EX-10.22



 Exhibit 10.22 
 Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 
 2013 Stock Incentive Plan

  

	Article 1.	Establishment, Purpose, and Duration 

 1.1 Establishment. Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) hereby establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2013
Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as set forth in this document. The Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares,
Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards, and Other Stock-Based Awards. The Plan shall become effective on the date that it is approved by the Company’s shareholders (the “Effective Date”) and remain in effect as provided in
Section 1.3 hereof. 
 1.2 Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company
and its shareholders through Awards that give Employees, Directors and Third Party Service Providers a personal stake in the Company’s growth, development and financial success. Awards under the Plan will motivate Employees, Directors and Third
Party Service Providers to devote their best efforts to the business of the Company. They will also help the Company attract and retain the services of Employees, Directors and Third Party Service Providers who are in a position to make significant
contributions to the Company’s future success. 
 1.3 Duration of the Plan. Unless sooner terminated as provided
herein, the Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the Effective Date. After the Plan’s termination, no new Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and
conditions, including the terms and conditions of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten (10) years after the earlier of: (a) the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, or
(b) the Effective Date. 
  

	Article 2.	Definitions 

 Whenever
used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word shall be capitalized: 
 2.1 “Affiliate” shall mean any corporation or other entity (including, but not limited to, a partnership or a limited liability company) that is affiliated with the Company through stock
or equity ownership or otherwise, and is designated as an Affiliate for purposes of this Plan by the Committee. 
 2.2
“Annual Award Limit” or “Annual Award Limits” have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3. 

2.3 “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive
Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards, or Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case subject to the terms of this Plan. 







 2.4 “Award Agreement” means either: (a) a written agreement entered
into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under this Plan, or (b) a written or electronic statement issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of
such Award, including any amendment or modification thereof. The Committee may provide for the use of electronic, Internet, or other nonpaper Award Agreements, and the use of electronic, Internet, or other nonpaper means for the acceptance thereof
and actions thereunder by a Participant. 
 2.5 “Beneficial Owner” or “Beneficial Ownership”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. 
 2.6
“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 2.7
“Cash-Based Award” means an Award, denominated in cash, granted to a Participant as described in Article 10. 

2.8 “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in any employment agreement between the Company or any of its
subsidiaries and the Participant, or, if there is no employment agreement or if any such employment agreement does not contain a definition of “cause”, then Cause shall mean a finding by the Committee that the Participant has (i) been
charged with a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (ii) committed an act of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or its subsidiaries, (iii) materially violated any policy of the Company or its subsidiaries, (iv) failed,
refused or neglected to substantially perform his duties (other than by reason of a physical or mental impairment) or to implement the directives of the Company, or (v) willfully engaged in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company,
monetarily or otherwise. 
 2.9 “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time. For purposes of this Plan, references to sections of the Code shall be deemed to include references to any applicable regulations thereunder and any successor or similar provision. 

2.10 “Committee” means the Compensation and Talent Development Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof, or any
other committee designated by the Board to administer this Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by and shall serve at the discretion of the Board. If the Committee does not exist or cannot function for any reason,
the Board may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee in which case references to the “Committee” shall be deemed references to the Board. 

2.11 “Company” means Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc., a North Carolina corporation, and any successor thereto as
provided in Article 19 herein. 
 2.12 “Covered Employee” means any key Employee who is or may
become a “Covered Employee,” as defined in Code Section 162(m), and who is designated, either as an individual Employee or class of Employees, by the Committee within the shorter of: (a) ninety (90) days after the beginning
of the Performance Period, or (b) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period having elapsed, as a “Covered Employee” under this Plan for such applicable Performance Period. 

  
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 2.13 “Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Company. 
 2.14 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1. 

2.15 “Employee” means any individual who is providing, or has agreed to provide, services to the Company, an Affiliate
or a Subsidiary, as an employee. An Employee shall not include any individual during any period he or she is classified or treated by the Company, Affiliate or Subsidiary as an independent contractor, a consultant, or any employee of an employment,
consulting, or temporary agency or any other entity other than the Company, Affiliate or Subsidiary, without regard to whether such individual is subsequently determined to have been, or is subsequently retroactively reclassified as a common-law
employee of the Company, Affiliate or Subsidiary during such period. 
 2.16 “Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto. 
 2.17 “Fair Market
Value” or “FMV” means the closing price of a Share reported on an established stock exchange on the applicable date, the preceding trading day, the next succeeding trading day, or an average of trading days, as determined
by the Committee in its discretion. In the event Shares are not publicly traded at the time a determination of their value is required to be made hereunder, the determined of their Fair Market Value shall be made in good faith by the Committee,
taking into account such factors as the Committee deems appropriate. 
 2.18 “Full-Value Award” means an Award
other than in the form of an ISO, NQSO, or SAR, and which is settled by the issuance of Shares. 
 2.19 “Grant
Price” means the price established at the time of grant of an SAR pursuant to Article 7, used to determine whether there is any payment due upon exercise of the SAR. 
 2.20 “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an Option to purchase Shares granted under Article 6 to an Employee and that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and
that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422 or any successor provision. 
 2.21 “Insider”
shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer or Director of the Company, or a more than ten percent (10%) Beneficial Owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to
Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board or Committee in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act. 
 2.22 “Nonemployee Director” means a Director who is not an Employee. 
 2.23 “Nonemployee Director Award” means any NQSO, SAR, or Full-Value Award granted, whether singly, in combination, or in tandem, to a Participant who is a Nonemployee Director pursuant
to such applicable terms, conditions, and limitations as the Board or Committee may establish in accordance with this Plan. 

  
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 2.24 “Nonqualified Stock Option” or “NQSO” means
an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or that otherwise does not meet such requirements. 
 2.25 “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as described in Article 6. 
 2.26 “Option Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option. 
 2.27 “Other Stock-Based Award” means an equity-based or equity-related Award not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan, granted pursuant to Article 10. 

2.28 “Participant” means any eligible individual as set forth in Article 5 to whom an Award is granted. 

2.29 “Performance-Based Compensation” means compensation under an Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements of
Code Section 162(m) for certain performance-based compensation paid to Covered Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Plan shall be construed to mean that an Award which does not satisfy the requirements for performance-based
compensation under Code Section 162(m) does not constitute performance-based compensation for other purposes, including Code Section 409A. 
 2.30 “Performance Measures” means measures as described in Article 12 on which the performance goals are based and which are approved by the Company’s shareholders pursuant to this
Plan in order to qualify Awards as Performance-Based Compensation. 
 2.31 “Performance Period” means the
period of time during which the performance goals must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award. 
 2.32 “Performance Share” means an Award under Article 9 herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in Shares, the value of which at the time it is payable is
determined as a function of the extent to which corresponding performance criteria or Performance Measure(s), as applicable, have been achieved. 
 2.33 “Performance Unit” means an Award under Article 9 herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in units, the value of which at the time it is payable is determined as a
function of the extent to which corresponding performance criteria or Performance Measure(s), as applicable, have been achieved. 
 2.34 “Period of Restriction” means the period when Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (based on the passage of time, the
achievement of performance goals, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, in its discretion), as provided in Article 8. 

  
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 2.35 “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof. 
 2.36 “Plan” means the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. 
 2.37 “Plan Year” means the calendar year. 
 2.38
“Restricted Stock” means an Award of Shares granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8. 
 2.39
“Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8, except no Shares are actually awarded to the Participant on the date of grant. 

2.40 “Sale of the Company” means the sale of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
reorganization, sale of securities, sale of assets or otherwise) in one transaction or series of related transactions to a Person or Persons pursuant to which such Person or Persons (together with its Affiliates) acquires (i) securities
representing at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the voting power of all securities of the Company, assuming the conversion, exchange or exercise of all securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for or into voting securities, or
(ii) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets on a consolidated basis; provided that for purposes of Article 15, such a sale to a Person that is a shareholder of the Company shall not be a Sale of the Company. 

2.41 “Share” means a share of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share. 

2.42 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award, designated as an SAR, pursuant to the terms of
Article 7 herein. 
 2.43 “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity, whether domestic or foreign, in
which the Company has or obtains, directly or indirectly, a proprietary interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or otherwise. 
 2.44 “Termination” or “Terminate” means: (a) if a Participant is an Employee, cessation of the employee-employer relationship between a Participant and the Company
and all Affiliates and Subsidiaries for any reason; (b) if a Participant is a Nonemployee Director, termination of the Nonemployee Director’s service on the Board for any reason; and (c) if a Participant is a Third Party Service
Provider, termination of the Third Party Service Provider’s service relationship with the Company and all Affiliates and Subsidiaries for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award subject to Code Section 409A,
any such cessation or termination also must constitute a “separation from service” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). 
 2.45 “Third Party Service Provider” means any consultant, agent, advisor, or independent contractor who renders services to the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate that (a) are
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raising transaction, and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.  

 

	Article 3.	Administration 

 3.1
General. The Committee shall be responsible for administering the Plan, subject to this Article 3 and the other provisions of this Plan. The Committee may employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, agents, and other advisors, any of whom may be
an Employee, and the Committee, the Company, and its officers and Directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions, or valuations of any such advisors. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee
shall be final and binding upon the Participants, the Company, and all other interested individuals. 
 3.2 Authority of the
Committee. Subject to any express provisions set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary power to (i) designate Employees, Directors and Third Party Service Providers to be recipients of Awards;
(ii) determine the type and size of Awards; (iii) determine the terms and conditions of Awards; (iv) certify satisfaction of performance goals for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m), if applicable;
(v) construe and interpret the terms and the intent of the Plan and any Award Agreement or other instrument entered into under the Plan; (vi) establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration;
(vii) subject to the provisions of Section 4.4., authorize conversion or substitution under the Plan of any or all outstanding option or other awards held by service providers of an entity acquired by the Company on terms determined by the
Committee (without regard to limitations set forth in Section 6.3 and 7.5); (viii) subject to the provisions of Articles 15 and 17, amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding Award; (ix) grant Awards as an alternative to, or as
the form of payment for, grants or rights earned or due under compensation plans or similar arrangements of the Company; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration
of the Plan. 
 3.3 Delegation. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable rules of a stock exchange, the
Committee may, by resolution, authorize one or more officers of the Company to do one or both of the following on the same basis as can the Committee: (a) designate Employees and Third Party Service Providers to be recipients of Awards; and
(b) determine the type and size of any such Awards; provided, however: (i) the authority to make Awards to any Nonemployee Director or to any Employee who is considered an Insider may not be delegated; (ii) the resolution providing
such authorization shall set forth the total number of Shares and Awards such officer(s) may grant to any one Participant and in the aggregate; and (iii) the officer(s) shall report periodically to the Committee regarding the nature and scope
of the Awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated. 
  

	Article 4.	Shares Subject to This Plan and Maximum Awards 

 4.1 Number of Shares Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4 herein, the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan (the “Share
Authorization”) shall be eleven million (11,000,000) Shares. All such Shares shall be available for issuance in the form of any of the Awards authorized under the Plan, including, but


  
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not limited to, Full Value Awards or ISOs, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. A Nonemployee Director shall not be granted Awards in any Plan Year that would result in the Company
recognizing an aggregate compensation expense for such Awards in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
 4.2
Share Usage. Shares covered by an Award shall be reserved for that award while the reward remains outstanding but shall only be counted as used to the extent they are actually issued; provided, however, that the full number of Stock Appreciation
Rights granted that are to be settled by the issuance of Shares shall be counted against the number of Shares available for award under the Plan, regardless of the number of Shares actually issued upon settlement of such Stock Appreciation Rights.
Further, any Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on Awards issued under the Plan and Shares tendered to pay the exercise price of Awards under the Plan will not be eligible to be returned as available Shares under the Plan. Any
Shares related to Awards which terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or otherwise without the issuance of such Shares, are settled in cash in lieu of Shares, or are exchanged with the Committee’s permission, prior to the issuance
of Shares, for Awards not involving Shares, shall be available again for grant under this Plan. 
 4.3 Annual Award
Limits. Unless and until the Committee determines that an Award to a Covered Employee shall not be designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the following limits (each an “Annual Award Limit” and, collectively,
“Annual Award Limits”) shall apply to grants of such Awards under this Plan: 
 (a) Options: The maximum
aggregate number of Shares subject to Options granted in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be two million (2,000,000), as adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.4 and/or 17.2. 

(b) SARs: The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to Stock Appreciation Rights granted in any one Plan Year to any one
Participant shall be two million (2,000,000), as adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.4 and/or 17.2. 
 (c) Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units: The maximum aggregate Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be one million (1,000,000) Shares, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.4 and/or 17.2.

 (d) Performance Units or Performance Shares: The maximum aggregate Awards of Performance Units or Performance Shares
that a Participant may receive in any one Plan Year shall be two million (2,000,000) Shares, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.4 and/or 17.2, or equal to the value of two million (2,000,000) Shares, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.4
and/or 17.2, determined as of the date of vesting or payout, as applicable. 
 (e) Cash-Based Awards: The maximum
aggregate amount awarded or credited with respect to Cash-Based Awards to any one Participant in any one Plan Year may not exceed the greater of the value of six million dollars ($6,000,000) or one million (1,000,000) Shares, as adjusted
pursuant to Sections 4.4 and/or 17.2, determined as of the date of vesting or payout, as applicable. 

  
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 (f) Other Stock-Based Awards: The maximum aggregate grants with respect to Other
Stock-Based Awards pursuant to Section 10.2 in any one Plan Year to any one Participant shall be one million (1,000,000) Shares, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.4 and/or 17.2. 

4.4 Adjustments in Authorized Shares. In the event any recapitalization, forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, incorporation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, exchange of Shares or other securities, dividend or distribution of Shares or other special and nonrecurring dividend or distribution (other than cash dividends or distributions),
liquidation, dissolution, sale or purchase of assets or other similar transactions or events, affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of
Grantees under the Plan, then the Committee shall equitably adjust any or all of (i) the number and kind of securities deemed to be available thereafter for grants of Awards under this Plan or under particular forms of Awards, (ii) the
number and kind of securities subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the Option Price or Grant Price applicable to outstanding Awards, (iv) the Annual Award Limits or (v) other value determinations applicable to outstanding Awards.

 In addition, the Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in,
outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, acceleration of the expiration date of such Awards, cancellation of such Awards in exchange for the intrinsic (i.e., in-the-money) value, if any, of the vested portion thereof, substitution of
outstanding Awards using securities or other obligations of a successor or other entity, modifications of performance goals, changes in the length of Performance Periods, or payment of a bonus or dividend equivalent) in recognition of unusual or
nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, a Sale of the Company, an event described in the preceding sentence, or a cash dividend or distribution) affecting the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or the financial statements of the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles. 

Subject to the provisions of Article 17 and notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, without affecting the number of Shares
reserved or available hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem appropriate (including, but not limited to, a conversion of equity awards into Awards under this Plan in a manner consistent with applicable accounting standards, subject to compliance with the rules under Code Sections, 422 and 424, as
and where applicable. 
  

	Article 5.	Eligibility and Participation 

 5.1 Eligibility. Individuals eligible to participate in this Plan include all Employees, Directors and Third Party Service Providers. An Employee on “leave of absence” (as such term is
defined in the Company’s employee handbook, or, if no such definition exists, as otherwise defined by the Committee in its direction) may be considered as still in the employ of the Company, an Affiliate or Subsidiary for purposes of
eligibility for participation in the Plan, as well as continued vesting of Awards under the Plan, if so determined by the Committee in its discretion. 

  
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 5.2 Actual Participation. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee may,
from time to time in its sole discretion, select from the individuals eligible to participate, those to whom Awards shall be granted. 
  

	Article 6.	Stock Options 

 6.1
Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, provided that ISOs may be granted only to eligible Employees of the Company or of any parent or subsidiary corporation (as permitted under Code Sections 422 and 424). An Employee who is employed by an Affiliate and/or Subsidiary and is
subject to Code Section 409A may only be granted Options to the extent the Affiliate and/or Subsidiary is part of the Company’s consolidated group for United States federal tax purposes. 

6.2 Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the maximum
duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the conditions upon which an Option shall become vested and exercisable, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the terms
of this Plan. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or an NQSO.  
 6.3
Option Price. The Option Price for each grant of an Option under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Option Price on the date of grant must
be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the FMV of the Shares as determined on the date of grant; provided, further, however, that the Option Price must be at least equal to one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the FMV of a
Share on the date of grant with respect to any ISO issued to a Participant who, on the date of grant, owns (as defined in Code Section 424(d)) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock of the Company or of its subsidiary corporation (as defined in Code Section 424(f)) (a “10% Shareholder”). 
 6.4 Term of Options. Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, no Option shall be exercisable later
than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of
its grant; provided, further, however, that no ISO granted to a 10% Shareholder shall be exercisable later than the day before the fifth (5th) anniversary of its date of grant.”) 

6.5 Exercise of Options. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such
restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which terms and restrictions need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, to the extent that the
aggregate FMV of the Shares (determined as of the date of grant of the applicable ISO) with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year 

  
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(under all plans of the Company and its subsidiary corporations (as defined in Code Section 424(f)) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as NQSOs. 

Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or an agent designated by
the Company in a form specified or accepted by the Committee setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares, or by complying with any alternative exercise procedures
the Committee may authorize. 
 6.6 Payment. A condition of the issuance of the Shares as to which an Option shall be
exercised shall be the payment of the Option Price. The Option Price of any Option shall be payable to the Company in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent; (b) by tendering (either by actual delivery or attestation) previously
acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the Option Price (provided that the Committee may in its discretion require the Shares that are tendered have been held by the Participant for at certain period
of time prior to their tender to satisfy the Option Price if acquired under this Plan or any other compensation plan maintained by the Company or purchased on the open market); (c) by a cashless (broker-assisted) exercise; (d) by a
combination of (a), (b), and/or (c); or (e) any other method approved or accepted by the Committee in its sole discretion. 

Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all of the methods indicated above shall be paid in United States
dollars. 
 6.7 Restrictions on Shares. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the
exercise of an Option granted under this Article 6 as it deems advisable, including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or
market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, or under any blue sky or state securities laws as may be applicable to such Shares.  
 6.8 Termination of Employment/Service. Each Participant’s Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option following the
Participant’s Termination. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to this
Article 6, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for Termination. 
 6.9 Notification of Disqualifying
Disposition. If any Participant shall make any disposition of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of an ISO under the circumstances described in Code Section 421(b) (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Participant shall
notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) calendar days thereof. 
  

	Article 7.	Stock Appreciation Rights 


7.1 Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants at any time and from time
to time as shall be determined by the Committee. However, an Employee who is employed by an Affiliate and/or Subsidiary and is 

  
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subject to Code Section 409A may only be granted SARs to the extent the Affiliate and/or the Subsidiary is part of the Company’s consolidated group for United States federal tax
purposes. 
 Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, the Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the
number of SARs granted to each Participant and, consistent with the provisions of this Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs. 
 The Grant Price for each grant of a SAR shall be determined by the Committee and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Grant Price on the date of grant must be at least equal
to one hundred percent (100%) of the FMV of the Shares as determined on the date of grant. 
 7.2 SAR Agreement.
Each SAR Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Grant Price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. 

7.3 Term of SAR. The term of an SAR granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, and except as determined otherwise by the Committee and specified in the SAR Award Agreement, no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant. 
 7.4 Exercise of SARs. SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, imposes. 

7.5 Settlement of SAR. Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an
amount determined by multiplying: 
 (a) The excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Grant
Price; by 
 (b) The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. 

At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, Shares, or any combination thereof, or in any other
manner approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee’s determination regarding the form of SAR payout shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the SAR. 

7.6 Termination of Employment/Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the
right to exercise the SAR following the Participant’s Termination. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with Participants, need not be uniform among
all SARs issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for Termination. 
 7.7 Other
Restrictions. The Committee may impose such restrictions on Shares received upon exercise of a SAR granted pursuant to this Plan as it deems advisable. These restrictions may include, but shall not be limited to, a requirement that the
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	Article 8.	Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units 

 8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock
and/or Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. Restricted Stock Units shall be similar to Restricted Stock except that no Shares are actually awarded to the Participant on the date of grant.

 8.2 Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Each Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Unit grant
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 8.3 Other Restrictions. The Committee may impose such conditions and/or restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock
granted pursuant to this Plan and Shares received upon settlement of a Restricted Stock Unit as it deems advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock or
each Restricted Stock Unit, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, and/or restrictions under applicable
laws or under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units. 
 To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may retain the certificates representing Shares of
Restricted Stock in the Company’s possession until such time as all conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse. 
 Except as otherwise provided in this Article 8, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock Award shall become freely transferable by the Participant after all conditions and restrictions
applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse (including satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding obligations), and Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares as the Committee, in its
sole discretion, shall determine. 
 8.4 Certificate Legend. In addition to any legends placed on certificates pursuant
to Section 8.3, each certificate representing Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Plan may bear a legend such as the following or as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion: 

“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and
conditions (including forfeiture) of the Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan and a Restricted Stock Agreement. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file at the offices of Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc., 4820
Emperor Blvd., Durham, NC 27703.” 

  
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 8.5 Voting Rights. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a
Participant’s Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may be granted the right to exercise full voting rights with respect to
those Shares during the Period of Restriction. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder. 
 8.6 Termination of Employment/Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units
following the Participant’s Termination. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Shares of
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for Termination. 
 8.7 Section 83(b) Election. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the Award of Restricted Stock is conditioned upon the Participant making or refraining from making an election
with respect to the Award under Code Section 83(b). If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Code Section 83(b) concerning a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall be required to file promptly a copy of such election with the
Company. 
  

	Article 9.	Performance Units/Performance Shares 

 9.1 Grant of Performance Units/Performance Shares. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Performance Units and/or Performance
Shares to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine. 
 9.2 Value of Performance
Units/Performance Shares. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee at the time of grant. Each Performance Share shall have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date
of grant. The Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the value and/or number of Performance Units/Performance Shares that will be paid out to the Participant.

 9.3 Earning of Performance Units/Performance Shares. Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the applicable
Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units/Performance Shares shall be entitled to receive payout on the value and number of Performance Units/Performance Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to be
determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance goals have been achieved. 
 9.4 Form and
Timing of Payment of Performance Units/Performance Shares. Payment of earned Performance Units/Performance Shares shall be as determined by the Committee and as evidenced in the Award Agreement. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the
Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units/Performance Shares in the form of cash or in Shares (or in a combination thereof) equal to the value of the earned 

  
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Performance Units/Performance Shares at the close of the applicable Performance Period, or as soon as practicable after the end of the Performance Period. Any Shares may be granted subject to any
restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award. 

9.5 Termination of Employment/Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the
right to retain Performance Units and/or Performance Shares following the Participant’s Termination. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each
Participant, need not be uniform among all Awards of Performance Units or Performance Shares issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for Termination. 

 

	Article 10.	Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards 

 10.1 Grant of Cash-Based Awards. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Cash-Based Awards to Participants in such amounts
and upon such terms as the Committee may determine. 
 10.2 Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may grant other types
of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Such
Awards may involve the transfer of actual Shares to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of Shares, and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local
laws of jurisdictions other than the United States. 
 10.3 Value of Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards. Each
Cash-Based Award shall specify a payment amount or payment range as determined by the Committee. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Shares or units based on Shares, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may establish
performance goals in its discretion. If the Committee exercises its discretion to establish performance goals, the number and/or value of Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards that will be paid out to the Participant will depend on the
extent to which the performance goals are met. 
 10.4 Payment of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards;
Restrictions on Shares. Payment, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based Award or any Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash or Shares as the Committee determines. Any Shares issued pursuant to this
Article 10 shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in the Award Agreement. 
 10.5 Termination of
Employment/Service. The Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards following the Participant’s Termination. Such provisions shall be determined
in the sole discretion of the Committee, such provisions may be included in an agreement entered into with each Participant, but need not be uniform among all Awards of Cash-Based Awards or Other


  
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Stock-Based Awards issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for Termination. 

 

	Article 11.	Transferability and Forfeiture of Awards 

 11.1 Transfer Restrictions. Except as provided in Section 11.2 below, during a Participant’s lifetime, his or her Awards shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the
Participant’s legal representative. Awards shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; no Awards shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment, execution, or levy of any kind; and any purported
transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts payable or Shares deliverable in the event of, or following,
the Participant’s death, may be provided. 
 11.2 Committee Action. The Committee may, in its discretion, determine
that notwithstanding Section 11.1, any or all Awards (other than ISOs) shall be transferable to and exercisable by such transferees, and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee may deem appropriate; provided, however, no Award
may be transferred for value (as defined in the General Instructions to Form S-8). 
 11.3 Forfeiture of Awards.
Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary contained herein, the Committee in granting any Award shall have the full power and authority to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances such Award shall be forfeited,
cancelled or suspended. Unless an Award Agreement includes provisions expressly superseding the provisions of this Section 11.3, the provisions of this Section 11.3 shall apply to all Awards. Any such forfeiture shall be effected by the
Company in such manner and to such degree as the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines, and will in all events (including as to the provisions of this Section 11.3) be subject to applicable laws. 

In order to effect a forfeiture under this Section 11.3, the Committee may require that the Participant sell Shares received upon
exercise or settlement of an Award to the Company or to such other person as the Company may designate at such price and on such other terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may require. Further, as a condition of each Award,
the Company shall have, and each Participant shall be deemed to have given the Company, a proxy on each Participant’s behalf, and each Participant shall be required and be deemed to have agreed to execute any other documents necessary or
appropriate to carry out this Section 11.3. 
 Unless otherwise specified by the Committee, in addition to any vesting or
other forfeiture or repurchase conditions that may apply to an Award and Shares issued pursuant to an Award, each Award granted under the Plan will be subject to the following forfeiture conditions: 

(a) Breach of a Restrictive Covenant. All outstanding Awards and Shares issued pursuant to an Award held by an Participant will be
forfeited in their entirety (including as to any portion of an Award or Shares subject thereto that are vested or as to which any repurchase or resale rights or forfeiture restrictions in favor of the Company or its designee with respect to such
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other restrictive covenant that may apply to the Participant, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided, that if a Participant has sold Shares issued upon exercise or
settlement of an Award within six (6) months prior to the date on which the Participant would otherwise have been required to forfeit such Shares or the Option under this subsection (a) as a result of the Participant’s breach, then
the Company will be entitled to recover any and all profits realized by the Participant in connection with such sale. 
 (b)
Termination for Cause. All outstanding Awards and Shares issued pursuant to an Award held by a Participant will be forfeited in their entirety (including as to any portion of an Award or Shares subject thereto that are vested or as to which
any repurchase or resale rights or forfeiture restrictions in favor of the Company or its designee have previously lapsed) if the Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company for Cause; provided, however, that
if a Participant has sold Shares issued upon exercise or settlement of an Award within six (6) months prior to the date on which the Participant would otherwise have been required to forfeit such Shares under this subsection (b) as a
result of termination of the Participant’s employment or service for Cause, then the Company will be entitled to recover any and all profits realized by the Participant in connection with such sale; and provided further, that in the
event the Committee determines that it is necessary to establish whether grounds exist for termination for Cause, the Award will be suspended during any period required to conduct such determination, meaning that the vesting, exercisability and/or
lapse of restrictions otherwise applicable to the Award will be tolled and if grounds for such termination are determined to exist, the forfeiture specified by this subsection (b) will apply as of the date of suspension, and if no such grounds
are determined to exist, the Award will be reinstated on its original terms. 
  

	Article 12.	Performance Measures 


12.1 Performance Measures. The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of an Award to a Covered Employee that is
intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be limited to the following Performance Measures: 
  

	 	(a)	Net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); 

  

	 	(b)	Earnings per share; 

  

	 	(c)	Net new business; 

  

	 	(d)	Net sales or revenue growth; 

  

	 	(e)	Net operating profit (including, but not limited to, operating income and operating surplus); 


 

	 	(f)	Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, sales, or revenue); 


 

	 	(g)	Cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash generation, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment);


  

	 	(h)	Earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization; 


 

	 	(i)	Gross, contribution, or operating margins; 

  

	 	(j)	Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); 


 

	 	(k)	Expense targets; 


  
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	 	(l)	Operating efficiency (including, but not limited to, productivity measurements); 


 

	 	(m)	Market share; 

  

	 	(n)	Working capital targets and change in working capital; 

  

	 	(o)	 Economic value added or
EVA® (net operating profit after tax minus the sum of capital multiplied by the cost of capital); and



  

	 	(p)	Segment income from operations and income from operations. 

 Any Performance Measure(s) may be used to measure the performance of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate as a whole or any business unit of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate or any
combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Measures as compared to the performance of a group of comparator companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems
appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Measure (j) above as compared to various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of performance goals
pursuant to the Performance Measures specified in this Article 12. 
 12.2 Evaluation of Performance. The Committee may
provide in any such Award that any evaluation of achievement of Performance Measures may include or exclude any of the following events that occur during a Performance Period: (a) asset write-downs, (b) litigation or claim judgments or
settlements, (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results, (d) any reorganization and restructuring programs, (e) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in
Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to shareholders for the applicable year,
(f) acquisitions or divestitures, and (g) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (h) changes in material liability estimates. To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards to Covered Employees, they shall be prescribed in
a form that meets the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.  
 12.3 Adjustment of
Performance-Based Compensation. Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may not be adjusted upward. The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward, either on a formula or discretionary
basis, or any combination, based on market, performance or service conditions, as the Committee determines.  
 12.4
Committee Discretion. In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole
discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards that shall not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make
such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base vesting on Performance Measures other than those set forth in Section 12.1. 

  
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	Article 13.	Nonemployee Director Awards 

 The Board shall set the amount(s) and type(s) of equity awards that shall be granted to all Nonemployee Directors on a periodic, nondiscriminatory basis pursuant to the Plan, as well as any additional
amount(s), if any, to be awarded, also on a periodic, nondiscriminatory basis, based on each of the following: (i) the number of Board committees on which a Nonemployee Director serves; (ii) service of a Nonemployee Director as the chair
of a Board committee; (iii) service of a Nonemployee Director as Chairman of the Board; or (iv) the initial selection or appointment of an individual to the Board as a Nonemployee Director. Subject to the foregoing, the Board shall grant
such Awards to Nonemployee Directors, as it shall from time to time determine. 
  

	Article 14.	Dividends and Dividend Equivalents 

 Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted dividends or dividend equivalents based on the dividends declared on Shares that are subject to any Award, to be credited as of dividend payment
dates, during the period between the date the Award is granted and the date the Award is exercised, vests, or expires, as determined by the Committee; provided, however, that dividends or dividend equivalents credited with respect to
performance-based Awards will be subject to the same underlying performance-based vesting conditions as the Awards and will not be subject to Committee discretion. The dividends or dividend equivalents may be subject to any limitations and/or
restrictions determined by the Committee. Such dividend equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee. 

 

	Article 15.	Sale of the Company 


Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a Sale of
the Company: (i) any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights which are outstanding immediately prior to the date such Sale of the Company is determined to have occurred, and which are not then exercisable and vested, shall become fully
exercisable and vested to the full extent of the original grant; (ii) the restrictions and deferral limitations applicable to any Restricted Stock shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions and limitations and
become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant; and (iii) the restrictions and deferral limitations and other conditions applicable to any other Awards under the Plan shall lapse, and such other Awards shall
become free of all restrictions, limitations or conditions and become fully vested and transferable to the full extent of the original grant. 
  

	Article 16.	Rights of Participants 


16.1 Employment/Service. Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the
Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries to terminate any Participant’s employment or service on the Board or to the Company at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue his
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 Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment
contract with the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries and, accordingly, subject to Articles 3 and 17, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee without
giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries. 
 16.2 Participation.
No individual shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under this Plan or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award. 
 16.3 Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided herein or in any Award Agreement, a Participant shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award
until the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares. 
  

	Article 17.	Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination 

 17.1 Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. Subject to Section 17.3, the Committee may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate this
Plan and any Award Agreement in whole or in part; provided, however, that, without the prior approval of the Company’s shareholders and except as provided in Section 4.4, (a) Options or SARs issued under this Plan will not be
repriced, replaced, or regranted through cancellation, or by lowering the Option Price of a previously granted Option or the Grant Price of a previously granted SAR, and (b) no payment shall be made to cancel an Option or SAR when the Option
Price or Grant Price, as the case may be, exceeds the Fair Market Value. No material amendment of this Plan shall be made without shareholder approval if shareholder approval is required by law, regulation, or stock exchange rule. 

 17.2 Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee may make
adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4.4 hereof) affecting the Company or the financial
statements of the Company or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent unintended dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under this Plan. 

17.3 Awards Previously Granted. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary (other than Section 17.4),
no termination, amendment, suspension, or modification of this Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under this Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such
Award. 
 17.4 Amendment to Conform to Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Board
may amend the Plan or an Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or an Award Agreement to any present or future law relating to plans of this or similar
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and rulings promulgated thereunder. By accepting an Award under this Plan, each Participant agrees to any amendment made pursuant to this Section 17.4 to any Award granted under the Plan
without further consideration or action. 
  

	Article 18.	Withholding 

 18.1 Tax
Withholding. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or
regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan. 
 18.2 Share Withholding.
With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, or upon the achievement of performance goals related to Performance Shares, or any other
taxable event arising as a result of an Award granted hereunder, a Participant may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Shares having a Fair
Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax that could be imposed on the transaction. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, and signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to
any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. 
  

	Article 19.	Successors 

 All
obligations of the Company under this Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or
otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. 
  

	Article 20.	General Provisions 


20.1 Legend. The certificates for Shares may include any legend that the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on
transfer of such Shares. 
 20.2 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term
used herein also shall include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural. 

20.3 Severability. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or
invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. 
 20.4 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under this Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any
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 20.5 Delivery of Title. The Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver
evidence of title for Shares issued under this Plan prior to: 
 (a) Obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the
Company determines are necessary or advisable; and 
 (b) Completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares
under any applicable national or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. 
 20.6 Inability to Obtain Authority. The 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. 

20.7 Investment Representations. The Committee may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant to an Award under this Plan to
represent and warrant in writing that the individual is acquiring the Shares for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares. 
 20.8 Employees Based Outside of the United States. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company, its
Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, Directors or Third Party Service Providers, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: 

(a) Determine which Affiliates and Subsidiaries shall be covered by this Plan. 

(b) Determine which Employees, Directors or Third Party Service Providers outside the United States are eligible to participate in this
Plan. 
 (c) Modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees, Directors or Third Party Service Providers
outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws. 
 (d) Establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and
other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 20.8 by the Committee shall be attached to this Plan document as
appendices. 
 (e) Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with
any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals. 
 Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may not take any
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 20.9 State Securities Laws. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the
contrary, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees, Directors or Third Party Service Providers who reside in one or more individual states to the
extent necessary or desirable under applicable state securities laws. Any modifications to Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 20.9 by the Committee shall be attached to this Plan document as appendices.  

20.10 Uncertificated Shares. To the extent that this Plan provides for issuance of certificates to reflect the transfer of Shares
and the Shares are Publicly Traded, the transfer of such Shares may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange. 

20.11 Unfunded Plan. Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company
and/or its Subsidiaries and/or its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under this Plan. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind,
or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative, or any other individual. To the extent that any individual acquires a right to receive payments from the Company, its Subsidiaries, and/or its
Affiliates under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate, as the case may be. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of
the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate, as the case may be, and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in this Plan. 

20.12 No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan or any Award. The Committee
shall determine whether cash, Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated. 

20.13 Retirement and Welfare Plans. Neither Awards made under this Plan nor Shares or cash paid pursuant to such Awards may be
included as “compensation” for purposes of computing the benefits payable to any Participant under the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s retirement plans (both qualified and nonqualified) or welfare benefit plans
unless such other plan expressly provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s benefit. 
 20.14 Deferred Compensation. Except for any deferral feature build into an Award of Restricted Stock Units, no deferral of compensation (as defined under Code Section 409A or guidance thereto)
is intended under this Plan. Notwithstanding this intent, if any Award would be considered deferred compensation as defined under Code Section 409A, and if this Plan fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A with respect to such
Award, then such Award shall be null and void. However, the Committee may permit deferrals of compensation pursuant to the terms of a Participant’s Award Agreement, a separate plan, or a subplan which meets the requirements of Code
Section 409A and any related guidance. Additionally, to the extent any Award is subject to Code Section 409A, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Plan does not permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of any
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such Award, except as permitted by Code Section 409A, the regulations thereunder, and/or the Secretary of the United States Treasury. 

20.15 Nonexclusivity of This Plan. The adoption of this Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of
the Board or Committee to adopt such other compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable for any Participant. 
 20.16
No Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s or an Affiliate’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications,
reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or, (b) limit the right or power of the Company or a Subsidiary
or an Affiliate to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate. 
 20.17 Governing Law. The
Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of
another jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under this Plan are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of North Carolina to resolve any and all
issues that may arise out of or relate to this Plan or any related Award Agreement. 
 20.18 Indemnification. Subject to
requirements of North Carolina law, each individual who is or shall have been a member of the Board, or a committee appointed by the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with Article 3, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by the Participant in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to
which the Participant may be a party or in which the Participant may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under this Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by the Participant in settlement thereof, with the
Company’s approval, or paid by the Participant in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against the Participant, provided the Participant shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and
defend the same before the Participant undertakes to handle and defend it on the Participant’s own behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability, or expense is a result of the Participant’s own willful misconduct or except as expressly
provided by statute. 
 The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to
which such individuals may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 

20.19 Recoupment. A Participant will be obligated to return to the Company payments received with respect to Awards in the event
of an overpayment to the Participant of incentive compensation due to inaccurate financial data, in accordance with any applicable Company clawback or recoupment policy, as such policy may be amended and in effect from time to time, or as otherwise
required by law or applicable stock exchange listing standards, including, 

  
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without limitation Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each Participant, by accepting an Award pursuant to the Plan, agrees to return the full amount required
under this Section 20.19 at such time and in such manner as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion and consistent with applicable law. 

  
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