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EXHIBIT 10.7




JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.




2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN




As amended February 11, 2009



1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Equity Incentive Plan are to attract and
retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide
additional incentive to Service Providers and Outside Directors and to promote the success of the
Company’s business.




     Awards to Service Providers granted hereunder may be Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory
Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance
Shares, Performance Units, Deferred Stock Units or Dividend Equivalents, at the discretion of the
Administrator and as reflected in the terms of the written option agreement. This Equity Incentive
Plan also provides for the automatic, non-discretionary award of Nonstatutory Stock Options to
Outside Directors.



2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:




     (a) “Administrator” shall mean the Board or any of its Committees as shall be
administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.



     (b) “Annual Revenue” shall mean the Company’s or a business unit’s net sales for the
Fiscal Year, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.



     (c) “Applicable Laws” shall mean the legal requirements relating to the administration
of equity incentive plans under California corporate and securities laws and the Code.



     (d) “Award” shall mean, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of
Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units,
Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Deferred Stock Units or Dividend
Equivalents.



     (e) “Award Agreement” shall mean the written or electronic agreement setting forth the
terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.



     (f) “Awarded Stock” shall mean the Common Stock subject to an Award.



     (g) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.



     (h) “Cash Position” shall mean the Company’s level of cash and cash equivalents.



 









 





     (i) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



     (j) “Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.



     (k) “Committee” shall mean the Committee appointed by the Board of Directors or a
sub-committee appointed by the Board’s designated committee in accordance with Section 4(a) of the
Plan, if one is appointed.



     (l) “Company” shall mean Juniper Networks, Inc.



     (m) “Consultant” shall mean any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company
or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services and who is compensated for such services; provided,
however, that the term “Consultant” shall not include Outside Directors, unless such Outside
Directors are compensated for services to the Company other than through payment of director’s fees
and Option grants under Section 11 hereof.



     (n) “Continuous Status as a Director” means that the Director relationship is not
interrupted or terminated.



     (o) “Deferred Stock Unit” means a deferred stock unit Award granted to a Participant
pursuant to Section 16.



     (p) “Director” shall mean a member of the Board.



     (q) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.



     (r) “Dividend Equivalent” shall mean a credit, payable in cash, made at the discretion
of the Administrator, to the account of a Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid
on one Share for each Share represented by an Award held by such Participant. Dividend Equivalents
may be subject to the same vesting restrictions as the related Shares subject to an Award, at the
discretion of the Administrator.



     (s) “Employee” shall mean any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by
the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. An Employee shall not cease to be an
Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between
locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. For
purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety days, unless reemployment upon
expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of
a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following
the 91st day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall
cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a
Nonstatutory Stock Option.



     (t) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



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     (u) “Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of any date, the value of Common Stock
determined as follows:



          (i) If the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the fair market value per Share shall
be the closing price on such exchange, as reported in the Wall Street Journal on the date of
determination or, if the date of determination is not a trading day, the immediately preceding
trading day;




          (ii) If there is a public market for the Common Stock, the fair market value per Share shall
be the mean of the bid and asked prices, or closing price in the event quotations for the Common
Stock are reported on the National Market System, of the Common Stock on the date of determination,
as reported in the Wall Street Journal (or, if not so reported, as otherwise reported by the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) System); or




          (iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value
shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.




     (v) “Fiscal Year” shall mean a fiscal year of the Company.



     (w) “Full Value Award” shall mean a grant of Restricted Stock, a Restricted Stock
Unit, a Performance Share or a Deferred Stock Unit hereunder.



     (x) “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an Option intended to qualify as an incentive
stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.



     (y) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” shall mean an Option not intended to qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option.



     (z) “Officer” shall mean a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning
of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.



     (aa) “Option” shall mean a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.



     (bb) “Optioned Stock” shall mean the Common Stock subject to an Option.



     (cc) “Outside Director” means a Director who is not an Employee or Consultant.



     (dd) “Parent” shall mean a “parent corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as
defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.



     (ee) “Participant” shall mean an Employee or Consultant who receives an Award.



     (ff) “Performance Goals” shall mean the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by
the Administrator (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award.



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As determined by the Administrator, the performance measures for any performance period will
be any one or more of the following objective performance criteria, applied to either the Company
as a whole or, except with respect to stockholder return metrics, to a region, business unit,
affiliate or business segment, and measured either on an absolute basis or relative to a
pre-established target, to a previous period’s results or to a designated comparison group, and,
with respect to financial metrics, which may be determined in accordance with United States
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), in accordance with accounting principles
established by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB Principles”) or which may be
adjusted when established to exclude any items otherwise includable under GAAP or under IASB
Principles: (i) cash flow (including operating cash flow or free cash flow), (ii) cash position,
(ii) revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency effects), (iii) revenue growth, (iv)
contribution margin, (iii) gross margin, (iv) operating margin (iv) operating expenses or operating
expenses as a percentage of revenue, (v) earnings (which may include earnings before interest and
taxes, earnings before taxes and net earnings), (vi) earnings per share, (viii) operating income,
(viii) net income, (viii) stock price, (ix) return on equity, (x) total stockholder return,
(xi) growth in stockholder value relative to a specified publicly reported index (such as the S&P
500 Index), (xii) return on capital, (xiii) return on assets or net assets, (xiv) return on
investment, (xv) economic value added, (xvi) operating profit or net operating profit,
(xvii) operating margin, (xix) market share, (xx) contract awards or backlog, (xxi) overhead or
other expense reduction, (xxii) credit rating, (xxvi) objective customer indicators, (xxvii) new
product invention or innovation, (xxviii) attainment of research and development milestones,
(xxix) improvements in productivity, (xxx) attainment of objective operating goals, and
(xxxi) objective employee metrics. The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant
and from Award to Award. In particular, the Administrator may appropriately adjust any evaluation
of performance under a Performance Goal to exclude (a) any extraordinary non-recurring items, (b)
the affect of any merger, acquisition, or other business combination or divestiture or (ii) the
effect of any changes in accounting principles affecting the Company’s or a business units’,
region’s, affiliate’s or business segment’s reported results.




     (gg) “Performance Share” shall mean a performance share Award granted to a Participant
pursuant to Section 14.



     (hh) “Performance Unit” means a performance unit Award granted to a Participant
pursuant to Section 15.



     (ii) “Plan” shall mean this 1986 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.



     (jj) “Plan Minimum Vesting Requirements” shall mean the minimum vesting requirements
for Full Value Awards under Plan Section 4(b)(vi) hereunder.



     (kk) “Restricted Stock” shall mean a restricted stock Award granted to a Participant
pursuant to Section 11.



     (ll) “Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean a bookkeeping entry representing an amount
equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 13. Each Restricted Stock
Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company.



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     (mm) “Rule 16b-3” shall mean Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule
16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.



     (nn) “Section 16(b)” shall mean Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.



     (oo) “Service Provider” means an Employee or Consultant.



     (pp) “Share” shall mean a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with
Section 21 of the Plan.



     (qq) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right granted
pursuant to Section 9 below.



     (rr) “Subsidiary” shall mean a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.


3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 21 of the Plan, the
maximum aggregate number of shares which may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 64,500,000
shares of Common Stock plus any Shares subject to any options under the Company’s 2000 Nonstatutory
Stock Option Plan and 1996 Stock Incentive Plan that are outstanding on the date this Plan becomes
effective and that subsequently expire unexercised, up to a maximum of an additional 75,000,000
Shares. All of the shares issuable under the Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired
Common Stock.




     Any Shares subject to Options or SARs shall be counted against the numerical limits of this
Section 3 as one Share for every Share subject thereto. Any Shares subject to Performance Shares,
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with a per share or unit purchase price lower than 100%
of Fair Market Value on the date of grant shall be counted against the numerical limits of this
Section 3 as two and one-tenth Shares for every one Share subject thereto. To the extent that a
Share that was subject to an Award that counted as two and one-tenth Shares against the Plan
reserve pursuant to the preceding sentence is recycled back into the Plan under the next paragraph
of this Section 3, the Plan shall be credited with two and one-tenth Shares.



     If an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or, with
respect to Restricted Stock, Performance Shares or Restricted Stock Units, is forfeited to or
repurchased by the Company at its original purchase price due to such Award failing to vest, the
unpurchased Shares (or for Awards other than Options and SARs, the forfeited or repurchased shares)
which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless
the Plan has terminated). With respect to SARs, when an SAR is exercised, the shares subject to a
SAR grant agreement shall be counted against the numerical limits of Section 3 above, as one share
for every share subject thereto, regardless of the number of shares used to settle the SAR upon
exercise (i.e., shares withheld to satisfy the exercise price of an SAR shall not remain available
for issuance under the Plan). Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan under any Award
shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the
Plan; provided, however, that if Shares of Restricted Stock, Performance Shares or Restricted Stock
Units are repurchased by the Company at their original



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purchase price or are forfeited to the Company due to such Awards failing to vest, such Shares
shall become available for future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of
an Option shall not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. Shares used to
satisfy tax withholding obligations shall not become available for future grant or sale under the
Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is paid out in cash rather than stock, such cash
payment shall not reduce the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Any payout of
Dividend Equivalents or Performance Units, because they are payable only in cash, shall not reduce
the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Conversely, any forfeiture of Dividend
Equivalents or Performance Units shall not increase the number of Shares available for issuance
under the Plan.



     4. Administration of the Plan.



     (a) Procedure.



          (i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Applicable Laws, the Plan may be
administered by different bodies with respect to Directors, Officers who are not Directors, and
Employees who are neither Directors nor Officers.




          (ii) Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be
desirable to qualify Awards granted hereunder as “performance-based compensation” within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee consisting
solely of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.




          (iii) Administration With Respect to Officers Subject to Section 16(b). With respect
to Option grants made to Employees who are also Officers subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board, if the Board may administer the Plan in
compliance with Rule 16b-3, or (B) a committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan,
which committee shall be constituted to comply with Rule 16b-3. Once appointed, such Committee
shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From
time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members,
remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new members, fill vacancies (however caused),
and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the
extent permitted by Rule 16b-3.




          (iv) Administration With Respect to Other Persons. With respect to Award grants made
to Employees or Consultants who are not Officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by
(A) the Board, (B) a committee designated by the Board, or (C) a sub-committee designated by the
designated committee, which committee or sub-committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable
Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall serve in its designated capacity until otherwise
directed by the Board. The Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional
members, remove members (with or without cause) and substitute new members, fill vacancies (however
caused), and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all
to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.




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          (v) Administration With Respect to Automatic Grants to Outside Directors. Automatic
Grants to Outside Directors shall be pursuant to a non-discretionary formula as set forth in
Section 11 hereof and therefore shall not be subject to any discretionary administration.




     (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan (including the
non-discretionary automatic grant to Outside Director provisions of Section 11), and in the case of
a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the
Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:



          (i) to determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 2(v) of the Plan;




          (ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder;




          (iii) to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted hereunder;




          (iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted
hereunder;




          (v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;




          (vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of
any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the
exercise price, the time or times when Awards vest or may be exercised (which may be based on
performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions (subject to
compliance with applicable laws, including Code Section 409A), and any restriction or limitation
regarding any Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such
factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine; provided, however, that
with respect to Full Value Awards vesting solely based on continuing as a Service Provider, they
will vest in full no earlier (except if accelerated pursuant to Section 21 hereof or pursuant to
change of control severance agreements entered into by and between the Company and any Service
Provider) than the three (3) year anniversary of the grant date; provided, further, that if vesting
is not solely based on continuing as a Service Provider, they will vest in full no earlier (except
if accelerated pursuant to Section 21 hereof or pursuant to change of control severance agreements
entered into by and between the Company and any Service Provider) than the one (1) year anniversary
of the grant date;




          (vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;




          (viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan;




          (ix) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 7 and Section 24(c) of the Plan);




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          (x) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to
effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator;




          (xi) to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to Awards;




          (xii) to determine whether Awards will be adjusted for Dividend Equivalents and whether such
Dividend Equivalents shall be subject to vesting; and




          (xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the
Plan.




     (c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All decisions, determinations and
interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Participants and any other
holders of any Awards granted under the Plan.



     (d) Exception to Plan Minimum Vesting Requirements.



          (i) Full Value Awards that result in issuing up to 5% of the maximum aggregate number of
shares of Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan (the “5% Limit”) may be granted to any one
or more employees or Non-employee Directors without respect to the Plan Minimum Vesting
Requirements.




          (ii) All Full Value Awards that have their vesting discretionarily accelerated, and all
Options and SARs that have their vesting discretionarily accelerated 100%, other than, in either
case, pursuant to (A) a merger or asset sale transaction described in Section 21(c) hereof
(including vesting acceleration in connection with employment termination following such event),
(B) a Participant’s death, or (C) a Participant’s Disability, are subject to the 5% Limit.




          (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may accelerate the vesting of Full
Value Awards such that the Plan Minimum Vesting Requirements are still satisfied, without such
vesting acceleration counting toward the 5% Limit.




          (iv) The 5% Limit applies in the aggregate to Full Value Award grants that do not satisfy Plan
minimum vesting requirements and to the discretionary vesting acceleration of Awards.



5. Eligibility. Awards may be granted only to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options
may be granted only to Employees. A Service Provider who has been granted an Award may, if he or
she is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Award or Awards. Outside Directors may only be
granted Awards as specified in Section 11 hereof.




6. Code Section 162(m) Provisions.




     (a) Option and SAR Annual Share Limit. Subject to Section 7 below, no Participant
shall be granted, in any Fiscal Year, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to purchase more



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than 2,000,000 Shares; provided, however, that such limit shall be 4,000,000 Shares in the
Participant’s first Fiscal Year of Company service.



     (b) Restricted Stock, Performance Share and Restricted Stock Unit Annual Limit. No
Participant shall be granted, in any Fiscal Year, more than 1,000,000 Shares in the aggregate of
the following: (i) Restricted Stock, (ii) Performance Shares, or (iii) Restricted Stock Units;
provided, however, that such limit shall be 2,000,000 Shares in the Participant’s first Fiscal Year
of Company service.



     (c) Performance Units Annual Limit. No Participant shall receive Performance Units,
in any Fiscal Year, having an initial value greater than $2,000,000, provided, however, that such
limit shall be $4,000,000 in the Participant’s first Fiscal Year of Company service.



     (d) Section 162(m) Performance Restrictions. For purposes of qualifying grants of
Restricted Stock, Performance Shares, Performance Units or Restricted Stock Units as
“performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator, in its
discretion, may set restrictions based upon the achievement of Performance Goals. The Performance
Goals shall be set by the Administrator on or before the latest date permissible to enable the
Restricted Stock, Performance Shares, Performance Units or Restricted Stock Units to qualify as
“performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. In granting Restricted Stock,
Performance Shares, Performance Units or Restricted Stock Units which are intended to qualify under
Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator shall follow any procedures determined by it from
time to time to be necessary or appropriate to ensure qualification of the Award under
Section 162(m) of the Code (e.g., in determining the Performance Goals).



     (e) Changes in Capitalization. The numerical limitations in Sections 6(a) and (b)
shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization as
described in Section 16(a).


7. No Repricing. The exercise price for an Option or SAR may not be reduced without the
consent of the Company’s stockholders. This shall include, without limitation, a repricing of the
Option or SAR as well as an Option or SAR exchange program whereby the Participant agrees to cancel
an existing Option in exchange for an Option, SAR or other Award. If an Option or SAR is cancelled
in the same Fiscal Year in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction
described in Section 14), the cancelled Option or SAR as well as any replacement Option or SAR will
be counted against the limits set forth in section 6(a) above.  Moreover, if the exercise price of
an Option or SAR is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a cancellation of the Option or SAR
and the grant of a new Option or SAR.



8. Stock Options.




     (a) Type of Option. Each Option shall be designated in the Award Agreement as either
an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such
designations, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares subject to a
Participant’s incentive stock options granted by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, that



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become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory
Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 8(a), incentive stock options shall be taken into
account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be
determined as of the time of grant.



     (b) Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Notice of Grant;
provided, however, that the term shall be seven (7) years from the date of grant or such shorter
term as may be provided in the Notice of Grant. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option
granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from
the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Notice of Grant.



     (c) Exercise Price and Consideration.



          (i) The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option
shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:




               (A) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option



                    (1) granted to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the date of grant.



                    (2) granted to any Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.



               (B) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price shall be no less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.



          (ii) Except with respect to automatic stock option grants to Outside Directors, the
consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the
method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator and may consist entirely of cash;
check; delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as
the Committee and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the option and
delivery to the Company of the sale proceeds required; or any combination of such methods of
payment, or such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent
permitted under Applicable Law.




9. Stock Appreciation Rights. 




     (a) Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be
granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the



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Administrator, in its sole discretion. Subject to Section 6(a) hereof, the Administrator
shall have complete discretion to determine the number of SARs granted to any Participant.



     (b) Exercise Price and other Terms. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be
issued pursuant to exercise of an SAR shall be determined by the Administrator and shall be no less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share on the date of grant. Otherwise, subject to Section
6(a) of the Plan, the Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have complete
discretion to determine the terms and conditions of SARs granted under the Plan; provided, however,
that no SAR may have a term of more than seven(=7) years from the date of grant.



     (c) Payment of SAR Amount. Upon exercise of a SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to
receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying:



          (i) The difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the
exercise price; times




          (ii) The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.




     (d) Payment upon Exercise of SAR. At the discretion of the Administrator, but only as
specified in the Award Agreement, payment for a SAR may be in cash, Shares or a combination
thereof. If the Award Agreement is silent as to the form of payment, payment of the SAR may only
be in Shares.



     (e) SAR Agreement. Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall
specify the exercise price, the term of the SAR, the conditions of exercise, whether it may be
settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof, and such other terms and conditions as the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine.



     (f) Expiration of SARs. A SAR granted under the Plan shall expire upon the date
determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement.



10. Exercise of Option or SAR.




     (a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option or SAR granted
hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the
Administrator, including performance criteria with respect to the Company and/or the Participant,
and as shall be permissible under the terms of the Plan.



     An Option or SAR may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.



     An Option or SAR shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice of such exercise has been
given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option or SAR by the person entitled to
exercise the Option or SAR and, with respect to Options only, full payment for the Shares with
respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company. With respect to Options
only, full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator, consist of any
consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(d) of the Plan. Until the



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issuance
(as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive
dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other
right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as
provided in Section 21 of the Plan.



     (b) Termination of Status as a Service Provider. If an Employee or Consultant ceases
to serve as a Service Provider, he or she may, but only within 90 days (or such other period of
time as is determined by the Administrator and as set forth in the Option or SAR Agreement) after
the date he or she ceases to be a Service Provider, exercise his or her Option or SAR to the extent
that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that he
or she was not entitled to exercise the Option or SAR at the date of such termination, or if he or
she does not exercise such Option or SAR (which he or she was entitled to exercise) within the time
specified herein, the Option or SAR shall terminate.



     (c) Disability. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the
Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR within such period
of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent the Option or SAR is vested on the
date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as
set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the
Option or SAR shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s
termination. If, on the date of termination, the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire
Option or SAR, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option or SAR shall revert to the
Plan. If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option or SAR
shall revert to the Plan.



     (d) Death of Participant. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option
or SAR may be exercised following the Participant’s death within such period of time as is
specified in the Award Agreement (but in no event may the option be exercised later than the
expiration of the term set forth in the Award Agreement), by the Participant’s designated
beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to Participant’s death in a form
acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant,
then such Option or SAR may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate
or by the person(s) to whom the Option or SAR is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or
in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified time in the
Award Agreement, the Option or SAR shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following
Participant’s death. If the Option or SAR is not so exercised within the time specified herein,
the Option or SAR shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option or SAR shall revert to the
Plan.



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11. Automatic Stock Option Grants to Outside Directors.




     (a) Procedure for Grants. All grants of Options to Outside Directors under this Plan
shall be automatic and non-discretionary and shall be made strictly in accordance with the
following provisions:



          (i) No person shall have any discretion to select which Outside Directors shall be granted
Options or Restricted Stock Units or to determine the number of Shares to be covered by Options or
Restricted Stock Units granted to Outside Directors.




          (ii) Each Outside Director shall be automatically granted an Option to purchase 50,000 Shares
(the “First Option”) upon the date on which such person first becomes a Director, whether through
election by the stockholders of the Company or appointment by the Board of Directors to fill a
vacancy.




          (iii) At each of the Company’s annual stockholder meetings (A) each Outside Director who was
an Outside Director on the date of the prior year’s annual stockholder meeting shall be
automatically granted Restricted Stock Units for a number of Shares equal to the Annual Value, and
(B) each Outside Director who was not an Outside Director on the date of the prior year’s annual
stockholder meeting shall receive a Restricted Stock Unit for a number of Shares determined by
multiplying the Annual Value by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days since the
Outside Director received their First Option, and the denominator of which is 365, rounded down to
the nearest whole Share. Each award specified in A and B are generically referred to as an “Annual
Award”. The Annual Value means the number equal to $125,000 divided by the average daily closing
price over the six month period ending on the last day of the fiscal year preceding the date of
grant (for example, the period from July1, 2008 – December 31, 2008 for Annual Awards granted in
May 2009).




          (iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (ii) and (iii) hereof, in the event that an
automatic grant hereunder would cause the number of Shares subject to outstanding Options and
Restricted Stock Units plus the number of Shares previously purchased upon exercise of Options or
issued upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units to exceed the number of Shares available for issuance
under the Plan, then each such automatic grant shall be for that number of Shares determined by
dividing the total number of Shares remaining available for grant by the number of Outside
Directors on the automatic grant date. Any further grants shall then be deferred until such time,
if any, as additional Shares become available for grant under the Plan.




          (v) The terms of an Option granted hereunder shall be as follows:




               (A) the term of the Option shall be seven (7) years.



               (B) the Option shall be exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the
Company, except as set forth in subsection (c) hereof.



               (C) the exercise price per Share shall be 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant
of the Option.



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               (D) the First Option shall vest and become exercisable as to 1/36th of the covered
Shares each month following the grant date, with the last 1/36th vesting on the day
prior to the Company’s annual stockholder meeting in the third calendar year following the date of
grant, so as to become 100% vested on the approximately three-year anniversary of the grant date,
subject to the Participant maintaining Continuous Status as a Director on each vesting date.



               (E) the Annual Award shall become 100% vested on the one year anniversary of the grant date,
subject to the Participant maintaining Continuous Status as a Director on each vesting date.



     (b) Consideration for Exercising Outside Director Stock Options. The consideration to
be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an automatic Outside Director Option shall
consist entirely of cash, check, and to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, delivery of a
properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and
the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the
Company of the sale proceeds required to pay the exercise price, or any combination of such methods
of payment.



     (c) Post-Directorship Exercisability. If an Outside Director ceases to serve as a
Director, (including pursuant to his or her death or Disability) he or she may, but only within 90
days, after the date he or she ceases to be a Director of the Company, exercise his or her Option
to the extent that he or she was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the
extent that he or she was not entitled to exercise an Option at the date of such termination, or if
he or she does not exercise such Option (which he was entitled to exercise) within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.



12. Restricted Stock.




     (a) Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,
Restricted Stock may be granted to Participants at any time as shall be determined by the
Administrator, in its sole discretion. Subject to Section 6(b) hereof, the Administrator shall
have complete discretion to determine (i) the number of Shares subject to a Restricted Stock award
granted to any Participant, and (ii) the conditions that must be satisfied, which typically will be
based principally or solely on continued provision of services but may include a performance-based
component, upon which is conditioned the grant, vesting or issuance of Restricted Stock.



     (b) Other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have
complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Restricted Stock granted under the
Plan; provided that Restricted Stock may only be issued in the form of Shares. Restricted Stock
grants shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions determined by the Administrator
at the time the stock or the restricted stock unit is awarded. The Administrator may require the
recipient to sign a Restricted Stock Award agreement as a condition of the award. Any certificates
representing the Shares of stock awarded shall bear such legends as shall be determined by the
Administrator.



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     (c) Restricted Stock Award Agreement. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced
by an agreement that shall specify the purchase price (if any) and such other terms and conditions
as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine; provided; however, that if the
Restricted Stock grant has a purchase price, such purchase price must be paid no more than seven
(7) years following the date of grant.



13. Restricted Stock Units.




     (a) Grant. Restricted Stock Units may be granted at any time and from time to time as
determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted
Stock Units under the Plan, it shall advise the Participant in writing or electronically of the
terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock
Units and the form of payout, which, subject to Section 6(b) hereof, may be left to the discretion
of the Administrator.



     (b) Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator shall set vesting criteria in
its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the
number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. The Administrator may
set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, business unit, or individual goals
(including, but not limited to, continued employment), or any other basis determined by the
Administrator in its discretion.



     (c) Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the
Participant shall be entitled to receive a payout as specified in the Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units,
the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be
met to receive a payout.



     (d) Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units shall be
made as soon as practicable after the date(s) set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, but only as specified in the Award
Agreement, may pay earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination thereof. If the
Award Agreement is silent as to the form of payment, payment of the Restricted Stock Units may only
be in Shares.



     (e) Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement,
all unearned Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited to the Company.



14. Performance Shares.




     (a) Grant of Performance Shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,
Performance Shares may be granted to Participants at any time as shall be determined by the
Administrator, in its sole discretion. Subject to Section 6(b) hereof, the Administrator shall
have complete discretion to determine (i) the number of Shares subject to a Performance Share award
granted to any Participant, and (ii) the conditions that must be satisfied, which typically will be
based principally or solely on achievement of performance milestones but may include a service-



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based component, upon which is conditioned the grant or vesting of Performance Shares.
Performance Shares shall be granted in the form of units to acquire Shares. Each such unit shall
be the equivalent of one Share for purposes of determining the number of Shares subject to an
Award. Until the Shares are issued, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
stockholder shall exist with respect to the units to acquire Shares.



     (b) Other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have
complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Performance Shares granted under the
Plan. Performance Share grants shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions
determined by the Administrator at the time the stock is awarded, which may include such
performance-based milestones as are determined appropriate by the Administrator. The Administrator
may require the recipient to sign a Performance Shares Award Agreement as a condition of the award.
Any certificates representing the Shares of stock awarded shall bear such legends as shall be
determined by the Administrator.



     (c) Performance Share Award Agreement. Each Performance Share grant shall be
evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify such other terms and conditions as the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine.



15. Performance Units.




     (a) Grant of Performance Units. Performance Units are similar to Performance Shares,
except that they shall be settled in a cash equivalent to the Fair Market Value of the underlying
Shares, determined as of the vesting date. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,
Performance Units may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be
determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator shall have complete
discretion to determine the conditions that must be satisfied, which typically will be based
principally or solely on achievement of performance milestones but may include a service-based
component, upon which is conditioned the grant or vesting of Performance Units. Performance Units
shall be granted in the form of units to acquire Shares. Each such unit shall be the cash
equivalent of one Share of Common Stock. No right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights
as a stockholder shall exist with respect to Performance Units or the cash payable thereunder.



     (b) Number of Performance Units. Subject to Section 6(c) hereof, the Administrator
will have complete discretion in determining the number of Performance Units granted to any
Participant.



     (c) Other Terms. The Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Plan, shall have
complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Performance Units granted under the
Plan. Performance Unit grants shall be subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions
determined by the Administrator at the time the grant is awarded, which may include such
performance-based milestones as are determined appropriate by the Administrator. The Administrator
may require the recipient to sign a Performance Unit agreement as a condition of the award. Any
certificates representing the units awarded shall bear such legends as shall be determined by the
Administrator.



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     (d) Performance Unit Award Agreement. Each Performance Unit grant shall be evidenced
by an agreement that shall specify such terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole
discretion, shall determine.



16. Deferred Stock Units.




     (a) Description. Deferred Stock Units shall consist of a Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Unit, Performance Share or Performance Unit Award that the Administrator, in its sole
discretion permits to be paid out in installments or on a deferred basis, in accordance with rules
and procedures established by the Administrator. Deferred Stock Units shall remain subject to the
claims of the Company’s general creditors until distributed to the Participant.



     (b) 162(m) Limits. Deferred Stock Units shall be subject to the annual 162(m) limits
applicable to the underlying Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share or
Performance Unit Award as set forth in Section 6 hereof.


17. Leaves of Absence. If as a condition to be granted an unpaid leave of absence by the
Company, a Participant agrees that vesting shall be suspended during all or a portion of such leave
of absence, (except as otherwise required by Applicable Laws) vesting of Awards granted hereunder
shall cease during such agreed upon portion of the unpaid leave of absence and shall only
recommence upon return to active service.



18. Part-Time Service. Unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws, if as a condition to
being permitted to work on a less than full-time basis, the Participant agrees that any
service-based vesting of Awards granted hereunder shall be extended on a proportionate basis in
connection with such transition to a less than a full-time basis, vesting shall be adjusted in
accordance with such agreement. Such vesting shall be proportionately re-adjusted prospectively
in the event that the Employee subsequently becomes regularly scheduled to work additional hours of
service.



19. Non-Transferability of Awards. Except as determined otherwise by the Administrator in
its sole discretion (but never a transfer in exchange for value), Awards may not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws
of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by
the Participant, without the prior written consent of the Administrator.



20. Stock Withholding to Satisfy Withholding Tax Obligations. When a Participant incurs
tax liability in connection with the exercise, vesting or payout, as applicable, of an Award, which
tax liability is subject to tax withholding under applicable tax laws, and the Participant is
obligated to pay the Company an amount required to be withheld under applicable tax laws, the
Participant may satisfy the withholding tax obligation by electing to have the Company withhold
from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option or SAR or the Shares to be issued upon
payout or vesting of the other Award, if any, that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value
equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld
shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (the “Tax
Date”).




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     All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in
writing in a form acceptable to the Administrator and shall be subject to the following
restrictions:



     (a) the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date; and



     (b) all elections shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of the Administrator.



     In the event the election to have Shares subject to an Award withheld is made by a Participant
and the Tax Date is deferred under Section 83 of the Code because no election is filed under
Section 83(b) of the Code, the Participant shall receive the full number of Shares with respect to
which the Option or SAR is exercised or other Award is vested but such Participant shall be
unconditionally obligated to tender back to the Company the proper number of Shares on the Tax
Date.



21. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale.




     (a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of
the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Award, and the number
of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no
Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or
expiration of an Award, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such
outstanding Award, the annual share limitations under Sections 6(a) and (b) hereof, and the number
of Shares subject to ongoing automatic First Option and Annual Award grants to Outside Directors
under Section 11 hereof shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in
the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made
by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except
as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason
thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an
Award.



     (b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Participant as soon as practicable
prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion (but
not with respect to Options granted to Outside Directors) may provide for a Participant to have the
right to exercise his or her Option or SAR until ten (10) days prior to such transaction as to all
of the Awarded Stock covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Award would not otherwise be
exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option or
forfeiture rights applicable to any Award shall lapse 100%, and that any Award vesting shall
accelerate 100%, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in
the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised (with respect to
Options and SARs) or vested (with respect to other Awards), an Award will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.



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     (c) Merger or Asset Sale.



          (i) Stock Options and SARs. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into
another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each
outstanding Option and SAR shall be assumed or an equivalent option or SAR substituted by the
successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that
the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or SAR, the Participant
shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option or SAR as to all of the Awarded
Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option
or SAR becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a
merger or asset sale, the Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically
that the Option or SAR shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from
the date of such notice, and the Option or SAR shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.
With respect to Options granted to Outside Directors, in the event that the Outside Director is
required to terminate his or her position as an Outside Director at the request of the acquiring
entity within 12 months following such merger or asset sale, each outstanding Option held by such
Outside Director shall become fully vested and exercisable, including as to Shares as to which it
would not otherwise be exercisable, unless the Board, in its discretion, determines otherwise.




          (ii) Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units,
Deferred Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents. In the event of a merger of the Company with or
into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, each
outstanding Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Dividend
Equivalent and Deferred Stock Unit award (and any related Dividend Equivalent) shall be assumed or
an equivalent Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit,
Dividend Equivalent and Deferred Stock Unit award (and any related Dividend Equivalent) substituted
by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event
that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Dividend Equivalent and Deferred Stock Unit award
(and any related Dividend Equivalent), the Participant shall fully vest in the Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Dividend Equivalent and Deferred Stock
Unit award (and any related Dividend Equivalent), including as to Shares (or with respect to
Dividend Equivalents and Performance Units, the cash equivalent thereof) which would not otherwise
be vested. For the purposes of this paragraph, a Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit,
Performance Share, Performance Unit, Dividend Equivalent and Deferred Stock Unit award (and any
related Dividend Equivalent) shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or asset sale,
the award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share (or with respect to Dividend
Equivalents and Performance Units, the cash equivalent thereof) subject to the Award immediately
prior to the merger or asset sale, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or
property) received in the merger or asset sale by holders of the Company’s common
stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were
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choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or
asset sale is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator
may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received,
for each Share and each unit/right to acquire a Share subject to the Award (other than Dividend
Equivalents and Performance Units) to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its
Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of the
Company’s common stock in the merger or asset sale.



22. Time of Granting Awards. The date of grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the
date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award. Notice of the
determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an Award is so granted within a
reasonable time after the date of such grant.




23. Term of Plan. The Plan shall continue in effect until March 1, 2016 .




24. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.




     (a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or
terminate the Plan.



     (b) Shareholder Approval. The Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan
amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 or with Section 422 of
the Code (or any successor rule or statute or other applicable law, rule or regulation, including
the requirements of any exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or
quoted). Such shareholder approval, if required, shall be obtained in such a manner and to such a
degree as is required by the applicable law, rule or regulation.



     (c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or
termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed
otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and
signed by the Participant and the Company.


25. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such
Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without
limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
state securities laws, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be
listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to
such compliance.




     As a condition to the exercise or payout, as applicable, of an Award, the Company may require
the person exercising such Option or SAR, or in the case of another Award (other than a Dividend
Equivalent or Performance Unit), the person receiving the Shares upon vesting, to render to the
Company a written statement containing such representations and warranties as, in
the opinion of counsel for the Company, may be required to ensure compliance with any of the



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aforementioned relevant provisions of law, including a representation that the Shares are being
purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares,
if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.



     26. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times
reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements
of the Plan. Inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having
jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful
issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of
the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been
obtained.




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