MYL_EX10.4a_2012.12.31-10K




MYLAN INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN


ARTICLE I
PURPOSE AND ADOPTION OF THE PLAN


1.01 Purpose. The purpose of the Mylan Inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”) is to assist Mylan Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (previously known as Mylan Laboratories Inc.) (the “Company”), and its Subsidiaries (as  defined below) in attracting and retaining highly competent key employees, consultants, independent contractors and non-employee directors and to act as an incentive in motivating selected key employees, consultants, independent contractors and non-employee directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) to achieve long-term corporate objectives. 
1.02 Adoption and Term. The Plan was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and became effective upon such approval and upon approval by the shareholders of the Company at the 2003 annual meeting of shareholders. The Plan was amended on December 2, 2004, April 3, 2006, March 24, 2008, and May 7, 2009 and the Plan was amended and restated on February 17, 2012 by the Board, subject to the approval by shareholders of the Company at the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders (the date on which such shareholder approval is obtained, the “Re-Approval Date”). The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated by action of the Board; provided, however, that no Incentive Stock Option (as defined below) may be granted hereunder after the tenth anniversary of the Re-Approval Date and the provisions of Articles VII and VIII with respect to the Performance Goals (as defined below) applicable to performance-based awards to “covered employees” under Section 162(m) of the Code (as defined below) shall expire as of the first shareholder meeting following the fifth anniversary of the Re-Approval Date unless such provisions are re-approved by the shareholders before such date.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Plan, capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: 
2.01 Award means any grant to a Participant of one or a combination of Non-Qualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights described in Article VI, Restricted Shares or Restricted Units described in Article VII, Performance Awards described in Article VIII, other stock-based Awards described in Article IX and short-term cash incentive Awards described in Article X. 
2.02 Award Agreement means either (i) a written or electronic agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under this Plan, including any amendment or modification thereof, or (ii) a written or electronic statement issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, including any amendment or modification thereof. The Committee may provide for the use of electronic, Internet or other non-paper Award Agreements, and the use of electronic, Internet or other non-paper means for the acceptance thereof and actions thereunder by a Participant. The Committee shall have the exclusive authority to determine the terms of an Award Agreement evidencing an Award granted under this Plan, subject to the provisions herein. The terms of an Award Agreement need not be uniform among all Participants or among similar types of Awards. 
2.03 Award Period means, with respect to an Award, the period of time set forth in the Award Agreement during which specified target performance goals must be achieved or other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement must be satisfied. 
2.04 Beneficiary means an individual, trust or estate who or which, by a written designation of the Participant filed with the Company or by operation of law, succeeds to the rights and obligations of the Participant under the Plan and an Award Agreement upon the Participant’s death.







2.05 Board shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1.02. 
2.06 Change in Control means (a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (A) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of this Section 2.06(a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate, (iv) any acquisition by a Person that is permitted to, and actually does, report its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13G (or any successor schedule); provided that, if such Person subsequently becomes required to or does report its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13D (or any successor schedule), then, for purposes of this paragraph, such Person shall be deemed to have first acquired, on the first date on which such Person becomes required to or does so report, beneficial ownership of all of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by it on such date or (v) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with Section 2.06 (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(3); or (b) Individuals who, as of December 2, 2004, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to December 2, 2004 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of, an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or (c) consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (1) the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the resulting or surviving entity or any parent thereof) more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries), (2) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (3) individuals who comprise the Incumbent Board immediately prior to such Business Combination constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries); or (d) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
Notwithstanding the above, for each Award subject to Section 409A of the Code, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred under this Plan with respect to such Award only if a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company shall also be deemed to have occurred under Section 409A of the Code.

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2.07 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. References to a section of the Code include that section and any comparable section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements or supersedes said section. 


2.08 Committee means the Stock Option Committee of the Board or any successor committee that performs a similar function. 


2.09 Company shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1.01. 


2.10 Common Stock means Common Stock of the Company. 


2.11 Date of Grant means the date as of which the Committee grants an Award. If the Committee contemplates an immediate grant to a Participant, the Date of Grant shall be the date of the Committee’s action. If the Committee contemplates a date on which the grant is to be made other than the date of the Committee’s action, the Date of Grant shall be the date so contemplated and set forth in or determinable from the records of action of the Committee; provided, however, that the Date of Grant shall not precede the date of the Committee’s action. 


2.12 [Intentionally omitted]. 


2.13 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 


2.14 Exercise Price shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.01(b). 


2.15 Fair Market Value means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the applicable date, except where local or other laws require a different definition. Such definition of Fair Market Value shall be specified in the Award Agreement and may differ depending on whether Fair Market Value is in reference to the grant, exercise, vesting, or settlement or payout of an Award. If shares of Common Stock are not traded on an established stock exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith. 


2.16 Incentive Stock Option means a stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 


2.17 Incumbent Board shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.06. 


2.18 [Intentionally omitted]. 


2.19 Non-Qualified Stock Option means a stock option which is not an Incentive Stock Option. 


2.20 Options means all Non-Qualified Stock Options and Incentive Stock Options granted at any 
time under the Plan. 


2.21 Participant means a person designated to receive an Award under the Plan in accordance with 
Section 5.01. 


2.22 Performance Awards means Awards granted in accordance with Article VIII. 


2.23 Performance Goals” means any of the following: revenue, economic value added (EVA), operating income, return on stockholders’ equity, return on sales, stock price, earnings per share, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), cash flow, sales growth, margin improvement, income before taxes (IBT), IBT margin, return on investment, return on capital, return on assets, values of assets, market share, market penetration goals, personnel performance goals, business development goals (including without limitation regulatory submissions, product launches and other business development-related opportunities), regulatory compliance goals, international business expansion goals, customer retention goals, customer satisfaction goals, goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures, gross or operating margins, operating efficiency, working capital performance, earnings 

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per share, growth in earnings per share, expense targets and/or productivity targets or ratios. Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criteria, and may be applied to one or more of the Company, a subsidiary, or affiliate, or a division of or strategic business unit of the Company or may be applied to the performance of the Company relative to a market index, a group of other companies or a combination thereof, all as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall make equitable adjustments to Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate or the financial statements of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles. 


2.24 Permanent Disability means the Participant is permanently and totally disabled within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3). 


2.25 Plan shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1.01. 


2.26 Re-Approval Date shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1.02. 


2.27 Restricted Shares means Common Stock subject to restrictions imposed in connection with Awards granted under Article VII. 


2.28 Restricted Unit means units representing the right to receive Common Stock in the future subject to restrictions imposed in connection with Awards granted under Article VII. 


2.29 Retirement means a Participant’s termination of employment after the Participant has reached age 55 and accumulated at least 10 years of continuous service with the Company; provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that a Participant has retired regardless of age and service with the Company. 


2.30 Stock Appreciation Rights means Awards granted in accordance with Article VI. 


2.31 Subsidiary means a subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code. 


ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION




3.01 Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have exclusive and final authority in each determination, interpretation or other action affecting the Plan and its Participants. The Committee shall have the sole discretionary authority to interpret the Plan, to establish and modify administrative rules for the Plan, to impose such conditions and restrictions on Awards as it determines appropriate, and to take such steps in connection with the Plan and Awards granted hereunder as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Committee may, subject to compliance with applicable legal requirements, with respect to Participants who are not subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code, delegate such of its powers and authority under the Plan as it deems appropriate to a subcommittee or to designated officers or employees of the Company. In addition, the Board may exercise any of the authority conferred upon the Committee hereunder. In the event of any such delegation of authority or exercise of authority by the Board, references in the Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to the delegate of the Committee or the Board, as the case may be. 


3.02 Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Board, or a Committee appointed by the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with the Plan shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party

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or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give 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; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnification shall not apply to any loss, cost, liability, or expense that is a result of his or her own willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, conferred in a separate agreement with the Company, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless. 


ARTICLE IV
SHARES




4.01 Number of Shares Issuable. The total number of shares of Common Stock authorized to be issued under the Plan shall be an aggregate of 55,300,000 shares (17,800,000 of which shall be subject to shareholder approval of the Plan on the Re-Approval Date and all of which may be granted as Incentive Stock Options). The foregoing share limitations shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.08. The shares to be offered under the Plan shall be authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock, or issued shares of Common Stock which will have been reacquired by the Company. 


4.02 Shares Subject to Terminated Awards. Shares of Common Stock covered by any unexercised portions of terminated, cancelled or forfeited Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under Article VI, terminated, cancelled or forfeited Restricted Units or Restricted Shares granted under Article VII and shares of Common Stock subject to any Award that are otherwise surrendered by a Participant (including in connection with the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations) or terminated may be subject to new Awards under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock are withheld from those otherwise issuable or are tendered to the Company, by attestation or otherwise, in connection with the exercise of an Option, only the net number of shares of Common Stock issued as a result of such exercise shall be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares available for delivery under the Plan. 


ARTICLE V
PARTICIPATION




5.01 Eligible Participants. Participants in the Plan shall be such key employees, consultants, independent contractors and non-employee directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may designate from time to time. The Committee’s designation of a Participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive Awards in any other year. The designation of a Participant to receive an Award under one portion of the Plan does not require the Committee to include such Participant under other portions of the Plan. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent in selecting Participants and in determining the types and amounts of their respective Awards. The Committee may grant Awards from time to time on a discretionary basis and/or provide for automatic Awards on a formula basis to a Participant or designated group of Participants. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.08 and subject to limits on performance-based awards in Section 7.01, during any calendar year no Participant shall be granted Awards in respect of more than 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock (all of which may be granted as Options or Stock Appreciation Rights). 

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ARTICLE VI
STOCK OPTIONS


6.01 Option Awards. 


(a) Grant of Options. The Committee may grant, to such Participants as the Committee may select, Options entitling the Participants to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company in such numbers, at such prices, and on such terms and subject to such conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as may be established by the Committee. The terms of any Option granted under the Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement. 


(b) Exercise Price of Options. The exercise price of each share of Common Stock which may be purchased upon exercise of any Option granted under the Plan (the “Exercise Price”) shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that, except in the case of any substituted Options described in Section 11.08(c) (provided that the grant of a substitute Option is made in a manner that will not result in the substitute Option being subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code), the Exercise Price shall in all cases be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant. Except for adjustments pursuant to Section 11.08 or any action approved by the shareholders of the Company, the Exercise Price for any outstanding Option granted under the Plan may not be decreased after the Date of Grant. 


(c) Designation of Options. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Committee may designate, at the time of the grant of an Option, such Option as an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option; provided, however, that an Option may be designated as an Incentive Stock Option only if the applicable Participant is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Date of Grant. 


(d) Special Incentive Stock Option Rules. No Participant may be granted Incentive Stock Options under the Plan (or any other plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) that would result in Incentive Stock Options to purchase shares of Common Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the Date of Grant) of more than $100,000 first becoming exercisable by such Participant in any one calendar year. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any person who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock (including stock owned by application of the constructive ownership rules in Section 424(d) of the Code) possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, unless at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted the Exercise Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant of the Common Stock subject to the Incentive Stock Option and the Incentive Stock Option by its terms is not exercisable for more than five (5) years from the Date of Grant.
 
(e) Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant or a transferee of an Option pursuant to Section 11.04 shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by an Option until that Participant or transferee shall have become the holder of record of any such shares, and no adjustment shall be made with respect to any such shares of Common Stock for dividends in cash or other property or distributions of other rights on the Common Stock for which the record date is prior to the date on which that Participant or transferee shall have become the holder of record of any shares covered by such Option; provided, however, that Participants are entitled to the adjustments set forth in Section 11.08. 


6.02 Stock Appreciation Rights. 


(a) Stock Appreciation Right Awards. The Committee is authorized to grant to any Participant one or more Stock Appreciation Rights. Such Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either independent of or in tandem with Options granted to the same Participant. Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with Options may be granted simultaneously with, or, in the case of Non-Qualified Stock Options, subsequent to, the grant to such Participant of the related Option; provided, however, that: (i) any Option covering any share of Common Stock shall expire and not be exercisable upon the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right with respect to the same share, (ii) any Stock Appreciation Right covering any share of Common Stock shall expire and not be exercisable upon the exercise of any related Option with respect to the same

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share, and (iii) an Option and Stock Appreciation Right covering the same share of Common Stock may not be exercised simultaneously. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right with respect to a share of Common Stock, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over (B) the Exercise Price of such Stock Appreciation Right established in the Award Agreement, which amount shall be payable as provided in Section 6.02(c). 


(b) Exercise Price. The Exercise Price established under any Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee provided, however, that, except in the case of any substituted Awards described in Section 11.08(c) (provided that the grant of the substitute Award is made in a manner that will not result in the substitute Award being subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code), the Exercise Price shall in all cases be equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant; provided further, however, that in the case of Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with Options the Exercise Price of the Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than the Exercise Price of the related Option. Upon exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights, the number of shares subject to exercise under any related Option shall automatically be reduced by the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Option or portion thereof which are surrendered as a result of the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Rights. 


(c) Payment of Incremental Value. Any payment which may become due from the Company by reason of a Participant’s exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid to the Participant as determined by the Committee (i) all in cash, (ii) all in Common Stock, or (iii) in any combination of cash and Common Stock. In the event that all or a portion of the payment is made in Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock delivered in satisfaction of such payment shall be determined by dividing the amount of such payment or portion thereof by the Fair Market Value on the Exercise Date. No fractional share of Common Stock shall be issued to make any payment in respect of Stock Appreciation Rights; if any fractional share would be issuable, the combination of cash and Common Stock payable to the Participant shall be adjusted as directed by the Committee to avoid the issuance of any fractional share. 


6.03 Terms of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights 


(a) Conditions on Exercise. An Award Agreement with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may contain such waiting periods, exercise dates and restrictions on exercise (including, but not limited to, periodic installments) as may be determined by the Committee at the time of grant. 


(b) Duration of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall terminate after the first to occur of the following events: 


(i) Expiration of the Option and Stock Appreciation Rights as provided in the related Award Agreement; or 


(ii) Termination of the Award as provided in Section 6.03(e) following the Participant’s Termination 
of Employment; or 


(iii) Ten years from the Date of Grant. 


(c) Acceleration of Exercise Time. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right (but shall not in any case be obligated), exercisable at any time after the Date of Grant, to permit the exercise of any Option and Stock Appreciation Rights prior to the time such Option and Stock Appreciation Rights would otherwise become exercisable under the terms of the related Award Agreement. 


(d) Extension of Exercise Time. In addition to the extensions permitted under Section 6.03(e) in the event of Termination of Employment, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the right (but shall not in any case be obligated), exercisable on or at any time after the Date of Grant, to permit the exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right after its expiration date described in Section 6.03(e), subject, however, to the limitations described in Sections 6.03(b)(i) and (iii).

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(e) Exercise of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Upon Termination of Services. 


(i) Death. If a Participant who is an employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries shall die (A) while an employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries or (B) within two (2) years after termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries because of the Participant’s Permanent Disability, any Option and Stock Appreciation Right then held by the Participant, regardless of whether it was otherwise exercisable on the date of death, may be exercised by the person or persons to whom the Participant’s rights under the Option and Stock Appreciation Right pass by will or applicable law or if no person has the right, by the Participant’s executors or administrators, at any time or from time to time, during the balance of the exercise period as set forth in Section 6.03(b)(iii). 


(ii) Permanent Disability. If a Participant’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries shall terminate because of Permanent Disability, the Participant may exercise any Option and Stock Appreciation Right then held by the Participant, regardless of whether it was otherwise exercisable on the date of such termination of employment, at any time, or from time to time, within two (2) years of the date of the termination of employment, but in no event later than the expiration date specified in Section 6.03(b)(iii). 


(iii) Retirement. If a Participant’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries shall terminate because of Retirement, any Option and Stock Appreciation Right then held by the Participant, regardless of whether it was otherwise exercisable on the date of Retirement, may be exercised by the Participant at any time, or from time to time, during the balance of the exercise period as set forth in Section 6.03(b)(iii). If such a Participant dies after Retirement but before such Participant’s Options have either been exercised or otherwise expired, such Options may be exercised by the person to whom such options pass by will or applicable law or, if no person has that right, by the Participant’s executors or administrators at any time, or from time to time, during the balance of the exercise period set forth in Section 6.03(b)(iii). 


(iv) Reduction in Force. Unless a date of re-employment is identified at the time of a termination of employment that is the result of a reduction in force, any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by the Participant that are not exercisable at the date of such termination of employment shall terminate and be cancelled immediately upon such termination, and the Participant may exercise any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are exercisable as of the date of such termination at any time, or from time to time, within one (1) year of the date of such termination, but in no event later than the expiration date specified in Section 6.03(b)(iii). 


(v) Other Termination. Except as provided by paragraphs (i) through (iv) of this Section 6.03(e), if a Participant’s employment shall cease by reason of a voluntary or involuntary termination, either with or without cause, any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by the Participant that are not exercisable at the date of such termination of employment shall terminate and be cancelled immediately upon such termination, and the Participant may exercise any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are exercisable as of the date of such termination at any time, or from time to time, until the later of (A) thirty (30) days after such Participant’s termination of employment or (B) thirty (30) days after the Participant receives notice from the Committee of the termination of the Participant’s Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the prior sentence no portion of such Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable later than the expiration date specified in Section 6.03(b)(iii). 


(vi) Grants to Non-Employees. In the case of grants to persons who are not employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Committee shall establish, and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, rules for determining the effect of termination of the Participant’s services on the Participant’s outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. 


6.04 Option Exercise Procedures. Each Option and Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be exercised by written notice to the Company which must be received by the officer or employee of the Company designated in the Award Agreement at or before the close of business on the expiration date of the Award. The Exercise Price of shares purchased upon exercise of an Option granted

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under the Plan shall be paid in full in cash by the Participant pursuant to the Award Agreement; provided, however, that in lieu of such cash a Participant may pay the Exercise Price in whole or in part by delivering (actually or by attestation) to the Company shares of the Common Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Option equal to the Exercise Price for the shares being purchased; except that any portion of the Exercise Price representing a fraction of a share shall in any event be paid in cash. Payment may also be made, in the discretion of the Committee, by the delivery (including, without limitation, by fax) to the Company or its designated agent of an executed irrevocable option exercise form together with irrevocable instructions to a broker-dealer to sell or margin a sufficient portion of the shares and deliver the sale or margin loan proceeds directly to the Company to pay for the Exercise Price. The date of exercise of an Option shall be determined under procedures established by the Committee, and as of the date of exercise the person exercising the Option shall, as between the Company and such person, be considered for all purposes to be the owner of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option has been exercised. Any part of the Exercise Price paid in cash upon the exercise of any Option shall be added to the general funds of the Company and may be used for any proper corporate purpose. Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, any shares of Common Stock transferred to the Company as payment of all or part of the Exercise Price upon the exercise of any Option shall be held as treasury shares. 


6.05 Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding on the date of such Change in Control shall become immediately and fully exercisable. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the provisions of this Section 6.05 shall not be applicable to any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted to a Participant if any Change in Control results from such Participant’s beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the above, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, with respect to each Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, if a Change in Control would have occurred under the Plan pursuant to the definition in Section 2.06 except that such Change in Control does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company under Section 409A, then each such Award shall become vested and non-forfeitable; provided, however, that the Grantee shall not be able to exercise the Award, and the Award shall not become payable, except in accordance with the terms of such Award or until such earlier time as the exercise and/or payment complies with Section 409A of the Code. 


ARTICLE VII
RESTRICTED SHARES AND RESTRICTED UNITS


7.01 Restricted Share and Restricted Unit Awards. The Committee may grant to any Participant a Restricted Share Award consisting of such number of shares of Common Stock on such terms, conditions and restrictions, whether based on performance standards, periods of service, retention by the Participant of ownership of specified shares of Common Stock or other criteria, as the Committee shall establish. The Committee may also grant Restricted Unit Awards representing the right to receive shares of Common Stock in the future subject to the achievement of one or more goals relating to the completion of service by the Participant and/or the achievement of performance or other objectives. With respect to performance-based Awards of Restricted Shares or Restricted Units intended to qualify for deductibility under the “performance-based” compensation exception contained in Section 162(m) of the Code, performance targets will consist of specified levels of one or more of the Performance Goals. The terms of any Restricted Share and Restricted Unit Awards granted under this Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement which shall contain provisions determined by the Committee and not inconsistent with this Plan; provided, however, that with respect to Restricted Units that are subject to Section 409A of the Code, the provisions of such Restricted Units shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 409A of the Code. With respect to Restricted Share, Restricted Unit Awards, Performance Awards (as set forth in Section 8.01), and Other Stock-Based Awards (as set forth in Section 9.02) intended to qualify for the “performance-based” compensation exception contained in Section 162(m) of the Code, the aggregate number of Restricted Shares, Restricted Unit Awards and Performance Awards, and Other Stock-Based Awards granted to a single Participant for any performance period shall not exceed 250,000 Shares, subject to adjustment as prescribed in Section 11.08.

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(a) Issuance of Restricted Shares. As soon as practicable after the Date of Grant of a Restricted Share Award by the Committee, the Company shall cause to be transferred on the books of the Company or its agent, shares of Common Stock, registered on behalf of the Participant, evidencing the Restricted Shares covered by the Award, subject to forfeiture to the Company as of the Date of Grant if an Award Agreement with respect to the Restricted Shares covered by the Award is not duly executed by the Participant and timely returned to the Company. All shares of Common Stock covered by Awards under this Article VII shall be subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions contained in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreements entered into by the appropriate Participants. Until the lapse or release of all restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Shares the share certificates representing such Restricted Shares may be held in custody by the Company, its designee, or, if the certificates bear a restrictive legend, by the Participant. Upon the lapse or release of all restrictions with respect to an Award as described in Section 7.01(d), one or more share certificates, registered in the name of the Participant, for an appropriate number of shares as provided in Section 7.01(d), free of any restrictions set forth in the Plan and the related Award Agreement shall be delivered to the Participant. 


(b) Stockholder Rights. Beginning on the Date of Grant of a Restricted Share Award and subject to execution of the related Award Agreement as provided in Section 7.01(a), and except as otherwise provided in such Award Agreement, the Participant shall become a stockholder of the Company with respect to all shares subject to the Award Agreement and shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including, but not limited to, the right to vote such shares and the right to receive dividends; provided, however, that any shares of Common Stock distributed as a dividend or otherwise with respect to any Restricted Shares as to which the restrictions have not yet lapsed, shall be subject to the same restrictions as such Restricted Shares and held or restricted as provided in Section 7.01(a). 


(c) Restriction on Transferability. None of the Restricted Shares may be assigned or transferred (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to an inter vivos trust with respect to which the Participant is treated as the owner under Sections 671 through 677 of the Code), pledged or sold prior to the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto. 


(d) Delivery of Shares Upon Vesting. Upon expiration or earlier termination of the forfeiture period without a forfeiture and the satisfaction of or release from any other conditions prescribed by the Committee, or at such earlier time as provided under the provisions of Section 7.03, the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Shares shall lapse. As promptly as administratively feasible thereafter, subject to the requirements of Section 11.05, the Company shall deliver to the Participant or, in case of the Participant’s death, to the Participant’s Beneficiary, one or more share certificates for the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock, free of all such restrictions, except for any restrictions that may be imposed by law. 


7.02 Terms of Restricted Shares. 


(a) Forfeiture of Restricted Shares. Subject to Sections 7.02(b) and 7.04, Restricted Shares shall be forfeited and returned to the Company and all rights of the Participant with respect to such Restricted Shares shall terminate unless the Participant continues in the service of the Company or a Subsidiary until the expiration of the forfeiture period for such Restricted Shares and satisfies any and all other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee shall determine the forfeiture period (which may, but need not, lapse in installments) and any other terms and conditions applicable with respect to any Restricted Share Award. 


(b) Waiver of Forfeiture Period. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VII to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive the forfeiture period and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under appropriate circumstances (including the death, Permanent Disability or Retirement of the Participant or a material change in circumstances arising after the date of an Award) and subject to such terms and conditions (including forfeiture of a proportionate number of the Restricted Shares) as the Committee shall deem appropriate; provided, however, that, except in connection with a Change in Control, any performance conditions applicable to Awards that are intended to qualify for the “performance-based” compensation exception contained in Section 162(m) of the Code shall not be waived

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and provided further that any conditions waived in respect of Restricted Units Awards shall be done in a 
manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. 


7.03 Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Unit Awards shall be subject to the restrictions, terms and conditions contained in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreements entered into by the appropriate Participants. Until the lapse or release of all restrictions applicable to an Award of Restricted Units, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued in respect of such Awards and no Participant shall have any rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by such Restricted Unit Award. Upon the lapse or release of all restrictions with respect to a Restricted Unit Award or at a later date if distribution has been deferred, one or more share certificates, registered in the name of the Participant, for an appropriate number of shares, free of any restrictions set forth in the Plan and the related Award Agreement shall be delivered to the Participant. A Participant’s Restricted Unit Award shall not be contingent on any payment by or consideration from the Participant other than the rendering of services. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 7.03 to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, waive the forfeiture period and any other conditions set forth in any Award Agreement under appropriate circumstances (including the death, Permanent Disability or Retirement of the Participant or a material change in circumstances arising after the date of an Award) and subject to such terms and conditions (including forfeiture of a proportionate number of the Restricted Units) as the Committee shall deem appropriate provided that such waiver is done in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. 


7.04 Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, all restrictions applicable to Restricted Shares and Restricted Unit Awards shall terminate fully and the Participant shall immediately have the right to the delivery of share certificates. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the provisions of this Section 7.04 shall not be applicable to any Restricted Shares and Restricted Units granted to a Participant if any Change in Control results from such Participant’s beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the above, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, with respect to each Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, if a Change in Control would have occurred under the Plan pursuant to the definition in Section 2.06 except that such Change in Control does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company under Section 409A, then each such Award shall become vested and non-forfeitable and the Award shall not become payable except in accordance with the terms of such Award or until such earlier time as the exercise and/or payment complies with Section 409A of the Code. 


ARTICLE VIII
PERFORMANCE AWARDS


8.01 Performance Awards. 


(a) Award Periods and Determinations of Awards. The Committee may grant Performance Awards to Participants. A Performance Award shall consist of the right to receive a payment (measured by the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock, increases in such Fair Market Value during the Award Period and/or a fixed cash amount) contingent upon the extent to which certain predetermined performance targets have been met during an Award Period. Performance Awards may be made in conjunction with, or in addition to, Restricted Share Awards and Restricted Units made under Article VII. The Award Period shall be two or more fiscal or calendar years or other annual periods as determined by the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion and under such terms as it deems appropriate, may permit newly eligible Participants, such as those who are promoted or newly hired, to receive Performance Awards after an Award Period has commenced. 


(b) Performance Targets. The performance targets may include such goals related to the performance of the Company and/or the performance of a Participant as may be established by the Committee in its discretion. In the case of Performance Awards intended to qualify for deductibility under the “performance-based” compensation exception contained in Section 162(m) of the Code, (i) the targets

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will consist of specified levels of one or more of the Performance Goals and (ii) in conjunction with the establishment of performance targets for the Award Period, the Committee shall adopt an objective formula (on the basis of percentages of Participants’ salaries, shares in a bonus pool or otherwise) for computing the respective amounts payable to Participants if and to the extent that the performance targets are attained (and, to the extent based on percentages of a bonus pool, such percentages shall not exceed 100% in the aggregate). The performance targets established by the Committee may vary for different Award Periods and need not be the same for each Participant receiving a Performance Award in an Award Period. Notwithstanding the attainment by the Company of the specified performance targets, the Committee shall have the discretion, which need not be exercised uniformly among the Participants, to reduce or eliminate the Performance Award that would be otherwise payable on the achievement of the performance targets. 


(c) Earning Performance Awards. The Committee, on or as soon as practicable after the Date of Grant, shall prescribe a formula to determine the percentage of the applicable Performance Award to be earned based upon the degree of attainment of performance targets. 


(d) Payment of Earned Performance Awards. Payments of earned Performance Awards shall be made in cash or shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in the discretion of the Committee, upon prior written certification by the Committee of attainment of the specified performance targets and shall in no event be payable after March 15th of the year following the year in which the Performance Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code). The Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide such terms and conditions with respect to the payment of earned Performance Awards as it may deem desirable, provided that the terms and conditions with respect to the payment of Performance Awards shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 409A of the Code. 


8.02 Terms of Performance Awards. 


(a) Termination of Employment. Unless otherwise provided below or in Section 8.03, in the case of a Participant’s Termination of Employment prior to the end of an Award Period, the Participant will not have earned any Performance Awards for that Award Period. 


(b) Retirement. If a Participant’s Termination of Employment is because of Retirement prior to the end of an Award Period, the Participant will not be paid any Performance Award, unless the Committee, in its sole and exclusive discretion, determines that an Award should be paid. In such a case, the Participant shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata portion of his or her Award as determined under subsection (d), provided, however, that, except in the event of a Change in Control, any Performance Award intended to qualify for the “performance-based” compensation exception contained in Section 162(m) of the Code shall not be paid unless the performance goals are satisfied and provided further that any payment of Performance Awards shall be done in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. 


(c) Death or Permanent Disability. If a Participant’s Termination of Employment is due to death or to Permanent Disability (as determined in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee) prior to the end of an Award Period, the Participant or the Participant’s personal representative shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata share of his or her Award as determined under subsection (d). 


(d) Pro-Rata Payment. The amount of any payment to be made to a Participant whose employment is terminated by Retirement, death or Permanent Disability (under the circumstances described in subsections (b) and (c)) will be the amount determined by multiplying (i) the amount of the Performance Award that would have been earned through the end of the Award Period had such employment not been terminated by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole months such Participant was employed during the Award Period, and the denominator of which is the total number of months of the Award Period. Any such payment made to a Participant whose employment is terminated prior to the end of an Award Period shall be made at the same time made to active Participants, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion (which such discretion shall be applied in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code). To the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, any partial payment previously made or credited to a deferred account for the benefit of a Participant in

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accordance with Section 8.01(d) of the Plan shall be subtracted from the amount otherwise determined as payable as provided in this Section 8.02(d). 


(e) Other Events. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, the Committee may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, determine to pay all or any portion of a Performance Award to a Participant who has terminated employment prior to the end of an Award Period under other circumstances, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate; provided, however, that, except in the event of a Change in Control, any Performance Award intended to qualify for the “performance-based” compensation exception contained in Section 162(m) of the Code shall not be paid unless the performance goals are satisfied and provided further that any payment of Performance Awards shall be done in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. 


8.03 Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, all Performance Awards for all Award Periods shall immediately become fully payable (at the target level) to all Participants and shall be paid to Participants within thirty (30) days after such Change in Control. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the provisions of this Section 8.03 shall not be applicable to any Performance Awards granted to a Participant if any Change in Control results from such Participant’s beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the above, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, with respect to each Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, if a Change in Control would have occurred under the Plan pursuant to the definition in Section 2.06 except that such Change in Control does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company under Section 409A, then each such Award shall become vested and non-forfeitable; provided, however, that the Award shall not become payable except in accordance with the terms of such Award or until such earlier time as the payment complies with Section 409A of the Code. 


ARTICLE IX
OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS


9.01 Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards. Other stock-based awards, consisting of stock purchase rights (with or without loans to Participants by the Company containing such terms as the Committee shall determine), Awards of Common Stock, or Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, may be granted either alone or in addition to or in conjunction with other Awards under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Awards shall be made, the number of shares of Common Stock to be granted pursuant to such Awards, and all other conditions of the Awards. Any such Award shall be confirmed by an Award Agreement executed by the Company and the Participant, which Award Agreement shall contain such provisions as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the intent of this Plan with respect to such Award. 


9.02 Terms of Other Stock-Based Awards. In addition to the terms and conditions specified in the Award Agreement, Awards made pursuant to this Article IX shall be subject to the following: 


(a) Non-Transferability. Any Common Stock subject to Awards made under this Article IX may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which the shares are issued, or, if later, the date on which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period lapses; and 


(b) Interest and Dividends. If specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement, the recipient of an Award under this Article IX shall be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred basis, interest or dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to the Common Stock or other securities covered by the Award; and 


(c) Termination of Service. The Award Agreement with respect to any Award shall contain provisions dealing with the disposition of such Award in the event of a termination of service prior to the exercise, realization or payment of such Award, whether such termination occurs because of Retirement,

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Permanent Disability, death or other reason, with such provisions to take account of the specific nature and purpose of the Award. 


(d) Performance-Based Awards. With respect to Awards under this Article IX intended to qualify for deductibility under the “performance-based” compensation exception contained in Section 162(m) of the Code, performance targets will consist of specified levels of one or more of the Performance Goals. 


9.03 Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, all other stock-based Awards under this Article IX shall immediately become fully vested and payable to all Participants and shall be paid to Participants within thirty (30) days after such Change in Control. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the provisions of this Section 9.03 shall not be applicable to any Awards granted to a Participant if any Change in Control results from such Participant’s beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the above, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, with respect to each Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, if a Change in Control would have occurred under the Plan pursuant to the definition in Section 2.06 except that such Change in Control does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company under Section 409A, then each such Award shall become vested and non-forfeitable; provided, however, the Award shall not become payable except in accordance with the terms of such Award or until such earlier time as the exercise and/or payment complies with Section 409A of the Code. 


ARTICLE X
SHORT-TERM CASH INCENTIVE AWARDS


10.01 Eligibility. This Article X is a limited purpose provision that shall apply only in the event the Committee deems it appropriate that the Company’s short-term cash incentives for executive officers of the Company who are from time to time determined by the Committee to be “covered employees” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code qualify for deductibility under the “performance-based” compensation exception contained in Section 162(m). The maximum value of such short-term cash incentive for any covered employee shall not exceed $5 million for any fiscal year. 


10.02 Awards. 


(a) Performance Targets. For each fiscal year of the Company with respect to which the Committee determines this Article X to be in effect, the Committee shall establish objective performance targets based on specified levels of one or more of the Performance Goals. Such performance targets shall be established by the Committee on a timely basis to ensure that the targets are considered “pre-established” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code. 


(b) Amounts of Awards. In conjunction with the establishment of performance targets for a fiscal year, the Committee shall adopt an objective formula (on the basis of percentages of Participants’ salaries, shares in a bonus pool or otherwise) for computing the respective amounts payable under the Plan to Participants if and to the extent that the performance targets are attained. Such formula shall comply with the requirements applicable to performance-based compensation plans under Section 162(m) of the Code and, to the extent based on percentages of a bonus pool, such percentages shall not exceed 100% in the aggregate. 


(c) Payment of Awards. Awards will be payable to Participants in cash each year upon prior written certification by the Committee of attainment of the specified performance targets for the preceding fiscal year and shall in no event be payable after March 15th of the year following the year in which the award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code). 


(d) Negative Discretion. Notwithstanding the attainment by the Company of the specified performance targets, the Committee shall have the discretion, which need not be exercised uniformly among the Participants, to reduce or eliminate the award that would be otherwise paid.

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(e) Guidelines. The Committee may adopt from time to time written policies for its implementation of this Article X. Such guidelines shall reflect the intention of the Company that all payments hereunder qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. 


10.03 Non-Exclusive Arrangement. The adoption and operation of this Article X shall not preclude the Board or the Committee from approving other short-term incentive compensation arrangements for the benefit of individuals who are Participants hereunder as the Board or Committee, as the case may be, deems appropriate and in the best interests of the Company. 


ARTICLE XI
TERMS APPLICABLE TO ALL AWARDS GRANTED UNDER THE PLAN


11.01 Plan Provisions Control Award Terms; Successors. The terms of the Plan shall govern all Awards granted under the Plan, and in no event shall the Committee have the power to grant any Award under the Plan the terms of which are contrary to any of the provisions of the Plan. In the event any provision of any Award granted under the Plan shall conflict with any term in the Plan as constituted on the Date of Grant of such Award, the term in the Plan as constituted on the Date of Grant of such Award shall control. All obligations of the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. 


11.02 Award Agreement. No person shall have any rights under any Award granted under the Plan unless and until the Company and the Participant to whom such Award shall have been granted shall have executed and delivered an Award Agreement or the Participant shall have received and acknowledged notice of the Award authorized by the Committee expressly granting the Award to such person and containing provisions setting forth the terms of the Award. 


11.03 Modification of Award After Grant. No Award granted under the Plan to a Participant may be modified (unless such modification does not materially decrease the value of that Award) after its Date of Grant except by express written agreement between the Company and such Participant, provided that any such change (a) may not be inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, (b) shall be approved by the Committee, and (c) shall be done in a manner that does not result in the acceleration of income or the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code. 


11.04 Limitation on Transfer. Except as provided in Section 7.01(c) in the case of Restricted Shares, a Participant’s rights and interest under the Plan may not be assigned or transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and, during the lifetime of a Participant, only the Participant personally (or the Participant’s personal representative) may exercise rights under the Plan. The Participant’s Beneficiary may exercise the Participant’s rights to the extent they are exercisable under the Plan following the death of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may grant Non-Qualified Stock Options that are transferable, without payment of consideration, to immediate family members of the Participant, to trusts or partnerships for such family members, or to such other parties as the Committee may approve (as evidenced by the applicable Award Agreement or an amendment thereto), and the Committee may also amend outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options to provide for such transferability. 


11.05 Withholding Taxes. The Company shall be entitled, if the Committee deems it necessary or desirable, to withhold (or secure payment from the Participant in lieu of withholding) the minimum amount of any withholding or other tax required by law to be withheld or paid by the Company with respect to any amount payable and/or shares issuable under such Participant’s Award or with respect to any income recognized upon a disqualifying disposition of shares received pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option, and the Company may defer payment of cash or issuance of shares upon exercise or vesting of an Award unless indemnified to its satisfaction against any liability for any such tax. With the approval of the Committee, the Participant may elect to meet his or her withholding requirement (i) by having withheld from such Award at the appropriate time that number of shares of Common Stock, rounded up to

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the next whole share, the Fair Market Value of which is equal to the amount of withholding taxes due (the amount of withholding that may be satisfied in this manner may be limited by the Committee, in its discretion, in order to avoid adverse financial accounting consequences to the Company), (ii) by direct payment to the Company in cash of the minimum amount of any taxes required to be withheld with respect to such Award or (iii) by a combination of withholding such shares and paying cash. 


11.06 Surrender of Awards. Any award granted under the Plan may be surrendered to the Company for cancellation on such terms as the Committee and the Participant approve. 


11.07 Cancellation of Awards. Unless the Award Agreement specifies otherwise, the Committee may cancel, rescind, suspend, withhold or otherwise limit or restrict any unexpired, unpaid, or deferred Awards at any time if the Participant is not in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Award Agreement and the Plan, or if the Participant engages in any “Detrimental Activity.” For purposes of this Section 11.07, “Detrimental Activity” shall include: (i) the rendering of services for any organization or engaging directly or indirectly in any business which is or becomes competitive with the Company, or which organization or business, or the rendering of services to such organization or business, is or becomes otherwise prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company; (ii) the disclosure to anyone outside the Company, or the use in other than the Company’s business, without prior written authorization from the Company, of any confidential information or material relating to the business of the Company, acquired by the Participant either during or after employment with the Company; (iii) any attempt directly or indirectly to induce any employee of the Company to be employed or perform services elsewhere or any attempt directly or indirectly to solicit the trade or business of any current or prospective customer, supplier or partner of the Company; or (iv) any other conduct or act determined to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any interest of the Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or in any Award Agreement to the contrary, this Section 11.07 shall be of no force and effect on or following the occurrence of a Change in Control. 


11.08 Adjustments to Reflect Capital Changes. 


(a) Recapitalization. The number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Exercise Price for such shares, the number and kind of shares available for Awards subsequently granted under the Plan, the maximum number of shares in respect of which Awards can be made to any Participant in any calendar year and the Performance Goals and Award Periods applicable to outstanding Awards shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any extraordinary dividend, stock dividend, stock split, or share combination or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or other change in capitalization with a similar substantive effect upon the Plan or the Awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall have the power and sole discretion to determine the amount of the adjustment to be made in each case. 


(b) Options to Purchase Shares or Stock of Acquired Companies. After any Change in Control, or any other merger, reorganization, consolidation, share sale or exchange, transfer of assets or other transaction having similar effect involving the Company, in which the Company or a Subsidiary shall be a surviving corporation, the Committee may grant Options or other Awards under the provisions of the Plan, pursuant to Section 424 of the Code or as is otherwise permitted under the Code, in full or partial replacement of or substitution for old stock options granted under a plan of another party to the merger whose shares of stock subject to the old options may no longer be issued following the Change in Control or other such transaction. The manner of application of the foregoing provisions to such options and any appropriate adjustments in the terms of such stock options shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Any such adjustments may provide for the elimination of any fractional shares which might otherwise become subject to any Options. The foregoing shall not be deemed to preclude the Company from assuming or substituting for stock options of acquired companies other than pursuant to this Plan. 


11.09 Legal Compliance. Shares of Common Stock shall not be issued hereunder unless the issuance and delivery of such shares shall comply with applicable laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

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11.10 No Right to Employment. No Participant or other person shall have any claim of right to be granted an Award under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 11.11 Awards Not Includable for Benefit Purposes. Payments received by a Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall not be included in the determination of benefits under any pension, group insurance or other benefit plan applicable to the Participant which is maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as may be provided under the terms of such plans or determined by the Board. 


11.12 Governing Law. All determinations made and actions taken pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, other than the conflict of laws provisions thereof, and construed in accordance therewith. 


11.13 No Strict Construction. No rule of strict construction shall be implied against the Company, the Committee or any other person in the interpretation of any of the terms of the Plan, any Award granted under the Plan or any rule or procedure established by the Committee. 


11.14 Captions. The captions (i.e., all Section headings) used in the Plan are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Plan, and shall not be deemed to limit, characterize or affect in any way any provisions of the Plan, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed as if no captions had been used in the Plan. 


11.15 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision in the Plan and every Award at any time granted under the Plan shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan or any Award at any time granted under the Plan shall be held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, then (a) such provision shall be deemed amended to accomplish the objectives of the provision as originally written to the fullest extent permitted by law and (b) all other provisions of the Plan, such Award and every other Award at any time granted under the Plan shall remain in full force and effect. 


11.16 Amendment and Termination. 


(a) Amendment. The Board shall have complete power and authority to amend the Plan at any time; provided, that no termination or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the Participant to whom any Award shall theretofore have been granted under the Plan, materially adversely affect the right of such individual under such Award; and provided further, that, except as provided under Section 11.08 of the Plan, no such alteration or amendment of the Plan shall, without approval by the stockholders of the Company (i) increase the total number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued or delivered under the Plan, (ii) increase the total number of shares which may be covered by Awards to any one Participant or (iii) reduce the Exercise Price of an outstanding Option or of an outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, (iv) cancel an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for other Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an Exercise Price that is less than the Exercise Price of the cancelled Option or the cancelled Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, or (v) cancel an outstanding Option or an outstanding Stock Appreciation Right with an Exercise Price that is less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of cancellation in exchange for cash or another Award. 


(b) Termination. The Board shall have the right and the power to terminate the Plan at any time. No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the termination of the Plan, but the termination of the Plan shall not have any other effect and any Award outstanding at the time of the termination of the Plan may be exercised after termination of the Plan at any time prior to the expiration date of such Award to the same extent such Award would have been exercisable had the Plan not been terminated. 


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

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


(b) Determine which employees or directors outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; 


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


(d) Establish sub-plans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any sub-plans and modifications to Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 11.17 by the Board shall be attached to this Plan document as appendices; and 


(e) Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals. Notwithstanding the above, the Board may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate the Exchange Act, the Code, any securities law, or governing statute or any other applicable law. 


11.18 Code Section 409A Compliance. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan, to the extent that any Award would be subject to Section 409A of the Code, no such Award may be granted if it would fail to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that the Committee determines that the Plan or any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code and fails to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan or in any Award Agreement, the Committee, reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan and/or amend, restructure, terminate or replace the Award in order to cause the Award to either not be subject to Section 409A of the Code or to comply with the applicable provisions of such section.

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