Warner Music Group Corp. Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Award Plan



 Exhibit 10.1 
 Warner Music Group Corp. 
 2005 Omnibus Award Plan 
 (Amended and Restated Effective February 26, 2008) 
  

	1.	Purpose 

 The purpose of the Plan is to provide a
means through which the Company and its Affiliates may attract able persons to enter and remain in the employ of the Company and its Affiliates and to provide a means whereby employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its Affiliates can
acquire and maintain Common Stock ownership, or be paid incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of Common Stock, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company and its Affiliates and promoting an identity of
interest between stockholders and these persons. 
 So that the appropriate incentive can be provided, the Plan provides for granting
Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Phantom Stock Awards, Stock Bonuses and Performance Compensation Awards, or any combination of the foregoing. 
  

	2.	Definitions 

 The following definitions shall be
applicable throughout the Plan. 
 (a) “Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly is controlled by,
controls or is under common control with the Company. 
 (b) “Award” means, individually or collectively, any
Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Phantom Stock Award, Stock Bonus or Performance Compensation Award granted under the Plan. 
 (c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (d) “Cause” means the Company or an Affiliate having “cause” to terminate a Participant’s employment or service,
as defined in any existing employment, consulting or any other agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an employment, consulting or other agreement, upon (i) the determination by the
Committee that the Participant has ceased to perform his duties to the Company, or an Affiliate (other than as a result of his incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury), which failure amounts to an intentional and extended neglect of
his duties to such party, (ii) the Committee’s determination that the Participant has engaged or is about to engage in conduct materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate, (iii) the Participant having been convicted of, or
plead guilty or no contest to, a felony or any crime involving as a material element fraud or dishonesty, (iv) the failure of the Participant to follow the lawful instructions of the Board or his 








 
direct superiors or (v) in the case of a Participant who is a non-employee director, the Participant ceasing to be a member of the Board in connection
with the Participant engaging in any of the activities described in clauses (i) through (iv) above. 
 (e)
“Change in Control” shall, unless in the case of a particular Award the applicable Award agreement states otherwise or contains a different definition of “Change in Control,” have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company. 
 (f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in the
Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions to such section and any regulations under such section. 
 (g) “Committee” means a committee of at least two people as the Board may appoint to administer the Plan or, if no such committee has been appointed by the Board, the Board. Unless the Board is acting as the
Committee or the Board specifically determines otherwise, each member of the Committee shall, at the time he takes any action with respect to an Award under the Plan, be an Eligible Director. However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to
qualify as an Eligible Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee which Award is otherwise validly granted under the Plan. 
 (h) “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and any stock into which such common stock may be converted or into which it may be exchanged. 
 (i) “Company” means Warner Music Group Corp. and any successor thereto. 
 (j) “Date of Grant” means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized, or such other date as may be specified in
such authorization or, if there is no such date, the date indicated on the applicable Award agreement. 
 (k)
“Disability” means, unless in the case of a particular Award the applicable Award agreement states otherwise, the Company or an Affiliate having cause to terminate a Participant’s employment or service on account of
“disability,” as defined in any existing employment, consulting or other similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an employment, consulting or other agreement, a condition
entitling the Participant to receive benefits under a long-term disability plan of the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such a plan, the complete and permanent inability by reason of illness or accident to perform the duties of the
occupation at which a Participant was employed or served when such disability commenced, as determined by the Committee based upon medical evidence acceptable to it. 
  

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 (l) “Effective Date” means the date upon which the Pricing Committee of the
Board sets the price at which the shares of Common Stock are to be sold to a group of underwriters in the underwritten initial public offering of Common Stock, immediately following the recapitalization of the Common Stock in preparation for such
initial public offering. 
 (m) “Eligible Director” means a person who is (i) a “non-employee
director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or a person meeting any similar requirement under any successor rule or regulation and (ii) an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m)
of the Code, and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder; provided, however, that clause (ii) shall apply only with respect to grants of Awards with respect to which the Company’s tax deduction could be limited by
Section 162(m) of the Code if such clause did not apply. 
 (n) “Eligible Person” means any (i) individual
regularly employed by the Company or Affiliate who satisfies all of the requirements of Section 6; provided, however, that no such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be an Eligible Person unless and to the
extent that such eligibility is set forth in such collective bargaining agreement or in an agreement or instrument relating thereto; (ii) director of the Company or an Affiliate; or (iii) consultant or advisor to the Company or an
Affiliate who may be offered securities pursuant to Form S-8. 
 (o) “Exchange Act” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 (p) “Fair Market Value”, on a given date means (i) if the Stock is listed
on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price reported as having occurred on the primary exchange with which the Stock is listed and traded on such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date, then on the last preceding date on
which such a sale was reported; (ii) if the Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange but is quoted in the Nasdaq National Market (the “Nasdaq”) on a last sale basis, the last sales price reported on such date, or, if
there is no such sale on that date, then on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported; or (iii) if the Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange nor quoted in the Nasdaq on a last sale basis, the amount determined by the
Committee to be the fair market value based upon a good faith attempt to value the Stock accurately and computed in accordance with applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service. 
 (q) “Good Reason” shall have the meaning, if any, set forth in a Participant’s employment agreement, if any, with the
Company or an Affiliate, and shall not apply in respect of any Participant who does not have such an employment agreement. 
 (r) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted by the Committee to a Participant under the Plan which is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option as described in Section 422 of the Code and otherwise
meets the requirements set forth herein. 
  

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 (s) “Mature Shares” means shares of Stock owned by a Participant which are not
subject to any pledge or other security interest and have such other requirements as the Committee may determine are necessary in order to avoid an accounting earnings charge on account of the use of such shares to pay the Option Price or satisfy a
withholding obligation in respect of an Option. 
 (t) “Negative Discretion” shall mean the discretion authorized by
the Plan to be applied by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of a Performance Compensation Award in accordance with Section 11(d)(iv) of the Plan; provided, that the exercise of such discretion would not cause the
Performance Compensation Award to fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 (u) “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option granted by the Committee to a Participant under the Plan which is not designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option. 
 (v) “Option” means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan. 
 (w) “Option Period” means the period described in Section 7(c) of the Plan. 
 (x) “Option Price” means the exercise price for an Option as described in Section 7(a) of the Plan. 
 (y) “Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan and to receive an
Award pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan. 
 (z) “Parent” means any parent of the Company as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code. 
 (aa) “Performance Compensation Award” shall mean any Award designated by the
Committee as a Performance Compensation Award pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan. 
 (bb) “Performance
Criteria” shall mean the criterion or criteria that the Committee shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under the Plan. The Performance
Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s) shall be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (or Affiliate, division or operational unit of the Company) and shall be limited to the following:

  

	 	(i)	net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); 

  

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	 	(ii)	basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes) or earnings per shares growth; 

  

	 	(iii)	net revenue or net revenue growth; 

  

	 	(iv)	gross profit or gross profit growth; 

  

	 	(v)	net operating profit (before or after taxes) or net operating profit growth; 

  

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

  

	 	(vii)	cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital); 

  

	 	(viii)	earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization (EBITDA) or EBITDA growth; 

  

	 	(ix)	operating income before or after depreciation and/or amortization (OIBDA) or OIBDA growth; 

  

	 	(x)	gross or operating margins; 

  

	 	(xi)	productivity ratios; 

  

	 	(xii)	share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); 

  

	 	(xiii)	expense targets; 

  

	 	(xiv)	margins; 

  

	 	(xv)	operating efficiency; 

  

	 	(xvi)	objective measures of customer satisfaction; 

  

	 	(xvii)	working capital targets; 

  

	 	(xviii)	measures of economic value added; 

  

	 	(xix)	inventory control; and 

  

	 	(xx)	enterprise value. 

 Any one or more of the
Performance Criterion may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or an Affiliate as a whole or any business unit of the Company and/or an Affiliate or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem
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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 Company may select Performance Criterion (xi) above as compared to various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant
to the Performance Criteria specified in this paragraph. To the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall, within the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed
under Section 162(m) of the Code), define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period. In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit
Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Criteria without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval. 
 (cc) “Performance Formula” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more objective formulas applied against the relevant
Performance Goal to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.

 (dd) “Performance Goals” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee
for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. The Committee is authorized at any time during the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the
Code), or at any time thereafter to the extent allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code, in its sole and absolute discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution
or enlargement of the rights of Participants based on the following events: 
  

	 	(i)	asset write-downs; 

  

	 	(ii)	litigation or claim judgments or settlements; 

  

	 	(iii)	the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; 

  

	 	(iv)	any reorganization and restructuring programs; 

  

	 	(v)	extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (or any successor pronouncement thereto) and/or in management’s discussion and
analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; 

  

	 	(vi)	acquisitions or divestitures; 

  

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	 	(vii)	any other specific unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; 

  

	 	(viii)	foreign exchange gains and losses; and 

  

	 	(ix)	a change in the Company’s fiscal year. 

 (ee) “Performance Period” shall mean the one or more periods of time not less than one (1) year in duration, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the
purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance Compensation Award. 
 (ff)
“Phantom Stock Award” shall mean a cash award whose value is determined based on the change in the value of the Company Common Stock from the Effective Date. 
 (gg) “Plan” means this Warner Music Group Corp. 2005 Omnibus Award Plan. 
 (hh) “Restricted Period” means, with respect to any Award of Restricted Stock or any Restricted Stock Unit, the period of time
determined by the Committee during which such Award is subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 9 or, as applicable, the period of time within which performance is measured for purposes of determining whether an Award has been earned.

 (ii) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a hypothetical investment equivalent to one share of Stock granted in
connection with an Award made under Section 9. 
 (jj) “Restricted Stock” means shares of Stock issued or
transferred to a Participant subject to forfeiture and the other restrictions set forth in Section 9 of the Plan. 
 (kk)
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
 (ll) “Stock” means the Common Stock or
such other authorized shares of stock of the Company as the Committee may from time to time authorize for use under the Plan. 
 (mm) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted under Section 8 of the Plan. 
 (nn) “Stock Bonus” means an Award granted under Section 10 of the Plan. 
  

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 (oo) “Stock Option Agreement” means any agreement between the Company and a
Participant who has been granted an Option pursuant to Section 7 which defines the rights and obligations of the parties thereto. 
 (pp) “Strike Price” means, (i) in the case of a SAR granted in tandem with an Option, the Option Price of the related Option, or (ii) in the case of a SAR granted independent of an Option, the Fair
Market Value on the Date of Grant. 
 (qq) “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company as defined in
Section 424(f) of the Code. 
 (rr) “Substitution Award” means an Award that is intended to replace any
existing incentive award held by an employee or director of, or consultant or advisor to, an entity acquired by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company. The terms and conditions of any Substitution Award shall be set forth in an Award agreement
and shall, except as may be inconsistent with any provision of the Plan, to the extent practicable provide the recipient with benefits (including economic value) substantially similar to those provided to the recipient under the existing award which
such Substitution Award is intended to replace. 
 (ss) “Vested Unit” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 9(d) of the Plan. 
 (tt) “Voting Stock” of a person means all classes of capital stock or other
interests, including partnership interests, of such person then outstanding and normally entitled, without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, to vote in the election of directors, managers, or trustee thereof. 
  

	3.	Effective Date, Duration and Shareholder Approval 

 The Plan is effective as of the Effective Date. No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the shareholder approval
requirements of Section 422(b)(i) of the Code; provided, that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be
treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option unless and until such approval is obtained. 
 The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which no
Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply
to such Awards. 
  

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	4.	Administration 

 (a) The Committee
shall administer the Plan. The majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present or acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee
shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. 
 (b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee
shall have the power, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant;
(iii) determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award;
(v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, shares of Stock, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by
which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, Stock, other securities, other Options, other property and other amounts
payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency, correct any defect and/or supply any omission in the
Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations; (ix) appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration
of the Plan; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the committee may delegate to any officer of the Company or any Affiliate the authority to act on
behalf of the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election which is the responsibility of or which is allocated to the Committee herein, and which may be so delegated as a matter of law, except for grants of Awards to
(i) “covered employees” under Code Section 162(m) (other than Awards exempt from the application of Code Section 162(m)) and (ii) persons subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act. 
 (d) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with
respect to the Plan or any Award or any documents evidencing Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including,
without limitation, the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any shareholder. 
 (e) No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder. 
  

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	5.	Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan 

 The
Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Phantom Stock Awards, Stock Bonuses and/or Performance Compensation Awards to one or more Eligible Persons;
provided, however, that: 
 (a) Subject to Section 13, the aggregate number of shares of Stock in respect
of which Awards may be granted under the Plan is 19,916,133 shares; 
 (b) Shares of Stock shall be deemed to have been used
in settlement of Awards whether or not they are actually delivered or the Fair Market Value equivalent of such shares is paid in cash; provided, however, that shares of Stock delivered (either directly or by means of attestation) in
full or partial payment of the Option Price in accordance with Section 7(b) shall be deducted from the number of shares of Stock delivered to the Participant pursuant to such Option for purposes of determining the number of shares of Stock
acquired pursuant to the Plan. In accordance with (and without limitation upon) the preceding sentence, if and to the extent an Award under the Plan expires, terminates or is canceled for any reason whatsoever without the Participant having received
any benefit therefrom, the shares covered by such Award shall again become available for future Awards under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, a Participant shall not be deemed to have received any “benefit” (i) in the
case of forfeited Restricted Stock Awards by reason of having enjoyed voting rights and dividend rights prior to the date of forfeiture or (ii) in the case of an Award canceled by reason of a new Award being granted in substitution therefor;

 (c) Stock delivered by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued Stock, Stock held in the treasury
of the Company, Stock purchased on the open market or by private purchase, or a combination of the foregoing; and 
 (d)
Subject to Section 13, no person may be granted Options or SARs under the Plan during any calendar year with respect to more than 6,000,000 shares of Stock. 
  

	6.	Eligibility 

 Participation shall be limited to
Eligible Persons who have entered into an Award agreement or who have received written notification from the Committee, or from a person designated by the Committee, that they have been selected to participate in the Plan. 
  

	7.	Options 

 The Committee is authorized to grant one
or more Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options to any Eligible Person; provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is not an employee of the Company or a Parent or
Subsidiary. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, or to such other conditions as may be reflected in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. 
  

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 (a) Option Price. The exercise price (“Option Price”) per share of Stock
for each Option which is not a Substitution Award shall be set by the Committee at the time of grant but shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Date of Grant. 
 (b) Manner of Exercise and Form of Payment. No shares of Stock shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an Option until
payment in full of the Option Price therefor is received by the Company. Options which have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written notice of exercise to the Committee accompanied by payment of the Option Price. The Option Price
shall be payable (i) in cash, check, cash equivalent and/or shares of Stock valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised (including by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of shares of Stock in lieu of
actual delivery of such shares to the Company); provided, that such shares of Stock are Mature Shares; (ii) in the discretion of the Committee, either (A) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to
the Option Price or (B) by delivering to the Committee a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to deliver promptly to the Company an amount sufficient to pay the Option Price; or (iii) by such other method as the Committee may
allow. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be permitted to exercise an Option in a manner which the Committee determines would violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any other applicable law or the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company or any Affiliates are listed or traded. 
 (c) Vesting, Option Period and Expiration. Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates
determined by the Committee and shall expire after such period, not to exceed ten years, as may be determined by the Committee (the “Option Period”); provided, however, that notwithstanding any vesting dates set by the
Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the exercisability of any Option, which acceleration shall not affect the terms and conditions of such Option other than with respect to exercisability. If an Option is exercisable in
installments, such installments or portions thereof which become exercisable shall remain exercisable until the Option expires. 
 (d) Stock Option Agreement – Other Terms and Conditions. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement. Except as specifically provided otherwise in such Stock Option Agreement, each Option
granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: 
 (i) Each Option or portion thereof that is
exercisable shall be exercisable for the full amount or for any part thereof. 
 (ii) Each share of Stock purchased through
the exercise of an Option shall be paid for in full at the time of the exercise. Each Option shall cease to be exercisable, as to any share of Stock, when the Participant purchases the share or exercises a related SAR or when the Option expires.

  

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 (iii) Subject to Section 12(k), Options shall not be transferable by the Participant
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by him. 
 (iv) Each Option shall vest and become exercisable by the Participant in accordance with the vesting schedule established by the Committee and set forth in the Stock Option Agreement. 
 (v) At the time of any exercise of an Option, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, require a Participant to deliver to the Committee
a written representation that the shares of Stock to be acquired upon such exercise are to be acquired for investment and not for resale or with a view to the distribution thereof and any other representation deemed necessary by the Committee to
ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. Upon such a request by the Committee, delivery of such representation prior to the delivery of any shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be a condition precedent to
the right of the Participant or such other person to purchase any shares. In the event certificates for Stock are delivered under the Plan with respect to which such investment representation has been obtained, the Committee may cause a legend or
legends to be placed on such certificates to make appropriate reference to such representation and to restrict transfer in the absence of compliance with applicable federal or state securities laws. 
 (vi) Each Participant awarded an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date he
or she makes a disqualifying disposition of any Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including any sale) of such Stock before the later of (A) two years after
the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option or (B) one year after the date the Participant acquired the Stock by exercising the Incentive Stock Option. The Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance with procedures
established by it, retain possession of any Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option as agent for the applicable Participant until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any
instructions from such Participant as to the sale of such Stock. 
 (e) Incentive Stock Option Grants to 10%
Stockholders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7, if an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Participant who owns stock representing more than ten percent of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company
or of a Subsidiary or Parent, the Option Period shall not exceed five years from the Date of Grant of such Option and the Option Price shall be at least 110 percent of the Fair Market Value (on the Date of Grant) of the Stock subject to the Option.

  

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 (f) $100,000 Per Year Limitation for Incentive Stock Options. To the extent the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Date of Grant) of Stock for which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such excess
Incentive Stock Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. 
  

	8.	Stock Appreciation Rights 

 Any Option granted under
the Plan may include SARs, either at the Date of Grant or, except in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, by subsequent amendment. The Committee also may award SARs to Eligible Persons independent of any Option. A SAR shall be subject to such
terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee shall impose, including, but not limited to, the following: 
 (a) Vesting, Transferability and Expiration. A SAR granted in connection with an Option shall become exercisable, be transferable and shall expire according to the same vesting schedule, transferability rules and expiration
provisions as the corresponding Option. A SAR granted independent of an Option shall become exercisable, be transferable and shall expire in accordance with a vesting schedule, transferability rules and expiration provisions as established by the
Committee and reflected in an Award agreement. 
 (b) Automatic Exercise. If on the last day of the Option Period (or
in the case of a SAR independent of an option, the period established by the Committee after which the SAR shall expire), the Fair Market Value exceeds the Strike Price, the Participant has not exercised the SAR or the corresponding Option, and
neither the SAR nor the corresponding Option has expired, such SAR shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such last day and the Company shall make the appropriate payment therefor. 
 (c) Payment. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares subject
to the SAR multiplied by the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the exercise date over the Strike Price. The Company shall pay such excess in cash or in shares of Stock valued at Fair Market Value. 
 (d) Method of Exercise. A Participant may exercise a SAR at such time or times as may be determined by the Committee at the time of
grant by filing an irrevocable written notice with the Committee or its designee, specifying the number of SARs to be exercised and the date on which such SARs were awarded. 
 (e) Expiration. Except as otherwise provided in the case of SARs granted in connection with Options, a SAR shall expire on a date
designated by the Committee which is not later than ten years after the Date of Grant of the SAR. 
  

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	9.	Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units 

 (a) Award of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. 
 (i) The Committee shall have the authority
(A) to grant Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Persons, (B) to issue or transfer Restricted Stock to Participants, and (C) to establish terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units, including the Restricted Period, as applicable, which may differ with respect to each grantee, the time or times at which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be granted or become vested and the number of shares
or units to be covered by each grant. 
 (ii) Each Participant granted Restricted Stock shall execute and deliver to the
Company an Award agreement with respect to the Restricted Stock setting forth the restrictions and other terms and conditions applicable to such Restricted Stock. If the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or
in escrow rather than delivered to the Participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (A) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the
Committee, if applicable, and (B) the appropriate blank stock power with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant shall fail to execute an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable,
an escrow agreement and stock power, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 9(b), the Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to such Restricted Stock, including
the right to vote such Restricted Stock. At the discretion of the Committee, cash dividends and stock dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock may be either currently paid to the Participant or withheld by the Company for the
Participant’s account, and interest may be credited on the amount of dividends withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee. The cash dividends or stock dividends so withheld by the Committee and attributable to
any particular share of Restricted Stock (and earnings thereon, if applicable) shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such
dividends and earnings, if applicable, upon the release of restrictions on such share and, if such share is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such cash dividends, stock dividends or earnings. 
 (iii) Upon the grant of Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a stock certificate registered in the name of the Participant to be
issued and, if it so determines, deposited together with the stock powers with an escrow agent designated by the Committee. If an escrow arrangement is used, the Committee may cause the escrow agent to issue to the Participant a receipt evidencing
any stock certificate held by it, registered in the name of the Participant. 
  

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 (iv) The terms and conditions of a grant of Restricted Stock Units shall be reflected in
a written Award agreement. No shares of Stock shall be issued at the time a Restricted Stock Unit is granted, and the Company will not be required to set aside a fund for the payment of any such Award. At the discretion of the Committee, each
Restricted Stock Unit (representing one share of Stock) may be credited with cash and stock dividends paid by the Company in respect of one share of Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”). At the discretion of the Committee, Dividend Equivalents
may be either currently paid to the Participant or withheld by the Company for the Participant’s account, and interest may be credited on the amount of cash Dividend Equivalents withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the
Committee. Dividend Equivalents credited to a Participant’s account and attributable to any particular Restricted Stock Unit (and earnings thereon, if applicable) shall be distributed in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of
Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such Dividend Equivalents and earnings, if applicable, to the Participant upon settlement of such Restricted Stock Unit and, if such Restricted Stock Unit is forfeited, the Participant shall
have no right to such Dividend Equivalents. 
 (b) Restrictions. 
 (i) Restricted Stock awarded to a Participant shall be subject to the following restrictions until the expiration of the Restricted
Period, and to such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award agreement: (A) if an escrow arrangement is used, the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate; (B) the shares shall be
subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in the Award agreement; (C) the shares shall be subject to forfeiture to the extent provided in Section 9(d) and the applicable Award agreement; and (D) to the extent such
shares are forfeited, the stock certificates shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a shareholder shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company. 
 (ii) Restricted Stock Units awarded to any Participant shall be subject to (A) forfeiture until the expiration of the Restricted
Period, and satisfaction of any applicable Performance Goals during such period, to the extent provided in the applicable Award agreement, and to the extent such Restricted Stock Units are forfeited, all rights of the Participant to such Restricted
Stock Units shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company and (B) such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award agreement. 
 (iii) The Committee shall have the authority to remove any or all of the restrictions on the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in applicable laws or other changes in circumstances arising after the date of the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are granted, such action is appropriate. 
  

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 (c) Restricted Period. The Restricted Period of Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units shall commence on the Date of Grant and shall expire from time to time as to that part of the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units indicated in a schedule established by the Committee in the applicable Award agreement. 

(d) Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with
respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in Section 9(b) and the applicable Award agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award agreement.
If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with
respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (to the nearest full share) and any cash dividends or stock dividends credited to the Participant’s account with respect to such Restricted Stock and the interest thereon, if any. 

Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or
his beneficiary, without charge, one share of Stock for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit (“Vested Unit”) and cash equal to any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to each such Vested Unit in accordance with
Section 9(a)(iv) hereof and the interest thereon or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to such Dividend Equivalents and interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that,
if explicitly provided in the applicable Award agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to (i) pay cash or part cash and part Stock in lieu of delivering only shares of Stock for Vested Units or (ii) delay the delivery
of Stock (or cash or part Stock and part cash, as the case may be) beyond the expiration of the Restricted Period. If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering shares of Stock, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of
the Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to such Vested Unit. 
 (e) Stock Restrictions.
Each certificate representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan shall bear a legend substantially in the form of the following until the lapse of all restrictions with respect to such Stock as well as any other information the Company
deems appropriate: 
 Transfer of this certificate and the shares represented hereby is restricted pursuant to the terms of
the Warner Music Group Corp. 2005 Omnibus Award Plan and a Restricted Stock Purchase and Award Agreement, dated as of                     ,
between Warner Music Group Corp. and                     . A copy of such Plan and Agreement is on file at the offices of Warner Music Group
Corp. 
 Stop transfer orders shall be entered with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of legended
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	10.	Stock Bonus Awards 

 The Committee may issue
unrestricted Stock, or other Awards denominated in Stock, under the Plan to Eligible Persons, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole
discretion determine. A Stock Bonus Award under the Plan shall be granted as, or in payment of, a bonus, or to provide incentives or recognize special achievements or contributions. 
  

	11.	Performance Compensation Awards 

 (a) General. The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in Sections 7 through 10 (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted with an exercise price or grant price, as the
case may be, equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on the date of grant), to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award in order to qualify such Award as “performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall have the authority to grant cash bonuses under the Plan with the intent that such bonuses shall qualify for the exemption from Section 162(m) of the Code provided pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.162-27(f)(1), for the reliance period described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(f)(2). In addition, the Committee shall have the authority to make an award of a cash bonus to any Participant and designate such
Award as a Performance Compensation Award in order to qualify such Award as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m). 
 (b) Eligibility. The Committee will, in its sole discretion, designate which Participants will be eligible to receive Performance Compensation Awards in respect of such Performance Period. However, designation
of a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive payment in respect of any Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period. The determination as to
whether or not such Participant becomes entitled to payment in respect of any Performance Compensation Award shall be decided solely in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11. Moreover, designation of a Participant eligible to
receive an Award hereunder for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder in any subsequent Performance Period and designation of one person as a Participant eligible to
receive an Award hereunder shall not require designation of any other person as a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder in such period or in any other period. 
 (c) Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards. With regard to a particular Performance Period, the
Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such Performance Period (provided any such Performance Period shall be not less than one (1) year in duration), the type(s) of Performance Compensation Awards to be issued, the
Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s), the kind(s) and/or level(s) of the Performance Goals(s) that is(are) to apply to the Company and the Performance Formula. Within the 

  

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first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee
shall, with regard to the Performance Compensation Awards to be issued for such Performance Period, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 11(c) and record
the same in writing. 
 (d) Payment of Performance Compensation Awards 
 (i) Condition to Receipt of Payment. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, a Participant must be employed by
the Company on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period. 
 (ii) Limitation. A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award only to the extent that: (A) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved; and
(B) the Performance Formula as applied against such Performance Goals determines that all or some portion of such Participant’s Performance Award has been earned for the Performance Period. 
 (iii) Certification. Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall review and certify in writing whether,
and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, calculate and certify in writing that amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The
Committee shall then determine the actual size of each Participant’s Performance Compensation Award for the Performance Period and, in so doing, may apply Negative Discretion in accordance with Section 11(d)(iv) hereof, if and when it
deems appropriate. 
 (iv) Use of Discretion. In determining the actual size of an individual Performance Award for a
Performance Period, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance Compensation Award earned under the Performance Formula in the Performance Period through the use of Negative Discretion if, in its sole judgment, such reduction
or elimination is appropriate. The Committee shall not have the discretion to (a) grant or provide payment in respect of Performance Compensation Awards for a Performance Period if the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have not been
attained; or (b) increase a Performance Compensation Award above the maximum amount payable under Section 5(a) or Section 11(d)(vi) of the Plan. 
 (v) Timing of Award Payments. Performance Compensation Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be paid to Participants as
soon as administratively practicable following completion of the certifications required by this Section 11. 
  

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 (vi) Maximum Award Payable. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Plan
to the contrary, the maximum Performance Compensation Award payable to any one Participant under the Plan for a Performance Period is 6,000,000 shares of Stock or, in the event such Performance Compensation Award is paid in cash, the equivalent cash
value thereof on the first or last day of the Performance Period to which such Award relates, as determined by the Committee. The maximum amount that can be paid in any calendar year to any Participant pursuant to a cash bonus Award described in the
last sentence of Section 11(a) shall be $10,000,000. Furthermore, any Performance Compensation Award that has been deferred shall not (between the date as of which the Award is deferred and the payment date) increase (A) with respect to
Performance Compensation Award that is payable in cash, by a measuring factor for each fiscal year greater than a reasonable rate of interest set by the Committee or (B) with respect to a Performance Compensation Award that is payable in shares
of Stock, by an amount greater than the appreciation of a share of Stock from the date such Award is deferred to the payment date. 
  

	12.	General 

 (a) Additional
Provisions of an Award. Awards to a Participant under the Plan also may be subject to such other provisions (whether or not applicable to Awards granted to any other Participant) as the Committee determines appropriate, including, without
limitation, provisions (in addition to those provisions of Section 9 providing for the payment of dividends with respect to Restricted Stock and Dividend Equivalents with respect to Restricted Stock Units) adding dividend equivalent rights or
other protections to Participants in respect of dividends paid on Stock underlying any Award, provisions for the forfeiture of or restrictions on resale or other disposition of shares of Stock acquired under any Award, provisions giving the Company
the right to repurchase shares of Stock acquired under any Award in the event the Participant elects to dispose of such shares, provisions allowing the Participant to elect to defer the receipt of payment in respect of Awards for a specified period
or until a specified event, and provisions to comply with Federal and state securities laws and Federal and state tax withholding requirements; provided, however, that any such deferral does not result in acceleration of taxability of an Award prior
to receipt, or tax penalties, under Section 409A of the Code. Any such provisions shall be reflected in the applicable Award agreement. 
 (b) Privileges of Stock Ownership. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, no person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership in respect of shares of Stock which are subject to Awards
hereunder until such shares have been issued to that person. 
 (c) Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of
the Company to settle Awards in Stock shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by governmental agencies as may be required. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of any Award to the contrary, the
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offering to sell or selling, any shares of Stock pursuant to an Award unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities
Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and
the terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with. The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the Securities Act any of the shares of Stock to be offered or sold under the Plan. If the shares of Stock
offered for sale or sold under the Plan are offered or sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, the Company may restrict the transfer of such shares and may legend the Stock certificates representing such shares in
such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption. 
 (d) Tax Withholding. 

(i) A Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is
hereby authorized to withhold from any shares of Stock or other property deliverable under any Award or from any compensation or other amounts owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, Stock or other property) of any required income tax
withholding and payroll taxes in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the
payment of such withholding and taxes. 
 (ii) Without limiting the generality of clause (i) above, the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability (but no more than the minimum required withholding liability) by (A) the delivery of Mature Shares owned by the Participant
having a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability or (B) having the Company withhold from the number of shares of Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to the exercise or settlement of the Award a number of shares with a Fair Market
Value equal to such withholding liability. 
 (e) Claim to Awards and Employment Rights. No employee of the Company or
an Affiliate, or other person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder
shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate. 
 (f) Designation and Change of Beneficiary. Each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more persons as the beneficiary who shall be entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect to an Award, if
any, due under the Plan upon his death. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation
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the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received
by the Committee prior to the Participant’s death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If no beneficiary designation is filed by a Participant, the beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her spouse or, if
the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, his or her estate. 
 (g) Payments to Persons Other Than Participants.
If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such person or his estate (unless a
prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to his spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person
deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor. 
 (h) No Liability of Committee Members. No member of the Committee shall be personally liable by reason of any contract or other
instrument executed by such member or on his behalf in his capacity as a member of the Committee nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, and the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other
employee, officer or director of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan may be allocated or delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum
paid in settlement of a claim) arising out of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or willful bad faith; provided, however, that approval of the Board shall be
required for the payment of any amount in settlement of a claim against any such person. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 
 (i) Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware
applicable to contracts made and performed wholly within the State of Delaware. 
 (j) Funding. No provision of the
Plan shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the
Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured
general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other employees under general law. 
  

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 (k) Nontransferability. 
 (i) Each Award shall be exercisable only by a Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law,
by the Participant’s legal guardian or representative. No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any
such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or an Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment,
alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. 
 (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in
its sole discretion, permit Awards other than Incentive Stock Options to be transferred by a Participant, without consideration, subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt consistent with any applicable Award agreement to preserve the purposes
of the Plan, to: 
  

	 	(A)	any person who is a “family member” of the Participant, as such term is used in the instructions to Form S-8 (collectively, the “Immediate Family Members”);


  

	 	(B)	a trust solely for the benefit of the Participant and his or her Immediate Family Members; 

  

	 	(C)	a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or shareholders are the Participant and his or her Immediate Family Members; or 

  

	 	(D)	any other transferee as may be approved either (a) by the Board or the Committee in its sole discretion, or (b) as provided in the applicable Award agreement;


 (each transferee described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) above is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted
Transferee”); provided that the Participant gives the Committee advance written notice describing the terms and conditions of the proposed transfer and the Committee notifies the Participant in writing that such a transfer would comply
with the requirements of the Plan. 
 (iii) The terms of any Award transferred in accordance with the immediately preceding
sentence shall apply to the Permitted Transferee and any reference in the Plan, or in any applicable Award agreement, to a Participant shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, except that (A) Permitted Transferees shall not be
entitled to transfer any Award, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; (B) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to exercise any transferred Option unless there shall be in effect a registration statement on an
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with any applicable Award agreement, that such a registration statement is necessary or appropriate; (C) the Committee or the Company shall not be
required to provide any notice to a Permitted Transferee, whether or not such notice is or would otherwise have been required to be given to the Participant under the Plan or otherwise; and (D) the consequences of the termination of the
Participant’s employment by, or services to, the Company or an Affiliate under the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award agreement shall continue to be applied with respect to the Participant, including, without limitation, that an Option
shall be exercisable by the Permitted Transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, specified in the Plan and the applicable Award agreement. 
 (l) Reliance on Reports. Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be fully justified in acting or failing to act, as the case may be, and shall not be liable for having so acted or failed
to act in good faith, in reliance upon any report made by the independent public accountant of the Company and its Affiliates and/or any other information furnished in connection with the Plan by any person or persons other than himself. 

(m) Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any
pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan. 
 (n) Expenses. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and Affiliates. 
 (o) Pronouns. Masculine pronouns and other words of masculine gender shall refer to both men and women. 
 (p) Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings
shall control. 
 (q) Termination of Employment. Unless an applicable Award agreement provides otherwise, for purposes
of the Plan a person who transfers from employment or service with the Company to employment or service with an Affiliate or vice versa shall not be deemed to have terminated employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate. 
 (r) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if
it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award and the remainder of the Plan
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 (s) Compliance with Applicable Law. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to
the contrary, the Committee reserves the right to add any additional terms or provisions to any Award granted under the Plan that it in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable in order that such Award (i) complies with the legal
requirements of any governmental entity to whose jurisdiction the Award is subject and (ii) does not result in unintended adverse tax consequences to the Company or Participants. 
 (t) 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding other provisions of the Plan or any Award agreements thereunder, no Award shall be granted,
deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out or modified under this Plan in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon a Participant. In the event that it is reasonably determined by the
Committee that, as a result of Section 409A of the Code, payments in respect of any Award under the Plan may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms of the Plan or the relevant Award agreement, as the case may be, without causing the
Participant holding such Award to be subject to taxation under Section 409A of the Code, the Company will make such payment on the first day that would not result in the Participant incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the
Code. 
  

	13.	Changes in Capital Structure 

 Awards granted under
the Plan and any agreements evidencing such Awards, the maximum number of shares of Stock subject to all Awards stated in Section 5(a) and the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to which any one person may be granted Awards during
any period stated in Sections 5(d) or 11(d)(vi) shall be subject to adjustment or substitution, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, as to the number, price or kind of a share of Stock or other consideration subject to
such Awards or as otherwise determined by the Committee to be equitable (i) in the event of changes in the outstanding Stock or in the capital structure of the Company by reason of stock or extraordinary cash dividends, stock splits, reverse
stock splits, recapitalization, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges, or other relevant changes in capitalization occurring after the Date of Grant of any such Award or (ii) in the event of any change in applicable
laws or any change in circumstances which results in or would result in any substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, Participants, or which otherwise warrants equitable adjustment because it interferes with the
intended operation of the Plan. Any adjustment in Incentive Stock Options under this Section 13 shall be made only to the extent not constituting a “modification” within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code, and any
adjustments under this Section 13 shall be made in a manner which does not adversely affect the exemption provided pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Further, with respect to Awards intended to qualify as
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be made only to the extent that the Committee determines that such adjustments or substitutions may be made without causing the Company to be denied a tax
deduction on account of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. 
 Notwithstanding the above, in the event of any of the following: 
 A. The Company is merged or consolidated with another corporation or entity and, in connection therewith, consideration is received by shareholders of the Company in a form other than stock or other equity interests
of the surviving entity; 
 B. All or substantially all of the assets of the Company are acquired by another person; 
 C. The reorganization or liquidation of the Company; or 
 D. The Company shall enter into a written agreement to undergo an event described in clauses A, B or C above, 
 then the
Committee may, in its discretion and upon at least 10 days advance notice to the affected persons, cancel any outstanding Awards and cause the holders thereof to be paid, in cash or stock, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards based
upon the price per share of Stock received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in the event. The terms of this Section 13 may be varied by the Committee in any particular Award agreement. 
  

	14.	Effect of Change in Control 

 (a)
Except to the extent provided in a particular Award agreement: 
 (i) In the event of a Participant’s termination of
employment without Cause or voluntary termination for Good Reason, if applicable, in either case following a Change in Control, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, all Options and SARs awarded to such Participant shall become
exercisable with respect to 100 percent of the shares subject to such Option or SAR, and the Restricted Period shall expire with respect to 100 percent of such shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units (including a waiver of any
applicable Performance Goals). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, upon a Change in Control and in its sole discretion, make any Options and SARs immediately exercisable, and may cause the Restricted Period to expire with respect to
any Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. 
 (ii) In the event of a Change in Control, all incomplete
Performance Periods in effect on the date the Change in Control occurs shall end on the date of such change, and the Committee shall (A) determine the extent to which Performance Goals with respect to each such Award Period have been met based


  

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upon such audited or unaudited financial information then available as it deems relevant, (B) cause to be paid to each Participant partial or full
Awards with respect to Performance Goals for each such Award Period based upon the Committee’s determination of the degree of attainment of Performance Goals which Awards may be adjusted, at the discretion of the Committee, to reflect the
portion of the Award Period occurring before such Change in Control, and (C) cause all previously deferred Awards to be settled in full as soon as possible, provided, however, that any such payment does not result in acceleration of taxability
of an Award prior to receipt, or tax penalties, under Section 409A of the Code. 
 (b) In addition, in the event of a
Change in Control, the Committee may in its discretion and upon at least 10 days’ advance notice to the affected persons, cancel any outstanding Awards and pay to the holders thereof, in cash or stock, or any combination thereof, the value of
such Awards based upon the price per share of Stock received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in the event. 
 (c) The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or
organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company. The Company agrees that it will make appropriate provisions for the preservation of Participants’ rights under the Plan in any agreement or plan which it
may enter into or adopt to effect any such merger, consolidation, reorganization or transfer of assets. 
  

	15.	Nonexclusivity of the Plan 

 Neither the adoption of
this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable,
including, without limitation, the granting of stock options otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases. 
  

	16.	Amendments and Termination 

 (a)
Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination
shall be made without shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement applicable to the Plan (including as necessary to comply with any applicable stock exchange listing requirement or to prevent
the Company from being denied a tax deduction on account of Section 162(m) of the Code); and provided, further, that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially impair the rights
of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary. The expiration date of the Plan is the tenth anniversary
of the Effective Date, as described in Section 3 of the Plan. 
  

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 (b) Amendment of Award Agreements. The Committee may, to the extent consistent
with the terms of any applicable Award agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award agreement, prospectively or
retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially impair the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted
shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary; and provided, further, that, without stockholder approval, (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the Option Price
of any Option or the Strike Price of any SAR, (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding Option or SAR and replace it with a new Option or SAR (with a lower Option Price or Strike Price, as the case may be) in a manner which would either
(A) be reportable on the Company’s proxy statement as Options which have been “repriced” (as such term is used in Item 402 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act), or (B) result in any
“repricing” for financial statement reporting purposes and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action which is considered a “repricing” for purposes of the shareholder approval rules of any applicable stock exchange.

 (c) Section 162(m) Approval 
 If so determined by the Committee, (i) the Plan shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company no later than the first meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected that occurs after the
close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the Company’s initial public offering occurs, and (ii) the provisions of the Plan regarding Performance Compensation Awards shall be disclosed and reapproved by
stockholders of the Company no later than the first stockholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year that stockholders previously approved such provisions following the Company’s initial public offering, in each case in
order for certain Awards granted after such time to be exempt from the deduction limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code. Nothing in this Section 16(c), however, shall affect the validity of Awards granted after such time if such
stockholder approval has not been obtained. 
  

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