COPART INC
For the period ended Dec 1, 2026. Filed Oct 22, 2026.
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Dec 1, 2026 · Filed Oct 22, 2026
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Outside Director Compensation Program
Under our outside director compensation program, eligible directors (consisting of our Chairman of the Board and ournon-employee directors) each receive an annual cash retainer of $57,500. Additionally, each eligible director receives an additional $10,000 cash retainer for each committee on which they serve, unless the eligible director serves as the chair of one or more standing committees, consisting of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating, Governance, and Sustainability Committee, in which case the eligible director receives an additional $20,000 cash retainer for their service as the chair of such committee. These cash retainers are payable in quarterly installments in arrears on a prorated basis.
Each person who first becomes an eligible director will receive, on the date on which the person first becomes an eligible director, an initial award of an option to purchase a number of shares of our common stock that results in such option having a “value” of $250,000, rounded down to the nearest whole share. Each initial award will vest as to 1/12th of the underlying shares on each month following the date the applicable eligible director’s service as an eligible director commenced, in each case subject to the eligible director’s continued service as a director through the relevant vesting date. If an individual commences service as an eligible director on the date an annual award (discussed below) would be granted, then the individual will not be granted an initial award, but instead will be granted only an annual award. If an individual commences service as an eligible director on any other date, then that individual will not be eligible to receive an annual award until the second annual meeting of stockholders where directors are elected following the individual’s initial date of service as an eligible director.
Except as described above, on the date of each annual stockholder meeting, each eligible director automatically will be granted an annual award of an option to purchase a number of shares of our common stock that results in such option having a “value” of $250,000, rounded down to the nearest whole share. Each annual award will vest as to 1/12th of the underlying shares on each month following the date of grant, in each case subject to the applicable eligible director’s continued service as a director through the relevant vesting date.
Each initial award or annual award will have a term of seven years and will have an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of grant. Each initial award and annual award will vest in full if the Company experiences a change in control, subject to the eligible director’s continued service as a director through such date.
In the event of a change in control of our company, all initial awards and annual awards will fully vest, in each case subject to the applicable eligible director’s continued service as a director through the date of the change in control.
The directors are also eligible for reimbursement of reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at Board meetings.
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For purposes of determining the number of shares covered by an initial award or annual award and the limitations described in this section, “value” means the fair market value of the shares subject to the equity award, as determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation formula.
Our founder and Chairman of the Board, Willis J. Johnson, participates in the outside director compensation program on the same terms asnon-employee directors. In addition, Mr. Johnson receives the perquisites and benefits described in the table below.
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