ARTICLE I
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ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND DURATION
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1
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1.1
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Establishment
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1.2
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Purpose of the Plan
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1.3
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Duration of the Plan
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ARTICLE II
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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2.1
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"Adoption Date"
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1
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2.2
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"Affiliate"
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1
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2.3
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"Authorized Shares"
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1
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2.4
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"Award"
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2
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2.5
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"Award Agreement"
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2
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2.6
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"Beneficial Owner"
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2
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2.7
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"Board"
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2
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2.8
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"Change of Control"
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2
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2.10
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"Code"
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3
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2.11
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"Committee"
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3
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2.12
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"Company"
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3
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2.13
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"Corporate Change"
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3
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2.14
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"Disability"
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3
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2.15
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"Dividend Equivalent"
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3
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2.16
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"Employee"
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3
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2.17
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"Exchange Act"
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3
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2.18
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"Fair Market Value"
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4
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2.19
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"Fiscal Year"
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4
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2.20
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"Holder"
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4
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2.21
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"Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO"
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4
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2.22
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"Mature Shares"
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4
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2.23
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"Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation"
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4
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2.24
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"Non-Employee Director"
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4
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2.25
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"Nonqualified Stock Option" or "NQSO"
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4
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2.26
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"Option"
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5
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2.27
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"Optionee"
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5
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2.28
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"Option Price"
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5
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2.29
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"Other Cash-Based Award"
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5
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2.30
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"Other Stock-Based Award"
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5
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2.31
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"Parent Corporation"
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5
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2.32
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"Period of Restriction"
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5
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2.33
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"Plan"
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5
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2.34
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"Restricted Stock"
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5
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2.35
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"Restricted Stock Award"
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5
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2.36
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"Restricted Stock Unit" or "RSU"
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5
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2.37
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"RSU Award"
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5
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2.38
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"Separation from Service"
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5
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2.39
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"Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR"
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5
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2.40
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"Section 409A"
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5
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2.41
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"Stock"
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6
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2.42
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"Subsidiary Corporation"
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6
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2.43
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"Substantial Risk of Forfeiture"
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6
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2.44
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"Ten Percent Stockholder"
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6
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2.45
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"Termination of Employment"
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6
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2.46
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"Termination of Service"
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6
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2.47
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"Third Party Service Provider"
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6
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2.48
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"Voting Stock"
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6
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ARTICLE III
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ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
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7
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3.1
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Eligibility
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7
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3.2
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Participation
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7
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ARTICLE IV
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GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AWARDS
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7
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4.1
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Authority to Grant Awards
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7
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4.2
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Shares That Count Against Limit
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8
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4.3
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Non-Transferability
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8
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4.4
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Requirements of Law
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8
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4.5
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Changes in the Company's Capital Structure
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9
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4.6
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Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code
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11
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4.7
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Forfeiture for Cause
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11
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4.8
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Forfeiture Events
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12
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4.9
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Recoupment in Restatement and Other Situations
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12
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4.10
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Award Agreements
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13
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4.11
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Rights as Stockholder
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13
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4.12
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Issuance of Shares of Stock
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13
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4.13
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Restrictions on Stock Received
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13
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4.14
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Compliance With Section 409A
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13
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4.15
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Date of Grant
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4.16
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Source of Shares Deliverable Under Awards
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14
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4.17
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Limitations on Vesting of Awards.
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14
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4.18
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Administrative Stand Still.
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14
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ARTICLE V
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OPTIONS
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14
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5.1
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Authority to Grant Options
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14
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5.2
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Type of Options Available
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15
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5.3
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Option Agreement
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15
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5.4
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Option Price
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15
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5.5
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Duration of Option
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15
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5.6
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Amount Exercisable
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15
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5.7
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Exercise of Option.
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15
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5.8
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Notification of Disqualifying Disposition
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16
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5.9
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No Rights as Stockholder
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16
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5.10
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$100,000 Limitation on ISOs
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16
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5.11
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Separation from Service
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17
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ARTICLE VI
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STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
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6.1
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Authority to Grant SAR Awards
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17
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6.2
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General Terms
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17
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6.3
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SAR Agreement
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17
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6.4
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Term of SAR
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17
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6.5
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Exercise of SARs
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17
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6.6
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Payment of SAR Amount
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17
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6.7
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Separation from Service
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18
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6.8
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No Rights as Stockholder
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18
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6.9
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Restrictions on Stock Received
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18
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ARTICLE VII
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RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
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7.1
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Restricted Stock Awards
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7.2
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Restricted Stock Award Agreement
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18
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7.3
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Holder's Rights as Stockholder
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18
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ARTICLE VIII
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RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS
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8.1
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Authority to Grant RSU Awards
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8.2
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RSU Award
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19
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8.3
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RSU Award Agreement
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8.4
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Dividend Equivalents
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8.5
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Form of Payment Under RSU Award
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19
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8.6
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Time of Payment Under RSU Award
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19
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8.7
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Holder's Rights as Stockholder
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19
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ARTICLE IX
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OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS
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19
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9.1
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Authority to Grant Other Stock-Based Awards
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19
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9.2
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Value of Other Stock-Based Award
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19
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9.3
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Written Agreement
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20
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9.4
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Payment of Other Stock-Based Award
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20
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9.5
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Separation from Service
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20
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9.6
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Time of Payment of Other Stock-Based Award
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20
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ARTICLE X
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OTHER CASH-BASED AWARDS
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20
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10.1
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Authority to Grant Other Cash-Based Awards
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20
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10.2
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Value of Other Cash-Based Award
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20
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10.3
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Written Agreement
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20
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10.4
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Payment of Other Cash-Based Award
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20
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10.5
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Time of Payment of Other Cash-Based Award
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20
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10.6
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Separation from Service
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20
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ARTICLE XI
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SUBSTITUTION AWARDS
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21
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ARTICLE XII
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ADMINISTRATION
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21
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12.1
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Awards
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21
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12.2
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Authority of the Committee.
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21
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12.3
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Decisions Binding
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22
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12.4
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No Liability
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22
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ARTICLE XIII
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AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN OR AWARD AGREEMENT
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22
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13.1
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Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination of the Plan
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22
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13.2
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Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination of Award Agreement
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22
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13.3
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Awards Previously Granted
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23
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ARTICLE XIV
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MISCELLANEOUS
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23
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14.1
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Unfunded Plan/No Establishment of a Trust Fund
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23
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14.2
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No Employment Obligation
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23
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14.3
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Tax Withholding.
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23
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14.4
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Gender and Number
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24
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14.5
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Severability
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24
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14.6
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Headings
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24
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14.7
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Other Compensation Plans
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24
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14.8
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Retirement and Welfare Plans
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24
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14.9
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Other Awards
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24
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14.10
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Law Limitations/Governmental Approvals
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24
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14.11
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Delivery of Title
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25
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14.12
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Inability to Obtain Authority
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25
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14.13
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Investment Representations
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25
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14.14
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Persons Residing Outside of the United States
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25
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14.15
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Data Privacy
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25
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14.16
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Arbitration of Disputes
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26
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14.17
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No Fractional Shares
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26
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14.18
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Interpretation
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26
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14.19
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Governing Law; Venue
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26
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(a)
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a report on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report) shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act and that report discloses that any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company (or one of its subsidiaries) or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company (or one of its subsidiaries), is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the outstanding Voting Stock;
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(b)
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any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company (or one of its subsidiaries) or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company (or one of its subsidiaries), shall purchase securities pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer to acquire any Voting Stock (or any securities convertible into Voting Stock) and, immediately after consummation of that purchase, that person is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50 percent of the outstanding Voting Stock (such person's beneficial ownership to be determined, in the case of rights to acquire Voting Stock, pursuant to paragraph (d) of Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act);
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(c)
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the consummation of:
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(i)
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a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with or into any other person if as a result of such merger, consolidation or reorganization, fifty percent (50%) or less of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such other person immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization are held in the aggregate by the holders of outstanding Voting Stock immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization;
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(ii)
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any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to any other person if as a result of such sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, fifty percent (50%) or less of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such other person immediately after such sale, lease, exchange or other transfer are held in the aggregate by the holders of outstanding Voting Stock immediately prior to such sale, lease, exchange or other transfer; or
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(iii)
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a transaction immediately after the consummation of which any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) would be the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Voting Stock;
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(iv)
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the stockholders of the Company approve the dissolution of the Company; or
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(v)
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during any period of 12 consecutive months, the individuals who at the beginning of that period constituted the members of the Board shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, of each member of the Board first elected during such period was approved by a vote of at least a two-thirds majority of the Board then still in office who were members of the Board at the beginning of any such period.
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(a)
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if the Stock is traded on a stock exchange,
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(i)
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and if the Stock is traded on that date, the closing sale price of the Stock on that date; or
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(ii)
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and if the Stock is not traded on that date, the closing sale price of the Stock on the last trading date immediately preceding that date;
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(b)
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if the Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market,
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(i)
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and if the Stock is traded on that date, the average between the high bid and low asked price on that date; or
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(ii)
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and if the Stock is not traded on that date, the average between the high bid and low asked price on the last trading date immediately preceding that date;
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(a)
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The aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan is 50,000,000 (the "Authorized Shares").
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(b)
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The aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which ISOs may be granted under the Plan is equal to the Authorized Shares.
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(c)
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The maximum aggregate grant date fair value of awards (computed in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or a successor thereto) that are granted under this Plan during any one calendar year to any one person who, on the grant date of the Award, is a Non-Employee Director is $500,000. The limits of this paragraph (c) do not apply to, and shall be determined without taking into account, any Award granted to an individual who, on the grant date of the award, is an officer or employee of the Company or one of its Affiliates. The limits of this paragraph (c) apply on an individual basis and not on an aggregate basis to all Non-Employee Directors as a group. The Board may make exceptions to this limit for individual Non-Employee Directors in extraordinary circumstances, as the Board may determine in its discretion, provided that the Non-Employee Director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation or in other contemporaneous compensation decisions involving Non-Employee Directors.
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(d)
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Each of the foregoing numerical limits stated in this Section 4.1 shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.5.
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(a)
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If shares of Stock are withheld from payment of an Award to satisfy tax obligations with respect to the Award, such shares of Stock will count against the aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan.
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(b)
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If shares of Stock are tendered in payment of an Option Price of an Option, such shares of Stock will not count against the aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan.
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(c)
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To the extent that any outstanding Award terminates or expires, is forfeited or cancelled, for any reason or is settled in cash in lieu of shares of Stock or in a manner such that all or some of the shares of Stock covered by the Award are not issued or are exchanged for Awards that do not involve shares of Stock, the shares of Stock allocable to such portion of the Award will immediately become available to be issues pursuant to an Award granted under the Plan.
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(d)
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When a SAR is settled in shares of Stock, the number of shares of Stock subject to the SAR under the SAR Award Agreement will be counted against the aggregate number of shares of Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan as one share for every share subject to the SAR, regardless of the number of shares used to settle the SAR upon exercise.
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(e)
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The maximum number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or Dividend Equivalents that are reinvested into additional shares of Stock or credited as additional Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or other Stock-Based Awards.
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(a)
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The existence of outstanding Awards shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company's capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference shares ahead of or affecting the Stock or Stock rights, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
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(b)
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If the Company shall effect a subdivision or consolidation of Stock or other capital readjustment, the payment of a Stock dividend, or other increase or reduction of the number of shares of Stock outstanding, without receiving compensation therefor in money, services or property, then (i) the number, class or series and per share price of Stock subject to outstanding Awards under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted in such a manner as to entitle a Holder to receive upon exercise of an Award, for the same aggregate cash consideration, the equivalent total number and class or series of Stock the Holder would have received had the Holder exercised his or her Award in full immediately prior to the event requiring the adjustment, and (ii) the number and class or series of Stock then reserved to be issued under the Plan shall be adjusted by substituting for the total number and class or series of Stock then reserved, that number and class or series of Stock that would have been received by the owner of an equal number of outstanding shares of Stock of each class or series of Stock as the result of the event requiring the adjustment.
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(c)
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If while unexercised Awards remain outstanding under the Plan (i) the Company shall not be the surviving entity in any merger, consolidation or other reorganization (or survives only as a subsidiary of an entity other than an entity that was wholly-owned by the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization), (ii) the Company sells, leases or exchanges or agrees to sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity (other than an entity wholly-owned by the Company), (iii) the Company is to be dissolved or (iv) the Company is a party to any other corporate transaction (as defined under section 424(a) of the Code and applicable Department of Treasury regulations) that is not described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence (each such event is referred to herein as a "Corporate Change"), then, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or another agreement between the Holder and the Company (provided that such exceptions shall not apply in the case of a reincorporation merger), or as a result of the Committee's effectuation of one or more of the alternatives described below, there shall be no acceleration of the time at which any Award then outstanding may be exercised, and no later than ten days after the approval by the stockholders of the Company of such Corporate Change (or approval by the Board if approval by the stockholders of the Company of such Corporate Change is not required), the Committee, acting in its sole and absolute discretion without the consent or approval of any Holder, shall act to effect one or more of the following alternatives, which may vary among individual Holders and which may vary among Awards held by any individual Holder (provided that, with respect to a reincorporation merger in which Holders of the Company's ordinary shares will receive one ordinary share of the successor corporation for each ordinary share of the Company, none of such alternatives shall apply and, without Committee action, each Award shall automatically convert into a similar award of the successor corporation exercisable for the same number of ordinary shares of the successor as the Award was exercisable for ordinary shares of Stock of the Company):
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(1)
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accelerate the time at which some or all of the Awards then outstanding may be exercised so that such Awards may be exercised in full for a limited period of time on or before a specified date (before or after such Corporate Change) fixed by the Committee, after which specified date all such Awards that remain unexercised and all rights of Holders thereunder shall terminate;
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(2)
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require the mandatory surrender to the Company by all or selected Holders of some or all of the then outstanding Options and SARs held by such Holders (irrespective of whether such Options and SARs are then exercisable under the provisions of the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement evidencing such Options or SARs) as of a date, before or after such Corporate Change, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Options and SARs and the Company shall pay to each such Holder an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any, of the per share price offered to stockholders of the Company in connection with such Corporate Change over the exercise prices or grant prices under such Options and SARs for such shares;
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(3)
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with respect to all or selected Holders, have some or all of their then outstanding Awards (whether vested or unvested) assumed or have a new award of a similar nature substituted for some or all of their then outstanding Awards under the Plan (whether vested or unvested) by an entity which is a party to the transaction resulting in such Corporate Change and which is then employing such Holder or which is affiliated or associated with such Holder in the same or a substantially similar manner as the Company prior to the Corporate Change, or a parent or subsidiary of such entity, provided that (A) such assumption or substitution is on a basis where the excess of the aggregate fair market value of the stock subject to the Award immediately after the assumption or substitution over the aggregate exercise price of such Award is equal to the excess of the aggregate fair market value of all Stock subject to the Award immediately before such assumption or substitution over the aggregate exercise price of such Award, and (B) the assumed rights under such existing Award or the substituted rights under such new Award, as the case may be, will have the same terms and conditions as the rights under the existing Award assumed or substituted for, as the case may be;
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(4)
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provide that the number and class or series of Stock covered by an Award (whether vested or unvested) theretofore granted shall be adjusted so that such Award when exercised shall thereafter cover the number and class or series of Stock or other securities or property (including cash) to which the Holder would have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the agreement or plan relating to such Corporate Change if, immediately prior to such Corporate Change, the Holder had been the holder of record of the number of shares of Stock then covered by such Award; or
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(5)
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make such adjustments to Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change (provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole and absolute discretion that no such adjustment is necessary to reflect such Corporate Change).
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(d)
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In the event of changes in the outstanding Stock by reason of recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges or other relevant changes in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any Award and not otherwise provided for by this Section 4.5, any outstanding Award and any Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion as to the number and price of Stock or other consideration subject to such Award. In the event of any such change in the outstanding Stock, the aggregate number of shares of Stock available under the Plan may be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.
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(e)
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After a merger of one or more corporations into the Company in which the Company shall be the surviving corporation, each Holder shall be entitled to have his or her Restricted Stock appropriately adjusted based on the manner in which the shares of Stock were adjusted under the terms of the agreement of merger or consolidation.
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(f)
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The issuance by the Company of stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, stock of any class or series, for cash or property, or for labor or services either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe for them, or upon conversion or exchange of stock or obligations of the Company convertible into, or exchangeable for, stock or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason of such issuance shall be made with respect to, the number, class or series, or price of shares of Stock then subject to outstanding Awards.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, if a determination is made as provided in Section 4.7(b) (a "Forfeiture Determination") that (i) the Holder (or, if the Holder is not the original grantee of the applicable Award, the original grantee of the applicable Award), before or after the termination of such individuals employment or service with the Company and all Affiliates, (A) committed fraud, embezzlement, theft, felony or an act of dishonesty (as defined below) in the course of his employment by or service to the Company or an Affiliate, (B) knowingly caused or assisted in causing the publicly released financial statements of the Company to be misstated or the Company or a subsidiary of the Company to engage in criminal misconduct, (C) disclosed trade secrets of the Company or an Affiliate or (D) violated the terms of any non-competition, non-disclosure or similar agreement with respect to the Company or any Affiliate to which the Holder (or, if the Holder is not the original grantee of the applicable Award, the original grantee of the applicable Award) is a party, and (ii) in the case of the actions described in clause (A), (C) and (D), such action materially and adversely affected the Company, then at or after the time such Forfeiture Determination is made the Board, in good faith, if such Forfeiture Determination is made prior to a Change of Control, or, as determined by a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction, if such Forfeiture Determination is made after a Change of Control, as a fair and equitable forfeiture to reflect the harm done to the Company and a reduction of the benefit bestowed on the Holder (or, if the Holder is not the original grantee of the applicable Award, the original grantee of the applicable Award) had the facts existing at the time the benefit was bestowed that led to the Forfeiture Determination been known to the Company at the time the benefit was bestowed, may determine that some or all (x) of the Holder's rights to shares of the Stock covered by an Award (including vested rights that have been exercised or paid, vested rights that have not been exercised or paid and rights that have not yet vested or been paid) or cash payments paid or payable under an Award (including payments for vested rights, amounts payable for vested rights that have not been paid and rights that have not yet vested), (y) some or all of the dividends that have been paid with respect to shares of the Stock covered by the Award, and (z) some or all shares of the Stock received as a result of the Holder's grant, receipt, exercise or holding of the Award and some or all net proceeds realized with respect to any shares of the Stock received as a result of the Holder's exercise or holding of the Award in excess of the price paid for such shares, will be forfeited to the Company on such terms as determined by the Board or the final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. For purposes of this Section 4.7, an "act of dishonesty" shall require a material breach by the Holder (or, if the Holder is not the original grantee of the applicable Award, the original grantee of the applicable Award) of his or her duties, obligations or undertakings owed to or on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates, as determined by the Board if such determination is made prior to a Change of Control, or, as determined by a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction, if such determination is made after a Change of Control. In determining whether a matter materially and adversely affects the Company, the Board shall be entitled to consider all relevant factors and exercise business judgment in making such determination, including but not limited to the financial consequences, adverse reputational consequences or legal consequences to the Company and/or its subsidiaries, individually or taken as a whole, as a result of such action.
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(b)
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A Forfeiture Determination for purposes of Section 4.7(a) shall be made (i) before the occurrence of a Change of Control, by a majority vote of the Board and (ii) on or after the occurrence of a Change of Control, by the final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The findings and decision of the Board with respect to a Forfeiture Determination made before the occurrence of a Change of Control, including those regarding the acts of the original grantee of the Award and the damage done to the Company, will be final for all purposes absent a showing by clear and convincing evidence of manifest error by, or a lack of good faith on the part of, the Board. No decision of the Board, however, will affect the finality of the discharge of the original grantee of the Award by the Company or an Affiliate.
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(a)
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Unless the applicable Award Agreement specifies otherwise, an Award shall not continue to vest after the Separation from Service of the Holder of the Award (or, if the Holder is not the original grantee of the applicable Award, the Separation from Service of the original grantee of the applicable Award) for any reason.
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(b)
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An Award granted under the Plan must include a minimum vesting period of at least one (1) year, provided, however, that (i) an Award may provide that the Award will vest before the completion of such one (1) year period upon the death or Disability of the original grantee of the Award or a Change of Control of the Company and (ii) Awards covering, in the aggregate, 25,000,000 (not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the Authorized Shares) shares of Stock may be issued without any minimum vesting period.
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(a)
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General Method of Exercise. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, Options may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time by the delivery of written notice in the manner designated by the Committee stating (i) that the Holder wishes to exercise such Option on the date such notice is so delivered, (ii) the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and (iii) the address to which a stock certificate, if any, representing such shares of Stock should be mailed or delivered, or the account to which the shares of Stock represented by book or electronic entry should be delivered. Except in the case of exercise by a third party broker as provided below, in order for the notice to be effective the notice must be accompanied by payment of the Option Price (and all applicable federal, state, local and foreign withholding taxes described in Section 14.3) by any combination of the following: (w) cash, certified check, or bank draft for an amount equal to the Option Price under the Option, (x) Mature Shares with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Option Price under the Option (if approved in advance by the Committee or an executive officer of the Company), (y) as described further in (c) below, an election to make a cashless exercise through a registered broker-dealer (if approved in advance by the Committee or an executive officer of the Company) or (z) except as specified below, any other form of payment which is acceptable to the Committee. If Mature Shares are used for payment by the Holder, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock tendered must be equal to or less than the aggregate Option Price of the shares of Stock being purchased upon exercise of the Option, and any difference must be paid by cash, certified check, or bank draft payable to the order of the Company. Whenever an Option is exercised by exchanging shares of Stock owned by the Holder, the Holder shall deliver to the Company or its delegate certificates registered in the name of the Holder representing a number of shares of Stock legally and beneficially owned by the Holder, free of all liens, claims, and encumbrances of every kind, accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank by the record holder of the shares represented by the certificates, (with signature guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a brokerage firm having a membership on a registered national stock exchange). The delivery of certificates upon the exercise of Option is subject to the condition that the person exercising the Option provide the Company with the information the Company might reasonably request pertaining to exercise, sale or other disposition of an Option.
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(b)
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Issuance of Shares. Subject to Section4.3 and Section5.7(c), as promptly as practicable after receipt of written notification and payment, in the form required by Section5.7(a), of an amount of money necessary to satisfy the aggregate option price and any withholding tax liability that may result from the exercise of such Option, the Company shall deliver to the Holder certificates for the number of shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised, issued in the Holder's name. Delivery of the shares shall be deemed effected for all purposes when a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have deposited the certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the Holder, at the address specified by the Holder or shall have transferred to the account designated by the Holder to which the shares of Stock represented by book or electronic entry are to be delivered.
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(c)
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Exercise Through Third-Party Broker. The Committee may permit a Holder to elect to pay the Option Price and any applicable tax withholding resulting from such exercise by authorizing a third-party broker to sell all or a portion of the shares of Stock acquired upon exercise of the Option and remit to the Company a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the Option Price and any applicable federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding resulting from such exercise.
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(d)
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Exercise of ISOs. All ISOs granted to an Employee under this Article V shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Employee
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(e)
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Limitations on Exercise Alternatives. The Committee shall not permit a Holder to pay such Holder's Option Price upon the exercise of an Option by having the Company reduce the number of shares of Stock that will be delivered pursuant to the exercise of the Option. In addition, the Committee shall not permit a Holder to pay such Holder's Option Price upon the exercise of an Option by using shares of Stock other than Mature Shares. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share of Stock.
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(a)
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The Committee shall have full and exclusive power to interpret and apply the terms and provisions of the Plan and Awards made under the Plan, and to adopt such rules, regulations and guidelines for implementing the Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or proper, all of which powers shall be exercised in the best interests of the Company and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business relating to the Plan or Awards made under the Plan, and the vote of a majority of those members present at any meeting shall decide any question brought before that meeting. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the members shall be as effective as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting properly called and held. All questions of interpretation and application of the Plan, or as to Awards granted under the Plan, shall be subject to the determination, which shall be final and binding, of a majority of the whole Committee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any act or omission of any other member of the Committee or for any act or omission on his or her own part, including the exercise of any power or discretion given to him or her under the Plan, except those resulting from his or her own willful misconduct. In carrying out its authority under the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority and discretion, including the following rights, powers and authorities to (i) determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which Awards will be made; (ii) determine the number and exercise price of shares of Stock covered in each Award subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan; (iii) determine the terms, provisions and conditions of each Award, which need not be identical; (iv) accelerate the time at which any outstanding Award will vest; (v) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to administration of the Plan; and (vi) make all other determinations and take all other actions deemed necessary, appropriate or advisable for the proper administration of the Plan.
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(b)
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The Committee may make an Award to an individual who the Company expects to become an Employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates within three (3) months after the date of grant of the Award, with the Award being subject to and conditioned on the individual actually becoming an Employee within that time period and subject to other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish.
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(c)
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The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award to a Holder in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable to further the Plan's objectives. Further, the Committee shall make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
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(d)
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On a Fiscal Year basis, the Committee may, by resolution, delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company the limited authority to grant Awards under the Plan during such Fiscal Year to (i) designated classes of Employees who are not officers of the Company or any Affiliate and subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and (ii) Third Party Service Providers. The resolution providing such authorization must set forth the total number of shares of Stock that may be granted under Awards by the Chief Executive Officer during the Fiscal Year. The Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall report periodically to the Committee regarding the nature and scope of the Awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated.
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(e)
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The Committee may employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, agents, and other persons, any of whom may be an Employee, and the Committee, the Company, and its officers shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions, or valuations of any such person. As permitted by law and the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more officers of the Company or its Affiliates or other Employees or to one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties as it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any person to whom it has delegated duties as aforesaid may employ one or more persons to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or such person may have under the Plan.
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(a)
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The Company or any Affiliate shall be entitled to deduct from other compensation payable to each Holder any sums required by federal, state, local or foreign tax law to be withheld with respect to the vesting or exercise of an Award or lapse of restrictions on an Award. In the alternative, the Company may require the Holder (or other person validly exercising the Award) to pay such sums for taxes directly to the Company or any Affiliate in cash or by check within one day after the date of vesting, exercise or lapse of restrictions.
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(b)
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The Committee may, in its discretion, permit a Holder to satisfy any Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation arising upon the vesting or exercise of, or payment under, an Award by delivering to the Holder a reduced number of shares of Stock in the manner specified herein. If permitted by the Committee and acceptable to the Holder, at the time of the vesting or exercise of, or payment under, an Award with respect to which the Company or an Affiliate has a tax withholding obligation the Company or the Affiliate may (a) calculate the amount of the Company's or an Affiliate's Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation on the assumption that all such shares of Stock vested under the Award are made available for delivery, (b) reduce the number of such shares of Stock made available for delivery so that the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock withheld on the date of the event giving rise to the withholding obligation approximates the Company's or an Affiliate's Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation and (c) in lieu of the withheld shares of Stock, remit cash to the United States Treasury or other applicable governmental authorities, on behalf of the Holder, in the amount of the Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation. The Company shall withhold only whole shares of Stock to satisfy its Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation. Where the Fair Market Value of the withheld shares of Stock does not equal the amount of the Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation, the Company shall withhold shares of Stock with a Fair Market Value less than the amount of the Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation and the Holder must satisfy the remaining minimum withholding obligation in some other manner permitted under this Section 14.3. The withheld shares of Stock not made available for delivery by the Company shall be retained as treasury shares or will be cancelled and the Holder's right, title and interest in such shares of Stock shall terminate.
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(c)
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The Company shall have no obligation upon vesting or exercise of any Award or lapse of restrictions on an Award or other event requiring payment until the Company or an Affiliate has received payment from the Holder sufficient to cover the Minimum Statutory Tax Withholding Obligation of the Holder with respect to that vesting, exercise, lapse of restrictions or other event. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall be obligated to advise a Holder of the existence of the tax or the amount which it will be required to withhold.
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