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    EXHIBIT
      10.1

    PROMISSORY
      NOTE AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

    

    

    THIS
      AGREEMENT
      made as
      of this 24th
      day of
      May, 2006, among Global Matrechs, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”),
      MacNab LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company, and Southridge
      Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (MacNab LLC and Southridge Partners
      LP hereinafter the “Holders”). Each capitalized term used but not defined herein
      shall have the meaning assigned in the Notes (as defined below). The terms
      and
      conditions of the Notes, except as modified by this Amendment, remain in full
      force and effect. 

     

    R
      E C I T A L S

     

    WHEREAS,
      the Holders hold various Promissory Notes issued by Issuer (the “Notes”), listed
      in Exhibit A hereto, in return for money lent to the Issuer; and

     

    WHEREAS,
      the Holders currently have the right to demand the redemption of the Notes
      by
      Issuer in cash; and

     

    WHEREAS,
      the parties now wish to amend and modify certain provisions of the Notes.

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE,
      in
      consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the receipt and
      sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
      

     

    Each
      Note
      shall be amended as follows:

     

    A.    The
      Maturity Date shall be December 31, 2008.

     

    B.    Section
      1
      shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

     

     

    “The
      Payee shall have the option to convert (a “Conversion”)
      at any
      time or from time to time all or a portion of the outstanding principal and
      interest on this Note into a number of shares of common stock, $0.0001 par
      value
      per share (the “Common
      Stock”)
      obtained by dividing the amount of principal and interest being so converted
      by
      the Conversion Price for such Conversion

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        1

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    (the
      “Conversion
      Shares”),
      by
      delivering a written notice to the Maker setting forth the principal and
      interest to be so converted. With respect to any Conversion, the “Conversion
      Price”
shall
      be equal to eighty percent (80%) of the average of the seven (7) lowest closing
      bid prices for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the date in
      which
      the Issuer receives written notice by Holder of its election to effect such
      Conversion pursuant to this Section 1.”

    

    C. Section
      3
      shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

    

    “Prepayment The
      Maker
      shall have the right to redeem this Note at any time by providing written notice
      to the Payee and making a cash payment to the Payee of the outstanding principal
      amount of the Note multiplied by 120%, plus all accrued interest: Written notice
      to the Payee shall be received at least 5 business days prior to the date of
      redemption payment (“Redemption Date”). If the redemption payment is not made on
      or before the Redemption Date, the redemption notice shall be rendered null
      and
      void and the Payee thereafter shall have the right to convert any portion of
      the
      outstanding principal of the Note.” 

    

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
      written above. 

     

    
      	 	 	 
	 	GLOBAL
              MATRECHS, INC.
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  	/s/ Michael
              Sheppard
	 	
              
Name:
              Michael Sheppard
	 	Title:
              President

    

    
       

      
        	 	 	 
	 	MACNAB
                LLC
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  
                	/s/ 
	 	
                
Name:
                Navigator Management
	 	Title:
                Director

      

    

    
       

      
        	 	 	 
	 	SOUTHRIDGE
                PARTNERS LP
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By: 	/s/ Stephen M.
                Hicks
	 	
                
Name:
                Stephen M. Hicks
	 	Title:
                General Partner and President

      

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    EXHIBIT
      A

    

    

    PROMISSORY
      NOTES

    

    

    
      	A)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated October 19, 2004 in
                the
                principal amount of $250,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	B)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated January 31, 2005 in
                the
                principal amount of $250,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	C)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated March 2, 2005 in the
                principal amount of $175,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	D)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated April 27, 2005 in the
                principal amount of $125,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	E)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated May 12, 2005 in the
                principal
                amount of $125,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	F)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated June 14, 2005 in the
                principal amount of $100,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	G)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated July 14, 2005 in the
                principal amount of $175,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	H)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated August 1, 2005 in the
                principal amount of $170,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	I)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated September 14, 2005 in
                the
                principal amount of $100,000.00; 

            

    

    

    
      	J)  	
              Nonnegotiable
                2% Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated October 3, 2005 in the
                principal amount of $50,000.00; 

            

    

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        3Exhibit
4.13.1

 

SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY

 

2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

SOUTHWEST WATER COMPANY

2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Section 1

Purpose; Prior Plans

 

(a)           Purpose. The purpose of the Southwest Water
Company 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to aid in attracting and
retaining employees, management personnel and other Eligible Persons capable of
assuring the future success of the Company and its Affiliates, by offering such
Eligible Persons incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the
Company’s business and to afford such Eligible Persons an opportunity to
acquire an ownership interest in the Company and to share in its success.

 

(b)           Prior Plans. On the effective date of the Plan
determined in accordance with Section 12 of the Plan (the “Effective Date”),
for purposes of administration and share accounting pursuant to Sections 3 and
4 of the Plan, the following plans of the Company, each as previously amended
(collectively, the “Prior Plans”), shall be considered to be incorporated in
the Plan:  (i) Southwest Water Company
Second Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, effective as of May 23, 2000; and
(ii) Southwest Water Company Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors of Southwest Water Company, effective May 13, 2004. All
outstanding options, restricted stock and other awards issued under the Prior
Plans shall remain subject to the terms and conditions of the plans under which
they were issued, but shares of stock relating to outstanding options, restricted
stock or other awards issued under the Prior Plans are considered shares of
stock subject to the Plan under Section 4 of the Plan. From and after the
Effective Date of the Plan, no further awards shall be made under the Prior
Plans.

 

Section 2

Definitions

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth below:

 

“Affiliate” means
(i) any entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a
significant equity interest, denominated a “Plan Employer” as defined below,
and as determined by the Committee.

 

“Award” means an
Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit,
Stock Appreciation Right or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.

 

“Award Agreement”
means any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document
evidencing an Award granted under the Plan, in such form and containing such
terms, provisions and conditions, not inconsistent with this Plan, as may be
specified by the Committee.

 

“Cause” means
willful breach of a written employment agreement; failure to comply with
written Company employment policies; conviction of a felony; insubordination;
failure in any material respect to perform assigned duties; violation of any
law respecting harassment or

 

 

discrimination in the
workplace; and disclosure of confidential or proprietary information of the
Company.

 

“Change in Control of the
Company” means (i) any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, sales of
Shares or similar transaction involving the Company in which the stockholders
of the Company immediately prior to such event or transaction own less than 50%
of the Company’s voting power immediately after such event or transaction, (ii)
any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, and such other
meaning as may be ascribed to such term by the Committee whether by resolution,
in any Award, or in a written notice to Participants.

 

“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any
regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Committee”
means the Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company or such other committee designated by such Board to administer the
Plan.

 

“Common Stock”
means Common Stock of the Company.

 

“Company” means
Southwest Water Company, a Delaware corporation.

 

“Conversion Award”
is defined in Section 3(a)(ix) of the Plan.

 

“Director” means
a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company.

 

“Disability” of
a Participant unless more narrowly defined by the Committee means the
inability, by reason of a physical or mental illness or condition, to perform
his or her usual duties, even with reasonable accommodation, for a period in
excess of 180 days in the aggregate during the term of such Participant’s
employment, as determined by the Committee. The effective date of Disability
shall be the date on which such determination is made.

 

“Dividend Equivalent”
means a credit, made at the discretion of the Committee, to the account of a
Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on one Share for each
Share included in an Award held by such Participant.

 

“Effective Date”
of this Plan is defined in Section 12 of this Plan.

 

“Eligible Person”
means any employee, officer, Director (including any Non-Employee Director),
consultant or independent contractor providing services to the Company, a Plan
Employer or any Affiliate who the Committee determines to be an Eligible
Person.

 

“Employee” means
a regular, active employee of the Company or any Plan Employer or any Affiliate.
Within the limitations of applicable law, the Committee shall have the
discretion to determine the effect upon an Award and upon an individual’s status
as an Employee in the case of (i) any individual who is classified by the
Company, Plan Employer or an Affiliate as leased from or otherwise employed by
a third party or as intermittent or temporary, even if any

 

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such classification is
changed retroactively as a result of an audit, litigation or otherwise, (ii)
any leave of absence approved by the Company, Plan Employer or an Affiliate,
(iii) any transfer between locations of employment with the Company, Plan
Employer or an Affiliate or between the Company, a Plan Employer and any
Affiliate or between any Affiliates, (iv) any change in the Participant’s
status from an Employee to a Consultant or Non-Employee Director, and (v) at
the request of the Company or an Affiliate an Employee becomes employed by any
partnership, joint venture or corporation not meeting the requirements of an
Affiliate in which the Company or an Affiliate is a party.

 

“Fair Market Value”
means, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares
or other securities), the fair market value of such property determined by such
methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the
Committee. If not otherwise determined by the Committee, the “Fair Market Value”
of Shares means the closing price thereof on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the trading
day immediately preceding the date on which the determination is to be made.

 

“Grant Date” means the date on which the Committee makes an Award
as reflected in the Award Agreement.

 

“Internal Revenue Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

 “Incentive Stock Option” means an option granted under
Section 6(a) of the Plan that is intended to meet the requirements of Section
422 of the Code or any successor provision.

 

“Nonstatutory Stock Option”
means an option granted under Section 6(a) of the Plan that is not an Incentive
Stock Option.

 

“Officer” means
a person who is an officer of the Company or an Affiliate within the meaning of
Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Option” means
an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

 

“Organic Change”
means any recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation,
merger, sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or other
transaction which is effected in such a way that holders of Shares are entitled
to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities,
or assets with respect to or in exchange for Shares.

 

“Other Stock-Based Award”
means any right granted under Section 6(d) of the Plan.

 

“Participant” means
an Eligible Person designated to be granted an Award under the Plan.

 

“Person” means
any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association or trust.

 

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“Plan Employer”
means each of the Company and any Affiliate.

 

“Qualified Performance Goals” is defined in Section 8 of the Plan.

 

“Qualifying Termination”
means a termination of employment by reason of death or Disability under
circumstances which, in the judgment of the Committee, warrant acceleration of
the exercisability of Options or the lapse of restrictions relating to Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

 

“Restricted Stock”
means any Share granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan.

 

“Restricted Stock Unit”
means any unit granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan evidencing the right to
receive a Share (or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share)
at some future date.

 

“Rule 16b-3”
means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

“Shares” means
shares of Common Stock.

 

“Stock Appreciation Right”
means any right granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan.

 

“Ten Percent Stockholder”
means the owner of Common Stock (as determined under Section 424(d) of the
Code) possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company.

 

“Termination Date” is defined in Section 6(a)(viii)(A).

 

Section 3

Administration

 

(a)           Power and Authority of the
Committee. The
Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan
and applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i)
designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be
granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of
Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights or other
matters are to be calculated in connection with) each Award; (iv) determine the
form, terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement; (v) amend the terms
and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement and accelerate the
exercisability of Options or the lapse of restrictions relating to Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, that any such
acceleration of exercisability or lapse of restrictions shall be limited to
accelerations relating to a Change in Control; (vi) determine whether, to what
extent and under what circumstances Awards may be exercised in cash, Shares,
other securities, other Awards or other property, or cancelled, forfeited or
suspended; (vii) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax amounts by
electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued pursuant to
an Award that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount
required to be withheld calculated using the minimum statutory withholding
rates interpreted in accordance with applicable accounting requirements. The
Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined in such
manner and on such date

 

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that the Committee shall
determine or, in the absence of provision otherwise, on the date that the
amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by a
Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form
and under such conditions as the Committee may provide; (viii) determine
whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other
securities, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect
to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the
election of the holder thereof or the Committee; (ix) to authorize conversion
or substitution under the Plan of any or all stock options, stock appreciation
rights or other stock awards held by Eligible Persons of an entity acquired by
the Company (the “Conversion Awards”). Any conversion or substitution shall be
effective as of the close of the merger or acquisition. The Conversion Awards
may be Nonstatutory Stock Options or Incentive Stock Options, as determined by
the Committee, with respect to options granted by the acquired entity. Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of conversion or
substitution, all Conversion Awards shall have the same terms and conditions as
Awards generally granted by the Company under the Plan; (x) to determine
whether Awards will be adjusted for Dividend Equivalents; (xi) interpret and
administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made
under, the Plan; (xii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and
regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper
administration of the Plan; and (xiii) make any other determination and take
any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the
administration of the Plan. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan,
all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or
with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of
the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and
binding upon any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award and any
employee of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(b)           Delegation. The Committee may delegate to one or
more Officers of the Company or any Affiliate, or a committee of such Officers,
the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Committee may
determine, to grant Awards to Eligible Persons who are not Officers or
Directors of the Company for purposes of Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and to carry out day-to-day
Plan operations. Any such delegation may be revoked at any time.

 

Section 4

Shares Available for Awards

 

(a)           Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Sections 4(c) and 7(a), the total and maximum number of shares available for
granting Awards under the Plan shall be 5,433,920; of which 1,061,382 were
previously authorized and subject to outstanding Awards under the Prior Plans
as of March 20, 2006, and increased when such shares are no longer subject to
outstanding awards. If any Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award
relates are not purchased or are forfeited, or if an Award otherwise terminates
without delivery of any Shares, then the number of Shares counted against the
aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Award,
to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, shall again be available
for granting Awards under the Plan. In addition, if any Shares are used by a
Participant as full or partial payment to the Company of the purchase price
relating to an Award, whether by actual delivery or attestation, or in
connection with satisfaction of tax obligations relating to an Award, whether
by actual delivery, attestation or having shares

 

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withheld from the Award,
only the number of Shares issued net of the Shares tendered or withheld shall
be deemed delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares
available for granting of Awards under the Plan. For purposes of the previous
two sentences, the term “Award” shall explicitly include any awards outstanding
under the Prior Plans as of the Effective Date of the Plan.

 

(b)           Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
number of Shares available for granting Incentive Stock Options under the Plan
shall not exceed 100,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7(a) of
the Plan and Sections 422 or 424 of the Code or any succession provisions.

 

(c)           Accounting for Awards. For purposes of this Section 4, if an
Award entitles the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares, the number of
Shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted on
the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares
available for granting Awards under the Plan. Such Shares may again become
available for granting Awards under the Plan pursuant to the provisions of
Section 4(a) of the Plan.

 

(d)           Individual Award Limitations. Subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 7(a), at no time shall the total number of Shares issuable upon
exercise of all outstanding awards to any single Participant exceed 150,000 in
any calendar year.

 

Section 5

Eligibility

 

Any Eligible Person, including any Eligible Person who
is an Officer or Director of the Company or any Affiliate, shall be eligible to
be designated a Participant; provided, however, that an Incentive Stock Option
may be granted only to full-time or part-time employees (which term as used
herein includes, without limitation, officers and directors who are also
employees), and an Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to an employee
of an Affiliate unless the Affiliate is also a “subsidiary corporation” of the
Company within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code or any succession
provision.

 

Section 6

Awards

 

(a)           Options. The Committee may grant an Option or
provide for the grant of an Option, either from time to time in the discretion
of the Committee or automatically upon the occurrence of specified events,
including, without limitation, the achievement of performance goals and for the
satisfaction of an event or condition within the control of the Participant or
within the control of others.

 

(i)            Option Agreement. Each Option Agreement shall contain
provisions regarding (i) the number of Shares that may be issued upon exercise
of the Option, (ii) the type of Option, (iii) the exercise price of the
Shares and the means of payment for the Shares, (iv) the term of the Option,
(v) such terms and conditions on the vesting and/or exercisability of an Option
as may be determined from time to time by the Committee, (vi) restrictions on
the transfer of the Option and forfeiture provisions, and (vii) such

 

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further terms and conditions, in each case not
inconsistent with this Plan, as may be determined from time to time by the Committee.

 

(ii)           Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the
Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by
the Committee, subject to the following:

 

(A)          In the case of an Incentive Stock Option,
the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value per Share on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any
Employee to whom an Incentive Stock Option is granted is a 10% Stockholder,
then the exercise price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock on the Grant Date.

 

(B)           In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock
Option, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the Grant Date. The per Share exercise price may also
vary according to a predetermined formula; provided that the exercise price
never falls below 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the Grant Date.

 

(C)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Committee’s
discretion, Conversion Awards may be granted in substitution and/or conversion
of options of an acquired entity, with a per Share exercise price of less than
100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of such substitution and/or
conversion.

 

(iii)          Vesting Period and Exercise Dates. Options granted under this Plan shall
vest and/or be exercisable at such time and in such
installments during the period prior to the expiration of the Option’s term as
determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to make the
timing of the ability to exercise any Option granted under this Plan subject to
continued service, the passage of time and/or such performance requirements as
deemed appropriate by the Committee. At any time after the grant of an Option,
the Committee may reduce or eliminate any restrictions surrounding any Participant’s
right to exercise all or part of the Option.

 

(iv)          Form of Consideration. The Committee shall determine the
acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method
of payment, either through the terms of the Option Agreement or at the time of
exercise of an Option. Acceptable forms of consideration may include:

 

(A)          cashier’s check, check or wire transfer;

 

(B)           subject to any conditions or limitations
established by the Committee, other Shares which (1) in the case of Shares
acquired upon the exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Participant for
more than six months on the date of surrender or attestation and (2) have a
Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or attestation that does not exceed
the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be
exercised;

 

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(C)           consideration received by the Company
under a broker-assisted sale and remittance program acceptable to the Committee;

 

(D)          such other consideration and method of
payment for the issuance of shares to the extent permitted by applicable laws;
or

 

(E)           any combination of the foregoing methods
of payment.

 

(v)           Buyout Provisions. The Committee may at any time offer to
buy out for a payment in Shares, cash or other consideration an Option previously
granted based on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish and
communicate to the Participant at the time that such offer is made.

 

(vi)          Incentive Stock Option
Limitations.

 

(A)          Eligibility. Only employees (as determined in
accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder) of the Company or any of its Related Corporations may be granted
Incentive Stock Options.

 

(B)           $100,000 Limitation. Notwithstanding the designation “Incentive
Stock Option” in an Option Agreement, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the
Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the
first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the
Company and any of its Related Corporations) exceeds $100,000, then the portion
of such Options that exceeds $100,000 shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock
Options. An Incentive Stock Option is considered to be first exercisable during
a calendar year if the Incentive Stock Option will become exercisable at any
time during the year, assuming that any condition on the Participant’s ability
to exercise the Incentive Stock Option related to the performance of services
is satisfied. If the Participant’s ability to exercise the Incentive Stock Option
in the year is subject to an acceleration provision, then the Incentive Stock
Option is considered first exercisable in the calendar year in which the
acceleration provision is triggered. For purposes of this Section 6(a),
Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they
were granted. However, because an acceleration provision is not taken into
account prior to its triggering, an Incentive Stock Option that becomes
exercisable for the first time during a calendar year by operation of such
provision does not affect the application of the $100,000 limitation with
respect to any Incentive Stock Option (or portion thereof) exercised prior to
such acceleration. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as
of the Grant Date.

 

(C)           Leave of Absence. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options
only, no leave of absence may exceed three months, unless reemployment upon
expiration of such leave is provided by statute or contract. If reemployment
upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company or an Affiliate is
not so provided by statute or contract, a Participant’s employment with the
Company shall be deemed terminated on the first day immediately following such
three-month period of leave for Incentive Stock Option purposes, and any
Incentive Stock Option granted to the Participant shall cease to be treated as
an Incentive Stock Option and shall terminate upon the expiration of the

 

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three-month period following the date the employment
relationship is deemed terminated. The provisions of this Paragraph (C) shall
not apply to Nonstatutory Stock Options.

 

(D)          Transferability. The Option Agreement must provide that
an Incentive Stock Option cannot be transferable by the Participant otherwise
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and, during the lifetime
of such Participant, must not be exercisable by any other person. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may allow the Participant
to transfer his or her Incentive Stock Option to a trust where under Section
671 of the Code and other applicable law, the Participant is considered the
sole beneficial owner of the Option while it is held in the trust. If the terms
of an Incentive Stock Option are amended to permit transferability, the Option
will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

 

(E)           Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price of an
Incentive Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee in accordance with
Section 6(a)(ii) of the Plan.

 

(F)           Ten Percent Stockholder. If any Employee to whom an Incentive
Stock Option is granted is a Ten Percent Stockholder, then the Option term
shall not exceed five years measured from the date of grant of such Option.

 

(G)           Holding Percent and Other Terms. All Incentive Stock Options are subject
to a holding period which begins on the date of exercise and ends on the date
that is the later of (1) two years from the date of the Incentive Stock Option grant,
or (2) one year from the date on which the Incentive Stock Option stock was
transferred to the employee upon exercise of the option. Option Agreements
evidencing Incentive Stock Options shall contain such other terms and
conditions as may be necessary to qualify, to the extent determined desirable
by the Committee, under the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(vii)         Exercise of Option.

 

(A)          Procedure for Exercise; Rights as
a Stockholder.

 

(1)           Any Option granted hereunder shall be
exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such
conditions as determined by the Committee and set forth in the respective Award
Agreement.

 

(2)           An Option shall be deemed exercised when
the Company receives (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in
accordance with the Award Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the
Option; (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the related
Option is exercised; and (iii) with respect to Nonstatutory Stock Options,
payment of all applicable withholding taxes.

 

(3)           Shares issued upon exercise of an Option
shall be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the
Participant, in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse. Unless
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pursuant to this Plan, until the Shares are issued (as
evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends
or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Shares
subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.

 

(4)           The Company shall issue (or cause to be
issued) such Shares as soon as administratively practicable after the Option is
exercised. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

 

(viii)        Effect of Termination of Service
on Options.

 

(A)          Generally. Unless otherwise provided for by the Committee
or this Plan, on the date a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person (“Termination
Date”) by reason of voluntary termination of employment or termination of employment
by the Company without Cause, or any other reason not covered under Paragraphs
(B), (C) and (D) next following, the Participant may exercise his or her Option
within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent
that the Option is vested on the Termination Date (but in no event later than
the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement).
In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the vested portion
of the Option will remain exercisable for twenty-four (24) months following the
Termination Date. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, on the Termination
Date the Participant’s unvested portion of his or her entire Option, the Option
will terminate, and the Shares covered by such portion of the Option will
revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified
herein, such Option will terminate and the Shares covered by such Option will
revert to the Plan.

 

(B)           Disability of Participant. Unless otherwise provided for by the Committee,
if a Participant ceases to be a Eligible Person as a result of the Participant’s
Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period
of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent the Option is
vested on the effective date of Disability (but in no event later than the
expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In
the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain
exercisable for twenty-four (24) months following the effective date of
Disability. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, on the effective date
of the Disability, the unvested portion of his or her Option shall terminate
and the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately
revert to the Plan on the effective date of Disability. If the vested portion
of the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, such Option
will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

 

(C)           Death of Participant. Unless otherwise provided for by the Committee,
if a Participant dies while an Eligible Person, the Option may be exercised
following the Participant’s death within such period of time as is specified in
the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of
death (but in no event may the Option be exercised later than the expiration of
the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement), by the
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such beneficiary has been designated prior to
Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Committee. If no such
beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be
exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the
person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will
or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a
specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for
twenty-four (24) months following Participant’s death. Unless otherwise
provided by the Committee, at the time of death the unvested portion of the
Option shall terminate, Participant is not vested as to his or her entire
Option, the shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will
immediately revert to the Plan on the date of the Participant’s death. If the vested
portion of the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, such
Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the
Plan.

 

(D)          Change in Control of Company. Upon a Change in Control of the
Company, subject to the provisions of Section 7(b) hereof, if a Participant is
an Eligible Person, his or her unvested Options shall vest.

 

(E)           Termination for Cause. Unless otherwise provided for by the
Committee, if a Participant is terminated for Cause, his or her unvested
Options shall terminate on the Termination Date; and vested but unexercised
Options as of the Termination Date shall also be terminated and become
unexercisable as of the Termination Date. Shares covered by such Options will
revert to the Plan.

 

(b)           Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units Awards. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards
of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to Participants with the
following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions
not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall
determine:

 

(i)            Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
Each Restricted Stock
Award Agreement and each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall contain provisions
regarding (A) the number of shares subject to such Award or a formula for
determining such number, (B) the purchase price of the Shares, if any, and the
means of payment for the Shares, (C) the performance criteria, including
Qualified Performance Goals, if any, and level of achievement versus these
criteria that shall determine the number of Shares granted, issued, retained or
vested, (D) such terms and conditions on the grant, issuance, vesting and/or
forfeiture of the Shares as may be determined from time to time by the Committee,
(E) restrictions on the transferability of the Award, and (F) such further
terms and conditions in each case not inconsistent with this Plan as may be
determined from time to time by the Committee.

 

(ii)           Forfeiture; Delivery of Shares. Except as otherwise provided in
clause (iii) below, or as determined by the Committee, upon termination of
employment (as determined under criteria, including Qualified Performance
Goals, established by the Committee) during the applicable restriction period,
all Shares of Restricted Stock and all Restricted Stock Units subject to
restriction on the Termination Date shall be forfeited and reacquired by the
Company; provided, however, that the Committee may, when it finds
that a waiver would be in the best interest of the Company, waive in whole or
in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to Shares of Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units. In

 

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the case of Restricted
Stock, Shares shall be issued and held by the Company at the time such Awards
are granted and may be certificated or uncertificated. Shares representing
Restricted Stock that is no longer subject to restrictions shall be delivered
to the holder thereof as soon as practicable after the applicable restrictions
lapse or are waived. In the case of Restricted Stock Units, no Shares shall be
issued at the time such Awards are granted. Upon the lapse or waiver of
restrictions and the restricted period relating to Restricted Stock Units
evidencing the right to receive Shares, such Shares shall be issued and
delivered to the holders of the Restricted Stock Units.

 

(iii)          Accelerated Vesting. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units shall vest upon the occurrence of a Participant’s death, Disability and
upon a Change in Control of the Company.

 

(iv)          Restrictions and Performance
Criteria. The
grant, issuance, retention or vesting of each Award may be subject to such
performance criteria, including Qualified Performance Goals, and level of
achievement versus these criteria as the Committee shall determine, which
criteria may be based on financial performance, personal performance
evaluations and/or completion of service by the Participant.

 

(v)           Rights as a Stockholder. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee,
the Participant shall have the rights equivalent to those of a stockholder and
shall be a stockholder only after Shares are issued (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) to the Participant. Without limiting the previous
sentence, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant holding Restricted
Stock Units shall not be entitled to any voting rights or any right to receive
dividend payments as if he or she was an actual stockholder.

 

(c)           Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is hereby authorized to
grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants subject to the terms of the
Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted
under the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive upon
exercise thereof the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the
date of exercise (or, if the Committee shall so determine, at any time during a
specified period before or after the date of exercise) over (ii) the grant
price of the Stock Appreciation Right as specified by the Committee, which
price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the
date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right. Subject to the terms of the Plan
and any applicable Award Agreement, the grant price, term, methods of exercise,
dates of exercise, methods of settlement and any other terms and conditions of
any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee. The
Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any
Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate.

 

(d)           Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee is hereby authorized to
grant to Participants such other Awards that are denominated or payable in,
valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related
to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares),
as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan; provided,
however, that such grants must comply with applicable law. Subject to
the

 

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terms of the Plan and any
applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine the terms and
conditions of such Awards; provided, however, that any Awards granted pursuant
to this Section either (i) shall be granted at no less than 100% of the Fair
Market Value on the date of grant, or (ii) shall not exceed 5% of the aggregate
number of Shares available for grant under the Plan. Shares or other securities
delivered pursuant to a purchase right granted under this Section 6(d)
shall be purchased for such consideration, which may be paid by such method or
methods and in such form or forms (including, without limitation, cash, loans,
Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property or any combination
thereof), as the Committee shall determine, the value of which consideration,
as established by the Committee, shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value of such Shares or other securities as of the date such purchase right is
granted.

 

Section 7

Adjustments to Shares; Change in Control

 

(a)           Adjustments. If any dividend or other distribution
(whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property),
recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of
Shares or other securities of the Company or Organic Change or other similar
corporate transaction or event affecting the Shares would be reasonably likely
to result in the diminution or enlargement of any of the benefits or potential
benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or under an Award
(including, without limitation, the benefits or potential benefits of
provisions relating to the term, vesting or exercisability of any Option), the
Committee shall, in such manner as it shall deem equitable or appropriate in
order to prevent such diminution or enlargement of any such benefits or
potential benefits, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or
other securities or other property) which thereafter may be made the subject of
Awards, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or other
property) subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the purchase or exercise
price with respect to any Award; provided, however, that the number of Shares
covered by any Award or to which such Award relates shall always be a whole
number.

 

(b)           Change in Control of the
Company. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in
Control of the Company, the Committee, in its sole discretion, without
Participant’s consent, may cause all or any portion of Awards outstanding
hereunder; (i) to continue or be assumed by the Company (if it is the surviving
corporation) or by the surviving corporation or its parent or affiliate, (ii)
to be substituted by the surviving corporation or its parent or affiliate for
stock awards with substantially similar terms as the outstanding Awards, (iii)
to terminate at a specific time in the future, including but not limited to the
date of such Change in Control of the Company, and to give each Participant the
right to exercise such Awards during a period of time as the Committee, in its
sole and absolute discretion, shall determine; (iv) with respect to Restricted
Stock and Restricted Stock Units, to terminate in exchange for payment in
respect of such Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units determined, in the
Committee’s sole discretion, by reference to the consideration paid in the Change
in Control of the Company; (v) with respect to Options, to terminate in
exchange for payment in respect of such Option determined, in the Committee’s
sole discretion, by reference to the consideration paid in the Change in
Control of the Company (which may include the payment of no consideration for
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Options); (vi) to
accelerate vesting of all or a portion of unvested Awards; and (vii) to be
subject to any other action reasonably necessary to effectuate the Change in
Control of the Company.

 

Section 8

Other Provisions Applicable to Awards

 

(a)           Qualified Performance Goals. For purposes of this Plan, the term “Qualified
Performance Goals” means any one or more of the following performance goals applied
to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit, Affiliate or business
segment, measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an
absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’
results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the
Committee in the Award. Qualified Performance Goals may include (i) earnings (ii)
earnings per share; (iii) growth in earnings, earnings per share or cash flow;
(iv) stock price; (v) revenues; (vi) operating income; (vii) sales volume or
growth; (viii) growth in stockholder value relative to the moving average of the
S&P 500 Index or a peer group index; (ix) environmental, health and
safety record; and (x) any other business criteria applicable to a Participant.
Qualified Performance Goals shall be constructed and applied so as to meet the
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code in the case of an Award intended to
be “performance based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(b)           Certification. Prior to making any Award intended to
qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code,
the Committee shall determine that the requirements of Section 162(m) of the
Code and the Regulations thereunder shall have been satisfied; and the
Committee shall certify the extent to which any Qualified Performance Goals and
any other material terms under such Award have been satisfied (other than in
cases where such relate solely to the increase in the value of the Common
Stock) prior to the payment of any compensation or the vesting of any right
under an Award.

 

(c)           Discretionary Adjustments
Pursuant to Section 162(m). Notwithstanding satisfaction or any completion of
any Qualified Performance Goals, to the extent specified at the time of grant
of an Award to “covered employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code, the number of Shares, Options or other benefits granted, issued, retained
and/or vested under an Award on account of satisfaction of such Qualified
Performance Goals may be reduced by the Committee on the basis of such further
considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine.

 

(d)           Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to
the contrary, it is the intent of the Company that all Awards granted under
this Plan shall not cause an imposition of the additional taxes provided for in
Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.

 

(e)           Correction of Defects,
Omission and Inconsistencies. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any
omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner
and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect.

 

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Section 9

Amendment and Termination

 

Except to the extent prohibited by an applicable law
and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan:

 

(a)           Amendments to the Plan. The Board of Directors of the Company
may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan at any time and
from time to time; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision
of the Plan or any Award Agreement, without the approval of the shareholders of
the Company, no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or
termination shall be made that, absent such approval, would violate any rules
or regulations of any securities exchange or the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. that are applicable to the Company. Furthermore, shareholder
approval shall be required for any amendments to the Plan which would (i)
materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants; (ii) materially
increase the number of securities which may be issued under the Plan; or (iii)
materially modify the requirements for participation under the Plan.

 

(b)           Amendments to Awards. Except as otherwise explicitly provided
herein, the Committee may waive any conditions of or rights of the Company
under any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively. The Committee may
not amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any outstanding Award,
prospectively or retroactively, in such manner as would reduce the benefit to a
Participant, without the consent of the Participant or holder or beneficiary
thereof, except as otherwise herein provided. No Option may be amended to
reduce its initial exercise price, and no Option shall be cancelled and
replaced with an Option or Options having a lower exercise price.

 

Section 10

Income Tax Withholding and IRC 83(b) Election

 

In order to comply with all applicable federal, state
or local income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it
deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal, state or local
payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility
of a Participant, are withheld or collected from such Participant. In order to
assist a Participant in paying all federal and state taxes to be withheld or
collected upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating
to) an Award, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional
terms and conditions as it may adopt, may permit the Participant to satisfy such
tax obligation by (i) electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the
Shares otherwise to be delivered upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of
restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the
amount of such taxes (but only to the extent of the minimum amount required to
be withheld under applicable laws or regulations) or (ii) delivering to the
Company Shares other than Shares issuable upon exercise or receipt of (or the
lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to
the amount of such taxes (but only to the extent of the minimum amount required
to be withheld under applicable laws or regulations). The election, if any,
must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is
determined. In addition, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such
additional terms and conditions as it may adopt, may permit a Participant to
satisfy any additional tax that the Participant elects to have the Company
withhold by delivering

 

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or attesting to Shares
previously owned by the Participant with a Fair Market Value equal to the
amount of such additional tax, which Shares, if acquired pursuant to another
Award, shall have been owned by the Participant for no less than six months.

 

The Committee may require, as a condition to the
granting of any Award, that a Participant make an election under Internal
Revenue Code §83(b) to include in his or her gross income the fair market value
of the Award as determined by the Committee. Such election shall be made in a
manner acceptable to the Committee and the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Section 11

General Provisions

 

(a)           No Rights to Awards. No Eligible Person, Participant or
other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and
there is no obligation for uniformity or treatment of Eligible Persons, Participants
or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions
of Awards need not be the same with respect to different Participants.

 

(b)           Award Agreements. No Participant will have rights under
an Award granted to such Participant unless and until an Award Agreement shall
have been duly executed on behalf of the Company.

 

(c)           No Limit on Other
Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the
Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or
additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either
generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

(d)           No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving
a Participant the right to be retained in the employ, or as giving a
Non-Employee Director the right to continue as a Director, of the Company or any
Affiliate. In addition, the Company, a Plan Employer or an Affiliate may at any
time dismiss a Participant from employment, or terminate the term of a
Non-Employee Director, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan,
unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

 

(e)           Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect
of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be
determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

 

(f)            Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any
Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed
applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended
to conform to applicable laws; or if it cannot be so construed or deemed
amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the
purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as
to such jurisdiction or Award, and the remainder of the Plan or any such Award
shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(g)           No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall
create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant
or any other Person. To the extent that any Person

 

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acquires a right to
receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such
right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of
the Company or any Affiliate.

 

(h)           No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine
whether cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such
fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be cancelled, terminated or
otherwise eliminated.

 

(i)            Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and
subsections of the 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 the Plan or any provision thereof.

 

Section 12

Effective Date of the Plan

 

The Plan shall be effective as of the date of approval
by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law.

 

Section 13

Term of the Plan

 

New Awards shall be granted under the Plan only during
a 10-year period beginning on the Effective Date of the Plan. However, unless
otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement,
any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond the end of such 10-year period,
and the authority of the Committee provided for hereunder with respect to the
Plan and any Awards, and the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company
to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond the end of such period.

 

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