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Exhibit 10.9

      

      
        FORM OF VICTORIA’S SECRET & CO.

        2021 CASH INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PERFORMANCE PLAN

        

        

        Victoria’s Secret & Co., a Delaware corporation (“VS & Co.”), hereby adopts the Victoria’s Secret
          & Co. 2021 Cash Incentive Compensation Performance Plan (the “Plan”) for the purpose of enhancing the Company’s ability to attract and retain highly qualified executive and managerial-level associates
          and to provide additional financial incentives to such associates to promote the success of the Company and its subsidiaries.  The Company reserves the right to pay discretionary bonuses, or other types of compensation outside of the Plan,
          including under the Stock Plan or otherwise.

        

        

        1. Definitions. As used herein, the following
          terms shall have the respective meanings indicated:

        

        

        (a) “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of VS & Co.

        

        

        (b) “Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stock Plan.

        

        

        (c) “Change in Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stock Plan.

        

        

        (d) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor
          federal internal revenue law, along with related rules, regulations, and interpretations.

        

        

        (e) “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of VS & Co.

        

        

        (f) “Committee” shall mean the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee
          or subcommittee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.

        

        

        (g) “Company” shall mean, collectively, VS & Co. and its subsidiaries.

        

        

        (h) “Good Reason” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stock Plan.

        

        

        (i) “Incentive Compensation” shall mean, for each Participant, compensation to be paid in the amount
          determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 6 below.

        

        

        (j) “Participant” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal year, an associate who is eligible to participate in
          the Plan for such fiscal year in accordance with Section 3.

        

        

        (k) “Performance Goal” shall mean the performance goals established by the Committee pursuant to Section 4
          hereof.

        

        

        (l) “Performance Period” shall mean each Spring or Fall selling season or the fiscal year of the Company, or
          any other period of time as will be established by the Committee pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan within which the Performance Goals relating to any award of Incentive Compensation are to be achieved.  Any Performance Period may be subject to
          earlier lapse or other modification pursuant to Section 11 of this Plan in the event of a Termination of Service without Cause, resignation for Good Reason, Retirement, death or Total Disability of the Participant or a Change in Control.

        

        

        (m) “Retirement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stock Plan.

        

        

        (n) “Stock Plan” shall mean the Victoria’s Secret & Co. 2021 Stock Option and Performance Incentive Plan,
          as may be amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

        

        

        (o) “Termination of Service” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stock Plan.

        

        

        (p) “Total Disability” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stock Plan.

        

        

        2. Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which
          shall have full power and authority to construe, interpret and administer the Plan and shall have the exclusive right to establish, adjust, pay or decline to pay Incentive Compensation for each Participant. Such power and authority shall include
          the right to exercise discretion to reduce by any amount, including down to zero, the Incentive Compensation payable to any Participant. Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons or entities, including the
          Company, any Participant and any person claiming any benefit or right under the Plan.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate to (i) one or more officers of the Company some or
            all of its authority under the Plan and (ii) one or more committees of the Board some or all of its authority under the Plan.

        

        

        3. Eligibility. All associates of the Company designated by the Committee or other
          authorized individuals are eligible to participate in the Plan and shall be Participants.

        

        

        
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        4. Awards. The Committee shall establish Performance Goals with respect to each
          Performance Period.  The Performance Goals established by the Committee shall be based on specified levels of or changes in any one or more performance criteria established by the Committee, which may be expressed with respect to the Company or
          one or more operating units or groups, as the Committee may determine, including, without limitation, price of Common Stock, or the common stock of any affiliate, shareholder return, return on equity, return on investment, return on capital,
          sales productivity, comparable store sales growth, economic profit, economic value added, net income, operating income, gross margin, sales, free cash flow, earnings per share, operating company contribution or market share.  Performance Goals
          for a Performance Period may include a minimum or threshold performance standard below which no payments of Incentive Compensation will be made, and a maximum performance standard in which any performance that exceeds this standard will not
          increase the payment of Incentive Compensation. These Performance Goals may be based on an analysis of historical performance and growth expectations for the business, financial results of other comparable businesses, and progress towards
          achieving the strategic plan for the business, or any other factors as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall specify how any Performance Goals shall be adjusted to the extent necessary to prevent dilution or enlargement of any award of
          Incentive Compensation as a result of extraordinary events or circumstances, as determined by the Committee, including, without limitation:

        

        

        	

              	(i)	
                all items of gain, loss or expense for the Performance Period determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence;

              

        

        

        	

              	(ii)	
                all items related to the disposal of a component of an entity or related to a change in accounting principles, as such are defined by generally accepted accounting principles and as identified in the Company’s audited financial
                  statements, notes to such financial statements, in management’s discussion and analysis or any other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

              

        

        

        	

              	(iii)	
                impact from changes in accounting policies approved by the Audit Committee of the Board that were not contemplated in the initial Incentive Compensation targets;

              

        

        

        	

              	(iv)	
                all items of gain, loss or expense for the Performance Period related to an exit activity as defined under current generally accepted accounting principles;

              

        

        

        	

              	(v)	
                all items of gain, loss or expense for the Performance Period related to discontinued operations as defined under current generally accepted accounting principles;

              

        

        

        	

              	(vi)	
                any profit or loss attributable to the business operations of any entity acquired or divested by the Company during the Performance Period;

              

        

        

        	

              	(vii)	
                write-offs, accelerated depreciation or other operating expenses at the participating subsidiary level related to the testing of a new brand concept, not included in the original Incentive Compensation targets;

              

        

        

        	

              	(viii)	
                impacts from unanticipated changes in legal or tax structure or unanticipated changes in jurisdictional tax rates of a participating subsidiary; and

              

        

        

        	

              	(ix)	
                changes in applicable tax law.

              

        

        

        Participants may earn their target Incentive Compensation if the pre-established Performance Goals are achieved. The target Incentive Compensation
          percentage for each Participant will be based on the level and functional responsibility of his or her position, size of the business for which the Participant is responsible, and competitive practices.

        

        

        5. Committee Certification. As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each
          Performance Period, the Committee shall certify, in writing, that the Performance Goals for such Performance Period were satisfied.

        

        

        6. Payment of Incentive Compensation. The selection of Participants to whom Incentive
          Compensation shall actually be paid shall be conditioned upon each Participant’s continued employment with the Company through the last day of the Performance Period. The amount of the Incentive Compensation actually paid to a Participant for a
          Performance Period shall be such amount as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, including zero.  Subject to the last sentence of this Section 6 and to Section 11 below, Incentive Compensation shall be paid in cash at such times and
          on such terms as are determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion, which such payment shall be made within seventy-five (75) days following the end of the Performance Period to which such Incentive Compensation relates, but in
          no event later than the 15th day of the third month following the end of such Performance Period. To the extent provided by the Committee, in its sole discretion,
          the annual Incentive Compensation may be paid in the form of shares of Common Stock or equity incentive awards under the Company’s then effective Stock Plan, or may be deferred under the Company’s then effective deferred compensation plan (if
          any), subject to the terms and conditions of such plans.

        

        

        7. No Right to Bonus or Continued Employment; Clawback.

        

        

        (a) Neither the establishment of the Plan, the provision for or payment of any amounts hereunder, nor any action of the Company, the Board or the
          Committee with respect to the Plan shall be held or construed to confer upon any person (a) any legal right to receive, or any interest in, any Incentive Compensation or any other benefit under the Plan or (b) any legal right to continue to serve
          as an officer or associate of the Company or any affiliate of the Company.

        

        

        
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        (b) If the Committee determines in good faith either that: (i) if required by applicable law with respect to a Participant or (ii) (x) a Participant
          engaged in fraudulent conduct or activities relating to the Company, (y) a Participant has knowledge of such conduct or activities, or (z) a Participant, based upon the Participant’s position, duties or responsibilities, should have had knowledge
          of such conduct or activities, the Committee shall have the power and authority under the Plan to terminate without payment all outstanding incentive awards under the Plan. If required by applicable law with respect to a Participant or if a
          Participant described in (ii) above has been paid Incentive Compensation that is based on or results from such conduct or activities, such Participant shall promptly reimburse to the Company a sum equal to either an amount required by such law or
          the amount of such Incentive Compensation paid in respect of the year in which such conduct or activities occurred, as applicable.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Incentive Compensation or other incentive awards or
          payments under the Plan shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment arrangements or policies the Company has in place from time to time, as may be adopted or amended by the Board or the Committee at any time in its discretion, and the
          Committee may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and stock exchange rules or by any applicable Company policy or arrangement, and shall, to the extent required, cancel or require reimbursement of any compensation or awards granted to the
          Participant under the Plan.

        

        

        8. Withholding. The Company shall have the right to withhold, or require a Participant to
          remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax requirements imposed with respect to the payment of any Incentive Compensation. The Company shall also have the right to
          withhold from Incentive Compensation any amounts that may be required to be withheld from other taxable noncash compensation or taxable reimbursements payable to a Participant that may themselves have not been subjected to withholding at the time
          of payment.

        

        

        9. Nontransferability. Except as expressly provided by the Committee, the rights and
          benefits under the Plan are personal to the Participant and shall not be subject to any voluntary or involuntary alienation, assignment, pledge, transfer or other disposition.

        

        

        10. Unfunded Plan. The Company shall have no obligation to reserve or otherwise fund in
          advance any amounts that are or may in the future become payable under the Plan. Any funds that the Company, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, determines to reserve for future payments under the Plan may be commingled with other funds
          of the Company and need not in any way be segregated from other assets or funds held by the Company. A Participant’s rights to payment under the Plan shall be limited to those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

        

        

        11. Adoption, Amendment, Suspension and Termination of the Plan.

        

        

        (a) The Plan shall be effective for payments made with respect to Performance Periods that commence at any time during the Company’s 2021 fiscal year
          and thereafter and shall continue in effect until terminated as provided below.

        

        

        (b) Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (c) below, the Board may at any time suspend or terminate the Plan and may amend it from time to
          time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable.

        

        

        (c) No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall, without the consent of the person affected thereby, materially, adversely alter or
          impair any rights or obligations of any applicable Participant with respect to any Incentive Compensation previously awarded under the Plan, except to the extent any such action is undertaken to cause the Plan to comply with applicable law, stock
          market or exchange rules and regulations or accounting or tax rules and regulations.

        

        

        12. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation and effect of the Plan, and the rights of
          all persons hereunder, shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, other than the choice of law rules thereof.

        

        

        13. Section 409A. The Plan, and all awards of Incentive Compensation hereunder, are
          intended to be exempt from, or otherwise comply with, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (together with the Treasury Regulations and related guidance thereunder, collectively, “Section 409A”), and the provisions of the
          Plan and each award shall be interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with this intent.  If the Participant is a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A) at the time of his or her Termination of Service, any Incentive
          Compensation that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A that becomes payable to such Participant as a result of his or her Termination of Service shall not be paid to the Participant until the first regularly scheduled
          payroll date on or following the date which is six months and one day after the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service, except as permitted under Section 409A.

        

        

        

        

        3Exhibit 10.11

    

    FORM OF VICTORIA’S SECRET & CO.

    ASSOCIATE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

    
      

      

    

    
      Section 1.          Purpose. This Victoria’s Secret & Co. Associate Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) is intended to provide employees of the Company and its Participating
          Companies with an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company through the purchase of Shares. The Plan has two components: (a) one component (the “423 Component”) is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code, and the Plan will be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with that intent, and (b) the other component (the “Non-423 Component”), which is not intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code, authorizes the grant of options to purchase Shares pursuant to rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the
          Committee that may be designed to achieve certain tax, securities laws or other objectives for Eligible Employees, as determined in the discretion of the Committee.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the Non-423 Component will operate and be
          administered in the same manner as the 423 Component.

      

      

      Section 2.          Definitions.

      

      

      (a)          “Affiliate” means any entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more
          intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company.

      

      

      (b)          “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

      

      

      (c)          “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
          and the rules, regulations and guidance thereunder.  Any reference to a provision in the Code shall include any successor provision thereto.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (d)          “Committee” means the Human Capital and Compensation Committee of the Board,
          unless another committee is designated by the Board.  If there is no compensation committee of the Board and the Board does not designate another committee, references herein to the “Committee” shall refer to the Board.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (e)          “Company” means Victoria’s Secret & Co., a Delaware corporation,
          including any successor thereto.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (f)          “Compensation” means the
          base salary and wages paid to an Eligible Employee by the Company or a Participating Company as compensation for services to the Company or Participating Company, before
          deduction for any salary deferral contributions made by the Eligible Employee to any tax-qualified or nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (g)          “Corporate Transaction”
          means a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or other corporate event described in Section 424 of the Code.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (h)          “Designated Broker”
          means the financial services firm or other agent designated by the Company to maintain ESPP Share Accounts on behalf of Participants who have purchased Shares under the Plan.

      
        
          

      

    

    
      (i)           “Effective Date” means [●], 2021, subject to approval by the Board and the
          shareholders of the Company in accordance with Section 19(k).

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (j)           “Eligible Employee” means an Employee who has completed (or who has been credited with) at least six (6) months of continuous
          employment service with the Company or any of the Participating Companies as of the applicable Offering Date (or such other period of employment as determined by the Committee in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(e); provided, however, that the Committee retains discretion to determine
          which Eligible Employees may participate in the Plan or any Offering pursuant to and consistent with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.423-2(e) and (f).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee (i) may exclude from participation in the Plan or any Offering any Employees who are “highly compensated employees”

        or a sub-set of such “highly compensated employees” (within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code) or who otherwise may be excluded
          from participation pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(e) and (ii) may exclude any Employees located outside of the United States to the extent permitted under
          Section 423 of the Code.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (k)        “Employee” means any
          person who renders services to the Company or a Participating Company as an employee (whether on a full-time or part-time basis) pursuant to an employment relationship
          with such employer.  For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on military leave, sick leave,
          parental leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or a Participating Company that meets the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2).  Where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months and the individual’s right
          to reemployment is not provided by statute or contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three-month period, or such other period specified in Treasury Regulation Section
          1.421-1(h)(2).

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (l)           “Enrollment Form”
          means an agreement (in a form specified by the Committee) pursuant to which an Eligible Employee may elect to enroll in the Plan, to authorize a new level of payroll deductions, or to stop payroll deductions and withdraw from an Offering.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (m)       “ESPP Share Account” means an account into which Shares purchased with
          accumulated payroll deductions at the end of an Offering Period are deposited on behalf of a Participant.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (n)          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
          time to time, and the rules, regulations and guidance thereunder.  Any reference to a provision in the Exchange Act shall include any successor provision thereto.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (o)          “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the closing price of a Share on
          the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of determination (or, if there is no reported sale on such date, on the last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred), on the principal stock market or exchange on which Shares are quoted
          or traded, or if Shares are not so quoted or traded, the fair market value of a Share as determined by the Committee, which such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

      
        
          

      

    

    
      (p)          “Initial Offering Period” means the Offering Period commencing on the
          Effective Date and ending on September 30, 2021.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (q)          “Offering Date” means, with respect to (i) the Initial Offering Period, the
          first Trading Day on or following the Effective Date, and (ii) each Offering Period other than the Initial Offering Period, the first Trading Day of such Offering Period as designated by the Committee.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (r)          “Offering” means the grant of options
          to purchase Shares under the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component, as applicable, to Eligible Employees under terms approved by the Committee.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (s)           “Offering Period” means the period described in Section 5.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (t)           “Offering Period Limit” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (u)          “Participant” means an
          Eligible Employee who is actively participating in the Plan.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (v)          “Participating Companies”
          means the Subsidiaries and Affiliates that have been designated by the Committee as eligible to participate in the Plan, and such other Subsidiaries and Affiliates that
          may be designated by the Committee from time to time in its sole discretion.  For purposes of the 423 Component, only the Company and its Subsidiaries may be Participating Companies; provided, however, that at any given time, a Subsidiary that is a Participating Company under the 423 Component will not be a Participating Company under the Non-423 Component. The Committee may designate any Subsidiary
        or Affiliate as a Participating Company, or revoke any such designation, at any time and from time to time, either before or after the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (w)         “Plan” means this
          Victoria’s Secret & Co. Associate Stock Purchase Plan, as set forth herein, and as amended from time to time.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (x)          “Purchase Date” means one or more dates during an Offering Period, as established by the Committee, on which options granted under the Plan will be exercised and purchases of Shares will be carried out in
          accordance with the terms of the applicable Offering; provided that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, each Offering Period will have one
          Purchase Date on the last Trading Day of such Offering Period.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (y)          “Purchase Price” means an amount equal to eighty-five (85%) (or such greater percentage as designated by the Committee) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Purchase Date; provided that the Purchase Price per Share will in no event be less than the par value of the Shares.

      
        
          

      

    

    
      (z)          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
          time, and the rules, regulations and guidance thereunder. Any reference to a provision in the Securities Act includes any successor provision thereto.

      

      

      (aa)         “Share” means a share of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value.

      

      

      (bb)       “Subsidiary” means any corporation, domestic or foreign, in an unbroken chain
          of corporations beginning with the Company of which at the time of the granting of an option pursuant to Section 7, not less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock are held by the Company or a Subsidiary, whether or
          not such corporation exists now or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary; provided, however, that a limited liability company or partnership may be treated as a Subsidiary to
          the extent either (a) such entity is treated as a disregarded entity under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) by reason of the Company or any other Subsidiary that is a corporation being the sole owner of such entity or, (b) such entity
          elects to be classified as a corporation under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) and such entity would otherwise qualify as a Subsidiary.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (cc)         “Trading Day” means any
          day on which the national stock exchange upon which the Shares are listed is open for trading.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (dd)       “Treasury Regulations” means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the
          Code.  Any reference to a provision in a Treasury regulation includes any successor provision thereto.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      Section 3.          Administration.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (a)          Administration of Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee which shall have the authority to construe and interpret the Plan, prescribe, amend and rescind rules
          relating to the Plan’s administration and take any other actions necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan including, without limitation, adopting sub-plans and special rules applicable to particular Participating Companies or locations, which sub-plans or special rules may be designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code or under the Non-423 Component. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or
          reconcile any inconsistency or ambiguity in the Plan. The decisions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all persons. All expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
          Committee shall have the authority to change the minimum and maximum amounts of Compensation for payroll deductions pursuant to Section 6(a), the frequency with which a Participant may elect to change their
          rate of payroll deductions pursuant to Section 6(b), the dates by which a Participant is required to submit an Enrollment Form pursuant to Section 6(b) and Section 10(a), and the effective date of a Participant’s withdrawal due to termination or transfer of employment or change in status pursuant to Section 11, and the withholding
          procedures pursuant to Section 19(m).

      
        
          

      

      (b)          Delegation of Authority. To the
          extent permitted by applicable law, including under Section 157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Committee may delegate to (i) one or more officers of the Company some or all of its authority under the Plan and (ii) one or more
          committees of the Board some or all of its authority under the Plan.

      

      

      Section 4.          Eligibility.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (a)          Eligibility Generally.  In order to participate in an Offering, an Eligible Employee must deliver a completed
          Enrollment Form to the Company at least five (5) business days prior to the Offering Date (unless a different time is set by the Company for all Eligible Employees with respect to such Offering) and must elect their payroll deduction rate as
          described in Section 6.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (b)          Limitations on Eligibility.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no Eligible Employee shall be granted an option under the 423 Component if (i)
          immediately after the grant of the option, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own stock of the Company or hold outstanding options to purchase stock of the
          Company possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) such option would permit such
          Eligible Employee’s rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (described in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the Fair Market Value of such stock (determined at the time the option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time, in accordance with the provisions of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      Section 5.          Offering Periods.  Following the completion of the
          Initial Offering Period, the Plan shall be implemented by a series of subsequent Offering Periods, each of which shall be three (3) months in duration, with new Offering
          Periods commencing on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year. The Committee shall have, prior to the commencement of a particular Offering Period, the authority to change the duration, frequency, start and end dates of Offering
          Periods (subject to a maximum Offering Period of twenty-seven (27) months).

    

    
      

      

    

    
      Section 6.          Participation.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (a)          Enrollment; Payroll Deductions. An Eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan by properly completing an Enrollment Form, which may be electronic, and
          submitting it to the Company, in accordance with the enrollment procedures established by the Committee. Participation in the Plan is entirely voluntary. By submitting an
          Enrollment Form, the Eligible Employee authorizes payroll deductions from their paycheck in an amount equal to a percentage (of at least one percent (1%) but no greater
          than ten percent (10%)) of their Compensation on each payday occurring during an Offering Period. Payroll deductions shall commence as soon as administratively practicable following the Offering Date and end on the latest practicable payroll date
          on or before the Purchase Date. The Company shall maintain records of all payroll deductions but shall have no obligation to pay interest on payroll deductions or to hold
          such amounts in a trust or in any segregated account, except as may be required by applicable law. Unless expressly permitted by the Committee, a Participant may not make any separate contributions or payments to the Plan.  For the avoidance of doubt, all payroll deductions during an Offering Period that are made under the Plan from a Participant’s Compensation shall be
        made on an after-tax basis.  If payroll deductions during an Offering Period for purposes of the Plan are prohibited or otherwise problematic under applicable law (as determined by the Committee in its discretion), the Committee may permit
        Participants to contribute to the Plan by such other means as determined by the Committee. Any reference to “payroll deductions” in this Section 6(a) (or in any other section of the Plan) will similarly cover contributions by other means made
        pursuant to this Section 6(a).

      
        
          

      

    

    
      (b)         Election Changes. During an Offering Period, a Participant may not increase or decrease their rate of payroll
          deductions applicable to such Offering Period.  A Participant may increase or decrease their rate of payroll deductions for future Offering Periods by submitting a new Enrollment Form authorizing the new rate of payroll deductions at least
          fifteen (15) days before the start of the next Offering Period.

    

    
      

      

    

    
      (c)        Automatic Re-enrollment. The deduction rate selected in the Enrollment
          Form shall remain in effect for subsequent Offering Periods unless the Participant (i) submits a new Enrollment Form authorizing a new level of payroll deductions in accordance with Section 6(b), (ii)
          withdraws from the Plan in accordance with Section 10, or (iii) terminates employment or otherwise becomes ineligible to participate
          in the Plan.

    

    

    

    Section 7.          Grant of Option. On each Offering Date, each
        Participant in the applicable Offering Period shall be granted an option to purchase, on the Purchase Date, a number of Shares determined by dividing the Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions in respect of such Offering Period by the applicable Purchase
        Price; provided, that the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased by a Participant during an Offering Period shall not exceed 5,000  Shares or such other maximum number of Shares as the Committee may establish from time to time before an Offering Period
        begins, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 18 and the limitations set forth in Section 4 and Section 13 of the Plan (the “Offering Period Limit”).

    

    

    Section 8.          Exercise of Option/Purchase of Shares.

    

    

    (a)          A Participant’s option to purchase Shares
        will be exercised automatically on the Purchase Date of each Offering Period.  The Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions will be used to purchase the maximum number of whole Shares that can be purchased with the amounts in the Participant’s notional account, subject to the Offering Period Limit and the limitations set forth in Section 4 and Section 13 of the Plan.  During a Participant’s lifetime, the Participant’s option to purchase
        Shares under the Plan is exercisable only by the Participant.

     

    

    
      
        

    

    (b)          No fractional Shares may be purchased, but contributions unused in an applicable Offering Period due to being less than the Purchase Price of a Share (and thereby representing a
      fractional Share) will be carried forward to the next Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the Participant in accordance with Section 10 or termination of employment or change in employment status in accordance with Section 11.

    

    

    Section 9.          Transfer of Shares. As soon as administratively
        practicable after each Purchase Date, the Company will arrange for the delivery to each Participant of the Shares purchased upon exercise of the Participant’s option. The
        Committee may permit or require that the Shares be deposited directly into an ESPP Share Account established in the name of the Participant with a Designated Broker and may require that the Shares be retained with such Designated Broker for a
        specified period of time. Participants will not have any voting, dividend or other rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares subject to any option granted under the Plan until such Shares have been delivered pursuant to this Section 9.

    

    

    Section 10.          Withdrawal.

    

    

    (a)          Withdrawal Procedure. A Participant may withdraw from an Offering by
        submitting to the Company a revised Enrollment Form indicating their election to withdraw at least fifteen (15) days before the Purchase Date. The accumulated payroll
        deductions held on behalf of a Participant in their notional account (that have not been used to purchase Shares) shall be paid to the Participant as soon as
        administratively practicable following receipt of the Participant’s Enrollment Form indicating their election to withdraw and the Participant’s option shall be automatically terminated. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, no payroll
        deductions will be made during any succeeding Offering Period, unless the Participant re-enrolls in accordance with Section 6(a) of the Plan.

    

    

    (b)        Effect on Succeeding Offering Periods. A Participant’s election to withdraw from an Offering Period will not have
        any effect upon the Participant’s eligibility to participate in succeeding Offering Periods that commence following the completion of the Offering Period from which the Participant withdraws.

    

    

    Section 11.          Termination of Employment; Change in Employment Status.
        Notwithstanding Section 10, upon termination of a Participant’s employment for any reason prior to the Purchase Date, including death,
        disability or retirement, or a change in the Participant’s employment status following which the Participant is no longer an Eligible Employee, (a) if such termination
        occurs at least fifteen (15) days before the Purchase Date, the Participant will be deemed to have withdrawn from the applicable Offering in accordance with Section 10 and the payroll deductions in the Participant’s notional account (that have not been used to purchase Shares) shall be returned as soon as
        administratively practicable to the Participant, or in the case of the Participant’s death, to the person(s) entitled to such amounts by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Participant’s option shall be automatically terminated,
        and (b) if such termination occurs within less than fifteen (15) days prior to the Purchase Date, the Participant will not be treated as having withdrawn from such applicable Offering and the accumulated payroll deductions in the Participant’s
        notional account will be used to purchase Shares on the applicable Purchase Date, and the Participant will thereafter be deemed to have withdrawn from the next subsequent Offering in accordance with Section 10 immediately prior to the commencement of such applicable Offering Period. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a Participant
        whose employment transfers or whose employment terminates with an immediate rehire (with no break in service) by or between the Company or any Participating Company will not be treated as having terminated employment for purposes of participating
        in the Plan or an Offering; provided, however, if such
        transfer or employment termination and rehire results in the transfer of the Participant’s participation in an Offering under the 423 Component to an Offering under the Non-423 Component, the exercise of the Participant’s option will be qualified
        under the 423 Component only to the extent that such option and exercise complies with Section 423 of the Code.  If such transfer or employment termination and rehire results in the transfer of the Participant’s participation in an Offering under
        the Non-423 Component to an Offering under the 423 Component, the Participant’s option and the exercise of such option will remain non-qualified under the Non-423 Component.

    
      
        

    

    Section 12.          No Interest. No interest shall accrue on or be payable
        with respect to the payroll deductions of a Participant in the Plan, except as may be required by applicable law.

    

    

    Section 13.          Shares Reserved for Plan.

    

    

    (a)          Number of Shares. The maximum number of Shares available for issuance under
        the Plan shall not exceed in the aggregate [●]2 Shares, subject to adjustment
        as provided in Section 18.  The Shares may be newly issued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares acquired on the open market. The total number of Shares available for issuance
        under the Plan shall be increased on the first day of each Company fiscal year following the Effective Date in an amount equal to the least of (i) [●]3 Shares (subject to any adjustment in accordance with Section 18), (ii) 1% of the aggregate number of Shares outstanding (on a fully diluted basis) on the last day of the immediately
        preceding Company fiscal year and (iii) such lesser number of Shares as determined by the Board; provided that the maximum number of Shares that may be
        issued under the Plan in any event shall be [●] Shares (subject to any adjustment in accordance with Section 18). If any purchase of Shares pursuant to an option under the Plan is not consummated, the Shares
        not purchased under such option will again become available for issuance under the Plan.

    

      

      2 To be equivalent to 3% of the total outstanding shares of common stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis. 

      

       

      

      
        3 To be equal to the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan pursuant
          to the first sentence of Section 13(a).

      

    

    
      
        

    

    (b)          Over-subscribed Offerings. If the Committee determines that, on a
        particular Purchase Date, the number of Shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds either the number of Shares then available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform
        a manner as practicable and as the Committee determines to be equitable. No option granted under the Plan shall permit a Participant to purchase Shares which, if added together with the total number of Shares purchased by all other Participants in such Offering would exceed either the total number of Shares remaining available under the Plan.

    

    

    Section 14.          Transferability. No payroll deductions credited to a Participant, nor
        any rights with respect to the exercise of an option or any rights to receive Shares hereunder may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or as provided in
        Section 17) by the Participant.  Any attempt to assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of such rights or amounts shall be without effect.

    

    

    Section 15.          Application of Funds. All payroll deductions received
        or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose to the extent permitted by applicable law, and the Company shall not be required
        to segregate such payroll deductions or contributions.

    

    

    Section 16.          Statements. Statements will be made available (in such
        form as determined by the Committee, including in electronic form) to Participants at least annually which shall set forth the contributions made by the Participant to the Plan, the Purchase Price of any Shares purchased with accumulated funds, the number of Shares purchased, and any payroll deduction amounts remaining in the
        Participant’s notional account.

    

    

    Section 17.          Designation of Beneficiary.  If permitted by the Committee, a
        Participant may file, on forms supplied by the Committee, a written designation of beneficiary who, in the event of the Participant’s death, is to receive any Shares from the Participant’s ESPP Share Account or any payroll deduction amounts
        remaining in the Participant’s notional account.

    

    

    Section 18.          Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Dissolution or Liquidation;
          Corporate Transactions.

    

    

    (a)       Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in
        the form of cash, Shares, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split,
        reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the Company’s structure affecting the Shares occurs, then in order to prevent dilution
        or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, the Committee will, in such manner as it deems equitable, adjust the
        number of Shares and class of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan, the Purchase Price per
        Share and the number of Shares covered by each outstanding option under the Plan, and the numerical limits of Section 7 and Section 13.

    
      
        

    

    (b)        Dissolution or Liquidation. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in
        the event of a proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Offering Period then in progress will be shortened by setting a new Purchase Date and the Offering
        Period will end immediately prior to the proposed dissolution or liquidation. The new Purchase Date will be before the date of the Company’s proposed dissolution or
        liquidation. Before the new Purchase Date, the Committee will provide each Participant with written notice, which may be electronic, of the new Purchase Date and that the Participant’s option will be exercised automatically on such date, unless before such time, the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering in accordance with Section 10 (or deemed to have withdrawn in accordance with Section 11).

    

    

    (c)          Corporate Transaction. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, each
        outstanding option will be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or Subsidiary of such successor corporation. If the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute the option, the Offering
        Period with respect to which the option relates will be shortened by setting a new Purchase Date on which the Offering Period will end. The new Purchase Date will occur before the date of the Corporate Transaction. Prior to the new Purchase Date, the Committee will
        provide each Participant with written notice, which may be electronic, of the new Purchase Date and that the Participant’s option will be exercised automatically on such
        date, unless before such date, the Participant has withdrawn (or, pursuant to Section 11, been deemed to have withdrawn) from the Offering in accordance with Section 10. 
        Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Corporate Transaction, the Committee may also elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods in accordance with Section 19(i).

    

    

    Section 19.          General Provisions.

    

    

    (a)         Equal Rights and Privileges under the 423 Component. Notwithstanding any
        provision of the Plan to the contrary and in accordance with Section 423 of the Code, all Eligible Employees who are granted options under the 423 Component shall have the same rights and privileges.

    

    

    (b)          No Right to Continued Service. Neither the Plan nor any compensation paid hereunder will confer on any Participant the right to continue as an Employee or in any other
        capacity.

    

    

    (c)        Rights as Shareholder. A Participant will become a shareholder with respect
        to the Shares that are purchased pursuant to options granted under the Plan when the Shares are transferred to the Participant or, if applicable, to the Participant’s ESPP
        Share Account. A Participant will have no rights as a shareholder with respect to Shares for which an election to participate in an Offering Period has been made until such Participant becomes a shareholder as provided herein.

    

    

    (d)          Successors and Assigns. The Plan shall be binding on the Company and its successors and assigns.

    
      
        

    

    (e)          Entire Plan. This Plan constitutes the entire plan with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior plans with respect to the subject matter hereof.

    

    

    (f)          Compliance with Law. The obligations of the Company with respect to
        payments under the Plan are subject to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option granted under the Plan unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of the Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, including, without limitation, the
        Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed.

    

    

    (g)         Disqualifying Dispositions Under the 423 Component. Each Participant
        shall give the Company prompt written notice of any disposition or other transfer of Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option acquired under the 423 Component, if such disposition or transfer is made within two years after the Offering
        Date or within one year after the Purchase Date.

    

    

    (h)          Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date and, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 19(i), shall have a term of ten years.

    

    

    (i)          Amendment or Termination. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend,
        suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason. If the Plan is terminated, the
        Committee may elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods either immediately or once Shares have been purchased on the next Purchase Date or permit Offering Periods
        to expire in accordance with their terms (and subject to any adjustment in accordance with Section 18).  If any Offering Period is terminated before its scheduled expiration, all amounts that have not been used
        to purchase Shares will be returned to Participants (without interest, except as otherwise required by law) as soon as administratively practicable.

    

    

    (j)          Applicable Law. The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all
        questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of the Plan, without regard to such state’s conflict of law rules.

    

    

    (k)          Shareholder Approval.  The Plan will be subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within 12 months
        before or after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

    

    

    (l)          Section 423 Component Tax Treatment.  The 423 Component is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase
        plan” under Section 423 of the Code, and any provision of the Plan that is inconsistent with Section 423 of the Code shall be reformed to comply with Section 423 of the Code.  With respect to the 423 Component, all options are intended to be
        treated as “statutory stock options” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(5)(ii), and the Plan and the options will be interpreted and administered accordingly. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, neither the
        Company nor the Committee, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company or the Committee, will be liable to any Participant or other person by reason of any acceleration of income, any additional tax, or any other tax or liability asserted by
        reason of the failure of the Plan or any option to be exempt from or satisfy the requirements of Section 423 or 409A of the Code.

    
      
        

    

    (m)        Withholding. To the extent required by applicable Federal, state, local or
        foreign law, a Participant must make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of any withholding or similar tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. At any time, the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from a Participant’s compensation the amount necessary for the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to meet applicable withholding
        obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate any tax deductions or benefits attributable to the sale or early disposition of Shares by such Participant. In addition, the Company or
        any Subsidiary or Affiliate may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the proceeds of the sale of Shares or any other method of withholding that the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate deems appropriate to the extent permitted by, where
        applicable, Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(f). The Company will not be required to issue any Shares under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

    

    

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

    

    

    (o)          Headings. The headings of sections herein are included solely for
        convenience and shall not affect the meaning of any of the provisions of the Plan.

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