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exv10w35

Exhibit 10.35

EXECUTION VERSION

CONFIDENTIAL

SOFTWARE LICENSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT

     This Software License and Support Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and
entered into, by and between SINA.com Technology (China) Co. Ltd. (), a limited
liability company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter
“Licensor”) and Shanghai SINA Leju Information Technology Co. Ltd. (), a
limited liability company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China
(“Licensee” and together with Licensor, the “Parties” and each a “Party”)
and is made effective as of the Effective Date (defined below).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, SINA Corporation, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands
(“SINA”), and CRIC Holdings Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman
Islands (“CRIC”), entered into that certain Share Purchase Agreement dated July 23, 2009
(the “Share Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which SINA subscribes from CRIC the
Subscription Shares (as defined in the Share Purchase Agreement);

     WHEREAS, Licensor owns certain software as more particularly described below that are related
to the Business which it desires to license to Licensee and Licensee desires to obtain a license
from Licensor to such software to use in connection with its operation of the Business on the terms
and conditions set forth herein; and

     WHEREAS, Licensor and Licensee entered into that certain Software License Agreement dated May
8, 2008 (the “Original Agreement”) and Licensor and Licensee desire to amend and restate
the Original Agreement on or prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Share Purchase Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreement of the Parties
and the faithful performance thereof, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

     As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below.

     “Action” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

     “Affiliate” means, when used with respect to any specified Person, a Person that
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control”
(including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) with respect to the
relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or
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the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as
trustee, personal representative or executor, by contract, credit arrangement or otherwise.

     “Agency Agreement” means that certain Advertising Sale Agency Agreement by and between
SINA Corporation and China Online Housing Technology Corporation, dated as of the date hereof.

     “Authorized Users” means any officers, employees, authorized sublicensees, consultants
or contractors of Licensee.

     “Big Four International Accounting Firms” means Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst &
Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

     “Business” means an online real estate media platform in the PRC that (i) provides
information and updates related to real estate, home furnishing and construction in the PRC and
provides real estate, home furnishing and construction advertising services, and (ii) operates a
business-to-business and business-to-consumer Internet platform targeting participants in the PRC
real estate industry, in each case, as currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted on the
websites owned or operated by Licensee or any of Licensee’s Affiliates in the PRC.

     “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which
banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in Beijing.

     “Change of Control” means (i) the consummation of any acquisition or purchase,
directly or indirectly, by any Person or related group of Persons, that results in a Competitor
owning more ordinary shares in CRIC than E-House and SINA, and in each case, their respective
controlled Affiliates, own in the aggregate or (ii) an event pursuant to which a Competitor
acquires the right to nominate a member to the board of directors of CRIC.

     “Claimant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

     “Commission” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

     “Competitor” means any Person whose business includes an online portal.

     “Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.

     “Current Software Products” means the web blog, mailbox, pod cast, iAsk, text
messaging, wireless application protocol products that are provided to end users by Licensor free
of any fees and any other Software products that are provided to end users by Licensor free of any
fees, in each case in the form provided to end users, as of the Effective Date or thereafter during
the Term.

     “Defects” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

     “Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

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     “Documentation” means user documentation, technical manuals and other documentation,
whether in electronic, on-line or hard copy format.

     “Effective Date” means the Closing Date as set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement.

     “E-House Licensed Data and Information” means the data and information licensed to
CRIC Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries, for the operation of the CRIC system pursuant to the
Master Transaction Agreement.

     “Governmental Authority” means any federal, national, supranational, state,
provincial, local or other government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency
or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.

     “Improvements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

     “Infrastructure” means all infrastructure necessary to (i) operate the Licensee
Websites and (ii) facilitate Licensee’s use of the Licensed Software including all physical
hardware containing, used in conjunction with and/or relating to the Licensed Software.

     “Initial Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

     “Law” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar
statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law (including
common law).

     “Licensed Software” means (i) the proprietary Software used for internet content,
advertising publishing and other functionality as identified on Exhibit A attached hereto;
(ii) Current Software Products and the interfaces owned by Licensor and necessary to facilitate
Licensee’s use of Current Software Products; (iii) Licensor Databases; (iv) Licensor Improvements;
and (v) related Documentation and hardware, in each case to the extent such items (other than
Licensor Improvements) exist and have been delivered to Licensee under the Original Agreement.

     “Licensee Improvements” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

     “Licensee Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

     “Licensee Websites” means the websites located at www.leju.com and the channels
located at house.sina.com.cn, jiaju.sina.com.cn and construction.sina.com.cn.

     “Licensor Databases” means the databases and compilations maintained by Licensor,
including data and collections of data relating to email information, user information, advertising
customer information and advertising monitoring.

     “Licensor Improvements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

     “Licensor Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.

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     “Master Transaction Agreement” means the Master Transaction Agreement entered into by
and between E-House (China) Holdings Limited and CRIC Holdings Limited, dated as of July 27, 2009.

     “Object Code” means computer program code that is readable and useable by machines,
but not generally readable by humans without reverse assembly, reverse compiling or reverse
engineering.

     “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability
company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate
or group that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.

     “PRC” or “Territory” means the People’s Republic of China, excluding Hong
Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

     “Recipient” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.

     “Respondent” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

     “Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.

     “Service Levels” means the service levels (e.g., with respect to uptime, response
times, etc.) to be agreed by the Parties within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date, which
Service Levels shall in no event be less than the Service Levels Licensor provides to itself in
connection with its own operations.

     “Software” means computer programs in Object Code form, including any software
implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, data, databases, compilations and other
electronic data files.

     “Support Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.

     “Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

     “Transition Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

     “Upgrades” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

ARTICLE II

GRANT OF LICENSE

     2.1. Grant of License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee, and Licensee hereby accepts from Licensor, a limited, non-
exclusive, non-transferable (except as set forth in Section 9.7) and non-sublicensable (except as
expressly set forth in this Section 2.1) license to use, operate, modify, reproduce, distribute,
perform, display and create derivative works of the Licensed Software in connection with the
Business during the Term. The foregoing license shall be sublicensable, without prior written

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consent of Licensor, to Licensee’s Affiliates that are controlled by Licensee solely for the
purpose of operating the Business in the Territory during the Term. Except as provided in Section
2.7 and Section 2.10, Licensee’s use of the Licensed Software under the terms of this Agreement
shall be free of any fees. Licensee shall be responsible for the compliance of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement by all of its sublicensees. Without limiting the foregoing, in the
event any sublicensee undertakes any action (or inaction) that would be deemed a breach of this
Agreement had Licensee taken such action (or inaction), such action (or inaction) shall be deemed a
breach by Licensee under this Agreement.

     2.2. Reservation of Rights. All rights in and to the Licensed Software not expressly
granted herein are hereby reserved exclusively by Licensor.

     2.3. Current Software Products. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, Current Software Products shall not include any present or future products that are
provided to end users for a fee, including fee-based mailboxes and games. If Licensee desires to
obtain the rights to use fee-based products, both Parties shall use good faith efforts to negotiate
commercially reasonable terms and conditions governing Licensee’s use of such fee-based products,
which terms and conditions shall be at least as favorable to Licensee as the most favorable terms
and conditions agreed by Licensor with an unaffiliated third party with respect to such products,
taking into account all of the terms and conditions of the agreement as a whole.

     2.4. Improvements. Licensee acknowledges that Licensor is under no obligation to
create any improvements, modifications, translations, updates, upgrades or other derivative works
to the Licensed Software (collectively, “Improvements”). In the event that Licensor
creates any Improvements during the Term and makes such Improvements available to others for use or
testing (the “Licensor Improvements”), Licensor shall also offer Licensee access to such
Licensor Improvements on the same terms and conditions and in the same timeframe as being offered
to others, free of any fees except as set forth in Section 2.7 or 2.10.

     2.5. Infrastructure.

     (a) Licensor shall provide to Licensee all Infrastructure that is provided to Licensee as of
the Effective Date, free of any fees except as set forth in Section 2.10.

     (b) In the event that Licensor implements during the Term any improvements, modifications,
translations or upgrades to the Infrastructure (“Upgrades”), it shall provide (or otherwise
make available) such Upgrades to Licensee no later than it implements such Upgrades in connection
with its own operations, free of any fees except as set forth in Section 2.10.

     2.6. Licensee Requests for Infrastructure or Upgrades. Licensee may, from time to
time, request new Infrastructure or Upgrades from Licensor that are for use in connection with
Licensee’s operation of the Business but that are not used by Licensor in connection with its
business. The Parties shall, using reasonable best efforts and in a timely manner, discuss the
terms and conditions on which Licensor can provide the requested Infrastructure or Upgrades to
Licensee. If, despite such reasonable best efforts, the Parties cannot agree on the terms and
conditions for the provision of such Infrastructure or Upgrades, then Licensor shall have no
obligation to provide such Infrastructure or Upgrades to Licensee.

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     2.7. Fees. In the event E-House Research and Training Institute becomes entitled to
charge, invoice, or otherwise receive from, Licensee any royalties, fees or other remuneration for
use of the E-House Licensed Data and Information pursuant to amendments to the Master Transaction
Agreement or through other means, Licensor and Licensee shall use good faith efforts to amend this
Agreement such that Licensor becomes entitled to charge, invoice, or otherwise receive fees from
Licensee to use and operate the Licensed Software, such fees to be agreed upon by the Parties,
provided that (i) such fees shall be commercially reasonable and (ii) such fees shall not exceed
the fees charged by Licensor to unaffiliated third parties for use of the Licensed Software, taking
into account any consideration received by Licensor from such third party (including, but not
limited to, discounted services offerings from the third party).

     2.8. Support Services. During the Term, Licensor shall continue to provide all
support services to Licensee and, upon Licensee’s request, Beijing Yisheng Leju Information
Services Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Yisheng Leju”), that Licensor provided to Licensee and/or
Beijing Yisheng Leju as of the Effective Date, including the maintenance, technical support and
hardware support as described in more detail below (collectively, “Support Services”).
Subject to Section 2.10, all Support Services shall be provided free of any fees. Licensor shall
provide Support Services in accordance with the Service Levels.

     (a) Routine Maintenance. Licensor shall be responsible for the routine maintenance of
Licensed Software. Licensor shall undertake the foregoing obligation in a commercially reasonable
manner and in a manner designed to minimize interruption to the Business. To the extent any
scheduled maintenance of the Licensed Software would cause a material interruption to the operation
of the Business of Licensee, Licensor shall inform Licensee at least thirty (30) days prior to such
maintenance and shall complete such maintenance as promptly as practicable.

     (b) Technical Support. Licensor shall provide Licensee with such technical support as
may be required in connection with the Business from time to time including, but not limited to,
performance of the following:

     i. project management services, including responding to user requests and
handling user applications;

     ii. providing technical consultation to users, including user operations
training and addressing operations questions;

     iii. providing users with information regarding application processing, and
active and prompt communications in the event of any unexpected circumstances;

     iv. providing contact details in order to respond to user emergencies and to
provide practical solutions based on the specific circumstances; and

     v. accepting and addressing user complaints and communicate investigative
findings back to user.

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     (c) Infrastructure Support. Licensor shall provide support services for (i) the
Infrastructure; and (ii) any Upgrades or functional replacements of any the Infrastructure
implemented by Licensor during the Term. Such Infrastructure support services shall include, but
not be limited to, the following:

     i. maximizing the uptime of any servers;

     ii. making upgrades to such Infrastructure as is necessary for the Business to
remain current and consistent with the general standards for technology used in
connection with Licensor’s other businesses;

     iii. implementing in a timely manner all upgrades and modifications to such
Infrastructure provided by any third party vendor of such Infrastructure, as
applicable; and

     iv. ensuring that such Infrastructure is of sufficient capacity to process the
data, information and products of the Business.

     (d) Development Services. Licensee may, from time to time, request custom Software
development services from Licensor. The Parties shall, using reasonable best efforts and in a
timely manner, discuss the terms and conditions on which Licensor can provide the requested
development services to Licensee. If, despite such reasonable best efforts, the Parties cannot
agree on the terms and conditions under which Licensor provides such Software development services,
then Licensor shall have no obligation to provide such Software development services.

     2.9. Licensor’s Equity Holding. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, if Licensor’s and its Affiliates’ aggregate equity interest in CRIC falls below twenty
percent (20%) of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of CRIC, Licensor shall so notify
Licensee. During the ninety (90) day period after Licensee’s receipt of such notice
(“Transition Period”), Licensee may either (i) terminate its rights to use Licensor
Databases and to receive the Support Services as well as Licensee’s rights under Sections 2.4,
2.5(b), 2.6 and 2.8, effective as of the last day of the Transition Period, and Licensor shall
cooperate with Licensee during the Transition Period to transition the provision of the Support
Services to Licensee or a third party designated by Licensee or (ii) if Licensee wishes to continue
using the Licensor Databases and/or the Support Services, both Parties shall use good faith efforts
to negotiate the fees payable to Licensor in connection with Licensee’s continued use of the
Licensor Databases and/or the Support Services, provided that such fees shall be
commercially reasonable and shall be at least as favorable to Licensee as the fees for which
Licensor provides the Licensor Databases and the Support Services, as applicable, to unaffiliated
third parties, taking into account any consideration received by Licensor from such third party
(including, but not limited to, discounted services offerings from the third party). If, despite
such good faith efforts, the Parties cannot agree on such fees during the Transition Period, then
Licensee’s rights to use Licensor Databases and to receive the Support Services, as well as
Licensee’s rights under Sections 2.4, 2.5(b), 2.6 and 2.8 are terminated, effective as of the last
day of the Transition Period.

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     2.10. Incremental Fees.

     (a) To the extent that there are any reasonable, incremental costs for use of the Licensed
Software or the Infrastructure, or provision of the Support Services, due to a change in the
Business needs, Licensee shall reimburse Licensor for all such costs. For example, if Licensor,
prior to the Effective Date, employs ten (10) full time employees dedicated to providing the
Support Services and, as a result of a change in the Business, must hire an additional full time
employee to provide such Support Services, Licensee shall reimburse Licensor for the costs related
to such full time employee, provided that, if such full time employee also engages in work on
behalf of Licensor or its Affiliates, Licensee shall reimburse Licensor on a pro rata basis only
for the time spent by such full time employee in providing the Support Services to Licensee.
Licensor shall provide Licensee with an invoice detailing any and all such costs and such invoice
shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the invoice or such other payment terms as may be
agreed to by the Parties.

     (b) No more than once every year, Licensee may have an independent certified public accountant
from one of the Big Four International Accounting Firms conduct an audit of the relevant portions
of Licensor’s books of account solely to verify the costs invoiced to Licensee under this
Agreement. For purposes of such audit, Licensor shall provide access to Licensor’s books of
account, during business hours, to such accountant, provided Licensor shall have no less
than ten (10) Business Days’ prior notice of such audit. Such accountant shall be subject to a
confidentiality agreement with Licensor but the accountant shall be permitted to disclose the
results of the audit to Licensee. If any such audit should disclose any overpayment of costs,
Licensor shall promptly reimburse Licensee such overpaid amount. If any such audit should disclose
an underpayment of costs, Licensor may issue an invoice to Licensee for the underpaid amount and
Licensee shall pay such invoice in accordance with the reasonable invoice terms or such other terms
as may be agreed to by the Parties. Licensee shall be responsible for the costs of any such
audits; provided, however, if (i) the audit results in an overpayment by Licensee
of more than ten percent (10%) of the total amounts paid by Licensee to Licensor for the relevant
audit period and (ii) such overpaid amount is greater than one million RMB Yuan (¥1,000,000),
Licensor shall bear the cost of such audit.

     2.11. Territory Restrictions. Licensee shall not host or cause the Licensed Software
to be hosted outside the Territory.

     2.12. Delivery or Access. In the event that Licensee identifies any Licensed Software
which it does not possess or have access to as of the Effective Date, Licensee shall notify
Licensor and Licensor shall promptly deliver (or provide access) to Licensee such Licensed
Software.

ARTICLE III

LICENSEE’S OBLIGATIONS

     3.1. Proper Use. Licensee covenants that the Licensed Software shall be used only in
a manner consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Without Licensor’s prior written
consent, Licensee shall not transfer (except as permitted pursuant to Section 9.7) or create a
security interest upon the Licensed Software or this Agreement.

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     3.2. Proprietary Legends. Licensee shall not remove or obscure any trademark,
copyright notice or other proprietary or restrictive notice or legend contained or included in any
or all of the Licensed Software provided by Licensor, and Licensee shall reproduce and copy all
such notices and legends on all permissible copies made hereunder, including such copies as may be
necessary for archival or backup purposes.

     3.3. Identification. Except as required pursuant to Section 3.2, Licensee shall not,
nor authorize any other Person to, advertise or otherwise identify Licensor as the developer or
source of the Licensed Software.

     3.4. Restrictions on Licensee’s Use.

     (a) Except as expressly authorized herein, Licensee shall not (a) copy, reverse engineer,
decompile, reverse compile, reverse assemble or disassemble all or any portion of the Licensed
Software; (b) allow access to the Licensed Software by any user or third party other than the
Authorized Users; or (c) provide, disclose, divulge or make available to, or permit use of the
Licensed Software by any third party.

     (b) If Licensee desires to migrate operation of the Licensee Websites, including the Licensed
Software, to Infrastructure owned or controlled by Licensee or a third party designated by
Licensee, Licensor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Licensee in such
efforts.

     (c) Licensee shall not implement any Licensee Improvements, plug-ins or other applications
that adversely impact the Licensed Software, Infrastructure, or their performance, including, but
not limited to, (i) destabilizing or corrupting the Licensed Software or Infrastructure, (ii)
slowing down performance of the Licensed Software or access to any of Licensor’s websites, or (iii)
affecting the integrity of the Licensor Databases or the data maintained in the Licensor Databases.
In the event any such Licensee Improvements, plug-ins or other applications are implemented by
Licensee, Licensee shall promptly remove or disable the offending Software upon notice from
Licensor of the adverse impact. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee shall notify Licensor of
any Licensee Improvements, plug-ins or other applications that may adversely impact the Licensed
Software, Infrastructure, or their performance prior to implementation so that Licensee and
Licensor may work together in good faith to determine any potential impact of such Software and/or
workarounds.

ARTICLE IV

OWNERSHIP

     4.1. Licensor Ownership. Licensee acknowledges that, as between Licensor and
Licensee, Licensor is the owner of all right, title and interest, including intellectual property
rights, in, to and under the Licensed Software, regardless of any technical, programming or
financial assistance or cooperation provided to Licensor by or on behalf of Licensee to facilitate
the operation and maintenance of the Licensed Software or the correction of any system or design
errors, bugs or defects thereto (“Defects”). Licensee shall, upon the reasonable request
by, and at the cost of, Licensor, take further actions and execute additional documents to
establish and perfect Licensor’s ownership rights in, to and under the Licensed Software.

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Licensee shall not contest, challenge or otherwise make any claim or take any action adverse
to Licensor’s ownership of or interest in the Licensed Software and any Improvements.

     4.2. Licensee Ownership. Licensor acknowledges that, as between Licensor and
Licensee, Licensee is the owner of all right, title and interest, including intellectual property
rights, in, to and under any and all Improvements to the Licensed Software created by or on behalf
of Licensee (including by Licensor pursuant to Section 2.8) (collectively, “Licensee
Improvements”), regardless of any technical, programming or financial assistance or cooperation
provided to Licensee by or on behalf of Licensor to facilitate the operation and maintenance of the
Licensee Improvements or the correction of any Defects thereto but subject, in all respects, to
Licensor’s rights in the Licensed Software. Licensor hereby assigns all right, title and interest,
including all intellectual property rights that Licensor may have or acquire in and to the Licensee
Improvements to Licensee. Licensor shall, upon the reasonable request by, and at the cost of,
Licensee, take further actions and execute additional documents to establish and perfect Licensee’s
ownership rights in, to and under the Licensee Improvements.

     4.3. Licensor Improvements. Licensee hereby assigns all right, title and interest,
including all intellectual property rights that Licensee may have or acquire in and to the Licensor
Improvements to Licensor. Licensee shall, upon the reasonable request by, and at the cost of,
Licensor, take further actions and execute additional documents to establish and perfect Licensor’s
ownership rights in, to and under the Licensor Improvements.

ARTICLE V

TERM AND TERMINATION

     5.1. Term. The initial term of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) shall
commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of ten (10) years thereafter.
Beginning twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term, the Parties shall use
good faith efforts to negotiate an extension of the term of this Agreement (the Initial Term
together with any applicable extension, the “Term”).

     5.2. Termination for Bankruptcy. Either Party may immediately terminate this
Agreement in the event that the other Party (a) becomes insolvent or unable to pay its debts as
they mature; (b) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (c) seeks relief, or if
proceedings are commenced against such other Party or on its behalf, under any bankruptcy,
insolvency or debtors’ relief law and such proceedings have not been vacated or set aside within
seven (7) days from the date of commencement thereof.

     5.3. Termination for Breach.

     (a) By Licensor. Licensor may terminate this Agreement at any time in the event that
the Licensee is in material default or breach of any provision of this Agreement, and, if such
default or breach is capable of cure, such default or breach continues uncured for a period of
thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof; provided, however, that
in the event that the Licensee has in good faith commenced cure within such thirty (30) day period,
but cannot practically complete such cure within such thirty (30) day period, the Parties shall
negotiate a reasonable additional time to cure.

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     (b) By Licensee. Licensee may terminate this Agreement at any time in the event that
the Licensor is in material default or breach of any provision of this Agreement, and, if such
default or breach is capable of cure, such default or breach continues uncured for a period of
thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof; provided, however, that
in the event that the Licensor has in good faith commenced cure within such thirty (30) day period,
but cannot practically complete such cure within such thirty (30) day period, the Parties shall
negotiate a reasonable additional time to cure.

     5.4. Termination for a Change of Control. Licensor may terminate this Agreement by
providing prior written notice to Licensee upon the occurrence of a Change of Control.

     5.5. Termination in the Event of Termination of Agency Agreement. In the event that
the Agency Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.02(c)(iii) or 9.02(d)(i) thereof, this
Agreement shall automatically be terminated as of the effective date of the termination of the
Agency Agreement and shall thereafter be of no further force or effect except as set forth in
Section 5.7.

     5.6. Effect of Termination. Upon termination (but not expiration) of this Agreement
for any reason, Licensee shall be entitled to use the Licensed Software for a limited period of
time, not to exceed ninety (90) days, during which it shall diligently work to transition to
another solution. Upon expiration of this Agreement or of such 90-day period, as applicable,
Licensee shall immediately discontinue all use of and access to the Licensed Software, including
any archival and maintenance copies, and at Licensor’s request, destroy or promptly return all
portions of the Licensed Software to Licensor and certify that such action was taken.

     5.7. Survival. The duties and obligations of the Parties under Articles IV, V, VII,
VIII and IX and Section 6.3 of this Agreement shall survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     6.1. Representations and Warranties.

     (a) By Each Party. Each of Licensee and Licensor represents and warrants to the other
Party that: (a) it is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under
the applicable Law; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within its corporate powers; (c) it has
taken necessary steps to obtain authority and all necessary consents and approvals of any other
third party and Governmental Authority to execute and perform this Agreement; (d) this Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its valid and binding obligation,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other laws affecting the rights of creditors’
generally or by general principals of equity; and (e) the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement will not conflict with or result in any breach of its charter or

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certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or other governing document, or any instrument,
obligation, or contract to which it or its properties is bound.

     (b) By Licensor. Licensor represents and warrants that:

     i. It has the right to grant the licenses granted to Licensee hereunder;

     ii. The Licensed Software, the Infrastructure and the Support Services together
constitute all of the Software, Infrastructure and Support Services provided by
Licensor to Licensee as of the Effective Date; and

     iii. The rights granted hereunder in connection with the Licensed Software and
Infrastructure are substantially similar to the rights that were provided to
Licensee in respect of the Licensed Software and Infrastructure prior to the
Effective Date.

     6.2. No Other Warranties. In no event shall Licensor be liable to Licensee for any
failure of the Licensed Software if any component of the Licensed Software has been (i) installed
or operated by Licensee in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or modified
by a Person other than Licensor (including Licensee) without the written approval of Licensor; (ii)
damaged by negligence or misuse by other than Licensor or by fire, casualty, or other external
causes; or (iii) subjected to unusual physical or electrical stress.

     6.3. Disclaimer. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND UNDERTAKINGS SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE LICENSED SOFTWARE IS LICENSED “AS IS,” AND LICENSOR
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RESPECTING THE LICENSED SOFTWARE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING
ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, VALIDITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR ANY WARRANTIES THAT MAY BE OTHERWISE IMPLIED FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE OR USAGE. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN THE SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT,
LICENSEE ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE AND ANY
RESULTS DERIVED THEREFROM.

ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION

     7.1. Indemnification by Licensor. Licensor shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless
Licensee and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
shareholders, successors and assigns, (collectively, the “Licensee Parties”) from and
against any claim, suit, demand or action (“Action”), and any and all direct losses
suffered or incurred by Licensee in connection with any third party claims (a) arising out of or
resulting from any breach by Licensor of any provision of this Agreement, or (b) that Licensee’s
use of the Licensed Software infringes on any intellectual property rights of such third party,
provided, however, that Licensee’s use is consistent with the terms of this
Agreement and that the Action is not caused by the use of the Licensed Software or any component
thereof in combination with any other

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system, equipment or Software where but for such use, the Action for infringement would not
lie. Licensor’s obligation to indemnify Licensee shall be conditioned on (a) Licensee’s provision
to Licensor of prompt notice of such an Action (except where any delay does not materially
prejudice Licensor); (b) Licensee’s reasonable cooperation with Licensor in the defense and
settlement of such an Action at Licensor’s cost; and (c) Licensor having exclusive control of the
defense, settlement and/or compromise of such an Action (provided that Licensor may not
settle any Action in a manner that adversely affects Licensee without Licensee’s prior written
consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

     7.2. Indemnification by Licensee. Licensee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless
Licensor and its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,
shareholders, successors and assigns, (collectively, the “Licensor Parties”) from and
against any Action, and any and all direct losses suffered or incurred by Licensor in connection
with any third party claims arising out of or resulting from any breach by Licensee of any
provision of this Agreement. Licensee’s obligation to indemnify Licensor shall be conditioned on
(a) Licensor’s provision to Licensee of prompt notice of such an Action (except where any delay
does not materially prejudice Licensee); (b) Licensor’s reasonable cooperation with Licensee in the
defense and settlement of such an Action at Licensee’s cost; and (c) Licensee having exclusive
control of the defense, settlement and/or compromise of such an Action (provided that
Licensee may not settle any Action in a manner that adversely affects Licensor without Licensor’s
prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

     7.3. Infringement. Licensor shall have the exclusive right, but not the obligation,
with respect to the Licensed Software to prosecute claims of infringement, misappropriation or
similar claims that stem from the activities of a third party. In the event that Licensor elects
to bring any action, Licensee shall reasonably assist Licensor at Licensor’s cost in such action if
so requested, and shall lend its name to such action if requested by Licensor or required by
applicable Law. No settlement of any such action which materially restricts the scope of, or
materially and adversely affects the enforceability of, any intellectual property rights in the
Licensed Software may be entered into by Licensor without the prior written consent of Licensee,
which consent shall not unreasonably withheld or delayed. All costs and expenses incurred in an
action brought by Licensor shall be borne by Licensor and all recoveries in such an action shall be
for the benefit of Licensor.

     7.4. Compliance with Laws. Licensee shall not use the Licensed Software in
contravention of any applicable Law.

ARTICLE VIII

CONFIDENTIALITY

     8.1. Licensed Software. (a) Licensee acknowledges that the Licensed Software is
Confidential Information of Licensor. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential
Information” shall mean information, documents and other tangible things, provided by either
Party to the other, in whatever form, relating to such Party’s business and marketing, including
such Party’s financial information, personal information, customer lists, product plans and
marketing plans, whether alone or in its compiled form and whether marked as confidential or

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not, and, for the avoidance of doubt, Licensed Software shall be deemed to be Confidential
Information of Licensor.

     8.2. Confidential Information. In connection with this Agreement, either Party (the
“Recipient”) may obtain certain Confidential Information of the other Party. The Recipient
shall maintain in confidence all Confidential Information and shall not disclose such Confidential
Information to any third party without the express written consent of the other Party except to
those of its employees, subcontractors, consultants, representatives and agents as are necessary in
connection with activities as contemplated by this Agreement. In maintaining the confidentiality
of Confidential Information, the Recipient shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises
with its own confidential information, and in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. The
Recipient shall ensure that each of its employees, subcontractors, consultants, representatives and
agents holds in confidence and makes no use of the Confidential Information for any purpose other
than those permitted under this Agreement or otherwise required by applicable Law. Upon request by
the other Party, the Recipient shall return, destroy or otherwise handle as instructed by the other
Party, any documents or software containing such Confidential Information, and shall not continue
to use such Confidential Information.

     8.3. Exceptions. The obligation of confidentiality contained in Section 8.2 shall not
apply to the extent that (i) the Recipient is required to disclose information by order or
regulation of a Governmental Authority or a court of competent jurisdiction; provided,
however, that, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the Recipient shall not make any
such disclosure without first notifying the other Party and allowing the other Party a reasonable
opportunity to seek injunctive relief from (or a protective order with respect to) the obligation
to make such disclosure; or (ii) the Recipient can demonstrate that (a) the disclosed information
was at the time of such disclosure to the Recipient already in (or thereafter enters) the public
domain other than as a result of actions of the Recipient, its directors, officers, employees or
agents in violation hereof, (b) the disclosed information was rightfully known to the Recipient
prior to the date of disclosure (other than pursuant to disclosure by the other Party pursuant to
other agreements in effect between the Parties), or (c) the disclosed information was received by
the Recipient on an unrestricted basis from a source unrelated to any Party and not under a duty of
confidentiality to the other Party.

ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     9.1. Taxes. Each Party shall be responsible for taxes that should be borne by it in
accordance with applicable Law. If any Party pays any taxes that should have been borne by the
other Party in accordance with Law, such other Party shall reimburse such Party within seven (7)
days after its receipt of documentation evidencing such tax payment so incurred by such Party.

     9.2. Expenses. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all costs and
expenses, including, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants,
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be borne by the party incurring such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall
have occurred.

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     9.3. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given, made or received (i) on the date of
delivery if delivered in person or by messenger service, (ii) on the date of confirmation of
receipt of transmission by facsimile (or, the first (1st) Business Day following such
receipt if (a) such date of confirmation is not a Business Day or (b) confirmation of receipt is
given after 5:00 p.m., Beijing time) or (iii) on the date of confirmation of receipt if delivered
by an internationally recognized overnight courier service or registered or certified mail (or, the
first (1st) Business Day following such receipt if (a) such date of confirmation is not
a Business Day or (b) confirmation of receipt is given after 5:00 p.m., Beijing time) to the
respective parties hereto at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall
be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 9.3):

     if to Licensor:

SINA Corporation

20/F Beijing Ideal International Plaza

No. 58 Northwest 4th Ring Road

Haidian District, Beijing, 100090

People’s Republic of China

Facsimile: +86 10 8260 7166

Attention: Head of Legal Department (Xie Guomin)

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Shearman & Sterling LLP

12th Floor East Tower, Twin Towers

B-12 Jianguomenwai Dajie

Beijing 100022

People’s Republic of China

Facsimile: +86 10 6563 6001

Attention: Lee Edwards, Esq.

     if to Licensee:

Shanghai SINA Leju Information Technology Co. Ltd.

c/o CRIC Holdings Limited

No. 383 Guangyan Road

Shanghai 200072

People’s Republic of China

Facsimile: + 86 (21) 6086 7111

Attention: President

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark

12 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

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Facsimile: +852 3740 4727
Attention: Jonathan B. Stone, Esq. and Z. Julie Gao, Esq.

     9.4. Public Announcements. Other than (i) the filing with the SEC of the Form F-1,
any amendments thereto and any other documents filed in connection with the Form F-1, including the
filing of this Agreement or (ii) any communications with the relevant stock exchange or regulators
in connection with the IPO, in each case, as deemed necessary or desirable in the sole discretion
of CRIC, neither party to this Agreement shall make, or cause to be made, any press release or
public announcement in respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or otherwise communicate with any news media without the prior written consent of the other party
unless otherwise required by Law or applicable stock exchange regulation, and the parties to this
Agreement shall cooperate as to the timing and contents of any such press release, public
announcement or communication.

     9.5. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect for so long as the economic or
legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to either party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in
good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely
as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

     9.6. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereto
(including the Original Agreement).

     9.7. Assignment. This Agreement and any rights or authority granted hereunder shall
not be assigned or transferred by either Party, including by operation of law, merger or otherwise,
without the express written consent of the other Party, provided that Licensor may assign
this Agreement without consent to any of its Affiliates and Licensee may assign this Agreement
without consent to an Affiliate that is controlled by Licensee.

     9.8. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except (a) by an
instrument in writing signed by, or on behalf of, both Parties or (b) by a waiver in accordance
with Section 9.9.

     9.9. Waiver. Either Party may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the other Party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties of the other Party contained herein or in any document delivered by the other party
pursuant hereto or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements of the other Party or conditions
to such Party’s obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if
set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any
representation, warranty, agreement, condition or obligation granted pursuant to this Section 9.9
or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement shall be construed as

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a waiver of any prior or subsequent breach of such representation, warranty, agreement,
condition or obligation or any other representation, warranty, agreement, condition or obligation.
The failure of either party hereto to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not constitute a
waiver of any of such rights.

     9.10. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for the provisions of Article VII relating
to indemnified parties, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the
Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or
implied (including the provisions of Article VII relating to indemnified parties), is intended to
or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature
whatsoever, including any rights of employment for any specified period, under or by reason of this
Agreement.

     9.11. Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in
connection with it or its subject matter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the People’s Republic of China (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules that
would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction).

     9.12. Dispute Resolution. (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof (each, a
“Dispute”), shall to the extent possible be settled through friendly consultation among the
Parties hereto. The claiming Party (the “Claimant”) shall promptly notify the other Party
(the “Respondent”) in a dated written notice that a Dispute has arisen and describe the
nature of the Dispute. Any Dispute which remains unresolved within sixty (60) days after the date
of such written notice shall be submitted to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration
Commission (the “Commission”) to be finally settled by arbitration in Beijing, PRC in
accordance with the Commission’s then effective rules (the “Rules”) and this Section 9.12.
The language of the arbitration shall be Mandarin Chinese.

     (b) The arbitration tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators. The Claimant shall
appoint one (1) arbitrator, the Respondent shall appoint one (1) arbitrator, and the two (2)
arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator. If the Claimant and the Respondent fail
to appoint one (1) arbitrator, or the two (2) arbitrators appointed fail to appoint the third
arbitrator within the time periods set by the then effective Rules, the relevant appointment shall
be made promptly by the Commission.

     (c) Any award of the arbitration tribunal established pursuant to this Section 9.12 shall be
final and binding upon the Parties, and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction. The
Parties shall use their best efforts to effect the prompt execution of any such award and shall
render whatever assistance as may be necessary to this end. The prevailing Party (as determined by
the arbitrators) shall be entitled to reimbursement of its costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorney’s fees, incurred in connection with the arbitration and any judicial enforcement, unless
the arbitrators determine that it would be manifestly unfair to honor this agreement of the Parties
and determine a different allocation of costs.

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     (d) The foregoing provisions in this Section 9.12 shall not preclude any Party from seeking
interim or conservatory remedies, including injunctive relief, from any court having jurisdiction
to grant such relief.

     9.13. No Presumption. The Parties acknowledge that each has been represented by
counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Accordingly, any applicable Law that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in
this Agreement against the Party that drafted it has no application and is expressly waived. If
any claim is made by a Party relating to any conflict, omission or ambiguity in the provisions of
this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion will be implied because this
Agreement was prepared by or at the request of any Party or its counsel.

     9.14. Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that irreparable
damage would occur if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with
their specific terms and that any breach of this Agreement could not be adequately compensated in
all cases by monetary damages alone. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or remedy to
which a party hereto may be entitled, at law or in equity, it shall be entitled to enforce any
provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to temporary, preliminary and
permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of any of the provisions of
this Agreement, without posting any bond or other undertaking.

     9.15. Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable for failure to perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement during any period in which such Party cannot perform due to hacker
attack, fire, flood or other natural disaster, war, embargo, riot or the intervention of any
Governmental Authority, provided, however, that the Party so delayed immediately
notifies the other Party of such delay. In no event shall such nonperformance by Licensee be
excused due to any such event for longer than ninety (90) days.

     9.16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by
facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

     9.17. Termination of Original Agreement. Each Party agrees that the Original
Agreement is hereby terminated as of the Effective Date and shall be of no further force or effect
and, for the avoidance of doubt, no provisions of the Original Agreement survive such termination.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly
authorized representatives on the date first set forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	SINA.com Technology (China) Co. Ltd.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Charles Chao
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	Shanghai SINA Leju Information Technology Co. Ltd.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Xin Zhou
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

LICENSED SOFTWARE

Advertising Publishing

Content Publishing

Sales Management

Procurement Reimbursement

Financial management

Flow statistics

Monitoring and Censoring

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Exhibit 4.1

RESOLUTE ENERGY CORPORATION

2009 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PLAN

1. PURPOSE OF PLAN

     1.1 The purpose of this 2009 Performance Incentive Plan (this “Plan”) of Resolute Energy
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), is to promote the success of the
Corporation and to increase stockholder value by providing an additional means through the grant of
awards to attract, motivate, retain and reward selected employees and other eligible persons.

2. ELIGIBILITY

     2.1 The Administrator (as such term is defined in Section 3.1) may grant awards under this
Plan only to those persons that the Administrator determines to be Eligible Persons. An “Eligible
Person” is any person who is either: (a) an officer (whether or not a director) or employee of the
Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries; (b) a director of the Corporation or one of its
Subsidiaries; or (c) an individual consultant or advisor who renders or has rendered bona fide
services to the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries and who is selected to participate in this
Plan by the Administrator; provided, however, that a person who is otherwise an Eligible Person
under clause (c) above may participate in this Plan only if such participation would not adversely
affect either the Corporation’s eligibility to use Form S-8 to register under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the offering and sale of shares issuable under this Plan
by the Corporation or the Corporation’s compliance with any other applicable laws. An Eligible
Person who has been granted an award (a “participant”) may, if otherwise eligible, be granted
additional awards if the Administrator shall so determine. As used herein, “Subsidiary” means any
corporation or other entity a majority of whose outstanding voting stock or voting power is
beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation; and “Board” means the Board of
Directors of the Corporation.

3. PLAN ADMINISTRATION

     3.1 The Administrator. This Plan shall be administered by and all awards under this Plan
shall be authorized by the Administrator. The “Administrator” means the Board or one or more
committees appointed by the Board or another committee (within its delegated authority) to
administer all or certain aspects of this Plan. Any such committee shall be comprised solely of one
or more directors or such number of directors as may be required under applicable law. A committee
may delegate some or all of its authority to another committee so constituted. The Board or a
committee comprised solely of directors may also delegate, to the extent permitted by Section
157(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law and any other applicable law, to one or more
officers of the Corporation, its powers under this Plan (a) to designate the officers and employees
of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries who will receive grants of awards under this Plan, and (b)
to determine the number of shares subject to, and the other terms and conditions of, such awards.
The Board may delegate different levels of authority to different committees with administrative
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Corporation or the applicable charter of any Administrator: (a) a majority of the members of the acting
Administrator shall constitute a quorum, and (b) the vote of a majority of the members present
assuming the presence of a quorum or the unanimous written consent of the members of the
Administrator shall constitute action by the acting Administrator.

     With respect to awards intended to satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation
under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), this Plan shall
be administered by a committee consisting solely of two or more outside directors (as this
requirement is applied under Section 162(m) of the Code); provided, however, that the failure to
satisfy such requirement shall not affect the validity of the action of any committee otherwise
duly authorized and acting in the matter. Award grants, and transactions in or involving awards,
intended to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), must be duly and timely authorized by the Board or a committee consisting solely
of two or more non-employee directors (as this requirement is applied under Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act). To the extent required by any applicable listing agency, this Plan shall
be administered by a committee composed entirely of independent directors (within the meaning of
the applicable listing agency). Awards granted to non-employee directors shall not be subject to
the discretion of any officer or employee of the Corporation and shall be administered exclusively
by a committee consisting solely of independent directors.

     3.2 Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the
Administrator is authorized and empowered to do all things necessary or desirable in connection
with the authorization of awards and the administration of this Plan (in the case of a committee or
delegation to one or more officers, within the authority delegated to that committee or person(s)),
including, without limitation, the authority to:

     (a) determine eligibility and, from among those persons determined to be eligible, the
particular Eligible Persons who will receive an award under this Plan;

     (b) grant awards to Eligible Persons, determine the price at which securities will be
offered or awarded and the number of securities to be offered or awarded to any of such
persons, determine the other specific terms and conditions of such awards consistent with
the express limits of this Plan, establish the installments (if any) in which such awards
shall become exercisable or shall vest (which may include, without limitation, performance
and/or time-based schedules), or determine that no delayed exercisability or vesting is
required, establish any applicable performance targets, and establish the events of
termination or reversion of such awards;

     (c) approve the forms of award agreements (which need not be identical either as to
type of award or among participants);

     (d) construe and interpret this Plan and any agreements defining the rights and
obligations of the Corporation, its Subsidiaries, and participants under this Plan, further
define the terms used in this Plan, and prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating to the administration of this Plan or the awards granted under this Plan;

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     (e) cancel, modify, or waive the Corporation’s rights with respect to, or modify,
discontinue, suspend, or terminate any or all outstanding awards, subject to any required
consent under Section 8.6.5;

     (f) accelerate or extend the vesting or exercisability or extend the term of any or all
such outstanding awards (in the case of options or stock appreciation rights, within the
maximum ten-year term of such awards) in such circumstances as the Administrator may deem
appropriate (including, without limitation, in connection with a termination of employment
or services or other events of a personal nature) subject to any required consent under
Section 8.6.5;

     (g) adjust the number of shares of Common Stock subject to any award, adjust the price
of any or all outstanding awards or otherwise change previously imposed terms and
conditions, in such circumstances as the Administrator may deem appropriate, in each case
subject to Sections 4 and 8.6 and the applicable requirements of Code Section 162(m) and
Treasury Regulations thereunder with respect to awards that are intended to satisfy the
requirements for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), and provided that in
no case (except due to an adjustment contemplated by Section 7 or any repricing that may be
approved by stockholders) shall such an adjustment constitute a repricing (by amendment,
cancellation and regrant, exchange or other means) of the per share exercise or base price
of any option or stock appreciation right, and further provided that any adjustment or
change in terms made pursuant to this Section 3.2(g) shall be made in a manner that, in the
good faith determination of the Administrator will not likely result in the imposition of
additional taxes or interest under Section 409A of the Code;

     (h) determine the date of grant of an award, which may be a designated date after but
not before the date of the Administrator’s action (unless otherwise designated by the
Administrator, the date of grant of an award shall be the date upon which the Administrator
took the action granting an award);

     (i) determine whether, and the extent to which, adjustments are required pursuant to
Section 7 hereof and authorize the termination, conversion, substitution or succession of
awards upon the occurrence of an event of the type described in Section 7;

     (j) acquire or settle (subject to Sections 7 and 8.6) rights under awards in cash,
stock of equivalent value, or other consideration; and

     (k) determine the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 5.6) of the Common Stock or
awards under this Plan from time to time and/or the manner in which such value will be
determined.

     3.3 Binding Determinations. Any action taken by, or inaction of, the Corporation, any
Subsidiary, or the Administrator relating or pursuant to this Plan and within its authority
hereunder or under applicable law shall be within the absolute discretion of that entity or body
and shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. Neither the Board nor any Board committee,
nor any member thereof or person acting at the direction thereof, shall be liable for any act,
omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with this
Plan (or

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any award made under this Plan), and all such persons shall be entitled to indemnification and
reimbursement by the Corporation in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including,
without limitation, attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted
by law and/or under any directors and officers liability insurance coverage that may be in effect
from time to time.

     3.4 Reliance on Experts. In making any determination or in taking or not taking any action
under this Plan, the Board or a committee, as the case may be, may obtain and may rely upon the
advice of experts, including employees and professional advisors to the Corporation. No director,
officer or agent of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries shall be liable for any such action
or determination taken or made or omitted in good faith.

     3.5 Delegation. The Administrator may delegate ministerial, non-discretionary functions to
individuals who are officers or employees of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or to third
parties.

4. SHARES OF COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; SHARE LIMITS

     4.1 Shares Available. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, the capital stock that may be
delivered under this Plan shall be shares of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued Common Stock
and any shares of its Common Stock held as treasury shares. For purposes of this Plan, “Common
Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Corporation and such other securities or property as may
become the subject of awards under this Plan, or may become subject to such awards, pursuant to an
adjustment made under Section 7.1.

     4.2 Share Limit. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered pursuant
to awards granted to Eligible Persons under this Plan is equal to 5% of the shares of Common Stock
outstanding at closing of the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement but not to
exceed 2,760,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Share Limit”).

     The foregoing numerical limit is subject to adjustment as contemplated by Section 4.3, Section
7.1, and Section 8.10. For purposes of Section 4.2, “Acquisition Agreement” means that certain
Purchase and IPO Reorganization Agreement dated August 2, 2009, by and among the Hicks Acquisition
Company I, Inc., the Company, Resolute Subsidiary Corporation, Resolute Aneth, LLC, Resolute
Holdings, LLC, Resolute Holdings Sub, LLC, and HH-HACI, L.P.

     4.3 Awards Settled in Cash, Reissue of Awards and Shares. To the extent that an award is
settled in cash or a form other than shares of Common Stock, the shares that would have been
delivered had there been no such cash or other settlement shall not be counted against the shares
available for issuance under this Plan. Shares that are subject to or underlie awards which expire
or for any reason are cancelled or terminated, are forfeited, fail to vest, or for any other reason
are not paid or delivered under this Plan shall again be available for subsequent awards under this
Plan. The foregoing adjustments to the share limit of this Plan are subject to any applicable
limitations under Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to awards intended as performance-based
compensation thereunder.

     4.4 Reservation of Shares; No Fractional Shares. The Corporation shall at all times reserve a
number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to cover the Corporation’s obligations and

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contingent obligations to deliver shares with respect to awards then outstanding under this
Plan (exclusive of any dividend equivalent obligations to the extent the Corporation has the right
to settle such rights in cash). No fractional shares shall be delivered under this Plan. The
Administrator may pay cash in lieu of any fractional shares in settlements of awards under this
Plan.

5. AWARDS

     5.1 Type and Form of Awards. The Administrator shall determine the type or types of award(s)
to be made to each selected Eligible Person. Awards may be granted singly, in combination or in
tandem. Awards also may be made in combination or in tandem with, in replacement of, as
alternatives to, or as the payment form for grants or rights under any other employee or
compensation plan of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries. The types of awards that may be
granted under this Plan are:

     5.1.1 Stock Options. A stock option is the grant of a right to purchase a specified
number of shares of Common Stock during a specified period as determined by the
Administrator. An option may be intended as an incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code (an “ISO”) or a nonqualified stock option (an option not intended to
be an ISO). The award agreement for an option will indicate if the option is intended as an
ISO; otherwise it will be deemed to be a nonqualified stock option. The maximum term of each
option (ISO or nonqualified) shall be ten (10) years. The per share exercise price for each
option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on
the date of grant of the option. When an option is exercised, the exercise price for the
shares to be purchased shall be paid in full in cash or such other method permitted by the
Administrator consistent with Section 5.5.

     5.1.2 Additional Rules Applicable to ISOs. To the extent that the aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined at the time of grant of the applicable option) of stock with
respect to which ISOs first become exercisable by a participant in any calendar year exceeds
$100,000, taking into account both Common Stock subject to ISOs under this Plan and stock
subject to ISOs under all other plans of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries (or any
parent or predecessor corporation to the extent required by and within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder), such options shall be
treated as nonqualified stock options. In reducing the number of options treated as ISOs to
meet the $100,000 limit, the most recently granted options shall be reduced first. To the
extent a reduction of simultaneously granted options is necessary to meet the $100,000
limit, the Administrator may, in the manner and to the extent permitted by law, designate
which shares of Common Stock are to be treated as shares acquired pursuant to the exercise
of an ISO. ISOs may only be granted to employees of the Corporation or one of its
subsidiaries (for this purpose, the term “subsidiary” is used as defined in Section 424(f)
of the Code, which generally requires an unbroken chain of ownership of at least 50% of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock of each subsidiary in the chain
beginning with the Corporation and ending with the subsidiary in question). There shall be
imposed in any award agreement relating to ISOs such other terms and conditions as from time
to time are required in order that the option be an “incentive stock option” as that term is
defined in Section 422 of the Code. No ISO may be granted to any person who, at the

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time
the option is granted, owns (or is deemed to own under Section 424(d) of the Code) shares of outstanding Common Stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Corporation, unless the exercise price of such option
is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the option and such option
by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date such option
is granted.

     5.1.3 Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right or “SAR” is a right to
receive a payment, in cash and/or Common Stock, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value
of a specified number of shares of Common Stock on the date the SAR is exercised over the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the SAR was granted (the “base
price”) as set forth in the applicable award agreement. The maximum term of a SAR shall be
ten (10) years.

     5.1.4 Restricted Stock.

     (a) Restrictions. Restricted stock is Common Stock subject to such restrictions
on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the
Administrator may impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination
at such times, under such circumstances (including based on achievement of
performance goals and/or future service requirements), in such installments or
otherwise, as the Administrator may determine at the date of grant or thereafter.
Except to the extent restricted under the terms of this Plan and the applicable
award agreement relating to the restricted stock, a participant granted restricted
stock shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote the
restricted stock and the right to receive dividends thereon (subject to any
mandatory reinvestment or other requirement imposed by the Administrator).

     (b) Certificates for Stock. Restricted stock granted under this Plan may be
evidenced in such manner as the Administrator shall determine. If certificates
representing restricted stock are registered in the name of the participant, the
Administrator may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend
referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such restricted
stock, that the Corporation retain physical possession of the certificates, and that
the participant deliver a stock power to the Corporation, endorsed in blank,
relating to the restricted stock.

     (c) Dividends and Splits. As a condition to the grant of an award of restricted
stock, the Administrator may require or permit a participant to elect that any cash
dividends paid on a share of restricted stock be automatically reinvested in
additional shares of restricted stock or applied to the purchase of additional
awards under this Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, stock
distributed in connection with a stock split or stock dividend, and other property
distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture
to the same extent as the restricted stock with respect to which such stock or other
property has been distributed.

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     5.1.5 Restricted Stock Units.

     (a) Grant of Restricted Stock Units. A restricted stock unit, or “RSU”,
represents the right to receive from the Corporation on the respective scheduled
vesting or payment date for such RSU, one share of Common Stock. An award of RSUs
may be subject to the attainment of specified performance goals or targets,
forfeitability provisions and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator
may determine, subject to the provisions of this Plan. At the time an award of RSUs
is made, the Administrator shall establish a period of time during which the
restricted stock units shall vest.

     (b) Dividend Equivalent Accounts. If (and only if) required by the applicable
award agreement, prior to the expiration of the applicable vesting period of an RSU,
the Corporation shall pay dividend equivalent rights with respect to RSUs, in which
case the Corporation shall establish an account for the participant and reflect in
that account any securities, cash or other property comprising any dividend or
property distribution with respect to the share of Common Stock underlying each RSU.
Each amount or other property credited to any such account shall be subject to the
same vesting conditions as the RSU to which it relates. The participant shall have
be paid the amounts or other property credited to such account upon vesting of the
RSU.

     (c) Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the restrictions imposed under the
terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable award agreement, each
participant receiving RSUs shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to
such RSUs until such time as shares of Common Stock are issued to the participant.
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, Common Stock
issuable under an RSU shall be treated as issued on the first date that the holder
of the RSU is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture as determined
for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and the holder shall be the owner of such
Common Stock on such date. An award agreement may provide that issuance of Common
Stock under an RSU may be deferred beyond the first date that the RSU is no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, provided that such deferral is
structured in a manner that is intended to comply with the requirements of Section
409A of the Code.

     5.1.6 Cash Awards. The Administrator may, from time to time, subject to the provisions
of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as it may determine, grant cash bonuses
(including without limitation, discretionary awards, awards based on objective or subjective
performance criteria, awards subject to other vesting criteria or awards granted consistent
with Section 5.2 below). Cash awards shall be awarded in such amount and at such times
during the term of the Plan as the Administrator shall determine.

     5.1.7 Other Awards. The other types of awards that may be granted under this Plan
include: (a) stock bonuses, performance stock, phantom stock, dividend equivalents, or
similar rights to purchase or acquire shares, whether at a fixed or variable price or ratio
related to the Common Stock (subject to the requirements of Section 5.1.1), upon the

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passage of time, the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of performance criteria
or other conditions, or any combination thereof; or (b) any similar securities with a value
derived from the value of or related to the Common Stock and/or returns thereon.

     5.2 Section 162(m) Performance-Based Awards. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any of the types of awards listed in Sections 5.1.4 through 5.1.7 above may be, and
options and SARs granted with an exercise or base price not less than the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock at the date of grant (“Qualifying Options” and “Qualifying SARs,”
respectively) typically will be, granted as awards intended to satisfy the requirements for
“performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code
(“Performance-Based Awards”). The grant, vesting, exercisability or payment of Performance-Based
Awards may depend (or, in the case of Qualifying Options or Qualifying SARs, may also depend) on
the degree of achievement of one or more performance goals relative to a pre-established targeted
level or levels using the Business Criteria provided for below for the Corporation on a
consolidated basis or for one or more of the Corporation’s subsidiaries, segments, divisions or
business units, or any combination of the foregoing. Such criteria may be evaluated on an absolute
basis or relative to prior periods, industry peers, or stock market indices. Any Qualifying Option
or Qualifying SAR shall be subject to the requirements of Section 5.2.1 and 5.2.3 in order for such
award to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the
Code. Any other Performance-Based Award shall be subject to all of the following provisions of this
Section 5.2.

     5.2.1 Class; Administrator. The eligible class of persons for Performance-Based Awards
under this Section 5.2 shall be officers and employees of the Corporation or one of its
Subsidiaries. The Administrator approving Performance-Based Awards or making any
certification required pursuant to Section 5.2.4 must be constituted as provided in Section
3.1 for awards that are intended as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of
the Code.

     5.2.2 Performance Goals. The specific performance goals for Performance-Based Awards
(other than Qualifying Options and Qualifying SARs) shall be, on an absolute or relative
basis, established based on such business criteria as selected by the Administrator in its
sole discretion (“Business Criteria”), including the following: earnings per share, cash
flow (which means cash and cash equivalents derived from either net cash flow from
operations or net cash flow from operations, financing and investing activities), total
stockholder return, gross revenue, revenue growth, operating income (before or after taxes),
net earnings (before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization), return on
equity, capital employed, or on assets or on net investment, cost containment or reduction,
operating margin, debt reduction, finding and development costs, production growth or
production growth per share, reserve replacement or reserves per share growth or any
combination thereof. These terms are used as applied under generally accepted accounting
principles or in the financial reporting of the Corporation or of its Subsidiaries. To
qualify awards as performance-based under Section 162(m), the applicable Business Criterion
(or Business Criteria, as the case may be) and specific performance goal or goals
(“targets”) must be established and approved by the Administrator during the first 90 days
of the performance period (and, in the case of performance periods of less than one year, in
no event after 25% or more of the performance period has elapsed) and while performance

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relating to such target(s) remains substantially uncertain within the meaning of Section
162(m) of the Code. Performance targets shall be adjusted to mitigate the unbudgeted impact
of material, unusual or nonrecurring gains and losses, accounting changes or other
extraordinary events not foreseen at the time the targets were set unless the Administrator
provides otherwise at the time of establishing the targets; provided that the Administrator
may not make any adjustment to the extent it would adversely affect the qualification of any
compensation payable under such performance targets as “performance-based compensation”
under Section 162(m). The applicable performance measurement period may not be less than 3
months nor more than 10 years.

     5.2.3 Form of Payment. Grants or awards under this Section 5.2 may be paid in cash or
shares of Common Stock or any combination thereof.

     5.2.4 Certification of Payment. Before any Performance-Based Award under this Section
5.2 (other than Qualifying Options and Qualifying SARs) is paid and to the extent required
to qualify the award as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)
of the Code, the Administrator must certify in writing that the performance target(s) and
any other material terms of the Performance-Based Award were in fact timely satisfied.

     5.2.5 Reservation of Discretion. The Administrator will have the discretion to
determine the restrictions or other limitations of the individual awards granted under this
Section 5.2 including the authority to reduce awards, payouts or vesting or to pay no
awards, in its sole discretion, if the Administrator preserves such authority at the time of
grant by language to this effect in its authorizing resolutions or otherwise.

     5.2.6 Expiration of Grant Authority. As required pursuant to Section 162(m) of the
Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the Administrator’s authority to grant new
awards that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code (other than Qualifying Options and Qualifying SARs) shall
terminate upon the first meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders that occurs in the fifth
year following the year in which the Corporation’s stockholders first approve this Plan.

     5.3 Award Agreements. Each award shall be evidenced by a written or electronic award
agreement in the form approved by the Administrator and, if required by the Administrator, executed
by the recipient of the award. The Administrator may authorize any officer of the Corporation
(other than the particular award recipient) to execute any or all award agreements on behalf of the
Corporation (electronically or otherwise). The award agreement shall set forth the material terms
and conditions of the award as established by the Administrator consistent with the express
limitations of this Plan.

     5.4 Deferrals and Settlements. Payment of awards may be in the form of cash, Common Stock,
other awards or combinations thereof as the Administrator shall determine, and with such
restrictions as it may impose. The Administrator may also require or permit participants to elect
to defer the issuance of shares or the settlement of awards in cash under such rules and procedures
as it may establish under this Plan. The Administrator may also provide that deferred

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settlements
include the payment or crediting of interest or other earnings on the deferral amounts, or the
payment or crediting of dividend equivalents where the deferred amounts are denominated in shares.

     5.5 Consideration for Common Stock or Awards. The purchase price for any award granted under
this Plan or the Common Stock to be delivered pursuant to an award, as applicable, may be paid by
means of any lawful consideration as determined by the Administrator, including, without
limitation, one or a combination of the following methods:

	 	•	 	services rendered by the recipient of such award, if authorized by the
Administrator;
	 
	 	•	 	cash, check payable to the order of the Corporation, or electronic funds
transfer;
	 
	 	•	 	notice and third party payment in such manner as may be authorized by the
Administrator;
	 
	 	•	 	the delivery of previously owned shares of Common Stock;
	 
	 	•	 	by a reduction in the number of shares otherwise deliverable pursuant to the
award; or
	 
	 	•	 	subject to such procedures as the Administrator may adopt, pursuant to a
“cashless exercise” with a third party who provides financing for the purposes of (or
who otherwise facilitates) the purchase or exercise of awards.

     In the event that the Administrator allows a participant to exercise an award by delivering
shares of Common Stock previously owned by such participant and unless otherwise expressly provided
by the Administrator, any shares delivered which were initially acquired by the participant from
the Corporation (upon exercise of a stock option or otherwise) must have been owned by the
participant at least six months as of the date of delivery. Shares of Common Stock used to satisfy
the exercise price of an option shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.
The Corporation will not be obligated to deliver any shares unless and until it receives full
payment of the exercise or purchase price therefor and any related withholding obligations under
Section 8.5 and any other conditions to exercise or purchase, as established from time to time by
the Administrator, have been satisfied. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable award
agreement, the Administrator may at any time eliminate or limit a participant’s ability to pay the
purchase or exercise price of any award or shares by any method other than cash payment to the
Corporation.

     5.6 Definition of Fair Market Value. For purposes of this Plan “Fair Market Value” shall
mean, unless otherwise determined or provided by the Administrator in the circumstances, the last
sale price for a share of Common Stock as furnished by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or
other principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed for the date in question
or, if no sales of Common Stock were reported by the NYSE or other such exchange on
that date, the last price for a share of Common Stock as furnished by the NYSE or other such
exchange for the next preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were reported by the NYSE. If
the Common Stock is no longer listed or is no longer actively traded on the NYSE or listed on a
principal stock exchange as of the applicable date, the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock

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shall
be the value as reasonably determined by the Administrator for purposes of the award in the
circumstances.

     5.7 Transfer Restrictions.

     5.7.1 Limitations on Exercise and Transfer. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in (or pursuant to) this Section 5.7, by applicable law and by the award
agreement, as the same may be amended, (a) all awards are non-transferable and shall
not be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, anticipation, alienation,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge; (b) awards shall be exercised only by the
participant; and (c) amounts payable or shares issuable pursuant to any award shall
be delivered only to (or for the account of) the participant.

     5.7.2 Exceptions. The Administrator may permit awards to be exercised by and
paid to, or otherwise transferred to, other persons or entities pursuant to such
conditions and procedures, including limitations on subsequent transfers, as the
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, establish in writing (provided that any
such transfers of ISOs shall be limited to the extent permitted under the federal
tax laws governing ISOs). Any permitted transfer shall be subject to compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws.

     5.7.3 Further Exceptions to Limits on Transfer. The exercise and transfer
restrictions in Section 5.7.1 shall not apply to:

     (a) transfers to the Corporation,

     (b) the designation of a beneficiary to receive benefits in the event of the
participant’s death or, if the participant has died, transfers to or exercise by the
participant’s beneficiary, or, in the absence of a validly designated beneficiary,
transfers by will or the laws of descent and distribution,

     (c) subject to any applicable limitations on ISOs, transfers to a family member
(or former family member) pursuant to a domestic relations order if approved or
ratified by the Administrator,

     (d) subject to any applicable limitations on ISOs, if the participant has
suffered a disability, permitted transfers or exercises on behalf of the participant
by his or her legal representative, or

     (e) the authorization by the Administrator of “cashless exercise” procedures
with third parties who provide financing for the purpose of (or who otherwise
facilitate) the exercise of awards consistent with applicable laws and the express
authorization of the Administrator.

     5.8 International Awards. One or more awards may be granted to Eligible Persons who provide
services to the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries outside of the United States. Any awards
granted to such persons may be granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of any applicable
sub-plans, if any, appended to this Plan and approved by the Administrator.

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6. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE ON AWARDS

     6.1 Termination of Employment.

     6.1.1 The Administrator shall establish the effect of a termination of employment or
service on the rights and benefits under each award under this Plan and in so doing may make
distinctions based upon, inter alia, the cause of termination and type of award. If the
participant is not an employee of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries and provides
other services to the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, the Administrator shall be the
sole judge for purposes of this Plan (unless a contract or the award agreement otherwise
provides) of whether the participant continues to render services to the Corporation or one
of its Subsidiaries and the date, if any, upon which such services shall be deemed to have
terminated.

     6.1.2 For awards of stock options, unless the award agreement provides otherwise, the
exercise period of such options shall expire: (1) 3 months after the last day that the
participant is employed by or provides services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary; (2) in
the case of a participant whose termination of employment is due to death or disability (as
defined in the applicable award agreement), 12 months after the last day that the
participant is employed by or provides services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary; and (3)
immediately upon the last day the participant is employed by or provides services to the
Corporation or a Subsidiary for any participant whose employment or services are terminated
for “cause” (as defined in the applicable award agreement). The Administrator will, in its
absolute discretion, determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to a
termination of employment, including, but not by way of limitation, the question of whether
a leave of absence constitutes a termination of employment and whether a participant’s
termination is for “cause.”

     6.1.3 For awards of restricted stock, unless the award agreement provides otherwise,
restricted stock that is subject to restrictions at the time that a participant whose
employment or service is terminated shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Corporation;
provided that the Administrator may provide, by rule or regulation or in any award
agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture
conditions relating to restricted stock shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of
terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Administrator may in other cases waive
in whole or in part the forfeiture of restricted stock.

     6.2 Events Not Deemed Terminations of Service. Unless the express policy of the Corporation
or one of its Subsidiaries, or the Administrator, otherwise provides, the employment relationship
shall not be considered terminated in the case of (a) sick leave, (b) military leave, or (c) any
other leave of absence authorized by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, or the
Administrator; provided that unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed
by contract or law, such leave is for a period of not more than 3 months. In the case of any
employee of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries on an approved leave of absence, continued
vesting of the award while on leave from the employ of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries
may be suspended until the employee returns to service, unless the Administrator otherwise

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provides
or applicable law otherwise requires. In no event shall an award be exercised after the expiration
of the term set forth in the award agreement.

     6.3 Effect of Change of Subsidiary Status. For purposes of this Plan and any award, if an
entity ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Corporation, a termination of employment or service shall
be deemed to have occurred with respect to each Eligible Person in respect of such Subsidiary who
does not continue as an Eligible Person in respect of another entity within the Corporation or
another Subsidiary that continues as such after giving effect to the transaction or other event
giving rise to the change in status.

7. ADJUSTMENTS; ACCELERATION

     7.1 Adjustments. Except where the Administrator determines that the provisions of Section 7.3
shall govern in lieu of this Section 7.1, upon any of the events described in this Section 7.1, or
in contemplation of: any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including a stock split
in the form of a stock dividend) or reverse stock split (“stock split”); any merger, combination,
consolidation, or other reorganization; any spin-off, split-up, or similar extraordinary dividend
distribution in respect of the Common Stock (whether in the form of securities or property); any
exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation, or any similar, unusual or
extraordinary corporate transaction in respect of the Common Stock; or a sale of all or
substantially all the business or assets of the Corporation as an entirety; then the Administrator
shall in such manner, to such extent (if any) and at such time as it deems appropriate and
equitable in the circumstances:

     (a) proportionately adjust any or all of (1) the number and type of shares of Common
Stock (or other securities) that thereafter may be made the subject of awards (including the
number of shares provided for in this Plan), (2) the number, amount and type of shares of
Common Stock (or other securities or property) subject to any or all outstanding awards, (3)
the grant, purchase, or exercise price (which term includes the base price of any SAR or
similar right) of any or all outstanding awards, (4) the securities, cash or other property
deliverable upon exercise or payment of any outstanding awards, or (5) (subject to Sections
7.7 and 8.8.3(a)) the performance standards applicable to any outstanding awards (provided
that no adjustment shall be allowed to the extent inconsistent with the requirements of Code
section 162(m)), or

     (b) make provision for a cash payment or for the assumption, substitution or exchange
of any or all outstanding share-based awards or the cash, securities or property deliverable
to the holder of any or all outstanding share-based awards, based upon the distribution or
consideration payable to holders of the Common Stock upon or in respect of such event.

     The Administrator may adopt such valuation methodologies for outstanding awards as it deems
reasonable in the event of a cash or property settlement and, in the case of options, SARs or
similar rights, but without limitation on other methodologies, may base such settlement solely
upon the excess if any of the per share amount payable upon or in respect of such event over the
exercise or base price of the award. With respect to any award of an ISO, the Administrator may
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an adjustment that causes the option to cease to qualify as an ISO without the consent of
the affected participant.

     In any of such events, the Administrator may take such action prior to such event to the
extent that the Administrator deems the action necessary to permit the participant to realize the
benefits intended to be conveyed with respect to the underlying shares in the same manner as is or
will be available to stockholders generally. In the case of any stock split, if no action is taken
by the Administrator, the proportionate adjustments contemplated by clause (a) above shall
nevertheless be made.

     Any adjustment, substitution or exchange made pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be made in a
manner that, in the good faith determination of the Administrator, will not likely result in the
imposition of additional taxes or interest under Section 409A of the Code.

     7.2 Automatic Acceleration of Awards. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.3, upon a
dissolution of the Corporation or other event described in Section 7.1 that the Corporation does
not survive (or does not survive as a public company in respect of its Common Stock), then each
then-outstanding option and SAR shall become fully vested, all shares of restricted stock then
outstanding shall fully vest free of restrictions, and each other award granted under this Plan
that is then outstanding shall become payable to the holder of such award; provided that such
acceleration provision shall not apply, unless otherwise expressly provided by the Administrator,
with respect to any award to the extent that the Administrator has made a provision for the
substitution, assumption, exchange or other continuation or settlement of the award, or the award
would otherwise continue in accordance with its terms, in the circumstances; provided, further,
that no such acceleration of amounts payable shall apply to compensation that has been deferred for
purposes of Section 409A unless the Administrator determines that the acceleration will not result
in the imposition of additional taxes or interest under Section 409A.

     7.3 Possible Acceleration of Awards. In the applicable award agreement or by other action,
the Administrator, in its discretion, may provide that any outstanding option or SAR shall become
fully vested, any share of restricted stock then outstanding shall fully vest free of restrictions,
and any other award granted under this Plan that is then outstanding shall vest, or be payable to
the holder of such award, as applicable, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control Event.

     For purposes of this Plan, “Change in Control Event” means any of the following:

     (a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (a “Person”)) of beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% or more of either
(1) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation (the “Outstanding Company
Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of
the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding
Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for
purposes of this definition, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change
in Control Event; (A) any acquisition directly from the Corporation, (B) any acquisition by
the Corporation, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
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or maintained by the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation or a
successor, or (D) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction that complies with
Sections (c)(1), (2) and (3) below;

     (b) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided,
however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose
election, or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders, was approved by a
vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (including
for these purposes, the new members whose election or nomination was so approved, without
counting the member and his predecessor twice) shall be considered as though such individual
were 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;

     (c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation
or similar corporate transaction involving the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, a
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or
the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”), in each case unless, following such Business
Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities that were the
beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined
voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business
Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction,
owns the Corporation or all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets directly or
through one or more subsidiaries (a “Parent”)) in substantially the same proportions as
their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company
Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no
Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or a Parent or any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Corporation or such entity resulting from
such Business Combination or Parent) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than
50% of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting
from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting
securities of such entity, except to the extent that the ownership in excess of more than
50% existed prior to the Business Combination, and (3) at least a majority of the members of
the board of directors or trustees of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or
a Parent were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business Combination; or

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     (d) Approval by the stockholders of the Corporation of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation other than in the context of a transaction that does not
constitute a Change in Control Event under clause (c) above.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) the Administrator may waive the requirement described in
paragraph (a) above that a Person must acquire more than 50% of the Outstanding Company Stock or
Outstanding Company Voting Securities for a Change in Control Event to have occurred if the
Administrator determines that the percentage acquired by a Person is significant (as determined by
the Administrator in its discretion) and that waiving such condition is appropriate in light of all
facts and circumstances, and (2) no compensation that has been deferred for purposes of Section
409A of the Code shall be payable as a result of a Change in Control Event unless the Change in
Control qualifies as a change in ownership or effective control of the Corporation within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

     7.4 Early Termination of Awards. Any award that has been accelerated as required or
contemplated by Section 7.2 or 7.3 (or would have been so accelerated but for Section 7.5, 7.6 or
7.7) shall terminate upon the related event referred to in Section 7.2 or 7.3, as applicable,
subject to any provision that has been expressly made by the Administrator, through a plan of
reorganization or otherwise, for the survival, substitution, assumption, exchange or other
continuation or settlement of such award and provided that, in the case of options and SARs that
will not survive, be substituted for, assumed, exchanged, or otherwise continued or settled in the
transaction, the holder of such award shall be given reasonable advance notice of the impending
termination and a reasonable opportunity to exercise his or her outstanding options and SARs in
accordance with their terms before the termination of such awards (except that in no case shall
more than ten days’ notice of accelerated vesting and the impending termination be required and any
acceleration may be made contingent upon the actual occurrence of the event).

     7.5 Other Acceleration Rules. Any acceleration of awards pursuant to this Section 7 shall
comply with applicable legal requirements and, if necessary to accomplish the purposes of the
acceleration or if the circumstances require, may be deemed by the Administrator to occur a limited
period of time not greater than 30 days before the event. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Administrator may deem an acceleration to occur immediately prior to the applicable
event and/or reinstate the original terms of an award if an event giving rise to an acceleration
does not occur. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Administrator
may override the provisions of Section 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and/or 7.6 by express provision in the award
agreement or otherwise. In addition, the Administrator may accord any Eligible Person a right to
refuse any acceleration, whether pursuant to the award agreement or otherwise, in such
circumstances as the Administrator may approve. The portion of any ISO accelerated pursuant to
Section 7.3 or any other action permitted hereunder shall remain exercisable as an ISO only to the
extent the applicable $100,000 limitation on ISOs is not exceeded. To the extent exceeded, the
accelerated portion of the option shall be exercisable as a nonqualified stock option under the
Code.

     7.6 Possible Rescission of Acceleration. If the vesting of an award has been accelerated
expressly in anticipation of an event or upon stockholder approval of an event and the
Administrator later determines that the event will not occur, the Administrator may rescind the
effect of the acceleration as to any then outstanding and unexercised or otherwise unvested awards;
provided that, in the case of any compensation that has been deferred for purposes of Section 409A

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of the Code, the Administrator determines that such rescission will not likely result in the
imposition of additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A.

     7.7 Golden Parachute Limitation. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Section 7 to
the contrary, in no event shall an award be accelerated under this Plan to an extent or in a manner
which would not be fully deductible by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries for federal
income tax purposes because of Section 280G of the Code, nor shall any payment hereunder be
accelerated to the extent any portion of such accelerated payment would not be deductible by the
Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries because of Section 280G of the Code. If a participant would
be entitled to benefits or payments hereunder and under any other plan or program that would
constitute “parachute payments” as defined in Section 280G of the Code, then the participant may by
written notice to the Corporation designate the order in which such parachute payments will be
reduced or modified so that the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is not denied federal income
tax deductions for any “parachute payments” because of Section 280G of the Code. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a participant is a party to an employment or other agreement with the Corporation
or one of its Subsidiaries, or is a participant in a severance program sponsored by the Corporation
or one of its Subsidiaries, that contains express provisions regarding Section 280G and/or Section
4999 of the Code (or any similar successor provision), the Section 280G and/or Section 4999
provisions of such employment or other agreement or plan, as applicable, shall control as to any
awards held by that participant (for example, and without limitation, a participant may be a party
to an employment agreement with the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries that provides for a
“gross-up” as opposed to a “cut-back” in the event that the Section 280G thresholds are reached or
exceeded in connection with a change in control and, in such event, the Section 280G and/or Section
4999 provisions of such employment agreement shall control as to any awards held by that
participant).

8. OTHER PROVISIONS

     8.1 Compliance with Laws. This Plan, the granting and vesting of awards under this Plan, the
offer, issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock, the acceptance of promissory notes and/or
the payment of money under this Plan or under awards are subject to compliance with all applicable
federal and state laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state and federal
securities law, federal margin requirements) and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or
governmental authority as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation, be necessary or
advisable in connection therewith. The person acquiring any securities under this Plan will, if
requested by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, provide such assurances and
representations to the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries as the Administrator may deem
necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal and accounting requirements.

     8.2 Future Awards/Other Rights. No person shall have any claim or rights to be granted an
award (or additional awards, as the case may be) under this Plan, subject to any express
contractual rights (set forth in a document other than this Plan) to the contrary.

     8.3 No Employment/Service Contract. Nothing contained in this Plan (or in any other documents
under this Plan or in any award) shall confer upon any Eligible Person or other participant any
right to continue in the employ or other service of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries,
constitute any contract or agreement of employment or other service or affect an

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employee’s status as an employee at will, nor shall interfere in any way with the right of the
Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries to change a person’s compensation or other benefits, or to
terminate his or her employment or other service, with or without cause. Nothing in this Section
8.3, however, is intended to adversely affect any express independent right of such person under a
separate employment or service contract other than an award agreement.

     8.4 Plan Not Funded. Awards payable under this Plan shall be payable in shares or from the
general assets of the Corporation, and no special or separate reserve, fund or deposit shall be
made to assure payment of such awards. No participant, beneficiary or other person shall have any
right, title or interest in any fund or in any specific asset (including shares of Common Stock,
except as expressly otherwise provided) of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries by reason of
any award hereunder. Neither the provisions of this Plan (or of any related documents), nor the
creation or adoption of this Plan, nor any action taken pursuant to the provisions of this Plan
shall create, or be construed to create, a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between
the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries and any participant, beneficiary or other person. To the
extent that a participant, beneficiary or other person acquires a right to receive payment pursuant
to any award hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general
creditor of the Corporation.

     8.5 Tax Withholding. Upon any exercise, vesting, or payment of any award or upon the
disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO prior to
satisfaction of the holding period requirements of Section 422 of the Code, the Corporation or one
of its Subsidiaries shall have the right at its option to:

     (a) require the participant (or the participant’s personal representative or
beneficiary, as the case may be) to pay or provide for payment of at least the minimum
amount of any taxes which the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries may be required to
withhold with respect to such award event or payment; or

     (b) deduct from any amount otherwise payable in cash to the participant (or the
participant’s personal representative or beneficiary, as the case may be) the minimum amount
of any taxes which the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries may be required to withhold
with respect to such cash payment.

     In any case where a tax is required to be withheld in connection with the delivery of shares
of Common Stock under this Plan, the Administrator may in its sole discretion (subject to Section
8.1) grant (either at the time of the award or thereafter) to the participant the right to elect,
pursuant to such rules and subject to such conditions as the Administrator may establish, to have
the Corporation reduce the number of shares to be delivered by (or otherwise reacquire) the
appropriate number of shares, valued in a consistent manner at their Fair Market Value or at the
sales price in accordance with authorized procedures for cashless exercises, necessary to satisfy
the minimum applicable withholding obligation on exercise, vesting or payment. In no event shall
the shares withheld exceed the minimum whole number of shares required for tax withholding under
applicable law. The Corporation may, with the Administrator’s approval, accept one or more
promissory notes from any Eligible Person in connection with taxes required to be withheld upon the
exercise, vesting or payment of any award under this Plan; provided that any such note shall be

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subject to terms and conditions established by the Administrator and the requirements of
applicable law.

     8.6 Effective Date, Termination and Suspension, Amendments.

     8.6.1 Effective Date and Termination. This Plan is effective as of July 31,
2009, the date of its approval by the Board and sole stockholder (the “Effective
Date”). Unless earlier terminated by the Board, this Plan shall terminate at the
close of business on the day before the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.
After the termination of this Plan either upon such stated expiration date or its
earlier termination by the Board, no additional awards may be granted under this
Plan, but previously granted awards (and the authority of the Administrator with
respect thereto, including the authority to amend such awards) shall remain
outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the terms
and conditions of this Plan.

     8.6.2 Board Authorization. The Board may, at any time, terminate or, from time
to time, amend, modify or suspend this Plan, in whole or in part. No awards may be
granted during any period that the Board suspends this Plan.

     8.6.3 Stockholder Approval. To the extent then required by applicable law or
any applicable listing agency or required under Sections 162, 422 or 424 of the Code
to preserve the intended tax consequences of this Plan, or deemed necessary or
advisable by the Board, any amendment to this Plan shall be subject to stockholder
approval.

     8.6.4 Amendments to Awards. Without limiting any other express authority of
the Administrator under (but subject to) the express limits of this Plan, the
Administrator by agreement or resolution may waive conditions of or limitations on
awards to participants that the Administrator in the prior exercise of its
discretion has imposed, without the consent of a participant, and (subject to the
requirements of Sections 3.2 and 8.6.5) may make other changes to the terms and
conditions of awards. Any amendment or other action that would constitute a
repricing of an award is subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.2(g).

     8.6.5 Limitations on Amendments to Plan and Awards. No amendment, suspension
or termination of this Plan or change of or affecting any outstanding award shall,
without written consent of the participant, affect in any manner materially adverse
to the participant any rights or benefits of the participant or obligations of the
Corporation under any award granted under this Plan prior to the effective date of
such change. Changes, settlements and other actions contemplated by Section 7 shall
not be deemed to constitute changes or amendments for purposes of this Section 8.6.

     8.7 Privileges of Stock Ownership. Except as otherwise expressly authorized by the
Administrator or this Plan, a participant shall not be entitled to any privilege of stock ownership
as to any shares of Common Stock not actually delivered to and held of record by the participant.
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adjustment will be made for dividends or other rights as a stockholder for which a record date
is prior to such date of delivery.

     8.8 Governing Law; Construction; Severability.

     8.8.1 Choice of Law. This Plan, the awards, all documents evidencing awards
and all other related documents shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware.

     8.8.2 Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision
invalid and unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Plan shall continue in
effect.

     8.8.3 Plan Construction.

     (a) Rule 16b-3. It is the intent of the Corporation that the awards
and transactions permitted by awards be interpreted in a manner that, in the
case of participants who are or may be subject to Section 16 of the Exchange
Act, qualify, to the maximum extent compatible with the express terms of the
award, for exemption from matching liability under Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall
have no liability to any participant for Section 16 consequences of awards or
events under awards if an award or event does not so qualify.

     (b) Section 162(m). Awards under Sections 5.1.4 through 5.1.7 to
persons described in Section 5.2 that are either granted or become vested,
exercisable or payable based on attainment of one or more performance goals
related to the Business Criteria, as well as Qualifying Options and
Qualifying SARs granted to persons described in Section 5.2, that are
approved by a committee composed solely of two or more outside directors (as
this requirement is applied under Section 162(m) of the Code) shall be deemed
to be intended as performance-based compensation within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code unless such committee provides otherwise at the
time of grant of the award. It is the further intent of the Corporation that
(to the extent the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries or awards under
this Plan may be or become subject to limitations on deductibility under
Section 162(m) of the Code) any such awards and any other Performance-Based
Awards under Section 5.2 that are granted to or held by a person subject to
Section 162(m) will qualify as performance-based compensation or otherwise be
exempt from deductibility limitations under Section 162(m).

     (c) Code Section 409A Compliance. The Board intends that, except as
may be otherwise determined by the Administrator, any awards under the Plan
are either exempt from or satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code and related regulations and Treasury pronouncements (“Section 409A”) to
avoid the imposition of any taxes, including additional

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income or
penalty taxes, thereunder. If the Administrator determines that an award,
award agreement, acceleration, adjustment to the terms of an award, payment,
distribution, deferral election, transaction or any other action or
arrangement contemplated by the provisions of the Plan would, if undertaken,
cause a participant’s award to become subject to Section 409A, unless the
Administrator expressly determines otherwise, such award, award agreement,
payment, acceleration, adjustment, distribution, deferral election,
transaction or other action or arrangement shall not be undertaken and the
related provisions of the Plan and/or award agreement will be deemed modified
or, if necessary, rescinded in order to comply with the requirements of
Section 409A to the extent determined by the Administrator without the
content or notice to the participant.

     (d) No Guarantee of Favorable Tax Treatment. Although the Company
intends that awards under the Plan will be exempt from, or will comply with,
the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company does not warrant
that any award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under
Section 409A of the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local or
foreign law. The Company shall not be liable to any participant for any tax,
interest or penalties the participant might owe as a result of the grant,
holding, vesting, exercise or payment of any award under the Plan

     8.9 Captions. Captions and headings are given to the sections and subsections of this Plan
solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way
material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Plan or any provision thereof.

     8.10 Stock-Based Awards in Substitution for Stock Options or Awards Granted by Other
Corporation. Awards may be granted to Eligible Persons in substitution for or in connection with
an assumption of employee stock options, SARs, restricted stock or other stock-based awards granted
by other entities to persons who are or who will become Eligible Persons in respect of the
Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, in connection with a distribution, merger or other
reorganization by or with the granting entity or an affiliated entity, or the acquisition by the
Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, of all or a substantial part of the
stock or assets of the employing entity. The awards so granted need not comply with other specific
terms of this Plan, provided the awards reflect only adjustments giving effect to the assumption or
substitution consistent with the conversion applicable to the Common Stock in the transaction and
any change in the issuer of the security. Any shares that are delivered and any awards that are
granted by, or become obligations of, the Corporation, as a result of the assumption by the
Corporation of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an acquired
company (or previously granted by a predecessor employer (or direct or indirect parent thereof) in
the case of persons that become employed by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries in
connection with a business or asset acquisition or similar transaction) shall not be counted
against the Share Limit or other limits on the number of shares available for issuance under this
Plan.

     8.11 Non-Exclusivity of Plan. Nothing in this Plan shall limit or be deemed to limit the
authority of the Board or the Administrator to grant awards or authorize any other compensation,
with or without reference to the Common Stock, under any other plan or authority.

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     8.12 No Corporate Action Restriction. The existence of this Plan, the award agreements and
the awards granted hereunder shall not limit, affect or restrict in any way the right or power of
the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation to make or authorize: (a) any adjustment,
recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the capital structure or business of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary, (b) any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or change in the
ownership of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, (c) any issue of bonds, debentures, capital,
preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting the capital stock (or the rights thereof)
of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, (d) any dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or any
Subsidiary, (e) any sale or transfer of all or any part of the assets or business of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary, or (f) any other corporate act or proceeding by the Corporation or
any Subsidiary. No participant, beneficiary or any other person shall have any claim under any
award or award agreement against any member of the Board or the Administrator, or the Corporation
or any employees, officers or agents of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, as a result of any such
action.

     8.13 Other Company Benefit and Compensation Programs. Payments and other benefits received by
a participant under an award made pursuant to this Plan shall not be deemed a part of a
participant’s compensation for purposes of the determination of benefits under any other employee
welfare or benefit plans or arrangements, if any, provided by the Corporation or any Subsidiary,
except where the Administrator expressly otherwise provides or authorizes in writing. Awards under
this Plan may be made in addition to, in combination with, as alternatives to or in payment of
grants, awards or commitments under any other plans or arrangements of the Corporation or its
Subsidiaries.

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