Document:

Citigroup 2009 Stock Incentive Plan

 Exhibit 4.1 

CITIGROUP 

2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

(as amended and restated effective April 20, 2010) 
  

	1.	Purpose 

 The purposes of
the Citigroup 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) are to (i) align Employees’ long-term financial interests with those of the Company’s stockholders; (ii) attract and retain Employees by providing compensation
opportunities that are competitive with other companies; and (iii) provide incentives to those Employees who contribute significantly to the long-term performance and growth of the Company and its Subsidiaries. 

 

	2.	Effective Date 

 The Plan
will become effective as of April 21, 2009, subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company. 
  

	3.	Definitions 

“Award” shall mean an Option, SAR or other form of Stock Award granted under the Plan. 

“Award Agreement” shall mean the paper or electronic document evidencing an Award granted under the Plan. 

“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. 

“Change of Control” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13. 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. 
 “Committee” shall mean the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board, the members of
which shall satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act and who shall also qualify, and remain qualified, as “outside directors,” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code. 

“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share. 

“Company” shall mean Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

“Covered Employee” shall mean “covered employee” as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code.

 “Deferred Stock” shall mean an Award payable in shares of Common Stock at the end of a specified deferral
period that is subject to the terms, conditions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(c)(iv) and Section 7(d). 

“Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in General Instruction A to the Registration Statement on Form S-8
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor form or statute, as determined by the Committee. 

“Fair Market Value” shall mean, in the case of a grant of an Option or a SAR, the closing price of a share of Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or on any national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed, on the trading date immediately preceding the date on which the Option or the SAR was granted, or on the date on which
the Option or a SAR was granted, in the case of a grant to a Section 16(a) Officer (as defined). 
 “ISO”
shall mean an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. 
  

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 “Nonqualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is granted to a
Participant that is not designated as an ISO. 
 “Option” shall mean the right to purchase a specified number of
shares of Common Stock at a stated exercise price for a specified period of time subject to the terms, conditions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(a) and Section 7(d). The term “Option” as used in this Plan
includes the terms “Nonqualified Stock Option” and “ISO.” 
 “Participant” shall mean an
Employee who has been granted an Award under the Plan. 
 “Plan Administrator” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 10. 
 “Prior Plans” shall mean the Citigroup 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, the Citicorp 1997 Stock
Incentive Plan, the Travelers Group Capital Accumulation Plan, and the Citigroup Employee Incentive Plan (formerly the Travelers Group Employee Incentive Plan). 

“Restricted Stock” shall mean an Award of Common Stock that is subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and
limitations described or referred to in Section 7(c)(iii) and Section 7(d). 
 “SAR” shall mean a
stock appreciation right that is subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(b) and Section 7(d). 

“Section 16(a) Officer” shall mean an Employee who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the
1934 Act. 
 “Separation from Service” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the
Treasury Regulations. 
 “Specified Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 409A of the Code.

 “Stock Award” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c)(i). 

“Stock Payment” shall mean a stock payment that is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations described or
referred to in Section 7(c)(ii) and Section 7(d). 
 “Stock Unit” shall mean a stock unit that is
subject to the terms, conditions and limitations described or referred to in Section 7(c)(v) and Section 7(d). 

“Subsidiary” shall mean any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity, including an
acquired entity, in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, provided that with respect to any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, “Subsidiary”
shall mean a corporation or other entity in a chain of corporations or other entities in which each corporation or other entity, starting with the Company, has a controlling interest in another corporation or other entity in the chain, ending with
such corporation or other entity. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “controlling interest” has the same meaning as provided in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, provided that the language “at
least 50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of determining whether a corporation or
other entity is a Subsidiary for purposes of Section 5(a) hereof, if the Awards proposed to be granted to Employees of such corporation or other entity would be granted based upon legitimate business criteria, the term “controlling
interest” has the same meaning as provided in Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i) of the Treasury Regulations, provided that the language “at least 20 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in
Code Section 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i). For purposes of determining ownership of an interest in an organization, the rules of Sections 1.414(c)-3 and 1.414(c)-4 of the Treasury Regulations apply. 

“Treasury Regulations” shall mean the regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States Internal Revenue
Service, as amended. 
 “1934 Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any successor thereto. 
  

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	4.	The Committee 

  

	 	(a)	Committee Authority. The Committee shall have full and exclusive power to administer and interpret the Plan, to grant Awards and to adopt such
administrative rules, regulations, procedures and guidelines governing the Plan and the Awards as it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion, from time to time. The Committee’s authority shall include, but not be limited to, the authority to
(i) determine the type of Awards to be granted under the Plan; (ii) select Award recipients and determine the extent of their participation; and (iii) establish all other terms, conditions, and limitations applicable to Awards, Award
programs and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant thereto. The Committee may accelerate or defer the vesting or payment of Awards, cancel or modify outstanding Awards, waive any conditions or restrictions imposed with respect to Awards or the
Common Stock issued pursuant to Awards and make any and all other determinations that it deems appropriate with respect to the administration of the Plan, subject to the limitations contained in Sections 4(d) and 7(d) and Section 409A of the
Code with respect to all Participants, and subject to the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to Covered Employees. 

  

	 	(b)	Administration of the Plan. The administration of the Plan shall be managed by the Committee. The Committee shall have the power to prescribe and
modify, as necessary, the form of Award Agreement, to correct any defect, supply any omission or clarify any inconsistency in the Plan and/or in any Award Agreement and to take such actions and make such administrative determinations that the
Committee deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Any decision of the Committee in the administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties concerned, including the Company, its stockholders and
Subsidiaries and all Participants. 

  

	 	(c)	Delegation of Authority. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may at any time delegate to one or more officers or directors of
the Company some or all of its authority over the administration of the Plan, with respect to persons who are not Section 16(a) Officers or Covered Employees. 

 

	 	(d)	Prohibition Against Repricing. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in no event shall (i) any repricing (within the
meaning of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or any applicable stock exchange rule) of Awards issued under the Plan be permitted at any time under any circumstances, or (ii) any new Awards be issued in substitution for outstanding
Awards previously granted to Participants if such action would be considered a repricing (within the meaning of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or any applicable stock exchange rule). 

 

	 	(e)	Indemnification. No member of the Committee nor any other person to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the
Plan has been delegated shall be personally liable for any action or determination made with respect to the Plan, except for his or her own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute. The members of the Committee and its delegates,
including any employee with responsibilities relating to the administration of the Plan, shall be entitled to indemnification and reimbursement from the Company, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the By-laws and policies of the Company.
In the performance of its functions under the Plan, the Committee (and each member of the Committee and its delegates) shall be entitled to rely upon information and advice furnished by the Company’s officers, accountants, counsel and any other
party they deem appropriate, and neither the Committee nor any such person shall be liable for any action taken or not taken in reliance upon any such advice. 

 

	5.	Participation 

  

	 	(a)	Eligible Employees. Subject to Section 7(a)(i), the Committee shall determine which Employees shall be eligible to receive Awards under the
Plan. With respect to Employees subject to U.S. income tax, Options and SARs shall only be granted to such Employees who provide direct services to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company as of the date of grant of the Option or SAR.

  

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	 	(b)	Participation by Subsidiaries. Employees of Subsidiaries may participate in the Plan upon approval of Awards to such
Employees by the Committee. A Subsidiary’s participation in the Plan may be conditioned upon the Subsidiary’s agreement to reimburse the Company for costs and expenses of such participation, as determined by the Company. The Committee may
terminate the Subsidiary’s participation in the Plan at any time and for any reason. If a Subsidiary’s participation in the Plan shall terminate, such termination shall not relieve it of any obligations theretofore incurred by it under the
Plan, except with the approval of the Committee, and the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the extent to which Employees of the Subsidiary may continue to participate in the Plan with respect to previously granted Awards. Unless the
Committee determines otherwise, a Subsidiary’s participation in the plan shall terminate upon the occurrence of any event that results in such entity no longer constituting a Subsidiary as defined herein; provided, however, that such
termination shall not relieve such Subsidiary of any of its obligations to the Company theretofore incurred by it under the Plan, except with the approval of the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Committee,
upon any such Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary as defined herein, the Employees and Participants employed by such Subsidiary shall be deemed to have terminated employment for purposes of the Plan. With respect to Awards subject to
Section 409A of the Code, for purposes of determining whether a distribution is due to a Participant, such Participant’s employment shall be deemed terminated as described in the preceding sentence only if the Committee determines that a
Separation from Service has occurred. 

  

	 	(c)	Participation outside of the United States. In order to facilitate the granting of Awards to Employees who are foreign nationals or who are
employed outside of the U.S., the Committee may provide for such special terms and conditions, including, without limitation, substitutes for Awards, as the Committee may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax
policy or custom. The Committee may approve any supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of, this Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Section 5(c) without thereby affecting the
terms of this Plan as in effect for any other purpose, and the Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary or other appropriate officer of the Company, may certify any such documents as having been approved and adopted pursuant to properly delegated
authority; provided, that no such supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions shall include any provisions that are inconsistent with the intent and purpose of this Plan, as then in effect; and further provided that any such action
taken with respect to a Covered Employee shall be taken in compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code and that any such action taken with respect to an Employee who is subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be taken in compliance with
Section 409A of the Code. 

  

	6.	Available Shares of Common Stock 

  

	 	(a)	Shares Subject to the Plan. Common Stock issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan may be shares that have been authorized but unissued, or
have been previously issued and reacquired by the Company, or both. Reacquired shares may consist of shares purchased in open market transactions or otherwise. Subject to the following provisions of this Section 6, effective September 10,
2009, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Participants pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed one billion, thirty-two million, nine-hundred-and-sixteen thousand, and thirty-two
(1,032,916,032) shares of Common Stock; provided that, as of April 20, 2010, (i) an additional eight-hundred million (800,000,000) shares may be issued to Participants pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan, and (ii) no
more than an additional eight-hundred-and-fifty million (850,000,000) shares shall be available only for issuance as Stock Payments in settlement of “common stock equivalent” awards granted to Employees on January 19, 2009. If
any shares referred to in clause (ii) remain unissued after the settlement of all such “common stock equivalent” awards, the remaining shares shall be canceled and may not thereafter be issued to Participants pursuant to any other
Awards that may otherwise be granted under the Plan. 

  

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	 	(b)	Forfeited and Expired Awards. Awards made under the Plan which, at any time, are forfeited, expire or are canceled or settled without issuance of shares
shall not count towards the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan as set forth in Section 6(a) and shall be available for future Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all shares of Common Stock that
are (i) tendered in payment of an Option exercise price (whether by attestation or by other means); (ii) withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation; (iii) repurchased by the Company with Option exercise
proceeds; or (iv) covered by an SAR (to the extent that it is exercised and settled in shares of Common Stock, without regard to the number of shares of Stock that are actually issued to the Participant upon exercise) shall be considered issued
pursuant to the Plan and shall not be added to the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan as set forth in Section 6(a). 

  

	 	(c)	Other Items Not Included in Allocation. The maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan as set forth in Section 6(a) shall not be
affected by (i) the payment in cash of dividends or dividend equivalents in connection with outstanding Awards; (ii) the granting or payment of stock-denominated Awards that by their terms may be settled only in cash; or (iii) Awards
that are granted in connection with a transaction between the Company or a Subsidiary and another entity or business in substitution or exchange for, or conversion adjustment, assumption or replacement of, awards previously granted by such other
entity to any individuals who have become Employees as a result of such transaction. 

  

	 	(d)	Other Limitations on Shares that May be Granted under the Plan. Subject to Section 6(e), the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be
granted to any single individual during a calendar year in the form of Options, SARs, and/or Stock Awards shall not exceed twenty million, six-hundred-and-fifty-eight thousand and three-hundred-and-twenty-one (20,658,321). 

 

	 	(e)	 Adjustments. In the event of any change in the Company’s capital structure, including but not limited to a change in the number of
shares of Common Stock outstanding, on account of (i) any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or any similar equity restructuring, or (ii) any combination or exchange of equity securities (including, without limitation, the
exchange of preferred securities owned by the United States government for Common Stock, as announced by the Company in a press release dated February 27, 2009), merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization, or divesture or any other
similar event affecting the Company’s capital structure, to reflect such change in the Company’s capital structure, the Committee shall make appropriate equitable adjustments to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be
issued under the Plan as set forth in Section 6(a) and (but only to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code) to the maximum number of shares that may be granted to any single individual pursuant to Section 6(d). In the
event of any extraordinary dividend, divestiture or other distribution (other than ordinary cash dividends) of assets to stockholders, or any transaction or event described above, to the extent necessary to prevent the enlargement or diminution of
the rights of Participants, the Committee shall make appropriate equitable adjustments to the number or kind of shares subject to an outstanding Award, the exercise price applicable to an outstanding Award (subject to the limitation contained in
Section 4(d)), and/or any measure of performance that relates to an outstanding Award. Any adjustment to ISOs under this Section 6(e) shall be made only to the extent not constituting a “modification” within the meaning of
Section 424(h)(3) of the Code, and any adjustments under this Section 6(e) shall be made in a manner that does not adversely affect the exemption provided pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the 1934 Act. With respect to Awards subject to
Section 409A of the Code, any adjustments under this Section 6(e) shall conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Furthermore, with respect to Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation”
under Section 162(m) of the Code, such adjustments shall be made only to the extent that the Committee determines that such adjustments may be made without causing the Company to be denied a tax deduction on account of Section 162(m) of
the Code. The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be 

 

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conclusive and binding for all purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, decline to adjust any Award made to a Participant, if it determines that such
adjustment would violate applicable law or result in adverse tax consequences to the Participant or to the Company. 

  

	7.	Awards Under The Plan 

Awards under the Plan may be granted as Options, SARs or Stock Awards, as described below. Awards may be granted singly, in combination or
in tandem as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. 
  

	 	(a)	Options. Options granted under the Plan may be Nonqualified Stock Options or ISOs or any other type of stock option permitted under the Code. Options shall
expire after such period, not to exceed ten years, as may be determined by the Committee. If an Option is exercisable in installments, such installments or portions thereof that become exercisable shall remain exercisable until the Option expires or
is otherwise canceled pursuant to its terms. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 7(a) and (d), Awards of Nonqualified Stock Options shall be subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations determined by the Committee, in its
sole discretion, from time to time. 

  

	 	(i)	ISOs. The terms and conditions of any ISOs granted hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 422 of
the Code, and except as provided in Section 7(d), the terms, conditions, limitations and administrative procedures established by the Committee from time to time in accordance with the Plan. At the discretion of the Committee, ISOs may be
granted to any employee of the Company, its parent or any subsidiary of the Company, as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code. 

 

	 	(ii)	Reload Options. Except as provided in this Section 7(a)(ii), no Reload Options (as defined below) shall be granted
under the Plan. With respect to the exercise of (A) any Option granted under a Prior Plan (an “Original Option”) pursuant to the terms of which a Participant tenders shares of Common Stock to pay the exercise price and arranges to
have a portion of the shares otherwise issuable upon exercise withheld to pay the applicable withholding taxes, and thereby becomes entitled (if all other applicable conditions have been satisfied) to receive a new Option covering a number of shares
of Common Stock equal to the sum of the number of shares tendered to pay the exercise price and the number of shares used to pay the withholding taxes of the Original Option, at an exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock on the exercise date of the Original Option, and which vests six months thereafter and expires no later than the expiration date of the underlying Original Option (a “Reload Option”) or (B) any Reload Option granted as described
above, the Participant may receive a new Reload Option. Reload Options will be granted only as provided above and subject to such terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations as provided by the terms of the underlying Original Option or Reload
Option (including, but not limited to, eligibility to receive subsequent grants of Reload Options upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the terms of the underlying Original Option or Reload Option), and subject to such modifications
thereto as the Committee (if permitted), in its sole discretion, may from time to time deem appropriate; provided, however, that any such modification shall comply with Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable. A Reload Option may not
otherwise be granted under the terms of the Plan. To the extent a Reload Option is granted in respect of an Original Option granted under the Plan or Prior Plan, shares issued in connection with such Reload Option shall count towards the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued to Participants pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan as set forth in Section 6(a) and any individual Participant pursuant to Section 6(d). A Reload Option granted hereunder shall not
be subject to the minimum vesting requirements of Section 7(d). 

  

	 	(iii)	Exercise Price. The Committee shall determine the exercise price per share for each Option, which shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value at the time of grant. 

  

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	 	(iv)	Exercise of Options. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions relating to vesting and exercisablility, as determined by the Committee, and
upon provision for the payment in full of the exercise price and applicable taxes due, the Participant shall be entitled to exercise the Option and receive the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the Option exercise. The
shares issued in connection with the Option exercise may be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Committee may determine, from time to time. The exercise price of an Option and applicable withholding taxes relating to an Option
exercise may be paid by methods permitted by the Committee from time to time including, but not limited to, (1) a cash payment in U.S. dollars; (2) tendering (either actually or by attestation) shares of Common Stock owned by the
Participant (for any minimum period of time that the Committee, in its discretion, may specify), valued at the fair market value at the time of exercise; (3) arranging to have the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of an Option withheld or sold; or (4) any combination of the above. Additionally, the Committee may provide that an Option may be “net exercised,” meaning that upon the exercise of an Option or any portion thereof, the
Company shall deliver the greatest number of whole shares of Common Stock having a fair market value on the date of exercise not in excess of the difference between (x) the aggregate fair market value of the shares of Common Stock subject to
the Option (or the portion of such Option then being exercised) and (y) the aggregate exercise price for all such shares of Common Stock under the Option (or the portion thereof then being exercised) plus (to the extent it would not give rise
to adverse accounting consequences pursuant to applicable accounting principles) the amount of withholding tax due upon exercise, with any fractional share that would result from such equation to be payable in cash, to the extent practicable, or
cancelled. 

  

	 	(v)	ISO Grants to 10% Stockholders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7(a), if an ISO is granted to a Participant who owns stock
representing more than ten percent of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of a subsidiary or parent, as such terms are defined in Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code, the term of the Option shall not exceed five years
from the time of grant of such Option and the exercise price shall be at least 110 percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value (at the time of grant) of the Common Stock subject to the Option. 

 

	 	(vi)	$100,000 Per Year Limitation for ISOs. To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of the Common Stock for
which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company) exceeds $100,000, such excess ISOs shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. 

 

	 	(vii)	Disqualifying Dispositions. Each Participant awarded an ISO under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date he or she makes
a disqualifying disposition of any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of such ISO. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including any sale) of such Common Stock before the later of (i) two years after the time
of grant of the ISO or (ii) one year after the date the Participant acquired the shares of Common Stock by exercising the ISO. The Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance with procedures established by it, retain
possession of any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO as agent for the applicable Participant until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such
Participant as to the sale of such Stock. 

  

	 	(b)	 Stock Appreciation Rights. A SAR represents the right to receive a payment in cash, Common Stock, or a combination thereof, in an amount
equal to the excess of the fair market value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock at the time the SAR is exercised over the exercise price of such SAR which shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the same number of shares
at the time the SAR was granted, except that if a SAR is granted retroactively in substitution for an Option, 

 

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the exercise price of such SAR shall be the Fair Market Value at the time such Option was granted. Any such substitution of a SAR for an Option granted to a Covered Employee may only be made in
compliance with the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7(d), Awards of SARs shall be subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations determined by the Committee, in its sole
discretion, from time to time. A SAR may only be granted to Employees to whom an Option could be granted under the Plan. 

  

	 	(c)	Stock Awards. 

  

	 	(i)	Form of Awards. The Committee may grant Awards (“Stock Awards”) that are payable in shares of Common Stock or denominated in units equivalent in
value to shares of Common Stock or are otherwise based on or related to shares of Common Stock, including, but not limited to, Awards of Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock and Stock Units. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7(d), Stock
Awards shall be subject to such terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations as the Committee may determine to be applicable to such Stock Awards, in its sole discretion, from time to time. 

 

	 	(ii)	Stock Payment. If not prohibited by applicable law and to the extent allowed by Section 7(d) of the Plan, the Committee may issue unrestricted
shares of Common Stock, alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine; provided, however, that to the extent Section 409A
of the Code is applicable to the grant of unrestricted shares of Common Stock that are issued in tandem with another Award, then such tandem Awards shall conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. A Stock Payment under the Plan
may be granted as, or in payment of, a bonus (including without limitation any compensation that is intended to qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code), or to provide incentives or recognize special
achievements or contributions. Any shares of Common Stock used for such payment may be valued at a fair market value at the time of payment as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, any shares issued subject to Stock Payments granted in settlement of “common stock equivalent” awards dated January 19, 2010, shall not be subject to Section 7(d). 

 

	 	(iii)	Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7(d), Awards of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions,
and limitations determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, from time to time. The number of shares of Restricted Stock allocable to an Award under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

  

	 	(iv)	Deferred Stock. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7(d) and subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable, Awards of
Deferred Stock shall be subject to the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, from time to time. A Participant who receives an Award of Deferred Stock shall be entitled to receive the
number of shares of Common Stock allocable to his or her Award, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, from time to time, at the end of a specified deferral period determined by the Committee. Awards of Deferred Stock represent only
an unfunded, unsecured promise to deliver shares in the future and do not give Participants any greater rights than those of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. 

 

	 	(v)	Stock Units. A Stock Unit is an Award denominated in shares of Common Stock that may be settled either in shares of Common Stock or in cash, in the
discretion of the Committee, and, except as otherwise provided in Section 7(d) and subject to Section 409A of the Code to the extent applicable, shall be subject to such other terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations determined by
the Committee from time to time in its sole discretion. 

  

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	 	(d)	Minimum Vesting. Except for Awards referred to in Section 6(c)(ii) or (iii) and the last sentence of Section 7(c)(ii), or as provided in
this Section 7(d), Section 7(a)(ii), and Section 13, Awards shall not vest in full prior to the third anniversary of the Award date; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Awards that provide for
accelerated vesting (i) on account of a Participant’s retirement, death, disability, leave of absence, termination of employment, the sale or other disposition of a Participant’s employer or any other similar event, and/or
(ii) upon the achievement of performance criteria specified by the Committee, as provided in Section 7(e). Notwithstanding the foregoing, up to twenty percent (20%) of the shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan
pursuant to Section 6(a) may be granted subject to awards with such other vesting requirements, if any, as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion (which number of shares shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with
Section 6(e) and which shall not include any shares subject to Awards referred to in Section 6(c)(ii) and (iii) and the last sentence of Section 7(c)(ii), or granted pursuant to Section 7(a)(ii), Section 7(e) or any
other provision of this Section 7(d)). 

  

	 	(e)	Performance Criteria. At the discretion of the Committee, Awards may be made subject to, or may vest on an accelerated basis upon, the achievement of
performance criteria related to a period of performance of not less than one year, which may be established on a Company-wide basis or with respect to one or more business units or divisions or Subsidiaries and may be based upon the attainment of
criteria as may be determined by the Committee. When establishing performance criteria for any performance period, the Committee may exclude any or all “extraordinary items” as determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
including, without limitation, the charges or costs associated with restructurings of the Company or any Subsidiary, discontinued operations, other unusual or non-recurring items, and the cumulative effects of accounting changes. The Committee may
also adjust the performance criteria for any performance period as it deems equitable in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company, changes in applicable tax laws or accounting principles, or such other factors as the
Committee may determine. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may establish or measure performance criteria based on International Financial Reporting Standards or other appropriate accounting principles then in general use and accepted for
financial reports the Company is required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 

  

	8.	Forfeiture Provisions Following a Termination of Employment 

Except where prohibited by applicable law, in any instance where the rights of a Participant with respect to an Award extend past the date
of termination of a Participant’s employment, all of such rights shall terminate and be forfeited, if, in the determination of the Committee, the Participant, at any time subsequent to his or her termination of employment engages, directly or
indirectly, either personally or as an employee, agent, partner, stockholder, officer or director of, or consultant to, any entity or person engaged in any business in which the Company or its affiliates is engaged, in conduct that breaches any
obligation or duty of such Participant to the Company or a Subsidiary or that is in material competition with the Company or a Subsidiary or is materially injurious to the Company or a Subsidiary, monetarily or otherwise, which conduct shall
include, but not be limited to, (i) disclosing or misusing any confidential information pertaining to the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) any attempt, directly or indirectly, to induce any employee, agent, insurance agent, insurance broker
or broker-dealer of the Company or any Subsidiary to be employed or perform services elsewhere; (iii) any attempt by a Participant, directly or indirectly, to solicit the trade of any customer or supplier or prospective customer or supplier of
the Company or any Subsidiary; or (iv) disparaging the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective officers or directors. The Committee shall make the determination of whether any conduct, action or failure to act falls within the scope
of activities contemplated by this Section 8, in its sole discretion. For purposes of this Section 8, a Participant shall not be deemed to be a stockholder of a competing entity if the Participant’s record and beneficial ownership
amount to not more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding capital stock of any company subject to the periodic and other reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. 
  

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	9.	Dividends and Dividend Equivalents 

The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that Stock Awards shall earn dividends or dividend equivalents. Such dividends or
dividend equivalents may be paid currently or may be credited to an account maintained on the books of the Company. Any payment or crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents will be subject to such terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations
as the Committee may establish, from time to time, in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, reinvestment in additional shares of Common Stock or common share equivalents; provided, however, if the payment or crediting of dividends or
dividend equivalents is in respect of a Stock Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, then the payment or crediting of such dividends or dividend equivalents shall conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and such
requirements shall be specified in writing. Any shares purchased by or on behalf of Participants in a dividend reinvestment program established under the Plan shall not count towards the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan as
set forth in Section 6(a), provided that such shares are purchased in open-market transactions or are treasury shares purchased directly from the Company at fair market value at the time of purchase. Unless the Committee determines otherwise,
Section 16(a) Officers may not participate in dividend reinvestment programs established under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends or dividend equivalents may not be paid or accrue with respect to any shares of Common Stock
subject to an Award pursuant to Section 7(e), unless and until the relevant performance criteria have been satisfied, and then only to the extent determined by the Committee, as specified in the Award Agreement. 

 

	10.	Voting 

 The Committee
shall determine whether a Participant shall have the right to direct the vote of shares of Common Stock allocated to a Stock Award. If the Committee determines that an Award shall carry voting rights, the shares allocated to such Award shall be
voted by such person as the Committee may designate (the “Plan Administrator”) in accordance with instructions received from Participants (unless to do so would constitute a violation of fiduciary duties or any applicable exchange rules).
In such cases, shares subject to Awards as to which no instructions are received shall be voted by the Plan Administrator proportionately in accordance with instructions received with respect to all other Awards (including, for these purposes,
outstanding awards granted under the Prior Plans or any other plan of the Company) that are eligible to vote (unless to do so would constitute a violation of fiduciary duties or any applicable exchange rules). 

 

	11.	Payments and Deferrals 

  

	 	(a)	Payment of vested Awards may be in the form of cash, Common Stock or combinations thereof as the Committee shall determine, subject to such terms, conditions,
restrictions and limitations as it may impose. The Committee may (i) postpone the exercise of Options or SARs (but not beyond their expiration dates), (ii) require or permit Participants to elect to defer the receipt or issuance of shares
of Common Stock pursuant to Awards or the settlement of Awards in cash under such rules and procedures as it may establish, in its discretion, from time to time, (iii) provide for deferred settlements of Awards including the payment or
crediting of earnings on deferred amounts, or the payment or crediting of dividend equivalents where the deferred amounts are denominated in common share equivalents, (iv) stipulate in any Award Agreement, either at the time of grant or by
subsequent amendment, that a payment or portion of a payment of an Award be delayed in the event that Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor or similar provision of the Code) would disallow a tax deduction by the Company for all or a
portion of such payment; provided, that the period of any such delay in payment shall be until the payment, or portion thereof, is tax deductible, or such earlier date as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the
forgoing, with respect to any Award subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee shall not take any action described in the preceding sentence unless it determines that such action will not result in any adverse tax consequences for any
Participant under Section 409A of the Code. 

  

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	 	(b)	If, pursuant to any Award granted under the Plan, a Participant is entitled to receive a payment on a specified date, such payment shall be deemed made as of
such specified date if it is made (i) not earlier than 30 days before such specified date and (ii) not later than December 31 of the year in which such specified date occurs or, if later, the fifteenth day of the third month following
such specified date, in each case provided that the Participant shall not be permitted, directly or indirectly, to designate the taxable year in which such payment is made. 

 

	 	(c)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant is a Specified Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service, any payment(s) with respect to any
Award subject to Section 409A of the Code to which such Participant would otherwise be entitled by reason of such Separation from Service shall be made on the date that is six months after the Participant’s Separation from Service (or, if
earlier, the date of the Participant’s death). 

  

	 	(d)	If, pursuant to any Award granted under the Plan, a Participant is entitled to a series of installment payments, such Participant’s right to the series of
installment payments shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and not as a right to a single payment. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “series of installment payments” has the same meaning as provided in
Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) of the Treasury Regulations. 

  

	12.	Nontransferability 

Awards granted under the Plan, and during any period of restriction on transferability, shares of Common Stock issued in connection with
the exercise of an Option or a SAR, may not be sold, pledged, hypothecated, assigned, margined or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares underlying such Award have
been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed or have been waived by the Committee. No Award or interest or right therein shall be subject to the debts, contracts or engagements of a Participant or his or her successors in
interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, by judgment, lien, levy, attachment,
garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy and divorce), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void, of no effect, and not binding on the Company in any way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit (on such terms, conditions and limitations as it may establish) Nonqualified Stock Options (including non-qualified Reload Options) and/or shares issued in connection with an Option or a SAR exercise
that are subject to restrictions on transferability, to be transferred one time to a member of a Participant’s immediate family or to a trust or similar vehicle for the benefit of a Participant’s immediate family members. During the
lifetime of a Participant, all rights with respect to Awards shall be exercisable only by such Participant or, if applicable pursuant to the preceding sentence, a permitted transferee. 

 

	13.	Change of Control 

  

	(a)	Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, at the time an Award is made hereunder or at any time prior to,
coincident with or after the time of a Change of Control: 

  

	 	(i)	provide for the acceleration of any time periods, or the waiver of any other conditions, relating to the vesting, exercise, payment or distribution of an Award so that
any Award to a Participant whose employment has been terminated as a result of a Change of Control may be vested, exercised, paid or distributed in full on or before a date fixed by the Committee; 

 

	 	(ii)	provide for the purchase of any Awards from a Participant whose employment has been terminated as a result of a Change of Control, upon the Participant’s request,
for an amount of cash equal to the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise, payment or distribution of such rights had such Award been currently exercisable or payable; 

 

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	 	(iii)	provide for the termination of any then outstanding Awards or make any other adjustment to the Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate
to reflect such transaction or change; or 

  

	 	(iv)	cause the Awards then outstanding to be assumed, or new rights substituted therefore, by the surviving corporation in such change. 

For purposes of sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, any Participant whose employment is terminated by the Company other than for
“gross misconduct,” or by the Participant for “good reason” (each as defined in the applicable Award Agreement) upon, or on or prior to the first anniversary of, a Change of Control, shall be deemed to have been terminated as a
result of the Change of Control. 
  

	(b)	A “Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur if and when: 

  

	 	(i)	any person, including a “person” as such term is used in Section 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act (a “Person”), is or becomes a beneficial owner (as
such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25 percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (provided,
however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not include consummation of the exchange of preferred securities owned by the United States government for Common Stock, as announced by the Company in a press
release dated February 27, 2009); 

  

	 	(ii)	any plan or proposal for the dissolution or liquidation of the Company is adopted by the stockholders of the Company; 

 

	 	(iii)	individuals who, as of April 21, 2009, constituted the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;
provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to April 21, 2009 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then
comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or
threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the 1934 Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board;

  

	 	(iv)	all or substantially all of the assets of the Company are sold, transferred or distributed; or 

 

	 	(v)	there occurs a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving the Company (a “Transaction”), in each case, with respect to
which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such Transaction do not, immediately after the Transaction, own more than 50 percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company or other corporation resulting from such
Transaction in substantially the same respective proportions as such stockholders’ ownership of the voting power of the Company immediately before such Transaction. 

 

	(c)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code, the effect of a Change of Control and what constitutes a Change of
Control shall be set forth in the underlying Award programs and/or Award Agreements. 

  

	14.	Award Agreements 

 Each
Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement (as such may be amended from time to time) that sets forth the terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations applicable to the Award, including, but not limited to, the provisions
governing vesting, exercisability, payment, forfeiture, and termination of employment, all or some of which may be incorporated by reference into one or more other documents delivered or otherwise made available to a Participant in connection with
an Award. The Committee need not require the 
  

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execution of such document by the Participant, in which case acceptance of the Award by the Participant shall constitute agreement by the Participant to the terms, conditions, restrictions and
limitations set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement as well as the administrative guidelines and practices of the Company in effect from time to time. 
  

	15.	Tax Withholding 

Participants shall be solely responsible for any applicable taxes (including without limitation income, payroll and excise taxes) and
penalties, and any interest that accrues thereon, which they incur in connection with the receipt, vesting or exercise of any Award. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have the right to require payment of, or may deduct from any payment made
under the Plan or otherwise to a Participant, or may permit shares to be tendered or sold, including shares of Common Stock delivered or vested in connection with an Award, in an amount sufficient to cover withholding of any federal, state, local,
foreign or other governmental taxes or charges required by law or such greater amount of withholding as the Committee shall determine from time to time and to take such other action as may be necessary to satisfy any such withholding obligations.
The value of any shares allowed to be withheld or tendered for tax withholding may not exceed the amount allowed consistent with fixed plan accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, to the extent applicable. It
shall be a condition to the obligation of the Company to issue Common Stock upon the exercise of an Option or a SAR that the Participant pay to the Company, on demand, such amount as may be requested by the Company for the purpose of satisfying any
tax withholding liability. If the amount is not paid, the Company may refuse to issue shares. 
  

	16.	Other Benefit and Compensation Programs 

Awards received by Participants under the Plan shall not be deemed a part of a Participant’s regular, recurring compensation for
purposes of calculating payments or benefits from any Company benefit plan or severance program unless specifically provided for under the plan or program. Unless specifically set forth in an Award Agreement, Awards under the Plan are not intended
as payment for compensation that otherwise would have been delivered in cash, and even if so intended, such Awards shall be subject to such vesting requirements and other terms, conditions and restrictions as may be provided in the Award Agreement.

  

	17.	Unfunded Plan 

 Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, the Plan shall be unfunded and shall not create (or be construed to create) a trust or a separate fund or funds. The Plan shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant
or other person. To the extent any Participant holds any rights by virtue of an Award granted under the Plan, such rights shall constitute general unsecured liabilities of the Company and shall not confer upon any Participant or any other person or
entity any right, title, or interest in any assets of the Company. 
  

	18.	Expenses of the Plan 

 The
expenses of the administration of the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company may require Subsidiaries to pay for the Common Stock issued under the Plan. 

 

	19.	Rights as a Stockholder 

Unless the Committee determines otherwise, a Participant shall not have any rights as a stockholder with respect to shares of Common Stock
covered by an Award until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record with respect to such shares. No adjustment will be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such date, except as provided in
Section 9. 
  

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	20.	Future Rights 

 No
Employee shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan. There shall be no obligation of uniformity of treatment of Employees under the Plan. Further, the Company and its Subsidiaries may adopt other compensation programs, plans
or arrangements as it deems appropriate or necessary. The adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any Employee any right to continued employment in any particular position or at any particular rate of compensation, nor shall it interfere in any
way with the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate the employment of its Employees at any time, free from any claim or liability under the Plan. 
  

	21.	Amendment and Termination 

  

	(a)	The Plan and any Award may be amended, suspended or terminated at any time by the Board, provided that no amendment shall be made without stockholder approval, if it
would (i) materially increase the number of shares available under the Plan, (ii) materially expand the types of awards available under the Plan, (iii) materially expand the class of persons eligible to participate in the Plan,
(iv) materially extend the term of the Plan, (v) materially change the method of determining the exercise price of an Award, (vi) delete or limit the prohibition against repricing contained in Section 4(d), or
(vii) otherwise require approval by the stockholders of the Company in order to comply with applicable law or the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (or, if the Common Stock is not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the principal national
securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is traded or quoted). No such amendment referred to above shall be effective unless and until it has been approved by the stockholders of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to
Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code, any amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or any such Award shall conform to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Except as otherwise provided in Section 13(a) and
Section 21(b) and (c), no termination, suspension or amendment of the Plan or any Award shall adversely affect the right of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted, as determined by the Committee, without such
Participant’s written consent. Unless terminated earlier by the Board, the Plan will terminate on April 21, 2014. 

  

	(b)	The Committee may amend or modify the terms and conditions of an Award to the extent that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that the terms and
conditions of the Award violate or may violate Section 409A of the Code; provided, however, that (i) no such amendment or modification shall be made without the Participant’s written consent if such amendment or modification would
violate the terms and conditions of a Participant’s offer letter or employment agreement, and (ii) unless the Committee determines otherwise, any such amendment or modification of an Award made pursuant to this Section 21(b) shall
maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable Award provision without contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. The amendment or modification of any Award pursuant to this Section 21(b) shall
be at the Committee’s sole discretion and the Committee shall not be obligated to amend or modify any Award or the Plan, nor shall the Company be liable for any adverse tax or other consequences to a Participant resulting from such amendments
or modifications or the Committee’s failure to make any such amendments or modifications for purposes of complying with Section 409A of the Code or for any other purpose. To the extent the Committee amends or modifies an Award pursuant to
this Section 21(b), the Participant shall receive notification of any such changes to his or her Award and, unless the Committee determines otherwise, the changes described in such notification shall be deemed to amend the terms and conditions
of the applicable Award and Award Agreement. 

  

	(c)	 To the extent that a Participant and an Award are subject to Section 111 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and any regulations,
guidance or interpretations that may from time to time be promulgated thereunder (“EESA”), then any payment of any kind provided for by, or accrued with respect to, the Award must comply with EESA, and the Award Agreement and the Plan
shall be interpreted or reformed to so comply. If the making of any payment pursuant to, or accrued with respect to, the Award 

 

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would violate EESA, or if the making of such payment, or accrual, may in the judgment of the Company limit or adversely impact the ability of the Company to participate in, or the terms of the
Company’s participation in, the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the Capital Purchase Program, or to qualify for any other relief under EESA, the affected Participants shall be deemed to have waived their rights to such payments or accruals. In
addition, if applicable, an Award will be subject to forfeiture or repayment if the Award is based on performance metrics that are later determined to be materially inaccurate. Award Agreements shall provide that, if applicable, Participants will
grant to the U.S. Treasury (or other body of the U.S. government) and to the Company a waiver in a form acceptable to the U.S. Treasury (or other body) and the Company releasing the U.S. Treasury (or other body) and the Company from any claims that
Participants may otherwise have as a result of the issuance of any regulations, guidance or interpretations that adversely modify the terms of an Award that would not otherwise comply with the executive compensation and corporate governance
requirements of EESA or any securities purchase agreement or other agreement entered into between the Company and the U.S. Treasury (or other body) pursuant to EESA. 

 

	22.	Successors and Assigns 

The Plan and any applicable Award Agreement entered into under the Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of a Participant,
including, without limitation, the estate of such Participant and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate, or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Participant’s creditors. 

 

	23.	Governing Law 

 The Plan
and all agreements entered into under the Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York. 
  

	24.	No Liability With Respect to Tax Qualification or Adverse Tax Treatment 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in no event shall the Company or any Subsidiary be liable to a Participant on
account of an Award’s failure to (i) qualify for favorable U.S. or foreign tax treatment or (ii) avoid adverse tax treatment under U.S. or foreign law, including, without limitation, Section 409A of the Code. 

 

 15Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) between Vermillion, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
Sandra A. Gardiner (“Executive,” and together with the Company, the “Parties”) is effective as of April 19, 2010 (the “Effective Date”). 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to enter into a Employment Agreement; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows: 

1. Position. The Company will continue to employ Executive as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In this position, Executive will be
expected to devote Executive’s full business time, attention and energies to the performance of Executive’s duties with the Company. Executive may devote time to outside Board or advisory positions as pre-approved by the Company’s
Board of Directors. Executive will render such business and professional services in the performance of such duties, consistent with Executive’s position within the Company, as shall be reasonably assigned to Executive by the Company’s CEO
or Board of Directors. 
 2. Compensation. The Company will pay Executive a base salary of at least $240,000 on an annualized basis,
payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies, including compliance with applicable tax withholding requirements. In addition, Executive will be eligible for a bonus of up to 40% of Executive’s base salary for
achievement of reasonable performance-related goals to be defined by the Company’s CEO or Board of Directors. The exact payment terms of a bonus, if any, are to be set by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, in its sole
discretion. Any such bonus will be payable to Executive within 30 days of receipt by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company’s final year-end financial statements. 

3. Benefits. During the term of Executive’s employment, Executive will be entitled to the Company’s standard benefits covering employees
at Executive’s level, including the Company’s group medical, dental, vision and term life insurance plans, section 125 plan, employee stock purchase plan and 401(k) plan, as such plans maybe in effect from time to time, subject to the
Company’s right to cancel or change the benefit plans and program it offers to its employees at any time. 
 4. At-Will Employment.
Executive’s employment with the Company is for an unspecified duration and constitutes “at will” employment. This employment relationship may be terminated at any time, with or without good cause or for any or no cause, at the option
either of the Company or Executive, with or without notice. 
 5. Termination without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event the Company
terminates Executive’s employment for reasons other than for Cause (as defined below) or Executive terminates her employment for Good Reason (as defined below) and provided that Executive signs and does not revoke a standard separation
agreement release of all claims against the 

 
Company, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, does not breach any provision of this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 10 and Section 11 hereof), and continues
to comply with the PIIA, as hereinafter defined, Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 13 below: 

(i) continued payment of Executive’s base salary as then in effect for a period of six (6) months following the date of
termination (the “Severance Period”), to be paid periodically in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices, provided that you shall immediately repay to the Company any amounts that you receive hereunder if within sixty
days following termination of your employment you either have failed to execute the standard release described above or have revoked the general release after you execute it; 

(ii) immediate, accelerated vesting of twenty four (24) months of any options previously granted by the Company to Executive;
additionally, Executive will have a twenty-four (24) month period following the date of termination of employment to exercise any or all of her vested options, subject for each option to earlier expiration at the end of the option’s
original term; and 
 (iii) continuation of Company health and dental benefits through COBRA premiums paid by the Company
directly to the COBRA administrator during the Severance Period; provided, however, that such premium payments shall cease prior to the end of the Severance Period if Executive commences other employment with reasonably comparable or greater health
and dental benefits. 
 Executive will not be eligible for any bonus or other benefits not described above after termination,
except as may be required by law. 
 6. Termination After Change of Control. If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
for reasons other than for Cause (as defined below) or by Executive for Good Reason (as defined below) within the twelve (12) month period following a Change of Control (as defined below), then, in addition to the severance obligations due to
Executive under Section 5 above, fifty percent (50%) of any then-unvested shares under Company stock options then held by Executive will vest upon the date of such termination and the period of time for their exercise will be at the
discretion of the Company, provided that no option shall be exercisable after expiration of its original term. It may very well be necessary for the Executive to exercise such shares on the day of Change in Control, and the Company shall use its
best efforts to provide Executive with a reasonable period of advance written notice in such event. 
  

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 7. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement: 

(a) “Cause” means termination of employment by reason of Executive’s: 

(i) material breach of this Agreement, the Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement entered into between Executive and the
Company (the “PIIA”) or any other confidentiality, invention assignment or similar agreement with the Company; 

(ii) repeated negligence in the performance of duties or nonperformance or misperformance of such duties that in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors of the Company adversely affects the operations or reputation of the Company; 
 (iii) refusal to
abide by or comply with the good faith directives of the Company’s CEO or Board of Directors or the Company’s standard policies and procedures, which actions continue for a period of at least ten (10) days after written notice from
the Company; 
 (iv) violation or breach of the Company’s Code of Ethics, Financial Information Integrity Policy, Insider
Trading Compliance Program, or any other similar code or policy adopted by the Company and generally applicable to the Company’s employees, as then in effect; 

(v) willful dishonesty, fraud, or misappropriation of funds or property with respect to the business or affairs of the Company;

 (vi) conviction by or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a court of competent and final jurisdiction, for any
crime which constitutes a felony in the jurisdiction involved; or 
 (vii) abuse of alcohol or drugs (legal or illegal) that,
in the Board of Director’s reasonable judgment, materially impairs Executive’s ability to perform Executive’s duties. 

(b) “Change of Control” means: 

(i) after the date hereof, any “person.” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power
represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or 
 (ii) the date of the consummation of a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or entity that has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior
thereto continuing to represent more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or 

 

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 (iii) the date of the consummation of the sale or disposition of all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets. 
 (c) “Good Reason” means, the occurrence of any one or more of the following
events, without Executive’s consent, which continues uncured for a period of not less than thirty (30) days following written notice given by Executive to the Company within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of a material and
adverse change in Executive’s title or duties (excluding any changes in such duties resulting from the Company becoming part of a larger entity pursuant to a Change of Control) or in Executive’s base salary. 

In addition, Executive must actually terminate Executive’s employment with the Company within six months following the initial
existence of the condition described above giving rise to Good Reason. 
 (d) “Separation from Service” or
“Separates from Service” shall mean Executive’s termination of employment, as determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h). Executive shall be considered to have experienced a termination of employment when the
facts and circumstances indicate that Executive and the Company reasonably anticipate that either (i) no further services will be performed for the Company after a certain date, or (ii) that the level of bona fide services Executive will
perform for the Company after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed by Executive (whether as an employee or independent
contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the Company if Executive has been providing services to the Company for less than 36 months). If Executive is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona
fide leave of absence, the employment relationship between Executive and the Company shall be treated as continuing intact, provided that the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as Executive retains a right to
reemployment with the Company under an applicable statute or by contract. If the period of a military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence exceeds six months and Executive does not retain a right to reemployment under an applicable
statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall be considered to be terminated for purposes of this Agreement as of the first day immediately following the end of such six-month period. In applying the provisions of this paragraph, a leave
of absence shall be considered a bona fide leave of absence only if there is a reasonable expectation that Executive will return to perform services for the Company. 

8. Employment, Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement. As a condition of Executive’s employment, Executive shall
complete, sign and return the Company’s standard form of Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. 
 9. Non Contravention.
Executive represents to the Company that Executive’s signing of this Agreement, the PIIA, the issuance of stock options to Executive, and Executive’s commencement of employment with the Company does not violate any agreement Executive has
with Executive’s previous employer and Executive’s signature confirms this representation. 
  

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 10. Conflicting Employment. Executive agrees that, during the term of Executive’s employment
with the Company and during the Severance Period, Executive will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity competitive with or directly related to the business in which the Company is now involved or
becomes involved during the term of Executive’s employment, nor will Executive engage in any other activities that conflict with Executive’s obligations to the Company. Executive acknowledges that compliance with the obligations of this
paragraph is a condition to Executive’s right to receive the severance payments set forth in paragraph 5 above. 
 11.
Nonsolicitation. From the date of this Agreement until 12 months after the termination of this Agreement (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any employee or contractor of the
Company or its affiliates to terminate employment with, or cease providing services to, the Company or its affiliates. During the Restricted Period, Executive will not, whether for Executive’s own account or for the account of any other person,
firm, corporation or other business organization, solicit or interfere with any person who is or during the period of Executive’s engagement by the Company was a collaborator, partner, licensor, licensee, vendor, supplier, customer or client of
the Company or its affiliates to the Company’s detriment. Executive acknowledges that compliance with the obligations of this paragraph is a condition to Executive’s right to receive the severance payments set forth in paragraph 5 above.

 12. Arbitration and Equitable Relief. 

(a) In consideration of Executive’s employment with the Company, its promise to arbitrate all employment related disputes and
Executive’s receipt of the compensation and other benefits paid to Executive by the Company, at present and in the future, EXECUTIVE AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL CONTROVERSIES, CLAIMS, OR DISPUTES WITH ANYONE (INCLUDING THE COMPANY AND ANY EMPLOYEE,
OFFICER, DIRECTOR, STOCKHOLDER OR. BENEFIT PLAN OF THE COMPANY IN THEIR CAPACITY AS SUCH OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY OR THE TERMINATION OF EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT WITH
THE COMPANY, INCLUDING ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO BINDING ARBITRATION UNDER THE ARBITRATION RULES SET FORTH IN CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1280 THROUGH 1294.2, INCLUDING SECTION 1283.05 (THE “RULES”)
AND PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA LAW. Disputes which Executive agrees to arbitrate, and thereby agree to waive any right to a trial by jury, include any statutory claims under state or federal law, including, but not limited to, claims under Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, claims
of harassment, discrimination or wrongful termination and any statutory claims. Executive further understands that this agreement to arbitrate also applies to any disputes that the Company may have with Executive, 

 

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 (b) Executive agrees that any arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration
Association (“AAA”) and that the neutral arbitrator will be selected in a manner consistent with its National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes. Executive agrees that the arbitrator shall have the power to decide any motions
brought by any party to the arbitration, including motions for summary judgment and/or adjudication and motions to dismiss and demurrers, prior to any arbitration hearing. Executive also agrees that the arbitrator shall have the power to award any
remedies, including attorneys’ fees and costs, available under applicable law. Executive understands the Company will pay for any administrative or hearing fees charged by the arbitrator or AAA except that Executive shall pay the first $125.00
of any filing fees associated with any arbitration Executive initiates. Executive agrees that the arbitrator shall administer and conduct any arbitration in a mariner consistent with the Rules and that to the extent that the AAA’s National
Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes conflict with the Rules, the Rules shall take precedence. Executive agrees that the decision of the arbitrator shall be in writing. 

(c) Except as provided by the Rules and this Agreement, arbitration shall be the sole, exclusive and final remedy for any dispute between
Executive and the Company. Accordingly, except as provided for by the Rules and this Agreement, neither Executive nor the Company will be permitted to pursue court action regarding claims that are subject to arbitration. Notwithstanding, the
arbitrator will not have the authority to disregard or refuse to enforce any lawful company policy, and the arbitrator shall not order or require the Company to adopt a policy not otherwise required by law which the Company has not adopted.

 (d) In addition to the right under the Rules to petition the court for provisional relief, Executive agrees that any party
may also petition the court for injunctive relief where either party alleges or claims a violation of the PIIA between Executive and the Company or any other agreement regarding trade secrets, confidential information, nonsolicitation or Labor Code
§2870. Executive understands that any breach or threatened breach of such an agreement will cause irreparable injury and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy therefor and both parties hereby consent to the issuance of an
injunction. In the event either party seeks injunctive relief, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorneys fees. 

(e) Executive understands that this Agreement does not prohibit Executive from pursuing an administrative claim with a local, state or
federal administrative body such as the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Workers’ Compensation Board. This Agreement does, however, preclude Executive from pursuing court action
regarding any such claim. 
 (f) Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive is executing this Agreement voluntarily and
without any duress or undue influence by the Company or anyone else. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that Executive has carefully read this Agreement and that Executive has asked any questions needed for Executive to understand the terms,
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and binding effect of this Agreement and fully understand it, including that Executive is waiving Executive’s right to a jury trial. Finally, Executive agrees that Executive has been
provided an opportunity to seek the advice of an attorney of Executive’s choice before signing this Agreement. 
 13. Taxes. All
payments made pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to withholding of applicable taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of any federal, state, province or local taxes that may arise
with respect to this Agreement (including any taxes arising under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”). Neither the Company nor any of its employees, officers, directors, or service providers shall have any obligation
whatsoever to pay such taxes, to prevent Executive from incurring them, or to mitigate or protect Executive from any such tax liabilities. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any amounts that become due under this
Agreement on account of Executive’s termination of employment constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of IRC Section 409A, payment of such amounts shall not commence until Executive incurs a Separation
from Service. If, at the time of Executive’s termination of employment under this Agreement, Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of IRC Section 409A), any amounts that constitute “nonqualified deferred
compensation” within the meaning of IRC Section 409A that become payable to Executive on account of Executive’s Separation from Service (including any amounts payable pursuant to the preceding sentence) will not be paid until after
the end of the sixth calendar month beginning after Executive’s Separation from Service (the “409A Suspension Period”). Within 14 calendar days after the end of the 409A Suspension Period, Executive shall be paid a lump sum payment in
cash equal to any payments delayed because of the preceding sentence. Thereafter, Executive shall receive any remaining benefits as if there had not been an earlier delay. Each payment due under this Agreement is treated as a separate payment for
purposes of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1((b)(4)(F) and 1.409A-2(b)(2). 
 14. Successors of the Company. The rights and
obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of the Company. This Agreement shall be assignable by the Company in the event of a merger or similar transaction in
which the Company is not the surviving entity, or of a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. 
 15. Enforceability;
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such provision shall be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render the same valid and
enforceable, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, as the case may require, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law as if such provision had been originally incorporated herein as so
modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated herein, as the case may be. 
 16. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California without giving effect to California choice of law rules. This Agreement is deemed to be entered into entirely in the State of California. This
Agreement shall not be strictly construed for or against either party. 
  

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 17. No Waiver. No waiver of any term of this Agreement constitutes a waiver of any other term of this
Agreement. 
 18. Amendment To This Agreement. This Agreement may be amended only in writing by an agreement specifically referencing
this Agreement, which is signed by both Executive and an executive officer or member of the Board of Directors of the Company authorized to do so by the Board by resolution. 

19. Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of
this Agreement. 
 20. Notice. All notices made pursuant to this Agreement, shall be given in writing, delivered by a generally
recognized overnight express delivery service, and shall be made to the following addresses, or such other addresses as the Parties may later designate in writing: 

If to the Company: 

Vermillion, Inc. 

47350 Fremont Blvd. 

Fremont, CA 94538 

If to Executive: 

Sandra A. Gardiner 

[address redacted] 

21. Expense Reimbursement. The Company shall promptly reimburse Executive reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in furtherance of or
in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, including expenditures for travel, in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time; provided that any and all reimbursements
hereunder shall be requested and made within one year after being incurred. 
 22. General; Conflict. This Agreement and the PIIA, when
signed by Executive, set forth the terms of Executive’s employment with the Company and supersede any and all prior representations and agreements, whether written or oral. 

[Signature Page Follows] 
  

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	VERMILLION, INC.
	a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Carl Severinghaus

	Name:	 	 Carl Severinghaus

	Title:	 	 Chairman of Compensation Committee

	 

  

	
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this
	19 day of April, 2010.
	
	 /s/ Sandra A. Gardiner

	Sandra A. Gardiner

  

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