Document:

_________ __, 2006

Renaissance Acquisition Corp.
50 E. Sample Road, Suite 400
Pompano Beach, Florida 33064

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
153 East 53rd Street, 49th Floor
New York, New York 10022

                  Re:    Initial Public Offering
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Gentlemen:

                  The undersigned officer of Renaissance Acquisition Corp.
("Company"), in consideration of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. ("Ladenburg")
entering into a letter of intent ("Letter of Intent") to underwrite an initial
public offering of the securities of the Company ("IPO") and embarking on the
IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are
defined in paragraph 14 hereof):

                  1.   If the Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a
Business Combination, the undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by him
in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO
Shares.

                  2.   In the event that the Company fails to consummate a
Business Combination within 24 months from the effective date ("Effective Date")
of the registration statement relating to the IPO, the undersigned will (i)
cause the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter of Intent) to be liquidated and
distributed to the holders of IPO Shares and (ii) take all reasonable actions
within his power to cause the Company to liquidate as soon as reasonably
practicable. The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or
claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund and any remaining
net assets of the Company as a result of such liquidation with respect to his
Insider Shares ("Claim") and hereby waives any Claim the undersigned may have in
the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements with
the Company and

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will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.

                  3.   In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest
which may arise from multiple affiliations, the undersigned agrees to present to
the Company for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or
entity, any suitable opportunity to acquire an operating business (meaning the
acquisition of at least a majority interest in an operating business) which may
reasonably be required to be presented to the Company under Delaware law, until
the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination, the
liquidation of the Company or until such time as the undersigned ceases to be a
director of the Company, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary and contractual
obligations the undersigned might have.

                  4.   The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company
will not consummate any Business Combination which involves a company which is
affiliated with any of the Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion from
an independent investment banking firm reasonably acceptable to Ladenburg that
the business combination is fair to the Company's stockholders from a financial
perspective.

                  5.   Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the
undersigned, nor any affiliate ("Affiliate") of the undersigned will be entitled
to receive and will not accept any compensation for services rendered to the
Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of the Business
Combination; provided that the undersigned shall be entitled to reimbursement
from the Company for his out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
seeking and consummating a Business Combination.

                  6.   Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the
undersigned, nor any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or
accept a finder's fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned,
any member of the family of the undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned
originates a Business Combination.

                  7.   The undersigned will escrow all of his Insider Shares
acquired prior to the IPO until one year after the Company consummates a
Business Combination, subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which the
Company will enter into with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to
the Company.

                  8.   The undersigned agrees to be Chief Operating Officer of
the Company until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business
Combination or the liquidation of the Company. The undersigned's biographical

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information furnished to the Company and Ladenburg and attached hereto as
Exhibit A is true and accurate in all respects, does not omit any material
information with respect to the undersigned's background and contains all of the
information required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K,
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned's Questionnaire
furnished to the Company and Ladenburg and annexed as Exhibit B hereto is true
and accurate in all respects. The undersigned represents and warrants that:

         (a)   he is not subject to, or a respondent in, any legal action for,
any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or
refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any
jurisdiction;

         (b)   he has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i)
involving any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of
funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities
and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and

         (c)   he has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any
securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or
commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.

                  9.   The undersigned has full right and power, without
violating any agreement by which he is bound, to enter into this letter
agreement and to serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Company.

                  10.  The undersigned hereby waives his right to exercise
conversion rights with respect to any shares of the Company's common stock owned
or to be owned by the undersigned, directly or indirectly, and agrees that he
will not seek conversion with respect to such shares in connection with any vote
to approve a Business Combination.

                  11.  The undersigned hereby agrees to not propose, or vote in
favor of, an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to extend
the period of time in which the Company must consummate a Business Combination
prior to its liquidation. Should such a proposal be put before stockholders
other than through actions by the undersigned, the undersigned hereby agrees to
vote against such proposal. This paragraph may not be modified or amended under
any circumstances.

                  12.  The undersigned authorizes any employer, financial
institution, or consumer credit reporting agency to release to Ladenburg and its
legal representatives or agents (including any investigative search firm
retained by Ladenburg) any information

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they may have about the undersigned's background and finances ("Information").
Neither Ladenburg nor its agents shall be violating the undersigned's right of
privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining the Information and the
undersigned hereby releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in
that connection.

                  13.  This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the
application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

                  14.  As used herein, (i) a "Business Combination" shall mean
an acquisition by merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition,
reorganization or otherwise, of an operating business; (ii) "Insiders" shall
mean all officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior
to the IPO; (iii) "Insider Shares" shall mean all of the shares of Common Stock
of the Company acquired by an Insider prior to the IPO or privately from the
Company simultaneously with the IPO; and (iv) "IPO Shares" shall mean the shares
of Common Stock issued in the Company's IPO.

                                      Richard Bloom
                                      -------------
                                      Print Name of Insider

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                                      Signature

EXHIBIT Aexv10w1

 

Exhibit 10.1

Stratos International, Inc. 

2003 Stock Plan

Amended and Restated September 13, 2006

	1.	 	Preamble.

     Stratos International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), previously established
the Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan, which is hereby amended and restated as the Stratos
International, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan was established as a means whereby the
Company may, through awards of (i) incentive stock options (“ISOs”) within the meaning of section
422 of the Code, (ii) non-qualified stock options (“NSOs”), (iii) stock appreciation rights
(“SARs”), and (iv) restricted stock (“Restricted Stock”):

(a) provide selected officers, directors, employees and others performing services to the
Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate with additional incentive to promote the success of
the Company’s business;

(b) encourage such persons to remain in the service of the Company; and

(c) enable such persons to acquire proprietary interests in the Company.

The provisions of this Plan do not apply to or affect any option, stock, stock appreciation right
or restricted stock hereafter granted under any other stock plan of the Company, and all such
options, stock, stock appreciation rights or restricted stock shall be governed by and subject to
the applicable provisions of the plan under which they have been or will be granted.

	2.	 	Definitions and Rules of Construction.

	 	2.01	 	Definitions.

     “Affiliate” means any entity during any period in which, in the opinion of the Committee, the
Company has a significant economic interest.

     “Award” means the grant of Options, SARs and/or Restricted Stock to a Participant.

     “Award Date” means the date upon which an Award is made to a Participant under the Plan.

     “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

     “Cause” with respect to any Award shall have the meaning set forth in the agreement evidencing
the Award, or if no meaning is set forth in the agreement, “Cause” shall mean any willful
misconduct by the Participant which affects the business reputation of the Company or willful
failure by the Participant to perform his or her material responsibilities to the Company
(including, without limitation, breach by the Participant of any provision of any employment,
consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or other similar agreement between the
Participant and the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary). The Participant shall be considered to
have been discharged for “Cause” if the Company determines, within 30 days after the Participant’s
resignation, that discharge for Cause was warranted.

     “Change of Control” shall with respect to any Award have the meaning set forth in the
agreement evidencing the Award, or if no meaning is set forth in the agreement, “Change of Control”
shall be deemed to have occurred on the first to occur of any of the following that occur after the
Award Date:

(i) any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2)of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934), other than any Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan of the Company
or a Subsidiary or former Subsidiary, becomes

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a beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of stock of the Company representing 30%or more
of the total voting power of the Company’s then outstanding stock;

(ii) a tender offer (for which a filing has been made with the SEC which purports to comply
with the requirements of Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
corresponding SEC rules) is made for the stock of the Company. In case of a tender offer
described in this paragraph (ii), the “Change of Control” will be deemed to have occurred
upon the first to occur of (A)any time during the offer when the person (using the
definition in (i) above) making the offer owns or has accepted for payment stock of the
Company with 25% or more of the total voting power of the Company’s outstanding stock or (B)
three business days before the offer is to terminate unless the offer is withdrawn first, if
the person making the offer could own, by the terms of the offer plus any shares owned by
this person, stock with 50% or more of the total voting power of the Company’s outstanding
stock when the offer terminates; or

(iii) individuals who were the Board’s nominees for election as directors of the Company
immediately prior to a meeting of the shareholders of the Company involving a contest for
the election of directors shall not constitute a majority of the Board following the
election.

     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor
thereto.

     “Committee” means two or more directors (who are members of the Compensation Committee)
elected by the Board of Directors from time to time; provided, however, that in the absence of an
election by the Board, the Committee shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors.

     “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share.

     “Company” means Stratos International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor
thereto.

     “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it exists now or from time
to time may hereafter be amended.

     “Fair Market Value” means as of any date the closing price for the Common Stock on that date,
or if no sales occurred on that date, the next trading day on which actual sales occurred (as
reported by the Nasdaq Global Market or any securities exchange or automated quotation system of a
registered securities association on which the Common Stock is then traded or quoted). If there is
no public market for the Company’s Common Stock, the Fair Market Value of thereof shall be
determined by the Committee in good faith.

     “Good Reason” with respect to any Award shall have the meaning set forth in the agreement
evidencing the Award, or if no meaning is set forth in the agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any
of the following:

(i) any significant diminution in the Participant’s title, authority, or responsibilities
from and after a Change of Control;

(ii) any reduction in the base compensation payable to the Participant from and after a
Change of Control; or

(iii) the relocation after a Change of Control of the Company’s place of business at which
the Participant is principally located to a location that is greater than 50 miles from the
site immediately prior to the Change of Control.

     “ISO” means an incentive stock option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code.

     “NSO” means a non-qualified stock option, which is not intended to qualify as an incentive
stock option under section 422 of the Code.

     “Option” means the right of a Participant, whether granted as an ISO or an NSO, to purchase a
specified number of shares of Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

     “Option Price” means the price per share of Common Stock at which an Option may be exercised.

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     “Participant” means an individual to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan.

     “Plan” means this Stratos International, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan, as set forth herein and from
time to time amended.

     “Prior Plan” means the Stratos Lightwave, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan or the Stratos Lightwave, Inc.
2002 Stock Plan for Acquired Companies.

     “Restricted Stock” means the Common Stock awarded to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 of
this Plan.

     “SAR” means a stock appreciation right issued to a Participant pursuant to Section 9 of this
Plan.

     “Subsidiary” means any entity during any period which the Company owns or controls more than
50% of (i) the outstanding capital stock, or (ii) the combined voting power of all classes of
stock.

	 	2.01	 	Rules of Construction.

     (a) Governing Law and Venue. The construction and operation of this Plan are governed
by the laws of the State of Illinois without regard to any conflicts or choice of law rules
or principles that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the
substantive law of another jurisdiction, and any litigation arising out of this Plan shall
be brought in the Circuit Court of the State of Illinois or the United States District Court
for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois.

     (b) Undefined Terms. Unless the context requires another meaning, any term not
specifically defined in this Plan is used in the sense given to it by the Code.

     (c) Headings. All headings in this Plan are for reference only and are not to be
utilized in construing the Plan.

     (d) Conformity with Section 422. Any ISOs issued under this Plan are intended to
qualify as incentive stock options described in section 422 of the Code, and all provisions
of the Plan relating to ISOs shall be construed in conformity with this intention. Any NSOs
issued under this Plan are not intended to qualify as incentive stock options described in
section 422 of the Code, and all provisions of the Plan relating to NSOs shall be construed
in conformity with this intention.

     (e) Gender. Unless clearly inappropriate, all nouns of whatever gender refer
indifferently to persons or objects of any gender.

     (f) Singular and Plural. Unless clearly inappropriate, singular terms refer also to the
plural and vice versa.

     (g) Severability. If any provision of this Plan is determined to be illegal or invalid
for any reason, the remaining provisions are to continue in full force and effect and to be
construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision did not exist, unless the
continuance of the Plan in such circumstances is not consistent with its purposes.

	3.	 	Stock Subject to the Plan.

     Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12, the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock for which Awards may be issued under this Plan may not exceed 2,700,000 shares. Reserved
shares may be either authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares, in the Board’s discretion.
If any Award under this Plan or any Prior Plan shall terminate, expire or be cancelled or
forfeited, then the shares of Common Stock covered by such Award may be subject to new Awards under
this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which Awards may be granted to any Participant in any calendar year shall not exceed 456,666
shares (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12).

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	4.	 	Administration.

     The Committee shall administer the Plan. All determinations of the Committee are made by a
majority vote of its members. The Committee’s determinations are final and binding on all
Participants. In addition to any other powers set forth in this Plan, the Committee has the
following powers:

     (a) to construe and interpret the Plan;

     (b) to establish, amend and rescind appropriate rules and regulations relating to the
Plan;

     (c) subject to the terms of the Plan, to select the individuals who will receive
Awards, the times when they will receive them, and to determine the form of agreements which
evidence Awards, including the number of shares of Common Stock Options, Restricted Stock
and/or SARs to be subject to each Award, the Option Price, the vesting schedule (including
any performance targets to be achieved in connection with the vesting of any Award), the
expiration date applicable to each Award and other terms, provisions and restrictions of the
Awards (which need not be identical) and subject to Section 17(a), to amend or modify any of
the terms of outstanding Awards; provided, however, that except as permitted by Section
12.01, no outstanding Award may be repriced, whether through cancellation of the Award and
the grant of a new Award, or the amendment of the Award, without the approval of the
shareholders of the Company;

     (d) to contest on behalf of the Company or Participants, at the expense of the Company,
any ruling or decision on any matter relating to the Plan or to any Awards;

     (e) generally, to administer the Plan, and to take all such steps and make all such
determinations in connection with the Plan and the Awards granted under the Plan as it may
deem necessary or advisable;

     (f) to establish one or more programs to permit selected Participants the opportunity
to elect to defer receipt of consideration upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction of
performance criteria, or other event that absent the election would entitle the Participants
to payment or receipt of shares of Common Stock or other consideration under an Award (but
only to the extent that such deferral programs would not result in an accounting
compensation charge unless otherwise determined by the Committee). The Committee may
establish the election procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for payments
of, and accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on amounts, shares of Common Stock or
other consideration so deferred, and such other terms, conditions, rules and procedures that
the Committee deems advisable for the administration of any such deferral program; and

     (g) to determine the form in which tax withholding under Section 15 of this Plan will
be made (i.e., cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof).

Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange, the
Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of
its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or
persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any
time.

	5.	 	Eligible Participants.

     Present and future directors, officers, employees and other service providers of the Company
or any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. The Committee from
time to time shall select those officers, directors, employees and other service providers of the
Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company who shall be designated as Participants and
shall designate in accordance with the terms of the Plan the number, if any, of ISOs, NSOs, SARs
and shares of Restricted Stock or any combination thereof, to be awarded to each Participant.

	6.	 	Terms and Conditions of Non-Qualified Stock Options.

     Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, may award an NSO to any
Participant. Each NSO shall be evidenced by an agreement, in such form as is approved by the
Committee, and except as otherwise provided by the

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Committee in such agreement, each NSO shall be subject to the following express terms and
conditions, and to such other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the
Committee may deem appropriate:

     6.01 Option Period. Each NSO will expire as of the earliest of:

(i) the date on which it is forfeited under the provisions of Section 11.01;

(ii) 10 years from the Award Date;

(iii) in the case of a Participant who is an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary
or an Affiliate, three months after the Participant’s termination of employment with
the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates for any reason other than for Cause
or death or total and permanent disability, or immediately upon termination for
Cause;

(iv) in the case of a Participant who is a member of the board of directors of the
Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate, but not an employee of the Company, a
Subsidiary or an Affiliate, three months after the Participant’s retirement from the
board for any reason other than for Cause or death or total and permanent disability
or immediately upon termination for Cause;

(v) in the case of a Participant who is a service provider to the Company, a
Subsidiary or an Affiliate, but neither an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or
an Affiliate, or a member of the board of directors of the Company, a Subsidiary or
an Affiliate, three months after the date the Participant ceases performing services
for the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates;

(vi) 12 months after the Participant’s death or total and permanent disability; or

(vii) any other date specified by the Committee when the NSO is granted.

     6.02 Option Price. At the time granted, the Committee shall determine the Option Price of any
NSO, and except for NSOs granted in connection with Section 19, the Option Price shall not be less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the NSO on the Award Date.

     6.03 Vesting. NSO Awards shall vest in accordance with Section 11.01.

     6.04 Other Option Provisions. The form of NSO authorized by the Plan may contain such other
provisions as the Committee may from time to time determine.

	7.	 	Terms and Conditions of Incentive Stock Options.

     Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, may award an ISO to any
employee of the Company or a Subsidiary. Each ISO shall be evidenced by an agreement, in such form
as is approved by the Committee, and except as otherwise provided by the Committee, each ISO shall
be subject to the following express terms and conditions and to such other terms and conditions,
not inconsistent with the Plan and the provisions of Code section 422 and the regulations
thereunder, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

     7.01 Option Period. Each ISO will expire as of the earliest of:

(i) the date on which it is forfeited under the provisions of Section 11.01;

(ii) 10 years from the Award Date, except as set forth in Section 7.02 below;

(iii) immediately upon the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company
and its Subsidiaries for Cause;

(iv) three months after the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company
and its Subsidiaries for any reason other than for Cause or death or total and
permanent disability;

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(v) 12 months after the Participant’s death or total and permanent disability; or

(vi) any other date (within the limits of the Code) specified by the Committee when
the ISO is granted.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions granting discretion to the Committee to determine the
terms and conditions of ISOs, such terms and conditions shall meet the requirements set forth in
section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto.

     7.02 Option Price and Expiration. The Option Price of any ISO shall be determined by the
Committee at the time an ISO is granted, and shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock subject to the ISO on the Award Date; provided, however, that if an ISO is granted
to a Participant who, immediately before the grant of the ISO, beneficially owns stock representing
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its
parent or subsidiary corporations, the Option Price shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value
of the Common Stock subject to the ISO on the Award Date and in such cases, the exercise period
specified in the Option agreement shall not exceed five years from the Award Date.

     7.03 Vesting. ISO Awards shall vest in accordance with Section 11.01.

     7.04 $100,000 Limitation. To the extent required by section 422 of the Code, if the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to
which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this
Plan and all other plans of the Company and its subsidiaries) exceeds $100,000, the Options or
portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall
be treated as NSOs.

	8.	 	Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock Awards.

     Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, may award Restricted Stock
to any Participant. Each Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by an agreement, in such form as
is approved by the Committee, and all shares of Common Stock awarded to Participants under the Plan
as Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following express terms and conditions and to such
other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee shall deem
appropriate:

     8.01 Restricted Period. Shares of Restricted Stock awarded under this Section 8 may not be
sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered before they vest.

     8.02 Vesting. Restricted Stock Awards under this Section 8 shall vest in accordance with
Section 11.02.

     8.03 Certificate Legend. Each certificate issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock
awarded under this Section 8 shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear the
following (or a similar) legend until such shares have vested:

“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are
subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) relating to Restricted Stock
contained in Section 8 of the Stratos International, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan and an Agreement
entered into between the registered owner and Stratos International, Inc. Copies of such
Plan and Agreement are on file at the principal office of Stratos International, Inc.”

	9.	 	Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights.

     The Committee may, in its discretion, grant an SAR to any Participant under the Plan. Each SAR
shall be evidenced by an agreement between the Company and the Participant, and may relate to and
be associated with all or any part of a specific ISO or NSO. An SAR shall entitle the Participant
to whom it is granted the right, so long as such SAR is exercisable and subject to such limitations
as the Committee shall have imposed, to surrender any then exercisable portion of his SAR and, if
applicable, the related ISO or NSO, in whole or in part, and receive from the Company in exchange,
that number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock on the date of surrender over the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the SARs
were issued, or, if the SARs are related to an ISO or an NSO, the per share Option Price under such
ISO or NSO on the

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Award Date, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such SAR, and, if applicable,
the related ISO or NSO or portion thereof which is surrendered.

     Except as otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement evidencing the
SAR, an SAR granted in conjunction with an ISO or NSO shall terminate on the same date as the
related ISO or NSO and shall be exercisable only if the Fair Market Value of a share of Common
Stock exceeds the Option Price for the related ISO or NSO, and then shall be exercisable to the
extent, and only to the extent, that the related ISO or NSO is exercisable. The Committee may at
the time of granting any SAR add such additional conditions and limitations to the SAR as it shall
deem advisable, including, but not limited to, limitations on the period or periods within which
the SAR shall be exercisable and the maximum amount of appreciation to be recognized with regard to
such SAR. Any ISO or NSO or portion thereof which is surrendered with an SAR shall no longer be
exercisable. An SAR that is not granted in conjunction with an ISO or NSO shall terminate on such
date as is specified by the Committee in the SAR agreement and, except as otherwise determined by
the Committee and set forth in the Agreement evidencing the SAR, shall vest in accordance with
Section 11.02. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may allow the Company to settle all or part
of the Company’s obligation arising out of the exercise of an SAR by the payment of cash equal to
the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock which the Company would otherwise be
obligated to deliver.

	10.	 	Manner of Exercise of Options.

     To exercise an Option in whole or in part, a Participant (or, after his death, his executor or
administrator) must give written notice to the Committee on a form acceptable to the Committee,
stating the number of shares with respect to which he intends to exercise the Option. The Company
will issue the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised upon payment in full of the
Option Price. The Committee may permit the Option Price to be paid in cash or shares of Common
Stock held by the Participant having an aggregate Fair Market Value, as determined on the date of
delivery, equal to the Option Price. The Committee may also permit the Option Price to be paid by
any other method permitted by law, including by delivery to the Committee from the Participant of
an election directing the Company to withhold the number of shares of Common Stock from the Common
Stock otherwise due upon exercise of the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value on that date
equal to the Option Price. If a Participant pays the Option Price with shares of Common Stock which
were received by the Participant upon exercise of one or more ISOs, then to the extent required by
the Code, the use of the shares shall constitute a disqualifying disposition and the ISO underlying
the shares used to pay the Option Price shall no longer satisfy all of the requirements of Code
section 422.

	11.	 	Vesting.

     11.01 Options. A Participant may not exercise an Option until it has become vested. The
portion of an Award of Options that is vested at any time shall be determined by the vesting
schedule established by the Committee on the Award Date and set forth in the agreement evidencing
the Award. Unless the Committee otherwise provides in the applicable agreement evidencing an Award
or Section 11.03 applies, if a Participant’s employment with or service to the Company, a
Subsidiary or an Affiliate terminates for any reason, any Awards that are not yet vested are
immediately and automatically forfeited.

     11.02 Restricted Stock and SARs. The Committee shall establish the vesting schedule to
apply to any Award of Restricted Stock or SAR that is not associated with an ISO or NSO granted
under the Plan to a Participant.

     11.03 Effect of “Change of Control”. Notwithstanding Sections 11.01 and 11.02 above, if
within 12 months following a “Change of Control” the employment of a Participant with the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates is terminated without Cause or the Participant resigns for Good
Reason, any Award issued to the Participant shall be fully vested, and in the case of an Award
other than a Restricted Stock Award, fully exercisable for 90 days following the date on which the
Participant’s service with the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates is terminated, but not
beyond the date the Award would otherwise expire but for the Participant’s termination of
employment.

	12.	 	Adjustments to Reflect Changes in Capital Structure.

     12.01 Adjustments. If there is any change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company,
the Committee shall make any appropriate adjustments, including, but not limited to, such
adjustments deemed necessary to prevent accretion, or to protect against dilution, in the number
and kind of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted under this Plan
(including the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which Awards may be granted
under this Plan in the aggregate and individually to any Participant during any calendar year as
specified in Section 3)

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and, with respect to outstanding Awards, in the number and kind of shares covered thereby and in
the applicable Option Price. For purposes of this Section 12, a change in the corporate structure
or shares of the Company includes, without limitation, any change resulting from a
recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, consolidation, rights offering, separation,
reorganization, or liquidation (including a partial liquidation) and any transaction in which
shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of
stock or other securities of the Company or another corporation.

     12.02 Cash Outs. In the event of an extraordinary dividend or other distribution, merger,
reorganization, consolidation, combination, sale of assets, split up, exchange, or spin off, or
other extraordinary corporate transaction, the Committee may, in such manner and to such extent (if
any) as it deems appropriate and equitable make provision for a cash payment or for the
substitution or exchange of any or all outstanding Awards or the cash, securities or property
deliverable to the holder of any or all outstanding Awards based upon the distribution or
consideration payable to holders of Common Stock upon or in respect of such event; provided,
however, in each case, that with respect to any ISO no such adjustment may be made that would cause
the Plan to violate section 422 of the Code (or any successor provision).

	13.	 	Nontransferability of Awards.

     To the extent required by Code section 422, ISOs are not transferable, voluntarily or
involuntarily, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code, and during a Participant’s lifetime, his
ISOs may be exercised only by him. All other Awards (other than ISOs) are transferable by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as
defined in the Code. With the approval of the Committee, a Participant may transfer an Award (other
than an ISO) for no consideration to or for the benefit of one or more Family Members of the
Participant subject to such limits as the Committee may establish, and the transferee shall remain
subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Award prior to such transfer. The
transfer of an Award pursuant to this Section 13 shall include a transfer of the right set forth in
Section 17 to consent to an amendment or revision of the Plan and, in the discretion of the
Committee, shall also include transfer of ancillary rights associated with the Award. For purposes
of this Section 13, “Family Members” mean with respect to a Participant, family members eligible to
exercise options and all the underlying securities in reliance on a Form S-8 registration
statement.

	14.	 	Rights as Stockholder.

     No Common Stock may be delivered upon the exercise of any Option until full payment has been
made. A Participant has no rights whatsoever as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by
an Option until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate for the shares. Except as otherwise
determined by the Committee, a Participant holding Restricted Stock shall have all rights as a
stockholder with respect to such Restricted Stock, and a Participant holding an SAR shall have no
rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by the SAR.

	15.	 	Withholding Taxes.

     The Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it may adopt, permit or
require a Participant to pay all or a portion of the federal, state and local taxes, including FICA
and Medicare withholding tax, arising in connection with any Awards by (i) having the Company
withhold shares of Common Stock at the minimum rate legally required, (ii) tendering back shares of
Common Stock received in connection with such Award or (iii) delivering other previously acquired
shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld.

	16.	 	No Right to Employment.

     Participation in the Plan will not give any Participant a right to be retained as an employee
or director of the Company or its parent, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any right or claim to any
benefit under the Plan, unless the right or claim has specifically accrued under the Plan.

	17.	 	Amendment of the Plan.

     The Board of Directors may at any time and from time to time amend or revise the terms of this
Plan subject to the following:

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     (a) no amendment may, in the absence of written consent to the change by the affected
Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living, the affected beneficiary), adversely
affect the rights of any Participant or beneficiary under any Award granted under the Plan
prior to the date such amendment is adopted by the Board;

     (b) no amendment may increase the limitations on the number of shares set forth in
Section 3 or decrease the minimum exercise price for an NSO under Section 6.02, unless any
such amendment is approved by the Company’s shareholders;

     (c) no amendment may be made to the provisions of Section 4(c) relating to repricing
unless such amendment is approved by the Company’s shareholders; and

     (d) adjustments pursuant to Section 12.01 shall not be subject to the foregoing
limitations of this Section 17.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan (including Sections 4(b) and
(f)), the Committee shall not have the authority to accelerate the time or schedule of any payment
in a manner which is not permitted under Code Section 409A or the regulations issued thereunder, or
to grant or amend this Plan or any Award in any manner which would result in an inclusion of any
amount in gross income under Code Section 409A(a)(1).

	18.	 	Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

     An Option shall not be exercisable and a share of Common Stock shall not be issued pursuant to
the exercise of an Option, and Restricted Stock shall not be awarded until and unless the award of
Restricted Stock, exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such share pursuant
thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange or national securities association upon
which the shares of Common Stock may then be listed or quoted, and shall be further subject to the
approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

     As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require the person exercising
such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares of Common
Stock are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or
distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is
required by any of the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

	19.	 	Substitution or Assumption of Awards by the Company.

     The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by
another company, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by
either (a) granting an Award under the Plan in substitution of such other company’s award, or (b)
assuming such award. Such substitution or assumption shall be permissible if the holder of the
substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under the Plan if the
other company had applied the rules of the Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an
award granted by another company, the terms and conditions of such award shall remain unchanged
(except that the exercise price and the number and nature of Shares issuable upon exercise of any
such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to section 424(a) of the Code). In the event
the Company elects to grant a new Award rather than assuming an existing option, such new Award may
be granted with a similarly adjusted exercise price.

	20.	 	Effective Date, Effect on Prior Plans and Termination of Plan.

     20.01 Effective Date. This Plan is effective November 3, 2003.

     20.02 Effect on Prior Plans. No awards shall be granted under a Prior Plan after November 3,
2003; provided, however, that the adoption and approval of the Plan shall not affect any awards
granted under the Prior Plans prior to November 3, 2003.

     20.03 Termination of the Plan. The Plan will terminate on November 3, 2013; provided,
however, that the Board of Directors may terminate the Plan at any time prior thereto with respect
to any shares that are not then subject to Awards.

Termination of the Plan will not affect the rights and obligations of any Participant with respect
to Awards granted before termination.

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