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TXN - 12.31.2014 - Exhibit 10(f)

Exhibit 10(f)

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

As Amended October 16, 2008

SECTION 1.  Purpose.
The Texas Instruments 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan is designed to enhance the ability of the Company to attract and retain exceptionally qualified individuals and to encourage them to acquire a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company.
SECTION 2.  Definitions.
As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a)  “Affiliate” shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Company or (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case as determined by the Committee.

(b)  “Award” shall mean any Option, award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.

(c)  “Award Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted under the Plan, which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by a Participant.

(d)  “Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

(e)  “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(f)  “Committee” shall mean a committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall be the Committee under the Plan.

(g)  “Company” shall mean Texas Instruments Incorporated, together with any successor thereto.

(h)  “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended from time to time.

(i)  "Executive Officer" shall mean an individual who is an executive officer of the Company as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act.

(j)  “Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares or other securities) the fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee.

(k)  “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean an option that meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto.

(l)  "Inducement Award" shall mean an Award granted to an individual to induce such individual to accept employment with the Company or an Affiliate to provide services to the Company or an Affiliate.

(m)  "Management" shall mean all (i) officers of the Company, including Executive Officers, and (ii) employees of the Company in Pay Range 1 and 2. 

(n)  “Option” shall mean an option granted under Section 6.

(o)  “Other Stock-Based Award” shall mean any right granted under Section 9.

(p)  “Participant” shall mean an individual granted an Award under the Plan.

(q)  “Performance Unit” shall mean any right granted under Section 8.

(r)  “Plan” shall mean this Texas Instruments 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

(s)  “Restricted Stock” shall mean any Share granted under Section 7.

(t)  “Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean a contractual right granted under Section 7 that is denominated in Shares, each of which represents a right to receive the value of a Share (or a percentage of such value, which percentage may be higher than 100%) upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award agreement.

(u)  “Shares” shall mean shares of the common stock of the Company, $1.00 par value.

(v)  “Substitute Awards” shall mean Awards granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines.

SECTION 3.  Eligibility.
(a)  Any non-Management individual who is employed by the Company or any Affiliate, and any individual who provides services to the Company or any Affiliate as an independent contractor shall be eligible to be selected to receive an Award under the Plan.

(b)  An individual who has agreed to accept non-Management employment by, or to provide services to, the Company or an Affiliate shall be deemed to be eligible for Awards hereunder as of the date of such agreement.

(c)  Directors are not eligible to receive Awards hereunder.

(d)  Holders of options and other types of equity-based awards granted by a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines are eligible for grant of Substitute Awards hereunder in connection with such acquisition or combination transaction, provided that such holders are not Management or Directors at the time of grant.

(e)  Awards may be granted to the trustee of a trust or the appropriate legal representative of a similar entity or arrangement established for the benefit of the individuals specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) above, if necessary to realize tax, accounting, regulatory or other benefits in a jurisdiction other than the United States.

SECTION 4.  Administration.
(a)  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.  The Committee shall be appointed by the Board and shall consist of not less than three directors. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the Committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the Committee.  The Committee may issue rules and regulations for administration of the Plan.  It shall meet at such times and places as it may determine.  A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(b)  Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards (including Substitute Awards) to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with) Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award, including, but not limited to, the inclusion of a provision for the recovery of profits realized from the exercise of an Award if the Participant competes with the Company or becomes employed by a competitor of the Company; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended, and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vi) determine,  consistent with Section 10(f), whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the holder thereof or of the Committee; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) determine whether and to what extent Awards should comply or continue to comply with any requirement of statute or regulation, adopt rules, procedures, and sub-plans to the Plan relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures in foreign jurisdictions; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

(c)  All decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including the Company, the stockholders and the Participants.

SECTION 5.  Shares Available for Awards.
(a)  Subject to adjustment as provided below, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be 240,000,000 shares. 

(b)  Any Shares underlying Substitute Awards or Inducement Awards shall not be counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. 

(c)  If, after the effective date of the Plan, any Shares covered by an Award (other than a Substitute Award or an Inducement Award), or to which such an Award relates, are forfeited, or if such an Award otherwise terminates without the delivery of Shares or of other consideration or without delivery of the full number of shares underlying such Award, then the Shares covered by such Award, or to which such Award relates, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, shall again be, or shall become, available for issuance under the Plan.

(d)  In the event that any Option or other Award granted hereunder (other than a Substitute Award or an Inducement Award) is exercised through the delivery of Shares, or in the event that withholding tax liabilities arising from such Option or Award are satisfied by the withholding of Shares by the Company, the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan shall be increased by the number of Shares so surrendered or withheld. 

(e)  Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

(f)  In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall equitably adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) which thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant, purchase, or exercise price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, the Committee may make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award denominated in Shares shall always be a whole number.  Any such adjustment with respect to a “stock right” outstanding under the Plan, as defined in Section 409A of the Code, shall be made in a manner that is intended to avoid the imposition of any additional tax or penalty under Section 409A.

SECTION 6.  Options.
The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to eligible individuals as designated in Section 3 with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions, in either case not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine:
(a)  The purchase price per Share under an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that, except in the case of Substitute Awards, such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option.

(b)  The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee.

(c)  The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, and the method or methods by which, and the form or forms, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or any combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price, in which, payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have been made.

(d)  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, no  incentive stock options (ISOs) shall be granted under this Plan.  

(e)      Under no circumstances may stock option awards be made that provide by their terms for the automatic award of additional stock options upon the exercise of such awards.

SECTION 7.  Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.
(a)  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units to eligible individuals as designated in Section 3.

(b)  Shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, any limitation on the right to vote a Share of Restricted Stock or the right to receive any dividend or other right or property), which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may deem appropriate.  

(c)  Any share of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates.  In the event any stock certificate is issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan, such certificate shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.

(d)  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of employment or cessation of the provision of services (as determined under criteria established by the Committee) for any reason during the applicable restriction period, all Shares of Restricted Stock and all Restricted Stock Units still, in either case, subject to restriction shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may, when it finds that a waiver would be in the best interests of the Company, waive in whole or in part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

SECTION 8.  Performance Units.
(a)  The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Units to eligible individuals as designated in Section 3.

(b)  Subject to the terms of the Plan, a Performance Unit granted under the Plan (i) may be denominated or payable in cash, Shares (including, without limitation, Restricted Stock), other securities, other Awards, or other property and (ii) shall confer on the holder thereof rights valued as determined by the Committee and payable to, or exercisable by, the holder of the Performance Unit, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the Committee shall establish.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any Performance Unit granted and the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Unit shall be determined by the Committee.

SECTION 9.  Other Stock-based Awards.
The Committee is hereby authorized to grant to eligible individuals as designated in Section 3 such other Awards (including, without limitation, stock appreciation rights and rights to dividends and dividend equivalents) that are denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares) as are deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan.  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards.  Shares or other securities delivered pursuant to a purchase right granted under this Section 9 shall be purchased for such consideration, which may be paid by such method or methods and in such form or forms, including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or any combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine, the value of which consideration, as established by the Committee, shall, except in the case of Substitute Awards, not be less than the Fair Market Value of such Shares or other securities as of the date such purchase right is granted.
SECTION 10.  General Provisions Applicable to Awards.
(a)  Awards shall be granted for no cash consideration or for such minimal cash consideration as may be required by applicable law.
(b)  Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other Award or any award granted under any other plan of the Company.  Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other 

Awards, or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any other plan of the Company, may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

(c)  Subject to the terms of the Plan, payments or transfers to be made by the Company upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Award may be made in such form or forms as the Committee shall determine including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property, or any combination thereof, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with Section 10(f) and rules and procedures established by the Committee.  Such rules and procedures may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of dividend equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments.

(d)  Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, (i) no Award and no right under any such Award, shall be assignable, alienable, saleable or transferable by a Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; provided, however, that, if so determined by the Committee, a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Participant, and to receive any property distributable, with respect to any Award upon the death of the Participant; (ii) each Award, and each right under any Award, shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative; and (iii) no Award and no right under any such Award, may be pledged, alienated, attached, or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance thereof shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.  The restrictions imposed by this paragraph shall not apply to any Award which has been fully exercised, earned or paid, as the case may be, and shall not preclude forfeiture of an Award in accordance with the terms thereof.

(e)  All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed, and any applicable federal or state securities laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

(f)  Unless the Committee expressly determines otherwise in the Award Agreement, any Award of an Option, Restricted Stock or Other Stock-Based Award in the form of a stock appreciation right is intended to qualify as a stock right exempt under Section 409A of the Code, and the terms of the Award Agreement and any related rules and procedures adopted by the Committee shall reflect such intention.  Unless the Committee explicitly determines otherwise in the Award Agreement, with respect to any other Award that would constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Award Agreement shall set forth the time and form of payment and election rights, if any, of the holder in a manner that is intended to avoid the imposition of additional taxes and penalties under Section 409A.  The Company makes no representations or covenants that any Award granted under the Plan will comply with Section 409A.

SECTION 11.  Amendment and Termination.
(a)  Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and unless otherwise expressly provided in an Award Agreement or in the Plan, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, however, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without the consent of the affected Participant, if such action would adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any outstanding Award.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be necessary to enable the Plan to achieve its stated purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States in a tax‐efficient manner and in compliance with local rules and regulations.
(b)  The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate, any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, without the consent of any relevant Participant or holder or beneficiary of an Award; provided, however, that any such action that would adversely affect the rights of any Participant or holder or beneficiary under any Award theretofore granted under the Plan shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of such affected Participant, holder or beneficiary; and provided further that, except as provided in Section 5(f), no such action shall reduce the exercise price of any Option established at the time of grant thereof.  Any such action taken with respect to an Award intended to be a stock right exempt under Section 409A of the Code shall be consistent with the requirements for exemption under Section 409A, and any such action taken with respect to an Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A shall be in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A.  The Company makes no representations or covenants that any action taken pursuant to this Section 11(b) will comply with Section 409A.

(c)  The Committee shall be authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.  Any such action taken with respect to an Award intended to be a stock right exempt under Section 409A of the Code shall be consistent with the requirements for exemption under Section 409A, and any such action taken with respect to an Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A shall be in compliance with requirements of Section 409A.  However, the Company makes no representations or covenants that Awards will comply with Section 409A.

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

SECTION 12.  Miscellaneous.
(a)  No employee, independent contractor, Participant or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of employees, independent contractors, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan.  The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient.
(b)  The Committee may delegate to another committee of the Board, one or more officers or managers of the Company, or a committee of such officers or managers, the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Committee shall determine, to grant Awards to eligible individuals or to cancel, modify, waive rights with respect to, alter, discontinue, suspend or terminate Awards held by Participants; provided, however, that any delegation to management shall conform with the requirements of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as in effect from time to time.

(c)  The Company shall be authorized to withhold from any Award granted or any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards, or other property) of withholding taxes due in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under such Award or under the Plan and to take such other action (including, without limitation, providing for elective payment of such amounts in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property by the Participant) as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy the required tax withholding.

(d)  Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

(e)  The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or any Affiliate.  Further, the Company or the applicable Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or terminate the services of an independent contractor, free from any liability, or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement or in any other agreement binding the parties.

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

(g)  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and a Participant or any other person.  To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

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

SECTION 13.  Effective Date of Plan.

The Plan shall be effective as of the date of its approval by the Board.

SECTION 14.  Term of the Plan.
No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the effective date.  However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award theretofore granted may extend beyond such date, and the authority of the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award, or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award, and the authority of the Board to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond such date.TXN - 12.31.2014 - Exhibit 10(g)

Exhibit 10(g)

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EXECUTIVE OFFICER PERFORMANCE PLAN

As Amended September 17, 2009

The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success of the Company by providing performance-based compensation for executive officers.

For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise indicated, the term "TI" shall mean Texas Instruments Incorporated, "Company" shall mean TI and its subsidiaries, and "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of TI.

The Plan is intended to provide qualified performance-based compensation in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations thereunder ("Code") and will be so interpreted.

Covered Employees

The executive officers of TI (within the meaning of Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended from time to time) as of March 30 of each calendar year ("performance year") shall receive awards under the Plan for such performance year. An individual who becomes an executive officer after March 30 and on or before October 1 of a performance year shall receive an award as provided below.

Administration of Plan

The Plan shall be administered by a Committee of the Board which shall be known as the Compensation Committee (the "Committee"). The Committee shall be appointed by a majority of the whole Board and shall consist of not less than three directors. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the Committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the Committee. A director may serve as a member or alternate member of the Committee only during periods in which the director is an "outside director" as described in Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall have full power and authority to construe, interpret and administer the Plan. It may issue rules and regulations for administration of the Plan. It shall meet at such times and places as it may determine. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and all decisions of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including the Company, the stockholders and the employees.

The Committee shall have the full and exclusive right to make reductions in awards under the Plan. In determining whether to reduce any award and the amount of any reduction, the Committee shall take into consideration such factors as the Committee shall determine.

Expenses of Administration

The expenses of the administration of this Plan, including the interest provided in the Plan, shall be borne by the Company.  

Amendments

The Board may, at any time and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any part thereof as it may deem proper and in the best interests of the Company, provided, however, that no such action shall (i) affect or impair the rights under any award theretofore granted under the Plan, except that in the case of a covered employee employed outside the United States the Committee may vary the provisions of the Plan as it may deem appropriate to conform with local laws, practices and procedures or (ii) increase the maximum amount of any award above the amount described below.

Awards

Subject to the Committee's discretion to reduce such awards, each covered employee shall be entitled to an award for each performance year equal to 0.5% of the Company's consolidated income from continuing operations before (i) provision for income taxes, (ii) awards under the Plan, (iii) any pretax gain or loss exceeding $25 million recognized for the year related to divestiture of a business and (iv) any write-off of in process research and development expenses exceeding $25 million associated with an acquisition, as determined and reported to the Committee by TI's independent auditors ("Consolidated Income").

An individual who becomes an executive officer after March 30 and on or before October 1 of a performance year shall be entitled to a prorated award for that performance year which shall be 0.5% of the Company's Consolidated Income, as defined above, for such performance year multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of complete calendar quarters of such year following the date on which the individual becomes an executive officer and the denominator of which is 4. Such prorated award shall be subject to the Committee's discretion to reduce awards.

Scope of the Plan

Nothing in this Plan shall be construed as precluding or prohibiting the Company from establishing or maintaining other bonus or compensation arrangements, which may be generally applicable or applicable only to selected employees or officers.

Report of Awards; Committee Discretion to Reduce

As soon as practicable after the end of each performance year, TI's independent auditors shall determine and report to the Committee and the Committee shall certify the amount of each award for that year under the provisions of this Plan.

The Committee, in its sole discretion, based on any factors the Committee deems appropriate, may reduce the award to any covered employee in any year (including reduction to zero if the Committee so determines). The Committee shall make a determination of whether and to what extent to reduce awards under the Plan for each year at such time or times following the close of the performance year as the Committee shall deem appropriate. The reduction in the amount of an award to any covered employee for a performance year shall have no effect on the amount of the award to any other covered employee for such year.

All awards are subject to recoupment by the Company, at its request, in accordance with the recoupment policy adopted by the Committee and in effect at the time of the Committee’s determination of the award.  

Payment of Awards

Except to the extent deferred pursuant to the terms and provisions of the TI Deferred Compensation Plan or as provided in the next paragraph, awards and any installments thereof shall be paid in a cash lump sum as soon as practicable after the amount of the awards has been determined, but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the performance year.

The Committee may direct the awards to the covered employees or any of them for any year to be paid in a single amount or in installments of equal or varying amounts or may defer payment of any awards and may prescribe such terms and conditions concerning payment of awards as it deems appropriate, including completion of specific periods of employment with the Company, provided that such terms and conditions are not more favorable to a covered employee than those expressly set forth in the Plan.  In the event the Committee designates a time or form of payment of any award different from the time and form specified in the preceding paragraph, the Committee's designation shall be in writing and made not later than a time that will meet the requirements of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(a)(2).  The Committee may determine that interest will be payable with respect to any payment of any award. The Committee may at any time amend any such direction or amend or delete any such terms and conditions if the Committee deems it appropriate, provided that any such change will be made in a manner that will meet the requirements for subsequent elections of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b) and no such change shall accelerate any payment except as permitted by Section 409A of the Code.  The Committee's actions under this paragraph shall be subject to and in accordance with the rules governing qualified performance based compensation in Section 162(m) of the Code.

Payments of awards to covered employees who are employees of subsidiaries of the Company shall be paid directly by such subsidiaries.

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