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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.

670 D Enterprise Drive

Lewis Center, Ohio 43035

 

June 26, 2017

 

Marcus A. Sylvester 

713 South Cardinal Street

Gilbert, Arizona 85296

 

	
 
	
Re:
	
Terms of Employment 

 

Dear Marc:

 

This letter confirms and restates the terms of your employment with Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (the “Company”) as our Vice President of Sales, or such other position as the Company may assign to you from time to time, reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or to such other person as may be designated by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from time to time, effective as of June 15, 2017 (the “Effective Date”). 

 

	
 
	·	Salary. Commencing as of the Effective Date, you will be paid at an annual base salary rate of $50,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and subject to required or authorized withholdings (such base salary rate, as such may be amended from time to time, the “Base Salary Rate”).
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Commission. For transactions completed and closed after the Effective Date (“New Transactions”) primarily as a result of your efforts (determined by the Company in its sole and reasonable discretion), the Company will pay you a commission (the “Sales Commission”). The Sales Commission, which shall be paid at the rate set forth below, shall be based on the cash amount actually received by the Company (less duties, taxes, freight, equipment, up-charges, refunds, rebates, credits, write-offs for uncollectible amounts, discounts, returns and allowances) for the supply product portion of a sales transaction pursuant to a supply agreement as negotiated by you with such applicable customer.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	o 	The Sales Commission shall be 6.0% for a period of one year after the product supply is started between the Company and the customer, namely a power plant utility or other coal burning facility; a Sales Commission of 3.0% for the second year and 1.0% for the third year and thereafter for each such transaction.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	o	For transactions which have been completed and closed prior to the Effective Date (“Prior Transactions”) for which you have been or are entitled to be paid a Sales Commission pursuant to a previously agreed upon arrangement, the Sales Commission shall be 5.0% for a period of one year after the product supply started (or is started) between the Company and the customer; a Sales Commission of 3.0% for the second year and 1.0% for the third year and thereafter for each such transaction. Any and all Sales Commissions will be payable on a quarterly basis, within 45 days of the quarter close, subject to the Company receiving the contracted revenue as set forth above for such transaction.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	o 	For any Prior Transactions, which involve a commission paid to a contracted sales representative or agent, the Sales Commission paid to you for such applicable transaction shall be reduced by one-half of the amount paid to said contracted sales representative or agent. The foregoing reduction shall not apply to Sales Commissions payable to you for any New Transactions.

 

	 
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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, you shall be entitled to receive no more frequently than semi-monthly a “draw against Commissions earned”. The amount of the draw, which shall not exceed $4,166.66 semi-monthly, shall be subject to the Company having received requisite contracted revenue prior to the applicable draw date which would be required to cover such draw if commissions instead had already been paid to you on such revenue. The amount of the “draw against Commissions earned” which are paid, which shall not be considered or construed as salary, shall be subtracted from Commissions later paid for that applicable quarterly period. 

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Licensing Transactions. It is contemplated that following the Effective Date, the Company may begin to offer licenses to customers for use of the Company’s technology. The terms and conditions thereof have yet to be established. In the event such a program is pursued by the Company as the Company may determine in its sole discretion, you will be paid a commission (the “Licensing Commissions”) on the license fee received by the Company for year 1 of the license for each sale of such a license to a customer primarily as a result of your efforts (determined by the Company in its sole and reasonable discretion). The actual terms of such commission will be set forth in a supplement to this letter of employment.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Management Fee. On and after the Effective Date, you will no longer be paid any “Management Fees” on all sales made by the Company pursuant to any previous agreed upon arrangements, which Management Fees shall be deemed to cease and terminate as of the Effective Date.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Benefits. During your employment by the Company you will be entitled to participate in the pension, health and other welfare benefit plans made available generally to the Company’s employees, including a 401(k) plan and any other profit sharing plans as may be adopted by the Company from time to time, and health and dental coverage for you, your spouse and eligible dependents (“Benefits”). A listing of current Benefits is included in Exhibit B. The Company and its affiliates reserve the right to change, amend or terminate any perquisites or Benefits provided to management, or other employees in their sole discretion. You shall be subject to the policies or procedures that the Company or its affiliates may adopt or implement from time to time with respect to its management.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Duties. During your employment you shall devote all of your business time energy and skill to the performance of your duties to the Company and will hold no other employment, except for any employment approved in advance by the Company’s Board of Directors. Your duties and responsibilities shall include directly conducting new sales efforts in the Western half of the United States and Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan) (collectively, the “Sales Territory”) which Sales Territory may be changed by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer on no less than 30 days prior notice, working with the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and others in developing marketing strategies for the Sales Territory, managing your present customers in the Sales Territory and other services as are reasonably expected from a person in the position in which you then serve, along with such other additional duties and responsibilities as are reasonably assigned to you from time to time by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Location. Unless otherwise mutually agreed to between you and the Company, you shall not be required to report to any specific physical location to render services to the Company and shall be able to perform the services contemplated hereunder from remote locations. You shall be required to travel from time to time as is necessary to perform your duties and responsibilities on behalf of the Company.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Expense Reimbursement. The Company will reimburse you for (or, at the Company’s option, pay) business travel and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred by you in the performance of your job for the Company, subject to the furnishing by you of appropriate receipts and other documentation in reasonable detail.

 

	 
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	·	Equity Compensation. Subject to the Board of Director’s sole discretion (or the sole discretion of a committee thereof), you may be granted equity awards, from time to time, under the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan or such other plan that the Company may adopt.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Vacation. You are entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation per year.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	·	Employment At-Will. The term of your employment with the Company shall be “at-will”, meaning that either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason or for no reason at all, upon no less than thirty (30) days prior written notice, unless your employment is terminated by the Company for “Cause” (as such term is defined in Exhibit C) in which event your employment will terminate upon no less than ten (10) days prior written notice which notice will specify in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances alleged to constitute “Cause”. In addition, employment hereunder shall terminate automatically upon your death.
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
In the event your employment is terminated for Cause, the Company shall pay to you your then-current base salary, Commission and Licensing Commission through the date of termination and shall thereafter have no further obligations to you.

  

In the event your employment is terminated by the Company for other than “Cause”, (i) the Company shall continue to pay to you your then-current base salary rate for a period of three (3) months from the date of such termination payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures, (ii) you shall be entitled to continuation of Benefits during such three (3) month period (to the extent permitted thereunder), and (iii) the Company shall continue to pay to you the Sales Commission and Licensing Commission, if any, for transactions completed and closed primarily as a result of your efforts while you were employed by the Company (determined by the Company in its sole and reasonable discretion), for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of such termination to the extent that such commissions would otherwise be due to you if you were then still employed. For transactions completed and closed after termination primarily as a result of your efforts while you were employed by the Company (determined by the Company in its sole and reasonable discretion), the Company shall pay you any applicable Sales Commission for a period of twelve (12) months from the date product supply is started between the Company and the customer, provided (i) such transaction was completed and closed with such customer within four (4) months following your termination, and (ii) both a process demonstration was completed with respect to, and a product supply proposal was submitted to, such customer prior to your termination. For licensing transactions completed and closed after termination primarily as a result of your efforts while you were employed by the Company, the Company shall pay you any applicable Licensing Commission for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of sale of the license provided such license agreement with such customer is completed within two (2) months following your termination. 

  

In the event you voluntary terminate your employment or your employment is terminated due to death, the Company shall pay to you your then-current base salary through the date of termination only and the Company shall continue to pay to you the Sales Commission and Licensing Commission to the same extent that such commissions would otherwise be due to you if your employment had been terminated by the Company for other than “Cause” as provided in the preceding paragraph.

  

The foregoing payments and benefits, if any, shall be subject to you executing and delivering to the Company (and not revoking) a written release of claims relating to your employment with the Company and termination thereof which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and your compliance with the Company’s Non-Disclosure Agreement and Other Covenant Agreement referenced below and executed by you with this letter of employment. 

  

This “at-will” statement is the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the term of your employment. Although your job duties, title, compensation and benefits, as well as the Company’s policies and procedures, may change from time to time, the “at-will” nature of your employment may only be changed in an express written agreement signed by you and the Company. 

 

	 
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This agreement (inclusive of any referenced documents or agreements) constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous oral or written representations, understandings, agreements or communications between you and the Company concerning such subject matters. This agreement may be executed in counterparts with the same effect as if all of the parties had signed the same document. A signed copy of this agreement which is received via facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be given the same effect for all purposes, as if it were the original.

 

If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please execute and return, whereupon this letter shall be effective as of the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the effectiveness of this letter shall be contingent upon your also signing the Company’s Non-Disclosure Agreement and Other Covenant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A. We look forward to your continued employment with the Company. 

 

	 	Sincerely, 	
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.
	
 

	 	 	 	 
		By:	/s/ Richard MacPherson	
	
 
	
Name: 
	Richard MacPherson	 
	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer 	 

   

	Accepted and Agreed:	
	  	 
	/s/ Marcus A. Sylvester	
	MARCUS A. SYLVESTER	 
	 	 
	Dated: 6-26-2017 	 

 

	 
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Exhibit A

NON-DISCLOSURE AND OTHER COVENANTS AGREEMENT

 

I understand that during the course of my employment with Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (the “Company”) it is likely that I will gain access to information of a confidential or secret nature that may be disclosed to me by the Company or a third party that relates to the business of the Company or to the business of any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, customer or supplier of the Company or any other party with whom the Company agrees to hold information of such party in confidence (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s intellectual property and inventions, marketing plans, product plans, business strategies, financial information, forecasts, personnel information, customer lists, supplier lists and trade secrets.

 

I agree that, at all times, both during and after my employment with the Company, I will keep and hold any Confidential Information in strict confidence and trust, and I will not use or disclose any Confidential Information without first receiving the Company’s express written consent, except as may be necessary to perform my duties as an employee of the Company for the benefit of the Company and except if compelled by government or court order to do so. Upon leaving the Company, I will promptly give to the Company all documents, materials or property in my possession related to the Company. I will not take with me any property or copies of my work or Company-related documents and materials that I have received or used, including Confidential Information.

 

I understand that the foregoing restrictions with respect to Confidential Information shall not apply to any information that (i) is on the date hereof or hereafter becomes generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure, directly or indirectly, by me; (ii) was available to me on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure; or (iii) becomes available to me on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that I have no knowledge or reason to know that (a) such source is bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company, or (b) such source received such information, directly or indirectly, from a person or entity so bound or wrongfully. I understand that any breach or threatened breach of this agreement by me will likely result in irreparable harm and the Company will be entitled to injunctive relief to enforce this agreement and shall have the right to recover the reasonable attorney’s fees and courts costs expended in connection with any litigation or arbitration instituted to enforce this agreement. 

 

In addition, I acknowledge and agree that the Confidential Information in my possession could enable me to establish goodwill with the customers and potential customers, and vendors and suppliers, who provide products and services to or on behalf of the Company, or who receive products or services from the Company and that the Confidential Information constitutes a valuable asset of the Company or its affiliates. I also acknowledge that I have or will developed relationships with customers, potential customers, vendors, suppliers, employees, contractors or potential contractors and consultants or potential consultants of the Company. I agree not to compete with the Company anywhere in the United States or Canada (restricted territory), directly or indirectly, as an employee, consultant, independent contractor, or shareholder or director of another company during the term my employment with the Company, and following termination, for (i) a period of one year after termination, or (ii) as long as the Company shall continue to pay me salary and/or Sales or Licensing Commissions, whichever period is greater (restricted period). I agree that the scope of the restricted territory and restricted period are both reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company and its affiliates. 

 

Accordingly, I agree that during the restricted period I shall not, anywhere in the restricted territory, directly or indirectly, either alone or in conjunction with any other person, conduct, engage in, render services or advice to, finance or participate or become interested in (in any manner, whether as manager, employee, officer, director, consultant, contractor, owner, partner or otherwise, or through equity ownership or other investment or financial interest) any company, enterprise, venture, entity, business or other Person (other than the Company or its affiliates) that engages or proposes to engage in the design, development, manufacture, production, distribution, marketing, installation or sale of any mercury removal products or business or related equipment, supplies or products, that is or are, in whole or in part, the same as, similar to, substitutes for or competitive with any of the Company’s products or services. 

 

	 
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In addition, I agree that during the restricted period, I shall not directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity either alone or in conjunction with any other person (i) solicit, entice, persuade or induce any person or entity doing business with the Company or affiliates, to terminate or reduce such relationship or to refrain from extending or renewing the same, or (ii) hire any person who was employed by the Company or affiliates during the term of this agreement. Nothing herein, however, will prohibit me from acquiring or holding not more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity securities of a company having securities that are listed for trading on a national securities exchange, subject to the other restrictions and covenants in this agreement. 

 

All inventions and other creations, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, and all ideas, reports and other creative works, including, without limitation, computer programs, manuals and related materials, made or conceived in whole or in part by me while employed by the Company, which relate in any manner whatsoever to the business, existing or proposed, of the Company or its affiliates or any other business or research or development effort in which the Company or its affiliates engages during my employment by the Company will be disclosed promptly by me to the Company and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. All copyrightable works created by me during my employment and covered by this paragraph shall be deemed to be works for hire. I shall cooperate with the Company in patenting or copyrighting all such inventions, ideas, reports and other creative works, shall execute, acknowledge, seal and deliver all documents tendered by the Company to evidence its ownership thereof throughout the world, and shall cooperate with the Company in obtaining, defending, and enforcing its rights therein.

 

During the course of my employment and thereafter, I shall not make any statements or comments that disparage the Company or any of its affiliates, nor any of their products, officers, directors, employees or businesses, other than statements or comments made in good faith (i) to members of senior management or Board of Directors of the Company or its affiliates in the course of carrying out my duties on behalf of the Company during my employment, (ii) regarding employees of the Company to members of senior management of the Company or its affiliates or the applicable employee in connection with internal employee evaluations, reviews or terminations in the course of carrying out my duties on behalf of the Company during my employment, (iii) in connection with enforcement of this Agreement or claims hereunder or (iv) to the extent required by applicable law, legal process or subpoena. Likewise, the Company will not make any statements or comments that disparage me other than in good faith (i) to me, (ii) in connection with internal evaluations, reviews or terminations, (iii) in connection with enforcement of this Agreement or claims hereunder, or (iv) to the extent required by applicable law, legal process or subpoena. 

 

I agree that all remedies shall be available to the Company if I violate this agreement including specific performance or injunctive relief. This agreement will be governed by Ohio law without regard to conflicts of law. This agreement may be executed in counterparts with the same effect as if all of the parties had signed the same document. A signed copy of this agreement which is received via facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be given the same effect for all purposes, as if it were the original.

 

This agreement will be effective as of the first date of my employment by the Company or on the date of my signature below, whichever date occurs first. 

 

 

		/s/ Marcus A. Sylvester	
	
 
	MARCUS A. SYLVESTER	 
	 		 
	 	Dated: 6-26-2017	 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
AGREED: 
	
 
	
 

 

	
MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP.
	
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Richard MacPherson	
	
Name:
	
Richard MacPherson
	 
	Title:	
Chief Executive Officer 
	 
	 	 	 
	
Dated: 6-27-17 
	
 

 

	 
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Exhibit B

 

CURRENT COMPANY BENEFIT SUMMARY

 

	·	401k. The Company currently matches the first 4% of money deposited into the Company Administered Plan. Annual maximum contributions are capped by the IRS.
	
 
	
 

	·	Health Insurance. The Company currently is contracted with BC/BS of Ohio. The Company pays all premiums, while Employee is responsible for the annual deductible.
	
 
	
 

	·	Health Savings Account. This is an account established and owned by the Employee for use in the setting aside pre-tax money for covering medical expenses, deductibles, and other expenses as allowed by IRS code.
	
 
	
 

	·	Dental Insurance. This is included with the Health Plan offering.

 

	 
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Exhibit C

 

TERMINATION FOR CAUSE

 

For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean any of the following:

 

(a) Your conviction of, or entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to, any felony or any crime of moral turpitude; 

 

(b) the commission by you of any act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or dishonesty with respect to the Company or its affiliates or in connection with your employment hereunder; or 

 

(c) Your continued insobriety, abuse of alcohol or use of illegal drugs or other acts or conduct that results in material public disgrace or disrepute for you or the Company.

 

 

	
C-1EXHIBIT 10.2

 

 

 

ALLEGHENY VALLEY BANCORP, INC.

2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Establishment of Plan; Purpose.  Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company"), has established this stock incentive plan, to be known as the Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").  The purpose of the Plan is to further the financial success of Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc. by attracting and retaining employees and directors through the use of stock incentives; rewarding employees for the achievement of certain performance goals that may be attached to the incentives; and further aligning the interests of employees and directors with those of Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc. shareholders.

2. Definitions.   As used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

	
(a)

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

	
(b)

	
''Applicable Withholding Taxes'' means the aggregate amount of federal, state and local income and payroll taxes that an Employer is required to withhold in connection with any lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, any dividends paid on Restricted Stock, any settlement of Restricted Stock Units, or any exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

	
(c)

	
"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

	
(d)

	
"Cause" means, unless otherwise defined for a particular Participant in an employment agreement between the Company and such Participant which addresses the effect of a termination of employment for cause (as therein defined) on Incentive Awards granted hereunder:

	
(i)

	
a Participant's commission of a felony or other crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;

	
(ii)

	
a Participant's willful or reckless misconduct in the performance of the Participant's duties;

	
(iii)

	
a Participant's habitual neglect of duties; provided, however that the Participant is given at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of such habitual neglect and the opportunity to cure any curable neglect;

	
(iv)

	
a Participant's breach or violation of any agreement between the Participant and the Company, including but not limited to any noncompetition, nonsolicitation, or nondisclosure undertaking, or of any Company policy;

provided, however, that for purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii), Cause shall not include bad judgment or negligent acts not amounting to habitual neglect of duties.  A Participant who agrees to resign his affiliation with the Company or a Related Company in lieu of being terminated for Cause may be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for purposes of this Plan.

	
(e)

	
''Change of Control'' means the occurrence of any of the following events:

	
(i)

	
the Corporation or its shareholders dispose of all or substantially all of the Company's assets or stock by means of sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or otherwise, as a result of which the Company's shareholders, immediately before the transaction, will not own at least fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of voting stock of the surviving entity (be it the Company or otherwise) immediately after the consummation of the transaction;

	
(ii)

	
there is a change in the ownership of at least thirty-five percent (35%) of all classes of voting stock of the Company through the acquisition of such percentage of the Company's voting stock by any person or entity, or persons or entities acting in concert or as a group, and such acquisition or offer has not been duly approved by the Board; or

	
(iii)

	
during any period of two (2) consecutive years, the individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority of the Board (unless the election of each director of the Board, who was not a director of the Board at the beginning of such period, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such period);

	
(f)

	
''Code'' means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

	
(g)

	
''Committee'' means the Board or the committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer this Plan.  If (i) an Incentive Award or a share transaction with respect to, or underlying an Incentive Award under the Plan becomes subject to Section 16 of the Act, and (ii) any member of the Committee does not qualify as a non-employee director for purposes of Rule 16b-3, the remaining members of the Committee (but not less than two members) shall be constituted as a subcommittee to act as the Committee for purposes of the Plan.

	
(h)

	
''Company" means Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc.

	
(i)

	
''Company Stock'' means common stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share.  In the event of a change in the capital structure of the Company (as provided in Section 16), the shares resulting from the change shall be deemed to be Company Stock within the meaning of the Plan.

	
(j)

	
''Date of Grant'' means the date on which the Committee grants an Incentive Award.

	
(k)

	
''Disability'' or ''Disabled'' means, as to an Incentive Stock Option, a Disability within the meaning of Code section 22(e)(3) and, as to an Incentive Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option) that is subject to Code section 409A, a Disability within the meaning of Code section 409A(a)(2)(C).  As to all other Incentive Awards, the Committee shall determine whether a Disability exists and the determination shall be conclusive.

	
(l)

	
''Employer'' means the Company and each Related Company that employs one or more Participants.

	
(m)

	
''Fair Market Value'' means the average selling price of a share of Company Stock on the NASDAQ Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") for the 30 day period beginning the day after the Date of Grant or beginning on the date after any other date for which the value of Company Stock must be determined under the Plan, as such selling prices are reported by Bloomberg or other financial reporting service selected by the Company.

	
(n)

	
''Incentive Award'' means, collectively, the award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Options, or Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan.

	
(o)

	
''Incentive Stock Option'' means an Option intended to meet the requirements of, and qualify for favorable federal income tax treatment under, Code section 422.

	
(p)

	
''Nonstatutory Stock Option'' means an Option that does not meet the requirements of Code section 422, or, even if meeting the requirements of Code section 422, is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option and is so designated.

	
(q)

	
''Option'' means a right to purchase Company Stock granted under the Plan, at a price determined in accordance with the Plan.

	
(r)

	
''Participant'' means any employee or director of the Company or a Related Company who receives an Incentive Award under the Plan.

	
(s)

	
''Performance Criteria'' means the performance of the Company or any subsidiary, division, business unit or individual using one of the following measures, either on an operating or GAAP basis where applicable, and including measuring the performance of any of the following relative to a defined peer group of companies: total shareholder return; earnings (including on a per share basis); earnings growth rate (including on a per share basis); sales, profitability; return on equity; return on capital; cash flow, including free cash flow; cost savings or process improvement goals; regulatory compliance; satisfactory internal or external audits, improvement of financial ratings; achievement of balance sheet or income statement objective goals; capital expenditures; and such other measures as the Committee deems appropriate.

	
(t)

	
''Performance Goal'' means an objectively determinable performance goal established by the Committee with respect to a given Incentive Award that relates to one or more Performance Criteria.

	
(u)

	
"Plan" means this Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

	
(v)

	
''Plan Year'' means January 1 to December 31.

	
(w)

	
''Related Company'' means (i), as to an Incentive Stock Option, any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning or ending with the Company in which each corporation (other than the Company) owns stock possessing at least 50% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of one other corporation in the chain; and (ii), as to all other Incentive Awards, any corporation (other than the Company) with whom the Company would be required to be treated as a single employer under either Code section 414(b) or Code section 414(c), provided that, for purposes of determining a controlled group of corporations under Code section 414(b) and trades or businesses under common control under Code section 414(c), the language "at least 50%" is used instead of "at least 80%" each place it appears in Code sections 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) and in Treas. Regs. section 1.414(c)-2, respectively.

	
(x)

	
''Restricted Stock'' means Company Stock awarded upon the terms and subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 6.

	
(y)

	
"Restricted Stock Units" means an Incentive Award made pursuant to Section 7.

	
(z)

	
''Rule 16b-3'' means Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under the Act.  A reference in the Plan to Rule 16b-3 shall include a reference to any corresponding rule (or number redesignation) of any amendments to Rule 16b-3 enacted after the effective date of the Plan's adoption.

	
(aa)

	
"Stock Appreciation Right" means a right to receive Company Stock or cash from the Company granted under Section 9.

	
(bb)

	
''Taxable Year'' means the fiscal period used by the Company for reporting taxes on income under the Code.

	
(cc)

	
"Termination of Service" means the termination of the Participant's employment or service (in the case of a non-employee director) with the Company and all Related Companies.  A Participant employed by a Related Company shall also be deemed to incur a Termination of Service if the Related Company ceases to be a Related Company and the Participant does not immediately thereafter become an employee or director of the Company or another Related Company.

3. General.   The following types of Incentive Awards may be granted under the Plan:  Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Options, or Stock Appreciation Rights.  Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options.

4. Stock.

	
(a)

	
Subject to Section 16 of the Plan, there shall be reserved for issuance under the Plan an aggregate of forty-nine thousand (49,000) shares of Company Stock, which shall be authorized but unissued shares (including treasury shares).  All of the shares of Company Stock that may be issued under this Plan may be issued upon the exercise of Options that qualify as Incentive Stock Options.  No more than seven thousand three hundred fifty (7,350) shares may be allocated to the Incentive Awards, including with respect to Awards that may or shall be in cash, that are granted to any individual Participant during any single Taxable Year.

	
(b)

	
Shares allocable to Incentive Awards or portions thereof granted under the Plan that expire, are forfeited, or otherwise terminate unexercised may again be subjected to an Incentive Award under the Plan.  Any shares covered by a Stock Appreciation Right shall be counted as used only to the extent shares are actually issued to the Participant when the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.  In addition, any shares of Company Stock exchanged by a Participant as full or partial payment to the Company of the exercise price under an Option, any shares retained by the Company in satisfaction of a Participant's obligations to pay Applicable Withholding Taxes with respect to any Incentive Award and any shares of Company Stock covered by an Incentive Award that is settled in cash shall be added to the shares available for Incentive Awards under the Plan.

5. Eligibility.

	
(a)

	
All present and future employees and directors of the Company or a Related Company (whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired) whom the Committee determines to have contributed or who can be expected to contribute significantly to the Company or a Related Company shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards under the Plan.  The Committee shall have the power and complete discretion, as provided in Section 16, to select eligible employees and directors to receive Incentive Awards and to determine for each employee and director the nature of the award and the terms and conditions of each Incentive Award.  However, no grant of Incentive Stock Options shall be made to a director who is not also an employee of the Company or a Related Company.

	
(b)

	
The grant of an Incentive Award shall not obligate an Employer to pay an employee or a director any particular amount of remuneration, to continue the employment of the employee or the services of the director after the grant, or to make further grants to the employee or director at any time thereafter.

6. Restricted Stock Awards.

	
(a)

	
The Committee may make grants of Restricted Stock to Participants.    Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate to grant Restricted Stock, notice shall be given to the Participant stating the number of shares of Restricted Stock granted and the terms and conditions to which the Restricted Stock is subject.  This notice shall be the award agreement between the Employer and the Participant.  Restricted Stock may be awarded by the Committee in its discretion without cash consideration.

	
(b)

	
The Committee shall establish as to each award of Restricted Stock the terms and conditions upon which the restrictions set forth in paragraph (e) below shall lapse.  The Committee may base the lapsing of restrictions on Restricted Stock upon (i) the continued employment or service of the Participant, (ii) the achievement of Performance Goals, or (iii) a combination thereof.  The Committee may provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments or otherwise and may accelerate or waive such restrictions, in whole or in part, in each case based on such considerations as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

	
(c)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service for Cause, any Restricted Stock previously granted to the Participant for which the restrictions imposed upon the shares have not lapsed as of the date of termination shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination.

	
(d)

	
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of the Participant's Termination of Service other than for Cause, any Restricted Stock previously granted to the Participant for which the restrictions imposed upon the shares have not lapsed as of the date of termination shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination.

	
(e)

	
No shares of Restricted Stock may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered or disposed of until the restrictions on the shares as set forth in the Participant's award agreement have lapsed or been removed.

	
(f)

	
Upon the acceptance by a Participant of an award of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall, subject to the restrictions set forth in paragraph (e) above, have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, including, but not limited to, the right to vote the shares of Restricted Stock and the right to receive all dividends and other distributions paid thereon.  Certificates representing Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company until the restrictions lapse and upon request the Participant shall provide the Company with appropriate stock powers endorsed in blank.   

	
(g)

	
Each Participant shall agree at the time his or her Restricted Stock is granted, and as a condition thereof, to pay to the Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Employer regarding the payment to the Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes.  Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate free of a legend reflecting the restrictions set forth in paragraph (b) above shall be issued to the Participant.  As an alternative to making a cash payment to the Employer to satisfy Applicable Withholding Taxes, if the grant so provides, the Participant may elect to have the Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes.

7. Restricted Stock Units.

	
(a)

	
The Committee may make grants of Restricted Stock Units to Participants.  A Restricted Stock Unit is the grant of a right to receive a share of Common Stock or the Fair Market Value in cash of a share of Common Stock, in the future, at such time and upon such terms as the Committee shall establish.  Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate to grant an Incentive Award of Restricted Stock Units, notice shall be given to the Participant stating the number of Restricted Stock Units for which the Incentive Award is granted and the terms and conditions to which the Restricted Stock Units are subject.  This notice may be given in writing or in electronic form and shall be the award agreement between the Company and the Participant.

	
(b)

	
The Committee shall establish as to each award of Restricted Stock Units the terms and conditions upon which such Restricted Units shall become vested.  The Committee may base the vesting of Restricted Stock Units upon (i) the continued employment or service of the Participant, (ii) the achievement of Performance Goals, or (iii) a combination thereof.  The Committee may provide for the vesting of Restricted Stock Units in installments or otherwise and may accelerate or waive such restrictions, in whole or in part, in each case based on such considerations as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

	
(c)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service for Cause, any Restricted Stock Units previously granted to the Participant which remain unvested shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination.

	
(d)

	
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of the Participant's Termination of Service other than for Cause, any Restricted Stock Units previously granted to the Participant which remain unvested as of the date of termination shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination.

	
(e)

	
Restricted Stock Units that have vested will be settled by the payment to the Participant of cash, Company Stock or both, at the time or times as are provided in the Restricted Stock Unit award agreement.

	
(f)

	
A Participant who is to receive a settlement of his or her vested Restricted Stock Units by the delivery of Company Stock shall have no rights as a shareholder until the Company Stock is actually issued pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Units award agreement.  The Company Stock may be issued without cash consideration.

	
(g)

	
A Participant's interest in Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered.

	
(h)

	
Whenever payment in settlement of a Restricted Stock Units award is to be made in cash, the Employer will withhold therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any Applicable Withholding Taxes.  Each Participant shall agree as a condition of receiving a Restricted Stock Units award payable in the form of Company Stock, to pay to the Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Employer regarding the payment to the Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes.  Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued to the Participant.  As an alternative to making a cash payment to the Employer to satisfy Applicable Withholding Taxes, if the Restricted Stock Units award agreement so provides, the Participant may elect to have the Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes.

	
(i)

	
Each award of Restricted Stock Units shall be designed either to be excluded from Code section 409A or to comply with the applicable requirements thereof.

8. Stock Options.

	
(a)

	
The Committee may make grants of Options to Participants.  Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate to grant Options, notice shall be given to the Participant stating the number of shares for which Options are granted, the Option price per share, whether the Options are Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, the extent, if any, to which associated Stock Appreciation Rights are granted, and the terms and conditions to which the grant and exercise of the Options are subject.  This notice shall be the stock option agreement.

	
(b)

	
The exercise price of shares of Company Stock covered by an Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares on the Date of Grant, except as provided in Section 16.

	
(c)

	
Options may be exercised in whole or in part at the times as may be specified by the Committee in the Participant's stock option agreement; provided however, that no Option may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant.

	
(d)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service for Cause, any unexercised Option then held by such Participant shall terminate effective immediately upon such termination.

	
(e)

	
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable stock option agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee:

	
(i)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service other than for Cause and other than by reason of death or Disability, any unexercised Option then held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such Termination of Service (or upon such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine) for the lesser of:  three (3) months after the date of such Termination of Service or the balance of such Option's term, and any Option not exercisable at the time of such Termination of Service shall be forfeited.

	
(ii)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service by reason of death, any unexercised Option then held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant's representative or any persons who acquire such Option pursuant to the Participant's will or the laws of descent and distribution, to the extent that it was exercisable at the time of the Participant's death (or upon such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine) for the lesser of twelve months after the Participant's death or the balance of the Option's term, and any Option not exercisable at the time of the Participant's death shall be forfeited.

	
(iii)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service by reason of Disability, any unexercised Option then held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant or the Participant's representative, to the extent that it was exercisable at the time of the Participant's Termination of Service (or upon such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine) for the lesser of twelve months after the Participant's Termination of Service or the balance of the Option's term, and any Option not exercisable at the time of such Termination of Service shall be forfeited.

9. Stock Appreciation Rights.

	
(a)

	
Whenever the Committee deems it appropriate, Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in connection with and on the same Date of Grant as all or any part of an Option to a Participant or in a separate Incentive Award.

 

	
(b)

	
The following provisions apply to all Stock Appreciation Rights that are not granted in connection with Options:

	
(i)

	
Stock Appreciation Rights shall entitle the Participant, upon exercise of all or any part of the Stock Appreciation Rights, to receive in exchange from the Company an amount equal to the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Company Stock covered by the surrendered Stock Appreciation Right over (y) the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock on the Date of Grant of the Stock Appreciation Right.  The Committee may not revise or amend a Stock Appreciation Right to reduce the Fair Market Value of Company Stock on the Date of Grant, except as provided in Section 16.

	
(ii)

	
A Stock Appreciation Right may only be exercised at a time when the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock covered by the Stock Appreciation Right exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock on the Date of Grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, and only at the times as may be specified by the Committee in the Participant's Stock Appreciation Right agreement.  No Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised after the expiration of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant.

	
(iii)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service for Cause, any unexercised Stock Appreciation Right held by such Participant shall terminate effective immediately upon such termination.

	
(iv)

	
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Appreciation Rights agreement or as otherwise determined by the Committee.

	
(A)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service other than for Cause and other than by reason of death or Disability, any unexercised Stock Appreciation Right then held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such Termination of Service (or upon such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine) for the lesser of: three (3) months after the date of such Termination of Service or the balance of such Stock Appreciation Right's term, and any Stock Appreciation Right not exercisable at the time of such Termination of Service shall be forfeited.

	
(B)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service by reason of death, any unexercised Stock Appreciation Right then held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant's representative or any persons who acquire such Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to the Participant's will or the laws of descent and distribution, to the extent that it was exercisable at the time of the Participant's death (or upon such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine) for the lesser of twelve months after the Participant's death or the balance of the Stock Appreciation Right's term, and any Stock Appreciation Right not exercisable at the time of the Participant's death shall be forfeited.

	
(C)

	
In the event of the Participant's Termination of Service by reason of Disability, any unexercised Stock Appreciation Right then held by such Participant may thereafter be exercised by the Participant or the Participant's representative, to the extent that it was exercisable at the time of the Participant's Termination of Service (or upon such accelerated basis as the Committee may determine) for the lesser of twelve months after the Participant's Termination of Service or the balance of the Stock Appreciation Right's term, and any Stock Appreciation Right not exercisable at the time of such Termination of Service shall be forfeited.

	
(c)

	
The following provisions apply to all Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted in connection with Options:

	
(i)

	
A Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Option must be granted on the same Date of Grant as the Option to which it relates.

	
(ii)

	
Stock Appreciation Rights shall entitle the Participant, upon exercise of all or any part of the Stock Appreciation Rights, to surrender to the Company unexercised that portion of the underlying Option relating to the same number of shares of Company Stock as is covered by the Stock Appreciation Rights (or the portion of the Stock Appreciation Rights so exercised) and to receive in exchange from the Company an amount equal to the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Company Stock covered by the surrendered portion of the underlying Option over (y) the exercise price of the Company Stock covered by the surrendered portion of the underlying Option.

	
(iii)

	
Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right and surrender of the related portion of the underlying Option, the Option, to the extent surrendered, shall not thereafter be exercisable.

	
(iv)

	
Subject to any further conditions upon exercise imposed by the Committee, a Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable and a Stock Appreciation Right shall lapse or be forfeited no later than the date on which the related Option lapses or is forfeited.

	
(v)

	
The Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate and shall no longer be exercisable upon the exercise of the related Option.

	
(vi)

	
The Stock Appreciation Right is only transferable when the related Options are otherwise transferable.

	
(vii)

	
A Stock Appreciation Right may only be exercised at a time when the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock covered by the Stock Appreciation Right exceeds the exercise price of the Company Stock covered by the underlying Option.

	
(d)

	
The manner in which the Company's obligation arising upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be paid shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set forth in the Incentive Award.  The Incentive Award may provide for payment in Company Stock or cash, or a fixed combination of Company Stock or cash, or the Committee may reserve the right to determine the manner of payment at the time the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.  Shares of Company Stock issued upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.

10. Method of Exercise of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.

	
(a)

	
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised by the Participant giving written notice of the exercise to the Employer, stating the number of shares the Participant has elected to purchase under the Option or the number of Stock Appreciation Rights the Participant has elected to exercise.  In the case of the purchase of shares under an Option, the notice shall be effective only if accompanied by the exercise price in full in cash; provided, however, that if the terms of an Option so permit, the Participant may (i) deliver a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker approved by the Committee to sell immediately some or all of the shares underlying the exercised portion of the Option in order to generate sufficient cash to pay the Option exercise price and/or to satisfy the minimum required withholding tax obligations related to the Option, (ii) deliver shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value) in satisfaction of all or any part of the exercise price, or (iii) use any other methods of payment as the Committee, at its discretion, deems appropriate.

	
(b)

	
Until the Participant has made any required payment, including any Applicable Withholding Taxes, and has had issued a certificate for the shares of Company Stock acquired, he or she shall possess no shareholder rights with respect to the shares.

	
(c)

	
Each Participant shall agree as a condition of the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right to pay to the Employer, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Employer regarding the payment to the Employer of, Applicable Withholding Taxes.  Until the amount has been paid or arrangements satisfactory to the Employer have been made, no stock certificate shall be issued upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

	
(d)

	
As an alternative to making a cash payment to the Employer to satisfy Applicable Withholding Taxes, if the Option or Stock Appreciation Rights agreement so provides, the Participant may elect to have the Employer retain that number of shares of Company Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value) that would satisfy all or a specified portion of the Applicable Withholding Taxes.  The shares of Company Stock retained may not exceed the amount of the Applicable Withholding Taxes.

11. Transferability of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.  Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during the Participant's lifetime, only by the Participant.

12. Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Generally Prohibited.

	
(a)

	
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan or any Option or Stock Appreciation Right agreement to the contrary, no Modification shall be made in respect to any Option or Stock Appreciation Right, if such Modification would result in the Option or Stock Appreciation Right constituting a deferral of compensation or having an additional deferral feature within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations under Code section 409A.

	
(b)

	
Subject to subsection (c), below, a "Modification" for purposes of subsection (a) shall mean any change in the terms of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (or change in the terms of the Plan or applicable Option or Stock Appreciation Right agreement) that may provide the holder of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right with a direct or indirect reduction in the exercise price of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, or an additional deferral feature, or an extension or renewal of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, regardless of whether the holder in fact benefits from the change in terms.  An extension of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right refers to the granting to the holder of an additional period of time within which to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right beyond the time originally prescribed.  A renewal of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right is the granting by the Company of the same rights or privileges contained in the original Option or Stock Appreciation Right on the same terms and conditions.

	
(c)

	
Notwithstanding subsection (b), above, it is not a Modification to change the terms of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right in any of the ways or for any of the purposes specifically described in applicable Treasury Regulations under Code section 409A as not resulting in a modification, extension or renewal of a stock right, or the granting of a new stock right, for purposes of that section.

13. Effective Date of the Plan.   The Plan shall be effective on the date it is approved by the shareholders of the Company by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Company's shareholders.  Until (i) the Plan has been approved by the Company's shareholders, and (ii) the requirements of any applicable Federal or State securities laws have been met, no Incentive Awards that are payable in shares of Company Stock shall be awarded that are not contingent on these events and no Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted shall be exercisable.

14. Change of Control.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control:

	
(a)

	
Any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control is determined to have occurred and not then exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested to the extent of the original grant;

	
(b)

	
The restrictions applicable to any outstanding Restricted Stock based solely upon continued employment or service shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable to the extent of the original grant;

	
(c)

	
The restrictions applicable to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units based upon continued employment or service shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock Units shall become free of all restrictions and fully vested; and

	
(d)

	
The restrictions applicable to any outstanding Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units based upon the achievement of Performance Goals shall be deemed to have been achieved at target levels, the relevant performance period shall be deemed to have ended on the effective date of the Change of Control, and all other terms and conditions thereto shall be deemed to have been satisfied and, in the case of Restricted Stock, such Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable.  If due to a Change of Control, an original performance period of more than 12 months is shortened, the target award initially established for such performance period shall be prorated by multiplying the initial target award by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of whole months in the shorted performance period and the denominator of which is the number of whole months in the original performance period.    

 

15. Termination, Modification, Change.   If not sooner terminated by the Board, this Plan shall terminate at the close of business on April 9, 2017.  No Incentive Awards shall be made under the Plan after its termination.  The Board may amend or terminate the Plan in any respects as it shall deem advisable; provided that  no change shall be made that increases the total number of shares of Company Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to Incentive Awards granted under the Plan (except pursuant to Section 16), materially modifies the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, or materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, unless the change is authorized by the shareholders of the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may unilaterally amend the Plan and Incentive Awards with respect to Participants as it deems appropriate to ensure compliance with Rule 16b-3 (if Section 16 of the Act applies to one or more Participants) and to cause Incentive Stock Options or other Incentive Awards to meet the requirements of the Code and regulations thereunder.  Except as provided in the preceding sentence, a termination or amendment of the Plan shall not, without the consent of the Participant, adversely affect a Participant's rights under an Incentive Award previously granted to him or her.

16. Change in Capital Structure.

	
(a)

	
In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares, recapitalization or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation or other change in the Company's capital stock (including, but not limited to, the creation or issuance to shareholders generally of rights, options or warrants for the purchase of common stock or preferred stock of the Company), the number and kind of shares of stock or securities of the Company to be subject to the Plan and to Incentive Awards then outstanding or to be granted thereunder, the maximum number of shares or securities which may be delivered under the Plan, the maximum number of shares or securities that can be granted to an individual Participant under Section 4, the exercise price of Options, the initial Fair Market Value of Company Stock under Stock Appreciation Rights, the terms of Incentive Awards and other relevant provisions shall be proportionately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be binding on all persons.  If the adjustment would produce fractional shares with respect to any unexercised Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the Committee shall adjust appropriately the number of shares covered by the Option or Stock Appreciation Right so as to eliminate the fractional shares.

	
(b)

	
If the Company is a party to a consolidation or a merger in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, a transaction that results in the acquisition of substantially all of the Company's outstanding stock by a single person or entity, or a sale or transfer of substantially all of the Company's assets or if a Change of Control as defined in Section 2(e) otherwise occurs, then the Committee may take any actions with respect to outstanding Incentive Awards as the Committee deems appropriate.

	
(c)

	
Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may take the foregoing actions without the consent of any Participant, and the Committee's determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons for all purposes.

17. Administration of the Plan.

	
(a)

	
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  Subject to the express provisions and limitations set forth in this Plan, the Committee shall be authorized and empowered to do all things necessary or desirable, in its sole discretion, in connection with the administration of this Plan, including, without limitation, the following:

	
(i)

	
to prescribe, amend and rescind policies relating to this Plan, and to interpret the Plan, including defining terms not otherwise defined;

	
(ii)

	
to determine which persons will be Participants, to which of the Participants, if any, Incentive Awards shall be granted hereunder and the timing of any Incentive Awards;

	
(iii)

	
to grant Incentive Awards to Participants and determine the terms and conditions thereof, including the number of shares of Company Stock subject to Incentive Awards and the exercise or purchase price of the shares of Company Stock and the circumstances under which Incentive Awards become exercisable or vested or are forfeited or expire, which terms may but need not be conditioned upon the passage of time, continued employment or service, the satisfaction of Performance Goals, the occurrence of certain events, or other factors;

	
(iv)

	
to establish or verify the extent of satisfaction of any Performance Goals or other conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, exercisability, vesting and/or ability to retain any Incentive Award;

	
(v)

	
to prescribe and amend the terms of the award agreements or other documents evidencing Incentive Awards made under this Plan (which need not be identical);

	
(vi)

	
to determine whether, and the extent to which, adjustments are required pursuant to Section 16;

	
(vii)

	
to interpret and construe this Plan, any policies under this Plan and the terms and conditions of any Incentive Award granted hereunder, and to make exceptions to any provisions for the benefit of the Company;

	
(viii)

	
to delegate any portion of its authority under the Plan to make Incentive Awards to an executive officer of the Company, subject to any conditions that the Committee may establish; and

	
(ix)

	
to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.

	
(b)

	
The Committee shall have the power to amend the terms of previously granted Incentive Awards that were granted by that Committee so long as the terms as amended are consistent with the terms of the Plan and provided that the consent of the Participant is obtained with respect to any amendment that would be detrimental to him or her.  However, the Participant's consent will not be required if the amendment is for the limited purpose of complying with Rule 16b-3, Code section 409A or any other section or requirement of the Code applicable to the Incentive Award (a "Compliance Amendment").  In the event that that Committee determines a Compliance Amendment to be necessary, it shall amend previously granted Incentive Awards in such a manner as to have the minimum effect on the substantive rights of the Participants.

	
(c)

	
The interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan by the Committee shall be final and conclusive as to any Participant.  The Committee may consult with counsel, who may be counsel to the Company, and shall not incur any liability for any action taken in good faith in reliance upon the advice of counsel.

	
(d)

	
A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and all actions of the Committee shall be taken by a majority of the members present.  Any action may be taken by a written instrument signed by all of the members, and any action so taken shall be fully effective as if it had been taken at a meeting.

	
(e)

	
The Committee may delegate the administration of the Plan to an officer or officers of the Company, and the administrator(s) may have the authority to execute and distribute agreements or other documents evidencing or relating to Incentive Awards granted by the Committee under this Plan, to maintain records relating to the grant, vesting, exercise, forfeiture or expiration of Incentive Awards, to process or oversee the issuance of shares of Company Stock upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement of an Incentive Award, to interpret the terms of Incentive Awards and to take any other actions as the Committee may specify, provided that in no case shall any administrator be authorized to grant Incentive Awards under the Plan.  Any action by an administrator within the scope of its delegation shall be deemed for all purposes to have been taken by the Committee and references in this Plan to the Committee shall include any administrator, provided that the actions and interpretations of any administrator shall be subject to review and approval, disapproval or modification by the Committee.

	
(f)

	
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, any grants of Incentive Awards to directors or substantive amendments thereof must also be approved by a majority of the Board's non-employee directors.

18. Notice.   All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or mailed first class, postage prepaid, as follows (a) if to the Company—at the principal business address of the company to the attention of the Corporate Secretary of the Company; and (b) if to any Participant—at the last address of the Participant known to the sender at the time the notice or other communication is sent.

19. Interpretation.   The Plan is intended to operate in compliance with the provisions of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 16b-3 to the extent that Section 16 of the Act applies to Incentive Awards and Participants and to facilitate compliance with, Code section 409A.  The terms of this Plan are subject to all present and future regulations and rulings of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his or her delegate relating to the qualification of Incentive Stock Options under the Code.  If any provision of the Plan conflicts with any such regulation or ruling, then that provision of the Plan shall be void and of no effect.  The terms of this Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

20. Compliance with Securities Laws.  The Company may place on any certificate representing Company Stock issued in connection with an Incentive Award any legend deemed desirable by the Company's counsel to comply with Federal or State securities laws, and the Company may require a customary written indication of the Participant's investment intent.

21. Right of First Refusal.  Unless prohibited by applicable state or federal law, each written agreement for an Incentive Award may contain a provision that the Company shall have a right of first refusal to purchase any or all of the shares of Company Stock delivered to the Participant (or to the Participant's representative, heirs, or estate in the event of the Participant's death or Disability) in settlement of the Incentive Award.  The Company may include a legend referring to existence of the right of first refusal and the terms and conditions thereof on the certificates of any Company Stock issued in respect of an Incentive Award that is subject to a right of first refusal.

22. Unfunded Status of Plan.  It is intended that the Plan constitute an "unfunded" plan for incentive compensation.  Except in the case of grants of Restricted Stock, until cash or Company stock is actually paid or delivered to the Participant in settlement of the Incentive Award, the Participant's interest in such award is that of an unsecured creditor of the Company.

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