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EX-4.1

 EXHIBIT 4.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 

This FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May 23, 2022 (this “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), is by and between NUCOR
CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Company”), and U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association),
a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). 
 WITNESSETH 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2014 (the “Original Indenture”), between the Company and the
Trustee, the Company may from time to time issue Debt Securities (as defined in the Original Indenture) in one or more series, bearing such rates of interest, if any, maturing at such time or times and having such other provisions as shall be fixed
as hereinafter provided; 
 WHEREAS, Sections 2.01, 2.02, 11.01(b), 11.01(f) and 11.01(g) of the Original Indenture provide that the Company
and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders (as defined in the Original Indenture) of Debt Securities, enter into indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture for the purpose of establishing the form and terms of Debt Securities of
any series, adding, changing or eliminating provisions of the Original Indenture (subject to certain limitations provided therein) and adding to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of such series; 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into a First Supplemental Indenture on April 26, 2018, a Second Supplemental Indenture on
May 22, 2020,a Third Supplemental Indenture on December 7, 2020, and a Fourth Supplemental Indenture on March 11, 2022, each amending or supplementing the Original Indenture (together, the “Indenture”); 

WHEREAS, the Company deems it advisable and in its best interests to issue and sell $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.950%
Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.300% Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes” and, together with the 2025 Notes, the “Notes”); 

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of an indenture in the form of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture in order
to establish the form and terms of, and to provide for the creation and issuance of, the Notes, and all things necessary to make this Fifth Supplemental Indenture a legal, binding and enforceable agreement have been done and performed; 

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or any
authenticating agent and issued upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Indenture against payment therefor, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company have been done and performed; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH that in consideration of the
promises and of the acceptance and purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee, for the benefit of all the present and future Holders of the Notes, as follows: 

Section 1. Definitions. Terms used in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given
such terms in the Indenture. As used in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below: 

“Attributable Debt” means the present value (discounted in accordance with a method of discounting which for
financial reporting purposes is consistent with generally accepted accounting principles but at a discount rate of not less than 10% per annum, compounded annually) of the rental payments during the remaining term of any Sale and Leaseback
Transaction for which the lessee is obligated (including any period for which such lease has been extended). Such rental payments shall not include amounts payable by the lessee for maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates
and similar charges and for contingent rents (such as those based on sales). In case of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction which is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such rental payments shall also include such penalty, but no
rent shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated. 

“Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking
institutions or trust companies in New York City (or other city in which the corporate trust office of the Trustee is located) are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to close. 

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the consummation of any transaction
(including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) resulting in any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries) becoming the “beneficial
owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company or other Voting
Stock into which Voting Stock of the Company is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather than the number of shares; (ii) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than
by way of merger or consolidation), in a transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the assets of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to one or more “persons” (as that term
is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company or one of its Subsidiaries); or (iii) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be considered to be a Change of Control if (i) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (ii)(1) immediately following that transaction, the
direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of 

  
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such holding company are substantially the same as the holders of Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to that transaction or (2) immediately following that transaction, no person
is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of such holding company. 

“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event. 

“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the aggregate amount of assets after deducting therefrom (i) all
current liabilities and (ii) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, all as set forth in the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet. 

“Continuing Director” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Company who
(i) was a member of the Board of Directors on the date the Notes were issued or (ii) was nominated for election, elected or appointed to the Board of Directors by or with the approval (given either before or after such member’s
nomination, election or appointment) of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Board of Directors at the time of such nomination, election or appointment (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the
Company in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director, without objection to such nomination). 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

“Fifth Supplemental Indenture” means this Fifth Supplemental Indenture between the Company and the Trustee, as
amended and supplemented from time to time. 
 “Funded Debt” means (i) all indebtedness for money borrowed
having a maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined or having a maturity of less than 12 months from such date but by its terms being renewable or extendible beyond 12 months from such date at
the option of the borrower and (ii) any indebtedness for borrowed money which may be payable from the proceeds under or pursuant to an agreement to provide borrowings with a maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the amount
thereof is to be determined. 
 “Global Note” means a Note issued in global form and deposited with or on behalf of
the Depositary, substantially in the form of the Note attached hereto as Exhibit A in respect of the 2025 Notes and substantially in the form of the Note attached hereto as Exhibit B in respect of the 2027 Notes. 

“Indebtedness” means, as to any corporation or other Person, all indebtedness for money borrowed which is created,
assumed, incurred or guaranteed in any manner by such corporation or other Person or for which such corporation or other Person is otherwise responsible or liable. 

  
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 “Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than
Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB– (or the equivalent) by S&P, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company. 

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien or other similar encumbrance. 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. 

“Par Call Date” means April 23, 2027 with respect to the 2027 Notes (one month prior to the maturity date of the
2027 Notes). 
 “Principal Property” means (i) any Manufacturing Plant located in the United States, or
Manufacturing Equipment located in any such Manufacturing Plant (together with the land on which such plant is erected and fixtures comprising a part thereof), owned or leased on the first date on which a Note is authenticated by the Trustee or
thereafter acquired or leased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (ii) any Shares issued by, or any interest of the Company or any Subsidiary in, any Restricted Subsidiary, other than (1) any property or Shares or interests
the book value of which is less than 1% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets or (2) any property or Shares or interests which the Board of Directors of the Company determines is not of material importance to the total business conducted, or
assets owned, by the Company and its Subsidiaries, as an entirety, or (3) any portion of any property which the Board of Directors of the Company determines not to be of material importance to the use or operation of such property.
“Manufacturing Plant” does not include any plant owned or leased jointly or in common with one or more Persons other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in which the aggregate direct or indirect interest of the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries does not exceed 50%. “Manufacturing Equipment” means manufacturing equipment in such Manufacturing Plants used directly in the production of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s products and does
not include office equipment, computer equipment, rolling stock and other equipment not directly used in the production of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s products. 

“Rating Agencies” means (i) each of Moody’s and S&P and (ii) if either Moody’s or S&P
ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Company’s control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the
Exchange Act) selected by the Company as a replacement Rating Agency for a former Rating Agency. 

  
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 “Rating Event” means the rating on the Notes is lowered by each of
the Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by each of the Rating Agencies on any day within the 60-day period (which 60-day period
shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (i) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (ii) public notice of
the occurrence of a Change of Control or the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Control. 
 “Restricted
Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary substantially all the property of which is located within the United States, other than a Subsidiary primarily engaged in investing in and/or financing the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s or
affiliate’s operations outside the United States. 
 “S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of
S&P Global Inc. 
 “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the
leasing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Principal Property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Principal Property is now owned or hereafter acquired (except for leases for a term of not more than three years
and except for leases between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries and except for leases of property executed prior to, at the time of, or within one year after the later of, the acquisition, the completion of
construction, including any improvements or alterations on real property, or the commencement of commercial operation of such property), which Principal Property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary
to such Person. 
 “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Secured Indebtedness” means Indebtedness secured by any Lien upon property (including Shares or Indebtedness issued
by or other ownership interests in any Restricted Subsidiary) owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

“Shares” means, as to any corporation, all the issued and outstanding equity shares (except for directors’
qualifying shares) of such corporation. 
 “Subsidiary” means an entity more than 50% of the outstanding voting
interest of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, “voting interest” in an entity means any
equity interest which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors or their equivalent. 

  
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 “Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the
yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following: (1) The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release
published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily)—H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government
securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant
maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields
– one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the
Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining
Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the
relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date; and (2) If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the
Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with
a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the
Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are
two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in
accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00
a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places. 

  
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 “Voting Stock” means, with respect to any specified
“person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date, the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person. 

Section 2. Title, Form, Denomination and Registration of the Notes. The Company hereby creates the 2025 Notes and the 2027 Notes, each as
a separate series of its Debt Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. The 25 Notes shall be designated as the “3.950% Notes due 2025” and the 2027 Notes shall be designated as the
“4.300% Notes due 2027.” 
 The Company will issue the Notes of each series only in fully registered book-entry
form, without interest coupons. The Notes initially will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. 

The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication thereon shall be, with respect to the 2025 Notes, substantially in the form set
forth in Exhibit A hereto and, with respect to the 2027 Notes, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto. The Notes shall have such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted
hereby and by the Indenture and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange, The Depository Trust Company
(“DTC”), any organizational document or governing instrument or applicable law or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Each Global Note shall
represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon. Any portion of the text of any Note may be
set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note. 
 The Notes of each series will be in
fully registered book-entry form represented by one or more Global Notes, without interest coupons, which will be deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. DTC shall be the Depositary with
respect to the Notes. 
 In connection with any transfer or exchange of beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes, the aggregate
principal amount of the Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, pursuant to instructions from the Company in accordance with the
Indenture, subject, in each case, to compliance with the rules and procedures of DTC, Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking, S.A., in each case to the extent applicable. 

Global Notes may be exchanged for definitive Notes in registered, certificated form, without interest coupons, only in accordance with the
provisions of the Indenture. All Notes in registered, certificated form shall bear and be subject to the applicable restrictive legend set forth on Exhibit A or Exhibit B (as applicable) hereto unless the Company determines otherwise in accordance
with applicable law. 

  
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 With respect to the Notes only, Section 2.02(c) of the Indenture is hereby
deleted. 
 Section 3. Issue, Execution and Authentication. The aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes to be issued by the
Company and authenticated and delivered under this Fifth Supplemental Indenture is initially limited to $500,000,000 and the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes to be issued by the Company and authenticated and delivered under this Fifth
Supplemental Indenture is initially limited to $500,000,000 (in each case, subject to increases or decreases from time to time as contemplated in Section 2). 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, after issuance of the Notes, the Company may reopen each series of Notes and issue additional notes from the
same series of Notes by Board Resolution without the consent of or notification to any Holder, and any such additional notes will have the same ranking, interest rate, maturity date, redemption rights and other terms as the applicable series of
Notes (except the public offering price, date of issuance and, if applicable, the initial interest payment date). Any such additional notes, together with the applicable series of Notes, will be consolidated with and constitute a single series of
Debt Securities under the Indenture. 
 Section 4. Principal and Interest Payments; Maturity Date. (a) The 2025 Notes shall bear
interest at the rate of 3.950% and the 2027 Notes shall bear interest at the rate of 4.300%, computed based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, from,
and including, the date of issuance. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on May 23 and November 23 of each year, commencing November 23, 2022, to the Holders of the Notes as of the close of business on the
immediately preceding May 8 and November 8, respectively. The principal amount of the 2025 Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, shall be due and payable in full without further notice or demand on May 23, 2025, unless
earlier redeemed, and the principal amount of the 2027 Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, shall be due and payable in full without further notice or demand on May 23, 2027, unless earlier redeemed. 

(b) Principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes initially will be payable in accordance with the procedures of DTC and its
participants in effect from time to time. The Notes will be exchangeable and transfers of the Notes will be registrable, subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee. 

(c) If any interest payment date, stated maturity date or earlier redemption date falls on a day other than a Business Day, then the required
payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, as if it were made on the date payment was due, and no interest will accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after that
interest payment date, stated maturity date or earlier redemption date, as the case may be. The Notes will not have the benefit of a sinking fund. 

  
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 Section 5. Optional Redemption. (a) Prior to May 23, 2025, with respect to
the 2025 Notes (the maturity date of the 2025 Notes) and April 23, 2027 with respect to the 2027 Notes (one month prior to the maturity date of the 2027 Notes), the Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, at
any time or from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of: 
 (i)(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined below) plus 20 basis points, in the case of the 2025 Notes and 25 basis points, in the case of the 2027 Notes, in each case less (b) interest accrued to, but
excluding, the date of redemption, and 
 (ii) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, 

plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to, but excluding, the redemption date. 

(b) On or after April 23, 2027 with respect to the 2027 Notes (one month prior to the maturity date of the 2027 Notes), the Notes will be
redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to, but excluding,
the redemption date. 
 (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on the Notes that are due and payable on interest
payment dates falling on or prior to a redemption date will be payable on the interest payment date to the Holders as of the close of business on the relevant record date. 

(d) Notice of any redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary’s
procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed. The notice of redemption for the Notes will state, among other things, the amount of Notes to be redeemed, the redemption date,
the redemption price and the place or places that payment will be made upon presentation and surrender of Notes to be redeemed. Unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to
accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 
 Section 6. Change of Control Offer to Purchase. (a) If a Change
of Control Triggering Event occurs, Holders of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount,
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Notes, to, but excluding, the purchase date (unless a notice of redemption has been delivered within 30 days after such Change of Control Triggering Event stating that all of the Notes will be
redeemed as described above). The Company shall be required to deliver to Holders of the Notes a notice describing the transaction or transactions constituting the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Notes. The notice
must be delivered within 30 days after any Change of Control Triggering Event, and the repurchase must occur no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the date the notice is delivered. 

  
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 (b) On the date specified for repurchase of the Notes, the Company shall, to the extent
lawful: 
 (i) accept for purchase all properly tendered Notes or portions of Notes; 

(ii) deposit with the paying agent the required payment for all properly tendered Notes or portions of Notes; and 

(iii) deliver to the Trustee the repurchased Notes, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating, among other things, the aggregate
principal amount of repurchased Notes. 
 (c) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule
14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations applicable to the repurchase of the Notes. To the extent that these requirements conflict with the provisions requiring repurchase of
the Notes, the Company shall comply with such requirements instead of the repurchase provisions and shall not be considered to have breached its obligations with respect to repurchasing the Notes. Additionally, if an Event of Default exists under
the Indenture (which is unrelated to the repurchase provisions of the Notes), including events of default arising with respect to other issues of debt securities, the Company shall not be required to repurchase the Notes notwithstanding these
repurchase provisions. 
 (d) The Company shall not be required to comply with the obligations relating to repurchasing the Notes if a third
party instead satisfies them. 
 Section 7. Events of Default. With respect to the Notes only, 

(a) Section 7.01(a) of the Original Indenture is hereby amended by replacing “ten (10) days” with “fifteen
(15) days”; 
 (b) Section 7.01(b) of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated as follows: “default in the
payment of the principal of or premium (if any) on any of the Debt Securities of such Series, as and when the same shall become due and payable (subject to subsection (c) below) either at maturity, upon redemption, by declaration or
otherwise;”; and 
 (c) Section 7.01(c) of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated as follows: “default in the
making of any payment for a sinking, purchase or analogous fund provided for in respect of any of the Debt Securities of such Series, as and when the same shall become due and payable;”. 

Section 8. Covenants. With respect to the Notes only, 

(a) Secured Indebtedness of the Company and Restricted Subsidiaries. So long as any of the Debt Securities remains outstanding, the Company
will not, and the Company will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, assume, issue, guarantee or incur any Secured Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless immediately

  
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thereafter the aggregate amount of all Secured Indebtedness (exclusive of certain types of permitted Secured Indebtedness described below), together with the discounted present value of all
rentals (not otherwise excluded from the limitation contained in Section 8(b)) due in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions, would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, where, for purposes of the calculation, the discounted
present value of all rentals does not include rentals to which the covenant discussed in Section 8(b) does not apply; provided, however, the foregoing restriction shall not apply to Secured Indebtedness secured by the following (nor shall
Secured Indebtedness secured by the following be included in computing Secured Indebtedness for the purpose of the foregoing restriction): 

(i) Liens on property as to which such series of Debt Securities are equally and ratably secured with (or, at the option of the Company, prior
to) such Secured Indebtedness; 
 (ii) Liens on property, including any Shares or Indebtedness, of any entity existing at the time such
entity becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or arising thereafter pursuant to contractual commitments entered into prior to and not in contemplation of such entity becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; 

(iii) Liens on property, including any Shares or Indebtedness, existing at the time of acquisition of such property by the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary, or Liens to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of such property created upon the acquisition of such property by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or Liens to secure any Secured Indebtedness
incurred by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary prior to, at the time of, or within one year after the later of, the acquisition, the completion of construction (including any improvements, alterations or repairs to existing property) or the
commencement of commercial operation of the project of which such property is a part, which Secured Indebtedness is incurred for the purpose of, and the principal amount secured by any such Lien does not exceed the cost of, financing all or any part
of the purchase price thereof or construction or improvements, alterations or repairs thereon; 
 (iv) Liens securing Secured Indebtedness
of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary; 
 (v) Liens on property of an entity existing at the
time such entity is merged or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of an entity as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary or arising thereafter pursuant to contractual commitments entered into by such entity prior to and not in contemplation of such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or other disposition; 

(vi) Liens on property of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the United States of America or any State thereof, or any
department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of the United States of America or any State thereof, or in favor of any other country, or any political subdivision thereof (each, a “governmental authority”), or in favor of
any trustee or mortgagee acting on behalf, or for the benefit, of any governmental authorities, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of
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price or the cost of construction of the property subject to such Liens (including, without limitation, Liens in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue, private activity or similar
financing), and any other Liens incurred or assumed in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue, private activity or similar bonds issued by a governmental authority on behalf of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; 

(vii) Liens existing on the first date on which a Debt Security is authenticated by the Trustee hereunder; 

(viii) Liens on any property which is not a Principal Property; and 

(ix) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any Lien referred to in
the foregoing clauses (i) to (viii), inclusive, provided that the principal amount of the Secured Indebtedness being extended, renewed or replaced shall not be increased. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Company and any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries may create, assume, issue, guarantee or incur Secured
Indebtedness which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions in an aggregate amount which, together with (a) all other Secured Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries which would otherwise be subject to the
foregoing restrictions (not including Secured Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under clauses (i) through (ix) above) and (b) all Attributable Debt outstanding pursuant to, and not excluded from this calculation by,
Section 8(b), does not at the time exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. 
 (b) Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Company
will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, unless (A) the sum of (i) the Attributable Debt outstanding pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, (ii) all
Attributable Debt outstanding pursuant to all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into by the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary after the first date on which a Debt Security is authenticated by the Trustee and (iii) the aggregate
of all Secured Indebtedness outstanding (computed without regard to the Secured Indebtedness excluded from the operation of Section 8(a) pursuant to clauses (i) through (ix) thereof and further without regard to Secured Indebtedness of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary if the Debt Securities are secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Secured Indebtedness) does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets or (B) an amount equal to the greater of
(i) the amount of the net proceeds to the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary entering into such Sale and Leaseback Transaction or (ii) the fair market value of such property, as determined by the Board of Directors (in the case of clause
(i) or (ii), after repayment of, or otherwise taking into account, as the case may be, the amount of any Secured Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering such property which Secured Indebtedness existed immediately prior to such Sale and
Leaseback Transaction) is applied to retirement of Funded Debt within one year after the consummation of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction; provided, however, the covenant contained in this Section 8(b) shall not apply to, and there shall be
excluded from Attributable Debt in any computation under Section 8(a) or this Section 8(b), Attributable Debt with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction if: 

(i) such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is entered into in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue, private activity or similar
financing; 

  
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 (ii) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary applies an amount equal to the net proceeds
(after repayment of any Secured Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering such Principal Property which Secured Indebtedness existed immediately before such Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of the sale or transfer of the Principal Property leased
pursuant to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction to investment (whether for acquisition, improvement, repair, alteration or construction costs) in another Principal Property within one year prior or subsequent to such sale or transfer; 

(iii) such Sale and Leaseback Transaction was entered into by an entity prior to the date on which such entity became a Restricted Subsidiary
or arises thereafter pursuant to contractual commitments entered into by such entity prior to and not in contemplation of such entity becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; or 

(iv) such Sale and Leaseback Transaction was entered into by an entity prior to the time such entity was merged or consolidated with the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or prior to the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of such entity as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or arises thereafter pursuant to
contractual commitments entered into by such entity prior to and not in contemplation of such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or other disposition. 

Section 9. Removal of Trustee. In addition to the terms set forth in Section 8.10 of the Original Indenture, the Trustee may be
removed by the Company at any time by filing with the Trustee so removed an instrument or instruments in writing, appointing a successor; provided that no such removal may be made by the Company if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
hereunder. Such removal shall take effect only upon the appointment of, and acceptance of such appointment by, a successor Trustee. Promptly upon delivery of such instrument or instruments, the Company shall give, or cause to be given,
notice thereof to the Holders of the Notes. 
 Section 10. Miscellaneous. The provisions of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture are
intended to modify or supplement those of the Indenture as in effect immediately prior to the execution and delivery hereof. The Indenture shall remain in full force and effect except to the extent that the provisions of the Indenture are expressly
modified by the terms of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 
 Section 11. Governing Law. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the
Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. 

Section 12. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes. The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes other than with respect to the Trustee’s
authentication and execution. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Notes or the proceeds thereof. 

  
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 Section 13. Counterparts. This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original for all purposes; and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

Section 14. Facsimile Agreement. The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Fifth Supplemental
Indenture sent by unsecured email, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing Persons designated to give such instructions or
directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated Persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a Person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee email
or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall
not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising, directly or indirectly, from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding that such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent
written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including, without limitation, the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized
instructions and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties. 
 Section 15. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE
TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 Section 16. Force Majeure. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in
the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances,
nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent
with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. 
 Section 17.
Consequential Damages. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been
advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. 
 [signatures on the following page] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed and delivered, all as of the day and year above written. 
  

							
		 		 	NUCOR CORPORATION
				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Stephen D. Laxton
		 		 		 	Name:    Stephen D. Laxton
	Attest:	 		 		 	Title:      Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive
Vice
               President

  

			
	By:	 	/s/ A. Rae Eagle
	       Name:  A. Rae Eagle
	       Title:    Corporate Secretary

 Signature Page to Fifth Supplemental Indenture 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed and delivered, all as of the day and year above written. 
  

			
	U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
		
	By:	 	/s/ Allison Lancaster-Poole
	       Name:     Allison Lancaster-Poole
	       Title:       Vice President

 Signature Page to Fifth Supplemental Indenture 

 Exhibit A 

FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE DUE 2025 

[FACE OF THE NOTE] 
 THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL
DEBT SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE) OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY
OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN SUCH SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES. 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO NUCOR
CORPORATION OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS
THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 

 Nucor Corporation 

3.950% Notes due 2025 
  

			
	N-	 	CUSIP
		 	670346 AX3

 $ 

Issue Date: 
 NUCOR CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
________________ Dollars ($_______ ) on May 23, 2025. The 3.950% Notes due 2025 are herein referred to as the “Notes”. 

Interest Payment Dates: May 23 and November 23, commencing November 23,, 2022. 

Record Dates: May 8 and November 8. 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile
by a duly authorized officer. 
  

							
	       Date:
	 		 	NUCOR CORPORATION,
		 		 	as Issuer
				
		 		 	By:	 	 
		 		 		 	Name:
		 		 		 	Title:

 Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication 

This 3.950% Note due 2025 is one of the Series of Debt Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 

 

							
	       Date:
	 		 	U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee
				
		 		 	By:	 	 
		 		 		 	Authorized Signatory

 NUCOR CORPORATION 

3.950% Notes due 2025 

Principal and Interest. The Company will pay the outstanding principal of this Note on May 23, 2025. 

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note on each Interest Payment Date indicated on the face of this Note
(each, an “Interest Payment Date”), as set forth below, at the rate per annum shown above. 
 Interest will be payable
semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, commencing November 23, 2022. 
 Interest on the Notes will accrue from the
most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from May 23, 2022; provided that, if there is no existing default in the payment of interest and if this Note is authenticated between a regular Record Date as
indicated on the face of this Note (each, a “Record Date”) referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. 
 The Company
shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium and interest on overdue installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate borne by the Notes. 

Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest (except as provided pursuant to Article Seven of the Indenture (as defined below) with
respect to defaulted interest and interest) on the principal amount of the Notes as provided above on each May 23 and November 23 to the Persons who are Holders (as reflected in the Debt Security register at the close of business on the
May 8 and November 8 next preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date), even if such Notes are cancelled after such Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date. On and after the redemption or repurchase of any of the Notes
by the Company, interest, if any, shall cease to accrue on the Notes, or portion thereof, subject to redemption or repurchase. With respect to the payment of principal, the Company will make payment to the Holder that surrenders this Note to the
paying agent with respect to the Notes (a “Paying Agent”) on or after May 23, 2025. 
 Principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes initially will be payable in accordance with the procedures of DTC and its participants in effect from time to time. The Notes will be exchangeable and transfers of the Notes will be registrable, subject to the limitations
provided in the Indenture, at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee (as defined below). 

 If any Interest Payment Date, stated maturity date or earlier redemption date falls on a
Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close, then the required payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest may be made on the next succeeding day not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions are authorized by law to close, as if it were made on the date payment was due, and no interest will accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after that Interest Payment Date, stated maturity date or earlier
redemption date, as the case may be. 
 All payments made in respect of the Notes are to be made in such coin or currency of the United
States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 
 Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, the Trustee will act as authenticating agent, Paying Agent and registrar (the “Registrar”) with respect to the Notes. The Company may change any authenticating agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company, any
Subsidiary or any affiliate of any of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar. 

Indenture; Limitations. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2014 (the “Original
Indenture”), as amended or supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2018 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), as further amended or supplemented by a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
May 22, 2020 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), as further amended or supplemented by a Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 7, 2020 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), as further amended or
supplemented by a Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2022 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”) and as further amended or supplemented by a Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2022 (the “Fifth
Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), in each case,
between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise
indicated. Reference is made to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), for a full, complete and detailed statement of the purposes for which the Notes are issued, the terms on which the
Notes are issued and the terms, provisions and conditions governing payment of the Notes and the provisions, among others, with respect to the nature and extent of the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Registrar,
the authenticating agent, Holders and the Company. The Holder of this Note, by acceptance of this Note, is deemed to have agreed and consented to the terms and provisions of the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture
and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of all such terms. 

The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company. This Note is not secured by any collateral, including assets of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries. The Fifth Supplemental Indenture establishes the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes at $500,000,000, all of which were issued by the Company on the Issue Date indicated on the face of this Note, and this Note shall
represent the aggregate principal amount of such outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon pursuant to the Indenture. The aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented hereby may from time to time be increased or decreased
by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as provided in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 

 Optional Redemption. The Notes are subject to redemption upon prior notice, in whole or in
part, at any time or from time to time, at the option of the Company as set forth in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 
 Change of Control
Offer to Purchase. Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall be required to make an offer to purchase the Notes on the terms set forth in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 

Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Notes are in registered form, without interest coupons, in minimum denominations of $2,000 of principal
amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer or exchange of Notes may be registered and the Notes may be exchanged in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes, fees and/or other governmental charges required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer or exchange of any Notes selected for
redemption. Also, it need not register the transfer or exchange of any Notes for a period of fifteen (15) days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes selected for redemption. 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes will be issued only in registered form and
initially will be represented by one or more Global Notes registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Beneficial interests in the Notes will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, the records maintained by DTC
participants. Except for the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, owners of beneficial interests in the Notes will not be entitled to receive definitive Notes in registered, certificated form and will not be considered the Holders
thereof. 
 The Company will provide for registration of transfers of the Notes through the Registrar, subject to the operations and
procedures of DTC and its participants in effect from time to time, upon receipt of the information regarding the form of transfer and the status of the transferee to be provided on the Assignment Form attached hereto, along with such other opinions
of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee in connection with certain transfers. 

Persons Deemed Owners. A Holder shall be treated as the owner of a Note for all purposes. 

Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal and premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for one year, the Trustee or the
Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its written request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment, unless applicable law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such
Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease. 

 Defeasance and Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity. The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Note upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. 

Amendment; Supplement; Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of
the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and, subject to Article Seven of the Indenture, any existing default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the
consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; provided, however, that no supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such Series then outstanding,
(i) change the fixed maturity (which term shall not include payments due pursuant to any sinking, purchase or analogous fund) of those Debt Securities, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of
interest thereon, reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption on or after the redemption date,
without the consent of the Holder of each Debt Security so affected), or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Debt Securities of any Series, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture. Without notice
to or the consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, clarify or cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency and make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of
any Holder in any material respect. 
 Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture contains certain restrictive covenants with respect to the
Notes. 
 Successor Persons. When a successor Person or other entity assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the
Indenture, as permitted by the Indenture, the predecessor Person will be released from those obligations. 
 Defaults and Remedies. The
Indenture contains Events of Default with respect to the Notes. If an Event of Default with respect to Notes of this Series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of such Notes may be declared, or shall immediately become, due and payable in
the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. 
 Trustee Dealings with Company. Except as prohibited by the Indenture, the
Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or its affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its affiliates as if it were not the
Trustee. 
 No Recourse Against Others. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium (if any) or interest (if any) on the Notes,
or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in the Notes, or because of the creation of any
indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director or employee as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any
successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise. The waiver and release are a condition of, and part of the consideration for, the issuance of the
Notes. 

 Authentication. This Note shall not be entitled to any right or benefit under the Indenture,
or be valid, or become obligatory for any purpose, until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note. 

Governing Law. The Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles
of conflicts of laws. 
 The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests
may be made to Nucor Corporation, 1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, Attention: Corporate Secretary. 

 ASSIGNMENT FORM 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below: 

I or we assign and transfer this Note to 
  

			
	
                   
                         
	 	  

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

		 	
		
		 	  

(Insert assignee’s Soc. Sec. or Tax I.D. No.)

 and irrevocably
appoint                                 agent to transfer this Note on the books
of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. 
  

			
	
      Date:               
                      
	  	Your
Signature:                                       
                                         
     
		  	 (sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of the Note)

  

	*	 NOTICE: The Signature must be guaranteed by an Institution which is a member of one of the following recognized
signature Guarantee Programs: (i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guarantee program
acceptable to the Trustee. 

 Exhibit B 

FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE DUE 2027 

[FACE OF THE NOTE] 
 THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL
DEBT SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE) OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR
SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY
OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN SUCH SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES. 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO NUCOR
CORPORATION OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, INASMUCH AS
THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 

 Nucor Corporation 

4.300% Notes due 2027 
  

			
	N-	  	CUSIP 670346 AY1
		
		  	$

 Issue Date: 

NUCOR CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”, which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred
to), for value received, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of ________________ Dollars ($                ) on
May 23, 2027. The 4.300% Notes due 2027 are herein referred to as the “Notes”. 
 Interest Payment Dates: May 23 and
November 23, commencing November 23, 2022. 
 Record Dates: May8 and November 8. 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile
by a duly authorized officer. 
  

							
	       Date:
	 		 	 NUCOR CORPORATION,
 as
Issuer

				
		 		 	By:	 	 
		 		 		 	Name:
		 		 		 	Title:

 Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication 

This 4.300% Note due 2027 is one of the Series of Debt Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 

 

							
	       Date:
	 		 	U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee
				
		 		 	By:	 	 
		 		 		 	Authorized Signatory

 NUCOR CORPORATION 

4.300% Notes due 2027 

Principal and Interest. The Company will pay the outstanding principal of this Note on May 23, 2027. 

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note on each Interest Payment Date indicated on the face of this Note
(each, an “Interest Payment Date”), as set forth below, at the rate per annum shown above. 
 Interest will be payable
semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, commencing November 23, 2022. 
 Interest on the Notes will accrue from the
most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from May 23, 2022; provided that, if there is no existing default in the payment of interest and if this Note is authenticated between a regular Record Date as
indicated on the face of this Note (each, a “Record Date”) referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. 
 The Company
shall pay interest on overdue principal and premium and interest on overdue installments of interest, to the extent lawful, at the rate borne by the Notes. 

Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest (except as provided pursuant to Article Seven of the Indenture (as defined below) with
respect to defaulted interest and interest) on the principal amount of the Notes as provided above on each May 23 and November 23 to the Persons who are Holders (as reflected in the Debt Security register at the close of business on the
May 8 and November 8 next preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date), even if such Notes are cancelled after such Record Date and on or before such Interest Payment Date. On and after the redemption or repurchase of any of the Notes
by the Company, interest, if any, shall cease to accrue on the Notes, or portion thereof, subject to redemption or repurchase. With respect to the payment of principal, the Company will make payment to the Holder that surrenders this Note to the
paying agent with respect to the Notes (a “Paying Agent”) on or after May 23, 2027. 
 Principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes initially will be payable in accordance with the procedures of DTC and its participants in effect from time to time. The Notes will be exchangeable and transfers of the Notes will be registrable, subject to the limitations
provided in the Indenture, at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee (as defined below). 

 If any Interest Payment Date, stated maturity date or earlier redemption date falls on a
Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close, then the required payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest may be made on the next succeeding day not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions are authorized by law to close, as if it were made on the date payment was due, and no interest will accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after that Interest Payment Date, stated maturity date or earlier
redemption date, as the case may be. 
 All payments made in respect of the Notes are to be made in such coin or currency of the United
States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 
 Paying Agent and Registrar.
Initially, the Trustee will act as authenticating agent, Paying Agent and registrar (the “Registrar”) with respect to the Notes. The Company may change any authenticating agent, Paying Agent or Registrar without notice. The Company, any
Subsidiary or any affiliate of any of them may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar. 

Indenture; Limitations. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2014 (the “Original
Indenture”), as amended or supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2018 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), as further amended or supplemented by a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
May 22, 2020 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), as further amended or supplemented by a Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 7, 2020 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), as further amended or
supplemented by a Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2022 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”) and as further amended or supplemented by a Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2022 (the “Fifth
Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), in each
case, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless
otherwise indicated. Reference is made to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), for a full, complete and detailed statement of the purposes for which the Notes are issued, the terms on
which the Notes are issued and the terms, provisions and conditions governing payment of the Notes and the provisions, among others, with respect to the nature and extent of the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee, the Paying Agent, the
Registrar, the authenticating agent, Holders and the Company. The Holder of this Note, by acceptance of this Note, is deemed to have agreed and consented to the terms and provisions of the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in
the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of all such terms. 

The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company. This Note is not secured by any collateral, including assets of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries. The Fifth Supplemental Indenture establishes the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes at $500,000,000, all of which were issued by the Company on the Issue Date indicated on the face of this Note, and this Note shall
represent the aggregate principal amount of such outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon pursuant to the Indenture. The aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented hereby may from time to time be increased or decreased
by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary or its nominee, as provided in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 

 Optional Redemption. The Notes are subject to redemption upon prior notice, in whole or in
part, at any time or from time to time, at the option of the Company as set forth in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 
 Change of Control
Offer to Purchase. Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall be required to make an offer to purchase the Notes on the terms set forth in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture. 

Denominations; Transfer; Exchange. The Notes are in registered form, without interest coupons, in minimum denominations of $2,000 of principal
amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer or exchange of Notes may be registered and the Notes may be exchanged in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish
appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay any taxes, fees and/or other governmental charges required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer or exchange of any Notes selected for
redemption. Also, it need not register the transfer or exchange of any Notes for a period of fifteen (15) days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes selected for redemption. 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes will be issued only in registered form and
initially will be represented by one or more Global Notes registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Beneficial interests in the Notes will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, the records maintained by DTC
participants. Except for the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, owners of beneficial interests in the Notes will not be entitled to receive definitive Notes in registered, certificated form and will not be considered the Holders
thereof. 
 The Company will provide for registration of transfers of the Notes through the Registrar, subject to the operations and
procedures of DTC and its participants in effect from time to time, upon receipt of the information regarding the form of transfer and the status of the transferee to be provided on the Assignment Form attached hereto, along with such other opinions
of counsel, certifications and/or other information satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee in connection with certain transfers. 

Persons Deemed Owners. A Holder shall be treated as the owner of a Note for all purposes. 

Unclaimed Money. If money for the payment of principal and premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for one year, the Trustee or the
Paying Agent will pay the money back to the Company at its written request. After that, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment, unless applicable law designates another Person, and all liability of the Trustee and such
Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease. 

 Defeasance and Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity. The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Note upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. 

Amendment; Supplement; Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of
the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, and, subject to Article Seven of the Indenture, any existing default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the
consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding; provided, however, that no supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such Series then outstanding,
(i) change the fixed maturity (which term shall not include payments due pursuant to any sinking, purchase or analogous fund) of those Debt Securities, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of
interest thereon, reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption on or after the redemption date,
without the consent of the Holder of each Debt Security so affected), or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Debt Securities of any Series, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture. Without notice
to or the consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, clarify or cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency and make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of
any Holder in any material respect. 
 Restrictive Covenants. The Indenture contains certain restrictive covenants with respect to the
Notes. 
 Successor Persons. When a successor Person or other entity assumes all the obligations of its predecessor under the Notes and the
Indenture, as permitted by the Indenture, the predecessor Person will be released from those obligations. 
 Defaults and Remedies. The
Indenture contains Events of Default with respect to the Notes. If an Event of Default with respect to Notes of this Series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of such Notes may be declared, or shall immediately become, due and payable in
the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. 
 Trustee Dealings with Company. Except as prohibited by the Indenture, the
Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from and perform services for the Company or its affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company or its affiliates as if it were not the
Trustee. 
 No Recourse Against Others. No recourse for the payment of the principal of, premium (if any) or interest (if any) on the Notes,
or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or in the Notes, or because of the creation of any
indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer, director or employee as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any
successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise. The waiver and release are a condition of, and part of the consideration for, the issuance of the
Notes. 

 Authentication. This Note shall not be entitled to any right or benefit under the Indenture,
or be valid, or become obligatory for any purpose, until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note. 

Governing Law. The Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles
of conflicts of laws. 
 The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests
may be made to Nucor Corporation, 1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, Attention: Corporate Secretary. 

 ASSIGNMENT FORM 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below: 

I or we assign and transfer this Note to 
  

			
	
                   
                         
	 	  

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

		 	
		
		 	  

(Insert assignee’s Soc. Sec. or Tax I.D. No.)

 and irrevocably appoint ____________________ agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The
agent may substitute another to act for him. 
  

							
		 		 	
				
	       Date: ___________________
	 		 	Your Signature:	 	 
		 		 	 (sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of the Note)

		 		 		 	

  

	*	 NOTICE: The Signature must be guaranteed by an Institution which is a member of one of the following recognized
signature Guarantee Programs: (i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guarantee program
acceptable to the Trustee.Exhibit 10.1

 

INTREPID POTASH, INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN

 

(effective
May 19, 2022)

 

     

     

    

 

Table
of Contents

 

Page

 

	1.	ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE	1
	 	1.1	Establishment	1
	 	1.2	Purpose	1
	 	 	 	 
	2.	DEFINITIONS	1
	 	 	 
	3.	 PLAN ADMINISTRATION	6
	 	3.1	General	6
	 	3.2	Delegation by the Committee or the Board	7
	 	3.3	Limitations on Authority	7
	 	3.4	Deferral Arrangement	7
	 	3.5	No Liability	7
	 	3.6	Book Entry	7
	 	 	 	 
	4.	STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN	8
	 	4.1	Number of Shares	8
	 	4.2	Individual Award Limits	8
	 	4.3	Share Counting	9
	 	 	 	 
	5.	 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION	9
	 	 	 
	6.	 STOCK OPTIONS	10
	 	6.1	Grant of Options	10
	 	6.2	Award Agreement	10
	 	6.3	Exercise of Option	10
	 	6.4	Termination of Service	11
	 	6.5	Limitations on Incentive Stock Options	11
	 	6.6	Transferability	11
	 	6.7	Family Transfers	12
	 	6.8	Rights of Holders of Options	12
	 	 	 	 
	7.	 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS	12
	 	7.1	Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights	12
	 	7.2	Award Agreement	12
	 	7.3	Exercise of Stock Appreciation Right	13
	 	7.4	Effect of Exercise	13
	 	7.5	Termination of Service	13
	 	7.6	Transferability	13
	 	 	 	 
	8.	RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS	14
	 	8.1	Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units	14
	 	8.2	Award Agreement	14
	 	8.3	Restrictions on Transfer	14
	 	8.4	Forfeiture; Other Restrictions	14
	 	8.5	Restricted Stock Units	14
	 	8.6	Termination of Service	14
	 	8.7	Stockholder Privileges	14
	 	 	 	 
	9.	 QUALIFIED PERFORMANCE BASED COMPENSATION	15
	 	9.1	Grant or Vesting of Award Subject to Objective Performance Goals	15
	 	9.2	Establishment of Performance Goals	15

 

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	 	9.3	Value of Performance Shares, Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards	16
	 	9.4	Achievement of Performance Goals; Earning of Awards	16
	 	9.5	Payment of Performance Awards	16
	 	9.6	Termination of Service	16
	 	9.7	Transferability	16
	 	9.8	Stockholder Rights	16
	 	 	 	 
	10.	OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS	16
	 	 	 
	11.	 DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS	17
	 	 	 
	12.	 TAX WITHHOLDING	17
	 	 	 
	13.	 PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS	17
	 	 	 
	14.	 EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION	18
	 	14.1	Changes in Stock	18
	 	14.2	Change of Control	18
	 	14.3	Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity and in Which No Change of Control Occurs	19
	 	14.4	Adjustment	19
	 	14.5	No Limitations on the Company	19
	 	 	 	 
	15.	 REQUIREMENTS OF LAW	20
	 	15.1	General	20
	 	15.2	Rule 16b-3	20
	 	 	 	 
	16.	 GENERAL PROVISIONS	20
	 	16.1	Disclaimer of Rights	20
	 	16.2	Nontransferability of Awards	21
	 	16.3	Changes in Accounting or Tax Rules	21
	 	16.4	Nonexclusivity of the Plan	21
	 	16.5	Captions	21
	 	16.6	Other Award Agreement Provisions	21
	 	16.7	Other Employee Benefits	21
	 	16.8	Severability	22
	 	16.9	Governing Law	22
	 	16.10	Section 409A	22
	 	16.11	Recoupment of Awards	22
	 	16.12	Repricing	22
	 	 	 	 
	17.	AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION	23
	 	17.1	Amendment, Modification, and Termination	23
	 	17.2	Awards Previously Granted	23
	 	 	 	 
	18.	 STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL; EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN	23
	 	 	 
	19.	DURATION	23

 

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INTREPID
POTASH, INC.

amended
and restated EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(May 19, 2022)

 

		1.	ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

 

		1.1	Establishment. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors and stockholders of the Company on April 20,
2008. The Plan was previously amended and restated effective May 29, 2012, May 24, 2016, May 31, 2017, and May 22, 2019. On April 4, 2022,
the Board of Directors approved this amendment and restatement of the Plan, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders
at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Plan shall become effective upon the date on which the Plan is approved by the Company’s
stockholders, which approval must occur within the period ending 12 months after the date the Plan was adopted by the Board. The Plan
shall remain in effect as provided in Section 19. The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options,
Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Awards, Cash-Based Awards, and Other Stock-Based Awards
in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

		1.2	Purpose. The Plan is intended to enhance the ability of the Company and its Affiliates to attract and retain highly
qualified officers, directors, key employees, and other individuals whose substantial contributions are essential to the continued growth
and success of the business of the Company, to provide additional incentives for such individuals to whose efforts will result in the
long-term growth and profitability of the Company and to further align the interests of such individuals with the interests of the stockholders
of the Company.

 

		2.	DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of interpreting the Plan and related
documents (including Award Agreements), the following definitions shall apply:

 

		2.1	“Acquiror” means as defined in Section 14.2.

 

		2.2	“Affiliate” means with respect to the Company, (a) any company or other trade or business that controls,
is controlled by or is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act,
including without limitation, any Subsidiary, and (b) any corporation or other entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control
with the Company, including any member of an affiliated group of which the Company is a common parent corporation or subsidiary corporation
(within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code).

 

		2.3	“Award” means a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted
Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, or Other Stock-Based Awards.

 

		2.4	“Award Agreement” means the agreement or statement setting forth the terms and conditions applicable to
each Award. Award Agreements and other Plan documents may be delivered or accepted electronically using electronic mail, the Internet
or any other form of electronic communication. Each Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of
any inconsistency between the provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall govern, except to the extent
the Plan would be considered to provide an additional benefit as determined under Sections 409A and 424 of the Code.

 

		2.5	“Benefit Arrangement” means as defined in Section 13.

 

		2.6	“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of Intrepid Potash,
Inc.

 

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		2.7	“Business Combination” means as defined in Section 2.10.

 

		2.8	“Cash-Based Award” means an Award granted to a Participant, whose value is determined by the Committee,
as described in Section 9.

 

		2.9	“Cause” means, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or any employment, consulting or other services
agreement, if any, between the Service Provider and the Company or an Affiliate, (a) any breach of any written policy of the Company or
an Affiliate that results in, or is reasonably expected to result in, material liability or loss to the Company or the Affiliate; (b)
engaging in any conduct, action, or behavior that causes, or is reasonably expected to cause, material injury, monetarily or otherwise,
to the Company or an Affiliate, including, but not limited to, misappropriation or conversion of assets of the Company or an Affiliate;
(c) a conviction of or entry of a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere to a felony; (d) a material breach by the Service Provider
of any term of any employment, consulting or other services, confidentiality, intellectual property or non-competition agreements, if
any, between the Service Provider and the Company or an Affiliate; (e) the Service Provider’s material negligence or dereliction
in the performance of, or failure to perform his or her duties of employment with the Company or an Affiliate, which remains uncured or
continues after ten (10) days' notice thereof by the Company or an Affiliate; or (f) the Service Provider’s refusal or failure to
carry out a lawful directive of the Company, an Affiliate, or any member of the Board or any of their respective designees, which directive
is consistent with the scope and nature of the Service Provider’s responsibilities; in each instance, as determined in good faith
by the Committee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither this provision nor any other provision of the Plan is intended to, and
they shall not be interpreted in a manner that limits or restricts a Participant from exercising any legally protected whistleblower rights
(including pursuant to Rule 21F under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

 

		2.10	“Change of Control” means and shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of any one of the following,
unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement:

 

		(a)	the acquisition by any individual, entity, or group (within the meaning of Sections 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% of the combined
voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, other than any
acquisition (i) directly from, or by, the Company, (ii) by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (iii) by Robert P. Jornayvaz III or Hugh E. Harvey, Jr. (collectively the “Principals”),
or by any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) that is controlled by either or both of the
Principals;

 

		(b)	at any time during any 24-month period (not including any period ending prior to the Effective Date), the individuals who at the beginning
of such period constitute the Board (and any new director whose election by the Board or whose nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning
of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) (the “Incumbent Directors”)
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; provided, however, that no individual will be considered an Incumbent
Director if such individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual or threatened “Election Contest”
(as described in Rule 14a-12(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act) or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents
by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board (a “Company Proxy Contest”) including by reason of any agreement
intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Company Proxy Contest;

 

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		(c)	consummation, in one transaction or a series or related transactions,
of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation of the Company or sale or other disposition, direct or indirect, of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business
Combination, the Persons who were the “beneficial owners” of outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior
to such Business Combination “beneficially own,” by reason of such ownership of the Company’s voting securities immediately
before the Business Combination, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the company resulting from such Business Combination (including,
without limitation, a company which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the outstanding
voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination; or

 

		(d)	approval by those Persons holding the voting securities of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

A Person will not be deemed to be a member of a “group”
for purposes of this definition solely by virtue of becoming party to an agreement with one or more Principals that requires such Person
to vote the voting stock of the Company in a manner specified by the Principals.

 

		2.11	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations, interpretations, and administrative
guidance issued thereunder.

 

		2.12	“Committee” means the Compensation Committee or other committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer
the Plan, or if no such committee is or has been appointed, the Board. The Committee or the Board may designate one or more subcommittees
to (a) consist solely of persons who satisfy the applicable requirements of any stock exchange or national market system on which the
shares of Stock may be listed and (b) consist solely of persons who qualify as a “non-employee director” within the meaning
of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, with each such subcommittee having the power and authority delegated to it by the Committee
or the Board, as applicable. Nothing in this definition shall be deemed to interfere with or prevent the Board or the Committee, as applicable,
from delegating administrative authority under the Plan to specified officers or to other committees of the Board pursuant to Section
3.2.

 

		2.13	“Company” means Intrepid Potash, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

		2.14	“Corporate Event” means an event described in Section 14.1.

 

		2.15	“Disabled” or “Disability” means, unless otherwise provided in an employment,
consulting or other services agreement, if any, or Award Agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, the
Participant (i) is unable to perform the essential duties of the Participant’s position by reason of a medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which is potentially permanent in character or which can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than 12 months, (ii) is permanently and totally disabled as defined in Section 22 of the Code, or (iii) has been
determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration. 

 

		2.16	“Dividend Equivalent” means a right granted under Section 11.

 

		2.17	“Effective Date” means May 19, 2022, the effective date of the most recent amendment and restatement of
the Plan. The initial effective date of the Plan was April 20, 2008.

 

		2.18	“Employee” means any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company or an Affiliate determined in
accordance with the Company’s standard personnel policies and practices.

 

		2.19	“Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time, or
any successor act thereto.

 

		2.20	“Exercise Price” means the price at which a share of Stock may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to
the exercise of an Option.

 

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		2.21	“Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of a share of Stock as of a particular date, determined
as follows: (a) the closing sale price reported for such share on the national securities exchange or national market system on which
such stock is principally traded, or if no sale of shares is reported for such trading day, on the next preceding day on which a sale
was reported, or (b) if the shares of Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange or national market system, or the value
of such shares is not otherwise determinable, such value as determined by the Committee in good faith in its sole discretion consistent
with the requirements under Section 409A of the Code.

 

		2.22	“Family Member” means a person who is a spouse, former spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent,
grandparent, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law,
including adoptive relationships, of the Participant, a trust in which any one or more of these persons have more than fifty percent (50%)
of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which any one or more of these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets,
and any other entity in which one or more of these persons (or the Participant) own more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests;
provided, however, that to the extent required by applicable law, the term Family Member shall be limited to a person who is a spouse,
former spouse, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of the Participant or a trust or foundation for the
exclusive benefit of any one or more of these persons.

 

		2.23	“Good Reason” means, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or any employment, consulting or other
services agreement, if any, between the Service Provider and the Company or an Affiliate, without the Service Provider’s prior written
consent: (a) a material reduction in the Service Provider’s base salary, (b) a material diminution of the Service Provider’s
title, office, position or authority, excluding for this purpose an action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied within twenty
(20) days after receipt of written notice thereof given by the Service Provider, (c) the assignment to the Service Provider of any duties
inconsistent in an adverse respect with the Service Provider’s position (including reporting requirements), authority, or material
responsibilities, or the removal of the Participant’s authority or material responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an action
not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company within twenty (20) days after receipt of notice thereof given by the Service
Provider, (d) a transfer of the Service Provider’s primary workplace by more than fifty (50) miles from the current workplace without
the Service Provider’s consent, or (e) a material breach of any term of any employment, consulting or other services agreement,
if any, between the Service Provider and the Company or an Affiliate by the Company which is not remedied within twenty (20) days after
receipt of written notice thereof given by the Service Provider.

 

		2.24	“Grant Date” means, as determined by the Committee, the latest to occur of (a) the date on which the Committee
approves an Award, (b) the date on which the recipient of an Award first becomes eligible to receive an Award under Section 5, or (c)
such other date as may be specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement.

 

		2.25	“Grant Price” means the per share exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right granted to a Participant
under Section 7.

 

		2.26	“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option to purchase shares of Stock designated as an Incentive Stock Option
that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

 

		2.27	“Incumbent Directors” means as defined in Section 2.10.

 

		2.28	“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means any Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

 

		2.29	“Option” means an option to purchase
one or more shares of Stock at a stated or formula price for a specified period of time. An Option granted under the Plan shall be either
an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

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		2.30	“Other Agreement” means as defined in Section 13.

 

		2.31	“Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award that is granted to a Participant under Section 10.

 

		2.32	“Parachute Payment” means as defined in Section 13.

 

		2.33	“Participant” means any eligible individual as defined in Section 5 who holds one or more outstanding Awards
under the Plan.

 

		2.34	“Performance Award” means an Award made subject to the achievement of Performance Goals granted under Section
9, denominated in shares of Stock (“Performance Shares”) or units in the form of a bookkeeping entry representing
the equivalent of shares of Stock (“Performance Units”), or a Cash-Based Award in the form of a bookkeeping
entry, subject to the terms of the Plan, the value of which at the time it is payable in Stock or cash is determined based upon the extent
to which the corresponding Performance Goals have been achieved.

 

		2.35	“Performance Goals” means as defined in Section 9.2.

 

		2.36	“Performance Period” means the period of time during which the Performance Goals must be achieved in order
to determine the degree of vesting or payout with respect to an Award. Performance Periods may overlap.

 

		2.37	“Person” means as defined in Section 2.10.

 

		2.38	“Plan” means this Intrepid Potash, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (originally adopted as
the Intrepid Potash, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan).

 

		2.39	“Principals” means as defined in Section 2.10.

 

		2.40	“Restricted Stock” means an Award of shares of Stock granted under Section 8.

 

		2.41	“Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU” means a bookkeeping entry representing the equivalent
of shares of Stock granted under Section 8.

 

		2.42	“Restriction Period” means the period during which Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject
to a substantial risk of forfeiture (based upon the passage of time, the achievement of Performance Goals or upon the occurrence of other
events as determined by the Committee, in its discretion), as provided in Sections 8.3 and 8.4.

 

		2.43	“Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time, or any successor
act thereto.

 

		2.44	“Service” means service as a Service Provider to the Company or an Affiliate. Unless otherwise stated in
the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant’s change in position or duties shall not result in interrupted or terminated Service,
so long as such Participant continues to be a Service Provider to the Company or an Affiliate. Subject to the preceding sentence, whether
a termination of Service shall have occurred for purposes of the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, which determination shall
be final, binding and conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the
Code and payable upon a termination of Service, a Participant shall be considered to have terminated Service with the Company or an Affiliate
only when the Participant incurs a “separation from service” with respect to the Company or an Affiliate within the meaning
of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code.

 

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		2.45	“Service Provider” means an employee, officer or director of the Company or an Affiliate, or a consultant
or adviser currently providing services to the Company or an Affiliate.

 

		2.46	“Stock” or “Common Stock” means a share of Intrepid Potash, Inc., common stock,
$0.001 par value per share.

 

		2.47	“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted under Section 7.

 

		2.48	“Subsidiary” means any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company within the meaning of Section
424(f) of the Code.

 

		2.49	“Substitute Awards” means Awards granted in substitution for, or in assumption of, outstanding awards previously
granted by an entity acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate or with which the Company or Subsidiary or Affiliate combines.
The terms and conditions of any Substituted Awards shall comply with the requirements for substitutions of awards made in connection with
a corporate transaction or certain other adjustments that are not treated as modifications under Treas. Reg. Section 1.424-1 and Section
409A of the Code, as applicable.

 

		2.50	“Withholding” means as defined in Section 12.

 

		3.	PLAN ADMINISTRATION

 

		3.1	General. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have full power and authority to take all actions
and to make all determinations as are required or permitted under the Plan.

 

		(a)	In accordance with the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, select the Participants from among the
eligible individuals described in Section 5, determine the Awards to be made pursuant to the Plan, or shares of Stock to be issued thereunder
and the time at which such Awards are to be made, fix the Option Price (or Grant Price), determine the period and manner in which an Option
(or Stock Appreciation Right) becomes exercisable, establish the duration and nature of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit restrictions,
establish the terms and conditions of Performance Awards, and establish such other terms and requirements of the various Awards under
the Plan as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of the Plan. The Committee shall determine the
form of the Award Agreements that shall evidence the particular provisions, terms, conditions, rights and duties of the Company and the
Participants with respect to Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, which provisions need not be identical except as may be provided herein.

 

		(b)	The Committee may amend, modify, or supplement the terms of any outstanding Award including, but not limited to, amending an Award
or exercising discretion under an Award or under the Plan to: (i) accelerate the date on which an Award becomes vested, exercisable, or
transferable, (ii) extend the term of any Award, including the period following the termination of the Service Provider’s Service
to the Company during which the Award shall remain outstanding, (iii) waive any conditions with regard to vesting, exercisability, or
transferability of an Award, and (iv) recognize differences in local law, tax policy, or custom with regard to Awards made to foreign
nations or individuals who are employed outside the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification may be
made to an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right that causes the Option or Stock Appreciation Right to become subject to Section
409A of the Code, without the Participant’s written consent; provided, however, appropriate adjustments may be made to outstanding
Options and Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to Section 14.

 

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		(c)	As a condition to any Award, the Committee shall have the right,
in its discretion, to require Participants to return to the Company Awards previously granted under the Plan. Subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan, any such subsequent Award shall be upon such terms and conditions as are specified by the Committee at the time
the new Award is granted. The Company may retain the right in an Award Agreement to cause a forfeiture of the gain realized by a Participant
on account of actions taken by the Participant in violation or breach of or in conflict with any non-competition agreement, any agreement
prohibiting solicitation of employees or clients of the Company or any Affiliate thereof or any confidentiality obligation with respect
to the Company or any Affiliate thereof or otherwise in competition with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, to the extent specified
in such Award Agreement applicable to the Participant. Furthermore, the Committee may annul an Award if the Participant is an employee
of the Company or an Affiliate thereof and is terminated for Cause as defined in the applicable Award Agreement or the Plan, as applicable.

 

		(d)	The Committee may from time to time adopt such rules and regulations for carrying out the purposes of the Plan as it may deem proper
and in the best interests of the Company. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in
the Plan or in any Award Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient and it shall be the sole and final judge of
such expediency. The determinations, interpretations and other actions of the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be
binding, final and conclusive for all purposes and on all persons.

 

		3.2	Delegation by the Committee or the Board. The Committee or the Board may, from time to time, delegate to one or more
officers of the Company, and the Board may delegate to one or more committees of the Board (including committees of the Board consisting
solely of one or more members of the Board who are also officers of the Company), the power and authority to grant or document Awards
under the Plan to specified groups of eligible individuals, subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee or the Board,
in their sole discretion, may impose. The delegation shall be as broad or as narrow as the Committee or the Board shall determine. To
the extent that the Committee or the Board has delegated the authority to determine certain terms and conditions of an Award, all references
in the Plan to the Committee’s exercise of authority in determining such terms and conditions shall be construed to include the
officer or officers, or the Board committee or committees, to whom the Committee or the Board has delegated the power and authority to
make such determination. However, no delegation will be made if it would (a) result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)
for Awards granted to Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company, (b) result in a related-person
transaction with an executive officer required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K (in accordance with Instruction
5.a.ii thereunder) under the Exchange Act, or (c) be impermissible under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

		3.3	Limitations on Authority. The Committee shall, in exercising its discretion under the Plan, comply with all contractual
and legal obligations of the Company or the Committee in effect from time to time, whether contained in the Company’s charter, bylaws,
or other binding contract, or in the Compensation Committee’s charter, or in applicable law.

 

		3.4	Deferral Arrangement. The Committee may permit or require the deferral of any Award payment into a deferred compensation
arrangement, subject to such rules and procedures as it may establish in accordance with Section 409A of the Code, which may include provisions
for the payment or crediting of interest or Dividend Equivalents, including converting such credits into deferred Stock units.

 

		3.5	No Liability. No member of the Board or of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good
faith with respect to the Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement.

 

		3.6	Book Entry.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Company may elect to satisfy any
requirement under this Plan for the delivery of stock certificates through the use of electronic or other forms of book-entry.

 

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		4.	STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

		4.1	Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 and 14.1 and as of the Effective Date, the
total number of shares of Stock authorized for Awards granted under the Plan will equal the sum of 600,000 shares, plus the number of
shares that were available for the grant of Awards under the Plan as of the Effective Date. After the Effective Date, no Awards
may be granted under a previous version of the Plan. Any or all of these shares shall be available for delivery for Awards of Incentive
Stock Options. Stock issued or to be issued under the Plan shall be either (a) authorized but unissued shares or, (b) to the extent permitted
by applicable law, issued shares that have been reacquired by the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

		4.2	Individual Award Limits.

 

		(a)	Individual Award Limits. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14, the following limits will apply to the
grant of any Award under the Plan:

 

		(i)	Options and Stock Appreciation Rights: No Participant may be granted within any calendar year one or more Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights that in the aggregate are for more than 200,000 shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, plus an additional aggregate
of 200,000 shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan for one-time awards to a newly hired or newly promoted Participant.

 

		(ii)	Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units: No Participant may be granted within any calendar year one or more Awards of
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units subject to vesting conditions based on the attainment of performance goals for more than an
aggregate of 400,000 shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan.

 

		(iii)	Performance Shares and Performance Units: No Participant may be granted within any calendar year one or more Awards of Performance
Shares and Performance Units that could result in the Participant receiving pursuant to those Performance Shares and Performance Units
more than 450,000 shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan.

 

		(iv)	Cash-Based Awards: No Participant may be granted within any calendar year one or more Cash-Based Awards that could result in the Participant
receiving pursuant to those Cash-Based Awards more than $10,000,000.

 

		(b)	Limits on Payments and Awards to Non-Employee Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
the aggregate amount of cash compensation (including annual retainers and other fees, whether or not granted under the Plan) plus the
aggregate grant date fair value (computed as of the date of grant in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules) of all Awards
granted to any non-employee Director during any single calendar year may not exceed $600,000. For the avoidance of doubt, any compensation
that is deferred shall be counted toward this limit in the year the compensation is earned, and not the year paid in the event it was
deferred.

 

		(c)	Minimum Vesting Requirement for Full Value Awards. No Award other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (a “Full
Value Award”) granted on or after the Effective Date may vest in less than one year from its Grant Date.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, up to 5% of the available shares of Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan as of the Effective Date may vest (in
full or in part) in less than one year from their Grant Dates (the “5% Basket”).  In addition, any Full
Value Award granted under the Plan may vest in full or in part upon death or disability of the Participant, or upon a Change in Control
of the Company (whether on an automatic or discretionary basis), and such vesting shall not count against the 5% Basket.

 

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		4.3	Share Counting. The Committee may adopt reasonable
counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem Awards) and make adjustments
in accordance with Section 14. If the Exercise Price of any Option granted under the Plan, or if pursuant to Section 12 the tax withholding
obligation of any Participant with respect to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, is satisfied by tendering shares of Stock to the
Company (either by actual delivery or by attestation) or by withholding shares of Stock, in any case the number of shares of Stock tendered
or withheld shall not be again available for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Stock available for Awards under
the Plan. Furthermore, the following shares shall not be added to the shares of Stock authorized for grant under the Plan: (a) shares
subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with its stock settlement on exercise thereof, and (b) shares
reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. To the extent that an Award
under the Plan is canceled, expired, forfeited, settled in cash, settled by issuance of fewer shares than the number underlying the Award
(except in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right as described in the previous sentence), or otherwise terminated without delivery of
shares to the Participant, the shares of Stock retained or returned to the Company will be available under the Plan. In the event that
withholding tax liabilities arising from an Award other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right are satisfied by the tendering of
shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of shares by the Company, the shares so tendered or withheld shall be
added to the shares available for Awards under the Plan. Any shares of Stock that again become available for Awards under the Plan pursuant
to this Section shall be added as one share for every one share subject to Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, or other Awards granted
under the Plan.

 

		4.4	Substitute Awards. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the shares of Stock authorized for grant under the Plan or the
limitations on grants to a Participant under Section 4.2, nor shall shares of Stock subject to a Substitute Award be added to the shares
available for Awards under the Plan as provided above. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary
or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted
in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as
adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition
or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination)
may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the shares authorized for grant under the Plan (and shares subject to such
Awards shall not be added to the shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided above); provided that Awards using such available
shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition
or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Directors of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to such
acquisition or combination.

 

		5.	ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

Individuals eligible to participate in this Plan
include all Service Providers of the Company or any Affiliate; provided, however, to the extent required under Section 409A of
the Code, an Affiliate of the Company shall include only an entity in which the Company possesses at least twenty percent (20%) of the
total combined voting power of the entity’s outstanding voting securities or such other threshold ownership percentage permitted
or required under Section 409A of the Code. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from
all eligible individuals, those individuals to whom Awards shall be granted. An eligible person may receive more than one Award, subject
to such restrictions as are provided herein. Only Awards granted pursuant to a duly approved Award Agreement (the form of which has been
approved by the Company or the Committee) which has been executed and timely returned to the Company within the time limit set forth in
such Award Agreement will be considered validly granted under the Plan.

 

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		6.	STOCK OPTIONS

 

		6.1	Grant of Options. Subject to the provisions of
this Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall
be determined by the Committee, it its sole discretion; provided that Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to eligible Employees
of the Company or of any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation (as permitted by Section 422 of the Code).

 

		6.2	Award Agreement. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the
Exercise Price, the number of shares of Stock covered by the Option, the maximum duration of the Option, the conditions upon which an
Option shall become vested and exercisable and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine, consistent with the terms of the
Plan. The Award Agreement shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

		(a)	Exercise Price. The Exercise Price for each Option shall be as determined by the Committee and shall be specified in
the Award Agreement. The Exercise Price shall be: not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock
on the Grant Date; provided, however, that the foregoing minimum Exercise Price shall not apply to Substitute Awards. In no case
shall the Exercise Price of any Option be less than the par value of a share of Stock.

 

		(b)	Number of Shares. Each Award Agreement shall state that it covers a specified number of shares of Stock, as determined
by the Committee.

 

		(c)	Term. Each Option shall terminate as set forth in the Award Agreement and all rights to purchase shares of Stock shall
expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, no Option shall be exercisable later
than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

		(d)	Restrictions on Exercise. The Award Agreement shall set forth any installment or other restrictions on exercise of the
Option during the term of the Option. Each Option shall become exercisable and shall vest over such period of time, or upon such events,
as determined by the Committee. An Award Agreement may provide that the period of time over which an Option other than an Incentive Stock
Option may be exercised shall be automatically extended if on the scheduled expiration date of the Option the Participant’s exercise
of such Option would violate applicable securities laws or the Company’s insider trading policy as in effect from time to time;
provided, however, that during such extended exercise period the Option may only be exercised to the extent the Option was exercisable
in accordance with its terms immediately prior to such scheduled expiration date and the extended exercise period shall end not later
than 30 days after the exercise of such Option would first no longer violate such laws or policy (the “Extended Exercise Period”).
The Award Agreement may also provide for the automatic exercise of any such Option in which the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock
(as determined on the first day of the Extended Exercise Period in which the exercise would no longer violate such laws or policy) exceeds
the Exercise Price by delivery to the Participant shares of Stock equal to such excess amount, less any required tax withholding.

 

		6.3	Exercise of Option.

 

		(a)	Manner of Exercise. An Option granted hereunder shall be exercised, in whole or in part, by providing written or electronic
notice, on a form provided by the Company, to an employee as designated by the Company, or by complying with any alternative exercise
procedures that may be authorized by the Committee, specifying the number of shares of Stock to be purchased and accompanied by full payment
of the Exercise Price for the shares and satisfaction of any tax withholding requirements.

 

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		(b)	Payment. A condition to the issuance or other
delivery of shares of Stock as to which an Option shall be exercised shall be the payment of the Exercise Price and satisfaction of any
tax withholding requirements. The Exercise Price of an Option shall be payable to the Company in full, in any method permitted under
the Award Agreement, including: (i) in cash or in cash equivalents acceptable to the Company; (ii) by tendering (either by actual delivery
or by attestation) unrestricted shares of Stock already owned by the Participant on the date of surrender, subject to such terms, conditions
and limitations as the Company may determine, to the extent the shares of Stock have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal
to the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, provided that, in the case of an Incentive
Stock Option, the right to make payment in the form of already owned shares of Stock may be authorized only at the time of grant, (iii)
any other method approved or accepted by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to (A) a cashless (broker-assisted)
exercise that complies with all applicable laws or (B) withholding of shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to the Participant pursuant
to the Option having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price or (iv) any combination of the
foregoing. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all of the methods indicated above shall be paid in United
States dollars.

 

		(c)	Delivery of Shares. Promptly after the exercise of an Option by a Participant and the payment in full of the Exercise
Price, such Participant shall be entitled to the issuance of certificates evidencing such Participant’s ownership of the shares
of Stock purchased upon exercise of the Option. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Company may elect
to satisfy any requirement under this Plan for the delivery of certificates through the use of electronic or other forms of book-entry.

 

		6.4	Termination of Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right
to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s Service. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion
of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons
for termination of Service.

 

		6.5	Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.

 

		(a)	General; Initial Exercise. Any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall contain such terms and conditions,
consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may determine necessary to qualify such Option as an Incentive Stock Option. Any Incentive
Stock Option granted under the Plan may be modified by the Committee to disqualify such Option from treatment as an Incentive Stock Option
under Section 422 of the Code. The aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by a Participant in any calendar year, under the Plan or otherwise, shall not exceed $100,000. For this
purpose, the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock shall be determined as of the Grant Date and each Incentive Stock Option shall be
taken into account in the order granted.

 

		(b)	Ten Percent Stockholders. An Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who is the holder of record of more than
ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company shall have an Exercise Price at least equal to one
hundred and ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date of the Option and the term of the Option
shall not exceed five (5) years.

 

		(c)	Notification of Disqualifying Disposition. If any Participant shall make any disposition of shares of Stock acquired
pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain
disqualifying dispositions), the Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) days thereof.

 

		6.6	Transferability. Except as provided in Section
6.7, during the lifetime of a Participant, only the Participant (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, the Participant’s
guardian or legal representative) may exercise an Option. Except as provided in Section 6.7, no Option shall be assignable or transferable
by the Participant to whom it is granted, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

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		6.7	Family Transfers. If authorized in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant may transfer, not for value, all or
part of an Option to any Family Member. For the purpose of this Section 6.7, a “not for value” transfer is a transfer
which is (i) a gift, (ii) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights; or (iii) unless applicable
law does not permit such transfers, a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by
Family Members (or the Participant) in exchange for an interest in that entity. Following a transfer under this Section 6.7, any
such Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer. Subsequent
transfers of transferred Options are prohibited except to Family Members of the original Participant in accordance with this Section 6.7
or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The events of termination of Service under an Option shall continue to be applied
with respect to the original Participant, following which the Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for
the periods specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

		6.8	Rights of Holders of Options. Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 11, an
individual holding or exercising an Option shall have none of the rights of a stockholder of the Company (for example, the right to receive
cash or dividend payments or distributions attributable to the subject shares of Stock or to direct the voting of the shares of Stock)
until the shares of Stock covered thereby are fully paid and issued to such individual. Except as provided in Section 14, no adjustment
shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such issuance.

 

		7.	STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

		7.1	Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted
to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee may grant freestanding Stock
Appreciation Rights, Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted in tandem with an Option, or any combination thereof.

 

		7.2	Award Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Grant
Price, the number of shares of Stock covered by the Stock Appreciation Right, the maximum duration of the Stock Appreciation Right, the
conditions upon which the Stock Appreciation Right shall become vested and exercisable and such other provisions as the Committee shall
determine, consistent with the terms of the Plan.

 

		(a)	Grant Price. The Grant Price for each Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee and shall be specified
in the Award Agreement. Other than with respect to Substitute Awards, the Grant Price shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%)
of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date of the Stock Appreciation Right.

 

		(b)	Number of Shares. Each Award Agreement shall state that it covers a specified number of shares of Stock, as determined
by the Committee.

 

		(c)	Term. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate and all rights with respect to the Stock Appreciation Right shall
expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, no Stock Appreciation Rights shall
be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

		(d)	Restrictions on Exercise. The Award Agreement
shall set forth any installment or other restrictions on exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right during its term. Each Stock Appreciation
Right shall become exercisable and shall vest over such period of time, or upon such events, as determined by the Committee (including
based on achievement of Performance Goals or future service requirements). An Award Agreement may provide that the period of time over
which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised shall be automatically extended if on the scheduled expiration date of the Stock Appreciation
Right the Participant’s exercise of such right would violate applicable securities laws or the Company’s insider trading
policy as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that during such extended exercise period the Stock Appreciation Right
may only be exercised to the extent the right was exercisable in accordance with its terms immediately prior to such scheduled expiration
date and the extended exercise period shall end not later than 30 days after the exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right would first
no longer violate such laws. The Award Agreement may also provide for the automatic exercise of any such Stock Appreciation Right in
which the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock (as determined on the first day of the Extended Exercise Period in which the exercise
would no longer violate such laws or policy) exceeds the Grant Price by delivery to the Participant shares of Stock equal to such excess
amount, less any required tax withholding.

 

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		7.3	Exercise of Stock Appreciation Right. A Participant desiring to exercise a Stock Appreciation Right shall give written
or electronic notice, on a form provided by the Company, of such exercise to the Company with the information the Company deems reasonably
necessary to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right. If a Stock Appreciation Right is issued in tandem with an Option, except as may otherwise
be provided by the Committee, the Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable during the period that its related Option is exercisable.
Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined
by multiplying:

 

		(a)	The excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise over the Grant Price; by

 

		(b)	The number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.3
to the contrary, the Committee may establish and set forth in the Award Agreement a maximum amount per share of Stock that will be payable
upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right. At the discretion of the Committee, the payment upon exercise may be in cash, shares
of Stock or any combination thereof, or in any other manner approved by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee’s determination
as to the form of settlement shall be set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

		7.4	Effect of Exercise. If a Stock Appreciation Right is issued in tandem with an Option, the exercise of the Stock Appreciation
Right or the related Option will result in an equal reduction in the number of corresponding shares of Stock subject to the Option or
Stock Appreciation Right that were granted in tandem with such Stock Appreciation Right and Option.

 

		7.5	Termination of Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right
to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right following termination of the Participant’s Service. Such provisions shall be determined
in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Stock Appreciation Rights issued pursuant to the Plan, and may
reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service. Any Stock Appreciation Right issued in tandem with an Option shall
be exercisable following termination of the Participant’s Service to the same extent that its related Option is exercisable following
the Participant’s termination of Service.

 

		7.6	Transferability. A Stock Appreciation Right shall only be transferable upon the same terms and conditions with respect
to transferability as are specified in Sections 6.6 and 6.7 with respect to Options.

 

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		8.	RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

		8.1	Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee at any time
and from time to time, may grant shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such amounts as the Committee
shall determine.

 

		8.2	Award Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that
shall specify the Restriction Period, the number of shares of Restricted Stock or the number of Restricted Stock Units granted and such
other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 

		8.3	Restrictions on Transfer. Except as provided in this Plan or an Award Agreement, the shares of Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the Restriction
Period established by the Committee and specified in the Award Agreement (and in the case of Restricted Stock Units until the date of
delivery or other payment), or upon earlier satisfaction or any other conditions, as specified by the Committee, in its sole discretion.
All rights with respect to the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted to a Participant shall be available during his or her
lifetime only to such Participant, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or at any time by the Committee.

 

		8.4	Forfeiture; Other Restrictions. The Committee may impose such other conditions and restrictions on any shares of Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units as it may deem advisable including a requirement that the Participant pay a specified amount to purchase
each share of Restricted Stock, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific Performance Goals, time-based restrictions on vesting
following the attainment of the Performance Goals, time-based restrictions or restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements
of any stock exchange or market upon which shares of Stock are then listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed
on the shares of Stock by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

 

		8.5	Restricted Stock Units. A holder of Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor
of the Company. Restricted Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions
of the applicable Award Agreement. Restricted Stock Units may be settled in cash or Stock, as determined by the Committee and set forth
in the Award Agreement.

 

		8.6	Termination of Service. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement, upon the termination
of a Participant’s Service with the Company or an Affiliate, any shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units held by such
Participant that have not vested, or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed, shall immediately
be deemed forfeited, and the Participant shall have no further rights with respect to such Awards, including but not limited to any right
to vote Restricted Stock or any right to receive dividends or Dividend Equivalents with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
Units.

 

		8.7	Stockholder Privileges. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement:

 

		(a)	A Participant holding shares of Restricted Stock shall generally have the rights of stockholder to vote the shares or Restricted Stock
during the Restriction Period. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the holder of such Restricted Stock shall be entitled
to receive ordinary cash dividends actually paid with respect to the Restricted Stock in accordance with and subject to Section 11.

 

		(b)	A Participant holding Restricted Stock Units shall have no rights
of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement that the
holder of such Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to receive Dividend Equivalents in accordance with and subject to Section 11.

 

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		9.	PERFORMANCE BASED COMPENSATION

 

		9.1	Grant or Vesting of Award Subject to Objective Performance Goals. The Committee may, in its discretion, condition the
grant, vesting, or payment of an Award on the attainment of one or more pre-established objective Performance Goals. Subject to the terms
of the Plan, the Committee may grant Performance Shares, Performance Units and/or Cash-Based Awards in such amounts and upon such terms
as the Committee shall determine. A Performance Share, Performance Unit or Cash-Based Award entitles the Participant to receive shares
of Stock or cash upon the attainment of performance goals and/or satisfaction of other terms and conditions determined by the Committee
when the Award is granted and set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

		9.2	Establishment of Performance Goals. All Performance
Goals (and any exclusions) established pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall be established by the Committee within 90 days after the beginning
of the period of service to which the Performance Goal relates (or such other period of time as determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion). Performance Goals means one or more goals determined by the Committee, in its discretion, with respect to an Award for a
Performance Period. The Performance Goals may provide for a targeted level or levels of performance for a Performance Period based on
one or more of the following measures: (a) absolute or relative total shareholder return; (b) return on assets, return on equity, or
return on capital employed; (c) earnings per share, corporate or business-unit net income, net income before unusual, infrequently occurring,
or non-recurring items, earnings before interest and taxes, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (d) cash
flow from operations; (e) gross or net revenues or gross or net margins; (f) levels of operating expense or other expense items reported
on the income statement; (g) measures of customer satisfaction and customer service; (h) safety; (i) annual or multi-year production
or average production growth; (j) annual or multi-year sales or average sales growth; (k) annual or multi-year production or sales volume;
(l) annual or multi-year absolute or per-unit operating and maintenance costs; (m) satisfactory completion of a project or organizational
initiative with specific criteria set in advance by the Committee; (n) debt ratios or other measures of credit quality or liquidity;
(o) strategic asset sales or acquisitions in compliance with specific criteria set in advance by the Committee; (p) annual or multi-year
 “net-back” sales or the introduction of new products in accordance with specific goals set in advance by the Committee; (q)
compliance with Section 404 or other provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or with other laws, regulations or policies; (r) staffing
and retention; (s) capital expenditures or investments; (t) milestones relating to sales, production, or capital projects;
or (u) such other criteria established by the Committee (the “Performance Goals”). Any performance goals
that are financial metrics may be determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP. The measures may,
at the discretion of the Committee, be based on pro forma numbers and may, as the Committee specifies, either include or exclude the
effect of payment of the incentives payable under this Plan and any other incentive or bonus plans of the Company. The Performance Goals
may differ from Participant to Participant. The Committee may provide for exclusion of the impact of an event or occurrence which the
Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, including (a) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and
other unusual, infrequently occurring or non-recurring charges or events, (b) asset write-downs, (c) litigation or claim judgments or
settlements, (d) acquisitions or divestitures, (e) reorganization or change in the corporate structure or capital structure of the Company,
(f) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company, Subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit or
not within the reasonable control of management, (g) foreign exchange gains and losses, (h) a change in the fiscal year of the Company,
(i) the refinancing or repurchase of bank loans or debt securities, (j)
unbudgeted capital expenditures, (k) the issuance or repurchase of equity securities
and other changes in the number of outstanding shares, (l) conversion of some or all of convertible securities to common stock, (m) any
business interruption event, (n) the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes in accordance with GAAP, or (o) the effect
of changes in other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results. The Performance Goals applicable to a particular Award shall
be set forth by the Committee in the Award Agreement.

 

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		9.3	Value of Performance Shares, Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards.  Each Performance Share shall have an initial
value equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value representing
the equivalent of a share of Stock. Each Cash-Based Award shall have a value as determined by the Committee. The Committee shall set Performance
Goals in its discretion which, depending upon the extent to which the Performance Goals are achieved, will determine the number and/or
value of Performance Shares or Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards that will be paid to the Participant.

 

		9.4	Achievement of Performance Goals; Earning of Awards. Subject to the terms of the Plan, after the applicable Performance
Period has been completed, the Committee shall certify prior to the grant, vesting, or payment of any Award that the applicable Performance
Goals have been satisfied. Except as may otherwise be provided herein or as may otherwise be contained in the Award Agreement, in the
event that the Performance Goals are not satisfied, the Award shall not be granted or become vested or payable, as applicable except as
otherwise determined by the Committee.

 

		9.5	Payment of Performance Awards.  The time and form of payment of Performance Awards earned by the Participant shall be
as determined by the Committee and be set forth in the Award Agreement. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion,
may pay earned Performance Shares, Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards in the form of cash or in shares of Stock (or in a combination
thereof) following the Committee’s determination of actual performance against the performance goals and/or other terms and conditions
established by the Committee. Any payment of shares of Stock or cash may be granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by
the Committee. The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payment of such Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement
pertaining to the grant of the Award. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement for the payment of Dividend Equivalents in accordance
with and subject to Section 11.

 

		9.6	Termination of Service. Each Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right
to retain Performance Shares or Performance Units or Cash-Based Awards following termination of Service. Such provisions shall be determined
in the sole discretion of the Committee and need not be uniform among all Awards of Performance Shares or Performance Units or Cash-Based
Awards and may reflect distinctions based upon the reason for termination.

 

		9.7	Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, Performance Awards may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

		9.8	Stockholder Rights. A Participant receiving a Performance Share, Performance Unit or Cash-Based Award shall have the
rights as a stockholder only as to shares of Stock, if any, actually received by the Participant upon satisfaction or achievement of the
terms and conditions of such Award and not with respect to shares of Stock subject to the Award but not actually issued to such Participant.

 

		10.	OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

 

From time to time during the duration of this
Plan, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, adopt one or more incentive compensation arrangements for Participants pursuant to
which the Participants may (a) acquire shares of Stock under the Plan, whether by purchase, outright grant, or otherwise, or (b)
receive an Award, whether payable in cash or in Stock, the value of which is determined, in whole in part, based on the value of
Common Stock. Any such arrangements shall be subject to the general provisions of this Plan and all cash payments or shares of Stock
issued pursuant to such arrangements shall be made under this Plan. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement for the payment
of Dividend Equivalents in accordance with and subject to Section 11.

 

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		11.	DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

 

Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable
Award Agreement, a Participant shall, if so determined by the Committee, be entitled to receive dividends or Dividend Equivalents, with
respect to the shares of Stock covered by the Award. The Committee may provide that any dividends paid on shares of Stock subject to an
Award must be reinvested in additional shares of Stock; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere
provided in the Plan, in no event may dividends and Dividend Equivalents be paid currently on unvested Awards until and to the extent
the Award is earned and vested, although the amounts can be accumulated. Notwithstanding the award of Dividend Equivalents or dividends,
a Participant shall not be entitled to receive a special or extraordinary dividend or distribution unless the Committee shall have expressly
authorized such receipt. All distributions, if any, received by a Participant with respect to an Award as a result of any split, Stock
dividend, combination of shares of Stock, or other similar transaction shall be subject to the restrictions applicable to the original
Award. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, in no event shall Dividend Equivalents be payable or granted in connection
with any Options or Stock Appreciation Awards.

 

		12.	TAX WITHHOLDING

 

The Company or any Affiliate, as the case may be,
shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to a Participant any federal, state, or local taxes, domestic or
foreign, of any kind required by law with respect to the vesting of or other lapse of restrictions applicable to Awards or upon the issuance
of any shares of Stock or payment of any kind upon the exercise of any Options or Stock Appreciation Rights. At the time of such vesting,
lapse, payment, or exercise, the Participant shall pay to the Company or Affiliate, as the case may be, any amount that the Company or
Affiliate may reasonably determine to be necessary to satisfy such withholding obligation.

 

In accordance with any procedures that may be determined
by the Committee, the Participant may elect to have shares of Stock withheld or to deliver shares to satisfy withholding for federal,
state and local income taxes and employment taxes that are applicable to the taxable income (“Withholding”)
obligations, at rates determined by the Committee or its designee. The Participant may elect to satisfy Withholding obligations, in whole
or in part, (a) by causing the Company or the Affiliate to withhold shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant or (b) by delivering
to the Company or the Affiliate shares of Stock already owned by the Participant (for any period as may be required by the Company). The
shares of Stock so delivered or withheld shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value not in excess of such withholding obligations. The
Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock used to satisfy such withholding obligation shall be determined by the Committee as of the date
that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. A Participant who has made an election pursuant to this Section 12 may
satisfy his or her withholding obligation only with shares of Stock that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting,
or other similar requirements. Furthermore, any shares withheld shall be withheld at rates not to exceed to minimum statutory rate, or
any other rate that will not cause an adverse accounting consequence or cost, subject to the discretion of the Administrator and in accordance
with Company policies.

 

		13.	PARACHUTE LIMITATIONS

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Plan or of any other agreement, contract, or understanding heretofore or hereafter entered into by a Participant with the Company or
any Affiliate, except an agreement, contract, or understanding that expressly or impliedly modifies or excludes application of this
Section 13 (an “Other Agreement”), and notwithstanding any formal or informal plan or other arrangement
for the direct or indirect provision of compensation to the Participant (including groups or classes of participants or
beneficiaries of which the Participant is a member), whether or not such compensation is deferred, is in cash, or is in the form of
a benefit to or for the Participant (a “Benefit Arrangement”), if the Participant is a “disqualified
individual,” as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code, any Awards held by that Participant and any right to receive any
payment or other benefit under this Plan shall not become exercisable or vested (a) to the extent that such right to exercise,
vesting, payment, or benefit, taking into account all other rights, payments, or benefits to or for the Participant under this Plan,
all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements, would cause any payment or benefit to the Participant under this Plan to be
considered a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code as then in effect (a “Parachute
Payment”) and (b) if, as a result of receiving a Parachute Payment, the aggregate after-tax amounts received by the
Participant from the Company under this Plan, all Other Agreements, and all Benefit Arrangements would be less than the maximum
after-tax amount that could be received by the Participant without causing any such payment or benefit to be considered a Parachute
Payment. In the event that the receipt of any such right to exercise, vesting, payment, or benefit under this Plan, in conjunction
with all other rights, payments, or benefits to or for the Participant under any Other Agreement or any Benefit Arrangement would
cause the Participant to be considered to have received a Parachute Payment under this Plan that would have the effect of decreasing
the after-tax amount received by the Participant as described in clause (b) of the preceding sentence, then the Committee shall have
the right, in its sole discretion, to designate those rights, payments, or benefits under this Plan, any Other Agreements, and any
Benefit Arrangements to be reduced or eliminated so as to avoid having the payment or benefit to the Participant under this Plan be
deemed to be a Parachute Payment.

 

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		14.	EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION

 

		14.1	Changes in Stock. The number of shares of Stock for which Awards may be made under the Plan, the individual Award share
and dollar limits in Section 4.2, and the Exercise Price or Grant Price of outstanding Awards shall be proportionately increased or decreased
for any increase or decrease in the number of shares of Stock on account of any merger, consolidation, spin-off, recapitalization, reclassification,
split, reverse split, combination, exchange, dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, shares of Stock, or other property, other
than a regular cash dividend) or for any other increase or decrease in such shares of Stock effected without receipt of consideration
by the Company or similar transaction or other change in corporate structure affecting the shares of Stock or the value thereof occurring
after the Effective Date (any such event hereafter referred to as a “Corporate Event”). In addition, subject
to the exception set forth in the second sentence of Section 14.4, the number and kind of shares for which Awards are outstanding shall
be proportionately increased or decreased for any increase or decrease in the number of shares of Stock on account of any Corporate Event.
Any such adjustment in outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall not increase the aggregate Exercise Price or Grant Price
payable with respect to shares that are subject to the unexercised portion of an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable,
and the adjustment shall comply with the requirements under Section 409A of the Code. The conversion of any convertible securities of
the Company shall not be treated as an increase in shares effected without receipt of consideration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event of any distribution to the Company’s stockholders of securities of any other entity or other assets (including an extraordinary
cash dividend but excluding a non-extraordinary dividend payable in cash or in stock of the Company) without receipt of consideration
by the Company, the Company shall proportionately adjust (a) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards and/or (b) the
Exercise Price per share of outstanding Options and the Grant Price of outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights to reflect such distribution.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of any event or transaction contemplated in this Section 14.1, any changes contemplated
herein shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary, in the sole discretion of the Committee, to avoid any tax that may otherwise
become due under Section 409A of the Code.

 

		14.2	Change of Control.

 

		(a)	Effect of a Change of Control. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Plan to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole
discretion, provide at the time of Award, or pursuant to any other arrangement or agreement at any time with the consent of the Participant,
for different treatment to apply to an outstanding Award at any time prior to, coincident with or after the time of a Change of Control.
Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award or other agreement, the following subsection 14.2(b) shall apply to outstanding
Awards granted after the Effective Date.

 

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		(b)	Continuation, Assumption
                                            or Substitution of Awards. In the event of
                                            a Change of Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing entity or parent
                                            thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror”), may, without
                                            the consent of any Participant, either assume the Company’s rights and obligations
                                            under outstanding Awards or substitute for outstanding Awards substantially equivalent equity
                                            awards for the Acquiror’s stock. Subject to Section 14.2(a), if
                                            an Award is continued, assumed or substituted by the Acquiror and within 24 months after
                                            the consummation of a Change of Control (i) the Participant’s service is terminated
                                            by the Acquiror (or its affiliate) without Cause or (ii) the Participant resigns for Good
                                            Reason, the following shall apply: (1) any and all Options and SARs shall become immediately
                                            exercisable as of the termination or resignation; and (2) any restrictions imposed on Restricted
                                            Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based and Other
                                            Stock-Based Awards shall lapse and the Award shall be paid in cash or stock as provided in
                                            the Award Agreement, except as required for compliance with the requirements of Section 409A
                                            of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee, in its discretion, may determine
                                            that, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding
                                            as of the date of the Change of Control shall be cancelled and terminated without payment
                                            if the Fair Market Value of one share as of the date of the Change of Control is less than
                                            the Exercise Price or Grant Price, as applicable.

 

		(c)	Section 409A and Change of Control. If an Award subject to Section 14.2(b) is exempt from the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code, it shall be paid within 30 days following the termination or resignation. If an Award is subject to the requirements of Section
409A, then it shall be paid within the 30-day period following the six month anniversary of the Participant’s “separation
from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) if made to a “specified employee” under Section 409A
and such delay is necessary to avoid the imposition of taxes thereunder. If a Participant’s termination or resignation is not a
 “separation from service” or the payment event is not a Section 409A distribution event, subject to the requirements of Section
409A of the Code, the Award shall be paid as of the earlier of the time specified in the Award Agreement or one day after the six month
anniversary of the date the Participant has a separation from service following the Change of Control.

 

		14.3	Reorganization in Which the Company Is the Surviving Entity and in Which No Change of Control Occurs. Subject to the
exception set forth in the second sentence of Section 14.4, if the Company shall be the surviving entity in any reorganization, merger,
or consolidation of the Company with one or more other entities and in which no Change of Control occurs, any Award theretofore made pursuant
to the Plan shall pertain to and apply solely to the securities to which a holder of the number of securities subject to such Award would
have been entitled immediately following such reorganization, merger, or consolidation, and, in the case of Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the Exercise Price or Grant Price per share so that the aggregate Exercise Price
or Grant Price thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price or Grant Price of the shares of Stock remaining subject to
the Option or Stock Appreciation Right immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or consolidation. Subject to any contrary language
in an Award Agreement evidencing any other Award, any restrictions applicable to such Award shall apply as well to any replacement shares
of Stock received by the Participant as a result of the reorganization, merger or consolidation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the
occurrence of any event or transaction contemplated in this Section 14.3, any changes contemplated herein shall be modified to the minimum
extent necessary, in the sole discretion of the Committee, to avoid any tax that may otherwise become due under Section 409A of the Code.

 

		14.4	Adjustment. Adjustments under Section 14
related to shares of Stock or securities of the Company shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be
final, binding and conclusive. The Committee may provide in the Award Agreements at the time of Award, or pursuant to any other arrangement
or agreement at any time with the consent of the Participant, for different provisions to apply to an Award in place of those described
in Sections 14.1, 14.2 and 14.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any different provisions or changes to provisions contemplated herein
shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary, in the sole discretion of the Committee, to avoid any tax that may otherwise become
due under Section 409A of the Code.

 

		14.5	No Limitations on the Company. The making of Awards pursuant to the Plan shall not affect or limit in any way the right
or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure or to
merge, consolidate, dissolve, or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

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		15.	REQUIREMENTS OF LAW

 

		15.1	General. The Company shall not be required to issue or sell any shares of Stock under any Award if the issuance or sale
of such shares would constitute a violation by the Participant, any other individual exercising an Option or Stock Appreciation Right,
or the Company of any provisions of any law or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation any federal or state
securities laws or regulations. If at any time the Company shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification
of any shares subject to an Award upon any securities exchange or under any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as
a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of shares of Stock hereunder, no shares of Stock may be issued or sold
to the Participant or any other individual exercising an Option or Stock Appreciation Right pursuant to such Award unless such listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company,
and any delay caused thereby shall in no way affect the date of termination of the Award. Specifically, in connection with the Securities
Act, upon the exercise of any Option or the delivery of any shares of Stock underlying an Award, unless a registration statement under
the Securities Act is in effect with respect to the shares of Stock covered by such Award, the Company shall not be required to issue
or sell such shares of Stock unless the Committee has received evidence satisfactory to it that the Participant or any other individual
exercising an Option may acquire such shares of Stock pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Any determination
in this connection by the Committee shall be final, binding, and conclusive. The Company may, but shall in no event be obligated to, register
any securities covered hereby pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order
to cause the exercise of an Option or the issuance or sale of shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan to comply with any law or regulation
of any governmental authority. As to any jurisdiction that expressly imposes the requirement that an Option shall not be exercisable until
the shares of Stock covered by such Option are registered or are exempt from registration, the exercise of such Option (under circumstances
in which the laws of such jurisdiction apply) shall be deemed conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the availability
of such an exemption.

 

		15.2	Rule 16b-3. During any time when the Company has a class of equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange
Act, it is the intent of the Company that Awards pursuant to the Plan and the exercise of Options granted hereunder will qualify for the
exemption provided by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. To the extent that any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee does
not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3, it shall be deemed inoperative to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by
the Committee, and shall not affect the validity of the Plan. In the event that Rule 16b-3 is revised or replaced, the Committee may exercise
its discretion to modify this Plan in any respect necessary to satisfy the requirements of, or to take advantage of any features of, the
revised exemption or its replacement.

 

		16.	GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

		16.1	Disclaimer of Rights. No provision in the Plan,
in any Award or in any Award Agreement shall be construed to confer upon any individual the right to remain in the employ or service
of the Company or any Affiliate, or to interfere in any way with any contractual or other right or authority of the Company either to
increase or decrease the compensation or other payments to any individual at any time, or to terminate any employment or other relationship
between any individual and the Company or any Affiliate. The obligation of the Company to pay any benefits pursuant to this Plan shall
be interpreted as a contractual obligation to pay only those amounts described herein, in the manner and under the conditions prescribed
herein. The Plan shall in no way be interpreted to require the Company to transfer any amounts to a third party trustee or otherwise
hold any amounts in trust or escrow for payment to any participant or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan.

 

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		16.2	Nontransferability of Awards. Except as provided in Sections 6.6, 6.7, and 7.6 or otherwise at the time of grant or
thereafter, no right or interest of any Participant in an Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be assignable or transferable during
the lifetime of the Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or subjected to any lien, directly or indirectly, by operation of
law, or otherwise, including execution, levy, garnishment, attachment, pledge or bankruptcy, except pursuant to a domestic relations order
in settlement of marital property rights. In the event of a Participant’s death, a Participant’s rights and interests in Awards
shall only be transferable by will or the laws of descent and distribution to the extent provided under this Plan, and payment of any
amounts due thereunder shall be made to, and exercise of any Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be made by, the Participant’s
legal representatives, heirs or legatees. If in the opinion of the Committee a person entitled to payments or to exercise rights with
respect to the Plan is unable to care for his or her affairs because of mental condition, physical condition or age, payment due such
person may be made to, and such rights shall be exercised by, such person’s guardian, conservator or other legal personal representative
upon furnishing the Committee with evidence satisfactory to the Committee of such status.

 

		16.3	Changes in Accounting or Tax Rules. Except as provided otherwise at the time an Award is granted, notwithstanding any
other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if, during the term of the Plan, any changes in the financial or tax accounting rules applicable
to any Award shall occur which, in the sole judgment of the Committee, may have a material adverse effect on the reported earnings, assets
or liabilities of the Company, the Committee shall have the right and power to modify as necessary, any then outstanding and unexercised
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and other outstanding Awards as to which the applicable services or other restrictions have not been
satisfied.

 

		16.4	Nonexclusivity of the Plan. The adoption of the Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations upon the right
and authority of the Committee to adopt such other incentive compensation arrangements (which arrangements may be applicable either generally
to a class or classes of individuals or specifically to a particular individual or particular individuals) as the Committee in its discretion
determines desirable.

 

		16.5	Captions. The use of captions in this Plan or any Award Agreement is for the convenience of reference only and shall
not affect the meaning of any provision of the Plan or such Award Agreement.

 

		16.6	Other Award Agreement Provisions. Each Award Agreement may contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent
with the Plan as may be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

		16.7	Other Employee Benefits. The amount of any compensation deemed to be received by a Participant as a result of the exercise
of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the sale of Shares received upon such exercise, the vesting of any Restricted Stock, receipt
of Performance Shares, distributions with respect to Restricted Stock Units or Performance Units, or Other Stock-Based Awards shall not
constitute “earnings” or “compensation” with respect to which any other employee benefits of such employee are
determined, including without limitation, benefits under any pension, profit sharing, 401(k), life insurance or salary continuation plan,
except as may be specifically be provided otherwise under the terms of such other employee benefit plan or program.

 

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		16.8	Severability. If any provision of the Plan or
any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions
hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in
any other jurisdiction.

 

		16.9	Governing Law. The validity and construction of this Plan and the Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise
refer construction or interpretation of this Plan and the Award Agreements to the substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

		16.10	Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the Plan and Awards made under the Plan are intended
to comply with the requirements imposed by Section 409A of the Code. If any Plan provision or Award under the Plan would result in the
imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, the Company and the Participant intend that the Plan provision or Award
will be reformed to avoid imposition, to the extent possible, of the applicable tax and no action taken to comply with Section 409A of
the Code shall be deemed to adversely affect the Participant’s rights to an Award. The Participant further agrees that the Committee,
in the exercise of its sole discretion and without the consent of the Participant, may amend or modify an Award in any manner and delay
the payment of any amounts payable pursuant to an Award to the minimum extent necessary to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code as the Committee deems appropriate or desirable. Subject to any other restrictions or limitations contained herein, in the event
that a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code) becomes entitled to a payment under the Plan that
is subject to Section 409A of the Code on account of a “separation of service” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code),
such payment shall not occur until the date that is six months plus one day from the date of such “separation from service”
to the extent necessary in order to avoid the imposition of taxes under Section 409A. Any amount that is otherwise payable within the
six (6) month period described herein will be aggregated and paid in a lump sum amount without interest.

 

		16.11	Recoupment of Awards. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, any award granted or amount
payable or paid under this Plan shall be subject to the terms of any compensation recoupment policy then applicable, if any, of the Company,
to the extent the policy applies to such award or amount. By accepting an award or the payment of any amount under the Plan, each Participant
agrees and consents to the Company’s application, implementation and enforcement of (a) any such policy and (b) any provision of
applicable law relating to cancellation, rescission, payback or recoupment of compensation and expressly agrees that the Company may take
such actions as are permitted under the policy or applicable law without further consent or action being required by such Participant.
To the extent that the terms of this Plan and the policy or applicable law conflict, then the terms of the policy or applicable law shall
prevail.

 

		16.12	Repricing. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no amendment or modification may be made to an outstanding
Option or Stock Appreciation Right that (a) reduces the Exercise Price or Grant Price, either by lowering the Exercise Price or Grant
Price or by canceling the outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right and granting a replacement Option or Stock Appreciation Right
with a lower Exercise Price or Grant Price or by cancellation for cash or another Award if the Exercise Price or Grant Price is higher
than the current Fair Market Value, or (b) would be treated as a repricing under the rules of the exchange upon which shares of Stock
of the Company trade, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that appropriate adjustments may be
made to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights pursuant to Section 14.

 

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		17.	AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

 

		17.1	Amendment, Modification, and Termination. Subject
to Sections 3.2, 16.10 and 17.2, the Board may at any time terminate, and from time to time may amend or modify the Plan; provided,
however, that no amendment or modification may become effective without approval of the stockholders of the Company if stockholder
approval is required to enable the Plan to satisfy any applicable statutory or regulatory requirements, or if the Company, on the advice
of counsel, determines that stockholder approval is otherwise necessary or desirable.

 

		17.2	Awards Previously Granted. Except as otherwise may be required under Section 16.10, notwithstanding Section 17.1 to
the contrary, no amendment, modification or termination of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way
any previously granted Award, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award.

 

		18.	STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL; EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

 

The Plan was originally adopted on April 20, 2008,
and was previously amended and restated effective as of May 29, 2012, May 24, 2016, May 31, 2017, and May 22, 2019. The most recent amendment
and restatement of the Plan was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on April 4, 2022, subject to the approval of the Company’s
stockholders; provided, however, in no event may an Incentive Stock Option be
granted more than ten years after the earlier of (i) the date of the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors or (ii) the Effective
Date.

 

		19.	DURATION

 

Unless sooner terminated by the Board, this Plan
shall terminate automatically on May 19, 2032. After the Plan terminates, no Awards may be granted. Awards outstanding at the time the
Plan terminates shall remain outstanding in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Award Agreement.

 

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