2002 Executive Stock Plan, as amended



 EXHIBIT 10.2A 
  
 TERCICA, INC. 
  
 2002 EXECUTIVE STOCK PLAN 
 (as
amended January 2004) 
  
 1.    Purposes of the Plan.    The purposes of this Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to
Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company’s business. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant.
Stock Purchase Rights may also be granted under the Plan. 
  
 2.    Definitions.    As used herein, the following definitions shall apply: 
  
 (a)    “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan in
accordance with Section 4 hereof. 
  
 (b)    “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange
or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are granted under the Plan. 
  
 (c)    “Board” means
the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 (d)    “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: 
  
 (i)    Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding
voting securities; or 
  
 (ii)    The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or 
  
 (iii)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger
or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its
parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation. 
  
 (e)    “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 







 (f)    “Committee” means a committee
of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof. 
  
 (g)    “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company. 

 
 (h)    “Company” means Tercica Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
  
 (i)    “Consultant” means any person who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services to such entity. 
  
 (j)    “Director” means a member of the Board. 
  
 (k)    “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3)
of the Code. 
  
 (l)    “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a
director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company. 
  
 (m)    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

  
 (n)    “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: 
  

(i)    If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including
without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange
or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; 
  
 (ii)    If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported,
its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination; or 
  
 (iii)    In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be
determined in good faith by the Administrator. 
  
 (o)    “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 
  
 (p)    “Nonstatutory Stock
Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. 
  
 (q)    “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan. 
  

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 (r)    “Option Agreement” means a written or
electronic agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. 
  
 (s)    “Optioned Stock”
means the Common Stock subject to an Option or a Stock Purchase Right. 
  
 (t)    “Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right granted under the Plan. 
  
 (u)    “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code. 
  
 (v)    “Plan” means this 2002 Executive Stock Plan. 
  
 (w)    “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to a Stock Purchase Right or Shares of
restricted stock issued pursuant to an Option. 
  
 (x)    “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right.
The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the notice of grant. 
  
 (y)    “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant. 
  
 (z)    “Share” means a
share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 below. 
  
 (aa)    “Stock Purchase Right” means a right to purchase Common Stock pursuant to Section 11 below. 
  
 (bb)    “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,”
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code. 
  
 3.    Stock Subject to the Plan.    Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to option and sold
under the Plan is 2,080,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. 
  
 If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares that were subject
thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). However, Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, upon exercise of either an Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall not be returned
to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under
the Plan. 
  
 4.    Administration of the
Plan. 
  

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 (a)    The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee
appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws. 
  
 (b)    Powers of the Administrator.    Subject to the provisions of
the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, the Administrator shall have the authority in its discretion: 
  
 (i)    to determine the Fair Market
Value; 
  
 (ii)    to select
the Service Providers to whom Options and Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be granted hereunder; 
  
 (iii)    to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each such Option granted hereunder; 
  
 (iv)    to approve forms of agreement
for use under the Plan; 
  
 (v)    to determine the terms and conditions of any Option or Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock
Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Stock Purchase Right or the Common Stock relating
thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine; 
  
 (vi)    to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations
relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws; 
  
 (vii)    to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the
Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on
the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by Optionees to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and

  
 (viii)    to construe and
interpret the terms of the Plan and Options granted pursuant to the Plan. 
  
 (c)    Effect of Administrator’s Decision.    All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding
on all Optionees. 
  
 5.    Eligibility.    Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.

  
 6.    Limitations. 
  

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 (a)    Incentive Stock Option
Limit.    Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair
Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall
be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the
Option with respect to such Shares is granted. 
  
 (b)    At-Will Employment.    Neither the Plan nor any Option or Stock Purchase Right shall confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee’s
relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. 
  
 7.    Term of
Plan.    Subject to shareholder approval in accordance with Section 19, the Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board. Unless sooner terminated under Section 15, it shall continue in effect for a term
of ten (10) years from the later of (i) the effective date of the Plan, or (ii) the earlier of the most recent board or shareholder approval of an increase in the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan. 
  
 8.    Term of
Option.    The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years
from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement. 
  
 9.    Option Exercise Price and Consideration. 
  
 (a)    Exercise Price.    The per share exercise price for the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following: 
  
 (i)    In the case of an Incentive Stock Option 
  
 (A)    granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant of such Option, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. 
  
 (B)    granted to any other Employee,
the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. 
  
 (ii)    In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall be determined by the
Administrator. 
  

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 (iii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a
per Share exercise price other than as required above pursuant to a merger or other corporate transaction. 
  
 (b)    Forms of Consideration.    The consideration to be paid for the Shares
to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant). Such consideration may consist of, without
limitation, (1) cash, (2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares, provided Shares acquired directly from the Company (x) have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the
date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, (5) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan, or
(6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

  
 10.    Exercise of
Option. 
  
 (a)    Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder.    Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms hereof at such times and under such conditions
as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence. An Option may not be exercised for a
fraction of a Share. 
  
 An Option shall be
deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option
is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the
Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no
right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is
exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan. 
  
 Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares thereafter available,
both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised. 
  
 (b)    Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider.    If an Optionee
ceases to be a Service Provider, such Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the
expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain 

  

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exercisable for three (3) months following the Optionee’s termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her
entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and
the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan. 
  
 (c)    Disability of Optionee.    If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise
his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her
entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares
covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan. 
  
 (d)    Death of Optionee.    If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement (but in
no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the Optionee’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to Optionee’s death in a form acceptable to
the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Optionee, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the
Optionee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee’s termination. If, at
the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan. 
  
 (e)    Leaves of Absence. 
  
 (i)    Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder
shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence. 
  
 (ii)    A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (A) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (B) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any
Subsidiary, or any successor. 
  
 (iii)    For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a
leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following the ninety-first (91st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. 
  

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 11.    Stock Purchase Rights. 
  
 (a)    Rights to
Purchase.    Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that
it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing or electronically of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to
purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within which such person must accept such offer. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator. 
  
 (b)    Repurchase
Option.    Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable within ninety (90) days of the voluntary or involuntary
termination of the purchaser’s service with the Company for any reason (including death or disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be the original price paid by the
purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the Administrator may determine. 
  
 (c)    Other Provisions.    The Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. 
  
 (d)    Rights as a Shareholder.    Once the
Stock Purchase Right is exercised, the purchaser shall have rights equivalent to those of a shareholder and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No
adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan. 
  
 12.    Transferability of Options or Stock Purchase
Rights.    Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Options or Stock Purchase Rights may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. 
  
 13.    Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control. 
  
 (a)    Adjustments.    In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse
stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the
Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, may (in its sole discretion) adjust the number and class of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan
and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right 
  
 (b)    Dissolution or Liquidation.    In the event of the proposed
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prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option or Stock Purchase Right will
terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. 
  
 (c)    Merger or Change in Control.    In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or a Change in Control, each outstanding
Option and Stock Purchase Right shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation in a merger or Change in Control
refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or Stock Purchase Right, then the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option or Stock Purchase Right as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would
not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option or Stock Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in
writing or electronically that this Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall terminate upon expiration of such period. For
the purposes of this paragraph, the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to
the Option or Stock Purchase Right immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share
held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in
the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option
or Stock Purchase Right, for each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by
holders of common stock in the merger or Change in Control. 
  
 14.    Time of Granting Options and Stock Purchase Rights.    The date of grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the
Administrator makes the determination granting such Option or Stock Purchase Right, or such later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Service Provider to whom an Option or Stock Purchase
Right is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant. 
  
 15.    Amendment and Termination of the Plan. 
  
 (a)    Amendment and Termination.    The Board may at any time amend, alter,
suspend or terminate the Plan. 
  
 (b)    Shareholder Approval.    The Board shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws. 

 
 (c)    Effect of Amendment
or Termination.    No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement
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Optionee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with
respect to Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination. 
  
 16.    Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. 
  
 (a)    Legal Compliance.    Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

  
 (b)    Investment
Representations.    As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Administrator may require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased
only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required. 
  
 17.    Inability to Obtain Authority.    The inability of the
Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. 
  
 18.    Reservation of Shares.    The Company, during the term of this Plan, shall at all
times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. 
  
 19.    Shareholder Approval.    The Plan shall be subject to approval by the shareholders of
the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws. 
  

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