EXHIBIT 10.8
 United Community Financial Corp.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1999 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN




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United Community Financial Corp.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1999 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 INDEX
 SECTION
    
    DESCRIPTION1
    
    Purpose of the Plan2
    
    Definitions3
    
    Types of Awards Covered4
    
    Administration5
    
    Eligibility6
    
    Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan7
    
    Stock Options8
    
    Stock Appreciation Rights9
    
    Restricted Stock10
    
    Performance Awards11
    
    Other Stock-Based Incentive Awards12
    
    Exercise of Options13
    
    Rights in Event of Death, Disability or Retirement14
    
    Award Agreements15
    
    Tax Withholding16
    
    Change of Control17
    
    Dilution or Other Adjustment18
    
    Transferability19
    
    Amendment, Termination or Modification20
    
    General Provisions21
    
    Plan Effective Date22
    
    Plan Termination23
    
    Governing Law




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United Community Financial Corp.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
1999 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 SECTION 1
Purpose of the Plan
 1.1
    
    The purpose of the United Community Financial Corp. Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term
Incentive Plan is to attract and retain qualified directors, directors emeritus and employees
and to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such directors, directors emeritus and
employees and the Corporations shareholders by providing directors, directors emeritus and
employees with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability and
financial success of the Corporation.
 1.2
    
    The Plan was adopted by the Board on May 20, 1999, and was approved by the shareholders of
the Corporation on July 12. 1999. The Plan is hereby amended and restated effective as of
October 20, 2008, for compliance with Section 409A of the Code and to make other
administrative clarifications.
 SECTION 2
Definitions
 2.1
    
    Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms, when used in this Plan, shall
have the meanings set forth in this Section:
 a)
    
    Award means a grant or award under this Plan in the form of an
Option, an SAR, Restricted Shares, a Performance Award or any other stock-based
incentive award.b)
    
    Board means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.c)
    
    Change of Control means an event defined in Section 16 of this Plan.d)
    
    Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and related
Treasury Regulations.e)
    
    Committee means any Committee comprised of three or more Outside
Directors designated by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section
4 of this Plan.f)
    
    Common Shares means the common shares, without par value, of the
Corporation.g)
    
    Corporation means United Community Financial Corp.
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    Deferred Shares means an award made pursuant to Section 11 of this
Plan of the right to receive Common Shares in lieu of cash thereof at the end of a
specified time period.i)
    
    Director means any member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation or the Board of Directors of a Subsidiary.j)
    
    Director Emeritus means any director emeritus of the Corporation or a
Subsidiary.k)
    
    Disability means (i) with respect to any Award that is subject to
Section 409A of the Code, the Grantee is (A) unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for
a continuous period of not less than 12 months, (B) by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death
or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months,
receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under
an accident and health plan covering employees of the Grantees employer, or (C)
determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or the
Railroad Retirement Board; and (ii) with respect to any other Awards, permanent and
total disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.l)
    
    Effective Date means the date defined in Section 21.1 of this Plan.m)
    
    Employee means any full-time employee of the Corporation or any of
its Subsidiaries (including Directors or Directors Emeritus who are employed on a
full-time basis by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries).n)
    
    Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.o)
    
    Fair Market Value of a Common Share on a given date shall be based
upon the last sales price or, if unavailable, the average of the closing bid and
asked prices of a Common Share on such date (or, if there was no trading or
quotation in the Common Shares on such date, on the next preceding date on which
there was trading or quotation) if the Common Shares are listed on a national
securities exchange or quoted on an interdealer quotation system. If the Common
Shares are not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on an interdealer
quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a Common Share shall be determined: (i)
with respect to an ISO, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code; (ii) with
respect to any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code or any NQSO or
SAR, by the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B); and (iii) with respect to
any other Award, by the Committee in good faith based upon the best available facts
and circumstances at the time.
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United Community Financial Corp.
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 p)
    
    Grantee means a person granted an Award under this Plan.q)
    
    Immediate Family means, with respect to a given Grantee, that
Grantees spouse, children or grandchildren (including adopted children or
grandchildren).r)
    
    ISO means an Award that is intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option under Section 422 of the Code, as now or hereafter constituted.s)
    
    Non-Employee Director means a Director or Director Emeritus of the
Corporation or a Subsidiary who is not an Employee.t)
    
    NQSO means an Award that is not intended to qualify as an incentive
stock option under Section 422 of the Code, as now or hereafter constituted.u)
    
    Options refers collectively to NQSOs and ISOs issued under this Plan.v)
    
    OTS means the Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the
Treasury.w)
    
    Outside Director means a non-employee Director or Director Emeritus
within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act, or any successor
thereto, who is also an outside director within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Code and the regulations thereunder.x)
    
    Performance Award means an Award under the Plan, payable in cash,
Common Shares, other securities or other awards which confers on the holder thereof
the right to receive payments upon the achievement of certain performance goals
during the performance periods established by the Committee.y)
    
    Permitted Transferee means any individual or entity as defined in
Section 18.2 of this Plan.z)
    
    Plan means this Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan as
set forth herein and as amended from time to time.aa)
    
    Restricted Shares means an Award of Common Shares subject to
restrictions on transfer and/or any other restrictions on incidents of ownership as
the Committee may determine.bb)
    
    Retirementmeans the retirement of a Grantee between ages 60 and 64
with 15 or more years of service to the Corporation or a Subsidiary, or the
retirement of a Grantee at or after age 65.cc)
    
    Rules means Rule 16(b)(3) and any successor provisions promulgated by
the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.dd)
    
    SAR means an Award constituting the right to receive, upon surrender
of the right, but without payment, an amount payable in cash.
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United Community Financial Corp.
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    Subsidiary or Subsidiaries means (i) with respect to an ISO, a
subsidiary corporation as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code or a parent
corporation as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code; (ii) with respect to a NQSO,
SAR or any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, any person with whom
the Corporation would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c)
of the Code; and (iii) with respect to any other Award, any entity or entities in
which the Corporation owns a majority of the voting power.ff)
    
    Ten Percent Shareholder means any Employee who, at the time an ISO is
granted, owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.gg)
    
    Terminated for Cause means any removal of a Director or discharge of
an Employee for the personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach
of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated
duties, willful violation of a material provision of any law, rule or regulation
(other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or a material violation of a
final cease-and-desist order or for any other action of a Director or Employee
which results in a substantial financial loss to the Corporation or a Subsidiary.
 SECTION 3
Types of Awards Covered
 3.1
    
    Awards granted under this Plan may be:
 a)
    
    Options which may be designated as:(i)
    
    NQSOs; or(ii)
    
    ISOs;b)
    
    SARs;c)
    
    Restricted Shares;d)
    
    Performance Awards; ore)
    
    other forms of stock-based incentive awards.
 SECTION 4
Administration
 4.1
    
    This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The members of the Committee shall be
appointed from time to time by the Board. Members of the Committee shall
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    to select the Employees, Directors and Directors Emeritus who will
participate in the Plan and to make Awards to such Employees, Directors and
Directors Emeritus;b)
    
    to determine the times at which Awards shall be granted and any terms
and conditions with respect to Awards as shall not be inconsistent with the
provisions of this Plan; andc)
    
    to resolve all questions relating to the administration of this Plan
and applicable law.
 4.2
    
    The interpretation of, and application by, the Committee of any provision of this Plan shall
be final and conclusive. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may establish rules and
guidelines relating to this Plan as it may deem appropriate.
 4.3
    
    A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. An action in writing by all members of the Committee then serving shall be fully
effective as if the action had been taken by unanimous vote at a meeting duly called and held.
 4.4
    
    The Committee may employ such legal counsel, consultants, and agents as it may deem desirable
for the administration of this Plan and may rely upon any opinion received from any retained
counsel or consultant and any computation received from any retained consultant or agent. The
Committee shall keep minutes of its actions under this Plan.
 4.5
    
    No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made
in good faith with respect to this Plan or any Awards. If a member of the Board or of the
Committee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by reason of anything done or not done by such member in such capacity under or
with respect to this Plan, the Corporation shall indemnify such member against expenses
(including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such member in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such
member acted in good faith and in a manner such member reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such members conduct was
unlawful.
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United Community Financial Corp.
Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan
 SECTION 5
Eligibility
 5.1
    
    The individuals who shall be eligible to participate in this Plan shall be Directors,
Directors Emeritus, officers, management, and such other key Employees of the Corporation and
the Subsidiaries as the Committee may from time to time determine.
 SECTION 6
Shares of Stock Subject to the Plan
 6.1
    
    Awards may be granted with respect to the Common Shares.
 6.2
    
    Shares delivered upon exercise of an Award, at the election of the Board, may be Common
Shares that are authorized but previously unissued, or Common Shares reacquired by the
Corporation, or both.
 6.3
    
    The maximum number of Common Shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under this
Plan, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17 of this Plan, shall be 3,471,562 Common
Shares, all of which may be granted as ISOs. For the purpose of computing the total number of
Common Shares available for Awards under this Plan, there shall be counted against the
foregoing limitation the number of Common Shares subject to issuance upon exercise of Awards
as of the dates on which such Awards are granted. If any Awards are forfeited, terminated or
exchanged for other Awards, or expire unexercised, the Common Shares which were theretofore
subject to such Awards shall again be available for Awards under this Plan to the extent of
such forfeiture, termination or expiration of such Awards.
 6.4
    
    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 17 of this Plan, the maximum number of Common Shares that may be issued to
any individual during the term of this Plan pursuant to Options granted under this Plan shall
be 25% of the number of Common Shares that may be issued pursuant to this Plan.
 6.5
    
    Any Common Shares subject to an Award which, for any reason, expires or is terminated
unexercised, shall again be available for the grant of other Awards under this Plan; provided,
however, that forfeited shares or other securities shall not be available for further Awards
if the Grantee has realized any benefits of ownership from such shares.
 SECTION 7
Stock Options
 7.1
    
    The Committee may grant Options, as follows, which shall be evidenced by a stock option
agreement and may be designated as NQSOs or ISOs:
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United Community Financial Corp.
Amended and Restated 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan
 NQSOs
 (i)
    
    A NQSO is a right to purchase a specified number of Common
Shares during a period determined by the Committee, not to exceed ten years,
at a price determined by the Committee that is not less than the Fair Market
Value of the Common Shares on the date the Option is granted.(ii)
    
    The exercise price of the NQSO may be paid in cash. At the
discretion of the Committee, the exercise price may also be paid by the tender
of Common Shares to the Corporation or through a combination of Common Shares
and cash or through such other means as the Committee determines are
consistent with the purpose of this Plan and applicable law. No fractional
Common Shares will be issued or accepted by the Corporation.(iii)
    
    No NQSO may be exercised more than ten years after the date
the NQSO is granted.(iv)
    
    The Committee may permit the person exercising the NQSO,
either on a selective or an aggregate basis, to simultaneously exercise the
NQSO and sell the Common Shares acquired, pursuant to a brokerage or similar
arrangement approved in advance by the Committee, and use the proceeds from
the sale as payment of the exercise price of the NQSO.
 ISOs
 (i)
    
    No ISO may be granted under this Plan to a Non-Employee
Director.(ii)
    
    To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at
the time of the grant of the Award) of the number of Common Shares with
respect to which ISOs are exercisable under all plans of the Corporation or a
Subsidiary for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year exceeds
$100,000, or such other limit as may be required by the Code, such ISOs shall
be treated as NQSOs to the extent of such excess.(iii)
    
    No ISO may be exercisable more than:
 A)
    
    ten years after the date the ISO is granted in the
case of a Grantee who is not a Ten Percent Shareholder on the date the ISO
is granted; andB)
    
    five years after the date the ISO is granted in the
case of a Grantee who is a Ten Percent Shareholder on the date the ISO is
granted.
 (iv)
    
    The exercise price of any ISO shall be determined by the
Committee and shall not be less than:
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    the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares subject to
the ISO on the date of grant in the case of a Grantee who is not a Ten
Percent Shareholder on the date the ISO is granted; andB)
    
    110 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Shares subject to the ISO on the date of grant in the case of a Grantee
who is a Ten Percent Shareholder on the date the ISO is granted.
 (v)
    
    The Committee may provide that the exercise price under an ISO
may be paid by one or more of the methods available for paying the exercise
price of an NQSO under Sections 7.1(a)(ii) and (iv) of this Plan.
 SECTION 8
Stock Appreciation Rights
 8.1
    
    The amount payable with respect to each SAR shall be equal in value to the excess, if any,
of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the exercise date over the exercise price of
the SAR. The exercise price of the SAR shall be determined by the Committee and shall not be
less than the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date the SAR is granted. SARs may
be granted in tandem with an Option in which event the Grantee has the right to elect to
exercise either the SAR or the Option. Upon the election to exercise one of these Awards,
the other Award is subsequently terminated. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the
contrary, a tandem SAR may not be exercised with respect to an ISO if the Fair Market Value
of the ISO is less than the exercise price of the ISO. An SAR may also be granted as an
independent Award.
 8.2
    
    In the case of an SAR granted in tandem with an ISO to an Employee who is a Ten Percent
Shareholder on the date of such grant, the amount payable with respect to each SAR shall be
equal in value to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the
exercise date over the exercise price of the SAR, which exercise price shall not be less than
110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date the SAR is granted.
 8.3
    
    The exercise price and exercise period of a SAR shall be established by the Committee at the
time the SAR is granted.
 SECTION 9
Restricted Stock
 9.1
    
    Restricted Shares are Common Shares that are issued to a Grantee at a price determined by
the Committee, which price may be zero, and are subject to restrictions on transfer and/or
such other restrictions on incidents of ownership as the Committee may determine.
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United Community Financial Corp.
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 9.2
    
    The Committee shall specify in the restricted share award agreement the terms upon which
Restricted Shares shall vest; provided, however that the Grantee continues to be employed by
the Corporation on the vesting date.
 9.3
    
    The Committee may, in its discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of Restricted Shares
upon the achievement of specified performance goals to be determined by the Committee.
 9.4
    
    A Grantee may make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code.
 SECTION 10
Performance Awards
 10.1
    
    A Performance Award granted under this Plan:
 a)
    
    may be denominated or payable in cash, Common Shares, Restricted
Shares, other securities or other Awards; andb)
    
    shall confer on the holder thereof the right to receive payments, in
whole or in part, upon the achievement of such performance goals during such
performance periods as the Committee shall establish.
 10.2
    
    Subject to the terms of this Plan and any applicable Award agreement, the performance goals
to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the
amount of any Performance Award granted and the amount of any payment or transfer to be made
pursuant to any Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee.
 SECTION 11
Other Stock-Based Incentive Awards
 11.1
    
    The Committee may from time to time grant Awards under this Plan that provide a Grantee the
right to purchase Common Shares or units that are valued by reference to the Fair Market
Value of the Common Shares (including, but not limited to, phantom securities or dividend
equivalents) or to receive Deferred Shares. Such Awards shall be in a form determined by the
Committee (and may include terms contingent upon a Change of Control); provided that such
Awards shall not be inconsistent with the terms and purposes of this Plan.
 SECTION 12
Exercise of Options
 12.1
    
    The Committee may provide for the exercise of Options in installments and upon such terms,
conditions and restrictions as it may determine subject to applicable law and the other
requirements of this Plan.
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    Except in the event of the death, Disability or Retirement of a Grantee, upon the
resignation or removal from the board of directors of any Grantee who is a Director or upon
the termination of employment of a Grantee who is not a Director, any Option which has not
yet become exercisable shall thereupon terminate and be of no further force or effect, and,
unless the Committee shall specifically state otherwise at the time an Option is granted, any
Option which has become exercisable shall terminate if it is not exercised within three
months of such resignation, removal or termination of employment or directorship.
 12.3
    
    Unless the Committee shall specifically state otherwise at the time an Option is granted, in
the event the employment or the directorship of a Grantee is Terminated for Cause, any Option
that has not been exercised shall thereupon terminate and be of no further force or effect.
 12.4
    
    An Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, only by written
notice delivered in person or by mail to the Secretary of the Corporation at its principal
office, specifying the portion of the Option being exercised and accompanied by payment of
the exercise price and otherwise in accordance with the stock option award agreement pursuant
to which the Option was granted.
 SECTION 13
Rights in Event of Death, Disability or Retirement
 13.1
    
    If a Grantee dies, becomes subject to a Disability or enters Retirement prior to termination
of his or her right to exercise an Option in accordance with the provisions of his or her
stock option award agreement without having totally exercised the Option, the stock option
award agreement may provide that the Option shall become exercisable in full on the date of
the Grantees death, Disability or Retirement, (i) in the event of the Grantees death, by
the Grantees estate or by the person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by
bequest or inheritance (ii) in the event of the Grantees Disability, by the Grantee or his
or her personal representative or (iii) in the event of a Grantees Retirement, by the
Grantee.
 13.2
    
    In the event of the Grantees death, Disability or Retirement the Option, if it has become
exercisable in full, shall not be exercisable after the date of its expiration or more than
twelve months from the date of the Grantees death, Disability or Retirement, whichever first
occurs.
 13.3
    
    The date of Disability of a Grantee shall be determined (a) with respect to Awards that are
subject to Section 409A of the Code, in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of
the Code, and (b) with respect to all other Awards, by the Committee.
 13.4
    
    Regardless of any other provision of the Plan or any Award agreement:
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 a)
    
    Subject to Section 13.4(b), if a Grantee becomes entitled to the
payment, exercise or settlement of any Award that is subject to Section 409A of
the Code upon the Grantees termination, the payment exercise or settlement of
such Award will not be made or permitted before the Grantee incurs a separation
from service as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h) from the Corporation
and all Subsidiaries (a Separation from Service).b)
    
    If a Grantee is a specified employee (within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation §1.409A-1(i) and as determined under the Corporations policy for
determining specified employees) and becomes entitled to the payment, exercise or
settlement of any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code upon the
Grantees Separation from Service (as defined above), such payment, exercise or
settlement of such an Award shall not be made until the first business day of the
seventh month following the Grantees Separation from Service or, if earlier, the
Grantees death.
 SECTION 14
Award Agreements
 14.1
    
    Each Award granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by an award agreement, as the
Committee may deem appropriate, between the Grantee to whom the Award is granted and the
Corporation, setting forth the number of Common Shares, SARs, or units subject to the Award
and such other terms and conditions applicable to the Award not inconsistent with this Plan.
 14.2
    
    The award agreement for an Option shall also be referred to as a stock option award
agreement.
 SECTION 15
Tax Withholding
 15.1
    
    The Committee may establish such rules and procedures as it considers desirable in order to
satisfy any obligation of the Corporation to withhold federal income taxes or other taxes
with respect to any Award made under this Plan. Such rules and procedures may provide:
 a)
    
    in the case of Awards paid in Common Shares, the Corporation may
withhold Common Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise or settlement of such
Award in
order to satisfy withholding obligations, unless otherwise instructed by the
Grantee or unless the Committee determines otherwise at the time of Grant; andb)
    
    in the case of an Award paid in cash, that the withholding obligation
shall be satisfied by withholding the applicable amount at the time payable and
paying the net amount in cash to the Grantee; provided that the requirements of
the Rules, to
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  SECTION 16
Change of Control
 16.1
    
    For the purpose of this Plan, a Change of Control of the Corporation means a change of
control of a nature that:
 (i)
    
    would be required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of the
current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; or(ii)
    
    results in a Change of Control of the Corporation within the meaning
of the Home Owners Loan Act of 1933, as amended, and the Rules and Regulations
promulgated by the OTS, as in effect on the Effective Date (provided, that in
applying the definition of change of control as set forth under the rules and
regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute its judgment for that of the
OTS); or(iii)
    
    without limitation, such a Change of Control shall be deemed to have
occurred at such time as;
 (a)
    
    any person (as the term is used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Corporation representing 20% or more of the
Corporations outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote
at the election of directors;(b)
    
    individuals who constitute the Board on the date
hereof (the Incumbent Board) cease for any reason to constitute at least
a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director
subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at
least 75% of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose
nomination for election by the Corporations shareholders was approved by
the same Nominating Committee serving under an Incumbent Board shall be,
for purposes of this clause (b), considered as though he were a member of
the Incumbent Board;(c)
    
    a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale
of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation or similar
transaction occurs in which the Corporation is not the resulting entity
or;(d)
    
    the approval by shareholders of a proxy statement
proposal soliciting proxies from shareholders of the Corporation, by
someone other than the
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  (e)
    
    a tender offer is made and completed for 20% or more
of the voting securities of the Corporation.
 16.2
    
    In the event of a Change of Control affecting the Corporation, then, notwithstanding any
provision of this Plan or of any provisions of any Award agreements entered into between the
Corporation and any Grantee to the contrary, all Awards that have not expired and which are
then held by any Grantee (or the person or persons to whom any deceased Grantees rights have
been transferred) shall, as of such Change of Control, become fully and immediately vested
and exercisable and may be exercised for the remaining term of such Awards; provided,
however, that in the event that any exercise or receipt of an Award in connection with a
Change of Control alone, or in the aggregate with other payments to a Grantee, would result
in the imposition of a penalty tax pursuant to Section 280G of the Code, such exercise or
receipt would remain subject to any vesting schedule set forth in the Award agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Awards that are subject to Section 409A of the Code and
become vested pursuant to this Section 16.2 shall not be paid or settled unless the Change of
Control constitutes a change in control event for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and
Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5).
 SECTION 17
Dilution or Other Adjustment
 17.1
    
    If the Corporation is a party to any merger or consolidation, or undergoes any merger,
consolidation, separation, reorganization, liquidation or the like, the Committee shall have
the power to make arrangements, which shall be binding upon the holders of unexpired Awards,
for the substitution of new Awards for, or the assumption by another corporation of, any
unexpired Awards then outstanding hereunder; provided that such substitution or assumption
complies with Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable.
 17.2
    
    In the event of any change in capitalization affecting the Common Shares, such as a stock
split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-up,
combination or exchange of shares or other form of reorganization, or any other change
affecting the Common Shares, including a distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of
Corporation assets to shareholders, the Committee shall conclusively determine the
appropriate adjustment in the terms of outstanding Awards, including the option prices of
outstanding Options, and the number and kind of shares or other securities as to which
outstanding Awards shall be exercisable, and the aggregate
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  17.3
    
    The existence of this Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect or restrict in
any way the right or power of the Board or the shareholders of the Corporation to make or
authorize the following: any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in
the Corporations capital structure or its business; any merger, acquisition or consolidation
of the Corporation; any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks
ahead of or affecting the Corporations capital stock or the rights thereof; the dissolution
or liquidation of the Corporation or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or
business; or any other corporate act or proceeding, including any merger or acquisition which
would result in the exchange of cash, stock of another company or options to purchase the
stock of another company for any Award outstanding at the time of such corporate transaction
or which would involve the termination of all Awards outstanding at the time of such
corporate transaction.
 SECTION 18
Transferability
 18.1
    
    Except as set forth in Section 18.2 of this Plan, no Award shall be sold, pledged, assigned,
transferred, or encumbered by a Grantee other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution.
 18.2
    
    Only an NQSO may be pledged, assigned, or transferred by a Grantee to another individual
provided that the NQSO is pledged, assigned, or transferred without consideration by a
Grantee, subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt, to (i) a member of the Grantees
Immediate Family, (ii) a trust solely for the benefit of the Grantee and his or her Immediate
Family or (iii) a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or members are
the Grantee and his or her Immediate Family (hereinafter referred to as the Permitted
Transferee); provided that the Committee is notified in advance in writing of the terms and
conditions of any proposed pledge, assignment or transfer and the Committee determines that
such pledge, assignment or transfer complies with the requirements of this Plan and the
applicable Award agreement.
 18.3
    
    Any pledge, assignment or transfer of an Award that does not comply with the provisions of
this Plan and the applicable Award agreement shall be void and unenforceable against the
Corporation.
 18.4
    
    All terms and conditions of a pledged, assigned or transferred Award shall apply to the
beneficiary, executor, administrator, and Permitted Transferee, whether one or more, of the
Grantee (including the beneficiary, executor and administrator of a permitted transferee),
including the right to amend the applicable Award agreement; provided
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  SECTION 19
Amendment, Termination or Modification
 19.1
    
    Without further approval of the shareholders of the Corporation, the Board may at any time
terminate this Plan, or may amend it from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem
advisable, except that the Board may not, without approval of the shareholders, make any
amendment which would (i) increase the aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued
under this Plan, except for adjustments pursuant to Section 17 of this Plan, (ii) materially
modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in this Plan, or (iii) materially
increase the benefits accruing under this Plan. The above notwithstanding, the Board may
amend this Plan to take into account changes in applicable securities, federal income tax and
other applicable laws.
 19.2
    
    The Board may authorize the Committee to direct the execution of an instrument providing for
the modification of any outstanding Option which the Board believes to be in the best
interests of the Corporation; provided, however, that no such modification, extension or
renewal shall confer on the holder of such Option any right or benefit which could not be
conferred on him by the grant of a new Option at such time and shall not materially decrease
the holders benefits under the Option without the consent of the holder of the Option,
except as otherwise permitted under this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
modification, extension or renewal under this Section 19.2 shall comply with the requirements
of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable.
 SECTION 20
General Provisions
 20.1
    
    No Awards may be exercised by a Grantee if such exercise, and the receipt of cash or stock
thereunder, would be, in the opinion of counsel selected by the Corporation, contrary to law
or the regulations of any duly constituted authority having jurisdiction over this Plan.
 20.2
    
    No Awards may be granted to an Employee while he or she is on a bona fide leave of absence.
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  20.3
    
    No Grantee shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares subject to
Awards granted to him or her under this Plan prior to the date as of which he or she is
actually recorded as the holder of such shares upon the stock records of the Corporation.
 20.4
    
    Nothing contained in this Plan or in an Award agreement granted thereunder shall confer upon
any Grantee any right to (i) continue in the employ of the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries or continue serving on the Board or the Board of Directors of a Subsidiary or
(ii) interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to
terminate the Grantees employment at any time or service on the Board.
 20.5
    
    Any Award agreement may provide that shares issued upon exercise of any Awards may be
subject to such restrictions, including, without limitation, restrictions as to
transferability and restrictions constituting substantial risks of forfeiture as the
Committee may determine at the time such Award is granted.
 20.6
    
    It is intended that the Awards granted under the Plan comply with, or be exempt from,
Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Plan
shall be interpreted, administered and operated accordingly. Nothing herein shall be
construed as an entitlement to or a guarantee of any particular tax treatment to a Grantee,
and none of the Corporation, its Subsidiaries, the Board or the Committee shall have any
liability with respect to any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code.
 SECTION 21
Plan Effective Date
 21.1
    
    This Plan became effective on the date of its adoption by the Board subject to approval of
this Plan by the shareholders of the Corporation within twelve (12) months after the date of
this Plans adoption by the Board (the Effective Date).
 SECTION 22
Plan Termination
 22.1
    
    No Award may be granted under this Plan on or after the date which is ten years following
the Effective Date specified in Section 21, but Awards previously granted may be exercised in
accordance with their terms.
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 SECTION 23
Governing Law
 23.1
    
    This Plan and all actions taken hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Ohio, except to the extent federal law shall be deemed
applicable.
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