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2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 EXHIBIT 10.11 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP. 
  
  
 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan 
  
  

 HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP. 
  
 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 
  

Table of Contents 
  
  

			
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	 ARTICLE I PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE
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	 ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS
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	 ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION
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	 ARTICLE IV AWARDS
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	 ARTICLE V STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS
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	 ARTICLE VI RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
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	 ARTICLE VII AWARDS FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
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	 ARTICLE VIII UNRESTRICTED HTCC STOCK AWARDS FOR EMPLOYEES
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	 ARTICLE IX AWARD OF PERFORMANCE UNITS
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	 ARTICLE X DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS
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	 ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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	 ARTICLE XII CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY
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 ARTICLE I 
 PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE 
  
 1.1    Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide financial incentives for selected Employees of Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. (“HTCC”) and its Subsidiaries and for the non-employee Directors
of HTCC, thereby promoting the long-term growth and financial success of the Company by (1) attracting and retaining employees and Directors of outstanding ability, (2) strengthening the Company’s capability to develop, maintain, and direct a
competent management team, (3) providing an effective means for selected Employees and non-employee Directors to acquire and maintain ownership of HTCC Stock, (4) motivating Employees to achieve long-range Performance Goals and objectives, and (5)
providing incentive compensation opportunities competitive with those of other corporations. 
  
 1.2    Effective Date and Expiration of Plan. The Plan is subject to approval by a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 19, 2004, or at any
adjournment thereof by the holders of shares of HTCC stock entitled to vote thereon. If so approved, the Plan shall be effective as of such date. Unless earlier terminated by the Board pursuant to Section 11.3, the Plan shall terminate on the tenth
anniversary of its Effective Date. No Award shall be made pursuant to the Plan after its termination date, but Awards made prior to the termination date may extend beyond that date. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 The following words and phrases,
as used in the Plan, shall have these meanings: 
  
 2.1    “Administrator” means the individual or individuals to whom the Committee delegates authority under the Plan in accordance with Section 3.3. 
  
 2.2    “Award” means, individually or
collectively, any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Restricted Performance Stock, unrestricted HTCC Stock or Performance Unit Award or any other form of Award authorized pursuant to Section 4.1(b). 
  
 2.3    “Award Statement” means a written
confirmation of an Award under the Plan furnished to the Participant. 
  
 2.4    “Board” means the Board of Directors of HTCC. 
  
 2.5    “Cause” except for purposes of Article XII, with respect to any Participant, means (i) the definition of
“Cause” as set forth in any individual employment agreement applicable to such Participant, or (ii) in the case of a Participant who does not have an individual employment agreement that defines Cause, and unless the Committee shall
authorize a different definition of “Cause” for such Participant, then “Cause” means the termination of a Participant’s employment by reason of his or her (1) engaging in gross misconduct that is injurious to the Company,
monetarily or otherwise, (2) misappropriation of funds, (3) willful misrepresentation to the directors or officers of the Company regarding matters relating to the business of the Company, (4) gross negligence in the performance of the
Participant’s duties that has or may reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, properties or financial 
  

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 condition of the Company, (5) commission of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, or (6) entering into
competition with the Company. The determination of whether a Participant’s employment was terminated for Cause shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion. 
  
 2.6    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 2.7    “Committee” means the Stock
Option—Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof. 
  
 2.8    “Company” means Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. and all of its Subsidiaries on and after the Effective Date. 
  
 2.9    “Deferred Account” means an
account established for a Participant under Section 10.1. 
  
 2.10    “Deferred Compensation Plan” means any deferred compensation plan established by the Company in which the Participants may participate. 
  
 2.11    “Director” means a member of the
Board of Directors of HTCC. 
  
 2.12    “Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan is approved by the shareholders of HTCC, as provided in Section 1.2. 
  
 2.13    “Employee” means a salaried employee of the Company. 
  
 2.14    “Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  
 2.15    “Fair Market Value” means, when used with reference to HTCC Stock, “fair market value” determined pursuant to a valuation methodology approved by the Committee or, if the Committee does
not approve a different valuation methodology, means, on any day, the daily closing price of a share of HTCC Stock on the American Stock Exchange, or, if the shares are not listed or admitted to trading on such exchange, on the principal United
States securities exchange or on the NASDAQ/NMS on which the shares are listed or admitted to trading, or if the shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange or on the NASDAQ/NMS, the mean between the closing high bid and low
asked quotations with respect to a share on such dates on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System, or any similar system then in use, or if no such quotations are available, the fair market value on such date
of a share as the Committee shall determine. 
  
 2.16    “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company, which, as of the date the Plan was approved by the Board, is the year ending December 31. 
  
 2.17    “HTCC” means Hungarian Telephone
and Cable Corp., a Delaware corporation. 
  
 2.18    “HTCC Stock” means common stock, par value $0.001 of Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. 
  
 2.19    “Incentive Stock Option” means an option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 
  

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 2.20    “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an option granted under
the Plan other than an Incentive Stock Option. 
  
 2.21    “Option” means either a Nonqualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option to purchase HTCC Stock. 
  
 2.22    “Option Price” means the price at which HTCC Stock may be purchased under an Option as provided in Section
5.4, or in the case of a SAR granted under Section 5.8, the price determined in such Section 5.8. 
  
 2.23    “Participant” means a Employee or a non-employee Director to whom an Award has been made under the Plan or a
Transferee. 
  
 2.24    “Performance
Goals” means goals established by the Committee pursuant to Section 4.5. 
  
 2.25    “Performance Period” means a period of time over which performance is measured. 
  
 2.26    “Performance Unit” means the unit of measure determined under Article IX by which is expressed the value of a
Performance Unit Award. 
  
 2.27    “Performance Unit Award” means an Award granted under Article IX. 
  
 2.28    “Personal Representative” means the person or persons who, upon the death, disability, or incompetency of a
Participant, shall have acquired, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or by other legal proceedings, the right to exercise an Option or SAR or the right to any Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Unit Award or Performance Unit
Award theretofore granted or made to such Participant. 
  
 2.29    “Plan” means this Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. 
  
 2.30    “Predecessor Plans” means the Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. 2002 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as
amended, and the Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, as amended. 
  
 2.31    “Restricted Performance Stock” means HTCC Stock subject to Performance Goals. 
  
 2.32    “Restricted Stock” means HTCC
Stock subject to the terms and conditions provided in Article VI and including Restricted Performance Stock. 
  
 2.33    “Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of Restricted Stock granted under Article VI. 
  
 2.34    “Restricted Stock Unit” means a
contractual undertaking by the Company to deliver to the Participant one share of HTCC Stock (or its equivalent value in cash) on a 
  

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 specified settlement date, subject to the terms and conditions provided in Article VI. Each Restricted Stock Unit awarded
to a Participant shall correspond to one share of HTCC Stock. 
  
 2.35    “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means an Award of a Restricted Stock Unit granted under Article VI 
  
 2.36    “Restriction Period” means a period of time determined under Section 6.2 during which Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Awards, or Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock Unit Awards, are subject to the terms and conditions provided in either Section 6.3 or Section 6.4. 
  
 2.37    “SAR” means a stock appreciation right granted under Section 5.8. 

 
 2.38    “Shares” means shares of HTCC
Stock. 
  
 2.39    “Shareholders” means the Shareholders of HTCC. 
  
 2.40    “Stock Option” means a Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. 
  
 2.41    “Subsidiary” means a corporation
or other entity the majority of the voting stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by HTCC. 
  
 2.42    “Transferee” means a person to whom a Participant has transferred his or her rights to an Award under the
Plan in accordance with Section 11.1 and procedures and guidelines adopted by the Company. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
 ADMINISTRATION 
  
 3.1    Committee to Administer. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. 
  
 3.2    Powers of Committee. 
  
 (a) The Committee shall have full power and authority to interpret and
administer the Plan and to establish and amend rules and regulations for its administration. The Committee’s decisions shall be final and conclusive with respect to the interpretation of the Plan and any Award made under it. 
  
 (b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have
authority, in its discretion, to determine those Employees who shall receive an Award, the time or times when such Award shall be made, the vesting schedule, if any, for the Award and the type of Award to be granted, the number of shares to be
subject to each Award of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, and unrestricted HTCC Stock and the value of each Performance Unit. 
  
 (c) The Committee shall determine and set forth in an Award Statement the terms of each Award. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission
or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Statement, in such manner and to the extent the Committee shall determine in order to carry out the purposes of the Plan. The 
  

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 Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate (i) the date on which any Option or SAR may be exercised, (ii) the date of
termination of the restrictions applicable to a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit Award, or (iii) the end of a Performance Period under a Performance Unit Award, if the Committee determines that to do so will be in the best interests
of the Company and the Participants in the Plan. 
  
 3.3    Delegation by Committee. The Committee may, but need not, from time to time delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to an Administrator consisting of one or more members of the Committee or of
one or more officers of the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its authority (i) to make Awards to Employees (A) who are subject on the date of the Award to the reporting rules under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act,
(B) whose compensation for such fiscal year may be subject to the limit on deductible compensation pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, or (C) who are officers of the Company who are delegated authority by the Committee hereunder, or (ii) to
interpret the Plan or any Award, or (iii) under Section 11.3 of the Plan. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to the restrictions and limits that the Committee specifies at the time of such delegation or thereafter. Nothing in the Plan shall
be construed as obligating the Committee to delegate authority to an Administrator, and the Committee may at any time rescind the authority delegated to an Administrator appointed hereunder or appoint a new Administrator. At all times the
Administrator appointed under this Section 3.3 shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Committee. Any action undertaken by the Administrator in accordance with the Committee’s delegation of authority shall have the same force and
effect as if undertaken directly by the Committee, and any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall, to the extent consistent with the terms and limitations of such delegation, be deemed to include a reference to the Administrator. 

 
 ARTICLE IV 
 AWARDS 
 4.1    Awards. 
  
 (a) Awards under the Plan shall consist of Incentive Stock Options,
Nonqualified Stock Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Performance Stock, unrestricted HTCC Stock and Performance Units and any other form of Award that the Committee authorizes pursuant to Section 4.1(b). All Awards
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and to such other terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Committee deems appropriate. Awards under a particular section of the Plan need not be uniform and Awards under two or
more sections may be combined in one Award Statement. Any combination of Awards may be granted at one time and on more than one occasion to the same Employee. Awards of Performance Units and Restricted Performance Stock shall be earned solely upon
attainment of Performance Goals and the Committee shall have no discretion to increase such Awards. 
  
 (b) The Committee shall have the authority to specify the terms and provisions of other forms of equity-based or equity-related Awards not described above
which the Committee determines to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan and the interests of the Company, which Awards may provide for cash payments based in whole, or in part, on the value or future value of HTCC Stock, for the acquisition or
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 Stock, or any combination thereof. Other Awards shall also include cash payments (including the cash payment of dividend
equivalents) under the Plan which may be based on one or more criteria determined by the Committee which are unrelated to the value of HTCC Stock and which may be granted in tandem with, or independent of, other Awards under the Plan. 
  
 4.2    Eligibility for Awards. An Award may be
made to any Employee selected by the Committee. In making this selection and in determining the form and amount of the Award, the Committee may give consideration to the functions and responsibilities of the respective Employee, his or her present
and potential contributions to the success of the Company, the value of his or her services to the Company, and such other factors deemed relevant by the Committee. Non-employee Directors are eligible to receive Awards pursuant to Article VII.

  
 4.3    Shares Available Under the
Plan. 
  
 (a)    Subject to rules set
forth in Section 4.3(b) and to adjustment as provided in Section 11.2, the total number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Plan (the “Section 4.3(a) Limit”) shall not exceed (i) 1,000,000 plus (ii) the number of Shares that
remain available for issuance under the Predecessor Plans as of the date this Plan is approved by Shareholders (increased by any shares of HTCC Stock subject to any award (or portion thereof) outstanding under the Predecessor Plans on such date
which lapses, expires or is otherwise terminated without the issuance of such HTCC Stock or is settled by delivery of consideration other than HTCC Stock). 
  
 (b)    For purposes of determining the number of Shares that remain available for issuance pursuant to the Plan, the following rules
shall apply: 
  
 (i)    In connection with
the granting of an Award (other than an Award denominated in dollars), the number of Shares in respect of which the Award is granted or denominated shall be counted against the Section 4.3(a) Limit; 
  
 (ii)    If any Shares subject to an Award are forfeited
or if any Award based on Shares is settled for cash, or expires or otherwise is terminated without issuance of such Shares (excluding Shares subject to an Option cancelled upon the exercise of a related SAR), the Shares subject to such Award shall,
to the extent of such cash settlement, forfeiture or termination, be added back to the Section 4.3(a) Limit and be available for future Awards under the Plan; 
  

(iii)    There shall be added back to the Section 4.3(a) Limit, and there shall again be available for future Awards, Shares that
are 
  
 (A)    tendered in payment of the
Option Price of Options or the exercise price of other Awards or the tax or other withholding obligations arising upon exercise, vesting or settlement of an Award; 
  
 (B)    withheld from any Award to satisfy a Participant’s tax or other withholding obligations or,
if applicable, to pay the Option Price of an Option or the exercise price of other Awards; or 
  

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 (C)    acquired by the Company on the open market using the cash proceeds received
by the Company from the exercise of Options granted under the Plan; provided, however, that there shall not be added back to the Section 4.3(a) Limit pursuant to this Section 4.3(b)(iii)(C) in respect of any Option a number of Shares greater
than (x) the amount of such cash proceeds, divided by (y) the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Option; 
  
 (iv)    Anything to the contrary in this Section 4.3(b) notwithstanding, if a SAR is settled in whole or in part in Shares, the
excess, if any, of the number of Shares subject to the SAR over the number of Shares delivered to the Participant upon exercise of the SAR shall be added back to the Section 4.3(a) Limit and shall again be available for future Awards. 
  
 (c)    Any shares of HTCC Stock issued hereunder may
consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or Shares purchased in the open market or otherwise. 
  
 4.4    Limitation on Awards. The maximum aggregate dollar value of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Performance
Units awarded to any Employee with respect to a Performance Period may not exceed $5 million for each Fiscal Year included in such Performance Period. The maximum number of shares for which Options may be granted to any Participant in any one Fiscal
Year shall not exceed 500,000. 
  
 4.5    General Performance Goals. Prior to the beginning of a Performance Period the Committee will establish in writing Performance Goals for the Company. The goals will be comprised of specified levels of one or
more of the following performance criteria as the Committee may deem appropriate: earnings per share, net earnings, operating earnings, EBITDA, unit volume, number of access lines, net sales, market share, balance sheet measurements, revenue,
customers, economic profit, cash flow, cash return on assets, shareholder return, return on equity, and return on capital. In addition, for any Awards not intended to meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may establish
goals based on other performance criteria as it deems appropriate. The Committee may disregard or offset the effect of any special charges or gains or cumulative effect of a change in accounting in determining the attainment of Performance Goals.

  
 4.6    Awards in Lieu of Salary or
Bonus. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe, give Participants the opportunity to receive Awards in lieu of future salary, bonus or other compensation. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
 STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 
  
 5.1    Award of Stock Options. The Committee may, from time to time, and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may
prescribe, award Stock Options (which may, in the discretion of the Committee be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options) to any Employee. 
  

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 5.2    Period of Option. 
  
 (a)    An Option granted under the Plan shall be
exercisable in accordance with any vesting schedule approved by the Committee. The Committee may in its discretion prescribe additional conditions, restrictions or terms on the vesting of an Option, including the full or partial attainment of
Performance Goals pursuant to Section 4.5. After the Option vests, the Option may be exercised at any time during the term of the Option, in whole or in installments, as specified in the related Award Statement (but exercise may be subject to a
Participant’s compliance with employee trading or similar policies adopted by the Company). Subject to Section 5.6, the duration of each Option shall not be more than ten years from the date of grant. 
  
 (b)    Except as provided in Section 5.6, a Participant
may not exercise an Option unless such Participant is then, and continually (except for sick leave, military service, or other approved leave of absence) after the grant of the Option has been, an employee or Director of the Company. 
  
 5.3    Award Statement or Agreement. Each Option
shall be evidenced by an Award Statement or an option agreement. 
  
 5.4    Option Price, No Repricing, Exercise and Payment. The Option Price of HTCC Stock under each Option shall be determined by the Committee but shall be a price not less than 100 percent of the average Fair
Market Value of HTCC Stock for the twenty (20) trading days immediately prior to the date such Option is granted, as determined by the Committee. 
  
 The Committee may not (i) amend an Option to reduce its Option Price, (ii) cancel an Option and regrant an Option with a lower Option Price than the
original Option Price of the cancelled Option, or (iii) take any other action (whether in the form of an amendment, cancellation or replacement grant) that has the effect of repricing an Option, provided that nothing in this Section 5.4 shall
prevent the Committee from making adjustments pursuant to Section 11.2. 
  
 Vested Options may be exercised from time to time by giving written notice to the Treasurer, Secretary, or General Counsel of the Company, or his or her designee, specifying the number of shares to be purchased. The Option Price for every
Share purchased through the exercise of a Stock Option shall be paid for in full on or before the settlement date of the Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option (i) in cash or in whole or in part through the transfer to the Company of
shares of HTCC Stock in accordance with procedures established by the Committee from time to time. A Participant may also pay the Option Price in whole or in part pursuant to a “net share settlement” (“net exercise”) pursuant to
which the participant elects to have shares of HTCC Stock withheld upon exercise to pay the Option Price in accordance with procedures established by the Committee from time to time. In addition, in accordance with the rules and procedures
established by the Committee for this purpose, an Option may also be exercised through a “cashless exercise” procedure involving a broker or dealer, that affords Participants the opportunity to sell immediately some or all of the Shares
underlying the exercised portion of the Option in order to generate sufficient cash to pay the Option Price and/or to satisfy withholding tax obligations related to the Option. 
  
 In the event such Option Price is paid in whole or in part with Shares, the portion of the Option Price so paid shall be
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 Shares. The value of such Shares shall be equal to the number of such Shares multiplied by the Fair Market Value of such
Shares on the trading day coincident with the date of exercise of such Option (or the immediately preceding trading day if the date of exercise is not a trading day). The Company shall not issue or transfer HTCC Stock upon exercise of an Option
until the Option Price is fully paid. Subject to such rules as the Committee may determine from time to time, a Participant may satisfy any amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable federal, state and local tax laws in effect
from time to time, by electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Shares to be delivered for the payment of such taxes. 
  
 5.5    Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. Each provision of the Plan and each Award Statement relating to an Incentive
Stock Option shall be construed so that each Incentive Stock Option shall be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code, and any provisions of the Award Statement thereof that cannot be so construed shall be
disregarded. 
  
 5.6    Termination of
Employment. Subject to Article XII, the following provisions will govern the ability of a Participant to exercise any outstanding Options or SARs following the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company unless the Committee
determines otherwise with respect to any individual Option or SAR. 
  
 (a) If the employment of a Participant with the Company is terminated for reasons other than (i) death, (ii) discharge for Cause, (iii) retirement, or (iv) resignation, such Participant’s outstanding SARs or Options may be exercised at
any time within three years after such termination, to the extent of the number of shares covered by such Options or SARs which were exercisable at the date of such termination; except that an Option or SAR shall not be exercisable on any date
beyond the expiration date of such Option or SAR. 
  
 (b) If the
employment of a Participant with the Company is terminated for Cause, any Options or SARs of such Participant (whether or not then exercisable) shall expire and any rights thereunder shall terminate immediately. 
  
 (c) If the employment of a Participant is terminated due to resignation and
the Participant is not eligible to retire under any Company pension plan, such Participant’s outstanding Options or SARs may be exercised at any time within three years of such resignation to the extent that the number of shares covered by such
Options or SARs were exercisable at the date of such resignation, except that an Option or SAR shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration date of such Option or SAR.  
  
 (d) Should a Participant, who is not eligible to retire under any Company
pension plan, die either while in the employ of the Company or after termination of such employment (other than discharge for Cause), the SARs or Options of such deceased Participant may be exercised by his or her Personal Representative at any time
within three years after the Participant’s death to the extent of the number of shares covered by such Options or SARs which were exercisable at the date of such death, except that an Option or SARs shall not be exercisable on any date beyond
the expiration date of such Option or SAR.  
  
 (e) Should
a Participant who is eligible to retire under any Company pension plan die prior to the vesting of his or her outstanding Options or SARs, any installment or installments not then exercisable shall become fully exercisable as of the date of the
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 death and the SARs or Options may be exercised by the Participant’s Personal Representative at any time prior to the
expiration date of such Options or SARs. 
  
 (f) Should a
Participant who has retired die prior to exercising all of his or her outstanding Options or SARs, then such SARs and Options may be exercised by the Participant’s Personal Representative at any time prior to the expiration date of such Options
or SARs. 
  
 (g) If a Participant who was granted an Option or SAR
dies within 180 days of the expiration date of such Option or SAR, and if on the date of death the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR, including Options and SARs vested pursuant to Section 5.6(e), and if the Option or SAR
expired without being exercised, the Personal Representative of the Participant shall receive in settlement a cash payment from the Company of a sum equal to the amount, if any, by which the Fair Market Value (determined on the expiration date of
the Option or SAR) of HTCC Stock subject to the Option or SAR exceeds the Option Price. 
  
 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.6, if a Participant’s employment with the Company terminates (except for a termination for Cause which is governed by Section 5.6(b)) prior to the vesting
of all Options and SARs, and if the Participant is eligible to retire under any Company pension plan at the date of such termination, any installment or installments not then exercisable shall become fully exercisable as of the effective date of
such termination and may be exercised at any time prior to the expiration date of such Options or SARs. If the Participant receives severance payments from the Company and becomes eligible to retire during the severance payment period, all of the
Participant’s Options and SARs shall become fully exercisable as of the date of such Participant’s retirement eligibility date and may be exercised at any time prior to the expiration date of such Options or SARs. 
  
 5.7    Shareholder Rights and Privileges. A
Participant shall have no rights as a Shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by an Option until the issuance of such Shares to the Participant. 
  
 5.8    Award of SARs. 
  
 (a) The Committee may award to a Participant to whom it awards an Option a SAR related to the Option. The Committee may also award SARs that are unrelated
to any Option. For a SAR related to an Option, the Option Price of the SAR shall be the same as the Option Price of the related Option as determined in Section 5.4. For a SAR unrelated to any Option, the Option Price of the SAR shall be determined
by the Committee but shall be a price not less than 100 percent of the average Fair Market Value of HTCC Stock for the twenty (20) trading days immediately prior to the date such SAR is granted, as determined by the Committee. 
  
 (b) The SAR shall represent the right to receive payment of an amount equal
to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of one share of HTCC Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of exercise of the SAR exceeds the Option Price of such SAR multiplied by the number of Shares covered by the SAR. 

 
 (c) SARs awarded under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Statement
or agreement between the Company and the Participant. 
  
  

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 (d) The Committee may prescribe conditions and limitations on the exercise or transferability of any SAR,
including the full or partial attainment of Performance Goals pursuant to Section 4.5. SARs may be exercised only when the value of a share of HTCC Stock exceeds the Option Price. Such value shall be determined in the manner specified in Section
5.8(b). 
  
 (e) A SAR shall be exercisable by written notice to
the Treasurer, Secretary, or General Counsel of the Company or his or her designee or by such other procedure as the Committee may determine. 
  
 (f) To the extent not previously exercised, all SARs shall automatically be exercised on the last trading day prior to their expiration, so long as the
value of a share of HTCC Stock exceeds the Option Price, unless prior to such day the holder instructs the Treasurer otherwise in writing. Such value shall be determined in the manner specified in Section 5.8(b). 
  
 (g) Payment of the amount to which a Participant is entitled upon the
exercise of a SAR shall be made in cash, HTCC Stock, or partly in cash and partly in HTCC Stock at the discretion of the Committee. The Shares shall be valued in the manner specified in Section 5.8(b). If paid in HTCC Stock, the Participant may
satisfy any amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable federal, state and local tax laws in effect from time to time, by electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the shares of HTCC Stock to be delivered for the payment
of such taxes. 
  
 (h) Each SAR shall expire on a date determined
by the Committee at the time of grant. No SAR shall have a term of more than 10 years from the date of grant. 
  
 ARTICLE VI 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS 
  
 6.1    Award of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units. The Committee may make a Restricted Stock Award and/or a Restricted Stock Unit Award to any Employee, subject to this Article VI and to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe. 
  
 6.2    Restriction Period. At the time of making a
Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Committee shall establish the Restriction Period applicable to such Award. The Committee may establish different Restriction Periods from time to time and each such Award may have a
different Restriction Period, in the discretion of the Committee. 
  
 6.3    Settlement of Restricted Stock Units; Other Terms. On the date on which Restricted Stock Units vest, all restrictions contained in the Agreement covering such Restricted Stock Units and in the Plan shall
lapse as to such Restricted Stock Units and the Restricted Stock Units will be payable, at the discretion of the Committee, in HTCC Common Stock, in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Restricted Stock Units or in a
combination of HTCC Common Stock and cash. Restricted Stock Units paid in HTCC Common Stock may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee in its discretion shall deem appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance
of one or more stock certificates. If stock certificates are issued, such certificates shall be delivered to the Participant or such certificates shall be credited to a brokerage account if the Participant so 
  
  

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 directs; provided, however, that such certificates shall bear such legends as the Committee, in its sole
discretion, may determine to be necessary or advisable in order to comply with applicable federal or state securities laws. Subject to such rules as the Committee may determine from time to time, a Participant may satisfy any amounts required to be
withheld by the Company under applicable federal, state and local tax laws in effect from time to time, by electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Award to be delivered for the payment of such taxes. The
Committee may, in addition, prescribe additional restrictions, terms, or conditions upon or to the Restricted Stock Unit Award including the attainment of Performance Goals in accordance with Section 4.5. The Committee may also provide for the
Participants to receive payment of dividend equivalents on outstanding Restricted Stock Units. 
  
 6.4    Other Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock. HTCC Stock, when awarded pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award, will be represented in a book entry account in the name of the
Participant who receives the Restricted Stock Award, unless the Participant has elected to defer pursuant to Section 10.1. The Participant shall be entitled to receive dividends during the Restriction Period and shall have the right to vote such
Restricted Stock and shall have all other Shareholder’s rights, with the exception that (i) the Participant will not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate during the Restriction Period, (ii) the Company will retain custody of the
Restricted Stock during the Restriction Period, and (iii) a breach of a restriction or a breach of the terms and conditions established by the Committee pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award will cause a forfeiture of the Restricted Stock Award.
Subject to such rules as the Committee may determine from time to time, a Participant may satisfy any amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable federal, state and local tax laws in effect from time to time, by electing to have
the Company withhold a portion of the Restricted Stock Award to be delivered for the payment of such taxes. The Committee may, in addition, prescribe additional restrictions, terms, or conditions upon or to the Restricted Stock Award including the
attainment of Performance Goals in accordance with Section 4.5. 
  
 6.5    Restricted Stock/Restricted Stock Unit Award Statement or Agreement. Each Restricted Stock Award and Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be evidenced by an Award Statement or an agreement. 
  
 6.6    Termination of Employment. Subject to
Article XII, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish rules pertaining to the Restricted Stock Award or the Restricted Stock Unit Award in the event of termination of employment (by retirement, disability, death, or otherwise) of a
Participant prior to the expiration of the Restriction Period. If the employment of a Participant with the Company is terminated for Cause, any non-vested Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards of such Participant shall immediately
be forfeited and any rights thereunder shall terminate. 
  
 6.7    Payment for Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be made by the Committee under which the Participant shall not be required to make any
payment for the HTCC Stock or, in the alternative, under which the Participant, as a condition to the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award, shall pay all (or any lesser amount than all) of the Fair Market Value of the HTCC Stock,
determined as of the date the Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit Award is made. If the latter, such purchase price shall be paid in cash or such other form of consideration as provided in the Award Statement. 
  
  

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 ARTICLE VII 
 AWARDS FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS 
  
 7.1    Award to Non-Employee Directors. The Board will approve the compensation of non-employee Directors and such compensation may consist of Awards under the Plan. The Board retains the
discretionary authority to make Awards to non-employee Directors. All such Awards shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and to such other terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Board deems appropriate. The Board may,
in its sole discretion, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe, give non-employee Directors the opportunity to receive an Option Award in lieu of future cash compensation or other types of Awards. 
  
 7.2    Election by Non-employee Directors to Receive
HTCC Stock. Each non-employee Director may elect to receive all or a portion of any cash compensation for service on the Board or any committee of the Board in shares of HTCC Stock, which will be issued quarterly. Only whole numbers of Shares
will be issued. For purposes of computing the number of shares earned and their taxable value each quarter, the value of each Share shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share of HTCC Stock on the last business day of the quarter. If a
Participant dies prior to payment of all shares earned, the balance due shall be payable in full to the Participant’s designated beneficiary under the Deferred Compensation Plan, or, if none, to the Participant’s estate, in cash.

  
 7.3    No Right to Continuance as a
Director. None of the actions of the Company in establishing the Plan, the actions taken by the Company, the Board, the Committee or the Administrator under the Plan, or the granting of any Award under the Plan shall be deemed (i) to create any
obligation on the part of the Board to nominate any Director for reelection by the Company’s Shareholders or (ii) to be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Director has a right to continue as a Director for
any period of time or at any particular rate of compensation. 
  
 ARTICLE VIII 
 UNRESTRICTED HTCC STOCK AWARDS FOR EMPLOYEES 
  
 8.1    The Committee may make awards of unrestricted HTCC
Stock to Employees in recognition of outstanding achievements or as an additional award for Employees who receive Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Unit Awards when Performance Goals are exceeded. Subject to such rules as the Committee may
determine from time to time, a Participant may satisfy any amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable federal, state and local tax laws in effect from time to time, by electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the
shares of HTCC Stock to be delivered for the payment of such taxes. 
  
 ARTICLE IX 
 AWARD OF PERFORMANCE UNITS 
  
 9.1    Award of Performance Units. The Committee may award Performance Units to any Employee.
Each Performance Unit shall represent the right of a Participant to receive an amount equal to the value of the Performance Unit, determined in the manner established by the Committee at the time of Award. 
  
  

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 9.2    Performance Period. At the time of each Performance Unit Award, the
Committee shall establish, with respect to each such Award, a Performance Period during which performance shall be measured. There may be more than one Performance Unit Award in existence at any one time, and Performance Periods may differ.

  
 9.3    Performance Measures.
Performance Units shall be awarded to a Participant and earned contingent upon the attainment of Performance Goals in accordance with Section 4.5. 
  
 9.4    Performance Unit Value. Each Performance Unit shall have a maximum dollar value established by the Committee at the time
of the Award. Performance Units earned will be determined by the Committee in respect of a Performance Period in relation to the degree of attainment of Performance Goals. The measure of a Performance Unit may, in the discretion of the Committee, be
equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of HTCC Stock. 
  
 9.5    Award Criteria. In determining the number of Performance Units to be granted to any Participant, the Committee shall take into account the Participant’s responsibility level, performance, potential,
cash compensation level, other incentive awards, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate. 
  
 9.6    Payment. 
  
 (a) Following the end of Performance Period, a Participant holding Performance Units will be entitled to receive payment of an amount, not exceeding the
maximum value of the Performance Units, based on the achievement of the Performance Goals for such Performance Period, as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have discretion to decrease (but not to increase) the amount paid to a
Participant based upon achievement of the Performance Goals. 
  
 (b) Payment of Performance Units shall be made in cash, whether payment is made at the end of the Performance Period or is deferred pursuant to Section 10.1, except that Performance Units which are measured using HTCC Stock shall be paid in
HTCC Stock. Payment shall be made in a lump sum or in installments and shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee. 
  
 9.7    Termination of Employment. 
  
 (a) Subject to Article XII, a Performance Unit Award shall terminate for all purposes if the Participant does not remain
continuously in the employ of the Company at all times during the applicable Performance Period, except as may otherwise be determined by the Committee. 
  
 (b) In the event that a Participant holding a Performance Unit ceases to be an employee of the Company following the end of the applicable Performance
Period but prior to full payment according to the terms of the Performance Unit Award, payment shall be made in accordance with terms established by the Committee for the payment of such Performance Unit. 
  
 9.8    Performance Unit Award Statements or
Agreements. Each Performance Unit Award shall be evidenced by an Award Statement or agreement. 
  
  

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 ARTICLE X 
 DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS 
  
 10.1    Election to Defer. Subject to such rules as the Committee may prescribe from time to time, a Participant may elect to defer all or a portion of any earned Performance Units, Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Units, unrestricted HTCC Stock or gain on any exercised Option or SAR pursuant to the terms of any Deferred Compensation Plan. The value of the Performance Units, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, unrestricted HTCC Stock or Option or
SAR gain so deferred shall be allocated to a Deferred Account established for the Participant under any Deferred Compensation Plan. 
  
 ARTICLE XI 
 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

  
 11.1    Limits as to
Transferability. 
  
 (a) The Committee, may, in its
discretion, permit a Nonqualified Stock Option to be transferred by the Participant, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall specify. Any Nonqualified Stock Option so transferred may not be subsequently transferred by the
Transferee except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Such transferred Nonqualified Stock Option shall continue to be governed by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the corresponding Award Statement. 
  
 (b) Incentive Stock Options shall not be transferable by the Participant
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Committee may in its discretion permit the transfer of an
Incentive Stock Option by the Participant to a trust if, under Section 671 of the Code and applicable state law, the Participant is the sole beneficial owner of such Incentive Stock Option while it is held in trust. 
  
 (c) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, no SAR (except for any SAR
issued in tandem with an Option), share of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, or Performance Unit under the Plan shall be transferable by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 
  
 (d) Any transfer or purported transfer contrary to this Section 11.1 will
nullify the Option, SAR, Performance Unit, Restricted Stock Unit, or share of Restricted Stock. 
  
 11.2    Adjustments Upon Corporate Changes. In case of any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, distribution, combination of shares, merger, consolidation, spin-off, rights offering, or any other changes in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, appropriate
adjustments may be made by the Committee (or if the Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) in Deferred Accounts and in the aggregate number and kind of shares subject to
the Plan, and the number and kind of shares and the price per share subject to outstanding Options or which may be issued under outstanding Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Unit Awards or pursuant to unrestricted HTCC Stock Awards. The
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 appropriate to the terms of any Awards under the Plan, subject to Article XII, to reflect such changes and to modify any
other terms of outstanding Awards on an equitable basis, including modifications of Performance Goals and changes in the length of Performance Periods. Any such adjustments made by the Committee pursuant to this Section 11.2 shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes under the Plan. 
  
 11.3    Amendment, Suspension, and Termination of Plan. 
  
 (a) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, and may amend the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board may deem advisable in order that any Awards thereunder shall
conform to any change in applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the Board may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no amendment will be effective without Shareholder approval if such approval is
required by law or under the rules of the American Stock Exchange or other principal stock exchange on which the HTCC Stock is listed. No such amendment, suspension, or termination shall materially adversely alter or impair any outstanding Options,
SARs, shares of Restricted Stock, or Performance Units without the consent of the Participant affected thereby. 
  
 (b) Subject to Sections 4.1 and 5.4, the Committee may amend or modify any outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit
Awards, or Performance Unit Awards in any manner to the extent that the Committee would have had the authority under the Plan initially to award such Options, SARs, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Unit Awards, or Performance Unit Awards as
so modified or amended, including without limitation, to change the date or dates as of which such Options or SARs may be exercised, to remove the restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock, to remove the restrictions on Restricted Stock Units, or
to modify the manner in which Performance Units are determined and paid. 
  
 11.4    Nonuniform Determinations. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan, including without limitation, (i) the determination of the Employees to receive Awards, (ii) the form,
amount, and timing of such Awards, (iii) the terms and provisions of such Awards and (iv) the Award Statements evidencing the same, need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Employees who receive, or who are eligible to receive,
Awards under the Plan, whether or not such Employees are similarly situated. 
  
 11.5    General Restriction. Each Award under the Plan shall be subject to the condition that, if at any time the Committee shall determine that (i) the listing, registration, or
qualification of the shares of HTCC Stock subject or related thereto upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law (ii) the consent or approval of any government or regulatory body, or (iii) an agreement by the Participant with
respect thereto, is necessary or desirable, then such Award shall not become exercisable in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent, approval, or agreement shall have been effected or obtained free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Committee. 
  
 11.6    No Right To Employment. None of the actions of the Company in establishing the Plan, the action taken by the Company, the Board, the Committee or the Administrator under the Plan, or the granting of any
Award under the Plan shall be deemed (i) to create any obligation on the part of the Company to retain any person in the employ of the Company, or (ii) to be 
  
  

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 evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the person has a right to continue as an employee
for any period of time or at any particular rate of compensation. 
  
 11.7    Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan shall take precedence over any conflicting provision contained in an Award Statement. All matters relating to the Plan or to Awards granted hereunder shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflict of laws. 
  
 11.8    Trust Arrangement. All benefits under the Plan represent an unsecured promise to pay by the Company. The Plan shall be
unfunded and the benefits hereunder shall be paid only from the general assets of the Company resulting in the Participants having no greater rights than the Company’s general creditors; provided, however, nothing herein shall prevent or
prohibit the Company from establishing a trust or other arrangement for the purpose of providing for the payment of the benefits payable under the Plan. 
  
 ARTICLE XII 
 CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE
COMPANY 
  
 12.1    Contrary
Provisions. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Article XII shall govern and supersede any inconsistent terms or provisions of the Plan. 
  
 12.2    Definitions. 
  
 (a) Change in Control. For purposes of the Plan, “Change in
Control” shall mean any of the following events: 
  
 (i) The
acquisition in one or more transactions by any “Person” (as the term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) of “Beneficial Ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities (the “Voting Securities”); or 
  
 (ii) The individuals who, as of May 19, 2004, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any
reason to constitute more than fifty percent of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s Shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent
Board, such new director shall, for purposes of the Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election
contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or 
  
 (iii) The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company if the Shareholders of the Company, immediately
before such merger or consolidation, do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the corporation
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 proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger or consolidation; or 
  
 (iv) Approval by Shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or 
  
 (v) Acceptance of Shareholders of the Company of shares in a share exchange if the Shareholders of the Company, immediately before such share exchange,
do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such share exchange, more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the corporation resulting from such share exchange in substantially
the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities outstanding immediately before such share exchange. 
  
 Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any Person (the “Subject Person”)
acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the
proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such
share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional Voting Securities which increases the percentage of the then outstanding Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in
Control shall occur. 
  
 Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Plan to the contrary, if a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause within one year prior to a Change in Control and such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who effectuates a Change in Control or
(ii) otherwise occurred in connection with or in anticipation of, a Change in Control, then for purposes of this Article XII only, the date of a Change in Control shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such Participant’s
termination of employment. 
  
 (b) Cause. For purposes of
this Article XII only, with respect to any Participant, (i) “Cause” shall be defined as set forth in any individual agreement applicable to a Participant, or (ii) in the case of a Participant who does not have an individual agreement that
defines Cause, then Cause shall mean the termination of a Participant’s employment by reason of his or her (A) conviction of a felony or (B) engaging in conduct which constitutes willful gross misconduct which is demonstrably and materially
injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. No act, nor failure to act, on the Participant’s part, shall be considered “willful” unless he or she has acted, or failed to act, with an absence of good faith and without a
reasonable belief that his or her action or failure to act was in the best interest of the Company. 
  
 (c) Good Reason. For purposes of this Article XII, with respect to any Participant, (i) “Good Reason” shall be defined as set forth in
any individual agreement applicable to a Participant, or (ii) in the case of a Participant who does not have an individual agreement that defines Good Reason, then Good Reason shall mean any of the following events or conditions: 
  

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 (i) a reduction in the Participant’s base salary or any failure to pay the Participant any
compensation or benefits to which he or she is entitled within thirty (30) days of the date due; 
  
 (ii) the Company requiring the Participant to be based at any place outside a 50-mile radius from his or her site of employment prior to the Change in
Control, except for reasonably required travel on the Company’s business which is not greater than such travel requirements prior to the Change in Control; 
  

(iii) the failure by the Company to provide the Participant with compensation and benefits, in the aggregate, substantially equivalent (in terms of
benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) to those provided for under compensation or employee benefit plans, programs and practices as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control (or as in effect following the Change in Control, if
greater); 
  
 (iv) any purported termination of the
Participant’s employment for Cause which does not comply with the requirements of the definition of “Cause” as set forth in Section 12.2(b); or 
  

(v) the failure of the Company to obtain an agreement from any successor or assign of the Company to assume and agree to perform the Plan. 

 
 12.3    Effect of Change in Control on Certain
Awards. 
  
 (a) If the Company is not the surviving
corporation following a Change in Control, and the surviving corporation following such Change in Control or the acquiring corporation (such surviving corporation or acquiring corporation is hereinafter referred to as the “Acquiror”) does
not assume the outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock), or Restricted Stock Units or does not substitute equivalent equity awards relating to the securities of such Acquiror or its affiliates for such
Awards, then all such Awards shall become immediately and fully exercisable (or in the case of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, fully vested and all restrictions will immediately lapse). In addition, the Board or its designee may, in its
sole discretion, provide for a cash payment to be made to each Participant for the outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock), or Restricted Stock Units upon the consummation of the Change in Control,
determined on the basis of the fair market value that would be received in such Change in Control by the holders of the Company’s securities relating to such Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option under Section 422 of the Code shall be adjusted in a manner to preserve such status. 
  
 (b) If the Company is the surviving corporation following a Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock), or Restricted Stock
Units or substitutes equivalent equity awards relating to the securities of such Acquiror or its affiliates for such Awards, then all such Awards or such substitutes therefore shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and
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 (c) If (i) the employment of a Participant with the Company is terminated (A) without Cause (as defined
in Section 12.2(b)) or (B) by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, and (ii) the Company is the surviving corporation following such Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes
the outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock), or Restricted Stock Units or substitutes equivalent equity awards relating to the securities of such Acquiror or its affiliates for such Awards, then all
outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock), or Restricted Stock Units shall become immediately and fully exercisable (or in the case of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, fully vested and all
restrictions will immediately lapse). 
  
 (d) If (i) the
employment of a Participant with the Company is terminated for Cause within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control and (ii) the Company is the surviving corporation following such Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the
outstanding Options, SARs, Restricted Stock (other than Restricted Performance Stock), or Restricted Stock Units or substitutes equivalent equity awards relating to the securities of such Acquiror or its affiliates for such Awards, then any Options
or SARs of such Participant shall expire, and any non-vested Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited, and any rights under such Awards shall terminate immediately. 
  
 (e) Outstanding Options or SARs which vest in accordance with Section 12.3, may be exercised by the Participant in
accordance with Section 5.6 or Section 5.7; provided, however, that a Participant whose Options or SARs become exercisable in accordance with Section 12.3(c) may exercise a SAR or an Option at any time within three years after such termination,
except that an Option or SAR shall not be exercisable on any date beyond the expiration date of such Option or SAR, provided, further that any Participant who is eligible to retire at the date of such termination (or during any period during which
such Participant receives severance payments) may exercise his or her Options or SARs in accordance with Section 5.6(h)), and provided, further, that in the event of a Participant’s death after such termination the exercise of Options and SARs
shall be governed by Sections 5.6(d)(f) or (g), as the case may be. 
  
 12.4    Effect of Change in Control on Restricted Performance Stock and Performance Units. 
  
 (a) If the Company is not the surviving corporation following a Change in Control, and the Acquiror does not assume the Restricted Performance Stock or
the Performance Units or does not substitute equivalent awards (including, in the case of equity or equity-related Awards, equivalent equity awards) for such Awards, then the Participant shall (i) become vested in, and restrictions shall lapse on,
the greater of (A) seventy-five percent (75%) of the Restricted Performance Stock or Performance Units or (B) a pro rata portion of such Restricted Performance Stock or Performance Units based on the portion of the Performance Period that has
elapsed to the date of the Change in Control and the aggregate vesting percentage determined pursuant to this clause (B) shall be applied to vesting first such Awards granted the farthest in time preceding the Change in Control and (ii) be entitled
to receive (A) in respect of all Performance Units which become vested and with respect to which the restrictions lapse as a result of such Change in Control, a cash payment within thirty (30) days after such Change in Control equal to the product
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 number of Performance Units which become vested and with respect to which restrictions lapse in accordance with this
subparagraph (a) and (B) in respect of all shares of Performance Restricted Stock which become vested and with respect to which restrictions lapse as a result of such Change in Control, the prompt delivery of such Shares; provided, however, that the
Board or its designee may, in its sole discretion, provide for a cash payment to be made to each Participant for the vested Restricted Performance Stock upon the consummation of the Change in Control, determined on the basis of the fair market value
that would be received in such Change in Control by the holders of the Company’s securities relating to such Award. 
  
 (b) If the Company is the surviving corporation following a Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the Restricted Performance Stock or the Performance
Units or substitutes equivalent awards (including, in the case of equity or equity-related Awards, equivalent equity awards), then all such Awards or such substitutes therefore shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and
the provisions of the Plan. 
  
 (c) If (i) the employment of a
Participant with the Company is terminated (A) without Cause or (B) by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, and (ii) the Company is the surviving corporation following such
Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the Restricted Performance Stock or the Performance Units or substitutes equivalent awards (including, in the case of equity or equity-related Awards, equivalent equity awards), then the Participant shall
(i) become vested in, and restrictions shall lapse on, the greater of (A) seventy-five percent (75%) of the Restricted Performance Stock or Performance Units or (B) a pro rata portion of such Restricted Performance Stock or Performance Units based
on the portion of the Performance Period that has elapsed to the date of the termination of employment and the aggregate vesting percentage determined pursuant to this clause (B) shall be applied to vesting first such Awards granted the farthest in
time preceding the termination of employment and (ii) be entitled to receive (A) in respect of all Performance Units which become vested and with respect to which the restrictions lapse as a result of such termination of employment, a cash payment
within thirty (30) days after such termination of employment equal to the product of the then current value of a Performance Unit multiplied by the number of Performance Units which become vested and with respect to which restrictions lapse in
accordance with this subparagraph (c) and (B) in respect of all shares of Performance Restricted Stock which become vested and with respect to which restrictions lapse as a result of such termination of employment, the prompt delivery of such
Shares. 
  
 (d) If (i) the employment of a Participant with the
Company is terminated for Cause within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control and (ii) the Company is the surviving corporation following such Change in Control, or the Acquiror assumes the Restricted Performance Stock or the
Performance Units or substitutes equivalent awards (including, in the case of equity or equity-related Awards, equivalent equity awards), then any non-vested Performance Restricted Stock or non-vested Performance Units of such Participant shall
immediately be forfeited and any rights thereunder shall terminate. 
  
 (e) With respect to any shares of Performance Restricted Stock or Performance Units which do not become vested under Section 12.4(a) (the “Continuing Awards”), such shares or units (or the proceeds thereof) shall continue to be
outstanding for the remainder of the applicable Performance Period (as if such shares or units were the only shares 
  
  

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 or units granted in respect of each such Performance Period) and subject to the applicable Performance Goals as modified
in accordance with the provisions hereof. 
  
 12.5    Amendment or Termination. 
  
 (a) This Article XII shall not be amended or terminated at any time if any such amendment or termination would adversely affect the rights of any Participant under the Plan. 
  
 (b) For a period of twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control, the Plan shall not be terminated (unless replaced
by a comparable long-term incentive plan) and during such period the Plan (or such replacement plan) shall be administered in a manner such that Participants will be provided with long-term incentive awards producing reward opportunities generally
comparable to those provided prior to the Change in Control. Any amendment or termination of the Plan prior to a Change in Control which (i) was at the request of a third party who has indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to
effect a Change in Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control, shall be null and void and shall have no effect whatsoever. 
  
 (c) Following a Change in Control, the Plan shall be amended as necessary to make appropriate adjustments to the Performance
Goals for the Continuing Awards for (i) any negative effect that the costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Change in Control may have on the achievement of Performance Goals under the Plan and (ii) any changes to the
Company (including, but not limited to, changes in corporate structure, capitalization and increased interest expense as a result of the incurrence or assumption by the Company of acquisition indebtedness) following the Change in Control so as to
preserve the reward opportunities and Performance Goals for comparable performance under the Plan as in effect on the date immediately prior to the Change in Control. 
  
  

 -24-Employment Agreement  dated as of August 1, 2004

 Exhibit 10.14 
  
 MASTER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  

This Master Employment Agreement (this “Agreement) is made and entered into as of this lst day of August, 2004 by and between Hungarian Telephone
and Cable Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America (the “Company”) and William. McGann (“Employee”). 
  
 RECITALS: 
  

	 	A.	The Employee and Company are parties to an employment agreement dated as of August 1, 2002. 

  

	 	B.	The Company desires to retain Employee as its Finance Director. Employee desires to work for the Company as its Finance Director. 

  

	 	C.	The parties desire to terminate the existing employment agreement and enter a new employment agreement and set forth herein in this new employment agreement the terms and conditions
under which Employee shall serve in the above-stated capacity of Finance Director. 

  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties set forth herein, it is agreed as follows: 
  
 1. Employment and Duties. The Company agrees to employ Employee and Employee accepts the employment, subject to the terms and
conditions herein, to serve as Finance Director of the Company. Employee’s duties and responsibilities shall include the duties and responsibilities as set forth by the Company, in all cases consistent with Employee’s position. Employee
shall perform faithfully the duties assigned to him to the best of his ability. 
  
 2. Place of Employment. Employee shall be employed at the Company’s subsidiary offices located in Budapest, Hungary. 
  
 3. Term. The term of employment under this Agreement shall commence on July 1, 2004 and continue for an indefinite term, unless terminated in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement. 
  
 4. Salary. Employee will receive a total
monthly salary based on an annualized rate of Two Hundred and Four Thousand Euro (204,000 Euro) to be allocated as agreed between the Employee and CEO, which will be reviewed on an annual basis, and may be adjusted based upon the performance of the
employee. 

 5. Performance Bonus. Employee shall be eligible to receive a bonus if the Company, in its sole discretion,
decides to reward Employee for his performance. Any such bonus shall be paid at the Company’s discretion in either (i) cash, (ii) the Company’s stock, (iii) options to purchase the Company’s stock, (iv) any combination of cash, stock
or options, or (v) such other form of consideration as the Company shall determine. 
  
 6. Stock Options. Provided Employee has maintained continuous service with the Company through the first business day of each calendar year, the Company shall annually grant to Employee on the first business day of each calendar
year, options from the Company’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan) to purchase at least 35,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of
grant as determined by the Plan. Such options shall have a ten-year exercise period. 
  
 7. Housing Allowance. Employee will receive a monthly housing allowance (the “Housing Allowance”) of Three Thousand Euro ( 3,000 Euro ). 
  
 8. Employee Taxes. Employee shall be solely responsible for any and all of Employee’s (i) income and (ii) social security,
medicare or any other miscellaneous taxes applicable to any salary, bonus, option grant, stock grant, allowance, severance benefit, or any other type of compensation or benefit received by Employee pursuant to this Agreement which is subject to
taxation and payable to any governmental taxing authority including, but not limited to, any governmental taxing authority in the Republic of Hungary or the United States of America. 
  
 9. Health Insurance and Access Charges. Upon request from Employee, the Company will provide Employee, his spouse and his minor
dependants with medical and dental health insurance coverage provided such persons meet any coverage requirements that the Company’s insurance carrier may require. The Company undertakes to pay the special 11% Health Care Access charge in
Hungary for the Employee on all compensation for which it applies to. 
  
 10.
Vacation. Employee will be entitled to twenty-five (25) days paid vacation per contract year. 
  
 11. Automobile. The Company will provide Employee with an automobile for employee’s use during the employment period. The Company will ensure that the vehicle is properly maintained and insured at all
times. Employee will be responsible for fuel costs for private use. 
  
 12.
Mobile Telephone. The Company will provide Employee with a mobile telephone during the employment period. Employee will reimburse the Company for all personal telephone calls. 

 13. Work Permits. With the Company’s assistance, Employee shall obtain and keep current any Hungarian work
permits, residency permits or other similar licenses as may be required by Hungarian law as a result of Employee’s employment by the Company. 
  
 14. Confidential Information. 
  
 (a) Nondisclosure. Employee expressly covenants and agrees that he will not during the term of this Agreement or at any time after the termination
hereof, irrespective of the time, manner, or cause of termination, reveal, divulge, disclose, or communicate to any person, firm, or corporation, other than authorized officers, directors, and employees of the Company, in any manner whatsoever, any
“confidential information” (as hereinafter defined) of the Company that would be inconsistent with the position held by Employee or the duties being performed by Employee at the direction of the Company. 
  
 (b) Return of Confidential Information and Other Property. Upon
termination of this Agreement, Employee will surrender to the Company all confidential information including, without limitation, all lists, charts, schedules, reports, financial statements, books and records, and all copies thereof, of the Company
and all other property belonging to the Company whatsoever. As used herein, “confidential information” means information disclosed to or known by Employee as a consequence of or through his employment for the Company, not generally known
in the business in which the Company is or may become engaged, about the Company, its business, products and processes. 
  
 (c) Breach of Confidentiality Provision. Employee agrees that a substantial violation on his part of this confidentiality covenant will cause such
damage to the Company shall be entitled as a matter of right, to an injunction out of any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining any further violation of said covenant by Employee, his employer, employees, partners, or agents. Such right to
injunction shall be cumulative and in addition to whatever other remedies the Company may have, including, specifically, recovery of liquidated and additional damages. Employee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the respective covenants and
agreements shall be construed in such a manner as to be enforceable under applicable laws if a more limited scope of time is determined by a court or competent jurisdiction to be required. 
  
 15. Termination. 
  

	 	(a)	Reasons for Termination. The employment of Employee with the Company shall terminate automatically upon Employee’s death and may be terminated by written notice

  

	 	(i)	by the Company, upon Employee’s disability which renders him unable to perform his usual and customary duties for a period of 180 consecutive days; 

  

	 	(ii)	by the Company without “cause” upon six (6) months notice (cause is hereinafter defined); 

  

	 	(iii)	by the Company with “cause” without notice; 

  

	 	(iv)	by Employee upon three (3) months notice; 

	 	(v)	by Employee upon one month notice for “Good Reason”. “Good Reason” means (1) a diminution in responsibilities, duties, titles, reporting lines, etc. (2) a
reduction in salary, bonus or other benefits. 

  
 For purposes of this Agreement, “cause” shall mean (i) a failure by Employee to substantially perform Employee’s reasonable and legal duties and as defined by goals established by the Company and agreed to by Employee, other
than a failure resulting from Employee’s complete or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or impairment, (ii) a willful act by Employee that constitutes gross misconduct and that is injurious to the Company, (iii) a willful
breach by Employee of a material provision of this Agreement, or (iv) a material and willful violation of a federal or state law or regulation applicable to the business of the Company. No act or failure to act, by Employee shall be considered
“willful” unless committed without good faith and without a reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the Company’s best interest. 
  
 For purposes of this Agreement, a “change of control’ shall be deemed to have occurred if (1) any “person” (as such term is used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act)) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the combined voting power (with respect to the election of directors) of the Company’s then outstanding securities; (2) at any time after the execution of this Agreement, a majority of the Board
shall be replaced, over a two-year period, from the directors who constituted the Board at the beginning of such period, and such replacement shall not have been approved by either two-thirds (2/3) of the Board as constituted at the beginning of
such period; (3) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than sixty-five percent (65%) of the combined voting power (with respect to the election of directors) of the
securities of the Company or of such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation: or (4) the consummation of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or of an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company
of all or substantially all of the Company’s business or assets. 
  
 (b) Termination Benefits. If Employee’s employment is terminated by (1) the Company pursuant to Section 15(a) for any reason noted above other than by the Company for “cause” or (2) by Employee for “Good
Reason”, Employee will be entitled to receive the following benefits as severance (the “Severance Benefits”): 
  
 (i) Eighteen (18) months’ salary at Employee’s then current annual salary level, (housing allowance, pension and other agreed contributions will
be considered as part of employees’ salary). The Company shall also maintain the health insurance coverage set forth in Section 9 for eighteen months following the termination of Employee’s employment. 

 (ii) Payment of any salary, expenses, allowances and benefits accrued by Employee up to the date of the
termination; 
  
 (iii) The immediate vesting and release without
restriction as of the date of termination of any unvested unreleased portion of any equity securities of the Company granted by the Company to Employee. In addition any outstanding options granted by the Company to Employee shall go to their full
term. 
  
 (iv) If the Company gives the notice within one (1)
year after a change of control has occurred the Severance Benefits, as defined in clause 15(b)(i) above, will be extended with six (6) months to a total of Twenty-four (24) months. 
  
 If Employee’s employment is terminated by Employee for any reason pursuant to Section 15(a) noted above other than for “Good
Reason”, Employee shall be entitled to receive the following benefits as termination benefits after the notice period: 
  
 (i) Six (6) months’ salary at Employee’s then-current annual salary level, (housing allowance, pension, and other agreed contributions will be
considered as part of Employees’ salary). The Company shall also maintain the health insurance coverage set forth in Section 9 for six months following the termination of Employee’s employment. 
  
 (ii) Payment of any salary, expenses, allowances and benefits accrued by
Employee up to the date of the termination; and 
  
 (iii) The
immediate vesting and release without restriction as of the date of termination of any unvested unreleased portion of any equity securities of the Company granted by the Company to Employee. 
  
 (c) Benefits in the Event of Employee’s Death. Except as set
forth below, if Employee’s employment terminates automatically in the event of Employee’s death, Employee’s estate will be entitled to receive the Severance Benefits. The Company may, at its option, maintain a life insurance policy
for Employee in an amount deemed to be appropriate by the Board and designating Employee’s estate as the beneficiary. If the Company elects to maintain such life insurance and the policy amount equals or exceeds the value of the Severance
Benefits (as determined by the Board), Employee’s estate shall only be entitled to receive the proceeds of the insurance policy. If the policy amount is less than the value of the Severance Benefits, the Company shall pay to Employee’s
estate an amount equal to the difference between the value of the Severance Benefits and the amount to which the estate would be entitled to under the insurance policy. The Company shall determine the value of the Severance Benefits as soon as
practicable after Employee’s death but in no event later than thirty (30) days thereafter. 

 (d) Date of Termination, Provision of Severance Benefits. The date of termination of
Employee’s employment by the Company under this Paragraph 15 shall be six (6) months after receipt by Employee of written notice of termination, provided, however, that if the termination is for cause the date of termination shall be the date
specified in the notice of termination or if no date is specified then the date on which such notice is received by the Employee. The date of termination by Employee under this Paragraph 15 shall be three (3) or one (1) months, as applicable, after
receipt by the Company of written notice of termination. All benefits to which Employee is entitled under subparagraph (b) hereof shall be provided within thirty (30) days of termination unless mutually agreed otherwise between the parties. In the
case of automatic termination in the event of Employee’s death, the benefits shall be provided no later than thirty (30) days from the date of Employee’s death. 
  
 16. Indemnification. The Company agrees that if Executive is made a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company, Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Company to the fullest extent legally permitted or authorized by the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or resolutions of the Board or, if greater, by the laws of the State of Delaware, against all cost, expense, liability and
loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgements, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by Executive in connection therewith. The Company agrees to
continue to maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy covering Executive to the extent the Company provides such coverage for any of its other executive officers. 
  
 17. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior written and oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. 
  
 (b) Notices. Any notice or request to be given hereunder by any party to the other shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given on the next business day after the same is sent, if delivered personally or sent by telecopy or overnight delivery, or five calendar days after the same is sent, if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, as set forth below, or to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing in accordance with the terms hereof by the party to receive such notice. 
  

			
	If to the Company, to:	 	 Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp.
 1201 Third
Avenue, Suite 3400
 Seattle, WA 98101-3034
 Facsimile No.:
206-583-0359
 Attn: General Counsel

			
	With a copy to:	  	 Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp.
 Terez krt.
46.
 H- 1066 Budapest, Hungary
 Facsimile No.:
011-361-474-0351
 Attn: Human Resources

		
	If to Employee, to:	  	 William T. McGann
 Klapka u. Hrsz.
1795/3.
 H-2085 Pilisvorosvár, Hungary

		
	with a required copy to:	  	(to be provided by Employee)

  
 (c) Governing
Law. Forum, Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each of the parties to this
Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for any proceeding arising in connection with this Agreement (and each such party agrees not to commence any
such proceeding, except in such courts), (ii) to the extent such party is not a resident of the State of Delaware, agrees to appoint an agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in any such proceeding
against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, and to notify promptly each other party hereto of the name and address of such agent, (iii) waives any objection to the
laying of venue of any such proceeding in the courts of the State of Delaware, and (iv) waives, and agrees not to plead or to make, any claim that any such proceeding brought in any court of the State of Delaware has been brought in an improper or
otherwise inconvenient forum. 
  
 (d) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one instrument. 
  
 (e) Assignment. Neither this Agreement, nor the rights and obligations
hereunder, may be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party. 
  
 (f) Parties in Interest. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto or
their respective successors or assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. 
  
 (g) Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties. 

 (h) Extension, Waiver. Either party to this Agreement may (a) extend the time for the performance
of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party to this Agreement or (b) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein or any breach thereof. Any agreement on the part of a party to any such
extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. 
  
 (i) Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and, if any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision (in any other jurisdiction) and the other provisions hereof (in any jurisdiction) shall not be rendered otherwise invalid or unenforceable and such provision shall be deemed to be
modified to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, and if no such modification shall render it legal, valid and enforceable, then this Agreement shall be construed as if not containing the provision held to be invalid, and
the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
  
 HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP. 
  

			
	By:	 	  

	 	 	Ole Bertram
	 	 	President, CEO
		
	By:	 	  

	 	 	William. T. McGann

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