The 2009 Praxair, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan



 Exhibit 10.01 
 2009 Praxair, Inc. 
 Long Term Incentive Plan 
 Effective April 28, 2009 







 Contents 
  

			
	Article 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Duration	  	2
	Article 2. Definitions	  	2
	Article 3. Administration	  	8
	Article 4. Shares Subject to this Plan and Maximum Awards	  	9
	Article 5. Eligibility and Participation	  	11
	Article 6. Stock Options	  	11
	Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights	  	13
	Article 8. Restricted Stock Grants	  	14
	Article 9. Performance Units	  	16
	Article 10. Other Stock-Based Awards	  	17
	Article 11. Transferability of Awards	  	18
	Article 12. Performance Measures	  	19
	Article 13. Dividend Equivalents	  	20
	Article 14. Beneficiary Designation	  	21
	Article 15. Rights of Participants	  	21
	Article 16. Change in Control	  	21
	Article 17. Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination	  	23
	Article 18. Withholding	  	23
	Article 19. Successors	  	24
	Article 20. General Provisions	  	24








 2009 Praxair, Inc. 
 Long Term Incentive Plan 
 Article 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Duration 
 1.1 Establishment. Praxair, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), establishes an incentive
compensation plan to be known as the 2009 Praxair, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), as set forth in this document. 
 This Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”), Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, and Other Stock-Based
Awards. 
 This Plan was adopted by the Board on February 24, 2009. This Plan shall become effective upon shareholder approval (the
“Effective Date”) and shall remain in effect as provided in Section 1.3 hereof. 
 1.2 Purpose of this Plan. The
purpose of this Plan is to provide a means whereby Employees develop personal involvement in the financial success of the Company, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to the business of the Company, thereby advancing the interests of
the Company and its shareholders. A further purpose of this Plan is to provide a means through which the Company may attract and retain able Employees and to provide a means whereby those individuals can acquire and maintain stock ownership, thereby
strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company. 
 1.3 Duration of this Plan. Unless sooner terminated as provided herein,
this Plan shall terminate February 24, 2019. After this Plan is terminated, no Awards may be granted but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and this Plan’s terms and
conditions. 
 Article 2. Definitions 
 Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word shall be capitalized. 
 2.1 “Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock
Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, or Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case subject to the terms of this Plan. 
 2.2 “Award Agreement” means either (a) a written agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under this
Plan, or (b) a written or electronic statement issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, 

  

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including any amendment or modification thereof. The Committee may provide for the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper Award Agreements, and the
use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means for the acceptance thereof and actions thereunder by a Participant. 
 2.3
“Beneficial Owner” or “Beneficial Ownership” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act. 
 2.4 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 2.5 “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events with respect to the Company: 
  

	 	(a)	individuals who, on January 1, 2009, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided
that any person becoming a director subsequent to January 1, 2009, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of
the Company proxy statement in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual elected or nominated as a director of the Company
initially as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed an Incumbent
Director; 

  

	 	(b)	any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes a
Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the “Praxair Voting
Securities”); provided, however, that the event described in this Subsection 2.5(b) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (B) by
any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; or (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction
(as defined in Subsection 2.5(c)); 

  

	 	(c)	 the consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries that
requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A)



  

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more than 50% of the total voting power of (x) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (the “Surviving Corporation”), or
(y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has Beneficial Ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “Parent Corporation”), is
represented by Praxair Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, shares into which such Praxair Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting
power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Praxair Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee
benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect
directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the
Surviving Corporation) were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies all of the criteria specified in
(A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”); or 


  

	 	(d)	the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets. 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent an Award is subject to Code Section 409A, the Committee shall have
the discretion to define Change in Control for such Award in a manner which complies with such Code Section. 
 2.6
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. For purposes of this Plan, references to sections of the Code shall be deemed to include references to any applicable regulations thereunder and any
successor or similar provision. 
 2.7 “Committee” means the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the
Board, or any other committee designated by the Board to administer this Plan. The Committee shall consist of not less than two directors. However, if a member of the Committee is not an “outside director” within the meaning of Code
Section 162(m) or is not a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, the Committee may from time to time delegate some or all of its functions under the Plan to a committee or subcommittee
composed of members that meet the relevant requirements. The term “Committee” includes any such committee or subcommittee, to the extent of the Compensation and Management Development 

  

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Committee’s delegation. If the Committee does not exist or cannot function for any reason, the Board may take any action under the Plan that would
otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee, other than any actions required to be carried out by a committee of at least two “outside directors” or “non-employee directors”. 
 2.8 “Company” means Praxair, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Article 19 herein.

 2.9 “Covered Employee” means any Employee who is or may become a “Covered Employee,” as defined in Code
Section 162(m), and who is designated, either as an individual Employee or class of Employees, by the Committee within the shorter of (a) ninety (90) days after the beginning of the Performance Period, or (b) the period prior to
the date twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period has elapsed, as a “Covered Employee” under this Plan for such applicable Performance Period. 
 2.10 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1. 
 2.11
“Employee” means any individual performing services for the Company or a Subsidiary and designated as an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries on the payroll records thereof. An Employee shall not include any individual during
any period he or she is classified or treated by the Company or its Subsidiary as an independent contractor, a consultant, or any employee of an employment, consulting, or temporary agency or any other entity other than the Company or its
Subsidiary, without regard to whether such individual is subsequently determined to have been, or is subsequently retroactively reclassified as a common-law employee of the Company or its Subsidiary during such period. 
 2.12 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto. 

2.13 “Fair Market Value” or “FMV” means, in respect of any date on or as of which a determination thereof is
being or to be made, the closing market price of a Share reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape on such date, or, if no Shares were traded on such date, on the next preceding day on which sales of Shares were reported on
the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape. 
 2.14 “Grant Date” means the date an Award is granted to a
Participant pursuant to the Plan. 
 2.15 “Grant Price” means the price established at the time of grant of a SAR pursuant
to Article 7, used to determine whether there is any payment due upon exercise of the SAR. 
  

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 2.16 “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an Option to
purchase Shares granted under Article 6 to an Employee that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or any successor provision. 
 2.17 “Insider” shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, an executive officer of the Company or a more than
ten percent (10%) Beneficial Owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 2.18 “Market Price” means, in respect of any date on or as of which a determination thereof is being or to be
made, the average of the high and low prices of a Share reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape on such date, or, if no Shares were traded on such date, on the next preceding day on which sales of Shares were reported on
the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions tape. 
 2.19 “Nonqualified Stock Option” or
“NQSO” means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or that otherwise does not meet such requirements. 
 2.20 “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as described in Article 6. 
 2.21 “Option Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option. 
 2.22 “Other Stock-Based Award” means an equity-based or equity-related Award not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan, granted pursuant to Article 10. 
 2.23 “Participant” means any Employee to whom an Award is granted. 
 2.24 “Performance-Based Compensation” means compensation under an Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code
Section 162(m) for certain performance-based compensation paid to Covered Employees. Any Award granted hereunder that is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) shall be subject to the terms
and provisions of this Plan and not the Praxair, Inc. Plan for Determining Performance-Based Awards Under Section 162(m). 
 2.25
“Performance Goal” means, with respect to any applicable Award, the one or more targets, goals or levels of attainment required to be achieved in terms of the specified Performance Measures during the specified Performance Period, as
set forth in the related Award Agreement. 
  

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 2.26 “Performance Measures” means: (a) with respect to any Award intended to
qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, any one or more of the measures described in Article 12 on which the Performance Goals are based and which are approved by the Company’s shareholders pursuant to this Plan in order to qualify Awards as
Performance-Based Compensation; and (b) with respect to any other Award, such performance measures as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement for purposes of determining the applicable
Performance Goal. 
 2.27 “Performance Period” means the period of time during which the Performance Goals must be
met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award. 
 2.28 “Performance Unit”
means an Award under Article 9 herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in Units, the value of which at the time it is payable is determined as a function of the extent to which corresponding Performance Goal(s) has been achieved
during the applicable Performance Period. 
 2.29 “Plan” means this 2009 Praxair, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan.

 2.30 “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Grant under Article 8 so long as the Shares
remain subject to the restrictions and conditions specified in the Award Agreement pursuant to which such Restricted Stock Grant is made. 
 2.31 “Restricted Stock Grant” means an Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units made pursuant to the provisions of Article 8. 
 2.32 “Restricted Stock Unit” means a Unit issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Grant under Article 8 so long as the Units remain subject to the restrictions and conditions specified in the
Award Agreement. 
 2.33 “Restriction Period” means the period when Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject
to a substantial risk of forfeiture (based on the passage of time, the achievement of Performance Goals, or upon the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, in its discretion), as provided in Article 8. 
 2.34 “Share” means a share of common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share or any security issued by the Company in
substitution or exchange therefor or in lieu thereof. 
 2.35 “Share Equivalent” means a Unit (or fraction thereof,
if authorized by the Committee) substantially equivalent to a hypothetical Share, credited to the Participant and having a value at any time equal to the FMV of a Share (or fraction thereof) at such time. 
  

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 2.36 “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award,
designated as a SAR, pursuant to the terms of Article 7 herein. 
 2.37 “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other
entity, whether domestic or foreign, in which the Company has or obtains, directly or indirectly, a proprietary interest of fifty percent (50%) or greater by reason of stock ownership or otherwise; provided, however, that (a) for purposes
of determining whether any Employee can be a Participant with respect to any Award of Incentive Stock Option, the term “Subsidiary” has the meaning given to such term in Code Section 424, as interpreted by the regulations thereunder
and applicable law; and (b) for purposes of determining whether any individual may be a Participant with respect to any Award of Options or SARs that are intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A, the term “Subsidiary” means
any corporation or other entity to which the Company is an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. 
 2.38 “Unit” means a bookkeeping entry used by the Company to record and account for the grant or settlement of an Award until such time as the Award is paid, canceled, forfeited or terminated,
as the case may be, which, except as otherwise specified by the Committee, shall be equal to one Share Equivalent. 
 Article 3. Administration

 3.1 General. The Committee shall be responsible for administering this Plan, subject to this Article 3 and the other provisions
of this Plan. The Committee may employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, agents, and other individuals, any of whom may be an Employee, and the Committee, the Company, and its officers and directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice,
opinions, or valuations of any such individuals. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Participants, the Company, and all other interested individuals. 
 3.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary power to interpret the terms and the intent of this Plan
and any Award Agreement or other agreement or document ancillary to, or in connection with, this Plan, to determine eligibility for Awards and to adopt such rules, regulations, forms, instruments, and guidelines for administering this Plan as the
Committee may deem necessary or proper. Such authority shall include, but not be limited to, selecting Participants, establishing all Award terms and conditions, including the terms and conditions set forth in Award Agreements, granting Awards as an
alternative to or as the form of payment for grants or rights earned or due under compensation plans or arrangements of the Company, construing any ambiguous provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement, and, subject to Article 17, adopting
modifications and amendments to this Plan or any Award Agreement, including without limitation, any that are necessary to comply with the laws of the countries and other jurisdictions in which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries operate. 

 

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 3.3 Delegation. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more
officers of the Company, and/or its Subsidiaries or to one or more agents or advisors, such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any individuals to whom it has delegated duties or powers as aforesaid may
employ one or more individuals to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or such individuals may have under this Plan. The Committee may, by resolution, authorize the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the
“CEO”) or any other officer of the Company, to do one or both of the following on the same basis as can the Committee: (a) designate Employees to be recipients of Awards and (b) determine the size of any such Awards; provided,
however, (i) the Committee shall not delegate such responsibilities for any Awards to be granted to an Employee who is considered an Insider; (ii) the resolution providing such authorization sets forth the total number of Awards the CEO or
officer may grant; and (iii) the CEO or officer, as applicable, shall report periodically to the Committee regarding the nature and scope of the Awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated. 
 Article 4. Shares Subject to this Plan and Maximum Awards 
 4.1 Number of Shares Available for Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan on or after the Effective Date shall be 12,000,000
Shares (the “Share Authorization”). The Shares available for issuance under this Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares or treasury Shares. The maximum number of Shares of the Share Authorization that may be issued pursuant to ISOs
under this Plan shall be 12,000,000 Shares. The maximum number of Shares of the Share Authorization that may be issued under this Plan pursuant to Awards other than Options or SARs shall be 4,000,000 Shares. 
 4.2 Share Usage. Shares subject to an Award that expires according to its terms or is forfeited, terminated, canceled or surrendered, in each
case, without having been exercised or settled, or can be paid only in cash, will be available again for grant under the Plan, without reducing the number of Shares that are available for Awards under the Plan. In no event shall (a) any Shares
subject to an Option that is cancelled upon the exercise of a tandem SAR; (b) any Shares subject to an Award that are surrendered in payment of the exercise price of an Option or in payment of the taxes associated with an Award; or (c) any
Shares subject to a SAR that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the SAR upon exercise thereof become available for grant under the Plan pursuant to this Section. 
 4.3 Annual Award Limits. Unless and until the Committee determines that an Award to a Covered Employee shall not be designed to qualify as
Performance-Based Compensation, the following limits (each an “Annual Award Limit” and, collectively, “Annual Award Limits”), as adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.4, shall apply to grants of such Awards under this Plan: 

 

	 	(a)	Options: The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to Options granted in any one calendar year to any one Participant shall be 1,000,000. 

  

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	 	(b)	SARs: The maximum number of Shares subject to SARs granted in any one calendar year to any one Participant shall be 1,000,000. 

  

	 	(c)	Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units: The maximum aggregate Restricted Stock Grant in any one calendar year to any one Participant shall be 300,000 Shares, or equal to
the Fair Market Value of 300,000 Shares, determined as of the date of vesting or payout, as applicable. 

  

	 	(d)	Performance Units: The maximum aggregate Award of Performance Units that a Participant may receive in any one calendar year shall be 300,000 Shares, or equal to the Fair
Market Value of 300,000 Shares, determined as of the date of vesting or payout, as applicable. 

  

	 	(e)	Other Stock-Based Awards: The maximum aggregate grant with respect to Other Stock-Based Awards pursuant to Section 10.1 in any one calendar year to any one Participant
shall be 300,000 Shares. 

 4.4 Adjustments in Authorized Shares. In the event of any corporate event or transaction
(including, but not limited to, a change in the Shares of the Company or the capitalization of the Company) such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, separation, partial or complete liquidation, stock dividend, stock split,
reverse stock split, split up, spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of Shares, exchange of Shares, dividend in kind, or other like change in capital structure, number of outstanding Shares or distribution
(other than normal cash dividends) to shareholders of the Company, or any similar corporate event or transaction, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under this Plan, shall substitute or adjust, as
applicable, the number and kind of Shares that may be issued under this Plan or under particular forms of Awards, the number and kind of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Option Price or Grant Price applicable to outstanding Awards, the
Annual Award Limits, and other value determinations applicable to outstanding Awards. 
 To further reflect any of the foregoing
events, transactions or adjustments, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may also make adjustments in the terms of any Awards under this Plan and may modify any other terms of outstanding Awards, including modifications of Performance Goals and
changes in the length of Performance Periods, as it deems necessary or appropriate. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under this Plan. 
 Subject to the provisions of Article 17 and notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, without affecting the number of Shares reserved or
available hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem
appropriate (including, but not limited to, a conversion of equity awards into Awards under this Plan in a manner consistent with paragraph 53 of FASB Interpretation No. 44), subject to compliance with the rules under Code Sections 422 and 424,
as and where applicable. 
  

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 Article 5. Eligibility and Participation 
 Only Employees shall be eligible to participate in this Plan. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select those
Employees to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine, in its sole discretion, the nature of, any and all terms permissible by law, and the amount of each Award. 
 Article 6. Stock Options 
 6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of this
Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. Options may be granted in addition to, or in tandem with or
independent of, SARs or any other Awards under the Plan. 
 6.2 Award Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award
Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the term of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the conditions, including any Performance Goals, upon which an Option shall become vested and exercisable, and such other terms
and conditions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan. The Award Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or a NQSO. 
 6.3 Option Price. The Option Price for each grant of an Option under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and
shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Option Price must be at least equal to 100% of the FMV of the Shares as determined on the Grant Date. 
 6.4 Term of Options. Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the
time of grant; provided, however, no Option shall be exercisable later than the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of its Grant Date. 
 6.5 Exercise of Options. Options granted under this Article
6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which terms and restrictions need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant. Except upon a
Change in Control and in certain limited situations (including, but not limited to, the death or disability of the Participant): (a) Awards of Options subject solely to the continued service of the Participant shall become exercisable no
earlier than three (3) years after the Grant Date provided that such Option may partially vest after no less than one year following such Grant Date; and (b) any other Award of Options shall become exercisable no earlier than one
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 6.6 Payment. Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice
of exercise to the Company or an agent designated by the Company in a form specified or accepted by the Committee, or by complying with any alternative procedures which may be authorized by the Committee, setting forth the number of Shares with
respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares. 
 A condition of the issuance of the Shares as
to which an Option shall be exercised shall be the payment of the Option Price. The Option Price of any Option shall be payable to the Company in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent; (b) by tendering (either by actual delivery or
attestation) previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Market Price at the time of exercise equal to the Option Price (provided that except as otherwise determined by the Committee, the Shares that are tendered must have been held by the
Participant for at least six (6) months (or such other period, if any, as the Committee may permit) prior to their tender to satisfy the Option Price if acquired under this Plan or any other compensation plan maintained by the Company or have
been purchased on the open market); (c) by having the Company withhold Shares that otherwise would be delivered to the exerciser pursuant to the exercise of the Option having a value equaling the aggregate Option Price due; (d) by a
cashless (broker-assisted) exercise; (e) by a combination of (a), (b), (c) and/or (d); or (f) any other method approved or accepted by the Committee in its sole discretion. 
 Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of written notification of exercise and full payment (including
satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding), the Company shall deliver to the Participant evidence of book entry Shares, or upon the Participant’s request, Share certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the number of Shares
purchased under the Option(s). 
 Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all of the methods indicated above shall
be paid in United States dollars. 
 6.7 Restrictions on Share Transferability. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any
Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option granted under this Article 6 as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the
requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares. 
 6.8 Termination of Employment. Each Participant’s Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to
exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s employment or provision of services to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the
Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to this Article 6, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination. 
  

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 6.9 Notification of Disqualifying Disposition. If any Participant shall make any disposition of
Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of an ISO under the circumstances described in Code Section 421(b) (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) days
thereof. 
 Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights 
 7.1 Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Plan, the Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant and, consistent with the provisions of this Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.
SARs may be granted under the Plan alone, in tandem with, in addition to or independent of, Options or any other Awards under the Plan. 
 7.2 SAR Agreement. Each SAR Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Grant Price, the term of the SAR, the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains, the conditions, including any Performance Goals, upon
which the SAR shall become vested and exercisable, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan. 
 7.3 Term of SAR. The term of a SAR granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and
specified in the SAR Award Agreement; provided, however, no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of its Grant Date. 
 7.4 Grant Price. The Grant Price for each Award of a SAR
shall be determined by the Committee and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Grant Price must be at least equal to 100% of the FMV of the Shares as determined on the Grant Date. 
 7.5 Exercise of SARs. SARs granted under this Article 7 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions
as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which terms and restrictions need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant. Except upon a Change in Control and in certain limited situations (including, but not limited to, the death or
disability of the Participant): (a) Awards of SARs subject solely to the continued service of the Participant shall become exercisable no earlier than three (3) years after the Grant Date provided that such SAR may partially vest after no
less than one year following such Grant Date; and (b) any other Award of SARs shall become exercisable no earlier than one (1) year after the Grant Date. The Committee may provide that a SAR shall be automatically exercised on one or more
specified dates. 
 7.6 Settlement of SARs. Upon the exercise of a SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the
Company in an amount determined by multiplying: 
  

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	 	(b)	The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. 

 At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon exercise of a SAR may be in cash, Shares, or any combination thereof, or in any other manner approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee’s determination regarding
the form of SAR payout shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the SAR. 
 7.7 Termination of Employment.
Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the SAR following termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries. Such provisions shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with Participants, need not be uniform among all SARs issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for
termination. 
 7.8 Other Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares received
upon exercise of a SAR granted pursuant to this Plan as it may deem advisable or desirable. These restrictions may include, but shall not be limited to, a requirement that the Participant hold the Shares received upon exercise of a SAR for a
specified period of time. 
 Article 8. Restricted Stock Grants 
 8.1 Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Stock Grants to Participants in
such amounts as the Committee shall determine. A Restricted Stock Grant is the issue of Shares or Units in the name of a Participant subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate, including, without limitation,
restrictions on the sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of such Shares or Units and the requirement that the Participant forfeit such Shares or Units back to the Company (a) upon termination of employment for specified reasons
within a specified period of time; (b) if any specified Performance Goals are not achieved during a specified Performance Period; or (c) if such other conditions as the Committee may specify are not satisfied. 
 8.2 Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify
the Restriction Period(s), the number of Shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units granted, the conditions and restrictions imposed upon the Restricted Stock Grant, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine which are
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 8.3 Restriction Period. Each Restricted Stock Grant shall provide that in order for a Participant
to receive unrestricted Shares or payment in settlement of a Restricted Stock Unit, the Participant must remain an Employee for a period of time specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement. The Committee may also establish one or more
Performance Goals that are required to be achieved during one or more Performance Periods within the Restriction Period as a condition to the lapse of restrictions. Except upon a Change in Control and in certain limited situations (including, but
not limited to, the death or disability of the Participant): (a) Awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units subject solely to the continued service of the Participant shall have a Restriction Period of not less than three
(3) years from the Grant Date; and (b) Awards of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units subject to the achievement of one or more Performance Goals shall have a minimum Restriction Period of one (1) year. The Committee may
provide for the pro rata lapse of restrictions in installments during the Restriction Period. 
 8.4 Restrictions. The following
restrictions and conditions shall apply to each Restricted Stock Grant during the Restriction Period: (a) the Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of or realize on the Shares or Units
subject to the Restricted Stock Grant; and (b) the Shares issued as Restricted Stock or the Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited to the Company if the Participant for any reason ceases to be an Employee prior to the end of the Restriction
Period, except due to circumstances specified in the related Award Agreement or otherwise approved by the Committee. Unless otherwise directed by the Committee, (i) all certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock will be held in
custody by the Company until all restrictions thereon have lapsed, together with a stock power or powers executed by the Participant in whose name such certificates are registered, endorsed in blank and covering such Shares, or (ii) all
uncertificated Shares of Restricted Stock will be held at the Company’s transfer agent in book entry form with appropriate restrictions relating to the transfer of such Shares of Restricted Stock. The Committee may, in its sole discretion,
include such other restrictions and conditions as it may deem appropriate. 
 The Committee may, in its sole discretion, impose such other
conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Stock Grant awarded pursuant to this Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock or
each Restricted Stock Unit, and/or restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the
Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. 
 8.5 Payment. Upon expiration of the Restriction Period and
if all conditions have been satisfied and any applicable Performance Goals attained, the Shares of Restricted Stock will be made available to the Participant or the Restricted Stock Units will be vested in the account of the Participant, free of all
restrictions; provided, that the Committee may, in its discretion, require (a) the further deferral of any Restricted Stock Grant beyond the initially specified Restriction Period; (b) that the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units be
retained by the Company; and (c) that the Participant receive a cash payment in lieu of unrestricted Shares or Units. 
  

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 8.6 Rights as a Shareholder. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a
Participant’s Award Agreement, the Participant shall have, with respect to shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and receive any dividends paid thereon. Any such
dividends shall be reinvested on the dividend payment date in additional Shares of Restricted Stock under the Restricted Stock Grant and shall be subject to the restrictions and other terms and conditions set forth therein. A Participant shall not
have, with respect to Restricted Stock Units, any voting or other rights of a shareholder of the Company; provided, however, that if determined by the Committee and set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement, the Participant shall have the
right to receive Dividend Equivalents in accordance with the provisions of Article 13. 
 8.7 Section 83(b) Election. The
Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the Award of Restricted Stock is conditioned upon the Participant making or refraining from making an election with respect to the Award under Code Section 83(b). If a Participant makes an
election pursuant to Code Section 83(b) concerning a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall be required to file promptly a copy of such election with the Company. 
 Article 9. Performance Units 
 9.1 Grant of Performance Units. Subject to the terms and
provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Performance Units to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine. Each Performance Unit shall represent the prospective
contingent right to receive payment based upon Company and/or Subsidiary performance over a specified Performance Period. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee at the time of grant and need not
be equivalent to the value of a Share Equivalent. At the time of grant, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish the Performance Period, Performance Measures, Performance Goals and such other terms and conditions applicable to such
Award. The number of Shares and/or the amount of cash or other consideration earned in settlement of a Performance Unit shall be determined at the end of the Performance Period. 
 9.2 Earning of Performance Units. Each Performance Unit Award Agreement shall provide that in order for a Participant to receive a payment in
settlement of the Award, the Company must achieve certain Performance Goals over a designated Performance Period, with attainment of one or more Performance Goals determined using one or more specific Performance Measures. The Performance Goals and
the Performance Period shall be established by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided, however that except upon a Change in Control and in certain limited situations (including, but not limited to, the death or disability of the
Participant), the Performance Period must have a minimum duration of one (1) year. The Committee shall establish one or more Performance Measures for each Performance Period for determining the portion of the Performance Unit Award which will
be earned or forfeited based on the extent to which the Performance Goals are achieved or exceeded. Such Performance Goals may include minimum, maximum and target levels of performance, with the size of the payment payable in settlement of the
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 9.3 Form of Performance Unit Award. Performance Unit Awards shall be made on such terms and
conditions not inconsistent with the Plan, and in such form or forms, as the Committee may from time to time approve. Performance Units may be awarded alone, in addition to, or independent of other Awards under the Plan. Subject to the terms of the
Plan, the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine the number of Units subject to each Performance Unit Award made to a Participant and may impose different terms and conditions on any particular Performance Unit Award made to any Participant.
The Performance Goals, Performance Period or Periods, Performance Measures and other terms and conditions applicable to any Performance Unit Award shall be set forth in the relevant Award Agreement. 
 9.4 Termination of Employment. Each Performance Unit Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to
retain Performance Units following termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement
entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Awards of Performance Units, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Performance Unit is intended to be
Performance-Based Compensation, the termination provisions in the Award Agreement shall comply with the requirements of Code Section 162(m) (including any regulations, rulings, notices and procedures thereunder). 
 9.5 Payment of Performance Units. Subject to the terms of this Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, after the later of the date the
applicable Performance Period has ended or the date on which any other terms and conditions applicable to such Performance Unit Award have been satisfied, the holder of Performance Units shall be entitled to receive payout of the value and number of
Performance Units earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding Performance Goals have been achieved. Subject to Section 12.3 below, such payment shall be as
determined by the Committee and as evidenced in the Award Agreement. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units in the form of Shares, cash, any combination thereof, or
any other form as designated by the Committee in its sole discretion, equal to the value of the earned Performance Units at the close of the applicable Performance Period, or at such other time as specified in the Award Agreement. Any Shares paid in
settlement of such Performance Units may be granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall be set forth in the applicable Award
Agreement. 
 Article 10. Other Stock-Based Awards 
 10.1 Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan (including, subject to the limitations below, the
grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine. Such Awards may involve the transfer of actual Shares to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of
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based on the value of Shares and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of
jurisdictions other than the United States. Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, Awards of unrestricted Shares shall only be made in lieu of salary and/or cash bonuses/variable compensation. 
 10.2 Value of Other Stock-Based Awards. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Shares or Units, as determined by the
Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, establish Performance Goals with respect to any Other Stock-Based Awards. If the Committee exercises its discretion to establish Performance Goals, the number and/or value of Other Stock-Based Awards
that will be paid out to the Participant will depend on the extent to which the Performance Goals are met. 
 10.3 Payment of Other
Stock-Based Awards. Payment, if any, with respect to an Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash or Shares as the Committee determines. 
 10.4 Termination of Employment. The Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Other
Stock-Based Awards following termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, such provisions shall be included in the applicable
Award Agreement, but need not be uniform among all Other Stock-Based Awards issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination. 
 Article 11. Transferability of Awards 
 No Award under the Plan, and no right or interest therein,
shall be (a) assignable, alienable or transferable by a Participant, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or (b) subject to any obligation, or the lien or claims of any creditor, of any Participant, or (c) subject
to any lien, encumbrance or claim of any party made in respect of or through any Participant, however arising. During the lifetime of a Participant, Options and SARs are exercisable only by, Shares issued upon the exercise of Options and SARs or in
settlement of other Awards will be issued only to, and other payments in settlement of any Award will be payable only to, the Participant or his or her legal representative. A Participant may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries in accordance
with Article 14. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and on and subject to such terms and conditions as it shall deem appropriate, which terms and conditions shall be set forth in the related Award Agreement:
(i) authorize a Participant to transfer all or a portion of any Nonqualified Stock Option or SAR, as the case may be, granted to such Participant; provided, that in no event shall any transfer be made to any person or persons other than such
Participant’s spouse, children or grandchildren, or a trust or partnership for the exclusive benefit of one or more such persons, which transfer must be made as a gift and without any consideration; and (ii) provide for the transferability
of a particular grant or Award pursuant to a domestic relations order. All other transfers and any retransfer by any permitted transferee are prohibited and any such purported transfer shall be null and void. Each Nonqualified Stock Option or SAR
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the Participant to whom it was granted by the Company) shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to
such permitted transfer. The Participant shall remain responsible to the Company for the payment of all withholding taxes incurred as a result of any exercise of such Option or SAR. In no event shall any permitted transfer of an Option, SAR or other
grant or Award create any right in any party in respect of any Option, SAR or other grant or Award, other than the rights of the qualified transferee in respect of such Option, SAR or other Award specified in the related Award Agreement. 

Article 12. Performance Measures 
 12.1
Performance Measures. The Performance Goals upon which the payment or vesting of an Award to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be limited to the following Performance Measures:

  

	 	(a)	Net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); 

  

	 	(b)	Earnings per share (basic or diluted); 

  

	 	(c)	Net sales; 

  

	 	(d)	Revenue growth; 

  

	 	(e)	Operating profit; 

  

	 	(f)	Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, sales, or revenue); 

  

	 	(g)	Cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment); 

  

	 	(h)	Earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization; 

  

	 	(i)	Gross or operating margins; 

  

	 	(j)	Productivity ratios; 

  

	 	(k)	Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); 

  

	 	(l)	Expense targets; 

  

	 	(m)	Margins; 

  

	 	(n)	Operating efficiency; 

  

	 	(o)	Market share; 

  

	 	(p)	Working capital targets; 

  

	 	(q)	Economic value added or EVA (net operating profit after tax minus the sum of capital multiplied by the cost of capital); and 

  

	 	(r)	Objective safety measures. 

 Any Performance Measure(s)
may be used to measure the performance of the Company and/or its Subsidiary as a whole or any business unit of the Company and/or its Subsidiary or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance
Measures as compared to the performance of a group of comparator companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Committee may select Share price as a Performance Measure as compared to
various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide in an Award Agreement for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant to the Performance Measures specified in this
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 12.2 Evaluation of Performance. The Committee may provide at the time of any such Award that any
evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Period: (a) asset write-downs and impairments; (b) gain/loss on sale of assets; (c) litigation or claim judgments or
settlements (including insurance proceeds); (d) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (e) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (f) extraordinary
nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to shareholders
and/or other public filings for the applicable year; (g) acquisitions or divestitures; (h) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (i) the effect of any materially adverse and unforeseen market conditions beyond the control of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, Employees, officers and directors. To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards to Covered Employees that are intended to be Performance-Based Compensation, they shall be prescribed in a form that meets the
requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility. 
 12.3 Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation. Awards that are
intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may not be adjusted upward. The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward, either on a formula or discretionary basis or any combination, as the Committee determines.

 12.4 Committee Discretion. In the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards that shall not qualify
as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base vesting on Performance Measures other than those set forth in Section 12.1. 
 Article 13. Dividend Equivalents 
 Any Participant
selected by the Committee may be granted dividend equivalents based on the dividends declared on Shares or Share Equivalents that are subject to any Award (other than Options and SARs), to be credited as of dividend payment dates, during the period
between the date the Award is granted and the date the Award is exercised, vests, settled or expires, as determined by the Committee (“Dividend Equivalents”). Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement, such
Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares or Share Equivalents by such formula, at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that in no event shall any Dividend
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 Article 14. Beneficiary Designation 
 Each Participant under this Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under this Plan is to be paid in case of the
Participant’s death before receiving any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during
the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such beneficiary designation, benefits remaining unpaid or rights remaining unexercised at the Participant’s death shall be paid to or exercised by the Participant’s executor,
administrator, or legal representative. 
 Article 15. Rights of Participants 
 15.1 Employment. Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company and/or its
Subsidiaries, to terminate any Participant’s employment at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue his employment for any specified period of time. 
 Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and,
accordingly, subject to Article 17, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries.

 15.2 Participation. No individual 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. 
 15.3 Rights as a Shareholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, a
Participant shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares. 
 Article 16. Change in Control 
 16.1 Change in Control of the Company. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Article 16 shall apply in the event of a Change in Control, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in connection with the grant of an Award as reflected in the applicable
Award Agreement. 
 Upon a Change in Control, except to the extent that another Award meeting the requirements of Section 16.2 (a
“Replacement Award”) is provided to the Participant to replace such Award (the “Replaced Award”), all then-outstanding Options and SARs shall immediately become fully vested and exercisable, and all other then-outstanding Awards
subject solely to the satisfaction of a service obligation by a Participant to the Company and/or its Subsidiary shall vest in full and be free of restrictions related to the vesting of such Awards. The treatment of any other Awards shall be as
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 Except to the extent that a Replacement Award is provided to the Participant, the Committee may, in its
sole discretion, determine that any or all outstanding Awards granted under the Plan, whether or not exercisable, will be canceled and terminated and that in connection with such cancellation and termination the holder of such Award may receive for
each Share subject to such Awards a cash payment (or the delivery of shares of stock, other securities or a combination of cash, stock and securities equivalent to such cash payment) equal to the difference, if any, between the consideration
received by shareholders of the Company in respect of a Share in connection with such transaction and the purchase price per share, if any, under the Award multiplied by the number of Shares subject to such Award; provided that if such product is
zero or less or to the extent that the Award is not then exercisable, the Award will be canceled and terminated without payment therefor. 
 16.2 Replacement Awards. An Award shall meet the conditions of this Section 16.2 (and hence qualify as a Replacement Award) if: (a) it has a value at least equal to the value of the Replaced Award as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion; (b) it relates to publicly traded equity securities of the Company or its successor in the Change in Control or another entity that is affiliated with the Company or its successor following the Change in
Control; and (c) its other terms and conditions are not less favorable to the Participant than the terms and conditions of the Replaced Award (including the provisions that would apply in the event of a subsequent Change in Control). Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Replacement Award may take the form of a continuation of the Replaced Award if the requirements of the preceding sentence are satisfied. The determination of whether the conditions of this
Section 16.2 are satisfied shall be made by the Committee, as constituted immediately before the Change in Control, in its sole discretion. 
 16.3 Termination of Employment. Upon a termination of employment of a Participant occurring in connection with or during the period of two (2) years immediately after such Change in Control, other than for cause, (a) all
Replacement Awards held by the Participant shall become fully vested and (if applicable) exercisable and free of restrictions, and (b) all Options and SARs held by the Participant immediately before the termination of employment that the
Participant held as of the date of the Change in Control or that constitute Replacement Awards shall remain exercisable for not less than one (1) year following such termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such Option or SAR,
whichever period is shorter; provided, that if the applicable Award Agreement provides for a longer period of exercisability, that provision shall control. 
  

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 Article 17. Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination 
 17.1 Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination. Subject to Section 17.2, the Board may, at any time and from time to time,
alter, amend, modify, suspend, or terminate this Plan and any Award Agreement in whole or in part without approval of the Company’s shareholders, unless such approval is necessary to comply with applicable laws, including the Exchange Act
and the Code, or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. In no event may the Board amend the Plan without the prior approval of the Company’s shareholders to (a) increase the maximum number of
Shares which may be issued pursuant to the Plan; (b) increase any limitation set forth in the Plan on the number of Shares which may be issued, or the aggregate value of Awards which may be made, in respect of any type of Award to any single
Participant during any specified period; (c) except as provided in Section 4.4, lower the Option Price of a previously granted Option or the Grant Price of a previously granted SAR, whether by repricing, replacing, or regranting through
cancellation; (d) change the class of individuals eligible to participate in the Plan; (e) reduce the minimum Option Price or the minimum SAR Grant Price as set forth in Sections 6.3 and 7.4; or (f) reduce the minimum vesting period,
Restriction Period or Performance Period requirements applicable to Awards under the Plan. 
 17.2 Awards Previously Granted.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary (other than Section 17.3), no termination, amendment, suspension, or modification of this Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way any Award
previously granted under this Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award. 
 17.3 Amendment to Conform to
Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Board may amend the Plan or an Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or an
Award Agreement to any present or future law relating to plans of this or similar nature and to the administrative regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder. By accepting an Award under this Plan, a Participant agrees to any amendment made
pursuant to this Section 17.3 to any Award granted under the Plan without further consideration or action. 
 Article 18. Withholding 

All Awards under the Plan will be made subject to any applicable withholding for taxes of any kind. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any
amount payable under the Plan, including delivery of Shares to be made under the Plan, all federal, state, city, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such payment and to take such other actions as may be
necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. If Shares are used to satisfy withholding taxes, such shares shall be valued based on the Market Value thereof on the date when the withholding for
taxes is required to be made and shall be withheld only up to the minimum required tax withholding rates or such other rate that will not trigger a negative accounting impact on the Company. The Company shall have the right to require a Participant
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 Article 19. Successors 
 All obligations of the Company under this 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. 
 Article 20. General Provisions

 20.1 Forfeiture Events. The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and
benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such
events may include, but shall not be limited to, any Participant’s fraud resulting in the restatement of the Company’s published earnings, termination of employment for cause, termination of the Participant’s provision of services to
the Company and/or its Subsidiary, violation of material Company and/or Subsidiary policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the Participant that is
detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries. 
 20.2 Legend. The certificates for Shares may
include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer of such Shares. 
 20.3 Gender and
Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural. 
 20.4 Severability. In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not
affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included. 
 20.5 Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under this Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or
national securities exchanges as may be required. 
 20.6 Delivery of Title. The Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver
evidence of title for Shares issued under this Plan prior to: 
  

	 	(a)	Obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and 

  

	 	(b)	Completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any applicable national or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be
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 20.7 Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or
sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. 
 20.8 Investment Representations. The Committee
may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant to an Award under this Plan to represent and warrant in writing that the individual is acquiring the Shares for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares.

 20.9 Employees Based Outside of the United States. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in order to comply
with the laws in other countries in which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: 
  

	 	(a)	Determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by this Plan; 

  

	 	(b)	Determine which Employees outside the United States are eligible to participate in this Plan; 

  

	 	(c)	Modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws; 

  

	 	(d)	Establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to Plan
terms and procedures established under this Section 20.9 by the Committee shall be attached to this Plan document as appendices; and 

  

	 	(e)	Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals.


 Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would
violate applicable law. 
 20.10 Uncertificated Shares. To the extent that this Plan provides for issuance of certificates to reflect
the transfer of Shares, the transfer of such Shares may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange. 
 20.11 Unfunded Plan. Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company, and/or its
Subsidiaries may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under this Plan. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its 

  

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provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary,
legal representative, or any other individual. To the extent that any individual acquires a right to receive payments from the Company and/or its Subsidiaries under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general
creditor of the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be and no special or separate fund shall be established and no
segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in this Plan. 
 20.12 No Fractional
Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional
Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated. 
 20.13 Deferrals. To the extent permitted by Code
Section 409A, the Committee may, whether at the time of grant or at any time thereafter prior to payment or settlement, require a Participant to defer, or permit (subject to such conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish) a
Participant to elect to defer, receipt of all or any portion of any payment of cash or Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant in payment or settlement of any Award under the Plan. If any such deferral is required by the Committee (or
is elected by the Participant with the permission of the Committee), the Committee shall establish rules and procedures for payment of such deferrals. The Committee may provide for the payment or crediting of interest, at such rate or rates as it
shall in its discretion deem appropriate, on such deferred amounts credited in cash and the payment or crediting of Dividend Equivalents in respect of deferred amounts credited in Share Equivalents or Restricted Stock Units. Deferred amounts may be
paid in a lump sum or in installments in the manner and to the extent permitted, and in accordance with rules and procedures established, by the Committee. This Section shall not apply to any grant of Options or SARs that are intended to be exempt
from Code Section 409A. 
 20.14 Nonexclusivity of this Plan. The adoption of this Plan shall not be construed as creating any
limitations on the power of the Board or Committee to adopt such other compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable for any Participant or Participants. 
 20.15 No Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s right or power to make adjustments,
reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or (b) limit the right or power of the Company
or a Subsidiary to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate. 
 20.16 Governing Law. The Plan and each
Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another
jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under this Plan are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Connecticut, to resolve any and all issues that may
arise out of or relate to this Plan or any related Award Agreement. 
  

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