Document:

Amended and Restated Master Security Agreement

 Exhibit 10.3 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 MASTER SECURITY AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of the 29th day of December, 2006, from GTC BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. (“Debtor”) in favor of GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(together with its successors and assigns, if any, “Secured Party”). Secured Party has an office at 83 Wooster Heights Road, Danbury, CT 06810. Debtor is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of
Massachusetts (the “State”). Debtor’s mailing address and chief place of business is 175 Crossing Blvd., Framingham, MA 01702. 
 RECITALS: 
 WHEREAS, Debtor has granted to Secured Party a security interest in certain of its property pursuant to
that certain Master Security Agreement dated as of May 24, 2004 (the “Original Security Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Original Security Agreement secures the obligations of Debtor to Secured Party under, among other things, those certain Promissory Notes from Debtor to Secured Party dated (i) May 20, 2004 in the original
principal amount of $10,000,000, (ii) February 25, 2005 in the original principal amount of $2,400,000.00 and (iii) December 29, 2005 in the original principal amount of $2,400,000 (collectively, the “Original
Notes”); and 
 WHEREAS, Debtor and Secured Party have agreed to amend and restate the Original Security Agreement and the
Original Notes on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in those certain Amended and Restated Promissory Notes from Debtor to Secured Party dated as of the date hereof in the original principal amounts of $8,000,000 and $2,000,000
(collectively, the “New Notes”). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings herein
contained, Debtor and Secured Party agree as follows: 
 A. AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT. 
 As of the date hereof, the terms, conditions, covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained in the Original Security Agreement shall be
deemed amended and restated in their entirety as follows and the Original Security Agreement shall be consolidated with and into and superseded by this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall impair, limit
or affect the security interests heretofore granted, pledged and/or assigned to Secured Party as security for the Indebtedness (as defined in the Original Security Agreement ) under the Original Security Agreement. 

 1. CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST. 
 Debtor grants to Secured Party, its successors and assigns, a continuing security interest in, to and against all property listed on any collateral schedule now or in the future annexed to or made a part of this
Agreement (“Collateral Schedule”), whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and wheresoever located, and in and against all additions, attachments, accessories and accessions to such property, all
substitutions, replacements or exchanges therefor, and all proceeds or products thereof, in whatever form, including without limitation cash, deposit accounts (whether or not comprised solely of proceeds), certificates of deposit, insurance proceeds
(including hazard, flood and credit insurance), negotiable instruments for the payment of money, chattel paper, security agreements, documents, eminent domain proceeds, condemnation proceeds and/or tort claim proceeds (all such property is
individually and collectively called the “Collateral”). This security interest is given to secure the payment and performance of all debts, obligations and liabilities of any kind whatsoever (including all interest (whether or not
allowed or disallowed), charges, expenses, fees and other sums accruing after commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Debtor) of Debtor to Secured Party, now existing or
arising in the future, including but not limited to the payment and performance of the New Notes or other promissory notes from time to time identified on any Collateral Schedule (collectively “Notes” and each a
“Note”), that certain Amended and Restated Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing dated as of the date hereof from Debtor in favor of Secured Party (the “New Mortgage”) , that certain Master Lease Agreement
dated as of July 23, 2004, between Debtor and Secured Party, together with all Schedules and attachments thereto (the “Lease”) and any renewals, extensions and modifications of such debts, obligations and liabilities (such
Notes, New Mortgage, Lease, debts, obligations and liabilities are called the “Indebtedness”). 
 2. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF DEBTOR. 
 Debtor represents, warrants and covenants as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Collateral
Schedule that: 
 (a) Debtor’s exact legal name is as set forth in the preamble of this Agreement and Debtor is, and will
remain, duly organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the State set forth in the preamble of this Agreement, has its chief executive offices at the location specified in the preamble, and is, and will remain, duly qualified and
licensed in every jurisdiction wherever necessary to carry on its business and operations; 
 (b) Debtor has adequate power
and capacity to enter into, and to perform its obligations under this Agreement, each Note and any other documents evidencing, or given in connection with, any of the Indebtedness (all of the foregoing are called the “Debt
Documents”); 
 (c) This Agreement and the other Debt Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
Debtor and constitute legal, valid and binding agreements enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that the enforcement of remedies may be limited under applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and general principles of
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 (d) No approval, consent or withholding of objections is required from any governmental
authority or instrumentality with respect to the entry into, or performance by Debtor of any of the Debt Documents, except any already obtained; 
 (e) The entry into, and performance by, Debtor of the Debt Documents will not (i) violate any of the organizational documents of Debtor or any judgment, order, law or regulation applicable to Debtor or
(ii) result in any breach of or constitute a default under any contract or agreement to which Debtor is a party, or result in the creation any lien, claim or encumbrance on any of Debtor’s property (except for liens in favor of Secured
Party) pursuant to any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan, credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Debtor is a party; 
 (f) Except as set forth on Schedule 2(f) attached hereto, there are no suits or proceedings pending in court or before any commission, board or other administrative agency against or affecting Debtor which
could, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Debtor, its business or operations, or its ability to perform its obligations under the Debt Documents, nor does Debtor have reason to believe that any such suits or proceedings are
threatened; 
 (g) All financial statements delivered to Secured Party in connection with the Indebtedness have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that quarterly financial statements will not provide footnotes and will be subject to normal year-end adjustments, and since the date of the most recent financial statement, there
has been no material adverse change in Debtor’s financial condition; 
 (h) The Collateral is not, and will not be, used
by Debtor for personal, family or household purposes; 
 (i) The Collateral is, and will remain, in good condition and repair
(ordinary wear and tear excepted), and Debtor will not be negligent in its care and use; 
 (j) Debtor is, and will remain,
the sole and lawful owner, and in possession of (other than the Offsite Collateral (defined below) (solely with respect to possession)), the Collateral, and has the sole right and lawful authority to grant the security interest described in this
Agreement; 
 (k) The Collateral is, and will remain, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind
whatsoever, except for (i) liens in favor of Secured Party, (ii) liens existing as of the date of this Agreement and set forth on Schedule 2(k) attached hereto, (iii) liens for taxes not yet due or for taxes being contested in
good faith and which do not involve, in the judgment of Secured Party, any risk of the sale, forfeiture or loss of any of the Collateral and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP,
and (iv) inchoate materialmen’s, mechanic’s, repairmen’s and similar liens arising by operation of law in the normal course of business for amounts which are not delinquent (all of such liens are called “Permitted
Liens”); 
 (l) Debtor is and will remain in full compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to it including
without limitation (i) ensuring that no person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls Debtor is or shall be (A) listed on the 
  

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 Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(“OFAC”), Department of the Treasury, and/or any other similar lists maintained by OFAC pursuant to any authorizing statute, Executive Order or regulation or (B) a person designated under Section 1(b), (c) or
(d) of Executive Order No. 13224 (September 23, 2001), any related enabling legislation or any other similar Executive Orders, and (ii) compliance with all applicable Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) laws, regulations and
government guidance on BSA compliance and on the prevention and detection of money laundering violations; 
 (m) Debtor’s
and each Subsidiary’s (defined below) Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 7 below) is and will remain free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, except for Permitted Liens as defined in subsection
(k) of this Section, the granting of licenses of Debtor’s Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business and other licensing, partnership or joint ventures entered into in the ordinary course of Debtor’s business and
permitted hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation or other entity of which more than 50% of the outstanding stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the directors (or other persons performing similar functions) of such corporation is owned, directly or indirectly, by Debtor; 
 (n) Debtor has not and will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any other agreement or financing arrangement in which it grants a negative pledge in Debtor’s or any Subsidiary’s
Intellectual Property to any other party; 
 (o) Debtor agrees that it shall not, and shall not allow any of its Subsidiaries
to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, permit to exist, guarantee or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, any Debt (as hereinafter defined), except for (i) Debt of Debtor to Secured Party,
(ii) Debt existing on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 2(o) to this Agreement, (iii) unsecured Debt incurred under and pursuant to that certain $2,558,650 Subordinated Convertible Note (the “Subordinated
Note”), dated December 14 2006, from Debtor to LFB Biotechnologies (“Subordinated Debt”) and (iv) additional Debt in an amount up to $1,500,000. The term “Debt” shall mean, with respect to any
person, at any date, without duplication, (A) all obligations of such person for borrowed money, (B) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, or upon which interest payments are
customarily made, (C) all obligations of such person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services incurred in the ordinary course of business if the purchase price is due more than six (6) months from the date the obligation
is incurred, (D) all capital lease obligations of such person, (E) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product,
(F) all obligations of such person to purchase securities (or other property) which arise out of or in connection with the issuance or sale of the same or substantially similar securities (or property), (G) all contingent or non-contingent
obligations of such person to reimburse any bank or other person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument, (H) all equity securities of such person subject to repurchase or redemption otherwise than at the sole
option of such person, (I) all “amounts” and similar payment obligations of such person, (J) all Indebtedness secured by a lien on any asset of such person, whether or not such Debt is otherwise an obligation of such person,
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exchange contract, currency swap agreement, interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to alter the risks
of that person arising from fluctuations in currency values or interest rates, in each case whether contingent or matured, (L) all obligations or liabilities of other guaranteed by such person; and (M) all obligations of such person to
trade creditors (other than Genzyme Corporation) incurred in the ordinary course of business and more than ninety (90) days past due; 
 (p) Debtor agrees that it shall not, and shall not allow any of its Subsidiaries to, (i) make any payment in respect of any Subordinated Debt, except in accordance with that certain Subordination Agreement dated
as of the date hereof between Secured Party and LFB Biotechnologies S.A.S.U. or (ii) amend, supplement, modify or waive any of the terms of any document governing any Subordinated Debt. Debtor further agrees to provide Secured Party copies of
any notices, reports, financial statements, financial information or other information either delivered or received by Debtor in relation to the Subordinated Debt or pursuant to the Subordinated Note except to the extent that such information is to
be provided to Secured Party under this Agreement or any of the other Debt Documents; 
 (q) Debtor (i) shall, within 30
days after the initial funding of the Indebtedness secured hereby, cause each securities, depository or disbursement account of Debtor or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any tax or payroll account) to be subject to a control agreement
satisfactory to Secured Party in its reasonable discretion and (ii) shall not and shall not allow any of its Subsidiaries to open or maintain any securities, depository or disbursement accounts except upon thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice to Secured Party, and Debtor shall not, and shall not allow any Subsidiary to, use any such accounts until such time as the applicable securities intermediary or depository institution, as the case may be, Debtor or such subsidiary of
Debtor, as the case may be, and Secured Party have entered into a control agreement satisfactory to Secured Party in its reasonable discretion and in any event sufficient to perfect a first priority lien and security interest in such account in
favor of Secured Party. All funds in or transferred into such account on or after the effectiveness of this Agreement shall be subject to the security interest granted under this Agreement. Each control agreement entered into pursuant to (i) or
(ii) above shall grant Secured Party control of such securities, depository or disbursement account and provide that the applicable securities intermediary or depository institution, as the case may be, will comply with instructions originated
by the Secured Party directing disposition of the funds in such account without further consent by Debtor, provided, that Debtor shall have full access to such accounts and the funds therein until the earlier to occur of (A) an Event of
Default or (B) Debtor shall have acted in a fraudulent manner or shall have committed an act of fraud; and 
 (r) Debtor
agrees that it shall not, and shall not allow any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, purchase or acquire obligations or stock of, or any other interest in,
any corporation or other entity (other than cash equivalents and equity investments in its Subsidiaries existing as of the date hereof), or form any Subsidiary or enter into any partnership, joint venture or similar arrangement. 
  

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 (s) Debtor will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,
engage in any transaction with any Affiliate, except where such transactions are (i) on terms that are no less favorable to the Debtor or such Subsidiary than those which might be obtained at the time from unaffiliated third parties and
(ii) entered into in the ordinary course of business. As used herein, “Affiliate” of any person means (a) any person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such
person, or (b) any person who is a partner, shareholder, director or officer (i) of such person, or (ii) of any person described in clause (a) above, and, for purposes of this definition, control of a person shall mean the power,
direct or indirect, (x) to vote 10% or more of the voting equity interests of such person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person whether by contract or otherwise. 
 3. COLLATERAL; SUBSIDIARIES. 
 (a) Until repossession
of Collateral by Secured Party in the exercise of its remedies under Section 7 hereof, Debtor shall remain in possession of the Collateral, other than such portion of the Collateral as shall be located from time to time at the locations in
connection with the purification, packaging and storage arrangements more fully described in Schedule 3 attached hereto (the “Offsite Collateral”); except that Secured Party shall have the right to possess (i) any
chattel paper or instrument that constitutes a part of the Collateral, and (ii) any other Collateral in which Secured Party’s security interest may be perfected only by possession. Secured Party may inspect any of the Collateral during
normal business hours after giving Debtor reasonable prior notice. If Secured Party asks, Debtor will promptly notify Secured Party in writing of the location of any Collateral. Debtor shall (A) within 45 days after the initial funding of the
Indebtedness secured hereby, cause the Secured Party to be properly perfected in any portion of the Collateral held outside of the United States, (B) within 60 days after the initial funding of the Indebtedness secured hereby, use best efforts
to cause each of Cambrex Bio Science MA, Inc.(“Cambrex”) and MedImmune, Inc. (“MedImmune”) to enter into a bailee acknowledgment with Secured Party and (C) within 60 days after any portion of the Collateral is
located at the facilities of (I) Cardinal Health PTS, Inc. (“Cardinal Health”) or (II) Cryonix, Inc. (“Cryonix”), use best efforts to cause (in the case of (I)), Cardinal Health and (in the case of (II)),
Cryonix) to enter into such acknowledgment. With respect to (B) and (C) above, the bailee acknowledgments shall be satisfactory to Secured Party in its reasonable discretion, and Secured Party agrees to negotiate the form of bailee
acknowledgment in good faith with each bailee. In the event that Debtor is unable to cause any of Cambrex, MedImmune, Cardinal Health or Cryonix to enter into a bailee acknowledgment within the relevant time period set forth in (B) or
(C) above, Debtor shall (from the day following the expiration of such time period until such bailee acknowledgment is entered into) be prohibited from acquiring, transferring or placing (or causing to be acquired, transferred or placed) or
otherwise taking possession of or asserting control over any additional equipment (as such term is defined in the UCC (as defined in the Collateral Schedule)) at the location of such bailee without the prior written consent of Secured Party.

 (b) Debtor shall (i) use the Collateral only in its trade or business, (ii) maintain all of the Collateral in good operating
order and repair, normal wear and tear excepted, (iii) use and maintain the Collateral only in compliance with manufacturers recommendations and all applicable laws and (iv) keep all of the Collateral free and clear of all liens, claims
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 (c) Secured Party does not authorize and Debtor agrees it shall not, and shall not allow any of its
Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld: 
 (i) part with
possession of any of its assets (including without limitation in respect of Debtor, the Collateral) (except for (A) the Offsite Collateral, (B) to Secured Party, (C) for maintenance and repair, (D) any sale or disposition of
inventory in the ordinary course of business or the sale of equipment or other assets which are determined by the Debtor in good faith to be obsolete or no longer used or useful in Debtor’s business and (E) any licenses of Intellectual
Property entered into in the ordinary course of business); 
 (ii) remove any of the Collateral from the continental United States (except
for that portion of the Offsite Collateral which from time to time shall be located in Europe as set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto or any sale or disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business); or 
 (iii) sell, rent, lease, mortgage, license, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer or encumber (except for Permitted Liens) any of its assets
(including, without limitation, in respect of Debtor, the Collateral) (except for (A) any sale or disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (B) the sale of equipment or other assets which are determined by the Debtor in
good faith to be obsolete or no longer used or useful in Debtor’s business, (C) transfers of Intellectual Property expressly permitted under Section 2(m), and (D) liens on assets financed under capital leases, to the extent such
the amount of related capital lease obligations together with other Debt permitted hereunder, do not violate the terms of Section 2(o). 
 (d) Debtor shall pay promptly when due all taxes, license fees, assessments and public and private charges levied or assessed on any of the Collateral, on its use, or on this Agreement or any of the other Debt Documents. At its option,
Secured Party may discharge taxes, liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Collateral and may pay for the maintenance, insurance and preservation of the Collateral and effect compliance with the terms of
this Agreement or any of the other Debt Documents. Debtor agrees to reimburse Secured Party, on demand, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Secured Party in connection with such payment or performance and agrees that such
reimbursement obligation shall constitute Indebtedness. 
 (e) Debtor shall, at all times, keep accurate and complete records of the
Collateral, and Secured Party shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all of Debtor’s books and records relating to the Collateral during normal business hours, after giving Debtor reasonable prior notice. 
 (f) Debtor agrees and acknowledges that any third person who may at any time possess all or any portion of the Collateral shall be deemed to hold, and
shall hold, the Collateral as the agent of, and as pledge holder for, Secured Party. Secured Party may at any time give notice to any third person described in the preceding sentence that such third person is holding such Collateral as the agent of,
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 (g) At the request of Secured Party, but no more frequently than once each fiscal year unless a default
has occurred hereunder or Secured Party is otherwise insecure as to the value of the Collateral, upon reasonable notice to Debtor (unless a default has occurred hereunder), Debtor shall permit Secured Party or one or more agents to perform, at
Debtor’s expense, appraisals of Collateral, field examinations, collateral analysis, monitoring or other business analysis as reasonably required by Secured party and shall provide Secured Party with access to all facilities and all books and
records of Debtor reasonably required by Secured Party to conduct such audits. 
 (h) Within ninety (90) days after the initial funding
of the Indebtedness secured hereby, Debtor shall provide to Secured Party an ALTA survey of the Land and Improvements, prepared by an engineer or surveyor registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and certified to Secured Party and Old
Republic Title Insurance Company (the “Title Company”), in form sufficient to allow the Title Company to delete or omit the standard survey exception in Secured Party’s loan policy of title insurance, and otherwise in form and
content satisfactory to Secured Party (the “Survey”); provided, however, that Secured Party shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to an extension of such 90-day period if Secured Party determines, in its reasonable
judgment, that adverse weather conditions prevented Debtor’s surveyor from completing the Survey within such period. Debtor shall request an extension of such 90-day period in writing at least five (5) business days prior to the expiration
of such 90-day period if adverse weather conditions have prevented Debtor’s surveyor from completing such Survey, and shall provide a proposed completion date with such notice, which proposed completion date shall be reasonably acceptable to
Secured Party. If Secured Party consents to such extension and such proposed completion date, Debtor shall thereafter cause its surveyor to complete and deliver the Survey on or before such proposed completion date, the failure of which shall be an
Event of Default without further notice, grace period or opportunity to cure. If the Survey reveals any defect, encumbrance, or other qualification unacceptable to Secured Party (whether one or more, a “Survey Defect”), Secured
Party shall provide written notice thereof to Debtor, and Debtor shall cause such Survey Defect to be removed or eliminated, and an updated certified survey satisfactory to Secured Party to be provided to Secured Party and the Title Company within
sixty (60) days after receipt of such written notice. 
 (i) Debtor will (i) deliver to Secured Party immediately upon execution of
this Agreement the originals of all stock, certificated securities and other certificated investment property, and instruments constituting the membership or other equity interests in ATIII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (if any then
exist) and (ii) hold in trust for Secured Party upon receipt and immediately thereafter deliver to Secured Party any such Collateral, in each case together with stock or similar powers executed in blank with respect to such Collateral in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Secured Party. Debtor will permit Secured Party from time to time to cause the appropriate issuers (and, if held with a securities intermediary, such securities intermediary) of uncertificated securities or
other types of investment property not represented by certificates which are Collateral owned by Debtor to mark their books and records with the numbers and face amounts of all such uncertificated securities or other types of investment property not
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Agreement. In addition, Debtor shall within 10 days of the initial funding of the Indebtedness secured hereby, deliver to Secured Party a stock pledge
agreement with respect to the membership or other equity interests in ATIII LLC, substantially in the form of Exhibit “A” attached hereto. 
 (j) Debtor will (i) within 30 days of the initial funding of the Indebtedness secured hereby, deliver to Secured Party (A) that certain Confirmation of Landlord Subordination and Consent Agreement (together
with copy of the lease identified therein) with respect to the NDNE lease, fully executed by the parties thereto (other than Secured Party), and (B) that certain Confirmation of Consent to Lease with respect to the Merrimack lease, fully
executed by the parties thereto (other than Secured Party), and (ii) within 60 days of the initial funding of the Indebtedness secured hereby, (A) comply in all material respects with the Order of Conditions recorded in the Worcester
County Registry of Deeds (the “Registry”), in Book 40117, at page 284 (the “Order of Conditions”), and, promptly after completion of the Proposed Upgrade Plan as described in the Order of Conditions, obtain a
certificate of compliance from the Town of Charlton, cause such certificate to be recorded in the Registry and provide a copy of such recorded certificate of compliance to Secured Party and (B) deliver to Secured Party that certain Confirmation
of Consent to Lease with respect to that certain Sublease Agreement dated July 16, 2002, between Antigenics, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Antigenics”), and the Borrower, as amended by First Amendment to Sublease dated
March 16, 2004, and that certain Antigenics Leasehold Lease between Antigenics and the Borrower, dated July 19, 2002, as amended by First Amendment to Leasehold Lease dated March 16, 2004, fully executed by the parties thereto (other
than Secured Party). 
 4. INSURANCE. 
 (a) Debtor shall at all times bear the entire risk of any loss, theft, damage to, or destruction of, any of the Collateral from any cause whatsoever other than the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Party. 
 (b) Debtor agrees to keep the Collateral insured against loss or damage by fire and extended coverage perils, theft, burglary, and for any or all
Collateral which are vehicles, for risk of loss by collision, and if requested by Secured Party, against such other risks as Secured Party may reasonably require. The insurance coverage shall be in an amount no less than the full replacement value
of the Collateral, and deductible amounts, insurers and policies shall be acceptable to Secured Party. Debtor shall deliver to Secured Party policies or certificates of insurance evidencing such coverage. Each policy shall name Secured Party as
additional insured and lender’s loss payee, shall provide for coverage to Secured Party regardless of the breach by Debtor of any warranty or representation made therein, shall not be subject to co-insurance and shall provide that coverage may
not be canceled or altered by the insurer except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Secured Party. Debtor appoints Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact to make proof of loss, claim for insurance and adjustments with insurers and to
receive payment of and execute or endorse all documents, checks or drafts in connection with insurance payments. Secured Party shall not act as Debtor’s attorney-in-fact unless Debtor is in default. Proceeds of insurance in excess of $100,000
per claim shall be applied, at the option of Secured Party, to repair or replace the Collateral or to reduce any of the Indebtedness. Proceeds of insurance below $100,000 per claim shall be applied, at the option of Debtor, to repair or replace the
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 5. REPORTS. 
 (a) Debtor shall promptly notify Secured Party of (i) any change in the name of Debtor, (ii) any change in the state of its incorporation, organization or registration, (iii) any relocation of its chief executive offices,
(iv) any relocation of any of the Collateral, (v) any of the Collateral being lost, stolen, missing, destroyed, materially damaged or worn out or (vi) any lien, claim or encumbrance other than Permitted Liens attaching to or being
made against any of the Collateral. Debtor shall promptly deliver to Secured Party, at Secured Party’s request, reports specifying the location and value of the Offsite Collateral. 
 (b) Debtor will deliver to Secured Party financial statements as follow: If Debtor is a privately held company, then Debtor agrees to provide monthly
financial statements, certified by Debtor’s president or chief financial officer including a balance sheet, statement of operations and cash flow statement within 30 days of each month end and its complete audited annual financial statements,
certified by a recognized firm of certified public accountants, within 120 days of fiscal year end or at such time as Debtor’s Board of Directors receives the audit. If Debtor is a publicly held company, then Debtor agrees to provide quarterly
unaudited statements and annual audited statements, certified by a recognized firm of certified public accountants, within 10 days after the statements are provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All such
statements are to be prepared using generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), except that quarterly financial statements will not provide footnotes and will be subject to normal year-end adjustments and, if Debtor is a
publicly held company, are to be in compliance with SEC requirements. 
 6. FURTHER ASSURANCES. 
 (a) Debtor shall upon request of Secured Party, furnish to Secured Party such further information, execute and deliver to Secured Party such documents and
instruments (including, without limitation, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) and shall do such other acts and things as Secured Party may at any time reasonably request relating to the perfection or protection of the security interest
created by this Agreement or for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Debtor shall cooperate and do all acts reasonably deemed necessary or advisable by Secured Party to continue in Secured Party
a perfected first security interest in the Collateral, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and furnish to Secured Party any subordinations, releases, landlord waivers, lessor waivers, mortgagee waivers, or control agreements, and
similar documents as may be from time to time requested by, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, Secured Party. 
 (b)
Debtor authorizes Secured Party to file a financing statement and amendments thereto describing the Collateral and containing any other information required by the applicable Uniform Commercial Code. Debtor irrevocably grants to Secured Party the
power to sign Debtor’s name and generally to act on behalf of Debtor to execute and file applications for title, transfers of title, financing statements, notices of lien and other documents pertaining to any or all of the Collateral; this
power is coupled with Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral. Debtor shall, if any certificate of title be required or permitted by law for any of the Collateral, 

  

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obtain and promptly deliver to Secured Party such certificate showing the lien of this Agreement with respect to the Collateral. Debtor ratifies its prior
authorization for Secured Party to file financing statements and amendments thereto describing the Collateral and containing any other information required by the Uniform Commercial Code if filed prior to the date hereof. 
 7. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES. 
 (a) Debtor shall be in
default under this Agreement and each of the other Debt Documents upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any of the following events or circumstances (each an “Event of Default”): 
 (i) Debtor breaches its obligation to pay when due any installment or other amount due or coming due under any of the Debt Documents and fails to cure the
breach within three (3) days; provided, that prior to the delivery of the Survey as contemplated in Section 3(h) above, Debtor shall have no right to cure any such breach; 
 (ii) Debtor, without the prior written consent of Secured Party, (A) attempts to or does sell, rent, lease, license, mortgage, grant a security
interest in, or otherwise transfer or encumber (except for Permitted Liens) any of the Collateral, except for any sale or disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business, or the sale of equipment or other assets which are determined by
the Debtor in good faith to be obsolete or no longer used or useful in Debtor’s business or (B) breaches any of its obligations under Sections 2(n), (o), (p), (q), (r) or (s) or 3(a), (h), (i) or (j) hereof; 

(iii) Debtor breaches any of its insurance obligations under Section 4; 
 (iv) Debtor breaches any of its other obligations under any of the Debt Documents and fails to cure that breach within ten (10) days after written
notice from Secured Party; provided, that prior to the delivery of the Survey as contemplated in Section 3(h) above, Debtor shall have no right to cure any such breach; 
 (v) Any warranty, representation or statement made by Debtor in any of the Debt Documents or otherwise in connection with any of the Indebtedness shall
be false or misleading in any material respect when made; 
 (vi) Any of the Collateral is subjected to attachment, execution, levy, seizure
or confiscation in any legal proceeding or otherwise and such attachment, seizure or levy is not removed in ten (10) days or if any legal or administrative proceeding is commenced against Debtor or any of the Collateral, which in the good faith
judgment of Secured Party subjects any of the Collateral to a material risk of attachment, execution, levy, seizure or confiscation and no bond is posted or protective order obtained to negate such risk; 
 (vii) Debtor breaches or is in default under any other agreement between Debtor and Secured Party; 
 (viii) Debtor, any material Subsidiary (including without limitation ATIII, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company), or any guarantor or other obligor
for any of the Indebtedness (collectively “Guarantor”) dissolves, terminates its existence, becomes insolvent or ceases to do business as a going concern; 
  

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 (ix) If Debtor, any Subsidiary, or any Guarantor is a natural person, Debtor or any such Guarantor dies
or becomes incompetent; 
 (x) A receiver is appointed for all or of any part of the property of Debtor, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor, or
Debtor, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor makes any assignment for the benefit of creditors; 
 (xi) Debtor, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor
files a petition under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or any such petition is filed against Debtor, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor and is not dismissed within sixty (60) days; 
 (xii) Debtor’s improper filing of an amendment or termination statement relating to a filed financing statement describing the Collateral;

 (xiii) There is a material adverse change in the Debtor’s financial condition and operations as determined in the commercially
reasonable judgment of Secured Party; provided, however, that such a change will not be deemed to have occurred solely because of the occurrence of any of the following individual events: (a) negative responses from regulatory agencies;
(b) negative clinical trial results; (c) a low cash position; (d) fluctuations in revenues; or (e) continuing losses from operations; provided, further, however, that (I) the occurrence of any of (a), (b) or
(c) may form the basis on which the Secured Party reasonably determines that a material adverse change has occurred if any such event occurs in combination with one or more of the others of (a), (b) and (c) and (II) the occurrence of
any of (a), (b), and (c), may form the basis on which the Secured Party reasonably determines that a material adverse change has occurred if any such event occurs with other adverse changes in Debtor’s financial condition; 
 (xiv) Any Guarantor revokes or attempts to revoke its guaranty of any of the Indebtedness or fails to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement to be performed under any guaranty or other related document to which it is a party; 
 (xv) Debtor defaults under any other
obligation in excess of $100,000 for (A) borrowed money, including without limitation the Subordinated Debt, (B) the deferred purchase price of property or (C) payments due under any lease agreement; 
 (xvi) At any time during the term of this Agreement Debtor experiences a change in control such that any person or entity acquires either more than 50%
of the voting stock of Debtor or sells all or substantially all of its assets, in either case, without Secured Party’s prior written consent; or 
 (xvii) Debtor or any Guarantor or other obligor for any of the Indebtedness sells, licenses, sublicenses, transfers, assigns, mortgages, pledges, leases, grants a security interest in or encumbers any or all of
Debtor’s Intellectual Property now existing or hereafter acquired. “Intellectual Property” shall, with respect to Debtor or any Subsidiary, be defined as any and all copyright, trademark, servicemark, patent, design right,
software, license, trade secret and intangible rights of such entity, any marketing rights 

  

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granted by such entity, and any applications, registrations, claims, licenses, products, proceeds, awards, judgments, amendments, renewals, extensions,
improvements, insurance claims related thereto. For purposes of this paragraph (xvii) only, licenses, sublicenses or marketing rights granted by the Debtor of its Intellectual Property pursuant to Section 2(m) shall be excluded from the
definition of Intellectual Property. Debtor shall provide Secured Party with a listing of licenses, sublicenses and marketing rights granted to third parties within ten (10) days of receipt of written request. 
 (b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (other than a default under Section 7(a)(viii), (x) or (xi) or
if Debtor shall have acted in a fraudulent manner or shall have committed an act of fraud), the Secured Party, at its option, may declare any or all of the Indebtedness to be immediately due and payable, without demand or notice to Debtor or any
Guarantor. If Borrower is in default under Section 7(a)(viii), (x) or (xi) or if Debtor shall have acted in a fraudulent manner or shall have committed an act of fraud, then the Indebtedness shall immediately become due and payable,
without demand or notice to Debtor or any Guarantor. The accelerated obligations and liabilities shall bear interest (both before and after any judgment) until paid in full at the lower of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum rate
not prohibited by applicable law. 
 (c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default or if Debtor shall have acted
in a fraudulent manner or shall have committed an act of fraud, Secured Party shall have all of the rights and remedies of a Secured Party under the Uniform Commercial Code and under any other applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, Secured
Party shall have the right to (i) notify any account debtor of Debtor or any obligor on any instrument which constitutes part of the Collateral to make payment to the Secured Party, (ii) with or without legal process, enter any premises
where the Collateral may be and take possession of and remove the Collateral from the premises or store it on the premises, (iii) sell the Collateral at public or private sale, in whole or in part, and have the right to bid and purchase at said
sale or (iv) lease or otherwise dispose of all or part of the Collateral, applying proceeds from such disposition to the obligations then in default. If requested by Secured Party, Debtor shall promptly assemble the Collateral and make it
available to Secured Party at a place to be designated by Secured Party which is reasonably convenient to both parties. Secured Party may also render any or all of the Collateral unusable at the Debtor’s premises and may dispose of such
Collateral on such premises without liability for rent or costs. Any notice that Secured Party is required to give to Debtor under the Uniform Commercial Code of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other
intended disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall be deemed to constitute reasonable notice if such notice is given to the last known address of Debtor at least ten (10) days prior to such action. 
 (d) Proceeds from any sale or lease or other disposition shall be applied: first, to all costs of repossession, storage, and disposition including
without limitation attorneys’, appraisers’, and auctioneers’ fees; second, to discharge the obligations then in default; third, to discharge any other Indebtedness of Debtor to Secured Party, whether as obligor, endorser, guarantor,
surety or indemnitor; fourth, to reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses incurred in paying or settling liens and claims against the Collateral; and lastly, to Debtor, if there exists any surplus. Debtor shall remain fully liable for any deficiency.

  

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 (e) Debtor agrees to pay all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred by Secured Party
(including without limitation the allocated cost of in-house counsel) in connection with the enforcement, assertion, defense or preservation of Secured Party’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, or if prohibited by law, such lesser sum
as may be permitted. Debtor further agrees that such fees and costs shall constitute Indebtedness. 
 (f) Secured Party’s rights and
remedies under this Agreement or otherwise arising are cumulative and may be exercised singularly or concurrently. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of the Secured Party to exercise any right, power or privilege under this Agreement
shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of that or any other right, power or privilege. SECURED PARTY SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED ANY OF ITS
RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER ANY OTHER AGREEMENT, INSTRUMENT OR PAPER SIGNED BY DEBTOR UNLESS SUCH WAIVER IS EXPRESSED IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY SECURED PARTY. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any
right or remedy on any future occasion. 
 (g) DEBTOR AND SECURED PARTY UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR
CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE OTHER DEBT DOCUMENTS, ANY OF THE INDEBTEDNESS SECURED HEREBY, ANY DEALINGS BETWEEN DEBTOR AND SECURED PARTY RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, AND/OR THE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS BEING ESTABLISHED BETWEEN DEBTOR AND SECURED PARTY. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT. THIS WAIVER IS IRREVOCABLE. THIS
WAIVER MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING. THE WAIVER ALSO SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER DEBT DOCUMENTS, OR TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS RELATING TO
THIS TRANSACTION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTION. THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT. 
 8. MISCELLANEOUS.

 (a) This Agreement, any Note and/or any of the other Debt Documents may be assigned, in whole or in part, by Secured Party without
notice to Debtor, and Debtor agrees not to assert against any such assignee, or assignee’s assigns, any defense, set-off, recoupment claim or counterclaim which Debtor has or may at any time have against Secured Party for any reason whatsoever.
Debtor agrees that upon receipt of written notice of an assignment from Secured Party, Debtor will pay all amounts payable under any assigned Debt Documents to such assignee or as instructed by Secured Party. Debtor also agrees to confirm in writing
receipt of the notice of assignment as may be reasonably requested by Secured Party or assignee. 
 (b) All notices to be given in connection
with this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be addressed to the parties at their respective addresses set forth in this Agreement (unless and until a different address may be specified in a written notice to the other 

  

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party), and shall be deemed given (i) on the date of receipt if delivered in hand or by facsimile transmission, (ii) on the next business day after
being sent by express mail and (iii) on the fourth business day after being sent by regular, registered or certified mail. As used herein, the term “business day” shall mean and include any day other than Saturdays, Sundays, or other
days on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed. 
 (c) Debtor agrees to pay all reasonable
attorneys’ fees and all other fees, costs and expenses incurred by Secured Party (including, without limitation, the allocated cost of in-house legal counsel) in connection with the preparation, negotiation and closing of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement and all related documents and schedules and in connection with the continued administration thereof, including, without limitation, any amendments, modifications, consents or waivers thereof and in connection with the
protection, monitoring or preservation of the Collateral. Debtor further agrees that such fees and costs shall constitute Indebtedness. 
 (d) Secured Party may correct patent errors and fill in all banks in this Agreement or in any Collateral Schedule consistent with the agreement of the parties. 
 (e) Time is of the essence of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding, jointly and severally, upon all parties described as the “Debtor” and their respective heirs, executors, representatives,
successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Secured Party, its successors and assigns. 
 (f) This Agreement and its Collateral
Schedules constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior understandings (whether written, verbal or implied) with respect to such subject matter. THIS AGREEMENT AND
ITS COLLATERAL SCHEDULES SHALL NOT BE CHANGED OR TERMINATED ORALLY OR BY COURSE OF CONDUCT, BUT ONLY BY A WRITING SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES. Section headings contained in this Agreement have been included for convenience only, and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement. 
 (g) This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until all of the Indebtedness
has been paid in full to Secured Party or its assignee. The surrender, upon payment or otherwise, of any promissory notes or any of the other documents evidencing any of the Indebtedness shall not affect the right of Secured Party to retain the
Collateral for such other Indebtedness as may then exist or as it may be reasonably contemplated will exist in the future. This Agreement shall automatically be reinstated if Secured Party is ever required to return or restore the payment of all or
any portion of the Indebtedness (all as though such payment had never been made). 
 (h) Debtor authorizes Secured Party to use its name,
logo and/or trademark upon prior written consent of the Debtor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, in connection with certain promotional materials that Secured Party may disseminate to the public. The promotional materials may
include, but are not limited to, brochures, video tape, internet website, press releases, advertising in newspaper and/or other periodicals, lucites, and any other materials relating the fact that Secured Party has a financing relationship with
Debtor. Nothing herein obligates Secured Party to use Debtor’s name, logo and/or trademark, in any promotional materials of Secured Party. 
  

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 (i) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE), INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, REGARDLESS OF THE
LOCATION OF THE COLLATERAL. 
 (j) Debtor shall indemnify Secured Party and its officers, directors, affiliates, employees and agents from
and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including without limitation reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
and allocated costs of in-house counsel) which may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted against Secured Party in any litigation, proceeding or investigation instituted or conducted by any governmental authority or instrumentality or any other
person with respect to any aspect of, or any transaction contemplated by, or referred to in, or any matter related to this Agreement or the Debt Documents, whether or not Secured Party is a party thereto, except to the extent that any of the
foregoing arises out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party being indemnified as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. 
 (k) Notices. All notices to be given in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing, shall be addressed to the parties at their respective
addresses set forth in this Agreement (unless and until a different address may be specified in a written notice to the other party), and shall be deemed given: (i) on the date of receipt if delivered by hand; (ii) on the next business day
after being sent by overnight courier service; and (iii) on the third business day after being sent by regular, registered or certified mail. As used herein, the term “business day” shall mean and include any day other than Saturdays,
Sundays, or other days on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized by law to be closed. 
  

			
	 If to Debtor:
	 	 GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc.
 175 Crossing
Boulevard
 Framingham, MA 07102

		
		 	with a copy to:
		
		 	 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
 111
Huntington Avenue
 Boston, MA 02199
 Attention: Thomas G.
Schnorr, Esq.

  

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	 If to Secured Party:
	 	 General Electric Capital Corporation
 83 Wooster
Heights Road, 5th Floor
 Danbury, Connecticut 06810
 Attention:
Diane Earle, SVP Risk
 Phone: (203) 205-5268
 Facsimile: (203)
205-2192

		
		 	with a copy to
		
		 	 General Electric Capital Corporation
 c/o GE
Healthcare Financial Services, Inc.
 Two Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 600
 Bethesda, Maryland 20814
 Attention: General Counsel
 Phone: (301) 961-1640
 Fax:(301) 664-9866

		
		 	and to
		
		 	 Reed Smith LLP
 435 Sixth Avenue
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
 Attention: Lee van Egmond, Esq.
 Phone: (412) 288-3824
 Fax: (412) 288-3063

 [Signatures on following page] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Debtor and Secured Party, intending to be legally bound hereby, have duly
executed this Agreement in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, as of the day and year first aforesaid. 
  

									
	SECURED PARTY:	 		 	DEBTOR:
			
	General Electric Capital Corporation	 		 	GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc.
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Diane Earle
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ John B. Green

					
	Name:	 	 Diane Earle
	 		 	Name:	 	 John B. Green

					
	Title:	 	 Duly Authorized Signatory
	 		 	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 [Signature page to A/R Master Security Agreement] 
  

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 COLLATERAL SCHEDULE NO. 001 
 Part of Master Security Agreement dated as of the 29th day of December, 2006, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “Contract”) between GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION (the
“Secured Party”) and GTC BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. (the “Debtor”). 
 As security for the full and
faithful payment of all Indebtedness (as defined in the Contract) owing by Debtor to Secured party and performance by the Debtor of all of the terms and conditions upon the Debtor’s part to be performed under the Contract and any other
obligation of the Debtor to the Secured Party now or hereafter in existence, the Debtor does hereby grant to the Secured Party a security interest in the property listed below (all hereinafter collectively called the
“Collateral”): 
 All of the Debtor’s personal property of every kind and nature, including without limitation
all accounts, chattel paper, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, documents, goods, equipment, fixtures, instruments, investment property, inventory, letter-of-credit rights, letters of credit, supporting obligations, any other contract rights
or rights to the payment of money, and general intangibles (excluding all of Debtor’s Intellectual Property (as hereafter defined) and all livestock now owned or hereafter acquired), whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired by the
Debtor, together with all accessions and additions thereto, proceeds and products thereof (including, without limitation, any proceeds resulting under insurance policies), and substitutions and replacements therefor (with each of the foregoing terms
that are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Connecticut (“UCC”) having the meaning set forth in the UCC). The Collateral shall not include any of Debtor’s intellectual property, which shall be
defined as any and all copyright, trademark, servicemark, patent, design right, software, license, trade secret and intangible rights of Debtor and any applications, registrations, claims, licenses, products, proceeds, awards, judgments, amendments,
renewals, extensions, improvements and insurance claims related thereto (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) now owned or hereafter acquired, or any claims for damages by way of any past, present or future infringement of any of
the foregoing; provided, however, that the Collateral shall include all accounts and general intangibles that consist of rights of payment and proceeds from the sale, licensing or disposition of all or any part, or rights in, the foregoing
(“Rights to Payment”). 
 In the event of a default by the Debtor with respect to any of the conditions, terms, covenants
and provisions under the Contract or other agreement, Secured Party shall have the rights and remedies provided under the Contract and/or of a secured party under the UCC with respect to the Collateral. The Debtor shall have the same obligations
with respect to the Collateral as it has under the Contract with respect to the Collateral financed. 
 This Agreement shall run to the
benefit of the Secured Party’s successors and assigns. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Collateral Schedule No. 001 as of the
date first written above. 
  

			
	GTC BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.
		
	BY:	 	/s/ John B. Green
		
	NAME:	 	John B. Green
		
	TITLE:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 [Signature page to Collateral Schedule No. 001] 
  

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 Schedule 2(f) 
 Litigation 
 The matter described in this Schedule 2(f) is for informational purposes and its disclosure herein is
not intended to indicate that such matter would have a material adverse effect on Debtor, its business or operations, or its ability to perform its obligations under the Debt Documents: 
 On November 13, 2001, two employees of Debtor’s former subsidiaries filed an action against Debtor in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania seeking damages, declaratory relief and
certification of a class action relating primarily to their GTC stock options. The claims arise as a result of Debtor’s sale of Primedica Corporation (“Primedica”) to Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. in February 2001,
which Debtor believes resulted in the termination of Primedica employees’ status as employees of Debtor or its affiliates and termination of their options. The plaintiffs contend that the sale of Primedica to Charles River did not constitute a
termination of their employment with Debtor or its affiliates for purposes of Debtor’s equity incentive plan and, therefore, that Debtor breached its contractual obligations to them and other Primedica employees who had not exercised their
stock options. The complaint demands damages in excess of $5 million, plus interest. On December 28, 2004, the Court entered an order certifying the case as a class action, the class being employees of Primedica who, at the time Debtor sold it,
had GTC options that had not been exercised. Debtor has filed an answer denying all material allegations in the complaint, and is vigorously defending the case. A trial date has been set for February 14, 2007. 
  

 Schedule 2(k) 
 Permitted Liens 
  

	 	1.	Equipment, as defined in the Antigenics Leasehold Lease dated as of July 19, 2002 between Debtor, as Lessee and Antigenics, Inc., as Lessor. 

  

	 	2.	Liens in respect of Capital Leases with the lessors listed below (in the “Secured Party” column) evidenced by the following UCC financing statements each filed against
Borrower at the Secretary of State in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 

  

									
	Filing Number	 	Filing Date	 	Type of Filing	  	Secured Party	  	 Collateral
 Description

	 	 	 	 	 
	200318613660	 	2/26/2003	 	UCC-1	  	 CIT Technology Financing

Services, Inc.
	  	 Specific Equipment
 (Office and
 Computer)
  

	 	 	 	 	 
	200320150160	 	4/25/2003	 	UCC-1	  	 Wells Fargo Financial
 Leasing, Inc.
	  	 Specific Equipment
 (Computer
 Equipment)
  

	 	 	 	 	 
	200321515210	 	6/16/2003	 	UCC-1	  	 Wells Fargo Financial
 Leasing, Inc.
	  	 Specific Equipment
 (Computer
 Equipment with
 applicable software)
  

	 	 	 	 	 
	200433089580	 	9/21/2004	 	UCC-1	  	 Konica Minolta Business
 Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
	  	 Specific Equipment
 ((4) DI 470 & (3)
 DI 3510)

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	200544472350	 	12/27/2005	 	UCC-1	  	 Banc of America Leasing
 & Capital, LLC
	  	 Specific Equipment
 (Computer
 Equipment)
  

	 	 	 	 	 
	200644845900	 	1/11/2006	 	UCC-1	  	 Wells Fargo Financial
 Leasing, Inc.
	  	 Specific Equipment
 (Thinkpad
 Computers)
  

	 	 	 	 	 
	200647164260	 	4/13/2006	 	UCC-1	  	 Wells Fargo Financial
 Leasing, Inc.
	  	 Specific Equipment
 (Thinkpad
 Computers)
  

 Schedule 2(o) 
 Existing Debt 
 None. 

 Schedule 3 
 Offsite Collateral 
  

			
	Name	  	Mailing Address
	 	 
	Cambrex Bioscience MA, Inc.	  	97 South Street, Hopkington, MA 01748
	 	 
	MedImmune, Pharma BV	  	Leegelandseweg, 78,6545 CG Nijmegen The Netherlands
	 	 
	Cardinal Health PTS, Inc.	  	8900 Capital Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27616
	 	 
	Trans Ova Genetics, Inc.	  	2938 380th St., Sioux City, IA 51250
	 	 
	Genzyme Corporation	  	76-78 New York Ave., Framingham, MA 01702
	 	 
	 Cryonix, Inc. a
Maryland
 corporation and a wholly owned
 subsidiary of
ThermoFisher Scientific, Inc.
	  	12401 Washington Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850

 Exhibit “A” 
 FORM OF STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT 
 THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of
January __, 2007, is entered into between GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (“Pledgor”), and General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Secured Party”). 
 BACKGROUND 
 A. Pledgor and Secured
Party are parties to certain financing agreements (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Documents”), including, without limitation, that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of
December __, 2006, between the Pledgor and the Secured Party (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), pursuant to which Secured Party has agreed to make certain financial accommodations
to Pledgor, and Pledgor has agreed to pledge certain assets as security therefore. 
 B. To induce Secured Party to make the financial
accommodations provided to Pledgor pursuant to the Loan Documents, Pledgor desires to pledge, grant, transfer, and assign to Secured Party a security interest in the Pledged Collateral (as hereinafter defined) to secure the Secured Obligations (as
hereinafter defined), as provided herein. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Security Agreement are used herein as therein defined, and the following shall have (unless otherwise provided elsewhere in this Pledge Agreement) the following
respective meanings (such meanings being equally applicable to both the singular and plural form of the terms defined): 
 “Bankruptcy Code” means title 11, United States Code, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute thereto. 
 “Equity Interests” means all securities, shares, units, options, warrants, interests, participations, or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or
similar entity, whether voting or nonvoting, certificated or uncertificated, including general partner partnership interests, limited partner partnership interests, common stock, preferred stock, or any other “equity security” (as such
term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). 
 “Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2 hereof. 
 “Pledged Entity” means an issuer of Pledged Shares or Pledged Indebtedness. 
 “Pledged
Indebtedness” means the indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes or instruments listed on Annex I attached hereto, together with any other indebtedness in favor of the Pledgor and evidenced by promissory notes or instruments from
time to time. 
  

 “Pledged Shares” means those Equity Interests listed on Annex I attached hereto,
together with any other Equity Interests held by the Pledgor from time to time. 
 “Secured Obligations” has the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 3 hereof. 
 2. Pledge. Pledgor hereby pledges and grants to Secured Party a first priority
security interest in all of the following of Pledgor (collectively, the “Pledged Collateral”): 
 (a) the
Pledged Shares and the certificates representing the Pledged Shares, and all dividends, distributions, cash, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for
any or all of the Pledged Shares; and 
 (b) such portion, as determined by Secured Party as provided in Section 6(d)
below, of any additional shares of stock of a Pledged Entity from time to time acquired by Pledgor in any manner (which shares shall be deemed to be part of the Pledged Shares), and the certificates representing such additional shares, and all
dividends, distributions, cash, instruments and other property or proceeds from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Equity Interest; and 
 (c) the Pledged Indebtedness and the promissory notes or instruments evidencing the Pledged Indebtedness, and all interest, cash,
instruments and other property and assets from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of the Pledged Indebtedness; and 
 (d) all additional Indebtedness arising after the date hereof and owing to Pledgor and evidenced by promissory notes or other instruments, together with such promissory notes and instruments, and all interest, cash,
instruments and other property and assets from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of that Pledged Indebtedness. 
 3. Security for Obligations. This Pledge Agreement secures, and the Pledged Collateral is security for, the prompt payment in full when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, and performance of all Obligations
of any kind under or in connection with the Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents and all obligations of Pledgor now or hereafter existing under this Pledge Agreement including, without limitation, all fees, costs and expenses whether in
connection with collection actions hereunder or otherwise (collectively, the “Secured Obligations”). 
 4. Delivery of
Pledged Collateral. All certificates and all promissory notes and instruments evidencing the Pledged Collateral shall be delivered to and held by Secured Party pursuant hereto. All Pledged Shares shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments
of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance satisfactory to Secured Party and all promissory notes or other instruments evidencing the Pledged Indebtedness shall be endorsed by Pledgor. 
  

 5. Representations and Warranties. Pledgor represents and warrants to Secured Party that:

 (a) Pledgor is, and at the time of delivery of the Pledged Shares to Secured Party will be, the sole holder of record and
the sole beneficial owner of such Pledged Collateral pledged by Pledgor free and clear of any Lien thereon or affecting the title thereto, except for any Lien created by this Pledge Agreement; 
 (b) Pledgor is, and at the time of delivery of the Pledged Indebtedness to Secured Party will be, the sole owner of such Pledged
Collateral free and clear of any Lien thereon or affecting title thereto, except for any Lien created by this Pledge Agreement; 
 (c) All of the Pledged Shares have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; 
 (d) All of the Pledged Indebtedness has been duly authorized, authenticated or issued and delivered by, and is the legal, valid and binding obligations of, the Pledged Entities, and no such Pledged Entity is in default thereunder;

 (e) Pledgor has the right and requisite authority to pledge, assign, transfer, deliver, deposit and set over the Pledged
Collateral pledged by Pledgor to Secured Party as provided herein; 
 (f) None of the Pledged Shares or Pledged Indebtedness
has been issued or transferred in violation of the securities registration, securities disclosure or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be subject; 
 (g) All of the Pledged Shares and Pledged Instruments presently owned by Pledgor are listed on Annex I hereto. As of the date
hereof, there are no existing options, warrants, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to the Pledged Shares; 
 (h) No consent, approval, authorization or other order or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required (i) for the pledge by Pledgor of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to
this Pledge Agreement or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Pledge Agreement by Pledgor, or (ii) for the exercise by Secured Party of the voting or other rights provided for in this Pledge Agreement or the remedies in respect of
the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement, except as may be required in connection with such disposition by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally; 
 (i) The pledge, assignment and delivery of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement will create a valid first priority
Lien on and a first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Secured Party, for itself and on behalf of the Lenders, in the Pledged Collateral and the proceeds thereof, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations, subject to no other
Lien; 
  

 (j) This Pledge Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Pledgor and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Pledgor enforceable against Pledgor in accordance with its terms; 
 (k)
The Pledged Shares constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each Pledged Entity as set forth on Annex I attached hereto; and 
 (l) None of the Pledged Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to other Indebtedness (except for the Secured Obligations) or
subject to the terms of an indenture. 
 The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 5 shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Pledge Agreement. 
 6. Covenants. Pledgor covenants and agrees that until the date on which all Obligations have
been completely discharged and Pledgor has no further right to borrow any monies under any Loan Document (the “Termination Date”): 
 (a) Without the prior written consent of Secured Party, Pledgor will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber any of its rights in or to the Pledged Collateral, or any unpaid dividends, interest or
other distributions or payments with respect to the Pledged Collateral or grant a Lien in the Pledged Collateral, unless otherwise expressly permitted by the Security Agreement; 
 (b) Pledgor will, at its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments and take all such actions as Secured
Party from time to time may request in order to ensure to Secured Party the benefits of the Liens in and to the Pledged Collateral intended to be created by this Pledge Agreement, including the filing of any necessary Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements, which may be filed by Secured Party with or (to the extent permitted by law) without the signature of Pledgor, and will cooperate with Secured Party, at Pledgor’s expense, in obtaining all necessary approvals and making
all necessary filings under federal, state, local or foreign law in connection with such Liens or any sale or transfer of the Pledged Collateral; 
 (c) Pledgor has and will defend the title to the Pledged Collateral and the Liens of Secured Party in the Pledged Collateral against the claim of any Person and will maintain and preserve such Liens; and 

(d) Pledgor will, upon obtaining ownership of any additional Equity Interest or promissory notes or instruments of a Pledged Entity or
Equity Interest or promissory notes or instruments otherwise required to be pledged to Secured Party pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, which Equity Interest, notes or instruments are not already Pledged Collateral, promptly (and in any event
within three (3) business days) deliver to Secured Party a Pledge Amendment, duly executed by Pledgor, in substantially the form of Annex II hereto (a “Pledge Amendment”) in respect of any such additional Equity
Interest, notes or instruments, pursuant to which Pledgor shall pledge to Secured Party all of such additional Equity Interest, notes and instruments. Pledgor hereby 

 
authorizes Secured Party to attach each Pledge Amendment to this Pledge Agreement and agrees that all Pledged Shares and Pledged Indebtedness listed on any
Pledge Amendment delivered to Secured Party shall for all purposes hereunder be considered Pledged Collateral. 
 7. Pledgor’s
Rights. As long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and until written notice shall be given to Pledgor in accordance with Section 8(a) hereof: 
 (a) Pledgor shall have the right, from time to time, to vote and give consents with respect to the Pledged Collateral, or any part
thereof for all purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast, and no consent shall be given or action taken,
which would have the effect of impairing the position or interest of Secured Party in respect of the Pledged Collateral or which would authorize, effect or consent to (unless and to the extent expressly permitted by the Security Agreement):

 (i) the dissolution or liquidation, in whole or in part, of a Pledged Entity; 
 (ii) the consolidation or merger of a Pledged Entity with any other Person; 
 (iii) the sale, disposition or encumbrance of all or substantially all of the assets of a Pledged Entity, except for Liens in favor of
Secured Party; 
 (iv) any change in the authorized number of shares, the stated capital or the authorized share capital of a
Pledged Entity or the issuance of any additional shares of its Equity Interest; or 
 (v) the alteration of the voting rights
with respect to the Equity Interest of a Pledged Entity; and 
 (b) Pledgor shall be entitled, from time to time, to collect
and receive for its own use all cash dividends and interest paid in respect of the Pledged Shares and Pledged Indebtedness to the extent not in violation of the Security Agreement other than any and all: (A) dividends and interest paid
or payable other than in cash in respect of any Pledged Collateral, and instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Pledged Collateral; (B) dividends and other
distributions paid or payable in cash in respect of any Pledged Shares in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in capital of a Pledged Entity; and
(C) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed, in respect of principal of, or in redemption of, or in exchange for, any Pledged Collateral; provided, however, that until actually paid all rights to such distributions shall
remain subject to the Lien created by this Pledge Agreement; and 
 (c) all dividends and interest (other than such cash
dividends and interest as are permitted to be paid to Pledgor in accordance with clause (b) above) and 

 
all other distributions in respect of any of the Pledged Shares or Pledged Indebtedness, whenever paid or made, shall be delivered to Secured Party to hold
as Pledged Collateral and shall, if received by Pledgor, be received in trust for the benefit of Secured Party, be segregated from the other property or funds of Pledgor, and be forthwith delivered to Secured Party as Pledged Collateral in the same
form as so received (with any necessary indorsement). 
 8. Defaults and Remedies; Proxy. 
 (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and during the continuation of such Event of Default, and concurrently with written notice
to Pledgor, Secured Party (personally or through an agent) is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer and register in its name or in the name of its nominee the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral, to exchange certificates or instruments
representing or evidencing Pledged Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations, to exercise the voting and all other rights as a holder with respect thereto, to collect and receive all cash dividends, interest,
principal and other distributions made thereon, to sell in one or more sales after ten (10) days’ notice of the time and place of any public sale or of the time at which a private sale is to take place (which notice Pledgor agrees is
commercially reasonable) the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral and to otherwise act with respect to the Pledged Collateral as though Secured Party was the outright owner thereof. Any sale shall be made at a public or private sale at
Secured Party’s place of business, or at any place to be named in the notice of sale, either for cash or upon credit or for future delivery at such price as Secured Party may deem fair, and Secured Party may be the purchaser of the whole or any
part of the Pledged Collateral so sold and hold the same thereafter in its own right free from any claim of Pledgor or any right of redemption. Each sale shall be made to the highest bidder, but Secured Party reserves the right to reject any and all
bids at such sale which, in its discretion, it shall deem inadequate. Demands of performance, except as otherwise herein specifically provided for, notices of sale, advertisements and the presence of property at sale are hereby waived and any sale
hereunder may be conducted by an auctioneer or any officer or agent of Secured Party. PLEDGOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS SECURED PARTY AS THE PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF PLEDGOR WITH RESPECT TO THE PLEDGED COLLATERAL, INCLUDING
THE RIGHT TO VOTE THE PLEDGED SHARES, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION TO DO SO. THE APPOINTMENT OF SECURED PARTY AS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT IS COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE. IN ADDITION TO THE RIGHT
TO VOTE THE PLEDGED SHARES, THE APPOINTMENT OF SECURED PARTY AS PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT SHALL INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL OTHER RIGHTS, POWERS, PRIVILEGES AND REMEDIES TO WHICH A HOLDER OF THE PLEDGED SHARES WOULD BE ENTITLED (INCLUDING
GIVING OR WITHHOLDING WRITTEN CONSENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS, CALLING SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS AND VOTING AT SUCH MEETINGS). SUCH PROXY SHALL BE EFFECTIVE, AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF ANY ACTION (INCLUDING ANY TRANSFER OF ANY
PLEDGED SHARES ON THE RECORD 

 
BOOKS OF THE ISSUER THEREOF) BY ANY PERSON (INCLUDING THE ISSUER OF THE PLEDGED SHARES OR ANY OFFICER OR SECURED PARTY THEREOF), UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF AN
EVENT OF DEFAULT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, SECURED PARTY SHALL NOT HAVE ANY DUTY TO EXERCISE ANY SUCH RIGHT OR TO PRESERVE THE SAME AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE TO DO SO OR FOR ANY DELAY IN DOING SO. 
 (b) If, at the original time or times appointed for the sale of the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral, the highest bid, if
there be but one sale, shall be inadequate to discharge in full all the Secured Obligations, or if the Pledged Collateral be offered for sale in lots, if at any of such sales, the highest bid for the lot offered for sale would indicate to Secured
Party, in its discretion, that the proceeds of the sales of the whole of the Pledged Collateral would be unlikely to be sufficient to discharge all the Secured Obligations, Secured Party may, on one or more occasions and in its discretion, postpone
any of said sales by public announcement at the time of sale or the time of previous postponement of sale, and no other notice of such postponement or postponements of sale need be given, any other notice being hereby waived; provided,
however, that any sale or sales made after such postponement shall be after ten (10) days’ notice to Pledgor. 
 (c) If, at any time when Secured Party in its sole discretion determines, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, that, in connection with any actual or contemplated exercise of its rights (when permitted
under this Section 8) to sell the whole or any part of the Pledged Shares hereunder, it is necessary or advisable to effect a public registration of all or part of the Pledged Collateral pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or
any similar statute then in effect) (the “Act”), Pledgor shall, in an expeditious manner, cause the Pledged Entities to: 
 (i) Prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement with respect to the Pledged Shares and in good faith use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause such registration statement to become and remain effective; 
 (ii) Prepare and file with the Commission such
amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the sale or
other disposition of the Pledged Shares covered by such registration statement whenever Secured Party shall desire to sell or otherwise dispose of the Pledged Shares; 
 (iii) Furnish to Secured Party such numbers of copies of a prospectus and a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements
of the Act, and such other documents as Secured Party may request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Pledged Shares by Secured Party; 
  

 (iv) Use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Pledged Shares
covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States and Puerto Rico as Secured Party shall request, and do such other reasonable acts and things as may be required of it
to enable Secured Party to consummate the public sale or other disposition in such jurisdictions of the Pledged Shares by Secured Party; 
 (v) Furnish, at the request of Secured Party, on the date that shares of the Pledged Collateral are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or, if the security is not being sold through
underwriters, on the date that the registration statement with respect to such Pledged Shares becomes effective, (A) an opinion, dated such date, of the independent counsel representing such registrant for the purposes of such registration,
addressed to the underwriters, if any, and in the event the Pledged Shares are not being sold through underwriters, then to Secured Party, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in such legal opinions; and (B) a
comfort letter, dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of such registrant, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and in the event the Pledged Shares are not being sold through underwriters, then to Secured Party, in a
customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered by such comfort letters and as the underwriters or Secured Party shall reasonably request. The opinion of counsel referred to above shall additionally cover such other legal matters
with respect to the registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as Secured Party may reasonably request. The letter referred to above from the independent certified public accountants shall additionally cover such other financial
matters (including information as to the period ending not more than five (5) business days prior to the date of such letter) with respect to the registration in respect of which such letter is being given as Secured Party may reasonably
request; and 
 (vi) Otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 18 months after the effective date of the registration statement, an earnings statement covering the period of at least 12 months beginning
with the first full month after the effective date of such registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act. 
 (d) All expenses incurred in complying with Section 8(c) hereof, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees
(including all expenses incident to filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the registrant, the fees and expenses of counsel for Secured Party, expenses of the
independent certified public accountants (including any special audits incident to or required by any such registration) and expenses of complying with the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdictions, shall be paid by Pledgor. 
 (e) If, at any time when Secured Party shall determine to exercise its right to sell the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral
hereunder, such Pledged 

 
Collateral or the part thereof to be sold shall not, for any reason whatsoever, be effectively registered under the Act, Secured Party may, in its discretion
(subject only to applicable requirements of law), sell such Pledged Collateral or part thereof by private sale in such manner and under such circumstances as Secured Party may deem necessary or advisable, but subject to the other requirements of
this Section 8, and shall not be required to effect such registration or to cause the same to be effected. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in any such event, Secured Party in its discretion (x) may, in accordance with
applicable securities laws, proceed to make such private sale notwithstanding that a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof could be or shall have been filed under said Act (or similar statute),
(y) may approach and negotiate with a single possible purchaser to effect such sale, and (z) may restrict such sale to a purchaser who is an accredited investor under the Act and who will represent and agree that such purchaser is
purchasing for its own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale of such Pledged Collateral or any part thereof. In addition to a private sale as provided above in this Section 8, if any of the Pledged Collateral
shall not be freely distributable to the public without registration under the Act (or similar statute) at the time of any proposed sale pursuant to this Section 8, then Secured Party shall not be required to effect such registration or cause
the same to be effected but, in its discretion (subject only to applicable requirements of law), may require that any sale hereunder (including a sale at auction) be conducted subject to restrictions: 
 (i) as to the financial sophistication and ability of any Person permitted to bid or purchase at any such sale; 
 (ii) as to the content of legends to be placed upon any certificates representing the Pledged Collateral sold in such sale, including
restrictions on future transfer thereof; 
 (iii) as to the representations required to be made by each Person bidding or
purchasing at such sale relating to that Person’s access to financial information about Pledgor and such Person’s intentions as to the holding of the Pledged Collateral so sold for investment for its own account and not with a view to the
distribution thereof; and 
 (iv) as to such other matters as Secured Party may, in its discretion, deem necessary or
appropriate in order that such sale (notwithstanding any failure so to register) may be effected in compliance with the Bankruptcy Code and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the Act and all applicable state
securities laws. 
 (f) Pledgor recognizes that Secured Party may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all of the
Pledged Collateral and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof in accordance with clause (e) above. Pledgor also acknowledges that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable to the
seller than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall not be deemed to have been made 

 
in a commercially unreasonable manner solely by virtue of such sale being private. Secured Party shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the
Pledged Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the Pledged Entity to register such securities for public sale under the Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if Pledgor and the Pledged Entity would agree to do so.

 (g) Pledgor agrees to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law that following the occurrence and during the
continuance of an Event of Default it will not at any time plead, claim or take the benefit of any appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, moratorium or redemption law now or hereafter in force in order to prevent or delay the enforcement of this
Pledge Agreement, or the absolute sale of the whole or any part of the Pledged Collateral or the possession thereof by any purchaser at any sale hereunder, and Pledgor waives the benefit of all such laws to the extent it lawfully may do so. Pledgor
agrees that it will not interfere with any right, power and remedy of Secured Party provided for in this Pledge Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, or the exercise or beginning of the exercise by
Secured Party of any one or more of such rights, powers or remedies. No failure or delay on the part of Secured Party to exercise any such right, power or remedy and no notice or demand which may be given to or made upon Pledgor by Secured Party
with respect to any such remedies shall operate as a waiver thereof, or limit or impair Secured Party’s right to take any action or to exercise any power or remedy hereunder, without notice or demand, or prejudice its rights as against Pledgor
in any respect. 
 (h) Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 8 will
cause irreparable injury to Secured Party, that Secured Party shall have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, agrees that each and every covenant contained in this Section 8 shall be specifically
enforceable against Pledgor, and Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that the Secured Obligations are not then due and payable in accordance
with the agreements and instruments governing and evidencing such obligations. 
 9. Assignment. Secured Party may assign, indorse or
transfer any instrument evidencing all or any part of the Secured Obligations as provided in, and in accordance with, the Security Agreement, and the holder of such instrument shall be entitled to the benefits of this Pledge Agreement. 

10. Termination. Immediately following the Termination Date, Secured Party shall deliver to Pledgor the Pledged Collateral pledged by Pledgor
at the time subject to this Pledge Agreement and all instruments of assignment executed in connection therewith, free and clear of the Liens hereof and, except as otherwise provided herein, all of Pledgor’s obligations hereunder shall at such
time terminate. 
 11. Lien Absolute. All rights of Secured Party hereunder, and all obligations of Pledgor hereunder, shall be
absolute and unconditional irrespective of: 
  

 (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Security Agreement, any other Loan
Document or any other agreement or instrument governing or evidencing any Secured Obligations; 
 (b) any change in the time,
manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any part of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Security Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or
instrument governing or evidencing any Secured Obligations; 
 (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any other
Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any guaranty, for all or any of the Secured Obligations; 
 (d) the insolvency of any Loan Party; or 
 (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise
constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Pledgor. 
 12. Release. Pledgor consents and agrees that Secured Party may at
any time, or from time to time, in its discretion: 
 (a) renew, extend or change the time of payment, and/or the manner,
place or terms of payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations; and 
 (b) exchange, release and/or surrender all or
any of the Collateral (including the Pledged Collateral), or any part thereof, by whomsoever deposited, which is now or may hereafter be held by Secured Party in connection with all or any of the Secured Obligations; all in such manner and upon such
terms as Secured Party may deem proper, and without notice to or further assent from Pledgor, it being hereby agreed that Pledgor shall be and remain bound upon this Pledge Agreement, irrespective of the value or condition of any of the Collateral,
and notwithstanding any such change, exchange, settlement, compromise, surrender, release, renewal or extension, and notwithstanding also that the Secured Obligations may, at any time, exceed the aggregate principal amount thereof set forth in the
Loan Documents, or any other agreements governing any Secured Obligations. Pledgor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Pledge Agreement, and also presentment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor of any and all of the Secured Obligations,
and promptness in commencing suit against any party hereto or liable hereon, and in giving any notice to or of making any claim or demand hereunder upon Pledgor. No act or omission of any kind on Secured Party’s part shall in any event affect
or impair this Pledge Agreement. 
 13. Reinstatement. This Pledge Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be
effective should any petition be filed by or against Pledgor or any Pledged Entity for liquidation or reorganization, should Pledgor or any Pledged Entity become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or
trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of Pledgor’s or a Pledged Entity’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and 

 
performance of the Secured Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or
returned by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference”, “fraudulent conveyance”, or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any
part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Secured Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned. 
 14. Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever it is provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration
or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any of the parties by any other party, or whenever any of the parties desires to give and serve upon any other party any communication with respect to this Pledge Agreement, each such
notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication shall be in writing and shall be given in the manner, and deemed received, as provided for in the Security Agreement. 
 15. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Pledge Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Pledge Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Pledge Agreement. This Pledge Agreement is to be read, construed and applied together with the loan agreement and the other loan documents which, taken together, set forth the complete understanding and
agreement of Secured Party and Pledgor with respect to the matters referred to herein and therein. 
 16. No Waiver; Cumulative
Remedies. Secured Party shall not by any act, delay, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any of its rights or remedies hereunder, and no waiver shall be valid unless in writing, signed by Secured Party and then only to the extent
therein set forth. A waiver by Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which Secured Party would otherwise have had on any future occasion. No failure to exercise nor
any delay in exercising on the part of Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or future
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies hereunder provided are cumulative and may be exercised singly or concurrently, and are not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law. None of
the terms or provisions of this Pledge Agreement may be waived, altered, modified or amended except by an instrument in writing, duly executed by Secured Party and Pledgor. 
 17. Limitation By Law. All rights, remedies and powers provided in this Pledge Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise
thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions of this Pledge Agreement are intended to be subject to all applicable mandatory provisions of law that may be controlling and to be limited to the extent necessary so
that they shall not render this Pledge Agreement invalid, unenforceable, in whole or in part, or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law. 
  

 18. Successors And Assigns. This Pledge Agreement and all obligations of Pledgor hereunder shall
be binding upon the successors and assigns of Pledgor (including any debtor-in-possession on behalf of Pledgor) and shall, together with the rights and remedies of Secured Party, hereunder, inure to Secured Party, all future holders of any
instrument evidencing any of the obligations and their respective successors and assigns. No sales of participations, other sales, assignments, transfers or other dispositions of any agreement governing or instrument evidencing the obligations or
any portion thereof or interest therein shall in any manner impair the lien granted to Secured Party, hereunder. No Pledgor may assign, sell, hypothecate or otherwise transfer any interest in or obligation under this Pledge Agreement. 
 19. Counterparts. This Pledge Agreement may be authenticated in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall collectively and
separately constitute one agreement. This Pledge Agreement may be authenticated by manual signature, facsimile or, if approved in writing by Secured Party, electronic means, all of which shall be equally valid. 
 20. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OF SUCH STATE), INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION OF THE COLLATERAL.

 21. Waiver Of Jury Trial. PLEDGOR AND SECURED PARTY HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF
ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. PLEDGOR AND SECURED PARTY REPRESENT THAT
EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 22. Section Titles. The Section titles contained in this Pledge Agreement are and shall be without substantive meaning or content
of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto. 
 23. No Strict Construction. The parties
hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Pledge Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Pledge Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Pledge Agreement. 
 24. Advice of Counsel. Each of the parties represents to each other party hereto that it has discussed this Pledge Agreement and, specifically, the provisions of Section 20 and Section 21, with its
counsel. 
  

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Pledge Agreement to be executed and
delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first set forth above. 
  

			
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 GTC BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.

		
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 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION

		
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 ANNEX I 
 PLEDGED SHARES 
  

									
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 PLEDGED INDEBTEDNESS
  

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Amount
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Date	  	Interest Rate
		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	
		  		  		  		  	

  

 ANNEX II 
 PLEDGE AMENDMENT 
 This Pledge Amendment, dated ________________, ___ is delivered pursuant to
Section 6(d) of the Pledge Agreement referred to below. All defined terms herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto or incorporated by reference in the Pledge Agreement. The undersigned hereby certifies that the representations and
warranties in Section 5 of the Pledge Agreement are and continue to be true and correct, both as to the promissory notes, instruments and shares pledged prior to this Pledge Amendment and as to the promissory notes, instruments and shares
pledged pursuant to this Pledge Amendment. The undersigned further agrees that this Pledge Amendment may be attached to that certain Pledge Agreement, dated January __, 2007, between undersigned, as Pledgor, and General Electric Capital Corporation,
as Secured Party (the “Pledge Agreement”) and that the Pledged Shares and Pledged Indebtedness listed on this Pledge Amendment shall be and become a part of the Pledged Collateral referred to in said Pledge Agreement and shall
secure all Secured Obligations referred to in said Pledge Agreement. The undersigned acknowledges that any promissory notes, instruments or shares not included in the Pledged Collateral at the discretion of Secured Party may not otherwise be pledged
by Pledgor to any other Person or otherwise used as security for any obligations other than the Secured Obligations. 
 By:___________________________________ 
 Name:_________________________________ 
 Title:__________________________________ 
  

									
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Address of Pledgor
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of Equity
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	 Pledged Entity
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Principal Amount	  	Issue Date	  	Maturity Date	  	Interest RateMerix Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

 EXHIBIT 10.1 
 MERIX CORPORATION 
 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 SECTION 1. PURPOSE 
 The purpose
of the Merix Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its Related Companies by providing them the
opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and to align their interests and efforts to the long-term interests of the Company’s shareholders. 
 SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS 
 Certain capitalized terms used in the Plan have the meanings set forth
in Appendix A. 
 SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION 
  

	3.1	Administration of the Plan 

 The Plan shall be
administered by the Board, and the Board may delegate this authority to the Human Resources and Compensation Committee or another committee of the Board. In selecting the members of any such committee to administer the Plan with respect to
Participants subject or likely to become subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Board shall consider the provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and Section 162(m) of the Code, and whether each such member is a
“non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any successor definition adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and an “outside director” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may delegate responsibility for administering the Plan with respect to designated classes of Eligible Persons to different committees
consisting of one or more members of the Board, subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate, except with respect to Awards to Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Awards granted pursuant to
Section 16 of the Plan. Members of any committee shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Board or the Human Resources and Compensation
Committee may authorize one or more officers of the Company to grant Awards to designated classes of Eligible Persons, within limits specifically prescribed by the Board or the Human Resources and Compensation Committee; provided, however, that no
such officer shall have or obtain authority to grant Awards to himself or herself or to any person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and no discretionary Award shall be granted to a non-employee director of the Company unless such Award
is approved (i) by a committee of the Board comprised solely of ‘independent directors” (within the meaning of the independence standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market or other primary exchange for the Company’s common stock), or
(ii) with the affirmative votes of a majority of the independent directors, if approved by the Board . All references in the Plan to the “Committee” shall be, as applicable, to the Human Resources and Compensation Committee or
any other committee or any officer to whom the Board or the Human Resources and Compensation Committee has delegated authority to administer the Plan. 
  

	3.2	Administration and Interpretation by Committee 

 (a)
Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and exclusive authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board or a Committee composed of members of the Board, to (i) select the Eligible Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (ii) determine the
type or types of Award to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under the Plan; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted
under the Plan; (v) approve the forms of notice or agreement for use under the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or other property, or canceled
or suspended; (vii) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, shares of Common Stock, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the
Participant; (viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing an Award, notice or agreement executed or entered into under the Plan; (ix) establish such rules and regulations as it shall deem appropriate for the
proper administration of the Plan; (x) delegate ministerial duties to such of the Company’s employees as it so determines; and (xi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable
for administration of the Plan. 

 (b) In no event, however, shall the Committee have the right, without shareholder approval, to
(i) cancel or amend outstanding Options or SARs for the purpose of repricing, replacing or regranting such Options or SARs with Options or SARs that have a purchase or grant price that is less than the purchase or grant price of the original
Options or SARs except in connection with adjustments provided in Section 15, or (ii) issue an Option or amend an outstanding Option to provide for the grant or issuance of a new Option on exercise of the original Option. 
 (c) The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participant’s working less than full time shall be determined
by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors or executive officers, by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, whose determination shall be final. 
 (d) Decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, any Participant, any shareholder and any
Eligible Person. A majority of the members of the Committee may determine its actions. 
 SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

  

	4.1	Authorized Number of Shares 

 Subject to adjustment
from time to time as provided in Section 15.1, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be: 
 (a) 750,000 shares; plus 
 (b) any authorized shares (i) not issued or subject to outstanding awards under the Company’s
1994 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) on the Effective Date and (ii) any shares subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plan on the Effective Date that cease to be subject to such awards (other than by reason of
exercise or settlement of the awards to the extent they are exercised for or settled in shares); up to an aggregate maximum of 1,451,702 shares, subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 15.1, which shares shall cease, as
of such date, to be available for grant and issuance under the Prior Plan, but shall be available for issuance under the Plan. 
 Shares
issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized and unissued shares. 
  

	4.2	Share Usage 

 (a) Shares of Common Stock covered by
an Award shall not be counted as used unless and until they are actually issued and delivered to a Participant. If any Award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled prior to the issuance of shares thereunder, or if shares of Common Stock are
issued under the Plan to a Participant and thereafter are forfeited to or otherwise reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to such Awards and the forfeited or reacquired shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares
of Common Stock (i) tendered by a Participant or retained by the Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the purchase price of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with an Award, or (ii) covered by
an Award that is settled in cash, or in a manner such that some or all of the shares of Common Stock covered by the Award are not issued, shall be available for Awards under the Plan. The number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under
the Plan shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or dividend equivalents that are reinvested into additional shares of Common Stock or credited as additional shares of Common Stock subject to, or paid with respect to, an Award. 
 (b) The Committee shall also, without limitation, have the authority to grant Awards as an alternative to, or as the form of payment for grants or rights
earned or due under, other compensation plans or arrangements of the Company. 
 (c) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary,
the Committee may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan. In the event that an Acquired Entity has shares available for awards or grants under one or
more preexisting plans not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, then, to the extent determined by the Board or the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such
preexisting plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to holders of common stock of the
entities that are parties to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided, however, that Awards using such available
shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of such preexisting plans, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employees or directors of the Company
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Acquired Entity pursuant to which a merger, consolidation or statutory share exchange is completed is approved by the Board, and said agreement sets forth
the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired Entity, said terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Committee without any further action by the Committee, except as may be
required for compliance with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be Participants. 
 (d) Notwithstanding the other provisions in this Section 4.2, the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall equal the aggregate share number stated in Section 4.1, subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 15.1. 
  

	4.3	Limitations 

 (a) Subject to adjustment as provided
in Section 15.1, the aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan other than Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall not exceed 50% of the aggregate maximum number of shares specified in
Section 4.1 
 (b) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15.1, the aggregate number of shares that may be issued pursuant to
Awards granted under the Plan other than Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that contain no restrictions or restrictions based solely on continuous employment or services for fewer than three years or accomplishment of performance goals
over less than one year (except where Termination of Service occurs by reason of death, Retirement or Disability) shall not exceed 15% of the aggregate number of shares specified in Section 4.1. 
 SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY 
 An Award
may be granted to any employee, officer or director of the Company or a Related Company whom the Committee from time to time selects. An Award may also be granted to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor for bona fide services
rendered to the Company or any Related Company that (a) are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital-raising transaction and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for
the Company’s securities. 
 SECTION 6. AWARDS 
  

	6.1	Form, Grant and Settlement of Awards 

 The Committee
shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted under the Plan. Such Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other type of Award. Any Award settlement may be
subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall determine. 
  

	6.2	Evidence of Awards 

 Awards granted under the Plan
shall be evidenced by a written notice or agreement, which may be electronic or in paper, that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Committee shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

  

	6.3	Deferrals 

 The Committee may permit or require a
Participant to defer receipt of the payment of any Award. If any such deferral election is permitted or required, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, which may include the grant of
additional Awards or provisions for the payment or crediting of interest or dividend equivalents, including converting such credits to deferred stock unit equivalents. 
  

	6.4	Dividends and Distributions 

 Participants may, if
the Committee so determines, be credited with dividends paid with respect to shares of Common Stock underlying an Award in a manner determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may apply any restrictions to the dividends or
dividend equivalents that the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine the form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents, including cash, shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Stock Units.

 SECTION 7. OPTIONS 
  

	7.1	Grant of Options 

  

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 The Committee may grant Options designated as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

  

	7.2	Option Exercise Price 

 The exercise price for
shares purchased under an Option shall be as determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date, except in the case of Substitute Awards. 
  

	7.3	Term of Options 

 Subject to earlier termination in
accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of a Nonqualified Stock Option shall be as established for that Option by the Committee or, if not so established, shall be ten years from the Grant
Date. 
  

	7.4	Exercise of Options 

 The Committee shall establish
and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Committee at any time. To the extent an
Option has vested and become exercisable, the Option may be exercised in whole, or from time to time in part, by delivery to, or as directed or approved by, the Company of a properly executed stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and
in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement, if any, and such
representations and agreements as may be required by the Committee, accompanied by payment in full as described in Sections 7.5 and 13. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for fewer than a reasonable number of
shares at any one time, as determined by the Committee. 
  

	7.5	Payment of Exercise Price 

 The exercise price for
shares purchased under an Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and the number of shares purchased. Such consideration must be paid before the Company will issue
the shares being purchased and must be in a form or a combination of forms acceptable to the Committee for that purchase, which forms may include: 
 (a) cash, check or wire transfer; 
 (b) tendering (either actually or, so long as the Common Stock is registered under
Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock that on the day prior to the exercise date have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the
Option owned by the Participant for at least six months (or any other period necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company); 
 (c) so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and to the extent permitted by law, delivery of a properly executed exercise notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a brokerage
firm designated or approved by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of proceeds to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise, all in accordance
with the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board; or 
 (d) such other consideration as the Committee may permit. 
  

	7.6	Effect of Termination of Service 

 The Committee
shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions of such exercise, after a Termination of Service, any of which provisions may be waived or
modified by the Committee at any time. 
 SECTION 8. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS 
 Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of any Incentive Stock Options shall in addition comply in all respects with
Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, and any applicable regulations thereunder. 
 SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION
RIGHTS 
  

	9.1	Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights 

  

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 The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants at any time on such terms and
conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. An SAR may be granted in tandem with an Option or alone (“freestanding”). The grant price of a tandem SAR shall be equal to the exercise price of the related Option. The
grant price of a freestanding SAR shall be established in accordance with procedures for Options set forth in Section 7.2. An SAR may be exercised upon such terms and conditions and for the term as the Committee determines in its sole
discretion; provided, however, that, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the SAR, the term of a freestanding SAR shall be as established for that SAR by the Committee or, if not so
established, shall be ten years, and in the case of a tandem SAR, (a) the term shall not exceed the term of the related Option and (b) the tandem SAR may be exercised for all or part of the shares subject to the related Option upon the
surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option, except that the tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the shares for which its related Option is then exercisable. 
  

	9.2	Payment of SAR Amount 

 Upon the exercise of an SAR,
a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment in an amount determined by multiplying (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR by (b) the number of
shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. At the discretion of the Committee as set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, the payment upon exercise of an SAR may be in cash, in shares, in some combination thereof or in any other
manner approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. 
 SECTION 10. STOCK AWARDS, RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS 

 

	10.1	Grant of Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units 

 Subject to Section 10.3 hereof, the Committee may grant Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units on such terms and conditions and subject to such repurchase or forfeiture restrictions, if any, which may be based on continuous
service with the Company or a Related Company or the achievement of any performance goals, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award.

  

	10.2	Vesting of Restricted Stock and Stock Units 

 Subject to Section 10.3 hereof, upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon a Participant’s release from any terms, conditions and
restrictions of Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as determined by the Committee, and subject to the provisions of Section 13, (a) the shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Award of Restricted Stock shall become freely transferable by
the Participant, and (b) Stock Units shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Awards, in cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards
shall be paid to the Participant in cash. 
  

	10.3	Vesting Restrictions 

 Notwithstanding any other
provisions of the Plan to the contrary, any Stock Award, Restricted Stock, or Stock Unit granted pursuant to this Section 10 shall be subject to forfeiture restrictions to be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that such Stock
Award, Restricted Stock or Stock Unit shall, at a minimum, be subject to a forfeiture restriction for the lesser of (i) a three year period from the Grant Date, over which the forfeiture restriction lapses periodically based primarily on
continuous service to the Company or a Related Company and (ii) one year from Grant Date for a forfeiture restriction that lapses based primarily upon the accomplishment of performance goals determined by the Committee in its discretion. In no
event shall the Committee have the right, without shareholder approval, to cancel, waive or amend the provisions of this Section 10.3 other than in the event of death, disability, retirement, or a Company Transaction, sale, merger,
consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change of control of the Company. 
 SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE AWARDS

  

	11.1	Performance Shares 

 Subject to Section 11.3
hereof, the Committee may grant Awards of Performance Shares, designate the Participants to whom Performance Shares are to be awarded, and determine the number of Performance Shares and the terms and conditions of each such Award. Performance Shares
shall consist of a unit valued by reference to a designated number of shares of Common Stock, the value of which may be paid to the Participant by delivery of shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, of such
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shares of Common Stock, other property, or any combination thereof, upon the attainment of performance goals, as established by the Committee, and other
terms and conditions specified by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount to be paid under an Award of Performance Shares may be adjusted on the basis of such further consideration as the Committee shall determine in its sole
discretion. 
  

	11.2	Performance Units 

 Subject to Section 11.3
hereof, the Committee may grant Awards of Performance Units, designate the Participants to whom Performance Units are to be awarded, and determine the number of Performance Units and the terms and conditions of each such Award. Performance Units
shall consist of a unit valued by reference to a designated amount of property other than shares of Common Stock, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including, without
limitation, cash, shares of Common Stock, other property, or any combination thereof, upon the attainment of performance goals, as established by the Committee, and other terms and conditions specified by the Committee. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the amount to be paid under an Award of Performance Units may be adjusted on the basis of such further consideration as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. 
  

	11.3	Vesting Restrictions 

 Notwithstanding any other
provisions of the Plan to the contrary, any Performance Shares or Performance Units granted pursuant to this Section 11 shall be subject to forfeiture restrictions to be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that such Performance
Shares or Performance Units shall, at a minimum, be subject to a forfeiture restriction for the lesser of (i) a three year period from the Grant Date, over which the forfeiture restriction lapses periodically based primarily on continuous
service to the Company or a Related Company and (ii) one year from Grant Date for a forfeiture restriction that lapses based primarily upon the accomplishment of performance goals determined by the Committee in its discretion. In no event shall
the Committee have the right, without shareholder approval, to cancel, waive or amend the provisions of this Section 11.3 other than in the event of death, disability, retirement, or a Company Transaction, sale, merger, consolidation,
reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change of control of the Company. 
 SECTION 12. OTHER STOCK OR CASH-BASED AWARDS

 Subject to the terms of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate, the Committee may grant other
incentives payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock under the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, any other incentives payable in shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to this Section 12 shall be
subject to forfeiture restrictions to be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that such incentives shall, at a minimum, be subject to a forfeiture restriction for the lesser of (i) a three year period from the Grant Date, over which
the forfeiture restriction lapses periodically based primarily on continuous service to the Company or a Related Company and (ii) one year from Grant Date for a forfeiture restriction that lapses based primarily upon the accomplishment of
performance goals determined by the Committee in its discretion. In no event shall the Committee have the right, without shareholder approval, to cancel, waive or amend the forfeiture provisions of this Section 12 other than in the event of
death, disability, retirement, or a Company Transaction, sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change of control of the Company. 
 SECTION 13. WITHHOLDING 
 The Company may require the Participant to pay to the Company the
amount of (a) any taxes that the Company is required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law to withhold with respect to the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award (“tax withholding obligations”) and (b) any amounts
due from the Participant to the Company or to any Related Company (“other obligations”). The Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock or otherwise settle an Award under the Plan until such tax withholding
obligations and other obligations are satisfied. 
 The Committee may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of the
Participant’s tax withholding obligations and other obligations by (a) paying cash to the Company, (b) having the Company withhold an amount from any cash amounts otherwise due or to become due from the Company to the Participant,
(c) having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant (or become vested, in the case of Restricted Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the tax withholding obligations and
other obligations, or (d) surrendering a number of shares of Common Stock the Participant already owns having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations. The value of the shares so withheld may not exceed the
employer’s minimum required tax withholding rate, and the value of the shares so tendered may not exceed such rate to the extent the Participant has owned the tendered shares for fewer than six months, if such limitations are necessary to avoid
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 SECTION 14. ASSIGNABILITY 
 No Award or interest in an Award may be sold, assigned, pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any
other purpose) or transferred by a Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, except to the extent the Participant designates one or more
beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant’s death. During a Participant’s lifetime, an Award may be exercised only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the
foregoing and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to assign or transfer an Award subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall specify. 
 SECTION 15. ADJUSTMENTS 
  

	15.1	Adjustment of Shares 

 In the event, at any time or
from time to time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution to shareholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Company’s corporate
or capital structure results in (a) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the Company or (b) new, different
or additional securities of the Company or any other company being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock, then the Committee shall make proportional adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities available for issuance
under the Plan; (ii) the maximum number and kind of securities issuable as Incentive Stock Options as set forth in Section 4.2; and (iii) the number and kind of securities that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share
price of such securities, without any change in the aggregate price to be paid therefor. The determination by the Committee as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be conclusive and binding. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
for cash or property, or for labor or services rendered, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other
securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, outstanding Awards. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a Company Transaction shall not be governed by
this Section 15.1 but shall be governed by Sections 15.2 and 15.3, respectively. 
  

	15.2	Dissolution or Liquidation 

 To the extent not
previously exercised or settled, and unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, Awards shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company. To the extent a vesting condition, forfeiture
provision or repurchase right applicable to an Award has not been waived by the Committee, the Award shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of the dissolution or liquidation. 
  

	15.3	Company Transaction 

 Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, unless the Committee shall determine otherwise at the time of grant with respect to a particular Award, in the event of a Company Transaction that is not a Related Party Transaction: 
 (i) All outstanding Awards, other than Performance Shares and Performance Units, shall be converted, assumed or replaced by the Successor Company or
shall become fully and immediately exercisable, and all applicable deferral and restriction limitations or forfeiture provisions shall lapse, immediately prior to the Company Transaction and shall terminate effective at the effective time of the
Company Transaction, if and to the extent such Awards are not converted, assumed or replaced by the Successor Company. 
 For the purposes of
this Section 15.3.1, an Award shall be considered converted, assumed or replaced by the Successor Company if following the Company Transaction the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject
to the Award immediately prior to the Company Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the Company Transaction by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the
transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Company Transaction is not
solely common stock of the Successor Company, the Committee may, with the consent of the Successor Company, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely
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consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Company Transaction. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall
be made by the Committee, and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. 
 (ii) All Performance Shares or Performance Units earned
and outstanding as of the date the Company Transaction is determined to have occurred shall be payable in full at the target level in accordance with the payout schedule pursuant to the Award agreement. Any remaining Performance Shares or
Performance Units (including any applicable performance period) for which the payout level has not been determined shall be prorated at the target payout level up to and including the date of such Company Transaction and shall be payable in full at
the target level in accordance with the payout schedule pursuant to the Award agreement. Any existing deferrals or other restrictions not waived by the Committee in its sole discretion shall remain in effect. 
 (iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may instead provide that a Participant’s outstanding Awards shall
terminate upon or immediately prior to such Company Transaction and that such Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (x) the value of the per share consideration received by holders
of Common Stock in the Company Transaction, or, in the event the Company Transaction is one of the transactions listed under subsection (c) in the definition of Company Transaction or otherwise does not result in direct receipt of consideration
by holders of Common Stock, the value of the deemed per share consideration received, in each case as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Awards (to the
extent then vested and exercisable or whether or not then vested and exercisable, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) exceeds (y) if applicable, the respective aggregate exercise price or grant price for such Award.

  

	15.4	Further Adjustment of Awards 

 Subject to Sections
15.2 and 15.3, the Committee shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or change in control of the Company, as defined by the Committee, to take such further
action as it determines necessary or advisable with respect to Awards. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to
provide for earlier, later, extended or additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Committee may take such actions with respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual
Participants. The Committee may take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or
change in control that is the reason for such action. 
  

	15.5	No Limitations 

 The grant of Awards shall in no way
affect the Company’s right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. 
  

	15.6	Fractional Shares 

 In the event of any adjustment
in the number of shares covered by any Award, each such Award shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment. 
  

	15.7	Section 409A of the Code 

 Notwithstanding
anything in this Plan to the contrary, (a) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 15 to Awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; (b) any adjustments made pursuant to Section 15 to Awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a
manner as to ensure that after such adjustment the Awards either (i) continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and (c) in any event, the
Committee shall not have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 15 to the extent the existence of such authority would cause an Award that is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code at the time of grant to
be subject thereto. 
 SECTION 16. CODE SECTION 162(m) PROVISIONS 
 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if the Committee determines, at the time Awards are granted to a Participant who is, or is likely to be
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connection with such Award, a Covered Employee, then the Committee may provide that this Section 16 is applicable to such Award. 
  

	16.1	Performance Criteria 

 If an Award is subject to
this Section 16, then the lapsing of restrictions thereon and the distribution of cash, shares of Common Stock or other property pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be subject to the achievement of one or more objective performance goals
established by the Committee, which shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of one of or any combination of the following “performance criteria” for the Company as a whole or any business unit of the Company, as reported or
calculated by the Company: cash flows (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow or cash flow return on capital); working capital; earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization; earnings per share; book value
per share; operating income (including or excluding depreciation, amortization, extraordinary items, restructuring charges or other expenses); revenues; operating margins; return on assets; return on equity; debt; debt plus equity; market or
economic value added; stock price appreciation; total shareholder return; cost control; strategic initiatives; market share; net income; return on invested capital; improvements in capital structure; customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction,
services performance, cash management or asset management metrics (together, the “Performance Criteria”). Such performance goals also may be based on the achievement of specified levels of Company performance (or performance of an
applicable affiliate or business unit of the Company) under one or more of the Performance Criteria described above relative to the performance of other corporations. Such performance goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period
prescribed by, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of, Section 162(m) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, and the regulations thereunder. 
  

	16.2	Adjustment of Awards 

 Notwithstanding any provision
of the Plan other than Section 15, with respect to any Award that is subject to this Section 16, the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the amount payable pursuant to such Award, and the Committee may not waive the
achievement of the applicable performance goals except in the case of the death or disability of the Covered Employee. 
  

	16.3	Limitations 

 Subject to adjustment from time to
time as provided in Section 15.1, no Covered Employee may be granted Awards other than Performance Units subject to this Section 16 in any calendar year period with respect to more than 300,000 shares of Common Stock for such Award, except
that the Company may make additional one-time grants of such Awards for up to 300,000 shares to newly hired individuals, and the maximum dollar value payable with respect to Performance Units subject to this Section 16 granted to any Covered
Employee in any one calendar year is $500,000. 
 The Committee shall have the power to impose such other restrictions on Awards subject to
this Section 16 as it may deem necessary or appropriate to ensure that such Awards satisfy all requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, or any successor provision
thereto. 
 SECTION 17. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 
  

	17.1	Amendment, Suspension or Termination 

 The Board or
the Human Resources and Compensation Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law,
regulation or stock exchange rule, shareholder approval shall be required for any amendment to the Plan; and provided, further, that any amendment that requires shareholder approval may be made only by the Board. Subject to Section 17.3, the
Committee may amend the terms of any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively. 
  

	17.2	Term of the Plan 

 Unless sooner terminated as
provided herein, the Plan shall terminate ten years from the Effective Date. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and
conditions and the Plan’s terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten years after the later of (a) the Effective Date and (b) the approval by the shareholders of any
amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code. 
  

	17.3	Consent of Participant 

  

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 The amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an
outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant’s consent, materially adversely affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Any change or adjustment to an outstanding Incentive Stock Option
shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a “modification” that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Section 15 shall not be subject to these restrictions. 
 SECTION 18. GENERAL

  

	18.1	No Individual Rights 

 No individual or Participant
shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and the Company has no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the Plan. 
 Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or
to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate a Participant’s employment or other relationship at any time, with or without cause.

  

	18.2	Issuance of Shares 

 Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, such issuance,
delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act or the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction) and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or
similar entity. 
 The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption
under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, any shares of Common Stock, security or interest in a security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such
registrations or qualifications if made. 
 As a condition to the exercise of an Option or any other receipt of Common Stock pursuant to an
Award under the Plan, the Company may require (a) the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that such shares are being purchased or received only for the Participant’s own account and without any
present intention to sell or distribute such shares and (b) such other action or agreement by the Participant as may from time to time be necessary to comply with federal, state and foreign securities laws. At the option of the Company, a
stop-transfer order against any such shares may be placed on the official stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that such shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred, unless an opinion of counsel is provided
(concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in violation of any applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock certificates to ensure exemption from registration. The Committee may also require the Participant
to execute and deliver to the Company a purchase agreement or such other agreement as may be in use by the Company at such time that describes certain terms and conditions applicable to the shares. 
 To the extent the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Award provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Common
Stock, the issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange. 
  

	18.3	Indemnification 

 Each person who is or shall have
been a member of the Board, or a committee appointed by the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with Section 3, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost,
liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of
any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such person in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by such person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action,
suit or proceeding against such person; provided, however, that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend it on such person’s own
behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability or expense is a result of such person’s own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute. 
  

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 The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to
which such person may be entitled under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or of any power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless. 
  

	18.4	No Rights as a Stockholder 

 Unless otherwise
provided by the Committee or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement, no Award, other than a Stock Award, shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a
shareholder unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Award. 
  

	18.5	Compliance With Laws and Regulations 

 In
interpreting and applying the provisions of the Plan, any Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall, to the extent permitted by law, be construed as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code. 
  

	18.6	Participants in Other Countries or Jurisdictions 

 Without amending the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Persons who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in this Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or
desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures, subplans and the like as may be necessary or desirable to comply with provisions of the laws or
regulations of other countries or jurisdictions in which the Company or any Related Company may operate or have employees to ensure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries or jurisdictions, meet
the requirements that permit the Plan to operate in a qualified or tax-efficient manner, comply with applicable foreign laws or regulations, and meet the objectives of the Plan. 
  

	18.7	No Trust or Fund 

 The Plan is intended to
constitute an “unfunded” plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock, or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred
amounts payable to any Participant, and no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company. 
  

	18.8	Successors 

 All obligations of the Company under
the Plan with respect to Awards shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all the business
and/or assets of the Company. 
  

	18.9	Severability 

 If any provision of the Plan or any
Award is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to
conform to applicable laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Committee’s determination, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person
or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect. 
  

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	18.10  Choice	of Law 

 The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and
all determinations made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oregon without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

  

	18.11  Legal	Requirements 

 The granting of Awards and the
issuance of shares of Common Stock under the Plan are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. 
 SECTION 19. EFFECTIVE DATE 
 The
effective date (the “Effective Date”) is the date on which the Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company. 
  

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 APPENDIX A 
 DEFINITIONS 
 As used in the Plan, 
 “Acquired Entity” means any entity acquired by the Company or a Related Company or with which the Company or a Related Company merges or
combines. 
 “Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Award, Restricted Stock, Stock Unit, Performance
Share, Performance Unit, cash-based award or other incentive payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock as may be designated by the Committee from time to time. 
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 
 “Committee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 “Common Stock” means the common stock, no par value, of the Company. 
 “Company” means Merix Corporation, an Oregon corporation. 
 “Company Transaction,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a
Related Company, means consummation of: 
 (a) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other company or other entity;

 (b) a statutory share exchange pursuant to which the Company’s outstanding shares are acquired or a sale in one transaction or a
series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose of all of the Company’s outstanding voting securities; 
 (c) a sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions undertaken with a common purpose of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. 
 (d) an acquisition by any Entity of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either
(1) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally
in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”), excluding, however, the following: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion
privilege where the security being so converted was not acquired directly from the Company by the party exercising the conversion privilege, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Related Company, or (iv) a Related Party Transaction; or 
 (e) a change in
the composition of the Board during any two-year period such that the individuals who, as of the beginning of such two-year period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority
of the Board; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the beginning of the two-year period, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least half of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual
were a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, however, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of or in connection with an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf
of an Entity other than the Board shall not be considered a member of the Incumbent Board. 
 Where a series of transactions undertaken with
a common purpose is deemed to be a Company Transaction, the date of such Company Transaction shall be the date on which the last of such transactions is consummated. 
 “Human Resources and Compensation Committee” means the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board. 
  

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 “Covered Employee” means a “covered employee” as that term is defined for
purposes of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code or any successor provision. 
 “Disability,” unless otherwise defined by the
Committee or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant that is expected to
result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that causes the Participant to be unable to perform his or her material duties for the Company or a Related Company and to be engaged in any
substantial gainful activity, in each case as determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Human Resources and Compensation
Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding. 
 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 19. 
 “Eligible Person” means any person eligible to receive an Award as set forth in Section 5.

 “Entity” means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).

 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. 
 “Fair Market Value” means the average of the high and low trading prices for the Common Stock on any given date during regular trading
or, if not trading on that date, such price on the last preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded, unless determined otherwise by the Committee using such methods or procedures as it may establish. 
 “Grant Date” means the later of (a) the date on which the Committee completes the corporate action authorizing the grant of an
Award or such later date specified by the Committee or (b) the date on which all conditions precedent to an Award have been satisfied, provided that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Awards shall not defer the Grant Date.

 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted with the intention that it qualify as an “incentive stock
option” as that term is defined for purposes of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision. 
 “Nonqualified Stock
Option” means an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option. 
 “Option” means a right to purchase Common Stock
granted under Section 7. 
 “Parent Company” means a company or other entity which as a result of a Company Transaction
owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries. 
 “Participant” means any Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted. 
 “Performance Award” means
an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units granted under Section 11. 
 “Performance Criteria” has the meaning
set forth in Section 16.1. 
 “Performance Share” means an Award of units denominated in shares of Common Stock granted
under Section 11.1. 
 “Performance Unit” means an Award of units denominated in cash or property other than shares of
Common Stock granted under Section 11.2. 
 “Plan” means the Merix Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. 

“Related Company” means any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by, in control of or under common control with the
Company. 
 “Related Party Transaction” means a Company Transaction pursuant to which: 
 (a) the Entities who are the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to
such Company Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors of the Successor Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Company Transaction, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities; 
  

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 (b) no Entity (other than the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or a
Related Company, the Successor Company or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining whether clause (a) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Company Transaction, such Parent
Company) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the Successor Company or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Successor Company entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors unless such ownership resulted solely from ownership of securities of the Company prior to the Company Transaction; and 
 (c) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will immediately after the consummation of the Company Transaction constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Successor
Company (or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining whether clause (a) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Company Transaction, of the Parent Company). 
 “Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10 (and subject to the provisions of
Section 10.3), the rights of ownership of which are subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee. 
 “Retirement,” unless otherwise defined in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means
“Retirement” as defined for purposes of the Plan by the Committee or the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, if not so defined, means Termination of Service on or after the date the
Participant reaches “normal retirement age,” as that term is defined in Section 411(a)(8) of the Code. 
 “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time. 
 “Stock Appreciation Right” or
“SAR” means a right granted under Section 9.1 to receive the excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock over the grant price. 
 “Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10 (and subject to the provisions of
Section 10.3), the rights of ownership of which are not subject to restrictions prescribed by the Committee. 
 “Stock
Unit” means an Award denominated in units of Common Stock granted under Section 10 (and subject to the provisions of Section 10.3). 
 “Substitute Awards” means Awards granted or shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in substitution or exchange for awards previously granted by an Acquired Entity. 
 “Successor Company” means the surviving company, the successor company or Parent Company, as applicable, in connection with a Company
Transaction. 
 “Termination of Service” means a termination of employment or service relationship with the Company or a
Related Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, including by reason of death, Disability or Retirement. Any question as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service for the purposes of an Award and the cause of such
Termination of Service shall be determined by the Company’s chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with respect to directors and executive officers, by the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, whose
determination shall be conclusive and binding. Transfer of a Participant’s employment or service relationship between the Company and any Related Company shall not be considered a Termination of Service for purposes of an Award. Unless the
Human Resources and Compensation Committee determines otherwise, a Termination of Service shall be deemed to occur if the Participant’s employment or service relationship is with an entity that has ceased to be a Related Company. 
 “Vesting Commencement Date” means the Grant Date or such other date selected by the Committee as the date from which an Award begins to
vest. 
  

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 PLAN ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS/ADJUSTMENTS 
 SUMMARY PAGE 
  

							
	 Date of Board
 Action
	  	Action	  	 Section/Effect
of Amendment
	  	Date of Shareholder
Approval
	August 9, 2006	  	Initial Plan Adoption	  		  	October 5, 2006

  

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