2004 Stock Incentive Plan



  
 Exhibit 10.3

  
 ARBINET THEXCHANGE, INC. 
  
 2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
  

	1.	Purpose 

  
 The purpose of this 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Arbinet thexchange, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is to
advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who are expected to make important contributions to the Company and by providing such persons with equity
ownership opportunities and performance-based incentives that are intended to better align their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” shall include any of
the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”) and any other business
venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). 
  

	2.	Eligibility 

  
 All of the Company’s employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors are eligible to receive options, restricted stock awards, stock
appreciation rights and other stock-based awards (each, an “Award”) under the Plan. Each person who receives an Award under the Plan is deemed a “Participant”. 
  

	3.	Administration and Delegation 

  
 (a) Administration by Board of Directors. The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt,
amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to
the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons
having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award. No director or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall be liable for any action or determination relating to or under the Plan made in good faith. 

 
 (b) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”). All references in the Plan to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a Committee
of the Board or the officers referred to in Section 3(c) to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee or officers. 
  
 (c) Delegation to Officers. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more officers
of the Company the power to grant Awards to employees or 

  









 
officers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiary corporations and to exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Board may determine,
provided that the Board shall fix the terms of the Awards to be granted by such officers (including the exercise price of such Awards, which may include a formula by which the exercise price will be determined) and the maximum number of shares
subject to Awards that the officers may grant; provided further, however, that no officer shall be authorized to grant Awards to any “executive officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “Exchange Act”)) or to any “officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act). 
  

	4.	Stock Available for Awards 

  
 (a) Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 10, Awards may be made under the Plan for up to the number of shares of the
Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), that is equal to the sum of: 
  
 (1) 1,300,000 shares of Common Stock; plus 
  
 (2) an annual increase to be added on the first day of each of the Company’s fiscal years during the period beginning in fiscal year
2005 and ending on the second day of fiscal year 2013 equal to the lowest of (i) 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 5% of the outstanding shares on such date and (iii) an amount determined by the Board. 
  
 Notwithstanding clause (2) above, in no event shall the number of shares
available under this Plan be increased as set forth in clause (2) to the extent such increase, in addition to any other increases proposed by the Board in the number of shares available for issuance under all other employee or director stock plans,
including, without limitation, employee stock purchase plans, would result in the total number of shares then available for issuance under all employee and director stock plans exceeding 25% of the outstanding shares of the Company on the first day
of the applicable fiscal year. 
  
 If any Award expires or is
terminated, surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in whole or in part (including as the result of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award being repurchased by the Company at the original issuance price
pursuant to a contractual repurchase right) or results in any Common Stock not being issued, the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan, subject, however, in the case of Incentive
Stock Options, to any limitations under the Code. Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. 
  
 (b) Per-Participant Limit. Subject to adjustment under Section 10, for Awards granted after the Common Stock is
registered under the Exchange Act, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be 1,000,000 per calendar year. The per-Participant limit described in this Section
4(b) shall be construed and applied consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code (“Section 162(m)”). 
  

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	5.	Stock Options 

  
 (a) General. The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each, an “Option”) and determine the number of shares of Common Stock
to be covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers necessary or
advisable. An Option which is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (as hereinafter defined) shall be designated a “Nonstatutory Stock Option”. 
  

(b) Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code
(an “Incentive Stock Option”) shall only be granted to employees of Arbinet thexchange, Inc., any of Arbinet thexchange, Inc.’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, and
any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code, and shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. The Company shall have no
liability to a Participant, or any other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option or for any action taken by the Board pursuant to Section 11(f), including without
limitation the conversion of an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option. 
  
 (c) Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price of each Option and specify such exercise price in the applicable option agreement. 
  
 (d) Duration of Options. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as
the Board may specify in the applicable option agreement; provided, however, that no Option will be granted for a term in excess of 10 years. 
  
 (e) Exercise of Option. Options may be exercised by delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any
other form of notice (including electronic notice) approved by the Board together with payment in full as specified in Section 5(f) for the number of shares for which the Option is exercised. 
  
 (f) Payment Upon Exercise. Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of
an Option granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows: 
  
 (1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company; 
  
 (2) except as the Board may otherwise provide in an option agreement, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a
creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding or (ii) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a
creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price and any required tax withholding; 
  
 (3) when the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, by delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued at
their fair market value as determined by (or in a manner approved by) the Board (“Fair Market Value”), provided (i) such method of payment is then permitted under applicable law, (ii) such Common Stock, if 

  

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acquired directly from the Company, was owned by the Participant at least six months prior to such delivery and (iii) such Common Stock is not subject to any
repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements; 
  
 (4) to the extent permitted by applicable law and by the Board, by (i) delivery of a promissory note of the Participant to the Company on terms determined by the Board, or (ii) payment of such other lawful
consideration as the Board may determine; or 
  
 (5) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment. 
  
 (g) Substitute Options. In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with the Company or the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of an entity, the Board may grant Options in
substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted by such entity or an affiliate thereof. Substitute Options may be granted on such terms as the Board deems appropriate in the circumstances, notwithstanding any limitations on
Options contained in the other sections of this Section 5 or in Section 2. 
  

	6.	Director Options. 

  
 (a) Initial Grant. Upon the commencement of service on the Board by any individual who is not then an employee of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company, the Company shall grant to such person a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase no more than 25,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment under Section 10). 
  
 (b) Annual Grant. Subject to an annual evaluation, which evaluation shall be overseen by the Corporation’s
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, on the date of each annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, the Company shall grant to each member of the Board of Directors of the Company who is both serving as a director of the Company
immediately prior to and immediately following such annual meeting and who is not then an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase no more than 10,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment
under Section 10); provided, however, that a director shall not be eligible to receive an option grant under this Section 6(b) until such director has served on the Board for at least six months. 
  
 (c) Terms of Director Options. Options granted under this Section 6
shall (i) have an exercise price equal to the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market or the national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded on the trading date immediately prior to the date of
grant (and if the Common Stock is not then traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market or a national securities exchange, the fair market value of the Common Stock on such date as determined by the Board), (ii) expire on the earlier of 10 years from the date
of grant or three months following termination of service on the Board and (iii) contain such other terms and conditions as the Board shall determine. 
  

	7.	Stock Appreciation Rights. 

  
 (a) Nature of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right, or SAR, is an Award entitling the holder on exercise to receive an amount in
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by reference to appreciation, from and after the date of grant, in the fair market value of a share of Common Stock. SARs may be based solely on appreciation
in the fair market value of Common Stock or on a comparison of such appreciation with some other measure of market growth such as (but not limited to) appreciation in a recognized market index. The date as of which such appreciation or other measure
is determined shall be the exercise date unless another date is specified by the Board in the SAR Award. 
  
 (b) Grants. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with, or independently of, Options granted under the Plan. 
  
 (1) Rules Applicable to Tandem Awards. When
Stock Appreciation Rights are expressly granted in tandem with Options, (i) the Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable only at such time or times, and to the extent, that the related Option is exercisable and will be exercisable in accordance
with the procedure required for exercise of the related Option; (ii) the Stock Appreciation Right will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Option, except that a Stock Appreciation Right granted with
respect to less than the full number of shares covered by an Option will not be reduced until the number of shares as to which the related Option has been exercised or has terminated exceeds the number of shares not covered by the Stock Appreciation
Right; (iii) the Option will terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the exercise of the related Stock Appreciation Right; and (iv) the Stock Appreciation Right will be transferable only with the related Option. 
  
 (2) Exercise of Independent Stock Appreciation
Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right not expressly granted in tandem with an Option will become exercisable at such time or times, and on such conditions, as the Board may specify in the SAR Award. 
  
 (c) Exercise. Any exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right must be in
writing, signed by the proper person and delivered or mailed to the Company, accompanied by any other documents required by the Board. 
  

	8.	Restricted Stock. 

  
 (a) Grants. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire shares of Common Stock, subject to the right of the Company to repurchase
all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not
satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods established by the Board for such Award (each, a “Restricted Stock Award”). 
  

(b) Terms and Conditions. The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for
repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any. 
  
 (c)
Stock Certificates. Any stock certificates issued in respect of a Restricted Stock Award shall be registered in the name of the Participant and, unless otherwise determined by the Board, deposited by the Participant, together with a stock
power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to such restrictions to the 

  

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Participant or if the Participant has died, to the beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to receive amounts due or
exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death (the “Designated Beneficiary”). In the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, “Designated Beneficiary” shall mean the
Participant’s estate. 
  
 (d) Deferred Delivery of
Shares. The Board may, at the time any Restricted Stock Award is granted, provide that, at the time Common Stock would otherwise be delivered pursuant to the Award, the Participant shall instead receive an instrument evidencing the right to
future delivery of Common Stock at such time or times, and on such conditions, as the Board shall specify. The Board may at any time accelerate the time at which delivery of all or any part of the Common Stock shall take place. 
  

	9.	Other Stock-Based Awards. 

  
 Other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common
Stock or other property, may be granted hereunder to Participants (“Other Stock Unit Awards”), including without limitation Awards entitling recipients to receive shares of Common Stock to be delivered in the future. Such Other Stock Unit
Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock Unit Awards may be paid in shares of Common
Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall determine the conditions of each Other Stock Unit Awards, including any purchase price applicable thereto. At the time any Award is granted, the
Board may provide that, at the time Common Stock would otherwise be delivered pursuant to the Award, the Participant will instead receive an instrument evidencing the Participant’s right to future delivery of the Common Stock. 
  

	10.	Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events. 

  
 (a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares,
reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan, (ii) the
per-Participant limit set forth in Section 4(b), (iii) the number and class of securities and exercise price per share of each outstanding Option and each Option issuable under Section 6, (iv) the repurchase price per share subject to each
outstanding Restricted Stock Award and (v) the share- and per-share-related provisions of each outstanding Stock Appreciation Right and Other Stock Unit Award, shall be appropriately adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if
applicable) to the extent determined by the Board. 
  
 (b)
Reorganization Events. 
  
 (1)
Definition. A “Reorganization Event” shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to
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or other property pursuant to a share exchange transaction or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
  
 (2) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Awards
Other than Restricted Stock Awards. In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board shall take any one or more of the following actions as to all or any outstanding Awards on such terms as the Board determines: (i) provide that Awards shall
be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, provide that the Participant’s unexercised Options or other
unexercised Awards shall become exercisable in full and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event unless exercised by the Participant within a specified period following the date of such notice, (iii) provide
that outstanding Awards shall become realizable or deliverable, or restrictions applicable to an Award shall lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which
holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), make or provide for a cash payment to a Participant equal to (A) the
Acquisition Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Participant’s Options or other Awards (to the extent the exercise price does not exceed the Acquisition Price) minus (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such
outstanding Options or other Awards, in exchange for the termination of such Options or other Awards, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, Awards shall convert into the right to receive liquidation
proceeds (if applicable, net of the exercise price thereof) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing. 
  
 For purposes of clause (i) above, an Option shall be considered assumed if, following consummation of the Reorganization Event, the Option
confers the right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event, the consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a result of the
Reorganization Event by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the Reorganization Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the consideration received as a result of the Reorganization Event is not solely common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate
thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of Options to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an
affiliate thereof) equivalent in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock as a result of the Reorganization Event. 
  
 To the extent all or any portion of an Option becomes exercisable solely as a result of clause (ii) above,
the Board may provide that upon exercise of such Option the Participant shall receive shares subject to a right of repurchase by the Company or its successor at the Option exercise price; such repurchase right (x) shall lapse at the same rate as the
Option would have become exercisable under its terms and (y) shall not apply to any shares subject to the Option that were exercisable under its terms without regard to clause (ii) above. 
  

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 (3) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Restricted Stock Awards. Upon the
occurrence of a Reorganization Event other than a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the repurchase and other rights of the Company under each outstanding Restricted Stock Award shall inure to the benefit of the Company’s successor and
shall apply to the cash, securities or other property which the Common Stock was converted into or exchanged for pursuant to such Reorganization Event in the same manner and to the same extent as they applied to the Common Stock subject to such
Restricted Stock Award. Upon the occurrence of a Reorganization Event involving the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, except to the extent specifically provided to the contrary in the instrument evidencing any Restricted Stock Award or any
other agreement between a Participant and the Company, all restrictions and conditions on all Restricted Stock Awards then outstanding shall automatically be deemed terminated or satisfied. 
  

	11.	General Provisions Applicable to Awards 

  
 (a) Transferability of Awards. Except as the Board may otherwise determine or provide in an Award, Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred,
pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or, other than in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, shall include references to authorized transferees.

  
 (b) Documentation. Each Award shall be evidenced in
such form (written, electronic or otherwise) as the Board shall determine. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan. 
  
 (c) Board Discretion. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in
relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly. 
  
 (d) Termination of Status. The Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or
other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, or the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary, may exercise
rights under the Award. 
  
 (e) Withholding. Each
Participant shall pay to the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Company for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld in connection with an Award to such Participant. Except as the Board may otherwise provide in an Award, for
so long as the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, Participants may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery of shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued
at their Fair Market Value; provided, however, that the total tax withholding where stock is being used to satisfy such tax obligations cannot exceed the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on minimum statutory
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withholding requirements cannot be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements. The Company may, to the extent
permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant. 
  
 (f) Amendment of Award. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another
Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided that the Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless the
Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Participant. 
  
 (g) Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove
restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection
with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company
such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. 
  
 (h) Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that any Award shall become immediately exercisable in full or in part, free of some or all
restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the case may be. 
  

	12.	Miscellaneous 

  
 (a) No Right To Employment or Other Status. No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any
liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award. 
  
 (b) No Rights As Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be
distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the number
of shares subject to such Option are adjusted as of the date of the distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and the distribution date for
such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such shares were not outstanding as of the
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 (c) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the date on which it is
adopted by the Board, but no Award may be granted unless and until the Plan has been approved by the Company’s stockholders. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the completion of 10 years from the earlier of (i) the date on which
the Plan was adopted by the Board or (ii) the date the Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date. 
  
 (d) Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time;
provided that, to the extent determined by the Board, no amendment requiring stockholder approval under any applicable legal, regulatory or listing requirement shall become effective until such stockholder approval is obtained. No Award shall be
made that is conditioned upon stockholder approval of any amendment to the Plan. 
  
 (e) Provisions for Foreign Participants. The Board may modify Awards or Options granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States or establish subplans or procedures under
the Plan to recognize differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefit or other matters. 
  
 (f) Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any applicable conflicts of law. 
  

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