Exhibit 10.4

CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.

2007 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTORS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1 | PURPOSE

The purpose of the Cardinal Health, Inc. 2007 Nonemployee Directors Equity
Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to assist Cardinal Health, Inc. (the “Company”)
in attracting and retaining qualified members of its Board of Directors (the
“Board”). The Plan provides for equity ownership opportunities to directors in
order to encourage and enable them to participate in the Company’s future
prosperity and growth and to match the interests of directors with those of
shareholders.

These objectives will be promoted through the granting to Nonemployee Directors
(defined below) of equity-based awards (“awards”). The types of awards that may
be granted under the Plan are options (“Stock Options”) to purchase Shares
(defined below) and grants of Shares or Share Units subject to Section 6
(“Restricted Shares” or “Restricted Share Units”).

SECTION 2 | ADMINISTRATION

The Plan shall be administered by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
(the “Committee”) of the Board, which shall have the power and authority to
grant Stock Options, Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units to members of
the Board who do not serve as employees of the Company (“Nonemployee
Directors”). In particular, the Committee shall have the authority to:
(i) select Nonemployee Directors as recipients of awards; (ii) determine the
number and type of awards to be granted; (iii) determine the terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the terms hereof, of any award; (iv) adopt,
alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing
the Plan as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable; (v) interpret the Plan
and any award granted and any agreements relating thereto; and (vi) take any
other actions the Committee considers appropriate in connection with, and
otherwise supervise the administration of, the Plan. All decisions made by the
Committee pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be made in the Committee’s
sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons.

SECTION 3 | ELIGIBILITY

Only Nonemployee Directors are eligible to receive awards under the Plan.
Members of the Committee who are Nonemployee Directors are eligible to receive
awards.

SECTION 4 | SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

The total number of the common shares of the Company, without par value
(“Shares”), reserved and available for issuance pursuant to awards hereunder
(“Available Shares”) shall be 750,000. The Available Shares may consist of
authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares, including Shares purchased on
the open market. For purposes of this Section 4, the aggregate number of
Available Shares under the Plan at any time shall not be reduced by Shares
subject to awards that have been cancelled, expired or forfeited. Shares granted
under the Plan shall not be counted as used unless and until they are

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actually issued and delivered to a Nonemployee Director. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not become
available for awards under the Plan: (i) Shares subject to awards that have been
retained by the Company in payment or satisfaction of the exercise price of an
award, or (ii) Shares that have been delivered (either actually or
constructively by attestation) to the Company in payment or satisfaction of the
exercise price of an award.

In the event of (i) a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, share
combination, or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital
structure of the Company (each, a “Share Change”), or (ii) a merger,
consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, separation, spinoff,
reorganization, stock rights offering, liquidation, disaffiliation from the
Company of a Subsidiary or division (“Disaffiliation”), or similar event
affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, an “Organic Change”),
the Committee shall make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems
appropriate and equitable to the aggregate number of Shares reserved for
issuance under the Plan, the number and exercise price of Shares subject to
outstanding Stock Options, the purchase price, if any, for Restricted Shares or
Restricted Share Units, and the number of Shares subject to a Restricted Share
or Restricted Share Unit award. In the case of Organic Changes, such adjustments
may include, without limitation, (x) the cancellation of outstanding awards in
exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof having an
aggregate value equal to the value of such awards, as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion (it being understood that in the case of an
Organic Change with respect to which shareholders receive consideration other
than publicly traded equity securities of the ultimate surviving entity, any
such determination by the Administrator that the value of a Stock Option shall
for this purpose be deemed to equal the excess, if any, of the value of the
consideration being paid for each Share pursuant to such Organic Change over the
exercise price of such Stock Option shall conclusively be deemed valid), (y) the
substitution of other property (including, without limitation, cash or other
securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for
the Shares subject to outstanding awards, and (z) in connection with any
Disaffiliation, arranging for the assumption of awards, or replacement of awards
with new awards based on other property or other securities (including, without
limitation, other securities of the Company and securities of entities other
than the Company), by the affected subsidiary, affiliate or division or by the
entity that controls such subsidiary, affiliate or division following such
Disaffiliation (as well as any corresponding adjustments to awards that remain
based upon Company securities).

SECTION 5 | STOCK OPTIONS

Any Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee
may from time to time approve, and the provisions of Stock Option awards need
not be the same with respect to each optionee. Stock Options granted under the
Plan will be options that are not intended to qualify as incentive stock options
under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

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Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan as the Committee deems appropriate.

(a) Eligibility and Grant. All Stock Options shall be evidenced by a written
agreement, which shall be dated as of the date on which a Stock Option is
granted, signed (electronically or otherwise) by an officer of the Company
authorized by the Committee, and which the Committee may also require the
Nonemployee Director to sign (electronically or otherwise). Such agreement shall
describe the Stock Options and state that such Stock Options are subject to the
Plan.

(b) Exercise of Stock Options. Stock Options shall become exercisable at such
time or times and subject to such terms and conditions (including, without
limitation, installment or cliff exercise provisions) as shall be determined by
the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority, in its discretion, to
accelerate the time at which a Stock Option shall be exercisable whenever it may
determine that such action is appropriate by reason of changes in applicable tax
or other law or other changes in circumstances occurring after the award of such
Stock Option.

(c) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share purchasable under a Stock
Option shall be determined by the Committee, except that the per Share exercise
price shall be no less than 100% of the fair market value per Share as of the
day the Stock Option is granted. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
the fair market value shall be the closing price for the Shares reported on a
consolidated basis on the New York Stock Exchange on the relevant date, or if
there were no sales on such date, the closing price on the nearest preceding
date on which sales occurred.

(d) No Stock Option Repricing. Subject to Section 4 of the Plan, the exercise
price of any Stock Option may not be reduced without shareholder approval.

(e) Maximum Term. Each Stock Option shall be exercisable for 10 years from the
date of grant or such shorter period of time as may be provided in the Stock
Option agreement.

(f) Transferability of Stock Options. Except as otherwise provided hereunder,
Stock Options shall be transferable by the Nonemployee Director only with prior
approval of the Committee. Any attempted transfer without Committee approval
shall be null and void. Unless Committee approval of the transfer shall have
been obtained, all Stock Options shall be exercisable during the Nonemployee
Director’s lifetime only by the Nonemployee Director or the Nonemployee
Director’s legal representative. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Committee may, in the manner established by the Committee,
provide for the irrevocable transfer, without payment of consideration, of any
Stock Option by a Nonemployee Director to a member of the Nonemployee Director’s
family or to a family entity. In such case, the Stock Option shall be
exercisable only by such transferee. For purposes of this provision: (i) a
Nonemployee Director’s “family” shall include the Nonemployee Director’s child,
stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse,
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nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including through adoptive relationships, and
any person sharing the Nonemployee Director’s household (other than a tenant or
employee); and (ii) a “family entity” shall include a trust in which the
foregoing persons have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest,
a foundation in which the foregoing persons (or the Nonemployee Director)
control the management of assets, and any other entity in which the foregoing
persons (or the Nonemployee Director) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the
voting interests; and (iii) neither a transfer under a domestic relations order
in settlement of marital property rights nor a transfer to an entity in which
more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by family
members (or the Nonemployee Director) in exchange for an interest in that entity
shall be considered to be a transfer for consideration.

(g) Method of Exercise. Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part by
giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of Shares
to be purchased. No Shares shall be transferred until full payment therefor has
been made. Payment for exercise of a Stock Option may be made (i) in cash,
(ii) by delivery of Shares already owned by the Nonemployee Director, (iii) by
attestation of ownership of such already-owned Shares, (iv) to the extent
permitted by law, by delivery of cash from the proceeds of a sale through a bank
or broker on a date satisfactory to the Company of some or all of the shares to
which such exercise relates, or (v) by any combination of the foregoing.

(h) Termination of Option. Except as otherwise provided herein, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee at or after grant or termination, if a Nonemployee
Director ceases to be a member of the Board for any reason, then all Stock
Options or any unexercised portion of such Stock Options which otherwise are
exercisable shall remain exercisable until expiration of the original term of
such Stock Options.

SECTION 6 | RESTRICTED SHARES AND RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS

Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units may be granted to Nonemployee
Directors alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. For
purposes of the Plan, “Restricted Shares” shall mean Shares issued to
Nonemployee Directors subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the
meaning of Section 83 of the Code and a prohibition on transfer, which may also
be subject to such other restrictions as the Committee may impose, and
“Restricted Share Units” shall mean a grant of a right to receive Shares in the
future, with such units subject to a risk of forfeiture or other restrictions
that will lapse at the end of a specified period or upon the achievement of
performance or other objectives. Any Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units
granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following restrictions and
conditions, and shall contain such additional terms and conditions in the
applicable award agreement, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the
Committee deems appropriate. The provisions of Restricted Share or Restricted
Share Unit awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.

 

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(a) Restricted Share and Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement. Each Restricted
Share or Restricted Share Unit grant shall be evidenced by an agreement executed
on behalf of the Company by an officer designated by the Committee. Such
Restricted Share Award Agreement or Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement shall
describe the Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units and state that such
Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units are subject to the Plan and shall
contain such other terms and provisions, consistent with the Plan, as the
Committee may approve. At the time any Restricted Shares or Restricted Share
Units are awarded, the Committee may determine that such Restricted Shares or
Restricted Share Units shall, after vesting, be further restricted as to
transferability or be subject to repurchase by the Company upon occurrence of
certain events determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and
specified in the applicable Restricted Share Award Agreement or Restricted Share
Unit Award Agreement. Awards of Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units must
be accepted by a grantee thereof within the period of time specified by the
Committee at grant, if any, by executing the Restricted Share Award Agreement or
Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement and paying the purchase price, if any, of
such award. The prospective recipient of a Restricted Share or Restricted Share
Unit award shall not have any rights with respect to such award, unless such
recipient executes an agreement evidencing the award and delivers a fully
executed copy thereof to the Company, and otherwise complies with the applicable
terms and conditions of such award.

(b) Share Restrictions. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable
Restricted Share Award Agreement or Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement,
during a period set by the Committee commencing with the date of such award and
ending on such date as determined by the Committee at grant (the “Restriction
Period”), the Nonemployee Director shall not be permitted to sell, transfer,
pledge, assign or otherwise encumber Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units
awarded under the Plan. No Restriction Period shall be less than one year,
except in the event of a change of control of the Company or upon the death,
disability or retirement of a Nonemployee Director; provided that the period of
time from one annual meeting of shareholders to the next shall be considered one
year whether or not it includes 365 calendar days. Unless otherwise determined
by the Committee at or after grant or termination of service, if a Nonemployee
Director’s service to the Company terminates during the Restriction Period, all
Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units held by such Nonemployee Director
still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by the Nonemployee Director.

(c) Stock Certificate and Legends. Each Nonemployee Director receiving a
Restricted Share award shall be issued a stock certificate or book-entry account
on the Company’s transfer agent’s records in respect of such Restricted Shares.
Such certificate or book entry shall be registered in the name of the
Nonemployee Director. The Committee may require that any stock certificates
evidencing such Restricted Shares be held in custody by the Company until the
restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any
Restricted Shares award, the Nonemployee Director shall have delivered a stock
power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Shares covered by such
award.

 

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(d) Shareholder Rights. Except as provided in this Section 6, the Nonemployee
Director shall have, with respect to the Restricted Shares covered by any award,
all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote
the Shares, and the right to receive any dividends or other distributions, with
respect to the Shares, but subject, however, to those restrictions placed on
such Restricted Shares pursuant to the Plan and as specified by the Committee in
the Restricted Share Award Agreement. A Nonemployee Director shall not have any
rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Share
Units unless and until the Shares underlying such Restricted Share Units have
been issued or transferred and registered in the name of such Nonemployee
Director; provided that a Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement may provide for
dividend equivalents to be paid with respect to outstanding Restricted Share
Units.

(e) Expiration of Restriction Period. If and when the Restriction Period expires
without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Shares subject to such Restriction
Period, unrestricted certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the
Nonemployee Director. Unrestricted shares subject to vested Restricted Share
Units shall be delivered to the Nonemployee Director pursuant to the terms of
the applicable Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (which may, subject to
Section 10(f), provide for deferral of such delivery to a date that is later
than the date of vesting).

SECTION 7 | CHANGE OF CONTROL

(a) In the event of a Change of Control (as defined below), unless otherwise
determined by the Committee at the time of grant and subject to Section 7(c),
the following provisions shall apply:

(i) On the date that such Change of Control occurs, any or all Stock Options not
previously exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested, and
all outstanding Stock Options shall remain exercisable for the remainder of
their original term.

(ii) On the date that such Change of Control occurs, the restrictions applicable
to any or all Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units shall lapse and such
awards shall be fully vested.

(b) For purposes of the Plan, “Change of Control” means any of the following:

(i) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of twenty-five percent
(25%) or more of either (x) the then-outstanding Shares of the Company (the
“Outstanding Company Common Shares”), or (y) the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”);
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acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (A) any acquisition
directly from the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, (B) any
acquisition by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, (C) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or
(D) any acquisition by any corporation that is a Non-Control Acquisition (as
defined in subsection (iii) of this Section 7(b)); or

(ii) individuals who, as of the effective date of the Plan, constitute the Board
(the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director
subsequent to the effective date whose election, or nomination for election by
the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election
or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

(iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the
acquisition by the Company of assets or shares of another corporation (a
“Business Combination”), unless such Business Combination is a Non-Control
Acquisition. A “Non-Control Acquisition” shall mean a Business Combination
where: (x) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Shares and
Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business
Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent
(50%) of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation
resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a
corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership
immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common
Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (y) no
Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or
such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns,
directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of, respectively, the
then-outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such
Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting
securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed
prior to the Business Combination (including any ownership that existed in the
Company or the company being acquired, if any), and (z) at least a majority of
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Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the
execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for
such Business Combination; or

(iv) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.

SECTION 8 | AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION

(a) The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan; provided, however, that
no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made (i) which would impair
the rights of an optionee, participant or permitted transferee under any award
theretofore granted without the optionee’s, participant’s or transferee’s
consent, except for amendments made to cause the Plan or such award to comply
with applicable law, stock exchange rules or accounting rules; or (ii) without
the approval of the Company’s shareholders to the extent such approval is
required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule.

In addition, without limiting the foregoing, unless approved by the Company’s
shareholders and subject to Section 4 of the Plan, no such amendment or
alteration shall be made that would: (i) increase the maximum aggregate number
of Available Shares under the Plan; (ii) reduce the minimum exercise price for
Stock Options granted under the Plan; or (iii) reduce the exercise price of
outstanding Stock Options.

Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall have authority to amend the
Plan in any respect, including, without limitation, to take into account changes
in applicable tax and securities laws and accounting rules, as well as other
developments.

SECTION 9 | UNFUNDED STATUS OF PLAN

The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred
compensation. With respect to any payments or deliveries of Shares not yet made
by the Company to a participant, optionee or transferee, nothing contained
herein shall give any such participant, optionee or transferee any rights that
are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. The Committee may
authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations
created under the Plan to deliver Shares or payments hereunder consistent with
the foregoing.

SECTION 10 | GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) Additional Awards Permitted. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the
Company from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its
employees, consultants or Nonemployee Directors.

(b) Additional Restrictions Permitted. The Committee may specify on the date an
award is granted that part or all of the Shares that are (i) to be issued or
transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Stock Options or upon the
termination of the Restriction Period applicable to Restricted Share Units or
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the substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer referred to in
Section 6 of the Plan, will be subject to further restrictions on transfer.

(c) Beneficiaries. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems
appropriate for a Nonemployee Director to designate a beneficiary to whom any
amounts or benefits payable in the event of the Nonemployee Director’s death are
to be paid.

(d) Laws Governing. The Plan and all awards made and action taken thereunder
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal substantive
laws, but not the choice of law rules, of the State of Ohio, except to the
extent superseded by federal law.

(e) Government Regulation. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan or any
agreement made pursuant to the Plan, the Company’s obligations under the Plan
and such agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and
regulations and to such approvals as may be required by any governmental or
regulatory agencies.

(f) Section 409A. It is the intention of the Company that no award shall be
“deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”),
unless and to the extent that the Committee specifically determines otherwise,
and the Plan and the terms and conditions of all awards shall be interpreted
accordingly. The terms and conditions governing any awards that the Committee
determines will be subject to Section 409A, including any rules for elective or
mandatory deferral of the delivery of cash or Shares pursuant thereto, shall be
set forth in the applicable award agreement, and shall comply in all respects
with Section 409A.

SECTION 11 | EFFECTIVE DATE

The Plan shall become effective on the date when it is approved by the
shareholders of the Company. No new awards shall be granted under the Cardinal
Health, Inc. Amended and Restated Outside Directors Equity Incentive Plan after
this Plan becomes effective.

SECTION 12 | TERM OF PLAN

No award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan more than 10 years after the date
on which the Plan is first approved by the shareholders of the Company unless it
is terminated earlier under Section 8 of the Plan, but awards granted prior to
such date may extend beyond that date.

SECTION 13 | INDEMNIFICATION

No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any award granted
under the Plan. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee
or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against
and from any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or
reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any
claim, action, suit or proceeding to which he may be a party or in which he may
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connection with the Plan or any award granted under the Plan and against and
from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the
Company’s approval, or paid by him or her, except a judgment based upon a
finding of bad faith, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity,
at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to
handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to
which such person may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation
or Code of Regulations, contained in any indemnification agreements, as a matter
of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify him or
her or hold him or her harmless.

SECTION 14 | SAVINGS CLAUSE

In case any one or more of the provisions of the Plan shall be held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be
deemed null and void; however, to the extent permissible by law, any provision
which could be deemed null and void shall first be construed, interpreted or
revised retroactively to permit the Plan to be construed so as to foster the
intent of the Plan.

SECTION 15 | AWARDS TO NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTORS OUTSIDE OF UNITED STATES

The Committee may modify the terms of any award under the Plan granted to a
Nonemployee Director who, at the time of grant or during the term of the award,
is resident or employed outside of the United States in any manner deemed by the
Committee to be necessary or appropriate in order to accommodate differences in
local law, regulation, tax policy or custom, or so that the value and other
benefits of the award to the Nonemployee Director, as affected by foreign tax
laws and other restrictions applicable as a result of the Nonemployee Director’s
residence or employment abroad, will be comparable to the value of such an award
to a Nonemployee Director who is resident or employed in the United States.
Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments,
restatements or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary
or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan
as in effect for any other purpose; provided that no such supplements,
amendments, restatements or alternative versions shall include any provisions
that are inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as then in effect, unless the
Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further
approval of the shareholders of the Company.

 

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