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Exhibit 10.2

LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC.

2005 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR INCENTIVE PLAN

(As Amended and Restated Effective August 4, 2005)

ARTICLE I

Purpose of Plan

     1.1 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a method whereby eligible Nonemployee
Directors of the Company may be awarded additional remuneration for services rendered and
encouraged to invest in capital stock of the Company, thereby increasing their proprietary interest
in the Company’s businesses and increasing their personal interest in the continued success and
progress of the Company. The Plan is also intended to aid in attracting Persons of exceptional
ability to become Nonemployee Directors of the Company.

     1.2 Effective Date. The Plan was originally effective May 11, 2004 (the “Effective Date”) and
was amended and restated, effective as of April 1, 2005, with respect to Awards made after that
date. The Plan is hereby further amended and restated effective as of August 4, 2005.

ARTICLE II

Definitions

     2.1 Certain Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not defined elsewhere in the Plan shall have the
following meanings (whether used in the singular or plural):

     “Affiliate” of the Company means any corporation, partnership or other business
association that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with the Company.

     “Agreement” means a stock option agreement, stock appreciation rights agreement,
restricted shares agreement, stock units agreement or an agreement evidencing more than one
type of Award, specified in Section 10.5, as any such Agreement may be supplemented or
amended from time to time.

     “Approved Transaction” means any transaction in which the Board (or, if approval of the
Board is not required as a matter of law, the stockholders of the Company) shall approve (i)
any consolidation or merger of the Company, or binding share exchange, pursuant to which
 shares of Common Stock of the Company would be changed or converted into or exchanged for
cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction in which the common
stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction have the same
proportionate ownership of the Common Stock of, and voting power with respect to, the
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transaction, (ii) any merger, consolidation or binding share exchange to which the
Company is a party as a result of which the Persons who are common stockholders of the
Company immediately prior thereto have less than a majority of the combined voting power of
the outstanding capital stock of the Company ordinarily (and apart from the rights accruing
under special circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors
immediately following such merger, consolidation or binding share exchange, (iii) the
adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or (iv)
any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company.

     “Award” means a grant of Options, SARs, Restricted Shares, Stock Units and/or cash
under the Plan (other than cash payable under Article XI with respect to Director
Compensation, including cash in lieu of fractional shares).

     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     “Board Change” means, during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at
the beginning of such period constituted the entire Board cease for any reason to constitute
a majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination for election, of each new director
was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were
directors at the beginning of the period.

     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any
successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any specific Code section shall include
any successor section.

     “Common Stock” means each or any (as the context may require) series of the Company‘s
common stock.

     “Company” means Liberty Global, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

     “Control Purchase” means any transaction (or series of related transactions) in which
(i) any person (as such term is defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange
Act), corporation or other entity (other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or
any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) shall
purchase any Common Stock of the Company (or securities convertible into Common Stock of the
Company) for cash, securities or any other consideration pursuant to a tender offer or
exchange offer, without the prior consent of the Board, or (ii) any person (as such term is
so defined), corporation or other entity (other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the
Company, any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company
or any Exempt Person (as defined below)) shall become the “beneficial owner” (as such term
is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
securities of the Company ordinarily (and apart from the rights accruing under special
circumstances) having the right to vote in the election of directors (calculated as provided

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in Rule 13d-3(d) under the Exchange Act in the case of rights to acquire the Company’s
securities), other than in a transaction (or series of related transactions) approved
by the Board. For purposes of this definition, “Exempt Person” means each of (a) the
Chairman of the Board, the President and each of the directors of Liberty Media
International, Inc. as of the Distribution Date, and (b) the respective family members,
estates, and heirs of each of the Persons referred to in clause (a) above and any trust or
other investment vehicle for the primary benefit of any of such Persons or their respective
family members or heirs. As used with respect to any Person, the term “family member” means
the spouse, siblings and lineal descendants of such Person.

     “Director Compensation” means the fees prescribed to be paid by the Company to
Nonemployee Directors under the heading “Annual Fees” of the Liberty Global, Inc.
Compensation Policy for Nonemployee Directors (As Amended and Restated Effective August 4,
2005), as the same may be amended from time to time.

     “Disability” means the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by
reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of
not less than 12 months.

     “Distribution Date” means the date on which Liberty Media International, Inc. ceased to
be a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

     “Dividend Equivalents” means, with respect to Restricted Shares to be issued at the end
of the Restriction Period, to the extent specified by the Board only, an amount equal to all
dividends and other distributions (or the economic equivalent thereof) which are payable to
stockholders of record during the Restriction Period on a like number and kind of shares of
Common Stock.

     “Domestic Relations Order” means a domestic relations order as defined by the Code or
Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder.

     “Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 1.2.

     “Election Deadline” means, with respect to a particular calendar quarter, the last day
of the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

     “Election Notice” means a written notice provided by a Nonemployee Director to the
Company informing the Company of the Nonemployee Director’s decision to exercise such
Nonemployee Director’s Stock Election Right.

     “Equity Security” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(11) of
the Exchange Act, and an equity security of an issuer shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in Rule 16a-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any successor Rule.

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     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time,
or any successor statute or statutes thereto. Reference to any specific Exchange Act
section shall include any successor section.

     “Fair Market Value” of a share of any series of Common Stock on any day means the last
sale price (or, if no last sale price is reported, the average of the high bid and low asked
prices) for a share of such series of Common Stock on such day (or, if such day is not a
trading day, on the next preceding trading day) as reported on the consolidated transaction
reporting system for the principal national securities exchange on which shares of such
series of Common Stock are listed on such day or if such shares are not then listed on a
national securities exchange, then as reported on Nasdaq. If for any day the Fair Market
Value of a share of the applicable series of Common Stock is not determinable by any of the
foregoing means, then the Fair Market Value for such day shall be determined in good faith
by the Board on the basis of such quotations and other considerations as the Board deems
appropriate.

     “Free Standing SAR” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1.

     “Holder” means a Person who has received an Award under the Plan or who has exercised
his Stock Election Right with respect to a particular calendar quarter and has not yet
received the shares issuable as a result of such exercise.

     “Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market.

     “Nonemployee Director” means an individual who is a member of the Board and who is not
an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary.

     “Nonqualified Stock Option” means a stock option granted under Article VI.

     “Option” means a Nonqualified Stock Option.

     “Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity of any
kind.

     “Plan” means this Liberty Global, Inc. 2005 Nonemployee Director Incentive Plan (As
Amended and Restated Effective August 4, 2005).

     “Purchase Restriction” means any restriction under applicable law (including, without
limitation, a blackout period under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) or the rules of The
Nasdaq Stock Market or any other principal national securities exchange on which shares of
the applicable series of Common Stock are traded that would prohibit a Nonemployee Director
from purchasing Common Stock.

     “Rescission Notice” means a written notice provided by a Nonemployee Director to the
Company informing the Company of the Nonemployee Director’s decision to

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rescind the future application of a previously delivered Election Notice in accordance
with Section 11.3.

     “Restricted Shares” means shares of any series of Common Stock or the right to receive
 shares of any specified series of Common Stock, as the case may be, awarded pursuant to
Article VIII.

     “Restriction Period” means a period of time beginning on the date of each Award of
Restricted Shares and ending on the Vesting Date with respect to such Award.

     “Retained Distribution” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.3.

     “SARs” means stock appreciation rights, awarded pursuant to Article VII, with respect
to shares of any specified series of Common Stock.

     “Stock Election Right” means the right of a Nonemployee Director to elect to receive
 shares of one or more series of Common Stock, as prescribed by the Board, in payment of the
Director Compensation payable to such Nonemployee Director with respect to a particular
calendar quarter.

     “Stock Unit Awards” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.1.

     “Subsidiary” of a Person means any present or future subsidiary (as defined in Section
424(f) of the Code) of such Person or any business entity in which such Person owns,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the voting, capital or profits interests. An entity
shall be deemed a subsidiary of a Person for purposes of this definition only for such
periods as the requisite ownership or control relationship is maintained.

     “Tandem SARs” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1.

     “Vesting Date,” with respect to any Restricted Shares awarded hereunder, means the date
on which such Restricted Shares cease to be subject to a risk of forfeiture, as designated
in or determined in accordance with the Agreement with respect to such Award of Restricted
Shares pursuant to Article VIII. If more than one Vesting Date is designated for an Award
of Restricted Shares, reference in the Plan to a Vesting Date in respect of such Award shall
be deemed to refer to each part of such Award and the Vesting Date for such part.

ARTICLE III

Administration

     3.1 Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board, provided that it may
delegate to employees of the Company certain administrative or ministerial duties in carrying out
the purposes of the Plan.

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     3.2 Powers. The Board shall have full power and authority to grant to eligible Persons
Options under Article VI of the Plan, SARs under Article VII of the Plan, Restricted Shares under
Article VIII of the Plan and/or Stock Units under Article IX of the Plan, to determine the terms
and conditions (which need not be identical) of all Awards so granted, to interpret the provisions
of the Plan and any Agreements relating to Awards granted under the Plan and to supervise the
administration of the Plan. The Board in making an Award may provide for the granting or issuance
of additional, replacement or alternative Awards upon the occurrence of specified events, including
the exercise of the original Award. The Board shall have sole authority in the selection of
Persons to whom Awards may be granted under the Plan and in the determination of the timing,
pricing, and amount of any such Award, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan. In
making determinations hereunder, the Board may take into account such factors as the Board in its
discretion deems relevant.

     3.3 Interpretation. The Board is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to
establish, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for the
proper administration of the Plan and to take such other action in connection with or in relation
to the Plan as it deems necessary or advisable. Each action and determination made or taken
pursuant to the Plan by the Board, including any interpretation or construction of the Plan, shall
be final and conclusive for all purposes and upon all Persons. No member of the Board shall be
liable for any action or determination made or taken by him or the Board in good faith with respect
to the Plan.

ARTICLE IV

Shares Subject to the Plan

     4.1 Number of Shares. Subject to the provisions of this Article IV, the maximum number of
shares of Common Stock (i) with respect to which Awards may be granted during the term of the Plan
and (ii) which may be issued in payment of Director Compensation pursuant to Article XI shall be 5
million shares. Shares of Common Stock will be made available from the authorized but unissued
shares of the Company or from shares reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased in the
open market. The shares of Common Stock subject to (a) any Award granted under the Plan that shall
expire, terminate or be annulled for any reason without having been exercised (or considered to
have been exercised as provided in Section 7.2), (b) any Award of any SARs granted under the Plan
that shall be exercised for cash, and (c) any Award of Restricted Shares or Stock Units that shall
be forfeited prior to becoming vested (provided that the Holder received no benefits of ownership
of such Restricted Shares or Stock Units other than voting rights and the accumulation of Retained
Distributions and unpaid Dividend Equivalents that are likewise forfeited) shall again be available
for purposes of the Plan.

     4.2 Adjustments. If the Company subdivides its outstanding shares of any series of Common
Stock into a greater number of shares of such series of Common Stock (by stock dividend, stock
split, reclassification, or otherwise) or combines its outstanding shares of any series of Common
Stock into a smaller number of shares of such series of Common Stock (by reverse stock split,
reclassification, or otherwise) or if the Board determines that any stock dividend, extraordinary
cash dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization, split-up,

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spin-off, combination, exchange of shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase such series
of Common Stock or other similar corporate event (including mergers or consolidations other than
those which constitute Approved Transactions, adjustments with respect to which shall be governed
by Section 10.1(b)) affects any series of Common Stock so that an adjustment is required to
preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the
Board, in its sole discretion and in such manner as the Board may deem equitable and appropriate,
may make such adjustments to any or all of (a) the number and kind of shares of stock which
thereafter may be awarded, optioned, or otherwise made subject to the benefits contemplated by the
Plan, (b) the number and kind of shares of stock subject to outstanding Awards, and (c) the
purchase or exercise price and the relevant appreciation base with respect to any of the foregoing,
provided, however, that the number of shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if all shares of any series of Common Stock are redeemed, then each
outstanding Award shall be adjusted to substitute for the shares of such series of Common Stock
subject thereto the kind and amount of cash, securities or other assets issued or paid in the
redemption of the equivalent number of shares of such series of Common Stock and otherwise the
terms of such Award, including, in the case of Options or similar rights, the aggregate exercise
price, and, in the case of Free Standing SARs, the aggregate base price, shall remain constant
before and after the substitution (unless otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the
applicable Agreement). The Board may, if deemed appropriate, provide for a cash payment to any
Holder of an Award in connection with any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4.2.

ARTICLE V

Eligibility

     5.1 General. The Persons who shall be eligible to participate in the Plan and to receive
Awards under the Plan shall, subject to Section 5.2, be such Persons who are Nonemployee Directors
as the Board shall select. Awards may be made to Nonemployee Directors who hold or have held
Awards under the Plan or any similar or other awards under any other plan of the Company or any of
its Affiliates.

     5.2 Ineligibility. No Person who is not a Nonemployee Director shall be eligible to receive
an Award.

ARTICLE VI

Stock Options

     6.1 Grant of Options. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Board shall designate from
time to time those eligible Persons to be granted Options, the time when each Option shall be
granted to such eligible Persons, the series and number of shares of Common Stock subject to such
Option, and, subject to Section 6.2, the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock subject to
such Option.

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     6.2 Option Price. The price at which shares may be purchased upon exercise of an Option shall
be fixed by the Board and may be no less than the Fair Market Value of the shares of the applicable
series of Common Stock subject to the Option as of the date the Option is granted.

     6.3 Term of Options. Subject to the provisions of the Plan with respect to death, retirement
and termination of service, the term of each Option shall be for such period as the Board shall
determine as set forth in the applicable Agreement.

     6.4 Exercise of Options. An Option granted under the Plan shall become (and remain)
exercisable during the term of the Option to the extent provided in the applicable Agreement and
the Plan and, unless the Agreement otherwise provides, may be exercised to the extent exercisable,
in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time during such term; provided, however, that
subsequent to the grant of an Option, the Board, at any time before complete termination of such
Option, may accelerate the time or times at which such Option may be exercised in whole or in part
(without reducing the term of such Option).

     6.5 Manner of Exercise.

     (a) Form of Payment. An Option shall be exercised by written notice to the Company
upon such terms and conditions as the Agreement may provide and in accordance with such
other procedures for the exercise of Options as the Board may establish from time to time.
The method or methods of payment of the purchase price for the shares to be purchased upon
exercise of an Option and of any amounts required by Section 10.9 shall be determined by the
Board and may consist of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) whole shares of any series of Common
Stock, (iv) the withholding of shares of the applicable series of Common Stock issuable upon
such exercise of the Option, (v) the delivery, together with a properly executed exercise
notice, of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the
amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the purchase price, or (vi) any combination
of the foregoing methods of payment, or such other consideration and method of payment as
may be permitted for the issuance of shares under the Delaware General Corporation Law. The
permitted method or methods of payment of the amounts payable upon exercise of an Option, if
other than in cash, shall be set forth in the applicable Agreement and may be subject to
such conditions as the Board deems appropriate.

     (b) Value of Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the
applicable Agreement, shares of any series of Common Stock delivered in payment of all or
any part of the amounts payable in connection with the exercise of an Option, and shares of
any series of Common Stock withheld for such payment, shall be valued for such purpose at
their Fair Market Value as of the exercise date.

     (c) Issuance of Shares. The Company shall effect the transfer of the shares of Common
Stock purchased under the Option as soon as practicable after the exercise thereof and
payment in full of the purchase price therefor and of any amounts required by Section 10.9,
and within a reasonable time thereafter, such transfer shall be evidenced on

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the books of the Company. Unless otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the
applicable Agreement, (i) no Holder or other Person exercising an Option shall have any of
the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to
an Option granted under the Plan until due exercise and full payment has been made, and (ii)
no adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is
prior to the date of such due exercise and full payment.

     6.6 Nontransferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the
applicable Agreement, Options shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent
and distribution or pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order, and, except as otherwise required
pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order, Options may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder
thereof only by such Holder (or his or her court-appointed legal representative).

ARTICLE VII

SARs

     7.1 Grant of SARs. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, SARs may be granted by the Board
to such eligible Persons in such numbers, with respect to any specified series of Common Stock, and
at such times during the term of the Plan as the Board shall determine. A SAR may be granted to a
Holder of an Option (hereinafter called a “related Option”) with respect to all or a portion of the
shares of Common Stock subject to the related Option (a “Tandem SAR”) or may be granted separately
to an eligible Nonemployee Director (a “Free Standing SAR”). Subject to the limitations of the
Plan, SARs shall be exercisable in whole or in part upon notice to the Company upon such terms and
conditions as are provided in the Agreement.

     7.2 Tandem SARs. A Tandem SAR may be granted either concurrently with the grant of the
related Option or at any time thereafter prior to the complete exercise, termination, expiration or
cancellation of such related Option. Tandem SARs shall be exercisable only at the time and to the
extent that the related Option is exercisable (and may be subject to such additional limitations on
exercisability as the Agreement may provide) and in no event after the complete termination or full
exercise of the related Option. Upon the exercise or termination of the related Option, the Tandem
SARs with respect thereto shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which the related Option was so exercised or terminated. Subject to
the limitations of the Plan, upon the exercise of a Tandem SAR and unless otherwise determined by
the Board and provided in the applicable Agreement, (a) the Holder thereof shall be entitled to
receive from the Company, for each share of the applicable series of Common Stock with respect to
which the Tandem SAR is being exercised, consideration (in the form determined as provided in
Section 7.4) equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of the applicable
series of Common Stock with respect to which the Tandem SAR was granted on the date of exercise
over the related Option purchase price per share, and (b) the related Option with respect thereto
shall be canceled automatically to the extent of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which the Tandem SAR was so exercised.

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     7.3 Free Standing SARs. Free Standing SARs shall be exercisable at the time, to the extent
and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Agreement. The base price of a Free
Standing SAR may be no less than the Fair Market Value of the applicable series of Common Stock
with respect to which the Free Standing SAR was granted as of the date the Free Standing SAR is
granted. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, upon the exercise of a Free Standing SAR and
unless otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the applicable Agreement, the Holder
thereof shall be entitled to receive from the Company, for each share of the applicable series of
Common Stock with respect to which the Free Standing SAR is being exercised, consideration (in the
form determined as provided in Section 7.4) equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value
of a share of the applicable series of Common Stock with respect to which the Free Standing SAR was
granted on the date of exercise over the base price per share of such Free Standing SAR.

     7.4 Consideration. The consideration to be received upon the exercise of a SAR by the Holder
shall be paid in the applicable series of Common Stock with respect to which the SAR was granted
(valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of such SAR); provided, however, that the
Board may permit the Holder of a SAR who is not subject to United States Federal Income Tax to be
paid consideration in the form of cash, or a combination of cash and the applicable series of
Common Stock with respect to which the SAR was granted. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall
be issuable upon exercise of a SAR, and unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement, the
Holder will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Unless the Board shall otherwise determine,
to the extent a Free Standing SAR is exercisable, it will be exercised automatically on its
expiration date.

     7.5 Limitations. The applicable Agreement may provide for a limit on the amount payable to a
Holder upon exercise of SARs at any time or in the aggregate, for a limit on the time periods
during which a Holder may exercise SARs, and for such other limits on the rights of the Holder and
such other terms and conditions of the SAR, including a condition that the SAR may be exercised
only in accordance with rules and regulations adopted from time to time, as the Board may
determine. Unless otherwise so provided in the applicable Agreement, any such limit relating to a
Tandem SAR shall not restrict the exercisability of the related Option. Such rules and regulations
may govern the right to exercise SARs granted prior to the adoption or amendment of such rules and
regulations as well as SARs granted thereafter.

     7.6 Exercise. For purposes of this Article VII, the date of exercise of a SAR shall mean the
date on which the Company shall have received notice from the Holder of the SAR of the exercise of
such SAR (unless otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the applicable Agreement).

     7.7 Nontransferability. Unless otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the
applicable Agreement, (a) SARs shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent
and distribution or pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order, and (b) except as otherwise required
pursuant to a Domestic Relations Order, SARs may be exercised during the lifetime of the Holder
thereof only by such Holder (or his or her court-appointed legal representative).

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ARTICLE VIII

Restricted Shares

     8.1 Grant. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Board shall designate those eligible
Persons to be granted Awards of Restricted Shares, shall determine the time when each such Award
shall be granted, shall determine whether shares of Common Stock covered by Awards of Restricted
Shares will be issued at the beginning or the end of the Restriction Period and whether Dividend
Equivalents will be paid during the Restriction Period in the event shares of the applicable series
of Common Stock are to be issued at the end of the Restriction Period, and shall designate (or set
forth the basis for determining) the Vesting Date or Vesting Dates for each Award of Restricted
Shares, and may prescribe other restrictions, terms and conditions applicable to the vesting of
such Restricted Shares in addition to those provided in the Plan. The Board shall determine the
price, if any, to be paid by the Holder for the Restricted Shares; provided, however, that the
issuance of Restricted Shares shall be made for at least the minimum consideration necessary to
permit such Restricted Shares to be deemed fully paid and nonassessable. All determinations made
by the Board pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall be specified in the Agreement.

     8.2 Issuance of Restricted Shares at Beginning of the Restriction Period. If shares of the
applicable series of Common Stock are issued at the beginning of the Restriction Period, the stock
certificate or certificates representing such Restricted Shares shall be registered in the name of
the Holder to whom such Restricted Shares shall have been awarded. During the Restriction Period,
certificates representing the Restricted Shares and any securities constituting Retained
Distributions shall bear a restrictive legend to the effect that ownership of the Restricted Shares
(and such Retained Distributions), and the enjoyment of all rights appurtenant thereto, are subject
to the restrictions, terms and conditions provided in the Plan and the applicable Agreement. Such
certificates shall remain in the custody of the Company or its designee, and the Holder shall
deposit with the custodian stock powers or other instruments of assignment, each endorsed in blank,
so as to permit retransfer to the Company of all or any portion of the Restricted Shares and any
securities constituting Retained Distributions that shall be forfeited or otherwise not become
vested in accordance with the Plan and the applicable Agreement.

     8.3 Restrictions. Restricted Shares issued at the beginning of the Restriction Period shall
constitute issued and outstanding shares of the applicable series of Common Stock for all corporate
purposes. The Holder will have the right to vote such Restricted Shares, to receive and retain
such dividends and distributions, as the Board may designate, paid or distributed on such
Restricted Shares, and to exercise all other rights, powers and privileges of a Holder of shares of
the applicable series of Common Stock with respect to such Restricted Shares; except, that, unless
otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the applicable Agreement, (a) the Holder will not
be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate or certificates representing such Restricted
Shares until the Restriction Period shall have expired and unless all other vesting requirements
with respect thereto shall have been fulfilled or waived; (b) the Company or its designee will
retain custody of the stock certificate or certificates representing the Restricted Shares during
the Restriction Period as provided in Section 8.2; (c) other than such dividends and

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distributions as the Board may designate, the Company or its designee will retain custody of
all distributions (“Retained Distributions”) made or declared with respect to the Restricted Shares
(and such Retained Distributions will be subject to the same restrictions, terms and vesting, and
other conditions as are applicable to the Restricted Shares) until such time, if ever, as the
Restricted Shares with respect to which such Retained Distributions shall have been made, paid or
declared shall have become vested, and such Retained Distributions shall not bear interest or be
segregated in a separate account; (d) the Holder may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, exchange,
encumber or dispose of the Restricted Shares or any Retained Distributions or his interest in any
of them during the Restriction Period; and (e) a breach of any restrictions, terms or conditions
provided in the Plan or established by the Board with respect to any Restricted Shares or Retained
Distributions will cause a forfeiture of such Restricted Shares and any Retained Distributions with
respect thereto.

     8.4 Issuance of Stock at End of the Restriction Period. Restricted Shares issued at the end
of the Restriction Period shall not constitute issued and outstanding shares of the applicable
series of Common Stock, and the Holder shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with
respect to the shares of Common Stock covered by such an Award of Restricted Shares, in each case
until such shares shall have been transferred to the Holder at the end of the Restriction Period.
If and to the extent that shares of Common Stock are to be issued at the end of the Restriction
Period, the Holder shall be entitled to receive Dividend Equivalents with respect to the shares of
Common Stock covered thereby either (a) during the Restriction Period or (b) in accordance with the
rules applicable to Retained Distributions, as the Board may specify in the Agreement.

     8.5 Cash Payments. In connection with any Award of Restricted Shares, an Agreement may
provide for the payment of a cash amount to the Holder of such Restricted Shares after such
Restricted Shares shall have become vested. Such cash amounts shall be payable in accordance with
such additional restrictions, terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board in the
Agreement and shall be in addition to any other compensation payments which such Holder shall be
otherwise entitled or eligible to receive from the Company.

     8.6 Completion of Restriction Period. On the Vesting Date with respect to each Award of
Restricted Shares and the satisfaction of any other applicable restrictions, terms and conditions,
(a) all or the applicable portion of such Restricted Shares shall become vested, (b) any Retained
Distributions and any unpaid Dividend Equivalents with respect to such Restricted Shares shall
become vested to the extent that the Restricted Shares related thereto shall have become vested,
and (c) any cash amount to be received by the Holder with respect to such Restricted Shares shall
become payable, all in accordance with the terms of the applicable Agreement. Any such Restricted
Shares, Retained Distributions and any unpaid Dividend Equivalents that shall not become vested
shall be forfeited to the Company, and the Holder shall not thereafter have any rights (including
dividend and voting rights) with respect to such Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions and any
unpaid Dividend Equivalents that shall have been so forfeited. The Board may, in its discretion,
provide that the delivery of any Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions and unpaid Dividend
Equivalents that shall have become vested, and payment of any cash amounts that shall have become
payable, shall be deferred until such date or dates as the recipient may elect. Any election of a
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sentence shall be filed in writing with the Board in accordance with such rules and
regulations, including any deadline for the making of such an election, as the Board may provide,
and shall be made in compliance with Section 409A of the Code.

ARTICLE IX

Stock Units

     9.1 Grant. In addition to granting Awards of Options, SARs and Restricted Shares, the Board
shall, subject to the limitations of the Plan, have authority to grant to eligible Persons Awards
of Stock Units which may be in the form of shares of any specified series of Common Stock or units,
the value of which is based, in whole or in part, on the Fair Market Value of the shares of any
specified series of Common Stock. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, including any rules
established pursuant to Section 9.2, Awards of Stock Units shall be subject to such terms,
restrictions, conditions, vesting requirements and payment rules as the Board may determine in its
discretion, which need not be identical for each Award. The determinations made by the Board
pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall be specified in the applicable Agreement.

     9.2 Rules. The Board may, in its discretion, establish any or all of the following rules for
application to an Award of Stock Units:

     (a) Any shares of Common Stock which are part of an Award of Stock Units may not be
assigned, sold, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which the shares are issued or, if later, the date provided by the Board at the time of the Award.

     (b) Such Awards may provide for the payment of cash consideration by the Person to whom
such Award is granted or provide that the Award, and any shares of Common Stock to be issued
in connection therewith, if applicable, shall be delivered without the payment of cash
consideration; provided, however, that the issuance of any shares of Common Stock in
connection with an Award of Stock Units shall be for at least the minimum consideration
necessary to permit such shares to be deemed fully paid and nonassessable.

     (c) Awards of Stock Units may relate in whole or in part to performance or other
criteria established by the Board at the time of grant.

     (d) Awards of Stock Units may provide for deferred payment schedules, vesting over a
specified period of service, the payment (on a current or deferred basis) of dividend
equivalent amounts with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the
Award, and elections by the Holder to defer payment of the Award or the lifting of
restrictions on the Award, if any, provided that any such deferrals shall comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

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     (e) In such circumstances as the Board may deem advisable, the Board may waive or
otherwise remove, in whole or in part, any restrictions or limitations to which a Stock Unit
Award was made subject at the time of grant.

ARTICLE X

General Provisions

     10.1 Acceleration of Awards.

     (a) Death or Disability. If a Holder’s service shall terminate by reason of death or
Disability, notwithstanding any contrary waiting period, installment period, vesting
schedule or Restriction Period in any Agreement or in the Plan, unless the applicable
Agreement provides otherwise: (i) in the case of an Option or SAR, each outstanding Option
or SAR granted under the Plan shall immediately become exercisable in full in respect of the
aggregate number of shares covered thereby; (ii) in the case of Restricted Shares, the
Restriction Period applicable to each such Award of Restricted Shares shall be deemed to
have expired and all such Restricted Shares, any related Retained Distributions and any
unpaid Dividend Equivalents shall become vested and any related cash amounts payable
pursuant to the applicable Agreement shall be adjusted in such manner as may be provided in
the Agreement; and (iii) in the case of Stock Units, each such Award of Stock Units shall
become vested in full.

     (b) Approved Transactions; Board Change; Control Purchase. In the event of any
Approved Transaction, Board Change or Control Purchase, notwithstanding any contrary waiting
period, installment period, vesting schedule or Restriction Period in any Agreement or in
the Plan, unless the applicable Agreement provides otherwise: (i) in the case of an Option
or SAR, each such outstanding Option or SAR granted under the Plan shall become exercisable
in full in respect of the aggregate number of shares covered thereby; (ii) in the case of
Restricted Shares, the Restriction Period applicable to each such Award of Restricted Shares
shall be deemed to have expired and all such Restricted Shares, any related Retained
Distributions and any unpaid Dividend Equivalents shall become vested and any related cash
amounts payable pursuant to the applicable Agreement shall be adjusted in such manner as may
be provided in the Agreement; and (iii) in the case of Stock Units, each such Award of Stock
Units shall become vested in full, in each case effective upon the Board Change or Control
Purchase or immediately prior to consummation of the Approved Transaction. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement, the Board may, in its
discretion, determine that any or all outstanding Awards of any or all types granted
pursuant to the Plan will not vest or become exercisable on an accelerated basis in
connection with an Approved Transaction if effective provision has been made for the taking
of such action which, in the opinion of the Board, is equitable and appropriate to
substitute a new Award for such Award or to assume such Award and to make such new or
assumed Award, as nearly as may be practicable, equivalent to the old Award (before giving
effect to any acceleration of the vesting or exercisability thereof), taking into account,
to the extent applicable, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets into or
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the applicable series of Common Stock may be changed, converted or exchanged in
connection with the Approved Transaction.

     10.2 Termination of Service.

     (a) General. If a Holder’s service shall terminate prior to an Option or SAR becoming
exercisable or being exercised (or deemed exercised, as provided in Section 7.2) in full, or
during the Restriction Period with respect to any Restricted Shares or prior to the vesting
or complete exercise of any Stock Units, then such Option or SAR shall thereafter become or
be exercisable, such Stock Units to the extent vested shall thereafter be exercisable, and
the Holder’s rights to any unvested Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions, unpaid
Dividend Equivalents and related cash amounts, and any such unvested Stock Units shall
thereafter vest, in each case solely to the extent provided in the applicable Agreement;
provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the
applicable Agreement, (i) no Option or SAR may be exercised after the scheduled expiration
date thereof; (ii) if the Holder’s service terminates by reason of death or Disability, the
Option or SAR shall remain exercisable for a period of at least one year following such
termination (but not later than the scheduled expiration of such Option or SAR); and (iii)
any termination of the Holder‘s service for cause will be treated in accordance with the
provisions of Section 10.2(b).

     (b) Termination for Cause. If a Holder’s service on the Board shall be terminated by
the Company for “cause” during the Restriction Period with respect to any Restricted Shares,
or prior to any Option or SAR becoming exercisable or being exercised in full or prior to
the vesting or complete exercise of any Stock Unit (for these purposes, “cause” shall
include dishonesty, incompetence, moral turpitude, other misconduct of any kind and the
refusal to perform his duties and responsibilities for any reason other than illness or
incapacity; provided, however, that if such termination occurs within 12 months after an
Approved Transaction or Control Purchase or Board Change, termination for “cause” shall mean
only a felony conviction for fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement), then, unless
otherwise determined by the Board and provided in the applicable Agreement, (i) all Options
and SARs and all unvested or unexercised Stock Units held by such Holder shall immediately
terminate, and (ii) such Holder’s rights to all Restricted Shares, Retained Distributions,
any unpaid Dividend Equivalents and any related cash amounts shall be forfeited immediately.

     10.3 Nonalienation of Benefits. Except as set forth herein, no right or benefit under the
Plan shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, hypothecation, pledge,
exchange, transfer, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign,
hypothecate, pledge, exchange, transfer, encumber or charge the same shall be void. No right or
benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities
or torts of the Person entitled to such benefits.

     10.4 Written Agreement. Each Award of Options shall be evidenced by a stock option agreement;
each Award of SARs shall be evidenced by a stock appreciation rights agreement; each Award of
Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by a restricted shares agreement; and each

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Award of Stock Units shall be evidenced by a stock units agreement, each in such form and
containing such terms and provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Board
from time to time shall approve; provided, however, that if more than one type of Award is made to
the same Holder, such Awards may be evidenced by a single Agreement with such Holder. Each grantee
of an Option, SAR, Restricted Shares or Stock Units shall be notified promptly of such grant, and a
written Agreement shall be promptly executed and delivered by the Company. Any such Agreement may
be supplemented or amended from time to time as approved by the Board as contemplated by Section
10.6(b).

     10.5 Designation of Beneficiaries. Each Person who shall be granted an Award under the Plan
may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries and may change such designation from time to time by
filing a written designation of beneficiary or beneficiaries with the Board on a form to be
prescribed by it, provided that no such designation shall be effective unless so filed prior to the
death of such Person.

     10.6 Termination and Amendment.

     (a) General. Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been terminated as hereinafter
provided, no Awards or stock payments under Article XI may be made under the Plan on or
after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. The Plan may be terminated at any time
prior to the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date and may, from time to time, be
suspended or discontinued or modified or amended if such action is deemed advisable by the
Board.

     (b) Modification. No termination, modification or amendment of the Plan may, without
the consent of the Person to whom any Award shall theretofore have been granted, adversely
affect the rights of such Person with respect to such Award. No modification, extension,
renewal or other change in any Award granted under the Plan shall be made after the grant of
such Award, unless the same is consistent with the provisions of the Plan. With the consent
of the Holder and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan (including Section
10.6(a)), the Board may amend outstanding Agreements with any Holder, including any
amendment which would (i) accelerate the time or times at which the Award may be exercised
and/or (ii) extend the scheduled expiration date of the Award. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Board may, but solely with the Holder’s consent unless
otherwise provided in the Agreement, agree to cancel any Award under the Plan and grant a
new Award in substitution therefor, provided that the Award so substituted shall satisfy all
of the requirements of the Plan as of the date such new Award is made. Nothing contained in
the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.6(b) shall be construed to prevent the Board
from providing in any Agreement that the rights of the Holder with respect to the Award
evidenced thereby shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the Board may, subject
to the express provisions of the Plan, adopt from time to time or impair the enforceability
of any such provision.

     10.7 Government and Other Regulations. The obligation of the Company with respect to Awards
and to stock payments under Article XI shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules

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and regulations and such approvals by any governmental agencies as may be required, including
the effectiveness of any registration statement required under the Securities Act of 1933, and the
rules and regulations of any securities exchange or association on which the Common Stock may be
listed or quoted. For so long as any series of Common Stock are registered under the Exchange Act,
the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with any legal requirements (a) to maintain
a registration statement in effect under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to all shares of
the applicable series of Common Stock that may be issued to Holders under the Plan and (b) to file
in a timely manner all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act.

     10.8 Withholding. The Company’s obligation to deliver shares of Common Stock or pay cash
under the Plan shall be subject to applicable federal, state and local tax withholding
requirements. Federal, state and local withholding tax due at the time of an Award, upon the
exercise of any Option or SAR, upon the vesting of, or expiration of restrictions with respect to,
Restricted Shares or Stock Units, or upon payment of Director Compensation in stock under Article
XI, as appropriate, may, in the discretion of the Board, be paid in shares of the applicable series
of Common Stock already owned by the Holder or through the withholding of shares otherwise issuable
to such Holder, upon such terms and conditions (including the conditions referenced in Section 6.5)
as the Board shall determine. If the Holder shall fail to pay, or make arrangements satisfactory
to the Board for the payment to the Company of, all such federal, state and local taxes required to
be withheld by the Company, then the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right
to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Holder an amount equal to any federal,
state or local taxes of any kind required to be withheld by the Company with respect to such Award
or payment.

     10.9 Nonexclusivity of the Plan. The adoption of the Plan by the Board shall not be construed
as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as
it may deem desirable, including the granting of stock options and the awarding of stock and cash
otherwise than under the Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or
applicable only in specific cases.

     10.10 Exclusion from Other Plans. By acceptance of an Award, unless otherwise provided in the
applicable Agreement, each Holder shall be deemed to have agreed that such Award is special
incentive compensation that will not be taken into account, in any manner, as compensation or bonus
in determining the amount of any payment under any pension, retirement or other benefit plan,
program or policy of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. In addition, each beneficiary
of a deceased Holder shall be deemed to have agreed that such Award will not affect the amount of
any life insurance coverage, if any, provided by the Company on the life of the Holder which is
payable to such beneficiary under any life insurance plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company.

     10.11 Unfunded Plan. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall be required
to segregate any cash or any shares of Common Stock which may at any time be represented by Awards
or deliverable in payment of Director Compensation under Article XI, and the Plan shall constitute
an “unfunded” plan of the Company. Except as provided in Article VIII with respect to Awards of
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Agreement, no Holder shall have voting or other rights with respect to the shares of Common
Stock covered by an Award or deliverable in payment of Director Compensation under Article XI prior
to the delivery of such shares. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall, by
any provisions of the Plan, be deemed to be a trustee of any shares of Common Stock or any other
property, and the liabilities of the Company to any Holder pursuant to the Plan shall be those of a
debtor pursuant to such contract obligations as are created by or pursuant to the Plan, and the
rights of any Holder under the Plan shall be limited to those of a general creditor of the Company.
In its sole discretion, the Board may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to
meet the obligations of the Company under the Plan, provided, however, that the existence of such
trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.

     10.12 Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of Delaware.

     10.13 Accounts. The delivery of any shares of Common Stock and the payment of any amount
under the Plan shall be for the account of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of the Company,
as the case may be, and any such delivery or payment shall not be made until the recipient shall
have paid or made satisfactory arrangements for the payment of any applicable withholding taxes as
provided in Section 10.8.

     10.14 Legends. Each certificate evidencing shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan shall
bear such legends as the Board deems necessary or appropriate to reflect or refer to any terms,
conditions or restrictions applicable to such shares, including any to the effect that the shares
represented thereby may not be disposed of unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel,
acceptable to the Company, that such disposition will not violate any federal or state securities
laws.

     10.15 Company’s Rights. Neither the grant of Awards pursuant to the Plan nor the availability
or exercise of the Stock Election Right shall affect in any way the right or power of the Company
to make reclassifications, reorganizations or other changes of or to its capital or business
structure or to merge, consolidate, liquidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its
business or assets.

     10.16 Interpretation. The words “include,” “includes,” “included” and “including” to the
extent used in the Plan shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without
limitation.”

     10.17 Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if any Plan
provision or Award under the Plan would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Code
Section 409A and related regulations and United States Department of the Treasury pronouncements
(“Section 409A”), that Plan provision or Award will be reformed to avoid imposition of the
applicable tax and no action taken to comply with Section 409A shall be deemed to adversely affect
the Holder’s rights to an Award.

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ARTICLE XI

Stock in Lieu of Cash Director Compensation

     11.1 General. Subject to the provisions of this Article XI, each
Nonemployee Director shall have a Stock Election Right with respect to Director Compensation
payable for the calendar quarter ended December 31, 2005 and each calendar quarter thereafter.
Subject to any applicable Purchase Restrictions, to the extent a Nonemployee Director has exercised
the Stock Election Right in accordance with this Article XI, such Nonemployee Director will receive
shares of the applicable series of Common Stock in payment of the Director Compensation payable to
such Nonemployee Director with respect to the applicable calendar quarter on the last day of such
calendar quarter (or as soon as practicable thereafter). The number of shares of the applicable
series of Common Stock issuable to a Nonemployee Director in payment of such Nonemployee Director’s
Director Compensation for a particular calendar quarter shall equal the quotient obtained by
dividing (x) the aggregate amount of such Director Compensation by (y) the Fair Market Value of a
share of the applicable series of Common Stock as of the last day of such calendar quarter. No
fractional shares will be issued. In lieu of issuing any fractional shares resulting from such
calculation, an amount in cash will be paid equal to such fraction multiplied by the Fair Market
Value of a share of the applicable series of Common Stock on the last day of such calendar quarter.
All shares of Common Stock issued in payment of Director Compensation under this Article XI shall
be issued free of all restrictions, except as required by law.

     11.2 Timing of Election. Subject to the deemed election provisions of Section 11.3, a
Nonemployee Director who wishes to exercise the Stock Election Right with respect to a particular
calendar quarter must provide an Election Notice by the Election Deadline applicable to such
calendar quarter. Once the Election Deadline applicable to a particular calendar quarter has
passed, no changes may be made to the form of consideration to be delivered in payment of the
Director Compensation payable to any Nonemployee Director with respect to such calendar quarter,
unless the Board determines, in its sole discretion, that such change is occasioned by an
extraordinary or unanticipated event.

     11.3 Deemed Election. If a Nonemployee Director has never delivered a timely Election Notice,
the Nonemployee Director shall receive cash for the Director Compensation payable to such
Nonemployee Director for all calendar quarters until an Election Notice is timely delivered. Once
an Election Notice is timely delivered by a Nonemployee Director, it shall apply to the calendar
quarter with respect to which it was delivered and, if such Nonemployee Director subsequently fails
to timely provide Election Notices with respect to the succeeding calendar quarters, it shall be
deemed to apply to all succeeding calendar quarters until a Rescission Notice is timely delivered
to the Company with respect to any succeeding calendar quarter. For a Rescission Notice to be
timely with respect to a particular calendar quarter, it must be delivered to the Company by the
Election Deadline applicable to such calendar quarter. A Nonemployee Director who has delivered a
Rescission Notice may exercise a Stock Election Right for subsequent calendar quarters by the
timely delivery of an Election Notice.

     11.4 Election Void During Restricted Period. If, on the date a Nonemployee Director is to
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place, such Nonemployee Director shall instead receive cash in payment of the Director
Compensation then payable to such Nonemployee Director.

     11.5 Conditions. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Board, in its sole discretion,
from imposing additional conditions as it may determine, in its sole discretion, on any issuance of
shares of Common Stock in payment of Director Compensation pursuant to this Article XI.

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EXHIBIT 10.1

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     This Indemnification Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of ___, by and
between PDF Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ___
(the “Indemnitee”).

RECITALS

     The Company and Indemnitee recognize the increasing difficulty in obtaining liability
insurance for directors, officers and key employees, the significant increases in the cost of such
insurance and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance. The Company and Indemnitee
further recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting
directors, officers and key employees to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the
availability and coverage of liability insurance has been severely limited. Indemnitee does not
regard the current protection available as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee
and agents of the Company may not be willing to continue to serve as agents of the Company without
additional protection. The Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified
individuals, such as Indemnitee, and to indemnify its directors, officers and key employees so as
to provide them with the maximum protection permitted by law.

AGREEMENT

     In consideration of the mutual promises made in this Agreement, and for other good and
valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and Indemnitee hereby
agree as follows:

     1. Indemnification.

               (a) Third Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee is
or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, by reason of any
action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an officer or director or by reason of the fact
that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such
settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The termination
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settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or,
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe
that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

               (b) Proceedings By or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify
Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action or proceeding by or in the right of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, by reason of
any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an officer or director or by reason of the
fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, amounts
paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld), in each case to the extent actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if Indemnitee acted
in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders, except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudicated by
court order or judgment to be liable to the Company in the performance of Indemnitee’s duty to the
Company and its stockholders unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or
proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon application that, in view of all the
circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which such court shall deem proper.

               (c) Mandatory Payment of Expenses. To the extent that Indemnitee has been successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 1(a)
or Section 1(b) or the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection therewith.

     2. No Employment Rights. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create in
Indemnitee any right to continued employment.

     3. Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.

               (a) Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall advance all expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any civil or
criminal action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section l(a) or Section 1(b) hereof (including
amounts actually paid in settlement of any such action, suit or proceeding). Indemnitee hereby
undertakes to repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be
determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized hereby.

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               (b) Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to
his or her right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the Company notice in writing as soon
as practicable of any claim made against Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be
sought under this Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 12(d) below.
In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may
reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee’s power.

               (c) Procedure. Any indemnification and advances provided for in Section 1 and this
Section 3 shall be made no later than twenty (20) days after receipt of the written request of
Indemnitee. If a claim under this Agreement, under any statute, or under any provision of the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws providing for indemnification, is not paid in full
by the Company within twenty (20) days after a written request for payment thereof has first been
received by the Company, Indemnitee may, but need not, at any time thereafter bring an action
against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, subject to Section 11 of this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be paid for the expenses (including attorneys’
fees) of bringing such action. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action
brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
in advance of its final disposition) that Indemnitee has not met the standards of conduct which
make it permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount
claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Company and Indemnitee shall be
entitled to receive interim payments of expenses pursuant to Section 3(a) unless and until such
defense may be finally adjudicated by court order or judgment from which no further right of appeal
exists. It is the parties’ intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee’s right to
indemnification, the question of Indemnitee’s right to indemnification shall be for the court to
decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or
subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a
determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee
has met the applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an actual determination
by the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of
Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the
applicable standard of conduct.

               (d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim
pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in
effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers
in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall
thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the
Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such
policies.

               (e) Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be obligated under Section
3(a) hereof to pay the expenses of any proceeding against Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate,
shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, with counsel approved by Indemnitee,
upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election so to do. After

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delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such
counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any
fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided
that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any such proceeding at Indemnitee’s
expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by
the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of
interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense or (C) the Company
shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the fees
and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

     4. Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.

               (a) Scope. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company hereby
agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, notwithstanding that
such indemnification is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Bylaws or by statute. In the event of any
change, after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute, or rule which expands the
right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer, such
changes shall be deemed to be within the purview of Indemnitee’s rights and the Company’s
obligations under this Agreement. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or
rule which narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board of
directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or
rule to be applied to this Agreement shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties’ rights
and obligations hereunder.

               (b) Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall not be
deemed exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate
of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested members of
the Company’s Board of Directors, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or
otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity
while holding such office. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to
Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity even though
he or she may have ceased to serve in any such capacity at the time of any action, suit or other
covered proceeding.

     5. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this
Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the expenses, judgments, fines
or penalties actually or reasonably incurred in the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of
any civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding, but not, however, for the total amount thereof,
the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses, judgments,
fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled.

     6. Mutual Acknowledgment. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in certain
instances, Federal law or public policy may override applicable state law and prohibit the Company
from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement or otherwise. For example, the
Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that the Securities and Exchange

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Commission (the “SEC”) has taken the position that indemnification is not permissible
for liabilities arising under certain federal securities laws, and federal legislation prohibits
indemnification for certain ERISA violations. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the
Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the SEC to submit the
question of indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the
Company’s right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

     7. Officer and Director Liability Insurance. The Company shall, from time to time,
make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and
maintain a policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies providing the
officers and directors of the Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts, or to ensure the
Company’s performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. Among other
considerations, the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such insurance coverage against the
protection afforded by such coverage. In all policies of director and officer liability insurance,
Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights
and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors, if
Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the
Company but is an officer; or of the Company’s key employees, if Indemnitee is not an officer or
director but is a key employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no
obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if the Company determines in good faith that such
insurance is not reasonably available, if the premium costs for such insurance are disproportionate
to the amount of coverage provided, if the coverage provided by such insurance is limited by
exclusions so as to provide an insufficient benefit, or if Indemnitee is covered by similar
insurance maintained by a parent or subsidiary of the Company.

     8. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be
construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable law. The
Company’s inability, pursuant to court order, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall
not constitute a breach of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable as
provided in this Section 8. If this Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any
ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify
Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that shall not
have been invalidated, and the balance of this Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in
accordance with its terms.

     9. Exceptions. Any other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

               (a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee
with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way
of defense, except with respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to
indemnification under this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, but such indemnification or advancement of
expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors finds it to be
appropriate;

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               (b) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by
Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this
Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions
made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous;

               (c) Insured Claims. To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or liabilities of any type
whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and
amounts paid in settlement) to the extent such expenses or liabilities have been paid directly to
Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a policy of officers’ and directors’ liability insurance
maintained by the Company; or

               (d) Claims under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or the payment
of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section
16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.

     10. Construction of Certain Phrases.

               (a) For purposes of this Agreement, references to the “Company” shall include, in
addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a
constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued,
would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents,
so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with
respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

               (b) For purposes of this Agreement, references to “other enterprises” shall include
employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on
Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request
of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent
with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee
acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the
participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have
acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this
Agreement.

     11. Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee under
this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be
paid all court costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Indemnitee
with respect to such action, unless as a part of such action, the court of competent jurisdiction
determines that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such action were
not made in good faith or were frivolous. In the event of an action instituted by or in the name
of the Company under this Agreement or to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this

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Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all court costs and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees, incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action (including with respect to
Indemnitee’s counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), unless as a part of such action
the court determines that each of Indemnitee’s material defenses to such action were made in bad
faith or were frivolous.

     12. Miscellaneous.

               (a) Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and
the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflict
of law.

               (b) Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights. This Agreement sets forth the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merges all
prior discussions between them. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver
of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to
this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not
be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

               (c) Construction. This Agreement is the result of negotiations between and has been
reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if any; accordingly, this
Agreement shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be
construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto.

               (d) Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or sent
by telegram or fax, or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail, as certified
or registered mail, with postage prepaid, and addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s
address as set forth below or as subsequently modified by written notice.

               (e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

               (f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its
successors and assigns, and inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, legal
representatives and assigns.

               (g) Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be
subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall
execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights
and to enable the Company to effectively bring suit to enforce such rights.

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     The parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set forth on the first
page of this Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:
	 	333 West San Carlos St.

Suite 700

San Jose, CA 95110	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	(Signature)
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

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