Long-Term Performance Enhancement Plan II



 Exhibit 10.1 
  

  
  
 SUNOCO, INC. 
 LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE
ENHANCEMENT PLAN II 
 (Amended and Restated as of May 1, 2003) 
  
  








 ARTICLE I 
 Definitions 
  
 As used in
this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings herein specified: 
  
 1.1 Affiliate—shall mean any entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Sunoco, Inc. 
  
 1.2 Board of Directors—shall mean the Board of Directors of
Sunoco, Inc. 
  
 1.3 Business Combination—shall have
the meaning provided herein at Section 1.4(c). 
  
 1.4 Change
in Control—shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: 
  
 (a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) (3) or 14(d) (2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (1) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of Sunoco, Inc. (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting
securities of Sunoco, Inc. entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this Section (a), the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition directly from Sunoco, Inc., (B) any acquisition by Sunoco, Inc., (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Sunoco, Inc. or any company
controlled by, controlling or under common control with Sunoco, Inc., or (D) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction that complies with Sections (c) (1), (c) (2) and (c) (3) of this definition; 
  
 (b) Individuals who, as of September 6, 2001, constitute the
Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose
election, or nomination for election by the shareholders of Sunoco, Inc., was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent
Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election 

  

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or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board of Directors;

  
 (c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger,
statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving Sunoco, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Sunoco, Inc. or the acquisition of assets or stock
of another entity by Sunoco, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial
owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and
the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a
corporation that, as a result of such transaction, owns Sunoco, Inc. or all or substantially all of the assets of Sunoco, Inc., either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately
prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit
plan (or related trust) of Sunoco, Inc. or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any of their respective subsidiaries) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of
common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination,
and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board
of Directors providing for such Business Combination; or 
  
 (d) Approval by the shareholders of Sunoco, Inc. of a complete liquidation or dissolution of Sunoco, Inc. 
  
 1.5 Code—shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  

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 1.6 Committee—shall mean the committee appointed to administer this Plan by the Board of
Directors, as constituted from time to time. The Committee shall consist of at least two (2) members of the Board of Directors, each of whom shall meet applicable requirements set forth in the pertinent regulations under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act and Section 162(m) of the Code. 
  
 1.7 Common
Stock—shall mean the authorized and unissued or treasury shares of common stock of Sunoco, Inc. 
  
 1.8 Common Stock Units—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 6.1. 
  
 1.9 Company—shall mean Sunoco, Inc., and any Affiliate. 
  
 1.10 CSU Payout Date—shall have the meaning provided herein at
Section 6.9. 
  
 1.11 Dividend Equivalents—shall have
the meaning provided herein at Section 6.3. 
  
 1.12 Dividend
Equivalent Account—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 6.3. 
  
 1.13 Employment Termination Date—shall mean the date on which the employment relationship between the Participant and the Company is terminated, or on which the Participant ceases to be a member of the
Board of Directors. 
  
 1.14 Exchange Act—shall mean
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  
 1.15
Exercise Period—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 5.3. 
  
 1.16 Fair Market Value—shall mean, as of any date and in respect of any share of Common Stock, the opening price on such date of a share of Common Stock (which price shall be the closing price on the
previous trading day of a share of Common Stock as reflected in the consolidated trading tables of the Wall Street Journal under the caption “New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions” or any other publication selected by the
Committee). If there is no sale of shares of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange for more than ten (10) days immediately preceding such date, the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock shall be as determined by the Committee in such
other manner as it may deem appropriate. In no event shall the Fair Market Value of any share of Common Stock be less than its par value. 
  
 1.17 Immediate Family Member—shall mean spouse (or common law spouse), siblings, parents, children, stepchildren, adoptive relationships
and/or grandchildren of the Participant (and, for this purpose, also shall include the Participant). 
  

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 1.18 Incentive Stock Options—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 4.1.

  
 1.19 Incumbent Board—shall have the meaning
provided herein at Section 1.4(b). 
  
 1.20 Just
Cause—shall mean, for any Participant who is a participant in the Sunoco, Inc. Special Executive Severance Plan, “Just Cause” as defined in such plan, and for any other Participant: 
  
 (a) the willful and continued failure of the Participant to
perform substantially the Participant’s duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness or following notice of employment termination by the Participant pursuant to Section 1.34),
after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Board of Directors or any employee of the Company with supervisory authority over the Participant that specifically identifies the manner in which the Board of
Directors or such supervising employee believes that the Participant has not substantially performed the Participant’s duties, or 
  
 (b) the willful engaging by the Participant in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the
Company. 
  
 1.21 Limited Rights—shall have the
meaning provided herein at Section 5.1. 
  
 1.22 Market
Price—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 5.4. 
  
 1.23 Option—shall mean Stock Option and/or Incentive Stock Option. 
  
 1.24 Option Price—shall mean the purchase price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of an Option. 
  
 1.25 Optionee—shall mean the holder of an Option. 
  
 1.26 Outstanding Company Common Stock—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 1.4(a). 
  
 1.27 Outstanding Company Voting Securities—shall have the meaning
provided herein at Section 1.4(a). 
  
 1.28
Participant—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 2.4(a). 
  

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 1.29 Performance Factors—shall mean the various payout percentages related to the attainment
levels of one or more Performance Goals, as determined by the Committee. 
  
 1.30 Performance Goals—shall mean the specific targeted amounts of, or changes in, financial or operating goals including: revenues; expenses; net income; operating income; equity; return on equity, assets
or capital employed; working capital; shareholder return; operating capacity utilized; production or sales volumes; or throughput. Other financial or operating goals may also be used as determined by the Committee. Such goals may be applicable to
the Company as a whole or one or more of its business units and may be applied in total or on a per share, per barrel or percentage basis and on an absolute basis or relative to other companies, industries or indices or any combination thereof, as
determined by the Committee. 
  
 1.31 Performance
Period—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 6.4. 
  
 1.32 Person—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 1.4(a). 
  
 1.33 Plan—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 2.2. 
  
 1.34 Qualifying Termination—shall mean, with respect to the employment of any Participant who is a participant in the Sunoco, Inc. Special
Executive Severance Plan, a “Qualifying Termination” as defined in such plan, and with respect to the employment of any other Participant, the following: 
  
 (a) a termination of employment by the Company within seven (7) months after a Change in Control, other than
for Just Cause, death or permanent disability; 
  
 (b) a termination of employment by the Participant within seven (7) months after a Change in Control for one or more of the following reasons: 
  
 (1) the assignment to such Participant of any duties inconsistent in a way significantly adverse to such Participant, with such
Participant’s positions, duties, responsibilities and status with the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control, or a significant reduction in the duties and responsibilities held by the Participant immediately prior to the Change in
Control, in each case except in connection with such Participant’s termination of employment by the Company for Just Cause; or 
  
 (2) a reduction by the Company in the Participant’s combined annual base salary and guideline (target) bonus as in effect
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Change in Control; or 
  
 (3) the Company requires the Participant to be based anywhere other than the Participant’s present work location or a location
within thirty-five (35) miles from the present location; or the Company requires the Participant to travel on Company business to an extent substantially more burdensome than such Participant’s travel obligations during the period of twelve
(12) consecutive months immediately preceding the Change in Control; 
  
 provided, however, that in the case of any such termination of employment by the Participant under this subparagraph (b), such termination shall not be deemed to be a Qualifying Termination unless the termination occurs within 120
days after the occurrence of the event or events constituting the reason for the termination; or 
  
 (c) before a Change in Control, a termination of employment by the Company, other than a termination for Just Cause, or a termination of
employment by the Participant for one of the reasons set forth in (b) above, if the affected Participant can demonstrate that such termination or circumstance in (b) above leading to the termination: 
  
 (1) was at the request of a third party with which the
Company had entered into negotiations or an agreement with regard to a Change in Control; or 
  
 (2) otherwise occurred in connection with a Change in Control; 
  
 provided, however, that in either such case, a Change in Control actually occurs within one (1) year following the
Employment Termination Date. 
  
 1.35 Stock
Options—shall have the meaning provided herein at Section 3.1. 
  
 1.36 Subsidiary—shall mean any corporation of which, at the time, more than fifty percent (50%) of the shares entitled to vote generally in an election of directors are owned directly or indirectly by Sunoco, Inc. or any
subsidiary thereof. 
  
 1.37 Sunoco, Inc.—shall mean
Sunoco, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, and any successor thereto by merger, consolidation, liquidation or purchase of assets or stock or similar transaction. 
  


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 ARTICLE II 
  

Background, Purpose and Term of Plan; Participation & Eligibility 
 for Benefits 
  
 2.1 Background. Effective on December 31, 2001, no further awards shall be made under the Sunoco, Inc. Long-Term Performance Enhancement Plan adopted in May, 1997; provided, however, that any rights
theretofore granted under that plan shall not be affected. 
  
 2.2
Purpose of the Plan. The purposes of this Sunoco, Inc. Long-Term Performance Enhancement Plan II (the “Plan”) are to: 
  
 (a) better align the interests of shareholders and management of the Company by creating a direct linkage between Participants’
rewards and shareholders’ gains; 
  
 (b)
provide management with the ability to increase equity ownership in Sunoco, Inc.; 
  
 (c) provide competitive compensation opportunities that can be realized through attainment of performance goals; and 
  
 (d) provide an incentive to management for continuous
employment with the Company. 
  
 It is intended that most awards
made under the Plan will qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. 
  
 2.3 Term of the Plan. The original Plan was approved by shareholders at Sunoco, Inc.’s 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and first became
effective at that time. The amended and restated version of the Plan, presented at Sunoco, Inc.’s 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, will become effective upon approval by the holders of a majority of the votes present, in person or
represented by proxy, at such meeting. No awards will be made under this Plan after December 31, 2008 unless the Board of Directors extends this date to a date no later than December 31, 2013. The Plan and all awards made under the Plan prior to
such date (or extended date) shall remain in effect until such awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with the Plan and the terms of such awards. 
  
 2.4 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have the authority, in its sole
discretion and from time to time to: 
  
 (a)
designate the employees or directors, or classes of employees or directors, eligible to participate in the Plan (each such employee or director being, a “Participant”); 
  
  

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 (b) grant awards provided in the Plan in such form and amount as the Committee shall
determine; 
  
 (c) impose such limitations,
restrictions and conditions upon any such award as the Committee shall deem appropriate; and 
  
 (d) interpret the Plan, adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and make all other determinations and take
all other action necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the Plan. 
  
 The decisions and determinations of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan shall be in its sole discretion and shall be conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action taken or not
taken or decision made or not made in good faith relating to the Plan or any award thereunder. 
  
 2.5 Eligibility for Participation. Participants in the Plan shall be: 
  
 (a) non-employee members of the Board of Directors; and 
  
 (b) those officers and other key employees occupying responsible managerial or professional positions at the
Company, and capable of substantially contributing to its success. 
  
 In making this selection and in determining the amount of awards, the Committee shall consider any factors deemed relevant, including the individual’s functions, responsibilities, value of services to the Company and past and potential
contributions to its profitability and sound growth. 
  
 2.6
Types of Awards Under the Plan. Awards under the Plan may be in the form of any one or more of the following: 
  
 (a) Stock Options, as described in Article III; 
  

(b) Incentive Stock Options, as described in Article IV; 
  
 (c) Limited Rights, as described in Article V; and/or 
  
 (d) Common Stock Units, as described in Article VI.

  
 2.7 Aggregate Limitation on Awards. Shares of stock
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Plan as originally adopted by the shareholders at Sunoco, Inc.’s 2001 Annual Meeting was four million (4,000,000). No Option may be granted if the
number of shares of Common Stock to which such Option relates, when added to the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued under the Plan, exceeds the number of such shares reserved under the preceding sentence. For purposes of calculating
the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan: 
  
 (a) all the shares issued (including the shares, if any, withheld for tax withholding requirements) shall be counted when cash is used as
full payment for shares issued upon exercise of an Option; 
  
 (b) only the shares issued (including the shares, if any, withheld for tax withholding requirements) net of shares of Common Stock used as full or partial payment for such shares upon exercise of an Option, shall be
counted; and 
  
 (c) only the shares issued
(including the shares, if any, withheld for tax withholding) upon vesting and payment of Common Stock Units, shall be counted. 
  
 In addition to shares of Common Stock actually issued pursuant to the exercise of Options, there shall be deemed to have been issued a number of shares
equal to the number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which Limited Rights (as described in Article V) shall have been exercised. Shares tendered by a Participant as payment for shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be available for
issuance under the Plan. Any shares distributed pursuant to an Option may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares including shares of Common Stock acquired by purchase in the open market or in private
transactions. Any shares of Common Stock subject to an Option, which for any reason is terminated, unexercised or expires shall again be available for issuance under the Plan, but shares subject to an Option that, as a result of the exercise of
Limited Rights, are not issued, shall not be available for issuance under the Plan. 
  
 (d) The maximum number of Options that shall be granted in any calendar year to a Participant shall be four hundred thousand (400,000).

  
 (e) The maximum number of Common Stock Units
granted in any calendar year to a Participant shall be one hundred fifty thousand (150,000). 
  
 (f) The maximum number of Common Stock Units granted under the Plan will be two million (2,000,000). 
  
 The share limits set forth in this Section 2.7 shall be adjusted to reflect
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Section 7.8. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
  
 Stock Options 
  
 3.1 Award of Stock
Options. The Committee, from time to time, and subject to the provisions of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, may grant to any Participant in the Plan one or more options to purchase for cash or shares
the number of shares of Common Stock (“Stock Options”) allotted by the Committee. The date a Stock Option is granted shall mean the date selected by the Committee as of which the Committee allots a specific number of options to a
Participant pursuant to the Plan. 
  
 3.2 Stock Option
Agreements. The grant of a Stock Option shall be evidenced by a written Stock Option Agreement, executed by the Company and the holder of a Stock Option, stating the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Option evidenced thereby,
and in such form as the Committee may from time to time determine. 
  
 3.3 Stock Option Price. The Option Price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of a Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Stock Option is
granted. 
  
 3.4 Term and Exercise. The term and the
vesting schedule of the Stock Options shall be determined by the Committee. However, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.11, no Stock Option may be exercisable before the first anniversary of the date of grant or after the tenth anniversary of
the date of grant. No Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term. 
  
 3.5 Transferability. No Stock Option may be transferred by the Participant other than by will, by the laws of descent and distribution or, to the extent not inconsistent with the applicable provisions of the
Code, pursuant to a domestic relations order under applicable provisions of law, and during the Participant’s lifetime the option may be exercised only by the Participant; provided, however, that, subject to such limits as the Committee
may establish, the Committee, in its discretion, may allow the Participant to transfer a Stock Option for no consideration to, or for the benefit of, an Immediate Family Member or to a bona fide trust for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate
Family Members, or a partnership or limited liability company in which such Immediate Family Members are the only partners or members. 
  
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transfer shall become effective only when recorded in the Company’s record of outstanding Stock Options. Any such transferable Stock Option is further
conditioned on the Participant and such Immediate Family Member or other transferee agreeing to abide by the Company’s then-current Stock Option transfer guidelines. In the discretion of the Committee, the foregoing right to transfer a Stock
Option also will apply to the right to transfer ancillary rights associated with such Stock Option, and to the right to consent to any amendment to the applicable Stock Option Agreement. 
  
 Subsequent transfers shall be prohibited except in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution, or by will.
Following transfer, any such Stock Options shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, and the terms “Optionee” or “Participant” shall be deemed to include the
transferee; provided, however, that the events of termination of employment of Sections 3.8 (“Retirement or Disability”), 3.9 (“Termination for Other Reasons”) and 3.10 (“Death of Optionee”) hereof shall continue
to be applied with respect to the original Optionee, following which the options shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the respective periods specified therein. Neither the Committee nor the Company will have any
obligation to inform any transferee of a Stock Option or stock appreciation right of any expiration, termination, lapse or acceleration of such Option. The Company will have no obligation to register with any federal or state securities commission
or agency any Common Stock issuable or issued under a Stock Option or stock appreciation right that has been transferred by a Participant under this Section 3.5. 
  
 3.6 Manner of Payment. Each Stock Option Agreement shall set forth the procedure governing the exercise of the Stock
Option granted thereunder, and shall provide that, upon such exercise in respect of any shares of Common Stock subject thereto, the Optionee shall pay to the Company, in full, the Option Price for such shares (together with payment for any taxes
which the Company is required by law to withhold by reason of such exercise) with cash or with Common Stock. All shares of Common Stock issued under this Plan, or any other Company plan, must be held at least six (6) months before they may be used
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 3.7 Issuance and Delivery of Shares. As soon as practicable after receipt of payment, the Company
shall deliver to the Optionee a certificate or certificates for, or otherwise register the Optionee on the books and records of the Company as a holder of, such shares of Common Stock. The Optionee shall become a shareholder of Sunoco, Inc. with
respect to the Common Stock so registered, or represented by share certificates so issued, and as such shall be fully entitled to receive dividends, to vote and to exercise all other rights of a shareholder except to the extent otherwise provided in
the Option award. 
  
 (a) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, and at the discretion of the Committee, any Optionee subject to minimum stock ownership guidelines (as established from time to time by the Committee or the Company), but failing to meet the applicable personal ownership requirement
within the prescribed period may, upon exercise of the Options, receive a number of shares of Common Stock subject to the following restrictions which shall remain in place until compliance with such ownership guidelines is attained: 
  
 (1) The number of shares subject to the restrictions shall
be equal to the total number of shares received in the exercise of the Options, minus the sum of: 
  
 (i) to the extent that shares received upon exercise of the Option are used to pay the Option Price, the number of shares which have a
Fair Market Value on the date of the Option exercise equal to the total amount paid for all the shares received in the Option exercise; and 
  
 (ii) to the extent that shares received upon exercise of the Option are used to pay taxes and brokerage fees, the number of shares which
have a Fair Market Value on the date of the Option exercise equal to the applicable federal, state and local withholding tax on the total Option exercise and any brokerage commission or interest charges, if applicable to the exercise. 
  
 (2) Other than transfers to family members or trusts that
are permitted in accordance with the applicable stock ownership guidelines, and that will not result in a reduction in the level of ownership 
  
  

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attributable to the Participant under such guidelines, the Optionee shall be prohibited from effecting the sale, exchange, transfer, pledge, hypothecation,
gift or other disposition of such shares of Common Stock until the earlier of: 
  
 (i) attainment of compliance with applicable stock ownership guidelines; 
  
 (ii) the Optionee’s death, retirement, or permanent disability (as determined by the Committee); or

  
 (iii) occurrence of the Optionee’s
Employment Termination Date, for any reason other than Just Cause. 
  
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, six (6) months after the exercise of the Stock Option, such shares of Common Stock may be used as payment of the Option Price of shares issued upon the exercise of other Stock Options.
However, all such shares issued will be restricted shares. 
  
 (3) The restrictions shall apply to any new, additional or different securities the Optionee may become entitled to receive with respect to such shares by virtue of a stock split or stock dividend or any other change
in the corporate or capital structure of the Company. 
  
 (b) Until such time as the restrictions hereunder lapse, the shares will be held in “book-entry form” and appropriate notation of these restrictions will be maintained in the records of the Company’s transfer agent and
registrar. Any share certificate representing such shares will bear a conspicuous legend evidencing these restrictions, and the Company may require the Optionee to deposit the share certificate with the Company or its agent, endorsed in blank or
accompanied by a duly executed irrevocable stock power or other instrument of transfer. 
  
 3.8 Retirement or Disability. Upon termination of the Optionee’s employment by reason of retirement or permanent disability (as each is determined by the Committee), the Optionee may, within sixty (60)
months from the date of termination, exercise any Stock Options to the extent such options are exercisable during such 60-month period. 
  

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 3.9 Termination for Other Reasons. Except as provided in Sections 3.8 and 3.10, or except as
otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of an Optionee’s employment, all unvested Stock Options shall terminate immediately, and all vested Stock Options shall terminate: 
  
 (a) immediately, in the case of an Optionee terminated by
the Company for Just Cause; or 
  
 (b) upon the
expiration of ninety (90) calendar days following the occurrence of the Optionee’s Employment Termination Date, other than for Just Cause; 
  
 provided, however, that the Limited Rights awarded in tandem with such Stock Options shall not terminate and such Limited Rights shall remain exercisable during
the Exercise Period for any Optionee whose employment relationship with the Company has been terminated as a result of any Qualifying Termination. 
  
 3.10 Death of Optionee. Any rights in respect of Stock Options to the extent exercisable on the date of the Optionee’s death may be exercised
by the Optionee’s estate or by any person that acquires the legal right to exercise such Stock Option by bequest, inheritance, or otherwise by reason of the death of the Optionee. Any such exercise to be valid must occur within the remaining
option term of the Stock Option. The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.10 shall apply to an Optionee who dies while employed by the Company and to an Optionee whose employment may have terminated prior to death; provided, however, that:

  
 (a) an Optionee who dies while employed by
the Company will be treated as if the Optionee had retired on the date of death. Accordingly, the Optionee’s estate or a person who acquires the right to exercise such Stock Option by bequest or inheritance will have the right to exercise the
Stock Option in accordance with Section 3.8; or 
  
 (b) the estate or a person who acquires the right to exercise a Stock Option by bequest or inheritance from an Optionee who dies after terminating employment with the Company will have the remainder of any exercise period provided under
Sections 3.8 and 3.9. 
  
 3.11 Acceleration of Options.
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in agreements evidencing Options granted thereunder or in this Plan, each outstanding Option shall become immediately and fully exercisable upon the occurrence of any Change in Control. 
  
 3.12 Effect of Exercise. The exercise of any Stock Options shall
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to said Options. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 Incentive Stock Options 
  
 4.1 Award of
Incentive Stock Options. The Committee, from time to time, and subject to the provisions of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, may grant to any Participant in the Plan one or more “incentive stock
options” (intended to qualify as such under the provisions of Section 422 of the Code (“Incentive Stock Options”)) to purchase for cash or shares the number of shares of Common Stock allotted by the Committee. The date an Incentive
Stock Option is granted shall mean the date selected by the Committee as of which the Committee allots a specific number of options to a Participant pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Stock Options shall not be granted to
any owner of ten percent (10%) or more of the total combined voting power of Sunoco, Inc. and its subsidiaries (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code). 
  
 4.2 Incentive Stock Option Agreements. The grant of an Incentive Stock Option shall be evidenced by a written
Incentive Stock Option Agreement, executed by the Company and the holder of an Incentive Stock Option stating the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Incentive Stock Option evidenced thereby, and in such form as the Committee may from
time to time determine. 
  
 4.3 Incentive Stock Option
Price. The Option Price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted.

  
 4.4 Term and Exercise. The term and the vesting
schedule of the Incentive Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee. However, no Incentive Stock Option may be exercisable before the first anniversary of the date of grant or after the tenth anniversary of such date. No Incentive Stock
Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of its term. 
  
 4.5 Limits on Incentive Stock Options. Each Incentive Stock Option shall provide that, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the stock on the date of grant with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first
time by an Optionee during any calendar year, under this Plan or any other stock option plan of Sunoco, Inc. and its subsidiaries (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), then the Option,
as to the excess shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to any person who is not an “employee” of the Company (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code). 
  

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 4.6 Retirement or Disability. Upon the termination of the Optionee’s employment by reason of
retirement or permanent disability (as each is determined by the Committee), the Optionee may, within sixty (60) months from the date of such termination of employment, exercise any Incentive Stock Options to the extent such Incentive Stock Options
are exercisable during such 60-month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax treatment available pursuant to Section 422 of the Code upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option will not be available to an Optionee who exercises any
Incentive Stock Option more than: 
  
 (a) twelve
(12) months after the date of termination of employment due to permanent disability; or 
  
 (b) three (3) months after the date of termination of employment due to retirement. 
  
 4.7 Termination for Other Reasons. Except as provided in Sections 4.6
and 4.8, or except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of an Optionee’s employment, all unvested Incentive Stock Options shall terminate immediately, and all vested Incentive Stock Options shall terminate: 
  
 (a) immediately, in the case of an Optionee terminated by
the Company for Just Cause; or 
  
 (b) upon the
expiration of ninety (90) calendar days following the date of termination of an Optionee’s employment other than for Just Cause; 
  
 provided, however, that the Limited Rights awarded in tandem with such Incentive Stock Options shall not terminate and such Limited Rights shall remain exercisable
during the Exercise Period for any Optionee whose employment relationship with the Company has been terminated as a result of any Qualifying Termination. 
  
 4.8 Death of Optionee. Any rights in respect of Incentive Stock Options to the extent exercisable on the date of the Optionee’s death may be
exercised by the Optionee’s estate or by any person that acquires the legal right to exercise such Stock Option by bequest, inheritance, or otherwise by reason of the death of the Optionee. Any such exercise to be valid must occur within the
remaining option term of the Incentive Stock Option. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.8 shall apply to an Optionee who dies while employed by the Company and to an Optionee whose employment may have terminated prior to death; provided,
however, that: 
  
 (a) an Optionee who dies
while employed by the Company will be treated as if the Optionee had retired on the date of death. Accordingly, the Optionee’s estate or a person who acquires the right to exercise such Incentive Stock Option by bequest or inheritance

  
  

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will have the right to exercise the Incentive Stock Option in accordance with Section 4.6; or 
  
 (b) the estate or a person who acquires the right to exercise a stock option by bequest or inheritance from
an Optionee who dies after terminating employment with the Company will have the remainder of any exercise period provided under Section 4.6 and 4.7. 
  
 4.9 Applicability of Stock Options Selections. Section 3.6 (“Manner of Payment”), Section 3.7 (“Issuance and Delivery of
Shares”), Section 3.11 (“Acceleration of Options”) and Section 3.12 (“Effect of Exercise”), applicable to Stock Options, shall apply equally to Incentive Stock Options. Said Sections are incorporated by reference in this
Article IV as though fully set forth herein. 
  
 ARTICLE V

  
 Limited Rights 
  
 5.1 Award of Limited Rights. Concurrently with or subsequent to the
award of any Option, the Committee may, subject to the provisions of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, award to the Optionee with respect to each Option, a related limited right permitting the Optionee,
during a specified limited time period, to be paid the appreciation on the Option in lieu of exercising the Option (“Limited Right”). 
  
 5.2 Limited Rights Agreement. Limited Rights granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by written agreements in such form as the Committee may from
time to time determine. 
  
 5.3 Exercise Period. Limited
Rights are immediately exercisable in full upon grant for a period of up to seven (7) months following the date of a Change in Control (the “Exercise Period”). 
  
 5.4 Amount of Payment. The amount of payment to which an Optionee shall be entitled upon the exercise of each Limited
Right shall be equal to 100% of the amount, if any, which is equal to the difference between the Option Price of the related Option and the Market Price of a share of such Common Stock. “Market Price” is defined to be the greater of:

  
 (a) the highest price per share of Common
Stock paid in connection with any Change in Control during the period from the sixtieth (60th) calendar day immediately prior to the Change in Control through the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the Change in Control; and 
  
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The Wall Street Journal (presently the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions quotations) during the 60-day period immediately prior to the Change in
Control. 
  
 5.5 Form of Payment. Payment of the amount to
which an Optionee is entitled upon the exercise of Limited Rights, as determined pursuant to Section 5.4, shall be made solely in cash. 
  
 5.6 Effect of Exercise. If Limited Rights are exercised, the Stock Options, if any, related to such Limited Rights cease to be exercisable to the
extent of the number of shares with respect to which the Limited Rights were exercised. Upon the exercise or termination of the Options, if any, related to such Limited Rights, the Limited Rights granted with respect thereto terminate to the extent
of the number of shares as to which the related Options were exercised or terminated; provided, however, that with respect to Options that are terminated as a result of the termination of the Optionee’s employment status, the Limited
Rights awarded in tandem therewith shall not terminate and such Limited Rights shall remain exercisable during the Exercise Period for any Optionee whose employment relationship with the Company has been terminated as a result of any Qualifying
Termination. 
  
 5.7 Retirement or Disability. Upon
termination of the Optionee’s employment by reason of permanent disability or retirement (as each is determined by the Committee), the Optionee may, within six (6) months from the date of termination, exercise any Limited Rights to the extent
such Limited Right is exercisable during such six-month period. 
  
 5.8 Death of Optionee or Termination for Other Reasons. Except as provided in Sections 5.7 and 5.9 or except as otherwise determined by the Committee, all Limited Rights granted under the Plan shall terminate upon the termination of
the Optionee’s employment or upon the death of the Optionee. 
  
 5.9 Termination Related to a Change in Control. The requirement that an Optionee be terminated by reason of retirement or permanent disability or be employed by the Company at the time of exercise pursuant to Sections 5.7 and 5.8
respectively, is waived during the Exercise Period as to any Optionee whose employment relationship with the Company has been terminated as a result of any Qualifying Termination. 
  

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 ARTICLE VI 
  

Common Stock Units 
  
 6.1 Award of Common Stock Units. The Committee, from time to time, and subject to the provisions of the Plan, may grant to any Participant in the
Plan rights to receive shares of Common Stock which are subject to a risk of forfeiture by the Participant (“Common Stock Units”). At the time it grants any Common Stock Units, the Committee shall determine whether the payment of such
Common Stock Units shall be conditioned upon either: 
  
 (a) the Participant’s continued employment with the Company throughout a stated period (Section 6.4); or 
  
 (b) the attainment of certain predetermined performance objectives during a stated period (Section 6.5). 
  
 The date Common Stock Units are granted shall mean the date selected by the
Committee as of which the Committee allots a specific number of Common Stock Units to a Participant pursuant to the Plan. 
  
 6.2 Common Stock Unit Agreements. Common Stock Units granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by written agreements stating the number of Common
Stock Units evidenced thereby or in such form and as the Committee may from time to time determine. 
  
 6.3 Dividend Equivalents. A holder of Common Stock Units will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount equal to each cash
dividend (“Dividend Equivalent”) Sunoco, Inc. would have paid to such holder had he, on the record date for payment of such dividend, been the holder of record of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock Units which had
been awarded to such holder as of the close of business on such record date. The Company shall establish a bookkeeping account on behalf of each Participant in which the Dividend Equivalents that would have been paid to the holder of Common Stock
Units (“Dividend Equivalent Account”) shall be credited. The Dividend Equivalent Account will not bear interest. 
  
 6.4 Performance Period. Upon making an award, the Committee shall determine (and the Common Stock Unit Agreement shall state) the length of the
applicable period during which employment must be maintained or certain performance targets must be attained (the “Performance Period”). Performance Periods will normally be from three (3) to five (5) years; provided, however, that
the Committee at its sole discretion may establish other time periods; and further provided, that the Performance Period for an award conditioned upon a Participant’s continued employment with the Company shall not be less than three (3)
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 6.5 Performance Goals. Common Stock Units and the related Dividend Equivalent Account earned may
be based upon the attainment of Performance Goals established by the Committee in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code. Within the first ninety (90) days of the Performance Period, the Committee shall establish, in writing, the weighted
Performance Goals and related Performance Factors for various goal achievement levels for the Company. In establishing the weighted Performance Goals, the Committee shall take the necessary steps to insure that the Company’s ability to achieve
the pre-established goals is uncertain at the time the goals are set. The established written Performance Goals, assigned weights, and Performance Factors shall be written in terms of an objective formula, whereby any third party having knowledge of
the relevant Company performance results could calculate the amount to be paid. Such Performance Goals may vary by Participant and by grant. 
  
 The number of Common Stock Units and Dividend Equivalents earned will be equal to the amounts awarded multiplied by the applicable Performance Factors.
However, the Committee shall have the discretion, by Participant and by grant, to reduce (but not to increase) some or all of the amount that would otherwise be payable by reason of the satisfaction of the Performance Goals. In making any such
determination, the Committee is authorized to take into account any such factor or factors it determines are appropriate, including but not limited to Company, business unit and individual performance. 
  
 6.6 Payment of Common Stock Units and Dividend Equivalent Account.
Payment in respect of Common Stock Units earned (as determined under Sections 6.4 and 6.5) shall be made to the holder thereof within ninety (90) days after the Performance Period for such units has ended, but only to the extent the Committee
certifies in writing that the continuing employment and/or any applicable performance targets have been met. 
  
 Except as may be otherwise provided by Section 6.9, payment for Common Stock Units earned shall be made either in shares of Common Stock, or in cash, at
the sole discretion of the Committee. The medium of payment, whether in shares of Common Stock or in cash, shall be set forth in the Committee’s resolution granting the Common Stock Units and in the Agreement with the Participant. 

 
 For an award of Common Stock Units to be paid out in shares, the number of
shares paid shall be equal to the number of Common Stock Units earned. The holder may elect to reduce this amount by the number of shares of Common Stock which have, on the date the Common Stock Units are paid, a Fair Market Value equal to the
applicable federal, state and local withholding tax due on the receipt of Common Stock, in lieu of making a cash payment equal to the amount of such withholding tax due. 
  
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Units earned multiplied by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on such date following the lapse of the Performance Period, and the satisfaction
of any other applicable conditions established by the Committee at the time of grant, that the Participant first becomes entitled to receive such payment. Such amount will be reduced by applicable federal, state and local withholding tax due.

  
 A holder of Common Stock Units (whether or not such Common
Stock Units are to be paid out in Common Stock, or settled in cash) will be entitled to receive from the Company, at the end of the Performance Period, payment of an amount in cash equal to the Dividend Equivalent Account earned (as determined under
Sections 6.4 and 6.5) by the holder minus applicable federal, state and local withholding tax due. 
  
 (a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and at the discretion of the Committee, any Participant subject to minimum stock ownership guidelines
(as established from time to time by the Committee or the Company), but failing to meet the applicable personal ownership requirement within the prescribed period may receive a number of shares of Common Stock upon payment of the Common Stock Units,
subject to the following restrictions which shall remain in place until compliance with such ownership guidelines is attained: 
  
 (1) The number of shares subject to the restrictions shall be equal to the total number of Common Stock Units being paid out, minus the
number of shares of Common Stock used to pay applicable federal, state and local withholding tax on the total payment of such Common Stock Units. 
  
 (2) Other than transfers to family members or trusts that are permitted in accordance with the applicable stock ownership guidelines, and
that will not result in a reduction in the level of ownership attributable to the Participant under such guidelines, the Participant shall be prohibited from effecting the sale, exchange, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, gift or other disposition of
such shares of Common Stock until the earlier of: 
  
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retirement, or permanent disability (as determined by the Committee); or 
  
 (iii) occurrence of the Participant’s Employment Termination Date, for any reason other than Just
Cause. 
  
 (3) These restrictions shall apply to
any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such shares by virtue of a stock split or stock dividend or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company. 

 
 (b) Until such time as the restrictions hereunder lapse,
the shares will be held in “book-entry form” and appropriate notation of these restrictions will be maintained in the records of the Company’s transfer agent and registrar. Any share certificate representing such shares will bear a
conspicuous legend evidencing these restrictions, and the Company may require the Participant to deposit the share certificate with the Company or its agent, endorsed in blank or accompanied by a duly executed irrevocable stock power or other
instrument of transfer. 
  
 6.7 Death, Disability or
Retirement. 
  
 (a) Upon the occurrence of a
Participant’s Employment Termination Date, by reason of death, permanent disability or retirement (as each is determined by the Committee) prior to the end of the Performance Period: 
  
 (1) in the case of an award of Common Stock Units made
pursuant to Section 6.1(a) hereof and conditioned upon the Participant’s continued employment, the conditions to payout, if any, shall be determined by the Committee and shall be as set forth in the agreement granting the Common Stock Units.

  
 (2) in the case of an award of Common Stock
Units made pursuant to Section 6.1(b) hereof and conditioned upon the attainment of certain predetermined performance objectives, no portion of the Participant’s Common Stock Units and the Dividend Equivalent Account related to such award shall
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Dividend Equivalents, shall be paid out as though such Participant continued to be an employee or director of the Company through any applicable Performance
Period, and as, if, and when the applicable Performance Goals have been met. 
  
 6.8 Termination of Employment. Except as provided in Sections 6.7 and 6.9, or as determined by the Committee, 100% of all Common Stock Units of a Participant under the Plan shall be forfeited and the Dividend
Equivalent Account shall be forfeited upon the occurrence of the Participant’s Employment Termination Date prior to the end of the Performance Period, and in such event the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any Common Stock or any
payment of the Dividend Equivalent Account regardless of the level of Performance Goals achieved for the respective Performance Periods. 
  
 6.9 Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, Common Stock Units shall be paid to the Participant no later than ninety (90) days
following the date of occurrence of such Change in Control (the “CSU Payout Date”), regardless of whether the applicable Performance Period has expired or whether the applicable Performance Goals have been met. For a Change in Control
occurring within the first consecutive twelve-month period following the date of grant, the number of performance-based Common Stock Units paid out with regard to such grant shall be equal to the total number of Common Stock Units outstanding in
such grant as the Change in Control, not adjusted for any Performance Factors described in Section 6.5. For a Change in Control occurring after the first consecutive twelve-month period following the date of grant, the number of performance-based
Common Stock Units paid out with regard to such grant shall be the greater of (i) the total number of Common Stock Units outstanding in such grant as of the Change in Control, not adjusted for any Performance factors described in Section 6.5 or (ii)
the total number of such Common Stock Units outstanding in such grant, multiplied by the applicable Performance Factors related to the Company’s actual performance immediately prior to the Change in Control. In the case of an award of Common
Stock Units conditioned upon the Participant’s continued employment, the total number of Common Stock Units outstanding in such grant as of the Change in Control shall be paid to the Participant. The Participant’s Common Stock Units shall
be payable to the Participant in cash or stock, as determined by the Committee prior to the Change in Control, as follows: 
  
 (a) if the Participant is to receive stock, the Participant will receive shares of Common Stock equal in number to the total number of
Common Stock Units as stated above in this Section 6.9; or 
  
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multiplied by the Market Price as defined in Section 5.4. Such amount will be reduced by the applicable federal, state and local withholding taxes due.

  
 On or before the CSU Payout Date, the Participant will be paid
an amount in cash equal to the applicable Dividend Equivalents on the number of Common Stock Units being paid pursuant to this Section 6.9 for the time period immediately preceding the Change in Control. Payout of Common Stock Units and the Dividend
Equivalents shall be made to each Participant: 
  
 (c) who is employed by the Company on the CSU Payout Date; or 
  
 (d) whose employment relationship with the Company is terminated: 
  
 (1) as a result of any Qualifying Termination prior to the CSU Payout Date; or 
  
 (2) as a result of death, permanent disability or
retirement (as each is determined by the Committee), that has occurred prior to the CSU Payout Date. 
  
 The Committee may establish, at the time of the grant of Common Stock Units, other conditions which must be met for payout to occur. These conditions
shall be set forth in the Committee’s resolution granting the Common Stock Units and in the Agreement with the holders. 
  
 ARTICLE VII 
  
 Miscellaneous 
  
 7.1 General Restriction. Each award under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement that if, at any time, the Committee shall determine that: 
  
 (a) the listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Common Stock subject or related thereto upon
any securities exchange or under any state or Federal law; or 
  
 (b) the consent or approval of any government regulatory body; or 
  
 (c) an agreement by the recipient of an award with respect to the disposition of shares of Common Stock, 
  
 is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such
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consent, approval or agreement shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. 
  
 7.2 Non-Assignability. Awards under the Plan shall not be assignable
or transferable by the recipient thereof, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution except as otherwise determined by the Committee. Accordingly, during the life of the recipient, such award shall be exercisable only by such person
or by such person’s guardian or legal representative, unless the Committee determines otherwise. 
  
 7.3 Right to Terminate Employment; Effect of Disaffiliation. Nothing in the Plan or in any agreement entered into pursuant to the Plan shall confer
upon any Participant the right to continue in the employment of the Company, to continue to be nominated or serve on the Board of Directors, or affect any right which the Company may have to terminate the employment of such Participant. If an
Affiliate ceases to be an Affiliate as a result of the sale or other disposition by Sunoco, Inc. or one of its continuing Affiliates of its ownership interest in the former Affiliate, or otherwise, then individuals who remain employed by such former
Affiliate thereafter shall be considered for all purposes under the Plan to have terminated their employment relationship with the Company. 
  
 7.4 Non-Uniform Determinations. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan (including without limitation, determinations of the persons to
receive awards, the form, amount and timing of such awards, the terms and provisions of such awards, and the agreements evidencing same) need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive,
awards under the Plan, whether or not such persons are similarly situated. 
  
 7.5 Rights as a Shareholder. The recipient of any award under the Plan shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect thereto unless and until shares of Common Stock are issued on behalf of such recipient
in “book-entry” form, in the records of the Company’s transfer agent and registrar, or certificates have been issued for such shares. 
  
 7.6 Leaves of Absence. The Committee shall be entitled to make such rules, regulations and determinations as it deems appropriate under the Plan in
respect of any leave of absence taken by the recipient of any award. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled to determine (a) whether or not any such leave of absence shall constitute a termination of
employment within the meaning of the Plan and (b) the impact, if any, of any such leave of absence on awards under the Plan theretofore made to any recipient who takes such leaves of absence. 
  
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as it deems appropriate in respect of any employee who becomes eligible to participate in the Plan or any portion thereof after the commencement of an award
or incentive period. 
  
 7.8 Adjustments. In any event of
any change in the outstanding Common Stock by reason of a stock dividend or distribution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or the like, the Committee may appropriately adjust the number of shares of
Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Options theretofore granted under the Plan, the Option Price of Options theretofore granted under the Plan, the number of Common Stock Units theretofore
awarded under the Plan and any and all other matters deemed appropriate by the Committee. 
  
 7.9 Amendment of the Plan. 
  
 (a) The Committee may, without further action by the shareholders and without receiving further consideration from the Participants, amend this Plan or condition or modify awards under this Plan in response to changes
in securities or other laws or rules, regulations or regulatory interpretations thereof applicable to this Plan or to comply with stock exchange rules or requirements. 
  
 (b) The Committee may at any time, and from time to time, modify or amend the Plan, or any award granted
under the Plan, in any respect; provided, however, that, without shareholder approval the Committee may not: 
  
 (1) increase the maximum award levels established in Section 2.7, including the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be
issued under the Plan (other than increases pursuant to Section 7.8); 
  
 (2) extend the term during which an Option may be exercised beyond ten years from the date of grant; or 
  
 (3) alter the terms of any Option to reduce the Option Price, or cancel any outstanding Option award and replace it with a new Option,
having a lower Option Price, where the economic effect would be the same as reducing the Option Price of the cancelled Option. 
  
 Except as provided in Section 7.9(a) above, no termination, modification or amendment of the Plan (or any award granted under the Plan), shall, without
the consent of a Participant, affect the Participant’s rights under an award previously granted. 
  
  

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