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EX-10.20

 Exhibit 10.20 

FIRST DATA CORPORATION 

2015 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 

ARTICLE I - PURPOSE 

1.01 Purpose. 

The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Affiliates an opportunity to (1) acquire a proprietary interest in the
Company and (2) share in the Company’s future success by acquiring shares of Common Stock. It is the Company’s intention to have the Plan (other than any Sub-Plans) qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under
Section 423 of the Code. Accordingly, the provisions of the Plan (other than any Sub-Plans) shall be administered in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. 

ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS 

2.01 Affiliate. 

“Affiliate” means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation of the Company (as determined in accordance with Section 424 of the Code).

 2.02 Base Compensation. 

“Base Compensation” means regular base straight-time gross earnings annualized as of the relevant Offering Commencement Date, excluding
(1) payments, if any, for overtime, incentive compensation, commissions, shift premiums, bonuses, stock or other equity-based compensation, and (2) any other special or one-time remuneration of a Participant during an Offering Period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis, establish a different definition of “Base Compensation” for a subsequent Offering Period prior to the Offering
Commencement Date of such subsequent Offering Period. 
 2.03 Board. 

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

2.04 Change in Control. 

“Change in Control” has the meaning set forth in the Company’s 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time, or any
successor plan thereto. 
 2.05 Code. 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be
deemed to include any regulations or other interpretive guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance. 

 2.06 Common Stock. 

“Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (and any stock or other securities into which such
Common Stock may be converted or into which it may be exchanged). 
 2.07 Company. 

“Company” means First Data Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor entity thereto. 

2.08 Designated Affiliate. 

“Designated Affiliate” means any Affiliate that has been designated by the Board or the Plan Administrator from time to time in its sole discretion
as an Affiliate whose employees are eligible to participate in the Plan. 
 2.09 Designated Foreign Affiliates.

 “Designated Foreign Affiliates” means any Designated Affiliate organized under the laws of any jurisdiction or country other than the
United States of America. 
 2.10 Eligible Employees. 

“Eligible Employees” means, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.02, any individual employed by the Company or a Designated
Affiliate who has completed at least twelve (12) months of service with the Company or a Designated Affiliate, except (1) individuals who are not employed by the Company or a Designated Affiliate prior to the beginning of an Offering
Period or prior to such other time period specified by the Plan Administrator, (2) individuals who provide services to the Company or any of its Designated Affiliates as independent contractors who are reclassified as common law employees for
any reason except for federal income and employment tax purposes, and (3) employees who reside in countries for whom such employees’ participation in the Plan would result in a violation under any applicable corporate, securities or other
laws of such country of residence. 
 2.11 Exchange Act. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section (or rule
promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretive guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or other interpretive
guidance. 
 2.12 Fair Market Value. 

“Fair Market Value” means, on a given date, (1) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the
Common Stock reported on the primary exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and traded on such date, or, if there are no such sales on that date, then on the last preceding date on which such sales were reported, (2) if the Common Stock
is not listed on any national securities exchange but is quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the average between the closing bid price and ask price reported on such date, or, if there is no such sale on that date, then
on the last preceding date on which a sale was reported, or (3) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system on a last sale basis, the amount determined by the Plan
Administrator in good faith to be the fair market value of the Common Stock. 

  
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 2.13 New Purchase Date. 

“New Purchase Date” means a new Purchase Date, as designated by the Plan Administrator, if the Plan Administrator shortens any Offering Period then
in progress. 
 2.14 Notice Period. 

“Notice Period” means the later of (1) the period commencing on the Offering Commencement Date relating to the applicable shares of Common Stock
and ending on the second anniversary thereof, or (2) the period commencing on the Purchase Date related to the applicable shares of Common Stock that were purchased and ending on the first anniversary thereof. 

2.15 Offering Commencement Date. 

“Offering Commencement Date” means the first day of each Offering Period. 

2.16 Offering End Date. 

“Offering End Date” means the last day of each Offering Period. 

2.17 Offering Period. 

“Offering Period” means the three-month period or six-month period established by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section 5.01. 

2.18 Participant. 

“Participant” means, with respect to an Offering Period, an Eligible Employee who is participating in such Offering Period, as provided in
Section 4.01. 
 2.19 Person. 

“Person” means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act). 

2.20 Plan. 
 “Plan”
means this First Data Corporation 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended from time to time. 
 2.21 Plan
Administrator. 
 “Plan Administrator” means the Board or a committee of two or more individuals (which committee need
not be a committee of the Board) designated by the Board to administer the Plan (including any Sub-Plan); provided, that, notwithstanding appointment of a Plan Administrator, the Board may take any action permitted to be exercised by the Plan
Administrator under the Plan (including any Sub-Plan) in accordance with Section 10.01 hereof. 
 2.22 Purchase
Date. 
 “Purchase Date” means, with respect to any Offering Period, the Offering End Date associated with such
Offering Period (or such other date established by the Plan Administrator prior to the applicable Offering Commencement Date or pursuant to Section 9.02); provided, however, if any such date is not a Trading Day, the Purchase Date
shall be the next business day that is a Trading Day. 

  
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 2.23 Purchase Price. 

“Purchase Price” means an amount per share of Common Stock equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock on the Offering Commencement Date, or if such Offering Commencement Date is not a Trading Day, the next business day that is a Trading Day, and (y) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Purchase Date,
or if such Purchase Date is not a Trading Day, the next business day that is a Trading Day. 
 2.24 Reserves.

 “Reserves” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01. 

2.25 Rule 16b-3. 

“Rule 16b-3” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01. 

2.26 Securities Act. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section (or rule promulgated
under) the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretive guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or other interpretive guidance.

 2.27 Sub-Plan. 

“Sub-Plan” means any sub-plan to this Plan that has been adopted by the Board or the Plan Administrator for the purpose of providing employees of
Designated Foreign Affiliates or otherwise outside the United States of America the opportunity to (1) acquire a proprietary interest in the Company and (2) share in the Company’s future success by acquiring shares of Common Stock,
with each such sub-plan designed to comply with local laws applicable to offerings in such foreign jurisdictions. Although any Sub-Plan may be designated a separate and independent plan from the Plan in order to comply with applicable local laws,
the limits specified in Section 3.01 shall apply in the aggregate to the Plan and all Sub-Plans adopted hereunder. 
 2.28
Subscription. 
 “Subscription” means an Eligible Employee’s authorization for payment to be made by
such Eligible Employee for Common Stock purchases under this Plan (including any Sub-Plan) in the form and manner specified by the Plan Administrator (which may include enrollment by submitting forms, by voice response, internet access or other
electronic means). 
 2.29 Trading Day. 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the national stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed is open for trading. 

  
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 ARTICLE III –SHARES OF COMMON STOCK 

3.01 Shares of Common Stock Reserved For the Plan. 

(a) Subject to adjustment in connection with any changes in capitalization of the Company, as provided for in Section 9.01, the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan shall be 6,327,292. 
 (b) In connection with each Offering Period, the
Plan Administrator may specify a maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by any Participant on any Purchase Date during such Offering Period, and/or by all Participants on any Purchase Date during such Offering Period. If the
total number of shares of Common Stock to be issued on any Purchase Date exceeds the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, the Company shall (1) make a pro-rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock
available for delivery and distribution in as nearly a uniform manner as shall be practicable and the Plan Administrator determines to be equitable, (2) return the balance of payroll deductions credited to the account of each Participant under
the Plan as promptly as practicable, and (3) have the discretion to terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 5.01(a). If any rights granted under the Plan terminate for any reason without having been
exercised, the shares of Common Stock not purchased under such rights shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. 
 3.02
Participant’s Interest in Rights to Purchase Common Stock. 
 (a) Until the applicable shares of Common
Stock are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company), a Participant shall only have the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares of Common Stock, and no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to such shares of Common Stock. 
 (b) A Participant shall have no interest in the
shares of Common Stock covered by a right to purchase such shares of Common Stock under the Plan until such right has been exercised. 

ARTICLE IV – ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION 

4.01 Enrollment and Participation. 

(a) Any individual who, on the day preceding an Offering Commencement Date, qualifies as an Eligible Employee may elect to become a Participant
in the Plan for such Offering Period by completing and submitting a Subscription, in the form and manner prescribed for this purpose by the Company (including a payroll deduction authorization form). The Subscription shall be filed with the Company
in accordance with the procedures as established by the Company, as may be in effect from time to time. Eligible Employees may not have more than one (1) Subscription in effect with respect to any Offering Period. 

(b) Once enrolled in the Plan, a Participant shall continue to participate in the Plan until such Participant ceases to be an Eligible
Employee or withdraws from the Offering Period or the Plan in accordance with Section 6.03. Under the foregoing automatic enrollment provisions, payroll deductions will continue at the level in effect immediately prior to any new Offering
Commencement Date, unless changed in advance by the Participant in accordance with Section 6.03. A Participant who withdraws from the Plan in accordance with Section 6.03 may again become a Participant if such individual is then an
Eligible Employee, by following the procedure described in Section 4.01(a). 

  
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 4.02 Limitations on Participation. 

Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Eligible Employee shall be granted a right to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the
Plan: 
 (a) if, immediately after the option is granted, such Eligible Employee owns shares of Common Stock possessing five percent
(5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of Common Stock (for purposes of this Section 4.02(a), the rules of Section 424 of the Code shall apply in determining stock ownership of any Eligible Employee),
pursuant to the requirements of Section 423(b)(3) of the Code; or 
 (b) which permits such Eligible Employee to purchase shares of
Common Stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its Designated Affiliates that shall accrue at a rate which exceeds $25,000 in Fair Market Value of the Common Stock (determined at the time such right to purchase Common Stock
is granted) for each calendar year in which such right is outstanding, pursuant to the requirements of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code. When applying the limitations of this Section 4.02(b), (1) the right to purchase Common Stock under
an option accrues when the option (or any portion thereof) first becomes exercisable during the calendar year, (2) the right to purchase Common Stock under an option accrues at the rate provided in the option, but in no case may such rate
exceed $25,000 in Fair Market Value of such Common Stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for any one (1) calendar year, and (3) a right to purchase Common Stock which has accrued under one option granted pursuant to the
Plan may not be carried over to any other option to purchase Common Stock. 
 ARTICLE V – OFFERING PERIODS 

5.01 Offering Periods. 

(a) The Plan shall be implemented through consecutive quarterly or semi-annual Offering Periods, as shall be determined by the Plan
Administrator prior to the first Offering Period, with new Offering Commencement Dates commencing on the first Trading Day on or after (i) January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year (or at such other
times as may be determined by the Plan Administrator) to the extent the Plan Administrator establishes quarterly Offering Periods, and (ii) January 1 and July 1 of each year (or at such other times as may be determined by the Plan
Administrator) to the extent the Plan Administrator establishes semi-annual Offering Periods. The first Offering Period is expected to commence on January 1, 2016. Each Offering Period shall comply with the requirements of
Section 423(b)(5) of the Code. The Plan Administrator shall have the power to terminate or change the duration and/or frequency of the Offering Periods (including the Offering Commencement Date) with respect to future Offering Periods without
stockholder approval. Any such changes shall be announced prior to the scheduled beginning of the affected Offering Period. 
 (b) A
Subscription that is in effect on an Offering End Date will automatically be deemed to be a Subscription for the Offering Period that commences immediately following such Offering End Date, provided that the Participant is still an Eligible Employee
and has not withdrawn such Participant’s Subscription in accordance with Section 6.03. Payroll deductions will continue at the level in effect immediately prior to the new Offering Commencement Date, unless changed in advance by the
Participant in accordance with Section 6.03. 

  
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 5.02 Grant of Option. 

On each Offering Commencement Date, each Participant will automatically be granted an option to purchase as many shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the
nearest whole share of Common Stock) as may be purchased with such Participant’s payroll deductions during the related Offering Period at the Purchase Price, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3.01 and 4.02. 

ARTICLE VI – PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS 

6.01 Amount of Payroll Deductions. 

An Eligible Employee’s Subscription shall authorize payroll deductions at a rate, in whole percentages, of no less than one percent (1%) and no more
than fifteen percent (15%) of such Participant’s Base Compensation, as elected by the Participant, on each payroll date that the Subscription is in effect. Payroll deductions shall commence on the first payroll date following the Offering
Commencement Date and shall continue until the Participant changes the rate of such Participant’s payroll deductions or terminates such Participant’s participation in the Plan, in each case, as provided for in Section 6.03. 

6.02 Participant’s Account.  

All payroll deductions made with respect to a Participant shall be credited to such Participant’s recordkeeping account under the Plan. A Participant may
not make any separate cash payment into such account. No interest shall accrue or be paid on any amount withheld from a Participant’s pay under the Plan or credited to the Participant’s account, unless required by law. Except as provided
in this Section 6.02, all amounts in a Participant’s account shall be used to purchase whole shares of Common Stock and no cash refunds shall be made from such account. Any amounts that are insufficient to purchase whole shares shall be
credited to the Participant’s account, and added to any fractional amounts resulting on subsequent Purchase Dates. Upon liquidation or other closing of a Participant’s account, any fractional amounts shall be paid in cash to the
Participant. In addition, any amounts that are withheld but unable to be applied to the purchase of Common Stock because of the limitations of Section 4.02 shall be returned to the Participant without interest and shall not be used to purchase
shares of Common Stock with respect to any other Offering Period under the Plan. 
 6.03 No Changes in Payroll Deductions;
Termination of Subscription.  
 (a) Except as may be permitted by the Plan Administrator, as determined in its sole
discretion, following the Offering Commencement Date associated with an Offering Period, a Participant may terminate such Participant’s Subscription for the Offering Period (but may not otherwise increase or decrease such Participant’s
level of elected payroll deductions) under the Subscription with respect to such Offering Period. 
 (b) Any termination of a Subscription
shall only be deemed effective if such termination is executed pursuant to procedures established by the Plan Administrator. If a Participant terminates such Participant’s Subscription with respect to an Offering Period, the accumulated payroll
deductions in such Participant’s account at the time the Subscription is withdrawn shall be paid without interest to such Participant as soon as practicable after receipt of such Participant’s notice of withdrawal and such
Participant’s Subscription for the current Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further contributions for the purchase of shares of Common Stock will be made during the Offering Period or subsequent Offering Periods unless
and until such Participant re-enrolls in the Plan pursuant to Section 4.01(a). Any re-enrollment in the Plan shall be effective only at the commencement of a subsequent Offering Period. 

  
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 ARTICLE VII – TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT/FAILURE TO REMAIN AN ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE 

7.01 Termination of Employment/Failure to Remain an Eligible Employee. 

Termination of a Participant’s employment for any reason, including, but not limited to, retirement and death, or the failure of a Participant to remain
an Eligible Employee, in each case, shall immediately terminate such Participant’s participation in the Plan. In such event, the accumulated payroll deductions in such Participant’s account shall be paid without interest to such
Participant (or such Participant’s beneficiary) as soon as practicable after such event. In such event, such Participant’s Subscription for the current Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further contributions for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock will be made during the Offering Period or subsequent Offering Periods. For purposes of this Section 7.01, an Eligible Employee shall not be deemed to have terminated employment in the case of sick leave,
military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that such leave of absence is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days or re-employment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed
by contract or statute. 
 ARTICLE VIII – EXERCISE OF RIGHTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK 

8.01 Automatic Exercise. 

(a) Unless a Participant terminates such Participant’s Subscription as provided for in Section 6.03, a Participant’s right to
purchase shares of Common Stock will be automatically exercised on each Purchase Date for the applicable Offering Period. The right to purchase shares of Common Stock will be exercised by using the accumulated payroll deductions in such
Participant’s account as of each such Purchase Date to purchase the maximum number of whole shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) that may be purchased at the Purchase Price. The number of whole shares of Common Stock
that will be purchased for each Participant on the Purchase Date shall be determined by dividing (1) such Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions in such Participant’s account as of the Purchase Date by (2) the Purchase
Price. 
 (b) At the time an option granted under the Plan is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the shares of
Common Stock issued to a Participant under the Plan are disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provisions for any applicable federal, state and/or local withholding tax and other applicable tax obligations, if any, which arise upon the
Purchase Date or the disposition of the shares of Common Stock. At any time, the Company or a Designated Affiliate may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s compensation the amount necessary to meet applicable
withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to the sale or disposition of shares of Common Stock by the Participant earlier than as described in
Section 423(a)(1) of the Code. 
 8.02 Delivery of Common Stock. 

(a) As promptly as practicable after each Purchase Date, the number of whole shares of Common Stock purchased by each Participant pursuant to
Section 8.01 shall be deposited into an account established in the Participant’s name with the broker designed by the Plan Administrator for such purpose. 

(b) Shares of Common Stock that are purchased under the Plan will be held in an account in the Participant’s name in uncertificated form.
Furthermore, shares of Common Stock to be delivered to a Participant under the Plan will be registered in the “street name” of such Participant. 

  
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 ARTICLE IX – CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION; ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL 

9.01 Changes in Capitalization. 

Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, (1) the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan that
have not yet been exercised, (2) the number of shares of Common Stock that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but have not yet been placed under option (collectively, the “Reserves”), (3) the number of shares
of Common Stock set forth in Section 3.01(a), (4) the Purchase Price per share, and (5) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by any Participant on any Purchase Date during an Offering Period, shall, if
applicable, be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock
(including any such change in the number of shares of Common Stock effected in connection with a change in domicile of the Company), or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration
by the Company, or any increase or decrease in the value of a share of Common Stock resulting from a spinoff or split-up; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been
“effected without receipt of consideration.” Such adjustment shall be made by the Plan Administrator, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided for herein, no issuance by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an
option. 
 9.02 Adjustments Upon Change in Control. 

(a) In the event of a Change in Control, the Board may take any action it deems necessary or desirable with respect to any option or ongoing
Offering Period, including, but not limited to: (1) terminating the Plan and returning all contributions made by Participants in connection with such termination of the Plan, (2) establishing a New Purchase Date, or (3) providing that
each outstanding option under the Plan will be assumed or an equivalent option will be substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of the successor corporation. 

(b) For purposes of this Section 9.02, an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be assumed upon a Change in Control, if, at
the time of issuance of the stock or other consideration, each holder of an option under the Plan would be entitled to receive the same number and kind of shares of stock or the same amount of property, cash or securities as such holder would have
been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the holder had been, immediately prior to the transaction, the holder of the same number of shares of Common Stock covered by the option at such time (after giving effect to any
adjustments in the number of shares of Common Stock covered by the option as provided for in Section 9.01); provided, however, that if the consideration received in the transaction is not solely common stock of the successor
corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Plan Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock
of the successor corporation or its parent equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of shares of Common Stock in the transaction. 

  
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 ARTICLE X – ADMINISTRATION 

10.01 Appointment of Plan Administrator. 

The Plan Administrator shall administer the Plan. To the extent required for transactions under the Plan to qualify for the exemptions available under Rule
16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”), all actions relating to awards to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be taken by the Board unless each person who serves as the Plan Administrator is
a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 or such actions are taken by a sub-Plan Administrator of the Plan Administrator (or the Board) comprised solely of “non-employee directors.” 

10.02 Authority of Plan Administrator. 

The Plan Administrator shall have full and plenary authority, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to (1) promulgate such rules and regulations as it
deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, (2) interpret the provisions of, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan, and supervise the administration of the Plan,
(3) adopt Sub-Plans, and (4) take all action in connection therewith or in relation thereto as it deems advisable. All determinations by the Plan Administrator under the Plan shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be final,
conclusive, and binding on all Persons. The Company shall pay all expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Plan. No individual who serves as the Plan Administrator shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or
interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all individuals who serve as the Plan Administrator shall be fully indemnified by the Company with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation, to the fullest extent
permitted by law and the Company’s by-laws and certificate of incorporation. 
 ARTICLE XI – MISCELLANEOUS 

11.01 Amendment and Termination. 

(a) The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate the Plan. Except as provided in Article IX, no such termination of the Plan may
affect options previously granted, provided that the Plan or an Offering Period may be terminated by the Plan Administrator on a Purchase Date or by the Board’s setting a New Purchase Date with respect to an Offering Period then in progress if
the Board determines that termination of the Plan and/or the Offering Period is in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders or if continuation of the Plan and/or the Offering Period would cause the Company to incur adverse accounting
charges as a result of a change after the effective date of the Plan in the generally accepted accounting principles applicable to the Plan. Either the Board or the Plan Administrator may amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 9.01 and
this Section 11.01, no amendment to the Plan shall make any change in any option previously granted that adversely affects the rights of any Participant. In addition, to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 or Section 423 of the
Code (or any successor rule or provision or any applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as so required. 

(b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any Participant’s rights may be considered to have been adversely affected,
the Board or the Plan Administrator shall be entitled to change the Offering Period, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, permit tax withholding in excess of the amount designated by a
Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts
applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Base Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board or the Plan Administrator
determines, in its sole discretion, are advisable and consistent with the Plan. 

  
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 (c) Upon termination of the Plan, the date of termination shall be considered a Purchase Date,
and any cash remaining in Participants’ accounts will be applied to the purchase of Common Stock, unless otherwise determined by the Board. Upon termination of the Plan, the Board shall have the authority to establish administrative procedures
regarding the exercise of outstanding rights to purchase shares of Common Stock or to determine that such rights shall not be exercised. 

11.02 Use of Funds. 

All payroll deductions received or held by the Company or any Designated Affiliate under this Plan may be used by the Company or such Designated Affiliate for
any corporate purpose and neither the Company nor any Designated Affiliate shall be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions. 

11.03 Transferability; Notice of Disposition. 

(a) Neither payroll deductions credited to a Participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of a right to purchase
Common Stock or to receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in
Section 7.01. Any such attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition shall be void ab initio. During a Participant’s lifetime, rights to purchase shares of Common Stock that are held by such Participant shall be
exercisable only by such Participant. 
 (b) Each Participant shall notify the Company, in writing, if such Participant disposes of any of
the shares of Common Stock purchased in any Offering Period pursuant to the Plan if such disposition occurs within the Notice Period. The Company may, at any time during the Notice Period, place a legend or legends on any book entry representing
shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan requesting that the Company’s transfer agent notify the Company of any transfer of such shares of Common Stock. The obligation of the Participant to provide such notice shall continue
notwithstanding the placement of any such legend on the book entry. 
 11.04 Term; Stockholder Approval of the
Plan. 
 The Plan shall be effective upon its approval by the Board and shall be approved by the stockholders of the Company, in any
manner permitted by applicable corporate law, within twelve (12) months before or after the Plan is adopted by the Board. No purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan shall occur prior to such stockholder approval. The Plan shall
terminate on the earliest to occur of (1) termination of the Plan by the Plan Administrator (which termination may be effected by the Board at any time), (2) issuance of all of the shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the
Plan; or (3) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the earlier to occur of approval of the Plan by the Board or approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company. 

11.05 No Employment Rights; Effect of the Plan. 

(a) The Plan does not, directly or indirectly, create in any employee or class of employees, any right with respect to continuation of
employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates, and it shall not be deemed to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate employing such person to terminate, or otherwise modify, an employee’s employment at any
time. 
 (b) The provisions of the Plan shall, in accordance with its terms, be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, all successors of
each Participant, including, without limitation, such Participant’s estate and the executors, administrators or trustees thereof, heirs and legatees, and any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or representative of creditors of such Participant.

  
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 11.06 Governing Law. 

The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed wholly
within the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. 
 11.07
Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company
under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the Person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof. 

(b) Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares of Stock. Shares of Common Stock shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the
exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state
securities laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares of Common Stock may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. As a condition to the
exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares of Common Stock are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to
sell or distribute such Common Stock if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law. 

  
 12EX-10.21

 Exhibit 10.21 

OPTION GRANT NOTICE 

UNDER THE 
 FIRST DATA
CORPORATION 
 2015 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 

First Data Corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the
“Plan”), hereby grants to the Participant set forth below the number of Options (each Option representing the right to purchase one share of Common Stock) set forth below, at an Exercise Price per share as set forth below. The
Options granted hereunder are subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein, in the Option Agreement (attached hereto or previously provided to the Participant in connection with a prior grant), and in the Plan, all of which are
incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or in the Option Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan. 
  

	 Participant: 
	[Insert Participant Name] 

  

	 Date of Grant: 
	[Insert Date of Grant] 

  

	 Number of Time Options: 
	[Insert No. of Time Options Granted], subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan (the “Time Options”). 

  

	 Number of Performance Options: 
	[Insert No. of Performance Options Granted], subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan (the “Performance Options”). 

  

	 Exercise Price: 
	[Insert Exercise Price per Share], subject to adjustment as set forth in the Plan. 

  

	 Option Period Expiration Date: 
	[Insert Expiration Date] 

  

	 Type of Option: 
	Nonqualified Stock Option 

  

	 Vesting Schedule: 
	Provided that the Participant has not undergone a Termination at the time of each applicable vesting date, twenty-five percent (25%) of the Time Options (rounded down to the nearest whole share underlying such Option) shall vest and become
exercisable on each of December 31, 2017, December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 (each such date, a “Time-Vesting Vesting Date”). 

 

	 	In the event of a Termination prior to a Time-Vesting Vesting Date, unvested Time Options shall be forfeited to the Company by the Participant for no consideration as of the date of such Termination; provided,
however that, in the event of a 

	 	 
Termination due to death or Disability, by the Participant for Good Reason or by the Service Recipient without Cause, in each case, prior to the date on which the Time Options are fully vested,
the unvested Time Options that would have vested on the next Time-Vesting Vesting Date shall vest pro-rata and become exercisable as of such date of Termination as determined by multiplying the number of Time Options that would have vested on such
next Time-Vesting Vesting Date by a fraction, the numerator of which corresponds to the number of completed months of employment since the Time-Vesting Vesting Date immediately preceding the date of the Participant’s Termination and the
denominator of which is 12 (the “Time Pro Rata Fraction”). For the avoidance of doubt, the numerator of the Time Pro Rata Fraction shall in all cases be a whole number. 

 

	 	Provided that the Participant has not undergone a Termination at the time of the applicable vesting event, one hundred percent (100%) of the Performance Options shall vest and become exercisable on the date
immediately following the date on which the closing trading price of a share of Common Stock on the NYSE or other such primary exchange on which the Common Stock is listed and traded has equaled or exceeded $[    ] for ten
(10) consecutive trading days (such date, the “Performance-Vesting Vesting Date”). In the event of a Termination prior to the Performance-Vesting Vesting Date, unvested Performance Options shall be forfeited to the Company by
the Participant for no consideration as of the date of such Termination. 

  

	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control that occurs prior to the Participant’s Termination: 

  

	 	(1) the Time Options, to the extent not then vested or previously forfeited or cancelled, shall become fully vested; and 

  

	 	(2) the Performance Options, to the extent not then vested or previously forfeited or cancelled, shall become fully vested if the consideration received by holders of Common Stock in cash or marketable securities (which
shall be valued on the date of such Change in Control) in such Change in Control transaction equals or exceeds [●]. To the extent the Performance Options do not vest as a result of a Change in Control, such unvested Performance Options shall
be forfeited to the Company by the Participant for no consideration as of the date of such Change in Control. 

*        *        * 

  
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 THE UNDERSIGNED PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THIS OPTION GRANT NOTICE, THE OPTION AGREEMENT AND THE
PLAN, AND, AS AN EXPRESS CONDITION TO THE GRANT OF OPTIONS HEREUNDER, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS OPTION GRANT NOTICE, THE OPTION AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN. 

This Option Grant Notice may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were
upon the same instrument. 
  

			
	FIRST DATA CORPORATION	    	PARTICIPANT
	  
	    	  

	By:	    	
	Title:	    	

  
 [Signature Page to
Option Award] 

  
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 OPTION AGREEMENT 

UNDER THE 
 FIRST DATA
CORPORATION 
 2015 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 

Pursuant to the Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) delivered to the Participant (as defined in the Grant Notice), and subject to the
terms of this Option Agreement (this “Option Agreement”) and the First Data Corporation 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), First Data Corporation (the
“Company”) and the Participant agree as follows. 
 1. Definitions. Whenever the following terms are used in
this Option Agreement or the Grant Notice, they shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings as set forth in the Plan or in the Grant Notice, as applicable. 

(a) Cause. The term “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in any employment, severance or change in control agreement
between the Participant and the Service Recipient, or, in the absence of any such agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Cause” therein), “Cause” shall mean (1) the Participant’s continued failure to
substantially perform the Participant’s duties with the Company or any other Service Recipient (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness) for a period of ten (10) days following written notice
by the Company to the Participant of such failure, (2) the Participant’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a crime constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, (3) the Participant’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with the Participant’s duties with the Company or any other Service Recipient or any willful misrepresentation,
willful act or willful omission which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (4) the Participant’s material breach of Section 8 hereof. For purposes hereof, no act,
or failure to act, by the Participant will be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief the Participant’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest
of the Company, and under no circumstances will the failure to meet performance targets, after a good faith attempt to do so, in and of itself constitute Cause. 

(b) Confidential Information. The term “Confidential Information” shall mean any data or information and documentation
(including such that is received by third parties) which is competitively sensitive or commercially valuable and not generally known to the public, including, but not limited to: (1) financial, supply and service; (2) data or information
on customers/customers, suppliers, consumers or employees, including personnel data and customer lists, relationships, profiles; (3) marketing and product information, including products planning, marketing strategies, marketing results,
forecasts or strategies, plans, finance, operations, reports, data, sales estimates, business plans, and internal performance results relating to the past, present or future business activities, clients and suppliers; and (4) any scientific or
technical information, design, process, procedure, formula, or improvement, computer software, object code, source code, specifications, inventions, systems information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable and that is not otherwise a Trade
Secret. 
 (c) Good Reason. The term “Good Reason” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in any employment, agreement
between the Participant and the Service Recipient, or, in the absence of any such agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Good Reason” therein), “Good Reason” shall mean (1) a material reduction in the
Participant’s base salary or the Participant’s annual incentive compensation opportunity that results in a material reduction in the Participant’s total compensation opportunity (other than a general reduction in base salary or annual
incentive compensation opportunities that affects all members of senior management of the Company and its Subsidiaries equally); (2) a relocation of the 

  
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Participant’s primary workplace by more than fifty (50) miles from the current workplace; or (3) a substantial reduction in or demotion of the Participant’s duties,
responsibilities or title (other than (x) a change in title that is the result of a broad restructuring of the Company’s or the applicable Service Recipient’s titling of officers, or (y) a change in reporting relationship); in
each case other than any isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure by the Company or the applicable Service Recipient that is not in bad faith and is cured within thirty (30) business days after the Participant gives the Company notice of
such event; provided that “Good Reason” shall cease to exist for an event on the 60th day following the later of its occurrence or the Participant’s knowledge thereof, unless the
Participant has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date. 
 2. Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, in the Grant Notice and in the Plan, for good and valuable consideration, the Company hereby grants to the Participant the right and option to purchase, all or any part of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
subject to the Options provided in the Grant Notice (with each such Option representing the right to purchase one share of Common Stock), at an Exercise Price per share as provided in the Grant Notice. The Company may make one or more additional
grants of Options to the Participant under this Option Agreement by providing the Participant with a new Grant Notice, which may also include any terms and conditions differing from this Option Agreement to the extent provided therein. The Company
reserves all rights with respect to the granting of additional Options hereunder and makes no implied promise to grant additional Options. 

3. Vesting. Subject to the conditions contained herein and in the Plan, the Options granted hereunder shall vest as provided for
in the Grant Notice. 
 4. Exercise of Options Following Termination. Except as otherwise provided for in the Grant Notice,
the provisions of Section 7(c)(2) of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. 
 5. Method of
Exercising Options. All or any portion of the vested Options may be exercised by the delivery of notice of the number of shares subject to the Options that are being exercised accompanied by payment in full of the Exercise Price applicable
to the portion of the Options so exercised. Such notice shall be delivered either (x) in writing to the Company at its principal office or at such other address as may be established by the Committee, to the attention of the Company’s
General Counsel or another officer designated by the Company; or (y) to a third-party administrator as may be arranged for by the Company or the Committee from time to time for purposes of the administration of outstanding Options under the
Plan, in the case of either (x) or (y), as communicated to the Participant by the Company from time to time. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price may be made using the methods described in Section 7(d)(1) or Section 7(d)(2)(C) of
the Plan. 
 6. Issuance of Shares. Following the exercise of all or any portion of the Options hereunder, as promptly as
practicable after receipt of such notification and full payment of the Exercise Price and any required withholding or any other applicable taxes (as provided in Section 10 hereof), the Company shall issue or transfer, or cause such issue or
transfer, to the Participant the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option has been so exercised, and shall either (a) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Participant a certificate or certificates therefor,
registered in the Participant’s name or (b) cause such shares to be credited to the Participant’s account at the third-party administrator. 

7. Non-Transferability. The Options are not transferable by the Participant except to Permitted Transferees in accordance with
Section 14(b) of the Plan. Whenever the word “Participant” is used in any provision of this Option Agreement under circumstances where the provision should logically be construed to apply to the executors, the administrators or the
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may be transferred by will or by the laws of descent and distribution in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan, the word “Participant” shall be deemed to include such person or
persons. Except as otherwise provided herein, no assignment or transfer of the Options, or of the rights represented thereby, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest in the assignee or transferee any interest
or right herein whatsoever, but immediately upon such assignment or transfer the Options shall terminate and become of no further effect. 

8. Confidential Information; Covenant Not to Compete; Covenant Not to Solicit; Clawback/Forfeiture. 

(a) In consideration of the Company granting the Participant the Options set forth on the Grant Notice and entering into this Option Agreement
with the Participant, the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly: 
 (1) at any time during or after the Participant undergoes a
Termination, use, disclose, or disseminate any Confidential Information or Trade Secrets pertaining to the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates. The obligations set forth herein shall not apply to any Confidential Information or Trade
Secret which has become generally known to competitors of the Company or any of its Affiliates through no act or omission of the Participant and nothing in this Option Agreement shall prohibit or impede the Participant from communicating,
cooperating or filing a complaint with any U.S. federal, state or local governmental or law enforcement branch, agency or entity (collectively, a “Governmental Entity”) with respect to possible violations of any U.S. federal, state
or local law or regulation, or otherwise making disclosures to any Governmental Entity, in each case, that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any such law or regulation, provided that in each case such communications and disclosures
are consistent with applicable law, and provided further that under no circumstance is the Participant authorized to disclose any information covered by the Company’s or its Affiliates’ attorney-client privilege or attorney work product or
Trade Secrets without prior written consent of the Board or its designee; 
 (2) at any time during the Participant’s employment with
the Company or any other Service Recipient and for a period of two (2) years following Termination, directly or indirectly, act as a proprietor, investor, director, officer, employee, substantial stockholder, consultant, or partner in any
business that directly or indirectly competes, at the relevant determination date, with the business of the Company or any its Affiliates in any geographic area where the Company or any of its Affiliates manufactures, produces, sells, leases, rents,
licenses or otherwise provides products or services; 
 (3) at any time during the Participant’s employment with the Company or any
other Service Recipient and for a period of two years following Termination, directly or indirectly (A) solicit customers or clients of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to terminate their relationship with the Company or any
of its Affiliates or otherwise solicit such customers or clients to compete with any business of the Company or any of its Affiliates or (B) solicit or offer employment to any person who is, or has been at any time during the twelve
(12) months immediately preceding the Termination employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates; 
 provided that in each of (2) and
(3) above, such restrictions shall not apply with respect to any Affiliate that is not engaged in any business that competes, directly or indirectly, with the Company or any of its Affiliates. If the Participant is bound by any other agreement
with the Company or any other Service Provider regarding the use, dissemination or disclosure of Confidential Information or Trade Secrets, the provisions of this Option Agreement shall be read in such a way as to further restrict and not to permit
any more extensive use, dissemination or disclosure of Confidential Information or Trade Secrets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of Section 8(a)(2), the Participant may, directly or

  
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indirectly own, solely as an investment, securities of any Person engaged in the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock
exchange or quotation system or on the over-the-counter market if the Participant (I) is not a controlling Person of, or a member of a group which controls, such Person and (II) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of
securities of such Person. 
 (b) Notwithstanding Section 8(a) above, if at any time a court holds that the restrictions stated in such
section are unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope or geographic area determined to be reasonable under such circumstances by such court will be substituted
for the stated period, scope or area. Because the Participant’s services are unique and because the Participant has had access to Confidential Information and/or Trade Secrets, the parties hereto agree that money damages will be an inadequate
remedy for any breach of this Option Agreement. In the event of a breach or threatened breach of this Option Agreement, the Company or its successors or assigns may, in addition to other rights and remedies existing in their favor, apply to any
court of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive relief in order to enforce, or prevent any violations of, the provisions hereof (without the posting of a bond or other security). 

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Plan, if the Participant has engaged in or engages in any Detrimental
Activity, then the Committee may, in its sole discretion, take any action permitted under the Plan, including: (1) cancel the Options; or (2) require that the Participant forfeit any gain realized on the exercise of the Options or the
disposition of any shares of Common Stock received upon exercise of the Options and repay such gain to the Company. In addition, if the Participant receives any amount in excess of what the Participant should have received under the terms of this
Option Agreement for any reason (including, without limitation, by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), then the Participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company.
Without limiting the foregoing, all Options shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law. 

9. Rights as Stockholder. The Participant or a Permitted Transferee of the Options shall have no rights as a stockholder with
respect to any share of Common Stock underlying an Option unless and until the Participant shall have become the holder of record or the beneficial owner of such Common Stock, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends or distributions or other
rights in respect of such share of Common Stock for which the record date is prior to the date upon which the Participant shall become the holder of record or the beneficial owner thereof. 

10. Tax Withholding. The provisions of Section 14(d)(1) of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof. To the extent permitted by the Committee or its designee, in its sole discretion, the Participant shall be permitted to satisfy the Participant’s withholding obligations as provided for in Section 14(d)(2) of the Plan. 

11. Notice. Every notice or other communication relating to this Option Agreement between the Company and the Participant shall
be in writing, and shall be mailed to or delivered to the party for whom it is intended at such address as may from time to time be designated by such party in a notice mailed or delivered to the other party as herein provided; provided that,
unless and until some other address be so designated, all notices or communications by the Participant to the Company shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal executive office, to the attention of the Company’s General
Counsel, and all notices or communications by the Company to the Participant may be given to the Participant personally or may be mailed to the Participant at the Participant’s last known address, as reflected in the Company’s records.
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the Participant and any third-party plan administrator shall be mailed, delivered, transmitted or sent in accordance with the procedures established by such third-party plan administrator and
communicated to the Participant from time to time. 
 12. No Right to Continued Service. Neither the Plan nor this Option
Agreement nor the granting of the Options evidenced hereby shall be construed as giving the Participant the right to be retained in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship to, the Company or any other Service Recipient. Further, the Company
or the applicable Service Recipient may at any time dismiss the Participant or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or this Option Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. 

13. Binding Effect. This Option Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators and successors of the
parties hereto. 
 14. Waiver and Amendments. Subject to Section 13(b) of the Plan, the Committee may waive any
conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, this Option Agreement, prospectively or retroactively (including after the Participant’s Termination); provided that any such waiver,
amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the Participant hereunder shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the Participant. No waiver
by either of the parties hereto of their rights hereunder shall be deemed to constitute a waiver with respect to any subsequent occurrences or transactions hereunder unless such waiver specifically states that it is to be construed as a continuing
waiver. 
 15. Governing Law; Arbitration. This Option Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. In the event of any controversy among the parties hereto arising out of, or relating to, this Option Agreement which cannot be settled amicably by the
parties, such controversy shall be finally, exclusively and conclusively settled by mandatory arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules by a single independent arbitrator. Such arbitration
process shall take place in New York, New York. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto and shall be rendered pursuant to a written decision, which contains a detailed recital of the arbitrator’s
reasoning. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company and its Affiliates shall be entitled to seek and receive
injunctive or other relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce the covenant not to compete, covenant not to solicit and/or confidentiality covenants as set forth in Section 8(a) of this Option Agreement. In the event of
any arbitration or other disputes with regard to this Option Agreement or any other document or agreement referred to herein, each party shall pay its own legal fees and expenses, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator. 

16. Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency
between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the provisions of this Option Agreement, the Plan shall govern and control. 
 17.
Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose any other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Options granted hereunder and on any shares acquired under the Plan, to the
extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. 

  
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 18. Entire Agreement. This Option Agreement, the Grant Notice and the Plan
constitute the entire understanding between the Participant and the Company regarding the Options granted hereunder. This Option Agreement, the Grant Notice and the Plan supersede any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the
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