-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, H6KYrca0unXmwJrDhYQnU8/WuZKhmRz/6S5q/oKl39EA62vIXhuSCsEZi/XimPPE 1ryMvNXoGu3qfw/C327/qA== 0000950142-96-000527.txt : 19961015 0000950142-96-000527.hdr.sgml : 19961015 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950142-96-000527 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 19961011 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19961011 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000008670 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374] IRS NUMBER: 221467904 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-13945 FILM NUMBER: 96642460 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ADP BOULVARD CITY: ROSELAND STATE: NJ ZIP: 07068 BUSINESS PHONE: 2019945000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ADP BOULEVARD CITY: ROSELAND STATE: NJ ZIP: 07068 S-8 1 FORM S-8 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 1996. Registration No. 333- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 22-1467904 (STATE OR OTHER (I.R.S. EMPLOYER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.) ONE ADP BOULEVARD ROSELAND, NEW JERSEY 07068 PHONE: (201) 994-5000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) HEALTH BENEFITS AMERICA 1993 STOCK OPTION PLAN (Full title of plan) JAMES B. BENSON, ESQ. CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL ONE ADP BOULEVARD ROSELAND, NEW JERSEY 07068 (201) 994-5000 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) COPY TO: RICHARD S. BORISOFF, ESQ. PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 (212) 373-3000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE SHARES PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TITLE OF TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING REGISTRATION SHARES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER SHARE(1) PRICE(1) FEE Common Stock, $.10 par value per share 129,104 $43.00 $5,551,472 $1,682.27
(1)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457, based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock on October 9, 1996 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 are not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to the Note to Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"). The information required in the Section 10(a) prospectus is included in documents being maintained and delivered by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (The "Company") as required by Part I of Form S-8 and by Rule 428 under the Act. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference: (a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 and (b) the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), filed with the Commission on January 21, 1992, including all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. All other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES. Not Applicable. Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL. The validity of the shares of the Company's Common Stock being registered pursuant hereto has been passed upon by James B. Benson, Esq., Corporate Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. Mr. Benson, a full-time employee of the Company, beneficially owns 31,881 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries contained in the documents incorporated by reference herein have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report thereon of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. Provision for indemnification of directors and officers is made in Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Article Fifth, Sections 3 and 4 of the Company's Amended Restated Certificate of Incorporation provide as follows: "The Corporation shall indemnify all directors and officers of the Corporation to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (and in particular Paragraph 145 thereof), as from time to time amended, and may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of such directors and officers. In addition, the Corporation shall, in the manner and to the extent as the By-laws of the Corporation shall provide, indemnify to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (and in particular Paragraph 145 thereof), as from time to time amended, such other persons as the By-laws shall provide, and may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of such other persons." "A director of the Corporation shall not be held personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any director of the Corporation existing at the time of, or for or with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to, such repeal or modification." Finally, Article XIV, Section 6 of the Company's By-laws provides as follows: "Section 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers and Others: The Corporation shall indemnify all directors and officers of the Corporation to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (and in particular Section 145 thereof), as from time to time amended, and may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of such directors and officers. This indemnification applies to all directors and officers of the Corporation who sit on the boards of non-profit corporations in keeping with the Corporation's philosophy." "The Corporation shall indemnify any other person or employee who may have served at the request of the Corporation to the full extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (and in particular Section 145 thereof) so long as such person or employee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, further, so long as his actions were not in violation of corporate policies and directives." As permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Company's Certificate and By-Laws, the Company also maintains a directors and officers liability insurance policy which insures, subject to certain exclusions, deductibles and maximum amounts, directors and officers of the Company against damages, judgments, settlements and costs incurred by reason of certain acts committed by such persons in their capacities as directors and officers. Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED. Not Applicable. Item 8. EXHIBITS. 4.1 The Company's Health Benefits America 1993 Stock Option Plan 4.2 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)-#1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996) 4.3 By-laws of the Company, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (3)-#2 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1991) 4.4 Form of the Company's Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on January 21, 1992) 5.1 Opinion of James B. Benson, Esq. as to the legality of the securities being registered hereby 23.1 Consent of James B. Benson, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1) 23.2 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement; (2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and (3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the registrant's Certificate of Incorporation or by- laws, by contract, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement, or amendment thereto, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Roseland, State of New Jersey, on the 11th day of October, 1996. AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. (Registrant) By /s/ ARTHUR F. WEINBACH Arthur F. Weinbach President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement, or amendment thereto, has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE /s/ ARTHUR F. WEINBACH President and Chief October 11, 1996 (Arthur F. Weinbach) Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ RICHARD J. HAVILAND Vice President, Finance (Principal October 11, 1996 (Richard J. Haviland) Financial Officer) /s/ JOSH S. WESTON Chairman of the Board October 11, 1996 (Josh S. Weston) /s/ GARY C. BUTLER Director October 11, 1996 (Josh S. Weston) /s/ JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR. Director October 11, 1996 (Joseph A. Califano, Jr.) /s/ LEON G. COOPERMAN Director October 11, 1996 (Leon G. Cooperman) Director October 11, 1996 (George H. Heilmeier) /s/ ANN DIBBLE JORDAN Director October 11, 1996 (Ann Dibble Jordan) /s/ HARVEY M. KRUEGER Director October 11, 1996 (Harvey M. Krueger) Director October 11, 1996 (Charles P. Lazarus) Director October 11, 1996 (Frederic V. Malek) /s/ HENRY TAUB Director October 11, 1996 (Henry Taub) Director October 11, 1996 (Laurence A. Tisch)
EX-4 2 EXHIBIT 4.1 EXHIBIT 4.1 HEALTH BENEFITS AMERICA 1993 STOCK OPTION PLAN 1. PURPOSES OF THE PLAN. The purposes of this Stock Option Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company's business. Options granted under the Plan may be incentive stock options (as defined under Section 422 of the Code) or non-statutory stock options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 2. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "ADMINISTRATOR" means the Board or any of its Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan. (b) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company. (c) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (d) "COMMITTEE" means the Committee appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan. (e) "COMMON STOCK" means the Common Stock of the Company. (f) "COMPANY" means Health Benefits America, a Utah corporation. (g) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render services and is compensated for such services, and any director of the Company whether compensated for such services or not, provided that if and in the event the Company registers any class of any equity security pursuant to the Exchange Act, the term Consultant shall thereafter not include directors who are not compensated for their services or are paid only a director's fee by the Company. (h) "CONTINUOUS STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE" means the absence of any interruption or termination of the employment relationship by the Company or any Subsidiary. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Board, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Subsidiaries or its successor. (i) "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including officers and directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. The payment of a director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company. (j) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (k) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system including without limitation the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such system or exchange, or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock, for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; (ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but not on the National Market System thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock for the last market trading day prior to the time of determination or; (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator. (l) "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. (m) "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. (n) "OPTION" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan. (o) "OPTIONED STOCK" means the Common Stock subject to an Option. (p) "OPTIONEE" means an Employee or Consultant who receives an Option. (q) "PARENT" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code. (r) "PLAN" means this 1993 Stock Option Plan. (s) "SHARE" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 of the Plan. (t) "SUBSIDIARY" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code. 3. STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 615 shares of Common Stock. The shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for future grant under the Plan. 2 4. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. (a) PROCEDURE. (i) ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. With respect to grants of Options to Employees who are also officers or directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board if the Board may administer the Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto ("Rule 16b-3") with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan, or (B) a Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan. (ii) MULTIPLE ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES. If permitted by Rule 16b-3, the Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to directors, non-director officers and Employees who are neither directors nor officers. (iii) ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO CONSULTANTS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES. With respect to grants of Options to Employees or Consultants who are neither directors nor officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the legal requirements relating to the administration of incentive stock option plans, if any, of Utah corporate and securities laws and of the Code (the "Applicable Laws"). Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws. (b) POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion: (i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with Section 2(k) of the Plan; (ii) to select the Consultants and Employees to whom Options may from time to time be granted hereunder; (iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options are granted hereunder; (iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each such award granted hereunder; 3 (v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan; (vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder; (vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances an Option may be settled in cash under subsection 9(f) instead of Common Stock; (viii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock covered by such Option shall have declined since the date the Option was granted. (c) EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Optionees and any other holders of any Options. 5. ELIGIBILITY. (a) Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option may, if he is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options. (b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. (c) For purposes of Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted. (d) THE PLAN SHALL NOT CONFER UPON ANY OPTIONEE ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH HIS RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RlGHT TO TERMINATE HIS EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. 6. TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the shareholders of the Company as described in Section 18 of the Plan. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 14 of the Plan. 7. TERM OF OPTION. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement. However, in the case of an Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement. 4 8. OPTION EXERCISE PRICE AND CONSIDERATION. (a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Board, but shall be subject to the following: (i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option (A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. (B) granted to any Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. (ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option (A) granted to a person who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant. (B) granted to any person, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. (b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash, (2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, (5) authorization from the Company to retain from the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price for the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised, (6) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price (7) by delivering an irrevocable subscription agreement for the Shares which irrevocably obligates the Option holder to take and pay for the Shares not more than twelve months after the date of delivery of the subscription agreement, (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment, (9) or such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Board shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company. 9. EXERCISE OF OPTION. (a) PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE; RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Board, including performance criteria with respect to the Company or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible under the terms of the Plan. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. 5 An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the Board, consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 12 of the Plan. Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised. (b) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. In the event of termination of an Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee with the Company (as the case may be), such Optionee may, but only within three (3) months (or such other period of time as is determined by the Board, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option being made at the time of grant of the Option and not exceeding three (3) months) after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise his Option to the extent that Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. (c) DISABILITY OF OPTIONEE. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9(b) above, in the event of termination of an Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee as a result of his total and permanent disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), Optionee may, but only within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. (d) DEATH OF OPTIONEE. In the event of the death of an Optionee, the Option may be exercised, at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. (e) RULE 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions. (f) BUYOUT PROVISIONS. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted, based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made. 6 10. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS. The Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. 11. STOCK WITHHOLDING TO SATISFY WITHHOLDING TAX OBLIGATIONS. At the discretion of the Administrator, Optionees may satisfy withholding obligations as provided in this paragraph. When an Optionee incurs tax liability in connection with an Option, which tax liability is subject to tax withholding under applicable tax laws, and the Optionee is obligated to pay the Company an amount required to be withheld under applicable tax laws, the Optionee may satisfy the withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option, that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the "Tax Date"). All elections by an Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Administrator and shall be subject to the following restrictions: (a) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date; (b) once made, the election shall be irrevocable as to the particular Shares of the Option as to which the election is made; (c) all elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of the Administrator; (d) if the Optionee is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the election must comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 and shall be subject to such additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions. In the event the election to have Shares withheld is made by an Optionee and the Tax Date is deferred under Section 83 of the Code because no election is filed under Section 83 (b) of the Code, the Optionee shall receive the full number of Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised but such Optionee shall be unconditionally obligated to tender back to the Company the proper number of Shares on the Tax Date. 12. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION OR MERGER. (a) CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stork subject to an Option. 7 (b) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify the Optionee at least fifteen (15) days prior to such proposed action. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. (c) MERGER. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, the Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation. 13. TIME OF GRANTING OPTIONS. The date of grant of an Option shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option, or such other date as is determined by the Board. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant. 14. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN. (a) AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any Optionee under any grant theretofore made without his or her consent. In addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law or regulation, including the requirements of the NASD or an established stock exchange), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required. (b) EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION. Any such amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted and such Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company. 15. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned relevant provisions of law. 16. RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. 17. AGREEMENTS. Options shall be evidenced by written agreements in such form as the Board shall approve from time to time. 8 18. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under applicable state and federal law. 9 EX-5 3 EXHIBIT 5.1 Exhibit 5.1 Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Corporate Headquarters One ADP Boulevard Roseland, New Jersey 07068-0456 October 11, 1996 Board of Directors Automatic Data Processing, Inc. One ADP Boulevard Roseland, NJ 07068 Re: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 Gentlemen: I have acted as counsel to Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the registration by the Company of 129,104 shares of the Company's Common Stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Shares"), pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 which is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 11, 1996 (the "Registration Statement"). In this connection, I have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records, certificates and written and oral statements of officers and accountants of the Company and of public officials, and other documents that I have considered necessary and appropriate for this opinion and, based thereon, I advise you that, in my opinion: 1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. 2. The Company has corporate authority to issue the Shares in the manner and under the terms set forth in the Registration Statement. 3. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with the Health Benefits America 1993 Stock Option Plan referred to in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement, to its use part of the Registration Statement, and to the use of my name in the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, /s/ James B. Benson James B. Benson General Counsel EX-23 4 EXHIBIT 23.2 Exhibit 23.2 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated August 14, 1996 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to changes in accounting principles for postemployment benefits other than pensions and for income taxes), appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 1996 and to the reference to us as experts in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP New York, New York October 11, 1996 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----