked withheld will not be counted towards
the tabulations of votes cast on such proposal presented to the stockholders, will not have the
effect of negative votes and will not affect the outcome of the election of directors. With regard
to Proposals Two and Three, abstentions will be counted towards the tabulations of votes cast on
such proposal presented to the stockholders and will have the same effect as negative votes,
whereas broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining whether such proposal has
been approved and will not have the effect of negative votes.
If the enclosed proxy card is properly signed and returned, the shares represented thereby will be
voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions specified thereon. If the proxy
card does not specify how the shares represented thereby are to be voted, the proxy will be voted
FOR the election of the directors in Proposal One unless the authority to vote for the election of
such directors is withheld and, if no contrary instructions are given, the proxy will be voted FOR
the approval of Proposal Two and FOR the ratification of Proposal Three described in the
accompanying Notice and this Proxy Statement. In their discretion, the proxies named on the proxy
card will be authorized to vote upon any other matter that may properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. A proxy may be revoked or changed at or prior
to the Annual Meeting by delivery of a written revocation or by presentation of another properly
signed proxy card with a later date to our Secretary at our principal executive offices at 2010
Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California 92614, or by attendance at the Annual Meeting and voting
in person by ballot.
If your shares are registered in the name of a bank or brokerage firm, you may be eligible to vote
your shares electronically through the Internet. A large number of banks and brokerage firms
provide eligible stockholders, who receive a paper copy of the Annual Report and Proxy Statement,
the opportunity to vote in this manner. If your bank or brokerage firm allows for this, your
voting form will provide instructions for such alternative method of voting. If your voting form
does not reference Internet information, please complete and return the paper proxy card in the
envelope provided.
This Proxy Statement, the accompanying Notice, the enclosed proxy card and our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, were mailed on or about July 11, 2008, to
stockholders of record on the Record Date.
Our principal executive offices are located at 2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California
92614. Our telephone number is (949) 851-1473.
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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Six individuals have been nominated to serve as our directors. Our stockholders are being asked to
elect these nominees to the Board at the Annual Meeting. Our Nomination and Governance Committee
selected and recommended, and the Board, including its independent directors, approved the
nomination of each of the six individuals listed below for election to serve for a one-year term
ending on the date of our next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has
been duly elected and qualified. The term may be shorter if such individual resigns, becomes
disqualified or disabled, or is otherwise removed. If these nominees are elected, the Board will
consist of six persons and there will be one vacancy on the Board. The Board may fill such vacancy
at any time during the year.
Unless otherwise instructed or unless the proxy is marked withheld, the proxy holders will vote
the proxies received by them FOR the election of each of the nominees named below. Each such
nominee is currently serving as a director and has indicated his or her willingness to continue to
serve as a director if elected. In the event that any such nominee becomes unable or declines to
serve at the time of the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders may exercise discretionary authority to
vote for a substitute person selected and recommended by our Nomination and Governance Committee
and nominated by the Board.
Director Nominees for Term Ending Upon the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
The names and certain information, as of May 31, 2008, about the nominees for director are set
forth below:
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Steven J. Hamerslag (1) (2) (3)
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Alan R. Hoops (1) (2) |
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R. Judd Jessup (1) |
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Jean H. Macino |
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Jeffrey J. Michael (2) (3) |
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Mr. Clemons has served as our Chairman of the Board since April 1991. He served as our Chief
Executive Officer from January 1988 until August 2007, when Daniel Starck was appointed to that
office, and as our President from January 1988 until May 2006, when Mr. Starck was appointed to
that office. Mr. Clemons was President of Caremark, Inc., the then-largest home intravenous
therapy company in the United States, from May 1985 to September 1987, at which time Caremark was
purchased by Baxter International, Inc. From 1981 to 1985, Mr. Clemons was President of INTRACORP,
a medical management company and subsidiary of CIGNA Corporation. Mr. Clemons has 31 years of
experience in the healthcare and insurance industries.
Mr. Hamerslag has served as one of our directors since May 1991. Mr. Hamerslag has been Managing
Partner of TVC Capital, a venture capital firm, since April 2006, and Managing Director of Titan
Investment Partners, also a venture capital firm, since November 2002. Mr. Hamerslag served as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of J2Global Communications, a publicly held unified
communication services company, from June 1999 until January 2001. Mr. Hamerslag served as the CEO
of publicly held MTI Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of enterprise storage solutions, from
1987 to 1996.
Mr. Hoops has served as one of our directors since May 2003. Mr. Hoops has been Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of CareMore California Health Plan, a health maintenance
organization, since March 2006. Mr. Hoops was Chairman of Benu, Inc., a regional benefits
administration/marketing company, from 2000 to March 2006, and Chairman of Enwisen, Inc., a human
resources services software company, from 2001 to March 2006. Mr. Hoops was Chief Executive
Officer and a Director of Pacificare Health Systems, Inc., a national health consumer services
company, from 1993 to 2000. Mr. Hoops has 35 years of experience in the healthcare and managed
care industries.
Mr. Jessup has served as one of our directors since August 1997. Mr. Jessup was Chief Executive
Officer of U.S. LABS, a national laboratory which provides cancer diagnostic and genetic testing
services, from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Jessup was President of the HMO Division of FHP International
Corporation (FHP), a diversified health care services company, from 1994 to 1996. From 1987 to
1994, Mr. Jessup was President of TakeCare, Inc., a publicly held HMO operating in California,
Colorado, Illinois and Ohio, until it was acquired by FHP. Mr. Jessup has 33 years of experience
in the healthcare and managed care industries. Mr. Jessup has been a director of Superior Vision
Services, a national managed vision care plan, since December 2007, Accentcare since October 2005,
a director of Xifin, Inc., a laboratory billing systems company, since January 2006, and a director
of NovaMed, Inc. since August 1998.
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Ms. Macino has served as one of our directors since February 2008. Ms. Macino was elected Managing
Director of Marsh and McLennan Companies, the worlds leading insurance broker and strategic risk
advisor, in 1980, and appointed Office Head of the Newport Beach office of Marsh, Inc. in 1995 and
continued to serve in that role until 2005. Ms. Macino has served on the Board of Governors of
Chapman University for the past ten years and currently serves as Chairman of Governorship
Committee. Ms. Macino has 35 years of experience in the insurance brokerage industry.
Mr. Michael has served as one of our directors since September 1990. Mr. Michael has been the
President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Corstar Holdings, Inc., one of our significant
stockholders and a holding company owning equity interests in CorVel and an independent provider of
data, voice, and video services to multiple dwelling units, since March 1996.
There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
Corporate Governance, Board Composition and Board Committees
Independent Directors
The Board has determined that each of our current directors other than Mr. Clemons qualifies as an
independent director in accordance with the published listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock
Market LLC (Nasdaq). The Nasdaq independence definition includes a series of objective tests,
such as that the director is not also one of our employees and has not engaged in various types of
business dealings with us. In addition, as further required by the Nasdaq rules, the Board has made
a subjective determination as to each independent director that no relationships exist which, in
the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out
the responsibilities of a director. In making these determinations, our directors reviewed and
discussed information provided by us and our directors with regard to each directors business and
personal activities as they may relate to us and our management.
Board Structure and Committees
The Board has established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nomination and
governance committee. The Board and its committees set schedules to meet throughout the year, and
also can hold special meetings and act by written consent from time to time as appropriate. The
independent directors of the Board also hold separate regularly scheduled executive session
meetings at least twice a year at which only independent directors are present. The Board has
delegated various responsibilities and authority to its committees as generally described below.
The committees regularly report on their activities and actions to the full Board. Each member of
each committee of the Board qualifies as an independent director in accordance with the Nasdaq
standards described above. Each committee of the Board has a written charter approved by the Board.
A copy of each charter is posted on our web site at http://www.corvel.com under the Investor
Relations section. The inclusion of our web site address in this Proxy Statement does not include
or incorporate by reference the information on our web site into this Proxy Statement or our Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Audit Committee
The audit committee of the Board reviews and monitors our corporate financial statements and
reporting and our internal and external audits, including, among other things, our internal
controls and audit functions, the results and scope of the annual audit and other services provided
by our independent auditors and our compliance with legal matters that have a significant impact on
our financial statements. Our audit committee also consults with our management and our independent
auditors prior to the presentation of financial statements to stockholders and, as appropriate,
initiates inquiries into aspects of our financial affairs.
Our audit committee has established procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of
complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and for the
confidential, anonymous submission by our employees of concerns regarding accounting or auditing
matters. In addition, our audit committee is directly responsible for the appointment, retention,
compensation and oversight of the work of our independent auditors, including approving services
and fee arrangements. In accordance with the audit committees charter and policies regarding
transactions with related persons, all related person transactions are approved or ratified by our
audit committee. Please see the information set forth under the heading Policies and Procedures
for Related Person Transactions in this Proxy Statement for additional details about our policies
regarding related person transactions. The current members of our audit committee are Messrs.
Hamerslag, Hoops and Jessup. The audit committee held two meetings in person, held two meetings by
telephonic conference calls and acted by unanimous written consent one time during fiscal 2008.
In addition to qualifying as independent under the Nasdaq rules described above, each member of our
audit committee can read and understand fundamental financial statements, and each member currently
qualifies as independent under special standards
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established by the SEC for members of audit committees. Our audit committee includes at least one
member who has been determined by the Board to meet the qualifications of an audit committee
financial expert in accordance with SEC rules. Mr. Hamerslag is the independent director who has
been determined to be an audit committee financial expert. Stockholders should understand that this
designation is a disclosure requirement of the SEC related to Mr. Hamerslags experience and
understanding with respect to certain accounting and auditing matters. The designation does not
impose on Mr. Hamerslag any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than are generally
imposed on him as a member of our audit committee and the Board, and his designation as an audit
committee financial expert pursuant to this SEC requirement does not affect the duties, obligations
or liability of any other member of our audit committee or Board.
Compensation Committee
The compensation committee of the Board reviews and approves our general compensation policies and
all forms of compensation to be provided to our executive officers and directors, including, among
other things, annual salaries, bonuses, and stock option and other incentive compensation
arrangements. In addition, our compensation committee administers the CorVel Corporation 1991
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the CorVel Corporation Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (Formerly
The Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan), including reviewing and granting stock options. Our
compensation committee also reviews and approves various other issues related to our compensation
policies and matters. The current members of our compensation committee are Messrs. Hamerslag,
Hoops and Michael. The compensation committee held one meeting and acted by unanimous written
consent seven times during fiscal 2008.
Nomination and Governance Committee
The nomination and governance committee of the Board reviews and reports to the Board on a periodic
basis with regard to matters of corporate governance, and reviews, assesses and makes
recommendations on the effectiveness of our corporate governance policies. In addition, the
nomination and governance committee reviews and makes recommendations to the Board regarding the
size and composition of the Board and the appropriate qualities and skills required of our
directors in the context of the then current make-up of the Board. This includes an assessment of
each candidates independence, personal and professional integrity, financial literacy or other
professional or business experience relevant to an understanding of our business, ability to think
and act independently and with sound judgment, and ability to serve us and our stockholders
long-term interests. These factors, and others as considered useful by our nomination and
governance committee, are reviewed in the context of an assessment of the perceived needs of the
Board at a particular point in time. As a result, the priorities and emphasis of the nomination and
governance committee and of the Board may change from time to time to take into account changes in
business and other trends, and the portfolio of skills and experience of current and prospective
directors.
The nomination and governance committee leads the search for and selects, or recommends that the
Board select, candidates for election to the Board (subject to legal rights, if any, of third
parties to nominate or appoint directors). Consideration of new director candidates typically
involves a series of committee discussions, review of information concerning candidates and
interviews with selected candidates. Candidates for nomination to the Board typically have been
suggested by other members of the Board or by our executive officers. From time to time, the
nomination and governance committee may engage the services of a third-party search firm to
identify director candidates. Jean Macino, who was appointed to the Board in February 2008 to fill
one of the two vacancies on the Board, was identified by the Companys insurance brokers for
consideration by the nomination and governance committee. Each of the other current nominees is
standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting. The nomination and governance committee selected
these candidates and recommended their nomination to the Board. The nomination and governance
committee has not received any nominations from any stockholders in connection with this Annual
Meeting. The current members of our nomination and governance committee are Messrs. Hamerslag and
Michael. The nomination and governance committee held one meeting during fiscal 2008.
Although the nomination and governance committee does not have a formal policy on stockholder
nominations, it will consider candidates proposed by stockholders of any outstanding class of our
capital stock entitled to vote for the election of directors, provided such proposal is in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Article II, Section 12 of our Bylaws and in the charter
of the nomination and governance committee. Nominations by eligible stockholders must be preceded
by notification in writing addressed to the Chairman of the nomination and governance committee,
care of our Secretary, at 2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California 92614, not later than (i)
with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of stockholders, ninety (90) days prior
to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, or (ii) with respect to the
election to be held at a special meeting of stockholders for the election of directors, the close
of business on the tenth day following the date on which notice of such meeting is first given to
stockholders. Such notification shall contain the written consent of each proposed nominee to
serve as a director if so elected and the following information as to each proposed nominee and as
to each person, acting alone or in conjunction with one or more other persons as a partnership,
limited partnership, syndicate or other group, who participates
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or is expected to participate in making such nomination or in organizing, directing or financing
such nomination or solicitation of proxies to vote for the nominee: (a) the name and address of the
nominee; (b) the name and address of the stockholder making the nomination; (c) a representation
that the nominating stockholder is a stockholder of record of our stock entitled to vote at the
next annual meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at such meeting to nominate the
person specified in the notice; (d) the nominees qualifications for membership on the Board of
Directors; (e) all of the information that would be required in a proxy statement soliciting
proxies for the election of the nominee as a director pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission; (f) a description of all direct or indirect
arrangements or understandings between the nominating stockholder and the nominee and any other
person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to whose request the nomination is being
made by the stockholder; (g) all other companies to which the nominee is being recommended as a
nominee for director; and (h) a signed consent of the nominee to cooperate with reasonable
background checks and personal interviews, and to serve as one of our directors, if elected.
All such recommendations will be brought to the attention of our nomination and governance
committee. Candidates proposed by stockholders will be evaluated by our nomination and governance
committee using the same criteria as for all other candidates.
Board and Committee Meetings
The Board held four meetings in person, held four meetings by telephonic conference calls and acted
by unanimous written consent three times during fiscal 2008. Other than Ms. Macino, each director
attended or participated in 75% or more of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the
Board and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which such
director served during fiscal 2008. Although we do not have a formal policy regarding attendance
by members of the Board at our annual meetings of stockholders, directors are encouraged and
expected to attend each of our annual meetings of stockholders in addition to each meeting of the
Board and of the committees on which he or she serves, except where the failure to attend is due to
unavoidable circumstances or conflicts. All of our directors, other than Ms. Macino, attended our
2007 annual meeting of stockholders.
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
The Board has adopted a code of ethics and business conduct that applies to all of our employees,
officers and directors. The full text of our code of ethics and business conduct is posted on our
web site at http://www.corvel.com under the Investor Relations section. We intend to disclose
future amendments to certain provisions of our code of ethics and business conduct, or waivers of
such provisions, applicable to our directors and executive officers, at the same location on our
web site identified above. The inclusion of our web site address in this proxy does not include or
incorporate by reference the information on our web site into this proxy or our Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
Communications from Stockholders to the Board
The Board has implemented a process by which stockholders may send written communications to the
attention of the Board, and committee of the Board or any individual Board member, care of our
Secretary at 2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614. This centralized process assists the
Board in reviewing and responding to stockholder communications in an appropriate manner. The name
of any specific intended Board recipient should be noted in the communication. Our Secretary, with
the assistance of our Director of Legal Services, is primarily responsible for collecting,
organizing and monitoring communications from stockholders and, where appropriate depending on the
facts and circumstances outlined in the communication, providing copies of such communications to
the intended recipients. Communications will be forwarded to directors if they relate to
appropriate and important substantive corporate or board matters. Communications that are of a
commercial or frivolous nature or otherwise inappropriate for the Boards consideration will not be
forwarded to the Board. Any communications not forwarded to the Board will be retained for a period
of three months and made available to any of our independent directors upon their general request
to view such communications. There were no changes in this process in fiscal 2008.
Stockholder Approval
Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes present or represented by proxy at the Annual
Meeting and entitled to vote. The six nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes
cast at the Annual Meeting will be our elected directors.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR EACH OF THE NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.
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PROPOSAL TWO
APPROVAL OF
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CORVEL CORPORATION RESTATED OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(FORMERLY THE RESTATED 1988 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN) TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK UNDERLYING OPTIONS TO BE GRANTED UNDER THE AUTOMATIC OPTION
GRANT PROGRAM FROM 11,250 TO 7,500 SHARES FOR INITIAL AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANTS TO BE
AWARDED TO A DIRECTOR UPON FIRST JOINING THE BOARD, AND FROM 4,500 TO 3,000 SHARES FOR
ANNUAL AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANTS TO BE AWARDED TO DIRECTORS ON THE DATE OF EACH
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
General
Stockholders are being asked to approve an amendment to the CorVel Corporation Restated Omnibus
Incentive Plan (Formerly The Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan) (the Omnibus Plan) to
reduce the number of shares of Common Stock underlying options to be granted under the automatic
option grant program from 11,250 to 7,500 shares for initial automatic option grants to be awarded
to a director upon first joining the Board, and from 4,500 to 3,000 shares for annual automatic
option grants to be awarded to directors on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders.
Currently, under the Automatic Option Grant Program of the Omnibus Plan, when an individual who has
not been in the prior employ of the Company first becomes a non-employee Board member, whether
through election by the Companys stockholders or appointment by the Board, he or she receives an
automatic option grant for 11,250 shares of Common Stock. In addition, on the date of each annual
stockholders meeting, each individual who has served as a non-employee Board member for at least
six months prior to the date of such stockholder meeting, whether or not he or she has been in the
prior employ of the Company, is automatically granted a stock option to purchase 4,500 shares of
Common Stock. The number and/or class of securities for which automatic option grants are to be
subsequently made to eligible directors under the Automatic Option Grant Program is adjusted in the
event any change is made to the Common Stock issuable under the Omnibus Plan by reason of any stock
dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, or other change affecting the
outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Companys receipt of consideration.
If this Proposal Two is approved by stockholders, when an individual who has not been in the prior
employ of the Company first becomes a non-employee Board member, whether through election by the
Companys stockholders or appointment by the Board, he or she will receive an automatic option
grant for 7,500 shares of Common Stock. In addition, on the date of each annual stockholders
meeting, each individual who has served as a non-employee Board member for at least six months
prior to the date of such stockholder meeting, whether or not he or she has been in the prior
employ of the Company, will automatically be granted a stock option to purchase 3,000 shares of
Common Stock. The number and/or class of securities for which automatic option grants are to be
subsequently made to eligible directors under the Automatic Option Grant Program will be adjusted
in the event any change is made to the Common Stock issuable under the Omnibus Plan by reason of
any stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination of shares,
exchange of shares, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, stock repurchase, or
other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Companys receipt of
consideration.
The Board believes it necessary to make such a change to the Omnibus Plan in order to reflect the
impact of stock repurchases. The Omnibus Plan was initially adopted by the Board on August 1, 1988
and approved by the Companys sole stockholder on the same date. It has been amended and restated
on several occasions. The amendment to the Omnibus Plan for which stockholder approval is sought
under this Proposal Two was adopted by the Board on May 6, 2008. As of May 31, 2008, there were
options outstanding under the Omnibus Plan to purchase 1,019,147 shares of Common Stock, an
aggregate of 7,502,816 shares of Common Stock had been issued pursuant to the Omnibus Plan, and an
aggregate of 1,160,537 shares remained available for future issuance pursuant to the terms of the
Omnibus Plan.
Under applicable Nasdaq Stock Market rules, the Company is required to obtain stockholder approval
of the amendment to the Omnibus Plan. The following is a summary of the principal features of the
Omnibus Plan, including the amendment which will become effective upon stockholder approval of this
Proposal Two. This summary, however, does not purport to be a complete description of all the
provisions of the Omnibus Plan and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Omnibus Plan. A
copy of the Omnibus Plan document as proposed to be amended may be found at Appendix B at the end
of this proxy statement. Any stockholder who wishes to obtain an additional copy of the actual plan
document may do so by written request to the Corporate Secretary at the Companys executive offices
at 2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California 92614.
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Structure of the Omnibus Plan
The Omnibus Plan is divided into three separate components: the Discretionary Option Grant Program,
the Automatic Option Grant Program and the Other Equity Based Awards Program. Under the
Discretionary Option Grant Program and the Other Equity Based Awards Program, options and other
equity based awards may be issued to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of
the Company (or its parent or subsidiary companies). Under the Automatic Option Grant Program, only
non-employee Board members will receive automatic option grants.
The Discretionary Option Grant Program and the Other Equity Based Awards Program are administered
by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the Committee). The Committee has complete discretion
(subject to the provisions of the Omnibus Plan) to authorize option grants and other equity based
awards and to determine the terms of these options and other equity based awards under the Omnibus
Plan. However, the Board may at any time appoint a secondary committee of two or more Board members
to have separate but concurrent authority with the Committee to make option grants and other equity
based awards to individuals other than executive officers and non-employee Board members, and only
in a manner that would comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. The committee
administering the Omnibus Plan will have full power and authority to determine when and to whom
awards will be granted, and the type, amount, form of payment and other terms and conditions of
each award, consistent with the provisions of the Omnibus Plan. Subject to the provisions of the
Omnibus Plan, the committee administering the Omnibus Plan may change the terms and conditions, or
accelerate the exercisability, of an outstanding award. The committee administering the Omnibus
Plan has authority to interpret the Omnibus Plan, and establish rules and regulations for the
administration of the Omnibus Plan. In addition, the Board at any time may exercise the powers of
the committee administering the Omnibus Plan.
Administration of the Automatic Option Grant Program is self-executing in accordance with the terms
of the Omnibus Plan. Neither the Board nor the Compensation Committee has discretionary authority
with respect to that program.
Purpose of the Omnibus Plan
The Omnibus Plan is designed to serve as a comprehensive equity incentive program to attract and
retain the services of individuals essential to the Companys long-term growth and success, and to
encourage such individuals to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Companys business.
Accordingly, the Companys officers and other employees, non-employee directors and other
consultants and advisors will have the opportunity to acquire a meaningful equity interest, or
otherwise increase their equity interest, in the Company through their participation in the Omnibus
Plan, thereby aligning the interests of such individuals with the Companys stockholders.
Shares Subject to the Omnibus Plan
The total number of shares of Common Stock issuable under all equity based awards over the term of
the Omnibus Plan may not exceed 9,682,500 shares. All such shares will be made available either
from authorized but unissued Common Stock or from Common Stock reacquired by the Company.
From and after January 1, 1994 until June 30, 2006, in no event could any one individual
participating in the Omnibus Plan be granted stock options and/or stock appreciation rights for
more than 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate during such period. For purposes of
such limitation, any stock options or stock appreciation rights granted prior to January 1, 1994
are not be taken into account. After June 30, 2006, for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, no
award recipient may be granted (i) options or stock appreciation rights with respect to more than
500,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate within any fiscal year or (ii) qualified
performance based awards which could result in such person receiving more than $1,500,000 in cash
or the equivalent fair market value of shares of Common Stock determined at the date of grant for
each full or partial fiscal year contained in the performance period of a particular qualified
performance based award, subject to certain adjustments as described in more detail below under the
heading Performance Awards.
Shares subject to any outstanding options or other equity based awards under the Omnibus Plan which
expire or otherwise terminate prior to exercise will be available for subsequent issuance. Unvested
shares issued under the Omnibus Plan that the Company subsequently purchases, at the option
exercise or direct issue price paid per share, pursuant to the Companys purchase rights under the
Omnibus Plan will be added back to the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Omnibus
Plan and will accordingly be available for subsequent issuance. However, any shares subject to
tandem stock appreciation rights that were exercised under the Omnibus Plan will not be available
for reissuance.
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In the event any change is made to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any
recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other
change in corporate structure effected without the Companys receipt of consideration, appropriate
adjustments will be made to the class and number of securities issuable (in the aggregate and to
each participant) under the Omnibus Plan and to each outstanding option and other equity based
award.
Eligibility
Officers, employees, consultants, advisors, and Board members in the service of the Company or any
parent or subsidiary corporation are eligible to participate in the Discretionary Option Grant
Program and the Other Equity Based Awards Program, provided that only non-Committee Board members
are eligible to participate in the Discretionary Option Grant Program. Only non-employee Board
members are eligible to participate in the Automatic Option Grant Program. Awards under the Omnibus
Plan may only be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except that
options under the Omnibus Plan may also be transferred without consideration to a family member
pursuant to the General Instructions to form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933.
As of May 31, 2008, approximately 220 employees, two consultants, three executive officers and five
non-employee Board members were eligible to participate in the Discretionary Option Grant Program
and the Other Equity Based Awards Program. Five non-employee Board members are eligible to
participate in the Automatic Option Grant Program.
Valuation
For purposes of establishing the option exercise price or the price for other equity based awards,
and for all other valuation purposes under the Omnibus Plan, the fair market value per share of
Common Stock on any relevant date under the Omnibus Plan will be the closing selling price per
share on such date, as quoted on the Nasdaq National Market and published in The Wall Street
Journal. If there is no reported closing selling price for such date, then the closing selling
price for the last previous date for which such quotation exists will be used as its fair market
value. The closing selling price per share of the Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market on May 30, 2008 was $36.01 per share.
Discretionary Option Grant Program
The Committee has complete discretion under the Discretionary Option Grant Program to determine
which eligible individuals are to receive option grants, the time or times when those grants are to
be made, the number of shares subject to each such grant, the vesting schedule (if any) to be in
effect for the option grant and the maximum term for which any granted option is to remain
outstanding. Unless otherwise provided in a particular award agreement, the options granted under
the Discretionary Option Grant Program generally will have the following terms and conditions:
Price and Exercisability. The exercise price per share for options issued under the Discretionary
Option Grant Program may not be less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the grant
date, and no option may be outstanding for more than ten years. The shares subject to each option
will generally vest in one or more installments over a specified period of service measured from
the grant date.
Upon cessation of service, the optionee will have a limited period of time in which to exercise any
outstanding option for the number of shares which were vested at the time service terminated. The
Committee will have complete discretion to extend the period following the optionees cessation of
service during which his or her outstanding options may be exercised and/or accelerate the
exercisability or vesting of such options in whole or in part. Such discretion may be exercised at
any time while the options remain outstanding, whether before or after the optionees cessation of
service.
Acceleration of Options. In the event of an acquisition of the Company by merger or asset sale
(Corporate Transaction), each option outstanding under the Discretionary Option Grant Program at
the time will automatically become exercisable as to all of the option shares immediately prior to
the effective date of the Corporate Transaction. However, no acceleration will occur if and to the
extent: (i) such option is either to be assumed by the successor corporation or its parent or
replaced by a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor
corporation or its parent, (ii) such option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the
successor corporation designed to preserve the difference between the exercise price and the fair
market value of the Common Stock at the time of the Corporate Transaction and incorporating the
same vesting schedule applicable to the option or (iii) acceleration of such option is subject to
other limitations imposed by the Committee at the time of grant. Upon the consummation of any
Corporate Transaction, all outstanding options will, to the extent not previously exercised by the
optionees or assumed by the successor corporation (or its parent company), terminate and cease to
be outstanding.
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The Committee will have the discretion to provide for the automatic acceleration of one or more
assumed or replaced options which are not otherwise accelerated in connection with the Corporate
Transaction, or to provide for automatic vesting of the optionees interest in any cash incentive
program implemented in replacement of his or her options under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program, should the optionees employment with the successor entity terminate within a designated
period following the Corporate Transaction.
The acceleration of options in the event of a Corporate Transaction may be seen as an
anti-take-over provision and may have the effect of discouraging a merger proposal, a take-over
attempt or other efforts to gain control of the Company.
Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights. At the Committees discretion, options granted under the
Discretionary Option Grant Program may be granted with tandem stock appreciation rights. Two types
of stock appreciation rights are authorized for issuance: (i) tandem stock appreciation rights
which require the option holder to elect between the exercise of the underlying option for shares
of Common Stock and the surrender of such option for a share distribution and (ii) prior to July 1,
2006, limited stock appreciation rights which are automatically exercised upon the occurrence of a
hostile take-over of the Company.
Tandem stock appreciation rights provide the holders with the right to surrender their option for
an appreciation distribution from the Company equal in amount to the excess of (i) the fair market
value (on the date of surrender) of the shares of Common Stock in which the optionee is at the time
vested under the surrendered option over (ii) the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares.
Such appreciation distribution shall be made in shares of Common Stock valued at fair market value
on the date of surrender.
Prior to July 1, 2006, one or more officers of the Company subject to the short-swing profit
restrictions of the Federal securities laws were, in the Committees discretion, eligible to be
granted a limited stock appreciation right as part of any stock option grant made to such officers.
Any option with such a limited stock appreciation right will automatically be canceled upon the
occurrence of a hostile take-over, to the extent the option is at such time exercisable for vested
shares. In return, the optionee will be entitled to a cash distribution from the Company in an
amount equal to the excess of (i) the take-over price per share over (ii) the aggregate exercise
price payable for such shares.
Outstanding options granted to executive officers under the Omnibus Plan prior to June 15, 1992
provide such individuals with a different form of limited stock appreciation right in the event of
a hostile take-over of the Company. Under this latter right, if the optionee is an officer of the
Company at the time of such a hostile take-over, such optionee will have a thirty-day period in
which to surrender the underlying option in return for a cash distribution from the Company equal
to the excess for the take-over price of the shares subject to the surrendered option over the
exercise price payable for such shares.
Automatic Option Grant Program
Currently, under the Automatic Option Grant Program of the Omnibus Plan, when an individual who has
not been in the prior employ of the Company first becomes a non-employee Board member, whether
through election by the Companys stockholders or appointment by the Board, he or she receives an
automatic option grant for 11,250 shares of Common Stock. In addition, on the date of each annual
stockholders meeting, each individual who has served as a non-employee Board member for at least
six months prior to the date of such stockholder meeting, whether or not he or she has been in the
prior employ of the Company, is automatically granted a stock option to purchase 4,500 shares of
Common Stock. The number and/or class of securities for which automatic option grants are to be
subsequently made to eligible directors under the Automatic Option Grant Program is adjusted in the
event any change is made to the Common Stock issuable under the Omnibus Plan by reason of any stock
dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, or other change affecting the
outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Companys receipt of consideration.
If this Proposal Two is approved by stockholders, when an individual who has not been in the prior
employ of the Company first becomes a non-employee Board member, whether through election by the
Companys stockholders or appointment by the Board, he or she will receive an automatic option
grant for 7,500 shares of Common Stock. In addition, on the date of each annual stockholders
meeting, each individual who has served as a non-employee Board member for at least six months
prior to the date of such stockholder meeting, whether or not he or she has been in the prior
employ of the Company, will automatically be granted a stock option to purchase 3,000 shares of
Common Stock. The number and/or class of securities for which automatic option grants are to be
subsequently made to eligible directors under the Automatic Option Grant Program will be adjusted
in the event any change is made to the Common Stock issuable under the Omnibus Plan by reason of
any stock dividend, recapitalization, stock
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split, reverse stock split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, split-up, spin-off, or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a
class without the Companys receipt of consideration.
There will be no limit on the number of such automatic annual option grants any one non-employee
Board member may receive over his or her period of Board service. Each option granted under the
Automatic Option Grant Program will have an exercise price per share equal to 100% of the fair
market value of the option shares on the automatic grant date and maximum term of ten years
measured from the grant date. Each automatic grant will become exercisable in a series of four
equal and successive annual installments over the optionees period of Board service, with the
first such installment to become exercisable twelve months after the grant date.
The shares subject to each automatic option grant will immediately vest upon the optionees death
or permanent disability and upon certain changes in control of the Company. In addition, upon the
successful completion of a hostile take-over of the Company, each automatic option grant may be
surrendered to the Company for a cash distribution per surrendered option share in an amount equal
to the excess of (a) the take-over price per share over (b) the exercise price payable for such
shares.
Other Equity Based Awards Program
Free Standing Stock Appreciation Rights. The holder of a free standing stock appreciation right
(SAR) is entitled to receive the excess of the fair market value (calculated as of the exercise
date or, at the Committees discretion, as of any time during a specified period before or after
the exercise date) of a specified number of shares of the Companys Common Stock over the grant
price of the SAR, as determined by the Committee, paid in shares of Common Stock. SARs vest and
become exercisable in accordance with a vesting schedule established by the Committee.
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The holder of restricted stock will own shares of the
Companys Common Stock subject to restrictions imposed by the Committee (including, for example,
restrictions on transferability or on the right to vote the restricted shares or to receive any
dividends with respect to the shares) for a specified time period determined by the Committee. The
restrictions, if any, may lapse or be waived separately or collectively, in installments or
otherwise, as the Committee may determine. The holder of restricted stock units will have the
right, subject to any restrictions imposed by the Committee, to receive shares of the Companys
Common Stock at some future date determined by the Committee. The Committee also may permit
accelerated vesting in the case of a participants death, disability or retirement, or a change in
control. If the participants employment or service as a director terminates during the vesting
period for any other reason, the restricted stock and restricted stock units will be forfeited,
unless the Committee determines that it would be in the Companys best interest to waive the
remaining restrictions.
Performance Awards. Performance awards give participants the right to receive payments in stock or
property based solely upon the achievement of certain performance goals during a specified
performance period. Subject to the terms of the Omnibus Plan, the performance goals to be achieved
during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any performance
award granted, the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any performance award
and any other terms and conditions of any performance award is determined by the Committee. From
time to time, the Committee may designate an award granted pursuant to the Omnibus Plan as an award
of qualified performance based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Such
a qualified performance based award must, to the extent required by Section 162(m), be conditioned
solely on the achievement of one or more objective performance goals. The Committee must designate
all participants for each performance period, and establish performance goals and target awards for
each participant no later than 90 days after the beginning of each performance period within the
parameters of Section 162(m) of the Code. Performance goals must be based solely on one or more of
the following business criteria: revenue, cash flow, gross profit, earnings before interest and
taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings, earnings
per share, margins (including one or more of gross, operating and net income margins), returns
(including one or more of return on assets, equity, investment, capital and revenue and total
stockholder return), stock price, economic value added, working capital, market share, cost
reductions, workforce satisfaction and diversity goals, employee retention, customer satisfaction,
completion of key projects and strategic plan development and implementation.
The measure of performance may be set by reference to an absolute standard or a comparison to
specified companies or groups of companies, or other external measures, and may be applied at
individual or organizational levels. If the Committee so provides for purposes of Section 162(m) of
the Code, no person may be granted under the Omnibus Plan qualified performance based awards which
could result in such person receiving more than $1,500,000 in cash or the equivalent fair market
value of shares of Common Stock determined at the date of grant for each full or partial fiscal
year contained in the performance period of a particular qualified performance based award, except
that if any other qualified performance based awards are outstanding for such person
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for a given fiscal year, such dollar limitation shall be reduced for each such fiscal year by the
amount that could be received by the person under all such qualified performance based awards,
divided, for each such qualified performance based award, by the number of full or partial fiscal
years contained in the performance period of each such outstanding qualified performance based
award (subject to adjustment in the case of a stock dividend or other distribution, including a
stock split, merger or other similar corporate transaction or event, but only to the extent that
such adjustment does not affect the status of any award intended to qualify as performance based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code).
Dividend Equivalents. The holder of a dividend equivalent will be entitled to receive payments in
shares of the Companys Common Stock, other securities or other property equivalent to the amount
of cash dividends paid by the Company to its stockholders, with respect to the number of shares
determined by the Committee. Dividend equivalents will be subject to other terms and conditions
determined by the Committee.
Stock Awards. The Committee may grant unrestricted shares of the Companys Common Stock, subject to
terms and conditions determined by the Committee and the Omnibus Plan limitations.
Acceleration. The Committee may permit accelerated vesting of other equity based awards upon the
occurrence of certain events, including a change in control, regardless of whether the award is
assumed, substituted or otherwise continued in effect by the successor corporation. The
acceleration of vesting in the event of a change in the ownership or control may be seen as an
anti-takeover provision and may have the effect of discouraging a merger proposal, a takeover
attempt or other efforts to gain control of the Company.
Special Tax Withholding Election
The Committee may provide participants who hold options or other equity based awards with the right
to have the Company withhold a portion of the shares otherwise issuable to such individuals in
satisfaction of the withholding taxes to which such individuals become subject in connection with
the exercise of those options or the vesting of those shares. Alternatively, the Committee may
allow such individuals to deliver previously acquired shares of Common Stock in payment of such
withholding tax liability. To the extent necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment, the
number of shares that may be withheld for this purpose shall not exceed the minimum number needed
to satisfy the applicable income and employment tax withholding rules. If Common Stock is used to
satisfy the tax withholding obligations, the stock shall be valued at its fair market value when
the tax withholding is required to be made.
Financial Assistance
The Committee may assist any award recipient in the exercise of outstanding options or other equity
based awards under the Omnibus Plan by (a) authorizing a full-recourse interest bearing loan from
the Company, (b) permitting the award recipient to pay the exercise or purchase price in
installments over a period of years or (c) authorizing a guarantee by the Company of a third-party
loan to the award recipient, but in any case only to the extent permissible under Section 402 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The terms and conditions of any such loan or installment payment
will be established by the Committee in its sole discretion, but in no event may the maximum credit
extended to the award recipient exceed the aggregate exercise price payable for the purchased
shares (less the par value), plus any Federal and state income or employment taxes incurred in
connection with the purchase.
Amendment and Termination of the Omnibus Plan
The Board may amend or modify the Omnibus Plan, subject to any required stockholder approval and
certain other limitations. The Board may terminate the Omnibus Plan at any time, but the Omnibus
Plan will in all events terminate on the earliest of (i) June 30, 2016, (ii) the date all shares
available for issuance under the Omnibus Plan are issued or canceled pursuant to the exercise or
surrender of options or other awards granted under the Omnibus Plan or (iii) the date all
outstanding awards are terminated in connection with a Corporate Transaction. Any options or other
awards outstanding at the time of termination of the Omnibus Plan will remain in force in
accordance with the provisions of the instruments evidencing such grants.
Options Granted
The table below shows, as to the Named Executive Officers (as defined under Executive
Compensation) and the other indicated persons and groups, the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to options granted under the Omnibus Plan during the period from April 1, 2007 to May 31,
2008, together with the weighted average exercise price per share.
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Number of |
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Option Shares |
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Weighted |
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Granted |
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Average |
Name and Position |
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4/1/07-5/31/08 |
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Exercise Price |
V. Gordon Clemons |
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-0- |
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Chairman of the Board and Former CEO |
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Daniel J. Starck |
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20,000 |
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$ |
26.50 |
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Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and President |
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Scott McCloud |
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3,750 |
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$ |
26.67 |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Donald C. McFarlane |
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8,600 |
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$ |
26.20 |
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Chief Information Officer |
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Steven J. Hamerslag |
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3,000 |
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$ |
26.85 |
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Nominee for Election as Director |
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Alan R. Hoops |
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3,000 |
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$ |
26.85 |
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Nominee for Election as Director |
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R. Judd Jessup |
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3,000 |
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$ |
26.85 |
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Nominee for Election as Director |
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Jean H. Macino |
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7,500 |
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$ |
25.10 |
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Nominee for Election as Director |
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Jeffrey J. Michael |
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3,000 |
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$ |
26.85 |
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Nominee for Election as Director |
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All current executive officers as a group (4 persons) |
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32,350 |
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$ |
26.46 |
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All current directors (other than executive officers) as a group (5
persons) |
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19,500 |
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$ |
25.98 |
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All other employees, including current officers who are not executive
officers, as a group (164 persons) |
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164,300 |
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$ |
26.75 |
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Plan Benefits
The Committee in its sole discretion will determine the number and types of awards that will be
granted under the Discretionary Option Grant Program and, accordingly, it is not possible to
determine the benefits that will be received by eligible participants at this time. The Company
does not have any specific current plans or commitments for any future awards under the Omnibus
Plan. However, if Proposal Two is approved by stockholders, on the date of the Annual Meeting each
of Messrs Hamerslag, Hoops, Jessup, and Michael and Ms. Macino will receive an additional grant to
purchase 3,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value on such
date.
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following is a summary of the principal U.S. federal income tax consequences generally
applicable to awards under the Omnibus Plan.
Grant of Options and SARs. The grant of a stock option or SAR is not expected to result in any
taxable income for the recipient.
Exercise of Options and SARs. Upon exercising a non-qualified stock option, the optionee will
recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of the
Companys Common Stock acquired on the date of exercise over the exercise price, and the Company
will generally be entitled at that time to an income tax deduction for the same amount. Upon
exercising a SAR, the recipient of the SAR will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the
fair market value on the exercise date of any shares of the Companys Common Stock received, and
the Company will receive an income tax deduction in the same amount.
Disposition of Shares Acquired Upon Exercise of Options and SARs. The tax consequence upon a
disposition of shares acquired through the exercise of an option or SAR will depend on how long the
shares have been held and whether the shares were acquired by exercising a non-qualified stock
option or SAR. Generally, there will be no tax consequence to the Company in connection with the
disposition of shares acquired under an option or SAR.
Awards Other than Options and SARs. As to other awards granted under the Omnibus Plan that are
payable in either cash or shares of the Companys Common Stock that are either transferable or not
subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, the holder of the award must recognize ordinary income
equal to (a) the amount of cash received or, as applicable, (b) the excess of (i) the fair market
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value of the shares received (determined as of the date of receipt) over (ii) the amount (if any)
paid for the shares by the holder of the award. The Company will generally be entitled at that time
to an income tax deduction for the same amount. As to an award that is payable in shares of the Companys Common Stock that are restricted from
transfer and subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, unless a special election is made by the
holder of the award under the Code, the holder must recognize ordinary income equal to the excess
of (i) the fair market value of the shares received (determined as of the first time the shares
become transferable or not subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier)
over (ii) the amount (if any) paid for the shares by the holder of the award. The Company will
generally be entitled at that time to an income tax deduction for the same amount.
Income Tax Deduction. Subject to the usual rules concerning reasonable compensation, and assuming
that, as expected, performance awards paid under the Omnibus Plan are qualified performance-based
compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Company will generally be
entitled to a corresponding income tax deduction at the time a participant recognizes ordinary
income from awards made under the Omnibus Plan.
Application of Section 16. Special rules may apply to individuals subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act. In particular, unless a special election is made pursuant to the Code, shares
received through the exercise of a stock option or SAR may be treated as restricted as to
transferability and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture for a period of up to six months
after the date of exercise. Accordingly, the amount of any ordinary income recognized and the
amount of the Companys income tax deduction will be determined as of the end of that period.
Deductibility of Executive Compensation Under Code Section 162(m). Section 162(m) of the Code
generally limits to $1,000,000 the amount that a publicly-held corporation is allowed each year to
deduct for the compensation paid to each of the corporations chief executive officer and the
corporations other four most highly compensated executive officers. However, qualified
performance-based qualified compensation is not subject to the $1,000,000 deduction limit. In
general, to qualify as performance-based compensation, the following requirements need to be
satisfied: (1) payments must be computed on the basis of an objective, performance-based
compensation standard determined by a committee consisting solely of two or more outside
directors, (2) the material terms under which the compensation is to be paid, including the
business criteria upon which the performance goals are based, and a limit on the maximum bonus
amount which may be paid to any participant pursuant with respect to any performance period, must
be approved by a majority of the Companys stockholders and (3) the committee must certify that the
applicable performance goals were satisfied before payment of any performance-based compensation.
The Omnibus Plan has been designed to permit grants of stock options and SARs issued under the
Omnibus Plan to qualify under the performance-based compensation rules so that income attributable
to the exercise of a non-qualified stock option or a SAR may be exempt from $1,000,000 deduction
limit. Grants of other awards under the Omnibus Plan may not so qualify for this exemption. The
Omnibus Plans provisions are consistent in form with the performance-based compensation rules, so
that if the committee that grants options or SARs consists exclusively of members of the Board who
qualify as outside directors, and the exercise price (or deemed exercise price, with respect to
SARs) is not less than the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock to which such grants
relate, the compensation income arising on exercise of those options or SARs should qualify as
performance-based compensation which is deductible even if that income would be in excess of the
otherwise applicable limits on deductible compensation income under Code Section 162(m).
Accounting Treatment
Effective April 1, 2006, (the implementation date), the beginning of fiscal 2007, the Company has
accounted for stock-based compensation as contemplated under the Omnibus Plan under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)).
Pursuant to SFAS 123(R), the Company is required to expense against the Companys reported
earnings: (1) the fair value of all option grants or stock issuances made to employees or directors
on or after the implementation date; and (2) a portion of the fair value of each option and stock
grant made to employees or directors prior to the implementation date that represents the unvested
portion of these share-based awards as of such implementation date. These amounts are expensed
after the implementation date over the respective vesting periods of each award using the straight
line attribution method. The Company is using the modified prospective method under SFAS 123(R),
whereby no prior periods are restated; rather, the Company will continue to disclose prior period
pro-forma net earnings and net earnings per share in footnote disclosure. The number of outstanding
options may affect the Companys earnings per share on a fully diluted basis.
Stockholder Approval
The affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the Company present or
represented and entitled to vote at
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the Annual Meeting is required for approval of the amendment to the Omnibus Plan to reduce the
number of shares of Common Stock underlying options to be granted under the automatic option grant
program from 11,250 to 7,500 shares for initial automatic option grants to be awarded to a director
upon first joining the Board, and from 4,500 to 3,000 shares for annual automatic option grants to
be awarded to directors on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders. Should such stockholder
approval not be obtained, the Automatic Option Grant Program of the Omnibus Plan will remain in
full force and effect as it currently operates.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE OMNIBUS PLAN.
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PROPOSAL THREE
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
On August 14, 2006, we advised Grant Thornton LLP that it was dismissed by the Audit Committee as
our independent registered public accounting firm. Grant Thorntons report on our consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 did not contain an adverse
opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit
scope, or accounting principles, except that (i) Grant Thorntons report for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2006 contained an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting because of material weaknesses and (ii) Grant Thorntons report for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2005 contained the following statement: Since management was unable to
complete its assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2005, and we
were unable to apply other procedures to satisfy ourselves as to the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting, the scope of our work was not sufficient to enable us to express,
and we did not express, an opinion on either managements assessment or on the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting in our report dated July 15, 2005.
During the two year period ended March 31, 2006, and for the period from April 1, 2006 through the
date of dismissal, there have been no disagreements between us and Grant Thornton on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure,
which, if not resolved to Grant Thorntons satisfaction, would have caused Grant Thornton to make
reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in connection with the issuance of its report
on our financial statements.
Under Item 304(a)(1)(v)(A) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Grant Thornton has advised us of
material weaknesses in our internal controls identified by management and reported on our Form 10-K
and 10-Q filed on June 30, 2006 and August 14, 2006 respectively. Our Audit Committee has
discussed these material weaknesses with Grant Thornton and management has authorized Grant
Thornton to respond fully to the inquiries of the successor accountant about these material
weaknesses.
On October 2, 2006, the Audit Committee selected and appointed Haskell & White LLP to serve as our
independent auditors for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. During the two year period ended
March 31, 2006, and for the interim period from April 1, 2006 until the engagement of Haskell &
White, neither we, nor anyone engaged on its behalf, had consulted with Haskell & White regarding
(i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or
proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements; or (ii)
any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of
Regulation S-K and the related instructions thereto) or a reportable event (as described in Item
304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The Audit Committee has appointed Haskell & White LLP to serve as our independent auditors for the
fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, and our stockholders are being asked to ratify this appointment.
Stockholder ratification of the appointment of Haskell & White LLP as our independent
auditors is not required by our Bylaws or other applicable legal requirement. However, the Board
is submitting the Audit Committees appointment of Haskell & White LLP to the stockholders
for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders fail to ratify the
appointment by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Common Stock present or
represented at the meeting and entitled to vote, the Audit Committee may reconsider whether to
retain Haskell & White LLP as our independent auditors. Even if the appointment is ratified, the
Audit Committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent accounting
firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interest
of us and our stockholders.
Representatives of Haskell & White LLP attended or participated by telephone in all
meetings of the Audit Committee held during fiscal 2008. We expect that representatives of Haskell
& White LLP will attend the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement
if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions posed by stockholders.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Audit Fees. Audit fees as of March 30, 2008, include the audit of our annual financial statements,
review of financial statements included in our Form 10-Q quarterly reports, and services that are
normally provided by our independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings
or engagements for the relevant fiscal years. Audit fees billed by Haskell & White LLP for
services rendered to us in the audit of annual financial statements and the reviews of the
financial statements included in our Form 10-Q were approximately $906,411 for the 2008 fiscal year
and approximately $612,765 for the 2007 fiscal year. Audit fees billed by our prior independent
auditors, Grant Thornton LLP, for services rendered to us in the audit of annual financial
statements were approximately $83,300 for the 2008 fiscal year and approximately $66,250 for the
2007 fiscal year.
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Audit-Related Fees. Audit-related fees consist of assurance and related services provided by
Haskell & White LLP that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our
financial statements and are not reported above under Audit Fees.
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23,595 |
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compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
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29,594 |
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6,083 |
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All Other Fees. Fees for a retainer, travel and other miscellaneous expenses billed by Haskell &
White LLP were $48,403 during the fiscal year 2008 and $23,265 during the fiscal year 2007. There
were no such other fees billed by Grant Thornton LLP during the fiscal year 2007.
Determination of Independence
The Audit Committee has determined that the provision of the above non-audit services by Haskell &
White LLP and Grant Thornton LLP was compatible with their maintenance of accountant
independence.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors
The Audit Committee pre-approves and reviews audit and permissible non-audit services performed by
its independent auditors as well as the fees charged by its independent auditors for such services.
In its pre-approval and review of permissible non-audit service fees, the Audit Committee
considers, among other factors, the possible effect of the performance of such services on the
auditors independence. Under certain de minimis circumstances described in the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Audit Committee may approve permissible
non-audit services prior to the completion of the audit in lieu of pre-approving such services.
Stockholder Approval
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of the Common Stock present or represented by
proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote is being sought for ratification of the
appointment of Haskell & White LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2009.
THE BOARD
RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF HASKELL & WHITE LLP AS
OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2009.
OTHER MATTERS
Management does not know of any other matters to be brought before the Annual Meeting. If any
other matter is properly presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting, it is intended that the
proxies will be voted by the persons named therein in accordance with the Board of Directors
recommendation. Discretionary authority with respect to such other matters is granted by the
execution of the enclosed proxy.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
The information contained in this Audit Committee Report shall not be deemed to be soliciting
material or to be filed or incorporated by reference into any filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into a
document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
The Audit Committee carries out its responsibilities pursuant to its written charter, and the
members of the fiscal year 2008 Audit Committee have prepared and submitted this Audit Committee
report. Each Audit Committee member is considered independent because each member satisfies the
independence requirements for board members prescribed by the applicable rules of Nasdaq and Rule
10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Among other things, the Audit Committee oversees CorVels financial reporting process on behalf of
the Board. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting
process, including the system of internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling its
oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed with management CorVels
audited financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2008, including a discussion of the quality, not just the acceptability, of the accounting
principles; the reasonableness of significant judgments; and the clarity of disclosures in the
financial statements; and managements assessment of CorVels internal control over financial
reporting.
The audit committee also reviewed with the independent auditors, who are responsible for expressing
an opinion on the conformity of those audited financial statements with generally accepted
accounting principles, their judgments as to the quality, not just the acceptability, of CorVels
accounting principles and such other matters as are required to be discussed with audit committees
by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communication With Audit Committees, as may be amended,
modified or supplemented. In addition, the audit committee discussed with the independent auditors
their independence from management and CorVel; such discussions included matters in the written
disclosures required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, Independence Discussions With
Audit Committees, as may be amended, modified or supplemented. Throughout the year and prior to the
performance of any such services the Audit Committee also considered the compatibility of potential
non-audit services with the auditors independence.
The audit committee discussed with CorVels independent auditors their overall approach, scope and
plans for the audit. At the conclusion of the audit, the Audit Committee met with the independent
auditors, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examination, their
evaluation of CorVels internal control over financial reporting and the overall quality of
CorVels financial reporting.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the audit committee recommended to
the board (and the board has approved) that the audited financial statements be included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, for filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
The Audit Committee has also recommended the selection of Haskell & White LLP as independent
auditors for the year ending March 31, 2009.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE |
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R. Judd Jessup, Chair |
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Steven J. Hamerslag |
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Alan R. Hoops |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF CORVEL
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers as of May 31,
2008:
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V. Gordon Clemons |
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64 |
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Chairman of the Board |
Daniel J. Starck |
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer |
Scott McCloud |
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41 |
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Chief Financial Officer |
Donald C. McFarlane |
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55 |
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Chief Information Officer |
The following is a brief description of the capacities in which each of our executive officers who
is not also a director has served, and other biographical information. The biography of Mr.
Clemons appears earlier in this Proxy Statement under Proposal One: Election of Directors.
Mr. Starck has been our President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2006 and our Chief
Executive Officer since August 2007. Prior to joining CorVel, Mr. Starck served as the Executive
Vice President, Customer Services since November 2005 for Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., a provider
of home healthcare services. From July 2003 to November 2005, Mr. Starck served as Aprias
Executive Vice President, Business Operations. From April 2001 to July 2003, Mr. Starck served as
Division Vice President, Operations for Aprias Pacific Division. From January 1998 to April 2001,
Mr. Starck served as Regional Vice President, Operations for Aprias Northern California Region.
Mr. McCloud has been our Chief Financial Officer since August 2005. From June 1997 to August 2005,
Mr. McCloud was our Controller. Mr. McCloud joined CorVel in June 1995 and served as Assistant
Controller until his promotion to Corporate Controller in June 1997. Prior to joining CorVel, Mr.
McCloud served as a staff accountant at Geffen Mesher & Co., P.C. a public accounting firm, from
1994 to 1995.
Mr. McFarlane has been our Chief Information Officer since February 2007. Before becoming Chief
Information Officer, Mr. McFarlane was Vice President, Information Technology from 1995 through
January 2007. Prior to joining CorVel in 1994 as a Software Development Manager, Mr. McFarlane was
Vice President of Avant Software, Inc., a software consulting company. In 1988, Avant was engaged
to develop CorVels MedCheck medical bill review system, and Mr. McFarlane served as the chief
architect and project manager for this effort. Mr. McFarlane has more than 30 years experience in
computer software and operations.
Executive Compensation
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The following discussion and analysis of our compensation practices and related compensation
information should be read in conjunction with the Summary Compensation table and other tables
included in this proxy statement, as well as our financial statements and managements discussion
and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. The following discussion includes statements of
judgment and forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking
statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our
business, compensation, managements beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are
subject to change. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as
anticipates, expects, intends, plans, predicts, believes, seeks, estimates, may,
will, should, would, could, potential, continue, ongoing, similar expressions, and
variations or negatives of these words and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
projected performance and compensation. Actual results could differ significantly from those
projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not
limited to, the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2008. We assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or such risk
factors.
Introduction
It is the responsibility of the compensation committee of our board of directors to oversee
CorVels general compensation policies; to determine the base salary and bonus to be paid each year
to each of CorVels executive officers; and to determine the compensation to be paid each year to
our directors for service on our Board of Directors and the various committees of our Board of
Directors. In addition, the compensation committee administers CorVels Restated Omnibus Incentive
Plan (Formerly the Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan) with respect to stock option grants
or other equity-based awards made to our executive officers. Stock options are granted to our
directors automatically under the automatic option grant program of our Restated Omnibus Incentive
Plan (Formerly The Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan) and the compensation committee does
not exercise any discretion over that program. The three broad components of CorVels executive
officer compensation are base salary, annual cash incentive awards, and long term equity-based
incentive awards. The compensation committee periodically
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reviews total compensation levels and the allocation of compensation among these three
components for each of the executive officers in the context of CorVels overall compensation
policy. Additionally, the compensation committee, in conjunction with our board, reviews the
relationship of executive compensation to corporate performance and relative stockholder return.
The compensation committee believes that CorVels current compensation plans are competitive and
reasonable. Below is a description of the general policies and processes that govern the
compensation paid to CorVels executive officers, as reflected in the accompanying compensation
tables.
General Compensation Philosophy
We operate in the medical cost containment and managed care industry. The compensation
committee believes that our compensation programs for executive officers should: (a) be designed to
attract, motivate and retain talented executives responsible for our success, (b) be determined to
be competitive, and (c) reward individuals based on the achievement of designated financial
targets, individual contribution, and financial performance relative to that of our competitors and
market indices. Our philosophy is to focus more on equity compensation (to incentivize service
within a 5 year timeframe for time-vesting stock options) than on annual base compensation because
that approach more closely aligns the interests of executive officers with those of our
shareholders. Within this philosophy, the committees objectives are to:
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Offer a total compensation program that takes into consideration the compensation
practices of other managed care companies of similar size with which we compete for
executive talent; |
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Tie an individuals total compensation to individual and profit center performance
as well as the overall financial success of CorVel; |
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Provide annual cash incentive awards that take into account our overall financial
performance in terms of designated corporate objectives; and |
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Strengthen the alignment of the interests of executive officers with those of
stockholders by providing significant equity-based, long-term incentive awards. |
Compensation Components and Process
The compensation committees conclusions on the compensation levels for the executive officers
are based in part on executive compensation data including cash compensation and long-term
incentive compensation drawn from information available in the public domain, and also the
recommendations of our chief executive officer. When evaluating publicly available market data for
compensation comparison purposes, the compensation committee seeks to obtain data regarding
organizations considered to be comparable from a variety of perspectives, in order to ensure
comparisons include both relevant labor market for talent as well as business competitors.
Information was also obtained from public filings of other cost containment and managed care
companies with similar annual revenue to provide another data point in determining market levels
for total compensation. The compensation committee believes that the combination of published
public domain data and data from the proxy filings of peer companies in the cost containment and
managed care industry allows CorVel to assess relevant external market pay practices, and to
understand the range of pay practices occurring in the market. These external market pay practices
help inform the organization on the competitiveness of its pay programs. The compensation
committee does not use the services of any compensation consultant.
The compensation committee considered fiscal 2008 executive compensation on May 10, 2007, July
9, 2007, August 2, 2007, October 29, 2007, and January 31, 2008 and fiscal 2007 executive
compensation on November 2, 2006, May 26, 2006, November 6, 2006, and April 10, 2007. The material
considered by the compensation committee also included the historical compensation and stock option
awards made to each of our executive officers. As described in more detail below, the results of
each executives annual management by objectives plan, including a comparison of performance and
job description relative to achievement and potential, were reviewed and discussed.
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Summary Compensation Table
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V. Gordon |
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2008 |
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350,000 |
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100,000 |
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141,199 |
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3,825 |
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495,024 |
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350,000 |
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100,000 |
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55,035 |
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3,472 |
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508,507 |
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Board and
Former CEO (1) |
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Daniel J. Starck |
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2008 |
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$ |
345,154 |
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101,092 |
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318,493 |
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352 |
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765,091 |
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280,077 |
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$ |
194,517 |
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$ |
140,000 |
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$ |
2,851 |
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$ |
617,445 |
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COO (1) |
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Donald C. |
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2008 |
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167,563 |
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35,630 |
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46,527 |
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1,912 |
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251,632 |
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McFarlaneCIO (2) |
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2007 |
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$ |
158,420 |
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$ |
41,727 |
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$ |
53,000 |
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$ |
4,275 |
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$ |
257,422 |
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Scott McCloud |
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2008 |
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$ |
137,006 |
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$ |
25,759 |
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$ |
40,388 |
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$ |
1,132 |
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$ |
204,285 |
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CFO |
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2007 |
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$ |
124,167 |
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$ |
25,243 |
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37,500 |
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$ |
951 |
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$ |
190,861 |
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Each of the individuals listed above are referred to in this Proxy Statement as our named
executive officers. |
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Mr. Clemons resigned the position of Chief Executive Officer in August 2007. Mr. Starck
commenced employment as President and COO in May 2006 and was appointed Chief Executive
Officer in August 2007. |
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Mr. McFarlane was appointed Chief Information Officer in February 2007. |
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This discretionary bonus was approved in July 2008, earned as of March 31, 2008, and paid
respectively in July 2008 for prior fiscal year 2008. |
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This discretionary bonus was approved in November, 2006, earned as of December 31, 2006 and
paid respectively in April 2007 for prior calendar year 2006. |
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Represents the dollar amount of compensation expense recognized in fiscal 2008 and 2007,
respectively, for financial reporting purposes related to stock option awards granted in
fiscal 2008 and prior fiscal years, excluding the effects of forfeiture assumptions. Refer to
Note B, Stock-Based Compensation, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
included in the Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed June 16, 2008 and June 14, 2007,
respectively, for the relevant assumptions used to determine the valuation of our option
awards. |
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See the discussion under Annual Incentive Awards Plan for a description of our cash-based
incentive plan awards.. |
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Includes matching contributions by us under our 401(k) savings plan and annual premiums paid
by us for the purchase of group term life insurance in an amount equal to each executive
officers annual salary as follows: |
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2008 |
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900 |
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2,925 |
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2007 |
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700 |
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2,772 |
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Daniel J. Starck |
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2008 |
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0 |
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$ |
352 |
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2007 |
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0 |
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101 |
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Donald C. McFarlane . |
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2008 |
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$ |
1,315 |
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$ |
597 |
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2007 |
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1,104 |
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$ |
421 |
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Scott R. McCloud |
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2008 |
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$ |
1033 |
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$ |
99 |
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2007 |
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$ |
896 |
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$ |
55 |
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Principal Elements of Executive Compensation
Base Salary. In determining executive compensation, we take into account overall expense
control. Our board of directors approves initial annual base salary for newly hired executive
officers based on comparable data for similar positions at peer companies. Our compensation
committee reviews all executive officer base salaries annually, taking into account both updated
peer group data in the public domain and individual performance during the previous year. We
believe that adjustments should be
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made to base salary both to reflect market changes and to reward high performance within the
confines of overall expense control. Each of our executive officers undergoes an annual performance
review with our chief executive officer, Gordon Clemons, and during that review develops an
individual performance development plan for the upcoming year. In reviewing past performance, the
chief executive officer and the executive officer will compare actual performance during the review
year to the objectives set at the beginning of the year, taking into account other factors that may
not have been anticipated when the objectives were first set. In setting objectives for the
upcoming year, the chief executive officer and the executive officer will typically consider not
only corporate objectives, but also the executive officers short and long term career objectives.
To assist our compensation committee in reviewing executive officer performance in fiscal 2007 for
fiscal 2008 compensation purposes and in fiscal 2006 for fiscal 2007 compensation purposes, our
chief executive officer provided the compensation committee with his analysis of the performance
and potential of each executive officer ranked against each other executive officer, and made
recommendations based on how well each executive officer executed on his or her individual
performance development plan while also taking into account compensation paid by our market peer
companies. In the case of the chief executive officer, the compensation committee ranked his fiscal
2007 performance against goals set by the compensation committee early in fiscal 2007 and ranked
his fiscal 2006 performance against goals set by the compensation committee early in fiscal 2006.
Decisions to adjust base salaries during fiscal 2008 were made by the compensation committee on May
10, 2007 and August 2, 2007, and decisions to adjust base salaries during fiscal 2007 were made by
the compensation committee on November 2, 2006, and all such adjustments took effect on each
executive officers respective compensation adjustment anniversary date. Our compensation policies
with respect to new hires are different as compared to annual adjustments because recruitment
requires different consideration than retention. Mr. Starcks base salary was not adjusted during
fiscal 2007 because his annual review was not until May 2007, but was adjusted on his anniversary
date in May 2007 and then again in August 2007 when he was appointed as CEO. Mr. Clemons base
salary was not adjusted during fiscal 2007 because of his commitment to ongoing expense control.
The other executive officers base salaries were increased by a range of 4.4% to 5.6%.
Discretionary Bonus. The Compensation Committee also has the discretion under extraordinary
circumstances to award bonuses based on a percentage of base salary. As of November 6, 2006, our
compensation committee approved by unanimous written consent a discretionary bonus for Mr. Clemons
for fiscal 2007 in the amount of $100,000, in consideration of his contributions during the first
three calendar quarters of 2006 in implementing changes in network solutions product development.
As of July 1, 2008, our compensation committee approved by unanimous written consent a
discretionary bonus for Mr. Clemons for fiscal 2008 in the amount of $100,000, in consideration of
his contributions as Chairman of the Board.
Annual Incentive Awards Plan. To reinforce the attainment of our goals, we believe that a
substantial portion of the annual compensation of each executive officer should be in the form of
variable cash incentive pay. In parallel with its review of base salaries for executive officers,
the compensation committee considers the design and structure of the executive officer annual
incentive awards plan. Cash incentive amounts for each executive officer are determined by the
compensation committee based on the recommendation of our chief executive officer. Although we have
a March 31 fiscal year end, we have calendar year budgets and annual cash incentive plans which are
based on the calendar year. Cash incentive awards to the Chief Executive Officer and the other
named executive officers are shown in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column of the
Summary Compensation Table above. Annual cash incentive plan awards are designed to reward
personal contributions to our success and are earned under a structured formula. Each executive has
some portion of his or her annual bonus measured against individual management by objective goals,
or MBOs, established for that person, which, depending on the executive officer, included revenue
growth, national sales and regional vice president management, implementation, planning and
strategy for software development and IT infrastructure, and company-wide internal financial
reporting and controls. The maximum amount that any executive may earn based on the MBO element is
variable, with full achievement of MBOs resulting in an expected 75% payout and increasing up to
100% payout for achievement exceeding established MBOs. For executive officers with operations
responsibilities, this element comprises a lesser percentage of the annual incentive award for the
individual and for executive officers with corporate staff responsibilities, it comprises a greater
percentage of the annual incentive award.
Long-Term Equity-Based Incentive Awards. The goal of our long- term, equity-based incentive
awards is to serve as a long term staff retention vehicle by aligning the interests of executive
officers with stockholders and providing each executive officer with a significant incentive to
manage CorVel from the perspective of an owner with an equity stake in the business. The
compensation committee administers our equity-based incentive plans for executive officers and
determines the size of long-term, equity-based incentives according to each executives position
within CorVel, and sets a level it considers appropriate to create a meaningful opportunity for
stock ownership. In addition, the compensation committee takes into account an individuals recent
performance, his or her potential for future responsibility and promotion, and the number of
unvested options held by each individual at the time of any new grant. However, there is no set
formula for determining the size of a stock option award. Our chief executive officer historically
has made recommendations to our board of directors and compensation committee regarding the amount
of stock options and other compensation to grant to our other named executives based upon his
assessment of their performance, and may continue to do so in the future. Our executive officers,
however, do not make any determinations as to when stock options are granted. We do not require a
minimum stock ownership by our executive officers, but the compensation committee considers an
executive officers existing stock holdings relative to performance in determining the size of
awards.
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Under the CorVel Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (Formerly the Restated 1988 Executive Stock
Option Plan), we have the ability to grant different forms of equity compensation, including stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units, performance awards
and other stock-based awards. We have chosen to use stock options exclusively for purposes of
providing long-term incentives since we believe they best align with our objectives of providing
incentives that are commensurate with total stockholder return and employee retention. Stock
options provide actual economic value to the executive officer if he or she remains employed by us
during the vesting period, and then only if the market price of our shares appreciates over the
option term. The compensation amounts shown for stock options in the summary compensation table are
calculated in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R) and represent
the amount of compensation earned during fiscal 2007 that is reflected in our financial statements.
Actual compensation earned from stock options can be higher or lower than the compensation expense
recognized for purposes of SFAS 123(R). Consequently, stock options motivate executive officers by
providing substantial upside compensation even though the entire amount of potential compensation
is at risk. In the future, we may choose to grant different forms of equity compensation
particularly if the use of such different forms of compensation become more prevalent in companies
with which we compete or from which we intend to recruit personnel. Other factors that may lead us
to provide different forms of equity compensation include, but are not limited to, the executives
perceived value of one form of equity compensation over another, the potential effect of
stockholder dilution, and the financial statement cost of one form of equity compensation over the
other. Under our Restated 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, we also provide all employees who work
more than 25 hours per week with the ability to purchase shares of common stock, through payroll
deduction, at a pre-determined discount to the closing price at the end of a six month purchase
period. For fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, our Board set the maximum permitted payroll deduction for
the purposes of the Restated 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 20% of salary, and set the
pre-determined discount at 5% of the closing price at the end of the purchase period.
Stock options provided to executive officers are typically granted pursuant to action by
unanimous written consent of the compensation committee executed by the compensation committee
members in person on the same day as each regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the board of
directors in conjunction with ongoing review of each executive officers individual performance,
unless the executive officer is a new hire or other individual performance considerations are
brought to the attention of our compensation committee during the course of the year. Such
meetings are usually scheduled well in advance of the meeting, without regard to earnings or other
major announcements by us. We intend to continue this practice of approving stock-based awards
concurrently with regularly scheduled meetings, unless earlier approval is required for new hires,
new performance considerations or retention purposes, regardless of whether or not our board of
directors or compensation committee knows material non-public information on such date. We have not
timed, nor do we intend to time, our release of material non-public information for the purpose of
affecting the value of executive compensation. The grant date of our stock options is the date our
board of directors or compensation committee meets to approve such stock option grants, which also
is the date our compensation committee executes its action by unanimous written consent regarding
such approval. In accordance with our Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (Formerly The Restated 1988
Executive Stock Option Plan), the exercise price of all options is set at the closing price of our
common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the day of grant. Option grants to
non-executive employees typically occur quarterly in conjunction with their ongoing performance
review, or shortly after hire, upon the next scheduled meeting of the board and compensation
committee.
Material terms of options granted to our named executive officers in fiscal 2008 and fiscal
2007 typically included: (a) exercise price equal to the closing market value as quoted by the
Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant; (b) vesting of 25% one year from the grant date
and then continued vesting in a series of thirty-six (36) equal installments over the remaining
balance of the four-year period, contingent on the executive officers continued service to CorVel;
(c) a term no longer than five years; and (d) to the extent not already exercisable, the options
become exercisable upon (i) a sale of assets, (ii) a merger in which CorVel does not survive or
(iii) a reverse merger in which CorVel survives but ownership of 50% or more of the voting power of
our stock is transferred, unless the option is assumed or replaced with a comparable option by the
successor corporation. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the option agreements with Mr.
Starck, in the event Mr. Starck is terminated at any time after a corporate change in control
transaction, the vesting of his options will accelerate and become fully vested. The options
granted prior to July 1, 2006, are also subject to limited stock appreciation rights pursuant to
which the options, to the extent exercisable at the time a hostile tender offer occurs, will
automatically be canceled in return for a cash payment equal to the tender-offer price minus the
exercise price multiplied by the number of shares for which the option was exercisable. Although
stock options granted to our executive officers typically contain time-vesting provisions, on one
occasion in fiscal 2008 and on one occasion in fiscal 2007, our compensation committee awarded
stock options with performance vesting provisions, to Mr. Starck, Mr. McFarlane and Mr. McCloud,
which will vest based on the achievement of certain performance criteria, approved by our board of
directors and compensation committee, relating to revenue growth with respect to the fiscal 2008
grants and earnings growth with respect to the fiscal 2007 grants. The performance-based stock
options were granted at a time when we were pursuing a new compensation strategy of aligning equity
compensation with our earnings performance.
In fiscal 2008, we granted stock option awards for 186,350 shares to all full-time employees
as well as executive officers, or less than 4% of our outstanding common stock. Of this amount,
options for 150,000 shares of common stock were awarded to Daniel Starck upon his hiring as
President and Chief Operating Officer. One option to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock will
vest 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 75% of the shares subject to
the option will vest in 36 successive equal monthly installments upon completion of each month of
service by Mr. Starck after the first anniversary of the
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grant date. The other option to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock will vest based on the
achievement of certain performance criteria, approved by our board of directors and compensation
committee, relating to earnings growth. These grants were larger than the grants to other named
executives in the interest of providing an opportunity for a meaningful stock ownership for this
new executive. Mr. Starck also was granted a time-vesting option for an additional 1,500 shares on
November 2, 2006. On November 6, 2006, the compensation committee acting by unanimous written
consent also awarded Mr. Clemons 45,000 stock options in recognition for his contributions to our
success in the previous year and for incentive purposes. Options granted to executive officers on
May 10, August 2, and October 29, 2007 and May 6, 2008,, were all approved by unanimous written
consent of our compensation committee executed by the compensation committee members in person on
the same day as the regularly scheduled board meeting on such date. Options granted to executive
officers on February 4, 2008, were approved by unanimous written consent of our compensation
committee on the date that specific revenue targets for those performance-based options were
established.
As part of their ongoing performance reviews, in May 2008, Messrs. Starck, McFarlane, and
McCloud each were granted options to purchase 2,000 shares, 800 shares, and 500 shares,
respectively, of our common stock at an exercise price of $32.44. These options vest 25% on the
first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 75% of the shares vest in 36 successive
equal monthly installments upon completion of each month of service after the anniversary of the
grant date, and terminate five years from grant.
If the board of directors determined that an executive officer has engaged in fraudulent or
intentional misconduct, and if the misconduct resulted in a significant restatement of our
financial results, we expect that we would, among other disciplinary action, seek reimbursement of
any portion of performance-based or incentive compensation paid or awarded to the executive that is
greater than would have been paid or awarded if calculated based on the restated financial results.
This remedy would be in addition to, and not in lieu of, other disciplinary actions and any actions
imposed by law enforcement agencies, regulators or other authorities.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards
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V. Gordon Clemons
Chairman of the Board
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Daniel J. Starck
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|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
2/04/08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
25.10 |
|
|
|
9,553 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scott R. McCloud
|
|
|
5/10/07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
25.10 |
|
|
|
5,455 |
|
Chief Financial
|
|
|
8/02/07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
26.85 |
|
|
|
6,506 |
|
Officer |
|
|
10/29/07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
25.30 |
|
|
|
7,509 |
|
|
|
|
1/31/08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,388 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
2/04/08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
2/04/08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
25.10 |
|
|
|
3,821 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The threshold and target will not be determinable until the completion of calendar year 2009. |
|
(2) |
|
The exercise price of the option award is equal to the closing price of our common stock as
reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant. |
|
(3) |
|
See Note B, Stock-Based Compensation, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed June 16, 2008 for the relevant assumptions
used to determine the valuation of our option awards. |
|
(4) |
|
Mr. Clemons was not granted any options during fiscal 2008. |
23
Outstanding Equity Awards
at Fiscal Year-End
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards |
|
Stock Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
Incentive |
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
Incentive |
|
Plan |
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|
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|
Market |
|
Plan |
|
Awards: |
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
Number |
|
Value |
|
Awards: |
|
Market or |
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
of |
|
of |
|
Number |
|
Payout |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
Shares |
|
of |
|
Value of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incentive |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
or |
|
or |
|
Unearned |
|
Unearned |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Units |
|
Units |
|
Shares, |
|
Shares, |
|
|
Number of |
|
Number of |
|
Awards: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of |
|
of |
|
Units or |
|
Units or |
|
|
Securities |
|
Securities |
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock |
|
Stock |
|
Other |
|
Other |
|
|
Underlying |
|
Underlying |
|
Securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
That |
|
That |
|
Rights |
|
Rights |
|
|
Unexercised |
|
Unexercised |
|
Underlying |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Have |
|
Have |
|
That |
|
That |
|
|
Options (#) |
|
Options (#) |
|
Unexercised |
|
Option |
|
Option |
|
Not |
|
Not |
|
Have Not |
|
Have Not |
|
|
Exercisable |
|
Unexercisable |
|
Unearned |
|
Exercise |
|
Expiration |
|
Vested |
|
Vested |
|
Vested |
|
Vested |
Name |
|
(1) |
|
(1) |
|
Options(#) |
|
Price($) |
|
Date(2) |
|
(#) |
|
($) |
|
(#) |
|
($) |
V. Gordon Clemons
Chairman of the
Board and Former
CEO |
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
30.13 |
|
|
|
11/6/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Daniel J. Starck |
|
|
34,375 |
|
|
|
40,625 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.76 |
|
|
|
5/26/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CEO, President |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.76 |
|
|
|
5/26/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and Chief |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29.41 |
|
|
|
11/02/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Officer |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.15 |
|
|
|
5/10/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.85 |
|
|
|
8/02/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
|
75,000 |
(3) |
|
|
25.30 |
|
|
|
10/29/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,000 |
(4) |
|
|
25.10 |
|
|
|
2/04/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.10 |
|
|
|
2/04/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Donald C. McFarlane |
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.55 |
|
|
|
8/07/2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Information |
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.83 |
|
|
|
2/18/2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officer |
|
|
1,125 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
3,750 |
(3) |
|
|
17.35 |
|
|
|
6/10/2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,008 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17.14 |
|
|
|
8/05/2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,792 |
|
|
|
533 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.47 |
|
|
|
2/09/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,063 |
|
|
|
437 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.50 |
|
|
|
5/05/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,407 |
|
|
|
843 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.79 |
|
|
|
9/01/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.00 |
|
|
|
11/22/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.99 |
|
|
|
2/02/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,204 |
|
|
|
1,421 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.76 |
|
|
|
5/04/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
3,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.76 |
|
|
|
5/26/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
743 |
|
|
|
1,132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18.09 |
|
|
|
8/03/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29.41 |
|
|
|
11/02/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47.70 |
|
|
|
2/01/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.15 |
|
|
|
5/10/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.85 |
|
|
|
8/02/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.30 |
|
|
|
10/29/2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,000 |
(4) |
|
|
25.10 |
|
|
|
2/04/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.10 |
|
|
|
2/04/2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scott R. McCloud |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.83 |
|
|
|
2/18/2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Financial |
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17.35 |
|
|
|
6/10/2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officer |
|
|
538 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17.14 |
|
|
|
8/05/2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,156 |
|
|
|
344 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.47 |
|
|
|
2/09/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
531 |
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.50 |
|
|
|
5/05/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,750 |
|
|
|
2,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.79 |
|
|
|
9/01/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.16 |
|
|
|
12/01/2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.99 |
|
|
|
2/02/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
344 |
|
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.76 |
|
|
|
5/04/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.76 |
|
|
|
5/26/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
(3) |
|
|
18.09 |
|
|
|
8/03/2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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200 |
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400 |
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29.41 |
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11/02/2011 |
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135 |
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365 |
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47.70 |
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2/01/2012 |
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0 |
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500 |
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27.15 |
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5/10/2012 |
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0 |
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600 |
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26.85 |
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8/02/2012 |
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0 |
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750 |
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25.30 |
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10/29/2012 |
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0 |
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1,000 |
(4) |
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25.10 |
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2/04/2013 |
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0 |
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400 |
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25.10 |
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2/04/2013 |
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Options become exercisable for 25% of the option shares one year from the grant date (and
thereafter the remaining shares become exercisable in 36 equal monthly installments). |
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(2) |
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The expiration date of each option award is five years after the date of grant. |
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(3) |
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Options become exercisable based on achievement of certain performance criteria related to
earnings growth. |
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(4) |
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Options become exercisable based on achievement of certain performance criteria related to
revenue growth. |
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
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Option Awards |
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Stock Awards |
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Value Realized |
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Number of |
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Shares Acquired |
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on Exercise |
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Shares Acquired |
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Value Realized |
Name |
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on Exercise (#) |
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($)(1) |
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on Vesting (#) |
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on Vesting ($) |
V. Gordon Clemons
Chairman of the Board and Former CEO |
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0 |
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$ |
0 |
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|
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|
$ |
|
|
Daniel J. Starck
Chief Executive Officer,
President and Chief Operating Officer |
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0 |
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0 |
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|
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Donald C. McFarlane
Chief Information Officer |
|
|
5,850 |
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23,724 |
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Scott R. McCloud
Chief Financial Officer |
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|
2,400 |
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8,923 |
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(1) |
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Represents the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of our common
stock on the date of exercise. |
Perquisites
Our executives are entitled to the same perquisites as all employees and do not receive
additional perquisites because they hold executive positions. All employees that participate in our
401(k) plan receive a discretionary matching contribution from us in an amount equal to a
percentage of the employees first 6% of contribution as approved by the Board of directors in its
sole discretion on an annual basis. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our
Restated 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which in fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 provided a 5%
discount from market price on the last day of the purchase period. Our health and life insurance
plans are the same for all employees. We typically offer reimbursement to newly hired executive
officers for relocation costs.
Post-Employment Compensation
We do not provide pension arrangements, non-qualified deferred compensation, or
post-retirement health coverage for our executives or employees. All full-time employees are
eligible to participate in our 401(k) contributory defined contribution plan. In any plan year, the
Board of directors in its sole discretion decides whether or not to contribute to each
participants account a matching contribution equal to a percentage of the first 6% of the
participants compensation that has been contributed to the plan. All of our executive officers
participated in the plan during fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 and received matching contributions.
Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change-In-Control Agreements
Employment Contracts. We do not have employment contracts with any of our named executive
officers other than Messrs. Clemons and Starck. On January 26, 1988, we along with North Star
entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Clemons. The agreement became effective on February
15, 1988 and has an indefinite term. The agreement initially provided Mr. Clemons with an annual
salary of $250,000, payable in semi-monthly installments. Mr. Clemons may terminate the agreement
at any time on four months notice and we may terminate the agreement at any time with or without
cause. If Mr. Clemons is terminated without cause, we are required to pay Mr. Clemons his salary
for one year after such termination, less any other employment compensation received by Mr. Clemons
during such one year period. The Compensation Committee approved an increase in Mr. Clemons
annual salary to $350,000, effective January 1, 2002.
We entered into an employment agreement effective May 26, 2006 with Dan Starck in connection
with Mr. Starcks appointment as our President and Chief Operating Officer. Pursuant to the terms
of this employment agreement, Mr. Starck will receive an initial annual base salary of $330,000,
subject to periodic review and adjustment. For the remainder of calendar year 2006, Mr. Starck
will be eligible to receive, in our sole discretion, a guaranteed bonus of $75,000, provided that
he completes at least six months of employment with us before the end of calendar year 2006, and he
will be eligible to receive, in our sole discretion, an additional bonus of up to $75,000 based
upon certain performance criteria to be determined by our Board of Directors. For calendar year
2007 and each calendar year thereafter during the term of the employment agreement, Mr. Starck will
be eligible to receive, in our sole discretion, a discretionary annual bonus of up to 70% of his
annual base salary upon meeting certain expectations, or up to 100% of his annual base salary for
exceeding such expectations. The bonus amount will be based on
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the following factors: (1) our financial performance as determined and measured by our Board
of Directors and Chief Executive Officer; and (2) Mr. Starcks achievement of management targets
and goals as set by us.
The employment agreement with Mr. Starck continues until terminated upon written notice by
either party at any time for any reason. Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement, if (i)
we terminate Mr. Starcks employment other than for cause (as such term is defined in the
employment agreement), because of his death, or as a result of disability or (ii) Mr. Starck
terminates his employment within 60 days following a reduction in his annual base salary to an
annual amount less than $297,000, Mr. Starck will be entitled to continued payment of his then
current annual base salary for (a) a minimum of twenty-six weeks and (b) an additional week for
each calendar quarter of service provided to us during the term of the employment agreement,
provided that the total of such payments shall not exceed the annual base salary for one year and
in any event shall cease at such time as Mr. Starck is gainfully employed elsewhere, and provided
further that such payments shall be conditioned on Mr. Starck signing a general release of all
known and unknown claims against us. Mr. Starck also will be entitled to certain gross-up
payments not to exceed $500,000 to offset any applicable excise taxes imposed pursuant to Sections
280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
In connection with his employment, Mr. Starck also was granted options to purchase an
aggregate of 150,000 shares of our common stock under and pursuant to the terms of our Restated
Omnibus Incentive Plan and option agreements. One option to purchase 75,000 shares of Common Stock
will vest 25% on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 75% of the shares
subject to the option will vest in 36 successive equal monthly installments upon completion of each
month of service by Mr. Starck after the first anniversary of the grant date. The other option to
purchase 75,000 shares of common stock will vest based on the achievement of certain performance
criteria, approved by our Board of Directors and Compensation Committee, relating to earnings
growth. Pursuant to the terms of the option agreements, in the event that Mr. Starck is terminated
at any time after a corporate change in control transaction, the vesting of his options will
accelerate and become fully vested.
In the event of a corporate change in control transaction, each outstanding option granted
under the Discretionary Option Grant Program of the Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan will
automatically become exercisable as to all of the option shares immediately prior to the effective
date of the corporate change in control transaction. However, no acceleration will occur if and to
the extent: (a) such option is either to be assumed by the successor corporation or parent thereof
or replaced by a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the successor
corporation or parent thereof, (b) such option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of
the successor corporation designed to preserve the option spread existing at the time of the
corporate change in control transaction and incorporating the same vesting schedule applicable to
the option or (c) acceleration of such option is subject to other applicable limitations imposed by
the Compensation Committee at the time of grant.
The Compensation Committee, as the administrator of the Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan, has
the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of the shares of common stock subject to any
outstanding options held by any of the named executive officers in connection with certain changes
in control of CorVel or the subsequent termination of the officers employment following a change
in control.
Summary Termination Table. The following table summarizes each executive officers present
estimated entitlement to severance and stock option acceleration upon a termination other than for
cause, and a termination other than for cause following a change in control, as if such termination
occurred on March 31, 2008.
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Termination Other than for |
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Termination within 60 days |
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Cause-No Change of |
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after Reduction |
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Termination after a |
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Control |
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in Salary |
|
Change in Control |
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Accelerated |
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Accelerated |
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Accelerated |
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Option |
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Option |
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Option |
Name |
|
Cash |
|
Vesting |
|
Cash |
|
Vesting |
|
Cash |
|
Vesting |
V. Gordon Clemons |
|
$ |
350,000 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
% |
Daniel J. Starck (1) |
|
$ |
170,000 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
170,000 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
Donald C. McFarlane |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
Scott R. McCloud |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Mr. Starck is entitled to certain gross up payments not to exceed $500,000 to offset any
applicable excise taxes imposed pursuant to Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. |
These termination provisions were individually negotiated with Mr. Clemons and Mr. Starck for
recruitment and retention purposes.
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Principal Elements of Director Compensation
Compensation of Directors
Each non-employee director received an amount equal to $3,000 in fiscal 2008 for each Board
meeting attended in person, as well as reimbursement for all associated travel expenses, and $1,000
for each telephonic Board meeting and each in-person or telephonic committee meeting attended
provided it was not in conjunction with a duly convened Board meeting Other than the Chairman of
the Audit Committee, who in fiscal 2008 received $1,000 for each Audit Committee meeting attended
and an annual retainer of $4,000 for other services performed in his capacity as Chairman of the
Audit Committee, the directors did not receive fees for any other director services during fiscal
2008. These amounts were determined and approved during a telephonic meeting held on April 24,
2006, by the Nomination and Governance Committee based on their prior experience and ratified by
the Compensation Committee. In the future, any adjustments to director compensation will be
approved by the Compensation Committee.
Currently, when an individual who has not previously been in our employ first becomes a
non-employee member of the Board, he or she receives an automatic option grant for 11,250 shares of
common stock (as adjusted for the December 2006 three-for-two stock split in the form of a 50%
stock dividend (the Stock Split)) under the CorVel Corporation Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Formerly The Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan). In addition, on the date of each annual
stockholders meeting, each non-employee director who has served as a non-employee Board member for
at least six months, whether or not such individual is standing for re-election as a Board member
at that particular meeting and whether or not such individual has been in our prior employ, is
automatically granted an option to purchase 4,500 shares of common stock (as adjusted for the Stock
Split). The exercise price of these options is set at the closing price of our common stock as
reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant.
In light of the Companys stock repurchase program pursuant to which 708,666 shares of common
stock were repurchased during fiscal 2007 and the impact of such repurchases on the Companys total
outstanding shares, each non-employee Board member agreed to waive his or her right to receive the
additional 1,500 shares of common stock under such automatic option grants that resulted from the
Stock Split, such that the options automatically granted to each of Messrs. Hamerslag, Hoops,
Jessup and Michael at the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders entitles each of them to purchase
only an aggregate of 3,000 shares of common stock (which outstanding option may be adjusted for any
future stock splits, stock dividends and the like) at an exercise price of $26.85, which was the
fair market value of the common stock on August 2, 2007 (the date of the 2007 annual meeting of
stockholders). Upon joining the Board in February 2008, Ms. Macino also agreed to waive her right
to receive the additional 3,750 shares of common stock under her initial automatic option grant
that resulted from the Stock Split, such that the option automatically granted to her upon her
appointment to the Board entitles her to purchase only an aggregate of 7,500 shares of common stock
(which outstanding option may be adjusted for any future stock splits, stock dividends and the
like) at an exercise price of $25.10, which was the fair market value of the common stock on
February 4, 2008 (the date she joined the Board). In addition, Ms. Macino and each of Messrs.
Hamerslag, Hoops, Jessup, and Michael will be automatically granted an option to purchase an
additional 3,000 shares of common stock on August 14, 2008 (the date of the 2008 annual meeting of
stockholders) at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on such date
if Proposal Two set forth in this proxy statement is approved by stockholders, or an option to
purchase an additional 4,500 shares of common stock if Proposal Two is not approved by
stockholders. Each automatic grant has a maximum term of ten years measured from the grant date,
and becomes exercisable in a series of four equal and successive annual installments over the
optionees period of Board service, with the first such installment to become exercisable twelve
months after the grant date.
Director Compensation
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Change in |
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Pension |
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Fees |
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Value and |
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Earned |
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Non-Equity |
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Nonqualified |
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or Paid |
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Stock |
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Option |
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Incentive Plan |
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Deferred |
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All Other |
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in Cash |
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Awards |
|
Awards |
|
Compensation |
|
Compensation |
|
Compensation |
|
Total |
Name(1) |
|
($) |
|
($) |
|
($)(2)(3) |
|
($) |
|
Earnings |
|
($) |
|
($) |
Steven J. Hamerslag |
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
32,529 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
47,529 |
|
Alan R. Hoops |
|
|
18,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,529 |
|
Judd Jessup |
|
|
24,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,529 |
|
Jean H. Macino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,647 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,647 |
|
Jeffrey J. Michael |
|
|
16,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,549 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,529 |
|
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|
(1) |
|
V. Gordon Clemons, the chairman of our board of directors, has been omitted from this
table as he receives no additional compensation for serving on our board. |
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(2) |
|
Represents the amounts of compensation expense recognized in fiscal 2008 for financial
reporting purposes related to stock option awards granted in fiscal 2008 and prior fiscal
years, excluding the effect of forfeiture assumptions. See Note B, Stock-Based Compensation,
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed June 16, 2008, for the relevant assumptions used to determine the valuation of our
option awards. |
|
(3) |
|
Aggregate option awards outstanding that have been granted under the automatic option
grant program of our Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan to each of our non-employee directors as
of March 31, 2008, the last day of our most recent fiscal year, are as follows: Mr. Hamerslag-
11,436 shares, Mr. Hoops- 23,248 shares, Mr. Jessup- 54,750 shares, Ms. Macino- 7,500 shares,
and Mr. Michael- 61,500 shares. |
Impact of Accounting and Tax Treatment of Compensation
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code disallows a tax deduction to publicly held
companies for compensation paid to certain of their executive officers to the extent that such
compensation exceeds $1.0 million per covered officer in any fiscal year. The limitation applies
only to compensation that is not considered to be performance-based. Non-performance-based
compensation paid to our executive officers during fiscal 2008 did not exceed the $1.0 million
limit per officer, and we do not expect the non-performance-based compensation to be paid to our
executive officers during fiscal 2009 to exceed that limit. Because it is unlikely that the cash
compensation payable to any of our executive officers in the foreseeable future will approach the
$1.0 million limit, we do not expect to take any action to limit or restructure the elements of
cash compensation payable to our executive officers so as to qualify that compensation as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m). We will reconsider this decision should the
individual cash compensation of any executive officer ever approach the $1.0 million level. With
respect to Mr. Starcks compensation, we agreed to certain gross up payments not to exceed
$500,000 to offset any applicable excise taxes imposed pursuant to Sections 280G and 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Messrs. Hamerslag, Hoops and Michael served as members of the Compensation Committee during
fiscal year 2008. Mr. Michael is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Corstar Holdings,
Inc., a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the outstanding of our Common Stock. No member of the
Compensation Committee was, during fiscal 2008, an employee or officer of ours or was formerly an
officer of ours.
During fiscal 2008, no current executive officer of ours served as a member of the board of
directors or compensation committee of any other entity that has or had one or more executive
officers serving as a member of our Board or Compensation Committee.
Report of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
The compensation committee of the board of directors has reviewed and discussed CorVels
compensation discussion and analysis with management. Based on this review and discussion, the
compensation committee recommended to the board of directors that the compensation discussion and
analysis be included in CorVels definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2008 annual
meeting of stockholders, and be incorporated by reference in CorVels annual report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The foregoing report was submitted by the compensation committee of the board of directors and
shall not be deemed soliciting material or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or to the
liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Notwithstanding CorVels
incorporation of the foregoing report by reference into its Annual Report on Form 10-K, the
foregoing report shall be deemed furnished in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and shall not be
deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as a result of such furnishing.
Respectfully submitted,
Steven J. Hamerslag
Alan R. Hoops
Jeffrey J. Michael
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth certain information known to the us as of March 31, 2008, with
respect to beneficial ownership of Common Stock by (i) each person (or group of affiliated persons)
who is known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock, (ii) each
director and/or nominee for director, (iii) each of our named executive officers (named under the
heading Summary Compensation Table above), and (iv) all current directors and executive officers
as a group, together with the approximate percentages of outstanding Common Stock beneficially
owned by each of them. The following table is based upon information supplied by directors,
executive officers and principal stockholders, and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC.
Except as otherwise noted, the persons named in the following table have sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property
laws where applicable. Unless otherwise indicated, the principal address of each of the
stockholders below is c/o CorVel Corporation, 2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California
92614.
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Percentage of Common |
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Beneficial Owner |
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Stock Beneficially Owned |
|
Stock Beneficially Owned |
(1) |
Jeffrey J. Michael |
|
|
4,112,311 |
(2) |
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|
30.1 |
% |
|
10901 Red Circle Drive, Suite 370
Minnetonka, MN 55343 |
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|
Corstar Holdings, Inc. |
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|
4,050,001 |
|
|
|
29 |
% |
|
10901 Red Circle Drive, Suite 370
Minnetonka, MN 55343 |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
V. Gordon Clemons |
|
|
1,458,875 |
(3) |
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|
10.6 |
% |
|
2010 Main Street, Suite 600
Irvine, CA 92614 |
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|
HealthCor Management, L.P. |
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|
1,250,000 |
(4) |
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|
9.1 |
% |
|
152 West 57th Street, 47th Floor
New York, NY 10019 |
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FMR Corporation |
|
|
992,291 |
(5) |
|
|
7.2 |
% |
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82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109 |
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Wellington Management Company, LLP |
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980,498 |
(6) |
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7.1 |
% |
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75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109 |
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R. Judd Jessup |
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97,664 |
(7) |
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* |
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Steven J. Hamerslag |
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54,564 |
(8) |
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* |
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Daniel J. Starck |
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40,563 |
(9) |
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* |
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Donald C. McFarlane |
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15,245 |
(10) |
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* |
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Scott R. McCloud |
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13,786 |
(11) |
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Alan R. Hoops |
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11,812 |
(12) |
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* |
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Jean H. Macino |
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0 |
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All current executive officers and directors as
a group (9 individuals) |
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5,854,884 |
(13) |
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41.0 |
% |
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* |
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Less than 1% |
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(1) |
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Applicable percentage ownership is based on 13,792,701 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
March 31, 2008, which excludes a total of 11,687,614 shares repurchased by us in accordance with
its corporate stock repurchase program and held by us |
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in treasury. Beneficial ownership is
determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally
includes voting power and/or investment power with respect to the securities held. Any securities
not outstanding but which are subject to options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2008, are
deemed outstanding and beneficially owned for the
purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding Common Stock beneficially owned by any person
holding such options but are not deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of
Common Stock beneficially owned by any other person. |
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(2) |
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Includes 4,050,001 shares owned by Corstar, 62,310 shares owned directly by Mr. Michael, a
director of ours and of Corstar, and 50,064 shares subject to options held by Mr. Michael that are
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2008. Mr. Michael is the President, Chief Executive
Officer and a director of Corstar. In addition, Mr. Michael is the trustee of the Michael Family
Grantor Trust (formerly Michael Acquisition Corporation Trust), which is the sole shareholder of
Corstar. Based on the foregoing, Mr. Michael may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the
shares of our Common Stock held by Corstar. Mr. Michael disclaims such beneficial ownership except
to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein. |
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(3) |
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Includes 1,442,000 shares owned by Mr. Clemons directly and 16,875 shares subject to options
that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2008. |
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(4) |
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According to the Schedule 13G of HealthCor Management, L.P., (HealthCor) dated February 12,
2008, collectively, HealthCor, L.P., HealthCore Offshore, Ltd. And HealthCor Hybrid Offshore, Ltd.
(each a Fund and together, the Funds) are the beneficial owners of a total of 1,250,000 shares
of the Common Stock of CorVel. By virtue of its position as the investment manager of the Funds,
HealthCor has shared voting and dispositive power over the shares. HealthCor Associates, LLC is
the general partner of HealthCor Management, L.P. HealthCor Group LLO is the general partner of
HealthCor Capital, L.P., which is in turn the general partner of HealthCor, L.P. As the managers
of HealthCor Associates, LLC, Arthur Cohen and Joseph Healey exercise both shared voting and
investment power with respect to the shares. |
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(5) |
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According to the Schedule 13G of Fidelity Management & Research Company (Fidelity) dated
February 14, 2008, Fidelity is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. Edward C. Johnson, FMR
Corp., through its control of Fidelity, and the funds each have sole power to dispose the shares,
while power to vote the shares resides in the Funds Board of Trustees. |
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(6) |
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According to the Schedule 13G of Wellington Management Company (Wellington) dated February
14, 2008, Wellington, in its capacity as investment advisor, has shared power to vote and dispose
the shares. |
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(7) |
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Includes 54,350 shares owned directly by Mr. Jessup and 43,314 shares subject to options that
are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2008. |
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(8) |
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Consists of 54,564 shares owned directly by Mr. Hamerslag. |
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(9) |
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Includes 2,000 shares owned directly by Mr. Starck and 38,563 shares subject to options held
by Mr. Starck that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2008. |
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(10) |
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Includes 1,725 shares owned directly by Mr. McFarlane and 13,520 shares subject to options
that are exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2008. |
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(11) |
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Includes 3,938 shares owned directly by Mr. McCloud, 711 shares owned by Mr. McClouds spouse
and 9,137 shares subject to options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2008. |
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(12) |
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Consists of 11,812 shares subject to options held by Mr. Hoops that are exercisable within 60
days of March 31, 2008. |
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(13) |
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Includes the information set forth in notes 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 above. |
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information as of March 31, 2008, with respect to the shares of our
Common Stock that may be issued under our existing equity compensation plans. We have not assumed
any equity compensation plans in connection with any mergers or acquisitions.
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Number of Securities Remaining |
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Available for Future Issuance |
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Number of Securities to be |
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Weighted Average |
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Under Equity Compensation |
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Issued Upon Exercise of |
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Plans (Excluding Securities |
Plan Category |
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Outstanding Options |
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Outstanding Options |
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Reflected in Column A) |
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by
Shareholders (1) |
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1,030,858 |
(2) |
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$ |
19.24 |
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2,648,083 |
(3) |
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Equity
Compensation Plans
Not Approved by
Shareholders |
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0 |
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$ |
0 |
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0 |
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Total |
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1,030,858 |
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$ |
19.24 |
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2,648,083 |
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(1) |
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Consists solely of the CorVel Corporation Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (Formerly The
Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan) and the Restated 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
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(2) |
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Excludes purchase rights accruing under our 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which has a
stockholder approved reserve of 1,425,000 shares. Under the Purchase Plan, each eligible employee
may purchase up to 1,000 shares of our Common Stock at semi-annual intervals on the last business
day of March and September each year at a purchase price per share equal to 95% of the fair market
value of a share of our Common Stock on the last day of the relevant purchase period. |
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(3) |
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Includes shares available for future issuance under the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. As
of March 31, 2008, an aggregate of 265,513 shares of our Common Stock were available for issuance
under the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. During the last purchase period ending March 31,
2008, 6,579 shares were purchased and we expect approximately a similar number of shares will be
subject to purchase in the current purchase period. |
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Share issuances under the CorVel Corporation Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (Formerly The Restated
1988 Executive Stock Option Plan) will not reduce or otherwise affect the number of shares of our
Common Stock available for issuance under the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and share
issuances under the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan will not reduce or otherwise affect the
number of shares of our Common Stock available for issuance under the CorVel Corporation Restated
Omnibus Incentive Plan (Formerly The Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan). |
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS
Mr. Clemons has an adult son, V. Gordon Clemons, Jr., who is currently employed by CorVel as its
Vice President Enterprise Comp. V. Gordon Clemons, Jr. became an employee of CorVel in 2001 as a
Product Manager, served as Director of Business Development from June 2002 to March 2006, and was
promoted to Vice President of Business Development in March 2006 and subsequently promoted to Vice
President, Enterprise Comp in April 2007. V. Gordon Clemons, Jr. has received a salary of
$120,681, $125,167, $145,627 for fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008 respectively. V. Gordon
Clemons, Jr. also received a bonus of $23,603, $64,000, $106,313 for fiscal years 2006, 2007, and
2008 respectively. V. Gordon Clemons, Jr. also received option grants for 4,125, 6,825, 10,750
shares for fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively, which includes an option for 6,000
shares granted on February 4, 2008, which becomes exercisable based on achievement of certain
performance criteria related to revenue growth. As of March 31, 2007, Mr. Clemons held outstanding
options for 28,238 shares. The grant date fair market value was $106,789 for the option grants V.
Gordon Clemons, Jr. received in fiscal 2008 and $60,836 for the option grants V. Gordon Clemons,
Jr. received in fiscal 2007. V. Gordon Clemons, Jr. received other compensation of annual premiums
and matching 401(k) contributions in the aggregate amount of $1,029 and $764.17 for fiscal years
2008 and 2007, respectively, paid by us for the purchase of group term life insurance in an amount
equal to his annual salary and as matching contributions by us to our Section 401(k) Plan. The
compensation of V. Gordon Clemons, Jr. has been ratified by the audit committee.
FMR Corp. Fidelity Management Trust Company, an affiliate of FMR Corp., has provided services to
us in connection with the administration of our 401(k) employee savings plan since calendar year
1993. During calendar years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 the total amount of
fees charged to CorVel for these services was approximately $80,493, $86,514, $85,223, $71,976,
$62,900, $33,570, and $36,655, and $33,772 respectively. In addition, during calendar years 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 our employees who participated in the 401(k) plan paid
Fidelity $5,563, $6,548, $6910, $8049, $11,684, $23,900, $26,090, $23,744, and $26,671
respectively, for asset management and plan administration services. Prior to 2000, payments to FMR
Corp. did not exceed $60,000 in any fiscal year. Based on its holdings reported on a Schedule 13G
filed on February 14, 2008, FMR Corp. beneficially owned 7.2% of our common stock as of December
31, 2007, and has historically beneficially owned greater than 5% of our common stock. The Audit
Committee has reviewed FMR Corp.s stock ownership position in CorVel and has concluded that such
ownership position does not currently have and is not expected to have a bearing on CorVels
relationship with Fidelity Management Trust Company.
Since the beginning of fiscal year 2008, other than as described above and as described under the
heading Compensation Discussion and Analysis, there has not been, nor has there been proposed,
any transaction, arrangement or relationship or series of similar transactions, arrangements or
relationships, including those involving indebtedness not in the ordinary course of business, to
which we or our subsidiaries were or are a party, or in which we or our subsidiaries were or are a
participant, in which the amount involved exceeded or exceeds $120,000 and in which any of our
directors, nominees for director, executive officers, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any
class of our voting securities, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing
persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Each of the transactions
described above was reviewed and approved or ratified by our Audit Committee.
Policies and Procedures for Related Person Transactions
Under Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K , a related person transaction is any actual or proposed
transaction, arrangement or relationship or series of similar transactions, arrangements or
relationships, including those involving indebtedness not in the ordinary course of business, since
the beginning of our last fiscal year, to which we or our subsidiaries were or are a party, or in
which we or our subsidiaries were or are a participant, in which the amount involved exceeded or
exceeds $120,000 and in which any of our directors, nominees for director, executive officers,
beneficial owners of more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, or any member of the
immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material
interest.
Pursuant to its written charter, our Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all
related person transactions and potential conflict of interest situations involving any of our
directors, nominees for director, executive officers, beneficial owners of more than 5% of any
class of our voting securities, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing
persons.
Our Audit Committee also has adopted written policies and procedures for related person
transactions that require the Audit Committee to review any proposed transaction with related
persons to determine if it rises to the level of a related person transaction covered by Item 404
of Regulation S-K and, if it does, then such related person transaction must be approved or
ratified by the disinterested members of the Audit Committee. Our management must disclose to the
Audit Committee all material information regarding actual and proposed related person transactions
known to them that involve our directors, nominees for director, executive officers, persons known
to be five percent or greater beneficial owners of our stock, and any member of the immediate
family of any of the foregoing persons. A related person will not be deemed to have a material
interest in a transaction if the interest arises only: (a) from the persons position as a director
of another corporation or organization that is a party to the transaction; or (b) from the direct
or indirect ownership by such person and all other related persons, in the aggregate, of less than
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a ten percent equity interest in another person or entity (other than a partnership) which is a
party to the transaction; or (c) from a combination of both (a) and (b); or (d) from the persons
position as a limited partner in a partnership in which the person and all
other related persons, have an interest of less than ten percent, and the person is not a general
partner of and does not hold another position in the partnership.
Our Audit Committee has determined that the following categories of transactions shall be deemed
preapproved by the Audit Committee, notwithstanding the fact that they are related person
transactions:
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compensation to executive officers determined by our Compensation Committee; |
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compensation to directors determined by our Compensation Committee or our Board; and |
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transactions in which all security holders receive proportional benefits. |
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 1934 Act), as amended, requires our
officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity
securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers,
directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with
copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, we believe that, during
fiscal year 2008, all transactions required to be reported by our officers, directors and greater
than 10% beneficial owners were reported in a timely manner.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AND STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
FOR THE 2009 ANNUAL MEETING
We filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an Annual Report on Form 10-K on June 16,
2008. A copy of the Annual Report on our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, has
been mailed concurrently with this Proxy Statement to stockholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Annual Meeting. No separate annual report to the stockholders was prepared. The
Annual Report sent to stockholders is not incorporated into this Proxy Statement and is not
considered soliciting material. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as certain other
reports, proxy statements and other information regarding us, are available on the Securities and
Exchange Commissions Web site at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, we will provide without charge
a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K to any stockholder upon written request addressed to our
corporate Secretary, CorVel Corporation, 2010 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California 92614, and
will furnish upon request any exhibits to the Form 10-K upon the payment by the requesting
stockholder of our reasonable expenses in furnishing such exhibits.
Stockholders may present proposals for action at a future meeting only if they comply with the
requirements of the proxy rules established by the SEC and our Bylaws. Stockholder proposals must
be in writing addressed to our corporate Secretary, CorVel Corporation, 2010 Main Street, Suite
600, Irvine, California 92614. It is recommended that stockholders submitting proposals utilize
certified mail, return receipt requested in order to provide proof of timely receipt. Stockholder
proposals that are intended to be presented by such stockholders at our 2009 annual meeting and
that such stockholders desire to have included in our proxy materials relating to the 2009 annual
meeting must be received by us no later than March 12, 2009, which is 120 calendar days prior to
the anniversary of the mailing date for this years proxy materials. All stockholder proposals
must be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Stockholders are also advised to review our Bylaws which contain additional advance notice
requirements with respect to stockholder proposals. Under our current Bylaws, if a stockholder
wishes to present a proposal at our 2009 annual meeting and the proposal is not intended to be
included in our proxy statement relating to the 2009 annual meeting, the stockholder must give
notice of the proposal to us not later than May 18, 2009, which is 90 days prior to the anniversary
date of the 2008 Annual Meeting. If a stockholder gives notice of such proposal after this
deadline, the stockholder will not be permitted to present the proposal to the stockholders for a
vote at the meeting. All stockholder proposals must be in the form required by our Bylaws. If a
stockholder gives notice of a proposal after May 26, 2009, which is the 45th calendar day prior to
the anniversary of the mailing date for this years proxy materials, our proxy holders will be
allowed to use their discretionary voting authority to vote the shares they represent as the Board
may recommend, which may include a vote against the stockholder proposal when and if the proposal
is raised at our 2009 annual meeting. We have not been notified by any stockholder of his or her
intent to present a stockholder proposal from the floor of the 2008 Annual Meeting. The enclosed
Proxy grants the proxy holders discretionary authority to vote on any matter properly brought
before the 2008 Annual Meeting.
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COSTS OF SOLICITATION
Proxies will be solicited by mail and by telephone, facsimile, electronic or any other means, by
our regular employees without additional remuneration. We will request banks, brokerage houses and
other institutions to forward the soliciting material to persons for whom they hold shares. We
will reimburse banks, brokerage houses and other institutions for their reasonable
expenses in forwarding our proxy materials to beneficial owners of our Common Stock. All costs
associated with the solicitation of proxies, including the preparation, printing and mailing of
this proxy statement, the proxy and any additional solicitation materials furnished to the
stockholders, will be borne by us. We may retain a proxy solicitor to assist in the distribution
of proxies and proxy solicitation materials, and in the solicitation of proxies. Generally, the
fee for such services is approximately $15,000 plus expenses. If so, we will pay the proxy
solicitor reasonable and customary fees. Except as described above, we do not presently intend to
solicit proxies other than by mail.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ RICHARD J. SCHWEPPE
Richard J. Schweppe
Secretary
July 11, 2008
Irvine, California
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APPENDIX A
CORVEL CORPORATION
RESTATED OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
(FORMERLY THE RESTATED 1988 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN)
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED THROUGH MAY 6, 2008
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing a
method whereby (i) key employees (including officers and directors) of the Company (or any Parent
or Subsidiary) responsible for the management, growth and financial success of the Company (or any
Parent or Subsidiary), (ii) the non-employee members of the Board or the board of directors of any
Parent or Subsidiary, and (iii) consultants and advisors who provide valuable services to the
Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) may be offered various types of equity incentives and
rewards intended to encourage such individuals to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the
Companys business and to acquire a proprietary interest, or otherwise increase their proprietary
interest, in the Company, thereby aligning the interests of such persons with the Companys
stockholders.
B. For purposes of the Plan, the following definitions shall be in effect:
AFFILIATE: Any entity (i) that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, is controlled by the Company or (ii) in which the Company has a significant equity
interest, in each case as determined by the Committee.
AWARD: Any Option, Tandem Right, Limited Right, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted
Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Award, Dividend Equivalent, or Other Stock-Based Award
granted under the Plan.
AWARD AGREEMENT: Any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document
evidencing any Award granted under the Plan. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the
applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and any other terms and conditions (not inconsistent
with the Plan) determined by the Committee.
BOARD: The Board of Directors of the Company.
CHANGE IN CONTROL: A Change in Control shall be deemed to occur in the event that:
(i) any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or a person that directly
or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or
indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of
securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
Companys outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer which the Board does not
recommend the Companys stockholders to accept; or
(ii) there is a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twenty-four (24)
consecutive months or less for purposes of the terms set forth in Article III, or over a period of
twelve (12) consecutive months for all other purposes under the Plan, such that a majority of the
Board members (rounded up to the next whole number) cease, by reason of one or more proxy contests
for the election of Board members, to be comprised of individuals who either (a) have been Board
members continuously since the beginning of such period or (b) have been elected or nominated for
election as Board members during such period by at least two-thirds of the Board members described
in clause (a) who were still in office at the time such election or nomination was approved by the
Board.
CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
COMMON STOCK: The Common Stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of the
Companys common stock, $0.0001 par value.
COMMITTEE: The Committee shall be a committee designated by the Board to administer
the Plan, which initially shall be the compensation committee of the Board. The Committee shall be
comprised of at least two Directors but not less than such number of Directors as shall be required
to permit Awards granted under the Plan to qualify under Rule 16b-3 and Section 162(m)
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of the Code, and each member of the Committee shall be a Non-Employee Director and an Outside Director.
COMPANY: The Company shall mean CorVel
Corporation, a Delaware corporation 1, or any corporate successor which shall assume the Plan.
CORPORATE TRANSACTION: A Corporate Transaction shall include any of the following
transactions for which the approval of the Companys stockholders is obtained:
(i) a merger or acquisition in which the Company is not the surviving entity, except for a
transaction the principal purpose of which is to change the state of the Companys incorporation,
(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company to any entity other than a parent or subsidiary of the Company, or
(iii) any reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which fifty
percent (50%) or more of the Companys outstanding voting stock is transferred to holders different
from those who held such fifty percent (50%) or greater interest immediately prior to such merger.
DIRECTOR: A member of the Board, including any Non-Employee Director.
DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT: Any right granted under Section IV of Article IV of the Plan.
ELIGIBLE DIRECTOR: An Eligible Director is defined in Section I.A. of Article III.
ELIGIBLE PERSON: (i) Any Employee, officer, consultant, or advisor providing services
to the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary), and (ii) any Director or director of any Parent or
Subsidiary who is not an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.
EMPLOYEE: An individual shall be considered to be an Employee for so long as the
Company or one or more of its Parent or Subsidiaries reports his or her earnings on a Form W-2.
EXCHANGE ACT: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FAIR MARKET VALUE: The Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant
date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq
Capital Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common
Stock on the date in question, as such price is reported by the National Association of Securities
Dealers on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market and published in The Wall Street
Journal.
(ii) If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any stock exchange, then the Fair Market
Value shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the
stock exchange determined by the Committee to be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such
price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such exchange and published in
The Wall Street Journal.
(iii) If the Common Stock is not listed on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq Capital Market
or a national securities exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the average of the closing bid
and ask prices of the Common Stock on that day as reported by the Nasdaq bulletin board or any
comparable system on that day.
(iv) If the Common Stock is not traded included in the Nasdaq bulletin board or any comparable
system, the Fair
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The Company was previously known as FORTIS Corporation and assumed
all of the rights and responsibilities of FORTIS Corporation, a Minnesota
corporation (FORTIS Minnesota), with respect to the Plan pursuant to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Company and FORTIS Minnesota,
effective May 16, 1991, under which FORTIS Minnesota changed its state of
incorporation from Minnesota to Delaware by merging with and into the Company
which was a wholly owned subsidiary of FORTIS Minnesota. |
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Market Value shall be the average of the closing bid and ask prices on that day as furnished by any member of the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose.
(v) If the date in question is not a trading day, then the Fair Market Value shall be
determined based on prices for the trading day prior to the date in question.
HOSTILE TAKE-OVER: A Hostile Take-Over shall be the acquisition, directly or
indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or a person that
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities
possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Companys
outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Companys
stockholders which the Board does not recommend such stockholders to accept.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR. Any Director who is not also an employee of the Company or a
Parent or Subsidiary within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and is an outside director within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
NON-STATUTORY OPTION: A Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option not intended to
satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.
OPTION: A Non-Statutory Option.
OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARD: Any right granted under Section V of Article IV of the Plan.
OPTIONEE: Any person to whom an option is granted under the Discretionary Option
Grant Program of Article II, the Automatic Option Grant Program of Article III, or the Other Equity
Based Awards Program of Article IV of this Plan.
PARENT: A corporation shall be deemed to be a Parent of the Company if it is a
corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company,
provided each such corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Company) owns, at the time of
the determination, 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.
PARTICIPANT: An Eligible Person granted an Award under the Plan.
PERFORMANCE AWARD: Any right granted under Section III of Article IV of the Plan.
PERFORMANCE GOAL: Performance Goal shall have the meaning set forth in Section
III.A.(i) of Article IV of the Plan.
PERMANENT DISABILITY: A permanent disability shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Code Section 22(e)(3).
PERSON: Any individual or entity, including a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association, joint venture or trust.
PLAN: The CorVel Corporation Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan, which was formerly
named the Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated.
QUALIFIED PERFORMANCE BASED AWARD: A Qualified Performance Based Award shall have the
meaning set forth in Section III.A. of Article IV of the Plan.
RESTRICTED STOCK: Any Share granted under Section II of Article IV of the Plan.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT: Any unit granted under Section II of Article IV of the Plan.
RULE 16b-3: Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act or any successor
rule or regulation.
SECURITIES ACT: Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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SEC: The SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SECTION 16(b) INSIDER: An individual shall be considered to be a Section 16(b)
Insider on any relevant date under the Plan if such individual is at the time subject to the
short-swing profit restrictions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act by reason of his or her
affiliation with the Company.
SERVICE PROVIDER: An individual shall be deemed to be a Service Provider for so long
as such individual renders service on a periodic basis to the Company, its Parent and/or any of its
Subsidiaries as an Employee, a non-Employee member of the board of directors or a consultant or
independent advisor.
SHARE OR SHARES: A Share or Shares of Common Stock or such other securities or
property as may become subject to Awards pursuant to an adjustment made pursuant to Section V.C. of
Article I of the Plan.
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT: Any right granted under Section I of Article IV of the
Plan.
SUBSIDIARY: A corporation shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of the Company if it is
one of the corporations (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning
with the Company, provided each such corporation (other than the last corporation in the unbroken
chain) owns, at the time of determination, 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.
For purposes of all Non-Statutory Option grants, all other Awards granted under Article IV of the
Plan, and all Corporate Transaction provisions of the Plan, the term Subsidiary shall also
include any partnership, joint venture or other business entity of which the Company owns, directly
or indirectly through another entity, more than a fifty percent (50%) interest in voting power,
capital or profits.
TANDEM RIGHT: Any tandem stock appreciation right granted under Section II of Article
II of the Plan.
10% STOCKHOLDER: A 10% Stockholder is the owner of stock possessing 10% or more of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.
(i) The individual is treated as owning any stock owned, directly or indirectly, by:
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(ii) Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by a corporation, partnership, estate, or trust is
treated as owned proportionately by or for its stockholders, partners, or beneficiaries.
C. Stock option grants made to any Participant under the Discretionary Option Grant Program of
Article II and Awards made to any Participant under the Other Equity Based Awards Program of
Article IV shall not in any way affect, limit or restrict such individuals eligibility to
participate in any other stock plan or other compensation or benefit plan, arrangement or practice
now or hereafter maintained by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.
D. Stock option grants or other Awards outstanding under the Plan shall in no way affect the right
of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business
structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its
business or assets.
II. STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN
A. Stock Programs. The Plan shall be divided into three separate components: the
Discretionary Option Grant Program specified in Article II, the Automatic Option Grant Program
specified in Article III, and the Other Equity Based Awards Program specified in Article IV. Under
the Discretionary Option Grant Program, Eligible Persons (except as otherwise limited by Section
I.B.of Article III) may, at the discretion of the Committee, be granted options to purchase shares
of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of Article II. Under the Automatic Option Grant
Program, Eligible Directors will receive at periodic intervals special option grants to purchase
shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of Article III. Under the Other Equity
Based Awards Program, Eligible Persons (except as otherwise limited by Section I.B.of Article III)
may be granted, at the discretion of the Committee, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Dividend Equivalents or Other Stock-Based Awards in
accordance with the provisions of Article IV.
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B. General Provisions. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the provisions of
Articles I and V shall apply to the Discretionary Option Grant Program, the Automatic Option Grant
Program and the Other Equity Based Awards Program, and shall accordingly govern the interests of
all individuals under the Plan.
III. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
A. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee may delegate its
responsibilities to others under such conditions and limitations as it may determine, except that
the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to the making of grants to Section 16(b)
Insiders. However, if the grant to a Section 16(b) Insider would not be exempt under SEC Rule
16b-3 if made by the Committee, such grant may be made by the Board. On the other hand, if the grant of an
option is intended to be exempt from Code Section 162(m), it must be made by a committee composed
exclusively of outside directors, as that term is defined in Code Section 162(m).
B. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the
sole and exclusive authority with respect to the Discretionary Option Grant Program and the Other
Equity Based Awards Program:
(i) to designate Participants and make grants of Awards to any and all Eligible Persons;
(ii) to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or the method by which payment or
other rights are to be determined in connection with, each Award;
(iv) to determine the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement, consistent with
the terms of the Plan;
(v) to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be exercised
in cash, Shares, promissory notes (provided, however, that the par value of any Shares to be issued
pursuant to such exercise shall be paid in the form of cash, services rendered, personal property,
real property or a combination thereof, and the acceptance of such promissory notes does not
conflict with Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), other securities, other awards or
other property, or cancelled, forfeited or suspended;
(vi) to interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to it, and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable in
administering the Discretionary Option Grant Program and the Other Equity Based Awards Program;
(vii) to change the terms and conditions or accelerate the vesting of any outstanding Award or
Award Agreement granted pursuant to Article II, and any outstanding Award or Award Agreement
granted pursuant to Article IV (except for any Qualified Performance Based Award as defined in
Article IV of the Plan to the extent such authority would violate Code Section 162(m)), provided
such action does not, without the consent of the holder, adversely affect the rights and
obligations such individual may have under the outstanding grant; and
(viii) to make any other determination or take any other action that the Committee deems
necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
C. Administration of the Automatic Option Grant Program shall be self-executing in accordance with
the express terms and conditions of Article III, and neither the Committee nor the Board shall
exercise discretionary functions with respect to option grants made pursuant to that program.
D. Except as otherwise provided in Section III.C. of this Article I, designations, determinations,
interpretations and other decisions of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan and any
option grants, stock issuances or any other Awards made hereunder shall be within the sole
discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time, and shall be final, conclusive and binding on
all Persons having any interest in the Plan or any options or Awards granted or shares issued under
the Plan.
E. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each member of the Committee
and any secondary committee formed pursuant to Section III.A. of this Article I and every other
member of the Board, as well as any other employee with duties under the Plan, against all
liabilities and expenses (including any amount paid in settlement or in satisfaction of a judgment)
reasonably incurred by the individual in connection with any claims against the individual by
reason of the performance of the individuals duties under the Plan. This indemnity shall not
apply, however, if: (i) it is determined in the action, lawsuit, or proceeding that the individual
is guilty of gross negligence or intentional misconduct in the performance of those duties; or (ii)
the individual fails to assist the Company in defending against any such claim. The Company shall
have the
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right to select counsel and to control the prosecution or defense of the suit. The
Company shall not be obligated to indemnify any individual for any amount incurred through any
settlement or compromise of any action unless the Company consents in writing to the settlement or
compromise.
F. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (except as provided in Section III.A.
of this Article I), the Board may, at any time and from time to time, without any further action of
the Committee, exercise the powers and duties of the Committee under the Plan.
IV. ELIGIBILITY
A. The persons eligible to receive option grants under the Discretionary Option Grant Program of
Article II and Awards under the Other Equity Based Awards Program of Article IV are Eligible
Persons selected by the Committee to receive such options and Awards, except as otherwise limited
by Section I.B.of Article III of the Plan.
B. The persons entitled to receive option grants under the Automatic Option Grant Program of
Article III are the Eligible Directors, as defined in Section I.A. of Article III of the Plan.
V. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
A. The Common Stock issuable under the Plan shall be made available either from authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock or from shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Company on the
open market. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable over the term of this Plan
shall not exceed 9,682,500 shares. Such share reserve is subject to adjustment from time to time
in accordance with Section V.C. of this Article I.
B. Should an option or other Award granted under this Plan expire or terminate for any reason prior
to exercise or surrender in full, the shares subject to the portion of the option or other Award
not so exercised or surrendered shall be available for subsequent option or other Award grants
under this Plan. In addition, unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently cancelled or
repurchased by the Company, at the original option or Award exercise price paid per share, pursuant
to the Companys repurchase rights under the Plan shall be added back to the number of shares of
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and shall accordingly be available for reissuance
through one or more subsequent option or other Award grants under the Plan. However, shares
subject to Tandem Rights exercised in accordance with the provisions of Section II of Article II
shall reduce on a share-for-share basis the number of shares of Common Stock available for
subsequent option or other Award grants under this Plan. Should the exercise price of an
outstanding option or other Award under the Plan be paid with shares of Common Stock or should
shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable under the Plan be withheld by the Company in satisfaction
of the withholding taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of an outstanding option or other
Award or the vesting of a stock issuance or other Award under the Plan, then the number of shares
of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the gross number of
shares for which the option or other Award is exercised or which vest under the stock issuance or
other Award, and not by the net number of shares of Common Stock actually issued to the
Participant.
C. In the event any change is made to the Common Stock issuable under the Plan by reason of any
stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination of shares, exchange
of shares, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, or other change affecting the
outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Companys receipt of consideration, then
appropriate adjustments shall be made by the Committee to (i) the aggregate number and/or class of
securities (or other property) issuable under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and/or class of
securities (or other property) for which any one Participant may be granted stock options, stock
appreciation rights or other Awards over the term of the Plan, (iii) the number and/or class of
securities for which automatic option grants are to be subsequently made to Eligible Directors
under the Automatic Option Grant Program, (iv) the number and/or class of securities (or other
property) subject to, and the purchase and/or exercise price per share in effect under, each
option, stock appreciation right or other Award outstanding under the Plan, and (v) the limitations
contained in Section V.E. of this Article I, in order to preclude the dilution or enlargement of
benefits thereunder. All adjustments made by the Committee pursuant to this Section V.C. shall be
final and binding.
D. In the event that (i) the Company is the surviving entity in any Corporate Transaction which
does not result in the termination of outstanding options pursuant to the Corporate Transaction
provisions of the Plan or (ii) the outstanding options under the Plan are to be assumed in
connection with such Corporate Transaction, then each such continuing or assumed option shall,
immediately after such Corporate Transaction, be appropriately adjusted to apply and pertain to the
number and class of securities which would have been issuable, in consummation of such Corporate
Transaction, to an actual holder of the same number of shares of Common Stock as are subject to
such option immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction. Appropriate adjustments shall also be
made to the exercise price payable per share, provided the aggregate option price shall remain the
same. In addition, the number and class of securities which remain issuable under this Plan
following the consummation of the Corporate Transaction shall be appropriately adjusted.
Adjustments under this section will be made in accordance with Code Section 424 and treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder to the extent required, and for purposes of compliance with the
provisions of
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Code Section 409A relating to modification of stock rights, adjustments will be made
in accordance with the requirements Code Section 424 and treasury regulations promulgated
thereunder as modified by applicable guidance under Code Section 409A.
E. 162(m) Limitation on Awards. From and after January 1, 1994 until June 30, 2006, in no event
may any one individual participating in the Plan be granted stock options and/or separately
exercisable stock appreciation rights, exceeding 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate
over such period, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of
Section V.C. of this Article. From and after approval of the stockholders at the 2006 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan other than Section V.C. of
this Article I, no Participant shall be granted: (i) Options or SARs, the value of which are
derived solely from the appreciation in the value of Shares after the date of grant, with respect
to more than 500,000 Shares in the aggregate within any fiscal year of the Company; or (ii) other
Qualified Performance Based Awards under Article IV that do not meet the definition contained in
clause (i) above and that could result in such Participant receiving more than $1,500,000 in cash
or the equivalent Fair Market Value of Shares determined at the date of grant for each full or partial fiscal year of the Company contained in the performance period of a
particular Qualified Performance Based Award, provided, however, that, if any other Qualified
Performance Based Awards are outstanding for such Participant for a given fiscal year, such dollar
limitation shall be reduced for each such given fiscal year by the amount that could be received by
the Participant under all such Qualified Performance Based Awards, divided, for each such Qualified
Performance Based Award, by the number of full or partial fiscal years of the Company contained in
the performance period of each such outstanding Qualified Performance Based Award; provided,
however, that the limitations set forth in this Section V.E. shall be subject to adjustment under
Section V.C. of Article I only to the extent that such adjustment does not affect the status of any
Award intended under Article IV to qualify as performance based compensation under Section 162(m)
of the Code.
ARTICLE II.
DISCRETIONARY OPTION GRANT PROGRAM
I. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
A. The Committee shall have sole and exclusive authority (subject to the express provisions of the
Plan) to determine which Eligible Persons are to be granted options under the Discretionary Option
Grant Program, the number of shares to be covered by each such option, the status of the granted
option as a Non-Statutory Option, the time or times at which such option is to become exercisable
and the maximum term for which the option is to remain outstanding.
B. The granted options shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall
from time to time approve. Unless otherwise provided in a particular Award Agreement, the granted
options shall comply with the terms and conditions specified below.
1. Option Price.
a. The option price per share shall be fixed by the Committee, but in no event shall the
option price per share be less than the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the
date of the option grant.
b. The option price shall become immediately due upon exercise of the option and shall,
subject to the loan provisions of Section I of Article V, be payable in one or more of the
alternative forms specified below:
i. full payment in cash or check payable to the Companys order; or
ii. full payment in shares of Common Stock held by the Optionee for the requisite period
necessary to avoid a charge to the Companys reported earnings and valued at Fair Market Value on
the Exercise Date (as such term is defined below); or
iii. to the extent the option is exercised for vested shares, full payment through a special
sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the Optionee is to provide irrevocable written
instructions (i) to a brokerage firm to effect the immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit
to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available on the settlement date, an amount sufficient to
cover the aggregate option price payable for the purchased shares plus all applicable Federal and
state income and employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company by reason of such purchase
and (ii) to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such
brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or
c. If payment of the exercise price is made by means of the surrender of shares of Common
Stock which are subject to certain restrictions, the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon
the exercise of the option equal to the number of shares of restricted stock surrendered shall be
subject to the same restrictions as the restricted stock that was surrendered.
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d. The Exercise Date shall be the date on which written or electronic notice of the option
exercise is delivered to the Company. Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure
specified in clause (iii) of subparagraph b. above is utilized in connection with the option
exercise, payment of the option price for the purchased shares must accompany such notice.
2. Term and Exercise of Options.
a. Each option granted under the Discretionary Option Grant Program shall be exercisable in
one or more installments as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award
Agreement evidencing such option; provided, however, no such option shall have a maximum term in
excess of ten (10) years from the date it was granted to the Optionee.
b. During the lifetime of the Optionee, Non-Statutory Options shall be exercisable only by the
Optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will, by the laws of descent and
distribution following the Optionees death, or to any Family Member (as such term is defined in
the General Instructions to Form S-8 (or any successor to such Instructions or such Form) under the Securities Act), provided that the Participant may not
receive any consideration for such transfer, the Family Member may not make any subsequent
transfers other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and the Company receives
written notice of such transfer. This assigned portion may only be exercised by the person or
persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment. The terms
applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately
prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the
Committee may deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may also designate one
or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or her outstanding Non-Statutory Options
under the Plan, and those options shall, in accordance with such designation, automatically be
transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries upon the Optionees death while holding those
options. Such beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred options subject to all the
terms and conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such transferred option, including
(without limitation) the limited time period during which the option may be exercised following the
Optionees death.
3. Termination of Service.
a. Should an Optionee cease to be a Service Provider for any reason (including death or
Permanent Disability) other than due to a termination for the reasons set forth in subparagraph (c)
below, then such options shall not be exercisable at any time after the EARLIER of (i) the
specified expiration date of the option term or (ii) the expiration of the limited period of time
specified by the Committee in the option agreement. Each such option shall, during such period
following cessation of Service Provider status, be exercisable only to the extent of the number of
shares (if any) in which the Optionee is vested on the date of such cessation of Service Provider
status.
b. Any option held by an Optionee under this Article II at the time of his or her death and
exercisable in whole or in part at that time may be subsequently exercised, but only to the extent
of the number of shares (if any) in which the Optionee is vested on the date the Optionee ceases to
be a Service Provider (less any of those shares subsequently purchased by the Optionee prior to
death), by the personal representative of the Optionees estate, by the person or persons to whom
the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionees will or the laws of inheritance or by the
Optionees designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of that option. Any such exercise must occur
prior to the EARLIER of (i) the expiration date of the option term or (ii) the first anniversary of
the date of the Optionees death.
c. If an Optionees Service Provider status is terminated for any of the following reasons,
then all outstanding options granted the Optionee under this Article II shall immediately terminate
and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination:
i. the Optionees intentional misconduct or continuing gross neglect of duties which
materially and adversely affects the business and operations of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary employing the Optionee;
ii. the Optionees unauthorized use or disclosure (or attempt thereat) of confidential
information or trade secrets of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary; or
iii. the Optionees commission of an act involving embezzlement, theft, fraud, falsification
of records, destruction of property or commission of a crime or other offense involving money or
other property of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary employing the Optionee.
The reasons for termination of an Optionee as a Service Provider set forth in this
subparagraph (c) are not intended to be an exclusive list of all acts or omissions which the
Company may deem to constitute misconduct or other grounds for terminating the Optionee (or any
other individual).
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d. The Committee shall have complete discretion, exercisable either at the time the option is
granted or at any time while the option remains outstanding, to permit one or more options held by
the Optionee under this Article II to be exercised, during the limited period of exercisability
following cessation of Service Provider status, not only with respect to the number of shares in
which the Optionee is vested at the time of such cessation of Service Provider status but also with
respect to one or more subsequent installments of purchasable shares in which the Optionee would
otherwise have vested had the Optionee continued as a Service Provider.
e. If the option is granted to an individual who is not an Employee of the Company, then the
option agreement evidencing the granted option shall include provisions comparable to those set
forth in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, and may include provisions comparable to
subparagraph (d) above, with respect to the Optionees termination of service with the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary.
4. Stockholder Rights. An option holder shall have none of the rights of a
stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the option until such individual shall have
exercised the option, paid the option price and satisfied all other conditions precedent to the
issuance of certificates for the purchased shares.
5. Repurchase Rights. The shares of Common Stock acquired upon the exercise of any
Article II option grant may be subject to one or more repurchase rights of the Company in
accordance with the following provisions:
a. The Committee shall have the discretion to authorize the issuance of unvested shares of
Common Stock under this Article II. Should the Optionee cease Service Provider status while
holding such unvested shares, the Company shall have the right to repurchase any or all of those
unvested shares at the option price paid per share. The terms and conditions upon which such
repurchase right shall be exercisable (including the period and procedure for exercise and the
appropriate vesting schedule for the purchased shares) shall be established by the Committee and
set forth in the instrument evidencing such repurchase right.
b. All of the Companys outstanding repurchase rights shall automatically terminate, and all
shares subject to such terminated rights shall immediately vest in full, upon the occurrence of any
Corporate Transaction, except to the extent: (i) any such repurchase right is expressly assigned to
the successor corporation (or parent thereof) in connection with the Corporate Transaction or (ii)
such termination is precluded by other limitations imposed by the Committee at the time the
repurchase right is issued.
c. The Committee shall have the discretionary authority, exercisable either before or after
the Optionees cessation of Service Provider status, to cancel the Companys outstanding repurchase
rights with respect to one or more shares purchased or purchasable by the Optionee under this
Article II and thereby accelerate the vesting of such shares in whole or in part at any time.
II. TANDEM RIGHTS AND LIMITED RIGHTS
A. The Committee shall have full power and authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to grant
selected Optionees tandem stock appreciation rights (Tandem Rights) pertaining to all or part of
the shares of Common Stock subject to one or more of their option grants under this Article II.
B. Tandem Rights may be granted at the same time the underlying option is granted or any time
thereafter while the option remains outstanding. The Optionee may exercise such Tandem Right by
surrendering the underlying option in whole or in part to the Company, to the extent such option is
at the time exercisable for vested shares of Common Stock. In exchange for the surrendered option,
the Optionee shall receive a distribution from the Company in an amount equal to the excess of (i)
the Fair Market Value (on the option surrender date) of the number of shares in which the Optionee
is at the time vested under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion) over (ii) the aggregate
option price payable for such vested shares. However, the exercise of the Tandem Right shall be
effective only if approved by the Committee. If so approved, the distribution to which the
Optionee shall accordingly become entitled with respect to the surrendered option shall be made in
shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value on the option surrender date.
C. If the surrender of an option is rejected by the Committee, then the Optionee shall retain
whatever rights the Optionee had under the surrendered option (or surrendered portion) on the
option surrender date and may exercise such rights at any time prior to the last day on which the
option is otherwise exercisable in accordance with the terms of the instrument evidencing such
option, but in no event may such rights be exercised more than ten (10) years after the date of the
option grant.
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D. Prior to July 1, 2006, one or more Section 16(b) Insiders may, in the Committees sole
discretion, be granted limited stock appreciation rights (Limited Rights)2
in conjunction with
their outstanding options under this Article II. Such Limited Rights shall provide that upon the
occurrence of a Hostile Take-Over, each outstanding option with such a Limited Right shall
automatically be cancelled, to the extent such option is at the time exercisable for fully-vested
shares of Common Stock. The Optionee shall in return be entitled to a cash distribution from the
Company in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Take-Over Price of the vested shares of Common
Stock at the time subject to the cancelled option (or cancelled portion of such option) over (ii)
the aggregate exercise price payable for such shares. The cash distribution payable upon such
cancellation shall be made within five (5) days following the consummation of the Hostile
Take-Over. The Committee shall pre-approve, at the time the limited right is granted, the
subsequent exercise of that right in accordance with the terms of this Section II.D. Accordingly,
no further approval of the Committee or the Board shall be required at the time of the actual
option cancellation and cash distribution. The balance of the option (if any) shall continue to
remain outstanding and exercisable in accordance with the terms and conditions of the instrument
evidencing such option.
III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION
A. Upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction, the exercisability of each option outstanding
under this Article II shall be automatically accelerated so that each such option shall,
immediately prior to the specified effective date for the Corporate Transaction, become fully
exercisable with respect to the total number of shares of Common Stock at the time subject to such
option, whether or not vested, and may be exercised for all or any portion of such shares. However,
an outstanding option under this Article II shall NOT be so accelerated if and to the extent: (i)
such option is, in connection with the Corporate Transaction, either to be assumed by the successor
corporation or parent thereof or to be replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of the
capital stock of the successor corporation or parent thereof, or (ii) such option is to be replaced
with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing at
the time of the Corporate Transaction on any shares for which the option is not otherwise at that
time exercisable and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same exercise/vesting
schedule applicable to those option shares, or (iii) the acceleration of such option is subject to
other applicable limitations imposed by the Committee at the time of grant. The determination of
comparability under clause (i) above shall be made by the Committee, and its determination shall be
final and binding.
B. The Committee shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time, to provide (upon such terms
and conditions as it may deem appropriate) for either the automatic acceleration of one or more
assumed or replaced options which do not accelerate in connection with the Corporate Transaction or
for the automatic vesting of any cash incentive programs implemented in replacement of such
options, in the event the Optionees employment should subsequently terminate within a designated
period following the effective date of such Corporate Transaction.
C. Upon the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all outstanding options under this Article
II shall, to the extent not previously exercised or assumed by the successor corporation or its
parent company, terminate and cease to be outstanding.
ARTICLE III.
AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANT PROGRAM
I. ELIGIBILITY
A. Eligible Directors. The individuals eligible to receive automatic option grants pursuant
to the provisions of this Article III program shall be limited to those individuals who first
become non-Employee Board members on or after August 5, 1993, whether through appointment by the
Board or election by the Companys stockholders. Any non-Employee Board member eligible to
participate in the Automatic Option Grant Program pursuant to the foregoing criteria shall be
designated an Eligible Director for purposes of this Plan.
B. Limitation. Except for the option grants to be made pursuant to the provisions of this
Automatic Option Grant Program, an Eligible Director serving on the Committee or any secondary
committee established pursuant to Section III.A. of Article I shall NOT be eligible during such
period of service to receive any additional option grants or stock issuances under this Plan or any
other stock plan of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary).
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Options granted to Section 16(b) Insiders prior to the effective
date of the June 15, 1992 Restatement contain a different form of Limited
Right. Such right will provide each Section 16(b) Insider with a thirty
(30)-day election period, following the successful completion of a hostile
tender offer for fifty percent (50%) or more of the Companys outstanding
voting securities, to surrender the underlying option for a cash distribution
from the Company in an amount per share of Common Stock in which the Section
16(b) Insider is at the time vested under the surrendered option equal to the
excess of the highest price per share paid in effecting such tender offer over
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II. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AUTOMATIC OPTION GRANTS
A. Grant Dates. Option grants shall be made under this Article III on the dates specified
below:
(i) Each Eligible Director who has not at any time been in the prior employ of the Company
(or any Parent or Subsidiary) shall automatically be granted, at the time of such initial election
or appointment, a Non-Statutory Option to purchase 7,500 shares of Common Stock upon the terms and
conditions of this Article III.
(ii) On the date of each Annual Stockholders Meeting, commencing with the 1993 Annual
Stockholders Meeting, each individual who is at the time serving as an Eligible Director shall
automatically be granted, whether or not such individual is standing for re-election as a Board
member at that particular meeting and whether or not such individual has at any time been in the
prior employ of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary), a Non-Statutory Option to purchase 3,000
shares of Common Stock upon the terms and conditions of this Article III, provided he or she has
served as a non-Employee Board member for at least six (6) months prior to the date of such
meeting. There shall be no limit on the number of 3,000-share option grants any Eligible Director
may receive over his or her period of Board service.
The number of shares for which the automatic grants are to be made to each newly elected or
continuing Eligible Director shall be subject to periodic adjustment pursuant to the applicable
provisions of Section V.C. of Article I.
B. Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to each automatic
option grant made under this Article III shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value per share of Common Stock on the automatic grant date.
C. Payment.
(i) The exercise price shall be payable in one or more of the alternative forms specified
below:
a. full payment in cash or check payable to the Companys order; or
b. full payment in shares of Common Stock held for the requisite period necessary to avoid a
charge to the Companys reported earnings and valued at Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date (as
such term is defined below); or
c. full payment through a sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which the non-Employee
Board member is to provide irrevocable written instructions (1) to a brokerage firm to effect the
immediate sale of the purchased shares and remit to the Company, out of the sale proceeds available
on the settlement date, an amount sufficient to cover the aggregate option price payable for the
purchased shares and (2) to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares
directly to such brokerage firm in order to complete the sale transaction; or
(ii) If payment is made by means of the surrender of shares of Common Stock which are subject
to certain restrictions, the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the
option equal to the number of shares of restricted stock surrendered shall be subject to the same
restrictions as the restricted stock that was surrendered.
(iii) The Exercise Date shall be the date on which written notice of the option exercise is
delivered to the Company. Except to the extent the sale and remittance or loan procedure specified
in clause (i)(c) above is utilized in connection with the option exercise, payment of the option
price for the purchased shares must accompany such notice.
D. Option Term. Each automatic grant under this Article III shall have a maximum term of
ten (10) years measured from the automatic grant date.
E. Exercisability. Each automatic grant shall become exercisable in a series of four (4)
equal and successive annual installments over the Optionees period of service on the Board, with
the first such installment to become exercisable twelve (12) months after the automatic grant date.
The exercisability of each automatic grant shall be subject to acceleration in accordance with the
provisions of Section II.G and Section III of this Article III.
F. Limited Transferability. During the lifetime of the Optionee, each automatic option
grant shall be exercisable only by the Optionee and shall not be assignable or transferable by
Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution following the Optionees death,
or to any Family Member (as such term is defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8 (or any
successor to such Instructions or such Form) under the Securities Act), provided that the Optionee
may not receive any consideration for such transfer, the Family Member may not make any subsequent
transfers other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and the Company receives
written notice of such transfer. The assigned portion may only be exercised by
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the person or
persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment. The terms
applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately
prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents issued to the assignee as the
Committee may deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may also designate one
or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or her outstanding options under the
Plan, and those options shall, in accordance with such designation, automatically be transferred to
such beneficiary or beneficiaries upon the Optionees death while holding those options. Such
beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred options subject to all the terms and
conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such transferred option, including (without
limitation) the limited time period during which the option may be exercised following the
Optionees death.
G. Termination of Board Service.
1. Should the Optionees service as a Board member cease for any reason (other than death or
Permanent Disability) while holding one or more automatic option grants under this Article III,
then such individual shall have a six (6)-month period following the date of such cessation of
Board service in which to exercise each such option for any or all of the shares of Common Stock
for which the option is exercisable at the time of such cessation of Board service. However, each
such option shall immediately terminate and cease to be outstanding, at the time of such cessation
of Board service, with respect to any shares for which the option is not otherwise at that time
exercisable.
2. Should the Optionee die within six (6) months after cessation of Board service, then each
outstanding automatic option grant held by the Optionee at the time of death may subsequently be
exercised, for any or all of the shares of Common Stock for which such option is exercisable at the
time of the Optionees cessation of Board service (less any option shares subsequently purchased by
the Optionee prior to death), by the personal representative of the Optionees estate, by the
person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionees will or the laws of
inheritance or by the Optionees designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of that option. Any such
exercise must occur with twelve (12) months after the date of the Optionees death.
3. Should the Optionee die or become Permanently Disabled while serving as a Board member,
then each automatic option grant held at that time by such Optionee under this Article III shall
accelerate in full, and the Optionee (or the personal representative of the Optionees estate, or
the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to the Optionees will or the laws
of inheritance or the Optionees designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of that option) shall have
a twelve (12) month period following the date of the Optionees cessation of Board service in which
to exercise each such option for any or all of the shares of Common Stock subject to that option at
the time of such cessation of Board service.
4. In no event shall any automatic grant under this Article III remain exercisable after the
specified expiration date of the ten (10)-year option term. Upon the expiration of the applicable
post-service exercise period under subparagraph 1, 2 or 3 above or (if earlier) upon the expiration
of the ten (10)-year option term, the automatic grant shall terminate and cease to be outstanding
for any unexercised shares for which the option was otherwise exercisable at the time of the
Optionees cessation of Board service.
H. Remaining Terms. The remaining terms and conditions of each automatic option grant shall
be substantially the same as the terms in effect for option grants made under the Discretionary
Option Grant Program and shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.
III. CORPORATE TRANSACTION/CHANGE IN CONTROL/HOSTILE TAKE-OVER
A. In the event of any Corporate Transaction effected during the Optionees period of Board
service, each automatic option grant at the time held by such Optionee under this Article III shall
automatically accelerate so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the specified
effective date for the Corporate Transaction, become exercisable for all of the shares of Common
Stock at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of such
shares. Upon the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, all automatic option grants under this
Article III shall terminate and cease to be outstanding.
B. In the event of any Change in Control effected during the Optionees period of Board service,
each automatic option grant at the time held by such Optionee under this Article III shall
automatically accelerate so that each such option shall, immediately prior to the specified
effective date for the Change in Control, become exercisable for all of the shares of Common Stock
at the time subject to such option and may be exercised for all or any portion of such shares.
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ARTICLE IV.
OTHER EQUITY BASED AWARDS PROGRAM
Subject to any limitations contained in the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and exclusive
authority (subject to the express provisions of the Plan) to determine which Eligible Persons are
to be granted Awards under the Other Equity Based Awards Program, and the terms and conditions of
any such Awards. Such Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee
shall from time to time approve.
I. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
The Committee is authorized to grant free-standing Stock Appreciation Rights to Eligible
Persons subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. Each such Stock
Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder upon exercise the right to
receive a number of Shares equal to the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the
date of exercise (or, if the Committee shall so determine, at any time during a specified period
before or after the date of exercise) over (b) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as
determined by the Committee, which grant price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value
of one Share on the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right. Subject to the terms of the
Plan, the grant price, term, methods of exercise, dates of exercise and any other terms and
conditions (including conditions or restrictions on the exercise thereof) of any Stock Appreciation
Right shall be as determined by the Committee.
II. RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
A. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to
Eligible Persons with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and
conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine:
(i) Restrictions. Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be
subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, a
restriction on or prohibition against the right to receive any dividend or other right or property
with respect thereto), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or
times, in such installments or otherwise as the Committee may deem appropriate.
(ii) Stock Certificates. Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall be
evidenced by the issuance of a stock certificate or certificates, which shall be held by the
Company. Such certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and
shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the applicable Award Agreement and possible
forfeiture of such shares of Restricted Stock.
(iii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon a
Participants termination of employment (as determined under criteria established by the Committee)
during the applicable restriction period, all applicable Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units at such time subject to restriction shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company;
provided, however, that the Committee may, when it finds that a waiver would be in the best
interest of the Company, waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect
to Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.
III. PERFORMANCE AWARDS
A. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Awards to Eligible Persons subject to
the terms of the Plan. A Performance Award granted under the Plan (a) may be denominated or
payable in cash, Shares (including, without limitation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units), other securities, other Awards or other property and (b) shall confer on the holder thereof
the right to receive payments, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of such performance goals
during such performance periods as the Committee shall establish. Subject to the terms of the
Plan, the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any
performance period, the amount of any Performance Award granted, the amount of any payment or
transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award and any other terms and conditions of any
Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee. From time to time, the Committee may
designate a Performance Award granted hereunder as an award of qualified performance-based
compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (a Qualified Performance Based
Award), and such awards shall comply with the following requirements.
(i) Performance Goals; Timing of Designations. Qualified Performance Based Awards
shall, to the extent required by Section 162(m), be conditioned solely on the achievement of one or
more objective performance goals, and such performance goals shall be established by the Committee
within the time period prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section
162(m) (Performance Goals"). The Committee shall, not later than 90 days after the beginning of
each performance period, (A) designate all Participants for such performance period, and
(B) establish the objective Performance Goals for each Participant for that performance period on
the basis of one or more of the business criteria set forth in (ii) below.
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(ii) Business Criteria. Unless and until the Committee proposes for stockholder
approval and the Companys stockholders approve a change in the general business criteria set forth
in this section, the attainment of which may determine the amount and/or vesting with respect to
Qualified Performance Based Awards, the business criteria to be used for purposes of establishing
Performance Goals for Qualified Performance Based Awards shall be selected from the following
alternatives. Performance goals may be based upon based upon one or more of the following business
criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied on a corporate,
subsidiary or business unit basis: revenue, cash flow, gross profit, earnings before interest and
taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and net earnings, earnings
per share, margins (including one or more of gross, operating and net income margins), returns
(including one or more of return on assets, equity, investment, capital and revenue and total
stockholder return), stock price, economic value added, working capital, market share, cost
reductions, workforce satisfaction and diversity goals, employee retention, customer satisfaction,
completion of key projects and strategic plan development and implementation. Such Performance
Goals may reflect absolute entity or business unit performance or a relative comparison to the
performance of a peer group of entities or other external measure of the selected performance
criteria. Pursuant to rules and conditions adopted by the Committee on or before the 90th day of
the applicable performance period for which Performance Goals are established, the Committee may
appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under such goals to exclude the effect of
certain events, including any of the following events: asset write-downs; litigation or claim
judgments or settlements; changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or
provisions affecting reported results; severance, contract termination and other costs related to
exiting certain business activities; and gains or losses from the disposition of businesses or
assets or from the early extinguishment of debt.
(iii) Payment of Qualified Performance Based Awards. Unless another specified payment
date or schedule of payment dates is provided in the applicable Award Agreement, Qualified
Performance Based Awards shall be paid within 2 1/2 months after the end of the calendar year in
which the applicable performance condition ends. The Committee shall certify in writing that
Performance Goals have been met prior to payment of the Qualified Performance Based Awards to the
extent required by Section 162(m). The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of a
payout otherwise to be made in connection with a Qualified Performance Based Award, but may not
exercise discretion to increase such amount.
(iv) Certain Events. If a Participant dies or becomes permanently and totally
disabled before the end of a performance period or after the performance period and before a
Qualified Performance Based Award is paid, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the
Participant shall be paid a pro rated portion of the award that the Participant would have received
but for such death or disability.
(v) Stockholder Approval of Plan. Any Qualified Performance Based Award shall be null
and void and have no effect whatsoever unless the Plan shall have been approved by the stockholders
of the Company at the Companys 2006 Annual Stockholders Meeting. No Qualified Performance Based
Award shall be granted more than five years after the date of such 2006 Annual Stockholders Meeting
unless the stockholders have re-approved the Plan to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the
Code.
(vi) Interpretation. The provisions in this Section III of Article IV, and all of the
other terms and conditions of the Plan as it applies to any Qualified Performance Based Award,
shall be interpreted in such a fashion as to qualify all compensation paid thereunder as qualified
performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
IV. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS
The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to Eligible Persons under which the
Participant shall be entitled to receive payments (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards
or other property as determined in the discretion of the Committee) equivalent to the amount of
cash dividends paid by the Company to holders of Shares with respect to a number of Shares
determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan, such Dividend Equivalents may have
such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.
V. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
The Committee is authorized to grant to Eligible Persons, subject to the terms of the Plan,
such other Awards that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to,
or otherwise based on or related to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible
into Shares), as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan. Shares
or other securities delivered pursuant to a purchase right granted under this Section V shall be
purchased for such consideration, which may be paid by such method or methods and in such form or
forms (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, promissory notes, promissory notes (provided,
however, that the par value of any Shares to be issued pursuant to such exercise shall be paid in
the form of cash, services rendered, personal property, real property or a combination thereof and
the acceptance such promissory notes does not conflict with Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002), other securities, other Awards or other property or any combination thereof, as the
Committee shall determine, the value of which consideration, as
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established by the Committee, shall
not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Shares or other securities as of the date
such purchase right is granted.
ARTICLE V.
MISCELLANEOUS
I. LOANS OR GUARANTEE OF LOANS
The Committee may assist a Participant (including any officer or director) in the exercise of
one or more outstanding options under the Discretionary Option Grant Program or one or more
outstanding Awards under the Other Equity Based Awards Program by (a) authorizing the extension of
a full-recourse interest-bearing loan to such Optionee from the Company, (b) permitting the
Participant to pay the exercise price or other purchase price with respect to such Award in
installments over a period of years or (c) authorizing a guarantee by the Company of a third-party
loan to the Participant, but in each case only to the extent any such action does not conflict with
Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The terms of any loan, installment method of payment
or guarantee (including the interest rate and terms of repayment) shall be established by the
Committee in its sole discretion. The maximum credit available to the Participant shall not
exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate exercise price of the option shares (less the par value) or
the aggregate purchase price for the Award plus (ii) any Federal and state income and employment
tax liability incurred by the Participant in connection with the exercise of the option or Award.
II. TAX WITHHOLDING
A. The Companys obligation to deliver shares or cash upon the exercise or surrender of stock
options or any Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction by the
Participant of all applicable Federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding
requirements.
B. The Committee may, in its discretion and upon such terms and conditions as it may deem
appropriate (including the applicable safe-harbor provisions of SEC Rule 16b-3 or any successor
rule or regulation) provide any or all holders of outstanding option grants under the Plan (other
than grants made to non-Employees) with the election to surrender previously acquired shares of
Common Stock or have shares withheld in satisfaction of the tax withholding obligations. To the
extent necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment, the number of shares that may be withheld
for this purpose shall not exceed the minimum number needed to satisfy the applicable income and employment tax withholding rules. If Common Stock is
used to satisfy the Companys tax withholding obligations, the stock shall be valued at its Fair
Market Value when the tax withholding is required to be made.
III. EXTENSION OF EXERCISE PERIOD
The Committee shall have full power and authority to extend the period of time for which any
option granted under the Discretionary Option Grant Program is to remain exercisable following the
Optionees termination of service from the period set forth in the option agreement to such greater
period of time as the Committee shall deem appropriate; provided, however, that in no event shall
such extension exceed the limitations set forth by applicable law and regulations under Code
Section 409A; and provided further, that in no event shall such option be exercisable after the
specified expiration date of the option term.
IV. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
The Board shall have the complete and exclusive authority to amend, modify, suspend,
discontinue or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that if and to the extent required by Code
Section 409A and applicable guidance thereunder, such authority will not include the authority to
terminate deferred compensation arrangements in violation of Code Section 409A; and provided
further, that no amendment or modification shall, without the consent of the holders, adversely
affect rights and obligations with respect to any stock options, stock appreciation rights, or
other Awards at the time outstanding under the Plan. In addition, certain amendments, including
increasing the number of shares issuable under the Plan or modifying the requirements for
eligibility, will require stockholder approval pursuant to applicable laws or regulations.
V. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN
A. The Plan was initially adopted by the Board and approved by the Companys sole stockholder on
August 1, 1988.
B. The Board and sole stockholder amended and restated the Plan effective May 15, 1991 to (i)
increase the number of shares issuable pursuant to the Plan, (ii) conform the provisions of the
Plan to the SEC rules under Section 16 of the Exchange Act
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applicable to certain transactions
effected under the Plan by Section 16(b) Insiders and (iii) provide for the ability to grant
incentive stock options.
C. The Plan was further restated on June 15, 1992 (the 1992 Restatement) to (i) increase the
number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan by an additional 400,000
shares, (ii) bring the Plan into compliance with revisions to SEC Rule 16b-3 which became effective
on September 1, 1993 and would exempt certain officer and director transactions under the Plan from
the short-swing liability provisions of the federal securities laws and (iii) effect certain
technical revisions to the provisions of the Plan to facilitate plan administration and
interpretation. The 1992 Restatement was approved by the Companys stockholders at the 1992 Annual
Meeting.
D. The Plan was further restated and amended by the Board in June 1993 (the 1993 Restatement) to
add the Automatic Option Grant Program. The 1993 Restatement was approved by the Companys
stockholders at the 1993 Annual Meeting.
E. On May 4, 1994, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of the Plan (the 1994
Restatement) to (i) increase the aggregate number of shares issuable over the term thereof by
400,000 shares to a total of 2,670,000 shares and (ii) impose a limitation of 1,600,000 shares on
the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which any one participant may be granted stock
options and separately exercisable stock appreciation rights over the remaining term of the Plan.
The 1994 Restatement was approved by the Companys stockholders at the 1994 Annual Meeting.
F. On June 21, 1996, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of the Plan (the 1996
Restatement) to (i) increase the aggregate number of shares issuable over the term thereof by
400,000 shares to 3,070,000 shares, and (ii) extend the expiration date of the Plan to June 30,
2006. The 1996 Restatement was approved by the Companys stockholders at the 1996 Annual Meeting.
G. In June 1997, the Board further amended and restated the Plan (the 1997 Restatement) to effect
the following revisions: (i) increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
over the term of the Plan by an additional 400,000 shares to 3,470,000 shares, (ii) render the
non-Employee Board members eligible to receive option grants under the Discretionary Option Grant
Program, (iii) allow unvested shares issued under the Plan and subsequently repurchased by the
Company at the option exercise price paid per share to be reissued under the Plan, (iv) remove
certain restrictions on the eligibility of non-Employee Board members to serve as members of the
Committee and (v) effect a series of additional changes to the provisions of the Plan in order to
take advantage of certain amendments to SEC Rule 16b-3. The 1997 Restatement was approved by the
Companys stockholders at the 1997 Annual Meeting.
H. In February 1999, the Board further amended and restated the Plan to permit optionees under the
Discretionary Option Grant and Automatic Option Programs of the Plan to designate a beneficiary or
beneficiaries to whom their options may be transferred upon their death.
I. On May 10, 2001, the Board further amended and restated the Plan (the 2001 Restatement) to (i)
effect certain technical revisions to the provisions of the Plan in order to facilitate the
administration and interpretation of the Plan, (ii) clarify the group of employees who are eligible
to participate in the Plan and (iii) increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance over the term of the Plan by an additional 500,000 shares to 3,970,000 shares. The 2001
Restatement was approved by the Companys stockholders at the 2001 Annual Meeting.
J. On June 27, 2006, the Board further amended and restated the Plan (the 2006 Restatement) to
(i) address changes in applicable law and accounting principles, (ii) permit the Committee to make
awards of free-standing stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units,
performance awards, dividend equivalents, and Other Stock-Based Awards under the Plan, subject to
such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee, (iii) extend the term of the Plan until
June 30, 2016, (iv) rename the Plan and (v) increase the number of shares of Common Stock reserved
for issuance over the term of the Plan by an additional 500,000 shares to 6,455,000 shares. The
2006 Restatement was approved by the Companys stockholders approval at the 2006 Annual Meeting.
K. All share numbers in the 2006 Restatement reflect (i) the two-for-one split of the Common Stock
effected on June 14, 1999 and (ii) the three-for-two split of the Common Stock effected on August
31, 2001, and all share numbers in the 2008 Restatement (defined below) reflect the 3-for-2 split
of the Common Stock effected on December 8, 2006, all of which were effected in the form of a stock
dividend.
L. On May 6, 2008, the Board further amended and restated the Plan (the 2008 Restatement) to
reduce the number of shares of common stock underlying options to be granted under the automatic
option grant program from 11,250 to 7,500 shares for initial automatic option grants to be awarded
to a director upon first joining the Board and from 4,500 to 3,000 shares for annual automatic
option grants to be awarded to directors on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders. The
2008 Restatement is subject to stockholder approval at the 2008 Annual Meeting.
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M. The provisions of the various restatements of the Plan apply only to stock options, stock
appreciation rights, and other Awards granted under the Plan from and after the respective
effective dates of such Restatements. All stock options and stock appreciation rights issued and
outstanding under the Plan immediately prior to such effective dates of the restatements of the
Plan shall continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan (and the instrument
evidencing each such option or stock appreciation right) as in effect on the date each such option
or stock appreciation was previously granted, and nothing in the restatements of the Plan shall be
deemed to affect or otherwise modify the rights or obligations of the holders of such options or
stock appreciation rights with respect to the acquisition of shares of Common Stock thereunder or
the exercise of their outstanding stock appreciation rights.
N. The sale and remittance procedure authorized for the exercise of outstanding options shall be
available for all options granted under the Plan from and after November 6, 1991 and for all
Non-Statutory Options outstanding on such date.
O. Subject to Section IV of Article V, the Plan shall in all events terminate upon the EARLIEST of
(i) June 30, 2016, (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan shall
have been issued or cancelled pursuant to the exercise or surrender of stock options, stock
appreciation rights or other Awards under the Plan, (iii) the termination of all outstanding Awards
in connection with a Corporate Transaction or (iv) termination by the Board. If the date of
termination is determined under clause (i) above, then any stock options, stock appreciation rights
or other Awards at the time outstanding under the Plan shall continue to have force and effect in
accordance with the provisions of the instruments evidencing such grants.
VI. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
A. Any cash proceeds received by the Company from the issuance of shares hereunder shall be used
for any corporate purpose.
B. The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any stock option or other Award , and the
issuance of Common Stock or other Award hereunder, shall be subject to the Companys procurement of
all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, and
the stock options and other Awards granted under it and the Common Stock issued pursuant to it. The
inability of the Company to obtain the requisite approvals shall relieve the Company of any
liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Common Stock as to which such approvals
shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall attempt to obtain all requisite
approvals.
C. No shares of Common Stock or other property shall be issued or delivered under the Plan unless
and until there shall have been compliance with all applicable requirements of Federal and state
securities laws, including the filing and effectiveness of the Form S-8 registration statement for
the shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, and all applicable listing requirements of
any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable) on which Common Stock is then
listed for trading. No shares of Common Stock or other property shall be issued or delivered under
the Plan if doing so would violate any internal policies of the Company.
D. Neither the action of the Company in establishing the Plan, nor any action taken by the Board or
the Committee hereunder, nor any provision of the Plan itself shall be construed so as to grant any
individual the right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary
for any period of specific duration, and the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary retaining the
services of such individual) may terminate such individuals employment or service at any time and
for any reason, with or without cause.
E. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to limit the authority of the Company to
exercise its corporate rights and powers, including (without limitation) the right of the Company
(a) to grant options for corporate purposes otherwise than under this Plan to any Eligible Person
or other Person, firm or company or association or (b) to grant options to, or assume the option
of, any Person in connection with the acquisition (by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) of the business and assets (in whole or in part) of any Person, firm, company or
association.
F. No Participant will have rights under an Award granted to such Participant unless and until an
Award Agreement shall have been duly executed on behalf of the Company and, if requested by the
Company, signed by the Participant. In the event that any provision of an Award Agreement
conflicts with or is inconsistent in any respect with the terms of the Plan as set forth herein or
subsequently amended, the terms of the Plan shall control.
G. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund
of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary and an
Eligible Person or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive
payments from the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no
greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate.
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H. The Plan is intended to comply in all respects with Rule 16b-3 or any successor provision, as in
effect from time to time, and in all events the Plan shall be construed in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any Plan provision does not comply with Rule 16b-3 as hereafter
amended or interpreted, the provision shall be deemed inoperative. The Board, in its absolute
discretion, may bifurcate the Plan so as to restrict, limit or condition the use of any provision
of the Plan with respect to persons who are officers or directors subject to Section 16 of the
Exchange Act without so restricting, limiting or conditioning the Plan with respect to other
Eligible Persons. With respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the Company intends to
have the Plan administered in accordance with the requirements for the award of qualified
performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
I. No compensation or benefit awarded to or realized by any Participant under the Plan shall be
included for the purpose of computing such Participants compensation under any compensation-based
retirement, disability, or similar plan of the Company unless required by law or otherwise provided
by such other plan.
J. Except with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock as to which the Participant has been granted
the right to vote, neither a Participant nor the Participants legal representative shall be, or
have any of the rights and privileges of, a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares
issuable to such Participant upon the exercise or payment of any Award, in whole or in part, unless
and until such Shares have been issued in the name of such Participant or such Participants legal
representative without restrictions thereto.
K. No Award and no right under any such Award shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution following the Participants death;
provided, however, that at any time such Participant holds a Non-Statutory Option, such Participant
may transfer such Option to any Family Member (as such term is defined in the General
Instructions to Form S-8 (or any successor to such Instructions or such Form) under the Securities
Act), provided that the Participant may not receive any consideration for such transfer, the Family
Member may not make any subsequent transfers other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and the Company receives written notice of such transfer. The assigned portion may
only be exercised by the person or persons who acquire a proprietary interest in the Award pursuant
to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in
effect for the Award immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents
issued to the assignee as the Committee may deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Participant may also designate one or more persons as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of his or
her outstanding Awards under the Plan, and those Awards shall, in accordance with such designation,
automatically be transferred to such beneficiary or beneficiaries upon the Participants death
while holding those Awards. Such beneficiary or beneficiaries shall take the transferred Awards
subject to all the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement evidencing each such
transferred Award.
L. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan or any Award, and any rules and regulations
relating to the Plan or any Award, shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws, and
not the law of conflicts, of the State of Delaware.
M. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed
applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to
applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of
the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision
shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or Award, and the remainder of the Plan or any such Award
shall remain in full force and effect.
N. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the
Committee shall determine whether cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether
such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.
O. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to
facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the
construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.
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CORVEL CORPORATION
PROXY
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, August 14, 2008
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
The undersigned revokes all previous proxies, acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to be held on August 14, 2008, and the accompanying Proxy Statement, and appoints
V. Gordon Clemons and Richard J. Schweppe, or either of them, the proxy of the undersigned, with
full power of substitution, to vote all shares of the Common Stock of CorVel Corporation which the
undersigned is entitled to vote, either on his or her own behalf or on behalf of an entity or
entities, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of CorVel Corporation to be held at 2010 Main
Street, Suite 600, Irvine, California, on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight
Time, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, with the same force and effect as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present thereat. In their discretion, the proxies are
authorized to vote upon any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any
adjournment or postponement thereof. The shares represented by this proxy shall be voted in the
following manner:
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To elect the following directors to serve until the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders or
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Steven J. Hamerslag
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Alan R. Hoops
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R. Judd Jessup
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Jean H. Macino
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Jeffrey J. Michael
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To approve an amendment to the CorVel Corporation Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan (Formerly
The Restated 1988 Executive Stock Option Plan) to reduce the number of shares of common stock
underlying options to be granted under the automatic option grant program from 11,250 to 7,500
shares for initial automatic option grants to be awarded to a director upon first joining the
Board and from 4,500 to 3,000 shares for annual automatic option grants to be awarded to
directors on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders; |
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To ratify the appointment of Haskell & White LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal
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In accordance with the discretion of the proxy holders, to act upon all matters incident to
the conduct of the meeting and upon other matters as may properly come before the meeting.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees and the proposals set forth
above. This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted as specified above. This Proxy will be
voted FOR the nominees listed above and FOR the other Proposals if no specification is made.
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PLEASE RETURN YOUR EXECUTED PROXY TO COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. IN THE ENCLOSED
SELF-ADDRESSED, POSTAGE PRE-PAID ENVELOPE.