EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 

AIRCASTLE LIMITED 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2014 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 
  

	Section 1.	Purpose of Plan. 

 The name of the Plan is the Aircastle Limited Amended and Restated
2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The purposes of the Plan are to provide an additional incentive to selected officers, employees, non-employee Directors, independent contractors, and
consultants of the Company or its Affiliates (as hereinafter defined) whose contributions are essential to the growth and success of the business of the Company and its Affiliates, in order to strengthen the commitment of such persons to the Company
and its Affiliates, motivate such persons to faithfully and diligently perform their responsibilities, and attract and retain competent and dedicated persons whose efforts will result in the long-term growth and profitability of the Company and its
Affiliates. To accomplish such purposes, the Plan provides that the Company may grant Options, Share Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Share Bonuses, Other Share-Based Awards, Cash Awards or any combination of the
foregoing. 
  

	Section 2.	Definitions. 

 For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set
forth below: 
 “Administrator” means the Board, or, if and to the extent the Board does not administer the Plan, the
Committee in accordance with Section 3 hereof. 
 “Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified. 
 “Award”
means any Option, Share Appreciation Right, Restricted Share, Restricted Share Unit, Share Bonus, Other Share-Based Award or Cash Award granted under the Plan. 

“Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing an Award. 

“Base Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) hereof. 

“Beneficial Owner” (or any variant thereof) has the meaning defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act. 
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

“Cash Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 12 hereof. 

“Cause” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement or in any individual employment or severance agreement
with the Participant or, if any such agreement does not define “Cause,” Cause means (i) the commission of fraud or dishonesty by the Participant in the course of the Participant’s employment; (ii) the indictment of, or
conviction of or entering of a plea of nolo contendere by, the Participant for a crime constituting a felony or in respect of any fraud or dishonesty; (iii) the commission of an act by the Participant which would make the Participant or
the Company (including any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) subject to being enjoined, suspended, barred or otherwise disciplined for violation of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, including a statutory disqualification or
any other misconduct by the Participant which is materially injurious to the Company (including any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates); (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the Participant’s performance of his or her
duties in connection with the Participant’s employment by the Company (including any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) or the Participant’s failure to comply with any of the restrictive covenants to which the Participant is subject;
(v) the Participant’s willful failure to comply with any policies or procedures of the Company as in effect from time to time, provided that the Participant shall have been delivered a copy of such policies or procedures or such policies
or procedures shall have been posted on a Company intranet or website; or (vi) the Participant’s failure to perform the material duties in connection with the Participant’s position, unless the Participant remedies the failure
referenced in this clause (vi) no later than ten (10) days following delivery to the Participant of a written notice from the Company (including any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) describing such failure in reasonable detail (provided
that the Participant shall not be given more than one opportunity in the aggregate to remedy failures described in this clause (vi)). 







 “Change in Capitalization” means any (1) merger, amalgamation,
consolidation, reclassification, recapitalization, spin-off, spin-out, repurchase or other reorganization or corporate transaction or event, (2) special or
extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Shares, or other property), share split, reverse share split, subdivision or consolidation, (3) combination or exchange of shares, or (4) other
change in corporate structure, which, in any such case, the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, affects the Common Shares such that an adjustment pursuant to Section 5 hereof is appropriate. 

“Change in Control” means an event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have occurred: 

(1) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in
the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate thereof) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding any
Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (I) of paragraph (3) below; or 

(2) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of Directors then serving on the Board: individuals
who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board and any new Director (other than a Director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation,
relating to the election of Directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least
two- thirds (2/3) of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors on the Effective Date or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended
(“Incumbent Directors”); or 
 (3) there is consummated a merger or amalgamation or consolidation of the Company or any
direct or indirect Subsidiary with any other corporation or other entity, other than (I) a merger or amalgamation or consolidation which results in (A) the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or
amalgamation or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary
holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger
or amalgamation or consolidation and (B) the Incumbent Directors continuing immediately thereafter to represent at least a majority of the board of Directors of the Company, the entity surviving such merger or amalgamation or consolidation or,
if the Company or the entity surviving such merger or amalgamation or consolidation is then a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (II) a merger or amalgamation or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or
similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or
its Affiliates) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or 
 (4) the
shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than
(A) a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company
following the completion of such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale or (B) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of Directors of the entity to which such assets are sold or disposed or, if such entity is a subsidiary, the
ultimate parent thereof. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation
of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the holders of Common Shares immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an
entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions and (ii) for each Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, and to the
extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred under the Plan with respect to such Award only if a change in the ownership or effective control
of the Company or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company shall also be deemed to have occurred under Section 409A of the Code. 







 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or
any successor thereto. 
 “Committee” means any committee or subcommittee the Board may appoint to administer the Plan.
Subject to the discretion of the Board, the Committee shall be composed entirely of individuals who meet the qualifications of (i) an “outside Director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (but only to the extent
necessary and desirable to maintain qualification of Awards as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code), (ii) a “non-employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 and (iii) any other qualifications required by the applicable stock exchange on which the Common Shares are traded. If at any time or to any extent the Board shall not administer the Plan, then the
functions of the Administrator specified in the Plan shall be exercised by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in the Company’s memorandum of association or bye-laws, as amended from time to time,
any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is duly constituted or unanimous written consent of the Committee’s members. 

“Common Shares” means the common shares, par value U.S. $0.01 per share, of the Company. 

“Company” means Aircastle Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (or any successor company, except as the term
“Company” is used in the definition of “Change in Control” above). 
 “Covered Employee” has the
meaning ascribed to the term “covered employee” set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 “Disability” has the
meaning assigned to such term in the Award Agreement or in any individual employment or severance agreement with the Participant or, if any such agreement does not define “Disability,” Disability means, with respect to any Participant,
that such Participant, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result
in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected
to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company or an Affiliate
thereof. 
 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 20 hereof. 

“Eligible Recipient” means an officer, employee, non-employee Director, independent
contractor or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company who has been selected as an eligible participant by the Administrator; provided, however, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties
under Section 409A of the Code, an Eligible Recipient of an Option or a Share Appreciation Right means an employee, non-employee Director, independent contractor or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate
of the Company with respect to whom the Company is an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 

“Exercise Price” means, with respect to any Option, the per share price at which a holder of such Option may purchase Common
Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Option. 
 “Fair Market Value” of a Common Share or another security as of a
particular date shall mean the fair market value as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, however, (i) if the Common Share or other security is admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the
fair market value on any date shall be the closing sale price reported on the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such share on such exchange, or (ii) if the Common Share or other security is then traded in an over-the-counter market, the fair market value on any date shall be the average of the closing bid and asked prices for such share in such over-the-counter market for the last
preceding date on which there was a sale of such share in such market. 
 “Free Standing Right” has the meaning set forth
in Section 8(a) hereof. 
 “Good Reason” has the meaning set forth in any individual employment or severance agreement with
the Participant, provided that if any such agreement does not define “Good Reason,” Good Reason and any provision of this Plan that refers to Good Reason shall not be applicable to such Participant. 

“Option” means an option to purchase Common Shares granted pursuant to Section 7 hereof. 

“Other Share-Based Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 10 hereof. 







 “Participant” means any Eligible Recipient selected by the Administrator,
pursuant to the Administrator’s authority provided for in Section 3 hereof, to receive grants of Awards, and, upon his or her death, his or her successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be. 

“Performance Goals” means performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) earnings, including one
or more of operating income, net operating income, earnings before or after taxes, earnings before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, adjusted EBITDA, economic earnings, or extraordinary or special items or book value per share (which
may exclude nonrecurring items); (ii) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (iii) earnings per share (basic or diluted); (iv) operating profit; (v) revenue, revenue growth or rate of revenue growth;
(vi) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, or return on equity; (vii) returns on sales or revenues; (viii) operating expenses; (ix) share price appreciation; (x) cash flow, cash flow per
share, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (xi) implementation or completion of critical projects or processes;
(xii) economic value created; (xiii) cumulative earnings per share growth; (xiv) operating margin or profit margin; (xv) share price or total shareholder return; (xvi) cost targets, reductions and savings, productivity and
efficiencies; (xvii) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human resources management,
supervision of litigation, and information technology goals, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and similar transactions, and budget comparisons; (xviii) personal professional objectives, including any of the
foregoing performance goals, the implementation of policies and plans, the negotiation of transactions, the development of long term business goals, formation of joint ventures, research or development collaborations, and the completion of other
corporate transactions; and (xix) any combination of, or a specified increase in, any of the foregoing. Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criteria or the
attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criteria, and may be applied to one or more of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or a division or strategic business unit of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or may be
applied to the performance of the Company relative to a market index, a group of other companies or a combination thereof, all as determined by the Administrator. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no
payment shall be made (or no vesting shall occur), levels of performance at which specified payments shall be made (or specified vesting shall occur), and a maximum level of performance above which no additional payment shall be made (or at which
full vesting shall occur). Each of the foregoing Performance Goals may be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (to the extent determined by the Administrator to be desirable) and shall be subject to certification by
the Administrator; provided, that, to the extent permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code to the extent applicable, the Administrator shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Affiliate thereof or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for
items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee shall take any actions pursuant to this paragraph to the extent necessary and desirable to maintain qualification of Awards as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. 

“Person” has the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
thereof. 
 “Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 1 hereof. 

“Related Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) hereof. 

“Restricted Shares” means Shares granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof subject to certain restrictions that lapse at the
end of a specified period or periods. 
 “Restricted Share Unit” means the right, granted pursuant to Section 9
hereof, to receive the Fair Market Value of a Common Share or, in the case of an Award denominated in cash, to receive the amount of cash per unit that is determined by the Administrator in connection with the Award. 

“Rule 16b-3” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof. 

“Shares” means Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to the Plan, and any successor
(pursuant to a merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other reorganization) security. 
 “Share Appreciation Right” means
the right to receive, upon exercise of the right, the applicable amounts as described in Section 8 hereof. 







 “Share Bonus” means a bonus payable in fully vested Common Shares (subject to
Section 4(d) hereof) granted pursuant to Section 11 hereof. 
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, as of
any date of determination, any other Person as to which such first Person owns or otherwise controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting shares or other similar interests or a sole general partner interest or managing member or
similar interest of such other Person. 
 “Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 18 hereof. 

 

	Section 3.	Administration. 

 (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator and shall be
administered in accordance with the requirements of Section 162 (m) of the Code (but only to the extent necessary and desirable to maintain qualification of Awards as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code) and, to the
extent applicable, Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”). 

(b) Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator, subject, in the case of any Committee, to any restrictions on the authority
delegated to it by the Board, shall have the power and authority, without limitation: 
 (1) to select those Eligible Recipients who shall
be Participants; 
 (2) to determine whether and to what extent Options, Share Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share
Units, Share Bonuses, Other Share-Based Awards, Cash Awards or a combination of any of the foregoing, are to be granted hereunder to Participants; 

(3) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; 

(4) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of each Award granted hereunder (including, but not
limited to, (i) the restrictions applicable to Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units and the conditions under which restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units shall lapse, (ii) the performance goals
and periods applicable to Awards, (iii) the Exercise Price of each Option and the Base Price of each Share Appreciation Right, (iv) the vesting schedule applicable to each Award, subject to Section 4(d) hereof, (v) the number of
Shares or amount of cash or other property subject to each Award and (vi) subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (to the extent applicable), any amendments to the terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, including, but not
limited to, extending the exercise period of such Awards and accelerating the vesting schedule of such Awards); 
 (5) to determine the
terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, which shall govern all written instruments evidencing Awards; 
 (6) to
determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with the terms of the Plan; 
 (7) to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence
which may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of the Participant’s employment for purposes of Awards granted under the Plan; 

(8) to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem
advisable; 
 (9) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to sub-plans
established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws or qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable foreign laws, which rules and regulations may be set forth in an appendix or appendices to the Plan; and 

(10) to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any Award Agreement relating
thereto), and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan and to exercise all powers and authorities either specifically granted under the Plan or necessary and advisable in the administration of the Plan. 

(c) Subject to Section 5 hereof, neither the Board nor the Committee shall have the authority to reprice or cancel and regrant any Award
at a lower exercise, base or purchase price or cancel any Award with an exercise, base or purchase price in exchange for cash, property or other Awards without first obtaining the approval of the Company’s shareholders. 

(d) All decisions made by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons,
including the Company and the Participants. No member of the Board or the Committee, nor any officer or 







 
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, omission, determination, or interpretation taken or
made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board or the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company and of any Subsidiary thereof acting on their behalf shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be
fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, omission, determination or interpretation. 
  

	Section 4.	Shares Reserved for Issuance; Certain Limitations; Minimum Vesting Conditions. 

 (a) The
maximum number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan (subject to adjustment as provided by Section 5 hereof) shall be equal to the sum of (i) 4,250,000 Common Shares and (ii) the number of Common Shares reserved for
issuance under the Aircastle Limited 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan (pursuant to Sections 4(a) and 4(c) thereof) as of the date the shareholders of the Company approve the Plan. 

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, and subject to adjustment as provided by Section 5 hereof, from and after such
time, if any, as the Plan is subject to Section 162(m) of the Code: 
 (1) No individual (including an individual who is likely to be a
Covered Employee) will be granted Options or Share Appreciation Rights for more than the number of Common Shares reserved under Section 4(a) hereof during any calendar year. 

(2) No individual who is likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to a calendar year will be granted (A) Restricted Shares,
Restricted Share Units, a Share Bonus or Other Share-Based Awards for more than the number of Common Shares reserved under Section 4(a) hereof during any calendar year or (B) a Cash Award in cash in excess of $10,000,000 during any calendar
year. 
 (c) Shares issued under the Plan may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares that shall have been or may
be reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions or otherwise. If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires without a distribution of
shares to the Participant, the Shares with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration, again be available for Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Shares that are exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the Company as full or partial payment in connection with the exercise of any Option or Share Appreciation Right under the Plan or the payment of any purchase price with respect to any other
Award under the Plan, as well as any Shares exchanged by a Participant or withheld by the Company or any Subsidiary to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to any Award under the Plan, shall not be available for subsequent Awards under
the Plan, and notwithstanding that a Share Appreciation Right is settled by the delivery of a net number of Common Shares, the full number of Common Shares underlying such Share Appreciation Right shall not be available for subsequent Awards under
the Plan. Upon the exercise of any Award granted in tandem with any other Awards, such related Awards shall be cancelled to the extent of the number of Shares as to which the Award is exercised and, notwithstanding the foregoing, such number of
shares shall no longer be available for Awards under the Plan. Common Shares, if any, that are repurchased by the Company using the proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of any Option or Share Appreciation Right or from the payment of
any purchase price with respect to any other Award shall not be added to the aggregate number of Common Shares available for Awards under the Plan. Common Shares underlying Awards that can only be settled in cash shall not be counted against the
aggregate number of Common Shares available for Awards under the Plan. 
 (d) Any Options, Share Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares,
Restricted Share Units, Share Bonuses or Other Share-Based Awards granted under the Plan (other than such Awards representing a maximum of five percent (5%) of the Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof)
shall be granted subject to a minimum vesting period of at least twelve (12) months. 
 (e) No Participant who is a non-employee director of the Company shall be granted Awards during any calendar year that, when aggregated with such non-employee director’s cash fees with respect to
such calendar year, exceed $750,000 in total value (with Cash Awards or other cash fees measured for this purpose at their value upon payment and any other Awards measured for this purpose at their grant date fair value as determined for the
Company’s financial reporting purposes). 
  

	Section 5.	Equitable Adjustments. 

 (a) In the event of any Change in Capitalization, an equitable
substitution or proportionate adjustment shall be made, in each case, as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, in (i) the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and the maximum number of
Common Shares or cash that may be subject to Awards granted to any Participant in any calendar year, (ii) the kind and number of securities subject to, and the Exercise Price or Base Price of, any outstanding Options and Share Appreciation
Rights granted under the Plan, and (iii) the kind, number and purchase price of Common Shares, or the amount of cash or amount or type of other property, subject to outstanding Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units,








 
Share Bonuses and Other Share-Based Awards granted under the Plan; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from the adjustment shall be eliminated. Such other
equitable substitutions or adjustments shall be made as may be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. 
 (b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with a Change in Capitalization, the Administrator may provide, in its sole discretion, for the cancellation of any outstanding Award in exchange for payment in cash or other property having an
aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares, cash or other property covered by such Award, reduced by the aggregate Exercise Price or Base Price thereof, if any; provided, however, that if the
Exercise Price or Base Price of any outstanding Award is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares, cash or other property covered by such Award, the Administrator may cancel such Award without the payment of any
consideration to the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, in the event of a Change in Capitalization that does not constitute a change in the
ownership or effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code, such Award may be cancelled in the manner specified in the preceding sentence but
shall be paid out (as applicable) in accordance with its original terms or at such earlier time as permitted by Section 409A of the Code. 

(c) The determinations made by the Administrator or the Board, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 5 shall be final, binding and
conclusive. 
  

	Section 6.	Eligibility. 

 The Participants under the Plan shall be selected from time to time by the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, from those individuals that qualify as Eligible Recipients. 
  

	Section 7.	Options. 

 (a) General. Each Participant who is granted an Option shall enter into
an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, which Award Agreement shall set forth, among other things, the Exercise Price of the Option, the term of the
Option and provisions regarding exercisability of the Option. The provisions of each Option need not be the same with respect to each Participant. More than one Option may be granted to the same Participant and be outstanding concurrently hereunder.
Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 7 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem
desirable and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Each Option granted hereunder is intended to be a non-qualified Option and is not intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 
 (b) Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of Shares purchasable under an Option shall be
determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion at the time of grant, but in no event shall the exercise price of an Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the related Common Shares on the date of grant.

 (c) Option Term. The maximum term of each Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Option shall be exercisable more than
ten (10) years after the date such Option is granted. Each Option’s term is subject to earlier expiration pursuant to the applicable provisions in the Plan and the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall
have the authority to accelerate the exercisability of any outstanding Option at such time and under such circumstances as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. 

(d) Exercisability. Each Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions, including the
attainment of pre-established performance goals, as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement. The Administrator may also provide that any Option shall be exercisable only in
installments, and the Administrator may waive such installment exercise provisions at any time, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, an Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share. 
 (e) Method of Exercise. Options may be exercised in whole or in
part by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of whole Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares so purchased in cash or its equivalent, as determined by the
Administrator. As determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, with respect to any Option or category of Options, payment in whole or in part may also be made (i) by means of consideration received under any cashless exercise
procedure approved by the Administrator (including the withholding of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise), (ii) in the form of unrestricted Shares already owned by the Participant which 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, (iii) any other form of consideration approved by the Administrator and permitted by applicable law or (iv) any combination of the foregoing. 







 (f) Rights as Shareholder. A Participant shall have no rights to dividends or
distributions or any other rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise thereof, has paid in full for such Shares and has satisfied the requirements of
Section 17 hereof. 
 (g) Termination of Employment or Service. In the event of the termination of employment or service with
the Company and all Affiliates thereof of a Participant who has been granted one or more Options, such Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement. 

(h) Other Change in Employment Status. An Option shall be affected, both with regard to vesting schedule and termination, by leaves of
absence, changes from full-time to part-time employment, partial disability or other changes in the employment status of an Participant, in the discretion of the Administrator. 

 

	Section 8.	Share Appreciation Rights. 

 (a) General. Share Appreciation Rights may be granted
either alone (“Free Standing Rights”) or in conjunction with all or part of any Option granted under the Plan (“Related Rights”). Related Rights may be granted either at or after the time of the grant of such
Option. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of Share Appreciation Rights shall be made, the number of Shares to be awarded, the Base Price, and all other conditions of Share
Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Related Right may be granted for more Shares than are subject to the Option to which it relates. The provisions of Share Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each
Participant. Share Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions set forth in this Section 8 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable, as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 
 (b) Base Price. Each Share
Appreciation Right shall be granted with a base price that is not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the related Common Shares on the date of grant (such amount, the “Base Price”). 

(c) Awards; Rights as Shareholder. A Participant shall have no rights to dividends or any other rights of a shareholder with respect to
the Common Shares, if any, subject to a Share Appreciation Right until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise thereof and has satisfied the requirements of Section 17 hereof. 

(d) Exercisability. 

(1) Share Appreciation Rights that are Free Standing Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and
conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement. 
 (2) Share Appreciation Rights that are Related
Rights shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Options to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 hereof and this Section 8 of the Plan. 

(e) Consideration Upon Exercise. 

(1) Upon the exercise of a Free Standing Right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares
equal in value to (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise over the Base Price per share specified in the Free Standing Right, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares in respect of which the Free Standing Right is
being exercised. 
 (2) A Related Right may be exercised by a Participant by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Option.
Upon such exercise and surrender, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares equal in value to (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise over the Exercise Price
specified in the related Option, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares in respect of which the Related Right is being exercised. Options which have been so surrendered, in whole or in part, shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the
Related Rights have been so exercised. 
 (3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may determine to settle the exercise of a
Share Appreciation Right in cash (or in any combination of Shares and cash). 







 (f) Termination of Employment or Service. 

(1) In the event of the termination of employment or service with the Company and all Affiliates thereof of a Participant who has been
granted one or more Free Standing Rights, such rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement. 

(2) In the event of the termination of employment or service with the Company and all Affiliates thereof of a Participant who has been
granted one or more Related Rights, such rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as set forth in the related Options. 

(g) Term. 
 (1) The term
of each Free Standing Right shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Free Standing Right shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted. 

(2) The term of each Related Right shall be the term of the Option to which it relates, but no Related Right shall be exercisable more than
ten (10) years after the date such right is granted. 
  

	Section 9.	Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units. 

 (a) General. Restricted Shares and
Restricted Share Units may be issued either alone or in addition to other awards granted under the Plan. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times at which, Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units
shall be made; the number of Shares to be awarded; the price, if any, to be paid by the Participant for the acquisition of Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units; the period of time prior to which Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units
become vested and free of restrictions on Transfer (the “Restricted Period”); the performance objectives (if any); and all other conditions of the Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units. If the restrictions, performance
objectives and/or conditions established by the Administrator are not attained, a Participant shall forfeit his or her Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units, in accordance with the terms of the grant. The provisions of Restricted Shares or
Restricted Share Units need not be the same with respect to each Participant. 
 (b) Awards and Certificates. 

(1) Except as otherwise provided below in Section 9(c), (i) each Participant who is granted an award of Restricted Shares may, in the
Company’s sole discretion, be issued a share certificate in respect of such Restricted Shares; and (ii) any such certificate so issued shall be registered in the name of the Participant, and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to
the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to any such Award. The Company may require that the share certificates, if any, evidencing Restricted Shares be held in the custody of the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed,
and that, as a condition of any award of Restricted Shares, the Participant shall have delivered a share transfer form, endorsed in blank, relating to the Shares covered by such award. Certificates for unrestricted Common Shares may, in the
Company’s sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant only after the Restricted Period has expired without forfeiture in respect of such Restricted Shares. 

(2) With respect to Restricted Share Units, at the expiration of the Restricted Period, share certificates in respect of the Common Shares
underlying such Restricted Share Units may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant, or his legal representative, in a number equal to the number of Common Shares underlying the Restricted Share Units. 

(3) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, any Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units (at the expiration of the
Restricted Period) may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be issued in uncertificated form. 
 (4) Further, notwithstanding anything
in the Plan to the contrary, with respect to Restricted Share Units, at the expiration of the Restricted Period, Shares shall promptly be issued to the Participant, unless otherwise deferred in accordance with procedures established by the Company
in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, and such issuance shall in any event be made no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year of vesting or within other such period as is required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax
penalties under Section 409A of the Code. 
 (c) Restrictions and Conditions. The Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units
granted pursuant to this Section 9 shall be subject to the following restrictions and conditions and any additional restrictions or conditions as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant or, subject to Section 409A of the Code where
applicable, thereafter: 
 (1) The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments and may
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as the Administrator may determine, in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the attainment of certain performance related goals, the Participant’s termination of employment or
service as an officer, Director, independent contractor or consultant to the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or the Participant’s death or Disability; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply to any Award which is
intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the outstanding Awards shall be subject to Section 14 hereof. 

(2) Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally have the rights of a shareholder of the Company
with respect to Restricted Shares during the Restricted Period, including the right to vote such shares and to receive any dividends declared with respect to such shares. The Participant shall generally not have the rights of a shareholder with
respect to Common Shares subject to Restricted Share Units during the Restricted Period; provided, however, that, subject to Section 409A of the Code, an amount equal to dividends declared during the Restricted Period with respect to
the number of Common Shares covered by Restricted Share Units may, to the extent set forth in an Award Agreement, be provided to the Participant. 

(d) Termination of Employment or Service. The rights of Participants granted Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units upon
termination of employment or service with the Company and all Affiliates thereof for any reason during the Restricted Period shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. 
  

	Section 10.	Other Share-Based Awards. 

 Other forms of Awards
valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Shares, including but not limited to dividend equivalents, may be granted either alone or in addition to other Awards (other than in connection with Options or Share
Appreciation Rights) under the Plan. Any dividend or dividend equivalent awarded hereunder shall be subject to the same restrictions, conditions and risks of forfeiture as the underlying Award. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Administrator shall have sole and complete authority to determine the individuals to whom and the time or times at which such Other Share-Based Awards shall be granted, the number of Common Shares to be granted pursuant to such Other Share-Based
Awards, or the manner in which such Other Share-Based Awards shall be settled (e.g., in Common Shares, cash or other property), or the conditions to the vesting and/ or payment or settlement of such Other Share-Based Awards (which may include, but
not be limited to, achievement of performance criteria) and all other terms and conditions of such Other Share-Based Awards. 
  

	Section 11.	Share Bonuses. 

 In the event that the Administrator grants a Share Bonus, the Shares
constituting such Share Bonus shall, as determined by the Administrator, be evidenced in uncertificated form or by a book entry record or a certificate issued in the name of the Participant to whom such grant was made and delivered to such
Participant as soon as practicable after the date on which such Share Bonus is payable. 
  

	Section 12.	Cash Awards. 

 The Administrator may grant awards that are payable solely in cash, as
deemed by the Administrator to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, and such Cash Awards shall be subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from time to time. Cash
Awards may be granted with value and payment contingent upon the achievement of performance criteria. 
  

	Section 13.	Special Provisions Regarding Certain Awards. 

 The Administrator may make Awards
hereunder to Covered Employees (or to individuals whom the Administrator believes may become Covered Employees) that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. The exercisability and/or payment of
such Awards may, to the extent required to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, be subject to the achievement of performance criteria based upon one or more Performance Goals and to certification of such
achievement in writing by the Committee. The Committee may in its discretion reduce the amount of such Awards that would otherwise become exercisable and/or payable upon achievement of such Performance Goals and the certification in writing of such
achievement, but may not increase such amounts. Any such Performance Goals shall be established in writing by the Committee not later than the time period prescribed under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding
anything set forth in the Plan to contrary, all provisions of such Awards which are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code shall be construed in a manner to so comply. 








	Section 14.	Change in Control Provisions. 

 In the event that (a) a Change in Control occurs,
and (b) the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company, its successor or an Affiliate thereof without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason (if applicable) on or after the effective date of the Change in Control
but prior to twelve (12) months following the Change in Control, then: 
 (a) any unvested or unexercisable portion of any Award
carrying a right to exercise shall become fully vested and exercisable; and 
 (b) the restrictions, deferral limitations, payment
conditions and forfeiture conditions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested and any performance conditions imposed with respect to such Awards shall be deemed to be fully achieved. 

 

	Section 15.	Amendment and Termination. 

 The Board may amend, alter or terminate the Plan, but no
amendment, alteration, or termination shall be made that would impair the rights of a Participant under any Award theretofore granted without such Participant’s consent. Unless the Board determines otherwise, the Board shall obtain approval of
the Company’s shareholders for any amendment to the Plan that would require such approval in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code (but only to the extent necessary and desirable to maintain qualification of Awards as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code), any rules of the stock exchange on which the Common Shares are traded or other applicable law. The Administrator may amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or
retroactively, but, subject to Section 5 hereof and the immediately preceding sentence, no such amendment shall impair the rights of any Participant without his or her consent. 

 

	Section 16.	Unfunded Status of Plan. 

 The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded”
plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company. 

 

	Section 17.	Withholding Taxes. 

 Each Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value
of an Award first becomes includible in the gross income of such Participant for purposes of applicable taxes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, an amount up to the maximum statutory tax
rates in the Participant’s applicable jurisdiction(s) with respect to the Award, as determined by the Company. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on the making of such payments or arrangements, and the Company
shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Participant. Whenever cash is to be paid pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to deduct therefrom an
amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding tax requirements related thereto as determined by the Company. Whenever Shares or property other than cash are to be delivered pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to require
the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy any related taxes to be withheld and applied to the tax obligations as determined by the Company; provided, that, with the approval of the Administrator, a
Participant may satisfy the foregoing requirement by either (i) electing to have the Company withhold from delivery of Shares or other property, as applicable, or (ii) by delivering already owned unrestricted Common Shares, in each case,
having a value not exceeding the applicable taxes to be withheld and applied to the tax obligations as determined by the Company. Such already owned and unrestricted Common Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date on which the
amount of tax to be withheld is determined and any fractional share amounts resulting therefrom shall be settled in cash. Such an election may be made with respect to all or any portion of the Shares to be delivered pursuant to an award. The Company
may also use any other method of obtaining the necessary payment or proceeds, as permitted by law, to satisfy its withholding obligation with respect to any Award as determined by the Company. 

 

	Section 18.	Transfer of Awards. 

 Until such time as the Awards are fully vested and/or exercisable
in accordance with the Plan or an Award Agreement, no purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, charge, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest
in or lien on, any Award or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing (each, a “Transfer”) by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of the Plan or an Award Agreement will be valid, except with the prior
written consent of the Administrator, which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Administrator. Any purported Transfer of an Award or any economic benefit or interest therein in violation of the Plan or an Award Agreement
shall be null and void ab initio, and shall not create any obligation or liability of the Company, and any Person purportedly acquiring any Award or any economic benefit or interest therein transferred in violation of the Plan or an Award
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be entitled to be recognized as a holder of any Common Shares or other property underlying such Award. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of the
immediately preceding sentence, an Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant or, during any period during which the Participant is under a legal disability, by the Participant’s guardian or legal
representative. 
  

	Section 19.	Continued Employment or Service. 

 The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any
Eligible Recipient any right to continued employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate thereof to terminate the employment or
service of any of its Eligible Recipients at any time. 
  

	Section 20.	Effective Date. 

 The Plan became effective on March 14, 2014 (the “Effective
Date”) and was amended and restated by the Board on March 21, 2017, subject to requisite approval of the shareholders of the Company. 
  

	Section 21.	Term of Plan. 

 No award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the tenth
anniversary of the Effective Date, but awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. 
  

	Section 22.	Securities Matters and Regulations. 

 (a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Common Shares with respect to any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state securities laws and
Bermuda law, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the Administrator. The Administrator may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates evidencing
Common Shares pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such agreements and representations, and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable. 

(b) Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Administrator determines that the listing, registration or qualification
of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law or Bermuda law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in
connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of Common Shares, no such Award shall be granted or payment made or Common Shares issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected
or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Administrator. 
 (c) In the event that the disposition of Common Shares acquired
pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement under the Securities Act and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Common Shares shall be restricted against transfer to the extent required by the
Securities Act or regulations thereunder, and the Administrator may require a Participant receiving Common Shares pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Common Shares, to represent to the Company in writing that the Common
Shares acquired by such Participant is acquired for investment only and not with a view to distribution. 
  

	Section 23.	Notification of Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code. 

 If any Participant shall, in
connection with the acquisition of Common Shares under the Plan, make the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Company of such election within ten (10) days after filing notice of the election
with the Internal Revenue Service. 
  

	Section 24.	No Fractional Shares. 

 No fractional Common Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant
to the Plan. The Administrator shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise
eliminated. 
  

	Section 25.	Beneficiary. 

 A Participant may file with the Administrator a written designation of a
beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Administrator and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate
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	Section 26.	Paperless Administration. 

 In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or
using the services of a third party, an automated system for the documentation, granting or exercise of Awards, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless documentation, granting or exercise of
Awards by a Participant may be permitted through the use of such an automated system. 
  

	Section 27.	Severability. 

 If any provision of the Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the
other provisions of the Plan shall not be affected but shall be applied as if the invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan. 
  

	Section 28.	Clawback. 

 Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject
to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement or Company policy, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing
requirement or Company policy (or any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement), including, without limitation, the Aircastle Limited Executive Incentive Compensation
Recoupment Policy, adopted on January 27, 2016, as may be amended from time to time. 
  

	Section 29.	Section 409A of the Code. 

 The Plan as well as payments and benefits under the Plan are
intended to be exempt from, or to the extent subject thereto, to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/ or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Participant shall not be considered to have terminated employment or service with the Company for
purposes of the Plan and no payment shall be due to the Participant under the Plan or any Award until the Participant would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company and its Affiliates within the meaning
of Section 409A of the Code. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the “short term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless applicable law requires
otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent that any Awards (or any other amounts payable under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its Affiliates) are payable upon a separation from service
and such payment would result in the imposition of any individual tax and penalty interest charges imposed under Section 409A of the Code, the settlement and payment of such awards (or other amounts) shall instead be made on the first business day
after the date that is six (6) months following such separation from service (or death, if earlier). Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under this Plan shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section
409A of the Code. The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in this Plan will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from
applying to any such payment. The Participant shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A of the Code. 
  

	Section 30.	Governing Law. 

 The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken pursuant thereto shall be
governed by the laws of the State of New York.