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  Exhibit 10.16    
    


 
 

  LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
  2007 INCENTIVE PLAN    
    


ARTICLE
I
 PURPOSE OF PLAN; EFFECTIVE DATE


        1.1    Purpose.    The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success of the Company by providing a method whereby
(i) eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) independent contractors providing services to the Company and its Subsidiaries may be awarded additional remuneration
for services rendered and encouraged to invest in capital stock of the Company, thereby increasing their proprietary interest in the Company's businesses, encouraging them to remain in the employ of
the Company or its Subsidiaries, and increasing their personal interest in the continued success and progress of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Plan is also intended to aid in
(i) attracting Persons of exceptional ability to become officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) inducing independent contractors to agree to provide services
to the Company and its Subsidiaries. 


        1.2    Effective Date.    The Plan shall be effective as of February 22, 2007 (the "Effective Date");  provided, however, that the Plan is subject to the receipt of the approval of the stockholders of the
Company, and any grants of Awards made prior to the date on which such requisite approval is obtained shall be subject to and contingent upon the receipt of such approval. 


ARTICLE
II
 DEFINITIONS


        2.1    Certain Defined Terms.    Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in the Plan shall have the following meanings
(whether used in the singular or plural): 



        "Affiliate"
of the Company means any corporation, partnership or other business association that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with the Company. 


        "Agreement"
means a stock option agreement, stock appreciation rights agreement, restricted shares agreement, stock units agreement, cash award agreement or an agreement evidencing more
than one type of Award, specified in Section 11.5, as any such Agreement may be supplemented or amended from time to time. 


        "Approved
Transaction" means any transaction in which the Board (or, if approval of the Board is not required as a matter of law, the stockholders of the Company) shall approve
(i) any consolidation or merger of the Company, or binding share exchange, pursuant to which shares of Common Stock of the Company would be changed or converted into or exchanged for cash,
securities, or other property, other than any such transaction in which the common stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction have the same proportionate ownership of the Common
Stock of, and voting power with respect to, the surviving corporation immediately after such transaction, (ii) any merger, consolidation or binding share exchange to which the Company is a
party as a result of which the Persons who are common stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto have less than a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding capital stock of
the Company ordinarily (and apart from the rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors immediately following such merger, consolidation or
binding share exchange, (iii) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or (iv) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one
transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company. 








 

        "Award"
means a grant of Options, SARs, Restricted Shares, Stock Units, Performance Awards, Cash Awards and/or cash amounts under the Plan. 


        "Board"
means the Board of Directors of the Company. 


        "Board
Change" means, during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the entire Board cease for any reason to constitute a
majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination for election, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were
directors at the beginning of the period. 


        "Cash
Award" means an Award made pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Plan to a Holder that is paid solely on account of the attainment of one or more Performance Objectives that have
been preestablished by the Committee. 


        "Code"
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any specific Code section shall include any
successor section. 


        "Committee"
means the committee of the Board appointed pursuant to Section 3.1 to administer the Plan. 


        "Common
Stock" means each or any (as the context may require) series of the Company's common stock. 


        "Company"
means Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation (which was originally incorporated under the name Liberty Media Holding Corporation). 



        "Control
Purchase" means any transaction (or series of related transactions) in which (i) any person (as such term is defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act), corporation or other entity
(other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) shall purchase any Common Stock of the Company (or
securities convertible into Common Stock of the Company) for cash, securities or any other consideration pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer, without the prior consent of the Board, or
(ii) any person (as such term is so defined), corporation or other entity (other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company or any Exempt Person (as defined below)) shall become the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company ordinarily (and apart from the rights accruing under
special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors (calculated as provided in Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act in the case of rights to acquire the
Company's securities), other than in a transaction (or series of related transactions) approved by the Board. For purposes of this definition, "Exempt Person" means each of (a) the Chairman of
the Board, the President and each of the directors of the Company as of the Effective Date, and (b) the respective family members, estates and heirs of each of the Persons referred to in
clause (a) above and any trust or other investment vehicle for the primary benefit of any of such Persons or their respective family members or heirs. As used with respect to any Person, the
term "family member" means the spouse, siblings and lineal descendants of such Person. 


        "Disability"
means the inability 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 which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. 



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        "Dividend
Equivalents" means, with respect to Restricted Shares to be issued at the end of the Restriction Period, to the extent specified by the Committee only, an amount equal to all
dividends and other distributions (or the economic equivalent thereof) which are payable to stockholders of record during the Restriction Period on a like number and kind of shares of Common Stock. 


        "Domestic
Relations Order" means a domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder. 



        "Equity
Security" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(11) of the Exchange Act, and an equity security of an issuer shall have the meaning ascribed thereto
in Rule 16a-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any successor Rule. 


        "Exchange
Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any specific Exchange Act section shall
include any successor section. 


        "Fair
Market Value" of a share of any series of Common Stock on any day means the last sale price (or, if no last sale price is reported, the average of the high bid and low asked
prices) for a share of such series of Common Stock on such day (or, if such day is not a trading day, on the next preceding trading day) as reported on the consolidated transaction reporting system
for the principal national securities exchange on which shares of such series of Common Stock are listed on such day or if such shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange, then as
reported on Nasdaq or, if such shares are not then listed or quoted on Nasdaq, then as quoted by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated. If for any day the Fair Market Value of a share of the
applicable series of Common Stock is not determinable by any of the foregoing means, then the Fair Market Value for such day shall be determined in good faith by the Committee on the basis of such
quotations and other considerations as the Committee deems appropriate. 


        "Free
Standing SAR" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1. 


        "Holder"
means a Person who has received an Award under the Plan. 


        "Nasdaq"
means The Nasdaq Stock Market. 


        "Nonqualified
Stock Option" means a stock option granted under Article VI. 


        "Option"
means a Nonqualified Stock Option. 


        "Performance
Award" means an Award made pursuant to Article X of the Plan to a Holder that is subject to the attainment of one or more Performance Objectives. 


        "Performance
Objective" means a standard established by the Committee to determine in whole or in part whether a Performance Award shall be earned. 


        "Person"
means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity of any kind. 


        "Plan"
means this Liberty Media Corporation 2007 Incentive Plan. 


        "Restricted
Shares" means shares of any series of Common Stock or the right to receive shares of any specified series of Common Stock, as the case may be, awarded pursuant to
Article VIII. 


        "Restriction
Period" means a period of time beginning on the date of each Award of Restricted Shares and ending on the Vesting Date with respect to such Award. 


        "Retained
Distribution" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.3. 



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        "SARs"
means stock appreciation rights, awarded pursuant to Article VII, with respect to shares of any specified series of Common Stock. 


        "Stock
Unit Awards" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.1. 


        "Subsidiary"
of a Person means any present or future subsidiary (as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) of such Person or any business entity in which such Person owns,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting, capital or profits interests. An entity shall be deemed a subsidiary of a Person for purposes of this definition only for such periods as the
requisite ownership or control relationship is maintained. 


        "Tandem
SARs" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1. 


        "Vesting
Date," with respect to any Restricted Shares awarded hereunder, means the date on which such Restricted Shares cease to be subject to a risk of forfeiture, as designated in or
determined in accordance with the Agreement with respect to such Award of Restricted Shares pursuant to Article VIII. If more than one Vesting Date is designated for an Award of Restricted
Shares, reference in the Plan to a Vesting Date in respect of such Award shall be deemed to refer to each part of such Award and the Vesting Date for such part. 



ARTICLE
III
 ADMINISTRATION


        3.1    Committee.    The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board unless a different
committee is appointed by the Board. The Committee shall be comprised of not less than two Persons. The Board may from time to time appoint members of the Committee in substitution for or in addition
to members previously appointed, may fill vacancies in the Committee and may remove members of the Committee. The Committee shall select one of its members as its chairman and shall hold its meetings
at such times and places as it shall deem advisable. A majority of its members shall constitute a quorum and all determinations shall be made by a majority of such quorum. Any determination reduced to
writing and signed by all of the members shall be as fully effective as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. 


        3.2    Powers.    The Committee shall have full power and authority to grant to eligible Persons Options under
Article VI of the Plan, SARs under Article VII of the Plan, Restricted Shares under Article VIII of the Plan, Stock Units under Article IX of the Plan, Cash Awards under
Article X of the Plan and/or Performance Awards under Article X of the Plan, to determine the terms and conditions (which need not be identical) of all Awards so granted, to interpret
the provisions of the Plan and any Agreements relating to Awards granted under the Plan and to supervise the administration of the Plan. The Committee in making an Award may provide for the granting
or issuance of additional, replacement or alternative Awards upon the occurrence of specified events, including the exercise of the original Award. The Committee shall have sole authority in the
selection of Persons to whom Awards may be granted under the Plan and in the determination of the timing, pricing and amount of any such Award, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan. In
making determinations hereunder, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective employees and independent contractors, their present and potential
contributions to the success of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and such other factors as the Committee in its discretion deems relevant. 


        3.3    Interpretation.    The Committee is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to establish, amend and
rescind such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for the proper administration of the Plan and to take such other action in connection with or in relation to the Plan as it deems
necessary or advisable. Each action and determination made or taken pursuant to the Plan by the Committee, including any interpretation or construction of the Plan, shall be final and 


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conclusive
for all purposes and upon all Persons. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made or taken by him or the Committee in good faith with respect to the
Plan. 


ARTICLE
IV
 SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN



        4.1    Number of Shares.    Subject to the provisions of this Article IV, the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted during the term of the Plan shall be 51,375,000 shares. Shares of Common Stock will be made available from the authorized but unissued shares
of the Company or from shares reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the open market. The shares of Common Stock subject to (i) any Award granted under the Plan that shall
expire, terminate or be annulled for any reason without having been exercised (or considered to have been exercised as provided in Section 7.2), (ii) any Award of any SARs granted under
the Plan that shall be exercised for cash, and (iii) any Award of Restricted Shares or Stock Units that shall be forfeited prior to becoming vested (provided that the Holder received no
benefits of ownership of such Restricted Shares or Stock Units other than voting rights and the accumulation of Retained Distributions and unpaid Dividend Equivalents that are likewise forfeited)
shall again be available for purposes of the Plan. Except for Awards described in Section 11.1, no Person may be granted in any calendar year Awards covering more than 12,844,000 shares of
Common Stock (as such amount may be adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 4.2). No Person shall receive payment for Cash Awards during any calendar year aggregating in excess of
$10,000,000. 


        4.2    Adjustments.    If the Company subdivides its outstanding shares of any series of Common Stock into a greater
number of shares of such series of Common Stock (by stock dividend, stock split, reclassification, or otherwise) or combines its outstanding shares of any series of Common Stock into a smaller number
of shares of such series of Common Stock (by reverse stock split, reclassification, or otherwise) or if the Committee determines that any stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, reclassification,
recapitalization, reorganization, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase such series of Common Stock or other similar
corporate event (including mergers or consolidations other than those which constitute Approved Transactions, adjustments with respect to which shall be governed by Section 11.1(b)) affects any
series of Common Stock so that an adjustment is required to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee, in such manner as the
Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equitable and appropriate, shall make such adjustments to any or all of (i) the number and kind of shares of stock which thereafter may be awarded,
optioned or otherwise made subject to the benefits contemplated by the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares of stock subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the purchase or exercise
price and the relevant appreciation base with respect to any of the foregoing, provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any Award shall
always be a whole number. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if all shares of any series of Common Stock are redeemed, then each outstanding Award shall be adjusted to substitute for the shares of such
series of Common Stock subject thereto the kind and amount of cash, securities or other assets issued or paid in the redemption of the equivalent number of shares of such series of Common Stock and
otherwise the terms of such Award, including, in the case of Options or similar rights, the aggregate exercise price, and, in the case of Free Standing SARs, the aggregate base price, shall remain
constant before and after the substitution (unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement). The Committee may, if deemed appropriate, provide for a cash payment
to any Holder of an Award in connection with any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4.2. 


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ARTICLE
V
 ELIGIBILITY


        5.1    General.    The Persons who shall be eligible to participate in the Plan and to receive Awards under the Plan
shall, subject to Section 5.2, be such Persons who are employees (including officers and directors) of or independent contractors providing services to the Company or its Subsidiaries as the
Committee shall select. Awards may be made to employees or independent contractors who hold or have held Awards under the Plan or any similar or other awards under any other plan of the Company or any
of its Affiliates. 


        5.2    Ineligibility.    No member of the Committee, while serving as such, shall be eligible to receive an Award. 


ARTICLE
VI
 STOCK OPTIONS


        6.1    Grant of Options.    Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Committee shall designate from time to time
those eligible Persons to be granted Options, the time when each Option shall be granted to such eligible Persons, the series and number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Option, and, subject
to Section 6.2, the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Option. 


        6.2    Option Price.    The price at which shares may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall be fixed by the
Committee and may be no less than the Fair Market Value of the shares of the applicable series of Common Stock subject to the Option as of the date the Option is granted. 



        6.3    Term of Options.    Subject to the provisions of the Plan with respect to death, retirement and termination of
employment, the term of each Option shall be for such period as the Committee shall determine as set forth in the applicable Agreement. 


        6.4    Exercise of Options.    An Option granted under the Plan shall become (and remain) exercisable during the term
of the Option to the extent provided in the applicable Agreement and the Plan and, unless the Agreement otherwise provides, may be exercised to the extent exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time
and from time to time during such term; provided, however, that subsequent to the grant of an Option, the Committee, at any time before complete
termination of such Option, may accelerate the time or times at which such Option may be exercised in whole or in part (without reducing the term of such Option). 


        6.5    Manner of Exercise.    



        (a)   Form of Payment.    An Option shall be exercised by written notice to the Company upon such terms and
conditions as the Agreement may provide and in accordance with such other procedures for the exercise of Options as the Committee may establish from time to time. The method or methods of payment of
the purchase price for the shares to be purchased upon exercise of an Option and of any amounts required by Section 11.9 shall be determined by the Committee and may consist of (i) cash,
(ii) check, (iii) promissory note (subject to applicable law), (iv) whole shares of any series of Common Stock, (v) the withholding of shares of the applicable series of
Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of the Option, (vi) the delivery, together with a properly executed exercise notice, of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the
Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the purchase price, or (vii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment, or such other consideration and method of payment
as may be permitted for the issuance of shares under the Delaware General Corporation Law. The permitted method or methods of payment of the amounts payable upon exercise of an Option, if other than
in cash, shall be set forth in the applicable Agreement and may be subject to such conditions as the Committee deems appropriate. 



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        (b)   Value of Shares.    Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement,
shares of any series of Common Stock delivered in payment of all or any part of the amounts payable in connection with the exercise of an Option, and shares of any series of Common Stock withheld for
such payment, shall be valued for such purpose at their Fair Market Value as of the exercise date. 


        (c)   Issuance of Shares.    The Company shall effect the transfer of the shares of Common Stock purchased under the
Option as soon as practicable after the exercise thereof and payment in full of the purchase price therefor and of any amounts required by Section 11.9, and within a reasonable time thereafter,
such transfer shall be evidenced on the books of the Company. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement, (i) no Holder or other Person exercising an
Option shall have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to an Option granted under the Plan until due exercise and full payment has been
made,
and (ii) no adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such due exercise and full payment. 




        6.6    Nontransferability.    Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement,
Options shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order, and, except as otherwise required pursuant to a Domestic
Relations Order, Options may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder thereof only by such Holder (or his or her court-appointed legal representative). 


ARTICLE
VII
 SARS


        7.1    Grant of SARs.    Subject to the limitations of the Plan, SARs may be granted by the Committee to such eligible
Persons in such numbers, with respect to any specified series of Common Stock, and at such times during the term of the Plan as the Committee shall determine. A SAR may be granted to a Holder of an
Option (hereinafter called a "related Option") with respect to all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to the related Option (a "Tandem SAR") or may be granted separately to an eligible
employee (a "Free Standing SAR"). Subject to the limitations of the Plan, SARs shall be exercisable in whole or in part upon notice to the Company upon such terms and conditions as are provided in the
Agreement. 


        7.2    Tandem SARs.    A Tandem SAR may be granted either concurrently with the grant of the related Option or at any
time thereafter prior to the complete exercise, termination, expiration or cancellation of such related Option. Tandem SARs shall be exercisable only at the time and to the extent that the related
Option is exercisable (and may be subject to such additional limitations on exercisability as the Agreement may provide) and in no event after the complete termination or full exercise of the related
Option. Upon the exercise or termination of the related Option, the Tandem SARs with respect thereto shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which the related Option was so exercised or terminated. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, upon the exercise of a Tandem SAR and unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in
the applicable Agreement, (i) the Holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the Company, for each share of the applicable series of Common Stock with respect to which the Tandem SAR is
being exercised, consideration (in the form determined as provided in Section 7.4) equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of the applicable series of Common Stock with
respect to which the Tandem SAR was granted on the date of exercise over the related Option purchase price per share, and (ii) the related Option with respect thereto shall be canceled
automatically to the extent of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Tandem SAR was so exercised. 


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        7.3    Free Standing SARs.    Free Standing SARs shall be exercisable at the time, to the extent and upon the terms
and conditions set forth in the applicable Agreement. The base price of a Free Standing SAR may be no less than the Fair Market Value of the applicable series of Common Stock with respect to which the
Free Standing SAR was granted as of the date the Free Standing SAR is granted. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, upon the exercise of a Free Standing SAR and unless otherwise determined by the
Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement, the Holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from the Company, for each share of the applicable series of Common Stock with respect to which the
Free Standing SAR is being exercised, consideration (in the form determined as provided in Section 7.4) equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of the applicable series
of Common Stock with respect to which the Free Standing SAR was granted on the date of exercise over the base price per share of such Free Standing SAR. 



        7.4    Consideration.    The consideration to be received upon the exercise of a SAR by the Holder shall be paid in
cash, shares of the applicable series of Common Stock with respect to which the SAR was granted (valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of such SAR), a combination of cash and such shares
of the applicable series of Common Stock or such other consideration, in each case, as provided in the Agreement. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon exercise of a SAR, and
unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement, the Holder will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, to the extent a Free Standing SAR is
exercisable, it will be exercised automatically for cash on its expiration date. 



        7.5    Limitations.    The applicable Agreement may provide for a limit on the amount payable to a Holder upon
exercise of SARs at any time or in the aggregate, for a limit on the number of SARs that may be exercised by the Holder in whole or in part for cash during any specified period, for a limit on the
time periods during which a Holder may exercise SARs, and for such other limits on the rights of the Holder and such other terms and conditions of the SAR, including a condition that the SAR may be
exercised only in accordance with rules and regulations adopted from time to time, as the Committee may determine. Unless otherwise so provided in the applicable Agreement, any such limit relating to
a Tandem SAR shall not restrict the exercisability of the related Option. Such rules and regulations may govern the right to exercise SARs granted prior to the adoption or amendment of such rules and
regulations as well as SARs granted thereafter. 


        7.6    Exercise.    For purposes of this Article VII, the date of exercise of a SAR shall mean the date on
which the Company shall have received notice from the Holder of the SAR of the exercise of such SAR (unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement). 


        7.7    Nontransferability.    Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement,
(i) SARs shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution
or pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order, and (ii) except as otherwise required pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order, SARs may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder thereof only by
such Holder (or his or her court-appointed legal representative). 


ARTICLE
VIII
 RESTRICTED SHARES


        8.1    Grant.    Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Committee shall designate those eligible Persons to be
granted Awards of Restricted Shares, shall determine the time when each such Award shall be granted, shall determine whether shares of Common Stock covered by Awards of Restricted Shares will be
issued at the beginning or the end of the Restriction Period and whether Dividend Equivalents will be paid during the Restriction Period in the event shares of the applicable series of Common Stock
are to be issued at the end of the Restriction Period, and shall designate (or set forth the basis for determining) the Vesting Date or Vesting Dates for each Award of Restricted Shares, and may
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Shares
in addition to those provided in the Plan. The Committee shall determine the price, if any, to be paid by the Holder for the Restricted Shares; provided,
however, that the issuance of Restricted Shares shall be made for at least the minimum consideration necessary to permit such Restricted Shares to be deemed fully paid and
nonassessable. All determinations made by the Committee pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall be specified in the Agreement. 


        8.2    Issuance of Restricted Shares at Beginning of the Restriction Period.    If shares of the applicable series of
Common Stock are issued at the beginning of the Restriction Period, the stock certificate or certificates representing such Restricted Shares shall be registered in the name of the Holder to whom such
Restricted Shares shall have been awarded. During the Restriction Period, certificates representing the Restricted Shares and any securities constituting Retained Distributions shall bear a
restrictive legend to the effect that ownership of the Restricted Shares (and such Retained Distributions), and the enjoyment of all rights appurtenant thereto, are subject to the restrictions, terms
and conditions provided in the Plan and the applicable Agreement. Such certificates shall remain in the custody of the Company or its designee, and the Holder shall deposit with the custodian stock
powers or other instruments of assignment, each endorsed in blank, so as to permit retransfer to the Company of all or any portion of the Restricted Shares and any securities constituting Retained
Distributions that shall be forfeited or otherwise not become vested in accordance with the Plan and the applicable Agreement. 


        8.3    Restrictions.    Restricted Shares issued at the beginning of the Restriction Period shall constitute issued
and outstanding shares of the applicable series of Common Stock for all corporate purposes. The Holder will have the right to vote such Restricted Shares, to receive and retain such dividends and
distributions, as the Committee may designate, paid or distributed on such Restricted Shares, and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a Holder of shares of the applicable series of
Common Stock with respect to such Restricted Shares; except, that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable
Agreement, (i) the Holder will not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate or certificates representing such Restricted Shares until the Restriction Period shall have expired and
unless all other vesting requirements with respect thereto shall have been fulfilled or waived; (ii) the Company or its designee will retain custody of the stock certificate or certificates
representing the Restricted Shares during the Restriction Period as provided in Section 8.2; (iii) other than such dividends and distributions as the Committee may designate, the Company
or its designee will retain custody of all distributions ("Retained Distributions") made or declared with respect to the Restricted Shares (and such Retained Distributions will be subject to the same
restrictions, terms and vesting, and other conditions as are applicable to the Restricted Shares) until such time, if ever, as the Restricted Shares with respect to which such Retained Distributions
shall have been made, paid or declared shall have become vested, and such Retained Distributions shall not bear interest or be segregated in a separate account; (iv) the Holder may not sell,
assign, transfer, pledge, exchange, encumber or dispose of the Restricted Shares or any Retained Distributions or his interest in any of them during the Restriction Period; and (v) a breach of
any restrictions, terms or conditions provided in the Plan or established by the Committee with respect to any Restricted Shares or Retained Distributions will cause a forfeiture of such Restricted
Shares and any Retained Distributions with respect thereto. 



        8.4    Issuance of Stock at End of the Restriction Period.    Restricted Shares issued at the end of the Restriction
Period shall not constitute issued and outstanding shares of the applicable series of Common Stock, and the Holder shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of
Common Stock covered by such an Award of Restricted Shares, in each case until such shares shall have been transferred to the Holder at the end of the Restriction Period. If and to the extent that
shares of Common Stock are to be issued at the end of the Restriction Period, the Holder shall be entitled to receive Dividend Equivalents with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered thereby
either (i) during the Restriction Period or (ii) in accordance with the rules applicable to Retained Distributions, as the Committee may specify in the Agreement. 


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        8.5    Cash Payments.    In connection with any Award of Restricted Shares, an Agreement may provide for the payment
of a cash amount to the Holder of such Restricted Shares at any time after such Restricted Shares shall have become vested. Such cash amounts shall be payable in accordance with such additional
restrictions, terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Committee in the Agreement and shall be in addition to any other salary, incentive, bonus or other compensation payments which such
Holder shall be otherwise entitled or eligible to receive from the Company. 


        8.6    Completion of Restriction Period.    On the Vesting Date with respect to each Award of Restricted Shares and
the satisfaction of any other applicable restrictions, terms and conditions, (i) all or the applicable portion of such Restricted Shares shall become vested, (ii) any Retained
Distributions and any unpaid Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Shares shall become vested to the extent that the Restricted Shares related thereto shall have become vested, and
(iii) any cash amount to
be received by the Holder with respect to such Restricted Shares shall become payable, all in accordance with the terms of the applicable Agreement. Any such Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions
and any unpaid Dividend Equivalents that shall not become vested shall be forfeited to the Company, and the Holder shall not thereafter have any rights (including dividend and voting rights) with
respect to such Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions and any unpaid Dividend Equivalents that shall have been so forfeited. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that the delivery of any
Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions and unpaid Dividend Equivalents that shall have become vested, and payment of any related cash amounts that shall have become payable under this
Article VIII, shall be deferred until such date or dates as the recipient may elect. Any election of a recipient pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be filed in writing with the Committee
in accordance with such rules and regulations, including any deadline for the making of such an election, as the Committee may provide, and shall be made in compliance with Section 409A of the
Code. 


ARTICLE
IX
 STOCK UNITS


        9.1    Grant.    In addition to granting Awards of Options, SARs and Restricted Shares, the Committee shall, subject
to the limitations of the Plan, have authority to grant to eligible Persons Awards of Stock Units which may be in the form of shares of any specified series of Common Stock or units, the value of
which is based, in whole or in part, on the Fair Market Value of the shares of any specified series of Common Stock. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, including any rules established pursuant to
Section 9.2, Awards of Stock Units shall be subject to such terms, restrictions, conditions, vesting requirements and payment rules as the Committee may determine in its discretion, which need
not be identical for each Award. The determinations made by the Committee pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be specified in the applicable Agreement. 


        9.2    Rules.    The Committee may, in its discretion, establish any or all of the following rules for application to
an Award of Stock Units: 



        (a)   Any
shares of Common Stock which are part of an Award of Stock Units may not be assigned, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which
the shares are issued or, if later, the date provided by the Committee at the time of the Award. 


        (b)   Such
Awards may provide for the payment of cash consideration by the Person to whom such Award is granted or provide that the Award, and any shares of Common Stock to be
issued in connection therewith, if applicable, shall be delivered without the payment of cash consideration; provided, however, that the issuance of any
shares of Common Stock in connection with an Award of Stock Units shall be for at least the minimum consideration necessary to permit such shares to be deemed fully paid and nonassessable. 


        (c)   Awards
of Stock Units may provide for deferred payment schedules, vesting over a specified period of employment, the payment (on a current or deferred basis) of dividend 



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amounts with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the Award, and elections by the employee to defer payment of the Award or the lifting of restrictions on the Award,
if any, provided that any such deferrals shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. 


        (d)   In
such circumstances as the Committee may deem advisable, the Committee may waive or otherwise remove, in whole or in part, any restrictions or limitations to which a
Stock Unit Award was made subject at the time of grant. 



ARTICLE
X
 CASH AWARDS AND PERFORMANCE AWARDS



        10.1    Cash Awards.    In addition to granting Options, SARs, Restricted Shares and Stock Units, the Committee shall,
subject to the limitations of the Plan, have authority to grant to eligible Persons Cash Awards. Each Cash Award shall be subject to such terms and conditions, restrictions and contingencies, if any,
as the Committee shall determine. Restrictions and contingencies limiting the right to receive a cash payment pursuant to a Cash Award shall be based upon the achievement of single or multiple
Performance Objectives over a performance period established by the Committee. The determinations made by the Committee pursuant to this Section 10.1 shall be specified in the applicable
Agreement. 


        10.2    Designation as a Performance Award.    The Committee shall have the right to designate any Award of Options,
SARs, Restricted Shares or Stock Units as a Performance Award. All Cash Awards shall be designated as Performance Awards. 


        10.3    Performance Objectives.    The grant or vesting of a Performance Award shall be subject to the achievement of
Performance Objectives over a performance period established by the Committee based upon one or more of the following business criteria that apply to the Holder, one or more business units, divisions
or Subsidiaries of the Company or the applicable sector of the Company, or the Company as a whole, and if so desired by the Committee, by comparison with a peer group of companies: increased revenue;
net income measures (including income after capital costs and income before or after taxes); stock price measures (including growth measures and total stockholder return); price per share of Common
Stock; market share; earnings per share (actual or targeted growth); earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA); economic value added (or an equivalent metric); market
value added; debt to equity ratio; cash flow measures (including cash flow return on capital, cash flow return on tangible capital, net cash flow and net cash flow before financing activities); return
measures (including return on equity, return on average assets, return on capital,
risk-adjusted return on capital, return on investors' capital and return on average equity); operating measures (including operating income, funds from operations, cash from operations,
after-tax operating income, sales volumes, production volumes and production efficiency); expense measures (including overhead cost and general and administrative expense); margins;
stockholder value; total stockholder return; proceeds from dispositions; total market value and corporate values measures (including ethics compliance, environmental and safety). Unless otherwise
stated, such a Performance Objective need not be based upon an increase or positive result under a particular business criterion and could include, for example, maintaining the status quo or limiting
economic losses (measured, in each case, by reference to specific business criteria). The Committee shall have the authority to determine whether the Performance Objectives and other terms and
conditions of the Award are satisfied, and the Committee's determination as to the achievement of Performance Objectives relating to a Performance Award shall be made in writing. 


        10.4    Section 162(m) of the Code.    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if the Committee intends for a
Performance Award to be granted and administered in a manner designed to preserve the deductibility of the compensation resulting from such Award in accordance with Section 162(m) of the 


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then the Performance Objectives for such particular Performance Award relative to the particular period of service to which the Performance Objectives relate shall be established by the
Committee in writing (i) no later than 90 days after the beginning of such period and (ii) prior to the completion of 25% of such period. 


        10.5    Waiver of Performance Objectives.    The Committee shall have no discretion to modify or waive the Performance
Objectives or conditions to the grant or vesting of a Performance Award unless such Award is not intended to qualify as qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code
and the relevant Agreement provides for such discretion. 


ARTICLE
XI
 GENERAL PROVISIONS


        11.1    Acceleration of Awards.    



        (a)   Death or Disability.    If a Holder's employment shall terminate by reason of death or Disability,
notwithstanding any contrary waiting period, installment period, vesting schedule or Restriction Period in any Agreement or in the Plan, unless the applicable Agreement provides otherwise:
(i) in the case of an Option or SAR, each outstanding Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall immediately become exercisable in full in respect of the aggregate number of shares covered
thereby; (ii) in the case of Restricted Shares, the Restriction Period applicable to each such Award of Restricted Shares shall be
deemed to have expired and all such Restricted Shares, any related Retained Distributions and any unpaid Dividend Equivalents shall become vested and any related cash amounts payable pursuant to the
applicable Agreement shall be adjusted in such manner as may be provided in the Agreement; and (iii) in the case of Stock Units, each such Award of Stock Units shall become vested in full. 



        (b)   Approved Transactions; Board Change; Control Purchase.    In the event of any Approved Transaction, Board
Change or Control Purchase, notwithstanding any contrary waiting period, installment period, vesting schedule or Restriction Period in any Agreement or in the Plan, unless the applicable Agreement
provides otherwise: (i) in the case of an Option or SAR, each such outstanding Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall become exercisable in full in respect of the aggregate number of shares
covered thereby; (ii) in the case of Restricted Shares, the Restriction Period applicable to each such Award of Restricted Shares shall be deemed to have expired and all such Restricted Shares,
any related Retained Distributions and any unpaid Dividend Equivalents shall become vested and any related cash amounts payable pursuant to the applicable Agreement shall be adjusted in such manner as
may be provided in the Agreement; and (iii) in the case of Stock Units, each such Award of Stock Units shall become vested in full, in each case effective upon the Board Change or Control
Purchase or immediately prior to consummation of the Approved Transaction. The effect, if any, on a Cash Award of an Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase shall be prescribed in the
applicable Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine that any or all outstanding Awards of any or
all types granted pursuant to the Plan will not vest or become exercisable on an accelerated basis in connection with an Approved Transaction if effective provision has been made for the taking of
such action which, in the opinion of the Committee, is equitable and appropriate to substitute a new Award for such Award or to assume such Award and to make such new or assumed Award, as nearly as
may be practicable, equivalent to the old Award (before giving effect to any acceleration of the vesting or exercisability thereof), taking into account, to the extent applicable, the kind and amount
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        11.2    Termination of Employment.    



        (a)   General.    If a Holder's employment shall terminate prior to an Option or SAR becoming exercisable or being
exercised (or deemed exercised, as provided in Section 7.2) in full, or during the Restriction Period with respect to any Restricted Shares or prior to the vesting or complete exercise of any
Stock Units, then such Option or SAR shall thereafter become or be exercisable, such Stock Units to the extent vested shall thereafter be exercisable, and the Holder's rights to any unvested
Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions, unpaid Dividend Equivalents and related cash amounts and any such unvested Stock Units shall thereafter vest, in each case solely to the extent provided in
the applicable Agreement; provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement, (i) no
Option or SAR may be exercised after the scheduled expiration date thereof; (ii) if the Holder's employment terminates by reason of death or Disability, the Option or SAR
shall remain exercisable for a period of at least one year following such termination (but not later than the scheduled expiration of such Option or SAR); and (iii) any termination of the
Holder's employment for cause will be treated in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.2(b). The effect on a Cash Award of the termination of a Holder's employment for any reason, other
than for cause, shall be prescribed in the applicable Agreement. 


        (b)   Termination for Cause.    If a Holder's employment with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company shall be
terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary for "cause" during the Restriction Period with respect to any Restricted Shares or prior to any Option or SAR becoming exercisable or being exercised in
full or prior to the vesting or complete exercise of any Stock Unit or the payment in full of any Cash Award (for these purposes, "cause" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in any employment
agreement to which such Holder is a party or, in the absence thereof, shall include insubordination, dishonesty, incompetence, moral turpitude, other misconduct of any kind and the refusal to perform
his duties and responsibilities for any reason other than illness or incapacity; provided, however, that if such termination occurs within
12 months after an Approved Transaction or Control Purchase or Board Change, termination for "cause" shall mean only a felony conviction for fraud, misappropriation, or embezzlement), then,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement, (i) all Options and SARs and all unvested or unexercised Stock Units and all unpaid Cash Awards held by
such Holder shall immediately terminate, and (ii) such Holder's rights to all Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions, any unpaid Dividend Equivalents and any related cash amounts shall be
forfeited immediately. 


        (c)   Miscellaneous.    The Committee may determine whether any given leave of absence constitutes a termination of
employment; provided, however, that for purposes of the Plan, (i) a leave of absence, duly authorized in writing by the Company for military
service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company if the period of such leave does not exceed 90 days, and (ii) a leave of absence in excess of 90 days, duly
authorized in writing by the Company provided the employee's right to reemployment is guaranteed either by statute or contract, shall not be deemed a termination of employment. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Agreement, Awards made under the Plan shall not be affected by any change of employment so long as the Holder continues to be an employee of
the Company. 




        11.3    Right of Company to Terminate Employment.    Nothing contained in the Plan or in any Award, and no action of
the Company or the Committee with respect thereto, shall confer or be construed to confer on any Holder any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or interfere in
any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to terminate the employment of the Holder at any time, with or without cause, subject, however, to the provisions of any
employment agreement between the Holder and the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. 


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        11.4    Nonalienation of Benefits.    Except as set forth herein, no right or benefit under the Plan shall be subject
to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, hypothecation, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, hypothecate, pledge, exchange,
transfer, encumber or charge the same shall be void. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities or torts of the Person entitled to
such benefits. 


        11.5    Written Agreement.    Each Award of Options shall be evidenced by a stock option agreement; each Award of SARs
shall be evidenced by a stock appreciation rights agreement; each Award of Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by a restricted shares agreement; each Award of Stock Units shall be evidenced by a
stock units agreement; and each Performance Award shall be evidenced by a performance award agreement (including a cash award agreement evidencing a Cash Award), each in such form and containing such
terms and provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee from time to time shall approve; provided, however, that if more
than one type of Award is made to the same Holder, such Awards may be evidenced by a single Agreement with such Holder. Each grantee of an Option, SAR, Restricted Shares, Stock Units or Performance
Award (including a Cash Award) shall be notified promptly of such grant, and a written Agreement shall be promptly executed and delivered by the Company. Any such written Agreement may contain (but
shall not be required to contain) such provisions as the Committee deems appropriate (i) to insure that the penalty provisions of Section 4999 of the Code will not apply to any stock or
cash received by the Holder from the Company or (ii) to provide cash payments to the Holder to mitigate the impact of such penalty provisions upon the Holder. Any such Agreement may be
supplemented or amended from time to time as approved by the Committee as contemplated by Section 11.7(b). 


        11.6    Designation of Beneficiaries.    Each Person who shall be granted an Award under the Plan may designate a
beneficiary or beneficiaries and may change such designation from time to time by filing a written designation of beneficiary or beneficiaries with the Committee on a form to be prescribed by it,
provided that no such designation shall be effective unless so filed prior to the death of such Person. 


        11.7    Termination and Amendment.    



        (a)   General.    Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been terminated as hereinafter provided, no Awards may be
made under the Plan on or after June 30, 2012. The Plan may be terminated at any time prior to such date and may, from time to time, be suspended or discontinued or modified or amended if such
action is deemed advisable by the Committee. 


        (b)   Modification.    No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Person
to whom any Award shall theretofore have been granted, adversely affect the rights of such Person with respect to such Award. No modification, extension, renewal or other change in any Award granted
under the Plan shall be made after the grant of such Award, unless the same is consistent with the provisions of the Plan. With the consent of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan (including Section 11.7(a)), the Committee may amend outstanding Agreements with any Holder, including any amendment which would (i) accelerate the time or times at which the Award
may be exercised and/or (ii) extend the scheduled expiration date of the Award. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may, but solely with the Holder's consent unless
otherwise provided in the Agreement, agree to cancel any Award under the Plan and grant a new Award in substitution therefor, provided that the Award so substituted shall satisfy all of the
requirements of the Plan as of the date such new Award is made. Nothing contained in the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.7(b) shall be construed to prevent the Committee from providing
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to the express provisions of the Plan, adopt from time to time or impair the enforceability of any such provision. 




        11.8    Government and Other Regulations.    The obligation of the Company with respect to Awards shall be subject to
all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approvals by any governmental agencies as may be required, including the effectiveness of any registration statement required under the Securities
Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or association on which the Common Stock may be listed or quoted. For so long as any series of Common Stock are registered under
the Exchange Act, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with any legal requirements (i) to maintain a registration statement in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 with
respect to all shares of the applicable series of Common Stock that may be issued to Holders under the Plan and (ii) to file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed by it under the
Exchange Act. 


        11.9    Withholding.    The Company's obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock or pay cash in respect of any Award
under the Plan shall be subject to applicable federal, state and local tax withholding requirements. Federal, state and local withholding tax due at the time of an Award, upon the exercise of any
Option or SAR or upon the vesting of, or expiration of restrictions with respect to, Restricted Shares or Stock Units or the satisfaction of the Performance Objectives applicable to a Performance
Award, as appropriate, may, in the discretion of the Committee, be paid in shares of the applicable series of Common Stock already owned by the Holder or through the withholding of shares otherwise
issuable to such Holder, upon such terms and conditions (including the conditions referenced in Section 6.5) as the Committee shall determine. If the Holder shall fail to pay, or make
arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for the payment to the Company of, all such federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld by the Company, then the Company shall, to the extent
permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Holder an amount equal to any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required to be withheld by the
Company with respect to such Award. 


        11.10    Nonexclusivity of the Plan.    The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed as creating any
limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including the granting of stock options and the awarding of stock and cash otherwise than
under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 



        11.11    Exclusion from Pension and Profit-Sharing Computation.    By acceptance of an Award, unless otherwise
provided in the applicable Agreement, each Holder shall be deemed to have agreed that such Award is special incentive compensation that will not be taken into account, in any manner, as salary,
compensation or bonus in determining the amount of any payment under any pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan, program or policy of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. In
addition, each beneficiary of a deceased Holder shall be deemed to have agreed that such Award will not affect the amount of any life insurance coverage, if any, provided by the Company on the life of
the Holder which is payable to such beneficiary under any life insurance plan covering employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. 


        11.12    Unfunded Plan.    Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required to segregate any
cash or any shares of Common Stock which may at any time be represented by Awards, and the Plan shall constitute an "unfunded" plan of the Company. Except as provided in Article VIII with
respect to Awards of Restricted Shares and except as expressly set forth in an Agreement, no employee shall have voting or other rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by an Award
prior to the delivery of such shares. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall, by any provisions of the Plan, be deemed to be a trustee of any shares of Common Stock or any other
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employee pursuant to the Plan shall be those of a debtor pursuant to such contract obligations as are created by or pursuant to the Plan, and the rights of any employee, former employee or
beneficiary under the Plan shall be limited to those of a general creditor of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be. In its sole discretion, the Board may
authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations of the Company under the Plan, provided, however, that the existence of
such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan. 


        11.13    Governing Law.    The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Delaware. 


        11.14    Accounts.    The delivery of any shares of Common Stock and the payment of any amount in respect of an Award
shall be for the account of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, and any such delivery or payment shall not be made until the recipient shall have paid or made
satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any applicable withholding taxes as provided in Section 11.9. 


        11.15    Legends.    Each certificate evidencing shares of Common Stock subject to an Award shall bear such legends as
the Committee deems necessary or appropriate to reflect or refer to any terms, conditions or restrictions of the Award applicable to such shares, including any to the effect that the shares
represented thereby may not be disposed of unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel, acceptable to the Company, that such disposition will not violate any federal or state securities
laws. 


        11.16    Company's Rights.    The grant of Awards pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power
of the Company to make reclassifications, reorganizations or other changes of or to its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, liquidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part
of its business or assets. 


        11.17    Section 409A.    Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if any Plan provision or Award
under the Plan would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Code Section 409A and related regulations and United States Department of the Treasury pronouncements
("Section 409A"), that Plan provision or Award will be reformed to avoid imposition of the applicable tax and no action taken to comply with Section 409A shall be deemed to adversely
affect the Holder's rights to an Award. 


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Exhibit 10.16


LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION 2007 INCENTIVE PLAN