EMPLOYEE STOCK AND SAVINGS PLANS

>    EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN    The Company has an employee stock purchase plan for all eligible employees. Under the plan, shares of the Company’s common stock may be purchased at six-month intervals at 85% of the lower of the fair market value on the first or the last day of each six-month period. Employees may purchase shares having a value not exceeding 10% of their gross compensation during an offering period. During 1997, 1998, and 1999, employees purchased 5.6 million, 4.4 million, and 2.7 million shares at average prices of $14.91, $27.21, and $52.59 per share. At June 30, 1999, 70.9 million shares were reserved for future issuance.

>    SAVINGS PLAN    The Company has a savings plan, which qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Participating employees may contribute up to 15% of their pretax salary, but not more than statutory limits. The Company contributes fifty cents for each dollar a participant contributes, with a maximum contribution of 3% of a participant’s earnings. Matching contributions were $28 million, $39 million, and $49 million in 1997, 1998, and 1999.

>    STOCK OPTION PLANS    The Company has stock option plans for directors, officers, and employees, which provide for nonqualified and incentive stock options. Options granted prior to 1995 generally vest over four and one-half years and expire 10 years from the date of grant. Options granted during and after 1995 generally vest over four and one-half years and expire seven years from the date of grant, while certain options vest over seven and one-half years and expire after 10 years. At June 30, 1999, options for 406 million shares were vested and 998 million shares were available for future grants under the plans.
      Stock options outstanding were as follows:

      For various price ranges, weighted average characteristics of outstanding stock options at June 30, 1999 were as follows:

      The Company follows Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, to account for stock option and employee stock purchase plans. Historically, exercise prices of grants of ESOs were struck at the lowest price in the 30 days following July 1 for annual grants and the 30 days after the start date for new employees. In connection with this practice, which is no longer employed, a charge of $217 million was recorded in the fourth quarter for fiscal 1999 compensation expense.
       An alternative method of accounting for stock options is SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. Under SFAS 123, employee stock options are valued at grant date using the Black-Scholes valuation model, and compensation cost is recognized ratably over the vesting period. Had compensation cost for the Company’s stock option and employee stock purchase plans been determined based on the Black-Scholes value at the grant dates for awards, pro forma income statements for 1997, 1998, and 1999 would have been as follows:

      The pro forma disclosures in the previous table include the amortization of the fair value of all options vested during 1997, 1998, and 1999, regardless of the grant date. If only options granted after 1996 were valued, as prescribed by SFAS 123, pro forma net income would have been $3,179 million, $4,019 million, and $7,109 million, and earnings per share would have been $0.61, $0.75, and $1.30 for 1997, 1998, and 1999.
       The weighted average Black-Scholes value of options granted under the stock option plans during 1997, 1998, and 1999 was $5.86, $11.81, and $20.90. Value was estimated using an expected life of five years, no dividends, volatility of .32 in 1999 and 1998 and .30 in 1997, and risk-free interest rates of 6.5%, 5.7%, and 4.9% in 1997, 1998, and 1999.