Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- AMENDED AND RESTATED 1998 STOCK OPTION & INCENTIVE PLAN


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 GLOBAL IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 
  

AMENDED AND RESTATED 
  
 1998 STOCK
OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN 






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	 1.
 	  	 PURPOSE
 	  	 1
 
	 
	 2.
 	  	 DEFINITIONS
 	  	 1
 
	 
	 3.
 	  	 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
 	  	 4
 
	 
	  	  	 3.1.    Board
 	  	 4
 
	 
	  	  	 3.2.    Committee
 	  	 5
 
	 
	  	  	 3.3.    Grants
 	  	 5
 
	 
	  	  	 3.4.    No Liability
 	  	 5
 
	 
	  	  	 3.5.    Applicability of Rule 16b-3
 	  	 6
 
	 
	 4.
 	  	 STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
 	  	 6
 
	 
	 5.
 	  	 EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN
 	  	 6
 
	 
	  	  	 5.1.    Effective Date
 	  	 6
 
	 
	  	  	 5.2.    Term
 	  	 6
 
	 
	 6.
 	  	 OPTION GRANTS
 	  	 7
 
	 
	  	  	 6.1.    Company or Subsidiary Employees
 	  	 7
 
	 
	  	  	 6.2.    Successive Grants
 	  	 7
 
	 
	 7.
 	  	 LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS
 	  	 7
 
	 
	  	  	 7.1.    Limitation on Shares of Stock Subject to Grants
 	  	 7
 
	 
	  	  	 7.2.    Limitations on Incentive Stock Options
 	  	 7
 
	 
	 8.
 	  	 AWARD AGREEMENT
 	  	 8
 
	 
	 9.
 	  	 OPTION PRICE
 	  	 8
 
	 
	 10.
 	  	 VESTING, TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
 	  	 8
 
	 
	  	  	 10.1.    Vesting and Option Period
 	  	 8
 
	 
	  	  	 10.2.    Term
 	  	 8
 
	 
	  	  	 10.3.    Acceleration
 	  	 9
 
	 
	  	  	 10.4.    Termination of Employment or Other Relationship
 	  	 9
 
	 
	  	  	 10.5.    Rights in the Event of Death
 	  	 10
 
	 
	  	  	 10.6.    Rights in the Event of Disability
 	  	 10
 
	 
	  	  	 10.7.    Limitations on Exercise of Option
 	  	 10
 
	 
	  	  	 10.8.    Method of Exercise
 	  	 10
 
	 
	  	  	 10.9.    Delivery of Stock Certificates
 	  	 11
 
	 
	 11.
 	  	 TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS
 	  	 11
 
	 
	  	  	 11.1.    General Rule
 	  	 11
 
	 
	  	  	 11.2.    Family Transfers
 	  	 12
 
	 
	 12.
 	  	 RESTRICTED STOCK
 	  	 12
 
	 
	  	  	 12.1.    Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units
 	  	 12
 
	 
	  	  	 12.2.    Restrictions
 	  	 12
 
	 
	  	  	 12.3.    Restricted Stock Certificates
 	  	 13
 
	 
	  	  	 12.4.    Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock
 	  	 13
 
	 
	  	  	 12.5.    Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock Units
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	  	  	 12.6.    Termination of Employment or Other Relationship
 	  	 13
 
	 
	  	  	 12.7.    Rights in the Event of Death
 	  	 14
 
	 
	  	  	 12.8.    Rights in the Event of Disability
 	  	 14
 
	 
	  	  	 12.9.    Delivery of Stock and Payment Therefor
 	  	 15
 
	 
	 13.
 	  	 PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS
 	  	 15
 
	 
	 14.
 	  	 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW
 	  	 16
 
	 
	  	  	 14.1.    General
 	  	 16
 
	 
	  	  	 14.2.    Rule 16b-3
 	  	 16
 
	 
	 15.
 	  	 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
 	  	 17
 
	 
	 16.
 	  	 EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION
 	  	 17
 
	 
	  	  	 16.1.    Changes in Stock
 	  	 17
 
	 
	  	  	 16.2.    Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity and in Which No Change of
Control Occurs
 	  	 18
 
	 
	  	  	 16.3.    Reorganization, Sale of Assets or Sale of Stock Which Involves a Change of
Control
 	  	 18
 
	 
	  	  	 16.4.    Adjustments
 	  	 19
 
	 
	  	  	 16.5.    No Limitations on Company
 	  	 19
 
	 
	 17.
 	  	 DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS
 	  	 19
 
	 
	 18.
 	  	 NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN
 	  	 20
 
	 
	 19.
 	  	 WITHHOLDING TAXES
 	  	 20
 
	 
	 20.
 	  	 CAPTIONS
 	  	 21
 
	 
	 21.
 	  	 OTHER PROVISIONS
 	  	 21
 
	 
	 22.
 	  	 NUMBER AND GENDER
 	  	 21
 
	 
	 23.
 	  	 SEVERABILITY
 	  	 21
 
	 
	 24.
 	  	 POOLING
 	  	 21
 
	 
	 25.
 	  	 GOVERNING LAW
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 Exhibit 10.9 
 GLOBAL IMAGING
SYSTEMS, INC. 
  
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
  
 1998 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN 
  
 Global Imaging Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), sets forth herein the terms of its Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as of January 29, 2002, as follows:

  
 1.    PURPOSE 
  
 The Plan is intended to enhance the Company’s ability to attract and retain highly qualified officers, key employees, outside directors and other persons, and to motivate such officers, key
employees, outside directors and other persons to serve the Company and its affiliates (as defined herein) and to expend maximum effort to improve the business results and earnings of the Company, by providing to such persons an opportunity to
acquire or increase a direct proprietary interest in the operations and future success of the Company. To this end, the Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units in accordance with the terms hereof.
Stock options granted under the Plan may be non-qualified stock options or incentive stock options, as provided herein, except that stock options granted to outside directors shall in all cases be non-qualified stock options. 

 
 2.    DEFINITIONS 
  
 For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents (including Award Agreements), the following definitions shall apply: 
  
 2.1    “affiliate” of, or person “affiliated” with, a person means any company or other trade or business that
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such person within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act. 
  
 2.2    “Award Agreement” means the stock option agreement, restricted stock agreement, restricted stock unit agreement or other written agreement between the
Company and a Grantee that evidences and sets out the terms and conditions of a Grant. 
  
 2.3    “Benefit Arrangement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13 hereof. 
  
 2.4    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 

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 2.5    “Change of Control” means (i) the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Company with one or more other entities in which the Company is not the surviving entity, (ii) a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company to
another entity, or (iii) any transaction (including without limitation a merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving entity) which results in any person or entity (other than persons who are stockholders or affiliates of the
Company at the time the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders) owning 50% or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company. 
  
 2.6    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended. 
  
 2.7    “Committee” means a committee of, and designated from time to time by resolution of, the
Board. 
  
 2.8    “Company” means Global Imaging Systems, Inc. 

 
 2.9    “Effective Date” means April 9, 1998, the date on which the Plan was adopted by the
Board. 
  
 2.10    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
now in effect or as hereafter amended. 
  
 2.11    “Fair Market Value” means the
value of a share of Stock, determined as follows: if on the Grant Date or other determination date the Stock is listed on an established national or regional stock exchange, is admitted to quotation on the NASDAQ National Market, or is publicly
traded on an established securities market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock shall be the closing price of the Stock on such exchange or in such market (the NASDAQ National Market if there is more than one such exchange or market) on the
Grant Date or such other determination date (or if there is no such reported closing price, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the highest bid and lowest asked prices or between the high and low sale prices on such trading day) or, if
no sale of Stock is reported for such trading day, on the next preceding day on which any sale shall have been reported. If the Stock is not listed on such an exchange, quoted on such system or traded on such a market, Fair Market Value shall be the
value of the Stock as determined by the Board in good faith. 
  
 2.12    “Grant”
means an award of an Option, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units under the Plan. 
 

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 2.13    “Grant Date” means, as determined by
the Board or authorized Committee, (i) the date as of which the Board or such Committee approves a Grant, (ii) the date on which the recipient of a Grant first becomes eligible to receive a Grant under Section 6 hereof, or (iii) such other
date as may be specified by the Board or such Committee. 
  
 2.14    “Grantee”
means a person who receives or holds an Option, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit under the Plan. 
  
 2.15    “Immediate Family Members” means the spouse, children and grandchildren of the Grantee. 
  
 2.16    “Incentive Stock Option” means an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or the corresponding provision of any
subsequently enacted tax statute, as amended from time to time. 
  
 2.17    “Option” means an option to purchase one or more shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan. 
  
 2.18    “Option Period” means the period during which Options may be exercised as set forth in Section 10 hereof. 
  
 2.19    “Option Price” means the purchase price for each share of Stock subject to an Option.

  
 2.20    “Other Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13
hereof. 
  
 2.21    “Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is
not an officer or employee of the Company. 
  
 2.22    “Plan” means this Global
Imaging Systems, Inc. 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. 
  
 2.23    “Reporting
Person” means a person who is required to file reports under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. 
  
 2.24    “Restricted Period” means the period during which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to restrictions or conditions pursuant to Section 12.2 hereof. 

 
 2.25    “Restricted Stock” means shares of Stock, awarded to a Grantee pursuant to
Section 12 hereof, that are subject to restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture. 
 

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 2.26    “Restricted Stock Unit” means a unit
awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 12 hereof, which represents a conditional right to receive a share of Stock in the future, and which is subject to restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture. 
  
 2.27    “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.

  
 2.28    “Service Provider” means a consultant or adviser to the Company, a
manager of the Company’s properties or affairs, or other similar service provider or affiliate of the Company, and employees of any of the foregoing, as such persons may be designated from time to time by the Board pursuant to Section 6
hereof. 
  
 2.29    “Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
of the Company. 
  
 2.30    “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary
corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code. 
  
 2.31    “Termination Date” shall be the date upon which an Option shall terminate or expire, as set forth in Section 10.2 hereof. 
  
 3.    ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN 
  
 3.1.    Board. 
  
 The Board shall have
such powers and authorities related to the administration of the Plan as are consistent with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and applicable law. The Board shall have full power and authority to take all actions and to
make all determinations required or provided for under the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement, and shall have full power and authority to take all such other actions and make all such other determinations not inconsistent with the specific terms
and provisions of the Plan that the Board deems to be necessary or appropriate to the administration of the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement. All such actions and determinations shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of
the Board present at a meeting or by unanimous consent of the Board executed in writing in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws and applicable law. The interpretation and construction by the Board of any
provision of the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement shall be final and conclusive. 
 

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 3.2.    Committee. 
  
 The Board from time to time may delegate to one or more Committees such powers and authorities related to the administration and
implementation of the Plan, as set forth in Section 3.1 above and in other applicable provisions, as the Board shall determine, consistent with the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Company and applicable law. In the event that
the Plan, any Grant or any Award Agreement entered into hereunder provides for any action to be taken by or determination to be made by the Board, such action may be taken by or such determination may be made by the Committee if the power and
authority to do so has been delegated to the Committee by the Board as provided for in this Section. Unless otherwise expressly determined by the Board, any such action or determination by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.

  
 3.3.    Grants. 
  
 Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, the Board shall have full and final authority (i) to designate Grantees, (ii) to determine the type or types of Grant
to be made to a Grantee, (iii) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be subject to a Grant, (iv) to establish the terms and conditions of each Grant (including, but not limited to, the exercise price of any Option, the nature and duration of
any restriction or condition (or provision for lapse thereof) relating to the vesting, exercise, transfer, or forfeiture of a Grant or the shares of Stock subject thereto, and any terms or conditions that may be necessary to qualify Options as
Incentive Stock Options), (v) to prescribe the form of each Award Agreement evidencing a Grant, and (vi) to amend, modify, or supplement the terms of any outstanding Grant. Such authority specifically includes the authority, in order to effectuate
the purposes of the Plan but without amending the Plan, to modify Grants to eligible individuals who are foreign nationals or are individuals who are employed outside the United States to recognize differences in local law, tax policy, or custom. As
a condition to any subsequent Grant, the Board shall have the right, at its discretion, to require Grantees to return to the Company Grants previously awarded under the Plan. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, any such new Grant shall
be upon such terms and conditions as are specified by the Board at the time the new Grant is made. 
  
 3.4.    No Liability. 
  
 No member of the Board or of the Committee shall
be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Grant or Award Agreement. 
 

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 3.5.    Applicability of Rule 16b-3. 

 
 Those provisions of the Plan that make express reference to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act shall apply only to Reporting
Persons. 
  
 4.    STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 
  
 Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 hereof, the number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be 2,520,000, no more than 600,000
of which may be issued pursuant to awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Stock issued or to be issued under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. If any shares covered by a Grant are not purchased or
are forfeited, or if a Grant otherwise terminates without delivery of any Stock subject thereto, then the number of shares of Stock counted against the aggregate number of shares available under the Plan with respect to such Grant shall, to the
extent of any such forfeiture or termination, again be available for making Grants under the Plan. If the exercise price of any Option granted under the Plan is satisfied by tendering shares of Stock to the Company (by either actual delivery or by
attestation), only the number of shares of Stock issued net of the shares of Stock tendered shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. 
  
 5.    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN 
  
 5.1.    Effective Date. 
  
 The Plan shall
be effective as of the Effective Date, subject to approval of the Plan within one year of the Effective Date by the Company’s stockholders. Upon approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company as set forth above, all Grants made under
the Plan on or after the Effective Date shall be fully effective as if the stockholders of the Company had approved the Plan on the Effective Date. If the stockholders fail to approve the Plan within one year after the Effective Date, any Grants
made hereunder shall be null and void and of no effect. 
  
 5.2.    Term. 

 
 The Plan has no termination date; however, no Incentive Stock Option may be granted under the Plan on or after the tenth
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 6.    OPTION GRANTS 
  

6.1.    Company or Subsidiary Employees. 
  
 Grants (including Grants of Incentive Stock Options) may be made under the Plan to any employee of, or Service Provider or employee of a Service Provider providing, or who has provided, services to,
the Company or any Subsidiary, including any such employee who is an officer or director of the Company or of any Subsidiary, as the Board shall determine and designate from time to time. 
  
 6.2.    Successive Grants. 
  
 An eligible person may receive more than one Grant, subject to such restrictions as are provided herein. 
  
 7.    LIMITATIONS ON GRANTS 
  
 7.1.    Limitation
on Shares of Stock Subject to Grants. 
  
 During any time when the Company has a class of equity security
registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, no person eligible for a Grant under Section 6 hereof may be awarded Options in any calendar year exercisable for greater than 400,000 shares of Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 16 hereof). During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the maximum number of shares of Restricted Stock that can be awarded under the Plan (including for this
purpose any shares of Stock represented by Restricted Stock Units) to any person eligible for a Grant under Section 6 hereof is 400,000 per calendar year (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 16 hereof). 

 
 7.2.    Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. 
  
 An Option shall constitute an Incentive Stock Option only (i) if the Grantee of such Option is an employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company; (ii) to the extent specifically provided in the related Award Agreement; and (iii) to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the shares of Stock with respect to
which all Incentive Stock Options held by such Grantee become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other plans of the Grantee’s employer and its affiliates) does not exceed $100,000. This limitation
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 8.    AWARD AGREEMENT 
  

Each Grant pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, in such form or forms as the Board shall from time to time determine. Award Agreements
granted from time to time or at the same time need not contain similar provisions but shall be consistent with the terms of the Plan. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Options shall specify whether such Options are intended to be
non-qualified stock options or Incentive Stock Options, and in the absence of such specification such options shall be deemed non-qualified stock options. 
  
 9.    OPTION PRICE 
  
 The Option Price of each Option shall be
fixed by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option. The Option Price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date of a share of Stock; provided, however, that in the event that a Grantee would
otherwise be ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the provisions of Sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) of the Code (relating to ownership of more than ten percent of the Company’s outstanding Stock), the Option Price of an
Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than the greater of the par value or 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date. In no case shall the Option Price of
any Option be less than the par value of a share of Stock. 
  
 10.    VESTING, TERM AND EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

  
 10.1.    Vesting and Option Period. 
  
 Subject to Sections 10.2 and 16.3 hereof, each Option granted under the Plan shall become exercisable at such times and
under such conditions as shall be determined by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement. For purposes of this Section 10.1, fractional numbers of shares of Stock subject to an Option shall be rounded down to the next nearest whole number.
The period during which any Option shall be exercisable shall constitute the “Option Period” with respect to such Option. 
  
 10.2.    Term. 
  
 Each Option granted under the Plan shall
terminate, and all rights to purchase shares of Stock thereunder shall cease, upon the expiration of ten years from the date such Option is granted, or under such circumstances and on such date prior thereto as is set forth in the Plan or as may be
fixed by the Board and stated in the Award Agreement relating to such Option (the “Termination Date”); provided, 
 

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however, that in the event that the Grantee would otherwise be ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option by reason of the provisions of Sections 422(b)(6) and 424(d) of the Code
(relating to ownership of more than ten percent of the outstanding Stock), an Option granted to such Grantee that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five years from its Grant Date.

  
 10.3.    Acceleration. 
  
 Any limitation on the exercise of an Option contained in any Award Agreement may be rescinded, modified or waived by the Board, in its sole discretion, at any time and from
time to time after the Grant Date of such Option, so as to accelerate the time at which the Option may be exercised. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Option shall be exercisable in whole or in part prior to the date the Plan is
approved by the stockholders of the Company as provided in Section 5.1 hereof. 
  
 10.4.    Termination of Employment or Other Relationship. 
  
 Upon the
termination of a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company other than by reason of death or “permanent and total disability” (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), any Option or portion thereof held by
such Grantee that has not vested in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.1 hereof shall terminate immediately, and any Option or portion thereof that has vested in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.1 hereof but has
not been exercised shall terminate at the close of business on the 90th day following the Grantee’s termination of employment or other relationship (or, if such 90th day is a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at the close of business on the next
preceding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday), unless the Board, in its discretion, extends the period during which the Option may be exercised (which period may not be extended beyond the original term of the Option). Upon termination of
an Option or portion thereof, the Grantee shall have no further right to purchase shares of Stock pursuant to such Option or portion thereof. Whether a leave of absence or leave on military or government service shall constitute a termination of
employment or other relationship for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, which determination shall be final and conclusive. For purposes of the Plan, a termination of employment, service or other relationship shall not be deemed
to occur if the Grantee is immediately thereafter employed with the Company or any other Service Provider, or is engaged as a Service Provider or an Outside Director of the Company. Whether a termination of a Service Provider’s or an Outside
Director’s relationship with the Company shall have occurred shall be determined by the Committee, which determination shall be final and conclusive. 
 

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 10.5.    Rights in the Event of Death. 

 
 If a Grantee dies while employed by or providing services to the Company, all Options granted to such Grantee shall fully vest
on the date of death, and the executors or administrators or legatees or distributees of such Grantee’s estate shall have the right, at any time within one year after the date of such Grantee’s death (or such longer period as the Board, in
its discretion, may determine prior to the expiration of such one-year period) and prior to termination of the Option pursuant to Section 10.2 above, to exercise any Option held by such Grantee at the date of such Grantee’s death.

  
 10.6.    Rights in the Event of Disability. 
  
 If a Grantee’s employment or other relationship with the Company is terminated by reason of the “permanent and total
disability” (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of such Grantee, such Grantee’s Options shall continue to vest, and shall be exercisable to the extent that they are vested, for a period of one year after such termination
of employment or service (or such longer period as the Board, in its discretion, may determine prior to the expiration of such one-year period), subject to earlier termination of the Option as provided in Section 10.2 above. Whether a
termination of employment or service is to be considered by reason of “permanent and total disability” for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, which determination shall be final and conclusive. 
  
 10.7.    Limitations on Exercise of Option. 
  
 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in no event may any Option be exercised, in whole or in part, prior to the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of
the Company as provided herein, or after ten years following the date upon which the Option is granted, or after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 16 hereof which results in termination of the Option. 
  
 10.8.    Method of Exercise. 
  
 An Option that is exercisable may be exercised by the Grantee’s delivery to the Company of written notice of exercise on any business day, at the Company’s
principal office, on the form specified by the Company. Such notice shall specify the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price of the shares for
which the Option is being exercised. The minimum number of shares of Stock with respect to which an Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time shall be the lesser of (i) 100 shares or such lesser number set forth in the applicable
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the Option at the time of exercise. Payment of the Option Price for the shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be made (i) in cash or in cash equivalents; (ii) to the extent
permitted by the Award Agreement evidencing the grant of such Option, through the tender to the Company of shares of Stock, which shares, if acquired from the Company, shall have been held for at least six months and which shall be valued, for
purposes of determining the extent to which the Option Price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise; or (iii) to the extent permitted by the Award Agreement evidencing the grant of such Option, by a combination of
the methods described in (i) and (ii). The Board may provide, by inclusion of appropriate language in an Award Agreement, that payment in full of the Option Price need not accompany the written notice of exercise provided that the notice of exercise
directs that the certificate or certificates for the shares of Stock for which the Option is exercised be delivered to a licensed broker acceptable to the Company as the agent for the individual exercising the Option and, at the time such
certificate or certificates are delivered, the broker tenders to the Company cash (or cash equivalents acceptable to the Company) equal to the Option Price for the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option plus the amount (if
any) of federal and/or other taxes which the Company may in its judgment, be required to withhold with respect to the exercise of the Option. An attempt to exercise any Option granted hereunder other than as set forth above shall be invalid and of
no force and effect. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, an individual holding or exercising an Option shall have none of the rights of a stockholder (for example, the right to receive cash or dividend payments or
distributions attributable to the subject shares of Stock or to direct the voting of the subject shares of Stock) until the shares of Stock covered thereby are fully paid and issued to such individual. Except as provided in Section 16 hereof,
no adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance. 
  
 10.9.    Delivery of Stock Certificates. 
  
 Promptly after the
exercise of an Option by a Grantee and the payment in full of the Option Price, such Grantee shall be entitled to the issuance of a stock certificate or certificates evidencing his or her ownership of the shares of Stock subject to the Option.

  
 11.    TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS 
  
 11.1.    General Rule 
  
 Except as provided in Section11.2, during the lifetime of a Grantee, only the Grantee (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, the Grantee’s guardian or legal representative) may exercise an Option.
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 Section 11.2, no Option shall be assignable or transferable by the Grantee to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution. 
  
 11.2.    Family Transfers. 
  
 If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee may transfer all or part of an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option to
(i) any Immediate Family Member, (ii) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of any Immediate Family Member, or (iii) a partnership in which Immediate Family Members are the only partners, provided that (x) there may be no consideration for any
such transfer, and (y) subsequent transfers of transferred Options are prohibited except those in accordance with this Section 11.2 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Following transfer, any such Option shall continue to be
subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, provided that for purposes of Section 11.2 hereof the term “Grantee” shall be deemed to refer to the transferee. The events of termination of
the employment or other relationship of Section 10.4 hereof shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Grantee, following which the Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent and for the periods specified
in Sections 10.4, 10.5 or 10.6. 
  
 12.    RESTRICTED STOCK 
  
 12.1.    Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. 
  
 The Board may from time to time grant Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to persons eligible to receive Grants under Section
6 hereof, subject to such restrictions, conditions and other terms as the Board may determine. 
  
 12.2.    Restrictions. 
  
 At the time a Grant of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units is made, the Board shall establish a period of time (the “Restricted Period”) applicable to such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Each Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be subject to
a different Restricted Period. The Board may, in its sole discretion, at the time a Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is made, prescribe restrictions in addition to or other than the expiration of the Restricted Period, including
the satisfaction of corporate or individual performance objectives, which may be applicable to all or any portion of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Such performance objectives shall be established in writing by the Board prior to
the ninetieth day of the year in which the Grant is made and while the outcome is substantially uncertain. Performance objectives shall be based on Stock price, market share, sales, earnings per share, return on equity or costs. Performance
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results, maintaining the status quo or limiting economic losses. Subject to the second sentence of this Section 12.2, the Board also may, in its sole discretion, shorten or terminate the
Restricted Period or waive any other restrictions applicable to all or a portion of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Neither Restricted Stock nor Restricted Stock Units may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise
encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period or prior to the satisfaction of any other restrictions prescribed by the Board with respect to such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. 
  
 12.3.    Restricted Stock Certificates. 
  
 The Company shall issue, in the name of each Grantee to whom Restricted Stock has been granted, stock certificates representing the total number of shares of Restricted
Stock granted to the Grantee, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Grant Date. The Secretary of the Company shall hold such certificates for the Grantee’s benefit until such time as the Restricted Stock is forfeited to the Company, or
the restrictions lapse. 
  
 12.4.    Rights of Holders of Restricted Stock. 

 
 Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote such Stock
and the right to receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such Stock. The Board may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock must be reinvested in shares of Stock, which may or may not be subject to the same vesting
conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock. All distributions, if any, received by a Grantee with respect to Restricted Stock as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction
shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original Grant. 
  
 12.5.    Rights of
Holders of Restricted Stock Units. 
  
 Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement, holders of
Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights as stockholders of the Company. The Board may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Restricted Stock Units that the holder of such Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to receive, upon
the Company’s payment of a cash dividend on its outstanding Stock, a cash payment for each Restricted Stock Unit held equal to the per-share dividend paid on the Stock. Such Award Agreement may also provide that such cash payment will be deemed
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 12.6.    Termination of Employment or Other Relationship.

  
 Upon the termination of the employment of a Grantee with the Company or a Service Provider or of a Service
Provider’s relationship with the Company, in either case other than, in the case of individuals, by reason of death or “permanent and total disability” (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), any shares of Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units held by such Grantee that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately be deemed forfeited, unless the Board, in its discretion, determines
otherwise. Upon forfeiture of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Grant, including but not limited to any right to vote Restricted Stock or any right to receive dividends with
respect to shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Whether a leave of absence or leave on military or government service shall constitute a termination of employment or other relationship for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by
the Board, which determination shall be final and conclusive. For purposes of the Plan, a termination of employment, service or other relationship shall not be deemed to occur if the Grantee is immediately thereafter employed with the Company or any
other Service Provider, or is engaged as a Service Provider or an Outside Director of the Company. Whether a termination of a Service Provider’s or an Outside Director’s relationship with the Company shall have occurred shall be determined
by the Committee, which determination shall be final and conclusive. 
  
 12.7.    Rights in
the Event of Death. 
  
 If a Grantee dies while employed by the Company or a Service Provider, or while serving
as a Service Provider, all Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted to such Grantee shall fully vest on the date of death, and the shares of Stock represented thereby shall be deliverable in accordance with the terms of the Plan to the
executors, administrators, legatees or distributees of the Grantee’s estate. 
  
 12.8.    Rights in the Event of Disability. 
  
 If a Grantee’s
employment or other relationship with the Company or a Service Provider, or while serving as a Service Provider, is terminated by reason of the “permanent and total disability” (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) of such
Grantee, such Grantee’s Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall continue to vest in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement for a period of one year after such termination of employment or service (or such longer period as the
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Agreement. Whether a termination of employment or service is to be considered by reason of “permanent and total disability” for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Board,
which determination shall be final and conclusive. 
  
 12.9.    Delivery of Stock and Payment
Therefor. 
  
 Upon the expiration or termination of the Restricted Period and the satisfaction of any other
conditions prescribed by the Board, the restrictions applicable to shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, and, upon payment by the Grantee to the Company, in cash or by check, of the aggregate par value of the shares of
Stock represented by such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, a stock certificate for such shares shall be delivered, free of all such restrictions, to the Grantee or the Grantee’s beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.

  
 13.    PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS 
  
 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or of any other agreement, contract, or understanding heretofore or hereafter entered into by a Grantee with the Company or
any Subsidiary, except an agreement, contract, or understanding hereafter entered into that expressly modifies or excludes application of this paragraph (an “Other Agreement”), and notwithstanding any formal or informal plan or other
arrangement for the direct or indirect provision of compensation to the Grantee (including groups or classes of participants or beneficiaries of which the Grantee is a member), whether or not such compensation is deferred, is in cash, or is in the
form of a benefit to or for the Grantee (a “Benefit Arrangement”), if the Grantee is a “disqualified individual,” as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code, any Option, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit held by that
Grantee and any right to receive any payment or other benefit under this Plan shall not become exercisable or vested (i) to the extent that such right to exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit, taking into account all other rights, payments, or
benefits to or for the Grantee under this Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements, would cause any payment or benefit to the Grantee under this Plan to be considered a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section
280G(b)(2) of the Code as then in effect (a “Parachute Payment”) and (ii) if, as a result of receiving a Parachute Payment, the aggregate after-tax amounts received by the Grantee from the Company under this Plan, all Other
Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements would be less than the maximum after-tax amount that could be received by the Grantee without causing any such payment or benefit to be considered a Parachute Payment. In the event that the receipt of any
such right to exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit under this Plan, in conjunction with all other rights, payments, or benefits to or for the Grantee under any Other Agreement or any Benefit Arrangement would cause the Grantee to be considered to
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after-tax amount received by the Grantee as described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, then the Grantee shall have the right, in the Grantee’s sole discretion, to designate those
rights, payments, or benefits under this Plan, any Other Agreements, and any Benefit Arrangements that should be reduced or eliminated so as to avoid having the payment or benefit to the Grantee under this Plan be deemed to be a Parachute Payment.

  
 14.    REQUIREMENTS OF LAW 
  
 14.1.    General. 
  
 The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any shares of Stock under any Grant if the sale or issuance of such shares would constitute a violation by the Grantee, any other individual exercising an Option, or the Company of
any provision of any law or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation any federal or state securities laws or regulations. If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or
qualification of any shares subject to a Grant upon any securities exchange or under any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares hereunder, no shares of
Stock may be issued or sold to the Grantee or any other individual exercising an Option pursuant to such Grant unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not
acceptable to the Company, and any delay caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of termination of the Grant. Specifically, in connection with the Securities Act, upon the exercise of any Option or the delivery of any shares of Restricted
Stock or Stock underlying Restricted Stock Units, unless a registration statement under such Act is in effect with respect to the shares of Stock covered by such Grant, the Company shall not be required to sell or issue such shares unless the Board
has received evidence satisfactory to it that the Grantee or any other individual exercising an Option may acquire such shares pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any determination in this connection by the Board
shall be final, binding, and conclusive. The Company may, but shall in no event be obligated to, register any securities covered hereby pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to
cause the exercise of an Option or the issuance of shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. As to any jurisdiction that expressly imposes the requirement that an Option shall not be
exercisable until the shares of Stock covered by such Option are registered or are exempt from registration, the exercise of such Option (under circumstances in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply) shall be deemed conditioned upon the
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 14.2     Rule 16b-3. 
  
 During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the
Company that Grants pursuant to the Plan and the exercise of Options granted hereunder will qualify for the exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. To the extent that any provision of the Plan or action by the Board does not comply
with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, it shall be deemed inoperative to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board, and shall not affect the validity of the Plan. In the event that Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced, the Board may
exercise its discretion to modify this Plan in any respect necessary to satisfy the requirements of, or to take advantage of any features of, the revised exemption or its replacement. 
  
 15.    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN 
  
 The Board may, at any time and from time to time, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan as to any shares of Stock as to which Grants have not been made. An amendment to the Plan shall be contingent on approval of the Company’s
stockholders only to the extent required by applicable law, regulations or rules. No Grants may be made after the termination of the Plan. The Company may retain the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Grantee
on account of the Grantee taking actions in “competition with the Company,” as defined in the applicable Award Agreement. Furthermore, the Company may annul a Grant if the Grantee is an employee of the Company or an affiliate and is
terminated “for cause” as defined in the applicable Award Agreement. Except as permitted under this Section 15 or Section 16 hereof, no amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the
Grantee, alter or impair rights or obligations under any Grant theretofore awarded under the Plan. 
  
 16.    EFFECT
OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION 
  
 16.1.    Changes in Stock. 
  
 If the number of outstanding shares of Stock is increased or decreased or the shares of Stock are changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company on account of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse split, combination of shares, exchange of shares, stock dividend or other distribution payable in
capital stock, or other increase or decrease in such shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company occurring after the Effective Date, the number and kinds of shares for which Grants of Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted
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adjusted proportionately and accordingly so that the proportionate interest of the Grantee immediately following such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately before
such event. Any such adjustment in outstanding Options shall not change the aggregate Option Price payable with respect to shares that are subject to the unexercised portion of an Option outstanding but shall include a corresponding proportionate
adjustment in the Option Price per share. The conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as an increase in shares effected without receipt of consideration. In the event of any distribution to the Company’s
stockholders of securities of any other entity or other assets (other than dividends payable in cash or stock of the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Company may, in such manner as the Company deems appropriate, adjust
(i) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Grants and/or (ii) the exercise price of outstanding Options to reflect such distribution. 
  
 16.2.    Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity and in Which No Change of Control Occurs. 
  
 Subject to Section 16.3 hereof, if the Company shall be the surviving entity in any reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company with one or more other
entities in which no Change in Control occurs, any Option theretofore granted pursuant to the Plan shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such Option would have been entitled
immediately following such reorganization, merger, or consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the Option Price per share so that the aggregate Option Price thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate Option Price of the
shares remaining subject to the Option immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or consolidation. Subject to any contrary language in an Award Agreement evidencing a Grant of Restricted Stock, any restrictions applicable to such Restricted
Stock shall apply as well to any replacement shares received by the Grantee as a result of the reorganization, merger or consolidation. 
  
 16.3.    Reorganization, Sale of Assets or Sale of Stock Which Involves a Change of Control. 
  
 Subject to the exceptions set forth in the last sentence of this Section16.3, (i) upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, all outstanding shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units shall be deemed to have vested, and all restrictions and conditions applicable to such shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be deemed to have lapsed, immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control,
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days. Any exercise of an Option during such fifteen-day period shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the event and shall be effective only immediately before the consummation of the
event. Upon consummation of any Change of Control, the Plan and all outstanding but unexercised Options shall terminate. The Board shall send written notice of an event that will result in such a termination to all individuals who hold Options not
later than the time at which the Company gives notice thereof to its stockholders. This Section 16.3 shall not apply to any Change of Control to the extent that (A) provision is made in writing in connection with such Change of Control for
the assumption of the Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units theretofore granted, or for the substitution for such Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units of new options, restricted stock and restricted stock units
covering the stock of a successor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kinds of shares or units and exercise prices, in which event the Plan and Options, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units theretofore granted shall continue in the manner and under the terms so provided or (B) a majority of the full Board determines that such Change of Control shall not trigger application of the provisions of this Section 16.3 subject to
Section 24. 
  
 16.4.    Adjustments. 
  
 Adjustments under this Section 16 related to shares of Stock or securities of the Company shall be made by the Board, whose
determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional shares or other securities shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and any fractions resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by
rounding downward to the nearest whole share. 
  
 16.5.    No Limitations on Company.

  
 The making of Grants pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any way the right or power of the
Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 

 
 17.    DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS 
  
 No provision in the Plan or in any Grant or Award Agreement shall be construed to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the employ or service of the Company or any affiliate, or to
interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company or Service Provider either to increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual at any time, or to terminate any employment or other
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Company. In addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, no Grant awarded under the Plan shall be affected
by any change of duties or position of the Grantee, so long as such Grantee continues to be a director, officer, consultant or employee of the Company. The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to this Plan shall be interpreted as a
contractual obligation to pay only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed herein. The Plan shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise
hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any participant or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan. No Grantee shall have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares of Stock subject to an Option except to the extent the
certificates for such shares of Stock shall have been issued upon the exercise of the Option. 
  
 18.    NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN 
  
 Neither the adoption of the Plan nor
the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations upon the right and authority of the Board to adopt such other incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be
applicable either generally to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular individual or particular individuals) as the Board in its discretion determines desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options
otherwise than under the Plan. 
  
 19.    WITHHOLDING TAXES 
  

The Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Grantee any Federal, state, or local taxes
of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units or upon the issuance of any shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option. At the time
of such vesting, lapse, or exercise, the Grantee shall pay to the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or the Subsidiary may reasonably determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation. Subject
to the prior approval of the Company or the Subsidiary, which may be withheld by the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, in its sole discretion, the Grantee may elect to satisfy such obligations, in whole or in part, (i) by causing the
Company or the Subsidiary to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Grantee or (ii) by delivering to the Company or the Subsidiary shares of Stock already owned by the Grantee. The shares of Stock so delivered or withheld shall have an
aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such withholding obligations. The Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock used to satisfy such withholding obligation shall be determined by the Company or the Subsidiary as of the date that the amount of tax to
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has made an election pursuant to this Section 19 may satisfy his or her withholding obligation only with shares of Stock that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled
vesting, or other similar requirements. 
  
 20.    CAPTIONS 
  

The use of captions in this Plan or any Award Agreement is for the convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or such
Award Agreement. 
  
 21.    OTHER PROVISIONS 
  
 Each Grant awarded under the Plan may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion.

  
 22.    NUMBER AND GENDER 
  
 With respect to words used in this Plan, the singular form shall include the plural form, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, etc., as the context
requires. 
  
 23.    SEVERABILITY 
  
 If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions
hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction. 
  
 24.    POOLING 
  
 In the event any provision of the Plan or an
Award Agreement would prevent the use of pooling of interests accounting in a corporate transaction involving the Company or its affiliates and such transaction is contingent upon pooling of interests accounting, then that provision shall be deemed
amended or revoked to the extent required to preserve such pooling of interests. The Company may require in an Award Agreement that a Grantee who receives a Grant under the Plan shall, upon advice from the Company, take (or refrain from taking, as
appropriate) all actions necessary or desirable to ensure that pooling of interests accounting is available. 
  
 25.    GOVERNING LAW 
  
 The validity and construction of this Plan and
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