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EXHIBIT 10.1
  
 DEBT EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
  
 This DEBT EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 4, 2021, is entered into by and among a senior institutional lender (the “Lender” and together with the Company and the Guarantor, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”) and Cosmos Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and SkyPharm S.A, a Greek Société Anonym (the “Subsidiary”), Grigorios Siokas (the “Guarantor”) and 
  
 W I T N E S S:
  
 WHEREAS, the Lender, the Company, the Subsidiary and Grigorios Siokas, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as personal guarantor (the “Guarantor”) entered into a senior loan as amended as of 06/30/2020 (the “Notes”) and the Guarantor entered into personal guarantees (the “Guarantees”) relating to the Notes, pursuant to which debt to Sky Pharm SA had been reduced, after ‘hair-cut’, to EUR 2,700,000.00; (the “Debt”);
  
 WHEREAS, the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent;
  
 WHEREAS, upon the Closing (as defined below) of this Agreement, the Company will issue to the Lender shares (the “Exchange Shares”) of common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at an exchange rate of $5.00 per share (the “Exchange Rate”), in consideration of the repayment of €1,350,000.00 (one million three hundred and fifty thousand euros) effective upon the signing of this Agreement and at an exchange rate of $5.00 per share or at Market Value if the price is above the price of $5.00 per share in consideration of the repayment of €1,000,000.00 (one million euros) effective upon approval of listing of our Common Stock to NASDAQ, principal amount of the Debt;
  
 WHEREAS, the Company will issue the Exchange Shares to the Lender in exchange for the repayment of the Debt; 
  
 WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions herein, the Lender, the Company and the Guarantor have agreed to issue the Exchange Shares in consideration of repayment and cancellation of the EUR 1,350,000.00 DEBT and cancellation of the Notes and the Guarantees (collectively, the Loan Agreements”).
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:
  
 Section I
  
 EXCHANGE
  
 1.1 Closing Transactions. Upon three (3) days prior written notice among the Parties that all conditions precedent to closing (the “Closing”) shall be deemed to have occurred, the following exchange (the “Exchange”) shall occur on the closing date (the “Closing Date”), upon which:
  
 (a) the Lender acknowledges that the Loan is reduced to one million and three hundred and fifty thousand euros; 
  
 (b) the Company shall issue the Exchange Shares to Lender and provide all necessary documentation from the Company’s transfer agent evidencing the Exchange Shares registered in the name of the Lender; 
  
 (c) the Exchange Shares are being issued at the Exchange Rate of $5.00 per share of Common Stock, an aggregate of 321,300 shares of Common Stock are being authorized to issue upon the Closing, in exchange for the principal amount of Debt of €1,350,000.00). 
  
 	 
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 (d) the Exchange Shares will be issued at the Exchange Rate of $5.00 per share of Common Stock or at Market Value if the price is above the price of $5.00, an aggregate of 238,000 shares of Common Stock are being authorized to issue upon approval of listing of our Common Stock to NASDAQ, in exchange for the principal amount of Debt of €1,000,000 ($1,190,000). 
  
 Section II
  
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
  
 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:
  
 (a) Organization, Authority and Subsidiaries. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or conduct of business requires it to qualify. The Company possesses all requisite power and authority and all material licenses, permits and authorizations necessary to own and operate its properties, except where the failure to be so qualified, in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect (as hereinafter defined) on the business, properties, management, financial position or results of operations or prospects of the Company.
  
 (b) Due Issuance and Authorization. 
  
 (i) This Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will each constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company, in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.
  
 (ii) The Exchange Shares have been duly authorized by the Company and, when issued as provided herein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of any pre-emptive rights or rights of first offer or similar rights and will be free of any liens or encumbrances, except inchoate liens arising by operation of law, of the stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that the Exchange Shares shall be subject to restrictions on transfer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and under state and/or federal securities laws or otherwise required by such laws at the time a transfer is proposed.
  
 (c) Consents. No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any governmental authority, regulatory authority, or court or other third party on the part of the Company, or the Guarantor is required in connection with the execution and delivery of the Agreement or the consummation of the exchange and the transactions contemplated hereunder (other than the filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or in the European Union or Greece reflect the cancellation of the debt).
  
 (d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of, any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument, each as amended, to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
  
 (e) Financial Statements. The financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the SEC Documents (as hereinafter defined) present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby.
  
 	 
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 (f) SEC Documents. Since January 1, 2019, the Company has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms and statements required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). 
  
 (g) Issuance Exempt. Assuming the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Lender contained in Section 2.2 hereof, the offer, sale, and issuance of the Exchange Shares will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act , and are exempt from registration and qualification under the registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws. All shares of capital stock and other securities issued by the Company prior to the date of this Agreement have been issued in transactions either registered under the Securities Act or exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, and in compliance with all applicable corporate laws. 
  
 (h) No Integrated Offering. Neither, the Company nor any of its Affiliates or any other Person acting on the Company’s behalf, has directly or indirectly engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising with respect to the Exchange Shares, nor have any of such Persons made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration of any of the Exchange Shares under the Securities Act or cause the Exchange Shares or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be integrated with any prior offering of securities of the Company for purposes of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions.
  
 (i) Litigation. Except as described in the SEC Documents, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending to which the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries is the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of the best knowledge of the Company and the Guarantor, no such investigations, actions, suits or proceedings are threatened by any Governmental Entity or by others.
  
 (j) Acknowledgment Regarding Exchange Shares. The Company’s Board of Directors has determined in its good faith business judgment that the issuance of the Exchange Shares hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
  
 2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Lender. The Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Company and Guarantor as follows:
  
 (a) Organization. The Lender is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or conduct of business requires it to qualify, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Lender to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
  
 (b) Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action of the Lender. The Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Lender, enforceable in accordance with its terms. No other corporate proceedings are necessary for the execution and delivery by the Lender of this Agreement, the performance of his obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the exchange and the transactions contemplated hereby.
  
 (c) Consents. No consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any governmental authority, regulatory authority, court or other third party on the part of the Lender is required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the exchange and the transactions contemplated hereby, except where the failure to obtain such consent, approval or authorization or make such declaration or filing would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect.
  
 	 
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 (d) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Lender of this Agreement and the consummation of the and the transactions contemplated thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Lender is a party or by which the Lender is bound, (ii)result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Lender or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation or default that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect.
  
 (e) Transfers or Assignments of Debt. The Lender has not transferred, assigned or sold any of the Debt prior to the date hereof.
  
 (f) Lender Capacity. The Lender, by reason of its business and financial experience, has the capacity to protect its own interests in connection with the Exchange and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Lender is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Exchange Shares and has sufficient net worth to sustain a loss of all of its investment in the Exchange Shares if such a loss should occur. The Lender is acquiring the Exchange Shares for its own account for investment only, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view towards the resale or distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act. The Lender represents that it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act.
  
 (g) Due Diligence. The Lender has received all such documents, records and information which the Lender has requested, and has had adequate opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company’s officers, employees, agents, accountants, and representatives concerning the business, operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities, and all other matters relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries relevant to the Lender’s investment in the Exchange Shares.
  
 (h) No Registration. The Lender understands and hereby acknowledges that it is aware that the Exchange Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any similar state securities laws and that the Exchange Shares will be issued by the Company in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements of such laws. The Lender further understands and acknowledges that all representations, warranties and agreements made herein form, in part, the basis for the foregoing exemptions under the Securities Act and the applicable state securities laws, and that in issuing the Exchange Shares to the Lender, the Company has relied on all representations, warranties and agreements of the Lender contained herein.
  
 (i) Certain Tax Matters. The Lender does hereby acknowledge that it (i) has reviewed with his own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of an investment in the Exchange Shares, (ii) is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company, the Guarantor or any of their respective agents and (iii) understands that it shall be responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment in the Exchange Shares.
  
 Section III
 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
  
 3.1 Remedies. The Lender acknowledges that its breach or impending violation of any of the provisions of this Section 3 may cause irreparable damage to the Company for which remedies at law would be inadequate. The Lender further acknowledges that the provisions set forth herein are essential terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Lender therefore agrees that Company shall be entitled to a decree or order by any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining such impending or actual violation of any of such provisions. Such decree or order, to the extent appropriate, shall specifically enforce the full performance of any such provision by the Lender and the Lender hereby consents to the jurisdiction of any such court of competent jurisdiction, state or federal, sitting in the State of New York. This remedy shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the Company at law or equity. If any portion of this Section 3.1 is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, this Section 3.1 shall be deemed amended to delete therefrom the portion so adjudicated, such deletion to apply only with respect to the operation of this Section 3.1 in the jurisdiction in which such adjudication is made.
  
 	 
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 3.2 No Short Sales. Exchange Shares shall not at any time be used to cover “short” sales of Common Stock.
  
 3.3 Further Assurances. From time to time after the Closing Date, each Party hereto shall deliver or cause to be delivered such further documents and instruments and shall do and cause to be done such further acts as a Party may reasonably request to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
  
 3.4 Public Announcements. Except as may be required by applicable law, no Party hereto shall make any public announcements or otherwise communicate with any news media with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, without prior consultation with the other parties as to the timing and contents of any such announcement or communications; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prevent any Party from promptly making all filings with any Governmental Entity or disclosures with the stock exchange, if any, on which such Party’s capital stock is listed, as may, in its judgment, be required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
  
 Section IV
  
 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
  
 Except as otherwise expressly provided, all accounting terms used in this Agreement, whether or not defined in this Section IV, shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. The following terms have the meanings set forth below:
  
 “Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person which directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) as used with respect to any Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
  
 “Agreement” means this Agreement.
  
 “Closing” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1 hereof.
  
 “Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.1 hereof.
  
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
  
 “Common Stock” has the meaning assigned to it in the recitals hereof.
  
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
  
 “Exchange Shares” has the meaning assigned to it in the recitals hereof.
  
 “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
  
 “Governmental Entity” means any national, federal, state, municipal, local, territorial, foreign or other government or any department, commission, board, bureau, agency, regulatory authority or instrumentality thereof, or any court, judicial, administrative or arbitral body or public or private tribunal.
  
 “Lender” has the meaning assigned to it in the Preamble hereof.
  
 	 
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 “Material Adverse Effect,” when used with respect to any Person, means a material adverse effect or change on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations or results thereof, or properties or assets (taken as a whole), of such Person and its subsidiaries as a whole, or any event that has occurred or circumstances that exist that result in such material adverse effect or change; provided, however, that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include any event, occurrence, fact, condition, or change, directly or indirectly, arising out of or attributable to: (i) any changes, conditions or effects in the United States or foreign economies or securities or financial markets in general; (ii) changes, conditions or effects that generally affect the industries in which the Company operates; (iii) any change, effect or circumstance resulting from an action required or permitted by this Agreement; (iv) conditions caused by acts of terrorism or war (whether or not declared); (v) a change in law; (vi) changes in GAAP; (vii) the announcement of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement; (viii) changes in political conditions; or (ix) acts of God.
  
 “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, incorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, Governmental Entity or other entity.
  
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
  
 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other business association or entity (i) at least 50% of the outstanding voting securities of which are at the time owned or controlled directly or indirectly by such Person or (ii) with respect to which such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management.
  
 “Tax” or “Taxes” means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, customs, duties, franchise, withholding, social security, unemployment, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, value added, estimated or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties or additions thereto.
  
 “Transfer” means to sell, exchange, transfer, negotiate, gift, convey in trust, pledge, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of.
  
 Section V
  
 MISCELLANEOUS
  
 5.1 Amendment. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless made in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of each Party.
  
 5.2 Waiver. The conditions to each Party’s obligation to consummate the Closing are for the sole benefit of such Party and may be waived by such Party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law. No waiver will be effective unless it is in a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the waiving Party that makes express reference to the provision or provisions subject to such waiver.
  
 5.3 Counterparts and Facsimile. For the convenience of the Parties hereto, this Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts will together constitute the same agreement. Executed signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by .PDF or electronic facsimile (including via electronic mail), and such .PDF or facsimiles will be deemed as sufficient as if actual signature pages had been delivered.
  
 5.4 Governing Law; Forum This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law or choice of law that would compel the application of the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. The Parties hereby consent to the concurrent exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States located in New York County, New York in connection with any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating in any manner to this Agreement, and each of the Parties further irrevocably agrees to waive any objection to the venue of any such suit or proceeding in either court, or to in personam jurisdiction.
  
 	 
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 5.5 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION, ACTION, PROCEEDING, CROSS-CLAIM, OR COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY COURT (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH (I) THIS AGREEMENT OR THE VALIDITY, PERFORMANCE, INTERPRETATION, COLLECTION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR (II) THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, AUTHORIZATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
  
 5.6 Remedies. Each of the Parties to this Agreement will be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its favor. The Parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any Party shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief or specific performance without bond or the necessity of showing actual monetary damages in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement.
  
 5.7 Notices. All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (i) when personally delivered, sent by telecopy (with hard copy to follow); (ii) one day after sent by reputable overnight express courier (charges prepaid); or (iii) five (5) days following mailing by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested. Unless another address is specified in writing, notices, demands and communications to the Company, Parent and the Lender shall be sent to the addresses indicated below:
  
 	 If to the Company or Guarantor
	 Cosmos Holdings Inc. 
 141 West Jackson Blvd.
 Suite 4236
 Chicago, IL 56064
 Attn: Grigorios Siokas
 Email: greg.ceo@cosmoshold.com
  

	 With copies (which shall not
constitute notice) to:
  
  
  
  
  
 If to Lender:
  
	 Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP
 605 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
 New York, New York 10158
 Facsimile: 212-286-1884
 Email: cc@dhclegal.com
 Attn: Charles Capetanakis
  
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 5.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto) referenced herein set forth the entire agreement of the Parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior agreements, understandings and representations, oral or written, with regard to such matters.
  
 5.9 Assignment; Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by any Party hereto without the prior written consent of the other Parties, and any attempt to assign any right, remedy, obligation or liability hereunder without such consent shall be void, except that the Lender may, without the prior consent of the Parent or the Company, assign its rights hereunder to any of its Affiliates. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be enforceable by any other Person. All covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
  
 	 
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 5.10 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance, is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, will remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon a suitable and equitable substitute provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.
  
 5.11 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Company, the Guarantor and the Lender, any benefits, rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever.
  
 5.12 Restrictive Legends.
  
 (a) The Lender understands and agrees that Parent will cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Exchange Shares, together with any other legends that may be required by state or federal securities laws:
  
 THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (C) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C) TO REQUEST THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL AND/OR, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER.
  
 5.13 Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed followed by the words “without limitation.” No rule of construction against the draftsperson shall be applied in connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement, as this Agreement is the product of negotiation between sophisticated parties advised by counsel. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, all references to any statute, rule or regulation are to the statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute) and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation include any successor to the section.
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Debt Exchange Agreement as of the date first written above.
  
 	 	COSMOS HOLDINGS INC. & SKYPHARM S.A.	
	 	 	 	 
		By:	 /s/ Grigorios Siokas 
	
	  
	 Name:
	Grigorios Siokas	 
	 	Title: 	Chief Executive Officer	 
	 	 	 	 
	  
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Exhibit 10.1

 

TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED

2021 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

ARTICLE I

 

PURPOSE

 

1.1         Purpose. The purpose of the Twin Disc, Incorporated 2021 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the overall financial objectives of Twin Disc, Incorporated (the “Company”) and its majority owned subsidiaries (“Subsidiaries”) by providing opportunities for the officers and key employees selected to participate in the Plan (each a “Participant”) to acquire Common Stock of the Company (“Common Stock”), and to receive Common Stock or cash bonuses upon attainment of specified financial goals of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Plan gives the Compensation and Executive Development Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall designate (the “Committee”), the authority and discretion to award stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, cash-settled restricted stock unit awards, performance stock awards, performance stock unit awards, performance unit awards and/or dividend equivalent awards (collectively, “Awards”) to eligible employees of the Company.

 

ARTICLE II

 

EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM

 

2.1         Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective on the date that it is approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Effective Date”), provided that shareholders of the Company’s Common Stock approve the Plan by a majority of votes cast at a meeting of such shareholders before the first anniversary of the Effective Date. No shares shall be issued under the Plan prior to such shareholder approval. Notwithstanding any terms of the Plan to the contrary:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			Options issued under the Plan prior to such shareholder approval shall not be exercisable unless and until such shareholder approval occurs;

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			SARs issued under the Plan that would be settled in shares of Common Stock shall not be exercisable unless and until such shareholder approval occurs;

			

 

	 	
			(c)

				
			If an event occurs prior to such shareholder approval that would otherwise result in issuance of shares prior to such shareholder approval (including, for example, termination of a Participant’s employment due to death or disability), such shares shall not be issued unless and until such shareholder approval occurs; and such shares shall be issued no later than 2 1⁄2 months after the date of such shareholder approval occurs (or, if later, the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s termination of employment for reasons other than death).

			

 

 

 

 

 

If the shareholders do not approve the Plan before the first anniversary of the Effective Date, any Awards made under the Plan shall be null and void.

 

2.2         Term. No Award may be granted more than ten years after the Effective Date.

 

2.3         Post-Term Activity. Awards granted within the term of the Plan as set forth in Section 2.2, subject to the all other terms and conditions of the Plan and the agreement(s) governing the grant of the Awards, may be exercised, paid out, or modified more than ten years after the adoption of the Plan. Restrictions on Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units may lapse more than ten (10) years after the Effective Date.

 

ARTICLE III

 

STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN

 

3.1         Maximum Number. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards under the Plan from and after the Effective Date is 715,000, subject to the adjustments provided in Article XI, below. Such shares may be newly-issued shares, authorized but unissued shares or shares reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise. Because Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units are payable only in cash, the number of such Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units shall not count against the 715,000 maximum described in this paragraph.

 

3.2         Availability of Shares for Award. Any Award or portion of an Award that is settled in cash and not in shares of Common Stock shall not be counted against the share limit in Section 3.1. In addition, if (i) an Award lapses, expires, terminates, or is cancelled without the issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Award; (ii) the Committee determines during or at the conclusion of the term of an Award that all or a portion of the shares of Common Stock that would be subject to issuance under the Award will not be issued because the conditions for such issuance have not been or will not be satisfied; (iii) shares of Common Stock are forfeited under an Award; or (iv) shares of Common Stock are issued under an Award and the Company later reacquires them pursuant to rights reserved by the Company upon the issuance of such shares; then the shares of Common Stock subject to such Award shall again be available for the grant of a new Award under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			Shares of Common Stock that are received by the Company in connection with the exercise of an Award, including shares tendered in payment of a Stock Option’s or an SAR’s exercise price or shares tendered to the Company for the satisfaction of any tax liability or the satisfaction of a tax withholding obligation, may not be made subject to issuance pursuant to a later Award.

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			In the event that only net shares are issued upon exercise of a Stock Option, upon the exercise of a SAR settled in shares of Common Stock, or upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock following the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock Units or the satisfaction of performance goals with respect to Performance Stock, the gross number of shares associated with such Award shall be counted against the 715,000 maximum described in Section 3.1.

			

 

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			(c)

				
			In no event will shares that are repurchased on the open market using stock option exercise proceeds be added back to the Plan.

			

 

ARTICLE IV

 

ADMINISTRATION

 

4.1         General Administration. The Committee shall supervise and administer the Plan. The Committee shall have discretionary authority to determine all issues with respect to the interpretation of the Plan and Awards granted under the Plan, and with respect to all Plan administration issues.

 

4.2         Powers of the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law (including but not limited to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended), the Committee shall have the authority, in its discretion: (i) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; (ii) to select the eligible employees who shall receive Awards under the Plan; (iii) to grant Awards under the Plan and to determine the terms and conditions of such Awards, including without limitation the authority to determine the number of shares subject to issuance with respect to any Award, the vesting or exercise schedule of any Award, and the specific performance goals that shall cause an Award to vest or become payable; (iv) to determine the terms and conditions of the respective agreements (which need not be identical) pursuant to which Awards are granted, and (with the consent of the holder thereof) to modify or amend any Award; (v) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effectuate the grant of any Award; (vi) to determine the exercise price per share of options granted under the Plan; (vii) to determine the permissible methods of Award exercise and payment, including cashless exercise arrangements; (viii) to decide whether a Stock Appreciation Right Award shall be settled in cash or Common Stock; (ix) to determine the remaining number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan; (x) to appoint and compensate agents, counsel, auditors or other specialists to aid it in the discharge of its duties; (xi) to interpret the Plan and/or any agreement entered into under the Plan; (xii) to delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company the authority to grant Awards under the Plan to employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries who are not directors or executive officers of the Company, subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan; and (xiii) to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

 

4.3         Committee. The Committee shall consist of at least two directors, each of whom shall be a “non-employee director” as that term is defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof (including telephone conference), and all determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of the members present, or by a writing by a majority of the members of the entire Committee without notice or meeting.

 

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4.4         Minimum Vesting. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, and subject to acceleration as described in Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, no Awards granted under the Plan shall have a vesting, restricted or performance period (as applicable) of less than one year from the date of grant; provided, however, that Awards that result in the issuance of an aggregate of five percent (5%) of the shares of Common Stock available pursuant to Section 3.1 may be granted to any one or more Participants without regard to such minimum vesting, restricted or performance provisions.         

 

4.5         Compliance with Code Section 409A. All Awards under this Plan shall be structured in a manner to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, or to be exempt from the application of Code Section 409A.

 

ARTICLE V

 

ELIGIBILITY

 

5.1         Eligibility. An Award may be granted under the Plan to those key employees (including officers) of the Company or its present or future Subsidiaries who, in the opinion of the Committee, are mainly responsible for the success and future growth of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

AWARDS

 

6.1         Types of Awards. Awards under the Plan may be granted in any one or a combination of the following:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			Stock Options. An Option shall entitle the Participant to receive shares of Common Stock upon exercise of such Option, subject to the Participant's satisfaction in full of any conditions, restrictions or limitations imposed in accordance with the Plan or the agreement between the Company and the Participant governing the award of such Option. The agreement governing the award of an option shall designate whether such option is intended to be an incentive stock option or a non-qualified stock option, and to the extent that any stock option is not designated as an incentive stock option (or even if so designated does not qualify as an incentive stock option), it shall constitute a non-qualified stock option. In the case of an incentive stock option, if the aggregate fair market value (determined on the date of grant) of the Shares with respect to which all incentive stock options (within the meaning of Code Section 422) are first exercisable by the Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan and under all other incentive stock option plans of the Company or any affiliate that is required to be included under Code Section 422) exceeds $100,000, such option automatically shall be treated as a non-qualified stock option to the extent this limit is exceeded. The maximum number of Options that may be granted to any Participant during any fiscal year of the Company is 100,000, subject to the adjustments provided in Article XI, below.

			

 

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			(i)

				
			Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the date the option is granted (or, if the Option is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option, not less than 110% of the such fair market value if the option is granted to an individual who owns or is deemed to own stock possessing more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock or the Company, a corporation which is the parent of the Company or and subsidiary of the Company (each as defined in Section 424 of the Code) (a "10% Shareholder")). For this and all other purposes under the Plan, the fair market value shall be the mean between the highest and lowest quoted selling prices per share of Common Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the date of grant; provided, that if the Common Stock ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, the Committee shall designate an alternative method of determining the fair market value of the Common Stock.

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			Option Period. An Option shall be exercisable at such time and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee. An option that is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option shall not be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted (or five years after the date it is granted, if granted to a 10% Shareholder).

			

 

	 	
			(iii)

				
			No Repricings or Repurchases of Underwater Options Permitted. Except in connection with a transaction or event described in Article XI, the terms of outstanding Options may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of the outstanding Options or cancel the outstanding Options in exchange for cash, other awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options without stockholder approval.

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the Participant to surrender to the Company the Stock Appreciation Right and to be paid therefor the amount described in Section 6.1(b)(i)(3) or 6.1(b)(ii) below, subject to the Participant's satisfaction in full of any conditions, restrictions or limitations imposed in accordance with the Plan or the agreement between the Company and the Participant governing the award of such Stock Appreciation Right. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option under this Plan (“Tandem SARs”), or may be granted on a stand-alone basis (“Stand Alone SARs”). The maximum number of Stock Appreciation Rights that may be granted to any Participant during any fiscal year of the Company is 100,000, subject to the adjustments provided in Article XI, below.

			

 

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			(i)

				
			Tandem SAR's.

			

 

	 	
			(1)

				
			Grant. Tandem SARs may be granted in connection with non-qualified or incentive stock options, but may only be granted at the time of grant of such associated Options.

			

 

	 	
			(2)

				
			Term. A Tandem SAR shall have the same term as the Stock Option to which it relates and shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent the related Stock Option would be exercisable.

			

 

	 	
			(3)

				
			Exercise. Upon the exercise of a Tandem SAR, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash equal in value to the excess of the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price per share of Common Stock as specified in the agreement governing the Tandem SAR, multiplied by the number of shares in respect to which the Tandem SAR is exercised. The exercise of Tandem SARs shall require the cancellation of a corresponding number of Stock Options to which the Tandem SARs relate, and the exercise of Stock Options shall require the cancellation of a corresponding number of Tandem SARs to which the Stock Options relate.

			

 

	 	
			(4)

				
			Expiration or Termination. A Tandem SAR shall expire or terminate at such time as the Stock Option to which it relates expires or terminates, unless otherwise provided in the agreement governing the grant of the Tandem SAR.

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			Stand Alone SAR's. A Stand Alone SAR may be granted at such time and for such term as the Committee shall determine, and shall be exercisable at such time as specified in the agreement governing the grant of the Stand Alone SAR. Upon exercise of a Stand Alone SAR, the Participant shall be entitled to receive, in cash, Common Stock, or a combination of both (as determined by the Committee), an amount equal to the fair market value per share of Common Stock over an exercise price specified in the agreement governing the grant of the Stand Alone SAR (which exercise price shall not be less than the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the date the Stand Alone SAR is awarded), multiplied by the number of shares in respect to which the Stand Alone SAR is exercised.

			

 

	 	
			(iii)

				
			No Repricings or Repurchases of Underwater SARs Permitted. Except in connection with a transaction or event described in Article XI, the terms of outstanding SARs may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of the outstanding SARs or cancel the outstanding SARs in exchange for cash, other awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original SARs without stockholder approval.

			

 

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			(c)

				
			Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted Stock consists of shares of Common Stock that are transferred or sold to the Participant, but which carry restrictions such as a prohibition against disposition or an option to repurchase in the event of employment termination. The minimum restriction on shares of Restricted Stock shall be one year of continued service by the Participant, although the Committee may impose longer service requirements and/or additional restrictions. Until such restrictions lapse, the Participant may not sell, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, the Restricted Stock. A sale of Restricted Stock to a Participant shall be at such price as the Committee determines, which price may be substantially below the fair market value of the Common Stock at the date of grant.

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			Lapse of Restrictions. The Committee shall establish the conditions under which the restrictions applicable to shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse. Lapse of the restrictions may be conditioned upon continued employment of the Participant for a specified period of time, satisfaction of performance goals of the Company or a Subsidiary, or any other factors as the Committee deems appropriate.

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			Rights of Holder of Restricted Stock. Except for the restrictions on transfer and/or the Company's option to repurchase the Restricted Shares, the Participant shall have, with respect to shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a shareholder of Common Stock, including, if applicable, the right to vote the shares and the right to receive any cash or stock dividends. Notwithstanding the foregoing, cash or stock dividends on shares of Restricted Stock shall be automatically deferred, and shall be paid to the Participant only if, when and to the extent the underlying shares of Restricted Stock vest. Cash or stock dividends payable with respect to shares of Restricted Stock that are forfeited shall also be forfeited. Cash or stock dividends payable under this paragraph shall be paid as soon as practicable after the restrictions on the shares of Restricted Stock to which such dividends relate lapse (but no later than the 15th day of the third month of calendar year after the calendar year in which such restrictions lapse). Cash dividends shall be paid with an appropriate rate of interest, as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall not have the discretion to override the provisions of this Section 6.1(c)(ii).

			

 

	 	
			(iii)

				
			Certificates. The Company may require that the certificates evidencing shares of Restricted Stock be held by the Company until the restrictions thereon have lapsed. If and when such restrictions lapse, certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the Participant. Such shares may have further restrictions on transfer if they have not been registered under the Exchange Act, but shall no longer be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

			

 

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			(d)

				
			Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Restricted Stock Units consist of the right to receive a specified number of shares of Common Stock upon the lapse of a substantial risk of forfeiture. The minimum restriction on Restricted Stock Units shall be one year of continued service by the Participant, although the Committee may impose longer service requirements and/or additional restrictions. There is no purchase or exercise price associated with Restricted Stock Units or with the shares issued in settlement of the award. Participants have no voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends with respect to Restricted Stock Units until shares of Common Stock are issued in settlement of such awards. However, the Committee may grant restricted stock units that entitle the holders to receive Dividend Equivalent Awards, as described in Section 6.1(i) below.

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			Lapse of Restrictions. The Committee shall establish the conditions under which the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock Units shall lapse. Lapse of the restrictions may be conditioned upon continued employment of the Participant for a specified period of time, satisfaction of performance goals of the Company or a Subsidiary, or any other factors as the Committee deems appropriate.

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			Timing of Payments. Shares of Common Stock due under Restricted Stock Units shall be issued as soon as practicable after the applicable restrictions lapse, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which such restrictions lapse. Such shares may have further restrictions on transfer if they have not been registered under the Exchange Act, but shall no longer be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

			

 

	 	
			(e)

				
			Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units consist of the right to receive a cash payment upon the lapse of a substantial risk of forfeiture. The minimum restriction on Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units shall be one year of continued service by the Participant, although the Committee may impose longer service requirements and/or additional restrictions. The cash payment for each Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit that vests upon the lapse of the substantial risk of forfeiture shall be equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as of the date the substantial risk of forfeiture lapses.

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			Lapse of Restrictions. The Committee shall establish the conditions under which the restrictions applicable to Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units shall lapse. Lapse of the restrictions may be conditioned upon continued employment of the Participant for a specified period of time, satisfaction of performance goals of the Company or a Subsidiary, or any other factors as the Committee deems appropriate.

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			Timing of Payments. Payments of amounts due under Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units shall be made as soon as practicable after the applicable restrictions lapse, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which such restrictions lapse.

			

 

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			(f)

				
			Performance Stock Awards. Performance Stock Awards are artificial shares that are contingently granted to a Participant, which entitle the Participant to actual shares of Common Stock, if predetermined objectives are met. Because the payment of a Performance Stock Award is based on a predetermined number of shares of Common Stock, the value of the award may increase or decrease depending on the fair market value of the Common Stock after the date of grant. The maximum number of shares of Performance Stock that may be granted to any Participant during any fiscal year of the Company is 100,000, subject to the adjustments provided in Article XI, below.

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			Performance Goals. The Committee shall establish one or more performance goals with respect to each grant of a Performance Stock Award. The performance goals may be tailored to meet specific objectives. Payment or vesting a Performance Stock Award may be based upon one or more of the following criteria, as determined by the Committee, or upon such other business criteria as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion: gross revenues, sales, net asset turnover, earnings per share, cash flow, cash flow from operations, return on investment in excess of cost of capital (i.e., net operating profit after taxes minus the Company’s capital charge), net operating profit after taxes as a percentage of the Company’s capital charge, operating profit or income, EBITDA as a percent of sales, debt to EBITDA ratios (including but not limited to the ratio of total funded debt to four quarter EBITDA, as defined in loan covenants of the Company), net income, operating income, net income margin, return on net assets, return on total sales, return on common equity, return on total capital, or total shareholder return. The Committee may establish targets under one or more of the foregoing performance goals based on single year or multi year periods. In addition, performance goals may relate to attainment of specified objectives by the Participant or by the Company or an affiliate, including a division or a department of the Company or an affiliate, or upon any other factors or criteria as the Committee shall determine.

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			Certification of Satisfaction of Performance Goals. Following the completion of a period for which performance goals have been established, the Committee shall certify the extent to which such goals have been achieved. Such certification shall occur, and any applicable transfer of shares of Common Stock shall be made, as soon as practicable following the completion of the performance period, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which such period ends.

			

 

	 	
			(g)

				
			Performance Stock Unit Awards. A Performance Stock Unit shall entitle the Participant to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock of the Company as of the Vesting Date, if predetermined objectives are met. The “Vesting Date” shall be the last day of the performance period for which a performance goal is established. The maximum number of Performance Stock Units that may be granted to any Participant during any fiscal year of the Company is 200,000, subject to the adjustments provided in Article XI, below.

			

 

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			(i)

				
			Performance Goals. The Committee shall establish one or more performance goals with respect to each grant of a Performance Stock Unit. The performance goals may be tailored to meet specific objectives. Payment or vesting a Performance Stock Unit Award may be based upon one or more of the following criteria, as determined by the Committee, or upon such other business criteria as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion: gross revenues, sales, net asset turnover, earnings per share, cash flow, cash flow from operations, return on investment in excess of cost of capital (i.e., net operating profit after taxes minus the Company’s capital charge), net operating profit after taxes as a percentage of the Company’s capital charge, operating profit or income, EBITDA as a percent of sales, debt to EBITDA ratios (including but not limited to the ratio of total funded debt to four quarter EBITDA, as defined in loan covenants of the Company), net income, operating income, net income margin, return on net assets, return on total sales, return on common equity, return on total capital, or total shareholder return. The Committee may establish targets under one or more of the foregoing performance goals based on single year or multi year periods In addition, performance goals may relate to attainment of specified objectives by the Participant or by the Company or an affiliate, including a division or a department of the Company or an affiliate, or upon any other factors or criteria as the Committee shall determine.

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			Certification of Satisfaction of Performance Goals. Following the completion of a period for which performance goals have been established, the Committee shall certify the extent to which such goals have been achieved. Such certification shall occur, and any applicable payments shall be made, as soon as practicable following the completion of the performance period, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which such period ends.

			

 

	 	
			(h)

				
			Performance Unit Awards. Performance Unit Awards entitle the participant to cash payments (or, at the election of the Committee, their equivalent in shares of Common Stock), if predetermined objectives are met. Because the payment of a Performance Unit Award is based on a predetermined cash amount, the value of each unit remains constant and does not fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Common Stock. The maximum amount that may be paid to any Participant in any fiscal year of the Company pursuant to an award of Performance Units shall be $500,000.00.

			

 

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			(i)

				
			Performance Goals. The Committee shall establish one or more performance goals with respect to each grant of a Performance Unit Award. The performance goals may be tailored to meet specific objectives. Payment or vesting a Performance Unit Award may be based upon one or more of the following criteria, as determined by the Committee, or upon such other business criteria as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion: gross revenues, sales, net asset turnover, earnings per share, cash flow, cash flow from operations, return on investment in excess of cost of capital (i.e., net operating profit after taxes minus the Company’s capital charge), net operating profit after taxes as a percentage of the Company’s capital charge, operating profit or income, EBITDA as a percent of sales, debt to EBITDA ratios (including but not limited to the ratio of total funded debt to four quarter EBITDA, as defined in loan covenants of the Company), net income, operating income, net income margin, return on net assets, return on total sales, return on common equity, return on total capital, or total shareholder return. The Committee may establish targets under one or more of the foregoing performance goals based on single year or multi year periods. In addition, performance goals may relate to attainment of specified objectives by the participant or by the Company or an affiliate, including a division or a department of the Company or an affiliate, or upon any other factors or criteria as the Committee shall determine.

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			Certification of Satisfaction of Performance Goals. Following the completion of a period for which performance goals have been established, the Committee shall certify the extent to which such goals have been achieved. Such certification shall occur, and any applicable payments shall be made, as soon as practicable following the completion of the performance period, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which such period ends.

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			Dividend Equivalent Awards. Dividend Equivalent Awards entitle the Participant to receive payment having a value equal to the dividends that would be payable with respect to a specified number of shares of Common Stock during a specified period, if the Participant owned that number of shares of Common Stock. Dividend Equivalent Awards may be granted on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award, except that Dividend Equivalent Awards may not be granted with respect to Options or SARs. Any Dividend Equivalent Awards relating to an underlying Award shall be paid only if, when and to the extent such underlying Award vests, and the value of a Dividend Equivalent Award payable with respect to an underlying Award that does not vest shall be forfeited. Payments of amounts due under a stand-alone Dividend Equivalent Award shall be made as soon as practicable after the applicable restrictions lapse or the vesting conditions are satisfied, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which such restrictions lapse or such vesting conditions are satisfied.

			

 

6.2         Written Agreements. Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement, the form of which shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan and applicable law, which shall be signed by an officer of the Company and the Participant. Until such agreement has been entered into between the Company and the Participant, the Participant shall have no rights in any Award approved by the Committee.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

PAYMENT FOR AWARDS

 

7.1         General. Payments required, if any, upon a Participant's exercise of an Award under the Plan may be made in the form of: (i) cash; (ii) Company stock; (iii) a combination of cash and Company stock; or (iv) such other forms or means that the Committee shall determine in its discretion and in such manner as is consistent with the Plan's purpose and the Code, the Exchange Act, or other applicable laws or regulations.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT ON BENEFITS

 

8.1         Termination by Reason of Death. Unless otherwise provided in an agreement governing the grant of an Award or as determined by the Committee, if a Participant incurs termination of employment due to death:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			Any unexpired and unexercised Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights held by such Participant shall thereafter be fully exercisable (whether or not such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights were fully vested at the time of the Participant's death) by the deceased Participant’s estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right by bequest or inheritance for a period of one year immediately following the date of death, or until the expiration of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right if shorter.

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			Any restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse and the Participant’s designated beneficiary (or in the absence of such beneficiary, the Participant’s estate) shall be fully vested in the Restricted Stock.

			

 

	 	
			(c)

				
			Any restrictions on Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, and the Participant’s designated beneficiary (or in the absence of such beneficiary, the Participant’s estate) shall be issued the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such Restricted Stock Units. Such shares shall be issued as soon as practicable following the Participant’s death, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which the Participant’s death occurs.

			

 

	 	
			(d)

				
			Any restrictions on Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, and the Participant’s designated beneficiary (or in the absence of such beneficiary, the Participant’s estate) shall receive a cash payment for each Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit equal to the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market as of the date of the Participant’s death. Such payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the Participant’s death, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which the Participant’s death occurs.

			

 

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			(e)

				
			The Participant’s designated beneficiary (or in the absence of such beneficiary, the Participant’s estate) shall receive a prorated payout of any Performance Stock Awards, Performance Stock Unit Awards and Performance Unit Awards. The prorated payout shall be based upon the length of time that the Participant held such Awards prior to his or her death relative to the period for which performance is measured, and shall be determined as if the target performance objective had been attained; provided, that for any Participant who received an Award under this Plan or the Twin Disc, Incorporated 2018 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan prior to November 1, 2021 (each a “Grandfathered Participant”), the prorated payout shall be determined as if the maximum performance objective had been attained. Such payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the Participant’s death, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which the Participant’s death occurs.

			

 

	 	
			(f)

				
			Dividend Equivalent Awards that are unvested or subject to restrictions shall immediately vest and such restrictions shall lapse, and the Participant’s designated beneficiary (or in the absence of such beneficiary, the Participant’s estate) shall receive a cash payment equal to the amount of dividend equivalents credited to the Participant. Such payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the Participant’s death, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which the Participant’s death occurs.

			

 

8.2         Termination by Reason of Disability. Unless otherwise provided in an agreement governing the grant of an Award or as determined by the Committee, if a Participant incurs termination of employment due to disability:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			Any unexpired and unexercised Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights held by such Participant shall thereafter be fully exercisable (whether or not such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights were fully vested at the time the Participant became disabled) for a period of three years (except for incentive stock options, in which case the period shall be one year) immediately following the date of such termination of employment, or until the expiration of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right if shorter. The Participant's death at any time following such termination due to disability shall not affect the foregoing. In the event of termination due to disability, if an incentive stock option is exercised more than one year after such termination of employment (or such other time period as may apply under Section 422 of the Code), such Option shall thereafter be treated as a non-qualified stock option.

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			Any restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse and the Participant shall be fully vested in the Restricted Stock.

			

 

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			(c)

				
			Any restrictions on Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, and the Participant shall be issued the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such Restricted Stock Units.

			

 

	 	
			(d)

				
			Any restrictions on Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, and the Participant shall receive a cash payment for each Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit equal to the fair market value per share of Common Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market as of the date of the Participant’s termination of employment.

			

 

	 	
			(e)

				
			The Participant shall receive a prorated payout of any Performance Stock Awards, Performance Stock Unit Awards and Performance Unit Awards. The prorated payout shall be based upon the length of time that the Participant held such Awards prior to his or her termination of employment due to disability relative to the period for which performance is measured, and shall be determined as if the target performance objective had been attained; provided, that for any Grandfathered Participant (as defined in Section 8.1(e)), the prorated payout shall be determined as if the maximum performance objective had been attained. Such payment shall be made on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment due to disability, or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death.

			

 

	 	
			(f)

				
			Any Dividend Equivalent Awards that are unvested or subject to restrictions shall immediately vest and such restrictions shall lapse, and the Participant shall receive a cash payment equal to the amount of dividend equivalents credited to the Participant.

			

 

Unless otherwise defined in the agreement governing the grant of an Award, “disability” shall mean a mental or physical illness or injury that entitles the Participant to receive benefits under the long term disability plan of the Company or a Subsidiary, or if the Participant is not covered by such a plan, a mental or physical illness that renders a Participant totally and permanently incapable of performing the Participant's duties for the Company or a Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “disability” shall not qualify under the Plan if it is the result of: (i) a willfully self-inflicted injury or willfully self-induced sickness; or (ii) an injury or disease contracted, suffered or incurred, while participating in a criminal offense. The determination of disability shall be made by the Committee. The determination of disability for purposes of the Plan shall not be construed as an admission of disability for any other purpose.

 

8.3         Voluntary Termination Before Retirement or Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided in an agreement governing the grant of an Award or as determined by the Committee, if a Participant voluntarily terminates his or her employment before retirement or is terminated for cause:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			Any unexpired and unexercised Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights held by such Participant shall immediately terminate. The death or disability of the Participant after such a termination of employment shall not renew the exercisability of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

			

 

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			(b)

				
			All shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by the Participant, except the Committee shall have the discretion in whole or in part to waive any or all remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of such Participant's shares of Restricted Stock.

			

 

	 	
			(c)

				
			All Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units, and Dividend Equivalent Awards still subject to restriction or vesting conditions shall be forfeited by the Participant, except the Committee shall have the discretion in whole or in part to waive any or all remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of such Participant's Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units, and/or Dividend Equivalent Awards.

			

 

	 	
			(d)

				
			All Performance Stock Awards, Performance Stock Unit Awards and Performance Unit Awards shall be forfeited by the Participant to the Company.

			

 

Unless otherwise defined in the agreement governing the grant of an Award, “termination for cause” shall mean termination because of (i) any act or failure to act deemed to constitute cause under the Company's established practices policies or guidelines applicable to the Participant or (ii) the Participant's act or omission constituting gross misconduct with respect to the Company or a Subsidiary in any material respect.

 

8.4         Other Termination. Unless otherwise provided in an agreement governing the grant of an Award or as determined by the Committee, if a Participant's employment terminates for any reason (including retirement) other than the reasons listed in Section 8.1 through 8.3 above:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			Any unexpired and unexercised Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights held by such Participant shall thereupon terminate, except that any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, to the extent vested on the date of the Participant's termination, may be exercised by the Participant for a period of three years (except for incentive stock options, in which case the period shall be (3) three months) immediately following the date of such termination of employment, or until the expiration of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right if shorter. The death or disability of the Participant after such a termination of employment shall not extend the time permitted to exercise an Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			All shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by the Participant, except the Committee shall have the discretion in whole or in part to waive any or all remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of such Participant's shares of Restricted Stock.

			

 

	 	
			(c)

				
			All Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units, and Dividend Equivalent Awards still subject to restriction or vesting conditions shall be forfeited by the Participant, except the Committee shall have the discretion in whole or in part to waive any or all remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of such Participant's Restricted Stock Units, Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units, and/or Dividend Equivalent Awards.

			

 

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			(d)

				
			The Participant shall receive a prorated payout of any Performance Stock Awards, Performance Stock Unit Awards and Performance Unit Awards if and when the performance goals are achieved. The prorated payout shall be based upon the length of time that the Participant held such Awards prior to his or her termination of employment relative to the period for which performance is measured, and the extent to which the performance goals are achieved as certified by the Committee. Such payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the completion of the of the period for which performance goals have been established, but no later than the 15th day of the third month of the calendar year after the calendar year in which such period ends.

			

 

Unless otherwise defined in the agreement governing the grant of an Award, “retirement” shall mean the Participant's termination of employment after attaining either age 65, or age 60 with the accrual of 10 years of service.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

TERMINATION FOLLOWING CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

9.1         General. Unless otherwise provided in an agreement governing the grant of an Award or as determined by the Committee, and notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if an event constituting a Change in Control of the Company occurs and a Participant either terminates employment for Good Reason or is involuntarily terminated by the Company without cause after the Change in Control:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			outstanding Options awarded to the Participant that are not yet fully exercisable shall immediately become exercisable in full, and in lieu of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Options, the Participant shall receive an amount in cash for each such Option equal to (i) the higher of the closing price of shares of Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the date of termination of employment or the highest per share price for shares of Common Stock actually paid in connection with any Change in Control of the Company, over (ii) the per share exercise price of such Option. Such payment shall be made on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death;

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights (whether Tandem SARs or Stand Alone SARs) awarded to the Participant that are not yet fully exercisable shall immediately become exercisable in full, and the Participant shall receive an amount in cash for each such Stock Appreciation Right equal to (i) the higher of the closing price of shares of Common Stock reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the date of termination of employment or the highest per share price for shares of Common Stock actually paid in connection with any Change in Control of the Company, over (ii) the per share exercise price of such Stock Appreciation Right. Such payment shall be made on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death;

			

 

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			(c)

				
			the transferability provisions and the forfeitability provisions relating to Restricted Stock shall immediately cease to apply;

			

 

	 	
			(d)

				
			the forfeitability provisions relating to Restricted Stock Units shall immediately cease to apply, and the Participant shall be issued the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such Restricted Stock Units.

			

 

	 	
			(e)

				
			the forfeitability provisions relating to Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units shall immediately cease to apply, and a cash payment shall be made based on the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of the Participant’s termination of employment. Such payment shall be made on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death;

			

 

	 	
			(f)

				
			Performance Stock Awards granted hereunder shall immediately vest and shares of Common Stock underlying the award shall be delivered as if the target performance objectives had been fully achieved; provided, that for any Grandfathered Participant (as defined in Section 8.1(e)), the shares of Common Stock underlying the award shall be delivered as if the maximum performance objective had been fully achieved. The delivery of such shares shall occur on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death; and

			

 

	 	
			(g)

				
			Performance Stock Units granted hereunder shall immediately vest and a cash payment shall be made as if the target performance objective had been fully achieved; provided, that for any Grandfathered Participant (as defined in Section 8.1(e)), the payment shall be made as if the maximum performance objective had been fully achieved. Such cash payment shall be equal to the target (or maximum, for a Grandfathered Participant) number of performance stock units granted to the Participant multiplied by the fair market value of the Company’s common stock as the Participant’s termination of employment. Such payment shall be made on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death;

			

 

	 	
			(h)

				
			Performance Unit Awards granted hereunder shall immediately vest and a cash payment shall be made as if the target performance objective had been fully achieved; provided, that for any Grandfathered Participant (as defined in Section 8.1(e)), the payment shall be made as if the maximum performance objective had been fully achieved. Such payment shall be made on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death; and

			

 

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			(i)

				
			Dividend Equivalent Awards granted hereunder shall immediately vest and a cash payment shall be made equal to the amount of dividend equivalents credited to the Participant. Such payment shall be made on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Participant’s termination of employment, or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death.

			

 

9.2         Non-Waiver. The Participant’s continued employment with the Company, for whatever duration, following a Change in Control of the Company shall not constitute a waiver of his or her rights with respect to this Article IX. The Participant's right to terminate his or her employment pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall not be affected by his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness.

 

9.3         Definitions and Additional Rules. For purposes of this Article IX:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			“Good Reason” shall mean, without the Participant’s written consent, the occurrence after a Change in Control of the Company of any one or more of the following:

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			the assignment to the Participant of duties, responsibilities or status that constitute a material diminution in the Participant’s duties, responsibilities or status or a material reduction or alteration in the nature or status of the Participant’s duties and responsibilities;

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			a material reduction by the Company in the Participant’s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control of the Company or as the same shall be increased after the Change in Control of the Company;

			

 

	 	
			(iii)

				
			a material change in the geographic location at which the Participant must provide services; or

			

 

	 	
			(iv)

				
			a material change in or termination of the Company’s benefit plans or programs or the Participant’s participation in such plans or programs (outside of a good faith, across-the-board reduction of general application) in a manner that effectively reduces their aggregate value.

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			“Change in Control of the Company” shall be deemed to occur in any of the following circumstances:

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			if there occurs a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement;

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			if any “person” (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than John Batten or any member of his family (the “Batten Family”), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities, except that any acquisition of securities of the Company directly from the Company (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of a conversion or exchange privilege in respect of outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities unless such outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities were acquired directly from the Company) shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Company;

			

 

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			(iii)

				
			if at any time after the Effective Date, individuals who as of the Effective Date constitute the Board of Directors (as of the Effective Date, the “Incumbent Board”) shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors; provided however, that any person becoming a director after the Effective Date whose appointment or nomination for election to the Board of Directors was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, that no such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest which was (or, if threatened, would have been) subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-12(c) shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Board; or

			

 

	 	
			(iv)

				
			upon the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the consummation of complete liquidation of the Company or the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets.

			

 

	 	
			(c)

				
			To constitute a termination for Good Reason hereunder:

			

 

	 	
			(i)

				
			Termination of employment must occur within two years following the existence of a condition that would constitute Good Reason hereunder; and

			

 

	 	
			(ii)

				
			The Participant must provide notice to the Company of the existence of a condition that would constitute Good Reason within 90 days following the initial existence of such condition. The Company shall be provided a provided a period of 30 days following such notice during which it may remedy the condition. If the condition is remedied, the Participant’s subsequent voluntary termination of employment shall not constitute termination for Good Reason based upon the prior existence of such condition.

			

 

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ARTICLE X

 

NONTRANSFERABILITY

 

10.1         General. Unless otherwise provided in an agreement governing the grant of an Award, a Participant’s rights shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant, and no Award may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated; provided, that Options and Stock Appreciation Rights are transferable by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution.

 

ARTICLE XI

 

ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS

 

11.1         Changes in Capitalization. If the Company shall at any time change the number of issued shares of Common Stock without new consideration to the Company (by stock dividends, stock splits, split-up, spin-off, or similar transactions):

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			the total number of shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, the number of shares covered by or subject to each outstanding Award, the number of outstanding Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units and the number of outstanding Performance Stock Units, shall be adjusted so that the aggregate consideration payable to the Company, if any, and the value of each such Award shall not be changed; and

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			the maximum number of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Stock Units and shares of Performance Stock that may be granted to any Participant in any fiscal year of the Company shall be proportionately adjusted to reflect the increase or decrease in the issued shares of Common Stock.

			

 

11.2         Reorganization, Sale, etc.. Awards granted hereunder may also contain provisions for their continuation, acceleration, immediate vesting, or for other equitable adjustments after changes in the Common Stock resulting from the consummation of a reorganization, sale, merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation or similar circumstances.

 

11.3         Substitutions and Assumptions. If the Company acquires an entity which has issued and outstanding stock options or other rights, the Company may substitute stock options or rights for options or rights of such entity, including options or other rights to acquire stock at less than 100% of the fair market price of the stock at grant. The number and kind of such stock options and other rights shall be determined by the Committee and the total number of shares reserved for issuance under this Plan shall be appropriately adjusted consistent with such determination and in such manner as the Committee may deem equitable to prevent substantial dilution or enlargement of the Awards granted to, or available for, present or future Participants of this Plan. The number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Article III may be increased by the corresponding number of options or other benefits assumed, and, in the case of a substitution, by the net increase in the number of shares subject to options or other benefits before and after the substitution.

 

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ARTICLE XII

 

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN AND CLAWBACKS OF AWARDS

 

12.1         Amendment and Termination of Plan. The Board, without further approval of the Company's shareholders, may amend the Plan from time to time or terminate the Plan at any time, provided that:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			no action authorized by this Article shall reduce the amount of any existing Award or change the terms and conditions thereof without the Participant's consent; and

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			no amendment of the Plan shall, without the approval of the Company's shareholders, (i) increase the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan or increase the amount or type of Awards that may be granted under the Plan; (ii) change the minimum purchase price, if any, of shares of Common Stock that may be made subject to Awards under the Plan; (iii) modify the requirements as to eligibility for an Award under the Plan; (iv) extend the term of the Plan; or (v) constitute a material revision of the Plan under the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market (or such other listing standards then applicable to the Company).

			

 

12.2         Clawback of Awards. To the extent required by applicable law or the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market (or such other listing standards then applicable to the Company), including but not limited to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Awards and amounts paid or payable with respect to Awards shall be subject to clawback as determined by the Committee, which clawback may include forfeitures, repurchase, reimbursement and/or recoupment of Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards, in each instance in accordance with applicable law or listing standards. All Awards granted under this Plan, any property (including shares of Common Stock) received in connection with any exercise or vesting of any Awards, and any proceeds received from the disposition of any such property, shall be subject to such applicable law or listing standards, as well as any company-specific clawback policy adopted, and amended from time to time, by the Committee. The Committee shall have discretion with respect to any clawback to determine whether the Company shall effect such recovery:

 

	 	
			(a)

				
			by seeking repayment from the Participant;

			

 

	 	
			(b)

				
			by reducing amounts that would otherwise be payable to the Participant under any compensatory plan, program or arrangement maintained by the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company (subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of the applicable plan, program or arrangement);

			

 

	 	
			(c)

				
			by withholding payment of future increases in compensation (including the payment of any discretionary bonus amounts) or grants of compensatory awards that would have otherwise been made in accordance with the Company’s applicable compensation practices; or

			

 

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			(d)

				
			by any combination of the above.

			

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

13.1         Unfunded Status of Plan. It is intended that the Plan constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. The Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Common Stock or make payments; provides, however, that unless the Committee otherwise determines, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan.

 

13.2         Withholding Taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the Participant for federal income tax purposes with respect to any Award or with respect to any exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan, the Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company or other entity identified by the Committee regarding the payment of any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld. The Participant may elect to satisfy such withholding obligation, in whole or in part, with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is part of the Award or that is received upon the exercise of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement, and such shares of Common Stock shall be valued at their fair market value on the date the tax withholding is effective. The fair market value of any shares of Common Stock withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations shall not exceed the amount determined by the applicable maximum statutory tax withholding rates. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional upon such payment or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Participant. If the Participant disposes of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an incentive stock option in any transaction considered to be a disqualifying transaction under the Code, the Participant must give written notice of such transfer and the Company shall have the right to deduct any taxes required by law to be withheld from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant.

 

13.3         No Guaranty of Employment. Nothing herein shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment between the Company or Subsidiary and the Participant. Except as may be provided in a written contract, the Company or Subsidiary and each of the Participants continue to have the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason.

 

13.4         Controlling Law. The Plan and all Awards made and actions taken hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin (other than its law respecting choice of law). The Plan shall be construed to comply with all applicable law and to avoid liability to the Company or a Subsidiary, including, without limitation, liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

 

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13.5         Headings. The headings contained in the Plan are for reference purposes only, and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of the Plan.

 

13.6         Severability. If any provision of the Plan shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereby, and this Plan shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted.

 

13.7         Successors and Assigns. This Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each successor and assign of the Company. All obligations imposed upon a Participant, and all rights granted to the Company hereunder, shall be binding upon the Participant's heirs, legal representatives and successors.

 

13.8         Entire Agreement. This Plan and any agreements governing the grant of Awards hereunder to any Participant constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof with respect to such Participant, provided that in the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and any such agreement(s), the terms and conditions of the Plan shall control.

 

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