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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.42

 
EXECUTION
 
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX
to the
Master Loan and Security Agreement
Dated as of March 7, 2013
among
EACH OF THE ENTITIES LISTED ON ANNEX I HERETO,
J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
This AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX to the Master Loan and Security Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made this 24th day of February, 2016, by and among each of the borrower entities listed on Annex I hereto (individually, each a “Borrower”, and collectively, the “Borrowers”) and J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (individually, each a “Lender”, and collectively, the “Lenders”).
WHEREAS, Borrowers and Lenders are parties to that certain Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2013, as supplemented and amended by that certain Increased Commitment Supplement, Omnibus Joinder and Amendment Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2013, and as further supplemented and amended by that certain Second Omnibus Joinder and Amendment Agreement, dated as of June 21, 2013, and as further supplemented and amended by that certain Notice and Acknowledgment with respect to Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2013, and as further amended and supplemented by that certain Increased Commitment Supplement, Omnibus Joinder and Amendment Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2013, and as further supplemented and amended by that certain Amendment Number Four to the Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2014 and as further supplemented by that certain Fifth Omnibus Joinder and Amendment Agreement, dated March 9, 2015 (collectively, and as further amended, joined, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, Borrowers and Lenders have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and for the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.Amendment.  Effective as of February 24, 2016 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a)Section 2 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Revolving Period” in its entirety and replacing it with the following (modified text underlined for review purposes):

“Revolving Period”:  The period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (x) June 7, 2016 and (y) if the Facility Termination Date shall have occurred under clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of such term, such Facility Termination Date.
SECTION 2.Defined Terms.  Any terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.

SECTION 3.Limited Effect.  Except as amended hereby, the Loan Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.  Reference to this Amendment need not be made in the Loan Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to, or with respect to, the Loan Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Loan Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Loan Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 4.Representations.  In order to induce Lenders to execute and deliver this Amendment, each Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lenders that as of the date hereof, except as otherwise expressly waived by Lenders in writing (i) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement and contained in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as to each Borrower as if then made (except to the extent stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement.

SECTION 5.Fees and Expenses. Subject to the limitations specified in Section 13.02 of the Loan Agreement, Borrower agrees to pay to Lenders all reasonable and documented fees and out of pocket expenses incurred by Lenders in connection with this Amendment (including all reasonable and documented fees and out of pocket costs and expenses of Lenders’ legal counsel incurred in connection with this Amendment) pursuant to Section 13.02 of the Loan Agreement.

SECTION 6.Governing Law. This Amendment and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to or in connection with this Amendment, the relationship of the parties, and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to any conflicts of law principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law, which shall govern).

SECTION 7.Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.  This Amendment, to the extent signed and delivered by facsimile or other electronic means, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  No signatory to this Amendment shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such Person forever waives any such defense.  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrowers and Lenders have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the Amendment Effective Date.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL 
ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

By:    /s/ Randall T. Newman            
Name:  Randall T. Newman
Title:    VP

J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender

By:    /s/ Amrish Desai            
Name:  Amrish Desai
Title:    Vice President

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES ONE, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES TWO, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES THREE, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES FOUR, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES FIVE, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES SIX, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES SEVEN, LLC, as a Borrower 

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES EIGHT, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES NINE, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT PROPERTIES TEN, LLC, as a Borrower 

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn

Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT, L.P., as a Borrower

By:      AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT, its General Partner

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn            
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AH4R PROPERTIES, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn        
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT I, LLC, as a Borrower

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn        
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AMH PORTFOLIO ONE, LLC, as a Borrower 

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn        
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AH4R - FL 2, LLC
AH4R - FL 4, LLC
AH4R - FL 11, LLC
AH4R - GA, LLC
AH4R - GA 2, LLC
AH4R - GA 3, LLC
AH4R - GA 4, LLC
AH4R - IL, LLC
AH4R - TN 3, LLC, each as a Borrower

By:      AH4R PROPERTIES, LLC, its sole member

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn        
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

AH4R I FL, LLC
AH4R I FL Orlando, LLC
AH4R I GA, LLC
AH4R I IL, LLC
AH4R I IN, LLC
AH4R I NC, LLC
AH4R I OH, LLC
AH4R I TX, LLC, each as a Borrower

By:      AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT I, LLC, its sole member

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn        
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

Beazer Pre-Owned Homes LLC
Beazer Pre-Owned Homes II LLC, each as a Borrower

By:      AMH Portfolio One, LLC, its sole member

By:    /s/ David P. Singelyn        
Name:  David P. Singelyn
Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

ANNEX I

BORROWER ENTITIES

American Homes 4 Rent Properties One, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Two, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Three, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Four, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Five, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Six, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Seven, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Eight, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Nine, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent Properties Ten, LLC,
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.,
AH4R Properties, LLC, 
American Homes 4 Rent I, LLC,
AMH Portfolio One, LLC,
AH4R - FL 2, LLC 
AH4R - FL 4, LLC 
AH4R - FL 11, LLC
AH4R - GA, LLC
AH4R - GA 2, LLC
AH4R - GA 3, LLC
AH4R - GA 4, LLC
AH4R - IL, LLC
AH4R - TN 3, LLC
AH4R I FL, LLC 
AH4R I FL Orlando, LLC 
AH4R I GA, LLC 
AH4R I IL, LLC 
AH4R I IN, LLC 
AH4R I NC, LLC
AH4R I OH, LLC 
AH4R I TX, LLC
Beazer Pre-Owned Homes LLC
Beazer Pre-Owned Homes II LLCExhibit

EXHIBIT 10.1
GRAHAM HOLDING COMPANY 
2012 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN 
Amended and Restated November 29, 2013 
(As Adjusted to Reflect the Spin-Off of Cable One, Inc.)
		
	1.
	Purpose of the Plan 

This Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its shareholders by providing the employees and directors of the Company with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of the Company and with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability and financial success of the Company. 
		
	2.
	Definitions 

As used in the Plan or in any instrument governing the terms of any Incentive Award, the following definitions apply to the terms indicated below: 
		
	(a)
	“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of GHC. 

		
	(b)
	“Cash Incentive Award” means an award granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan. 

		
	(c)
	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and all regulations, interpretations and administrative guidance issued thereunder. 

		
	(d)
	“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or such other committee as the Board of Directors shall appoint from time to time to administer the Plan and to otherwise exercise and perform the authority and functions assigned to the Committee under the terms of the Plan. 

		
	(e)
	“Common Stock” means GHC’s Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, or any other security into which the common stock shall be changed pursuant to the adjustment provisions of Section 10 of the Plan. 

		
	(f)
	“Company” means Graham Holdings Company and all of its Subsidiaries, collectively. 

		
	(g)
	“Covered Employee” means each Participant who is an executive officer (within the meaning of Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) of Graham Holdings Company. 

		
	(h)
	“Deferred Compensation Plan” means any plan, agreement or arrangement maintained by the Company from time to time that provides opportunities for deferral of compensation. 

		
	(i)
	“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

		
	(j)
	“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a share of Common Stock, as of the applicable date of determination (i) the average of the high and low sales prices on the date of determination or, if not so reported for such day, the immediately preceding business day of a share of Common Stock as reported on the principal securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed or admitted to trading or (ii) if not so reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on the date of determination or, if not so reported for such day, on the immediately preceding business day as reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System or (iii) if not so reported, as furnished by any member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. selected by the Committee. In the event that the price of a share of Common Stock shall not be so reported, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. 

		
	(k)
	“GHC” means Graham Holdings Company, a Delaware corporation. 

		
	(l)
	“Incentive Award” means one or more Stock Incentive Awards and Cash Incentive Awards, collectively. 

		
	(m)
	“Option” means a stock option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6. 

		
	(n)
	“Other Stock-Based Award” means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7. 

		
	(o)
	“Participant” means an employee or director of the Company who is eligible to participate in the Plan and to whom one or more Incentive Awards have been granted pursuant to the Plan and have not been fully settled or cancelled and, following the death of any such Person, his successors, heirs, executors and administrators, as the case may be. 

		
	(p)
	“Performance-Based Compensation” means compensation that satisfies the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code for deductibility of “qualified performance-based compensation.” 

		
	(q)
	“Performance Measures” means such measures as are described in Section 9 on which performance goals are based in order to qualify certain awards granted hereunder as Performance-Based Compensation. 

		
	(r)
	“Performance Percentage” means the factor determined pursuant to a Performance Schedule that is to be applied to a Target Award and that reflects actual performance compared to the Performance Target. 

		
	(s)
	“Performance Period” means the period of time during which Performance Targets must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. Performance Periods may be overlapping. 

		
	(t)
	“Performance Schedule” means a schedule or other objective method for determining the applicable Performance Percentage to be applied to each Target Award. 

		
	(u)
	“Performance Target” means performance goals and objectives with respect to a Performance Period. 

		
	(v)
	“Person” means a “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including any “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act. 

		
	(w)
	“Plan” means this 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan, as it may be amended from time to time. 

		
	(x)
	“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

		
	(y)
	“Stock Incentive Award” means an Option or Other Stock-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan. 

		
	(z)
	“Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. 

		
	(aa)
	“Target Award” means target payout amount for an Incentive Award. 

		
	3.
	Stock Subject to the Plan and Limitations on Cash Incentive Awards 

		
	(a)
	Stock Subject to the Plan 

The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed 772,588 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate. The shares referred to in the preceding sentence of this paragraph shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10 and the following 

provisions of this Section 3. Shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares, or both, at the sole discretion of the Committee. 
For purposes of the preceding paragraph, shares of Common Stock covered by Incentive Awards shall only be counted as used to the extent they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) pursuant to the Plan. For purposes of clarification, in accordance with the preceding sentence if an Incentive Award is settled for cash or if shares of Common Stock are withheld to pay the exercise price of an Option or to satisfy any tax withholding requirement in connection with an Incentive Award, only the shares issued (if any), net of the shares withheld, will be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. In addition, if shares of Common Stock are issued subject to conditions which may result in the forfeiture, cancellation or return of such shares to the Company, any portion of the shares forfeited, cancelled or returned shall be treated as not issued pursuant to the Plan. In addition, if shares of Common Stock owned by a Participant (or such Participant’s permitted transferees as described in the Plan) are tendered (either actually or through attestation) to the Company in payment of any obligation in connection with an Incentive Award, the number of shares tendered shall be added to the number of shares of Common Stock that are available for delivery under the Plan. Shares of Common Stock covered by Incentive Awards granted pursuant to the Plan in connection with the assumption, replacement, conversion or adjustment of outstanding equity-based awards in the context of a corporate acquisition or merger (within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual) shall not count as used under the Plan for purposes of this Section 3. 
		
	(b)
	Individual Award Limits 

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be covered by Incentive Awards granted under the Plan to any Covered Employee in any calendar year shall not exceed 77,258 shares. The amount payable to any Covered Employee with respect to any calendar year for all Cash Incentive Awards shall not exceed $25 million. For purposes of the preceding sentences, the phrase “amount payable with respect to any calendar year” means the amount of cash, or value of other property, required to be paid based on the achievement of applicable Performance Measures during a Performance Period that ends in a calendar year, disregarding any deferral pursuant to the terms of a Deferred Compensation Plan unless the terms of the deferral are intended to comply with the requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. 
		
	4.
	Administration of the Plan 

The Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board of Directors consisting of two or more persons, each of whom qualifies as a “non-employee director” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act), an “outside director” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3) and as “independent” within the meaning of any applicable stock exchange listing rules or similar regulatory authority. The Committee shall, consistent with the terms of the Plan, from time to time designate those employees and directors of the Company who shall be granted Incentive Awards under the Plan and the amount, type and other terms and conditions of such Incentive Awards. All of the powers and responsibilities of the Committee under the Plan may be delegated by the Committee to any subcommittee thereof. In addition, the Committee may from time to time authorize a subcommittee consisting of one or more members of the Board of Directors (including members who are employees of the Company) or employees of the Company to grant Incentive Awards, subject to such restrictions and limitation as the Committee may specify and to the requirements of Delaware General Corporation Law Section 157. 
The Committee shall have full discretionary authority to administer the Plan, including discretionary authority to interpret and construe any and all provisions of the Plan and the terms of any Incentive Award (and any agreement evidencing any Incentive Award) granted thereunder and to adopt and amend from time to time such rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or appropriate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall determine whether an authorized leave of 

absence, or absence in military or government service, shall constitute termination of employment. The employment of a Participant with the Company shall be deemed to have terminated for all purposes of the Plan if such Participant is employed by or provides services to a Person that is a Subsidiary of the Company and such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the Committee determines otherwise. A Participant who ceases to be an employee of the Company but continues, or simultaneously commences, services as a director of the Company shall not be deemed to have had a termination of employment for purposes of the Plan. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties. 
On or after the date of grant of an Incentive Award under the Plan, the Committee may (i) accelerate the date on which any such Incentive Award becomes vested, exercisable or transferable, as the case may be, (ii) extend the term of any such Incentive Award, including, without limitation, extending the period following a termination of a Participant’s employment during which any such Incentive Award may remain outstanding, (iii) waive any conditions to the vesting, exercisability or transferability, as the case may be, of any such Incentive Award or (iv) provide for the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to any such Incentive Award; provided, that the Committee shall not have any such authority to the extent that the grant of such authority would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not reprice any stock option (within the meaning of Section 303A.08 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual) without the approval of the shareholders of GHC. 
The Company shall pay any amount payable with respect to an Incentive Award in accordance with the terms of such Incentive Award, provided that the Committee may, in its discretion, defer the payment of amounts payable with respect to an Incentive Award subject to and in accordance with the terms of a Deferred Compensation Plan. 
No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, omission, or determination relating to the Plan, and GHC shall indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and each other director or employee of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been delegated, against any cost or expense (including counsel fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Committee) arising out of any action, omission or determination relating to the Plan, unless, in either case, such action, omission or determination was taken or made by such member, director or employee in bad faith and without reasonable belief that it was in the best interests of the Company. 
		
	5.
	Eligibility 

The Persons who shall be eligible to receive Incentive Awards pursuant to the Plan shall be those employees and directors of the Company whom the Committee shall select from time to time. Each Incentive Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing in form and substance approved by the Committee. 
		
	6.
	Options 

The Committee may from time to time grant Options, subject to the following terms and conditions: 
		
	(a)
	Exercise Price 

The exercise price per share of Common Stock covered by any Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date on which such Option is granted. 
		
	(b)
	Term and Exercise of Options 

(1) Each Option shall become vested and exercisable on such date or dates, during such period and for such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Committee on or after the date such Option is granted; provided, however that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date 

such Option is granted; and, provided, further, that each Option shall be subject to earlier termination, expiration or cancellation as provided in the Plan or in the agreement evidencing such Option. 
(2) Each Option may be exercised in whole or in part; provided, however that no partial exercise of an Option shall be for an aggregate exercise price of less than $1,000. The partial exercise of an Option shall not cause the expiration, termination or cancellation of the remaining portion thereof. 
(3) An Option shall be exercised by such methods and procedures as the Committee determines from time to time, including without limitation through net physical settlement or other method of cashless exercise. 
(4) Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of a Participant, only by the Participant; provided, however that the Committee may permit in its discretion Options to be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of, on a general or specific basis, subject to such conditions and limitations as the Committee may determine. 
		
	(c)
	Effect of Termination of Employment or Other Relationship 

The agreement evidencing the award of each Option shall specify the consequences with respect to such Option of the termination of the employment or other service between the Company and the Participant holding the Option. 
		
	7.
	Other Stock-Based Awards 

The Committee may grant equity-based or equity-related awards not otherwise described herein in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, each such Other Stock-Based Award may (i) involve the transfer of actual shares of Common Stock to Participants, either at the time of grant or thereafter, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of shares of Common Stock, (ii) be subject to performance-based and/or service-based conditions, (iii) be in the form of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred share units or share-denominated performance units, (iv) be designed to comply with applicable laws of jurisdictions other than the United States and (v) be designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation; provided, that each Other Stock-Based Award shall be denominated in, or shall have a value determined by reference to, a number of shares of Common Stock that is specified at the time of the grant of such award. 
		
	8.
	Cash Incentive Awards 

The Committee may grant Cash Incentive Awards with respect to any Performance Period, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. Cash Incentive Awards may be settled in cash or in other property, including shares of Common Stock, provided that the term “Cash Incentive Award” shall exclude any Stock Incentive Award. Cash Incentive Awards may be designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. 
		
	9.
	Performance-Based Compensation 

		
	(a)
	Calculation 

The amount payable with respect to an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be determined in any manner permitted by Section 162(m) of the Code. 
		
	(b)
	Discretionary Reduction 

Unless otherwise specified in the agreement evidencing the grant of an Incentive Award that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may, in its discretion, reduce or eliminate the amount payable to any Participant with respect to the Incentive Award, based on such factors as the Committee may deem relevant, but the Committee may not increase any such amount above the amount established in accordance with 

the relevant Performance Schedule. For purposes of clarity, the Committee may exercise the discretion provided for by the foregoing sentence in a non-uniform manner among Participants. 

		
	(c)
	Performance Measures 

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of Common Stock, earnings per share of Common Stock, net income or profit (before or after taxes), return on stockholder equity, cash flow, return on assets, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, earnings from continuing operations, sales or revenues, capital or investment, market share, cost reduction goals, budget comparisons, implementation or completion of specified projects or processes, the formation of joint ventures, research or development collaborations, or the completion of other transactions, any other measure of financial performance that can be determined pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or any combination of any of the foregoing. 
A Performance Measure (i) may relate to the performance of the Participant, GHC, a Subsidiary, any business group, any business unit or other subdivision of the Company, or any combination of the foregoing, as the Committee deems appropriate and (ii) may be expressed as an amount, as an increase or decrease over a specified period, as a relative comparison to the performance of a group of comparator companies or a published or special index, or any other external measure of the selected performance criteria, as the Committee deems appropriate. The measurement of any Performance Measure may exclude the impact of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and other unusual or non-recurring items, and the cumulative effects of accounting changes, each as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and as identified in the Company’s audited financial statements, including the notes thereto. 
		
	(d)
	Performance Schedules 

Within 90 days after the beginning of a Performance Period, and in any case before 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed, the Committee shall establish (a) Performance Targets for such Performance Period, (b) Target Awards for each Participant, and (c) Performance Schedules for such Performance Period. 
		
	(e)
	Termination of Employment 

The consequences with respect to a Performance-Based Award of the termination of employment of the Participant holding the Performance-Based Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, it being intended that no agreement providing for a payment to a Participant upon termination of employment without cause shall be given effect to the extent that it would cause an Incentive Award that was intended to qualify as a Performance-Based Award to fail to so qualify. 
		
	(f)
	Committee Discretion 

Nothing in this Section 9 is intended to limit the Committee’s discretion to adopt conditions with respect to any Incentive Award that is not intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. In addition, the Committee may, subject to the terms of the Plan, amend previously granted Incentive Awards in a way that disqualifies them as Performance-Based Compensation. 
 
		
	10.
	Adjustment Upon Certain Changes 

Subject to any action by the shareholders of GHC required by law, applicable tax rules or the rules of any exchange on which shares of common stock of GHC are listed for trading: 
		
	(a)
	Shares Available for Grants 

In the event of any change in the number or type of shares of common stock of GHC outstanding by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar corporate change, the type and maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards and the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Committee may grant Incentive Awards to any individual Participant in any year shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee. In the event of any change in the type or number of shares of common stock of GHC outstanding by reason of any other event or transaction, the Committee may, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, make such adjustments in the number and class of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Awards may be granted. 
		
	(b)
	Increase or Decrease in Issued Shares Without Consideration 

In the event of any increase or decrease in the type or number of issued shares of common stock of GHC resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares of common stock of GHC or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the shares of common stock of GHC), or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee may, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, adjust the type or number of shares of Common Stock subject to each outstanding Incentive Award and the exercise price per share of Common Stock of each such Incentive Award. 
		
	(c)
	Certain Mergers 

In the event of any merger, consolidation or similar transaction as a result of which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive consideration consisting exclusively of securities of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee may, to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, adjust each Incentive Award outstanding on the date of such merger or consolidation so that it pertains and applies to the securities which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such merger or consolidation. 
		
	(d)
	Certain Other Transactions 

In the event of (i) a dissolution or liquidation of GHC, (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (on a consolidated basis), or (iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving GHC in which the holders of shares of Common Stock receive securities and/or other property, including cash, other than shares of the surviving corporation in such transaction, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, have the power to: 
(i) cancel, effective immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested), and, in full consideration of such cancellation, pay to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted an amount in cash, for each share of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award, equal to the value, as determined by the Committee, of such Incentive Award, provided that with respect to any outstanding Option such value shall be equal to the excess of (A) the value, as determined by the Committee, of the property (including cash) received by the holder of a share of Common Stock as a result of such event over (B) the exercise price of such Option; or 
(ii) provide for the exchange of each Incentive Award (whether or not then exercisable or vested) for an Incentive Award with respect to some or all of the property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Incentive Award would have received in such transaction and, incident thereto, make an equitable adjustment as determined by the Committee in the exercise price of the Incentive Award, or the number of shares or amount of property subject to the Incentive Award or provide 

for a payment (in cash or other property) to the Participant to whom such Incentive Award was granted in partial consideration for the exchange of the Incentive Award. 
		
	(e)
	Other Changes 

In the event of any change in the capitalization of GHC or corporate change other than those specifically referred to in paragraphs 10(b), (c) or (d), the Committee may make such adjustments in the number and class of shares subject to Stock Incentive Awards outstanding on the date on which such change occurs and in such other terms of such Incentive Awards, including without limitation in any Performance Schedule, Performance Target or Target Award, as the Committee may consider appropriate, provided that if any such Incentive Award is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation such adjustment is consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. 
		
	(f)
	Cash Incentive Awards 

In the event of any transaction or event described in this Section 10, including without limitation any corporate change referred to in paragraph (e) hereof, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, make such adjustments in any Performance Schedule, Performance Target or Target Award, and in such other terms of any Cash Incentive Award, as the Committee may consider appropriate in respect of such transaction or event, provided that if such Cash Incentive Award is intended to be Performance-Based Compensation such adjustment is consistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code. 
		
	(g)
	No Other Rights 

Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation of GHC or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by GHC of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares or amount of other property subject to, or the terms related to, any Incentive Award. 
		
	(h)
	Savings Clause 

No provision of this Section 10 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. 
		
	11.
	Rights Under the Plan 

No Person shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock covered by or relating to any Incentive Award until the date of the issuance of such shares on the books and records of GHC. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 10 hereof, no adjustment of any Incentive Award shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date occurs prior to the date of such issuance. Nothing in this Section 11 is intended, or should be construed, to limit authority of the Committee to cause the Company to make payments based on the dividends that would be payable with respect to any share of Common Stock if it were issued or outstanding, or from granting rights related to such dividends. 
The Company shall not have any obligation to establish any separate fund or trust or other segregation of assets to provide for payments under the Plan. To the extent any person acquires any rights to receive payments hereunder from the Company, such rights shall be no greater than those of an unsecured creditor. 
		
	12.
	No Special Employment Rights; No Right to Incentive Award 

(a) Nothing contained in the Plan or any Incentive Award shall confer upon any Participant any right with respect to the continuation of his employment by or service to the Company or interfere in any way with the right of 

the Company at any time to terminate such employment or service or to increase or decrease the compensation of the Participant from the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Incentive Award. 
(b) No person shall have any claim or right to receive an Incentive Award hereunder. The Committee’s granting of an Incentive Award to a Participant at any time shall neither require the Committee to grant an Incentive Award to such Participant or any other Participant or other person at any time nor preclude the Committee from making subsequent grants to such Participant or any other Participant or other person. 
		
	13.
	Securities Matters 

(a) GHC shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the Securities Act of any shares of Common Stock to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, GHC shall not be obligated to cause to be issued any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan unless and until GHC is advised by its counsel that the issuance of such shares is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such covenants, agreements and representations, and that any certificates representing such shares bear such legends, as the Committee deems necessary or desirable. 
(b) The exercise of any Option granted hereunder shall only be effective at such time as counsel to GHC shall have determined that the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded. GHC may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of an exercise of an Option hereunder or the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any Incentive Award pending or to ensure compliance under federal or state securities laws. GHC shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option or the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any Incentive Award. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Option has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto. 
		
	14.
	Withholding Taxes 

		
	(a)
	Cash Remittance 

Whenever shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise of an Option or the grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, and whenever any amount shall become payable in respect of any Incentive Award, GHC shall have the right to require the Participant to remit to GHC in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant, vesting or payment prior to issuance of such shares or the effectiveness of the lapse of such restrictions or making of such payment. In addition, upon the exercise or settlement of any Incentive Award in cash, or the making of any other payment with respect to any Incentive Award (other than in shares of Common Stock), GHC shall have the right to withhold from any payment required to be made pursuant thereto an amount sufficient to satisfy the federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, settlement or payment. 
		
	(b)
	Stock Remittance 

At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, when shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise, grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, the Participant may tender to GHC a number of shares of Common Stock that have been owned by the Participant for at least six months (or such other period as the Committee may determine) having a Fair Market Value at the tender date determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant or vesting but not greater than the minimum withholding obligations. Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 14(a) hereof, if any. 

		
	(c)
	Stock Withholding 

At the election of the Participant, subject to the approval of the Committee, when shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon the exercise, grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, GHC shall withhold a number of such shares having a Fair Market Value at the exercise date determined by the Committee to be sufficient to satisfy the minimum federal, state and local withholding tax requirements, if any, attributable to such exercise, grant or vesting but not greater than the minimum withholding obligations. Such election shall satisfy the Participant’s obligations under Section 14(a) hereof, if any. 
		
	15.
	Amendment or Termination of the Plan 

The Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that to the extent that any applicable law, tax requirement, or rule of a stock exchange requires shareholder approval in order for any such revision or amendment to be effective, such revision or amendment shall not be effective without such approval. The preceding sentence shall not restrict the Committee’s ability to exercise its discretionary authority hereunder pursuant to Section 4 hereof, which discretion may be exercised without amendment to the Plan. No provision of this Section 15 shall be given effect to the extent that such provision would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Code. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no action hereunder may, without the consent of a Participant, reduce the Participant’s rights under any previously granted and outstanding Incentive Award. Nothing in the Plan shall limit the right of the Company to pay compensation of any kind outside the terms of the Plan. 

		
	16.
	No Obligation to Exercise 

The grant to a Participant of an Incentive Award shall impose no obligation upon such Participant to exercise such Incentive Award. 
		
	17.
	Transfers Upon Death 

Upon the death of a Participant, outstanding Incentive Awards granted to such Participant may be exercised only by the executors or administrators of the Participant’s estate or by any person or persons who shall have acquired such right to exercise by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution of any Incentive Award, or the right to exercise any Incentive Award, shall be effective to bind GHC unless the Committee shall have been furnished with (a) written notice thereof and with a copy of the will and/or such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and (b) an agreement by the transferee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the Incentive Award that are or would have been applicable to the Participant and to be bound by the acknowledgements made by the Participant in connection with the grant of the Incentive Award. 
		
	18.
	Expenses and Receipts 

The expenses of the Plan shall be paid by GHC. Any proceeds received by GHC in connection with any Incentive Award will be used for general corporate purposes. 
		
	19.
	Governing Law 

The Plan and the rights of all persons under the Plan shall be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law principles. 
		
	20.
	Effective Date and Term of Plan 

The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on February 23, 2012, subject to the approval of the Plan by the shareholders of GHC. No grants of Incentive Awards may be made under the Plan after February 23, 2022.

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