EX-10.1






WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION




2005 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN




Western Alliance Bancorporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), sets forth herein the
terms of its 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), as follows:




	1.	 	PURPOSE





The Plan is intended to enhance the Company’s and its Affiliates’ (as defined herein) ability
to attract and retain highly qualified officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors,
and to motivate such persons to serve the Company and its Affiliates 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, stock
appreciation rights (on and after the IPO Date), restricted stock, stock units, unrestricted stock,
dividend equivalent rights and cash awards. Any of these awards may, but need not, be made as
performance incentives to reward attainment of annual or long-term performance goals 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.



Furthermore, this Plan is an amendment and restatement of the Bankwest of Nevada 1997
Incentive Stock Option Plan and the Bankwest of Nevada 1997 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
(together, the “1997 Plans”), the Western Alliance Bancorporation 2000 Stock Appreciation Rights
Plan (the “2000 SAR Plan”), the Western Alliance Bancorporation 2002 Stock Option Plan (the “2002
Plan”) and any other prior plan of the Company or a predecessor in effect prior to the Effective
Date of this Plan under which stock options or other equity awards covering the Company’s Stock
remain outstanding to a service provider (the “Prior Plans”). This Plan document therefore is
intended to preserve material rights and features of the Prior Plans, and should any material
provision of this Plan be determined to impair the rights of a Grantee under an Award granted prior
to the Effective Date of this restated Plan, the Award Agreement covering the Award shall instead
be treated as including the material provision as an explicit term, but only to the extent that
such material provision does not affect the Award’s exempt status under Section 409A of the Code.
In this regard, as of the Effective Date and notwithstanding the absence of an automatic change in
control vesting provision under this restated Plan, any change in control vesting provision of a
Prior Plan hereby is incorporated into the Awards outstanding as of the Effective Date and made
under the applicable Prior Plan.




	2.	 	DEFINITIONS





For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related documents (including Award Agreements), the
following definitions shall apply:



2.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any company or other trade or business
that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company
within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act, including, without
limitation, any Subsidiary.



2.2 “Annual Incentive Award” means an Award made subject to attainment of performance goals
(as described in Section 14) over a performance period of up to one year (the fiscal year, unless
otherwise specified by the Committee).



2.3 “Award” means a grant of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock,
Unrestricted Stock, Stock Unit, Dividend Equivalent Right, or cash award under the Plan.



2.4 “Award Agreement” means the written agreement between the Company and a Grantee that
evidences and sets out the terms and conditions of an Award.



2.5 “Benefit Arrangement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15 hereof.



2.6 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.



2.7 “Cause” means, as determined by the Board and unless otherwise provided in an applicable
agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, (i) performance of any act or failure to perform any
act in bad faith and to the detriment of the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) dishonesty, intentional
misconduct or material breach of any agreement with the Company or an Affiliate; or
(iii) commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to
any person.



2.8 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect or as hereafter amended.



2.9 “Committee” means a committee of, and designated from time to time by resolution of, the
Board, which shall be constituted as provided in Section 3.2.



2.10 “Company” means Western Alliance Bancorporation.



2.11 “Corporate Transaction” 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 all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company to another person or 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 immediately prior to the
transaction) owning 50% or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company.



2.12 “Covered Employee” means a Grantee who is a Covered Employee within the meaning of
Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.



2.13 “Disability” means the Grantee is unable to perform each of the essential duties of such
Grantee’s position by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is
potentially permanent in character or which can be expected to last for a continuous period of not
less than 12 months; provided, however, that, with respect to rules regarding the expiration of an
Incentive Stock Option following termination of the Grantee’s Service, Disability shall mean the
Grantee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has
lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.



2.14 “Dividend Equivalent Right” means a right, granted to a Grantee under Section 13 hereof,
to receive cash, Stock, other Awards or other property equal in value to dividends paid with
respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic payments. .



2.15 “Effective Date” means April 7, 2005, the date the Plan is approved by the Board.



2.16 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect or as
hereafter amended.



2.17 “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 for quotation on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. 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 (if there is more than one such
exchange or market the Board shall determine the appropriate 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, as determined by the Board) 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’s reasonable application of
a reasonable valuation method.



2.18 “Family Member” means a person who is a spouse, former spouse, child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive
relationships, of the Grantee, any person sharing the Grantee’s household (other than a tenant or
employee), a trust in which any one or more of these persons have more than fifty percent of the
beneficial interest, a foundation in which any one or more of these persons (or the Grantee)
control the management of assets, and any other entity in which one or more of these persons (or
the Grantee) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests.



2.19 “Grant Date” means, as determined by the Board, the latest to occur of (i) the date as of
which the Board approves an Award, (ii) the date on which the recipient of an Award first becomes
eligible to receive an Award under Section 6 hereof, or (iii) such other date as may be specified
by the Board.



2.20 “Grantee” means a person who receives or holds an Award under the Plan.



2.21 “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.



2.22 “IPO Date” means the closing date of the first sale of Stock to the general public
pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act.



2.23 “Non-qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.



2.24 “Option” means an option to purchase one or more shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan.



2.25 “Option Price” means the exercise price for each share of Stock subject to an Option.



2.26 “Option Proceeds” means, with respect to an Option, the sum of (i) the Option Price paid
in cash, if any, to purchase shares of Stock under such Option, plus (ii) the value of all federal,
state, and local deductions to which the Company is entitled with respect to the exercise of such
Option determined using the highest Federal tax rate applicable to corporations and a blended tax
rate for state and local taxes based on the jurisdictions in which the Company does business and
giving effect to the deduction of state and local taxes for Federal tax purposes.



2.27 “Other Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15 hereof.



2.28 “Outside Director” means a member of the Board who is not an officer or employee of the
Company.



2.29 “Performance Award” means an Award made subject to the attainment of performance goals
(as described in Section 14) over a performance period of up to ten (10) years.



2.30 “Plan” means this Western Alliance Bancorporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan.



2.31 “Purchase Price” means the purchase price for each share of Stock pursuant to a grant of
Restricted Stock or Unrestricted Stock.



2.32 “Reporting Person” means a person who is required to file reports under Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act.



2.33 “Restricted Stock” means shares of Stock, awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 10
hereof.



2.34 “SAR Exercise Price” means the per share exercise price of a SAR granted to a Grantee
under Section 9 hereof.



2.35 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as now in effect or as hereafter
amended.



2.36 “Service” means service as a Service Provider to the Company or an Affiliate. Unless
otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee’s change in position or duties shall
not result in interrupted or terminated Service, so long as such Grantee continues to be a Service
Provider to the Company or an Affiliate. Subject to the preceding sentence, whether a termination
of Service shall have occurred for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Board, which
determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.



2.37 “Service Provider” means an employee, officer or director of the Company or an Affiliate,
or a consultant or adviser currently providing services to the Company or an Affiliate.



2.38 “Stock” means the common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company.



2.39 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted to a Grantee under Section 9
hereof. SARs may only be awarded under this Plan on and after the IPO Date, and during a period
that the Company remains publicly traded. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, SARs awarded
under a Prior Plan on or before October 3, 2004 shall continue in effect under this Plan under the
term then in effect under the Award Agreement for the respective SAR.



2.40 “Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent of shares of Stock
awarded to a Grantee pursuant to Section 10 hereof.



2.41 “Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of
Section 424(f) of the Code.



2.42 “Termination Date” means the date upon which an Option shall terminate or expire, as set
forth in Section 8.3 hereof.



2.43 “Ten Percent Stockholder” means an individual who owns more than ten percent (10%) of the
total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, its parent or any
of its Subsidiaries. In determining stock ownership, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of
the Code shall be applied.



2.44 “Transition Period” means the reliance period described in Treas. Reg. Section
1.162-27(f) or a successor provision.



2.45 “Unrestricted Stock” means an Award pursuant to Section 11 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 articles 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 Award 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 for the administration of the Plan, any Award 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 articles of incorporation and by-laws and applicable law. The
interpretation and construction by the Board of any provision of the Plan, any Award or any Award
Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive.




	 	3.2.	 	Committee.





The Board from time to time may delegate to the Committee such powers and authorities related
to the administration and implementation of the Plan, as set forth in Section 3.1 above and other
applicable provisions, as the Board shall determine, consistent with the articles of incorporation
and by-laws of the Company and applicable law.




(i) On and after the IPO Date, except as provided in subsection (ii) hereof and except
as the Board may otherwise determine, the Committee, if any, appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan shall consist of two or more Outside Directors of the Company who: (a)
following the Transition Period qualify as “outside directors” within the meaning of Section
162(m) of the Code, and (b) meet such other requirements as may be established from time to
time by the Securities and Exchange Commission for plans intended to qualify for exemption
under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange Act, and (c) comply with the
independence requirements, if any, of the stock exchange on which the Stock is listed.




(ii) The Board may also appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each
composed of one or more directors of the Company who need not be Outside Directors, who may
administer the Plan with respect to employees or other Service Providers who are not
officers or directors of the Company, may grant Awards under the Plan to such employees or
other Service Providers, and may determine all terms of such Awards.



In the event that the Plan, any Award 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 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.	 	Terms of Awards.





Subject to the other terms and conditions of the Plan, the Board shall have full and final
authority to:




(i) designate Grantees,




(ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be made to a Grantee,




(iii) determine the number of shares of Stock to be subject to an Award, provided the
number of shares of stock subject to an Award shall be determined prior to the Grant Date,
except as otherwise provided in this Plan,




(iv) establish the terms and conditions of each Award (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 an Award or the shares of Stock subject thereto, and any terms or conditions that may be
necessary to qualify Options as Incentive Stock Options),




(v) prescribe the form of each Award Agreement evidencing an Award, and




(vi) amend, modify, or supplement the terms of any outstanding Award, provided that in
the event such action causes an Award that is otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the Code
and the guidance issued thereunder to become subject to Section 409A of the Code and the
guidance issued thereunder, the Award will comply with the requirements of Section 409A of
the Code and the guidance issued thereunder. Such authority specifically includes the
authority, in order to effectuate the purposes of the Plan but without amending the Plan, to
modify Awards 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, while remaining in compliance with, or exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification or supplement of any
Award shall, without the consent of the Grantee, impair the Grantee’s rights under such
Award.



The Company may retain the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain
realized by a Grantee on account of actions taken by the Grantee in violation or breach of or in
conflict with any employment agreement, non-competition agreement, any agreement prohibiting
solicitation of employees or clients of the Company or any Affiliate thereof or any confidentiality
obligation with respect to the Company or any Affiliate thereof or otherwise in competition with
the Company or any Affiliate thereof, to the extent specified in such Award Agreement applicable to
the Grantee. Furthermore, the Company may annul an Award if the Grantee is an employee of the
Company or an Affiliate thereof and is terminated for Cause as defined in the applicable Award
Agreement or the Plan, as applicable. The grant of any Award shall be contingent upon the Grantee
executing the appropriate Award Agreement.




	 	3.4.	 	Deferral Arrangement.





The Board may permit or require the deferral of any award payment into a deferred compensation
arrangement, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish in writing that is intended
to satisfy Section 409A of the Code, which may include provisions for the payment or crediting of
interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits into deferred Stock equivalents
and restricting deferrals to comply with hardship distribution rules affecting 401(k) plans.




	 	3.5.	 	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 Award or Award Agreement.




	 	3.6.	 	Book Entry.





Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Company may elect to
satisfy any requirement under this Plan for the delivery of stock certificates through the use of
book-entry.




	4.	 	STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN





Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 17 hereof, the number of shares of Stock
available for issuance under the Plan taking into account shares originally available under the
1997 Plans, the 2000 SAR Plan, the 2002 Plan and any Prior Plan shall be 8,500,000. Of the shares
of Stock so designated for issuance under the Plan, 2,248,550 shares represent Awards outstanding
as of the Effective Date. Stock issued or to be issued under the Plan shall be authorized but
unissued shares or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, issued shares that have been
reacquired by the Company. If any shares covered by an Award are not purchased or are forfeited,
or if an Award 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 Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, again be
available for making Awards under the Plan.



If the Option Price of any Option granted under the Plan, or if pursuant to Section 18.3 the
withholding obligation of any Grantee with respect to an Option or other Award, is satisfied by
tendering shares of Stock to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation) or by
withholding shares of Stock, the number of shares of Stock issued net of the shares of Stock
tendered or withheld shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of
shares of Stock available for delivery under the Plan.



The Board shall have the right to substitute or assume Awards in connection with mergers,
reorganizations, separations, or other transactions to which Section 424(a) of the Code applies,
provided such substitutions and assumptions are permitted by Section 424 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder. The number of shares of Stock reserved pursuant to Section 4
may be increased by the corresponding number of Awards assumed and, in the case of a substitution,
by the net increase in the number of shares of Stock subject to Awards before and after the
substitution.



The number of shares of Stock reserved under this Section 4 shall be increased by the number
of any shares of Stock that are repurchased by the Company with Option Proceeds (as defined herein)
in respect of the exercise of an Option; provided, however, that the number of shares of Stock
contributed to number of shares of Stock reserved under this Section 4 in respect of the use of
Option Proceeds for repurchase shall not be greater than: (A) the amount of such Option Proceeds,
divided by (B) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the applicable Option.




	5.	 	EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION AND AMENDMENTS






	 	5.1.	 	Effective Date.





The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date, subject to approval of the Plan by the
Company’s stockholders within one year of the Effective Date. Upon approval of the Plan by the
stockholders of the Company as set forth above, all Awards 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 Awards made hereunder relating to the period on or after the Effective Date
shall be null and void and of no effect.




	 	5.2.	 	Term.





The Plan shall terminate automatically ten (10) years after its adoption by the Board and may
be terminated on any earlier date as provided in Section 5.3.




	 	5.3.	 	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 Awards have not been made. An amendment shall be contingent on
approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent stated by the Board, required by applicable
law or required by applicable stock exchange listing requirements. No Awards shall be made after
termination of the Plan. No amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall, without the
consent of the Grantee, impair rights or obligations under any Award theretofore awarded under the
Plan.




	6.	 	AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS






	 	6.1.	 	Service Providers and Other Persons.





Subject to this Section 6, Awards may be made under the Plan to any Service Provider whose
participation in the Plan is determined to be in the best interests of the Company by the Board.




	 	6.2.	 	Successive Awards.





An eligible person may receive more than one Award, subject to such restrictions as are
provided herein.




	 	6.3.	 	Limitation on Shares of Stock Subject to Awards and Cash Awards.





During any time when the Company has a class of equity securities registered under Section 12
of the Exchange Act, but only after the Transition Period has expired:




(i) the maximum number of shares of Stock subject to Options or SARs that can be
awarded under the Plan to any person eligible for an Award under Section 6 hereof is one
hundred fifty thousand (150,000) per calendar year;




(ii) the maximum number of shares of Stock that can be awarded under the Plan, other
than pursuant to an Option or SARs, to any person eligible for an Award under Section 6
hereof is three hundred thousand (300,000) per calendar year; and




(iii) the maximum amount that may be earned as an Annual Incentive Award or other cash
Award in any calendar year by any one Grantee shall be $5,000,000 and the maximum amount
that may be earned as a Performance Award or other cash Award in respect of a performance
period by any one Grantee shall be $15,000,000.



The preceding limitations in this Section 6.3 are subject to adjustment as provided in Section
17 hereof.




	 	6.4.	 	Substitute or Exchange Awards.





Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Board, be granted in substitution
or exchange for any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any
Affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate, or any other right
of a Grantee to receive payment from the Company or any Affiliate, provided that, to the extent
such substitution or exchange causes an Award that is otherwise exempt from Section 409A of the
Code and guidance issued thereunder to become subject to Section 409A of the Code and the guidance
issued thereunder, the Award will comply with Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued
thereunder. Such substitute or exchange Awards may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted
in substitution or exchange for another award, the Board shall require the surrender of such other
Award in consideration for the grant of the new Award. Notwithstanding anything in Section 8.1 or
9.1 below to the contrary, any Awards granted under this Section 6.4 that are in substitution or
exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any
Affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate may be granted at
an Option Price or grant price, as the case may be, at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the
Stock.




	 	6.5.	 	Option or SAR Repricing.





Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, without the affirmative vote of holders of a
majority of the shares of Stock cast in person or by proxy at a meeting of the stockholders of the
Company at which a quorum representing a majority of all outstanding shares of Stock is present or
represented by proxy, the Board shall not approve a program providing for either (a) the
cancellation of outstanding Options or SARs having exercise prices per share greater than the then
Fair Market Value of a share of Stock (“Underwater Awards”) and the grant in substitution therefore
of new Options or SARs having a lower exercise price, “full value” awards or payments in cash, or
(b) the amendment of outstanding Underwater Awards to reduce the exercise price thereof. This
Section shall not apply to adjustments pursuant to the assumption of or substitution for an Option
or SAR in a manner that would comply with Section 424(a) or Section 409A of the Code or to an
adjustment made pursuant to Section 17.




	7.	 	AWARD AGREEMENT





Each Award granted 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 an Award 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.




	8.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS






	 	8.1.	 	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 of each Option shall be at least the Fair Market Value on
the Grant Date of a share of Stock; provided, however, that in the event that a
Grantee is a Ten Percent Stockholder, the Option Price of an Option granted to such Grantee that is
intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 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.




	 	8.2.	 	Vesting.





Subject to Sections 8.3 and 17.3 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 8.2, fractional numbers of shares of Stock
subject to an Option shall be rounded down to the next nearest whole number. 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.




	 	8.3.	 	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, however, that in the event that the Grantee is a Ten Percent
Stockholder, 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.




	 	8.4.	 	Termination from Service.





Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Grantee shall have the right to
exercise the Option following termination of the Grantee’s Service. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Board, need not be uniform among all Options issued
pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.




	 	8.5.	 	Limitations on Exercise of Option.





Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, 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 the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 17 hereof
which results in termination of the Option.




	 	8.6.	 	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 whole 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 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 an Award. 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 as is set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and (ii) the maximum number of shares
available for purchase under the Option at the time of exercise.




	 	8.7.	 	Rights of Holders of Options.





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 him. Except as provided in Section 17 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.




	 	8.8.	 	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.




	 	8.9.	 	Transferability of Options.





Except as provided in Section 8.10, 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. Except as provided in Section 8.10, 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 or pursuant to a domestic relations order as referred to in the Code or Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder.




	 	8.10.	 	Family Transfers.





If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement, a Grantee may transfer, not for value, all or
part of an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option to any Family Member. For the purpose of
this Section 8.10, a “not for value” transfer is a transfer which is (i) a gift; (ii) a transfer
under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights; or (iii) a transfer to
an entity in which more than fifty percent of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (or
the Grantee) in exchange for an interest in that entity. Following a transfer under this Section
8.10, any such Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were
applicable immediately prior to transfer. Subsequent transfers of transferred Options are
prohibited except to Family Members of the original Grantee in accordance with this Section 8.10 or
by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The events of termination of Service of Section
8.4 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
Section 8.4.




	 	8.11.	 	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 shall be applied by taking Options into account in the
order in which they were granted.




	9.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS






	 	9.1.	 	Right to Payment.





An SAR shall confer on the Grantee to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise
thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over
(B) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the Grant Date. SARs may be granted in
conjunction with all or part of an Option granted under the Plan or at any subsequent time during
the term of such Option, in conjunction with all or part of any other Award or without regard to
any Option or other Award.




	 	9.2.	 	Other Terms.





The Board shall determine at the date of grant or thereafter, the time or times at which and
the circumstances under which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on
achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the time or times at which
SARs shall cease to be or become exercisable following termination of Service or upon other
conditions, the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in
settlement, method by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to
Grantees, whether or not a SAR shall be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any
other terms and conditions of any SAR.




	10.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS






	 	10.1.	 	Grant of Restricted Stock or Stock Units.





Awards of Restricted Stock or Stock Units may be made for no consideration (other than par
value of the shares which is deemed paid by Services already rendered).




	 	10.2.	 	Restrictions.





At the time a grant of Restricted Stock or Stock Units is made, the Board may, in its sole
discretion, establish a period of time (a “restricted period”) applicable to such Restricted Stock
or Stock Units. Each Award of Restricted Stock or 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 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 Stock Units in accordance
with Section 14.1 and 14.2. Neither Restricted Stock nor 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 Stock Units.




	 	10.3.	 	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 Board may provide in an
Award Agreement that either (i) 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, or (ii) such certificates shall be delivered to the Grantee, provided,
however, that such certificates shall bear a legend (or legends) that complies with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and makes appropriate reference to the restrictions
imposed under the Plan and the Award Agreement.




	 	10.4.	 	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.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	10.5.	 	 	Rights of Holders of Stock Units.
	 	 	 	 	 	10.5.1.	 	 	Voting and Dividend Rights.







Holders of Stock Units shall have no right to vote any Stock promised upon settlement of the
Stock Unit or to “vote” the Stock Unit. The Board may provide in an Award Agreement evidencing a
grant of Stock Units that the holder of such 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 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 reinvested in additional Stock Units at a price per unit equal to
the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date that such dividend is paid.




	 	10.5.2.	 	Creditor’s Rights.





A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the
Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the
terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement.




	 	10.6.	 	Termination of Service.





Unless the Board otherwise provides in an Award Agreement or in writing after the Award
Agreement is issued, upon the termination of a Grantee’s Service, any Restricted Stock or 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. Upon
forfeiture of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, the Grantee shall have no further rights with
respect to such Award, 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 Stock Units.




	 	10.7.	 	Purchase of Restricted Stock.





The Grantee shall be required, to the extent required by applicable law, to purchase the
Restricted Stock from the Company at a Purchase Price equal to the greater of (i) the aggregate par
value of the shares of Stock represented by such Restricted Stock or (ii) the Purchase Price, if
any, specified in the Award Agreement relating to such Restricted Stock. The Purchase Price shall
be payable in a form described in Section 12 or, in the discretion of the Board, in consideration
for past Services rendered to the Company or an Affiliate.




	 	10.8.	 	Delivery of Stock.





Upon the expiration or termination of any restricted period and the satisfaction of any other
conditions prescribed by the Board, the restrictions applicable to shares of Restricted Stock or
Stock Units settled in Stock shall lapse, and, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, 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.




	11.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS





The Board may, in its sole discretion, grant (or sell at par value or such other higher
purchase price determined by the Board) an Unrestricted Stock Award to any Grantee pursuant to
which such Grantee may receive shares of Stock free of any restrictions (“Unrestricted Stock”)
under the Plan. Unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted or sold as described in the preceding
sentence in respect of past services and other valid consideration, or in lieu of, or in addition
to, any cash compensation due to such Grantee.




	12.	 	FORM OF PAYMENT FOR OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK






	 	12.1.	 	General Rule.





Payment of the Option Price for the shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or
the Purchase Price for Restricted Stock shall be made in cash or in cash equivalents acceptable to
the Company.




	 	12.2.	 	Surrender of Stock.





To the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares
purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option or the Purchase Price for Restricted Stock may be
made all or in part through the tender to the Company of shares of Stock, which shares, if acquired
from the Company and if so required by the Company, shall have been held for at least six months at
the time of tender and which shall be valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which the
Option Price or Purchase Price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of
exercise or surrender.




	 	12.3.	 	Cashless Exercise.





With respect to an Option only (and not with respect to Restricted Stock) for any period that
the Company is publicly traded, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent the Award
Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of
an Option may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form acceptable to the Board) of an
irrevocable direction to a licensed securities broker acceptable to the Company to sell shares of
Stock and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to the Company in payment of the Option
Price and any withholding taxes described in Section 18.3.




	 	12.4.	 	Other Forms of Payment.





To the extent the Award Agreement so provides, payment of the Option Price for shares
purchased pursuant to exercise of an Option or the Purchase Price for Restricted Stock may be made
in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.




	13.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS






	 	13.1.	 	Dividend Equivalent Rights.





A Dividend Equivalent Right is an Award entitling the recipient to receive credits based on
cash distributions that would have been paid on the shares of Stock specified in the Dividend
Equivalent Right (or other award to which it relates) if such shares had been issued to and held by
the recipient. A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any Grantee as a component
of another Award or as a freestanding award. The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent
Rights shall be specified in the grant. Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend
Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of
Stock, which may thereafter accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair
Market Value on the date of reinvestment. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or
Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments, all determined in the sole
discretion of the Board. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may
provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment
of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other Award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall
expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other Award. A Dividend
Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may also contain terms and conditions
different from such other award.




	 	13.2.	 	Termination of Service.





Except as may otherwise be provided by the Board either in the Award Agreement or in writing
after the Award Agreement is issued, a Grantee’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights or
interest equivalents shall automatically terminate upon the Grantee’s termination of Service for
any reason.




	14.	 	TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE AWARDS






	 	14.1.	 	Performance Conditions.





The right of a Grantee to exercise or receive a grant or settlement of any Award, and the
timing thereof, may be subject to such performance conditions as may be specified by the Board.
The Board may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem
appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce
the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except as limited under
Sections 14.2 hereof in the case of a Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award intended to
qualify under Code Section 162(m). If and to the extent required under Code Section 162(m), any
power or authority relating to a Performance Award or Annual Incentive Award intended to qualify
under Code Section 162(m), shall be exercised by the Committee and not the Board.




	 	14.2.	 	Performance or Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered
Employees.





If and to the extent that the Committee determines that a Performance or Annual Incentive
Award to be granted to a Grantee who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered
Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Code Section 162(m),
the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance or Annual Incentive Award shall be
contingent upon achievement of pre-established performance goals and other terms set forth in this
Section 14.2.




	 	14.2.1.	 	Performance Goals Generally.





The performance goals for such Performance or Annual Incentive Awards shall consist of one or
more business criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such
criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 14.2. Performance goals shall
be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations
thereunder including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the
Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain.” The
Committee may determine that such Performance or Annual Incentive Awards shall be granted,
exercised and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the
performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such
Performance or Annual Incentive Awards. Performance goals may differ for Performance or Annual
Incentive Awards granted to any one Grantee or to different Grantees.




	 	14.2.2.	 	Business Criteria.





One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis,
and/or specified subsidiaries or business units of the Company (except with respect to the total
stockholder return and earnings per share criteria), shall be used exclusively by the Committee in
establishing performance goals for such Performance or Annual Incentive Awards: (1) total
stockholder return; (2) total stockholder return as compared to total return (on a comparable
basis) of a publicly available index such as, but not limited to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock
Index; (3) net income; (4) pretax earnings; (5) earnings before interest expense, taxes,
depreciation and amortization, and credit-related charges; (6) pretax operating earnings after
interest expense and before bonuses, service fees, and extraordinary or special items; (7)
operating margin; (8) earnings per share; (9) return on equity; (10) return on capital; (11) return
on investment; (12) return on assets; (13) operating earnings; (14) working capital; (15) ratio of
debt to stockholders’ equity; (16) revenue; (17) loan growth; (18) deposit growth; (19) quality
control, including but not limited to, results of internal and external audits, regulatory
examinations, and loan quality reviews; and (20) measures of asset quality. Business criteria may
be measured on an absolute basis or on a relative basis (i.e., performance relative to peer
companies) and on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis.




	 	14.2.3.	 	Timing For Establishing Performance Goals.





Performance goals shall be established not later than 90 days after the beginning of any
performance period applicable to such Performance or Annual Incentive Awards, or at such other date
as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m).




	 	14.2.4.	 	Settlement of Performance or Annual Incentive Awards; Other Terms.





Settlement of such Performance or Annual Incentive Awards shall be in cash, Stock, other
Awards or other property, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its
discretion, reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such
Performance or Annual Incentive Awards. The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which
such Performance or Annual Incentive Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination
of Service by the Grantee prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance
Awards.




	 	14.3.	 	Written Determinations.





All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount
of any Performance Award pool or potential individual Performance Awards and as to the achievement
of performance goals relating to Performance Awards, and the amount of any Annual Incentive Award
pool or potential individual Annual Incentive Awards and the amount of final Annual Incentive
Awards, shall be made in writing in the case of any Award intended to qualify under Code Section
162(m). To the extent required to comply with Code Section 162(m), the Committee may delegate any
responsibility relating to such Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards.




	 	14.4.	 	Status of Section 14.2 Awards Under Code Section 162(m).





It is the intent of the Company that Performance Awards and Annual Incentive Awards under
Section 14.2 hereof granted to persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered
Employees within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder shall, if so
designated by the Committee, constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” within the
meaning of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, the terms of Section 14.2,
including the definitions of Covered Employee and other terms used therein, shall be interpreted in
a manner consistent with Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder. The foregoing
notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Grantee will
be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term
Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee, at the time
of grant of Performance Awards or an Annual Incentive Award, as likely to be a Covered Employee
with respect to that fiscal year. If any provision of the Plan or any agreement relating to such
Performance Awards or Annual Incentive Awards does not comply or is inconsistent with the
requirements of Code Section 162(m) or regulations thereunder, such provision shall be construed or
deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.




	15.	 	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 Affiliate,
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 Grantees 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 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 have received a Parachute Payment under
this Plan that would have the effect of decreasing the 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.




	16.	 	REQUIREMENTS OF LAW






	 	16.1.	 	General.





The Company shall not be required to sell or issue any shares of Stock under any Award 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 an Award 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 Award 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 Award. Specifically, in connection with the Securities Act, upon the
exercise of any Option or the delivery of any shares of Stock underlying an Award, unless a
registration statement under such Act is in effect with respect to the shares of Stock covered by
such Award, 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
effectiveness of such registration or the availability of such an exemption.




	 	16.2.	 	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 Awards 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.




	17.	 	EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION






	 	17.1.	 	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 and other Awards may be made under the Plan shall be adjusted proportionately and
accordingly by the Company. In addition, the number and kind of shares for which Awards are
outstanding shall be 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 or SARs shall not change
the aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price payable with respect to shares that are subject to
the unexercised portion of an outstanding Option or SAR, as applicable, but shall include a
corresponding proportionate adjustment in the Option Price or SAR Exercise 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. Furthermore, in the event of any distribution to
the Company’s stockholders of securities of any other entity or other assets (including an
extraordinary cash dividend but excluding a non-extraordinary dividend payable in cash or in stock
of the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Company may, in such manner as
the Company deems appropriate to reflect such distribution, adjust (i) the number and kind of
shares for which grants of Option and other Awards may be made under the Plan, (ii) the number and
kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, and/or (iii) the exercise price of outstanding
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights to reflect such distribution.




	 	17.2.	 	Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity Which does not
Constitute a Corporate Transaction.





Subject to Section 17.3 hereof, if the Company shall be the surviving entity in any
reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company with one or more other entities which does
not constitute a Corporate Transaction, any Option or SAR 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 or SAR would have been entitled immediately following such reorganization,
merger, or consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the Option Price or SAR
Exercise Price per share so that the aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price thereafter shall
be the same as the aggregate Option Price or SAR Exercise Price of the shares remaining subject to
the Option or SAR immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or consolidation. Subject to
any contrary language in an Award Agreement evidencing an Award, any restrictions applicable to
such Award shall apply as well to any replacement shares received by the Grantee as a result of the
reorganization, merger or consolidation. In the event of a transaction described in this Section
17.2, Stock Units shall be adjusted so as to apply to the securities that a holder of the number of
shares of Stock subject to the Stock Units would have been entitled to receive immediately
following such transaction.




	 	17.3.	 	Corporate Transaction.





Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, and subject to the exceptions
set forth in the last sentence of this Section 17.3 and the last sentence of Section 17.4, upon the
occurrence of a Corporate Transaction:




(i) all outstanding shares of Restricted Stock shall be deemed to have vested as of the
day immediately prior to the occurrence of such Corporate Transaction, conditioned upon the
closing of such Corporate Transaction,




(ii) all outstanding Stock Units shall be deemed to have vested, and the shares of
Stock subject thereto shall be delivered, in such manner and at such time as provided in the
applicable Award Agreement, and




(iii) either of the following two actions shall be taken:




(A) fifteen days prior to the scheduled consummation of a Corporate Transaction, all
Options and SARs outstanding hereunder shall become immediately exercisable and shall remain
exercisable for a period of fifteen days, or




(B) the Board may elect, in its sole discretion, to cancel any outstanding Awards of
Options, Restricted Stock, Stock Units, and/or SARs and pay or deliver, or cause to be paid
or delivered, to the holder thereof an amount in cash or securities having a value (as
determined by the Board acting in good faith), in the case of Restricted Stock or Stock
Units, equal to the formula or fixed price per share paid to holders of shares of Stock and,
in the case of Options or SARs, equal to the product of the number of shares of Stock
subject to the Option or SAR (the “Award Shares”) multiplied by the amount, if any, by which
(I) the formula or fixed price per share paid to holders of shares of Stock pursuant to such
transaction exceeds (II) the Option Price or SAR Exercise Price applicable to such Award
Shares.



With respect to the Company’s establishment of an exercise window, (i) any exercise of an
Option or SAR 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, and (ii) upon
consummation of any Corporate Transaction the Plan, and all outstanding but unexercised Options and
SARs shall terminate. The Board shall send written notice of an event that will result in such a
termination to all individuals who hold Options and SARs not later than the time at which the
Company gives notice thereof to its stockholders. This Section 17.3 shall not apply to any
Corporate Transaction to the extent that provision is made in writing in connection with such
Corporate Transaction for the assumption or continuation of the Options, SARs, Stock Units and
Restricted Stock theretofore granted, or for the substitution for such Options, SARs, Stock Units
and Restricted Stock for new common stock options and stock appreciation rights and new common
stock units and restricted stock relating to the stock of a successor entity, or a parent or
subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number of shares (disregarding any
consideration that is not common stock) and option and stock appreciation right exercise prices, in
which event the Plan, Options, SARs, Stock Units and Restricted Stock theretofore granted shall
continue in the manner and under the terms so provided.




	 	17.4.	 	Adjustments.





Adjustments under this Section 17 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. The Board shall determine the effect of a
Corporate Transaction upon Awards other than Options, SARs, Stock Units and Restricted Stock, and
such effect shall be set forth in the appropriate Award Agreement. The Board may provide in the
Award Agreements at the time of grant, or any time thereafter with the consent of the Grantee, for
different provisions to apply to an Award in place of those described in Sections 17.1, 17.2 and
17.3.




	 	17.5.	 	No Limitations on Company.





The making of Awards 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.




	18.	 	GENERAL PROVISIONS






	 	18.1.	 	Disclaimer of Rights.





No provision in the Plan or in any Award 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 either to
increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual at any time, or to
terminate any employment or other relationship between any individual and the Company. In
addition, notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, unless otherwise stated
in the applicable Award Agreement, no Award granted 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 Service Provider.
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 Grantee or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan.




	 	18.2.	 	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.




	 	18.3.	 	Withholding Taxes.





The Company or an Affiliate, 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 an
Award or upon the issuance of any shares of Stock upon the exercise of an Option or pursuant to an
Award. At the time of such vesting, lapse, or exercise, the Grantee shall pay to the Company or
the Affiliate, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or the Affiliate may reasonably
determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation. Subject to the prior approval of
the Company or the Affiliate, which may be withheld by the Company or the Affiliate, 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 Affiliate to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to
the Grantee or (ii) by delivering to the Company or the Affiliate 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 Affiliate as of the
date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. A Grantee who has made an election
pursuant to this Section 18.3 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.



18.4. Exemption from Code Section 409A.



Except as otherwise provided, the terms of this Plan are intended to be exempt from Section
409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder. To the extent a provision of the Plan is not
exempt from Section 409A of the Code and the applicable guidance thereunder, the Board may, in its
sole discretion, take such steps as it deems reasonable to provide the coverage or benefits
provided under the Plan so as to comply with Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued
thereunder.




	 	18.5.	 	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.




	 	18.6.	 	Other Provisions.





Each Award granted 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.




	 	18.7.	 	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.




	 	18.8.	 	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.




	 	18.9.	 	Governing Law.





The validity and construction of this Plan and the instruments evidencing the Award hereunder
shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, to the extent not governed by federal
law,other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer
construction or interpretation of this Plan and the instruments evidencing the Awards granted
hereunder to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.