Document:

Exhibit

EXHIBIT 10.175

March 16, 2016

Dear Gretchen Holloway:

RE: ITC RETENTION AWARD

We greatly appreciate your dedication and contributions to ITC Holdings Corp. (the “Company”).  In order to further recognize your contributions and encourage your ongoing retention both during and after the acquisition of the Company by Fortis, Inc. (“Parent”) pursuant to a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) dated as of February 9, 2016 (the “Transaction”), we are providing you with the opportunity to earn a retention award.  This Retention Award Letter (the “Award Letter”) sets forth the details of your award.  

		
	1.
	Eligibility for Award.  

a)You will be eligible to receive a retention award in a dollar amount equal to $200,000 (the “Retention Award”), with: (i) 30% of the Retention Award payable to you if you remain employed with the Company through the consummation of the Transaction (the “Closing Date”) with such payment to be made within 30 days following the Closing Date; and (ii) 70% of the Retention Award payable to you if you remain employed with the Company through the first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Anniversary Date”) with such payment to be made within 30 days following such anniversary. 

b)Furthermore, if the Merger Agreement is terminated prior to the consummation of the Transaction, it will be critical to retain talent.  In this case, you will be eligible to receive the Retention Award, with: (i) 30% of the Retention Award payable to you if you remain employed with the Company through the termination date of the Merger Agreement (the “Termination Date”) with such payment to be made within 30 days following the Termination Date; and (ii) 70% of the Retention Award payable to you if you remain employed with the Company through the first anniversary of the Termination Date (the “Anniversary Date”) with such payment to be made within 30 days following such anniversary.  

c)Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to the Closing Date, the Termination Date or the Anniversary Date (each, a “Milestone Date”), your employment is terminated without Cause by the Company or for Good Reason by you, or due to your death or Disability (as defined in the applicable long-term disability plan in which you participate at such time), you will nevertheless be entitled to receive the full amount of the Retention Award (to the extent not previously paid to you), payable to you within 30 days after such termination, unless otherwise determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) in his sole discretion if such termination occurs prior to the Closing Date or the Termination Date.

d)If your employment is terminated for Cause by the Company or by you without Good Reason prior to the Milestone Date or Termination Date, as applicable, you will forfeit all rights and eligibility to the unpaid portion of the Retention Award otherwise granted hereunder, unless otherwise determined by the CEO in his sole discretion. 

2.Confidentiality.  Participation in this program is limited and participants are required to keep all related information confidential.  You agree not to disclose or discuss, other than with your legal counsel, financial or tax adviser, and spouse (if any), either the existence or any details of this Award Letter, unless otherwise required to do so by law.  You will obtain the agreement of any such legal counsel, financial or 

tax adviser, and/or spouse, and make a good faith effort to ensure, that they will not disclose or discuss the existence or any details of this Award Letter with any other person.  Any unauthorized disclosure of your participation or the contents of this Award Letter may terminate your eligibility and require your forfeiture of this Retention Award. 

3.Withholding; Section 409A.  The Retention Award will be paid less any applicable federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.  Further, in the event that it is reasonably determined by the Company that, as a result of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), the payment of the Retention Award hereunder may not be made at the time contemplated by the terms hereof or thereof, as the case may be, without causing you to be subject to tax under Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall, in lieu of providing such payment when otherwise due hereunder, instead provide such payment on the first day on which such provision would not result in you incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the Code.

4.Interpretation.  The Company’s Chief Human Resources Officer shall be empowered to make all determinations or interpretations contemplated under this Award Letter, which determinations and interpretations shall, if made in good faith, be binding and conclusive on you and the Company.

5.Assignment; Transferability.  The Company may assign this Award Letter without your consent to any company that acquires all or substantially all of the stock or assets of the Company or to any member of Parent hiring you, or into which or with which the Company is merged or consolidated.  None of your rights under this Award Letter may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of, other than by your will or under the laws of descent and distribution. 

6.No Right to Employment or Other Benefits.  This Award Letter shall not be construed as giving you the right to be retained in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship to, the Company.  Further, the Company or its affiliates may at any time dismiss you from employment, free from any liability of any claim under this Award Letter. This letter does not confer upon you any rights to receive any severance or other change in control benefits, other than the Retention Award.  

7.No Trust Fund.  This Award Letter shall not be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any of its affiliates and you or any other person.  To the extent that you acquire the right to receive payments from the Company or any of its affiliates under this Award Letter, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

8.Other Plans.  Any portion of the Retention Award that may become payable to you hereunder shall not be taken into account in computing your salary or other compensation for purposes of determining any benefits or compensation payable to you or your beneficiaries or estate under (i) any pension, retirement, life insurance or other benefit arrangement of the Company or (ii) any other agreement between you and the Company, except as required by law.

9.Amendment or Termination. This Award Letter may not be amended or modified other than by a written agreement executed by you and the Company or its successors, nor may any provision hereof be waived other than by a writing executed by you or the Company or its successors.  Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall, in its sole discretion, have the power and authority to terminate, modify or change the terms and conditions of this Award Letter to comply with applicable laws or, prior to the Closing Date, as otherwise determined by the Company in its sole discretion.  

10.Entire Agreement.  This Award Letter and the documents referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.  There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those expressly set forth herein and therein.  This Award Letter supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

11.Governing Law/Counterparts.  The validity, construction, and effect of this Award Letter shall be determined in accordance with the laws of Michigan.  This Award Letter may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

12.Definitions.  For purposes of this Award Letter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

a)“Cause” shall have the meaning assigned such term in any written employment agreement between you and the Company or one of its affiliates or, if there is no such employment agreement or no such definition, “Cause” shall mean that any of the following events has occurred or conditions exist:

		
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	your continued failure substantially to perform your duties to the Company or its affiliates (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness) for a period of 10 days following written notice by the Company to you of such failure; 

		
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	dishonesty in the performance of your duties hereunder;

		
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	your conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a crime constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; 

		
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	your willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with your duties hereunder or any act or omission which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or its affiliates; or 

		
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	your breach of any non-compete or confidentiality obligations to the Company or its affiliates.

b)“Good Reason” shall have the meaning assigned such term in any written employment agreement between you and the Company or one of its affiliates or, if there is no such employment agreement or no such definition, “Good Reason” shall mean: 

		
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	a greater than 10% reduction in the total value of your base salary, target bonus, and employee benefits; 

		
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	if your responsibilities and authority are substantially diminished; or

		
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	your principal work location is relocated by more than 50 miles from your principal work location as of immediately prior to the Closing Date.

You may terminate your employment with Good Reason by providing the Company 10 days’ written notice setting forth in reasonable specificity the event that constitutes Good Reason, which written notice, to be effective, must be provided to the Company within 60 days of the occurrence of such event.  During such 10 day notice period, the Company shall have a cure right (if curable), and if not cured within such period, your termination will be effective upon the expiration of such cure period.

We greatly appreciate your service and look forward to your continued contributions.  Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing by executing this Award Letter where indicated below.  For any questions regarding these award opportunities, please contact Matt Dills.  

Best Regards,

Joseph L. Welch
Chairman, President and CEO 
ITC Holdings Corp

Accepted by:

/s/ Gretchen L. Holloway_______________________03/16/2016___________________
Gretchen Holloway                    Date20161231 10K EX 10.2

		
			EXHIBIT 10.2
		

		
			NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
		

		
			1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
		

		
			(as amended by the Board of Directors through January 25, 2017)
		

			
					
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						ARTICLE I PURPOSE AND SHARES RESERVED FOR THE PLAN 

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						Section 1.1

					
					
						Purpose

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						Section 1.2

					
					
						Shares Reserved for the Plan

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						ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS 

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						Section 2.1

					
					
						Definitions

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						ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION 

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						Section 3.1

					
					
						Initial Eligibility

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						Section 3.2

					
					
						Leave of Absence; Termination of Employment

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						Section 3.3

					
					
						Commencement of Participation

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						ARTICLE IV PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

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						Section 4.1

					
					
						Amount of Deduction

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						Section 4.2

					
					
						Participant's Account

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						Section 4.3

					
					
						Changes in Payroll Deductions

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						Section 4.4

					
					
						Leave of Absence

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						ARTICLE V PURCHASE OF STOCK 

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						Section 5.1

					
					
						Grant of Option

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						Section 5.2

					
					
						Limitation on Employee Stock Purchases

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						Section 5.3

					
					
						Method of Purchase

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						Section 5.4

					
					
						Fractional Shares

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						Section 5.5

					
					
						Delivery of Stock

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						Section 5.6

					
					
						Participant's Interest in Purchased Stock

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						Section 5.7

					
					
						Registration of Stock

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						Section 5.8

					
					
						Restrictions on Purchase

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						ARTICLE VI CESSATION OF PARTICIPATION 

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						Section 6.1

					
					
						In General

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						Section 6.2

					
					
						Termination of Employment

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						ARTICLE VII ADMINISTRATION 

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						Section 7.1

					
					
						Appointment of Committee

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						Section 7.2

					
					
						Authority of Committee

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						Section 7.3

					
					
						Rules Governing the Administration of the Committee

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						ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS 

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						Section 8.1

					
					
						Designation of Beneficiary

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						Section 8.2

					
					
						Transferability

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						Section 8.3

					
					
						Adjustment in Case of Changes Affecting the Company's Stock

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						Section 8.4

					
					
						Amendment of the Plan

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						Section 8.5

					
					
						Termination of the Plan

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						Section 8.6

					
					
						Effective Date of Plan

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						Section 8.7

					
					
						No Employment Rights

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						Section 8.8

					
					
						Company Has No Responsibility for Taxes

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						Section 8.9

					
					
						No Interest

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						Section 8.10

					
					
						Foreign Employees

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						Section 8.11

					
					
						Use of Funds

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						Section 8.12

					
					
						Effect of Plan

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						Section 8.13

					
					
						Governing Law

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			NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
		

		
			1994 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
		

		
			ARTICLE I

PURPOSE AND SHARES RESERVED FOR THE PLAN
		

		
			Section 1.1                          Purpose. The National Instruments Corporation 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") is intended to provide a method whereby employees of National Instruments Corporation (the "Company") and its Designated Subsidiaries will have an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company through the purchase of shares of the common stock of the Company ("Common Stock").  This Plan includes two components: a Code Section 423 Component (the "423 Component") and a non-Code Section 423 Component (the "Non-423 Component").  The Company intends the 423 Component to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under section 423 of the Code. The provisions of the Section 423 Component, accordingly,  will be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 423 of the Code.  In addition, this Plan document authorizes the grant of options under the Non-Section 423 Component which do not qualify under Section 423 of the Code pursuant to rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the Committee designed to achieve tax, securities law or other Company compliance objectives in particular locations outside the United States.  Except as otherwise indicated, the Non-423 Component will operate and be administered in the same manner as the 423 Component.
		

		
			Section 1.2                          Shares Reserved for the Plan. There shall be reserved for issuance and purchase by eligible employees under the Plan aggregate of 4,092,870 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.3. Shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may be shares now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding. If and to the extent that any right to purchase reserved shares is not exercised by a Participant for any reason, or if such right to purchase Common Stock under the Plan terminates as provided herein, or if the shares of Common Stock purchased by a Participant are forfeited, the shares of Common Stock which have not been so purchased or which are forfeited will again become available for purposes of the Plan, unless the Plan is terminated. Such unpurchased or forfeited shares of Common Stock will not be deemed to increase the aggregate number of shares specified above to be reserved for the purposes of the Plan (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.3).
		

		
			ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS
		

		
			Section 2.1                          Definitions.
		

		
			(a)            "Beneficiary" means the person or persons designated by the Participant under Section 8.1 to receive shares of Common Stock or cash upon the Participant's death.
		

		
			(b)            "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
		

		
			(c)            "Business Day" means any day that is a market trading day for the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
		

		
			(d)            "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
		

		
			(e)            "Committee" means the individuals appointed to administer the Plan as described in Article VII.
		

		

		

		 

 

		(f)            "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company as described in the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, or such other stock as shall be substituted therefor.
		

		
			(g)            "Company" means National Instruments Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor to the Company.
		

		
			(h)            "Designated Subsidiaries" means the Subsidiaries which have been designated by the Board or the Committee from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.
		

		
			(i)            "Effective Date" means the Effective Date of the Plan set forth in Section 8.6.
		

		
			(j)            "Eligible Employee" means an Employee eligible to participate in the Plan, as defined in Section 3.1, or as otherwise required under mandatory provisions of laws applicable to a Designated Subsidiary.
		

		
			(k)            "Employee" means any person who is customarily employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in a calendar year,  or any lesser number of hours per week and/or number of months in any calendar year established by the Committee (if required by applicable local law) for purposes of any separate Offering or for Eligible Employees participating in the Non-423 Component.
		

		
			(l)            "Fair Market Value" means, for a particular day:
		

		
			(i)            If shares of Common Stock of the same class are listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on any national or regional securities exchange at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, then the last reported sale price, regular way, on the composite tape of that exchange on the last Business Day before the date in question or, if no such sale takes place on that Business Day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on that securities exchange; or
		

		
			(ii)            If shares of Common Stock of the same class are not listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges as provided in paragraph (i) above and sales prices for shares of Common Stock of the same class in the over-the-counter market are reported by the NASDAQ National Market System (or such other system then in use) at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, then the last reported sales price so reported on the last Business Day before the date in question or, if no such sale takes place on that Business Day, the average of the high bid and low asked prices so reported; or
		

		
			(iii)            If shares of Common Stock of the same class are not listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges as provided in paragraph (i) above and sales prices for shares of Common Stock of the same class are not reported by the NASDAQ National Market System (or a similar system then in use) as provided in paragraph (ii) above, and if bid and asked prices for shares of Common Stock of the same class in the over-the-counter market are reported by NASDAQ (or, if not so reported, by the OTC Markets Group, Inc.) at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, then the average of the high bid and low asked prices on the last Business Day before the date in question; or
		

		
			(iv)            If shares of Common Stock of the same class are not listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges as provided in paragraph (i) above and sales prices or bid and asked prices therefor are not reported by NASDAQ (or the OTC Markets Group, Inc.) as provided in paragraph (ii) above or paragraph (iii) above at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, then the value determined in good faith by the Committee, which determination shall be conclusive for all purposes; or
		

		

		

		 

		

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		(v)            If shares of Common Stock of the same class are listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges as provided in paragraph (i) or sales prices or bid and asked prices therefor are reported by NASDAQ (or the OTC Markets Group, Inc.) as provided in paragraph (ii) above or paragraph (iii) above at the date of determining the Fair Market Value, but the volume of trading is so low that the Board determines in good faith that such prices are not indicative of the fair value of the Common Stock, then the value determined in good faith by the Committee, which determination shall be conclusive for all purposes notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (i), (ii), or (iii) above.
		

		
			(m)            "Gross Earnings" means an Employee's regular straight-time earnings in effect for each payroll period for which payroll deductions are being made during an Offering Period, plus the Employee's sales commissions paid during the Offering Period, but excluding any payments for overtime, bonuses, special payments, other incentive compensation and any automobile or other expense allowance or reimbursement.
		

		
			(n)            "Last Day of the Offering Period" means, with respect to any Quarterly Grant Date, the January 31, April 30, July 31 or October 31 which next occurs after such Quarterly Grant Date.
		

		
			(o)            "Offering" means an offer under the Plan of an option that may be exercised during an Offering Period as provided in Article V.  For purposes of the Plan, the Committee may designate separate Offerings under the Plan (the terms of which need not be identical) in which Eligible Employees of the Company and/or any specified Designated Subsidiary will participate, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical.
		

		
			(p)            "Offering Period" means, with respect to any Quarterly Grant Date, the period beginning on such date and ending on the Last Day of the Offering Period. The Committee may change the duration and timing of Offering Periods with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.
		

		
			(q)            "Participant" means an Eligible Employee who elects to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.3.
		

		
			(r)            "Payroll Deduction Account" means the separate account established for each Participant to reflect the Participant's payroll deductions and contributions to the Plan.
		

		
			(s)            "Plan Year" means the twelve (12) month period beginning each February 1 and ending each January 31.
		

		
			(t)            "Purchase Price" means the lower of (a) 85 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Quarterly Grant Date applicable to an Offering Period, or (b) 85 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Stock Purchase Date. The Purchase Price of the Common Stock will include applicable commissions and brokerage fees, if any.
		

		
			(u)            "Quarterly Grant Date" means any February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1 which occurs prior to the termination of the Plan.
		

		
			(v)            "Stock Purchase Date" means, the first Business Day after the Last Day of the Offering Period.
		

		
			(w)            "Subsidiary" means any entity which is a "subsidiary corporation" of the Company within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code.
		

		

		

		 

		

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		ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
		

		
			Section 3.1                          Initial Eligibility. Each Employee who has been employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary preceding the first day of an Offering Period will be eligible to participate in the Plan for such Offering Period (an "Eligible Employee").
		

		
			Section 3.2                          Leave of Absence; Termination of Employment.  For purposes of participation in the Plan, a person on leave of absence will be deemed to be an Employee for the first three (3) months of such leave of absence or until such later day as of which such person's reemployment is guaranteed by contract or statute ("Guaranteed Reemployment Date"). However, such an Employee's employment with the Company or Designated Subsidiary will be deemed to have terminated for purposes of the Plan at the close of business on the first day following such three (3) month period of such leave of absence or the Guaranteed Reemployment Date (whichever is applicable) unless the Employee returns to full-time employment with the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on or before such date.
		

		
			If an Employee's employment terminates, including but not limited to termination because such Employee's leave of absence terminates other than by reason of a return to full-time employment with the Company or a Designated Subsidiary, the Employee's employment with the Company or Designated Subsidiary will be deemed to have terminated for purposes of the Plan and such Employee will no longer be eligible to participate in the Plan and purchase Common Stock under the Plan.  If an Employee's employment with the Company or a Designated Subsidiary terminates, but such Employee continues to be employed by a subsidiary of the Company immediately following termination of the Employee's employment with the Company or a Designated Subsidiary, such Employee will not be deemed to have terminated such Employee's participation in the Plan unless such Employee withdraws from participation; however, notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Participant shall be allowed to continue making contributions during the applicable Offering Period or be eligible to participate in the Plan in any subsequent Offering Period, unless the applicable subsidiary is a Designated Subsidiary.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may establish different rules to govern when a Participant ceases to be an Employee and to otherwise govern transfers of employment among the Company and Designated Subsidiaries including, without limitation, transfers of employment between a 423 Component and a Non-423 Component and between separate Offerings established under the Plan, consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 423 of the Code.
		

		
			Section 3.3                          Commencement of Participation. Each Eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan by completing and forwarding a payroll deduction authorization form to the Employee's appropriate payroll location on or before the date(s) specified by the Committee. The form will authorize regular payroll deductions over the following Offering Period in terms of whole number percentages or dollar amounts up to fifteen percent (15%) of the Employee's Gross Earnings for such Offering Period; provided, that the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit an Employee to designate minimum or maximum contributions, specify different deduction instructions applicable to different components of his or her gross earnings, or otherwise provide instructions which the Committee determines to be administratively feasible.
		

		
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		ARTICLE IV

PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
		

		
			Section 4.1                          Amount of Deduction.  At the time an Eligible Employee files his authorization for payroll deduction, he or she will elect to have deductions made from his or her pay on each payday during the time he or she is a Participant at the rate specified in Section 3.3. Such payroll deductions shall be made regularly and in equal amounts during the Offering Period. No contributions shall be allowed under the Plan by payroll deduction except to the extent that acceptance of other contributions shall be required by statute or as determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 7.2.
		

		
			Section 4.2                          Participant's Account.  All payroll deductions made for a Participant will be credited to his or her Payroll Deduction Account. A Participant may not make any separate cash payment into such account except with respect to periods when the Participant is on leave of absence and then only as provided in Section 4.4.
		

		
			Section 4.3                          Changes in Payroll Deductions. A Participant may not increase or decrease his or her payroll deduction during the Offering Period unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan during an Offering Period, but will not be eligible to recommence participation in the Plan for the Offering in accordance with Section 6.1.
		

		
			Section 4.4                          Leave of Absence.  If a Participant goes on a leave of absence, such Participant will have the right to continue participating in the Plan to the extent he or she has Gross Earnings. If the Participant does not have any Gross Earnings during such leave of absence, his or her payroll deductions will be suspended and no further contributions shall be allowed during the leave of absence except as required by statute, but the Participant shall participate in purchases pursuant to Article V unless he or she withdraws from participation. If the Participant returns to employment with the Company or Designated Subsidiary before the end of three (3) months after such leave of absence began, or the Guaranteed Reemployment Date (if applicable), the Participant will recommence payroll deductions as of the date of his or her reemployment. If the Participant does not return to employment with the Company or a Designated Subsidiary within three (3) months after the date his or her leave of absence began, or the Guaranteed Reemployment Date (if applicable), his or her employment with the Company or Designated Subsidiary will be deemed to have terminated and his or her participation in the Plan will cease.
		

		
			ARTICLE V

PURCHASE OF STOCK
		

		
			Section 5.1                          Grant of Option. Each individual who is an Eligible Employee as of any Quarterly Grant Date is granted an option to purchase at the Purchase Price the number of shares of Common Stock equal to 15 percent of the Eligible Employee's Gross Earnings for the Offering Period with respect to such Quarterly Grant Date.
		

		
			Section 5.2                          Limitation on Employee Stock Purchases.  The provisions of Section 5.1 notwithstanding, no Participant may purchase more than Twenty-five thousand ($25,000) of Common Stock under this Plan (based upon the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time the right is granted) in one (1) year, considering both this Plan and any other stock purchase plan of the Company and its Subsidiaries. In addition, no Participant will be allowed to purchase stock under the Plan to the extent that immediately after the grant, such Participant would own stock, and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock, possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company. For purposes of this Section 5.2, the rules of section 424(d) of the Code will apply in determining stock ownership of any Participant.
		

		
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		Section 5.3                          Method of Purchase.  As of each Stock Purchase Date, each Participant having funds in his or her Payroll Deduction Account automatically will purchase the number of whole shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the sum of the balance in the Participant's Payroll Deduction Account on the Last Day of the Offering Period by the Purchase Price.
		

		
			Section 5.4                          Fractional Shares.  Fractional shares of Common Stock will not be issued under the Plan and any accumulated payroll deductions or contributions which would have been used to purchase fractional shares of Common Stock will be retained in the Employee's Payroll Deduction Account and used to purchase shares of Common Stock on the next Stock Purchase Date; provided however, if the funds remain after the last Stock Purchase Date in the Plan Year the Participant may elect to have such amounts returned to him without interest.
		

		
			Section 5.5                          Delivery of Stock. All shares of Common Stock purchased as of a Stock Purchase Date will be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following such date.
		

		
			Section 5.6                          Participant's Interest in Purchased Stock. The Participant will have no rights (including but not limited to voting or dividend rights) or interest in the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan until such shares have been purchased for such Participant pursuant to Section 5.3.
		

		
			Section 5.7                          Registration of Stock. Shares of Common Stock to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan will be registered in the name of the Participant, or, if the Participant so directs by written notice to the Committee before the Stock Purchase Date, in the names of the Participant and one such other person as may be designated by the Participant, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship or as tenants by the entireties, to the extent allowed by applicable law.
		

		
			Section 5.8                          Restrictions on Purchase. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, require as conditions to the purchase of the shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan that such shares be duly listed on a stock exchange, and that either:
		

		
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			ARTICLE VI

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			Section 6.1                          In General. As indicated in Section 4.3, a Participant may terminate his or her Participation in the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Committee.
		

		
			Section 6.2                          Termination of Employment.  Upon termination of the Participant's employment with the Company or a Designated Subsidiary for any reason, including retirement or death, or a continuation of a leave of absence for a period beyond three (3) months or, if applicable, the Guaranteed Reemployment Date, the Participant's participation in the Plan will terminate and any funds accumulated in the Participant's Payroll Deduction Account will be returned to such Participant, or, in the case of such Participant's death, to the person or persons entitled such funds under Section 8.1. Upon such termination of employment, the Participant will forfeit any nonvested shares of Common Stock credited to his or her Stock Purchase Account.
		

		
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		ARTICLE VII

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			Section 7.1                          Appointment of Committee. The Board of Directors will appoint the Committee to administer the Plan, which will consist of no fewer than two (2) members of the Board of Directors. No member of the Committee will be eligible to purchase Common Stock under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may decline to appoint a Committee and, in such event, the Board shall serve as the Committee hereunder. The Committee shall be constituted so that, as long as Common Stock is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, each member of the Committee shall be a Non-Employee Director (as defined in Rule 16b-3) and so that the Plan in all other applicable respects will qualify transactions related to the Plan for the exemptions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act provided by Rule 16b-3, to the extent exemptions thereunder may be available.  Persons elected to serve on the Committee as Non-Employee Directors shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan or acquire equity securities under any plan of the Corporation or its affiliates while they are serving as members of the Committee; shall not have received equity securities under any plan of the Corporation or its affiliates within one year before their appointment to the Committee becomes effective; and shall not be eligible to receive equity securities under any plan of the Corporation or its affiliates for such period following service on the Committee as may be required by Rule 16b-3 for that person to remain a Non-Employee Director.
		

		
			Section 7.2                          Authority of Committee.  Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have plenary authority in its discretion to interpret and construe any and all provisions of the Plan, to adopt rules and regulations for administering the Plan, and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan, including designating separate Offerings under the Plan and designating whether Designated Subsidiaries participate in the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component. The Committee's determination on such matters shall be conclusive.   Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures for jurisdictions outside of the United States.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules, procedures and sub-plans, which for purposes of the Non-423 Component, may be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code, regarding, but not limited to, eligibility to participate, the definition of Gross Earnings, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements.  The terms of such sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of the Plan, with the exception of Section 1.2 hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of the Plan will govern the operation of such sub-plan.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Employees eligible to participate in each sub-plan will participate in a separate Offering or in the Non-423 Component.
		

		
			Section 7.3                          Rules Governing the Administration of the Committee. The Board of Directors may from time to time appoint members of the Committee in substitution for or in addition to members previously appointed, and may fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The Committee may select one (1) of its members as its Chairman and will hold its meetings at such times and places as it deems advisable and may hold meetings by telephone. A majority of the Committee's members will constitute a quorum. All determinations of the Committee will be made by a majority of its members. The Committee may correct any defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, in the manner and to the extent it deems proper. Any decision or determination reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the members of the Committee will be as fully effective as if it had been made by a majority vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee may appoint a secretary and will make such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it deems advisable.
		

		

		

		 

		

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			ARTICLE VIII

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			Section 8.1                          Designation of Beneficiary. A Participant may designate in writing a Beneficiary to receive any shares of Common Stock and/or cash upon the Participant's death. Such Beneficiary designation may be changed by the Participant at any time by written notice to the Committee. Upon the death of the Participant and upon the receipt by the Committee of proof of the identity and existence of a Beneficiary validly designated by the Participant under the Plan, the Committee will deliver such shares of Common Stock and/or cash to such Beneficiary. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a validly designated Beneficiary who is living at the time of such Participant's death, the Committee will deliver such Common Stock and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the Participant's estate, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Committee), the Committee, in its discretion, may deliver such shares of Common Stock and/or cash to the Participant's spouse or dependents as the Company may designate. No Beneficiary will, before the death of the Participant by whom he has been designated, acquire any interest in the shares of Common Stock issued to, or the cash credited to, the Participant under the Plan.
		

		
			Section 8.2                          Transferability. Neither the payroll deductions or contributions credited to a Participant's Payroll Deduction Account nor any rights with regard to the right to purchase or receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any such attempted assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition will be without effect.
		

		
			Section 8.3                          Adjustment in Case of Changes Affecting the Company's Stock. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or the payment of a stock dividend thereon, the number of shares of Common Stock reserved or authorized to be reserved under this Plan will be increased proportionately, and such other adjustments may be made as may be deemed necessary or equitable by the Board of Directors. In the event of any other change affecting the Common Stock, such adjustments will be made as may be deemed equitable by the Board of Directors to give proper effect to such event, subject to the limitations of section 424 of the Code.
		

		
			Section 8.4                          Amendment of the Plan. The Board of Directors may at any time, or from time to time, amend the Plan in any respect, except that no such amendment shall affect options previously granted to the extent that any Participant would be adversely affected by the amendment. In addition, no amendment of the Plan may be made without the prior approval of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock of the Company then issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, if such amendment would:
		

		
			(a)            Increase or decrease the number of shares of Common Stock reserved under the Plan (other than as provided in Section 8.3);
		

		
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		Section 8.5                          Termination of the Plan. The Plan and all rights of Participants under the Plan will terminate:
		

		
			(a)            On the Stock Purchase Date that a Participant becomes entitled to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to or greater than the remaining number of reserved shares available for purchase under the Plan, or
		

		
			(b)            At any time, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, except that no such termination shall affect previously granted options to the extent that such termination would adversely affect the rights of participants.  If the Plan is terminated, the Board, in its discretion, may elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods either immediately or upon completion of the purchase of shares of Common Stock on the next Stock Purchase Date, which may be sooner than originally scheduled, if determined by the Board.
		

		
			If the Plan terminates under circumstances described in (a) above, any reserved shares of Common Stock remaining as of the termination date will be issued to Participants on a pro rata basis. Upon termination of this Plan all amounts in the Payroll Deduction Accounts of Participants that have not been used to purchase shares of Common Stock will be promptly refunded.
		

		
			Section 8.6                          Effective Date of Plan. The Plan originally became effective on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the initial public offering of the Common Stock.  Subsequent amendments to the Plan are effective on the date of approval by the Board, subject to any required approval by the Company's stockholders.  The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated under Section 8.5 hereof.
		

		
			Section 8.7                          No Employment Rights. The Plan does not, directly or indirectly, create any right for the benefit of any Employee or class of Employees to purchase any shares of Common Stock under the Plan. In addition, the Plan does not create in any Employee or class of Employees any right to continue employment with the Company or a Subsidiary, and the Plan will not interfere in any way with the Company's or its Subsidiaries' rights to terminate, or otherwise modify, an Employee's employment at any time.
		

		
			Section 8.8                          Company Has No Responsibility for Taxes. The Company makes no guarantee or warranty with respect to the tax ramifications of participation in the Plan. The Company will not pay to or in respect of, reimburse or hold harmless any Participant with respect to any tax liability incurred by such Participant in connection with such participation.
		

		
			Section 8.9                          No Interest. No interest shall accrue or be paid on the payroll deductions of a Participant in the Plan.
		

		
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		Section 8.11                          Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be required to segregate such payroll deductions.
		

		
			Section 8.12                          Effect of Plan. The provisions of the Plan will, in accordance with its terms, be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, all successors of each Employee participating in the Plan, including, without limitation, such Employee's estate and the executors, administrators or trustees thereof, heirs and legatees, and any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the creditors of such Employee.
		

		
			Section 8.13                          Governing Law. The law of the State of Delaware will govern all matters relating to this Plan except to the extent it is superseded by the laws of the United States.  
		

		 

		

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