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Specimen certificate evidencing shares of common stock

 Exhibit 4.1 
 

 
  
 016570|
003590|127C|RESTRICTED||4|057-423 
 COMMON STOCK 
 PAR VALUE $0.001 
 Certificate Number 
 ZQ 000000 
 THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
 is the owner of 
 COMMON STOCK 
 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CANTON, MA AND JERSEY CITY, NJ 
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 NEUTRAL TANDEM, INC. 
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON 
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 CUSIP XXXXXX XX X 
 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 
 FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK OF 

Neutral Tandem, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Company”), transferable on the books of the Company in person or by duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby, are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and the
By-Laws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the
Transfer Agent and Registrar. 
 Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized
officers. 
 DATED <<Month Day, Year>> 
 COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: 
 COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 
 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR, 
 Chief Executive Officer and President 
 Secretary 
 By 
 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 
 CUSIP XXXXXX XX X 
 Holder ID XXXXXXXXXX 
 Insurance Value 1,000,000 .00 
 Number of Shares 123456 
 DTC 12345678 123456789012345 
 PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004 
 MR A SAMPLE 
 DESIGNATION (IF ANY) 
 ADD 1 
 ADD 2 
 ADD 3 
 ADD 4 
 Certificate Numbers 
 Num/No. Denom. Total 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 1 1 1 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 2 2 2 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 3 3 3 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 4 4 4 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 5 5 5 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 6 6 6 
 Total
Transaction 
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 NEUTRAL TANDEM,
INC. 
 THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, A SUMMARY OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS,
PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS, AND THE VARIATIONS IN RIGHTS, PREFERENCES AND
LIMITATIONS DETERMINED FOR EACH SERIES, WHICH ARE FIXED BY THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, AS AMENDED, AND THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY, AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS
FOR FUTURE SERIES. SUCH REQUEST MAY BE MADE TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY OR TO THE TRANSFER AGENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY REQUIRE THE OWNER OF A LOST OR DESTROYED STOCK CERTIFICATE, OR HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, TO GIVE THE
COMPANY A BOND TO INDEMNIFY IT AND ITS TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS AGAINST ANY CLAIM THAT MAY BE MADE AGAINST THEM ON ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF ANY SUCH CERTIFICATE. 
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written
out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
 TEN COM - as tenants in common 
 TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties 
 JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common 
 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- . . . . . . . . . .Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 (Cust) (Minor) 
 under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 (State) 
 UNIF TRF MIN ACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Custodian (until age.
.. . ). . . . . . . . . . . 
 (Cust) (Minor) 
 under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. . . . . . . . . . 
 (State)

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 
 For value received, ____________________________hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) 
 Shares 
 of
the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint 
 Attorney

 to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

 Dated: __________________________________________20__________________ 
 Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp 
 THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. 
 Signature: ____________________________________________________________

 Signature: ____________________________________________________________ 
 Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular,
without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.Neutral Tandem, Inc. 2007 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan

 Exhibit 10.20 
  
 NEUTRAL TANDEM, INC. 
 2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
  
 1. Purpose. 
  
 This plan shall be known as the Neutral Tandem, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan shall be to promote the long-term growth and profitability of Neutral Tandem, Inc. (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries by (i) providing certain directors, officers and employees
of, and certain other individuals who perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries with incentives to maximize stockholder value and otherwise contribute to the success of the Company and (ii) enabling the Company to attract, retain
and reward the best available persons for positions of responsibility. Grants of incentive or non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance
awards, or any combination of the foregoing may be made under the Plan. 
  
 2.
Definitions 
  
 (a) “Board of Directors” and
“Board” mean the board of directors of the Company. 
  
 (b) “Cause” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events: 
  
 (i) Conviction of a felony or any crime or offense lesser than a felony involving the property of the Company or a Subsidiary; or 
  
 (ii) Conduct that has caused demonstrable and serious injury to the Company or a Subsidiary, monetary or otherwise; or

  
 (iii) Willful refusal to perform or substantial disregard of
duties properly assigned, as determined by the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be; or 
  
 (iv) Breach of duty of loyalty to the Company or a Subsidiary or any act of fraud or dishonesty with respect to the Company or a Subsidiary. 

 
 (c) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of one of the
following events: 
  
 (i) if any “person” or
“group” as those terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act or any successors thereto, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor thereto), directly
or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or 
  
 (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board and any new directors whose election
by the Board 
  
  

 or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by at least two-thirds of the directors then
still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or 
  
 (iii) consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or
consolidation (A) which would result in all or a portion of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (B) by which the corporate existence of the Company is
not affected and following which the Company’s chief executive officer and directors retain their positions with the Company (and constitute at least a majority of the Board); or 
  
 (iv) consummation of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or a sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all the Company’s assets. 
  
 (d)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 (e) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, which shall consist solely of two or more members of the Board, and each member of the Committee shall be (i) a “non-employee director” within the
meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, unless administration of the Plan by “non-employee directors” is not then required in order for exemptions under Rule 16b-3 to apply to transactions under the Plan, (ii) an
“outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, unless administration of the Plan by “outside directors” is not then required in order to qualify for tax deductibility under Section 162(m) of the
Code, and (iii) independent, as defined by the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market or any national securities exchange on which any securities of the Company are listed for trading, and if not listed for trading, by the rules of the Nasdaq Stock
Market. 
  
 (f) “Common Stock” means the Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, and any other shares into which such stock may be changed by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or any other change in the corporate structure or capital stock of the
Company. 
  
 (g) “Competition” is deemed to occur if a
person whose employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries has terminated obtains a position as a full-time or part-time employee of, as a member of the board of directors of, or as a consultant or advisor with or to, or acquires an ownership
interest in excess of 5% of, a corporation, partnership, firm or other entity that engages in any of the businesses of the Company or any Subsidiary with which the person was involved in a management role at any time during his or her last five
years of employment with or other service for the Company or any Subsidiaries. 
  
 (h) “Disability” means a disability that would entitle an eligible participant to payment of monthly disability payments under any Company disability plan or as otherwise determined by the Committee.

  
  

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 (i) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  
 (j) “Family Member” has the meaning given to such term in General
Instructions A.1(a)(5) to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. 
  
 (k) “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock of the Company means, as of the date in question, the officially-quoted closing selling price
of the stock (or if no selling price is quoted, the bid price) on the principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading (including for this purpose the Nasdaq Global Select Market) (the “Market”) for the
applicable trading day or, if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted in the Market, the Fair Market Value shall be the fair value of the Common Stock determined in good faith by the Board; provided, however, that when shares received upon
exercise of an option are immediately sold in the open market, the net sale price received may be used to determine the Fair Market Value of any shares used to pay the exercise price or applicable withholding taxes and to compute the withholding
taxes. 
  
 (l) “Incentive Stock Option” means an option
conforming to the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and any successor thereto. 
  
 (m) “Non-Employee Director” has the meaning given to such term in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and any successor thereto. 
  

 (n) “Non-qualified Stock Option” means any stock option other than an Incentive Stock Option. 
  
 (o) “Other Company Securities” mean securities of the Company other
than Common Stock, which may include, without limitation, unbundled stock units or components thereof, debentures, preferred stock, warrants and securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or other property. 
  
 (p) “Retirement” means retirement as defined under any Company
pension plan or retirement program or termination of one’s employment on retirement with the approval of the Committee. 
  
 (q) “Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding shares or ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined
voting power of such corporation or other entity entitled to elect the management thereof, or such lesser percentage as may be approved by the Committee, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company. 
  
 3. Administration. 
  
 The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided that the Board may, in its discretion, at any time and from time
to time, resolve to administer the Plan, in which case the term “Committee” shall be deemed to mean the Board for all purposes herein. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall be authorized to (i) select persons to
participate in the Plan, (ii) determine the form and substance of grants made under the Plan to each participant, and 
  
  

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 the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which such grants will be made, (iii) certify that the
conditions and restrictions applicable to any grant have been met, (iv) modify the terms of grants made under the Plan, (v) interpret the Plan and grants made thereunder, (vi) make any adjustments necessary or desirable in connection
with grants made under the Plan to eligible participants located outside the United States and (vii) adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations, and make such other determinations, for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate.
Decisions of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan shall be in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be conclusive and binding on all parties. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations
relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto and the rules and regulations of the principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then
listed for trading. No member of the Committee and no officer of the Company shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such member, by any other member of the Committee or by any officer of the Company in connection with the
performance of duties under the Plan, except for such person’s own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute. 
  
 The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Plan shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or make any other
segregation of assets to assume the payment of any award under the Plan, and rights to the payment of such awards shall be no greater than the rights of the Company’s general creditors. 
  
 4. Shares Available for the Plan. 
  
 Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 16 hereof, an aggregate
of two million eight hundred seventy three thousand six hundred and thirteen (2,873,613) shares of Common Stock are authorized and may be issued pursuant to the Plan, plus an automatic annual increase on the first day of each of the
Company’s fiscal years beginning in 2008 and ending in 2017 equal to the lesser of (i) two percent (2%) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or (ii) such lesser number
of shares of Common Stock as determined by the Committee (collectively, the “Shares”). In addition, upon the effectiveness of this Plan, no further awards of Common Stock will be issued under the Neutral Tandem, Inc. 2003 Stock Option and
Stock Incentive Plan. 
  
 Such Shares may be in whole or in part
authorized and unissued or held by the Company as treasury shares. If any grant under the Plan expires or terminates unexercised, becomes unexercisable or is forfeited as to any Shares, or is tendered or withheld as to any shares in payment of the
exercise price of the grant or the taxes payable with respect to the exercise, then such unpurchased, forfeited, tendered or withheld Shares shall thereafter be available for further grants under the Plan. 
  
 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this
Section 4 or the generality of the provisions of Sections 3, 6 or 18 or any other section of this Plan, the Committee may, at any time or from time to time, and on such terms and conditions (that are consistent with and not in contravention of
the other provisions of this Plan) as the Committee 

  

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may, in its sole discretion, determine, enter into agreements (or take other actions with respect to the options) for new options containing terms (including
exercise prices) more (or less) favorable than the outstanding options. 
  
 5. Participation. 
  
 Participation in the Plan shall be limited to those directors (including Non-Employee Directors), officers (including non-employee officers) and employees of, and other individuals performing services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries
selected by the Committee (including participants located outside the United States). Nothing in the Plan or in any grant thereunder shall confer any right on a participant to continue in the service or employ as a director or officer of or in the
performance of services for the Company or a Subsidiary or shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or a Subsidiary to terminate the employment or performance of services or to reduce the compensation or responsibilities of a
participant at any time. By accepting any award under the Plan, each participant and each person claiming under or through him or her shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his or her acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any
action taken under the Plan by the Company, the Board or the Committee. 
  
 Incentive Stock Options or Non-qualified Stock Options, SARs, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit or deferred stock unit awards, performance awards, or any combination thereof, may be granted to such persons and for such number
of Shares as the Committee shall determine (such individuals to whom grants are made being sometimes herein called “optionees” or “grantees,” as the case may be). Determinations made by the Committee under the Plan need not be
uniform and may be made selectively among eligible individuals under the Plan, whether or not such individuals are similarly situated. A grant of any type made hereunder in any one year to an eligible participant shall neither guarantee nor preclude
a further grant of that or any other type to such participant in that year or subsequent years. 
  
 6. Incentive and Non-qualified Options. 
  

The Committee may from time to time grant to eligible participants Incentive Stock Options, Non-qualified Stock Options, or any combination thereof;
provided that the Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options only to eligible employees of the Company or its subsidiaries (as defined for this purpose in Section 422(a)(2) of the Code or any successor thereto). In any one calendar year, the
Committee shall not grant to any one participant options to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000) (as adjusted pursuant to Section 16 hereof). The options granted shall take such form as
the Committee shall determine, subject to the following terms and conditions. 
  
 It is the Company’s intent that Non-qualified Stock Options granted under the Plan not be classified as Incentive Stock Options, that Non-qualified Stock Options not give rise to plan failure income inclusion
under Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, that Incentive Stock Options be consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required under Section 422 of the Code and any successor thereto, and that any ambiguities in
construction be interpreted in order to effectuate such intent. If an Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan 

  

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does not qualify as such for any reason, then to the extent of such non-qualification, the stock option represented thereby shall be regarded as a
Non-qualified Stock Option duly granted under the Plan, provided that such stock option otherwise meets the Plan’s requirements for Non-qualified Stock Options. 
  
 (a) Price. The price per Share deliverable upon the exercise of each option (“exercise price”) may not be
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of grant of the option, and in the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option to an employee who, at the time of the grant, owns more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the exercise price may not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of grant of the option, in each case unless
otherwise permitted by Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto. 
  
 (b) Payment. Options may be exercised, in whole or in part, upon payment of the exercise price of the Shares to be acquired. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, payment shall be made (i) in cash
(including check, bank draft, money order or wire transfer of immediately available funds), (ii) by delivery of outstanding shares of Common Stock with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price payable
with respect to the options’ exercise, (iii) by simultaneous sale through a broker reasonably acceptable to the Committee of Shares acquired on exercise, as permitted under Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board or (iv) by any
combination of the foregoing. 
  
 In the event a grantee elects to
pay the exercise price payable with respect to an option pursuant to clause (ii) above, (A) only a whole number of share(s) of Common Stock (and not fractional shares of Common Stock) may be tendered in payment, (B) such grantee must
present evidence acceptable to the Company that he or she has owned any such shares of Common Stock tendered in payment of the exercise price (and that such tendered shares of Common Stock have not been subject to any substantial risk of forfeiture)
for at least six months prior to the date of exercise, and (C) Common Stock must be delivered to the Company. Delivery for this purpose may, at the election of the grantee, be made either by (1) physical delivery of the certificate(s) for
all such shares of Common Stock tendered in payment of the price, accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer in a form acceptable to the Company, or (2) direction to the grantee’s broker to transfer, by book entry, such shares of
Common Stock from a brokerage account of the grantee to a brokerage account specified by the Company. When payment of the exercise price is made by delivery of Common Stock, the difference, if any, between the aggregate exercise price payable with
respect to the option being exercised and the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock tendered in payment (plus any applicable taxes) shall be paid in cash. No grantee may tender shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value exceeding
the aggregate exercise price payable with respect to the option being exercised (plus any applicable taxes). 
  
 (c) Terms of Options. The term during which each option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee, but if required by the Code and
except as otherwise provided herein, no option shall be exercisable in whole or in part more than ten years from the date it is granted, and no Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who at the time of the 

  

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grant owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be exercisable more than
five years from the date it is granted. All rights to purchase Shares pursuant to an option shall, unless sooner terminated, expire at the date designated by the Committee. The Committee shall determine the date on which each option shall become
exercisable and may provide that an option shall become exercisable in installments. The Shares constituting each installment may be purchased in whole or in part at any time after such installment becomes exercisable, subject to such minimum
exercise requirements as may be designated by the Committee. Prior to the exercise of an option and delivery of the Shares represented thereby, the optionee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by such outstanding
option (including any dividend or voting rights). 
  
 (d)
Limitations on Grants. If required by the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the grant date) of Shares for which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time by any individual during any calendar year under
all equity incentive plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto) may not exceed $100,000. 
  
 (e) Termination. 
  
 (i) Death or Disability. If a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company or any
Subsidiary due to death or Disability, all of the participant’s options and SARs shall become fully vested and exercisable and shall remain so for a period of 180 days from the date of such death or Disability, but in no event after the
expiration date of the options and SARs; provided that the participant does not engage in Competition during such 180-day period unless he or she received written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee; provided further that the Board or
Committee may extend such exercise period (and related non-competition period) in its discretion, but in no event may such extended exercise period extend beyond the expiration date of the options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Disability
giving rise to the termination of employment is not within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or any successor thereto, Incentive Stock Options not exercised by such participant within 90 days after the date of termination of
employment will cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options and will be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code. 
  

 (ii) Retirement. If a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company or
any Subsidiary upon the occurrence of his or her Retirement, (A) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of Retirement shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period
of 90 days after the date of Retirement, but in no event after the expiration date of the options or SARs; provided that the participant does not engage in Competition during such 90 day period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from
the Board or the Committee; provided further that the Board or Committee may extend such exercise period (and related non-competition period) in its discretion, but in no event may such extended exercise period extend beyond the expiration date of
the options, and (B) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of Retirement shall be forfeited immediately 

  

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upon such Retirement; provided, however, that such options and SARs may become fully vested and exercisable in whole or in part in the discretion of the
Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Stock Options not exercised by such participant within 90 days after Retirement will cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options and will be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options under the Plan if
required to be so treated under the Code. 
  
 (iii) Discharge
for Cause. If a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to perform other services for, the Company or a Subsidiary due to Cause, all of the participant’s options and SARs shall expire and be forfeited immediately
upon such cessation, whether or not then exercisable. 
  
 (iv)
Other Termination. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company or a Subsidiary for any reason other than death, Disability,
Retirement or Cause, (A) all of the participant’s options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of 90 days after the date of such
cessation, but in no event after the expiration date of the options or SARs; provided that the participant does not engage in Competition during such 90-day period unless he or she receives written consent to do so from the Board or the Committee;
provided further that the Board or Committee may extend such exercise period (and related non-competition period) in its discretion, but in no event may such extended exercise period extend beyond the expiration date of the options, and (B) all
of the participant’s options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately upon such cessation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Stock Options not exercised within 90 days after
termination will cease to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated as a Non-qualified Stock Option under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code. 
  
 (v) Change in Control. If there is a Change in Control of the Company and a participant is terminated other than for
Cause from being a director, officer or employee of, or from performing other services for, the Company or a Subsidiary within one year after such Change in Control, all of the participant’s options and SARs shall become fully vested and
exercisable upon such termination and shall remain so for up to one year after the date of termination, but in no event after the expiration date of the options or SARs. In addition, the Committee shall have the authority to grant options and SARs
that become fully vested and exercisable automatically upon a Change in Control, whether or not the grantee is subsequently terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Incentive Stock Options not exercised within 90 days after a participant’s
termination will cease to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated as a Non-qualified Stock Option under the Plan if required to be so treated under the Code. 
  
 (f) Forfeiture. If a participant exercises any of his or her options and SARs and, within one year thereafter, either
(i) is terminated from the Company or a Subsidiary for any of the reasons specified in the definition of “Cause” set forth in Section 2(b), or (ii) engages in Competition without having received written consent to do so from
the Board or the Committee, then the participant may, in the discretion of the Committee, be required to pay the Company the gain represented by the difference between the aggregate selling price of the Shares acquired 

  

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upon the exercise of options or SARs (or, if the Shares were not then sold, their aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise) and the aggregate
exercise price of the options or SARs exercised (the “Option Gain”), without regard to any subsequent increase or decrease in the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock. In addition, the Company may, in its discretion, deduct from any
payment of any kind (including salary or bonus) otherwise due to any such participant an amount equal to the Option Gain. 
  
 (g) Grant of Reload Options. The Committee may provide (either at the time of grant or exercise of an option), in its discretion, for the grant to
a grantee who exercises all or any portion of an option (“Exercised Options”) and who pays all or part of such exercise price with shares of Common Stock, of an additional option (a “Reload Option”) for a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to the sum (the “Reload Number”) of the number of shares of Common Stock tendered for the Exercised Options plus, if so provided by the Committee, the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, tendered by the grantee in
connection with the exercise of the Exercised Options to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding requirements. The terms of each Reload Option, including the date of its expiration and the terms and conditions of its exercisability and
transferability, shall be the same as the terms of the Exercised Option to which it relates, except that (i) the grant date for each Reload Option shall be the date of exercise of the Exercised Option to which it relates and (ii) the
exercise price for each Reload Option shall be the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the grant date of the Reload Option. 
  
 7. Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee shall have the authority to grant SARs under this Plan. SARs shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the
Committee may specify; provided that (1) the exercise price of an SAR may never be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the SAR on the date the SAR is granted, (2) the Shares are traded on an established securities
market, and (3) no SAR may include any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the exercise of the SAR. 
  
 Prior to the exercise of the SAR, the participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by
such outstanding SAR (including any dividend or voting rights). 
  
 Upon the exercise of an SAR, the participant shall be entitled to a distribution in an amount equal to (A) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price of the
SAR multiplied by (B) the number of Shares as to which the SAR is exercised. 
  
 All SARs will be exercised automatically on the last day prior to the expiration date of the SAR so long as the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on that date exceeds the exercise price of the SAR.

  
 8. Restricted Stock. 
  
 The Committee may at any time and from time to time grant Shares of
restricted stock under the Plan to such participants and in such amounts as it determines. Each grant of Shares of restricted stock shall specify the applicable restrictions on such Shares, the duration of 

  

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such restrictions (which shall be at least six months except as otherwise determined by the Committee or provided in the third paragraph of this
Section 8), and the time or times at which such restrictions shall lapse with respect to all or a specified number of Shares that are part of the grant. 
  
 The participant will be required to pay the Company the aggregate par value of any Shares of restricted stock (or such larger amount as the Board may
determine to constitute capital under Section 154 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended, or any successor thereto) within ten days of the date of grant, unless such Shares of restricted stock are treasury shares. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee, certificates representing Shares of restricted stock granted under the Plan will be held in escrow by the Company on the participant’s behalf during any period of restriction thereon and will bear an appropriate
legend specifying the applicable restrictions thereon, and the participant will be required to execute a blank stock power therefor. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, during such period of restriction the participant shall have all of
the rights of a holder of Common Stock, including but not limited to the rights to receive dividends (so long as such dividends are paid by March 15 of the year following the year in which the participant’s right to receive the dividend
vests) and to vote, and any stock or other securities received as a distribution with respect to such participant’s restricted stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as then in effect for the restricted stock. 
  
 Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be
a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries due to death, Disability or Retirement during any period of restriction, all restrictions on Shares of restricted stock granted to such
participant shall lapse. At such time as a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise performing services for, the Company or its Subsidiaries for any other reason, all Shares of restricted stock granted to such
participant on which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be immediately forfeited to the Company. 
  
 If there is a Change in Control of the Company and a participant is terminated other than for Cause from being a director, officer or employee of, or from
performing other services for, the Company or a subsidiary within one year after such Change in Control, all restrictions on Shares of restricted stock granted to such participant shall lapse. In addition, the Committee shall have the authority to
grant shares of restricted stock with respect to which all restrictions shall lapse automatically upon a Change in Control, whether or not the grantee is subsequently terminated. 
  
 9. Restricted Stock Units; Deferred Stock Units. 
  
 The Committee may at any time and from time to time grant restricted stock
units under the Plan to such participants and in such amounts as it determines. Each grant of restricted stock units shall specify the applicable restrictions on such units, the duration of such restrictions (which shall be at least six months
except as otherwise determined by the Committee or provided in the third paragraph of this Section 9), and the time or times at which such restrictions shall lapse with respect to all or a specified number of units that are part of the grant.

  
  

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 Each restricted stock unit shall be equivalent in value to one share of Common Stock and shall entitle
the participant to receive from the Company at the end of the vesting period (the “Vesting Period”) applicable to such unit one Share, unless the participant elects in a timely fashion to defer the receipt of such Shares, as provided
below. Restricted stock units may be granted without payment of cash or consideration to the Company; provided that participants shall be required to pay to the Company the aggregate par value of the Shares received from the Company within ten days
of the issuance of such Shares unless such Shares are treasury shares. 
  
 Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, during the Vesting Period the participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company; provided that the participant shall have the right to receive accumulated dividends (so long
as such dividends are paid by March 15 of the year following the year in which the participant’s right to receive the dividend vests) or distributions with respect to the corresponding number of shares of Common Stock underlying each
restricted stock unit at the end of the Vesting Period, unless such restricted stock units are converted into deferred stock units, in which case such accumulated dividends or distributions shall be paid by the Company to the participant at such
time as the deferred stock units are converted into Shares. 
  
 Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company or any Subsidiary due to death, Disability or Retirement during any Vesting
Period, all restrictions on restricted stock units granted to such participant shall lapse and the participant shall then be entitled to receive payment in Shares with respect to the applicable restricted stock units. At such time as a participant
ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise performing services for, the Company or any Subsidiary for any other reason, all restricted stock units granted to such participant on which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be
immediately forfeited to the Company. 
  
 If there is a Change in
Control of the Company and a participant is terminated other than for Cause from being a director, officer or employee of, or from performing other services for, the Company or any Subsidiary within one year after such Change in Control, all
restrictions on restricted stock units granted to such participant shall lapse. In addition, the Committee shall have the authority to grant restricted stock units with respect to which all restrictions shall lapse automatically upon a Change in
Control, whether or not the grantee is subsequently terminated. 
  
 A participant may elect by written notice to the Company, which notice must be made before the later of (i) the close of the tax year preceding the year in which the restricted stock units are granted or (ii) 30 days of first
becoming eligible to participate in the Plan (or, if earlier, the last day of the tax year in which the participant first becomes eligible to participate in the plan) and on or prior to the date the restricted stock units are granted, to defer the
receipt of all or a portion of the Shares due with respect to the vesting of such restricted stock units; provided that the Committee may impose such additional restrictions with respect to the time at which a participant may elect to defer receipt
of Shares subject to the deferral election, and any other terms with respect to a grant of restricted stock units to the extent the Committee deems necessary to enable the participant to defer recognition of income with respect to such units until

  

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the Shares underlying such units are issued or distributed to the participant. Upon such deferral, the restricted stock units so deferred shall be converted
into deferred stock units. Except as provided below, delivery of Shares with respect to deferred stock units shall be made at the end of the deferral period set forth in the participant’s deferral election notice (the “Deferral
Period”). Deferral Periods shall be no less than one year after the vesting date of the applicable restricted stock units. 
  
 Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, during such Deferral Period the participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company;
provided that, the participant shall have the right to receive accumulated dividends or distributions with respect to the corresponding number of shares of Common Stock underlying each deferred stock unit at the end of the Deferral Period when such
deferred stock units are converted into Shares. 
  
 Except as
otherwise provided by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company or any Subsidiary upon his or her death prior to the end of the Deferral Period, the participant
shall receive payment in Shares in respect of such participant’s deferred stock units which would have matured or been earned at the end of such Deferral Period as if the applicable Deferral Period had ended as of the date of such
participant’s death. 
  
 Except as otherwise provided by the
Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company or any Subsidiary upon becoming disabled (as defined under Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code) or Retirement or for
any other reason except termination for Cause prior to the end of the Deferral Period, the participant shall receive payment in Shares in respect of such participant’s deferred stock units at the end of the applicable Deferral Period or on such
accelerated basis as the Committee may determine, to the extent permitted by regulations issued under Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code. 
  
 Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the
Company or any Subsidiary due to termination for Cause such participant shall immediately forfeit any deferred stock units which would have matured or been earned at the end of the applicable Deferral Period. 
  
 Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, in the event of a Change in
Control that also constitutes a “change in the ownership or effective control of” the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets (in each case as determined under regulations issued pursuant
to Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code), a participant shall receive payment in Shares in respect of such participant’s deferred stock units which would have matured or been earned at the end of the applicable Deferral Period as if such
Deferral Period had ended immediately prior to the Change in Control; provided, however, that if an event that constitutes a Change in Control hereunder does not constitute a “change in control” under Section 409A of the Code (or the
regulations promulgated thereunder), no payments with respect to the deferred stock units shall be made under this paragraph to the extent such payments would constitute an impermissible acceleration under Section 409A of the Code. 

 

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 10. Performance Awards. 
  

Performance awards may be granted to participants at any time and from time to time as
determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the size and composition of performance awards granted to a participant. The period over which performance is to be measured (a “performance cycle”)
shall commence on the date specified by the Committee and shall end on the last day of a fiscal year specified by the Committee. A performance award shall be paid no later than the 15th day of the third month following the completion of a performance cycle. Performance awards may include (i) specific dollar-value target awards, (ii) performance units, the value of each such unit being
determined by the Committee at the time of issuance, and/or (iii) performance Shares, the value of each such Share being equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock. 
  
 The value of each performance award may be fixed or it may be permitted to
fluctuate based on a performance factor (e.g., return on equity) selected by the Committee. 
  
 The Committee shall establish performance goals and objectives for each performance cycle on the basis of such criteria and objectives as the Committee may select from time to time, including, without limitation, the
performance of the participant, the Company, one or more of its Subsidiaries or divisions or any combination of the foregoing. During any performance cycle, the Committee shall have the authority to adjust the performance goals and objectives for
such cycle for such reasons as it deems equitable. 
  
 The
Committee shall determine the portion of each performance award that is earned by a participant on the basis of the Company’s performance over the performance cycle in relation to the performance goals for such cycle. The earned portion of a
performance award may be paid out in Shares, cash, Other Company Securities, or any combination thereof, as the Committee may determine. 
  
 A participant must be a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise perform services for, the Company or its Subsidiaries at the end of the performance
cycle in order to be entitled to payment of a performance award issued in respect of such cycle; provided, however, that except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if a participant ceases to be a director, officer or employee of, or to
otherwise perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries upon his or her death, Retirement, or Disability prior to the end of the performance cycle, the participant shall earn a proportionate portion of the performance award based upon the
elapsed portion of the performance cycle and the Company’s performance over that portion of such cycle. 
  
 In the event of a Change in Control, a participant shall earn no less than the portion of the performance award that the participant would have earned if
the applicable performance cycle(s) had terminated as of the date of the Change in Control. 
  
 11. Withholding Taxes. 
  
 (a) Participant Election. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, a participant may elect to deliver shares of Common Stock (or have the Company withhold shares 
  

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acquired upon exercise of an option or SAR or deliverable upon grant or vesting of restricted stock, as the case may be) to satisfy, in whole or in part, the
amount the Company is required to withhold for taxes in connection with the exercise of an option or SAR or the delivery of restricted stock upon grant or vesting, as the case may be. Such election must be made on or before the date the amount of
tax to be withheld is determined. Once made, the election shall be irrevocable. The fair market value of the shares to be withheld or delivered will be the Fair Market Value as of the date the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. In the event
a participant elects to deliver or have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 11(a), such delivery or withholding must be made subject to the conditions and pursuant to the procedures set forth in
Section 6(b) with respect to the delivery or withholding of Common Stock in payment of the exercise price of options. 
  
 (b) Company Requirement. The Company may require, as a condition to any grant or exercise under the Plan or to the delivery of certificates for
Shares issued hereunder, that the grantee make provision for the payment to the Company, either pursuant to Section 11(a) or this Section 11(b), of federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to
any grant or delivery of Shares. The Company, to the extent permitted or required by law, shall have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (including salary or bonus) otherwise due to a grantee, an amount equal to any federal, state or
local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant or delivery of Shares under the Plan. 
  
 12. Written Agreement; Vesting. 
  
 Unless the Committee determines otherwise, each participant to whom a grant is made under the Plan shall enter into a written agreement with the Company
that shall contain such provisions, including without limitation vesting requirements, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be approved by the Committee. Unless the Committee determines otherwise and except as otherwise provided in
Sections 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in connection with a Change in Control or certain occurrences of termination, no grant under this Plan may be exercised, and no restrictions relating thereto may lapse, within six months of the date such grant is made.

  
 13. Transferability. 
  
 Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no award granted under the Plan
shall be transferable by a participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a participant’s Family Member by gift or a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code. Unless the Committee determines
otherwise, an option or SAR may be exercised only by the optionee or grantee thereof; by his or her Family Member if such person has acquired the option or SAR by gift or qualified domestic relations order; by the executor or administrator of the
estate of any of the foregoing or any person to whom the option or SAR is transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution; or by the guardian or legal representative of any of the foregoing; provided that Incentive Stock Options may be
exercised by any Family Member, guardian or legal representative only if permitted by the Code and any regulations thereunder. All provisions of this Plan shall in any event continue to apply to any award granted under the Plan and transferred as
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be bound by all provisions of this Plan as and to the same extent as the applicable original grantee. 
  
 14. Listing, Registration and Qualification. 
  
 If the Committee determines that the listing, registration or qualification
upon any securities exchange or under any law of Shares subject to any option, SAR, performance award, restricted stock unit, deferred stock unit or restricted stock grant is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the
granting of same or the issue or purchase of Shares thereunder, no such option or SAR may be exercised in whole or in part, no such performance award may be paid out, and no Shares may be issued, unless such listing, registration or qualification is
effected free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. 
  
 15.
Transfer of Employee. 
  
 The transfer of an employee from
the Company to a Subsidiary, from a Subsidiary to the Company, or from one Subsidiary to another shall not be considered a termination of employment; nor shall it be considered a termination of employment if an employee is placed on military or sick
leave or such other leave of absence which is considered by the Committee as continuing intact the employment relationship. 
  
 16. Adjustments. 
  
 In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination of Shares, merger, consolidation, distribution of assets, or
any other change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the Committee shall make such adjustment as it deems appropriate in the number and kind of Shares or other property available for issuance under the Plan (including, without
limitation, the total number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4), in the number and kind of options, SARs, Shares, restricted stock units, deferred stock units or other property covered by grants previously
made under the Plan, and in the exercise price of outstanding options or SARS; provided, however, that the Committee shall not be required to make any adjustment that would (i) require the inclusion of any compensation deferred pursuant to
provisions of the Plan (or an award thereunder) in a participant’s gross income pursuant to Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder from time to time and/or (ii) cause any award made pursuant to the Plan to be
treated as providing for the deferral of compensation pursuant to such Code section and regulations. Any such adjustment shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other
reorganization in which the Company is not the surviving or continuing corporation or in which a Change in Control is to occur, all of the Company’s obligations regarding awards that were granted hereunder and that are outstanding on the date
of such event shall, on such terms as may be approved by the Committee prior to such event, be (a) canceled in exchange for cash or other property (but, with respect to vested deferred stock units, only if such merger, consolidation, other
reorganization, or Change in Control constitutes a “change in ownership or control” of the Company or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion” of the Company’s assets, as determined pursuant to 
  

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regulations issued under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code) or (b) assumed by the surviving or continuing corporation. 
  
 Without limitation of the foregoing, in connection with any transaction of
the type specified by clause (iii) of the definition of a Change in Control in Section 2(c) that also constitutes a “change in ownership or control” of the Company or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion”
of the Company’s assets, as determined pursuant to regulations issued under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code, the Committee may, in its discretion, (i) cancel any or all outstanding options under the Plan in consideration for
payment to the holders thereof of an amount equal to the portion of the consideration that would have been payable to such holders pursuant to such transaction if their options had been fully exercised immediately prior to such transaction, less the
aggregate exercise price that would have been payable therefor, or (ii) if the amount that would have been payable to the option holders pursuant to such transaction if their options had been fully exercised immediately prior thereto would be
equal to or less than the aggregate exercise price that would have been payable therefor, cancel any or all such options for no consideration or payment of any kind. Payment of any amount payable pursuant to the preceding sentence may be made in
cash or, in the event that the consideration to be received in such transaction includes securities or other property, in cash and/or securities or other property in the Committee’s discretion. 
  
 17. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. 
  
 The Board of Directors or the Committee, without approval of the
stockholders, may amend or terminate the Plan, except that no amendment shall become effective without prior approval of the stockholders of the Company if stockholder approval would be required by applicable law or regulations or by any listing
requirement of the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. 
  
 Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, and in addition to the powers of amendment set forth in this Section 17 and Section 18 hereof or otherwise, the provisions hereof and the provisions of any
award made hereunder may be amended unilaterally by the Committee from time to time to the extent necessary (and only to the extent necessary) to prevent the implementation, application or existence (as the case may be) of any such provision from
(i) requiring the inclusion of any compensation deferred pursuant to the provisions of the Plan (or an award thereunder) in a participant’s gross income pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder from
time to time and/or (ii) inadvertently causing any award hereunder to be treated as providing for the deferral of compensation pursuant to such Code section and regulations. 
  
 18. Amendment or Substitution of Awards under the Plan. 
  
 The terms of any outstanding award under the Plan may be amended from time to time by the Committee in its discretion in any
manner that it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, acceleration of the date of exercise of any award and/or payments thereunder or of the date of lapse of restrictions on Shares (but only to the extent permitted by regulations issued
under Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code); provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section 
  
  

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 16, no such amendment shall adversely affect in a material manner any right of a participant under the award without his
or her written consent, and provided further that the Committee shall not reduce the exercise price of any options or SARs awarded under the Plan without approval of the stockholders of the Company. The Committee may, in its discretion, permit
holders of awards under the Plan to surrender outstanding awards in order to exercise or realize rights under other awards, or in exchange for the grant of new awards, or require holders of awards to surrender outstanding awards as a condition
precedent to the grant of new awards under the Plan, but only if such surrender, exercise, realization, exchange, or grant (a) would not constitute a distribution of deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code or
(b) constitutes a distribution of deferred compensation that is permitted under regulations issued pursuant to Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code. 
  
 19. Commencement Date; Termination Date. 
  
 The date of commencement of the Plan shall be the date on which the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-140127) is
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. If required by the Code, the Plan will also be subject to reapproval by the shareholders of the Company prior to the time required under the Code. 
  
 Unless previously terminated upon the adoption of a resolution of the Board
terminating the Plan, the Plan shall terminate at the close of business on the ten year anniversary of the date on which the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-140127) is declared effective by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. No termination of the Plan shall materially and adversely affect any of the rights or obligations of any person, without his or her written consent, under any grant of options or other incentives theretofore granted under the
Plan. 
  
 20. Severability. 
  
 Whenever possible, each provision of the Plan shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of the Plan is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of the Plan. 
  
 21.
Governing Law. 
  
 The Plan shall be governed by the
corporate laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. 
  

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