exv10w12






Exhibit 10.12




Dolan Media Company




2007 Incentive Compensation Plan



(Amended and restated in 2010)



 









 





Table of Contents




	 	 	 	 	 
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	Section 1. Establishment, Purpose and Duration
	 	 	1	 
	1.1 Effective Date and Purpose
	 	 	1	 
	1.2 Duration of the Plan
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 2. Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	2.1 Annual Incentive Award
	 	 	1	 
	2.2 Award
	 	 	1	 
	2.3 Award Agreement
	 	 	1	 
	2.4 Beneficiary
	 	 	2	 
	2.5 Board
	 	 	2	 
	2.6 Bonus Opportunity
	 	 	2	 
	2.7 Cause
	 	 	2	 
	2.8 Change in Control
	 	 	2	 
	2.9 Code
	 	 	4	 
	2.10 Committee
	 	 	4	 
	2.11 Common Stock
	 	 	4	 
	2.12 Company
	 	 	4	 
	2.13 Covered Employee
	 	 	4	 
	2.14 Deferred Compensation Awards
	 	 	4	 
	2.15 Deferred Stock
	 	 	4	 
	2.16 Disability
	 	 	4	 
	2.17 Dividend Equivalent
	 	 	4	 
	2.18 Effective Date
	 	 	4	 
	2.19 Eligible Person
	 	 	4	 
	2.20 Employer
	 	 	4	 
	2.21 Exchange Act
	 	 	4	 
	2.22 Exercise Date
	 	 	4	 
	2.23 Fair Market Value
	 	 	5	 
	2.24 Grant Date
	 	 	5	 
	2.25 Grantee
	 	 	5	 
	2.26 Incentive Stock Option
	 	 	5	 
	2.27 including
	 	 	5	 
	2.28 Non-Qualified Stock Option
	 	 	5	 
	2.29 Option
	 	 	5	 
	2.30 Option Price
	 	 	5	 
	2.31 Performance-Based Exception
	 	 	5	 
	2.32 Performance Goal
	 	 	5	 
	2.33 Performance Measures
	 	 	6	 
	2.34 Performance Period
	 	 	6	 
	2.35 Performance Unit
	 	 	6	 
	2.36 Person
	 	 	6	 
	2.37 Restricted Stock
	 	 	6	 
	2.38 Restricted Stock Unit or RSU
	 	 	6	 
	2.39 Restrictions
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	2.40 Retirement
	 	 	6	 
	2.41 Rule 16b-3
	 	 	6	 
	2.42 SEC
	 	 	7	 
	2.43 Section 16 Non-Employee Director
	 	 	7	 
	2.44 Section 16 Person
	 	 	7	 
	2.45 Settlement Date
	 	 	7	 
	2.46 Share
	 	 	7	 
	2.47 Stock Appreciation Right or SAR
	 	 	7	 
	2.48 Strike Price
	 	 	7	 
	2.49 Subsidiary
	 	 	7	 
	2.50 Substitute Award
	 	 	7	 
	2.51 Term
	 	 	7	 
	2.52 Termination of Service
	 	 	7	 
	2.53 Year
	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 3. Administration
	 	 	7	 
	3.1 Committee
	 	 	7	 
	3.2 Powers of the Committee
	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 4. Shares Subject to the Plan and Adjustments
	 	 	10	 
	4.1 Number of Shares Available for Grants
	 	 	10	 
	4.2 Adjustments in Authorized Shares and Awards
	 	 	11	 
	4.3 Compliance With Code Section 162(m)
	 	 	11	 
	4.4 Performance-Based Exception Under Section 162(m)
	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 5. Eligibility and General Conditions of Awards
	 	 	14	 
	5.1 Eligibility
	 	 	14	 
	5.2 Award Agreement
	 	 	14	 
	5.3 General Terms and Termination of Service
	 	 	14	 
	5.4 Nontransferability of Awards
	 	 	15	 
	5.5 Cancellation and Rescission of Awards
	 	 	17	 
	5.6 Substitute Awards
	 	 	17	 
	5.7 Exercise by Non-Grantee
	 	 	17	 
	5.8 No Cash Consideration for Awards
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 6. Stock Options
	 	 	17	 
	6.1 Grant of Options
	 	 	17	 
	6.2 Award Agreement
	 	 	17	 
	6.3 Option Price
	 	 	17	 
	6.4 Vesting
	 	 	18	 
	6.5 Grant of Incentive Stock Options
	 	 	18	 
	6.6 Exercise and Payment
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 7. Stock Appreciation Rights
	 	 	20	 
	7.1 Grant of SARs
	 	 	20	 
	7.2 Award Agreements
	 	 	20	 
	7.3 Strike Price
	 	 	20	 
	7.4 Vesting
	 	 	20	 
	7.5 Exercise and Payment
	 	 	20	 






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	7.6 Grant Limitations
	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 8. Restricted Stock
	 	 	21	 
	8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock
	 	 	21	 
	8.2 Award Agreement
	 	 	21	 
	8.3 Consideration for Restricted Stock
	 	 	21	 
	8.4 Vesting
	 	 	21	 
	8.5 Effect of Forfeiture
	 	 	21	 
	8.6 Escrow; Legends
	 	 	21	 
	8.7 Stockholder Rights in Restricted Stock
	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 9. Restricted Stock Units
	 	 	22	 
	9.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Units
	 	 	22	 
	9.2 Award Agreement
	 	 	22	 
	9.3 Crediting Restricted Stock Units
	 	 	22	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 10. Deferred Stock
	 	 	23	 
	10.1 Grant of Deferred Stock
	 	 	23	 
	10.2 Award Agreement
	 	 	23	 
	10.3 Deferred Stock Elections
	 	 	23	 
	10.4 Deferral Account
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 11. Performance Units
	 	 	25	 
	11.1 Grant of Performance Units
	 	 	25	 
	11.2 Value/Performance Goals
	 	 	25	 
	11.3 Earning of Performance Units
	 	 	25	 
	11.4 Adjustment on Change of Position
	 	 	25	 
	11.5 Dividend Rights
	 	 	26	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 12. Annual Incentive Awards
	 	 	26	 
	12.1 Annual Incentive Awards
	 	 	26	 
	12.2 Determination of Amount of Annual Incentive Awards
	 	 	26	 
	12.3 Time of Payment of Annual Incentive Awards
	 	 	27	 
	12.4 Form of Payment of Annual Incentive Awards
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 13. Change in Control
	 	 	27	 
	13.1 Acceleration of Vesting
	 	 	27	 
	13.2 Special Treatment if a Change in Control Occurs
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 14. Dividend Equivalents
	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 15. Amendments and Termination
	 	 	28	 
	15.1 Amendment and Termination
	 	 	28	 
	15.2 Effect of Termination or Amendments on Previously Granted Awards
	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 16. Beneficiary Designation
	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 17. Withholding
	 	 	29	 
	17.1 Required Withholding
	 	 	29	 
	17.2 Notification under Code Section 83(b)
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Section 18. General Provisions
	 	 	30	 
	18.1 Governing Law
	 	 	30	 






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	18.2 Severability
	 	 	30	 
	18.3 Successors
	 	 	30	 
	18.4 Requirements of Law
	 	 	30	 
	18.5 Securities Law Compliance
	 	 	31	 
	18.6 Section 409A
	 	 	31	 
	18.7 No Rights as a Stockholder
	 	 	32	 
	18.8 Awards Not Taken Into Account for Other Benefits
	 	 	32	 
	18.9 Employment Agreement Supersedes Award Agreement
	 	 	32	 
	18.10 Non-Exclusivity of Plan
	 	 	32	 
	18.11 No Trust or Fund Created
	 	 	32	 
	18.12 No Right to Continued Employment or Awards
	 	 	32	 
	18.13 Military Service
	 	 	32	 
	18.14 Construction
	 	 	33	 
	18.15 No Fractional Shares
	 	 	33	 
	18.16 Plan Document Controls
	 	 	33	 






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Dolan Media Company




2007 Incentive Compensation Plan



(Amended and restated in 2010)



Section 1.

Establishment, Purpose and Duration




          1.1 Effective Date and Purpose. Dolan Media Company, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company), hereby amends and restates the Dolan Media Company 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan (the
“Plan”). The Plan is intended to attract and retain exceptionally qualified employees, consultants
and directors upon whom, in large measure, the sustained progress, growth and profitability of the
Company depend. By encouraging employees, consultants and directors of the Company and its
subsidiaries to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company’s growth and performance, the Company
intends to motivate employees, consultants and directors to achieve long-term Company goals and to
more closely align such persons’ interests with those of the Company’s other stockholders. The
amended and restated Plan was approved by the Board on March 2,
2010 (the “Effective Date”). All numbers of shares included in the Plan have
been adjusted to reflect a nine-for-one stock split effective August 7, 2007.




          1.2 Duration of the Plan. The Plan shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board of Directors of the Company to amend or
terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Section 15 hereof, until the earlier to occur of (a) the
date all Shares subject to the Plan shall have been purchased or acquired and the Restrictions on
all Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall have lapsed, according to the Plan’s provisions,
and (b) ten (10) years from the Effective Date of this amended and restated Plan. The termination
of the Plan shall not adversely affect any Awards outstanding on the date of termination.




Section 2.

Definitions




          As used in the Plan, in addition to terms elsewhere defined in the Plan, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:




          2.1 “Annual Incentive Award” means a performance bonus determined under Section 12.




          2.2 “Award” means any Option (including Non-Qualified Stock Options and Incentive
Stock Options), Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Share, Restricted Stock Unit, Deferred
Stock, Performance Unit, Substitute Award, Dividend Equivalent or Annual Incentive Award.




          2.3 “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or
document evidencing any Award granted hereunder between the Company and the Grantee.







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          2.4 “Beneficiary” means the Person designated to receive Plan benefits, if any,
following the Grantee’s death in accordance with Section 16.




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




          2.6 “Bonus Opportunity” means a Grantee’s threshold, target and maximum bonus
opportunity for a Year; provided that such bonus opportunity shall be either (a) to the extent that
the Grantee has entered into an employment agreement with the Company, the threshold, target and
maximum bonus levels, if any, specified in the employment agreement for such Year based on the
Grantee’s base salary in effect on the first day of such Year, or (b) if there is no employment
agreement in effect between the Company and the Grantee as of the first day of such Year or if the
employment agreement does not specify such bonus levels, the applicable threshold, target and
maximum percentages of such Grantee’s base salary in effect on the first day of such Year (or such
later date as such person is designated as a Grantee), as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion within the first ninety (90) days of such Year (or before such later date as such person
is designated as a Grantee, subject to the time limit stated in Section 12.1, if applicable).




          2.7 “Cause” means, as determined by the Committee, the occurrence of any one of the
following: (a) any act of dishonesty, willful misconduct, gross negligence, intentional or
conscious abandonment or neglect of duty; (b) commission of a criminal activity, fraud or
embezzlement; (c) any unauthorized disclosure or use of confidential information or trade secrets;
or (d) any violation of any non-compete or non-disclosure agreement between an Eligible Person and
any Employer; provided that if a Grantee is a party to an employment agreement with the Company or
a Subsidiary that contains a different definition of Cause, the definition of Cause contained in
such employment agreement shall be controlling.




          2.8 “Change in Control” means, with respect to Awards other than Deferred
Compensation Awards, the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (a) the acquisition by any
Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting Shares; provided that a Change in Control shall
not be deemed to occur solely because more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting
Shares is acquired by (i) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more
employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) any Person
that, immediately before such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of
the Company in approximately the same proportion as their ownership of voting Shares immediately
before such acquisition; (b) a merger, consolidation or other reorganization involving the Company
if the stockholders of the Company and their affiliates, immediately before such merger,
consolidation or other reorganization, do not, as a result of such merger, consolidation, or other
reorganization, own directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting shares of the Person resulting from such merger, consolidation
or other reorganization; (c) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (d) the sale
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries
determined on a consolidated basis.




          “Change in Control” means, with respect to Deferred Compensation Awards, the
occurrence one or more of any of the following:







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          (a) Change in Ownership of the Company. A change in ownership of the Company shall
occur on the date that any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a “Group” (as defined
under Code Section 409A), acquires ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held
by such Person or Group, constitutes more than 50% of the total Fair Market Value or total voting
power of the stock of the Company; provided that, if any one Person, or more than one Person acting
as a Group, is already considered to own more than 50% of the total Fair Market Value or total
voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same Person or
Persons is not considered to cause a change in the ownership of the Company.




          (b) Change in Effective Control of the Company. A change in the effective control of
the Company occurs on the date that any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a Group,
acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent
acquisition by such Person or Persons) ownership of stock of the Company possessing 50% or more of
the total voting power of the stock of the Company; or




          (c) Change in Ownership of Substantial Portion of the Company’s Assets. A change in
the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets occurs on the date that any one
Person, or more than one Person acting as a Group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month
period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) assets from the
Company that have a total Gross Fair Market Value (as defined below in this Section) equal to or
more than 50% of the total Gross Fair Market Value of all of the assets of the Company immediately
before such acquisition or acquisitions; provided that a transfer of assets by the Company is not
treated as a change in the ownership of such assets if the assets are transferred to:





          (i) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange
for or with respect to its stock;




          (ii) an entity, 50% or more of the total Fair Market Value or voting power of which is
owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company;




          (iii) a Person, or more than one Person acting as a Group, that owns, directly or
indirectly, 50% or more of the total Fair Market Value or voting power of all the
outstanding stock of the Company; or




          (iv) an entity, at least 50% of the total Fair Market Value or voting power of which is
owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in clause (iii) of this paragraph
2.8(c).



          For purposes of this definition, “Gross Fair Market Value” means the value of the assets of
the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any
liabilities associated with such assets.




          For all purposes of the latter definition of Change in Control that applies to Deferred
Compensation Awards, stock ownership is determined under Code Section 409A.







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          2.9 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any successor thereto), as
amended from time to time. References to a particular Code section include references to
regulations and rulings and other guidance thereunder; and to successor provisions.




          2.10 “Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).




          2.11 “Common Stock” means common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company.




          2.12 “Company” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.




          2.13 “Covered Employee” means a Grantee who, as of the last day of the Company’s
taxable year in which the value of an Award is includable in income for federal income tax
purposes, is one of the group of “covered employees,” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m),
with respect to the Company.




          2.14 “Deferred Compensation Awards” means Awards that could be subject to liability
under Code Section 409A and do not qualify for an exemption from Code Section 409A coverage.




          2.15 “Deferred Stock” means a right, granted as an Award under Section 10, to receive
payment in the form of Shares (or measured by the value of Shares) at the end of a specified
deferral period.




          2.16 “Disability” means a Grantee’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected
to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12)
months, as determined by the Committee.




          2.17 “Dividend Equivalent” means any right to receive payments equal to dividends or
property, if and when paid or distributed, on Shares or Restricted Stock Units.




          2.18 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.




          2.19 “Eligible Person” means any employee of an Employer, non-employee director of
the Company or consultant engaged by an Employer.




          2.20 “Employer” means the Company or any Subsidiary.




          2.21 “Exchange Act” means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any
successors thereto, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as shall be amended
from time to time.




          2.22 “Exercise Date” means the date the holder of an Award that is subject to
exercise delivers notice of such exercise to the Company, accompanied by such payment,
attestations, representations and warranties or other documentation as required hereunder, under
the applicable Award Agreement or as the Committee may otherwise specify.







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          2.23 “Fair Market Value” means, as of any applicable date, (a) the closing sales
price for one Share on such date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the foregoing
does not apply, on such other market system or stock exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock
is then listed or admitted to trading, or on the last previous day on which a sale was reported if
no sale of a Share was reported on such date, or (b) if the foregoing subsection (a) does not
apply, the fair market value of a Share as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board in
accordance with Code Section 409A. For purposes of subsection (b), the determination of such Fair
Market Value by the Board will be made no less frequently than every twelve (12) months and will
either (x) use one of the safe harbor methodologies permitted under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409-1(b)(5)(iv)(B)(2); or (y) include, as applicable, the value of tangible and
intangible assets of the Company, the present value of future cash flows of the Company, the market
value of stock or other equity interests in similar corporations and other entities engaged in
trades or businesses substantially similar to those engaged in by the Company, the value of which
can be readily determined through objective means (such as through trading prices or an established
securities market or an amount paid in a recent arms’ length private transaction), and other
relevant factors such as control premiums or discounts for lack of marketability and whether the
valuation method is used for other purposes that have a material economic effect on the Company,
its stockholders or its creditors.




          2.24 “Grant Date” means the date on which an Award is granted, which date may be
specified in advance by the Committee.




          2.25 “Grantee” means an Eligible Person who has been granted an Award.




          2.26 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted under Section 6 that is
intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.




          2.27 “including” or “includes” means “including, but not limited to,” or
“includes, but is not limited to,” respectively.




          2.28 “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option granted under Section 6 that is not
intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.




          2.29 “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or Non-Qualified Stock Option.




          2.30 “Option Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Grantee
pursuant to an Option.




          2.31 “Performance-Based Exception” means the performance-based exception from the tax
deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m), as contained in Code Section 162(m)(4)(C)
(including the special provision of the applicable Treasury Regulation for Options and SARs).




          2.32 “Performance Goal” means the objective or subjective criteria determined by the
Committee, the degree of attainment of which will affect (a) in the case of an Award other than an
Annual Incentive Award, the amount of the Award the Grantee is entitled to receive or retain, and
(b) in the case of an Annual Incentive Award, the portion of the individual’s Bonus Opportunity
potentially payable as an Annual Incentive Award. Performance Goals may contain






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threshold, target and maximum levels of achievement and, to the extent the Committee intends
an Award (including an Annual Incentive Award) to comply with the Performance-Based Exception, the
Performance Goals shall be chosen from among the Performance Measures set forth in Section 4.4(a).




          2.33 “Performance Measures” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).




          2.34 “Performance Period” means that period established by the Committee at the time
any Performance Unit is granted or at any time thereafter during which any Performance Goals
specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured.




          2.35 “Performance Unit” any grant pursuant to Section 11 of (a) a bonus consisting of
cash or other property the amount or value of which, and/or the entitlement to which, is
conditioned upon the attainment of any Performance Goals specified by the Committee, or (b) a unit
valued by reference to a designated amount of property other than Shares.




          2.36 “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government instrumentality,
division, agency, body or department.




          2.37 “Restricted Stock” means any Share issued as an Award under the Plan that is
subject to Restrictions.




          2.38 “Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU” means the right granted as an Award under the
Plan to receive a Share, conditioned on the satisfaction of Restrictions imposed by the Committee,
which Restrictions may be time-based, performance-based or based upon the occurrence of one or more
events or conditions.




          2.39 “Restrictions” means any restriction on a Grantee’s free enjoyment of the Shares
or other rights underlying Awards, including (a) that the Grantee or other holder may not sell,
transfer, pledge, or assign a Share or right, and (b) such other restrictions as the Committee may
impose in the Award Agreement (including any restriction on the right to vote such Share and the
right to receive any dividends). Restrictions may be based upon the passage of time or the
satisfaction of performance criteria or the occurrence of one or more events or conditions, and
shall lapse separately or in combination upon such conditions and at such time or times, in
installments or otherwise, as the Committee shall specify. Awards subject to a Restriction shall
be forfeited if the Restriction does not lapse before such date or the occurrence of such event or
the satisfaction of such other criteria as the Committee shall determine.




          2.40 “Retirement” means a Termination of Service, other than for Cause, death or
Disability, on or after reaching age 55 with five (5) years of service with an Employer, as
determined by the Committee.




          2.41 “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, as
amended from time to time, together with any successor rule.







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          2.42 “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor thereto.




          2.43 “Section 16 Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who satisfies the
requirements to qualify as a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3.




          2.44 “Section 16 Person” means a person who is subject to potential liability under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act with respect to transactions involving equity securities of the
Company.




          2.45 “Settlement Date” means the payment date for Restricted Stock Units or Deferred
Stock, as set forth in Section 9.3(b) or 10.4(c), as applicable.




          2.46 “Share” means a share of the Common Stock of the Company.




          2.47 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted as an Award under the
Plan to receive, as of the date specified in the Award Agreement, an amount equal to the number of
Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised, multiplied by the excess of (a) the Fair Market
Value of one Share on the Exercise Date over (b) the Strike Price.




          2.48 “Strike Price” means the per Share price used as the baseline measure for the
value of an SAR, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.




          2.49 “Subsidiary” means any Person that directly, or through one (1) or more
intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and that would be treated as part of a single
controlled group of corporations with the Company under Code Sections 414(b) and 414(c) if the
language “at least 50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in
Code Sections 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2.




          2.50 “Substitute Award” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6.




          2.51 “Term” means the period beginning on the Grant Date of an Option or SAR and
ending on the date such Option or SAR expires, terminates or is cancelled.




          2.52 “Termination of Service” occurs on (a) the first day on which an individual is
for any reason no longer providing services to an Employer in the capacity of an employee, director
or consultant; or (b) with respect to an individual who is an employee or consultant to a
Subsidiary, the first day on which such entity ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company.




          2.53 “Year” means a calendar year.




Section 3.

Administration




          3.1 Committee.




          (a) Subject to Section 3.2, the Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of
the Board unless otherwise determined by the Board (the “Committee”). The






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members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board from time to time and may be removed
by the Board from time to time. To the extent the Board considers it desirable to comply with Rule
16b-3 or meet the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall consist of two or more directors
of the Company, all of whom qualify as “outside directors” within the meaning of Code Section
162(m) and as Section 16 Non-Employee Directors. The number of members of the Committee shall from
time to time be increased or decreased, and shall be subject to such conditions, in each case if
and to the extent the Board deems it appropriate to permit transactions in Shares pursuant to the
Plan to satisfy such conditions of Rule 16b-3 and the Performance-Based Exception as then in
effect.




          (b) Subject to Section 4.4(c), the Committee may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company any or all of the authority of the Committee with respect to the grant of Awards to
Grantees, other than Grantees who are executive officers, or are (or are expected to be) Covered
Employees and/or are Section 16 Persons at the time any such delegated authority is exercised.




          3.2 Powers of the Committee. Subject to and consistent with the provisions of the
Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority and sole discretion as follows:




          (a) to determine when, to whom (i.e., what Eligible Persons) and in what types and amounts
Awards should be granted;




          (b) to grant Awards to Eligible Persons in any number, and to determine the terms and
conditions applicable to each Award (including conditions intended to comply with Code Section
162(m), Code Section 409A, or both of them), the number of Shares or the amount of cash or other
property to which an Award will relate, any Option Price or Strike Price, grant price or purchase
price, any limitation or Restriction, any schedule for or performance conditions relating to the
earning of the Award or the lapse of limitations, forfeiture restrictions, restrictive covenants,
restrictions on exercisability or transferability, any Performance Goals, including those relating
to the Company and/or a Subsidiary and/or any division thereof and/or an individual, and/or vesting
based on the passage of time, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee shall
determine);




          (c) to determine the benefit (including any Bonus Opportunity) payable under any Award and to
determine whether any performance or vesting conditions, including Performance Measures or
Performance Goals, have been satisfied;




          (d) to determine whether or not specific Awards shall be granted in connection with other
specific Awards;




          (e) to determine the Term of an Option or SAR, as applicable;




          (f) to determine (i) the amount, if any, that a Grantee shall pay for Restricted Stock, (ii)
whether to permit or require the payment of cash dividends thereon to be deferred and the terms
related thereto, (iii) when Restricted Stock (including Restricted Stock acquired upon the exercise
of an Option) shall be forfeited, and (iv) whether such Shares shall be held in escrow or other
custodial arrangement;







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          (g) to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances an Award may be settled
in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Shares, other Awards or other property,
or an Award may be accelerated, vested, canceled, forfeited or surrendered or any terms of the
Award may be waived, and to accelerate the exercisability of, and to accelerate or waive any or all
of the terms and conditions applicable to, any Award or any group of Awards for any reason and at
any time or to extend the period following the Termination of Service within which an Award may be
exercised;




          (h) to determine with respect to Awards granted to Eligible Persons: (i) whether, to what
extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other Awards, other property and other amounts
payable with respect to an Award will be deferred (A) at the election of the Grantee; or (B) if and
to the extent specified in the Award Agreement, automatically or at the election of the Committee
(for purposes of limiting loss of deductions pursuant to Code Section 162(m) or otherwise), in a
manner permitted under or exempt from Code Section 409A; and (ii) to provide for the payment of
interest or other rate of return determined with reference to a predetermined actual investment or
independently set interest rate, or with respect to other bases permitted under Code Sections
162(m) or 409A or otherwise, for the period between the date of exercise and the date of payment or
settlement of the Award;




          (i) to make, amend, suspend, waive and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan;




          (j) to appoint such agents as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable to administer the
Plan;




          (k) to determine the terms and conditions of all Award Agreements applicable to Eligible
Persons (which need not be identical) and, with the consent of the Grantee (except as provided in
this Section 3.2(k) and Sections 5.5 and 15.2), to amend any such Award Agreement at any time;
provided that the consent of the Grantee shall not be required for any amendment (i) that does not
adversely affect the rights of the Grantee, or (ii) that is necessary or advisable (as determined
by the Committee) to carry out the purpose of the Award as a result of any new applicable law or
regulation or change in an existing applicable law or regulation or interpretation thereof, or
(iii) to the extent the Award Agreement specifically permits amendment without consent;




          (l) to impose such additional terms and conditions upon the grant, exercise or retention of
Awards as the Committee may, before or concurrently with the grant thereof, deem appropriate,
including limiting the percentage of Awards that may from time to time be exercised by a Grantee,
and including requiring the Grantee to enter into restrictive covenants;




          (m) to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency, and to
construe and interpret the Plan, the rules and regulations, and Award Agreement or any other
instrument entered into or relating to an Award under the Plan;




          (n) to take any other action with respect to any matters relating to the Plan for which it is
responsible and to make all other decisions and determinations, including factual






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determinations, as may be required under the terms of the Plan or as the Committee may deem
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan;




          (o) to determine whether a Grantee has a Disability or a Retirement; and




          (p) to determine whether and under what circumstances a Grantee has incurred a Termination of
Service (e.g., whether Termination of Service was for Cause) or, if applicable for payment of a
Deferred Compensation Award, a “separation from service” described in Code Section 409A.




          Any action of the Committee with respect to the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on
all Persons, including the Company, its Subsidiaries, any Grantee, any Eligible Person, any Person
claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Grantee, and stockholders, except to the
extent the Committee may subsequently modify, or take further action not consistent with, its prior
action. If not specified in the Plan, the time at which the Committee must or may make any
determination shall be determined by the Committee, and any such determination may thereafter be
modified by the Committee. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the
taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of
the Committee.




          All determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members; provided that
any determination affecting any Awards made or to be made to a member of the Committee may, at the
Board’s election, be made by the Board.




Section 4.

Shares Subject to the Plan and Adjustments




          4.1 Number of Shares Available for Grants.




          (a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.2, the aggregate number of Shares that may
be delivered under the Plan shall not exceed 2,700,0001 Shares. If any Shares subject to
an Award granted hereunder are forfeited or such Award otherwise terminates without the delivery of
such Shares, the Shares subject to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination,
shall again be available for grant under the Plan. If any Shares subject to an Award granted
hereunder are withheld or applied as payment in connection with the exercise of an Award (including
the withholding of Shares on the exercise of an Option or on the exercise of an SAR that is settled
in Shares) or, except with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock, the withholding or payment of
taxes related thereto, such Shares shall again be available for grant under the Plan.




          (b) The Committee shall from time to time determine the appropriate methodology for
calculating the number of Shares that have been delivered pursuant to the Plan. Shares






 




			
	1	 	On March 2, 2010, the Board of Directors
adopted an amendment to Section 4.1(a) to increase the number of shares
available to be delivered under the Plan to 4,800,000. The Board is submitting
the amendment to this Section 4.1(a) to the stockholders for their approval at
the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 26, 2010.




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delivered pursuant to the Plan may be, in whole or in part, authorized and unissued Shares, or
treasury Shares, including Shares repurchased by the Company for purposes of the Plan.




          (c) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan in this
Section 4.1 shall not be affected by (i) the payment in cash of dividends or Dividend Equivalents
in connection with outstanding Awards; or (ii) any Shares required to satisfy Substitute Awards.




          4.2 Adjustments in Authorized Shares and Awards.




          (a) If the Committee determines that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form
of cash, Shares, or other securities or property), stock split or combination, forward or reverse
merger, reorganization, subdivision, consolidation or reduction of capital, recapitalization,
consolidation, scheme of arrangement, split-up, spin-off or combination involving the Company or
repurchase or exchange of Shares, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other
securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such
that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan,
then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of: (a) the
number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be
granted, (b) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding
Awards, (c) the grant or exercise price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make
provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award, (d) the number and kind of
Shares of outstanding Restricted Stock or relating to any other outstanding Award in connection
with which Shares are subject, and (e) the number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be
granted to a Grantee; provided, in each case, that with respect to Awards of Incentive Stock
Options intended to continue to qualify as Incentive Stock Options after such adjustment, no such
adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment would cause the Incentive Stock
Option to violate Code Section 424(a); and provided further that the number of Shares subject to
any Award denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number.




          (b) Notwithstanding Section 4.2(a), any adjustments made pursuant to Section 4.2(a) shall be
made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the Awards continue not to be
deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A (or if such Awards are already subject to Code
Section 409A, so as not to give rise to liability under Code Section 409A).




          4.3 Compliance With Code Section 162(m).




          (a) Section 162(m) Compliance. To the extent the Committee determines that compliance
with the Performance-Based Exception is desirable with respect to an Award, Sections 4.3 and 4.4
shall apply. If changes are made to Code Section 162(m) to permit more flexibility with respect to
any Awards available or outstanding under the Plan, the Committee may, subject to this Section 4.3,
make any adjustments to such Awards as it deems appropriate, subject to Section 15.2.







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          (b) Annual Individual Limitations. No Grantee may be granted Awards for Options,
SARs, Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Performance Units (or any other
Award that is determined by reference to the value of Shares or appreciation in the value of
Shares) with respect to a number of Shares in any one (1) Year that, when added to any other Award
denominated in Shares that is granted to such Grantee in the same Year, would exceed Four Hundred
Fifty Thousand (450,000) Shares. If an Award denominated in Shares is cancelled, the Shares
subject to the cancelled Award continue to count against the maximum number of Shares that may be
granted to a Grantee in any Year under this Section 4.3(b). All Shares specified in this Section
4.3(b) shall be adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect adjustments to Shares required by
Section 4.2. No Grantee may be granted a cash Award in any one (1) Year, the maximum payout for
which, when added to the maximum payout for all other cash Awards granted to such Grantee in the
same Year, would exceed 300% of the Grantee’s annual base salary (up to a maximum of $1,000,000 of
base salary) as of the first day of such Year (or, if later, as of the date on which the Grantee
becomes an employee of an Employer).




          4.4 Performance-Based Exception Under Section 162(m).




          (a) Performance Measures. Subject to Section 4.4(d), unless and until the Committee
proposes for a stockholder vote (and the stockholders approve) a change in the general Performance
Measures set forth in this Section 4.4(a), for Awards (other than Options and SARs) designed to
qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the objective performance criteria shall be based upon
one or more of the following measurements relating to the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries
(each a “Performance Measure”):





          (i) Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation or amortization (“EBITDA”) (actual and
adjusted and either in the aggregate or on a per-Share basis);




          (ii) Earnings (either in the aggregate or on a per-Share basis);




          (iii) Net income or loss (either in the aggregate or on a per-Share basis);




          (iv) Operating profit;




          (v) Growth or rate of growth in cash flow;




          (vi) Cash flow provided by operations (either in the aggregate or on a per-Share
basis);




          (vii) Free cash flow (either in the aggregate on a per-Share basis);




          (viii) Costs;




          (ix) Gross revenues;




          (x) Reductions in expense levels;




          (xi) Operating and maintenance cost management and employee productivity;



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          (xii) Stockholder returns (including return on assets, investments, equity, or gross
sales);




          (xiii) Return measures (including return on assets, equity, or sales);




          (xiv) Growth or rate of growth in return measures;




          (xv) Share price (including growth measures and total stockholder return or attainment
by the Shares of a specified value for a specified period of time);




          (xvi) Net economic value;




          (xvii) Economic value added;




          (xviii) Aggregate product unit and pricing targets;




          (xix) Strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on
meeting specified revenue, market share, market penetration, geographic business expansion
goals, objectively identified project milestones, production volume levels, cost targets,
and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures;




          (xx) Achievement of business or operational goals such as market share and/or business
development;




          (xxi) Achievement of diversity objectives;




          (xxii) Results of customer satisfaction surveys; and/or




          (xxiii) Debt ratings, debt leverage and debt service;


provided that applicable Performance Measures may be applied on a pre- or post-tax basis; and
provided further that the Committee may, on the Grant Date of an Award intended to comply with the
Performance-Based Exception, and in the case of other Awards, at any time, provide that the formula
for such Award may include or exclude items to measure specific objectives, such as losses from
discontinued operations, extraordinary gains or losses, the cumulative effect of accounting
changes, acquisitions or divestitures, foreign exchange impacts and any unusual, nonrecurring gain
or loss.




          (b) Flexibility in Setting Performance Measures. For Awards intended to comply with
the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall set the Performance Measures within the time
period prescribed by Code Section 162(m). The levels of performance required with respect to
Performance Measures may be expressed in absolute or relative levels and may be based upon a set
increase, set positive result, maintenance of the status quo, set decrease or set negative result.
Performance Measures may differ for Awards to different Grantees. The Committee shall specify the
weighting (which may be the same or different for multiple objectives) to be given to each
performance objective for purposes of determining the final amount payable with respect to any such
Award. Any one or more of the Performance Measures may apply to the Grantee, a department, unit,
division or function within the Company or any






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one or more Subsidiaries; and may apply either alone or relative to the performance of other
businesses or individuals (including industry or general market indices).




          (c) Adjustments. The Committee shall have the discretion to adjust the determinations
of the degree of attainment of the pre-established Performance Goals; provided that any Awards
designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception may not (unless the Committee determines to
amend the Award so that it no longer qualifies for the Performance-Based Exception) be adjusted
upward (the Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward). The Committee
may not, unless the Committee determines to amend the Award so that it no longer qualifies for the
Performance-Based Exception, delegate any responsibility with respect to Awards intended to qualify
for the Performance-Based Exception. All determinations by the Committee as to the achievement of
the Performance Measure(s) shall be in writing before payment of the Award.




          (d) Changes to Performance Measures. If applicable laws, rules or regulations change
to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining
stockholder approval of such changes, and still qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the
Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval.




Section 5.

Eligibility and General Conditions of Awards




          5.1 Eligibility. The Committee may in its discretion grant Awards to any Eligible
Person, whether or not he or she has previously received an Award.




          5.2 Award Agreement. To the extent not set forth in the Plan, the terms and
conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.




          5.3 General Terms and Termination of Service. Except as provided in an Award
Agreement or as otherwise provided below in this Section 5.3, all Options or SARs that have not
been exercised, or any other Awards that remain subject to Restrictions or that are not otherwise
vested or exercisable, at the time of a Termination of Service shall be cancelled and forfeited to
the Company. Any Restricted Stock that is forfeited by the Grantee upon Termination of Service
shall be reacquired by the Company, and the Grantee shall sign any document and take any other
action required to assign such Shares back to the Company.




          (a) Options and SARS. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement:





          (i) If the Grantee incurs a Termination of Service due to his or her death, Disability
or Retirement, the Options or SARs may thereafter be exercised, to the extent they were
vested and exercisable at the time of such Termination of Service, for a period of one (1)
year from the date of such Termination of Service (but not beyond the original Term). To
the extent the Options or SARs are not exercised at the end of such one-year period, the
Options or SARs shall be immediately cancelled and forfeited to the Company. To the extent
the Options and SARs are not vested and exercisable at the date of such Termination of
Service, they shall be immediately cancelled and forfeited to the Company.



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          (ii) If the Grantee incurs a Termination of Service for Cause, all Options and SARs
shall be immediately cancelled and forfeited to the Company.




          (iii) If the Grantee incurs a Termination of Service either without Cause or due to a
reason other than his or her death, Disability or Retirement, the Options and SARs may
thereafter be exercised, to the extent they were vested and exercisable at the time of such
Termination of Service, for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of such Termination of
Service (but not beyond the original Term). To the extent the Options or SARs are not
exercised at the end of such sixty day period, the Options or SARs shall be immediately
cancelled and forfeited to the Company. To the extent the Options and SARs are not vested
and exercisable at the date of such Termination of Service, they shall be immediately
cancelled and forfeited to the Company.



          (b) Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement:





          (i) If Termination of Service occurs by reason of the Grantee’s death or Disability,
such Grantee’s Restricted Stock shall become immediately vested and no longer subject to the
applicable Restrictions.




          (ii) If Termination of Service occurs for any reason other than the Grantee’s death or
Disability while the Grantee’s Restricted Stock is subject to a Restriction(s), all of such
Grantee’s Restricted Stock that is unvested or still subject to Restrictions shall be
forfeited by the Grantee.



          (c) Dividend Equivalents. If Dividend Equivalents have been credited with respect to
any Award and such Award (in whole or in part) is forfeited, all Dividend Equivalents issued in
connection with such forfeited Award (or portion of an Award) shall also be forfeited to the
Company.




          (d) Waiver by Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 5.3, the Committee may in its sole discretion as to all or part of any Award as to any
Grantee, at the time the Award is granted or thereafter, determine that Awards shall become
exercisable or vested upon a Termination of Service, determine that Awards shall continue to become
exercisable or vested in full or in installments after Termination of Service, extend the period
for exercise of Options or SARs following Termination of Service (but not beyond the original
Term), or provide that any Award shall in whole or in part not be forfeited upon such Termination
of Service. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Committee shall not have the authority
under this Section 5.3(d) to take any action with respect to an Award to the extent that such
action would (i) cause an Award that is not intended to be a Deferred Compensation Award subject to
Code Section 409A, to instead become subject thereto (or if such Award is already subject to Code
Section 409A, so as not to give rise to liability under Code Section 409A); or (ii) cause an Award
that is intended to be qualified for the Performance-Based Exception, to instead become subject to
Code Section 162(m)(1).




          5.4 Nontransferability of Awards.







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          (a) Each Award and each right under any Award shall be exercisable only by the Grantee during
the Grantee’s lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Grantee’s guardian or legal
representative.




          (b) No Award (before the time, if applicable, Shares are delivered in respect of such Award),
and no right under any Award, may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise
transferred or encumbered by a Grantee other than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution (or, in the case of Restricted Stock, to the Company), and any such purported
assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and
unenforceable against the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that the designation of a Beneficiary
to receive benefits in the event of the Grantee’s death shall not constitute an assignment,
alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance for purposes of this Section 5.4(b).
If so determined by the Committee, a Grantee may, in the manner established by the Committee,
designate a Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Grantee, and to receive any
distribution with respect to any Award upon the death of the Grantee. A transferee, Beneficiary,
guardian, legal representative or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through
any Grantee shall be subject to the provisions of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement,
except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise provide with respect to such persons,
and to any additional restrictions or limitations deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.




          (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) above, to the extent provided in the Award
Agreement, Non-Qualified Stock Options, may be transferred, without consideration, to a Permitted
Transferee. For this purpose, a “Permitted Transferee” in respect of any Grantee means any member
of the Immediate Family of such Grantee, any trust of which all of the primary beneficiaries are
such Grantee or members of his or her Immediate Family, or any partnership, limited liability
company, corporation or and similar entity of which all of the partners, members or stockholders
are such Grantee or members of his or her Immediate Family; and the “Immediate Family” of a Grantee
means the Grantee’s spouse, former spouse, children, stepchildren, grandchildren, parents,
stepparents, siblings, grandparents, nieces and nephews, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships. Such Award
may be exercised by such Permitted Transferee in accordance with the terms of such Award.




          (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) above, any portion of a Grantee’s Non-Qualified
Stock Options or Deferred Compensation Award that is no longer subject to any substantial risk of
forfeiture under this Plan or the applicable Award Agreement may be assigned by a domestic
relations court order to the Grantee’s former spouse in connection with the dissolution of their
marriage, but only if the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that the order satisfies
such requirements of a “qualified domestic relations order” as are set forth in paragraphs (1)
through (3) of Code Section 414(p), as if the applicable Award were a plan described in Code
Section 401(a)(13). The federal income and payroll taxation of any Award assigned as provided in
the preceding sentence shall be governed by Revenue Rulings 2002-22 and 2004-60, or any applicable
guidance subsequently published by the Internal Revenue Service or the U.S. Department of the
Treasury. Except as specifically provided in this subsection (d), nothing herein shall be
construed as requiring the Committee to honor the order of a domestic relations court regarding an
Award, except to the extent required under applicable law.






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          5.5 Cancellation and Rescission of Awards. Unless the Award Agreement specifies
otherwise, the Committee may cancel, rescind, suspend, withhold, or otherwise limit or restrict any
unexercised or unsettled Award at any time if the Grantee is not in compliance with all applicable
provisions of the Award Agreement and the Plan or is in violation of any restrictive covenant or
other agreement with an Employer.




          5.6 Substitute Awards. The Committee may, in its discretion and on such terms and
conditions as the Committee considers appropriate in the circumstances, grant Substitute Awards
under the Plan. For purposes of this Section 5.6, “Substitute Award” means an Award granted under
the Plan in substitution for stock and stock-based awards (“Acquired Entity Awards”) held
by current and former employees or non-employee directors of, or consultants to, another
corporation or entity who become Eligible Persons as the result of a merger, consolidation or
combination of the employing corporation or other entity (the “Acquired Entity”) with the
Company or a Subsidiary or the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of property or stock of
the Acquired Entity immediately before such merger, consolidation, acquisition or combination
(“Acquisition Date”) in order to preserve for the Grantee the economic value of all or a
portion of such Acquired Entity Award at such price as the Committee determines necessary to
achieve preservation of economic value.




          5.7 Exercise by Non-Grantee. If any Award is exercised as permitted by the Plan by
any Person other than the Grantee, the exercise notice shall be accompanied by such documentation
as may reasonably be required by the Committee, including, without limitation, evidence of
authority of such Person or Persons to exercise the Award and, if the Committee so specifies,
evidence satisfactory to the Company that any death taxes payable with respect to such Shares have
been paid or provided for.




          5.8 No Cash Consideration for Awards. Awards may be granted for no cash consideration
or for such minimal cash consideration as may be required by applicable law.




Section 6.

Stock Options




          6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan,
Options may be granted to any Eligible Person in such number, and upon such terms, and at any time
and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee.




          6.2 Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in
such form as the Committee may approve that shall specify the Grant Date, the Option Price, the
Term (not to exceed ten (10) years from its Grant Date unless the Committee otherwise specifies in
the Award Agreement), the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the time or times at which
such Option shall be exercisable and such other provisions (including Restrictions) not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine.




          6.3 Option Price. The purchase price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be
determined by the Committee; provided that such purchase price shall not be less than one






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hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date. As provided in
Section 16.3, no Option shall be repriced without stockholder approval.




          6.4 Vesting. Shares subject to an Option shall become vested and exercisable as
specified in the applicable Award Agreement.




          6.5 Grant of Incentive Stock Options. At the time of the grant of any Option, the
Committee may in its discretion designate that such Option shall be made subject to additional
restrictions to permit it to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Any Option designated as an
Incentive Stock Option:




          (a) shall be granted only to an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation (as
defined below);




          (b) shall have an Option Price of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the Grant Date, and, if granted to a person who owns capital stock (including
stock treated as owned under Section 424(d) of the Code) possessing more than ten percent (10%) of
the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary
Corporation (a “10% Owner”), have an Option Price not less than one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on its Grant Date;




          (c) shall have a Term of not more than ten (10) years (five (5) years if the Grantee is a 10%
Owner) from its Grant Date, and shall be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in
the applicable Award Agreement;




          (d) shall not have an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the Grant Date) of the Shares with
respect to which Incentive Stock Options (whether granted under the Plan or any other equity
incentive plan of the Grantee’s employer or any parent or Subsidiary Corporation (“Other
Plans”)) are exercisable for the first time by such Grantee during any Year (“Current
Grant”), determined in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 422, that exceeds
$100,000 (the “$100,000 Limit”);




          (e) shall, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares (determined on the Grant Date)
with respect to the Current Grant and all Incentive Stock Options previously granted under the Plan
and any Other Plans that are exercisable for the first time during a Year (“Prior Grants”)
would exceed the $100,000 Limit, be, as to the portion in excess of the $100,000 Limit, exercisable
as a separate Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option at such date or dates as are provided in
the Current Grant;




          (f) shall require the Grantee to notify the Committee of any disposition of any Shares
delivered pursuant to the exercise of the Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described
in Code Section 421(b) (relating to holding periods and certain disqualifying dispositions)
(“Disqualifying Disposition”), within ten (10) days after such a Disqualifying Disposition;




          (g) shall by its terms not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution and may be exercised, during the Grantee’s lifetime, only by the Grantee;
provided that the Grantee may, to the extent provided in the Plan in any manner






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specified by the Committee, designate in writing a Beneficiary to exercise his or her
Incentive Stock Option after the Grantee’s death; and




          (h) shall, if such Option nevertheless fails to meet the foregoing requirements, or otherwise
fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 422 for an Incentive Stock Option, be treated for
all purposes of this Plan, except as otherwise provided in subsections (d) and (e) above, as an
Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.




          For purposes of this Section 6.5, “Subsidiary Corporation” means a corporation other
than the Company in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of
granting the Option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain
owns stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. Notwithstanding the foregoing and
Sections 3.2(k) or 15.2, the Committee may, without the consent of the Grantee, at any time before
the exercise of an Option (whether or not an Incentive Stock Option), take any action necessary to
prevent such Option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option.




          6.6 Exercise and Payment.




          (a) Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement, Options shall
be exercised by the delivery of a written notice (“Notice”) to the Company setting forth
the number of Shares to be exercised, accompanied by full payment (including any applicable tax
withholding) for the Option Price for the number of Shares for which the Options are being
exercised, with the payment made by any one or more of the following means on the Exercise Date (or
such other date as may be permitted in writing by the Secretary of the Company):





          (i) cash, personal check or wire transfer;




          (ii) with the approval of the Committee, delivery (or deemed surrender through
attestation) by the Grantee of Shares or Shares of Restricted Stock valued at the Fair
Market Value of a Share on the Exercise Date; or




          (iii) subject to applicable law, through the sale of the Shares acquired on exercise of
the Option through a broker-dealer to whom the Grantee has submitted an irrevocable notice
of exercise and irrevocable instructions to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of
sale or loan proceeds sufficient to pay for such Shares, together with, if requested by the
Company, the amount of applicable withholding taxes payable by Grantee by reason of such
exercise.



          (b) The Committee may in its discretion specify that, if any Shares of Restricted Stock
(“Tendered Restricted Shares”) are used to pay the Option Price, (x) all the Shares
acquired on exercise of the Option shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Tendered
Restricted Shares, determined as of the date of exercise of the Option, or (y) a number of Shares
acquired on exercise of the Option equal to the number of Tendered Restricted Shares shall be
subject to the same restrictions as the Tendered Restricted Shares, determined as of the date of
exercise of the Option.







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          (c) If the Option is exercised as permitted by the Plan by any Person other than the Grantee,
the Notice shall be accompanied by documentation as may reasonably be required by the Company,
including, evidence of authority of such Person or Persons to exercise the Option.




          (d) At the time a Grantee exercises an Option or to the extent provided by the Committee in
the applicable Award Agreement, in lieu of accepting payment of the Option Price of the Option and
delivering the number of Shares of Common Stock for which the Option is being exercised, the
Committee may direct that the Company either (i) pay the Grantee a cash amount, or (ii) issue a
lesser number of Shares of Common Stock, in any such case, having a Fair Market Value on the
Exercise Date equal to the amount, if any, by which the aggregate Fair Market Value (or such other
amount as may be specified in the applicable Award Agreement, in the case of an exercise occurring
concurrent with a Change in Control) of the Shares of Common Stock as to which the Option is being
exercised exceeds the aggregate Option Price for such Shares, based on such terms and conditions as
the Committee shall establish.




Section 7.

Stock Appreciation Rights




          7.1 Grant of SARs. Subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant SARs to any Eligible Person on a standalone
basis only (i.e., not in tandem with an Option). The Committee may impose such conditions or
restrictions on the exercise of any SAR as it shall deem appropriate.




          7.2 Award Agreements. Each SAR shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in such form
as the Committee may approve, that shall contain such terms and conditions not inconsistent with
the provisions of the Plan as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee. Unless
otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, no SAR grant shall have a Term of more than ten (10)
years from the date of grant of the SAR.




          7.3 Strike Price. The Strike Price of an SAR shall be determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion; provided that the Strike Price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value of a Share on the Grant Date of the SAR. As provided in Section 15.3, no SAR shall be
repriced without stockholder approval.




          7.4 Vesting. Shares subject to an SAR shall become vested and exercisable as
specified in the applicable Award Agreement.




          7.5 Exercise and Payment. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee in an
Award Agreement, SARs shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice to the Company,
setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is to be exercised. No payment of
an SAR shall be made unless applicable tax withholding requirements have been satisfied in
accordance with Section 17.1 or otherwise. Any payment by the Company in respect of an SAR may be
made in cash, Shares, other property, or any combination thereof, as the Committee, in its sole
discretion, shall determine.




          7.6 Grant Limitations. The Committee may at any time impose any other limitations or
Restrictions upon the exercise of SARs that it deems necessary or desirable in order to achieve
desirable tax results for the Grantee or the Company.







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Section 8.

Restricted Stock




          8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to and consistent with the provisions of the
Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock to any Eligible
Person in such amounts as the Committee shall determine.




          8.2 Award Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement that shall specify the Restrictions, the number of Shares subject to the Restricted Stock
Award, and such other provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan as the Committee
shall determine. The Committee may impose such Restrictions on any Award of Restricted Stock as it
deems appropriate, including time-based Restrictions, Restrictions based upon the achievement of
specific Performance Goals, Restrictions based on the occurrence of a specified event, and/or
Restrictions under applicable securities laws.




          8.3 Consideration for Restricted Stock. The Committee shall determine the amount, if
any, that a Grantee shall pay for Restricted Stock.




          8.4 Vesting. Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award shall become vested as
specified in the applicable Award Agreement (thereafter being referred to as “Unrestricted
Stock”). For purposes of calculating the number of Shares of Restricted Stock that become
Unrestricted Stock as set forth above, Share amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole Share
amount.




          8.5 Effect of Forfeiture. If Restricted Stock is forfeited, and if the Grantee was
required to pay for such Shares or acquired such Restricted Stock upon the exercise of an Option,
the Grantee shall be deemed to have resold such Restricted Stock to the Company at a price equal to
the lesser of (x) the amount paid by the Grantee for such Restricted Stock or the exercise price of
the Option, as applicable, and (y) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of such forfeiture.
The Company shall pay to the Grantee the deemed sale price as soon as is administratively
practical. Such Restricted Stock shall cease to be outstanding, and shall no longer confer on the
Grantee thereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company, from and after the date of the event
causing the forfeiture, whether or not the Grantee accepts the Company’s tender of payment for such
Restricted Stock.




          8.6 Escrow; Legends. The Committee may provide that the certificates for any
Restricted Stock (x) shall be held (together with a stock power executed in blank by the Grantee)
in escrow by the Secretary of the Company until such Restricted Stock becomes nonforfeitable or is
forfeited and/or (y) shall bear an appropriate legend restricting the transfer of such Restricted
Stock under the Plan. If any Restricted Stock becomes nonforfeitable, the Company shall cause
certificates for such Shares to be delivered without such legend or shall cause a release of
restrictions on a book entry account maintained by the Company’s transfer agent.




          8.7 Stockholder Rights in Restricted Stock. Restricted Stock, whether held by a
Grantee or in escrow or other custodial arrangement by the Secretary of the Company, shall confer
on the Grantee all rights of a stockholder of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the Plan
or Award Agreement. At the time of a grant of Restricted Stock, the Committee may






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require the payment of cash dividends thereon to be deferred and, if the Committee so
determines, reinvested in additional Shares of Restricted Stock. Stock dividends and deferred cash
dividends issued with respect to Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions and
other terms as apply to the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which such dividends are
issued. The Committee may in its discretion provide for payment of interest on deferred cash
dividends.




Section 9.

Restricted Stock Units




          9.1 Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Subject to and consistent with the provisions of
the Plan and Code Sections 409A(2), (3) and (4), the Committee, at any time and from time to time,
may grant Restricted Stock Units to any Eligible Person, in such amount and upon such terms as the
Committee shall determine. A Grantee shall have no voting rights in Restricted Stock Units.




          9.2 Award Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an
Award Agreement that shall specify the Restrictions, the number of Shares subject to the Restricted
Stock Units granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine in accordance with
the Plan and Code Section 409A. The Committee may impose such Restrictions on Restricted Stock
Units, including time-based Restrictions based on the achievement of specific Performance Goals,
time-based Restrictions following the achievement of specific Performance Goals, Restrictions based
on the occurrence of a specified event, and/or Restrictions under applicable securities laws.




          9.3 Crediting Restricted Stock Units. The Company shall establish an account
(“RSU Account”) on its books for each Eligible Person who receives a grant of Restricted
Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units shall be credited to the Grantee’s RSU Account as of the Grant
Date of such Restricted Stock Units. RSU Accounts shall be maintained for recordkeeping purposes
only and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate or set aside assets representing
securities or other amounts credited to RSU Accounts. The obligation to make distributions of
securities or other amounts credited to RSU Accounts shall be an unfunded, unsecured obligation of
the Company.




          (a) Crediting of Dividend Equivalents. Except as otherwise provided in an Award
Agreement, whenever dividends are paid or distributions made with respect to Shares, Dividend
Equivalents shall be credited to RSU Accounts on all Restricted Stock Units credited thereto as of
the record date for such dividend or distribution. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to
the RSU Account in the form of additional Restricted Stock Units in a number determined by dividing
the aggregate value of such Dividend Equivalents by the Fair Market Value of a Share at the payment
date of such dividend or distribution.




          (b) Settlement of RSU Accounts. The Company shall settle an RSU Account by delivering
to the holder thereof (which may be the Grantee or his or her Beneficiary, as applicable) a number
of Shares equal to the whole number of Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units then credited
to the Grantee’s RSU Account (or a specified portion in the event of any partial settlement);
provided that any fractional Shares underlying Restricted Stock Units






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remaining in the RSU Account on the Settlement Date shall be distributed in cash in an amount
equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the Settlement Date multiplied by the remaining
fractional Restricted Stock Unit. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the Settlement
Date for all Restricted Stock Units credited to a Grantee’s RSU Account shall be the as soon as
administratively practical after the date when Restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted
Stock Units have lapsed, but in no event shall such Settlement Date be later than March 15 of the
Year following the Year in which the Restrictions applicable to the Award of Restricted Stock Units
have lapsed. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if a Grantee’s Termination of
Service occurs before the lapse of such Restrictions, such Grantee’s Restricted Stock Units shall
be immediately cancelled and forfeited to the Company.




Section 10.

Deferred Stock




          10.1 Grant of Deferred Stock. Subject to and consistent with the provisions of the
Plan and Code Sections 409A(a)(2), (3), and (4), the Committee, at any time and from time to time,
may grant the right to receive Shares of Deferred Stock to any Eligible Person in such number, and
upon such terms, as the Committee, at any time and from time to time, shall determine (including,
to the extent allowed by the Committee, grants at the election of a Grantee to convert Shares to be
acquired upon lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units into such
Deferred Stock). A Grantee shall have no voting rights in Deferred Stock.




          10.2 Award Agreement. Each grant of Deferred Stock shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement that shall specify the number of Shares underlying the Deferred Stock subject to an
Award, the Settlement Date such Shares of Deferred Stock shall be settled and such other provisions
as the Committee shall determine that are in accordance with the Plan and Code Section 409A.




          10.3 Deferred Stock Elections.




          (a) Making of Deferral Elections. If and to the extent permitted by the Committee, an
Eligible Person may elect (a “Deferral Election”) at such times and in accordance with
rules and procedures adopted by the Committee (which shall comply with Code Section 409A), to
receive all or any portion of his salary and/or bonus (including any cash or Share Award, other
than any Options or SARs) in the form of a right to receive a number of Shares of Deferred Stock
equal to the quotient of (i) the amount of salary and/or cash bonus or other permissible Award to
be paid in the form of Deferred Stock, divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date
such salary or bonus or other such Award would otherwise be paid in cash or distributed in Shares.
The Grant Date for an Award of Deferred Stock made pursuant to a Deferral Election shall be the
date the deferrable amount subject to the Deferral Election would otherwise have been paid to the
Grantee in cash or Shares.




          (b) Timing of Deferral Elections. An initial Deferral Election must be filed with the
Secretary of the Company no later than December 31 of the Year preceding the Year in which the
amounts subject to the Deferral Election would otherwise be earned, subject to the applicable
requirements of Code Section 409A and such other restrictions and advance filing requirements as
the Company may impose. A Deferral Election shall be irrevocable as of the filing deadline.






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Each Deferral Election shall remain in effect with respect to subsequently earned amounts
described in the Deferral Election, unless the Eligible Person revokes or changes such Deferral
Election. Any such revocation or change shall have prospective application only; and shall not be
effective for any amounts subject to the Deferral Election that are earned during the Year in which
the revocation or change is filed.




          (c) Subsequent Deferral Elections. A Deferral Election (other than an initial
Deferral Election) made with respect to an outstanding Deferred Compensation Award must meet the
timing requirements for a subsequent deferral election, as specified in Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-2(b).




          10.4 Deferral Account.




          (a) Establishment of Deferral Accounts. The Company shall establish an account (a
“Deferral Account”) on its books for each Eligible Person who receives a grant of Deferred
Stock or makes a Deferral Election. Deferred Stock shall be credited to the Grantee’s Deferral
Account as of the Grant Date of such Deferred Stock. Deferral Accounts shall be maintained for
recordkeeping purposes only and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate or set aside assets
representing securities or other amounts credited to Deferral Accounts. The obligation to make
distributions of securities or other amounts credited to Deferral Accounts shall be an unfunded,
unsecured obligation of the Company. A Deferral Account shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 5.4 other than Section 5.4(c).




          (b) Crediting of Dividend Equivalents. Except as otherwise provided in an Award
Agreement, whenever dividends are paid or distributions made with respect to Shares, Dividend
Equivalents shall be credited to Deferral Accounts on all Deferred Stock credited thereto as of the
record date for such dividend or distribution. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to the
Deferral Account in the form of additional Deferred Stock in a number determined by dividing the
aggregate value of such Dividend Equivalents by the Fair Market Value of a Share at the payment
date of such dividend or distribution.




          (c) Settlement of Deferral Accounts. The Company shall settle a Deferral Account by
delivering to the holder thereof (which may be the Grantee or his or her Beneficiary or estate, as
applicable) a number of Shares equal to the whole number of Shares of Deferred Stock then credited
to the Grantee’s Deferral Account (or a specified portion in the event of any partial settlement);
provided that any fractional Shares of Deferred Stock remaining in the Deferral Account on the
Settlement Date shall be distributed in cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share
as of the Settlement Date multiplied by the remaining fractional Share. The Settlement Date for
all Deferred Stock credited in a Grantee’s Deferral Account shall be determined in accordance with
Code Section 409A and shall be specified in the applicable Award Agreement or Deferral Election.
The Settlement Date for Deferred Stock, as may be permitted by the Committee in its discretion and
as specified in the Award Agreement or Deferral Election, shall be limited to one or more of the
following events: (1) a specified date (as contemplated by applicable guidance under Code Section
409A), (2) a Change in Control (within the meaning of the Plan’s definition that applies to
Deferred Compensation Awards), (3) the Grantee’s “separation from service” as provided in Code
Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) (which is defined differently from Termination of Service), (4) the
Grantee’s death, (5) the Grantee’s






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Disability or (6) an “unforeseeable emergency” of the Grantee as provided in Code
Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(vi).




Section 11.

Performance Units




          11.1 Grant of Performance Units. Subject to and consistent with the provisions of the
Plan, Performance Units may be granted to any Eligible Person in such number and upon such terms,
and at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee. Performance Units
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement in such form as the Committee may approve, that shall
contain such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as shall be
determined from time to time by the Committee.




          11.2 Value/Performance Goals. The Committee shall, in its discretion, set Performance
Goals that, depending on the extent to which they are met during a Performance Period, will
determine the number or value of Performance Units that will be paid to the Grantee at the end of
the Performance Period. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by
the Committee at the time of grant. The Performance Goals for Awards of Performance Units shall be
set by the Committee at threshold, target and maximum performance levels with the number or value
of the Performance Units payable tied to the degree of attainment of the various performance levels
during the Performance Period. No payment shall be made with respect to a Performance Unit Award
if the threshold performance level is not satisfied. If Performance Goals are attained between the
threshold and target performance levels or between the target and maximum performance levels, the
number or value of Performance Units under such Award shall be determined by linear interpolation,
unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement. With respect to Covered Employees and to the
extent the Committee deems it appropriate for an Award of Performance Units to comply with Code
Section 162(m), (a) all Performance Goals for that Award shall be based on objective Performance
Measures satisfying the requirements for the Performance-Based Exception, and shall be set by the
Committee within the time period prescribed by Code Section 162(m); and (b) the maximum amount of
the Award shall be subject to the applicable limit under Section 4.3(b).




          11.3 Earning of Performance Units. Except as provided in Section 13, after the
applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units shall be entitled to
payment based on the level of achievement of Performance Goals set by the Committee and as
described in Section 11.2. If the Performance Unit is intended to comply with the
Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall certify the level of achievement of the
Performance Goals in writing before the Award is settled. At the discretion of the Committee, the
Award Agreement may specify that an Award of Performance Units is payable in cash, Shares,
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.




          11.4 Adjustment on Change of Position. If a Grantee is promoted, demoted or
transferred to a different business unit of the Company during a Performance Period, then, to the
extent the Committee determines that the Award, the Performance Goals, or the Performance Period
are no longer appropriate, the Committee may adjust, change, eliminate or cancel the Award, the
Performance Goals, or the applicable Performance Period, as it deems appropriate in order to make
them appropriate and comparable to the initial Award, the Performance Goals, or






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the Performance Period; provided that if the Award is intended to qualify for the
Performance-Based Exception, such adjustments shall be subject to Section 4.4(c).




          11.5 Dividend Rights. At the discretion of the Committee, a Grantee may be entitled
to receive any dividends or Dividend Equivalents declared with respect to Shares deliverable in
connection with grants of Performance Units that have been earned, but not yet delivered to the
Grantee.




Section 12.

Annual Incentive Awards



12.1 Annual Incentive Awards. Subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan,
Annual Incentive Awards may be granted to any Eligible Person in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 12. The Committee shall designate the individuals eligible to be granted an Annual
Incentive Award for a Year within the first ninety (90) days of such Year; provided that for any
hiring or promotion after such period that makes an individual who is not a Covered Employee
eligible to be granted an Annual Incentive Award, the designation shall not be later than the last
day of the first 25% of the remainder of such Year after such hiring or promotion. The Committee
may designate an Eligible Person as eligible for an Annual Incentive Award for a full Year or for a
period of less than a full Year. The opportunity to be granted an Annual Incentive Award shall be
evidenced by an Award Agreement or in such other form as the Committee may approve, that shall
specify the individual’s Bonus Opportunity, the Performance Goals, and such other terms not
inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee shall determine.




          12.2 Determination of Amount of Annual Incentive Awards.




          (a) Aggregate Maximum. The Committee may establish guidelines as to the maximum
amount of Annual Incentive Awards payable to all Eligible Persons for any Year.




          (b) Establishment of Performance Goals and Bonus Opportunities. Within the first
ninety (90) days of each Year, the Committee shall establish Performance Goals for the Year (which
may be the same or different for some or all Eligible Persons) and shall establish the threshold,
target and maximum Bonus Opportunity for each Grantee for the attainment of specified threshold,
target and maximum Performance Goals. Performance Goals and Bonus Opportunities may be weighted
for different factors and measures as the Committee shall determine. With respect to Covered
Employees and to the extent the Committee deems it appropriate for an Annual Incentive Award to
comply with Code Section 162(m), (a) all Performance Goals for that Award shall be based on
objective Performance Measures satisfying the requirements for the Performance-Based Exception, and
shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by Code Section 162(m); and (b) the
maximum amount of the Award shall be subject to the applicable limit under Section 4.3(b).




          (c) Committee Certification and Determination of Amount of Annual Incentive Award.
The Committee shall determine and certify in writing the degree of attainment of Performance Goals
as soon as administratively practicable after the end of each Year but not later than sixty (60)
days after the end of such Year. The Committee shall determine an individual’s maximum Annual
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Performance Goals (as certified by the Committee) and the individual’s Bonus Opportunity. The
Committee reserves the discretion to reduce (but not below zero) the amount of an individual’s
Annual Incentive Award below the maximum Annual Incentive Award. The determination of the
Committee to reduce (or not pay) an individual’s Annual Incentive Award for a Year shall not affect
the maximum Annual Incentive Award payable to any other individual. No Annual Incentive Award
shall be payable to an individual unless at least the threshold Performance Goal is attained.




          (d) Termination of Service. If a Grantee has a Termination of Service during the
Year, the Committee may, in its absolute discretion and under such rules as the Committee may from
time to time prescribe, authorize the payment of an Annual Incentive Award to such Grantee in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 12 and, in the absence of such determination by the
Committee, the Grantee shall receive no Annual Incentive Award for such Year.



12.3 Time of Payment of Annual Incentive Awards. Annual Incentive Awards shall be paid as
soon as administratively practicable after the Committee determines the amount of the Award payable
under this Section 12, but not later than two and one-half months after the end of such Year.




          12.4 Form of Payment of Annual Incentive Awards.(a) An individual’s Annual Incentive
Award for a Year shall be paid in cash, Shares, Restricted Stock, Options or any other form of an
Award or any combination thereof as provided in the Award Agreement or in such form as the
Committee may approve.




Section 13.

Change in Control




          13.1 Acceleration of Vesting. Upon the occurrence of an event satisfying the
definition of “Change in Control” with respect to a particular Award, unless otherwise provided in
an Award Agreement, such Award shall become vested, all Restrictions shall lapse and all
Performance Goals shall be deemed to be met, as applicable; provided that no payment of an Award
shall be accelerated to the extent such payment would cause such Award to be subject to the adverse
consequences described in Code Section 409A. The Committee may, in its discretion, include such
further provisions and limitations in any Award Agreement as it may deem desirable.




          13.2 Special Treatment if a Change in Control Occurs. In order to maintain the
Grantee’s rights upon the occurrence of any event satisfying the definition of “Change in Control”
with respect to an Award, the Committee, as constituted before such event, may, in its sole
discretion, as to any such Award, either at the time the Award is made hereunder or any time
thereafter, take any one or more of the following actions: (a) make such adjustment to any such
Award then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control; or (b)
cause any such Award then outstanding to be assumed, or new rights substituted therefor, by the
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          Additionally, if a Change in Control occurs with respect to Options and SARs, the Committee,
as constituted before such Change in Control, may, in its sole discretion, (a) cancel any
outstanding unexercised Options or SARs (whether or not vested) that have a per Share Option Price
or Strike Price (as applicable) which is greater than or equal to the per Share Fair Market Value
as of the date of the Change in Control; or (b) cancel any outstanding unexercised Options or SARs
(whether or not vested) that have a per Share Option Price or Strike Price (as applicable) which is
less than the per Share Fair Market Value as of the date of the Change in Control in exchange for a
cash payment of an amount equal to (i) the difference between the per share Fair Market Value as of
the date of the Change in Control and the Option Price or Strike Price multiplied by (ii) the total
number of Shares underlying such Option or SAR that are vested and exercisable at the time of the
Change in Control.




Section 14.

Dividend Equivalents




          The Committee is authorized to grant Awards of Dividend Equivalents alone or in conjunction
with other Awards, on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine in accordance with
Code Section 409A. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or in Sections 9 and 10 of the
Plan, Dividend Equivalents shall be paid immediately when accrued and, in no event, later than
March 15 of the Year following the Year in which such Dividend Equivalents accrue. Unless
otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or in Sections 9 and 10 of the Plan, if the Grantee
incurs a Termination of Service before the date such Dividend Equivalents accrue, the Grantee’s
right to such Dividend Equivalents shall be immediately forfeited.




Section 15.

Amendments and Termination




          15.1 Amendment and Termination. Subject to Section 15.2, the Board may at any time
amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan in whole or in part without the approval
of the Company’s stockholders, provided that (a) any amendment shall be subject to the approval of
the Company’s stockholders if such approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation
or any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Shares may then be listed or
quoted, and (b) any Plan amendment or termination will not accelerate the timing of any payments
that constitute deferred compensation under Code Section 409A unless such acceleration of payment
is permitted by Code Section 409A.




          15.2 Effect of Termination or Amendments on Previously Granted Awards. Except as
otherwise specifically provided in the Plan (including Sections 3.2(k), 5.5 and this Section 15.2)
or an Award Agreement, no termination, amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect
in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan without the written consent of the
Grantee of such Award.




          15.3 Amendment of Agreements for Awards; No Repricing of Certain Awards. Except as
otherwise provided in this Section 15.3, the terms of an existing Award may be amended by agreement
between the Committee and the Grantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, except as permitted
under Section 4.2, 5.6 or 13.2, (a) without the prior approval of the






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Company’s stockholders, (i) no Option or SAR will be repriced, replaced, or regranted through
cancellation, (ii) the exercise price of a previously granted Option or SAR will not be lowered and
(iii) no Option or SAR will be exchanged for an Option or SAR with a lower exercise price, for any
other Award or for cash, and (b) no such amendment shall (i) extend the maximum period during which
such Award may be exercised, either by extending the term of the Award or by extending the exercise
period following termination of employment or any other applicable event, or (ii) reduce the
exercise price per share below the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Award was
granted, unless, in either case, the Award, as amended, complies with the requirements of Section
409A.




Section 16.

Beneficiary Designation




          Each Grantee under the Plan may, from time to time, name any Beneficiary or Beneficiaries (who
may be named contingently or successfully) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case
of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation
shall revoke all prior designations by the same Grantee, shall be in a form prescribed by the
Company, and will be effective only when filed by the Grantee in writing with the Company during
the Grantee’s lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the
Grantee’s death shall be paid to the Grantee’s estate.




Section 17.

Withholding




          17.1 Required Withholding.




          (a) The Committee in its sole discretion may provide that, when taxes are to be withheld in
connection with the exercise of an Option or an SAR or upon the lapse of Restrictions on an Award
or upon payment of any benefit or right under this Plan (the Exercise Date of any such Option or
SAR, or the date such Restrictions lapse, or the date such payment of any other benefit or right
occurs, being hereinafter referred to as the “Tax Date”), the Grantee may elect to make
payment for the withholding of federal, state and local taxes, including Social Security and
Medicare (“FICA”) taxes, by one or a combination of the following methods:





          (i) payment of an amount in cash equal to the amount to be withheld;




          (ii) if the Award is payable in Shares, requesting the Company to withhold from the
Shares that would otherwise be received upon exercise of the Option or a SAR or upon the
lapse of Restrictions on the Award, a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the Tax
Date equal to the amount to be withheld; or




          (iii) withholding from any cash payment under the Award, or from compensation otherwise
due to the Grantee from the Employer.



          The Committee in its sole discretion may provide that the maximum amount of tax withholding
upon exercise of an Option or an SAR to be satisfied by withholding Shares upon exercise of such
Option pursuant to clause (ii) above shall not exceed the minimum amount of taxes, including FICA
taxes, required to be withheld under federal, state and local law. An






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election by Grantee under this subsection is irrevocable. Any fractional share amount and any
additional withholding not paid by the withholding or surrender of Shares must be paid in cash. If
no timely election is made, withholding will be paid from any cash payment under the Award, and the
Grantee must deliver cash to satisfy all tax withholding requirements with respect to an Award
payable in Shares.




          (b) Any Grantee who makes a Disqualifying Disposition (as defined in Section 6.5(f)) or an
election under Code Section 83(b) shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy all
resulting tax withholding requirements in the same manner as set forth in subsection (a).




          (c) No Award shall be settled, whether in cash or in Shares, unless the applicable tax
withholding requirements have been met to the satisfaction of the Committee.




          17.2 Notification under Code Section 83(b). If the Grantee, in connection with the
exercise of any Option, or any grant or purchase of Restricted Stock, makes the election permitted
under Code Section 83(b) to include in such Grantee’s gross income in the Year of transfer the
amounts specified in Code Section 83(b), then such Grantee shall notify the Company of such
election within ten (10) days of filing the notice of the election with the Internal Revenue
Service, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to regulations issued under
Code Section 83(b). The Committee may, in connection with the grant of an Award or at any time
thereafter, prohibit a Grantee from making the election described above.




Section 18.

General Provisions




          18.1 Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules
and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State
of Delaware (other than its law respecting choice of laws) and applicable federal law.




          18.2 Severability. If any provision of this Plan or any Award is or becomes or is
deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any Person or Award,
or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such
provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be
construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the
intent of the Plan or the Award, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan and any such
Award shall remain in full force and effect.




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




          18.4 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the delivery of Shares under the
Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any
governmental agencies or national securities exchanges or markets as may be required.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award, Grantees shall not be entitled to






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exercise, or receive benefits under, any Award, and the Company (or any Subsidiary) shall not
be obligated to deliver any Shares or deliver benefits to a Grantee, if such exercise or delivery
would constitute a violation by the Grantee, the Company or a Subsidiary of any applicable law or
regulation.




          18.5 Securities Law Compliance. If the Committee deems it necessary to comply with
any applicable securities law, or the requirements of any securities exchange or market upon which
Shares may be listed, the Committee may impose any restriction on Awards or Shares acquired
pursuant to Awards under the Plan as it may deem advisable. All evidence of Share ownership
delivered pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer
orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations or
other requirements of the SEC, any securities exchange or market upon which Shares are then listed,
and any applicable securities law. If so requested by the Company, the Grantee shall make a
written representation and warranty to the Company that he or she will not sell or offer to sell
any Shares unless a registration statement shall be in effect with respect to such Shares under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities law or unless he or she
shall have furnished to the Company an opinion of counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Company, that such registration is not required.




          If the Committee determines that the exercise or nonforfeitability of, or delivery of benefits
pursuant to, any Award would violate any applicable provision of securities laws or the listing
requirements of any national securities exchange or national market system on which are listed any
of the Company’s equity securities, then the Committee may postpone any such exercise,
nonforfeitability or delivery to comply with all such provisions at the earliest practicable date.




          18.6 Section 409A. To the extent applicable and notwithstanding any other provision
of this Plan, this Plan and Awards hereunder shall be administered, operated and interpreted in
accordance with Code Section 409A; provided that, if the Committee determines that any amounts
payable hereunder may be taxable to a Grantee under Code Section 409A before the payment and/or
delivery to such Grantee of such amount, the Company may (a) adopt such amendments to the Plan and
related Award, and appropriate policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with
retroactive effect, that the Committee determines necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended
tax treatment of the benefits provided by the Plan and Awards hereunder; and/or (b) take such other
actions as the Committee determines necessary or appropriate to comply with or exempt the Plan
and/or Awards from the requirements of Code Section 409A. The Company and its Subsidiaries make no
guarantees to any Person regarding the tax treatment of Awards or payments made under the Plan and,
notwithstanding the above provisions and any agreement or understanding to the contrary, if any
Award, payments or other amounts due to a Grantee (or his or her beneficiaries, as applicable)
results in, or causes in any manner, the application of an accelerated or additional tax, fine or
penalty under Code Section 409A or otherwise to be imposed, then the Grantee (or his or her
beneficiaries, as applicable) shall be solely liable for the payment of, and the Company and its
Subsidiaries shall have no obligation or liability to pay or reimburse (either directly or
otherwise) the Grantee (or his or her beneficiaries, as applicable) for, any such additional taxes,
fines or penalties.







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          18.7 No Rights as a Stockholder. No Grantee shall have any rights as a stockholder of
the Company with respect to the Shares (except as provided in Section 8.7 with respect to
Restricted Stock) that may be deliverable upon exercise or payment of such Award until such Shares
have been delivered to him or her.




          18.8 Awards Not Taken Into Account for Other Benefits. Awards shall be special
incentive payments to the Grantee and shall not be taken into account in computing the amount of
salary or compensation of the Grantee for purposes of determining any pension, retirement, death or
other benefit under (a) any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, insurance or other employee
benefit plan of an Employer, except as such plan shall otherwise expressly provide, or (b) any
agreement between an Employer and the Grantee, except as such agreement shall otherwise expressly
provide.




          18.9 Employment Agreement Supersedes Award Agreement. If a Grantee is a party to an
employment agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary that provides for vesting or extended
exercisability of equity compensation Awards on terms more favorable to the Grantee than the
Grantee’s Award Agreement or this Plan, the employment agreement shall be controlling; provided
that (a) if the Grantee is a Section 16 Person, any terms in the employment agreement requiring
Compensation Committee of the Board, Board or stockholder approval in order for an exemption from
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act to be available shall have been approved by the Compensation
Committee of the Board, the Board or the stockholders, as applicable, and (b) the employment
agreement shall not be controlling to the extent the Grantee and Grantee’s Employer agree it shall
not be controlling.




          18.10 Non-Exclusivity of Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its
submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any
limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other compensatory arrangements for employees
as it may deem desirable.




          18.11 No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be
construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind nor, except the extent required by
applicable federal law, any fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Subsidiary and a
Grantee or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments
from the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the
right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.




          18.12 No Right to Continued Employment or Awards. No employee shall have the right to
be selected to receive an Award under this Plan or, having been so selected, to be selected to
receive a future Award. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Grantee the right
to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary or to be retained as a director of
the Company or any Subsidiary. Further, the Company or a Subsidiary may at any time terminate the
employment of a Grantee free from any liability, or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise
expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.




          18.13 Military Service. Awards shall be administered in accordance with Code Section
414(u) and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.







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          18.14 Construction. The following rules of construction will apply to the Plan: (a)
the word “or” is disjunctive but not necessarily exclusive; and (b) words in the singular include
the plural, words in the plural include the singular, and words in the neuter gender include the
masculine and feminine genders, and words in the masculine or feminine gender include the opposite
gender and the neuter gender. The headings of sections and subsections are included solely for
convenience of reference, and if there is any conflict between such headings and the text of this
Plan, the text shall control.




          18.15 No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other
securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares, or
whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise
eliminated.




          18.16 Plan Document Controls. This Plan and each Award Agreement constitute the
entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided that in the event
of any inconsistency between this Plan and such Award Agreement, the terms and conditions of the
Plan shall control.





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