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Exhibit 10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of the 1st day of July, 2022 (the “Agreement”), is made by and between Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation with an address of 25 Greens Hill Lane, Rutland, Vermont 05701 (“Company”), and Sean Steves an individual and a resident of Rutland, Vermont (“Employee”).
WHEREAS, Company is in the business of providing solid waste management, disposal, resource recovery and recycling services and related businesses; and
WHEREAS, Company and Employee are mutually desirous that Company continue to employ Employee, and Employee accepts such continued employment, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained, Company and Employee, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
1.Duties.
1.1During the Agreement Term (as defined below), Employee is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Solid Waste Operations (or such other and comparable titles and positions as shall be given Employee by the Chief Executive Officer of Company), and shall faithfully perform for Company the duties of said office.  Employee shall have such corporate power and authority as are necessary to perform the duties of such office and any other office(s) that are so assigned to him.  Employee shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or his designee.  Employee shall devote substantially all of his business time and effort to the performance of his duties hereunder, shall use all reasonable efforts to advance the best interests of Company and shall not engage in outside business activities which materially interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder; provided, however, that, subject to Sections 5 and 6 below, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Employee from devoting reasonable periods required for participating in professional, educational, philanthropic, public interest, charitable, social or community activities.
The duties to be performed by Employee hereunder shall be performed primarily in Rutland, Vermont, subject to reasonable travel requirements on behalf of Company.
2.Agreement Term.  Company hereby employs Employee, and Employee hereby accepts such employment, for an initial term (“Initial Term”) commencing on the date written above and ending on the first anniversary of such date, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.  The term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended for an additional year at the expiration of the Initial Term or any succeeding term (such Initial Term and any succeeding terms being hereinafter referred to as “Agreement Term”), unless terminated by Company or Employee pursuant to the terms of Section 4 of this Agreement.

3.Compensation and Expenses.
3.1Base Salary.  Subject to the next sentence of this Section 3.1.1, Employee shall be compensated at the annual rate of Three Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($310,000) (“Base Salary”), payable on a bi-weekly basis in accordance with Company’s standard payroll procedures.  The Base Salary will be subject to annual reviews in accordance with Company policy.  Such reviews shall form the basis for any increase in Base Salary.
3.2Incentive Compensation.  In addition to the Base Salary, on an annual basis, subject to annual reviews in accordance with Company policy, and also subject to the overall performance of Company, Employee shall be eligible but not guaranteed to receive a bonus (“Bonus”) consisting of (i) a cash bonus of up to sixty percent (60%) of Employee’s Base Salary, (ii) issuance of additional stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) or performance-based units (“PSUs”) of Company or (iii) a combination of both cash and stock options, RSUs or PSUs in an amount to be determined prior to the conclusion of each fiscal year of Company during the Agreement Term in the sole discretion of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”).  Should a cash Bonus be payable to Employee, it is expected that it will be payable no later than 21⁄2 months after the end of the later of the Employer’s fiscal year or Employee’s taxable year during which the Bonus was earned.
3.3Business Expenses.  Upon submission of appropriate invoices or vouchers, Company shall pay or reimburse Employee for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred or paid by him during the Agreement Term in the performance of his duties hereunder.
3.4Participation in Benefit Plans.  Subject to each plan’s Employee eligibility and contribution requirement, Employee shall be entitled to continue to participate in any health benefit or other employee benefit plans available to Company’s senior executives as in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, any qualified or non-qualified pension, profit sharing and savings plans, any death and disability benefit plans, any medical, dental, health and welfare plans and any stock purchase programs, on terms and conditions at least as favorable as provided to other senior executives of Company, to the extent that he may be eligible to do so under the applicable provisions of any such plan and applicable law.  Following the termination of Employee hereunder or the expiration of the Severance Benefit Term (as defined in Section 4.4.1(e)), Employee and his eligible dependents shall be eligible for health care continuation under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) to the extent authorized by law and at Employee’s own cost.
3.5Vacation.  Employee shall be entitled to vacation time in an amount of four (4) weeks each year.  Company shall have no obligation to pay Employee for any unused vacation time, except as provided in the Company Employee Handbook and by applicable law.
3.6Fringe Benefits and Perquisites.  Employee shall be entitled to any fringe benefits and perquisites that are generally made available to senior executives of Company from time to time and that are approved by the Compensation Committee, including, but not limited to a car allowance in the amount of Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($650.00) per month and a Company gas card.
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4.Termination.  Employee’s employment hereunder may be terminated only under the following circumstances:
4.1Death.  Employee’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death, in which event Company shall pay to Employee’s written designee or, if he has no written designee, to his spouse or, if he leaves no spouse and has no written designee, to his estate, (i) Severance  payable in a lump sum within sixty (60) days of the date of Employee’s death, (ii)  the Acceleration Payment, payable in a  lump sum within sixty (60) days of the date of Employee’s death, and (iii) all reasonable expenses actually incurred or paid by Employee in the performance of his duties hereunder prior to the date of death.
4.2Disability.  Company may terminate Employee’s employment hereunder if (i) as a result of Employee’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, Employee shall have been absent from his duties hereunder on a full-time basis for an aggregate of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive or non-consecutive business days in any twelve (12) consecutive-month period and (ii) within ten (10) days after written notice of termination hereunder is given by Company, Employee shall not have returned to the performance of his duties hereunder on a full-time basis.  The determination of incapacity or disability under the preceding sentence shall be made in good faith by Company based upon information supplied by a physician selected by Company or its insurers and reasonably acceptable to Employee or his legal representative.  During any period that Employee fails to perform his duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness (the “Disability Period”), Employee shall continue to receive his full Base Salary hereunder until his employment is terminated pursuant to this Section 4.2, provided that amounts payable to Employee shall be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any, paid to Employee during the Disability Period under any disability benefit plans of Company.  If Employee is terminated pursuant to this Section 4.2, Company shall pay to Employee (or his legal representative):  (i) Severance, payable as described in Section 4.4.1(c), (ii) the Acceleration Payment, payable as described in Section 4.4.1(a), (iii) Severance Benefits for the Severance Benefit Term, and (iv) all reasonable expenses actually incurred or paid by Employee in the performance of his duties hereunder prior to the date of termination due to disability.
4.3Termination by Company.
4.3.1Termination by Company for Cause.  Company shall have “Cause” to terminate Employee’s employment hereunder upon Employee (A) being convicted of a crime involving Company (other than pursuant to actions taken at the direction or with the approval of the Board), (B) having engaged in (1) willful misconduct which has a material adverse effect on Company, (2) willful or gross neglect or behavior which has a material adverse effect on Company, (3) fraud, (4) misappropriation or (5) embezzlement in the performance of his duties hereunder, or (C) having breached in any material respect the material terms and provisions of this Agreement and failed to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days following written notice from Company specifying such breach.  In the event Employee’s employment is terminated by Company for “Cause”, Employee shall be entitled to continue to receive Base Salary accrued but unpaid and expenses incurred but not repaid to Employee, in each case only until the effective date of such termination.
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4.3.2Termination by Company other than for Cause.  In the event Employee’s employment is terminated by Company other than for Cause, Employee shall be entitled to (i) Severance, payable as described in Section 4.4.1(c), (ii) the Acceleration Payment, payable as described in Section 4.4.1(a), (iii) Severance Benefits for the Severance Benefit Term, and (iv) the accelerated vesting at the time of termination of any stock options, RSUs or other equity grants (with respect to which payment, if any, also shall be made upon such vesting) issued by Company to Employee, provided that the accelerated vesting will only accelerate payment under clause (iv) where permitted by Section 409A (as defined below).
4.4Termination by Employee.
4.4.1Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
(a)“Acceleration Payment” means an amount in cash equal to the value of (i) any Base Salary accrued but unpaid prior to the date of termination, (ii) any Bonus relating to the prior fiscal year which, as of the date of termination, had been determined by Company pursuant to Section 3.2 but not yet paid prior to the date of termination and (iii) any vacation accrued but unused prior to the date of termination.  The Acceleration Payment due under (i) shall be payable in a lump sum immediately upon Employee’s termination, and the Acceleration Payment due under (ii) and (iii) (the “Contingent AP Amounts”) shall be payable in a lump sum within sixty (60) days of the date of Employee’s termination, subject, in the case of the contingent AP Amounts only, to Sections 11 and 20.  The Acceleration Payment due under (i) is not “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A (as defined below) and the Contingent AP Amounts are intended to, and shall be construed to, fit within the short-term deferral exception in Section 409A.
(b)“Good Reason” means the occurrence of one or more of the following conditions:  the assignment to Employee of any duties inconsistent with his status as Senior Vice President of the Company, a material adverse alteration in the nature or status of his responsibilities from those provided herein or the transfer of a significant portion of such responsibilities to one or more third persons, a material diminution in Employee’s base compensation, or a material change in the geographic location at which the employee must perform services for the Company; provided that Employee has given Company notice within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, Company has not remedied the condition within thirty (30) days after receiving such notice and Employee actually terminates within one hundred eighty (180) days of the initial existence of such condition.
(c)“Severance” means the sum of:  (i) one (1) times the highest annual Base Salary that was paid to Employee at any time prior to termination by Employee for Good Reason or prior to when Employee’s employment is terminated by Company other than for “Cause” or by reason of Death or Disability; and (ii) one (1) times Employee’s target annual cash incentive compensation opportunity under the Company’s Non-Equity Incentive Plan (or such successor plan as may be in effect from time to time) for the fiscal year in which termination occurs.  Severance due under (i) shall be paid bi-weekly in accordance with Company payroll procedures, commencing within sixty (60) days of Employee’s termination, and Severance due under (ii) shall be paid in a lump sum within sixty (60) days of the date of Employee’s termination, 
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in all cases subject to Section 11 and, to the extent applicable, Section 20, and less applicable Employee payroll deductions.  Severance payable under clause (i) is intended to, and shall be construed to, fit within the short-term deferral and separation pay exceptions to Section 409A to the maximum permissible extent and each installment payment thereof shall be treated as a separate payment.  Severance payable under clause (ii) is intended to, and shall be construed to, fit within the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A.
(d)“Severance Benefits” means should Employee be eligible for and elect to receive continued group medical and dental insurance through COBRA, the Company and Employee shall each continue to pay their respective portions of the premiums for such benefits as would be applicable to active and similarly situated employees of the Company. The Severance Benefits are intended to, and shall be construed to, fit within the short-term deferral and separation pay exceptions to Section 409A to the maximum permissible extent and each installment thereof shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.
(e)“Severance Benefit Term” means one (1) year from the date Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason, or Employee’s employment is terminated by Company other than for Cause or by reason of Disability; provided however that Company’s obligation to provide Severance Benefits (i) shall terminate upon Employee becoming eligible for coverage under the medical benefits program of a subsequent employer and (ii) shall not be construed to extend any period of continuation coverage (e.g. COBRA) required by U.S. federal law.
(f)“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the regulations issued thereunder, as each may be amended from time to time.
4.4.2Termination by Employee for Good Reason.  At the election of Employee, Employee may terminate his employment for Good Reason immediately upon written notice to Company; provided, however, that Employee must make such election to terminate his employment for Good Reason within ninety (90) days of his becoming aware of the occurrence of such event that qualifies as Good Reason under Section 4.4.1(b) of this Agreement.  If during the Agreement Term Employee’s employment is terminated by Employee for Good Reason, Employee shall be entitled to receive from Company (i) Severance, payable as described in Section 4.4.1(c), (ii) the Acceleration Payment, payable as described in Section 4.4.1(a), (iii) Severance Benefits for the Severance Benefit Term and (iv) the accelerated vesting at the time of termination of any stock options or other equity grants (such as RSUs or PSUs, with respect to which payment also shall be made upon such vesting) issued by Company to Employee, provided that the accelerated vesting will only accelerate payment under clause (iv) where permitted by Section 409A.   
4.4.3Termination by Employee for other than Good Reason.  Upon forty five (45) days’ prior written notice, Employee may terminate his employment with Company other than for Good Reason.  If Employee voluntarily terminates his employment with Company other than for Good Reason, no further payment shall be due Employee pursuant to Sections 3 or 4 (other than payments for accrued and unpaid Base Salary and expenses incurred but not previously paid to Employee, in each case prior to such termination), however the indemnification provisions 
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pursuant to Section 10 hereof shall survive any termination of employment of Employee hereunder.
4.5Effect of Termination on Certain Obligations.  No termination of the employment of Employee by either Company or Employee, whether for Good Reason or without Cause or for Cause, shall terminate, affect or impair any of the obligations or rights of the parties set forth in Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 21 of this Agreement, all of which obligations and rights shall survive any termination of employment of Employee hereunder.
5.Covenant Not to Disclose Confidential Information.  During the Agreement Term, and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, Employee acknowledges that during the course of his affiliation with Company he has or will have access to and knowledge of certain information and data which Company considers confidential and/or proprietary and the release of such information or data to unauthorized persons would be extremely detrimental to Company.  As a consequence, Employee hereby agrees and acknowledges that he owes a duty to Company not to disclose, and agrees that without the prior written consent of Company, at any time, either during or after his employment with Company, he will not communicate, publish or disclose, to any person anywhere, or use, any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct his duties hereunder, provided Employee is acting in good faith and in the best interest of Company.  Employee will use all reasonable efforts at all times to hold in confidence and to safeguard any Confidential Information from falling into the hands of any unauthorized person and, in particular, will not permit any Confidential Information to be read, duplicated or copied.  Employee will return to Company all Confidential Information in Employee’s possession or under Employee’s control when the duties of Employee no longer require Employee’s possession thereof, or whenever Company shall so request, and in any event will promptly return all such Confidential Information if Employee’s employment with Company is terminated for any or no reason and will not retain any copies thereof.  For purposes hereof, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean any information or data used by or belonging or relating to Company whether communication is verbal or in writing that is not known generally to the industry in which Company is or may be engaged, including without limitation, any and all trade secrets, proprietary data and information relating to Company’s business and products, intellectual property, patents, or copyrightable works, price list, customer lists, processes, procedures or standards, know-how, manuals, business strategies, records, drawings, specifications, designs, financial information, whether or not reduced to writing, or information or data which Company advises Employee should be treated as Confidential Information.
6.Covenant Not to Compete and Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement.  Employee acknowledges that he, at the expense of Company, has been and will be specially trained in the business of Company, has established and will continue to establish favorable relations with the customers, clients and accounts of Company and will have access to trade secrets of Company.  Therefore, in consideration of the compensation paid Employee hereunder, and of such training and relations and to further protect trade secrets, directly or indirectly, of Company, Employee agrees that during the term of his employment by Company, and for a period of one (1) year from and after the voluntary or involuntary termination of such employment for any or no reason, he will not, directly or indirectly, without the express written consent of Company:
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(a)own or have any interest in or act as an officer, director, partner, principal, employee, agent, representative, consultant or independent contractor of, or in any way assist in, any business located in or doing business in the United States of America or Canada in any area within one hundred (100) miles of any facility of Company during the term of Employee’s employment, by Company, which is engaged, directly or indirectly, in (i) the solid waste processing, disposal and management business, (ii) the utilization of recyclable materials business or (iii) any other business Company is engaged in or proposes to engage in on the date this Agreement, or subsequently, at the date of termination of this Agreement, including, without limitation, businesses in the nature of, or relating to, sustainability programs, waste reduction, the creation of power or fuels out of waste, landfill gas to energy or gasification businesses, waste water treatment facilities (the businesses described in clauses (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) are collectively referred to as the “Competitive Businesses”); provided, however, that notwithstanding the above, Employee may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of any such person which are traded on any national securities exchange or NASDAQ if Employee (A) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (B) does not, directly or indirectly, own 5% or more of any class of securities of such person;
(b)solicit clients, customers (who are or were customers of Company, or were prospects to be customers of Company, within the twelve (12) months prior to termination) or accounts of Company for, on behalf of or otherwise related to any such Competitive Businesses or any products related thereto; or
(c)solicit, employ or in any manner influence or encourage any person who is or shall be in the employ or service of Company to leave such employ or service.
Furthermore, the terms of this covenant not to compete shall be enforceable against Employee only to the extent that after termination of Employee’s employment, Company continues to pay Employee any and all Severance Benefits, Severance and the Acceleration Payment as required under Section 4 of this Agreement.  Furthermore, if any court determines that the covenant not to compete, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the geographic area or scope covered thereby, such court shall have the power to reduce the duration, area or scope of such provisions and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.
7.Assignment of Inventions and Work.  Employee hereby agrees to disclose in writing to Company any Inventions or copyrightable Works, which are conceived, made, discovered, written or created by Employee, alone and/or in combination with others, during Employee’s employment with Company, and that Employee will, voluntarily and without additional consideration, assign Employee’s rights and title to such Inventions or Works to Company.  This assignment of Inventions or Works relates only to Inventions or Works which are directly related to the businesses of Company. 
8.Specific Performance.  Recognizing that irreparable damage will result to Company in the event of the breach or threatened breach of any of the foregoing covenants and assurances by Employee contained in Sections 5, 6 or 7 hereof, and that Company’s remedies at law for any such breach or threatened breach will be inadequate, Company and its successors and assigns, in addition to such other remedies which may be available to them, shall be entitled to an injunction, 
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including a mandatory injunction, to be issued by any court of competent jurisdiction ordering compliance with this Agreement or enjoining and restraining Employee, and each and every person, firm or company acting in concert or participation with him, from the continuation of such breach.
9.Potential Unenforceability of Any Provision.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that he has had an opportunity to seek advice of counsel in connection with this Agreement.  If a final judicial determination is made that any provision of this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against Employee or Company, the provisions hereof shall be rendered void only to the extent that such judicial determination finds such provisions unenforceable, and such unenforceable provisions shall automatically be reconstituted and became a part of this Agreement, effective as of the date first written above, to the maximum extent in favor of Company (in the case of an Employee breach) or Employee (in the case of a Company breach) that is lawfully enforceable.  A judicial determination that any provision of this Agreement is unenforceable shall in no instance render the entire Agreement unenforceable, but rather the Agreement will continue in full force and effect absent any unenforceable provision to the maximum extent permitted by law.
10.Indemnification.  Company agrees that, except as limited by Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws (as either or both may be amended from time to time), or applicable law, Company shall indemnify Employee (and promptly advance expenses as may be required) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in effect on the date hereof and to such greater extent as applicable law may thereafter from time to time permit.  Employee shall be entitled to this indemnification if by reason of his employment or by any reason of anything done or not done by Employee in any such capacity he is or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or completed Proceeding (as defined herein).  Employee will be indemnified to the full extent permitted by applicable law against expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement including all interest assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of Company, and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending, or completed claim, action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, administrative hearing, appeal, inquiry or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, investigative, or other (whether instituted by Company or any other party), or any inquiry or investigation that Employee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or other, including any action, suit arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, administrative hearing, appeal, or any inquiry or investigation pending on or prior to the date hereof or initiated by Employee to enforce his rights under this indemnification section of this Agreement.  This indemnification and the advancement of expenses shall include attorney’s fees and other reasonable expenses incurred by Employee pursuant to this clause.  In the event that there is a potential conflict of interest between Employee and Company, Employee may select his own counsel (and still be entitled to the benefit of this indemnification).  Employee must submit written requests for payment pursuant to the Section 10 within one hundred twenty (120) days after Employee incurs any expenses or other amounts under this Section 10.  Payment or reimbursement 
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shall be governed by Section 20.  This indemnification clause shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
11.General Release.  Employee recognizes, understands and agrees that the provision of this Agreement by Company, and its terms of employment, as well as its terms of Severance, Severance Benefits and Contingent AP Amounts are generous and extraordinary, and that in consideration thereof, Employee agrees in this Agreement that in advance of and as a condition to the receipt of such Severance Benefits, Severance and Contingent AP Amount, if any, Employee will execute a General Release in a form mutually satisfactory to Company and Employee, but in any case, including appropriate releases for all claims or demands Employee may have against Company, including, without limitation, claims or demands for violation of any laws, rules, regulations, orders or decrees established to protect the rights of employees pursuant to anti-discrimination laws and including all protections required by law to be afforded to Employee relative to the execution and revocation of such a General Release.  Employee understands and agrees that no Severance Benefits, Severance or Contingent AP Amounts will be made to Employee unless, and until Employee and Company execute such a General Release, and Employee’s rights to revoke such General Release have expired or have been extinguished as a matter of law.  Such General Release must be executed and submitted to Company within sixty (60) days following termination of employment.  Payment of amounts exempt from Section 409A shall be made (or shall begin, as the case may be) immediately upon the expiration of the revocation period, as shall the payment of any amounts that constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A (subject to any delay under Section 20 and also provided that if the sixty (60) day period ends in the calendar year subsequent to the year containing the termination of employment, the payment of deferred compensation shall not be made or being earlier than the first business day in that subsequent year).
12.Corporate Authority.  Company represents and warrants to Employee that (a) Company has all necessary power and authority to enter into, and be bound by the terms of, this Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery, and performance of the undertakings contemplated by the Agreement have been duly authorized by Company, and (c) this Agreement shall be a legal, valid and binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally.
13.Notice.  Any notice or other communication hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed or delivered to the respective parties hereto as follows:
(a)If to Company:
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. 
25 Greens Hill Lane Rutland, VT 05701 
Attention:  Chairman & CEO
(b)If to Employee:
Sean Steves
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1506 Blueberry Lane EXT
Rutland, VT 05701
The addresses of either party hereto above may be changed by written notice to the other party.
14.Amendment; Waiver.  This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended and the terms of covenants hereof may be waived, only by written instrument executed by the party against whom such modification or waiver is sought to be enforced.  The failure of either party at any time or times to require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner affect the right at a later time to enforce the same.  No waiver by either party of the breach of any term or covenant contained in this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in anyone or more instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing waiver of any such breach, or a waiver of the breach of any other term or covenant in this Agreement.
15.Benefit and Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of Company, but shall be personal to and not assignable by Employee.  The obligations of Company hereunder are personal to Employee or where applicable to his spouse or estate, and shall be continued only so long as Employee shall be personally discharging her duties hereunder.  Company may assign its rights, together with its obligations, to any corporation which is a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Company; provided, however, that Company shall not be released from its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Employee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
16.GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF VERMONT REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT BE APPLICABLE UNDER PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
17.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original but all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Each counterpart may consist of two copies hereof each signed by one of the parties hereto.
18.Headings.  The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
19.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions and preliminary agreements.  No subsequent modifications may be made to this Agreement except by signed writing of the parties.
20.Compliance with Section 409A.
Payments and benefits under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from Section 409A to the maximum possible extent and, to the extent not exempt, are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with such intent.
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With respect to any “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A that is payable or commences to be payable under this Agreement solely by reason of Employee’s termination of employment, such amount shall be payable or commence to be payable as soon as, and no later than, Employee experiences a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A, subject to Section 11 of the Agreement and subject to the six-month delay described below, if applicable.  In addition, nothing in the Agreement shall require Company to, and Company shall not, accelerate the payment of any amount that constitutes “deferred compensation” except to the extent permitted under Section 409A.
If Employee is a “Specified Employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time his employment terminates and any amount payable to Employee by virtue of his separation from service constitutes “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A, any such amounts that otherwise would be payable during the first six months following separation from service shall be delayed and accumulated for a period of six months and paid in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month.  Amounts exempt from Section 409A shall not be so delayed.  The Severance and Severance Benefits described in Section 4.4.1 of the Agreement are intended to, and shall be construed to, fit within the short-term deferral and separation pay exceptions to Section 409A to the maximum permissible extent and each installment thereof shall be treated as a separate payment for such purposes.
Any reimbursements or in-kind benefits provided to Employee shall be administered in accordance with Section 409A, such that:  (a) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during one year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement or the in-kind benefits provided in any other year; (b) reimbursement of eligible expenses shall be made on or before December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred; and (c) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or to exchange for another benefit.
21.AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
The undersigned parties agree that any disputes that may arise between them (including but not limited to any controversies or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any alleged breach thereof, and any dispute over the interpretation or scope of this arbitration clause) shall be settled by arbitration by a single arbitrator agreed to by the parties, or if one cannot be agreed to by the parties, then by a three (3) person arbitration panel which is selected by the party of the first party, the second member chosen by the party of the second party, and the third member being selected by the first two arbitrators as previously selected by the parties.  The arbitrator(s) shall administer the arbitration in accordance with the American Arbitration Association, Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  No party shall be entitled to punitive, consequential or treble damages.  The arbitrator(s) selection process shall be concluded by the parties within sixty (60) days of a party’s Notice of Arbitration.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO 12 V.S.A. § 5651 et seq.  THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.  AFTER SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT EACH PARTY
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UNDERSTANDS THAT HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRING A LAWSUIT CONCERNING ANY DISPUTE THAT MAY ARISE WHICH IS COVERED BY THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH OR UNLESS IT INVOLVES A QUESTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OR CIVIL RIGHTS.  INSTEAD EACH PARTY HAS AGREED TO SUBMIT ANY SUCH DISPUTE TO AN IMPARTIAL ARBITRATOR.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, all parties have set their hand and seal to this Agreement and Acknowledgement of Arbitration pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 5651 et seq. as of the dates written below:

									
			SEAN STEVES
	Witness:	/s/ Shelley E. Sayward                         	/s/ Sean Steves                
	Date: 	06/20/2022	Date: 06/20/2022
			
			CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC.
	Witness:	/s/ Amy L. Coloutti                         	By: /s/ John W. Casella

	Date:	06/20/2022	Name: John W. Casella
			Date: 06/20/2022

12EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

ZAI LAB LIMITED 
 2022
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 1. DEFINED TERMS 
 The
following terms, when used in the Plan (as defined below), have the meanings and are subject to the provisions set forth below: 
 (a)
“Accounting Rules”: Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor provision. 

(b) “Administrator”: The Compensation Committee, except with respect to such matters that are not delegated to the
Compensation Committee by the Board (whether pursuant to committee charter or otherwise). The Compensation Committee (or the Board, with respect to such matters over which it retains authority under the Plan or otherwise) may delegate (i) to
one or more of its members (or one or more other members of the Board, including the full Board) such of its duties, powers and responsibilities as it may determine; (ii) to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Awards; and
(iii) to such Employees or other persons as it determines such ministerial tasks as it deems appropriate, in each case, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws. For purposes of the Plan, the term “Administrator” will include the Board,
the Compensation Committee, and the person or persons delegated authority under the Plan to the extent of such delegation, as applicable. 

(c) “ADS”: An American Depository Share representing Ordinary Shares on deposit with a U.S. banking institution selected by
the Company and which are registered pursuant to a Form F-1. 
 (d) “Applicable Laws”:
means the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of the corporate, securities, tax and other laws, rules, regulations and government orders, and the rules of any applicable stock exchange or national
market system, of any jurisdiction applicable to Awards. 
 (e) “Associate”: has the meaning ascribed to it in the Listing
Rules. 
 (f) “Award”: Any or a combination of the following: 

(i) Share Options; 

(ii) SARs; 
 (iii) Restricted
Shares; 
 (iv) Unrestricted Shares; 

(v) Share Units, including Restricted Share Units; 

(vi) Performance Awards; and 

(vii) Awards (other than Awards described in (1) through (6) above) that are convertible into or otherwise based on Shares. 

(g) “Board”: The Board of Directors of the Company. 

  
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 (h) “Cause”: In the case of any Participant who is party to an employment
or severance-benefit agreement with the Company or any of its affiliates that contains a definition of “Cause,” the definition set forth in such agreement applies with respect to such Participant for purposes of the Plan for so long as
such agreement is in effect. In every other case, “Cause” means, as determined by the Administrator, (i) a substantial failure of the Participant to perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities to the Company or any of
its affiliates or substantial negligence in the performance of such duties and responsibilities; (ii) the commission by the Participant of a felony (or similar crime) or a crime involving moral turpitude; (iii) the commission by the
Participant of theft, fraud, embezzlement, material breach of trust or any material act of dishonesty involving the Company or any of its affiliates; (iv) a significant violation by the Participant of the code of conduct of the Company or any
of its affiliates of any material policy of the Company or any of its affiliates, or of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (v) material breach of any of the terms of the Plan or any Award made
under the Plan, or of the terms of any other agreement between the Company or any of its affiliates and the Participant; or (vi) other conduct by the Participant that could be expected to be harmful to the business, interests or reputation of
the Company or any of its affiliates. 
 (i) “Close Associate”: has the meaning ascribed to it in the Listing Rules. 

(j) “Code”: The U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended and in effect, or any successor statute as
from time to time in effect. 
 (k) “Compensation Committee”: The Compensation Committee of the Board. 

(l) “Company”: Zai Lab Limited, a company with limited liability under the Companies Law, Cap 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as
consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands. 
 (m) “Connected Persons”: has the meaning ascribed to it in the Listing
Rules. 
 (n) “Core Connected Persons”: has the meaning ascribed to it in the Listing Rules. 

(o) “Covered Transaction”: Following the Trading Date, any of (i) a consolidation, merger or similar transaction or
series of related transactions, including a sale or other disposition of Shares, in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or which results in the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s then-outstanding Shares by a
single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in concert; (ii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all the Company’s assets; or (iii) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company. 

(p) “Date of Adoption”: The earlier of the date the Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders or adopted by the
Board, as determined by the Administrator. 
 (q) “Director”: A member of the Board who is not an Employee. 

(r) “Employee”: Any person who is employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 

(s) “Employment”: A Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates.
Employment will be deemed to continue, unless the Administrator otherwise determines at the time of grant of an Award or thereafter, so long as the Participant is employed by, or otherwise is providing services in a capacity described in
Section 5 to, the Company or any of its affiliates. If a Participant’s employment or other service relationship is with any affiliate of the Company and that entity ceases to be an affiliate of the Company, the Participant’s
Employment will be deemed to have terminated when the entity ceases to be an affiliate of the Company unless the Participant transfers Employment to the Company or any of its remaining affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in construing the
provisions of any Award relating to the payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (subject to Section 409A) upon a termination or cessation of Employment, references to termination or cessation of employment, separation from
service, retirement or similar or correlative terms will be construed to require a “separation from service” (as that term is defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations) from the
Company and from all other corporations and trades or businesses, if any, that would be treated as a single “service recipient” with the Company under Section 1.409A-1(h)(3) of the Treasury
Regulations. The Company may, but need not, elect in writing, subject to the applicable limitations under Section 409A, any of the special elective rules prescribed in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the
Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining whether a “separation from service” has occurred. Any such written election will be deemed a part of the Plan. 

  
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 (t) “Fair Market Value”: As of a particular date, unless otherwise required
by applicable law or regulation, (i) higher of (x) the per-share closing price of the Company’s ADS on Nasdaq on the date of grant, which must be a Nasdaq trading day; and (y) the average per-share closing price of the Company’s ADSs on Nasdaq for the five Nasdaq trading days immediately preceding the date of grant, in each case of (x) and (y), multiplied by the applicable conversion ratio
from an ADS to Ordinary Shares, or (ii) in the event that no Share or ADS is traded on a national securities exchange, the fair market value of a Share determined by the Administrator consistent with the rules of Section 422 and
Section 409A to the extent applicable. 
 (u) “HK Listing Rules” or “Listing Rules”: means the Rules
Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. 
 (v) “HK Stock Exchange” means The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. 
 (w) “ISO”: A Share Option intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the
meaning of Section 422. Each Share Option granted pursuant to the Plan will be treated as providing by its terms that it is to be an NSO unless, as of the date of grant, it is expressly designated as an ISO. “NSO”: A Share
Option that is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422. 
 (x) “Ordinary
Share”: means one ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.000006 per share. 
 (y) “Participant”: A person who
is granted an Award under the Plan. 
 (z) “Performance Award”: An Award subject to performance criteria as the
Administrator determines in its sole discretion. 
 (aa) “Plan”: This Zai Lab Limited 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, as from
time to time amended and in effect. 
 (bb) “Restricted Share”: A Share subject to restrictions requiring that it be
redelivered or offered for sale to the Company if specified service or performance-based conditions are not satisfied. 
 (cc)
“Restricted Share Unit”: A Share Unit that is, or as to which the delivery of Shares or cash in lieu of Shares is, subject to the satisfaction of specified performance or other vesting conditions. 

(dd) “SAR”: A right entitling the holder upon exercise to receive an amount (payable in cash or in Shares of equivalent
value) equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the right over the base value from which appreciation under the SAR is to be measured. 

(ee) “Section 409A”: Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder. 

(ff) “Section 422”: Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder. 

(gg) “Share”: An Ordinary Share or, for so long as there are ADSs available, the number of ADSs equal to an Ordinary Share.
If the ratio of ADSs to Ordinary Shares is changed following the Date of Adoption, then (i) all adjustments made pursuant to Section 7; and (ii) all Awards designated as Awards over Ordinary Shares will automatically be adjusted to
reflect the ratio of the ADSs to Ordinary Shares, as reasonably determined by the Administrator. 
 (hh) “Share Option”: An
option entitling the holder to acquire Shares upon payment of the exercise price. 

  
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 (ii) “Share Unit”: An unfunded and unsecured promise, denominated in
Shares, to deliver Shares or cash measured by the value of Shares in the future. 
 (jj) “Substantial Shareholder”: has the
meaning ascribed to it in the Listing Rules. 
 (kk) “Substitute Awards”: Awards issued under the Plan in substitution for
equity awards of an acquired company that are converted, replaced or adjusted in connection with the acquisition. 
 (ll) “Trading
Date”: The closing of the first sale to the general public of the ADSs representing Ordinary Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement under Applicable Laws, which results in the ADS being publicly-traded on one or more
established stock exchanges or national market systems. 
 (mm) “Unrestricted Share”: A Share not subject to any
restrictions under the terms of the Award. 
 2. PURPOSE 

The Plan provides for the grant of Awards consisting of, or based on, Shares. The purposes of the Plan are to attract, retain and reward key Employees and
Directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company and its subsidiaries, to incentivize them to generate shareholder value, to enable them to participate in the growth of the Company and to align their interests with the interests of the
Company’s shareholders. 
 3. ADMINISTRATION 
 The
Administrator has discretionary authority, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan; determine eligibility for and grant Awards; determine, modify or waive the terms and conditions of any Award; determine the form of
settlement of Awards (whether in cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property); designate whether an Award will be over or with respect to Ordinary Shares or ADSs; prescribe forms, rules and procedures relating to the Plan and Awards; and otherwise
do all things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of the Plan. Determinations of the Administrator made under the Plan are conclusive and bind all persons. 

4. LIMITS ON AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN 
 (a)
Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7(b), the maximum number of Shares that may be delivered in satisfaction of Awards under the Plan is 97,908,743 Shares (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may
be issued in the form of Ordinary Shares or ADSs representing Ordinary Shares); provided that the number of Shares which may be issued upon exercise of all Share Options to be granted under this Plan and any other schemes or plans of
the Company shall not in aggregate exceed 10% of the issued share capital of the Company as of the date of approval of the Plan by shareholders of the Company. The Company may seek approval of its shareholders in a general meeting to refresh the 10%
limit set out above, provided that the total number of Shares which may be issued upon exercise of all Share Options to be granted under the Plan and any other schemes or plans of the Company under the limit as refreshed shall not exceed 10% of the
total number of Shares in issue as at the date of the shareholder approval to refresh such limit. For the purpose of calculating compliance with the new limit as so increased, options granted under the Plan and all other share option schemes
(including those outstanding, cancelled, lapsed in accordance with the terms of the Plan and all other schemes or plans, or exercised options) prior to such increase shall not be counted. A circular must also be sent to shareholders containing such
information as required under the Listing Rules. At any time, the maximum number of Shares which may be issued and/or transferred upon the vesting or exercise of all outstanding Share Options which have been granted and have yet to vest or be
exercised under the Plan and any outstanding options granted under any other share award schemes of the Company shall not exceed 30% of the Shares in issue from time to time. 

  
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 Up to the total number of Shares set forth in the preceding sentence may be delivered in
satisfaction of ISOs, but nothing in this Section 4(a) will be construed as requiring that any, or any fixed number of, ISOs be awarded under the Plan. For purposes of this Section 4(a), no Share shall be treated as delivered under the
Plan unless and until, and to the extent, it is actually issued and delivered to a Participant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Shares withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price or purchase price of an Award or in
satisfaction of tax withholding requirements with respect to an Award and any Shares underlying any portion of an Award that is settled or that expires, becomes unexercisable, terminates or is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, in each
case, without the delivery of Shares shall not be treated as delivered in satisfaction of an Award under the Plan. The limits set forth in this Section 4(a) will be construed to comply with Section 422 to the extent applicable. 

(b) Substitute Awards. The Administrator may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. To the extent consistent with the
applicable requirements of Section 422, the regulations thereunder and other Applicable Laws, Shares delivered under Substitute Awards will be in addition to and will not reduce the number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan set forth
in Section 4(a), but, notwithstanding anything in Section 4(a) to the contrary, if any Substitute Award is settled in cash or expires, becomes unexercisable, terminates or is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, in each case,
without the delivery of Shares, the Shares previously subject to such Award will not be available for future grants under the Plan. The Administrator will determine the extent to which the terms and conditions of the Plan apply to Substitute Awards,
if at all. 
 (c) Type of Shares. Subject to Applicable Laws, Shares delivered by the Company under the Plan in
connection with, or in satisfaction of, an Award, may be authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares, previously issued Ordinary Shares acquired by the Company or ADSs, as determined in the discretion of the Administrator. No fractional Shares or ADSs
will be delivered under the Plan. 
 (d) Individual Limits. 

(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing limits, the maximum grant date fair value of Awards granted to any Director in any calendar
year calculated in accordance with the Accounting Rules, assuming a maximum payout, may not exceed (1) in the case of a newly appointed Director, $750,000 in the first year of his or her appointment, or otherwise (2) $500,000, in each case
subject to Section 4(d)(ii), Section 4(f) and any Applicable Laws. The limitations in this Section 4(d)(i) will not apply to any Award or Shares granted pursuant to an election to receive an Award or Shares in lieu of cash retainers
or other fees (to the extent such Award or Shares have a fair value equal to the value of such cash retainers or other fees). 

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the total number of Shares issued and to be issued upon the
exercise of Share Options granted and to be granted under this Plan and any other plan of the Company to any person within any 12-month period shall not exceed 1% of the Shares in issue at the date of any
grant, provided that Share Options may be issued in excess of such limit if: (a) the Company shall have issued a circular to its shareholders containing such information about the proposed grant as is required by the Listing Rules at the
relevant time; (b) such grant shall have been separately approved by shareholders of the Company in a general meeting at which that proposed grantee and his Close Associates (or his Associates if such proposed grantee is a Connected Person of
the Company) shall have abstained from voting; and (c) the number and terms (including the exercise price) of Share Options to be granted to such person shall have been fixed before the aforesaid shareholder approval. The date of the Board
meeting at which such further grant is approved shall be taken as the date of grant of the relevant Share Options for the purpose of calculating the exercise price. 

(e) Restrictions on grant of Awards 

No Awards shall be offered or granted: 

(a) to any Participant after inside information has come to the Company’s knowledge until (and including) the trading day after the
Company has announced the information; or 

  
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 (b) to any Participant during the period commencing one month immediately before the earlier
of: 
 (i) the date of the Board meeting (as such date is first notified to the HK Stock Exchange under the HK Listing Rules) for approving
the results of the Company for any year, half-year, quarterly or any other interim period (whether or not required under the HK Listing Rules); and 

(ii) the deadline for the Company to announce its results for any year or half-year under the HK
Listing Rules, or quarterly or any other interim period (whether or not required under the HK Listing Rules), 
 and ending on the date of
the results announcement. No Award shall be granted during any period of delay in publishing a results announcement. 
 Furthermore, no
Awards shall be granted to, or accepted by, any Participant who is a Director on any day on which the financial results of our Company are published and: (i) during the period of 60 days immediately preceding the publication date of the annual
results of our Company or if shorter, the period from the end of the relevant financial year up to the publication date of such results; and (ii) during the period of 30 days immediately preceding the publication date of the quarterly results
and half-year results of our Company or if shorter, the period from the end of the relevant quarterly or half-year period up to the publication date of such results.

 (f) Grant of Share Options to Director, Chief Executive or Substantial Shareholder. 

 

	 	(i)	 The approval of independent non-executive Directors of the Company
(excluding any independent non-executive Director of the Company who is intended to be a Participant of the Share Option) will be required for each grant of Share Options to a Director, chief executive, or
Substantial Shareholder of the Company or any of their respective Associates. 

  

	 	(ii)	 If a grant of Share Option(s) to a Substantial Shareholder or an independent
non-executive Director of the Company or their respective Associates will result in the total number of Shares issued and to be issued upon exercise of all the Share Options granted and to be granted
(including options exercised, cancelled and outstanding) to such person under the Plan and any other scheme in the 12-month period up to and including the date of such grant: 

(a) representing in aggregate over 0.1% of the Shares in issue from time to time; and 

(b) having an aggregate value, based on the closing price of the Shares as stated in the HK Stock Exchange’s daily quotations sheet at
the date of each grant, in excess of HK$5 million, 
 such further grant of Share Option(s) must be approved by the shareholders of the
Company, voting by way of poll. In this case the Board shall procure that all the requirements of the HK Listing Rules relating to sending a circular to shareholders are complied with. The grantee, his Associates and all Core Connected Persons of
the Company shall abstain from voting in favor of the resolution at such general meeting. Such shareholder approval is also required for any change in terms of Share Options granted to a Participant who is a Substantial Shareholder or an independent
non-executive Director of the Company or their respective Associates. 
 5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 The Administrator shall select Participants from among key Employees and Directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company and its
subsidiaries. Eligibility for ISOs is limited to individuals described in the first sentence of this Section 5 who are employees of the Company or of a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as those
terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code. Eligibility for Share Options, other than ISOs, and SARs is limited to individuals described in the first sentence of this Section 5 who are providing direct services on the date of grant of
the Award to the Company or to a subsidiary of the Company that would be described in the first sentence of Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E) of the Treasury Regulations. 

  
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 6. RULES APPLICABLE TO AWARDS 

(a) All Awards. 

(i) Award Provisions. The Administrator shall determine the terms of all Awards (including but not limited
to the amount, if any, payable on acceptance of a Share Option), subject to the limitations provided herein. By accepting (or, under such rules as the Administrator may prescribe, being deemed to have accepted) an Award, the Participant will be
deemed to have agreed to the terms of the Award and the Plan. No amount shall be payable on application or acceptance of an Award. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, Substitute Awards may contain terms and conditions that are
inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified herein, as determined by the Administrator. 
 (ii) Term of
Plan. The term of this Plan will expire ten years from the Date of Adoption. After the term, no Awards may be made under this Plan, but previously granted Awards may continue beyond that date in accordance with their terms and the
terms hereof. 
 (iii) Transferability. Neither ISOs nor, except as the Administrator otherwise
expressly provides in accordance with the third sentence of this Section 6(a)(iii), other Awards may be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During a Participant’s lifetime, ISOs and, except as the
Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the third sentence of this Section 6(a)(iii), SARs and NSOs may be exercised only by the Participant. The Administrator may permit the transfer of Awards other than ISOs or other
Share Options, subject to applicable securities and other laws and such limitations as the Administrator may impose. A Share Option shall be personal to the grantee and shall not be assignable and transferable. 

(iv) Vesting, etc. The Administrator shall determine the time or times at which an
Award vests or becomes exercisable and the terms (including performance criteria to be satisfied) on which a Share Option or SAR remains exercisable. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may at any time accelerate the vesting or
exercisability of an Award, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax or other consequences resulting from such acceleration. Any holder of Share Options shall have the rights of a shareholder only as to Shares acquired upon exercise of a
Share Option and not as to unexercised Share Options. Accordingly, such holder shall not have any voting rights, or rights to participate in any dividends or distributions (including those arising on a liquidation of the Company) declared or
recommended or resolved to be paid to the shareholders on the register of members of the Company on a date prior to the name of such holder being registered on such register. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, however, the
following rules will apply if a Participant’s Employment ceases: 
 (A) Except as provided in (B) and (C) below,
immediately upon the cessation of the Participant’s Employment each Share Option and SAR that is then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, will cease to be exercisable and will terminate and all
other Awards that are then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, to the extent not already vested will be forfeited. 

(B) Subject to (C) and (D) below, all vested and unexercised Share Options and SARs held by the Participant or the
Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (1) a period of three months or (2) the
period ending on the latest date on which such Share Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(iv), and will thereupon immediately terminate. 

(C) Subject to (D) below, all vested and unexercised Share Options and SARs held by a Participant or the
Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment due to his or her death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (1) the one (1)-year
period ending with the first anniversary of the Participant’s death or (2) the period ending on the latest date on which such Share Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(iv), and will thereupon
immediately terminate. 

  
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 (D) All Share Options and SARs (whether or not vested or exercisable) held
by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment will immediately terminate upon such cessation of Employment if the termination is for Cause or occurs
in circumstances that in the determination of the Administrator would have constituted grounds for the Participant’s Employment to be terminated for Cause. 

(v) Recovery of Compensation. The Administrator may provide in any case that any outstanding Award (whether or
not vested or exercisable) and the proceeds from the exercise or disposition of any Award or Shares acquired under any Award will be subject to forfeiture and disgorgement to the Company, with interest and other related earnings, if the Participant
to whom the Award was granted violates (A) a non- competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant by which he or she is bound or (B) any Company policy applicable to the
Participant that provides for forfeiture or disgorgement with respect to incentive compensation that includes Awards under the Plan. In addition, the Administrator may require forfeiture and disgorgement to the Company of any outstanding Award and
the proceeds from the exercise or disposition of any Award or Shares acquired under any Award, with interest and other related earnings, to the extent required by law or applicable stock exchange listing standards, including, without limitation,
Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any applicable Company policy. Each Participant, by accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under the Plan, agrees to cooperate fully with the Administrator, and to
cause any and all permitted transferees of the Participant to cooperate fully with the Administrator, to effectuate any forfeiture or disgorgement required hereunder. Neither the Administrator nor the Company nor any other person, other than the
Participant and his or her permitted transferees, if any, will be responsible for any adverse tax or other consequences to a Participant or his or her permitted transferees, if any, that may arise in connection with this Section 6(a)(v). 

(vi) Taxes. The delivery, vesting and retention of Shares, cash or other property under an Award are
conditioned upon full satisfaction by the Participant of all tax withholding requirements with respect to the Award under Applicable Laws. The Administrator shall prescribe such rules for the withholding of taxes with respect to any Award as it
deems necessary. Subject to Applicable Laws, the Administrator may hold back Shares from an Award or permit a Participant to tender previously owned Shares in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements (but not in excess of the maximum withholding
amount consistent with the award being subject to equity accounting treatment under the Accounting Rules). 
 (vii)
Dividend Equivalents, etc. The Administrator may provide for the payment of amounts (on terms and subject to conditions established by the Administrator) in lieu of cash dividends or other cash
distributions with respect to Shares subject to an Award whether or not the holder of such Award is otherwise entitled to share in the actual dividend or distribution in respect of such Award. Any entitlement to dividend equivalents or similar
entitlements will be established and administered either consistent with an exemption from, or in compliance with, the requirements of Section 409A. Dividends or dividend equivalent amounts payable in respect of Awards that are subject to
restrictions may be subject to such limits or restrictions as the Administrator may impose. 
 (viii) Rights
Limited. Nothing in the Plan may be construed as giving any person the right to be granted an Award or to continued employment or service with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any rights as a shareholder except as to Shares
actually issued under the Plan. The loss of existing or potential profit in Awards will not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of Employment for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries to the Participant. 

  
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 (ix) Coordination with Other Plans. Awards under the
Plan may be granted in tandem with, or in satisfaction of or substitution for, other Awards under the Plan or awards made under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. For example, but without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, awards under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or any of its subsidiaries may be settled in Shares (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Shares) under the Plan if the Administrator so determines,
in which case the Shares delivered will be treated as awarded under the Plan (and will reduce the number of Shares thereafter available under the Plan in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 4). 

(x) Section 409A. 

(A) Without limiting the generality of Section 11(b) hereof, to the extent applicable, each Award will contain such terms
as the Administrator determines and will be construed and administered, such that the Award either qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Section 409A or satisfies such requirements. 

(B) If a Participant is deemed on the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment to be a “specified
employee” within the meaning of that term under Section 409A(a)(2)(B), then, with regard to any payment that is considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, to the extent applicable, payable on account of a
“separation from service”, such payment will be made or provided on the date that is the earlier of (1) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of such “separation
from service” and (2) the date of the Participant’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 6(a)(11)(B) (whether they would have otherwise
been payable in a single lump sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) will be paid on the first business day following the expiration of the Delay Period in a lump sum and any remaining payments due under the Award will be paid in
accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them in the applicable Award agreement. 
 (C) For purposes of
Section 409A, each payment made under the Plan will be treated as a separate payment. 
 (xi)
Jurisdictions. In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in various jurisdictions, the Administrator may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate
differences in local law, tax policy or custom applicable in the jurisdiction in which a Participant resides or is employed. Moreover, the Administrator may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of, the
Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments, restatements, or
alternative versions shall increase the Share limitations contained in Section 4 of the Plan. 
 (xii)
Cancellation of Share Options. The Administrator may at any time cancel Share Options previously granted to, but not yet exercised by a Participant to whom the Share Option was granted. Where the Company cancels Share Options
and offers Share Options to the same Participant, the offer of such new Share Options may only be made with available Share Options to the extent not yet granted (excluding the cancelled Share Options) within the limit approved by the shareholders
of the Company as mentioned in Section 4(a). 
 (b) Share Options and SARs. 

(i) Time and Manner of Exercise. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, no Share Option or
SAR will be deemed to have been exercised until the Administrator receives notice of exercise in a form acceptable to the Administrator that is signed by the appropriate person and accompanied by any payment required under the Award. Any attempt to
exercise a Share Option or SAR by any person other than the Participant (or a permitted transferee) will not be given effect unless the Administrator has received such evidence as it may require that the person exercising the Award has the right to
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 (ii) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price (or
the base value from which appreciation is to be measured) of each Award requiring exercise, (A) in the case of a Share Option, based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares; and (B) in the case of an ISO granted to a 10-percent shareholder within the meaning of subsection (b)(6) of Section 422, must be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Award, in each case, determined as of the date of
grant, or such higher amount as the Administrator may determine in connection with the grant. 
 (iii) Payment of
Exercise Price. Where the exercise of an Award is to be accompanied by payment, payment of the exercise price must be by cash or check acceptable to the Administrator or, if so permitted by the Administrator and if legally permissible
under Applicable Laws, (A) through the delivery of previously acquired unrestricted Shares, or the withholding of unrestricted Shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise, in either case, that have a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise
price; (B) through a broker-assisted exercise program acceptable to the Administrator; (C) by other means acceptable to the Administrator; or (D) by any combination of the foregoing permissible forms of payment. The delivery of
previously acquired Shares in payment of the exercise price under clause (A) above may be accomplished either by actual delivery or by constructive delivery through attestation of ownership, subject to such rules as the Administrator may
prescribe. 
 (iv) Maximum Term. The maximum term of Share Options and SARs must not exceed 10 years
from the date of grant (or five years from the date of grant in the case of an ISO granted to a 10-percent shareholder described in Section 6(b)(ii) above). The Share Options and SARs shall lapse
automatically and not be exercisable thereafter. 
 (v) Repricing. In the case of SARs, except in
connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (which term includes, without limitation, any Share dividend, Share split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of Shares) or as otherwise contemplated by Section 7 below, the Company may not, without obtaining shareholder approval: 

(A) amend the terms of outstanding Share Options or SARs to reduce the exercise price or base value of such Share Options or SARs; 

(B) outstanding Share Options or SARs in exchange for Share Options or SARs with an exercise price or base value that is less than the exercise
price or base value of the original Share Options or SARs; or 
 (C) cancel outstanding Share Options or SARs that have an exercise price or
base value greater than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of such cancellation in exchange for cash or other consideration. 

In the case of Share Options, adjustment of the exercise price or the number of Shares subject to Share Options already granted
can only be made in the event of a capitalization issue, rights issue, sub-division or consolidation of Shares or reduction of capital. Any adjustments required must give the Participant the same proportion of
the equity capital as that to which such Participant was previously entitled, but no adjustments may be made to the extent that a Share would be issued at less than its nominal value. The issue of Shares as consideration in a transaction may not be
regarded as a circumstance requiring adjustment. In respect of any such adjustments, other than any made on a capitalization issue, an independent financial adviser or the Company’s auditors must confirm to the Directors in writing that the
adjustments satisfy the requirements set out in this paragraph. 

  
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 7. EFFECT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS 

(a) Mergers, etc. Except as otherwise expressly provided in an Award agreement or by the
Administrator or as required by Applicable Laws, the following provisions will apply in the event of a Covered Transaction: 

(i) Assumption or Substitution. If the Covered Transaction is one in which there is an acquiring or
surviving entity, the Administrator may provide for (i) the assumption or continuation of some or all outstanding Awards or any portion thereof or (ii) the grant of new awards in substitution therefor by the acquiror or survivor or an
affiliate of the acquiror or survivor. An Award will be considered continued if, following the Covered Transaction: 
 (A)
The Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Covered Transaction, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Covered Transaction by
holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the Covered Transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration received by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares) and the Award
otherwise is continued in accordance with its terms (including vesting criteria, subject to Section 7(a)(i)(B) below and Section 7(b)); provided that if the consideration received in the Covered Transaction is not solely common
stock of the successor corporation or its parent corporation, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercising a Share Option or SAR or upon the payout of a Restricted
Stock Unit, or Performance Award, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent corporation equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of common stock in
the Covered Transaction; or 
 (B) the Award is terminated in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property (without
interest), if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the Covered Transaction, and any such cash or property may be
subjected to any escrow applicable to holders of common stock in the Covered Transaction. 
 (ii) Cash-Out of Awards. Subject to Section 7(a)(v) below, the Administrator may provide for payment (a “cash-out”), with respect to some or all
Awards or any portion thereof, equal in the case of each affected Award or portion thereof to the excess, if any, of (A) the Fair Market Value of one Share times the number of Shares subject to the Award or such portion, over (B) the
aggregate exercise or purchase price, if any, under the Award or such portion (in the case of a SAR, the aggregate base value above which appreciation is measured), in each case on such payment terms (which need not be the same as the terms of
payment to holders of Shares) and other terms, and subject to such conditions, as the Administrator determines; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that if as of the date of the occurrence of the Covered Transaction the
Administrator determines that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment. 

(iii) Acceleration of Certain Awards. Subject to Section 7(a)(v) below, the Administrator may provide
that any Award requiring exercise will become exercisable, in full or in part, and/or that the delivery of any Shares remaining deliverable under any outstanding Award of Share Units (including Restricted Share Units and Performance Awards to the
extent consisting of Share Units) will be accelerated, in full or in part, in each case on a basis that gives the holder of the Award a reasonable opportunity, as determined by the Administrator, following exercise of the Award or the delivery of
the Shares, as the case may be, to participate as a shareholder in the Covered Transaction. 
 (iv) Termination of
Awards upon Consummation of Covered Transaction. Except as the Administrator may otherwise determine in any case, each Award will automatically terminate (and in the case of outstanding Restricted Shares, will automatically be
forfeited) immediately upon consummation of the Covered Transaction, other than (A) any Award that is assumed or substituted pursuant to Section 7(a)(i) above and (B) any Award that by its terms, or as a result of action taken by the
Administrator, continues following the Covered Transaction. 

  
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 (v) Additional Limitations. Any Share and any cash or
other property delivered pursuant to Section 7(a)(ii) or Section 7(a)(iii) above with respect to an Award may, in the discretion of the Administrator, contain such restrictions, if any, as the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any
performance or other vesting conditions to which the Award was subject and that did not lapse (and were not satisfied) in connection with the Covered Transaction. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a
cash-out under Section 7(a)(ii) above or an acceleration under Section 7(a)(iii) above will not, in and of itself, be treated as the lapsing (or satisfaction) of a performance or other vesting
condition. In the case of Restricted Share that does not vest and is not forfeited in connection with the Covered Transaction, the Administrator may require that any amounts delivered, exchanged or otherwise paid in respect of such Share in
connection with the Covered Transaction be placed in escrow or otherwise made subject to such restrictions as the Administrator deems appropriate to carry out the intent of the Plan. 

(b) Changes in and Distributions with Respect to Shares. 

(i) Basic Adjustment Provisions. In the event of a Share dividend, Share split or combination of Shares
(including a reverse Share split), recapitalization, rights issue or other change in the Company’s capital structure that constitutes an equity restructuring within the meaning of the Accounting Rules, the Administrator shall make appropriate
adjustments to the maximum number of Shares specified in Section 4(a) that may be issued under the Plan and to the maximum Share limits described in Section 4(d), and shall make appropriate adjustments to the number and kind of Shares or
securities underlying Awards then outstanding or subsequently granted, any exercise or purchase prices (or base values) relating to Awards and any other provision of Awards affected by such change. 

(ii) Certain Other Adjustments. The Administrator may also make adjustments of the type described in
Section 7(b)(i) above to take into account distributions to shareholders other than those provided for in Section 7(a) and 7(b)(i), or any other event, if the Administrator determines that adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in
the operation of the Plan, having due regard for the qualification of ISOs under Section 422 and the requirements of Section 409A, in each case, to the extent applicable. 

(iii) Continuing Application of Plan Terms. References in the Plan to Shares will be construed to include
any stock or securities resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 7. 
 8. LEGAL CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF SHARES 

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Shares pursuant to the Plan or to remove any restriction from Shares previously delivered under the Plan
until: (i) the Company is satisfied that all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such Shares have been addressed and resolved; (ii) if the outstanding Shares are at the time of delivery listed on any stock
exchange or national market system, the Shares to be delivered have been listed or authorized to be listed on such exchange or system upon official notice of issuance; and (iii) all conditions of the Award have been satisfied or waived. The
Company may require, as a condition to the exercise of an Award or the delivery of Shares under an Award, such representations or agreements as counsel for the Company may consider appropriate to avoid violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any other Applicable Laws. Any Shares required to be issued to Participants under the Plan will be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or delivery of Share certificates.
In the event that the Administrator determines that Share certificates will be issued to Participants under the Plan, the Administrator may require that certificates evidencing Shares issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend reflecting any
restriction on transfer applicable to such Shares, and the Company may hold the certificates pending lapse of the applicable restrictions. 

  
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 9. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 

The Administrator may at any time or times amend the Plan or any outstanding Award for any purpose which may at the time be permitted by Applicable Laws, and
may at any time terminate the Plan as to any future grants of Awards; provided, however, that except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan the Administrator may not, without the Participant’s consent, alter the terms of an Award so as to
affect materially and adversely the Participant’s rights under the Award, unless the Administrator expressly reserved the right to do so at the time the Award was granted. Any amendments to the Plan will be conditioned upon shareholder approval
only to the extent, if any, such approval is required by Applicable Laws (including the specific provisions of the Plan which relate to the matters set out in Rule 17.03 of the HK Listing Rules), as determined by the Administrator. To the extent
required under the rules of any securities exchange or market system on which the Shares are listed, amendments to the terms of the Plan and the terms of the Share Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to approval by the Company’s
shareholders entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders. The powers and authority of the Board or Administrator of the Plan in relation to the alteration of any terms of the Scheme shall not be changed except with prior sanction of a resolution
of the Company in general meeting. In the event the Plan is terminated while any Share Option remains outstanding and unexercised, the provisions of this Plan shall remain in full force to the extent necessary to give effect to the exercise of any
such Share Option. Any amended terms of the Plan must still comply with the relevant requirements under Chapter 17 of the Listing Rules. 
 10. OTHER
COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS 
 The existence of the Plan or the grant of any Award will not affect the Company’s right to award a person bonuses or
other compensation in addition to Awards under the Plan. 
 11. MISCELLANEOUS 

(a) Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, by accepting or being deemed to have accepted an
Award under the Plan, each Participant waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim concerning any rights under the Plan and any Award, or under any amendment, waiver, consent, instrument, document or other agreement
delivered or which in the future may be delivered in connection therewith, and agrees that any such action, proceedings or counterclaim will be tried before a court and not before a jury. By accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under
the Plan, each Participant certifies that no officer, representative, or attorney of the Company has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Company would not, in the event of any action, proceeding or counterclaim, seek to enforce the
foregoing waivers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, nothing herein is to be construed as limiting the ability of the Company and a Participant to agree to submit disputes arising under the terms of the Plan or any Award made
hereunder to binding arbitration or as limiting the ability of the Company to require any eligible individual to agree to submit such disputes to binding arbitration as a condition of receiving an Award hereunder. 

(b) Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, neither the Company, nor any of its
subsidiaries, nor the Administrator, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or the Administrator, will be liable to any Participant, to any permitted transferee, to the estate or beneficiary of any Participant or
any permitted transferee, or to any other holder of an Award by reason of any acceleration of income, or any additional tax (including any interest and penalties), asserted by reason of the failure of an Award to satisfy the requirements of
Section 422 or Section 409A or by reason of Section 4999 of the Code, or otherwise asserted with respect to the Award, in each case, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws. 

12. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB-PLANS 

The Administrator may at any time and from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan (for local-law compliance purposes or other administrative reasons determined by the Administrator) by adopting supplements to the Plan containing, in each case, such limitations on the Administrator’s discretion
under the Plan, and such additional terms and conditions, as the Administrator deems necessary or desirable, provided, however, that no such supplements shall increase the share limitations contained in Section 4(a). Each supplement so
established will be deemed to be part of the Plan but will apply only to Participants within the group to which the supplement applies (as determined by the Administrator). Any sub-plans under the Plan will
also comply with the relevant requirements under Chapter 17 of the Listing Rules. 

  
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 13. GOVERNING LAW 

(a) Certain Requirements of Corporate Law. Awards will be granted and administered consistent with the requirements of
Applicable Laws relating to the issuance of Shares and the consideration to be received therefor, and with the applicable requirements of the stock exchanges or other trading systems on which Shares are listed or entered for trading, in each case as
determined by the Administrator. 
 (b) Other Matters. Except as otherwise provided by the express terms of an Award
agreement, under a sub-plan described in Section 12 or as provided in Section 13(a) above, the domestic substantive laws of the State of New York govern the provisions of the Plan and of Awards under
the Plan and all claims or disputes arising out of or based upon the Plan or any Award under the Plan or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the
application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction. 
 (c) Jurisdiction. By accepting an Award,
each Participant will be deemed to (i) have submitted irrevocably and unconditionally to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the Plan or any Award; (ii) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the Plan or an Award, except in
the federal and state courts located within the geographic boundaries of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; and (iii) waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion as a defense or otherwise, in any such
suit, action or proceeding, any claim that he or she is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts that his or her property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in
an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that the Plan or an Award or the subject matter thereof may not be enforced in or by such court. 

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