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Exhibit 10.34

 Exhibit 10.34 
 [NAME OF EXECUTIVE] 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement is between
                                         
                (the “Executive”) and Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (“Company”), a Maryland corporation, and governs an award made to the Executive
pursuant to the Host Hotels & Resorts 2009 Comprehensive Stock and Cash Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Company and the Executive agree as follows: 
 1. Stock Option Award. On May 14, 2009 (the “Grant Date”) the Company awarded the Executive the option to purchase
                         shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Option”) at an exercise price equal to
$             per share (the “Per Share Exercise Price”), which Option shall vest and become exercisable according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This Option is
not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. 
 2. Vesting. Subject to this paragraph, the Option will vest and may be exercised as
follows: 
  

	 	a)	             shares on December 31, 2010; and 

  

	 	b)	             shares on December 31, 2011. 

 Except as provided in Section 5, upon Executive’s Termination of Service his or her right to vest in the Option shall terminate and any unvested portion of the
Option shall be forfeited. 
 3. Exercise Period. The Option may not be exercised until vested. Once vested, the vested portion of the
Option may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time, but may only be exercised for whole shares. However, the vested portion of the Option must be exercised, if at all, prior to the earlier of: 
  

	 	a)	one year following Executive’s Termination of Service with the Company by reason of death or Disability; 

  

	 	b)	six months following Executive’s Termination of Service for any reason other than death or Disability; and 

  

	 	c)	the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date; 

 and, if not exercised
prior thereto, shall terminate and no longer be exercisable. 
 4. Exercise Terms. The Option will be deemed exercised upon
Executive’s completing the exercise procedures established by the Company and payment of the Per Share Exercise Price for each share of Common Stock being purchased upon exercise of the Option, plus any applicable tax withholding to the Company
as provided in Section 6 below. Payment may be made in (a) cash; (b) with the consent of the Committee, shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price, or (c) broker assisted cashless
exercise, as permitted by the Plan. 

 [Name of Executive] 
 2009 Stock Option Agreement 
  

 5. Termination Policy. This Agreement is not an employment contract. This Agreement is,
however, a contract creating enforceable rights between the Company (and any successor) and the Executive regarding the Option. This Agreement is subject to the “Host Hotels & Resorts Severance Plan for Executives” (the
“Severance Plan”), attached hereto as Exhibit A. If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated for Cause (as defined in the Severance Plan) or by the Executive without Good Reason (as defined in the Severance
Plan), then the unvested portion of the Option shall be forfeited and be no longer exercisable. If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by (i) reason of the Executive’s death, (ii) Disability, (iii) the
Company without Cause or (iv) the Executive with Good Reason, then all shares subject to the Option shall vest and become exercisable. 
 6. Withholding. The Company has the authority to deduct or withhold, or require Executive to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes arising from exercise or vesting of
the Option. Executive may satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part, by either: (i) electing to have the Company withhold shares otherwise to be delivered with a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount of the tax
withholding obligation; (ii) paying the withholding amount in cash to the Company; or (iii) with the consent of the Committee surrendering to the Company previously owned Common Stock with a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount of
the tax withholding obligation. 
 7. Not Transferable. Except as otherwise permitted by the Plan, this Option is not transferable
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 
 8. Other Long-Term Incentive Awards. The Executive understands and agrees
that the Option granted pursuant to this Agreement are in lieu of any other Options for the period 2009 – 2011, and that the Executive is not entitled to receive any additional stock option awards (other than awards granted in February, 2009).
The Committee reserves the right to make additional long-term incentive awards to individuals in cases where it believes doing so is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. 
 9. The Plan. The Option is granted in accordance with and subject to the Plan. The terms of this Agreement are intended to be in full accordance
with the Plan. However, in the event of any potential conflict between any term of this Agreement and the Plan, this Agreement shall automatically be amended to comply with the terms of the Plan. All defined terms used in this Agreement which are
otherwise not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
 10. Modifications to the Agreement. This Agreement
represents the full and complete understanding between the Executive and the Company and this Agreement cannot be modified or changed by any prior or contemporaneous or future oral agreement of the parties. This Agreement shall only be modified by
the express written agreement of the parties. 
  

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 [Name of Executive] 
 2009 Stock Option Agreement 
  

 11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Maryland
without regard to choice of law or conflict of law rules. 
 12. Designation of Beneficiary. The Executive may designate a beneficiary
in the space provided at the end of this Agreement. 
 13. No Guarantee of Continued Service. BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT EXECUTIVE
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF THE OPTION PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR
ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER). EXECUTIVE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS
AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH HIS OR HER RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE RELATIONSHIP AS AN ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSE. 
 14. Confidential Information. In consideration of the grant of the Option, the Executive hereby agrees that the Company has
made and will make available to the Executive, and the Executive will have access to, certain Confidential Information (as defined herein) of the Company and its affiliates. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that any and all Confidential
Information learned or obtained by the Executive during the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company or otherwise, whether developed by the Executive alone or in conjunction with others or otherwise, shall be and is the property of
the Company and its affiliates. Accordingly, the Executive shall at all times keep all Confidential Information confidential and will not use such Confidential Information other than in connection with the Executive’s discharge of his/her
employment with the Company, and will safeguard the Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure. This covenant is not intended to, and does not limit in any way the Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company under statutory and
common law not to disclose or make personal use of the Confidential Information or trade secrets. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean all confidential and proprietary information of the Company,
and its affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s contractor, customer, supplier and vendor lists and information, marketing strategies, pricing policies or characteristics, product or product specifications, designs, software
systems, leasing costs, cost of equipment, business or business prospects, plans, proposals, codes, marketing studies, research, reports, investigations, trade secrets or other 

  

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 [Name of Executive] 
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information of similar character. For purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information shall not include (i) information which is generally
available to the public, (ii) information obtained by the Executive from third persons other than employees of the Company, its subsidiaries, and affiliates not under agreement to maintain the confidentiality of the same, and
(iii) information which is required to be disclosed by law or legal process. 
  

									
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 4Administrative Regulations for the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program

 Exhibit 10.1 
 THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A PROSPECTUS COVERING SECURITIES 
 THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 
 Administrative Regulations for the 
 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program 
 under the United States Steel Corporation
2005 Stock Incentive Plan 
 As amended by the Compensation & Organization Committee 
 On May 26, 2009, the Effective Date 
  

	1.	Administration. The Compensation & Organization Committee (the “Committee”) shall administer the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program
(the “Program”) under and pursuant to its authority as provided in Section 3 of the United States Steel Corporation 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). 

  

	 	A.	Delegation of Authority. The Committee may delegate to a designated individual (the “Stock Plan Officer”) and to other Officer-Directors and the executive
directly responsible for corporate human resources (collectively, the “Senior Officers”) its duties under the Program subject to such conditions and limitations as the Committee shall prescribe, except that only the Committee may
designate and grant Awards to Participants. The Committee hereby delegates to the Stock Plan Officer all authority necessary or desirable to administer the Program, including the authority to “consent” upon termination and the authority to
delegate all or any portion of the delegated authorities; provided, however, that such authority is limited as follows: (i) only the Committee may (a) designate and grant Awards to Participants (provided that grants to non-executives may
be made through a delegated process to one or more Committee members from time to time under rules established by the Committee in advance of such grants), (b) approve the vesting of Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or
Performance Awards, (c) adjust the number of Shares pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan, (d) approve or amend the form of Awards, (e) amend outstanding Awards, (f) determine the Performance Goals, measures and other terms
associated with Performance Awards or (g) modify or amend these Administrative Regulations (the “Regulations”), including any appendices and schedules attached hereto, and (ii) no delegate of the Stock Plan Officer’s
authority may delegate his or her authority. Without limiting the foregoing, the Stock Plan Officer is hereby directed to (x) administer Awards under the Plan, (y) determine whether any Participant has violated any terms and conditions set
forth in the Award Agreement so as to warrant cancellation of an Award and upon making such determination, cancel such Award, and (z) maintain appropriate records and establish necessary procedures related to the Plan. 

 

	 	B.	Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan. The terms “Stock Plan Officer” and
“Committee” shall be read as being one and the same; provided, however, the preceding (i) does not apply where necessary to give meaning to the terms, (ii) does not limit the authority of the Committee or increase the
authority of the Stock Plan Officer, and (iii) requires that the Stock Plan Officer have the requisite authority (as defined above and/or pursuant to any current Committee resolution) in the context in which the term “Committee” is
used. 

	 	C.	Compensation Consultant. The Committee may engage a compensation consultant to assess the competitiveness of various target Award levels and advise the Committee.

  

	2.	Participation/Eligibility. All management employees of the Corporation, its Subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to participate in the Program upon designation by
the Committee or Senior Officers (“Participants”). 

  

	 	A.	Executive Management. Employees designated by the Committee to be Executive Management are hereby designated to be Participants. Grants to individuals designated to be
Executive Management must be approved by the Committee. 

  

	 	B.	Rights. No Participant or other employee shall have any claim to be granted an Award under the Program, and nothing contained in the Program or any Award Agreement shall
confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Corporation, its Subsidiaries or affiliates or interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation, its Subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate a Participant’s employment
at any time. 

  

	3.	Components of Long-Term Incentives. Award grants may be made in the following forms: Options, Restricted Stock, Other Stock-Based Awards (including without
limitation, Restricted Stock Units), and Performance Awards. 

  

	4.	Options. 

  

	 	A.	Award Grants/Grant Price. The Committee may grant Options to Participants. All Options will be nonstatutory stock options. The exercise price per Share of the Options shall
be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant of the Option. 

  

	 	B.	Term. Each Option shall state the period or periods of time during which it may be exercised, in whole or in part. The term of an Option may not exceed ten years.

  

	 	C.	Vesting. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Option grants shall vest ratably over three years (1/3 on each of the first, second and third grant date
anniversaries), each such year to be considered a “Vesting Year”. 

  

	 	D.	Exercise of Options. 

  

	 	(1)	Effective Date of Exercise. The date of exercise of an Option shall be the business day on which the notice of exercise and payment for Shares being purchased are received by
the Stock Plan Officer. 

  

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	 	(2)	Payment for Shares Purchased/Withholding of Taxes. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, payment of the purchase price shall be made, at the election of the
Participant, in cash or by delivering Shares owned by the Participant or withholding of shares to be acquired upon exercise in accordance with procedures established by the Stock Plan Officer and valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise,
or a combination thereof; provided, however, notwithstanding language in any grant form to the contrary, that, if the optionee is subject to taxation on the benefit received from the Option in a jurisdiction outside the United States the optionee
(i) shall not be permitted to pay the exercise price by surrendering shares of Common Stock that he or she already owns or attesting to the ownership of shares of Common Stock and (ii) shall not be permitted to elect the withholding of
shares to be acquired upon exercise to satisfy either the exercise price or the tax withholding obligation if, in the opinion of the Committee, such election could cause the participant, or the Corporation, to receive unfavorable tax treatment.

  

	 	(a)	Overpayment in Shares. If the Fair Market Value of Shares delivered or withheld in payment of the purchase price exceeds the purchase price, a certificate, or its equivalent,
representing the whole number of excess Shares together with a check, or its equivalent, representing the Fair Market Value of any excess partial Share shall be delivered to the Participant. 

  

	 	(b)	Underpayment in Shares. If the Fair Market Value of Shares delivered or withheld in payment of the purchase price is less than the purchase price, the difference shall be
delivered by the Participant in cash immediately upon notification of such difference. 

  

	 	(c)	Requirements Relating to Previously Owned Shares. Shares delivered in payment of the purchase price shall be duly endorsed for transfer to the Corporation. If Shares so
delivered are not registered in the name of the Participant individually, the Participant shall also provide evidence acceptable to the Stock Plan Officer that such Shares are beneficially owned by the Participant individually.

  

	 	E.	Post-Termination of Employment Exercise. 

  

	 	(1)	Death and Disability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all Options vest immediately upon the Participant’s death during employment or termination of
employment by reason of Disability. Vested options remain exercisable for three years following the date of Death or termination of employment by reason of Disability, as applicable, or, if less, until the original expiration date.

  

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	 	(a)	“Disability” shall be determined, for all purposes under the Program, by reference to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(“Section 409A”). 

  

	 	(2)	Retirement and Termination with Consent. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a prorated number of the Options scheduled to vest during the Vesting Year will vest,
based upon the number of complete months worked during the Vesting Year in which the Participant’s termination of employment occurs by reason of Retirement or Termination with Consent. The prorated award will be calculated upon such termination
and will vest at the next vesting date. The remaining unvested Option grants are forfeited immediately upon termination. Vested options remain exercisable for three years following such termination or, if less, until the original expiration date.

  

	 	(a)	 Example: If the  1/3 ratable vesting for Vesting Year 3 is 1000 shares for Award 1, 1000 shares for Award 2, and 1000 shares for Award 3 and if the Participant terminates employment by reason of Retirement six
months following the Award 3 grants, the Participant is entitled to vesting of  1/2 of all grants that would have vested at the end of the Vesting Year during which he or she retires (Vesting Year 3 in this example), or 1500 shares. This example focuses only on the shares that would vest during
Vesting Year 3; however, another 3000 shares would have vested in the aggregate following Vesting Years 1 and 2, for a total of 4500 shares vesting under the Awards 1, 2 and 3. The 1500 shares would vest upon the next scheduled vesting date
following termination. The post-termination exercise period would be measured for three years following the date of termination, even though the final pro rata tranche does not vest upon termination. 

  

	 	(b)	“Retirement” shall mean, for all purposes under the Program, the applicable Participant’s termination of employment after having satisfied the age, service
and/or other requirements necessary to commence an immediate pension under either: (i) the applicable defined benefit pension plan for the Participant’s home country, regardless of whether the Participant is a participant in such pension
plan, or (ii) in the case of a home country for which there is no applicable defined benefit plan, the applicable local law or regulation; provided, however, such term does not include, unless the Committee consents with knowledge of the
specific facts, retirement under circumstances in which the Participant accepts employment with a company that owns, or is owned by, a business that competes with the Corporation, or its Subsidiaries or affiliates. Further, to the extent necessary
under applicable local law, Retirement may have such other meaning adopted by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 

  

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	 	(c)	“Termination” shall mean the applicable employee’s termination of employment other than by Retirement, death or Disability. 

  

	 	(d)	“Termination with Consent” shall mean Termination at any age with the consent of the Committee. Consent shall be deemed to be given if the employee incurs a break
in continuous service due to layoff or disability as defined under the Corporation’s defined benefit pension plan, regardless of whether the employee is participating in such plan. 

  

	 	(e)	“Termination without Consent” shall mean Termination at any age without the consent of the Committee. 

  

	 	(3)	Termination without Consent and Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, vested and unvested Options are forfeited if termination of employment is
due to Termination without Consent or Termination for Cause. 

  

	 	(4)	Termination in connection with a Change of Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Plan, Options shall not become fully exercisable immediately upon a Change of
Control. However, and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these Regulations, if a Termination, other than for Cause or a voluntary termination in the absence of Good Reason, occurs either (x) following a Potential Change of Control and,
subsequently, a Change of Control occurs within 24 months following such Termination or (y) within 24 months following a Change of Control, then no Options shall have been, nor shall any Options be, forfeited upon such Termination; rather, all
Options shall vest immediately upon the occurrence of the Change of Control, in the case of (x), or the Termination, in the case of (y). Such vested Options shall remain exercisable for the remainder of their respective terms.

  

	 	(a)	“Good Reason” shall mean, without the Participant’s express written consent, the occurrence after a Change of Control of the Corporation, or after and at the
request of or as a result of actions by a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control or after the first day of but during a Potential Change of Control period (each an “Applicable Event”), of any
one or more of the following: 

  

	 	(i)	the assignment to the Participant of duties inconsistent with the Participant’s position immediately prior to the Applicable Event or a reduction or adverse alteration in the
nature of the Participant’s position, duties, status or responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Applicable Event; 

  

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	 	(ii)	a reduction by the Corporation in the Participant’s annualized and monthly or semi-monthly rate of base salary (as increased to incorporate the Participant’s foreign
assignment premium, if any) as in effect on the Applicable Event or as the same shall be increased from time to time; 

  

	 	(iii)	the Corporation’s requiring the Participant to be based at a location in excess of fifty (50) miles from the location where the Participant is based immediately prior to
the Applicable Event; 

  

	 	(iv)	the failure by the Corporation to continue, substantially as in effect immediately prior to the Applicable Event, all of the Corporation’s employee benefit, incentive
compensation, bonus, stock option and stock award plans, programs, policies, practices or arrangements in which the Participant participates (or substantially equivalent successor plans, programs, policies, practices or arrangements) or the failure
by the Corporation to continue the Participant’s participation therein on substantially the same basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of the Participant’s participation relative to other participants, as
existed immediately prior to the Applicable Event; and 

  

	 	(v)	any purported termination by the Corporation of the Participant’s employment that is not effected pursuant to a written notice indicating, in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause, which in the absence of such notice shall be ineffective. 

 The Participant’s right to terminate his or her employment pursuant to this Subsection shall not be affected by the Participant’s incapacity
due to physical or mental illness or eligibility for Retirement. The Participant’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder. The
Participant’s determination of the existence of Good Reason shall be final and conclusive unless such determination is not made in good faith and is made without reasonable belief in the existence of Good Reason. 
  

	 	F.	Adjustment upon Change of Control. The Adjustment provisions of Section 8.01 of the Plan shall apply in the event of any Change of Control, such that the Options shall
continue in adjusted and/or substituted form following the Change of Control. 

  

	 	(1)	 Change of Control. For the purposes of these Regulations, the term “Change of Control” shall mean a change in control of a nature that would

  

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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 Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, that, without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred if: 

  

	 	(a)	any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation (not including in the amount of the securities beneficially owned by such person any such securities acquired directly from the Corporation or its affiliates)
representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement the term “Person” shall not include
(1) the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, (2) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, (3) an underwriter temporarily holding securities
pursuant to an offering of such securities, (4) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation, or (5) any
individual, entity or group involved in the acquisition of the Corporation’s voting securities in connection with which, pursuant to Rule 13d-1 promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, such individual, entity or group is permitted to, and
actually does, report its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13G (or any successor Schedule); provided that, if any such individual, entity or group subsequently becomes required to or does report its beneficial ownership on Schedule 13D (or
any successor Schedule), then, for purposes of this paragraph, such individual, entity or group shall be deemed to have first acquired, on the first date on which such individual, entity or group becomes required to or does so report, beneficial
ownership of all of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities beneficially owned by it on such date; and provided, further, however, that for purposes of this paragraph (a), there shall be excluded any Person who becomes such
a beneficial owner in connection with an Excluded Transaction (as defined in (c) below); or 

  

	 	(b)	 the following individuals (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors then serving: individuals who,
on the date hereof, constitute the Board and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation, 

  

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relating to the election of directors of the Corporation) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s
stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds ( 2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors on the date hereof or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended; or

  

	 	(c)	there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof with any other corporation (a “Business Combination”), other
than a merger or consolidation (an “Excluded Transaction”) which would result in: 

  

	 	(i)	at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the resulting or surviving entity (or any ultimate parent thereof) in such Business Combination (the “New
Board”) consisting of individuals (“Continuing Directors”) who were members of the Incumbent Board (as defined in subparagraph (b) above) immediately prior to consummation of such Business Combination or were appointed, elected
or recommended for appointment or election by members of the Incumbent Board prior to consummation of such Business Combination (excluding from Continuing Directors for this purpose, however, any individual whose election or appointment, or
recommendation for election or appointment, to the New Board was at the request, directly or indirectly, of the entity which entered into the definitive agreement providing for such Business Combination with the Corporation or any direct or indirect
subsidiary thereof), unless the Board determines, prior to such consummation, that there does not exist a reasonable assurance that, for at least a two-year period following consummation of such Business Combination, at least a majority of
the members of the New Board will continue to consist of Continuing Directors and individuals whose election, or nomination for election by shareholders of the resulting or surviving entity (or any ultimate parent thereof) in such Business
Combination, would be approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Continuing Directors and individuals whose election or nomination for election has previously been so approved; or 

  

	 	(ii)	a Business Combination that in substance constitutes a disposition of a division, business unit, or subsidiary; or 

  

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	 	(d)	the shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or there is consummation of a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, other than to a corporation with respect to which, following such sale or other disposition, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting
securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities.

  

	 	(2)	Potential Change of Control. For the purposes of these Regulations a “Potential Change of Control of the Corporation” and “Potential Change of Control”
shall be deemed to have occurred, if: 

  

	 	(a)	the Corporation enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Corporation; 

  

	 	(b)	any person (including the Corporation) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which if consummated would constitute a Change of Control of the
Corporation; 

  

	 	(c)	any person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 15% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s
then outstanding securities (not including in the amount of the securities beneficially owned by such Person any such securities acquired directly from the Corporation or its affiliates); or 

  

	 	(d)	the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of awards under this Program, a Potential Change of Control of the Corporation has occurred. 

 

	5.	Restricted Stock. 

  

	 	A.	Restricted Stock Grants. The Committee may grant Restricted Stock to Participants. A Participant must endorse in blank and return to the Corporation a stock power for each
Restricted Stock grant. 

  

	 	B.	 Restrictions. During the restriction period a Participant may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of Shares of the Restricted
Stock. During the restriction period a Participant shall have all rights and privileges of a stockholder, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive dividends, except as noted in the preceding sentence and except that any 

  

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dividends payable in stock shall be subject to the restrictions. At the expiration of the restriction period, a stock certificate free of all restrictions
for the number of Shares of Restricted Stock vested shall be registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Participant or, subject to the termination provisions below, to the Participant’s estate. 

  

	 	C.	 Vesting. The Committee shall determine the restriction period, provided that (i) Restricted Stock grants which are time-based shall vest ratably over a
period of not less than three years ( 1/3 on each of the first,
second and third grant date anniversaries), each such year to be considered “Vesting Year” and (ii) Restricted Stock grants which are performance-based shall vest over a period of not less than one year.

  

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	 	D.	Termination of Employment. 

  

	 	(1)	Death and Disability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all Shares of Restricted Stock vest immediately upon the Participant’s death during employment or
termination of employment by reason of Disability. 

  

	 	(2)	Retirement and Termination with Consent. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a prorated number of the shares of Restricted Stock scheduled to vest during the
Vesting Year will vest, based upon the number of complete months worked during the Vesting Year in which the Participant’s termination of employment occurs by reason of Retirement or Termination with Consent. The prorated award will be
calculated upon termination and will vest upon the date of termination. The remaining unvested shares are forfeited immediately upon termination. 

  

	 	(a)	 Example: If the  1/3 ratable vesting for Vesting Year 3 is 1000 shares for Award 1, 1000 shares for Award 2, and 1000 shares for Award 3 and if the Participant terminates employment by reason of Retirement six
months following the Award 3 grants, the Participant is entitled to vesting of  1/2 of all grants that would have vested at the end of the Vesting Year during which he or she retires (Vesting Year 3 in this example), or 1500 shares. This example focuses only on the shares that would vest during
Vesting Year 3; however, another 3000 shares would have vested in the aggregate following Vesting Years 1 and 2, for a total of 4500 shares vesting under the Awards 1, 2 and 3. The 1500 shares would vest upon the date of termination. 

  

	 	(3)	Termination without Consent and Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, unvested shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited if termination of
employment is due to Termination without Consent or Termination for Cause. 

  

	 	E.	Change of Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Plan, shares of Restricted Stock shall not vest immediately upon a Change of Control. However, and notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of these Regulations, if a Termination, other than for Cause or a voluntary termination in the absence of Good Reason, occurs either (x) following a Potential Change of Control and, subsequently, a Change of Control
occurs within 24 months following such Termination or (y) within 24 months following a Change of Control, then no shares of Restricted Stock shall have been, nor shall any shares of Restricted Stock be, forfeited upon such Termination; rather,
all shares of Restricted Stock shall vest immediately upon the occurrence of the Change of Control, in the case of (x), or the Termination, in the case of (y). 

  

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	6.	Other Stock-Based Awards: Restricted Stock Units. 

  

	 	A.	Restricted Stock Unit Grants. The Committee may grant Other Stock-Based Awards in the form of Restricted Stock Units to Participants. As determined by the Committee,
consistent with the purposes of the Plan, Restricted Stock Units shall not be granted in lieu of salary, cash bonus fees or other payments. 

  

	 	B.	Restrictions. During the restriction period a Participant may not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of the Restricted Stock Units. During the
restriction period a Participant shall have none of the rights and privileges of a stockholder, however, the Participant may be entitled to receive a payment (in cash or Shares) or credit equal to the cash dividends paid on one Share for each Share
represented by a Restricted Stock Unit held by such Participant (a “dividend equivalent”); provided, however, the dividend equivalents shall not be paid to, or vested in, the Participant unless and to the extent the underlying Restricted
Stock Units are vested. Any dividend equivalent paid in Shares shall be paid in the form of additional whole and/or fractional Restricted Stock Units, subject to the same restrictions and vesting conditions as the underlying Restricted Stock Units
and settled in the same manner. At the expiration of the restriction period, a stock certificate free of all restrictions for the number of Shares equivalent to the number of vested Restricted Stock Units (including any dividend equivalents, in the
case of dividend equivalents paid in Shares) shall be registered in the name of, and delivered to, the Participant or, subject to the termination provisions below, to the Participant’s estate. In the case of dividend equivalents paid in cash, a
cash payment will be made at the end of the restriction period equal to the dividends paid on a number of Shares equivalent to the number of vested Restricted Stock Units. 

  

	 	C.	 Vesting. The Committee shall determine the restriction period, provided that (i) Restricted Stock Unit grants which are time-based shall vest ratably
over a period of not less than three years ( 1/3 on each of the
first, second and third grant date anniversaries), each such year to be considered a “Vesting Year” and (ii) Restricted Stock Unit grants which are performance-based shall vest over a period of not less than one year.

  

	 	D.	Termination of Employment. 

  

	 	(1)	Death and Disability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all Restricted Stock Units vest immediately upon the Participant’s death during employment or
termination of employment by reason of Disability. 

  

	 	(2)	 Retirement and Termination with Consent. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a prorated number of the Restricted Stock Units scheduled to vest
during the Vesting Year will vest, based upon the number of complete months worked during the Vesting Year in which the Participant’s termination of employment occurs by reason of Retirement, or Termination with Consent, which is to be
calculated upon termination 

  

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and delivered, subject to the following, upon termination. In the case of any payment considered to be based upon separation from service, and not
compensation the Participant could receive without separating from service, then such amounts may not be paid until the first business day of the seventh month following the date of Participant’s termination if Participant is a “specified
employee” under Section 409A of the Code upon his separation from service. The remaining unvested shares are forfeited immediately upon termination. 

  

	 	(a)	 Example: If the  1/3 ratable vesting for Vesting Year 3 is 1000 shares for Award 1, 1000 shares for Award 2, and 1000 shares for Award 3 and if the Participant terminates employment by reason of Retirement six
months following the Award 3 grants, the Participant is entitled to vesting of  1/2 of all grants that would have vested at the end of the Vesting Year during which he or she retires (Vesting Year 3 in this example), or 1500 shares. This example focuses only on the shares that would vest during
Vesting Year 3; however, another 3000 shares would have vested in the aggregate following Vesting Years 1 and 2, for a total of 4500 shares vesting under the Awards 1, 2 and 3. The 1500 shares would vest upon the date of termination. 

  

	 	(3)	Termination without Consent and Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, unvested Restricted Stock Units are forfeited if termination of
employment is due to Termination without Consent or Termination for Cause. 

 E. Change of Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of
the Plan, shares of Restricted Stock shall not vest immediately upon a Change of Control. However, and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these Regulations, if a Termination, other than for Cause or a voluntary termination in the absence of
Good Reason, occurs either (x) following a Potential Change of Control and, subsequently, a 409A Change of Control occurs within 24 months following such Termination or (y) within 24 months following a Change of Control, then no Restricted
Stock Units shall have been, nor shall any Restricted Stock Units be, forfeited upon such Termination; rather, all Restricted Stock Units shall vest immediately upon the occurrence of the 409A Change of Control, in the case of (x), or the
Termination, in the case of (y). 
  

	 	(1)	409A Change of Control. For the purposes of these Regulations, the term “409A Change of Control” shall mean a change in ownership or effective control of the
Corporation or in the ownership of a substantial portion of its assets within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code that also constitutes a Change of Control. 

  

	7.	Performance Awards. 

  

	 	A.	 Performance Periods. Each Performance Period will be approximately three years in length and may overlap with the Performance Periods for the prior year and

  

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subsequent year Performance Award grants, if any. Each Performance Period will begin on the third business day following the public release of the
Corporation’s earnings for the first quarter of the calendar year during which the Performance Period begins and shall end on the twelfth business day following the public release of the Corporation’s earnings for the first quarter of the
third calendar year succeeding the calendar year during which the Performance Period begins (the approximate three year period is referred to herein as the “Performance Period”). 

  

	 	B.	Performance Goal Establishment/Grant Mechanics. The Committee shall establish and approve the Performance Goal and the relevant peer group (the “Peer Group”)
for performance comparison purposes at the beginning of each Performance Period. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the beginning of the relevant Performance Period, the Performance Goal shall be based upon the total shareholder return
performance measure, and the Corporation’s total shareholder return shall be compared to the total shareholder return of the Peer Group for the Performance Period. 

  

	 	C.	Performance Award Grants. At the beginning of each Performance Period, the Committee may grant Performance Awards to Participants for such Performance Period and shall
identify for such grants the amount which may be earned based upon the level of achievement attained (the “Target” award, in the case of attainment of the target level of performance). 

  

	 	D.	Performance Vesting. 

  

	 	(1)	Payout Calculation. Payout shall be based upon the relative Annualized Total Shareholder Return (“Annualized TSR”) over the Performance Period.

  

	 	(a)	 Annualized TSR = ((Final Price + all dividends paid during the relevant Performance Period)/Initial Price)^( 1/3)-1. 

  

	 	(b)	Initial Price = the Average Measurement Period Price relative to the public release of earnings for first quarter of the calendar year of grant. 

  

	 	(c)	Final Price = the Average Measurement Period Price relative to the public release of earnings for the first quarter of the third calendar year succeeding the year of grant.

  

	 	(d)	Average Measurement Period Price = The average of the Fair Market Values for each of the ten days during the ten business day period beginning on the third business day following
the public release of earnings for the first quarter of a calendar year. 

  

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	 	(e)	Stock prices may be determined using (a) any reputable online stock-quote service, such as Yahoo! Finance or Bloomberg, or (b) the financial pages of The Wall Street
Journal. 

  

	 	(2)	Payout Basis. Payout will be based upon the Corporation’s calculated Annualized TSR compared to the statistical Annualized TSR for the Peer Group (“Comparative
TSR”) using the whole company ranking method (i.e., including the Corporation within the array of companies for which TSR is compared). Awards will be evaluated based upon the following comparison: 

  

	 	(a)	Comparative TSR = 25th percentile —> 50% of Target (the Threshold/Minimum Award). 

  

	 	(b)	Comparative TSR = 50th percentile —> 100% of Target (the Target Award). 

  

	 	(c)	Comparative TSR = 75th percentile and above —> 200% of Target (the Cap/Maximum Award). 

  

	 	(d)	Interpolation will be used to determine actual awards for performance that correlates to an award between Minimum and Maximum Award levels. 

  

	 	(e)	 Award payout will follow the end of the Performance Period (and in no event later than 2 1/2 months following the end of the calendar year in which the Performance Period
ends, as provided in the Plan) and the Committee’s written certification of achievement of Performance Goals, payable in the form of Shares. In the case of any payment considered to be based upon separation from service, and not compensation
the Participant could receive without separating from service, then such amounts may not be paid until the first business day of the seventh month following the date of Participant’s termination if Participant is a “specified
employee” under Section 409A of the Code upon his separation from service. 

  

	 	(3)	Peer Group Adjustments. At the commencement of the Performance Period, the Committee may determine that specific guidance be considered in connection with possible
adjustments to the Peer Group involved in the calculation of the Corporation’s comparative performance with respect to the Performance Goal during the Performance Period. Any such determination will be in addition to, or will amend if it
conflicts with, the following guidelines, which will be used in connection with the calculation: 

  

	 	(a)	 If a Peer Group Company becomes bankrupt, the bankrupt company will remain in the Peer Group positioned at one level below the lowest performing non-bankrupt Peer
Group Company. 

  

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In the case of multiple bankruptcies, the bankrupt companies will be positioned below the non-bankrupt companies in reverse chronological order by bankruptcy
date. 

  

	 	(b)	If a Peer Group Company is acquired by another company or entity, including through a management buy-out or going-private transaction, the acquired Peer Group Company will be
removed from the Peer Group for the entire Performance Period; provided that if the acquired company became bankrupt prior to its acquisition it shall be treated as provided in (a), above. 

  

	 	(c)	If a Peer Group Company sells, spins-off, or disposes of a portion of its business, the selling Peer Group Company will remain in the Peer Group for the Performance Period unless
such disposition(s) results in the disposition of more than 50% of the company’s total assets during the Performance Period. 

  

	 	(d)	If a Peer Group Company acquires another company, the acquiring Peer Group Company will remain in the Peer Group for the Performance Period. 

  

	 	(e)	If the price of a Peer Group Company’s stock is not available on a consistent, reliable basis due to delisting on all major stock exchanges and over-the-counter markets, such
delisted Peer Group Company will be removed from the Peer Group for the entire Performance Period; provided that, if the Peer Group Company becomes bankrupt prior to the end of the Performance Period, it shall be treated as in (a), above.

  

	 	(f)	If the Corporation’s and/or any Peer Group Company’s stock splits, such company’s TSR performance will be adjusted for the stock split so as not to give an advantage
or disadvantage to such company by comparison to the other companies, using the principles set forth in Section 8 of the Plan. 

  

	 	(4)	Negative Discretion. The Committee retains negative discretion to reduce any and all Performance Awards to an amount below the amount that would be payable as a result of
performance measured against the Performance Goals, except with respect to Performance Awards paid pursuant to a Change of Control. The Committee may not increase Performance Awards above the amount payable as a result of performance measured
against the Performance Goals. 

  

	 	(5)	Termination of Employment. 

  

	 	(a)	 Death and Disability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a prorated value of the Performance Award will vest based upon the date of death during
employment or termination of 

  

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employment by reason of Disability during the Performance Period in accordance with the following schedule, to be calculated and delivered at the end of the
relevant Performance Period, provided that the relevant performance goals are achieved and subject to the Committee’s negative discretion: 

  

				
	 Date of Death or Termination for Disability
	  	% Vested	 
	 Prior to  1/3 completion of Performance Period
	  	0	% 
		
	 On or after  1/3 and before  2/3 completion of Performance Period
	  	50	% 
		
	 On or after  2/3 completion of Performance Period
	  	100	% 

  

	 	(b)	Retirement and Termination with Consent. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a prorated value of the Performance Award will vest based upon the number of complete
months worked during the Performance Period, in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment by reason of Retirement, or Termination with Consent, to be calculated and delivered at the end of the relevant Performance Period, provided
that the relevant performance goals are achieved and subject to the Committee’s negative discretion. In the case of any payment considered to be based upon separation from service, and not compensation the Participant could receive without
separating from service, then such amounts may not be paid until the first business day of the seventh month following the date of Participant’s termination if Participant is a “specified employee” under Section 409A of the Code
upon his separation from service. 

  

	 	(i)	 Example: If the Target number of Shares is 1000 shares for Performance Period 1 Awards, 1000 shares for Performance Period 2 Awards, and 1000 shares for Performance
Period 3 Awards and if the Participant terminates employment by reason of Retirement six months following the first day of Performance Period 3, the Participant is entitled to vesting of  5/6’s of the Performance Period 1 awards,  1/2 of the Performance Period 2 awards, and  1/6 of the Performance Period 3 awards (or 1500 shares), subject to the
Committee’s determination of the payout basis for each Performance Period. That is, the above example assumes that the Committee had determined the Performance Goals had been met at least to the 100% of Target level and that the payout basis
was 100% of Target for each period. (Again, the Committee retains its negative discretion with respect to each Performance Period and with respect to each Participant and payments, if any, will be made following the relevant Performance Period.)

  

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	 	(c)	Termination without Consent and Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Performance Awards will be forfeited immediately if a Participant’s
termination of employment is due to Termination without Consent or Termination for Cause. 

  

	 	(6)	Potential Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of the Regulations, if a Termination, other than for Cause or a voluntary termination in the absence of
Good Reason, occurs following a Potential Change of Control and, subsequently, a 409A Change of Control occurs within 24 months following such Termination, then the Performance Award of such Participant shall vest immediately at the actual
performance level achieved over the abbreviated Performance Period, calculated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.D.(7) below, without regard to the Participant’s continued employment or termination thereof or the
Committee’s negative discretion. 

  

	 	(7)	Change of Control. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan or the foregoing provisions of the Regulations, if a Change of Control occurs, (i) the Performance Period
shall automatically end, (ii) the actual performance level for the abbreviated Performance Period shall be measured against the established Performance Goals, without the Committee’s negative discretion, the performance criteria shall be
deemed satisfied only to the extent that actual performance was achieved (the result is the “Achieved Performance Award”), and the balance of the Performance Award, if any, shall be forfeited, and (iii) the Achieved Performance Award
shall remain subject to forfeiture until the third anniversary of the date of grant of the Performance Award if the Participant terminates employment after the Change of Control but before the third anniversary of the date of grant; provided,
however, that (i) if a Termination, other than for Cause or a voluntary termination in the absence of Good Reason, occurs within 24 months following a Change of Control, then the Achieved Performance Award shall not be forfeited upon such
Termination; rather, the Achieved Performance Award shall vest immediately upon the Termination, (ii) if a Termination by reason of death or Disability occurs, then the Achieved Performance Award shall not be forfeited upon such death or
Disability; rather, the Performance Award shall vest immediately upon the Participant’s death during employment or termination of employment by reason of Disability; and (iii) if a Termination by reason of Retirement or Termination with
Consent occurs, then a prorated portion of the Achieved Performance Award will vest, based upon the number of complete months worked during the original Performance Period in relation to the number of whole months in the original Performance Period
and the remainder shall be forfeited. 

  

	 	(a)	Price. In the event of a Change of Control, the final price for purposes of determining the Annualized TSR shall be determined based on the closing price of the business day
immediately preceding the closing date of the Change of Control. 

  

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	 	(b)	Original Performance Period. In the event of a Change of Control, the original Performance Period shall be deemed to end on the third anniversary of the date of grant of the
Performance Award. 

  

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