Document:

Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is dated as of February 19, 2016, and is entered into by and among PERFORMANT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. (formerly known as DCS Business Services, Inc.), a Nevada corporation ("Borrower"), the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement as hereafter defined) party hereto, and MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, as Agent for all Lenders.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Borrower, Agent and the Lenders from time to time party thereto are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2012 (as the same has been or may be from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Credit Agreement"; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the definitions provided therefor in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby); and
WHEREAS, Borrower, Agent and Required Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set forth in the Credit Agreement and this Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.    Amendments to the Credit Agreement.  Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2 below, and in reliance on the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:  
(a)    Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting new defined terms "Cash Reserve Account", "Cash Reserve Account Release Date", "Fourth Amendment Closing Date", "June 30, 2017 Compliance Date" and "Permitted DOE Addbacks" in their appropriate alphabetical order therein as follows:
Cash Reserve Account means the deposit account established in the name of Borrower at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association after February 1, 2016 (or such other deposit account as may be approved in writing by Agent following the Fourth Amendment Closing Date in its sole discretion as the Cash Reserve Account) for purposes of Section 6.11 of this Agreement.
Cash Reserve Account Release Date means the date upon which either (x) all funds in the Cash Reserve Account are received by Agent for application to the Term Loans in accordance with the terms of Section 6.11, or (y) Agent and Required Lenders consent to the release of all of the funds in the Cash Reserve Account to Borrower or another Loan Party pursuant to Section 6.11.
Fourth Amendment Closing Date means February 19, 2016.

June 2017 Compliance Date means the date (if any) upon which the Borrower delivers to Agent financial statements in respect of the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2017 pursuant to Section 6.1.2 together with a Compliance Certificate in respect of such period pursuant to Section 6.1.3 that demonstrates compliance with each of the financial ratios and restrictions set forth in Sections 7.14.2, 7.14.4, 7.14.5 and 7.14.6 for such period and certifies that no other Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate.  
Permitted DOE Addbacks means, in respect of any fiscal month commencing with the first fiscal month in respect of which Borrower elects (subject to the requirements set forth below) to add amounts set forth and in accordance with the below to Consolidated Net Income for purposes of the calculation of EBITDA, direct costs of the Loan Parties incurred following the Fourth Amendment Closing Date in connection with the start up of a new Department of Education contract that may be entered into by one or more of the Loan Parties with the Department of Education following the Fourth Amendment Closing Date (to the extent in any month in excess of the revenue of the Loan Parties received under such contract during such month) that are incurred in connection with the Loan Parties' work as a prime contractor under such contract (excluding any overhead or shared cost allocations that are not directly related to such contract) that (x) are accompanied by supporting detail provided to Agent and are subject to the review and reasonable approval of Agent, (y) are in an amount not in excess of $1,400,000 in any calendar month, and (z) are incurred in the 9 consecutive month period commencing on the first day of the first fiscal month in respect of which Borrower elects to add Permitted DOE Addbacks to Consolidated Net Income for purposes of the calculation of EBITDA.
(b)    Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the definition of the term "December 2016 Compliance Date" therefrom in its entirety.
(c)    Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending and restating the definition of the term "Adjusted Cash" set forth therein in its entirety as follows:
Adjusted Cash means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors maintained in bank accounts (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Cash Reserve Account) that are subject to a tri-party control agreement satisfactory to Agent in favor of Agent, minus (ii) the Revolving Outstandings as of such date of determination.
(d)    Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending and restating the definition of the term "Applicable Margin" set forth therein in its entirety as follows:
Applicable Margin means the applicable rate per annum set forth below:

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	Revolving Loans 
and Term A Loan
	Term B Loan

	Base Rate
	LIBOR Rate
	Base Rate
	LIBOR Rate

	5.75%
	6.75%
	6.25%
	7.25%

With respect to the Incremental Term Loans funded after the Fourth Amendment Closing Date, a percent per annum set forth in the applicable Incremental Amendment.
(e)    Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending the definition of the term "EBITDA" set forth therein by (i)  deleting the "and" following clause (xviii) thereof, (ii) replacing the "." at the end of clause (xix) thereof with ", and", and (iii) inserting new clause (xx) and (xxi) immediately after clause (xix) thereof as follows:  
(xx) costs, fees or expenses incurred in connection with the Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement dated as of the Fourth Amendment Closing Date , and (xxi) Permitted DOE Addbacks.
(f)    Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending and restating the definition of the term "Required Adjusted Cash Amount" in its entirety as follows:
Required Adjusted Cash Amount means, at all times from and after the Fourth Amendment Closing Date until September 30, 2016, $10,000,000.
(g)    Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending and restating the definition of the term "Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio" set forth therein in its entirety as follows:
Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio means as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of (a) Total Debt as of such day (minus, solely as of the last day of Fiscal Quarters ending prior to the Cash Reserve Account Release Date (but in no event in respect of any Fiscal Quarter ending after June 30, 2017), the lesser of (x) $7,500,000 and (y) the amount of cash on deposit in the Cash Reserve Account) to (b) Adjusted EBITDA for the Computation Period ending on such day.
(h)    Section 6.1.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to "(provided that Compliance Certificates shall also be required to be delivered contemporaneously with each set of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1.2 for months that do not correspond to the last month of a Fiscal Quarter with respect to the financial statements for all months ending from November 30, 2014 through and including December 31, 2016)" set forth therein with a reference to "(provided that Compliance Certificates shall also be required to be delivered contemporaneously with each set of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1.2 for months that do not correspond to the last month of a Fiscal Quarter with respect to the financial statements for all months ending from November 30, 2014 through and including June 30, 2016)".

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(i)    Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
6.10.    Maintenance of Minimum Cash Balance.
At all times (other than a period of not more than three consecutive Business Days) until September 30, 2016, Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are Guarantors shall maintain Adjusted Cash equal to at least the then applicable Required Adjusted Cash Amount; provided, however, that the three (3) Business Day cure period set forth above may not be utilized by Borrower more than two (2) times in any Fiscal Quarter.  Borrower shall certify to Agent that it has been in compliance with this covenant at all times during the relevant period with each set of financial statements delivered by Borrower pursuant to Section 6.1.2 with respect to periods ending on or prior to September 30, 2016, and shall provide certification and, to the extent requested by Agent, calculations and evidence demonstrating the same, of compliance with this covenant at such additional times that Agent may request such calculations in its discretion.
(j)    A new Section 6.11 is inserted at the end of Article 6 of the Credit Agreement as follows:
6.11.    Cash Reserve Account.  
At all times from the Fourth Amendment Closing Date until the Cash Reserve Account Release Date, Borrower shall maintain on deposit at least $7,500,000 in immediately available funds in the Cash Reserve Account, shall at all times prior to the Cash Reserve Account Release Date maintain the Cash Reserve Account and not use the Cash Reserve Account for any purpose other than holding the funds described above, and shall at all times until the Cash Reserve Account Release Date cause the Cash Reserve Account to be subject to a deposit account control agreement among Borrower, Agent and the depositary bank at which the Cash Reserve Account is established pursuant to which the Cash Reserve Account is under the sole dominion and control of Agent.  Absent the consent of Agent and Required Lenders to the contrary following the Fourth Amendment Closing Date (which may be given or withheld in their sole discretion), upon the earlier of (x) September 30, 2016 (or such later date not more than thirty (30) days thereafter as may be agreed by Agent in its sole discretion) and (y) the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default on or after the Fourth Amendment Closing Date (or Agent or Borrower acquiring knowledge following the Fourth Amendment Closing Date of any Event of Default that was in existence on or prior to the Fourth Amendment Closing Date), Borrower authorizes Agent to direct the depository bank at which the Cash Reserve Account is established to remit all funds therein to Agent (and shall take any action that may be requested by Agent (including issuing its own direction to depository bank to remit such funds to Agent) in order to cause such funds to be remitted to Agent) for application to the Term Loans as a voluntary prepayment 

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thereof, to be applied (i) pro rata to the then outstanding principal amount of the Term A Loans and Term B Loans, and (ii) as to the amounts applied to the Term A Loans and Term B Loans, be applied to the scheduled installments thereof in the inverse order of maturity (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that if Agent receives the funds from the Cash Reserve Account following the occurrence of an Acceleration Event, such funds shall instead be applied in accordance with Section 2.12.2(b)).  If, in connection with the award of a Department of Education Contract to a Loan Party, or otherwise, Agent and Required Lenders agree in their sole discretion following the Fourth Amendment Closing Date that all or a portion of the funds then on deposit in the Cash Reserve Account may be released to the Borrower, then Agent shall direct the depositary bank in respect of the Cash Reserve Account to remit such funds to the Borrower or another Loan Party at a deposit account mutually agreed by Agent and Borrower (and, to the extent that Agent and Required Lenders agree in their sole discretion that all funds may be released to the Borrower, following the release of all funds therefrom Agent shall authorize the termination of the deposit account control agreement in respect of the Cash Reserve Account and concurrently therewith Borrower shall cause the Cash Reserve Account to be closed). 
(k)    Section 7.5(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to "December 2016 Compliance Date" set forth therein with a reference to "June 2017 Compliance Date".
(l)    Section 7.14.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
7.14.1.    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
Not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as calculated on the last day of the Computation Period ending September 30, 2017 and the last day of each Computation Period ending thereafter, to be less than 1.20:1.0.
(m)    Section 7.14.2. of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
7.14.2    Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio.
Not permit the Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio as of the last day of any Computation Period to exceed the applicable ratio set forth below for such Computation Period:

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	Computation 
Period Ending
	Total Debt to 
EBITDA Ratio

	December 31, 2015
	5.00:1.0

	March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016 December 31, 2016, March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017
	4.75:1.0

	September 30, 2017 and each Computation Period ending thereafter

	3.25:1.0

(n)    Section 7.14.3 of the Credit Agreement is amended by amending and restating clause (d) thereof in its entirety as follows:
(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Borrower may not utilize the equity cure right set forth in this Section 7.14.3 with respect to any Computation Period ending prior to the Computation Period ending December 31, 2017.
(o)    Section 7.14.4 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
7.14.4.    Interest Coverage Ratio.
Not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio for any Computation Period set forth below to be less than the applicable ratio set forth below for such Computation Period: 
	
		
	Computation 
Period Ending
	Interest 
Coverage Ratio

	December 31, 2015
	2.25:1.0

	March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016
	2.50:1.0

	December 31, 2016
	2.00:1.0

	March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017
	1.75:1.0

(p)    Section 7.14.5. of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to "through and including the month ending on December 31, 2016" set forth therein with a reference to "through and including the month ending on June 30, 2016".
(q)    Section 7.14.6. of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
7.14.6    Capital Expenditures.
Not permit the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by Holdings and its Subsidiaries in the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015 to 

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exceed $12,500,000, and not permit the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by Holdings and its Subsidiaries in the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2016 and in the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017 to exceed $8,000,000.
(r)    Section 8.1.4 of the Credit Agreement is amended by inserting a reference to ", 6.11" immediately following the reference to "6.10" and prior to the reference to "and Section 7" set forth therein.
2.    Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment.  The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a)    Agent shall have received a copy of this Amendment (including the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto), executed by Borrower, each Loan Party and Required Lenders;
(b)    No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of this Amendment; 
(c)    On a date following February 12, 2016, Borrower shall have made (and Agent shall have received in immediately available funds) a voluntary prepayment of the Term Loans in an amount equal to $22,500,000, which $22,500,000 voluntary prepayment of the Term Loans shall (i) be applied pro rata to the then outstanding principal amount of the Term A Loans and Term B Loans, and (ii) as to the amounts applied to the Term A Loans and Term B Loans, be applied to the scheduled installments thereof in the inverse order of maturity; 
(d)    Agent shall have received the Amendment Fee (as defined below) for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, and Borrower shall have paid all other fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel to the extent invoiced) of Agent due and payable as of the date hereof in connection with this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and
(e)    Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to Agent that the Cash Reserve Account has been established by Borrower and has been funded with $7,500,000 in immediately available funds, and Borrower, Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall (unless Agent shall agree in writing in its sole discretion in a post-closing letter executed between Borrower and Agent prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment that such requirement shall be satisfied by Borrower on a post-closing basis on terms acceptable to Agent, which would include that failure to obtain such deposit account control agreement within the time period agreed therein (as such period may be extended by Agent in its sole discretion) would constitute an Event of Default) that such deposit account control agreement may be obtained following the effectiveness of this Amendment) have entered into a deposit account control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Agent granting Agent sole dominion and control over the Cash Reserve Account.  

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3.    Representations and Warranties.  To induce Agent and the Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that:
(a)    the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Borrower and each other Loan Party and that this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and each other Loan Party; 
(b)    this Amendment and the Borrower's obligations under the Credit Agreement as amended hereby constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower and are enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditor's rights generally and to general principles of equity;
(c)    the execution and delivery by Borrower and the other Loan Parties of this Amendment does not require the consent or approval of any Person, except such consents and approvals as have been obtained; 
(d)    after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if made on the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties are stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); 
(e)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
(f)    Borrower has established the Cash Reserve Account as a new deposit account of the Borrower that is not used for any purposes other than as set forth in Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby), and has funded the Cash Reserve Account with $7,500,000 in immediately available funds on or prior to the date hereof.
4.    Severability.  Any provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable. 
5.    References.  Any reference to the Credit Agreement contained in any document, instrument or Credit Agreement executed in connection with the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment.
6.    Amendment Fee.  In consideration of the agreements set forth herein, upon the effectiveness of this Amendment in accordance with, and subject to all of the conditions specified in Section 2 hereof (other than Section 2(d)), Borrower agrees to pay to Agent, for the ratable benefit of the respective Lenders that executed and sent signature pages to this Amendment to the Agent (including pages that were delivered in escrow) on or before 5:00 

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p.m. (Chicago time) on February 18, 2016 (such Lenders, the "Consenting Lenders"), an amendment fee equal to 0.25% of the sum of the Revolving Loan Commitments and outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans of the Consenting Lenders as of the date hereof (after giving effect to the $22,500,000 prepayment of the Term Loans to be made by Borrower on the date hereof pursuant to Section 2(c) above).
7.    Counterparts; Electronic Transmission.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which taken together shall be one and the same instrument.  Facsimile signatures and other electronic signatures shall also constitute originals.
8.    Release.
(a)    In consideration of the agreements of Agent and Lenders contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each of Borrower and each other Loan Party (by such other Loan Party's execution and delivery of the attached Consent and Reaffirmation), on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably releases, remises and forever discharges Agent and Lenders, and their successors and assigns, and their present and former shareholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, directors, officers, attorneys, employees, agents and other representatives (Agent, each Lender and all such other Persons being hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Releasees" and individually as a "Releasee"), of and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings, damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set‐off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a "Claim" and collectively, "Claims") of every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity, Borrower or such Loan Party or any of their successors, assigns, or other legal representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the day and date of this Amendment, for or on account of, or in relation to, or in any way in connection with any of the Credit Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or transactions thereunder or related thereto.
(b)    Each of Borrower and each other Loan Party understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release.
(c)    Each of Borrower and each other Loan Party agrees that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence or transaction which could now be asserted or which may hereafter be discovered shall affect in any manner the final, absolute and unconditional nature of the release set forth herein.
9.    Ratification.  The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and shall not be deemed to be a consent to the modification or waiver of any other term or condition of 

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the Credit Agreement.  Except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect.
10.    For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the effective date of this Amendment, the Borrower and the Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Agent to treat) the Credit Agreement as not qualifying as a "grandfathered obligation" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).
11.    Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
[Signature Pages Follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed under seal and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the date first written above.
	
	
	PERFORMANT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. 
(formerly known as DCS Business Services, Inc.) 
 
 
By: /s/ Hakan Orvell    
Name: Hakan Orvell 
Title: CFO

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	MADISON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC, 
as Agent and a Lender 
 
 
By: /s/ Craig Dugan    
Name:Craig Dugan 
Title:VP

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	Amalgamated Bank,  
as a Lender  
 
  
By: /s/ Melony Heh     
Name: Melony Heh 
Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	AUDAX CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES (SBA), LLC.,  
as a Lender  
 
  
By: /s/ Michael P. McGonigle     
Name: Michael P. McGonigle  
Title: Authorized Signatory

	
	
	AUDAX CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES OFFSHORE LTD.,  
as a Lender  
 
  
By: /s/ Michael P. McGonigle     
Name: Michael P. McGonigle  
Title: Authorized Signatory

	
	
	AUDAX SENIOR DEBT (WCTPT) SPV, LLC,  
as a Lender  
 
  
By: /s/ Michael P. McGonigle     
Name: Michael P. McGonigle  
Title: Authorized Signatory

	
	
	A CMFG LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,  
as a Lender
Audax Management Company (NY), LLC,  
its subadviser,  
 
  
By: /s/ Michael P. McGonigle     
Name: Michael P. McGonigle  
Title: Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	MC Funding, Ltd

By: Monroe Capital Management, LLC, as Collateral Manager 
  
By: /s/ Jeffrey Willians     
Name: Jeffrey Willians  
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE  
FUNDING I, LLC, 
as a Lender 
 
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd., as Designated Manager
By: /s/ Arthur H. Penn 
Name:Arthur H. Penn 
Title: Chief Executive Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	BancAlliance Inc.  
By: AP Commercial LLC, its attorney-in-fact,  
as a Lender  
 
  
By: /s/ John Gray     
Name: John Gray  
Title: Executive Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	NEWSTAR COMMERCIAL LOAN FUNDING 2012-2 LLC, as a Lender
 
By: NewStar Financial, Inc., its Designated Manager  
  
By: /s/ Andres Alev     
Name Andres Alev 
Title: Director

	
	
	NEWSTAR COMMERCIAL LOAN FUNDING 2014-1 LLC, as a Lender 
 
By: NewStar Financial, Inc., its Designated Manager  
  
By: /s/ Andres Alev     
Name Andres Alev 
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	MCF CLO IV LLC
as a Lender

By: MCF Capital Management LLC, as collateral manager
 
  
By: /s/ Ashish Shah           
Name: Ashish Shah 
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	MCF CLO II LLC
as a Lender

By: MCF Capital Management LLC, as collateral manager
 
  
By: /s/ Ashish Shah           
Name: Ashish Shah 
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	MCF CLO I LLC, 
as a Lender
By: MCF Capital Management LLC, as collateral manager
 
  
By: /s/ Ashish Shah           
Name: Ashish Shah 
Title: Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	ING CAPITAL LLC,
as a Lender

  
By: /s/ Marilyn Densel Fulton  
Name Marilyn Densel Fulton 
Title: Managing Director 
 
  
By: /s/ Naresh Purohit 
Name Naresh Purohit 
Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	Saratoga Investment Corp CLO 2013-1, Ltd.,  
as a Lender  
 
  
By: /s/ Pavel Antonov     
Name: Pavel Antonov  
Title: Attorney In Fact

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

	
	
	FTP Credit Holdings LLC, 
as a Lender 
  
By: /s/ Steve McLaughlin     
Name Steve McLaughlin 
Title: President and Secretary

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION
Each of Performant Financial Corporation, Performant Recovery, Inc. (formerly known as Diversified Collection Services, Inc.) and Performant Technologies, Inc. (formerly known as Vista Financial, Inc.) (collectively, the "Companies") hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement dated as of February 19, 2016 (the "Amendment"); (ii) consents to Borrower's execution and delivery of the Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby; (iii) agrees to be bound by the Amendment (including by Section 8 of the Amendment); (iv) affirms that nothing contained in the Amendment shall modify in any respect whatsoever any Loan Document to which it is a party; and (v) reaffirms that such Loan Documents shall continue to remain in full force and effect and that its guaranty of the Obligations and grant of security interests in its assets to secure such guaranty of the Obligations shall remain in effect in all respects.  Although the Companies have been informed of the matters set forth herein and has acknowledged and agreed to same, each of the Companies understands that Agent and Lenders have no obligation to inform either Company of such matters in the future or to seek acknowledgment of either Company or agreement to future amendments, waivers or consents, and nothing herein shall create such a duty.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Consent and Reaffirmation to be duly executed under seal and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on and as of the date of the Amendment.
[Signature Page Follows]

	
	
	PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
 
 
By: /s/ Hakan Orvell    
Name: Hakan Orvell 
Title: CFO

	
	
	PERFORMANT RECOVERY, INC. 
(formerly known as Diversified Collection Services, Inc.) 
 
By: /s/ Hakan Orvell    
Name: Hakan Orvell 
Title: CFO

	
	
	PERFORMANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (formerly known as Vista Financial, Inc.)  
 
By: /s/ Hakan Orvell    
Name: Hakan Orvell 
Title: CFO 

Signature Page to Consent and Reaffirmation –Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement

Exhibit B
Form of Compliance Certificate
Please refer to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 19, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the undersigned ("Borrower"), the lenders party thereto from time to time, as Lenders, and Madison Capital Funding LLC, as administrative agent ("Agent").  This certificate (this "Certificate"), together with supporting calculations attached hereto, is delivered to Agent and Lenders pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.  Terms used but not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.
[Enclosed herewith is a copy of the [annual audited/quarterly/monthly] report of Borrower as at ________________ (the "Computation Date"), which report fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations [(subject to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end adjustments)] of Borrower as of the Computation Date and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.]
Borrower hereby certifies and warrants that the computations set forth on the schedule attached hereto correspond to the ratios contained in the Credit Agreement and such computations are true and correct as at the [Computation Date] [date hereof, after giving pro forma effect to the Acquisition (and related Loans) pursuant to which this certificate is delivered].
Borrower further certifies that no Event of Default or Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof [except as described on the Schedule attached hereto].
	
	
	PERFORMANT BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. 
(formerly known as DCS Business Services, Inc.) 
 
 
By:    
Title:   

B-1

Schedule to Compliance Certificate 
Dated as of _________________

	
					
	A.   Section 7.14.1 - Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
	 

	1.   Consolidated Net Income
	$________
	 

	2.   Plus:   Losses from Dispositions, extraordinary items, discontinued operations, reappraisal, revaluation or write-down of assets 
   interest expense and the Agent's fee 
   income tax expense 
   depreciation 
   amortization 
   charges for impairment of goodwill and 
     other intangibles 
   management fees and reimbursable expenses 
   amortization of debt discounts and    commissions
	$________ 
$________ 
$________ 
$________ 
$________ 
 
$________ 
$________ 
 
$________
	 

	3.   Plus:   Transaction fees and expenses in    connection with this agreement 
   Non-cash expenses in connection with 
   options, deferred compensation and    stock options
	$________ 
 
 
$________
	 

	Transaction Fees in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and Investments permitted under Sections 7.11(q) and 7.11(s)
	$________
	 

	Transaction fees and expenses in connection with a successful Qualified IPO
	$________
	 

	Transaction fees and expenses in connection with an unsuccessful Qualified IPO
	$________
	 

	Costs and expenses related to Permitted Debt or equity issuances
	$________
	 

	Non-cash expenses in the form of options granted to Borrower or Holdings and other non-cash expense with respect to deferred compensation and stock options
	$________
	 

	severance expenses approved by the Agent
	$________
	 

	business interruption insurance proceeds
	$________
	 

	Non-cash adjustment to the valuation of earnout payments or other consideration relating to Investments permitted hereunder
	$________
	 

	
					
	cash restructuring charges approved by the Agent in connection with Permitted Acquisitions and Investments permitted under Sections 7.11(q) and 7.11(s)
	$________
	 

	non-cash restructuring charges from Permitted Acquisitions or Investments permitted under Sections 7.11(q) and 7.11(s)
	$________
	 

	non-cash charges (or minus non-cash gains) relating to various accounting charges
	$________
	 

	other extraordinary costs and expenses satisfactory to Agent
	$________
	 

	non-cash adjustments relating to earn-outs and other investment consideration
	$________
	 

	any Cure Amount contributed pursuant to Section 7.14.3 (solely for purpose of determining compliance with Section 7.14.1 and 7.14.2)
	$________
	 

	the result of (a) the amount collected during such period from the Department of Education for services performed and invoiced, but for which revenue has not yet been recognized in Consolidated Net Income, minus (b) revenue from the Department of Education recognized in Consolidated Net Income during such period for which cash was received in a prior period and where revenue was not previously recognized, all subject to the review and reasonable approval of Agent
	$________
	 

	CMS Settlement Addback up to $3,000,000 during term of Agreement
	$_________
	 

	Fees, costs and expenses re Amendment No. 2
	$_________
	 

	Fees, costs and expenses re Amendment No. 4
	$_________
	 

	Permitted DOE Addbacks
	$_________
	 

	4.   Minus: Gains from Dispositions, extraordinary items, discontinued operations, reappraisal, revaluation or write-up of assets
	$________
	 

	
					
	5.   Total (EBITDA)
	$________
	 

	6.   Income taxes paid in cash (net of refunds) and tax distributions paid in cash
	$________
	 

	7.   other restricted payments made pursuant to Section 7.4 (other than restricted payments funded from an Increase Request, Additional Subordinated Debt or a Qualified IPO, and transaction expenses distributed pursuant to Section 7.4(iv))
	$________
	 

	8.   Unfinanced Capital Expenditures paid in cash
	$________
	 

	9.   Sum of (6), (7) and (8)
	$________
	 

	10.   Remainder of (5) minus (9)
	$________
	 

	11.   Interest Expense paid in cash
	$________
	 

	12.   Required payments of principal of Debt (including Term Loans but excluding Revolving Loans)
	$________
	 

	13.   Scheduled installments for the purchase of licenses of software paid in cash
	$________
	 

	14.   Sum of (11), (12) and (13)
	$________
	 

	15.   Ratio of (10) to (14)
	___:1.00
	 

	B.   Section 7.14.2 - Maximum Total Debt to [Adjusted] EBITDA Ratio
	 

	1.   Total Debt
	$________
	 

	2.   [Adjusted] EBITDA 
(from Item A(5) above[, plus Pro Forma EBITDA totaling $______ in the aggregate for all applicable Permitted Acquisitions in such period (comprising of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA in the following individual amounts with respect to the following individual Permitted Acquisitions (x) _______, $________, (y) _______, $________ and (z) _______, $________)])
	$________
	 

	3.   Ratio of (1) to (2)
	____ to 1
	 

	4.   Maximum allowed
	____ to 1
	 

	C.   Section 7.14.4 – Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio
	 

	1.   EBITDA (from Item [__] above)
	$________
	 

	2.   Interest Expense paid in cash
	$________
	 

	3.   Ratio of (1) to (2)
	____ to 1
	 

	4.   Minimum required
	____ to 1
	 

	
					
	D.   Section 7.15.5 – Minimum EBITDA.
	 
	 

	1.   EBITDA (from Item [__] above)
	$________

	2.   Minimum required
	$20,000,000

	E.   Section 7.14.6 - Capital Expenditures
	 
	 

	1.   Capital Expenditures for the Fiscal Year
	$________
	 
	 

	2.   Maximum Permitted Capital Expenditures
	$8,000,000Exhibit

UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATION  
2013 INCENTIVE PLAN
1.PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to enable the Company, and any Affiliate, to motivate, attract and retain the types of Employees, Consultants and Directors who will contribute to the Company’s success by providing incentives that offer an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance and align the interests of Employees, Consultants and Directors with those of the shareholders of the Company. Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in the text are defined in Section 2.
2.    DEFINITIONS.
“Affiliate” means a corporation or other entity that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company. 
“Applicable Laws” means the requirements related to or implicated by the administration of the Plan under applicable state corporate law, United States federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or quoted, and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan.
“Award” means any right granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Non-qualified Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, a Restricted Award, a Performance Share Award or a Performance Compensation Award.
“Award Agreement” means a written agreement, contract, certificate or other instrument or document evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Award granted under the Plan which may, in the discretion of the Company, be transmitted electronically to any Participant. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and may contain such other provisions not inconsistent with this Plan including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of the Awards, as the Committee may deem advisable. 
“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning. 
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted at any time. 
“Cause” means:
With respect to any Employee or Consultant: 
(a)    if the Employee or Consultant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates and such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition contained therein; or 

(b)    if no such employment or service agreement exists, or if such employment or service agreement does not define Cause: (i) dishonest or fraudulent conduct with respect to the performance of duties with the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) conduct that materially discredits or is reasonably likely to result in harm to the reputation or business of the Company or an Affiliate, including but not limited to conviction or a plea of guilty or no contest to a felony or crime involving moral turpitude; (iii) willful misconduct or gross negligence in performance of duties with the Company or an Affiliate; (iv) an order or directive from a state or federal banking regulatory agency requesting or requiring removal of Employee or a finding by any such agency that Employee’s performance threatens the safety or soundness of the Company or any Affiliate; (v) material violation of state or federal securities or banking laws; or (vi) a material breach of fiduciary duties to the Company or any Affiliate.
With respect to any Director, a determination by a majority of the disinterested Board members that the Director has engaged in any of the following: (i) malfeasance in office; (ii) gross misconduct or neglect; (iii) false or fraudulent misrepresentation inducing the director’s appointment; (iv) willful conversion of corporate funds; (v) repeated failure to participate in Board meetings on a regular basis despite having received proper notice of the meetings in advance; or (vi) an order or directive from a state or federal banking regulatory agency requesting or requiring removal of Director or a finding by any such agency that Director’s performance threatens the safety or soundness of the Company or any Affiliate.
The Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause. 
“Change in Control” 
(a)    One Person (or more than one Person acting as a group) acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition) ownership of stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, that, a Change in Control shall not occur if any Person (or more than one Person acting as a group) owns more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Company’s stock and acquires additional stock; 
(b)    The Company is a party to a plan of merger or plan of exchange and upon consummation of such plan, the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the transaction do not own or continue to own (i) at least 40% of the total voting power of the surviving company (if the then current CEO of the Company continues as CEO of the surviving organization), or (ii) at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving organization (if the then current CEO of the Company does not continue as CEO of the surviving organization).
(c)    A majority of the members of the Board are replaced during any twelve-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the Board before the date of appointment or election; or 
(d)    One person (or more than one person acting as a group), acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition) substantially all of the assets of the Company other than an acquisition by (A) a corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of its 

combined voting power is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, (B) a corporation or other entity owned directly or indirectly by the holders of capital stock of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Common Stock, or (C) a corporation, entity or person in which the holders of at least a majority of the shares of voting capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction continue to hold (either by such shares remaining outstanding in the continuing entity or by their being converted into shares of voting capital stock of the surviving entity) a majority of the total voting power represented by the shares of voting capital stock of the Company (or the surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such transaction.

Notwithstanding anything stated herein, a transaction shall not constitute a “Change in Control” if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time. Any reference to a section of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Sections 4.3 and 4.4. 
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, or such other securities of the Company as may be designated by the Committee from time to time in substitution thereof.
“Company” means Umpqua Holdings Corporation, an Oregon corporation, and any successor thereto. 
“Consultant” means any individual who is engaged by the Company or any Affiliate to render bona fide consulting or advisory services other than as an Employee or Director.
“Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Consultant or Director, is not interrupted or terminated. The Participant’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service; provided further that if any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, this sentence shall only be given effect to the extent consistent with Section 409A of the Code. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Director of an Affiliate will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. The Committee or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal or family leave of absence. 
“Covered Employee” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code, as interpreted by Internal Revenue Service Notice 2007-49. 
“Director” means a member of the Board. 
“Disability” means 

(a)    if the Participant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates and such agreement provides for a definition of Disability, the definition contained therein; or 
(b)     if no such employment or service agreement exists, or if such employment or service agreement does not define Disability, that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment; 
provided, however, for purposes of determining the term of an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 6.10 hereof, the term Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to it under Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. The determination of whether an individual has a Disability shall be determined under procedures established by the Committee. Except in situations where the Committee is determining Disability for purposes of the term of an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 6.10 hereof within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, the Committee may rely on any determination that a Participant is disabled for purposes of benefits under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or any Affiliate in which a Participant participates. 
“Disqualifying Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13.
“Effective Date” shall mean the date as of which this Plan is adopted by the Board. 
“Employee” means any person, including an Officer or Director, employed by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, that, for purposes of determining eligibility to receive Incentive Stock Options, an Employee shall mean an employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary corporation within the meaning of IRC Section 424. Mere service as a Director or payment of a director’s fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or an Affiliate. 
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock as determined below. If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing price of a share of Common Stock (or if no sales were reported the closing price on the date immediately preceding such date) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in the Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable. In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Committee and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons. 
“Free Standing Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 7. 
“Good Reason” means: 
(a)     If an Employee or Consultant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates and such agreement provides for a definition of Good Reason, the definition contained therein; or 
(b)     If no such agreement exists or if such agreement does not define Good Reason, the occurrence of one or more of the following without the Participant’s express written consent, which circumstances are not 

remedied by the Company within thirty days of its receipt of a written notice from the Participant describing the applicable circumstances (which notice must be provided by the Participant within sixty days of the Participant’s knowledge of the applicable circumstances): (i) a material reduction in the Participant’s base salary unless the reduction is in connection with, and commensurate with, reductions in the salaries of all or substantially all similarly situated employees of the Company or any Affiliate; or (ii) a geographical relocation of the Participant’s principal office location by more than fifty miles. 
“Grant Date” means the date on which the Committee adopts a resolution, or takes other appropriate action, expressly granting an Award to a Participant that specifies the key terms and conditions of the Award or, if a later date is set forth in such resolution, then such date as is set forth in such resolution. 
“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 
“Incumbent Directors” means individuals who, on the Effective Date, constitute the Board, provided that any individual becoming a Director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for Director without objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director. No individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to Directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be an Incumbent Director. 
“Negative Discretion” means the discretion authorized by the Plan to be applied by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of a Performance Compensation Award in accordance with Section 10.3(d) of the Plan; provided, that, the exercise of such discretion would not cause the Performance Compensation Award to fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. 
“Non-Employee Director” means a Director who is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3. 
“Non-qualified Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. 
“Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan. 
“Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option. 
“Option Exercise Price” means the price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased upon the exercise of an Option. 

“Outside Director” means a Director who is an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.162-27(e)(3) or any successor to such statute and regulation. 
“Participant” means an eligible person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Award. 
“Performance Compensation Award” means any Award designated by the Committee as a Performance Compensation Award pursuant to Section 10 of the Plan. 
“Performance Criteria” means the criterion or criteria that the Committee shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under the Plan. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goals shall be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (or Affiliate, division, business unit or operational unit of the Company) and shall be limited to the following: (a) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (b) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (c) net operating earnings; (d) return on assets, average assets, equity or average equity; (e) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); (f) efficiency ratio; (g) regulatory capital ratios; (h) CAMELS or other regulatory ratings; (i) completion of acquisitions, dispositions or business expansion; (j) credit quality, non-performing asset or non-performing loan levels or ratios or loan delinquency levels; (k) provision for loan losses or net charge-offs; (l) deposits; (m) market share; (n) loans; (o) net interest margin; (p) interest income; (q) non-interest income; (r) interest expense; or (s) non-interest expense. 
Any one or more of the Performance Criteria may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company or an Affiliate as a whole or any division, business unit or operational unit of the Company or an Affiliate or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or as compared to the performance of a group of comparable companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Committee may select Performance Criterion (e) above as compared to various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant to the Performance Criteria specified in this paragraph. To the extent required under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall, within the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period. In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit the Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Criteria without obtaining shareholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining shareholder approval. 
“Performance Formula” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more objective formulas applied against the relevant Performance Goal to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period. 
“Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. The Committee is authorized at any time during the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), or at any time thereafter (but only to the extent the exercise of such authority after such period 

would not cause the Performance Compensation Awards granted to any Participant for the Performance Period to fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code), in its sole and absolute discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period to the extent permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants based on the following events:  (a) discontinued operations; (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (d) merger or acquisition related expenses; (e) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (or any successor or pronouncement thereto) or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company's annual report to shareholders for the applicable year; (f) acquisitions or divestitures; or (g) any other specific unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof. A Performance Goal may be expressed in any form as the Committee may determine including, but not limited to: (a) percentage growth; (b) absolute growth; (c) cumulative growth; (d) performance in relation to an index; (e) performance in relation to a designated group of peers; (f) a designated absolute amount; or (g) per share of Common Stock outstanding.
“Performance Period” means the one or more periods of time not less than one fiscal quarter in duration, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant's right to and the payment of a Performance Compensation Award. 
“Performance Share Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof. 
“Performance Share” means the grant of a right to receive a number of actual shares of Common Stock or share units based upon the performance of the Company during a Performance Period, as determined by the Committee.
“Permitted Transferee” means: (a) a member of the Optionholder’s immediate family (child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships), any person sharing the Optionholder’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Optionholder) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Optionholder) own more than 50% of the voting interests; (b) third parties designated by the Committee in connection with a program established and approved by the Committee pursuant to which Participants may receive a cash payment or other consideration in consideration for the transfer of a Non-qualified Stock Option; and (c) such other transferees as may be permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion.
“Plan” means this Umpqua Holdings Corporation 2013 Incentive Plan, as amended or restated from time to time.
“Related Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.
“Restricted Award” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 8. 
“Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.

“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
“Stock Appreciation Right” means the right pursuant to an Award granted under Section 7 to receive, upon exercise, an amount payable in cash or shares equal to the number of shares subject to the Stock Appreciation Right that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Award is exercised, over (b) the exercise price specified in the Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement. 
“Stock for Stock Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
“Ten Percent Shareholder” means a person who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates.
3.    ELIGIBILITY. 
3.1    Available Awards. Awards that may be granted under the Plan include: (a) Incentive Stock Options, (b) Non-qualified Stock Options, (c) Stock Appreciation Rights, (d) Restricted Awards (including Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units), (e) Performance Share Awards, and (f) Performance Compensation Awards.
3.2    Eligibility for Specific Awards. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. All other Awards may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Directors and those individuals whom the Committee determines are reasonably expected to become Employees, Consultants and Directors following the Grant Date. 
3.3    Ten Percent Shareholders. A Ten Percent Shareholder shall not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the Option Exercise Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the Grant Date and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Grant Date.
4.    ADMINISTRATION.
4.1    Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee or, in the Board’s sole discretion, by the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee’s charter and Applicable Laws, and in addition to other express powers and authorization conferred by the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority: 
(a)    to construe and interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement; 
(b)    to promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan or any Award; 
(c)    to authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan;

(d)    to delegate its authority to one or more Officers of the Company with respect to Awards that do not involve Covered Employees or “insiders” within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act;
(e)    to determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan and the applicable Grant Date; 
(f)    select persons to receive Awards; 
(g)    to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be made subject to each Award; 
(h)    to determine whether each Option is to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-qualified Stock Option; 
(i)    to prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award not inconsistent with the Plan, including, without limitation, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may vest and be exercised (which may be based on Performance Criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Committee will determine, and to specify the provisions of the Award Agreement relating to such grant, provided, however, that the minimum vesting period for any Award shall be one year; 
(j)    to determine the target number of Performance Shares to be granted pursuant to a Performance Share Award, the performance measures that will be used to establish the performance goals, the performance period(s) and the number of Performance Shares earned by a Participant; 
(k)    to designate an Award (including a cash bonus) as a Performance Compensation Award and to select the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goals; 
(l)    to amend any outstanding Awards, including for the purpose of modifying the time or manner of vesting, or the term of any outstanding Award; provided, however, that if any such amendment impairs a Participant's rights or increases a Participant’s obligations under his or her Award or creates or increases a Participant’s federal income tax liability with respect to an Award, such amendment shall also be subject to the Participant's consent; 
(m)    to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absences which may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of their employment for purposes of the Plan, which periods shall be no shorter than the periods generally applicable to Employees under the Company’s employment policies; 
(n)    to make decisions with respect to outstanding Awards that may become necessary upon a change in corporate control or an event that triggers anti-dilution adjustments; 
(o)    to interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; and 

(p)    to exercise discretion to make any and all other determinations which it determines to be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. 
The Committee also may modify the purchase price or the exercise price of any outstanding Award, provided that if the modification effects a repricing, shareholder approval shall be required before the repricing is effective. 
4.2    Committee Decisions Final. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on the Company and the Participants.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or Company to the Committee for review.
4.3    Delegation. The Committee, or if no Committee has been appointed, the Board, may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee or committees of one or more Directors, and the term “Committee” shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been delegated. The Committee shall have the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board or the Committee shall thereafter be to the committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase or decrease the size of the Committee, add additional members to, remove members (with or without cause) from, appoint new members in substitution therefor, and fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The Committee shall act pursuant to a vote of the majority of its members or, in the case of a Committee comprised of only two members, the unanimous consent of its members, whether present or not, or by the written consent of its members and minutes shall be kept of all of its meetings and copies thereof shall be provided to the Board. Subject to the limitations prescribed by the Company’s Bylaws, the Plan and the Board, the Committee may establish and follow such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it may determine to be advisable. 
4.4    Committee Composition. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall consist solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors who are also Outside Directors. The Board shall have discretion to determine whether or not it intends to comply with the exemption requirements of Rule 16b-3 and/or Section 162(m) of the Code. However, if the Board intends to satisfy such exemption requirements, with respect to Awards to any Covered Employee and with respect to any insider subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall be a compensation committee of the Board that at all times consists solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors who are also Outside Directors. Within the scope of such authority, the Board or the Committee may (a) delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not Outside Directors the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are either (i) not then Covered Employees and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time of recognition of income resulting from such Award or (ii) not persons with respect to whom the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code or (b) delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not Non-Employee Directors the authority to grant Awards to eligible persons who are not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Nothing herein shall create an inference that an Award is not validly granted under the Plan in the event Awards are granted under the Plan by a compensation committee of the Board that does not at all times consist solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors who are also Outside Directors.

5.    SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.
5.1    Number of Shares Available.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13, the total number of shares of Common Stock available for the grant and issuance under the Plan is four (4) million; provided that, no more than four (4) million shares of Common Stock may be granted as Incentive Stock Options. Any shares of Common Stock granted in connection with Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as one (1) share for every one (1) Option or Stock Appreciation Right awarded. Any shares of Common Stock granted in connection with Awards other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as two (2) shares of Common Stock for every one (1) share of Common Stock granted in connection with such Award. During the terms of the Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock required to satisfy such Awards. Shares of Common Stock available for distribution under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares reacquired by the Company in any manner.
5.2    Individual Limits.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13, no Participant shall be granted, during any one-year period, Options to purchase Common Stock and Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to more than 400,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate and/or any other Awards with respect to more than 200,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate. If an Award is to be settled in cash, the number of shares of Common Stock on which the Award is based shall not count toward the individual share limit set forth in this Section 5. 
5.3    Cancellation, Forfeiture or Expiration.  Any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award that is canceled, forfeited or expires prior to exercise or realization, either in full or in part, shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock that again become available for future grants pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be added back as one (1) share if such shares were subject to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights and as two (2) shares if such shares were subject to other Awards. 
6.    OPTIONS. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 6, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. All Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Non-qualified Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no liability to any Participant or any other person if an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option fails to qualify as such at any time or if an Option is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the terms of such Option do not satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: 
6.1    Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.3 regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date. The term of a Non-qualified Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, no Non-qualified Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date.

6.2    Exercise Price of An Incentive Stock Option. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.3 regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, the Option Exercise Price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive Stock Option may be granted with an Option Exercise Price lower than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 424(a) of the Code. 
6.3    Exercise Price of a Non-qualified Stock Option. The Option Exercise Price of each Non-qualified Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Non-qualified Stock Option may be granted with an Option Exercise Price lower than that set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.
6.4    Consideration. The Option Exercise Price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations, either (a) in cash or by certified or bank check at the time the Option is exercised or (b) in the discretion of the Committee, upon such terms as the Committee shall approve, the Option Exercise Price may be paid: (i) by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, with a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the Option Exercise Price (or portion thereof) due for the number of shares being acquired, or by means of attestation whereby the Participant identifies for delivery specific shares of Common Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of attestation equal to the Option Exercise Price (or portion thereof) and receives a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the difference between the number of shares thereby purchased and the number of identified attestation shares of Common Stock (a “Stock for Stock Exchange”); (ii) a “cashless” exercise program established with a broker; (iii) by reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of such Option with a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Exercise Price at the time of exercise; (iv) any combination of the foregoing methods; or (v) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Committee. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Option, the exercise price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option that is paid by delivery (or attestation) to the Company of other Common Stock acquired, directly or indirectly from the Company, shall be paid only by shares of the Common Stock of the Company that have been held for more than six months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes). Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any period for which the Common Stock is publicly traded (i.e., the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system) an exercise by a Director or Officer that involves or may involve a direct or indirect extension of credit or arrangement of an extension of credit by the Company, directly or indirectly, in violation of Section 402(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or Regulation O promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, shall be prohibited with respect to any Award under this Plan.
6.5    Transferability of An Incentive Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option. 

6.6    Transferability of a Non-qualified Stock Option. A Non-qualified Stock Option may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be transferable to a Permitted Transferee, upon written approval by the Committee to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. If the Non-qualified Stock Option does not provide for transferability, then the Non-qualified Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option. 
6.7    Vesting of Options. Each Option may, but need not, vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Committee may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. No Option may be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting and exercisability in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event.
6.8    Termination of Continuous Service. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or in an employment agreement the terms of which have been approved by the Committee, in the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (a) the date three months following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service or (b) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that, if the termination of Continuous Service is by the Company for Cause, all outstanding Options (whether or not vested) shall immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 
6.9    Extension of Termination Date. An Optionholder’s Award Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service for any reason would be prohibited at any time because the issuance of shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act or any other state or federal securities law or the rules of any securities exchange or interdealer quotation system, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the expiration of the term of the Option in accordance with Section 6.1 or (b) the expiration of a period after termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service that is three months after the end of the period during which the exercise of the Option would be in violation of such registration or other securities law requirements. 
6.10    Disability of Optionholder. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s Disability, the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (a) the date 12 months following such termination or (b) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 

6.11    Death of Optionholder. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionholder’s death, but only within the period ending on the earlier of (a) the date 12 months following the date of death or (b) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after the Optionholder’s death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. 
6.12    Incentive Stock Option $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) 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 Non-qualified Stock Options.
6.13    Disqualifying Dispositions. Any Participant who shall make a “disposition” (as defined in Section 424 of the Code) of all or any portion of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within two years from the Grant Date of such Incentive Stock Option or within one year after the issuance of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of such Incentive Stock Option (a “Disqualifying Disposition”) shall be required to immediately advise the Company in writing as to the occurrence of the sale and the price realized upon the sale of such shares of Common Stock.  
7.    STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.  Each Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted alone (“Free Standing Rights”) or in tandem with an Option granted under the Plan (“Related Rights”).
7.1    Grant Requirements. Any Related Right that relates to a Non-qualified Stock Option may be granted at the same time the Option is granted or at any time thereafter, but before the exercise or expiration of the Option. Any Related Right that relates to an Incentive Stock Option must be granted at the same time the Incentive Stock Option is granted.
7.2    Term of Stock Appreciation Rights.  The term of a Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, no Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable later than the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.
7.3    Vesting of Stock Appreciation Rights. Each Stock Appreciation Right may, but need not, vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Stock Appreciation Right may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Committee may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Stock Appreciation Rights may vary. No Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised for a fraction of a 

share of Common Stock. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting and exercisability in the terms of any Stock Appreciation Right upon the occurrence of a specified event.
7.4    Exercise and Payment. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Award is exercised, over (ii) the exercise price specified in the Stock Appreciation Right or related Option. Payment with respect to the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be made on the date of exercise. Payment shall be made in the form of shares of Common Stock (with or without restrictions as to substantial risk of forfeiture and transferability, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.
7.5    Exercise Price.  The exercise price of a Free Standing Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the Grant Date of such Stock Appreciation Right.  A Related Right granted simultaneously with or subsequent to the grant of an Option and in conjunction therewith or in the alternative thereto shall have the same exercise price as the related Option, shall be transferable only upon the same terms and conditions as the related Option, and shall be exercisable only to the same extent as the related Option; provided, however, that a Stock Appreciation Right, by its terms, shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock subject to the Stock Appreciation Right and related Option exceeds the exercise price per share thereof and no Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with an Option unless the Committee determines that the requirements of Section 7.1 are satisfied.
7.6    Reduction in the Underlying Option Shares.  Upon any exercise of a Related Right, the number of shares of Common Stock for which any related Option shall be exercisable shall be reduced by the number of shares for which the Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised. The number of shares of Common Stock for which a Related Right shall be exercisable shall be reduced upon any exercise of any related Option by the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Option has been exercised. 
8.    RESTRICTED AWARDS.  A Restricted Award is an Award of actual shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Stock”) or hypothetical Common Stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”) having a value equal to the Fair Market Value of an identical number of shares of Common Stock, which may, but need not, provide that such Restricted Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, pledged or hypothecated as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of any obligation or for any other purpose for such period (the “Restricted Period”) as the Committee shall determine. Each Restricted Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Restricted Award so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.
8.1    Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
(a)    Each Participant granted Restricted Stock shall execute and deliver to the Company an Award Agreement with respect to the Restricted Stock setting forth the restrictions and other terms and conditions applicable to such Restricted Stock. If the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the 

Company or in escrow rather than delivered to the Participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (A) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable and (B) the appropriate blank stock power with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant fails to execute an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and stock power, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in the Award, the Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a shareholder as to such Restricted Stock, including the right to vote such Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends; provided that, any cash dividends and stock dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock shall be withheld by the Company for the Participant’s account, and interest may be credited on the amount of the cash dividends withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee. The cash dividends or stock dividends so withheld by the Committee and attributable to any particular share of Restricted Stock (and earnings thereon, if applicable) shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, if applicable, upon the release of restrictions on such share and, if such share is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividends. 
(b)    The terms and conditions of a grant of Restricted Stock Units shall be reflected in an Award Agreement. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued at the time a Restricted Stock Unit is granted, and the Company will not be required to set aside a fund for the payment of any such Award. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder. At the discretion of the Committee, each Restricted Stock Unit (representing one share of Common Stock) may be credited with cash and stock dividends paid by the Company in respect of one share of Common Stock (“Dividend Equivalents”). Dividend Equivalents shall be withheld by the Company for the Participant’s account, and interest may be credited on the amount of cash Dividend Equivalents withheld at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee. Dividend Equivalents credited to a Participant’s account and attributable to any particular Restricted Stock Unit (and earnings thereon, if applicable) shall be distributed in cash or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such Dividend Equivalents and earnings, if applicable, to the Participant upon settlement of such Restricted Stock Unit and, if such Restricted Stock Unit is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such Dividend Equivalents.
8.2    Restrictions.
(a)    Restricted Stock awarded to a Participant shall be subject to the following restrictions until the expiration of the Restricted Period, and to such other terms and conditions (which may be related to performance or other criteria) as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement: (A) if an escrow arrangement is used, the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate; (B) the shares shall be subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in the Award Agreement; (C) the shares shall be subject to forfeiture to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement; and (D) to the extent such shares are forfeited, the stock certificates shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a shareholder with respect to such shares shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company. 
(b)    Restricted Stock Units awarded to any Participant shall be subject to (A) forfeiture until the expiration of the Restricted Period, and satisfaction of any applicable Performance Goals during such period, to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement, and to the extent such Restricted Stock Units are forfeited, all 

rights of the Participant to such Restricted Stock Units shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company and (B) such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. 
(c)    The Committee shall have the authority to remove any or all of the restrictions on the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in Applicable Laws or other changes in circumstances arising after the date the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are granted, such action is appropriate. 
8.3    Restricted Period.  With respect to Restricted Awards, the Restricted Period shall commence on the Grant Date and end at the time or times set forth on a schedule established by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement. No Restricted Award may be granted or settled for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event. 
8.4    Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units.  Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in Section 8.2 and the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (to the nearest full share) and any cash dividends or stock dividends credited to the Participant’s account with respect to such Restricted Stock and the interest thereon, if any. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, one share of Common Stock for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit (“Vested Unit”) and cash equal to any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to each such Vested Unit in accordance with Section 8.1(b) hereof and the interest thereon or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to such Dividend Equivalents and the interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that, if explicitly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay cash or part cash and part Common Stock in lieu of delivering only shares of Common Stock for Vested Units. If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to each Vested Unit. 
8.5    Stock Restrictions.  Each certificate representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan shall bear a legend in such form as the Company deems appropriate. 
9.    PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS.  
9.1    Grant.  Each Performance Share Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Performance Share Award so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 9, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. The Committee shall have the discretion to determine: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock or stock-denominated units subject to a Performance Share Award granted to any Participant; (ii) the performance period 

applicable to any Award; (iii) the conditions that must be satisfied for a Participant to earn an Award; and (iv) the other terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award. 
9.2    Earning Performance Share Awards.  The number of Performance Shares earned by a Participant will depend on the extent to which the performance goals established by the Committee are attained within the applicable Performance Period, as determined by the Committee. No payout shall be made with respect to any Performance Share Award except upon written certification by the Committee that the minimum threshold performance goal(s) have been achieved.
10.    PERFORMANCE COMPENSATION AWARDS.  The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in this Plan (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted with an exercise price equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Grant Date), to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award in order to qualify such Award as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. In addition, the Committee shall have the authority to make an Award of a cash bonus to any Participant and designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award in order to qualify such Award as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.
10.1    Eligibility. The Committee will, in its sole discretion, designate within the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code) which Participants will be eligible to receive Performance Compensation Awards in respect of such Performance Period. However, designation of a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive payment in respect of any Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period. The determination as to whether or not such Participant becomes entitled to payment in respect of any Performance Compensation Award shall be decided solely in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10. Moreover, designation of a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder in any subsequent Performance Period and designation of one person as a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder shall not require designation of any other person as a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder in such period or in any other period. 
10.2    Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards.  With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such Performance Period (provided any such Performance Period shall be not less than one fiscal quarter in duration), the types of Performance Compensation Awards to be issued, the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goals, the kinds or levels of the Performance Goals that are to apply to the Company and the Performance Formula. Within the first 90 days of a Performance Period (or, if longer or shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), the Committee shall, with regard to the Performance Compensation Awards to be issued for such Performance Period, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 10.2 and record the same in writing. 
10.3    Payment of Performance Compensation Awards.

(a)    Condition to Receipt of Payment. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period. 
(b)    Limitation. A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award only to the extent that: (A) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved; and (B) the Performance Formula as applied against such Performance Goals determines that all or some portion of such Participant’s Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period. 
(c)    Certification. Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, calculate and certify in writing the amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The Committee shall then determine the actual size of each Participant’s Performance Compensation Award for the Performance Period and, in so doing, may apply Negative Discretion in accordance with Section 10.3(f) hereof, if and when it deems appropriate. 
(d)    Use of Discretion. In determining the actual size of an individual Performance Compensation Award for a Performance Period, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance Compensation Award earned under the Performance Formula in the Performance Period through the use of Negative Discretion if, in its sole judgment, such reduction or elimination is appropriate. The Committee shall not have the discretion to (A) grant or provide payment in respect of Performance Compensation Awards for a Performance Period if the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have not been attained or (B) increase a Performance Compensation Award above the maximum amount payable under Section 10.3(f) of the Plan. 
(e)    Timing of Award Payments. Performance Compensation Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the certifications required by this Section 10.3 but in no event later than 2 1/2 months following the end of the fiscal year during which the Performance Period is completed.
(f)    Maximum Award Payable. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Plan to the contrary, the maximum Performance Compensation Award payable to any one Participant under the Plan for a Performance Period (excluding any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) is 200,000 shares of Common Stock or, in the event such Performance Compensation Award is paid in cash, the equivalent cash value thereof on the first or last day of the Performance Period to which such Award relates, as determined by the Committee. The maximum amount that can be paid in any calendar year to any Participant pursuant to a Performance Compensation Award described above is $1,500,000. Furthermore, any Performance Compensation Award that has been deferred shall not (between the date as of which the Award is deferred and the payment date) increase (A) with respect to a Performance Compensation Award that is payable in cash, by a measuring factor for each fiscal year greater than a reasonable rate of interest set by the Committee or (B) with respect to a Performance Compensation Award that is payable in shares of Common Stock, by an amount greater than the appreciation of a share of Common Stock from the date such Award is deferred to the payment date. 

11.    REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. The implementation of the Plan, the granting of any Awards and the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of any granted Awards shall be subject to the Company’s procurement of all approvals and permits required by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the Plan, the Awards granted under it, and the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to it.  No Shares or other assets shall be issued or delivered under the Plan unless and until there shall have been compliance with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws, including the filing and effectiveness of the Form S-8 registration statement (if required) for the Shares issuable under the Plan, and all applicable listing requirements of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq Stock Market, if applicable) on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading (if any). 
12.    MISCELLANEOUS AWARD PROVISIONS.
12.1    Acceleration of Exercisability and Vesting. The Board shall have the power to accelerate the time at which an Award may first be exercised or the time during which an Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest. 
12.2    Shareholder Rights. Except as provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, no Participant shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Award unless and until such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Award pursuant to its terms and no adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions of other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Common Stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 13 hereof. 
12.3    No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (a) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without Cause or (b) the service of a Director pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be. 
12.4    Transfer; Approved Leave of Absence. For purposes of the Plan, no termination of employment by an Employee shall be deemed to result from either (a) a transfer to the employment of the Company from an Affiliate or from the Company to an Affiliate, or from one Affiliate to another, or (b) an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the Employee’s right to reemployment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Committee otherwise so provides in writing, in either case, except to the extent inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code if the applicable Award is subject thereto. 
12.5    Withholding Obligations. The Company’s obligation to deliver Shares upon the exercise of Options, deliver Shares or cash upon the exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights, or deliver Shares or remove any restrictive legends upon vesting of such Shares under the Plan shall be subject to the satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding requirements. To the extent permitted under Section 402 of the 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto and provided by the terms of an Award Agreement, and subject to the discretion of the Committee, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under an Award by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (a) tendering a cash payment; (b) authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Award; or (c) delivering to the Company previously owned and unencumbered shares of Common Stock of the Company, provided, however, that no shares of Common Stock are withheld or delivered with a fair market value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law.
13.    ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK. In the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock or in the capital structure of the Company by reason of any stock or extraordinary cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, an extraordinary corporate transaction such as any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange, or other relevant change in capitalization occurring after the Grant Date of any Award, Awards granted under the Plan and any Award Agreements, the exercise price of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to all Awards stated in Section 5 and the maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which any one person may be granted Awards during any period stated in Section 5 and Section 10.3(f) shall be adjusted or substituted, as to the number, price or kind of a share of Common Stock or other consideration subject to such Awards to the extent necessary to preserve the economic intent of such Award.  Such adjustment shall be made by the Committee, to the extent possible, so that the adjustment shall not result in an accounting consequence under Opinion 25 of the Accounting Principles Board, as amended, and any successor thereof, and Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 44, as amended, and so that the adjustment shall not result in any taxes to the Company or the Participant. In the case of adjustments made pursuant to this Section 13, unless the Committee specifically determines that such adjustment is in the best interests of the Company or its Affiliates, the Committee shall, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, ensure that any adjustments under this Section 13 will not constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code and in the case of Non-qualified Stock Options, ensure that any adjustments under this Section 13 will not constitute a modification of such Non-qualified Stock Options within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustments made under this Section 13 shall be made in a manner which does not adversely affect the exemption provided pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Further, with respect to Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, any adjustments or substitutions will not cause the Company to be denied a tax deduction on account of Section 162(m) of the Code. The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. 
14.    EFFECT OF CHANGE IN CONTROL.  
14.1    Vesting.  Unless otherwise provided in Section 14.2 or in the Award Agreement or an employment agreement, vesting of Awards will not automatically accelerate upon a Change in Control.
14.2    Assumption by Successor.  In the event of a Change in Control any or all outstanding Awards may be assumed or replaced by the successor entity, which assumption or replacement shall be binding on all Participants. 

In the alternative, the successor entity may substitute equivalent Awards or provide substantially similar consideration to Participants as was provided to shareholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the Awards). The successor entity may also issue, in place of outstanding Shares of the Company held by the Participant, substantially similar shares. In the event such successor or acquiring entity (if any) refuses to assume, convert, replace or substitute Awards, as provided above, pursuant to a Change in Control, then notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, such Awards shall have their vesting accelerate as to all shares subject to such Award immediately prior to the Change in Control unless otherwise determined by the Committee and then such Awards will terminate.  In addition, in the event such successor or acquiring entity (if any) refuses to assume, convert, replace or substitute Awards, as provided above, pursuant to a Change in Control, the Committee will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that such Award will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and such Award will terminate upon the expiration of such period. Awards need not be treated similarly in a Change in Control. 
14.3    Assumption of Awards by the Company. The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another entity, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other entity or otherwise, by either; (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other entity’s award; or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan. Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award under this Plan if the other entity had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by another entity, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged (except that the Exercise Price and the number and nature of Shares issuable upon exercise or settlement of any such Award will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new Option in substitution rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price. 
14.4    Cancellation.  In addition, in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may in its discretion and upon at least 10 days’ advance notice to the affected persons, cancel any outstanding Awards and pay to the holders thereof, in cash or stock, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards based upon the price per share of Common Stock received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in the event. In the case of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price (or SAR Exercise Price in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right) that equals or exceeds the price paid for a share of Common Stock in connection with the Change in Control, the Committee may cancel the Option or Stock Appreciation Right without the payment of consideration therefor.
14.5    Successors.  The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company and its Affiliates, taken as a whole. 
15.    AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AWARDS.
15.1    Amendment of Plan. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend or terminate the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 13 relating to adjustments upon changes in Common Stock and Section 

15.3, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company to the extent shareholder approval is necessary to satisfy any Applicable Laws or to the extent such amendment would (i) increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Plan (except as provided in Section 13), (ii) expand the group of persons eligible to receive Awards, (iii) authorize the amendment of any Option to reduce its exercise price (except as required by Section 13) or (iv) permit the cancellation and replacement of any Option with the grant of an Award having a lesser per share exercise price (except as required by Section 13). At the time of such amendment, the Board shall determine, upon advice from counsel, whether such amendment will be contingent on shareholder approval. The Board may not, without prior shareholder approval, provide for the cash buyout of underwater Stock Options (Stock Options with an exercise price below Fair Market Value as of the date of the proposed purchase).
15.2    Shareholder Approval. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any other amendment to the Plan for shareholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder regarding the exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers. 
15.3    Contemplated Amendments. It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible Employees, Consultants and Directors with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options or to the nonqualified deferred compensation provisions of Section 409A of the Code or to bring the Plan or Awards granted under it into compliance therewith. 
15.4    No Impairment of Rights. Rights under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (a) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (b) the Participant consents in writing. 
15.5    Amendment of Awards. The Committee at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more Awards; provided, however, that the Committee may not affect any amendment which would otherwise constitute an impairment of the rights under any Award unless (a) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (b) the Participant consents in writing.
16.    GENERAL PROVISIONS.
16.1    Forfeiture Events. The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain events, in addition to applicable vesting conditions of an Award. Such events may include, without limitation, breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that are contained in the Award Agreement or otherwise applicable to the Participant, a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service for Cause, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company or its Affiliates.
16.2    Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing 

requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement). The Board or the Administrator has the discretion to recover from any Participant Awards (or the value thereof) received by any Participant that are based upon materially inaccurate financial statements (which includes, but is not limited to, statements of earnings, revenues or gains) or any other materially inaccurate performance metric.
16.3    Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to shareholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 
16.4    Sub-plans. The Committee may from time to time establish sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying blue sky, securities, tax or other laws of various jurisdictions in which the Company intends to grant Awards, or 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 Participant to payment or receipt of shares of Common Stock or other consideration under an Award. Any sub-plans shall contain such limitations and other terms and conditions as the Committee determines are necessary or desirable. All sub-plans shall be deemed a part of the Plan, but each sub-plan shall apply only to the Participants in the jurisdiction for which the sub-plan was designed.  With respect to deferral sub-plans, 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 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 sub-plan or program.
16.5    Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Neither the Company nor the Board or the Committee shall be required to establish any special or separate fund or to segregate any assets to assure the performance of its obligations under the Plan.
16.6    No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Committee shall determine whether cash, additional Awards or other securities or property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or whether any fractional shares should be rounded, forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
16.7    Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance therewith. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the “short-term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Laws require otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to the Plan during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service shall instead be paid on the first payroll date after the six-month anniversary of the Participant’s separation from service (or the Participant’s death, if earlier). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Committee shall have any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any excise tax or penalty on any Participant under Section 409A of the Code and neither the Company nor the Committee will have any liability to any Participant for such tax or penalty.

16.8    Section 16 Compliance. It is the intent of the Company that the Plan satisfy, and be interpreted in a manner that satisfies, the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 as promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act so that Participants will be entitled to the benefit of Rule 16b-3, or any other rule promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and will not be subject to short-swing liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, if the operation of any provision of the Plan would conflict with the intent expressed in this Section 16.13, such provision to the extent possible shall be interpreted or deemed amended so as to avoid such conflict. 
16.9    Section 162(m). To the extent the Committee issues any Award that is intended to be exempt from the deduction limitation of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may, without shareholder or grantee approval, amend the Plan or the relevant Award Agreement retroactively or prospectively to the extent it determines necessary in order to comply with any subsequent clarification of Section 162(m) of the Code required to preserve the Company’s federal income tax deduction for compensation paid pursuant to any such Award. 
16.10    Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant under the Plan may from time to time name any beneficiary or beneficiaries by whom any right under the Plan is to be exercised in case of such Participant’s death. Each designation under the Plan will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant with respect to the Plan, shall be in a form reasonably prescribed by the Committee and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime.
16.11    Severability. If any of the provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, whether in whole or in part, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent, but only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability and the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby.
16.12    Plan Headings. The headings in the Plan are for purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof.
16.13    Non-Uniform Treatment. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who are eligible to receive, or actually receive, Awards. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled to make non-uniform and selective determinations, amendments and adjustments, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements.
16.14    Governing Law. This Plan and all Awards granted hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oregon.
17.    EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective as of the Effective Date, but no Award shall be exercised (or, in the case of a stock Award, shall be granted) unless and until the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, which approval shall be within twelve months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. 
18.    TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall terminate automatically on April 15, 2023. No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after such date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any earlier date pursuant to Section 15.1 hereof. 

No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated. Unless the Company determines to submit Section 10 of the Plan and the definition of “Performance Goal” and “Performance Criteria” to the Company’s shareholders at the first shareholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which the Plan was last approved by shareholders (or any earlier meeting designated by the Board), in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, and such shareholder approval is obtained, then no further Performance Compensation Awards shall be made to Covered Employees under Section 10 after the date of such annual meeting, but the Plan may continue in effect for Awards to Participants not in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code. 
As adopted by the Board of Directors of Umpqua Holdings Corporation on December 14, 2012, and amended January 20, 2016.
As approved by the shareholders of Umpqua Holdings Corporation on April 16, 2013.

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