2004 Equity Incentive Award Plan



 Exhibit 10.05 
  
 DESIGN WITHIN REACH, INC. 
 2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN 
  
 ARTICLE 1 
 PURPOSE 
  
 1.1 GENERAL. The purpose of the Design Within Reach, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the
success and enhance the value of Design Within Reach, Inc. (the “Company”) by linking the personal interests of the members of the Board, employees, officers, and executives of the Company and any Subsidiary, to those of Company
stockholders and by providing such individuals with an incentive for outstanding performance to generate superior returns to Company stockholders. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate,
attract, and retain the services of members of the Board, employees, officers, and executives of the Company upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful conduct of the Company’s operation is largely dependent. 

 
 ARTICLE 2 
 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 
  
 2.1 DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: 
  
 (a) “Award” means an Option, a Restricted Stock award, a Stock Appreciation Right award, a Performance Share award, a
Dividend Equivalents award, a Stock Payment award, a Deferred Stock award, or a Performance-Based Award granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan. 
  
 (b) “Award Agreement” means any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.

  
 (c) “Board” means the Board
of Directors of the Company. 
  
 (d)
“Cause” unless otherwise defined in an employment or services agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, means dishonesty, fraud, misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential
information or trade secrets, or conviction or confession of a crime punishable by law (except minor violations), in each case as determined by the Board, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. 
  
 (e) “Change of Control” means and includes
each of the following: 
  
 (1) the acquisition,
directly or indirectly, by any “person” or “group” (as those terms are defined in Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) of “beneficial ownership” (as determined pursuant to Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“voting securities”) of the Company that represent 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting
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 (A) an acquisition by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company or by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company, or

  
 (B) an acquisition of voting securities by
the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company, or 
  
 (C) an acquisition of voting securities pursuant to a transaction described in clause (3) below that would
not be a Change of Control under clause (3); 
  
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither of the following events shall constitute an “acquisition” by any person or group for purposes of this subsection (e): an acquisition of the Company’s securities by the Company which
causes the Company’s voting securities beneficially owned by a person or group to represent 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; provided, however, that if a person or group
shall become the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities by reason of share acquisitions by the Company as described above and shall, after such share acquisitions by the
Company, become the beneficial owner of any additional voting securities of the Company, then such acquisition shall constitute a Change of Control; or 
  
 (2) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board together with any
new director(s) (other than a director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clauses (1) or (3) of this subsection (e)) whose election by the Board or nomination for
election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the two year period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or 
  
 (3) the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more
intermediaries) of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or (z) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each
case other than a transaction 
  
 (A) which
results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of
the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the
“Successor Entity”)) directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and 
  

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 (B) after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 50%
or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this clause (B) as beneficially owning 50% or more of combined voting power of the Successor Entity
solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction; or 
  
 (4) the Company’s stockholders approve a liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
  
 The Committee shall have full and final authority, which
shall be exercised in its discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change of Control of the Company has occurred pursuant to the above definition, and the date of the occurrence of such Change of Control and any incidental matters relating
thereto. 
  
 (f) “Code” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 (g) “Committee” means the committee of the Board described in Article 12. 
  
 (h) “Covered Employee” means an Employee who is, or could be, a “covered employee” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code. 
  
 (i)
“Deferred Stock” means a right to receive a specified number of shares of Stock during specified time periods pursuant to Article 8. 
  
 (j) “Disability” means, for purposes of this Plan, that the Participant qualifies to receive long-term disability
payments under the Company’s long-term disability insurance program, as it may be amended from time to time. 
  
 (k) “Dividend Equivalents” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8 to receive the equivalent value
(in cash or Stock) of dividends paid on Stock. 
  
 (l) “Employee” means any officer or other employee (as defined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code) of the Company or any Subsidiary. 
  
 (m) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  
 (n) “Fair Market Value” shall mean, as of
any date, the value of Stock determined as follows: 
  
 (1) If the Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day prior to the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Committee deems reliable; 
  

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 (2) If the Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices
are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the Stock on the date prior to the date of determination as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems
reliable; or 
  
 (3) In the absence of an
established market for the Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Committee. 
  
 (o) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions and the failure of the
successor corporation to cure such event or condition within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Participant: 
  
 (1) a change in the Participant’s status, position or responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) that, in the
Participant’s reasonable judgment, represents a substantial reduction in the status, position or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; the assignment to the Participant of any duties or responsibilities that, in the
Participant’s reasonable judgment, are materially inconsistent with such status, position or responsibilities; or any removal of the Participant from or failure to reappoint or reelect the Participant to any of such positions, except in
connection with the termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause, as a result of his or her Disability or death, or by the Participant other than for Good Reason; 
  
 (2) a material reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary, except in connection with a general
reduction in the compensation of the successor corporation’s personnel with similar status and responsibilities; 
  
 (3) the successor corporation’s requiring the Participant (without the Participant’s consent) to be based at any place outside a
50-mile radius of his or her place of employment prior to a Change of Control, except for reasonably required travel on the successor corporation’s business that is not materially greater than such travel requirements prior to the Change of
Control; 
  
 (4) the successor corporation’s
failure to provide the Participant with compensation and benefits substantially equivalent (in terms of benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) to those provided for under each material employee benefit plan, program and practice as in effect
immediately prior to the Change of Control; 
  
 (5) any material breach by the successor corporation of its obligations to the Participant under the Plan or any substantially equivalent plan of the successor corporation; or 
  
 (6) any purported termination of the Participant’s employment or service relationship for Cause by the
successor corporation that is not in accordance with the definition of Cause under the Plan. 
  
 (p) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any
successor provision thereto. 
  

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 (q) “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who qualifies as
a “Non-Employee Director” as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Board. 
  
 (r) “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. 
  
 (s) “Option” means a right granted to a
Participant pursuant to Article 5 of the Plan to purchase a specified number of shares of Stock at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. 
  
 (t) “Participant” means a person who, as a
member of the Board, consultant to the Company or Employee, has been granted an Award pursuant to the Plan. 
  
 (u) “Performance-Based Award” means an Award granted to selected Covered Employees pursuant to Articles 6 and 8, but
which is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article 9. All Performance-Based Awards are intended to qualify as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation. 
  
 (v) “Performance Criteria” means the criteria that the Committee selects for purposes of
establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for a Participant for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: net earnings (either before or after interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization), net losses, sales or revenue, operating earnings, operating cash flow, return on net assets, return on stockholders’ equity, return on assets, return on capital, stockholder returns, gross or net profit
margin, earnings per share, price per share of Stock, and market share, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. The Committee shall, within the time
prescribed by 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 for such Participant. 
  
 (w) “Performance Goals” means, for a
Performance Period, the goals established in writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be
expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division, business unit, or an individual. The Committee, in its discretion, may, within the time prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code, adjust or modify the calculation of
Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants (i) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event, or development,
or (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations,
accounting principles, or business conditions. 
  
 (x) “Performance Period” means the one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, 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-Based Award. 
  

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 (y) “Performance Share” means a right granted to a Participant pursuant
to Article 8, to receive cash, Stock, or other Awards, the payment of which is contingent upon achieving certain performance goals established by the Committee. 
  
 (z) “Plan” means this Design Within Reach, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as it may
be amended from time to time. 
  
 (aa)
“Public Trading Date” means the first date upon which Stock is listed (or approved for listing) upon notice of issuance on any securities exchange or designated (or approved for designation) upon notice of issuance as a national
market security on an interdealer quotation system. 
  
 (bb) “Qualified Performance-Based Compensation” means any compensation that is intended to qualify as “qualified performance-based compensation” as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code. 
  
 (cc) “Restricted Stock” means Stock awarded
to a Participant pursuant to Article 6 that is subject to certain restrictions and to risk of forfeiture. 
  
 (dd) “Stock” means the common stock of the Company and such other securities of the Company that may be substituted for
Stock pursuant to Article 11. 
  
 (ee)
“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted pursuant to Article 7 to receive a payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Stock on the date the SAR is
exercised over the Fair Market Value on the date the SAR was granted as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 
  
 (ff) “Stock Payment” means (a) a payment in the form of shares of Stock, or (b) an option or other right to purchase
shares of Stock, as part of any bonus, deferred compensation or other arrangement, made in lieu of all or any portion of the compensation, granted pursuant to Article 8. 
  
 (gg) “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity of which a majority of the
outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company. 
  
 ARTICLE 3 
 SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 
  
 3.1 NUMBER OF SHARES. 
  
 (a) Subject to Article 11, the aggregate number of shares of
Stock which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be 500,000 shares. In addition to the foregoing, subject to Article 11, commencing on January 1, 2005 and on each January 1 thereafter during the term of the
Plan, the number of shares of Stock which may be issued or transferred pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be increased by that number of shares of 

  

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Stock equal to the lesser of (i) 200,000 shares; or (ii) a lesser amount determined by the Board. The payment of Dividend Equivalents in conjunction with any
outstanding Awards shall not be counted against the shares available for issuance under the Plan. 
  
 (b) To the extent that an Award terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to the Award shall again be
available for the grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. Additionally, any shares of Stock tendered or withheld to satisfy the grant or exercise price or tax withholding obligation pursuant to any Award shall again be available for the grant of an
Award pursuant to the Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law or any exchange rule, shares of Stock issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form of combination by the Company or
any Subsidiary shall not be counted against shares of Stock available for grant pursuant to this Plan. 
  
 3.2 STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock,
treasury Stock or Stock purchased on the open market. 
  
 3.3
LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO AWARDS. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, and subject to Article 11: the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or more Awards that may be granted
to any one Participant in any calendar year shall be 500,000. 
  
 ARTICLE 4 
 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION 
  
 4.1 ELIGIBILITY. 
  
 (a) GENERAL. Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include Employees, consultants to the Company and
all members of the Board, as determined by the Committee. 
  
 (b) FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS. In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate
to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy, or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of, the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes
without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments, restatements, or alternative versions shall increase the share limitations contained in Sections 3.1
and 3.3 of the Plan. 
  
 4.2 ACTUAL
PARTICIPATION. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from among all eligible individuals, those to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. No
individual shall have any right to be granted an Award pursuant to this Plan. 
  

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 ARTICLE 5 
 STOCK OPTIONS 
  
 5.1
GENERAL. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions: 
  
 (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the
Award Agreement; provided that the exercise price for any Option shall not be less than par value of a share of Stock on the date of grant. 
  
 (b) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in
part, provided that the term of any Option granted under the Plan shall not exceed ten years, and provided further, that in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, such Option shall be exercisable for one year after the date of the
Participant’s death. The Committee shall also determine the performance or other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised. 
  
 (c) PAYMENT. The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise price of an Option may be paid,
the form of payment, including, without limitation, cash, promissory note bearing interest at no less than such rate as shall then preclude the imputation of interest under the Code, shares of Stock held for longer than six months having a Fair
Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Option or exercised portion thereof, or other property acceptable to the Committee (including through the delivery of a notice that the Participant has placed a market
sell order with a broker with respect to shares of Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company in satisfaction of the Option
exercise price, provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale), and the methods by which shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Participant who is a member of the Board or an “executive officer” of the Company within the meaning of Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option
in any method which would violate Section 13(k). 
  
 (d) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Options shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Award Agreement shall include such additional provisions as may be specified by the Committee. 
  
 5.2 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Incentive Stock Options
shall be granted only to Employees and the terms of any Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan must comply with the following additional provisions of this Section 5.2: 
  
 (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock shall be set by the Committee, provided
that the exercise price for any Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. 
  
 (b) EXPIRATION OF OPTION. An Incentive Stock Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur of the following
events:: 
  
 (1) Ten years from the date it is
granted, unless an earlier time is set in the Award Agreement. 
  

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 (2) One year after the date of the Participant’s termination of employment or
service on account of Disability or death, unless in the case of death a shorter or longer period is designated in the Award Agreement. Upon the Participant’s Disability or death, any Incentive Stock Options exercisable at the
Participant’s Disability or death may be exercised by the Participant’s legal representative or representatives, by the person or persons entitled to do so pursuant to the Participant’s last will and testament, or, if the Participant
fails to make testamentary disposition of such Incentive Stock Option or dies intestate, by the person or persons entitled to receive the Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the applicable laws of descent and distribution. 
  
 (c) INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed $100,000.00 or such other limitation as imposed
by Section 422(d) of the Code, or any successor provision. To the extent that Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by a Participant in excess of such limitation, the excess shall be considered Non-Qualified Stock Options. 
  
 (d) TEN PERCENT OWNERS. An Incentive Stock Option shall be
granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of Stock of the Company only if such Option is granted at a price that is not less than 110% of Fair
Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is exercisable for no more than five years from the date of grant. 
  
 (e) TRANSFER RESTRICTION. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition of shares of Stock acquired by exercise
of an Incentive Stock Option within (1) two years from the date of grant of such Incentive Stock Option or (2) one year after the transfer of such shares of Stock to the Participant. 
  
 (f) EXPIRATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. No Award of an Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to
this Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Expiration Date. 
  
 (g) RIGHT TO EXERCISE. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant. 
  

ARTICLE 6 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

  
 6.1 GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The
Committee is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock to any Participant selected by the Committee in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. All Awards of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a
written Restricted Stock Award Agreement. 
  
 6.2 ISSUANCE
AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, 

  

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without limitation, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock). These restrictions may
lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter. 
  
 6.3 FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment or service during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited; provided,
however, that the Committee may provide in any Restricted Stock Award Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified
causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock. 
  
 6.4 CERTIFICATES FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee
shall determine. If certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted
Stock, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificate until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse. 
  
 ARTICLE 7 
 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

  
 7.1 GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to any Participant selected by the Committee. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted (a) in connection and simultaneously with the grant of an Option, (b) with respect to a previously granted Option,
or (c) independent of an Option. A Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee shall impose and shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. 
  
 7.2 COUPLED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. 
  
 (a) A Coupled Stock Appreciation Right
(“CSAR”) shall be related to a particular Option and shall be exercisable only when and to the extent the related Option is exercisable. 
  
 (b) A CSAR may be granted to a Participant for no more than the number of shares subject to the simultaneously or previously granted
Option to which it is coupled. 
  
 (c) A CSAR
shall entitle the Participant (or other person entitled to exercise the Option pursuant to the Plan) to surrender to the Company unexercised a portion of the Option to which the CSAR relates (to the extent then exercisable pursuant to its terms) and
to receive from the Company in exchange therefor an amount determined by multiplying the difference obtained by subtracting the Option exercise price from the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the CSAR by the number of
shares of Stock with respect to which the CSAR shall have been exercised, subject to any limitations the Committee may impose. 
  

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 7.3 INDEPENDENT STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. 
  
 (a) An Independent Stock Appreciation Right
(“ISAR”) shall be unrelated to any Option and shall have a term set by the Committee. An ISAR shall be exercisable in such installments as the Committee may determine. An ISAR shall cover such number of shares of Stock as the
Committee may determine. The exercise price per share of Stock subject to each ISAR shall be set by the Committee; provided, however, that, the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may provide that the ISAR may be exercised
subsequent to a termination of employment or service, as applicable, or following a Change in Control of the Company, or because of the Participant’s retirement, death or disability, or otherwise. 
  
 (b) An ISAR shall entitle the Participant (or other person
entitled to exercise the ISAR pursuant to the Plan) to exercise all or a specified portion of the ISAR (to the extent then exercisable pursuant to its terms) and to receive from the Company an amount determined by multiplying the difference obtained
by subtracting the exercise price per share of the ISAR from the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the ISAR by the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the ISAR shall have been exercised, subject to any
limitations the Committee may impose. 
  
 7.4 PAYMENT AND
LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE. 
  
 (a)
Payment of the amounts determined under Section 7.2(c) and 7.3(b) above shall be in cash, in Stock (based on its Fair Market Value as of the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised) or a combination of both, as determined by the Committee.

  
 (b) To the extent any payment under Section
7.2(c) or 7.3(b) is effected in Stock it shall be made subject to satisfaction of all provisions of Article 5 above pertaining to Options. 
  
 ARTICLE 8 
 OTHER TYPES OF AWARDS

  
 8.1 PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS. Any
Participant selected by the Committee may be granted one or more Performance Share awards which may be denominated in a number of shares of Stock or in a dollar value of shares of Stock and which may be linked to any one or more of the Performance
Criteria or other specific performance criteria determined appropriate by the Committee, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Committee. In making such determinations, the Committee shall consider
(among such other factors as it deems relevant in light of the specific type of award) the contributions, responsibilities and other compensation of the particular Participant. 
  
 8.2 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. 
  
 (a) Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted Dividend Equivalents based on the dividends
declared on the shares of Stock that are subject to any Award, 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 or expires, as determined by the 

  

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Committee. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional shares of Stock by such formula and at such time and subject to such
limitations as may be determined by the Committee. 
  
 (b) Dividend Equivalents granted with respect to Options or SARs that are intended to be Qualified Performance-Based Compensation shall be payable, with respect to pre-exercise periods, regardless of whether such Option or SAR is
subsequently exercised. 
  
 8.3 STOCK PAYMENTS.
Any Participant selected by the Committee may receive Stock Payments in the manner determined from time to time by the Committee. The number of shares shall be determined by the Committee and may be based upon the Performance Criteria or other
specific performance criteria determined appropriate by the Committee, determined on the date such Stock Payment is made or on any date thereafter. 
  
 8.4 DEFERRED STOCK. Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted an award of Deferred Stock in the manner determined from
time to time by the Committee. The number of shares of Deferred Stock shall be determined by the Committee and may be linked to the Performance Criteria or other specific performance criteria determined to be appropriate by the Committee, in each
case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Committee. Stock underlying a Deferred Stock award will not be issued until the Deferred Stock award has vested, pursuant to a vesting schedule or performance criteria
set by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant awarded Deferred Stock shall have no rights as a Company stockholder with respect to such Deferred Stock until such time as the Deferred Stock Award has vested and the
Stock underlying the Deferred Stock Award has been issued. 
  
 8.5
TERM. The term of any Award of Performance Shares, Dividend Equivalents, Stock Payments or Deferred Stock shall be set by the Committee in its discretion. 
  
 8.6 EXERCISE OR PURCHASE PRICE. The Committee may establish the exercise or purchase price of any Award
of Performance Shares, Deferred Stock or Stock Payments; provided, however, that such price shall not be less than the par value of a share of Stock, unless otherwise permitted by applicable state law. 
  
 8.7 EXERCISE UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE.
An Award of Performance Shares, Dividend Equivalents, Deferred Stock and Stock Payments shall only be exercisable or payable while the Participant is an Employee, consultant to the Company or a member of the Board, as applicable; provided,
however, that the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion may provide that an Award of Performance Shares, Dividend Equivalents, Stock Payments or Deferred Stock may be exercised or paid subsequent to a termination of employment or
service, as applicable, or following a Change in Control of the Company, or because of the Participant’s retirement, death or disability, or otherwise; provided, however, that any such provision with respect to Performance Shares shall
be subject to the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code that apply to Qualified Performance-Based Compensation. 
  

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 8.8 FORM OF PAYMENT. Payments with respect to any Awards granted under this Article
8 shall be made in cash, in Stock or a combination of both, as determined by the Committee. 
  
 8.9 AWARD AGREEMENT. All Awards under this Article 8 shall be subject to such additional terms and conditions as determined by the Committee and shall be evidenced by a written Award Agreement.

  
 ARTICLE 9 
 PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS 
  
 9.1 PURPOSE. The purpose of this Article 9 is to provide the Committee the ability to qualify Awards other than Options and SARs and
that are granted pursuant to Articles 6 and 8 as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation. If the Committee, in its discretion, decides to grant a Performance-Based Award to a Covered Employee, the provisions of this Article 9 shall control over any
contrary provision contained in Articles 6 or 8; provided, however, that the Committee may in its discretion grant Awards to Covered Employees that are based on Performance Criteria or Performance Goals but that do not satisfy the
requirements of this Article 9. 
  
 9.2
APPLICABILITY. This Article 9 shall apply only to those Covered Employees selected by the Committee to receive Performance-Based Awards. The designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a Performance Period shall not
in any manner entitle the Participant to receive an Award for the period. Moreover, designation of a Covered Employee as a Participant for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Covered Employee as a Participant in any
subsequent Performance Period and designation of one Covered Employee as a Participant shall not require designation of any other Covered Employees as a Participant in such period or in any other period. 
  
 9.3 PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS.
To the extent necessary to comply with the Qualified Performance-Based Compensation requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, with respect to any Award granted under Articles 6 and 8 which may be granted to one or more Covered Employees,
no later than ninety (90) days following the commencement of any fiscal year in question or any other designated fiscal period or period of service (or such other time as may be required or permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee
shall, in writing, (i) designate one or more Covered Employees, (ii) select the Performance Criteria applicable to the Performance Period, (iii) establish the Performance Goals, and amounts of such Awards, as applicable, which may be earned for such
Performance Period, and (iv) specify the relationship between Performance Criteria and the Performance Goals and the amounts of such Awards, as applicable, to be earned by each Covered Employee for such Performance Period. Following the completion
of each Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing whether the applicable Performance Goals have been achieved for such Performance Period. In determining the amount earned by a Covered Employee, the Committee shall have the right to
reduce or eliminate (but not to increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Committee may deem relevant to the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the Performance
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 9.4 PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable
Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company or a Subsidiary on the day a Performance-Based Award for such Performance Period is paid to the Participant. Furthermore, a Participant shall be eligible to receive payment pursuant to a
Performance-Based Award for a Performance Period only if the Performance Goals for such period are achieved. In determining the amount earned under a Performance-Based Award, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance-Based
Award earned for the Performance Period, if in its sole and absolute discretion, such reduction or elimination is appropriate. 
  
 9.5 ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, any Award which is granted to a Covered Employee and is
intended to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code (including any amendment to Section 162(m) of the Code) or any regulations or rulings issued
thereunder that are requirements for qualification as qualified performance-based compensation as described in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, and the Plan shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.

  
 ARTICLE 10 
 PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS 
  
 10.1 STAND-ALONE AND TANDEM AWARDS. Awards granted pursuant to the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either
alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, any other Award granted pursuant to the Plan. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other
Awards. 
  
 10.2 AWARD AGREEMENT. Awards
under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Agreements that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each Award which may include the term of an Award, the provisions applicable in the event the Participant’s employment or service
terminates, and the Company’s authority to unilaterally or bilaterally amend, modify, suspend, cancel or rescind an Award. 
  
 10.3 LIMITS ON TRANSFER. No right or interest of a Participant in any Award may be pledged, encumbered, or hypothecated to or in
favor of any party other than the Company or a Subsidiary, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any other party other than the Company or a Subsidiary. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, no
Award shall be assigned, transferred, or otherwise disposed of by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee by express provision in the Award or an amendment thereto may permit an Award (other than an
Incentive Stock Option) to be transferred to, exercised by and paid to certain persons or entities related to the Participant, including but not limited to members of the Participant’s family, charitable institutions, or trusts or other
entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial owners are members of the Participant’s family and/or charitable institutions, or to such other persons or entities as may be expressly approved by the Committee, pursuant to such conditions and
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for estate and/or tax planning purposes (or to a “blind trust” in connection with the Participant’s termination of employment or service with
the Company or a Subsidiary to assume a position with a governmental, charitable, educational or similar non-profit institution) and on a basis consistent with the Company’s lawful issue of securities. 
  
 10.4 BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 10.3, a
Participant may, in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with respect to any Award upon the Participant’s death. A beneficiary, legal guardian,
legal representative, or other person claiming any rights pursuant to the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Agreement otherwise
provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If the Participant is married and resides in a community property state, a designation of a person other than the Participant’s spouse as his
beneficiary with respect to more than 50% of the Participant’s interest in the Award shall not be effective without the prior written consent of the Participant’s spouse. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives the Participant,
payment shall be made to the person entitled thereto pursuant to the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant at any time provided
the change or revocation is filed with the Committee. 
  
 10.5
STOCK CERTIFICATES. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the
Board has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which the
shares of Stock are listed or traded. All Stock certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal, state, or foreign
jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate
to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Board may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Board, in its discretion,
deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements. The Committee shall have the right to require any Participant to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any
Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the discretion of the Committee. 
  

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 ARTICLE 11 
 CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE 
  
 11.1 ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation, spin-off, recapitalization or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company
assets to stockholders, or any other change affecting the shares of Stock or the share price of the Stock, the Committee shall make such proportionate adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem appropriate to reflect such
change with respect to (i) the aggregate number and type of shares that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Sections 3.1 and 3.3); (ii) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards
(including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (iii) the grant or exercise price per share for any outstanding Awards under the Plan. Any adjustment affecting an Award intended as Qualified
Performance-Based Compensation shall be made consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. 
  
 11.2 ACCELERATION UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL. If a Change of Control occurs and a Participant’s Awards are not converted, assumed,
or replaced by a successor, such Awards shall become fully exercisable and all forfeiture restrictions on such Awards shall lapse. Upon, or in anticipation of, a Change in Control, the Committee may cause any and all Awards outstanding hereunder to
terminate at a specific time in the future and shall give each Participant the right to exercise such Awards during a period of time as the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine. In the event that the terms of any agreement
between the Company or any Company subsidiary or affiliate and a Participant contains provisions that conflict with and are more restrictive than the provisions of this Section 11.2, this Section 11.2 shall prevail and control and the more
restrictive terms of such agreement (and only such terms) shall be of no force or effect. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement evidencing the Award, any such Awards that are assumed or replaced in a Change of Control and do not otherwise
accelerate at that time shall become fully exercisable and all forfeiture restrictions on such Awards shall lapse in the event that the Participant’s employment or service relationship with the successor corporation should terminate (i) in
connection with the Change of Control or (ii) subsequently within two years following such Change of Control, unless such employment or service relationship is terminated by the successor corporation for Cause or by the Participant voluntarily
without Good Reason. 
  
 11.3 OUTSTANDING AWARDS –
CERTAIN MERGERS. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, in the event that the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation (except a merger or consolidation as a result of which
the holders of shares of Stock receive securities of another corporation), each Award outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation shall pertain to and apply to the securities that a holder of the number of shares of Stock subject to such
Award would have received in such merger or consolidation. 
  
 11.4 OUTSTANDING AWARDS – OTHER CHANGES. In the event of any other change in the capitalization of the Company or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in this Article 11, the Committee may, in
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which such change occurs and in the per share grant or exercise price of each Award as the Committee may consider appropriate to prevent dilution or
enlargement of rights. 
  
 11.5 NO OTHER
RIGHTS. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number
of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to action of the Committee under the Plan, no issuance by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Stock subject to an Award or the grant or
exercise price of any Award. 
  
 ARTICLE 12 
 ADMINISTRATION 
  
 12.1 COMMITTEE. Unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee as set forth below, the Plan shall be administered
by the Board. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees of one or more members of the Board, and the term “Committee” shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been delegated. If
administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative
powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be
adopted from time to time by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, from and after the Public Trading Date, a Committee of the Board shall administer the Plan and the Committee shall consist solely of two or more members of the Board
each of whom is both an “outside director,” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, and a Non-Employee Director. Within the scope of such authority, the Board or the Committee may (i) delegate to a committee of one or more
members of the Board who are not outside directors,” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code the authority to grant awards under the Plan to eligible persons who are either (1) not then “covered employees,” within the meaning
of Section 162(m) of the Code and are not expected to be “covered employees” at the time of recognition of income resulting from such award or (2) not persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the
Code and/or (ii) delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not Non-Employee Directors, the authority to grant awards under the Plan to eligible persons who are not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The Board
may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. Appointment of Committee members shall be effective upon acceptance of appointment. Committee members may resign at any time by delivering written notice
to the Board. Vacancies in the Committee may only be filled by the Board. 
  
 12.2 ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. A majority 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, and acts approved in
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to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company to assist in the administration of the Plan. 
  
 12.3 AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. Subject to any specific
designation in the Plan, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to: 
  
 (a) Designate Participants to receive Awards; 
  
 (b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant; 
  
 (c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the
number of shares of Stock to which an Award will relate; 
  
 (d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted pursuant to the Plan, including, but not limited to, the exercise price, grant price, or purchase price, any reload provision, any restrictions or
limitations on the Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and accelerations or waivers thereof, any provisions related to non-competition and recapture of gain on an Award, based
in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines; provided, however, that the Committee shall not have the authority to accelerate the vesting or waive the forfeiture of any Performance-Based Awards;

  
 (e) Determine whether, to what extent, and
pursuant to what circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid in, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered; 
  
 (f) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need
not be identical for each Participant; 
  
 (g)
Decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award; 
  
 (h) Establish, adopt, or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; 
  
 (i) Interpret the terms of, and any matter arising pursuant to, the Plan or any Award Agreement; and 
  
 (j) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be
required pursuant to the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan. 
  
 12.4 DECISIONS BINDING. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, any Award Agreement
and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties. 
  

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 ARTICLE 13 
 EFFECTIVE AND EXPIRATION DATE 
  
 13.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan is effective as of the later of (i) the date the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders and (ii) the date on which the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed
with respect to the Company’s initial public offering becomes effective (the “Effective Date”). 
  
 13.2 EXPIRATION DATE. The Plan will expire on, and no Award may be granted pursuant to the Plan after, the earlier of the tenth
anniversary of (i) the Effective Date or (ii) the date this Plan is approved by the Board (the “Expiration Date”). Any Awards that are outstanding on the tenth anniversary of the Expiration Date shall remain in force according to
the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. Each Award Agreement shall provide that it will expire on the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of the Award to which it relates. 
  
 ARTICLE 14 
 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION 
  
 14.1 AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION. With the approval of the Board, at any time and from time to time, the Committee may
terminate, amend or modify the Plan; provided, however, that (i) to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or stock exchange rule, the Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment
in such a manner and to such a degree as required, and (ii) shareholder approval is required for any amendment to the Plan that (A) increases the number of shares available under the Plan (other than any adjustment as provided by Article 11), (B)
permits the Committee to grant Options with an exercise price that is below Fair Market Value on the date of grant, or (C) permits the Committee to extend the exercise period for an Option beyond ten years from the date of grant. 
  
 14.2 AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. No termination,
amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted pursuant to the Plan without the prior written consent of the Participant. 
  
 ARTICLE 15 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
  
 15.1 NO RIGHTS TO
AWARDS. No Participant, employee, or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award pursuant to the Plan, and neither the Company nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants, employees, and other persons uniformly.

  
 15.2 NO STOCKHOLDERS RIGHTS. No Award
gives the Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until shares of Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award. 
  
 15.3 WITHHOLDING. The Company or any Subsidiary shall have the authority and the right to deduct or
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Participant arising as a result of this Plan. The Committee may in its discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement allow a Participant to
elect to have the Company withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable under an Award (or allow the return of shares of Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the
number of shares of Stock which may be withheld with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award (or which may be repurchased from the Participant of such Award within six months after such shares of Stock were acquired by the
Participant from the Company) in order to satisfy the Participant’s federal, state, local and foreign income and payroll tax liabilities with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of the Award shall be limited to the number of
shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or repurchase equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax
purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income. 
  
 15.4 NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment or
services at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary. 
  
 15.5 UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to
any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.

  
 15.6 INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent
allowable pursuant to applicable law, each member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in
connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts
paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to
handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 
  
 15.7 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment pursuant to the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits pursuant
to any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.

  
 15.8 EXPENSES. The expenses of
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 15.9 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. 
  
 15.10 FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether
cash shall be given in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares shall be eliminated by rounding up or down as appropriate. 
  
 15.11 LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO SECTION 16 PERSONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Plan, and any Award granted
or awarded to any Participant who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule
16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to
such applicable exemptive rule. 
  
 15.12 GOVERNMENT AND
OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the Company to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by government agencies as may be required. The
Company shall be under no obligation to register pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any of the shares of Stock paid pursuant to the Plan. If the shares paid pursuant to the Plan may in certain circumstances be exempt from
registration pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable to ensure the availability of any such exemption. 
  
 15.13 GOVERNING LAW. The Plan and all Award Agreements
shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. 
  

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