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  274443669v.4  CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC.  AMENDED AND RESTATED  2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN  (As Amended and Restated Effective December 7, 2021)  Clearway Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) previously established the Clearway Energy, Inc.  2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) as of July 16, 2013. The Plan was subsequently  amended and restated effective as of May 14, 2015 and February 19, 2021 and is hereby  amended and restated, effective as of December 7, 2021, to reflect minor technical changes.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings assigned to  them in Section 2.  1. Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan shall be to promote the long-term growth and profitability of the  Company and its Affiliates by (a) providing certain directors, officers and employees of, and  certain other individuals who perform services for, or to whom an offer of employment has been  extended by, the Company and its Affiliates with incentives to maximize shareholder value and  otherwise contribute to the success of the Company and (b) enabling the Company to attract,  retain and reward the best available persons for positions of responsibility. Grants of Incentive  Stock Options or Non-qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, either alone or in  tandem with Options, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Deferred  Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards or Other Cash-Based Awards, or any combination of the  foregoing (collectively, the “Awards”) may be made under the Plan. Notwithstanding any  provision of the Plan, to the extent that any Award would be subject to Section 409A of the  Code, no such Award may be granted if it would fail to comply with the requirements set forth in  Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or guidance promulgated thereunder.  2. Definitions.  (a) “Affiliate” means each of the following: (i) any Subsidiary; (ii) any Parent; (iii)  any corporation, trade or business (including, without limitation, a partnership or limited liability  company) which is directly or indirectly controlled 50% or more (whether by ownership of  stock, assets or an equivalent ownership interest or voting interest) by the Company or one of its  Affiliates; (iv) any trade or business (including, without limitation, a partnership or limited  liability company) which directly or indirectly controls 50% or more (whether by ownership of  stock, assets or an equivalent ownership interest or voting interest) of the Company; and (v) any  other entity in which the Company or any of its Affiliates has a material equity interest and  which is designated as an “Affiliate” by resolution of the Committee; provided that, unless  otherwise determined by the Committee, the Common Stock subject to any Award constitutes  “service recipient stock” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code or otherwise does not subject  the Award to Section 409A of the Code.  (b) “Awards” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 1 above.  (c) “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.  

 

 2  274443669v.4  (d) “Cause”, unless otherwise defined in a Participant’s Grant Agreement or in a  Participant’s written employment arrangements with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in  effect on the date of grant (as amended from time to time thereafter), means the occurrence of  one or more of the following events:  (i) Conviction of, or agreement to a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony, or  any crime or offense lesser than a felony involving the property of the Company or a  Subsidiary; or  (ii) Conduct that has caused demonstrable and serious injury to the Company  or a Subsidiary, monetary or otherwise; or  (iii) Willful refusal to perform or substantial disregard of duties properly  assigned, as determined by the Company; or  (iv) Breach of duty of loyalty to the Company or a Subsidiary or other act of  fraud or dishonesty with respect to the Company or a Subsidiary; or  (v) Violation of the Company’s code of conduct.  The definition of Cause set forth in a Participant’s Grant Agreement shall control if such  definition is different from the definition of Cause set forth in a Participant’s written employment  arrangements with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  (e) “Change in Control” means, unless otherwise defined in a Participant’s Grant  Agreement, the occurrence of one of the following events:  (i) Any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13 and 14(d)(2) of the  Exchange Act), other than Clearway Energy Group LLC or one of its subsidiaries or  affiliates (A) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the  Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of either (x) the Company’s then- outstanding common stock (“Outstanding Common Stock”), or (y) the Company’s then- outstanding capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors (“Outstanding Voting  Stock”), excluding any “person” who becomes a “beneficial owner” in connection with a  Business Combination (as defined in paragraph (iii) below) which does not constitute a  Change in Control under said paragraph (iii); or (B) obtains the power to, directly or  indirectly, vote or cause to be voted 50% or more of the Company’s capital stock entitled  to vote in the election of directors, including by contract or through proxy; or  (ii) Persons who on the Effective Date (the “Commencement Date”) constitute  the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason, including without limitation,  as a result of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger, or similar transaction, to constitute at  least a majority thereof; provided that, any person becoming a director of the Company  subsequent to the Commencement Date shall be considered an Incumbent Director if  such person’s election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a  majority of the Incumbent Directors; but provided further that, any such person whose  initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest  relating to the election of members of the Board or other actual or threatened solicitation  

 

 3  274443669v.4  of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a “person” (as defined in Sections 13(d) and  14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Board, including by reason of agreement  intended to avoid or settle any such actual or threatened contest or solicitation, shall not  be considered an Incumbent Director; or  (iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale or other  disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business  Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, all or  substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,  respectively, of Outstanding Common Stock and the combined voting power of  Outstanding Voting Stock immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially  own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then  outstanding shares of common stock and voting securities entitled to vote generally in the  election of directors, as the case may be, of the company resulting from such Business  Combination (including, without limitation, a company which, as a result of such  transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either  directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in the same proportions as their ownership,  immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the  Outstanding Common Stock and  Outstanding Voting Stock of the Company; or  (iv) The shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the  liquidation or dissolution of the Company.  In addition, with respect to any Award that is characterized as “nonqualified deferred  compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, an event shall not be considered  to be a Change in Control under the Plan for purposes of payment of such Award unless such  event is also a “change in ownership,” a “change in effective control” or a “change in ownership  of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the  Code.  (f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  (g) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other  committee which, to the extent required by law, shall consist solely of two or more members of  the Board, each of whom is (i) a non-employee director under Rule 16b-3 and (ii) an  “independent director” under the rules of any national securities exchange on which the  Common Stock is listed for trading; provided that, if for any reason the Committee shall not have  been appointed by the Board to administer the Plan, all authority and duties of the Committee  under the Plan shall be vested in and exercised by the Board, and the term “Committee” shall be  deemed to mean the Board for all purposes herein.  (h) “Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of  the Company (as described in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of  Incorporation, as it may be amended from time to time); the Class C Common Stock, par value  $0.01 per share, of the Company (as described in the Company’s Second Amended and Restated  Certificate of Incorporation, as it may be amended from time to time); and any other shares into  

 

 4  274443669v.4  which such stock may be changed by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger,  consolidation or any other change in the corporate structure or capital stock of the Company.  (i) “Company” shall have the meaning given to such term in the introductory  paragraph above.  (j) “Consultant” means any natural person who is an advisor or consultant to the  Company or its Affiliates.  (k) “Disability”, unless otherwise defined in a Participant’s Grant Agreement, means  a disability that would entitle an eligible Participant to payment of monthly disability payments  under any Company long-term disability plan or as otherwise determined by the Committee.  (l) “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23.  (m) “Eligible Employees” means each employee of the Company or an Affiliate.  (n) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  (o) “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock means, as of the date in  question, the officially-quoted closing selling price of the applicable class of Common Stock (or  if no selling price is quoted, the bid price) on the principal securities exchange on which the  Common Stock is then listed for trading (including for this purpose the NYSE) (the “Market”)  for the applicable trading day (or if there no closing price on such day because the Market is not  open on such day, the last preceding day on which the Market was open) or, if the applicable  class of Common Stock is not then listed or quoted in the Market, the Fair Market Value shall be  the fair value of the applicable class of Common Stock determined in good faith by the Board  and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, in accordance with Section 422 of the Code;  provided, however, that when shares received upon exercise of an Option are immediately sold  in the open market, the net sale price received may be used to determine the Fair Market Value  of any shares used to pay the exercise price or applicable withholding taxes and to compute the  withholding taxes.  (p) “Family Member” has the meaning given to such term in General Instructions  A.1(a)(5) to Form S-8 under the Securities Act.  (q) “Full Value Award” an Award, other than an Incentive Stock Option, Non- qualified Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, that is settled in Common Stock.  (r) “Grant Agreement” means the written (whether in print or electronic form)  agreement that each Participant to whom an Award is made under the Plan is required to enter  into with the Company containing the terms and conditions of such grant as are determined by  the Committee and consistent with the Plan.  (s) “Incentive Stock Option” means an option conforming to the requirements of  Section 422 of the Code and any successor thereto.  (t) “Lead Underwriter” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.  

 

 5  274443669v.4  (u) “Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.  (v) “Minimum Vesting Requirement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.  (w) “Non-Employee Director” means a director or a member of the Board of the  Company or any Affiliate who is not an active employee of the Company or any Affiliate.  (x) “Non-qualified Stock Option” means any stock option other than an Incentive  Stock Option.  (y) “Other Cash-Based Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 12 and  payable in cash at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by  the Committee in its sole discretion.  (z) “Other Termination” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(g)(v).  (aa) “Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award that is valued in whole or in part by  reference to, or is payable in or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including, without  limitation, an Award valued by reference to an Affiliate.  (bb) “Parent” means any parent corporation of the Company within the meaning of  Section 424(e) of the Code.  (cc) “Participant” means any director, officer or employee of, or other individual  performing services for, or to whom an offer of employment has been extended by, the Company  or any Subsidiary who has been selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan (including a  Participant located outside the United States).  (dd) “Performance Award” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to  Section 9, hereof contingent upon achieving certain Performance Goals.  (ee) “Performance Cycle” shall have the meaning provided in Section 9.  (ff) “Performance Goals” means goals established by the Committee as contingencies  for Awards to vest and/or become exercisable or distributable based on one or more of the  performance goals set forth in Section 9.  (gg) “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability  company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, incorporated organization,  governmental or regulatory or other entity.  (hh) “Plan” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph above.  (ii) “Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 25.  (jj) “Registration Date” means the date on which the Company sells its Common  Stock in a bona fide, firm commitment underwriting pursuant to a registration statement under  the Securities Act.  

 

 6  274443669v.4  (kk) “Restricted Stock” means an Award of Shares under this Plan that is subject to  restrictions under Section 8.  (ll) “Restricted Stock Unit” or “Unit” means an Award of hypothetical Share units  under this Plan that are convertible to Shares, or the Fair Market Value thereof, in accordance  with Section 8.  (mm) “Restriction Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(f).  (nn) “Retirement” means, (i) for any non-director, (A) termination of service as a non- director due to his or her retirement after at least 10 years of service of such non-director and (B)  attaining at least 55 years of age, and (ii) for any director, termination of service as a director  after at least 5 years of Board service of such director.  (oo) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act as then  in effect or any successor provision.  (pp) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and all rules and  regulations promulgated thereunder. Reference to a specific section of the Securities Act or  regulation thereunder shall include such section or regulation, any valid regulation or  interpretation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future  legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.  (qq) “Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).  (rr) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” shall mean the right pursuant to an Award  granted under Section 7.  (ss) “Stock Option” or “Option” means any option to purchase shares of Common  Stock granted to Participants granted pursuant to Section 6.  (tt) “Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding shares or  ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of such corporation  or other entity entitled to elect the management thereof, or such lesser percentage as may be  approved by the Committee, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company.  (uu) “Substitute Awards” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).  (vv) “Termination” means a Termination of Consultancy, Termination of Directorship  or Termination of Employment, as applicable.  (ww) “Termination of Consultancy” means: (i) that the Consultant is no longer acting as  a consultant to the Company or an Affiliate; or (ii) when an entity which is retaining a  Participant as a Consultant ceases to be an Affiliate unless the Participant otherwise is, or  thereupon becomes, a Consultant to the Company or another Affiliate at the time the entity  ceases to be an Affiliate. In the event that a Consultant becomes an Eligible Employee or a Non- Employee Director upon the termination of his or her consultancy, unless otherwise determined  by the Committee, in its sole discretion, no Termination of Consultancy shall be deemed to occur  

 

 7  274443669v.4  until such time as such Consultant is no longer a Consultant, an Eligible Employee or a Non- Employee Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may otherwise define  Termination of Consultancy in the Grant Agreement or, if no rights of a Participant are reduced,  may otherwise define Termination of Consultancy thereafter; provided that, any such change to  the definition of the term “Termination of Consultancy” does not subject the applicable Award to  Section 409A of the Code.  (xx) “Termination of Directorship” means that the Non-Employee Director has ceased  to be a director of the Company; except that if a Non-Employee Director becomes an Eligible  Employee or a Consultant upon the termination of his or her directorship, his or her ceasing to be  a director of the Company shall not be treated as a Termination of Directorship unless and until  the Participant has a Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy, as the case  may be.  (yy) “Termination of Employment” means: (i) a termination of employment (for  reasons other than a military or personal leave of absence granted by the Company) of a  Participant from the Company and its Affiliates; or (ii) when an entity which is employing a  Participant ceases to be an Affiliate, unless the Participant otherwise is, or thereupon becomes,  employed by the Company or another Affiliate at the time the entity ceases to be an Affiliate. In  the event that an Eligible Employee becomes a Consultant or a Non-Employee Director upon the  termination of his or her employment, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole  discretion, no Termination of Employment shall be deemed to occur until such time as such  Eligible Employee is no longer an Eligible Employee, a Consultant or a Non-Employee Director.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may otherwise define Termination of  Employment in the Grant Agreement or, if no rights of a Participant are reduced, may otherwise  define Termination of Employment thereafter; provided that, unless otherwise determined by the  Committee, any such change to the definition of the term “Termination of Employment” does  not subject the applicable Award to Section 409A of the Code.  (zz) “Transfer” means: (i) when used as a noun, any direct or indirect transfer, sale,  assignment, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance or other disposition (including the issuance of  equity in a Person), whether for value or no value and whether voluntary or involuntary  (including by operation of law), and (ii) when used as a verb, to directly or indirectly transfer,  sell, assign, pledge, encumber, charge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of (including the  issuance of equity in a Person) whether for value or for no value and whether voluntarily or  involuntarily (including by operation of law). “Transferred” and “Transferable” shall have a  correlative meaning.  (aaa) “Vesting Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).  3. Administration.  (a) The Plan shall be administered, interpreted and construed by the Committee. If it  is determined that one or more members of the Committee do not satisfy the requirements set  forth in clause (i) or (ii) of the Committee definition herein, actions taken by the Committee prior  to such determination shall be valid despite such failure to qualify. In no event, however, shall  the Committee amend or modify the distribution terms in any Award or Grant Agreement that  

 

 8  274443669v.4  has a feature for the deferral of compensation if such modification would result in taxes,  additional interest and/or penalties pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.  (b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall be authorized to:  (i) select persons to participate in the Plan;  (ii) determine the form and substance of grants made under the Plan to each  Participant, and the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which such grants will  be made;  (iii) determine the form and substance of the Grant Agreements reflecting the  terms and conditions of each grant made under the Plan;  (iv) certify that the conditions and restrictions applicable to any grant have  been met;  (v) modify the terms of grants made under the Plan;  (vi) interpret and construe the Plan and Grant Agreements entered into under  the Plan;  (vii) determine the duration and purposes for leaves of absence which may be  granted to a Participant on an individual basis without constituting a termination of  employment or services for purposes of the Plan;  (viii) make any adjustments necessary or desirable in connection with grants  made under the Plan to eligible Participants located outside the United States;  (ix) adopt, amend, or rescind rules and regulations for the administration of the  Plan, including, but not limited to, correcting any defect or supplying any omission, or  reconciling any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Grant Agreement, in the manner and  to the extent it shall deem necessary or advisable, including so that the Plan and the  operation of the Plan complies with Rule 16b-3, the Code to the extent applicable and  other applicable law and make such other determinations for carrying out the Plan as it  may deem appropriate; and  (x) exercise such powers and perform such acts as are deemed necessary or  advisable to promote the best interests of the Company with respect to the Plan.  (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not take any of the following  actions without shareholder approval, except as provided in Section 20: (i) reduce the exercise  price following the grant of an Option or SAR; (ii) exchange an Option or SAR which has an  exercise price that is greater than the Fair Market Value of a Share for cash or Shares or (iii)  cancel an Option or SAR in exchange for a replacement option or another Award with a lower  exercise price. Decisions of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan, any Award granted  under the Plan and any Grant Agreement shall be in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be  conclusive and binding on the Company, all Participants and all other parties, unless an  

 

 9  274443669v.4  arbitration or other provision is expressly provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement. The  validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan  shall be determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and rules and  regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. No member of the Committee and no officer of the  Company shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such member, by any  other member of the Committee or by any officer of the Company in connection with the  performance of duties under the Plan, except for such person’s own willful misconduct or as  expressly provided by statute.  (d) The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Plan shall not be  required to establish any special or separate fund or make any other segregation of assets to  assume the payment of any Award under the Plan, and rights to the payment of such Awards  shall be no greater than the rights of the Company’s general creditors.  4. Shares Available for the Plan.  (a) Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 20, an aggregate of 4,500,000  shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Such Shares may be  in whole or in part authorized and unissued or held by the Company as treasury shares. If any  grant under the Plan expires or terminates unexercised, becomes unexercisable or is forfeited as  to any Shares, then such unpurchased or forfeited Shares shall thereafter be available for further  grants under the Plan unless, in the case of Options granted under the Plan, related SARs are  exercised, it being understood that Shares with respect to an Award (or otherwise) that are used  to satisfy the exercise price with respect to Options or SARs or tax withholding with respect to  an Award shall not be available for further grants under the Plan. Any Award under the Plan  settled in cash shall not be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitations. The  maximum number of shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted shall  be 500,000. Shares issued under Awards granted in assumption, substitution or exchange for  previously granted awards of a company acquired by the Company (“Substitute Awards”) shall  not reduce Shares available under Plan. Available shares under a stockholder approved plan of  an acquired company (as appropriately adjusted to reflect such acquisition) may be used for  Awards under this Plan and shall not reduce the number of Shares available under this Plan,  except as required by the rules of any applicable stock exchange.  (b) The following individual Participant limitations shall apply:  (i) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards  other than Performance Awards which may be granted under this Plan during any fiscal  year of the Company to each Eligible Employee or Consultant shall be 500,000 shares in  the aggregate (which shall be subject to any further increase or decrease pursuant to  Section 20).  (ii) The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to  Performance Awards which may be granted under this Plan during any fiscal year of the  Company to each Eligible Employee or Consultant shall be 500,000 shares in the  aggregate (which shall be subject to any further increase or decrease pursuant to Section  20).  

 

 10  274443669v.4  (iii) The maximum value of shares of Common Stock subject to any Awards  which may be granted under this Plan during any fiscal year of the Company to each  Non-Employee Director shall be $500,000 in the aggregate (based on the grant value of  the Common Shares under any Awards, as applicable), and when combined with cash  compensation awarded to each Non-Employee Director for a fiscal year, the maximum  amount of total annual compensation paid to each Non-Employee Director  for a fiscal  year shall not exceed $750,000.  (iv) The maximum value of a cash payment made under Performance Awards  which may be granted under the Plan with respect to any fiscal year of the Company to  each Eligible Employee or Consultant shall be $5,000,000 in the aggregate.  (v) The individual Participant limitations set forth in this Section 4(b) (other  than paragraph (iv) above) shall be cumulative with respect to Eligible Employees and  Consultants; that is, to the extent that shares of Common Stock or cash amounts for or  under which Awards are permitted to be granted to an Eligible Employee or a Consultant  during a fiscal year are not covered by or made under an Award, as applicable, to such  Eligible Employee or Consultant in a fiscal year, the number of shares of Common Stock  or cash amounts available for or under Awards to such Eligible Employee or Consultant  shall automatically increase in the subsequent fiscal years during the term of the Plan  until used.  (vi) The Committee may apply the foregoing dollar limitations specified in  paragraph (iv) above with respect to paragraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) above as applicable and in  the event the date of grant value of the number of shares specified such paragraphs (i),  (ii) or (iii) is less than the applicable dollar limitations specified in such paragraph (iv).  (c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4 or  any other section of this Plan, the Committee may, at any time or from time to time, and on such  terms and conditions (that are consistent with and not in contravention of the other provisions of  this Plan) as the Committee may determine, enter into Grant Agreements (or take other actions  with respect to the Awards) for new Awards containing terms (including, without limitation,  exercise prices) more (or less) favorable than the then-outstanding Awards.  5. Participation.  Participation in the Plan shall be limited to the Participants. Nothing in the Plan or in any  Grant Agreement shall confer any right on a Participant to continue in the employ of the  Company or any Affiliate as a director, officer or employee of or in the performance of services  therefor or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate  the employment or performance of services or to reduce the compensation or responsibilities of a  Participant at any time. By accepting any Award under the Plan, each Participant and each  person claiming under or through him or her shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his  or her acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the  Company, the Board or the Committee.  

 

 11  274443669v.4  Awards may be granted to such persons and for such number of Shares as the Committee  shall determine, subject to the limitations contained herein (such individuals to whom grants are  made being sometimes herein called “optionees” or “grantees,” as the case may be).  Determinations made by the Committee under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made  selectively among eligible individuals under the Plan, whether or not such individuals are  similarly situated. A grant of any type made hereunder in any one year to an eligible Participant  shall neither guarantee nor preclude a further grant of that or any other type to such Participant in  that year or subsequent years.  Except for maximum aggregate Awards of 5% of the aggregate Shares authorized by  Section 4, and subject to the circumstances described herein under which accelerated vesting  may occur, if the vesting condition for any Award (excluding any Award granted to a Non- Employee Director), relates (a) exclusively to the passage of time and continued employment,  such time period shall not be less than (i) 36 months, with 33 1/3% of the Award vesting every  12 months with respect to any Full Value Award, and (ii) 1 year with respect to any other Award,  and (b) to the attainment of specified Performance Goals, such Award (whether a Full Value  Award or otherwise) shall vest over a Performance Cycle of not less than 1 year (the “Minimum  Vesting Requirement”).  6. Incentive and Non-qualified Options.  The Committee may from time to time grant to eligible Participants Incentive Stock  Options, Non-qualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof; provided that, the Committee  may grant Incentive Stock Options only to eligible employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries  (as Subsidiaries may be further defined for this purpose in Section 424(f) of the Code or any  successor thereto). The Options granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Grant Agreement  and shall take such form as the Committee shall determine, subject to the terms and conditions of  the Plan.  It is the Company’s intent that Non-qualified Stock Options granted under the Plan not be  classified as Incentive Stock Options, that Incentive Stock Options be consistent with and  contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required under Section 422 of the Code and any  successor thereto, and that any ambiguities in construction be interpreted and construed in order  to effectuate such intent. If an Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan does not qualify as  such for any reason, then to the extent of such non-qualification, the Stock Option represented  thereby shall be regarded as a Non-qualified Stock Option duly granted under the Plan; provided  that, such Stock Option otherwise meets the Plan’s requirements for Non-qualified Stock  Options.  (a) Price. The price per Share deliverable upon the exercise of each Option shall be  established by the Committee, except that in the case of the grant of any Option, such price may  not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of  grant of the Option except for Substitute Awards, which shall have the exercise price as  determined by the Committee; provided that, such exercise price does not cause the Substitute  Award to become subject to Section 409A of the Code and the Committee takes into  consideration any third-party voting guidelines. In the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock  Option to an employee who, at the time of the grant, owns more than 10% of the total combined  

 

 12  274443669v.4  voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the exercise price  may not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date  of grant of the Option, in each case unless otherwise permitted by Section 422 of the Code or any  successor thereto.  (b) Payment. Options may be exercised, in whole or in part, upon payment of the  exercise price of the Shares to be acquired. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,  payment shall be made (i) in cash (including check, bank draft, money order or wire transfer of  immediately available funds), (ii) by delivery of outstanding shares of Common Stock with a  Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price payable with  respect to the Options’ exercise, (iii) by means of any cashless exercise procedures approved by  the Committee and as may be in effect on the date of exercise, (iv) by withholding shares of  Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option having a Fair Market Value  equal to the exercise price or (v) by any combination of the foregoing.  In the event a grantee is permitted to, and elects to pay the exercise price payable with  respect to an Option pursuant to clause (ii) above, (A) only a whole number of share(s) of  Common Stock (and not fractional shares of Common Stock) may be tendered in payment, (B)  such grantee must present evidence acceptable to the Company that he or she has owned any  such shares of Common Stock tendered in payment of the exercise price (and that such tendered  shares of Common Stock are not subject to any substantial risk of forfeiture), and (C) Common  Stock must be delivered to the Company. Delivery for this purpose may, at the election of the  grantee, be made either by (x) physical delivery of the certificate(s) for all such shares of  Common Stock tendered in payment of the exercise price, accompanied by duly executed  instruments of transfer in a form acceptable to the Company, (y) direction to the grantee’s broker  to transfer, by book entry, such shares of Common Stock from a brokerage account of the  grantee to a brokerage account specified by the Company, or (z) the attestation of the grantee’s  shares of Common Stock. When payment of the exercise price is made by delivery of Common  Stock, the difference, if any, between the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the  Option being exercised and the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock tendered in  payment (plus any applicable taxes) shall be paid in cash. No grantee may tender shares of  Common Stock having a Fair Market Value exceeding the aggregate exercise price payable with  respect to the Option being exercised (plus any applicable taxes).  (c) Terms of Options. The term during which each Option may be exercised shall be  determined by the Committee, but if required by the Code, no Option shall be exercisable in  whole or in part more than 10 years from the date it is granted, and no Incentive Stock Option  granted to an employee who at the time of the grant owns more than 10% of the total combined  voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be  exercisable more than 5 years from the date it is granted. All rights to purchase Shares pursuant  to an Option shall, unless sooner terminated, expire on the date designated by the Committee.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall determine the date on which each Option  shall become exercisable and may provide that an Option shall become exercisable in  installments. The Committee may provide that upon the last day of the term of an Option whose  exercise price is less than the fair market value of the underlying Share on such date, such Option  may be automatically exercised and the Participant shall receive a number of Shares equal in  value to the excess of the fair market value of a Share over the exercise price of such Option, less  

 

 13  274443669v.4  any applicable withholding taxes. The Shares constituting each installment may be purchased in  whole or in part at any time after such installment becomes exercisable, subject to such minimum  exercise requirements as may be designated by the Committee. Prior to the exercise of an Option  and delivery of the Shares represented thereby, the optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder  with respect to any Shares covered by such outstanding Option (including any dividend or voting  rights). If an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) expires on a day that the Participant  cannot exercise the Option because such an exercise would violate an applicable federal, state,  local, or foreign law, the expiration date shall be tolled, at the discretion of the Committee, to the  date no later than 30 days after the date the exercise of such Option would no longer violate an  applicable Federal, state, local, and foreign laws, to the extent allowed under Section 409A of the  Code.  (d) Limitations on Grants. If required by the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value  (determined as of the grant date) of Shares for which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for  the first time during any calendar year under all equity incentive plans of the Company and its  Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto) may not exceed  $100,000.  (e) Non-Transferability. No Stock Option shall be Transferable by the Participant  other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and all Stock Options shall be  exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the  foregoing, the Committee may determine, in its sole discretion, at the time of grant or thereafter  that a Non-qualified Stock Option that is otherwise not Transferable pursuant to this Section 6(e)  is Transferable to a Family Member in whole or in part and in such circumstances, and under  such conditions, as specified by the Committee. A Non-qualified Stock Option that is  Transferred to a Family Member pursuant to the preceding sentence (i) may not be subsequently  Transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and (ii) remains subject  to the terms of this Plan and the applicable Grant Agreement. Any shares of Common Stock  acquired upon the exercise of a Non-qualified Stock Option by a permissible transferee of a Non- qualified Stock Option or a permissible transferee pursuant to a Transfer after the exercise of the  Non-qualified Stock Option shall be subject to the terms of this Plan and the applicable Grant  Agreement.  (f) Other Terms and Conditions. The Committee may include a provision in a Grant  Agreement providing for the automatic exercise of a Non-qualified Stock Option on a cashless  basis on the last day of the term of such Option if the Participant has failed to exercise the Non- qualified Stock Option as of such date, with respect to which the Fair Market Value of the shares  of Common Stock underlying the Non-qualified Stock Option exceeds the exercise price of such  Non-qualified Stock Option on the date of expiration of such Option, subject to Section 14.  Stock Options may contain such other provisions, which shall not be inconsistent with any of the  terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem appropriate.  (g) Termination; Forfeiture.  (i) Death. Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement, if a  Participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services  for, the Company or any Affiliate due to his or her death, all of the Participant’s Awards  

 

 14  274443669v.4  shall become fully vested and all of the Participant’s Options shall become exercisable  and shall remain so for a period of 1 year from the date of such death, but in no event  after the expiration date of the Options.  (ii) Disability. Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement  (including as a result of a condition in such Grant Agreement that provides for vesting of  the Participant’s Awards or exercisability of the Participant’s Options upon the  occurrence of a disability, as defined pursuant to such Grant Agreement), if a Participant  ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the  Company or any Affiliate due to Disability, all of the Participant’s Awards shall become  fully vested and all of the Participant’s Options shall become exercisable and shall  remain so for a period of 1 year from the date thereof, but in no event after the expiration  date of the Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Disability giving rise to the  termination of employment is not within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or  any successor thereto, Incentive Stock Options not exercised by such Participant within  90 days after the date of termination of employment will cease to qualify as Incentive  Stock Options and will be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options under the Plan if  required to be so treated under the Code.  (iii) Retirement. Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant  Agreement, if a Participant ceases to be an officer or employee of, or to perform other  services for, the Company or any Affiliate upon the occurrence of his or her Retirement,  the unvested portion of the Participant’s Awards (or, with respect to the Participant’s  Options, the unexercisable portion thereof) as of the date of Retirement shall continue to  vest (or, with respect to the Participant’s Options, become exercisable); provided that  such Retirement occurs more than 12 months following the date of grant. In the event  such Retirement occurs prior to the 12-month anniversary of the date of grant, (A) all of  the Participant’s Awards that were not fully vested (or, with respect to the Participant’s  Options, exercisable) on the date of Retirement shall be forfeited immediately upon such  Retirement and (B) all of the Participant’s Options that were exercisable on the date of  Retirement shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate and thereafter be  forfeited at the end of, a period of 12 months after the date of Retirement, but in no event  after the expiration date of the Options. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this  Section 6(g)(iii), (x) upon Retirement, a Participant’s Awards may become fully vested  (and, with respect to the Participant’s Options, exercisable) in the discretion of the  Committee and (y) Incentive Stock Options not exercised by such Participant within 90  days after Retirement will cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options and will be treated  as Non-qualified Stock Options under the Plan if required to be so treated under the  Code.  Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement, if a Participant  ceases to be a director of the Company or any Affiliate upon the occurrence of his or her  Retirement, all of the Participant’s Awards shall become fully vested and all of the  Participant’s Options shall become exercisable and shall remain so for a period of 12  months after the date of Retirement, but in no event after the expiration date of the  Options.  

 

 15  274443669v.4  (iv) Discharge for Cause. If a Participant ceases to be a director, officer or  employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company or any Affiliate due to Cause  (or at a time when such employment or services were, or would have been, terminable for  Cause), or if a Participant does not become a director, officer or employee of, or does not  begin performing other services for, the Company or any Affiliate for any reason, all of  the Participant’s Awards shall be forfeited immediately and all of the Participant’s  Options shall expire and be forfeited immediately, whether or not then exercisable, upon  such cessation or non-commencement.  (v) Other Termination. Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant  Agreement and subject to Section 20(c), if a Participant ceases to be a director, officer or  employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company or any Affiliate for any  reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or Cause hereunder (each such  termination referred to as an “Other Termination”), (A) all of the Participant’s Options  that were exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall  otherwise terminate and thereafter be forfeited at the end of, a period of 90 days after the  date of such cessation, but in no event after the expiration date of the Options, and (B) all  of the Participant’s Awards that were not fully vested (or, with respect to the Participant’s  Options, exercisable) on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately upon  such cessation. For the avoidance of doubt, an Other Termination with recall rights shall  be considered an Other Termination to which this Section 6(g)(v) applies.  For purposes of the preceding paragraphs (i) – (v), references to Affiliates shall, to the  extent required under Section 422 of the Code and related guidance, be substituted with  references to Subsidiaries with respect to Awards of Incentive Stock Options.  7. Stock Appreciation Rights.  The Committee shall have the authority to grant SARs under this Plan, either alone or to  any optionee in tandem with Options (either at the time of grant of the related Option or  thereafter by amendment to an outstanding Option). Subject to the terms of the Plan, SARs shall  be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify.   The exercise price of an SAR must equal or exceed the Fair Market Value of a share of  Common Stock on the date of grant of the SAR except for Substitute Awards, which shall have  the exercise price as determined by the Committee provided that such exercise price does not  cause the Substitute Award to become subject to Section 409A of the Code and the Committee  takes into consideration any third-party voting guidelines. Prior to the exercise of the SAR and  delivery of the Shares represented thereby, the Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder  with respect to Shares covered by such outstanding SAR (including any dividend or voting  rights).  SARs granted in tandem with Options shall be exercisable only when, to the extent and  on the conditions that any related Option is exercisable. The exercise of an Option shall result in  an immediate forfeiture of any related SAR to the extent the Option is exercised, and the exercise  of an SAR shall cause an immediate forfeiture of any related Option to the extent the SAR is  exercised.  

 

 16  274443669v.4  Upon the exercise of an SAR, the Participant shall be entitled to a distribution from the  Company in an amount equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of  Common Stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price of the SAR or, in the case of SARs  granted in tandem with Options, any Option to which the SAR is related, multiplied by the  number of Shares as to which the SAR is exercised. Such distribution shall be in cash and/or  Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such amount, or any combination thereof as chosen  by the Committee.  All SARs will be exercised automatically on the last day prior to the expiration date of  the SAR or, in the case of SARs granted in tandem with Options, any related Option, so long as  the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on that date exceeds the exercise price of the  SAR or any related Option, as applicable. An SAR granted in tandem with Options shall expire  at the same time as any related Option expires and shall be transferable only when, and under the  same conditions as, any related Option is transferable. Unless otherwise determined by a  Participant’s Grant Agreement, each SAR shall be subject to the termination and forfeiture  provisions as set forth in Section 6(g).  8. Restricted Stock; Restricted Stock Units.  (a) The Committee may at any time and from time to time grant Shares of Restricted  Stock or Restricted Stock Units under the Plan to such Participants and in such amounts as it  determines. Each Restricted Stock Unit shall be equivalent in value to one share of Common  Stock and shall entitle the Participant to receive from the Company at the end of the vesting  period (the “Vesting Period”) applicable to such unit one share of Common Stock or the Fair  Market Value thereof, unless the Participant has elected at a time that complies with Section  409A of the Code to defer the receipt thereof.  (b) Each grant of Restricted Stock Units or Shares of Restricted Stock shall be  evidenced by a Grant Agreement which shall specify the applicable restrictions on such Units or  Shares, the duration of such restrictions, and, subject to compliance with the Minimum Vesting  Requirement, the time or times at which such restrictions shall lapse with respect to all or a  specified number of Shares that are part of the grant.  (c) Except as otherwise provided in any Grant Agreement, the grant of the Restricted  Stock shall be granted without payment of cash or consideration to the Company. Unless  otherwise determined by the Committee, certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock  granted under the Plan will be held in escrow by the Company on the Participant’s behalf during  any period of restriction thereon and will bear an appropriate legend specifying the applicable  restrictions thereon, and the Participant will be required to execute a blank stock power therefor.  (d) If the grant of Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock or the lapse of  restrictions is based on the attainment of Performance Goals, the Committee shall establish the  Performance Goals and the applicable vesting percentage of the Restricted Stock or Restricted  Stock Units applicable to each Participant or class of Participants in writing prior to the  beginning of the applicable fiscal year or at such later date as otherwise determined by the  Committee and while the outcome of the Performance Goals are substantially uncertain. The  Committee may adjust, in whole or in part, any Performance Goals (including any performance  

 

 17  274443669v.4  metrics, formulas, performance-based measures or the targeted achievement levels (including  any minimum or maximum achievement levels)) relating to such Performance Goals, as the  Committee may deem appropriate and equitable and to avoid undue harm or enrichment to  account for any changes in financial reporting, any non-recurring, infrequent or unusual events  any other events, as reasonably determined by the Committee.  (e) Restricted Stock Units may be granted without payment of cash or consideration  to the Company. Except as otherwise provided in any Grant Agreement, on the date the  Restricted Stock Units become fully vested and nonforfeitable, the Participant shall receive stock  certificates evidencing the conversion of Restricted Stock Units into shares of Common Stock or,  at the discretion of the Committee, a cash payment representing the Fair Market Value of the  underlying shares in lieu thereof.  (f) The Participant shall not be permitted to Transfer shares of Restricted Stock  awarded under this Plan during the period or periods set by the Committee (the “Restriction  Period”) commencing on the date of such Award, as set forth in the Restricted Stock Grant  Agreement and such agreement shall set forth a vesting schedule and any events which would  accelerate vesting of the shares of Restricted Stock. Within these limits, based on service,  attainment of Performance Goals pursuant to Section 8(d) and/or such other factors or criteria as  the Committee may determine in its sole discretion, the Committee may condition the grant or  provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments in whole or in part, or may accelerate the  vesting of all or any part of any Restricted Stock Award.   (g) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8(d) or in any Grant Agreement, with  respect to Shares of Restricted Stock, during such period of restriction the Participant shall have  all of the rights of a holder of Common Stock, including but not limited to the rights to receive  dividends and to vote, and any stock or other securities received as a distribution with respect to  such Participant’s Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as then in  effect for the Shares of Restricted Stock; provided that, any dividends on Shares of Restricted  Stock that vest based upon the satisfaction of any performance conditions shall be accumulated  and paid at the time the underlying performance conditions are satisfied. Except as otherwise  provided in any Grant Agreement, with respect to the Restricted Stock Units, during such period  of restriction the Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company; provided  that, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement, the Participant shall have the  right to receive accumulated dividends or distributions with respect to the corresponding number  of Shares underlying each Restricted Stock Unit at the end of the Vesting Period, unless such  Restricted Stock Units are converted into Deferred Stock Units, in which case such accumulated  dividends or distributions shall be paid by the Company to the Participant at such time as the  Deferred Stock Units are converted into shares of Common Stock.  (h) Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement, each Award of  Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the termination and forfeiture  provisions as set forth in Section 6(g).  9. Performance Awards.  

 

 18  274443669v.4  Performance Awards may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as  determined by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the size and composition of  Performance Awards granted to a Participant and the appropriate period over which performance  is to be measured (a “Performance Cycle”), subject to compliance with the Minimum Vesting  Requirement. Performance Awards may include (i) specific dollar-value target awards, (ii)  performance units, and/or (iii) performance Shares.   The value of each Performance Award may be fixed or it may be permitted to fluctuate  based on a performance factor (e.g., return on equity) selected by the Committee, including but  not limited to, any one or more of the following performance factors: return on equity; earnings  per share; return on gross or net assets; return on gross or net revenue; pre- or after-tax net  income; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; operating income;  revenue growth; consolidated pre-tax earnings; net or gross revenues; net earnings; earnings  before interest and taxes; cash flow; earnings per share; fleet in-market availability; safety  criteria; environmental criteria; revenue growth; cash flow from operations; diluted or basic;  return on sales; earnings per share from continuing operations, diluted or basic; earnings from  continuing operations; net asset turnover; capital expenditures; income before income taxes;  gross or operating margin; return on total assets; return on invested capital; return on investment;  return on revenue; market share; economic value added; cost of capital; expense reduction levels;  stock price; productivity; customer satisfaction; employee satisfaction; and total shareholder  return for the applicable Performance Cycle, all as computed in accordance with Generally  Accepted Accounting Principles (if relevant) as in effect from time to time and as applied by the  Company in the preparation of its financial statements and subject to such other special rules and  conditions as the Compensation Committee may establish in a timely manner and in any event  while the outcome is substantially uncertain. These performance factors may be absolute or  relative (to prior performance of the Company or to the performance of one or more other  entities or external indices) and may be expressed in terms of a progression within a specified  range. The foregoing criteria shall have any reasonable definitions that the Committee may  specify, which may include or exclude any or all of the following items, as the Committee may  specify: extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items; effects of accounting changes; effects of  currency fluctuations; effects of financing activities (e.g., effect on earnings per share of issuing  convertible debt securities); expenses for restructuring, productivity initiatives or new business  initiatives; non-operating items; acquisition expenses; and effects of divestitures.  The Committee shall establish Performance Goals and objectives for each Performance  Cycle on the basis of such criteria and objectives as the Committee may select from time to time,  including, without limitation, the performance of the Participant, the Company, one or more of  its Subsidiaries or divisions or any combination of the foregoing. During any Performance Cycle,  the Committee shall have the authority to adjust the Performance Goals and objectives for such  cycle for such reasons as it deems equitable.  The Committee shall determine the portion of each Performance Award that is earned by  a Participant on the basis of the Company’s performance over the Performance Cycle in relation  to the Performance Goals for such cycle. The earned portion of a Performance Award may be  paid out in Shares, other Company securities or any combination thereof, as the Committee may  determine.  

 

 19  274443669v.4  A Participant must be a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services  for, the Company or its Subsidiaries at the end of the Performance Cycle in order to be entitled to  payment of a Performance Award issued in respect of such cycle; provided, however, unless  otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement, each Performance Award shall be  subject to the termination and forfeiture provisions as set forth in Section 6(g).  10. Deferred Stock Units.  Deferred Stock Units (a) may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time  as determined by the Committee, and (b) shall be issued to Participants who elected prior to the  date the Restricted Stock Units were granted to defer delivery of shares of Common Stock that  would otherwise be due by virtue of the lapse or waiver of the vesting requirements of their  Restricted Stock Units. All elections with respect to Deferred Stock Units shall be made in  accordance with the election and distribution timing rules in Section 409A of the Code.  Except as otherwise provided in any Grant Agreement, Deferred Stock Units shall be  granted without payment of cash or other consideration to the Company but in consideration of  services performed for or for the benefit of the Company or any Subsidiary by such Participant.  Payment of the value of Deferred Stock Units shall be made by the Company in shares of  Common Stock; provided that, the Participant shall receive a number of shares of Common  Stock equal to the number of matured or earned Deferred Stock Units. Upon payment in respect  of a Deferred Stock Unit, such unit shall be terminated and thereafter forfeited. Payments in  respect of Deferred Stock Units shall be made only at the end of the Deferral Period applicable to  such units, the duration of which Deferral Period shall be determined by the Committee at the  time of grant of such Deferred Stock Units and set forth in the applicable Grant Agreement (or  by the Participant in the case of an election to defer the receipt of Common Stock beyond the  Vesting Period).  Except as otherwise provided in any Grant Agreement, during such Deferral Period the  Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company; provided that, unless  otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement, the Participant shall have the right to  receive accumulated dividends or distributions with respect to the corresponding number of  shares of Common Stock underlying each Deferred Stock Unit at the end of the Deferral Period  when such Deferred Stock Units are converted into shares of Common Stock.  Unless otherwise provided in the Participant’s Grant Agreement or related election form,  if a Participant dies while serving as a director, officer or employee of the Company or its  Subsidiary prior to the end of the Deferral Period, the Participant shall receive payment in  respect to such Participant’s Deferred Stock Units which would have matured or been earned at  the end of such Deferral Period as if the applicable Deferral Period had ended as of the date of  such Participant’s death.  Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant Agreement or related election form, if  a Participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for,  the Company or its Subsidiaries upon his or her Disability or Retirement prior to the end of the  Deferral Period, the Participant shall receive payment in respect of such Participant’s Deferred  Stock Units at the end of such Deferral Period.  

 

 20  274443669v.4  Unless otherwise provided in the Participant’s Grant Agreement or related election form,  at such time as a Participant ceases to be, or in the event a Participant does not become, a  director, officer or employee of, or otherwise performing services for, the Company or its  Subsidiaries for any reason other than Disability, Retirement or death, such Participant shall  immediately forfeit any unvested Deferred Stock Units which would have matured or been  earned at the end of such Deferral Period.  11. Other Stock-Based Awards.  (a) Generally. The Committee is authorized to grant to Participants Other Stock- Based Awards that are payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based  on or related to shares of Common Stock, including but not limited to, shares of Common Stock  awarded purely as a bonus and not subject to any restrictions or conditions, shares of Common  Stock in payment of the amounts due under an incentive or performance plan sponsored or  maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, stock equivalent units, and Awards valued by  reference to book value of shares of Common Stock. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted  either alone or in addition to or in tandem with other Awards granted under the Plan. Subject to  the provisions of this Plan, the Committee shall have authority to determine the Participants, to  whom, and the time or times at which, such Awards shall be made, the number of shares of  Common Stock to be awarded pursuant to such Awards, and all other conditions of the Awards.  The Committee may also provide for the grant of Common Stock under such Awards upon the  completion of a specified Performance Cycle. The Committee may condition the grant or vesting  of Other Stock-Based Awards upon the attainment of specified Performance Goals as the  Committee may determine, in its sole discretion; provided that, the Committee shall establish the  Performance Goals for the grant or vesting of such Other Stock-Based Awards based on a  Performance Cycle applicable to each Participant or class of Participants in writing prior to the  beginning of the applicable Performance Cycle or at such later date as otherwise determined by  the Committee and while the outcome of the Performance Goals are substantially uncertain. The  Committee may adjust, in whole or in part, any Performance Goals (including any performance  metrics, formulas, performance-based measures or the targeted achievement levels (including  any minimum or maximum achievement levels)) relating to such Performance Goals, as the  Committee may deem appropriate and equitable and to avoid undue harm or enrichment to  account for any changes in financial reporting, any non-recurring, infrequent or unusual events  any other events, as reasonably determined by the Committee.  (b) Terms and Conditions. Other Stock-Based Awards made pursuant to this Section  11 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:  (i) Non-Transferability. Subject to the applicable provisions of the Grant  Agreement and this Plan, shares of Common Stock subject to Awards made under this  Section 11 may not be Transferred prior to the date on which the shares are issued, or, if  later, the date on which any applicable restriction, performance or deferral period lapses.  (ii) Dividends. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of  Award, subject to the provisions of the Grant Agreement and this Plan, the recipient of an  Award under this Section 11 shall not be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred  basis, dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to the number of shares of Common  

 

 21  274443669v.4  Stock covered by the Award, as determined at the time of the Award by the Committee,  in its sole discretion.  (iii) Vesting. Any Award under this Section 11 and any Common Stock  covered by any such Award shall vest or be forfeited to the extent so provided in the  Grant Agreement, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.  (iv) Price. Common Stock issued on a bonus basis under this Section 11 may  be issued for no cash consideration; Common Stock purchased pursuant to a purchase  right awarded under this Section 11 shall be priced, as determined by the Committee in  its sole discretion.  12. Other Cash Based Awards.  The Committee may from time to time grant Other Cash-Based Awards to Participants in  such amounts, on such terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no  consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, as it shall  determine in its sole discretion. Other Cash-Based Awards may be granted subject to the  satisfaction of vesting conditions or may be awarded purely as a bonus and not subject to  restrictions or conditions, and if subject to vesting conditions, the Committee may accelerate the  vesting of such Awards at any time in its sole discretion.   The grant of an Other Cash-Based Award shall not require a segregation of any of the  Company’s assets for satisfaction of the Company’s payment obligation thereunder.  13. Grant of Dividend Equivalent Rights.  The Committee may include in a Participant’s Grant Agreement a dividend equivalent  right entitling the grantee to receive amounts equal to all or any portion of the dividends that  would be paid on the shares of Common Stock covered by such Award if such Shares had been  delivered pursuant to such Award. In the event such a provision is included in a Grant  Agreement, the Committee shall determine whether such payments shall be made in cash, in  shares of Common Stock or in another form, the time or times at which they shall be made, and  such other terms and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate. Any dividend  equivalent rights that may be granted on account of Awards that vest based upon the satisfaction  of any performance conditions may only be paid if the underlying performance conditions of the  Award are satisfied.  14. Withholding Taxes.  (a) Withholding Obligations. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a  Participant may (i) pay cash (including by check, bank draft, money order or wire transfer of  immediately available funds), (ii) deliver shares of Common Stock (or have the Company  withhold Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option or SAR or deliverable upon grant or  vesting of Restricted Stock or vesting of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Awards or  Deferred Stock Units or the receipt of Common Stock, as the case may be) or (iii) a combination  of the foregoing, to satisfy, in whole or in part, the amount the Company is required to withhold  for taxes in connection therewith. The fair market value of the shares to be withheld or delivered  

 

 22  274443669v.4  will be the Fair Market Value as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. In  the event a Participant delivers or has the Company withhold shares of Common Stock pursuant  to this Section 14(a), such delivery or withholding must be made subject to the conditions and  pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 6(b) with respect to the delivery or withholding of  Common Stock in payment of the exercise price of Options.  (b) Company Requirement. The Company may require, as a condition to any grant or  exercise under the Plan or to the delivery of certificates for Shares issued hereunder, that the  grantee make provision for the payment to the Company, either pursuant to Section 14(a) or this  Section 14(b), of federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with  respect to any grant, delivery or vesting of Shares. The Company, to the extent permitted or  required by law, shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or  bonus) otherwise due to a grantee, an amount equal to any federal, state or local taxes of any  kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant or delivery of Shares under the  Plan. The Company shall in no event be liable for any taxes whatsoever (including, without  limitation, taxes under Section 409A of the Code) associated with the grant, vesting, exercise, or  settlement of any Award granted pursuant to this Plan, other than the Company’s share of any  payroll taxes.  15. Grant Agreement; Vesting.  Each employee to whom an Award is made under the Plan shall enter into a Grant  Agreement with the Company that shall contain such provisions, including without limitation  vesting requirements, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be approved by the  Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise and except as otherwise provided herein  in connection with a Change in Control or certain occurrences of Termination, no Award under  this Plan may be exercised, and no restrictions relating thereto may lapse, within 6 months of the  date such Award is made.  16. Transferability.  No Award granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a Participant other than (a) by  will or the laws of descent and distribution, (b) to a Participant’s Family Member by gift or a  qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or (c) to a charitable organization, but  in each case only with Committee approval or as provided in a Grant Agreement. Unless  otherwise provided in any Grant Agreement, an option, SAR or Performance Award may be  exercised only by the optionee or grantee thereof; by his or her Family Member if such person  has acquired the Option, SAR or Performance Award by gift or qualified domestic relations  order; by the executor or administrator of the estate of any of the foregoing or any person to  whom the Option is transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution; or by the guardian  or legal representative of any of the foregoing; provided that, Incentive Stock Options may be  exercised by any Family Member, guardian or legal representative only if permitted by the Code  and any regulations thereunder. All provisions of this Plan shall in any event continue to apply to  any Award granted under the Plan and transferred as permitted by this Section 16, and any  transferee of any such Award shall be bound by all provisions of this Plan as and to the same  extent as the applicable original grantee.  

 

 23  274443669v.4  17. Listing, Registration and Qualification.  If the Committee determines that the listing, registration or qualification upon any  securities exchange or under any law of Shares subject to any Award is necessary or desirable as  a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of same or the issue or purchase of Shares  thereunder, no such option or SAR may be exercised in whole or in part, no such Performance  Award, Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit may be paid out, and no Shares may be  issued, unless such listing, registration or qualification is effected free of any conditions not  acceptable to the Committee.  18. Lock-Up Period.  As a condition to the grant of an Award, if requested by the Company and the lead  underwriter of any public offering of the Common Stock (the “Lead Underwriter”), a Participant  shall irrevocably agree not to sell, contract to sell, grant any option to purchase, transfer the  economic risk of ownership in, make any short sale of, pledge or otherwise transfer or dispose  of, any interest in any Common Stock or any securities convertible into, derivative of, or  exchangeable or exercisable for, or any other rights to purchase or acquire Common Stock  (except Common Stock included in such public offering or acquired on the public market after  such offering) during such period of time following the effective date of a registration statement  of the Company filed under the Securities Act that the Lead Underwriter shall specify (the  “Lock-Up Period”). The Participant shall further agree to sign such documents as may be  requested by the Lead Underwriter to effect the foregoing and agree that the Company may  impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Award  until the end of such Lock-Up Period.  19. Transfer of Employee.  The transfer of an employee from the Company to an Affiliate, from any Affiliate to the  Company, or from one Affiliate to another Affiliate shall not be considered a Termination of  Employment; nor shall it be considered a Termination of Employment if an employee is placed  on military or sick leave or such other leave of absence which is considered by the Committee as  continuing intact the employment relationship.  20. Adjustments.  (a) In the event of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split,  special cash dividend, stock dividend, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, distribution  of assets, or any other change in the corporate structure or event that affects the shares of the  Company such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of  the rights of Participants under the Plan, the Committee shall make such equitable adjustments in  any or all of the following in order to prevent such dilution or enlargement of rights: (i) the  number and kind of Shares or other property available for issuance under the Plan (including,  without limitation, the total number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to  Section 4), (ii) the number and kind of Awards or other property covered by Awards previously  made under the Plan, and (iii) the exercise price of outstanding Options and SARs. Any such  adjustment shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan. In the event of any  

 

 24  274443669v.4  merger, consolidation or other reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving or  continuing corporation or in which a Change in Control is to occur, all of the Company’s  obligations regarding any Awards that were granted hereunder and that are outstanding on the  date of such event shall, on such terms as may be approved by the Committee prior to such  event, be assumed by the surviving or continuing corporation or canceled in exchange for  property (including cash).  (b) Without limitation of the foregoing, in connection with any transaction of the type  specified by Section 2(e)(iii) in the definition of a Change in Control, the Committee may (i)  cancel any or all outstanding Options under the Plan in consideration for payment to the holders  thereof of an amount equal to the portion of the consideration, if any, that would have been  payable to such holders pursuant to such transaction if their Options had been fully exercised  immediately prior to such transaction, less the aggregate exercise price that would have been  payable therefor, or (ii) if the amount that would have been payable to the Option holders  pursuant to such transaction if their Options had been fully exercised immediately prior thereto  would be equal to or less than the aggregate exercise price that would have been payable  therefor, cancel any or all such Options for no consideration or payment of any kind. Payment of  any amount payable pursuant to the preceding sentence may be made in cash or, in the event that  the consideration to be received in such transaction includes securities or other property, in cash  and/or securities or other property in the Committee’s discretion.  (c) Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Grant  Agreement, (i) upon a Participant’s Termination by the Company for any reason other than  Cause in connection with a Change in Control, all of the Participant’s Awards shall become fully  vested upon the later of such Change in Control or such Termination (and, with respect to the  Participant’s Options, exercisable upon the later of such Change in Control or such Termination  and shall remain so until the expiration date of the Options); provided that in such event, the  Committee shall determine the level at which a Participant’s Performance Award shall become  vested, and (ii) the Participant’s Termination may be treated as being in connection with a  Change in Control only if such Termination occurs during the period beginning 6 months prior to  the Change in Control and ending 12 months following the Change in Control.  (d) Clawback. If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to  the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirement under the  securities laws, then any Participant who has been paid an Award under this Plan based upon or  affected by the restated financial report shall be required, at the discretion of the Board, to  reimburse the Company for all or any portion of such Award.  21. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.  The Board or the Committee, without approval of the shareholders, may amend or  terminate the Plan at any time, except that no amendment shall become effective without prior  approval of the shareholders of the Company if (a) shareholder approval would be required by  applicable law or regulations, including if required by any listing requirement of the principal  stock exchange or national market on which the Common Stock is then listed, (b) such  amendment would remove from the Plan a provision which, without giving effect to such  

 

 25  274443669v.4  amendment, is subject to shareholder approval, or (c) such amendment would directly or  indirectly increase the Share limits set forth in Section 4.  22. Amendment or Substitution of Awards under the Plan.  The terms of any outstanding Award under the Plan may be amended from time to time  by the Committee in any manner that it deems appropriate (including, but not limited to,  acceleration of the date of exercise of any Award and/or payments thereunder or of the date of  lapse of restrictions on Shares); provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 20, no  such amendment shall adversely affect in a material manner any right of a Participant under the  Award without his or her written consent, and provided further that, the Committee shall not  reduce the exercise price of any Options or SARs awarded under the Plan without approval of  the shareholders of the Company. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit holders of  Awards under the Plan to surrender outstanding Awards in order to exercise or realize rights  under other awards, or in exchange for the grant of new awards, or require holders of Awards to  surrender outstanding Awards as a condition precedent to the grant of new awards under the  Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not take any of the following actions  without shareholder approval, except as provided in Section 20: (a) reduce the exercise price  following the grant of an Option or SAR; (b) exchange an Option or SAR which has an exercise  price that is greater than the Fair Market Value of a Share for cash or Shares or (c) cancel an  Option or SAR in exchange for a replacement Option or another Award with a lower exercise  price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, in no event shall the Committee  amend or modify the distribution terms in any Award or Grant Agreement that has a feature for  the deferral of compensation if such amendment would result in taxes, additional interest and/or  penalties pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.  23. Termination Date  The date of the most recent amendment and restatement of the Plan is December 7, 2021  (the “Effective Date”). The Plan is the successor to those certain versions thereof that became  effective on May 14, 2015 and February 19, 2021, and any predecessor versions thereof  (collectively, the “Prior Plan”), it being understood that the provisions of the Prior Plan shall  remain in effect for an Award granted thereunder to the extent necessary (e.g., to the extent  Section 162(m) of the Code applies to such Award, etc.). Unless previously terminated upon the  adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating the Plan, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth  anniversary of February 19, 2021; provided that, the requisite stockholder approval of the Plan is  obtained in connection with the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders, it being understood  that in the event such stockholder approval is not obtained, the Prior Plan shall remain in effect  and this most recent amendment and restatement of the Plan shall be null and void for all  purposes. No termination of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect any of the rights or  obligations of any person, without his or her written consent, under any Award or other  incentives theretofore granted under the Plan.  24. Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of the Plan shall be interpreted and construed in such  manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan is held  

 

 26  274443669v.4  to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to  the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of the Plan.  25. Jurisdiction; Waiver of a Jury Trial.  Any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this Plan or any Grant Agreement, or any  judgment entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in respect of any thereof, shall be  resolved only in the courts of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the  District of Delaware and the appellate courts having jurisdiction of appeals in such courts. In that  context, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and each Participant  shall irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submit in any proceeding relating to this Plan or any  Grant Agreement, or for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof (a  “Proceeding”), to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware, the court of  the United States of America for the District of Delaware, and appellate courts having  jurisdiction of appeals from any of the foregoing, and agree that all claims in respect of any such  Proceeding shall be heard and determined in such Delaware State court or, to the extent  permitted by law, in such federal court, (b) consent that any such Proceeding may and shall be  brought in such courts and waives any objection that the Company and each Participant may now  or thereafter have to the venue or jurisdiction of any such Proceeding in any such court or that  such Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agree not to plead or claim the same,  (c) waive all right to trial by jury in any Proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or  otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Plan or any Grant Agreement, (d) agree that service of  process in any such Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered  or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party, in the  case of a Participant, at the Participant’s address shown in the books and records of the Company  or, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal offices, attention General Counsel,  and (e) agree that nothing in the Plan or a Grant Agreement shall affect the right to effect service  of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.  26. Governing Law.  The Plan shall be governed by the corporate laws of the State of Delaware, without  giving effect to any choice of law provisions that might otherwise refer construction or  interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.    (Amended and Restated as of December 7, 2021)clearwayincex10410-q2022

  272895471v.6  _______________________________________  CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC. ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN  _______________________________________  ARTICLE I     PURPOSE OF THE PLAN  This Plan shall be known as the Clearway Energy, Inc. Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).   Clearway Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) originally adopted the Plan effective January 1, 2018.   The Plan was amended and restated by the Company as of January 1, 2020 and was most recently  amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2022.  The Plan will remain in effect until  terminated by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), the Compensation Committee  of the Board (the “Committee”).  The Plan is designed to attract, motivate, and retain in its employ  persons of high competence by providing certain employees of the Company, and any applicable  Affiliates, an opportunity to earn an annual Award through the achievement of specific pre- established Company and, where applicable, individual performance goals.  Capitalized terms and  phrases not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in ARTICLE II  hereof.  ARTICLE II     DEFINITIONS  For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:  Section 2.1 “Affiliate” means (a) any subsidiary corporation of the Company (or its  successors), (b) any corporation, trade or business (including, without limitation, a partnership or  limited liability company) which is directly or indirectly controlled fifty percent (50%) or more  (whether by ownership of stock, assets or an equivalent ownership interest or voting interest) by  the Company (or its successors), or (c) any other entity (including its successors) which is  designated as an Affiliate by the Board.   Section 2.2 “Award” means an award provided for under the Plan entitling a Participant  to receive an amount payable in cash for a particular performance period on such terms and  conditions determined by the Committee in its sole discretion in accordance with the terms hereof  and the terms of any such Award.  Section 2.3 “Board” shall have the meaning set forth in ARTICLE I hereof.  Section 2.4 “Cause” means, as to any Participant (a) “Cause”, as defined in any  employment, consulting or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or an  Affiliate in effect at the time of the Participant’s separation, or (b) in the absence of any such  employment, consulting or similar agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Cause”  contained therein), the occurrence of any of the following:  

 

 2    272895471v.6  (i) the Participant’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance  of the Participant’s duties to the Company or an Affiliate that has or could  reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Company or an  Affiliate;  (ii) the Participant’s willful failure to perform the Participant’s duties to the  Company or an Affiliate (other than as a result of death or a physical or  mental incapacity);  (iii) the Participant’s indictment for, conviction of, or pleading of guilty or nolo  contendere to, a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude;  (iv) the Participant’s performance of any material act of theft, fraud,  malfeasance or dishonesty in connection with the performance of the  Participant’s duties to the Company or an Affiliate; or  (v) the Participant’s breach of any written agreement between the Participant  and the Company or an Affiliate, or the Participant’s violation of the  Company’s code of conduct or other written policy.  For purposes of the Plan, no such termination for Cause may be made pursuant to  subsections (i), (ii) and (v) above, until the Participant has been given written notice detailing the  specific Cause event and a period of thirty (30) days following receipt of such notice to cure such  event (if susceptible to cure); provided that, the Participant’s right to cure shall not apply if there  are egregious, habitual or repeated breaches by the Participant.  Section 2.5 “Code Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of  1986, as amended, and the Department of Treasury regulations and other official guidance  promulgated thereunder.  Section 2.6 “Committee” shall have the meaning set forth in ARTICLE I hereof.  Section 2.7 “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in ARTICLE I hereof.  Section 2.8 “Detrimental Activity” means a Participant’s: (a) disclosure to anyone  outside the Company or any of its Affiliates, or the use in any manner other than in the furtherance  of the Company’s or any of its affiliates’ business, without written authorization from the  Company, of any confidential information or proprietary information, relating to the business of  the Company or any of its affiliates that is acquired by a Participant prior to the Participant’s  termination; (b) activity while employed or performing services that results, or if known could  result, in the Participant’s termination of employment that is classified by the Company as a  termination for Cause; (c) attempt, directly or indirectly, to solicit, induce or hire (or the  identification for solicitation, inducement or hiring of) any employee of the Company or any of its  affiliates to be employed by, or to perform services for, the Participant or any Person with which  the Participant is associated (including, but not limited to, due to the Participant’s employment by,  consultancy for, equity interest in, or creditor relationship with such Person) or any Person from  which the Participant receives direct or indirect compensation or fees as a result of such  solicitation, inducement or hire (or the identification for solicitation, inducement or hire) without,  

 

 3    272895471v.6  in all cases, written authorization from the Company; (d) attempt, directly or indirectly, to solicit  in a competitive manner any current or prospective customer of the Company or any of its affiliates  without, in all cases, written authorization from the Company; (e) making of negative comments  regarding, or otherwise disparaging (or inducing others to do so), the Company, its subsidiaries or  parents, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, members, agents or  products; (f) without written authorization from the Company, rendering of services for any  organization, or engaging, directly or indirectly, in any business, which is competitive with the  Company or its affiliates, or rendering of services to such organization or business if such  organization or business is otherwise prejudicial to or in conflict with the interests of the Company  or any of its affiliates; provided, however, that competitive activities shall only be those  competitive with any business unit or affiliate of the Company with regard to which the Participant  performed services at any time within the two (2) years prior to the Participant’s termination of  employment; or (g) material breach of any agreement between the Participant and the Company  or any of its Affiliates (including, without limitation, any employment agreement or any  noncompetition, nonsolicitation or other restrictive covenants agreement).  Section 2.9 “Disability” means a disability that entitles the Participant to payment of  monthly disability payments under any Company long-term disability plan.    Section 2.10 “Participant” means any service provider of the Company or an Affiliate  who is selected to participate in the Plan in accordance with ARTICLE IV hereof.  Section 2.11 “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited  liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated  organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.  Section 2.12 “Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in ARTICLE I hereof.    Section 2.13 “Qualified Retirement” means, unless otherwise determined by the  Committee, (a) termination of service after at least ten (10) years of service by such employee and  (b) attaining at least fifty-five (55) years of age.   Section 2.14 “Severance Eligible Termination” means the involuntary termination of a  Participant’s employment by the Company or an Affiliate in a manner that makes the Participant  eligible to participate in a severance plan sponsored by the Company or an Affiliate.  The  Committee shall have the authority to determine which, if any, severance plans of the Company  or its Affiliates apply toward the existence of a Severance Eligible Termination.  ARTICLE III     ADMINISTRATION  Section 3.1 General.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall be  authorized to (a) select Participants, (b) determine the target payment amount of Awards granted  to Participants under the Plan, (c) determine the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which  the payment of Awards will be made, (d) certify that the conditions and restrictions applicable to  the payment of any Award have been met, (e) construe and interpret the Plan or any Award, and  (f) adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations, and make such other determinations, for  

 

 4    272895471v.6  carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate.  Decisions of the Committee on all matters  relating to the Plan shall be in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be conclusive and binding  upon the Participants, the Company and all other parties.  The validity, construction, and effect of  the Plan and the rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with  applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.  Section 3.2 Plan Expenses.  The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.  Section 3.3 Unfunded Arrangement.  Neither the Company nor its Affiliates shall be  required to establish any special or separate fund or make any other segregation of assets to assume  the payment of any Award under the Plan.  The Plan shall be “unfunded” for all purposes and  Awards hereunder shall be paid out of the general assets of the Company as and when the Awards  are payable under the Plan.  All Participants shall be solely unsecured general creditors of the  Company.  If the Company decides in its sole discretion to establish any advance accrued reserve  on its books against the future expense of the Awards payable hereunder, or if the Company  decides in its sole discretion to fund a trust from which benefits under the Plan may be paid from  time to time, such reserve or trust shall not under any circumstance be deemed to be an asset of  the Plan.  Section 3.4 Accounts and Records.  The Committee shall maintain such accounts and  records regarding the fiscal and other transactions of the Plan and such other data as may be  required to carry out its functions under the Plan and to comply with all applicable laws.  Section 3.5 Retention of Professional Assistance.  The Committee may employ such  legal counsel, accountants and other persons as may be required in carrying out its duties in  connection with the Plan.  ARTICLE IV     PARTICIPATION; PAYMENT OF AWARDS  Section 4.1 Participation.  Participation in the Plan shall be as determined by the  Committee and/or the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and set forth in an  Award; provided that, in no event shall any such determination of the President and Chief  Executive Officer relate to an individual who is “executive officer” under the Securities Exchange  Act of 1934, as amended.  For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding an Award, no service  provider of the Company who is not an employee of the Company or an Affiliate shall have any  right to be selected as a Participant.  Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way  any right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate any Participant’s employment or  service relationship at any time and for any reason (or no reason), nor confer upon any Participant  any right to continued service with the Company or any of its Affiliates for any period of time or  to continue such Participant’s present (or any other) rate of compensation.  No Participant who is  provided the opportunity to receive an Award under the Plan shall have any right to an opportunity  to receive future Awards under the Plan.  By accepting any payment under the Plan, each  Participant and each Person claiming under or through such Participant shall be conclusively  deemed to have indicated such Person’s acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action  taken under the Plan by the Company or the Committee.  Determinations made by the Committee  

 

 5    272895471v.6  or the Company under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively among eligible  individuals under the Plan, whether or not such individuals are similarly situated.    Section 4.2 Design of Awards.  Awards provided under the Plan shall be denominated  by reference to performance metrics of the Company, such as EBITDA, free cash flow, and any  other factors, as determined by the Committee, and shall represent the right to receive a payment  or payments on any terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its sole  discretion.  Section 4.3 Vesting of Awards.  The Committee may, in its sole discretion, impose such  vesting or other restrictions on Awards provided under the Plan as it determines, and may impose  vesting conditions on any Award or accelerate the vesting of any Award granted hereunder at any  time.  The requirements for vesting of an Award may be based on the continued service of the  Participant with the Company or its Affiliates for a specified time period (or periods) and/or on  the attainment of a specified performance goal (or goals) established by the Committee in its sole  discretion.  Section 4.4 Payment of Awards.  (a) General.  Awards under the Plan shall be paid in a single lump sum cash  payment at such time or times as determined by the Committee in its sole  discretion taking into account the requirements of Code Section 409A.  (b) Release.  Upon acceptance of payment of any amount pursuant to an Award  hereunder, the Participant shall be deemed to have unconditionally released  and discharged the Company and any and all of the Company’s parent  companies, partners, Affiliates, successors and assigns and any and all of  its and their past and/or present officers, directors, members, partners,  agents, employees and representatives from any and all claims in  connection with, or in any manner related to or arising under, the Plan with  respect to such Award, including the determination of the amount payable  under such Award and any other matter associated therewith.  Section 4.5 No Entitlement to an Award Unless Employed on Date Payment is Made.   Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in an Award, a Participant is not entitled to any  payment pursuant to an Award unless the Participant is employed by the Company or any of its  Affiliates on the date such Award is paid or otherwise settled.  Section 4.6 Impact of Termination of Employment due to death, Disability, and  Qualified Retirement.  If a Participant’s employment terminates due to such Participant’s death or  Disability, the Participant or his or her estate (in the case of death) may be paid, at the discretion  of the Committee, a prorated portion of the target Award based upon the Participant’s period of  service.  Payments of an Award to a Participant (or his or her estate) who terminates employment  due to death or Disability shall be made during the next administratively feasible payroll period  following termination of employment (but in no event longer than 2 1⁄2 months after the end of the  calendar year in which the Participant’s termination of employment occurs).  If a Participant’s  employment terminates due to such Participant’s Qualified Retirement prior to the payment date  

 

 6    272895471v.6  for an Award, the Participant shall be paid a prorated portion of his or her outstanding Award  based upon the Participant’s completed period of service during the period that relates to such  Award and satisfaction of the underlying performance goals (if any).  Payments of Awards to  Participants who terminate as a result of Qualified Retirement shall be paid at the same time such  Awards would have been paid in the absence of such termination and based upon satisfaction of  the underlying performance goal (or goals) (but in no event longer than 2 1⁄2 months after the end  of the calendar year in which the Participant’s termination of employment occurs).    Section 4.7 Impact of Termination of Employment due to Severance Eligible  Termination.  A Participant who has involuntarily terminated employment with the Company  through a Severance Eligible Termination may be paid, at the discretion of the Committee, a  prorated portion of the Award based upon the Participant’s period of service.  No Participant (or  his or her estate) may receive payment under the Plan under this Section 4.7 without first executing  and delivering to the Company a complete general release of all claims, known or unknown,  against the Company and its affiliates, including employment-related claims and all rights to  payments under the Plan within the release or revocation period provided by the Company (or as  applicable, an affiliate).  Payments of Awards to Participants under this Section 4.7 shall be made  following the completion of the general release of claims referenced in this Section 4.7; provided  that, in the event that the forty-five (45)-day period spans two calendar years, payment shall be  made in the second calendar year.    Section 4.8 Detrimental Activity.  Unless otherwise determined by the Company, (i) in  the event that a Participant engages in a Detrimental Activity, all unpaid Awards (whether vested  or unvested) that were previously provided to the Participant shall be immediately forfeited  without any further action by the Company; and (ii) as a condition to receiving any payment in  respect of any Award hereunder, the Participant may be required to certify (or shall be deemed to  have certified) at the time of payment in a manner acceptable to the Company that the Participant  is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and that the Participant has not engaged  in, and does not intend to engage in, any Detrimental Activity.  Section 4.9 Changes in Capital Structure.  In the event that any dividend or other  distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares, other securities, or other property),  recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,  spin-off, combination, repurchase, change in control or exchange of shares or other securities of  the Company, or other corporate transaction or event affects an Award, the Committee may, in its  sole discretion, take such action as it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, (a) canceling  any outstanding Award, (b) replacing Awards with substitute awards on such terms and conditions  as the Committee determines.  Any actions or determinations of the Committee under this Section  4.9 need not be uniform as to all outstanding Awards, nor treat all Participants identically.  ARTICLE V     MISCELLANEOUS  Section 5.1 Successors.  For purposes of the Plan, the Company shall include any and  all successors or assignees, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or  otherwise, to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company and such successors  

 

 7    272895471v.6  and assignees shall perform the Company’s obligations under the Plan, in the same manner and to  the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession or  assignment had taken place.  In the event that the surviving corporation in any transaction to which  the Company is a party is a subsidiary of another corporation, the ultimate parent corporation of  such surviving corporation shall cause the surviving corporation to perform the obligations of the  Company under the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be  required to perform such obligations if no such succession or assignment had taken place.  In such  event, the term “Company,” as used in the Plan, shall mean the Company, as hereinbefore defined,  and any successor or assignee (including the ultimate parent corporation) to the business or assets  thereof which by reason hereof becomes bound by the terms and provisions of the Plan.  No rights  under the Plan shall be assignable by the Participant or subject to any pledge or encumbrance of  any nature.  Section 5.2 Nontransferability.  No Award or right to receive payment under the Plan  may be transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any transfer or  attempted transfer of an Award or a right to receive payment under the Plan contrary to this Section  5.2 shall be void.  In the event of an attempted transfer by a Participant of an Award or a right to  receive payment pursuant to the Plan contrary to this Section 5.2 hereof, the Committee may in its  sole discretion terminate such Award or right.  Section 5.3 Withholding Taxes.  The Company or any of its Affiliates shall be entitled,  if necessary or desirable, to withhold from any amount due and payable by the Company to any  Participant (or secure payment from such Participant in lieu of withholding) the amount of any  withholding or other tax due from the Company with respect to any amount payable to such  Participant under the Plan.  Section 5.4 Amendment and Termination of the Plan.  The Committee reserves the right  to amend or terminate, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of the Plan, including any  or all exhibits and annexes attached hereto, or any Award provided hereunder at any time, with or  without notice.  By receiving any Award pursuant to the Plan, a Participant acknowledges and  agrees that certain determinations require certain “judgment calls” by the Committee or the  Company and that such determination shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee or the  Company, as applicable.  The Plan, together with all exhibits and annexes hereto and any Award  made pursuant to the Plan, sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the  subject matter contained herein and supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings  between a Participant and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof.  Section 5.5 Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of the Plan shall be  interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision  of the Plan is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be  ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder  of the Plan.  Section 5.6 Titles and Headings.  The headings and titles used in the Plan are for  reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of the Plan.  

 

 8    272895471v.6  Section 5.7 Governing Law.  The Plan shall be construed in accordance with and  governed by the laws of the state of Delaware (without regard to the legislative or judicial conflict  of laws rules of any state), except to the extent superseded by federal law.   Section 5.8 Clawback.  If the Company, or any of its Affiliates, is required to prepare  an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company or Affiliate with  any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, then any Participant who has been  paid an Award under the Plan based upon or affected by the restated financial report shall be  required, at the discretion of the Committee, to reimburse the Company for all or any portion of  such Award paid to such Participant.  Section 5.9 Code Section 409A.  Although the Company makes no guarantee with  respect to the tax treatment of payments hereunder and shall not be responsible in any event with  regard to non-compliance with Code Section 409A, the Plan is intended to either comply with, or  be exempt from, the requirements of Code Section 409A.  To the extent that the Plan is not exempt  from the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Plan is intended to comply with the requirements  of Code Section 409A and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such  intent.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if at the time of the Participant’s  separation from service within the meaning of Code Section 409A, the Participant is a “specified  employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, any payment hereunder that constitutes a  “deferral of compensation” under Code Section 409A and that would otherwise become due on  account of such separation from service shall be delayed, and payment shall be made in full upon  the earlier of (a) a date during the thirty (30)-day period commencing six (6) months and one (1)  day following such separation from service and (b) the date of the Participant’s death.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any  additional tax, interest, income inclusion or other penalty that may be imposed on a Participant by  Code Section 409A or for damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A.  Section 5.10 No Acquired Rights.  All Awards are made under the Plan at the Company’s  or Committee’s discretion.  The Company assumes no obligation to a Participant under the Plan  with respect to any doctrine or principle of acquired rights or similar concept.  Section 5.11 Accounting Changes.  The Plan shall not be construed to limit or prevent  the Company from adopting or changing any accounting rules, standards, or procedures.  Section 5.12 Beneficiaries.  Unless otherwise determined by the Company or provided  in an Award, if a Participant dies while any Award is outstanding, then any amounts paid pursuant  to an Award (if any) shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.

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