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The Company follows Accounting Principles Board Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, to account for stock option and employee stock purchase plans. No compensation cost is recognized because the option exercise price is equal to the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant.

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 as prescribed by SFAS 123, pro forma income statements for 1996, 1997, and 1998 would have been as follows:

In millions, except per share amounts

Year Ended June 30

1996

1997

1998




Reported   Pro forma   Reported   Pro forma   Reported   Pro forma  
Revenue $8,671 $8,671 $11,358 $11,358 $14,484 $14,484
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue 1,188 1,204 1,085 1,107 1,197 1,227
Research and development 1,432 1,655 1,925 2,230 2,502 2,924
Acquired
in-process technology
296 296
Sales and marketing 2,657 2,823 2,856 3,082 3,412 3,725
General and administrative 316 362 362 424 433 520
Other expenses 19 19 259 259 230 230






     
      Total operating expenses 5,612 6,063 6,487 7,102 8,070 8,922






Operating income 3,059 2,608 4,871 4,256 6,414 5,562
Interest income 320 320 443 443 703 703






Income before income taxes 3,379 2,928 5,314 4,699 7,117 6,265
Provision for income taxes 1,184 1,026 1,860 1,646 2,627 2,325






Net income 2,195 1,902 3,454 3,053 4,490 3,940
Preferred stock dividends 15 15 28 28






Net income available for common shareholders $2,195 $1,902 $ 3,439 $ 3,038 $ 4,462 $ 3,912






Diluted earnings per share $  0.86 $  0.74 $   1.32 $   1.16 $   1.67 $   1.47






The pro forma disclosures in the previous table include the amortization of the fair value of all options vested during 1996, 1997, and 1998, 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 $2,073 million, $3,179 million, and $4,019 million, and earnings per share would have been $0.81, $1.21, and $1.50 for 1996, 1997, and 1998.

The weighted average Black-Scholes value of options granted under the stock option plans during 1996, 1997, and 1998 was $8.86, $11.72, and $23.62. Value was estimated using an expected life of five years, no dividends, volatility of .32 in 1998 and .30 in prior years, and risk-free interest rates of 6.0%, 6.5%, and 5.7% in 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of outstanding preferred shares using the "if-converted" method, assumed net-share settlement of common stock structured repurchases, and outstanding stock options using the "treasury stock" method.

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows:

In millions, except per share amounts

Year Ended June 30 1996    1997    1998   
  
Net income $2,195 $3,454 $4,490
Preferred stock dividends 15 28



Net income available for common shareholders $2,195 $3,439 $4,462



Average outstanding shares of common stock 2,368 2,391 2,432
Dilutive effect of:
   Common stock under structured repurchases 3
   Preferred stock 13 17
   Employee stock options 193 218 229



Common stock and common stock equivalents 2,561 2,622 2,681



Earnings per share:
Basic $  0.93 $  1.44 $  1.83



   Diluted $  0.86 $  1.32 $  1.67



 

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