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Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Form of 2008 Executive Bonus Plan |
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Name: | Performance Period: FY 2008 | |
Title: |
This 2008 Executive Bonus Plan sets forth your annual compensation for 2008 based on the achievement of certain corporate and individual performance objectives. In order to receive your annual cash incentive bonus, you must be an employee and a member of the Office of the CEO throughout all of 2008 and the corporate and individual objectives must be met, as described more thoroughly below. The Compensation Committee will resolve all questions arising in the administration, interpretation and application of this plan, and the Compensation Committees determination will be final and binding on all concerned. Where permitted by applicable law, the Compensation Committee reserves the right to modify, at its discretion and at any time, the terms of this plan, including, but not limited to, the performance objectives, targets, and payouts.
Annual Compensation Levels at Target Performance
Base salary: | $ | ____________ | |
Annual cash incentive bonus at target: | $ | ____________ | |
Total Cash Compensation at target: | $ | ____________ |
Performance Objectives/Targets
Your 2008 cash incentive bonus is comprised of two components: corporate financial performance during Fiscal Year 2008 (80%) (the Financial Component) and individual 2008 performance goals1 (20%) (the MBO Component).
The method for calculating corporate financial performance used to determine the Financial Component is described in the attached Schedule 1. In the event of any question as to whether the components of the Financial Component have been satisfied, the Compensation Committee shall make such determination. The amounts payable to you under the Financial Component are as follows:
Akamai Performance Against Actual % of Targets from Schedule 12 | Amount Payable to You | |
97% of Target: | 50% of Financial Component ($____________) | |
100% of Target: | 100% of Financial Component ($____________) | |
103% or greater of Target: | 200% of Financial Component ($____________) |
Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, the Financial Components will not be paid if Akamai fails to achieve at least 97% of Targets.
The amount payable under the MBO Component ranges from 0% to 100% of that target ($0 up to $ ) based on the determination of whether individual objectives have been met by you. The Chief Executive Officer shall make such determination and shall report such determination to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee shall retain the right, exercisable in its discretion, to overrule the determination of the Chief Executive Officer and make an independent and binding determination as to whether you have achieved your individual objectives. Subject to the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officers determination will be final and binding on all concerned.2 Performance above the maximum may result in higher reward at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee.
1 | As established by the Chief Executive Officer or, in the case of the CEO, the Compensation Committee. |
2 | See Schedule 1 for pro-ration formulas applicable to intermediate percentages not specified below. |
3 | In the case of the Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors shall make the determination as to whether his individual performance objectives have been met. The determination of the Board of Directors will be final and binding on all concerned. |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Form of 2008 Executive Bonus Plan |
The payment of any annual incentive bonus will be made within thirty (30) days following the filing of Akamais SEC 10-K filing for FY 2008.
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Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Form of 2008 Executive Bonus Plan |
SCHEDULE 1
CORPORATE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGY
A. | Overview; Definitions |
The executive shall only be eligible for the corporate performance-based bonus of the salary upon the Companys achievement of certain financial metrics based on target 2008 Revenue of $[**] million and target 2008 Normalized EPS of $[**] per share. The Companys performance measured against each metric shall be equally weighted to enable comparison as a percentage of a combined target. For purposes of this Agreement, such metrics shall have the following meanings:
Revenue shall mean the Companys revenue for fiscal year 2008 calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as reported in the 2008 Financial Statements.
Normalized EPS shall mean the Companys annual earnings per diluted share for fiscal year 2008 excluding amortization of intangible assets, equity-related compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, certain gains and losses on equity investments, loss on early extinguishment of debt, utilization of tax NOLs/credits, release of deferred tax asset valuation allowance and similar items excluded by the Company in determining normalized earnings per share in issuing its earnings announcement for fiscal year 2008.
If, on December 31, 2008, the Company is required to make periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), the Companys consolidated financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K shall constitute its Public Company Financial Statements and shall apply. If, on December 31, 2008, the Company is not required to make periodic reports under the Exchange Act, the Companys regularly prepared annual audited financial statements prepared by management shall be its Private Company Financial Statements and shall apply. The applicable financial statements may be referred to herein as the 2008 Financial Statements.
B. | Calculation of Percentages |
The Companys Revenue shall be calculated as a percentage of the Companys target revenue for fiscal year 2008 of $[**] million and multiplied by 0.5 (the Revenue Percentage Component). The Companys Normalized EPS shall be calculated as a percentage of the Companys target normalized earnings per share for fiscal year 2008 of $[**] and multiplied by 0.5 (the Normalized EPS Component). The sum of the Revenue Percentage Component and the Normalized EPS Component shall be the Actual Percentage of Targets.
C. | Bonus Amounts |
1. If the Actual Percentage of Targets equals 97%, then the executive shall receive the Minimum Bonus for Financial Performance (the Minimum Bonus); provided, however, that in the event that the Company has not achieved both Revenue of $[**] million and Normalized EPS of $[**] per share, then the executive shall not be entitled to any bonus hereunder.
2. If the Actual Percentage of Targets equals 100%, then the executive shall receive the Target Bonus for Financial Performance (the Target Bonus).
3. If the Actual Percentage of Targets equals 103% or more, then the executive shall receive the Maximum Bonus for Financial Performance (the Maximum Bonus).
4. If the Actual Percentage of Targets is between 97% and 100%, then the executive shall receive a bonus equal to the sum of (i) the Minimum Bonus plus (ii) an amount equal to the product of the Minimum Bonus multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the Actual Percentage of Targets Revenue minus 97% and the denominator is 3%.
Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Form of 2008 Executive Bonus Plan |
5. If the Actual Percentage of Targets is between 100% and 103%, then the executive shall receive a bonus equal to the sum of the (i) the Target Bonus plus (ii) an amount equal to the product of the Target Bonus multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the Actual Percentage of Targets Revenue minus 100% and the denominator is 3%.
D. | Effect of an Acquisition by Akamai |
In the event that Akamai enters into an Acquisition Transaction during 2008, then Revenue and Normalized EPS shall be adjusted to give effect to such Acquisition Transaction. An Acquisition Transaction means (i) the purchase of more than 50% of the voting power of an entity, (ii) any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, business combination, liquidation, dissolution or share exchange involving Akamai and an entity not previously owned by Akamai, or (iii) the purchase or other acquisition (including, without limitation, via license outside of the ordinary course of business or joint venture) of assets that constitute more than 50% of another entitys total assets or assets that account for more than 50% of the consolidated net revenues or net income of such entity.
As soon as practicable following the closing of an Acquisition Transaction, the Compensation Committee shall make a determination of the estimated impact of the Acquisition Transaction on the Companys 2008 Revenue and Normalized EPS. If the Acquisition Transaction is estimated to be accretive, then:
(i) in calculating Revenue for purposes of determining the Revenue Percentage Component, reported Revenue shall be reduced by the amount of estimated revenue contribution from the Acquisition Transaction; and
(ii) in calculating Normalized EPS for purposes of determining the Normalized EPS Percentage Component, Normalized EPS, as calculated based on the 2008 Financial Statements, shall be reduced by the amount of the estimated Normalized EPS contribution from the Acquisition Transaction.
If the Acquisition is estimated to be non-accretive, then:
(iii) in calculating Normalized EPS for purposes of determining the Normalized EPS Percentage Component, Normalized EPS, as calculated based on the 2008 Financial Statements, shall be increased by the amount of the estimated negative Normalized EPS impact from the Acquisition Transaction.
All determinations of the Compensation Committee regarding the estimated impact of an Acquisition Transaction shall be final, binding and non-appealable. The cumulative impact of all Acquisition Transactions shall be set forth in a statement delivered upon payment, if any, of the bonus contemplated by this plan. This plan shall be deemed to be automatically amended, without further action by the Company or the executive, to give effect to any adjustments required by this Section D.