Exhibit 10.29
COMCAST CORPORATION
2002 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated, Effective November 18, 2002)
1. Purpose.
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COMCAST CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation (formerly
known as AT&T Comcast Corporation), hereby amends and restates the Comcast
Corporation 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, As Amended and Restated,
Effective November 18, 2002, (the "Plan"), effective November 18, 2002, upon the
consummation of the combination of Comcast Holdings Corporation (formerly known
as Comcast Corporation) and Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.
(formerly known as AT&T Broadband Corp.) (the "AT&T Broadband Transaction"). The
Comcast Corporation 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") is intended
to encourage and facilitate the purchase of shares of common stock of Comcast
Corporation by Eligible Employees of the Company and any Participating
Companies, thereby providing such Eligible Employees with a personal stake in
the Company and a long-range inducement to remain in the employ of the Company
and Participating Companies. It is the intention of the Company that the Plan
qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" within the meaning of section 423
of the Code.
2. Definitions.
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(a) "Account"
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means a bookkeeping account established by the Committee on behalf of a
Participant to hold Payroll Deductions.
(b) "Affiliate"
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means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term "control," including its
correlative terms "controlled by" and "under common control with," mean, with
respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(d) "Brokerage Account"
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means the brokerage account established under the Plan
by the Company for each Participant, to which Shares purchased under the Plan
shall be credited.
(e) "Change of Control"
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means any transaction or series of transactions as a result of which any
Person who was a Third Party immediately before such transaction or series of
transactions owns then-outstanding securities of the Company such that such
Person has the ability to direct the management of the Company, as determined by
the Board in its discretion. The Board may also determine that a Change of
Control shall occur upon the completion of one or more proposed transactions.
The Board's determination shall be final and binding.
(f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(g) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
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(h) "Company"
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means Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, as successor to
Comcast Holdings Corporation (formerly known as Comcast Corporation), including
any successor thereto by merger, consolidation, acquisition of all or
substantially all the assets thereof, or otherwise.
(i) "Compensation"
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means an Eligible Employee's wages as reported on Form W-2 (i.e., wages as
defined in section 3401(a) of the Code and all other payments of compensation
for which the Participating Company is required to furnish the employee a
written statement under sections 6041(d) and 6051(a)(3) of the Code) from a
Participating Company, reduced by reimbursements or other expense allowances,
fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving expenses, deferred compensation, and
welfare benefits, but including salary reduction contributions and elective
contributions that are not includible in gross income under sections 125 or
402(a)(8) of the Code.
(j) "Election Form"
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means the written or electronic form acceptable to the Committee which an
Eligible Employee shall use to make an election to purchase Shares through
Payroll Deductions pursuant to the Plan.
(k) "Eligible Employee"
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means an Employee who is not an Ineligible Employee. Notwithstanding the
foregoing to the contrary, solely for purposes of the Offering Period commencing
on October 1, 2002, the term "Eligible Employee" means an Employee who was
eligible to participate in this Plan immediately before October 1, 2002.
(l) "Eligible Employer"
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means the Company and any subsidiary of the Company, within the meaning of
section 424(f) of the Code.
(m) "Employee" means a person who is an employee of a Participating
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Company.
(n) "Fair Market Value"
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means the closing price per Share on the principal national securities
exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading or, if not listed
or traded on any such exchange, on the National Market System of the National
Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ"), or if
not listed or traded on any such exchange or system, the fair market value as
reasonably determined by the Board or the Committee, which determination shall
be conclusive.
(o) "Five Percent Owner"
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means an Employee who, with respect to a Participating Company, is
described in section 423(b)(3) of the Code.
(p) "Ineligible Employee"
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means an Employee who, as of an Offering Commencement Date:
(1) is a Five Percent Owner;
(2) has been continuously employed by a Participating
Company on a full-time basis for less than 90 days;
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(3) has been continuously employed by a Participating
Company on a part-time basis for less than one year; or
(4) is restricted from participating under Paragraph 3(b).
For purposes of this Paragraph 2(p), an Employee is employed on a part-time
basis if the Employee customarily works less than 20 hours per week. For
purposes of this Paragraph 2(p), an Employee is employed on a full-time basis if
the Employee customarily works 20 or more hours per week.
(q) "Offering"
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means an offering of Shares by the Company to Eligible Employees pursuant
to the Plan.
(r) "Offering Commencement Date"
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means the first day of each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1
beginning on or after Offerings are authorized by the Board or the Committee,
until the Plan Termination Date, provided that the first Offering Commencement
Date shall be on the Effective Date.
(s) "Offering Period"
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means the period extending from an Offering Commencement Date through the
following Offering Termination Date.
(t) "Offering Termination Date"
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means the last day of each March, June, September and December following an
Offering Commencement Date, or such other Offering Termination Date established
in connection with a Terminating Event.
(u) "Participant"
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means an Eligible Employee who has timely delivered an Election Form to the
Committee in accordance with procedures established by the Committee.
(v) "Participating Company"
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means, as provided in Schedule A to the Plan, the Eligible Employers, if
any, that are approved by the Board or the Committee from time to time.
(w) "Payroll Deductions"
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means amounts withheld from a Participant's Compensation pursuant to the
Plan, as described in Paragraph 5.
(x) "Person"
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means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust
or any other entity or organization.
(y) "Plan"
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means the Comcast Corporation 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as set
forth in this document, and as may be amended from time to time.
(z) "Plan Termination Date" means the earlier of:
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(1) the Offering Termination Date for the Offering in which the
maximum number of Shares specified in Paragraph 9 have been issued pursuant to
the Plan; or
(2) the date as of which the Board or the Committee chooses to
terminate the Plan as provided in Paragraph 14.
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(aa) "Purchase Price"
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means 85 percent of the lesser of: (1) the Fair Market Value per Share on
the Offering Commencement Date, or if such date is not a trading day, then on
the next trading day thereafter or (2) the Fair Market Value per Share on the
Offering Termination Date, or if such date is not a trading day, then on the
trading day immediately preceding the Offering Termination Date.
(bb) "Shares" means:
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(1) except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 2(bb)(2), shares of
Comcast Corporation Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01.
(2) for the Offering Period commencing on October 1, 2002, shares
of Comcast Corporation Class A Special Common Stock, par value $0.01.
(cc) "Successor-in-Interest"
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means the Participant's executor or administrator, or such other person or
entity to whom the Participant's rights under the Plan shall have passed by will
or the laws of descent and distribution.
(dd) "Terminating Event" means any of the following events:
(1) the liquidation of the Company; or
(2) a Change of Control.
(ee) "Third Party"
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means any Person, together with such Person's Affiliates, provided that the
term "Third Party" shall not include the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.
(ff) "Termination Form"
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means the written or electronic form acceptable to the Committee which an
Employee shall use to discontinue participation during an Offering Period
pursuant to Paragraph 7(b).
3. Eligibility and Participation.
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(a) Eligibility.
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Except to the extent participation is restricted under Paragraph 3(b), each
Eligible Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.
(b) Restrictions on Participation.
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Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee
shall be eligible to purchase Shares in an Offering to the extent that:
(1) immediately after the purchase of Shares, such Employee
would be a Five Percent Owner; or
(2) a purchase of Shares would permit such Employee's rights
to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Participating
Companies which meet the requirements of section 423(b) of the Code to accrue at
a rate which exceeds $25,000 in fair market value (as determined pursuant to
section 423(b)(8) of the Code) for each calendar year in which such right to
purchase Shares is outstanding.
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(c) Commencement of Participation.
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An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant by completing an Election
Form and filing it with the Committee on or before the 15th day of the month
immediately preceding the Offering Commencement Date for the first Offering to
which such Election Form applies. Payroll Deductions for a Participant shall
commence on first payroll period ending after the applicable Offering
Commencement Date when his or her authorization for Payroll Deductions becomes
effective, and shall end on the Plan Termination Date, unless sooner terminated
by the Participant pursuant to Paragraph 7(b).
4. Shares Per Offering.
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The Plan shall be implemented by a series of Offerings that
shall commence after Offerings have been authorized by the Board or the
Committee, and terminate on the Plan Termination Date. Offerings shall be made
with respect to Compensation accumulated during each Offering Period for the
period commencing with the first day of the first Offering Period (when such
Offering Period is authorized by the Board or the Committee) and ending with the
Plan Termination Date. Shares available for any Offering shall be the difference
between the maximum number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan, as
determined pursuant to Paragraph 8(a), for all of the Offerings, less the actual
number of Shares purchased by Participants pursuant to prior Offerings. If the
total number of Shares subject to purchase under the Plan on any Offering
Termination Date exceeds the maximum number of Shares available, the Board or
the Committee shall make a pro rata allocation of Shares available for delivery
and distribution in as nearly a uniform manner as practicable, and as it shall
determine to be fair and equitable, and the unapplied Account balances shall be
returned to Participants as soon as practicable following the Offering
Termination Date.
5. Payroll Deductions.
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(a) Amount of Payroll Deductions.
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On the Election Form, an Eligible Employee may elect to have Payroll
Deductions of not more than 10 percent of Compensation earned for each payroll
period ending within the Offering Period, subject to the limitation that the
maximum amount of Payroll Deductions for any Eligible Employee for any calendar
year shall not exceed $10,000. The rules established by the Committee regarding
Payroll Deductions, as reflected on the Election Form, shall be consistent with
section 423(b)(5) of the Code.
(b) Participants' Accounts.
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All Payroll Deductions with respect to a Participant pursuant to Paragraph
5(a) shall be credited to the Participant's Account under the Plan.
(c) Changes in Payroll Deductions.
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A Participant may discontinue Payroll Deductions during an Offering Period
by providing a Termination Form to the Committee at any time before the Offering
Termination Date applicable to any Offering. No other change can be made during
an Offering, including, but not limited to, changes in the amount of Payroll
Deductions for such Offering. A Participant may change the amount of Payroll
Deductions for subsequent Offerings by giving written notice (or notice in
another form pursuant to procedures established by the Committee) of such change
to the Committee on or before the 15th day of the month immediately preceding
the Offering Commencement Date for the Offering for which such change is
effective.
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6. Purchase of Shares.
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(a) In General.
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On each Offering Termination Date, each Participant shall be deemed to have
purchased a number of whole Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
the balance credited to the Participant's Account as of the Offering Termination
Date, by the Purchase Price, rounded to the next lowest whole Share. Shares
deemed purchased by a Participant under the Plan shall be credited to the
Participant's Brokerage Account as soon as practicable following the Offering
Termination Date.
(b) Terminating Events.
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The Company shall give Participants at least 30 days' notice (or, if not
practicable, such shorter notice as may be reasonably practicable) prior to the
anticipated date of the consummation of a Terminating Event. The 20th day
following the issuance of such notice by the Company (or such earlier date as
the Board or the Committee may reasonably determine) shall constitute the
Offering Termination Date for any outstanding Offering.
(c) Fractional Shares and Minimum Number of Shares.
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Fractional Shares shall not be issued under the Plan. Amounts credited to
an Account remaining after the application of such Account to the purchase of
Shares under the Plan shall be credited to the Participant's Account for the
next succeeding Offering, or, at the Participant's election, returned to the
Participant as soon as practicable following the Offering Termination Date,
without interest.
(d) Transferability of Rights to Purchase Shares.
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No right to purchase Shares pursuant to the Plan shall be transferable
other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and no such right
to purchase Shares pursuant to the Plan shall be exercisable during the
Participant's lifetime other than by the Participant.
7. Termination of Participation.
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(a) Account.
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Except as provided in Paragraph 7(c), no amounts shall be distributed from
Participants' Accounts during an Offering Period.
(b) Suspension of Participation.
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A Participant may discontinue Payroll Deductions during an Offering Period
by providing a Termination Form to the Committee at any time before the Offering
Termination Date applicable to any Offering. All amounts credited to such
Participant's Account shall be applied to the purchase of Shares pursuant to
Paragraph 6. A Participant who discontinues Payroll Deductions during an
Offering Period shall not be eligible to participate in the Offering next
following the date on which the Participant delivers the Termination Form to the
Committee.
(c) Termination of Employment.
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Upon termination of a Participant's employment for any reason, all amounts
credited to such Participant's Account shall be returned to the Participant, or,
following the Participant's death, to the Participant's Successor-in-Interest.
8. Interest.
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No interest shall be paid or allowed with respect to Payroll Deductions
paid into the Plan or credited to any Participant's Account.
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9. Shares.
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(a) Maximum Number of Shares; Adjustments.
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Subject to adjustment as provided in this Paragraph 9, not more than
4,250,000 Shares in the aggregate may be issued pursuant to the Plan pursuant to
Offerings under the Plan, including Offerings commenced since the Plan first
became effective as the Comcast Corporation 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Shares delivered pursuant to the Plan may, at the Company's option, be either
treasury Shares or Shares originally issued for such purpose. In the event that
Shares are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of
stock or other securities of the Company, whether through merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split-up or other
substitution of securities of the Company, the Board or the Committee shall make
appropriate equitable anti-dilution adjustments to the number and class of
shares of stock available for issuance under the Plan, to the number and class
of shares of stock subject to outstanding Offerings and to the Purchase Price.
Any reference to the Purchase Price in the Plan and in any related documents
shall be a reference to the Purchase Price as so adjusted. Any reference to the
term "Shares" in the Plan and in any related documents shall be a reference to
the appropriate number and class of shares of stock available for issuance under
the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to this Paragraph 9. The Board's or the
Committee's adjustment shall be effective and binding for all purposes of this
Plan. All Shares issued pursuant to the Plan shall be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.
(b) Participant's Interest in Shares.
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A Participant shall have no interest in Shares offered under the Plan until
Shares are credited to the Participant's Brokerage Account.
(c) Crediting of Shares to Brokerage Account.
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Shares purchased under the Plan shall be credited to the Participant's
Brokerage Account as soon as practicable following the Offering Termination
Date.
(d) Restrictions on Purchase.
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The Board or the Committee may, in its discretion, require as conditions to
the purchase of any Shares under the Plan such conditions as it may deem
necessary to assure that such purchase of Shares is in compliance with
applicable securities laws.
10. Expenses.
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The Participating Companies shall pay all fees and expenses
incurred (excluding individual Federal, state, local or other taxes) in
connection with the Plan. No charge or deduction for any such expenses will be
made to a Participant upon the termination of his or her participation under the
Plan or upon the distribution of certificates representing Shares purchased with
his or her Payroll Deductions.
11. Taxes.
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The Participating Companies shall have the right to withhold
from each Participant's Compensation an amount equal to all federal, state, city
or other taxes as the Participating Companies shall determine are required to be
withheld by them in connection with the purchase of Shares under the Plan and in
connection with the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan. In connection with
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such withholding, the Participating Companies may make any such arrangements as
they may deem necessary or appropriate to protect their interests.
12. Plan and Contributions Not to Affect Employment.
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The Plan shall not confer upon any Eligible Employee any right
to continue in the employ of the Participating Companies.
13. Administration.
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The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Board and
the Committee shall have authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend
and rescind rules and regulations relating to it, and to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable in administering the Plan, with or
without the advice of counsel. The Committee may delegate its administrative
duties, subject to its review and supervision, to the appropriate officers and
employees of the Company. The determinations of the Board and the Committee on
the matters referred to in this Paragraph 13 shall be conclusive and binding.
14. Amendment and Termination.
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The Board or the Committee may terminate the Plan at any time
and may amend the Plan from time to time in any respect; provided, however, that
upon any termination of the Plan, all Shares or Payroll Deductions (to the
extent not yet applied to the purchase of Shares) under the Plan shall be
distributed to the Participants, provided further, that no amendment to the Plan
shall affect the right of any Participant to receive his or her proportionate
interest in the Shares or his or her Payroll Deductions (to the extent not yet
applied to the purchase of Shares) under the Plan, and provided further that the
Company may seek shareholder approval of an amendment to the Plan if such
approval is determined to be required by or advisable under the regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Internal Revenue Service, the
rules of any stock exchange or system on which the Shares are listed or other
applicable law or regulation.
15. Effective Date.
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The original effective date of the Plan was December 20, 2000.
This amendment and restatement of the Plan is effective on November 18, 2002.
16. Government and Other Regulations.
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(a) In General.
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The purchase of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable
laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies
as may be required.
(b) Securities Law.
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The Committee shall have the power to make each Offering under the Plan
subject to such conditions as it deems necessary or appropriate to comply with
the then-existing requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Rule 16b-3 (or any
similar rule) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
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17. Non-Alienation.
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No Participant shall be permitted to assign, alienate, sell,
transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber his right to purchase Shares under the
Plan prior to time that Shares are credited to the Participant's Brokerage
Account. Any attempt at assignment, alienation, sale, transfer, pledge or other
encumbrance shall be void and of no effect.
18. Notices.
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Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be
sufficiently given only if delivered personally, telecopied, or sent by first
class mail, postage prepaid, and addressed:
If to the Company:
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Comcast Corporation
1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19102
Fax: 215-981-7794
Attention: General Counsel
Or any other address provided pursuant to notice provided by
the Committee.
If to the Participant:
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At the address on file with the Participating Company from
time to time, or to such other address as either party may
hereafter designate in writing (or via such other means of
communication permitted by the Committee) by notice similarly
given by one party to the other.
19. Successors.
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The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any
successors or assigns of the Company.
20. Severability.
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If any part of this Plan shall be determined to be invalid or
void in any respect, such determination shall not affect, impair, invalidate or
nullify the remaining provisions of this Plan which shall continue in full force
and effect.
21. Acceptance.
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The election by any Eligible Employee to participate in this
Plan constitutes his or her acceptance of the terms of the Plan and his or her
agreement to be bound hereby.
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22. Applicable Law.
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This Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to the extent not preempted by applicable
Federal law.
Executed as of the 18th day of November, 2002.
COMCAST CORPORATION
BY:
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ATTEST:
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SCHEDULE A
Participating Companies
Effective as of November 18, 2002:
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Comcast Business Communications Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Comcast Corporation (formerly known as AT&T Comcast Corporation)
Comcast Holdings Corporation (formerly known as Comcast Corporation)
Comcast Online Communications, Inc.
Home Team Sports Limited Partnership
Effective as of January 1, 2003:
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Comcast Business Communications Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as AT&T
Broadband Corp.) and its subsidiaries*
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries
Comcast Corporation (formerly known as AT&T Comcast Corporation)
Comcast Holdings Corporation (formerly known as Comcast Corporation)
Comcast Online Communications, Inc.
G4 Media, LLC
Home Team Sports Limited Partnership
Outdoor Life Network, LLC
Philadelphia Sports Media, L.P
*subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders
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