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Exhibit 10.5




FXCM INC.




2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN



1. Purpose of the Plan



The purpose of the Plan is to aid the Company and its Subsidiaries in recruiting and retaining key
employees, directors or other service providers and to motivate such employees, directors or other
service providers to exert their best efforts on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries by
providing incentives through the granting of Awards. The Company expects that it will benefit from
the added interest which such key employees, directors or other service providers will have in the
welfare of the Company as a result of their proprietary interest in the Company’s success.




2. Definitions



The following capitalized terms used in the Plan have the respective meanings set forth in this
Section:




     (a) Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto.



     (b) Affiliate: With respect to any entity, any entity directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such entity.



     (c) Award: An Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Other Stock-Based Award or
Performance-Based Award granted pursuant to the Plan.



     (d) Beneficial Owner: A “beneficial owner,” as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Act (or any successor rule thereto).



     (e) Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.



     (f) Change in Control: The occurrence of any of the following events: (i) any Person
or any group of Persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section
13(d) of the Act (or any successor rule thereto) (excluding (x) a corporation or other entity
owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company or (y) Dror Niv, any “group” that includes
Dror Niv or any Person more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of which are owned by Dror Niv or any such “group”) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined
voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; (ii) the following individuals
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors of the Company then
serving: individuals who, on the IPO Date, constitute the Board and any new director whose
appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was
approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds
(2/3) of the directors then still in
office who either were directors on the IPO Date or whose appointment, election or nomination for
election was previously so approved or recommended by the directors referred to in this clause
(ii); (iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or
consolidation, either (x) the Board immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not
constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger or, if
the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (y) the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger
or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than 50% of the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof;
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shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of
the Company or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or
other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets, other than such sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions
as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale.



Notwithstanding the foregoing, except with respect to clause (ii) and clause (iii)(x) above, a
“Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any
transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of
the shares of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue
to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in, and own substantially all of the shares
of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately
following such transaction or series of transactions.




     (g) Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto,
and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.



     (h) Committee: The Compensation Committee of the Board (or a subcommittee thereof),
or such other committee of the Board (including, without limitation, the full Board) to which the
Board has delegated power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.



     (i) Company: FXCM Inc., a Delaware corporation.



     (j) Disability: Unless otherwise agreed by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries)
in any employment, severance protection or similar agreement then in effect between the Participant
and the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries), the inability of the Participant to perform in all
material respects his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity which inability is reasonably expected to
be permanent and has continued for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine
months in any twenty-four consecutive month period. The Disability determination shall be in the
sole discretion of the Committee.



     (k) Effective Date: The date the Board approves the Plan, or such later date as is
designated by the Board.



     (l) Employment: The term “Employment” as used herein shall be deemed to refer to (i)
a Participant’s employment if the Participant is an employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) a Participant’s services as a consultant, if the Participant is a consultant to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) a Participant’s services as a non-employee
director, if the Participant is a non-employee member of the Board.









 



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     (m) Fair Market Value: On a given date, (i) if there should be a public market for the
Shares on such date, the closing price of the Shares as reported on such date on the Composite Tape
of the principal national securities exchange on which such Shares are listed or admitted to
trading, or, if the Shares are not listed or admitted on any national securities exchange, the
closing bid price on such date as quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System (or such market in which such prices are regularly quoted (the
“NASDAQ”), or, if no sale of Shares shall have been reported on the Composite Tape of any
national securities exchange or quoted on the NASDAQ on such date, then the immediately preceding
date on which sales of the Shares have been so reported or quoted shall be used, and (ii) if there
should not be a public market for the Shares on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be the fair
market value of the Shares as determined by the Committee in good faith.



     (n) IPO: The initial public offering of Shares by the Company.



     (o) IPO Date: The date of the IPO.



     (p) ISO: An Option that is also an incentive stock option granted pursuant to Section
6(d) of the Plan.



     (q) Option: A stock option granted pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.



     (r) Option Price: The purchase price per Share of an Option, as determined pursuant
to Section 6(a) of the Plan.



     (s) Other Stock-Based Awards: Awards granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan.



     (t) Participant: An employee, director or other service provider of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries who is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan; provided
however that, if the Shares issuable under this Plan are registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, on a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form), then consultants
may be Participants only to the extent Shares issuable hereunder may be registered on Form S-8 (or
any successor form).



     (u) Performance-Based Awards: Awards granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan.



     (v) Person: Any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other
entity.



     (w) Plan: The FXCM Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time
to time.



     (x) Service Recipient: The Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Affiliate
of the Company that satisfies the definition of “service recipient” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1 (or any successor regulation), with respect to which the person is a
“service provider” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(or any successor
regulation).



     (y) Shares: Shares of Class A common stock of the Company.









 



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     (z) Stock Appreciation Right: A stock appreciation right granted pursuant to Section
7 of the Plan.



     (aa) Subsidiary: A subsidiary corporation, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code
(or any successor section thereto).



3. Shares Subject to the Plan



Subject to Section 10, the total number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan is                                          and the
maximum number of Shares for which ISOs may be granted is                                         . The Shares may consist, in whole or in part, of unissued Shares or treasury Shares. The issuance of Shares shall reduce the total number of Shares available under the Plan. Shares related to Awards
or portions of Awards that are (a) forfeited, terminated, canceled, expire
unexercised, (b) withheld or tendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations, the aggregate Option
Price on the exercise of Options or the purchase price for any other Award, or (c) repurchased by
the Company, in each case, shall immediately become available for new Awards. If an Award is
settled for cash (in whole or in part) or otherwise does not result in the issuance of all or a
portion of the Shares subject to such Award (including in connection with payment in Shares on
exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right) such Shares shall, to the extent of such cash settlement or
non-issuance, immediately become available for new Awards.



Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made under the Plan in assumption of, or in
substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines. The number of Shares
underlying awards made in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously
granted by a company acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries combines shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Shares
available for Awards under the Plan, nor shall the Shares subject to such substitute awards become
available for new Awards under the circumstances described in the prior paragraph of this Section
3. In addition, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries combines has shares available under a
pre-existing plan approved by shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or
combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as
adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation
ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to
the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used
for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance; provided that
Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have
been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and
shall only be made to individuals who were not employees or directors of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries prior to such acquisition or combination.










 



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4. Administration




     (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which may delegate its duties and powers
in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof consisting solely of at least two individuals who
are intended to qualify as “Non-Employee Directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Act
(or any successor rule thereto), “independent directors” within the meaning of the New York Stock
Exchange listed company rules and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code (or any successor section thereto), to the extent Rule 16b-3 under the Act and Section 162(m)
of the Code, respectively, are applicable to the Company and the Plan; provided,
however, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, take any action designated to the
Committee under this Plan as it may deem necessary.



     (b) Subject to Section 17 of the Plan, the Committee is authorized to (i) interpret the Plan,
(ii) establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and (iii) make
any other determinations that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.
The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the
Plan in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable. Any decision of
the Committee in the interpretation and administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall lie
within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties
concerned (including, but not limited to, Participants and their beneficiaries or successors). The
Committee shall have the full power and authority to establish the terms and conditions of any
Award consistent with the provisions of the Plan and to waive any such terms and conditions at any
time (including, without limitation, accelerating or waiving any vesting conditions).



     (c) The Committee shall require payment of any amount it may determine to be necessary to
withhold for federal, state, local or other taxes as a result of the exercise, grant, vesting,
payment or transfer with respect to an Award and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall have
the right and is authorized to withhold any applicable withholding taxes with respect to the Award,
its grant, exercise, vesting, payment or transfer under or with respect to the Award and to take
such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee to satisfy all obligations
for the payment of such withholding taxes. Unless the Committee specifies otherwise, the
Participant may elect to pay a portion or all of such withholding taxes by (i) delivery of Shares,
provided that such Shares have been held by the Participant for more than six (6) months (or such
other period as established by the Committee from time to time in order to avoid adverse accounting
treatment applying generally accepted accounting principles) or (ii) with respect to minimum
withholding amounts only, having Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount withheld by
the Company from any Shares that would have otherwise been received by the Participant.



5. Limitations



No Award may be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but
Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.










 



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6. Terms and Conditions of Options



Options granted under the Plan shall be non-qualified or incentive stock options for federal income
tax purposes, as determined by the Committee and evidenced by the related Award agreements, and
shall be subject to such other terms and conditions not inconsistent therewith. In addition to the
foregoing, except as otherwise determined by the Committee and evidenced by the related Award
agreements, the Options shall also be subject to the following terms and conditions:




     (a) Option Price. The Option Price per Share shall be determined by the Committee,
but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date an Option is
granted (other than in the case of Options granted in substitution of previously granted awards, as
described in Section 3).



     (b) Exercisability. Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time
and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee, but in no event shall an
Option be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted.



     (c) Exercise of Options. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Award
agreement, an Option may be exercised for all, or from time to time any part, of the Shares for
which it is then exercisable. For purposes of Section 6 of the Plan, the exercise date of an
Option shall be the later of the date a notice of exercise is received by the Company and, if
applicable, the date payment is received by the Company pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
or (v) in the following sentence. The purchase price for the Shares as to which an Option is
exercised shall be paid to the Company in full at the time of exercise at the election of the
Participant (i) in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by check), (ii) to the extent permitted by the
Committee, in Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares
being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee;
provided, that such Shares have been held by the Participant for more than six months (or such
other period as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting
treatment applying generally accepted accounting principles), (iii) partly in cash and, to the
extent permitted by the Committee, partly in such Shares, (iv) if there is a public market for the
Shares at such time, to the extent permitted by, and subject to such rules as may be established by
the Committee, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell Shares obtained
upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount out of the
proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased, or (v) to
the extent permitted by the Committee, through net settlement in Shares as described in Section
4(c)(ii) above. No Participant shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a shareholder
with respect to Shares subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of
exercise of the Option, paid in full for such Shares and, if applicable, has satisfied any other
conditions imposed by the Committee pursuant to the Plan.



     (d) ISOs. The Committee may grant Options under the Plan that are intended to be
ISOs. Such ISOs shall comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code (or any successor
section thereto). No ISO may be granted to any Participant who at the time of such grant, owns
more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, unless (i) the Option Price for such ISO is at least 110% of
the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the ISO is granted and (ii) the date on which such









 



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ISO terminates is a date not later than the day preceding the fifth anniversary of
the date on which the ISO is granted. Any Participant who disposes of Shares acquired upon the
exercise of an ISO either (x) within two years after the date of grant of such ISO or (y) within
one year after the transfer of such Shares to the Participant, shall notify the Company of such
disposition and of the amount realized upon such disposition. All Options granted under the Plan
are intended to be nonqualified stock options, unless the applicable Award agreement expressly
states that the Option is intended to be an ISO. If an Option is intended to be an ISO, and, if
for any reason such Option (or portion thereof) shall not qualify as an ISO, then, to the extent of
such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a nonqualified stock
option granted under the Plan; provided that such Option (or portion thereof) otherwise
complies with the Plan’s requirements relating to nonqualified stock options. In no event shall
any member of the Committee, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or their respective employees,
officers or directors) have any liability to any Participant (or any other Person) due to the
failure of an Option to qualify for any reason as an ISO.




     (e) Attestation. Wherever in this Plan or any agreement evidencing an Award a
Participant is permitted to pay the Option Price of an Option or taxes relating to the exercise of
an Option by delivering Shares, the Participant may, subject to procedures satisfactory to the
Committee, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting proof of beneficial ownership of such
Shares, in which case the Company shall treat the Option as exercised without further payment and
shall withhold such number of Shares from the Shares acquired by the exercise of the Option.



     (f) Repricing of Options. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the
repricing of an Option, once granted hereunder, is prohibited without prior approval of the
Company’s shareholders. For this purpose, a “repricing” means any of the following (or any other
action that has the same effect as any of the following): (i) changing the terms of an Option to
lower the Option Price; (ii) any other action that is treated as a “repricing” under generally
accepted accounting principles; and (iii) repurchasing for cash or canceling an Option at a time
when the Option Price is greater than the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares in exchange
for another Award, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a change in
capitalization or similar change permitted under Section 10(a) below. Such cancellation and
exchange would be considered a “repricing” regardless of whether it is treated as a “repricing”
under generally accepted accounting principles and regardless of whether it is voluntary on the
part of the Participant.



7. Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights




     (a) Grants. The Committee also may grant (i) a Stock Appreciation Right independent
of an Option or (ii) a Stock Appreciation Right in connection with an Option, or a portion thereof.
A Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence (A) may be
granted at the time the related Option is granted or at any time prior to the exercise or
cancellation of the related Option, (B) shall cover the same number of Shares covered by an Option
(or such lesser number of Shares as the Committee may determine) and (C) shall be subject to the
same terms and conditions as such Option except for such additional limitations as are contemplated
by this Section 7 (or such additional limitations as may be included in an Award agreement).









 



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     (b) Terms. The exercise price per Share of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be an
amount determined by the Committee but in no event shall such amount be less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted (other than in the case
of Stock Appreciation Rights granted in substitution of previously granted awards, as described in
Section 3); provided, however, that in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right
granted in conjunction with an Option, or a portion thereof, the exercise price may not be less
than the Option Price of the related Option. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted independent of
an Option shall entitle a Participant upon exercise to an amount equal to (i) the excess of (A) the
Fair Market Value on the exercise date of one Share over (B) the exercise price per Share, times
(ii) the number of Shares covered by the Stock Appreciation Right. Each Stock Appreciation Right
granted in conjunction with an Option, or a portion thereof, shall entitle a Participant to
surrender to the Company the unexercised Option, or any portion thereof, and to receive from the
Company in exchange therefor an amount equal to (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value on the
exercise date of one Share over (B) the Option Price per Share, times (ii) the number of Shares
covered by the Option, or portion thereof, which is surrendered. The date a notice of exercise is
received by the Company shall be the exercise date. Payment to the Participant shall be made in
Shares or in cash, or partly in Shares and partly in cash (any such Shares valued at such Fair
Market Value), all as shall be determined by the Committee. Stock Appreciation Rights may be
exercised from time to time upon actual receipt by the Company of written notice of exercise
stating the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is being exercised.
No fractional Shares will be issued in payment for Stock Appreciation Rights, but instead cash
will be paid for a fraction or, if the Committee should so determine, the number of Shares will be
rounded downward to the next whole Share.



     (c) Limitations. The Committee may impose, in its discretion, such conditions upon
the exercisability or transferability of Stock Appreciation Rights as it may deem fit, but in no
event shall a Stock Appreciation Right be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is
granted.



     (d) Repricing of Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding any provision herein to
the contrary, the repricing of a Stock Appreciation Right, once granted hereunder, is prohibited
without prior approval of the Company’s shareholders. For this purpose, a “repricing” means any of
the following (or any other action that has the same effect as any of the following): (i) changing
the terms of a Stock Appreciation Right to lower its exercise price; (ii) any other action that is
treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles; and (iii) repurchasing for
cash or canceling a Stock Appreciation Right at a time when its exercise price is greater than the
Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares in exchange for another Award, unless the cancellation
and exchange occurs in connection with a change in capitalization or similar change permitted under
Section 10(a) below. Such cancellation and exchange would be considered a “repricing” regardless
of whether it is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles and
regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the Participant.



8. Other Stock-Based Awards



The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant or sell Awards of Shares, Awards of restricted
Shares and Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on
the Fair Market Value of, Shares (such Awards, “Other Stock-Based Awards”). Such Other










 



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Stock-Based Awards shall be in such form, and dependent on such conditions, as the Committee shall
determine, including, without limitation, the right to receive, or vest with respect to, one or
more Shares (or the equivalent cash value of such Shares) upon the completion of a specified period
of service, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives. Other
Stock-Based Awards may be granted alone or in addition to any other Awards granted under the Plan.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine to whom and when Other
Stock-Based Awards will be made, the number of Shares to be awarded under (or otherwise related to)
such Other Stock-Based Awards, whether such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be settled in cash,
Shares or a combination of cash and Shares, and all other terms and conditions of such Awards
(including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof and provisions ensuring that all
Shares so awarded and issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable).




9. Performance-Based Awards



During any period when Section 162(m) of the Code is applicable to the Company and the Plan, the
Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant Awards which are denominated in Shares or cash (such
Awards, “Performance-Based Awards”), which Awards may, but for the avoidance of doubt are
not required to, be granted in a manner which is intended to be deductible by the Company under
Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto). Such Performance-Based Awards shall
be in such form, and dependent on such conditions, as the Committee shall determine, including,
without limitation, the right to receive, or vest with respect to, one or more Shares or the cash
value of the Award upon the completion of a specified period of service, the occurrence of an event
and/or the attainment of performance objectives. Performance-Based Awards may be granted alone or
in addition to any other Awards granted under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall determine to whom and when Performance-Based Awards will be made, the number of
Shares or aggregate amount of cash to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such
Performance-Based Awards, whether such Performance-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or
a combination of cash and Shares, and all other terms and conditions of such Awards (including,
without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof and provisions ensuring that all Shares so
awarded and issued, to the extent applicable, shall be fully paid and non-assessable).



A Participant’s Performance-Based Award shall be determined based on the attainment of written
performance goals approved by the Committee for a performance period established by the Committee
(i) while the outcome for that performance period is substantially uncertain and (ii) no more than
90 days after the commencement of the performance period to which the performance goal relates or,
if less, the number of days which is equal to 25 percent of the relevant performance period. The
performance goals, which must be objective, shall be based upon one or more of the following
criteria: (i) consolidated income before or after taxes (including income before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization); (ii) EBITDA; (iii) adjusted EBITDA; (iv) operating income; (v) net
income; (vi) net income per Share; (vii) book value per Share; (viii) return on members’ or
shareholders’ equity; (ix) expense management; (x) return on investment; (xi) improvements in
capital structure; (xii) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; (xiii)
maintenance or improvement of profit margins; (xiv) stock price; (xv) market share; (xvi) revenue
or sales; (xvii) costs; (xviii) cash flow; (xix) working capital; (xx) multiple of invested
capital; (xxi) total return; (xxii) achievement of increases in customer accounts or other
stipulated or specified targets relating to the numbers or improvements with respect to customer accounts; and (xxiii) such other objective performance criteria as determined
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 to the extent such criteria would be permissible
performance criteria under Section 162(m) of the Code, if such Performance-Based Award is designed
to be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code. The foregoing criteria may relate to the
Company, one or more of its Subsidiaries or one or more of its or their divisions or units, or any
combination of the foregoing, and may be applied on an absolute basis and/or be relative to one or
more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, all as the Committee shall
determine. In addition, to the degree consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor
section thereto), the performance goals may be calculated without regard to extraordinary items.
The maximum amount of a Performance-Based Award during a fiscal year to any Participant shall be:
(x) with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, 1,000,000 Shares and (y) with respect to
other Performance-Based Awards, $5,000,000. The Committee shall determine whether, with respect to
a performance period, the applicable performance goals have been met with respect to a given
Participant and, if they have, during any period when Section 162(m) of the Code is applicable to
the Company and the Plan and such Performance-Based Award is intended to be deductible by the
Company under Section 162(m) of the Code, shall so certify and ascertain the amount of the
applicable Performance-Based Award. No Performance-Based Awards will be paid for such performance
period until such certification, to the extent applicable, is made by the Committee. The amount of
the Performance-Based Award actually paid to a given Participant may be less than the amount
determined by the applicable performance goal formula, at the discretion of the Committee. The
amount of the Performance-Based Award determined by the Committee for a performance period shall be
paid to the Participant at such time as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion after
the end of such performance period; provided, however, that a Participant may, if and to the extent
permitted by the Committee and consistent with the provisions of Sections 162(m) and 409A of the
Code, to the extent applicable, elect to defer payment of a Performance-Based Award.




10. Adjustments Upon Certain Events



Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall
apply to all Awards granted under the Plan:




     (a) Generally. In the event of any change in the outstanding Shares after the
Effective Date by reason of any Share dividend or split, reorganization, recapitalization, merger,
consolidation, spin-off, combination, combination or transaction or exchange of Shares or other
corporate exchange, or any distribution to shareholders other than regular cash dividends or any
transaction similar to the foregoing, the Committee in its sole discretion and without liability to
any Person shall make such substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems to be equitable (subject
to Section 21), as to (i) the number or kind of Shares or other securities issued or reserved for
issuance pursuant to the Plan or pursuant to outstanding Awards, (ii) the maximum number of Shares
for which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted during a fiscal year to any
Participant, (iii) the maximum amount of a Performance Based Award that may be granted during a
fiscal year to any Participant, (iv) the Option Price or exercise price of any Award and/or (v) any
other affected terms of such Awards.



     (b) Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control after the Effective Date,
(i) if determined by the Committee in the applicable Award agreement or otherwise, any outstanding Awards then held by Participants which are unexercisable or otherwise unvested or
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lapse restrictions shall automatically be deemed exercisable or otherwise vested or no
longer subject to lapse restrictions, as the case may be, as of immediately prior to such Change in
Control and (ii) the Committee may (subject to Section 21), but shall not be obligated to, provide
for the issuance of substitute Awards that will substantially preserve the otherwise applicable
terms of any affected Awards previously granted hereunder, including without limitation, any
applicable vesting conditions (such Awards, “Substitute Awards”), as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion; provided, however, that if the Committee does not provide for the
issuance of Substitute Awards, it may (subject to Section 21), but shall not be obligated to, (A)
cancel Awards for fair value (as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee), to the extent
permitted under Section 409A of the Code, which, in the case of Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights, may equal the excess, if any, of value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in
Control transaction to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights (or, if no consideration is paid in any such transaction, the Fair Market Value
of the Shares subject to such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights) over the aggregate Option Price
or exercise price of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or (B) provide that for a period of
at least 15 days prior to the Change in Control, such Awards shall be exercisable (including
through net settlement in Shares as described in Section 4(c)(ii) above), to the extent applicable,
as to all Shares subject thereto and the Committee may further provide that upon the occurrence of
the Change in Control, such Awards shall terminate and be of no further force and effect. For the
avoidance of doubt, pursuant to (A) above, the Committee may cancel Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights for no consideration if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights is less than or equal to the aggregate Option Price of such
Options or exercise price of such Stock Appreciation Rights.




11. Forfeiture/Clawback



The Committee may, in its sole discretion, specify in an Award or a policy that will be
incorporated into an Award agreement by reference that the Participant’s rights, payments, and
benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or
recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable
vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited
to, termination of Employment for cause, termination of the Participant’s provision of services to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality, or other
restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or restatement of the Company’s financial
statements to reflect adverse results from those previously released financial statements, as a
consequence of errors, omissions, fraud, or misconduct.




12. No Right to Employment or Awards



The granting of an Award under the Plan shall impose no obligation on the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to continue the Employment of a Participant and shall not lessen or affect the
Company’s or any Subsidiary’s right to terminate the Employment of such Participant. No
Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no
obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The
terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect
thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant (whether or not such Participants are
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13. Certificates



All certificates, if any, evidencing Shares or other securities of the Company delivered under the
Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders
and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules,
regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other applicable
governmental authority, any stock exchange or market upon which such securities are then listed,
admitted or quoted, as applicable, and any applicable Federal, state or any other applicable laws,
and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make
appropriate reference to such restrictions.




14. Other Laws



The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Shares or other consideration under an Award if,
acting in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such
other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation and any payment tendered to the
Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award
shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, no Award granted hereunder shall be construed as an offer to sell
securities of the Company, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Committee
in its sole discretion has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all
applicable requirements of applicable securities laws, including, without limitation, laws of the
United States (and any state thereof), England, France, Italy, Australia, China, Israel and the
United Arab Emirates.




15. Successors and Assigns



The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company and a Participant, including
without limitation, the estate of such Participant and the executor, administrator or trustee of
such estate, or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Participant’s
creditors.




16. Nontransferability of Awards



Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an Award shall not be transferable or assignable by
the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. An Award
exercisable after the death of a Participant may be exercised by the legatees, personal
representatives or distributees of the Participant.




17. Amendments or Termination



The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation
shall be made, (a) without the approval of the shareholders of the Company to the extent such
approval is (x) required by or (y) desirable to satisfy the requirements of, in each case, any
applicable law, regulation or other rule, including, the listing standards of the securities
exchange, which is, at the applicable time, the principal market for the Shares or (b) without the
consent of a Participant, if such action would materially adversely affect any of the rights of the
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the Plan in such manner as it deems necessary to permit the
granting of Awards meeting the requirements of the Code or other applicable laws (including,
without limitation, to avoid adverse tax or accounting consequences to the Company or to
Participants).




18. International Participants



With respect to Participants who reside or work outside the United States of America and who are
not (and who are not expected to be) “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Code, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan or Awards with
respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or
to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant, the Company or a Subsidiary.




19. Choice of Law



The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
without regard to conflicts of laws.




20. Effectiveness of the Plan



The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date, subject to the approval of the shareholders
of the Company.




21. Section 409A



To the extent applicable, this Plan and all Awards granted hereunder are intended to comply with
Section 409A of the Code and will be interpreted in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A
of the Code. References under the Plan or an Award to the Participant’s termination of Employment
shall be deemed to refer to the date upon which the Participant has experienced a “separation from
service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, (i) if at the time of the Participant’s separation from service with any Service
Recipient the Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code, and the
deferral of the commencement of any payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of
such separation from service is necessary in order to prevent the imposition of any accelerated or
additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will defer the commencement of the
payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or
benefits ultimately paid or provided to the Participant) to the minimum extent necessary to satisfy
Section 409A of the Code until the date that is six months and one day following the Participant’s
separation from service with all Service Recipients (or the earliest date as is permitted under
Section 409A of the Code), if such payment or benefit is payable upon a termination of Employment
and (ii) if any other payments of money or other benefits due to the Participant hereunder would
cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such
payments or other benefits shall be deferred, if deferral will make such payment or other benefits
compliant under Section 409A of the Code, or otherwise such payment or other benefits shall be
restructured, to the minimum extent necessary, in a manner, reasonably determined by the Board,
that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax or result in an additional cost to the
Company (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to the
Participant).