1993 Incentive Program,as amended




 
EXHIBIT
10(iii)(a) 
 
EXXON CORPORATION

 
1993 INCENTIVE PROGRAM 
 
Adopted by shareholders April 28, 1993 
(as last amended February 26, 2003) 
 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
I. Purpose. 
 
The 1993 Incentive Program is intended to help maintain and develop strong management through ownership of shares of the Corporation by
key employees of the Corporation and certain of its affiliates and through incentive awards for recognition of efforts and accomplishments which contribute materially to the success of the Corporation’s business interests. 
 
II. Definitions. 
 
In this Program, except where the context otherwise indicates,
the following definitions apply: 
 
(1) ‘Administrative authority’ means one of the following, as appropriate in accordance with Section III: the Board; any committee to which the Board delegates authority to administer this Program; or, in individual cases,
the Chairman of the Board or persons acting under his direction. 
 
(2) ‘Affiliate’ means (a) any subsidiary and (b) any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, owns an equity interest
and which the administrative authority deems to be an affiliate for purposes of this Program (including, without limitation, for purposes of determining whether a change of employment constitutes a termination). 
 
(3) ‘Award’ means a stock option,
stock appreciation right (‘SAR’), restricted stock, performance award, incentive share, dividend equivalent right (‘DER’), or other award under this Program. 
 
(4) ‘Board’ means the Board of Directors of the Corporation. 
 
(5) ‘Board Compensation Committee,’
hereinafter sometimes called the ‘BCC,’ means the committee of the Board so designated in accordance with Section IV. 
 
(6) ‘By the grant’ means by the action of the granting authority at the time of the grant of an award hereunder,
or at the time of an amendment of the grant, as the case may be. 








 
(7) ‘Code’ means the Internal Revenue Code, as in effect from time to time. 
 
(8) ‘Corporation’ means Exxon Corporation, a New Jersey corporation. 
 
(9) ‘Designated beneficiary’ means
the person designated by the grantee of an award hereunder to be entitled, on the death of the grantee, to any remaining rights arising out of such award. Such designation must be made in writing and in accordance with such regulations as the
administrative authority may establish. 
 
(10) ‘Detrimental activity’ means activity that is determined in individual cases by the administrative authority to be detrimental to the interests of the Corporation or any affiliate. 
 
(11) ‘Dividend equivalent right,’
herein sometimes called a ‘DER,’ means the right of the holder thereof to receive, pursuant to the terms of the DER, credits based on the cash dividends that would be paid on the shares specified in the DER if such shares were held by the
grantee, as more particularly set forth in Section XIV(1). 
 
(12) ‘Effectively granted’ means, for purposes of determining the number of shares subject to an outstanding award under this Program, the number of shares subject to such award or the number
of shares with respect to which the value of such award is measured, as applicable. An option that includes an SAR shall be considered a single award for this purpose. 
 
(13) ‘Effectively issued’ means the gross number of shares purchased, issued,
delivered, or paid free of restrictions upon the exercise, settlement, or payment of an award, or lapse of restrictions thereon, as the case may be. 
 
(14) ‘Eligible employee’ means an employee of the Corporation or a subsidiary who is a director or officer, or
in a managerial, professional, or other key position as determined by the granting authority. 
 
(15) ‘Employee’ means an employee of the Corporation or an affiliate. 
 
(16) ‘Exchange Act’ means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 
 
(17) ‘Fair market value’ in relation to a share as of any specific time shall mean such value as reported for stock exchange transactions determined in accordance with any applicable
regulations of the administrative authority in effect at the relevant time. 
 
(18) ‘Grantee’ means a recipient of an award under this Program. 
 

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(19) ‘Granting authority’ means the Board or any appropriate committee authorized to grant and amend awards under this Program in accordance with Section V and to exercise other powers of the granting authority hereunder.

 
(20) ‘Incentive
shares’ means an award of shares granted pursuant to Section XIII. 
 
(21) ‘Incentive Stock Option,’ herein sometimes called an ‘ISO,’ means a stock option meeting the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision. 
 
(22) ‘Performance award’ means an
award of shares, or of units or rights based on, payable in, or otherwise related to shares, granted pursuant to Section XII. 
 
(23) ‘Performance period’ means any period specified by the grant of a performance award during which specified
performance criteria are to be measured. 
 
(24) ‘Reporting person’ means a person subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to equity securities of the Corporation. 
 
(25) ‘Restricted stock’ means any
share issued with the restriction that the holder may not sell, transfer, pledge, or assign such share and such other restrictions (which may include, but are not limited to, restrictions on the right to vote or receive dividends) which may expire
separately or in combination, at one time or in installments, all as specified by the grant. 
 
(26) ‘Rule 16b-3’ means Rule 16b-3 (or any successor thereto) under the Exchange Act that exempts transactions
under employee benefit plans, as in effect from time to time. 
 
(27) ‘Share’ means a share of Common Stock of the Corporation issued and reacquired by the Corporation or previously authorized but unissued. 
 
(28) ‘Shareholder-approved plan’
means any of the plans constituting parts of any of the Incentive Programs previously approved by shareholders of the Corporation. 
 
(29) ‘Stock appreciation right,’ herein sometimes called an ‘SAR,’ means the right of the holder
thereof to receive, pursuant to the terms of the SAR, a number of shares or cash or a combination of shares and cash, based on the increase in the value of the number of shares specified in the SAR, as more particularly set forth in Section X.

 
(30) ‘Subsidiary’
means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, owns a 50% or greater equity interest. 
 

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(31) ‘Terminate’ means cease to be an employee for any reason, except by death, but a change of employment from the Corporation or one affiliate to another affiliate or to the Corporation shall not be considered a
termination. For purposes of this Program, the administrative authority may determine that the time or date of termination is the day an employee resigns, accepts employment with another employer or otherwise indicates an intent to resign, which
time or date need not necessarily be the last day on the payroll. 
 
(32) ‘Terminate normally’ for purposes of this Program means terminate 
 
(a) at normal retirement time for that employee, or 
 
(b) with written approval of the administrative authority given in the context of recognition
that all or a specified portion of the outstanding awards to that employee will not expire or be forfeited or annulled because of such termination. 
 
(33) ‘Year’ means calendar year. 
 
III. Administration. 
 
(1) The Board is the ultimate administrative authority for this Program, with the power to conclusively interpret its provisions and
decide all questions of fact arising in its application. The Board may delegate its authority pursuant to any provision of this Program to a committee which, except in the case of the BCC, need not be a committee of the Board. Subject to the
authority of the Board or an authorized committee and excluding cases involving the Chairman as grantee, the Chairman of the Board and persons acting under his direction may serve as the administrative authority under this Program for purposes of
making determinations and interpretations in individual cases. 
 
(2) The Board and any committee acting as the administrative authority under this Program can act by regulation, by making individual determinations, or by both. The Chairman of the Board and persons designated by him can act as the
administrative authority under this Program only by making individual determinations. 
 
(3) All determinations and interpretations pursuant to the provisions of this Program shall be binding and conclusive upon the individuals involved and all persons claiming under them. 
 
(4) With respect to reporting persons, transactions under this
Program are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3. To the extent any provision of this Program or any action by an authority under this Program fails to so comply, such provision or action shall, without further action by
any person, be deemed to be automatically amended to the extent necessary to effect compliance with Rule 16b-3, provided that if such provision or action cannot be amended to effect such compliance, such provision or action shall be deemed null and
void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the appropriate authority. Each award to a reporting person under this Program shall be deemed issued subject to the foregoing qualification. 
 

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(5) An award
under this Program is not transferable except, as provided in the award, by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and is not subject to attachment, execution, or levy of any kind. The designation by a grantee of a designated beneficiary
shall not constitute a transfer. 
 
(6) Any rights
with respect to an award granted under this Program existing after the grantee dies are exercisable by the grantee’s designated beneficiary or, if there is no designated beneficiary, by the grantee’s personal representative. 
 
(7) Except as otherwise provided herein, a particular form of
award may be granted to an eligible employee either alone or in addition to other awards hereunder. The provisions of particular forms of award need not be the same with respect to each recipient. 
 
(8) If the administrative authority believes that a grantee
(a) may have engaged in detrimental activity or (b) may have accepted employment with another employer or otherwise indicated an intent to resign, the authority may suspend the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or any specified portion of such
grantee’s outstanding awards pending an investigation of the matter. 
 
(9) This Program and all action taken under it shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. 
 
(10) Any award which was granted under a shareholder-approved plan and is still outstanding shall be interpreted and administered in
accordance with the definitions and administrative provisions of this Program, including, without limitation, Sections II through V hereof. 
 
IV. Board Compensation Committee (BCC). 
 
The Board shall appoint a BCC. The BCC shall consist of two or more members of the Board, each of whom is a ‘nonemployee
director’ within the meaning of Rule 16b-3. No award may be granted to a member of the BCC. 
 
V. Right to Grant Awards; Reserved Powers. 
 
The Board is the ultimate granting authority for this Program, with the power to select eligible employees for participation in this
Program and to make all decisions concerning the grant or amendment of awards. The Board may delegate such authority in whole or in part (1) in the case of reporting persons, to the BCC and (2) in the case of eligible employees who are not reporting
persons, to any committee. 
 
VI. Term. 
 
The term of this Program begins on the date shareholder
approval of this Program is obtained and ends on the tenth anniversary of that date. 
 

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VII. Awards Grantable.

 
(1) With effect from year end 2002 through
the expiration of this Program on April 28, 2003, no more than two million shares may be effectively granted as new awards. 
 
(2) [reserved] 
 
(3) [reserved] 
 
(4) [reserved] 
 
(5) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section VII, the total number of shares that may be effectively granted under stock
options or stock appreciation rights to any one grantee in any one calendar year may not exceed two tenths of one percent (0.2%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation outstanding (excluding shares held by the Corporation)
on December 31, 1996.1 
 
VIII. Adjustments. 
 
Whenever a stock split, stock dividend, or other relevant change in capitalization which the administrative authority determines to be
dilutive to outstanding awards occurs, 
 
(1) the number of shares that can thereafter be obtained under outstanding awards and the purchase price per share, if any, under such awards, and 
 
(2) every number of shares used in determining whether a particular award is grantable
thereafter, 
 
shall be appropriately adjusted. 
 

1 In accordance with Section VIII, such number of shares is doubled to reflect a two-for-one split of the shares on March 14,
1997, and doubled again to reflect a two-for-one split of the shares on June 20, 2001. 
 

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IX. Stock Options.

 
One or more grantable stock options can be
granted to any eligible employee. Each stock option so granted shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the granting authority shall impose, which shall include the following: 
 
(1) The exercise price per share shall be specified by the grant, but shall in no instance be
less than 100 percent of fair market value at the time of grant. Payment of the exercise price shall be made in cash, shares, or other consideration in accordance with the terms of this Program and any applicable regulations of the administrative
authority in effect at the time and valued at fair market value on the date of exercise of the stock option. 
 
(2) A stock option shall become exercisable, if at all, at the time or times specified by the grant. If the grantee
terminates other than normally before a stock option or portion thereof becomes exercisable, that stock option or portion thereof shall be forfeited and shall never become exercisable. Except as otherwise specified by the grant, a stock option shall
become immediately exercisable in full upon the death of the grantee. 
 
(3) Any stock option or portion thereof that is exercisable is exercisable for the full amount or for any part thereof, except as otherwise provided by the grant. 
 
(4) Each stock option ceases to be
exercisable, as to any share, when the stock option is exercised to purchase that share, or when a related SAR is exercised either by the holder or automatically in accordance with its terms, or when the stock option expires. To the extent an SAR
included in a stock option is exercised, such stock option shall be deemed to have been exercised and shall not be deemed to have expired. 
 
(5) A stock option or portion thereof that is exercisable shall expire in the following situations: 
 
(a) unless clauses (b), (c) or (d) below
apply, it shall expire at the earlier of: 
 
(i) ten years after it is granted, or 
 
(ii) any earlier time specified by the grant; 
 
(b) if the grantee terminates, but does not terminate normally, it shall expire at the time of termination; 
 
(c) if the grantee is determined to have engaged in detrimental activity, it shall expire as of the date of such
determination; or 
 

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(d) if the grantee dies, it shall expire at the earlier of: 
 
(i) five years after the grantee’s death, or 
 
(ii) any earlier time specified by the grant; 
 
but, in any case, no later than ten years after it is granted. 
 
(6) If a grantee terminates other than
normally, (a) the administrative authority may refuse to deliver shares in settlement of any pending stock option exercise and (b) the granting authority may require the grantee to repay to the Corporation an amount equal to the spread on any stock
option exercised by the grantee during the six-month period immediately preceding such termination. For purposes of the foregoing subsection (6)(b), ‘spread’ means the difference between the aggregate stock option exercise price and the
fair market value of the underlying shares on the date such option is exercised. 
 
(7) All stock options granted hereunder are hereby designated as ISOs except to the extent otherwise specified by the grant and except to the extent otherwise specified in this Section IX(7). To the
extent that the aggregate fair market value of shares with respect to which stock options designated as ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any grantee during any year (under all plans of the Corporation and any affiliate thereof) exceeds
$100,000, such stock options shall be treated as not being ISOs. The foregoing shall be applied by taking stock options into account in the order in which they were granted. For the purposes of the foregoing, the fair market value of any share shall
be determined as of the time the stock option with respect to such share is granted. In the event the foregoing results in a portion of a stock option designated as an ISO exceeding the above $100,000 limitation, only such excess shall be treated as
not being an ISO. 
 
For each year
in which this Program is in effect, the number of shares that may be effectively granted as ISOs may not exceed seven tenths of one percent (0.7%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation outstanding (excluding shares held by
the Corporation) on the December 31 preceding the date on which shareholder approval of this Program is obtained.2
If the number of shares effectively granted as ISOs in any year is less than the number of shares that could have been so granted pursuant to this paragraph, the balance of such unused shares may be added to the maximum number of shares that may be
effectively granted as ISOs the following year. 
 
A stock option designated as an ISO, or portion thereof, that fails or ceases to qualify as such under the Code shall otherwise remain valid according to its terms as a non-ISO under this Program. 
 

2 In accordance with Section VIII, such number of shares is doubled to reflect a two-for-one split of the shares on March 14,
1997, and doubled again to reflect a two-for-one split of the shares on June 20, 2001 
 

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X. Stock Appreciation
Rights. 
 
(1) An SAR may be granted to an
eligible employee as a separate award hereunder. Any such SAR shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the granting authority shall impose, which shall include provisions that (a) such SAR shall entitle the holder thereof, upon exercise
thereof in accordance with such SAR and the regulations of the administrative authority, to receive from the Corporation that number of shares having an aggregate value equal to the excess of the fair market value, at the time of exercise of such
SAR, of one share over the exercise price per share specified by the grant of such SAR (which shall in no instance be less than 100 percent of fair market value at the time of grant) times the number of shares specified in such SAR, or portion
thereof, which is so exercised; and (b) such SAR shall be exercisable, or be forfeited or expire, upon the same conditions set forth for freestanding options in Section IX, paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6). 
 
(2) Any stock option granted under this Program may include an
SAR, either at the time of grant or by amendment. An SAR included in a stock option shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the granting authority shall impose, which shall include provisions that (a) such SAR shall be exercisable to the
extent, and only to the extent, the stock option is exercisable; and (b) such SAR shall entitle the optionee to surrender to the Corporation unexercised the stock option in which the SAR is included, or any portion thereof, and to receive from the
Corporation in exchange therefor that number of shares having an aggregate value equal to the excess of the fair market value, at the time of exercise of such SAR, of one share over the exercise price specified in such stock option times the number
of shares specified in such stock option, or portion thereof, which is so surrendered. 
 
(3) In lieu of the right to receive all or any specified portion of such shares, an SAR may entitle the holder thereof to receive the cash equivalent thereof as specified by the grant. 
 
(4) An SAR may provide that such SAR shall be deemed to have
been exercised at the close of business on the business day preceding the expiration of such SAR or the related stock option, if any, if at such time such SAR has positive value and would have expired in accordance with the conditions set forth in
Section IX(5)(a). 
 
Xl. Restricted Stock. 
 
(1) An award of restricted stock may be granted hereunder to
an eligible employee, for no cash consideration, for such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, or for such other consideration as may be specified by the grant. The terms and conditions of restricted stock shall be specified
by the grant. 
 
(2) Any restricted stock issued
hereunder may be evidenced in such manner as the administrative authority in its sole discretion shall deem appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates. In the event any
stock certificate is issued in respect of shares of restricted stock awarded hereunder, such certificate shall bear an appropriate legend with respect to the restrictions applicable to such award. 
 

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(3) Except as
otherwise specified by the grant, if a holder of record of restricted stock terminates, but does not terminate normally, all shares of restricted stock (whether or not stock certificates have been issued) then held by such holder and then subject to
restriction shall be forfeited by such holder and reacquired by the Corporation. Except as otherwise specified by the grant, if a holder of record of restricted stock terminates normally or dies, any and all remaining restrictions with respect to
such restricted stock shall expire. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a holder of record of restricted stock is determined to have engaged in detrimental activity, all shares of restricted stock (whether or not stock certificates have been issued)
then held by such holder and then subject to restriction shall be forfeited by such holder as of the date of such determination and shall be reacquired by the Corporation. 
 
XII. Performance Awards. 
 
(1) Performance awards may be granted hereunder to an eligible employee, for no cash consideration, for such minimum consideration as may
be required by applicable law, or for such other consideration as may be specified by the grant. The terms and conditions of performance awards, which may include provisions establishing performance periods, performance criteria to be achieved
during a performance period, and maximum or minimum settlement values, shall be specified by the grant. 
 
(2) Performance awards may be valued by reference to the value of Common Stock of the Corporation or according to any other formula or
method. Performance awards may be paid in cash, shares, or other consideration, or any combination thereof. The extent to which any applicable performance criteria have been achieved shall be conclusively determined by the administrative authority.
Performance awards may be payable in a single payment or in installments and may be payable at a specified date or dates or upon attaining performance criteria. 
 
(3) Except as otherwise specified by the grant, if the grantee terminates, but does not terminate normally,
any performance award or installment thereof not payable prior to the grantee’s termination shall be annulled as of the date of termination. If the grantee is determined to have engaged in detrimental activity, any performance award or
installment thereof not payable prior to the date of such determination shall be annulled as of such date. 
 
XIII. Incentive Shares. 
 
(1) An incentive award may be granted hereunder in the form of shares. Incentive shares may be granted to an eligible employee for no cash consideration, for such minimum consideration as may be
required by applicable law, or for such other consideration as may be specified by the grant. The terms and conditions of incentive shares shall be specified by the grant. 
 
(2) Incentive shares may be paid to the grantee in a single installment or in installments and may be paid at
the time of grant or deferred to a later date or dates. Each grant shall specify the time and method of payment as determined by the granting authority, provided that no such determination shall authorize delivery of shares to be made later than the
tenth anniversary of the 
 

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grantee’s date of
termination. The granting authority, by amendment of the grant prior to delivery, can modify the method of payment for any incentive shares, provided that the delivery of any incentive shares shall be completed not later than the tenth anniversary
of the grantee’s date of termination. 
 
(3)
If any incentive shares are payable after the grantee dies, such shares shall be payable (a) to the grantee’s designated beneficiary or, if there is no designated beneficiary, to the grantee’s personal representative, and (b) either in the
form specified by the grant or otherwise, as may be determined by the administrative authority. 
 
(4) Any grant of incentive shares is provisional, as to any share, until delivery of the certificate representing such share. If, while the grant is provisional, 
 
(a) the grantee terminates, but does not
terminate normally, or 
 
(b) the
grantee is determined to have engaged in detrimental activity, 
 
the grant shall be annulled as of the date of termination, or the date of such determination, as the case may be. 
 
XIV. Dividend Equivalent Rights; Interest Equivalents. 
 
(1) A DER may be granted hereunder to an eligible employee, as a component of another award or as a separate award. The terms and
conditions of DERs shall be specified by the grant. Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a DER may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares (which may thereafter accrue additional dividend equivalents). Any
such reinvestment shall be at fair market value at the time thereof. DERs may be settled in cash or shares or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments. A DER granted as a component of another award may provide that such DER
shall be settled upon exercise, settlement, or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other award, and that such DER shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other award. A DER granted as a component of
another award may also contain terms and conditions different from such other award. 
 
(2) Any award under this Program that is settled in whole or in part in cash on a deferred basis may provide by the grant for interest equivalents to be credited with respect to such cash payment.
Interest equivalents may be compounded and shall be paid upon such terms and conditions as may be specified by the grant. 
 
XV. Other Awards. 
 
Other forms of award based on, payable in or otherwise related in whole or in part to shares may be granted to an eligible employee under
this Program if the granting authority determines that such awards are consistent with the purposes and restrictions of this Program. The terms and conditions of such awards shall be specified by the grant. Such awards shall be granted for no cash

 

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consideration, for such
minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, or for such other consideration as may be specified by the grant. 
 
XVI. Amendments to This Program. 
 
The Board can from time to time amend or terminate this Program, or any provision hereof, except that approval of the shareholders of the
Corporation shall be required for any amendment (1) to increase the maximum number of shares that may be effectively granted as awards hereunder; (2) to decrease the minimum exercise price per share of a stock option or SAR; or (3) for which such
approval is otherwise necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or listing requirement, or to qualify for an exemption or characterization that is deemed desirable by the Board. An amendment of this Program shall, unless the amendment
provides otherwise, be effective for all outstanding awards. 
 
XVII. Amendments to Individual Awards. 
 
Without amending this Program, but subject to any requirements of applicable law or regulation, the granting authority may amend any one or more outstanding awards under this Program or any other shareholder-approved plan to
incorporate in those awards any terms that could then be incorporated in a new award under this Program. 
 
XVIII. Withholding Taxes. 
 
The Corporation shall have the right to deduct from any cash payment made under this Program any federal, state or local income or other taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such
payment. It shall be a condition to the obligation of the Corporation to deliver shares or securities of the Corporation upon exercise of a stock option or SAR, upon settlement of a performance award or DER, upon delivery of restricted stock or
incentive shares, or upon exercise, settlement, or payment of any other award under this Program, that the grantee of such award pay to the Corporation such amount as may be requested by the Corporation for the purpose of satisfying any liability
for such withholding taxes. Any award under this Program may provide by the grant that the grantee of such award may elect, in accordance with any applicable regulations of the administrative authority, to pay a portion or all of the amount of such
minimum required or additional permitted withholding taxes in shares. The grantee shall authorize the Corporation to withhold, or shall agree to surrender back to the Corporation, on or about the date such withholding tax liability is determinable,
shares previously owned by such grantee or a portion of the shares that were or otherwise would be distributed to such grantee pursuant to such award having a fair market value equal to the amount of such required or permitted withholding taxes to
be paid in shares. 
 
XIX. Grant of Awards to Employees Who are
Foreign Nationals. 
 
Without amending this
Program, but subject to the limitations specified in Sections III(4) and XVI, the granting authority can grant or amend, and the administrative authority can administer, annul, or terminate, awards to eligible employees who are foreign nationals on
such terms and conditions different from those specified in this Program as may in its judgment be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of this Program. 
 

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