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EX-4.14

 Exhibit 4.14 

REPRESENTATIVE’S PURCHASE WARRANT 

IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. 
  

			
	Warrant Shares: ______	  	 Issue Date: _________, 2022

Initial Exercise Date: ______, 2022

 THIS REPRESENTATIVE’S PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value
received, _________ or its assigns (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or prior to
5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on ________, 2027 (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Imperial Petroleum Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), up to ______
Common Shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “Warrant Shares”). The purchase price of one Common Share under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b). 

Section 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that
certain Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated as of ______, 2022, between the Company and Maxim Group LLC, as representative of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto. 

Section 2. Exercise. 

a) Exercise of Warrant. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time
or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed PDF copy submitted by email (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise
in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i)
herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless
the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee
(or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased
all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice
of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares
purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver
any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the
purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof. 

b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Common Share under this Warrant shall be $_____, subject to adjustment hereunder
(the “Exercise Price”). 
 c) Cashless Exercise. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at
such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where: 

 (A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of
the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof
on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(68) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either
(y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Shares on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as
of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until
two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a
Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day; 

(B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and 

(X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such
exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise. 
 “VWAP” means, for any date, the price
determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Shares are then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on
the Trading Market on which the Common Shares are then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the
volume weighted average price of the Common Shares for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Shares are not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common
Shares are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per Common Share so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of
a Common Share as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the
Company. 
 If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with
Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the registered characteristics of the Warrant being exercised. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c). 

d) Mechanics of Exercise. 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be
transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if
the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being
exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled
pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, provided that payment of the
aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the instance of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company one (1) Trading Day prior to such second Trading Day after the delivery of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after
delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise
Price (other than in the instance of a cashless exercise) is received by the Company one (1) Trading Day prior to such number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery, (such date, the

 
“Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant
Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the
earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason (other than failure of the Holder to timely
deliver the aggregate Exercise Price, unless the Warrant is validly exercised by means of a cashless exercise) to deliver or cause the delivery to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the
Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Shares on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per
Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such
exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement
period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Shares as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise. 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall,
at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for
by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant. 
 iii. Rescission
Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise. 

iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon
Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an
exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (other than as a result of failure of the Holder to timely deliver the aggregate Exercise Price, unless the Warrant is validly exercised by means of a cashless exercise), and if after such date
the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, Common Shares to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the
Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase
price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Common Shares so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with
the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant
Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of Common Shares that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery
obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Shares having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of this Warrant to purchase
Common Shares with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) 

 
of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in
respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law
or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Common Shares upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 v. No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued
upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an
amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share. 
 vi. Charges, Taxes
and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid
by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name
other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to The Depository
Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares. 

vii. Closing of Books. The Company will not close its shareholder books or records in any manner which prevents the
timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof. 
 e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not
effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the
applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)),
would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall
include the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Common Shares which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining,
nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including,
without limitation, any other Common Share Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. For
purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not
representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation
contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is
exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder
together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which 

 
portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such
determination, and a submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Holder of the foregoing determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in
accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding Common Shares, a Holder may rely on the number of
outstanding Common Shares as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written
notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of Common Shares outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of
Common Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Common Shares shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or
Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding Common Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by the Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants,
9.99%) of the number of the Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder may, upon notice to the Company, increase or decrease the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of the Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Shares
upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of
this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly
give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant. 

Section 3. Certain Adjustments. 

a) Share Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a share dividend or
otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on its Common Shares or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in Common Shares (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Common Shares issued by the Company upon exercise
of this Warrant or other Warrants), (ii) subdivides outstanding Common Shares into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse share split) outstanding Common Shares into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues
by reclassification of the Common Shares any capital shares of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of Common Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any)
outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted
such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to
receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification. 

b) Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company
grants, issues or sells any Common Share Equivalents or rights to purchase shares, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to all of the record holders of any class of Common Shares (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder
will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of Common Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant
(without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such
record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Shares are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to
participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such Common
Shares as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial
Ownership Limitation). 
  

 c) Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if
the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to all holders of record of its Common Shares, by way of return of capital or otherwise, other than cash (including, without
limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any
time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case except to the extent an adjustment was already made pursuant to Section 3(a), the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder
would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of Common Shares acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership
Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Shares are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution
(provided, however, that, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate
in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any Common Shares as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time,
if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). 
 d) Fundamental
Transaction. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the
Company (and all of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related
transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Shares are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their
shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Shares, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification,
reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Shares are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or
indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off,
merger or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding Common Shares (not including any Common Shares held by the other Person or other Persons making or
party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this
Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any
limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of Common Shares of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate
Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of Common Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in
Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate
Consideration issuable in respect of one Common Share in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different
components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Shares are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate
Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity (as defined below)
shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction (or, if later, the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction),
purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black Scholes Value (as defined below) of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant on the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction;
provided, however, if the 

 
Fundamental Transaction is not within the Company’s control, including not approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Holder shall only be entitled to receive from the Company or
any Successor Entity, as of the date of consummation of such Fundamental Transaction, the same type or form of consideration (and in the same proportion), at the Black Scholes Value of the unexercised portion of this Warrant, that is being offered
and paid to the holders of Common Shares of the Company in connection with the Fundamental Transaction, whether that consideration be in the form of cash, shares or any combination thereof, or whether the holders of Common Shares are given the
choice to receive from among alternative forms of consideration in connection with the Fundamental Transaction; provided, further, that if holders of Common Stock of the Company are not offered or paid any consideration in such
Fundamental Transaction, such holders of Common Stock will be deemed to have received common stock of the Successor Entity (which Entity may be the Company following such Fundamental Transaction). “Black Scholes Value” means the
value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting
(A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, (B) an expected volatility
equal to the greater of 100% and the 100 day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg (determined utilizing a 365 day annualization factor) as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable
Fundamental Transaction, (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the greater of (i) the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any
non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (ii) the highest VWAP during the period beginning on the Trading Day immediately preceding the announcement of the
applicable Fundamental Transaction (or the consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, if earlier) and ending on the Trading Day of the Holder’s request pursuant to this Section 3(d), (D) a remaining option time equal to the
time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date and (E) a zero cost of borrow. The payment of the Black Scholes Value will be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds within five Business Days of the Holder’s election (or, if later, on the date of consummation of the Fundamental Transaction). The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not
the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(d) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the
Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to
the Common Shares acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price
hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the Common Shares pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such
exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the
occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant referring to the “Company” shall
refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company
herein. 
 e) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a
share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of Common Shares deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of Common Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and
outstanding. 
 f) Notice to Holder. 

i. Adjustment to Exercise Price. Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this
Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement
of the facts requiring such adjustment. 

 ii. Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder. If (A) the Company shall
declare a Distribution on the Common Shares, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Shares, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Shares
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital shares of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any shareholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Shares, any
consolidation or merger to which the Company (and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Shares are converted
into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by
facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice
stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Shares of record to be
entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and
the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Shares of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Shares for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or
share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice
provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission
pursuant to a Report on Form 6-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice
except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein. 
 (g) Voluntary Adjustment by Company. Subject to the rules and regulations
of the Trading Market, the Company may at any time during the term of this Warrant, subject to the prior written consent of the Holder reduce the then current Exercise Price to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the Board of
Directors of the Company. 
 Section 4. Transfer of Warrant. 

a) Transferability. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1), neither this Warrant nor any Warrant Shares issued upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the securities by any person for a
period of 180 days immediately following the commencement of sales of the offering pursuant to which this Warrant is being issued, except as permitted under FINRA Rule 5110(e)(2). Subject to the foregoing restriction, this Warrant and all rights
hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly
executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so
assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full,
in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly
assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued. 

 b) New Warrants. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon
presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with
Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such
notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the initial issuance date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto. 

c) Warrant Register. The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by or on behalf of the Company for that
purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or
any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary. 
 Section 5. Registration
Rights. 
 a) To the extent the Company does not maintain an effective registration statement for the Warrant Shares and in the further
event that the Company files a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the sale of its shares of Common Stock (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8, or on another form, or in another context, in which such “piggyback” registration would be inappropriate), then, for a period of five (5) years from the commencement of sales of the Offering, the
Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holder as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be
included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the offering, and offer to the Holder in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number
of shares of Warrant Shares as such Holder may request in writing within five (5) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall cause such Warrant Shares to be included in such
registration and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Warrant Shares requested to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms
and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Warrant Shares in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities
through a Piggyback Registration that involves an underwriter or underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such Piggyback Registration. Furthermore, each Holder must
provide such information as reasonably requested by the Company (which information shall be limited to that which is required for disclosure under the Securities Act and the forms, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) to be included in the
registration statement timely or the Company may elect to exclude such Holder from the registration statement. 
 b) In addition, to the
extent the Company does not maintain an effective registration statement for the Warrant Shares, for a period of five (5) years from the commencement of sales of the Offering, the Holder shall be entitled to one (1) demand right for the
registration of the Warrant Shares at the Company’s expense (other than any underwriting discounts, selling commissions, share transfer taxes applicable to the sale of the Warrant Shares, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Holder)
and one (1) additional demand right for the registration of the Warrant Shares at the Holder’s expense (the “Demand Registration”). In the event of a Demand Registration, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to register the applicable Warrant Shares. All Holders of Warrant Shares proposing to distribute their securities through a Demand Registration that involves an underwriter or underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such Demand Registration. Furthermore, each Holder must provide such information as reasonably requested by the Company (which information shall be limited to that which is required
for disclosure under the Securities Act and the forms, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) to be included in the registration statement timely or the Company may elect to exclude such Holder from the registration statement. 

c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the registration rights described in this Section 5 shall be subject to limitations imposed by the
Commission’s rules or comments of the Commission staff in connection with its 

 
review of the registration statement for any such resale registration. Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing registration obligations of the Company, if the Company furnishes to the Holders
requesting a Demand Registration a certificate signed by the Company’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its
stockholders for a registration statement to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such registration statement otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such action would (i) materially interfere with a
significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential;
or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such Demand Registration or withdraw a related registration
statement for a period of not more than forty-five (45) calendar days; provided, however, that the Company may not invoke this right more than twice in any twelve (12) month period or during the twelve (12) month period prior to the
Termination Date. 
 Section 6. Miscellaneous. 

a) No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise; No Settlement in Cash. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights,
dividends or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3. Without limiting any rights of a Holder to receive Warrant Shares on a
“cashless exercise” pursuant to Section 2(c) or to receive cash payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) and Section 2(d)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Company be required to net cash settle an exercise of this Warrant. 

b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of an affidavit of loss
reasonably satisfactory to the Company evidencing the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any share certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or share certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or share
certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or share certificate. 
 c) Saturdays, Sundays,
Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Trading Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next
succeeding Trading Day. 
 d) Authorized Shares. 

The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Shares a
sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its
officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares
may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Shares may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued
upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue). 

Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants (based on the number of
Warrant Shares underlying such Warrants), the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its articles of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale
of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of 

 
Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the
amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable
the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant. 
 Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of
Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof. 
 e) Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Warrant shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. 

f) Jurisdiction; Agent for Process. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and
defense of the transactions contemplated by this Warrant (whether brought against a party hereto or their respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state
and federal courts sitting in the City of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute
hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit,
action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Warrant and agrees that, subject to applicable law,
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an
action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Warrant, the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with
the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. In addition to and without limiting the foregoing, the Company hereby confirms that it has appointed CT Corp. as its authorized agent (the “Authorized
Agent”) upon whom process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Warrant or the transactions contemplated herein which may be instituted in any New York federal or state court, by a Holder, the
directors, officers, partners, employees and agents of such Holder and each affiliate of such Holder, and expressly accept the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such suit, action
or proceeding. The Company hereby represents and warrants that the Authorized Agent has accepted such appointment and has agreed to act as said agent for service of process, and the Company agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of
any and all documents that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. The Company hereby authorizes and directs the Authorized Agent to accept such service. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent shall
be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company. If the Authorized Agent shall cease to act as agent for service of process, the Company shall appoint, without unreasonable delay, another such agent in the United States,
and notify the Holders of such appointment. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as set forth herein, any action arising out of or based upon this Warrant may be instituted by a Holder, the directors, officers, partners, employees and agents of
the Holder (if applicable) and each respective affiliate of the Holder, in any court of competent jurisdiction in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph shall limit or restrict the federal
district court in which a Holder may bring a claim under the federal securities laws. This paragraph shall survive any termination of this Warrant, in whole or in part. 

g) Restrictions. The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and
the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws. 

 h) Nonwaiver and Expenses. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to
exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant, if the Company willfully and
knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder. 

i) Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided hereunder shall be made in accordance with
Section 7.3 of the Underwriting Agreement. 
 j) Limitation of Liability. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Share or
as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. 
 k)
Remedies. The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary
damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would
be adequate. 
 l) Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations
evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any
Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares. 
 m)
Amendment. This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holder of this Warrant, on the other hand. 

n) Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant. 
 o) Headings. The headings used in this Warrant are for the
convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant. 
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(Signature Page Follows) 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated. 
  

			
	IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 NOTICE OF EXERCISE 

 

	TO:	 IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. 

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only
required if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any. 

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box): 

[ ] in lawful money of the United States; or 

[ ] if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection
2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c). 

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below: 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number: 

 

					
	DTC number:	 	  
	 	  

	Account name:	 	  
	 	  

	Account number:	 	  
	 	  

 [SIGNATURE OF HOLDER] 
  

			
	 Name of Investing Entity:
	 	  

	 Signature of Authorized

Signatory of Investing Entity:
	 	  
  

	 Name of Authorized Signatory:
	 	  

  

			
	 Title of Authorized

Signatory:
	 	  
  

	 Date:
	 	  

 EXHIBIT B 

ASSIGNMENT FORM 
 (To assign the foregoing
Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.) 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the
foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to 
  

			
	Name:	  	  

	 	  	(Please Print)
		
	Address:	  	  

	 	  	(Please Print)
	Phone Number:	  	
	Email Address:	  	
	Dated: _______________ __, ______	  	
	Holder’s Signature: _______________	  	
	Holder’s Address: _______________EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. 

2009 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

(AMENDED AND RESTATED EFFECTIVE MAY 3, 2022) 

 

	1.	 Purpose 

The purpose of the Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to give Invesco Mortgage Capital,
Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining and motivating officers, employees, directors and/or consultants and to provide the Company, Participating Companies, and any Affiliates
with a long-term incentive plan providing incentives directly linked to Stockholder value. 
  

	2.	 Effective Date and Term of Plan 

The Plan was initially effective as of June 30, 2009. This amendment and restatement was adopted by the Board on February 16, 2022
and is effective as of the date that it is approved by the Stockholders of the Company (the “Effective Date”). This amendment and restatement is effective with respect to Awards made on or after May 3, 2022. Awards may be granted
under the Plan until the date that is three years after the Effective Date, unless the Plan is discontinued earlier pursuant to Section 14. 
  

	3.	 Types of Awards 

Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted under the Plan. 

 

	4.	 Definitions 

Except as otherwise specifically provided in an Award Agreement, each capitalized word, term or phrase used in the Plan shall have the meaning
set forth in this Section 4 or, if not defined in this Section, the first place that it appears in the Plan. 

“Affiliate” means a corporation or other entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with, the Company;
provided, however, that solely for purposes of determining whether a Participant has a Termination of Service that is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, an “Affiliate” of a
corporation or other entity means all other entities with which such corporation or other entity would be considered a single employer under Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code. 

“Applicable Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange or such other securities exchange as may at the applicable
time be the principal market for the Shares. 
 “Award” means an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Unit or Other Stock-Based Award granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan. 
 “Award Agreement” means a
written document or agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of a specific Award and any addendum thereto. 

“Beneficiary” means the person(s) or trust(s) entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive any amounts
payable or exercise any applicable rights under the Participant’s Awards after the Participant’s death. 

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

 “Cause” means, with respect to a Participant, (i) if such Participant
is a party to an Individual Agreement at the time of the Termination of Service that defines such term (or word(s) of similar meaning), the meaning given in such Individual Agreement or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it
does not define Cause (or word(s) of similar meaning): (A) the Participant’s plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or conviction of, (1) a felony (or its equivalent in a non-United States
jurisdiction) or (2) other conduct of a criminal nature that has or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or standing in the community of the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates, as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion, or that legally prohibits the Participant from working for the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates; (B) a breach by the Participant of a regulatory rule that adversely affects the
Participant’s ability to perform the Participant’s employment duties to the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates in any material respect; (C) the Participant’s failure, in each case in any material respect, to
(1) perform the Participant’s employment duties, (2) comply with the applicable policies of the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates, (3) follow reasonable directions received from the Company, Participating Company,
or any Affiliates or (4) comply with covenants contained in any Individual Agreement or Award Agreement to which the Participant is a party; or (D) with respect to Participants employed outside of the United States, such other definition
as may be codified under local laws, rules and regulations. With respect to a Participant’s termination of directorship, “Cause” shall include only an act or failure to act that constitutes cause for removal of a director under the
Company’s bylaws. 
 “Change in Control” means any of the following events: 

(i) the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of either (A) the then outstanding
shares of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Shares”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company
Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company; (2) any acquisition by
the Company; (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company; or (4) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with
clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii) below; or 
 (ii) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive
months, individuals who, as of January 1, 2021, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director
subsequent to January 1, 2021 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s Stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then comprising the
Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election
contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or 

(iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another entity (each, a “Corporate Transaction”), in each case, unless, following such Corporate Transaction, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of,
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combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation or other entity resulting from such
Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction of the Outstanding Company Shares and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan or
related trust of the Company or of such corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of the corporation resulting
from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Corporate Transaction and (C) at least a majority of the
members of the board of directors of the corporation (or other governing board of a non-corporate entity) resulting from such Corporate Transaction were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the
execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Corporate Transaction; or 
 (iv)
approval by the Stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, an event described
above shall be a Change in Control with respect to an Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code only if such event is also a change in the ownership or effective
control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of any tax or interest or the inclusion of
any amount in income thereunder. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any
successor thereto, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and other relevant interpretive guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department. Reference to any specific section of the Code shall be deemed to include such
regulations and guidance, as well as any successor section, regulations and guidance. 
 “Committee” means the Compensation
Committee of the Board or such other committee or subcommittee of the Board as may be appointed by the Board to act as the Committee under the Plan. If at any time there is no such Compensation Committee or other committee or subcommittee appointed
by the Board, the Board shall be the Committee. The Committee shall consist of two or more directors, each of whom is intended to be, to the extent required by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and, to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code, an “outside director”
as defined under Section 162(m) of the Code. Any member of the Committee who does not meet the foregoing requirements shall abstain from any decision regarding an Award and shall not be considered a member of the Committee to the extent
required to comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code. 

“Disability” means, with respect to a Participant, (i) a “disability” (or words of similar meaning) as defined
in any Individual Agreement to which the Participant is a party or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or it does not define “disability” (or words of similar meaning): (A) a permanent and total disability as determined
under the long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant; (B) if there is no such plan applicable to the Participant, “Disability” as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; or (C) with respect to
Participants employed outside the United States, such other definition as may be codified under local laws, rules and regulations. The Committee may require such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of
the Participant’s condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, “Disability” shall mean a 

  
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“Permanent and Total Disability” as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and, with respect to any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan”
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, “Disability” shall mean a “disability” as defined under Section 409A of the Code to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of any tax or interest or the inclusion of
any amount in income thereunder. 
 “Disaffiliation” means an Affiliate’s or business division’s ceasing to be an
Affiliate or business division for any reason (including, without limitation, as a result of a public offering, or a spinoff or sale by the Company, of the stock of the Affiliate or a sale of a business division of the Company). 

“Eligible Individuals” means non-employee directors, officers, employees and
consultants of the Company or any of its Affiliates, including a Participating Company, and prospective officers, employees and consultants who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from a Company Affiliate or a Participating Company.

 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
Reference to any specific section of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include such regulations and guidance issued thereunder, as well as any successor section, regulations and guidance. 

“Fair Market Value” means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the closing price of a Share on the Applicable
Exchange on the date of measurement or, if Shares are not traded on the Applicable Exchange on such measurement date, then on the next preceding date on which Shares are traded, all as reported by such source as the Committee may select. If the
Shares are not listed on a national securities exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion. 

“Good Reason” means, with respect to a Participant, during the 24-month period
following a Change in Control, actions taken by the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates resulting in a material negative change in the employment relationship of the Participant who is an officer or an employee including, without
limitation: 
 (i) the assignment to the Participant of duties materially inconsistent with the Participant’s position
(including status, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities, or a material diminution in such position, authority, duties or responsibilities, in each case from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in
Control; 
 (ii) a material reduction of the Participant’s aggregate annual compensation, including, without
limitation, base salary and annual bonus opportunity, from that in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; 

(iii) a change in the Participant’s principal place of employment that increases the Participant’s commute by 40 or
more miles or materially increases the time of the Participant’s commute as compared to the Participant’s commute immediately prior to the Change in Control; or 

(iv) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates
of any Individual Agreement. 
 In order to invoke a Termination of Service for Good Reason, a Participant must provide written notice to the Company,
Participating Company, or any Affiliates with respect to which the Participant is employed or providing services of the existence of one or more of the conditions constituting Good Reason within ninety (90) days following the Participant’s
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conditions, specifying in reasonable detail the conditions constituting Good Reason, and the Company shall have thirty (30) days following receipt of such written notice (the “Cure
Period”) during which it may remedy the condition. In the event that the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliate fails to remedy the condition constituting Good Reason during the applicable Cure Period, the Participant’s
Termination of Service must occur, if at all, within ninety (90) days following such Cure Period in order for such termination as a result of such condition to constitute a Termination of Service for Good Reason. 

“Grant Date” means (i) the date on which the Committee by resolution selects an Eligible Individual to receive a grant
of an Award, establishes the number of Shares to be subject to such Award and, in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, establishes the exercise price of such Award or (ii) such later date as the Committee shall provide in such
resolution. 
 “Incentive Stock Option” means any Option that is designated in the applicable Award Agreement as an
“incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and otherwise meets the requirements to be an “incentive stock option” set forth in Section 422 of the Code. 

“Individual Agreement” means a written employment, consulting or similar agreement between a Participant and the Company,
Participating Company, or any Affiliates. 
 “ISO Eligible Employees” means an employee of the Company, any subsidiary
corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code), or Participating Company. 

“Manager” means Invesco Advisers, Inc. the Company’s manager. 

“Nonqualified Option” means any Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. 

“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or Nonqualified Option granted under Section 8. 

“Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award of Shares or any other Award that is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or
is otherwise based upon, Shares, including (without limitation) unrestricted stock, dividend equivalents and convertible debentures, granted under Section 11. 

“Participant” means an Eligible Individual to whom an Award is or has been granted and who has accepted the terms and
conditions of the Plan as set forth in Section 5(f) hereof. 
 “Participating Company” means the Company, the
Subsidiaries, the Manager and any of their respective Affiliates, which with the consent of the Board participates in the Plan. 

“Performance Goals” means the performance goals established by the Committee in connection with the grant of Awards. In the
case of Qualified Performance-Based Awards, (i) such goals shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of one or more of the following objective measures with regard to the Company (or an Affiliate, Participating Company, business
division or other operational unit of the Company): operating revenues, annual revenues, net revenues, clients’ assets under management (“AUM”), gross sales, net sales, net asset flows, revenue weighted net asset flows, cross selling
of investment products across regions and distribution channels, investment performance by account or weighted by AUM (relative and absolute performance), investment performance ratings as measured by recognized third parties, risk adjusted
investment performance (information ratio, Sharpe ratio), expense efficiency ratios, expense management, operating margin, adjusted operating margin, net revenue yield on AUM, client redemption rates and new account wins and size of pipeline, market
share, customer service measures or indices, success of new product launches as measured by revenues, asset flows, AUM and investment performance, profit margin, operating profit margin, earnings (including earnings before taxes, earnings before
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earnings per share, adjusted earnings per share, diluted earnings per share, adjusted diluted earnings per share, earnings per share growth, adjusted earnings per share growth, diluted earnings
per share growth, adjusted diluted earnings per share growth, operating income (including pre-cash bonus operating income or pre-incentive operating income), adjusted
operating income (including pre-cash bonus adjusted operating income or pre-incentive adjusted operating income), cash bonus expense, incentive expense, pre- or after-tax income, net income, adjusted net income, free cash flow (operating cash flow less capital expenditures), cash flow per share, return on equity (or return on
equity adjusted for goodwill), return on capital (including return on total capital or return on invested capital), return on investment, stock price appreciation, total Stockholder return (measured in terms of stock price appreciation and dividend
growth), cost control, business expansion or consolidation, diversification of AUM by investment objectives, growth in global position(AUM domiciled outside of United States), diversified distribution channels, successful integration of
acquisitions, market value of a business or group based on independent third-party valuation) or change in working capital, and (ii) such Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by Section 162(m)
of the Code. 
 “Performance Period” means that period established by the Committee during which any Performance Goals
specified by the Committee with respect to such Award are to be measured. 
 “Qualified Performance-Based Award” means an
Award intended to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, as provided in Section 13. 
 “Restricted Stock”
means an Award granted under Section 9. 
 “Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted under Section 10. 

“Restriction Period” means, with respect to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, the period commencing on the date of such
Award to which vesting restrictions apply and ending upon the expiration of the applicable vesting conditions and/or the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals (it being understood that the Committee may provide that restrictions shall
lapse with respect to portions of the applicable Award during the Restriction Period). 
 “Section 162(m)
Exemption” means the exemption from the limitation on deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code that is set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code. 

“Share” or “Shares” means common shares, par value $0.01 each, of the Company or such other equity
securities that may become subject to an Award. 
 “Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in the Maryland General
Corporation Law. 
 “Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award granted under Section 8(b). 

“Subsidiary” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity at least 50% of the economic
interest in the equity of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by another subsidiary. 
 “Term” means
the maximum period during which an Option, Stock Appreciation Right or, if applicable, Other Stock-Based Award may remain outstanding as specified in the applicable Award Agreement. 

“Termination of Service” means the termination of the Participant’s employment or consultancy with, or performance of
services (including as a director) for, the Company, a Participating Company, and any Affiliates or, in the case of a director, when a director no longer holds office as a director of the Company. For Participants employed outside the United States,
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with the Company, a Participating Company, and any Affiliates or (ii) the last day on which the Participant is considered an employee of the Company, a Participating Company, and any
Affiliates, as determined in each case without including any required advance notice period and irrespective of the status of the termination under local labor or employment laws. Temporary absences from employment because of illness, vacation or
leave of absence and transfers among the Company, a Participating Company, and any Affiliates shall not be considered Terminations of Service. With respect to any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, “Termination of Service” shall mean a “separation from service” as defined under Section 409A of the Code to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code to avoid the
imposition of any tax or interest or the inclusion of any amount in income thereunder. A Participant has a separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code if the Participant terminates employment with the Company,
Participating Company and any Affiliates for any reason. A Participant will generally be treated as having terminated employment with the Company, Participating Company, and any Affiliates as of a certain date if the Participant and the Company,
Participating Company, or Affiliate that employs the Participant reasonably anticipate that the Participant will perform no further services for the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliate after such date or that the level of bona fide
services that the Participant will perform after such date (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than 20 percent of the average level of bona fide services performed (whether as an employee
or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services if the Participant has been providing services for fewer than 36 months); provided, however,
that the employment relationship is treated as continuing while the Participant is on military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of leave does not exceed six months or, if longer, so long as the Participant retains
the right to reemployment with the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliate. 
  

	5.	 Administration 

(a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall, subject to Section 13, have plenary authority
to grant Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan to Eligible Individuals. Among other things, the Committee in its sole discretion shall have the authority, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan: 

(i) to select the Eligible Individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted; 

(ii) to determine whether and to what extent Awards are to be granted hereunder; 

(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; 

(iv) to determine the terms and conditions of each Award granted hereunder, based on such factors as the Committee shall
determine, and to approve the form of Award Agreement and any related addendum; 
 (v) to adopt sub-plans and special provisions applicable to Awards granted to Participants employed outside of the United States, which sub-plans and special provisions may take precedence
over other provisions of the Plan, and to approve the form of Award Agreement and any related addendum as may be applicable to such Awards; 

(vi) subject to Sections 6(e), 8(e), 13 and 14, to modify, amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award; 

  
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 (vii) to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and
practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable; 
 (viii) to interpret the terms and provisions
of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any Award Agreement relating thereto); 
 (ix) subject to
Section 13, to accelerate the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any outstanding Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee determines; 

(x) to decide all other matters to be determined in connection with an Award; 

(xi) to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares and other property and other amounts
payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant; 

(xii) to establish any “blackout” period that the Committee deems necessary or advisable; and 

(xiii) to otherwise administer the Plan. 

(b) Delegation of Authority. To the extent permitted under applicable law and Section 13, the Committee may delegate any of its
authority to administer the Plan to any person or persons selected by the Committee, including one or more members of the Committee, and such person or persons shall be deemed to be the Committee with respect to, and to the extent of, its or their
authority. 
 (c) Procedures. 

(i) The Committee may act by a majority of its members and, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the listing
standards of the Applicable Exchange and subject to Section 13, through any person or persons to whom it has delegated its authority pursuant to Section 5(b). 

(ii) Any authority granted to the Committee may also be exercised by the independent directors of the full Board. To the
extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Committee, the Board action shall control. 
 (d)
Discretion of Committee and Binding Effect. Any determination made by the Committee or an appropriately delegated person or persons with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such delegate,
including, without limitation, any determination involving the appropriateness or equitableness of any action, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan. All decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately delegated person or
persons shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company, Participants and Eligible Individuals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following a Change in Control, any determination by the Committee as to whether “Cause” or
“Good Reason” exists shall be subject to de novo review. 
 (e) Cancellation or Suspension. Notwithstanding
any other terms of the Plan (other than Section 8(d)), an Award Agreement or an Award, the Committee or an appropriately delegated person or persons, in its or their sole discretion, shall have full power and authority to determine whether, to
what extent and under what circumstances any Award or any portion thereof shall be cancelled or suspended and may cancel or suspend any Award or any portion thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the following
are examples, without limitation, of when all or any portion of an outstanding Award to any Participant may be canceled or suspended: (1) in the sole discretion of the Committee or any appropriately delegated person or persons, a Participant
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Participant’s duties of fidelity, good faith and exclusive service, (B) any general terms and conditions of Participant’s employment such as an employee handbook or guidelines,
(C) any policies and procedures of the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates applicable to the Participant, or (D) any other agreement regarding Participant’s employment with the Company, Participating Company, or any
Affiliates, or (2) without the prior written explicit consent of the Committee or any appropriately delegated person or persons (which consent may be granted or denied in the sole discretion of the Committee or such person or persons), a
Participant, while employed by, or providing services to, the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates, becomes associated with, employed by, renders services to, or owns any interest in (other than any nonsubstantial interest, as
determined by the Committee or any appropriately delegated person or persons in its or their sole discretion), any business that is in competition with the Company, Participating Company, or any Affiliates or with any business in which the Company,
Participating Company, or any Affiliates has a substantial interest, as determined by the Committee or any appropriately delegated person or persons in its or their sole discretion.  

(f) Award Agreements. The terms and conditions of each Award, as determined by the Committee, shall be set forth in a written
(including electronic) Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant receiving such Award upon, or as promptly as is reasonably practicable following, the grant of such Award. Except (i) as otherwise specified by the Committee,
in its sole discretion, (ii) as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, or (iii) in the case of non-executive directors who may not be required to sign or accept an Award, an Award shall not be
effective unless the Award Agreement is signed or otherwise accepted by the Participant receiving the Award (including by electronic signature or acceptance). The Committee, in its sole discretion, may deliver any documents related to an Award or
Award Agreement by electronic means. Award Agreements may be amended only in accordance with Section 14. 
  

	6.	 Shares Subject to Plan 

(a) Plan Maximums. Subject to adjustment as described in Section 6(e), the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to
Awards under the Plan shall be 1.1 million shares. Shares previously authorized under the Plan prior to the Effective Date continue to be available for issuance under this Plan, as amended and restated. 

(b) Individual and Award Limits. Subject to adjustment as described in Section 6(e), 

(i) no Participant shall be granted Qualified Performance Based-Awards covering more than 5,000 Shares during any calendar
year; 
 (ii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to Options intended to be Incentive Stock Options
shall be 2,000 Shares; and 
 (c) Source of Shares. Shares subject to Awards under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares,
or, if required by local law, Shares delivered from a trust established pursuant to applicable law. 
 (d) Rules for Calculating Shares
Issued; No “Share Recycling” for Options or Stock Appreciation Rights. Shares that are subject to Awards granted under the Plan shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of the Plan maximums set forth in Section 6(a)
and 6(b)(ii) to the extent that: 
 (i) the Award is forfeited or canceled, or the Award terminates, expires or lapses for
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 (iii) the Shares are withheld by the Company to satisfy all or part of any
tax withholding obligation related to an Award of Restricted Stock or an Award of a Restricted Stock Unit. 
 Shares that are
tendered or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or to satisfy all or part of any tax withholding obligation related to such an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be counted as Shares
that were issued. For the avoidance of doubt, Shares subject to an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right issued under the Plan that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of that Option or Stock Appreciation Right upon its exercise
shall not again become available for Awards or increase the number of Shares available for grant. 
 (e) Adjustment Provision. 

(i) In the event of a merger, consolidation, stock rights offering, liquidation, or similar event affecting the Company, a
Participating Company, or any Affiliates (each, a “Corporate Event”) or a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, separation, spinoff, Disaffiliation, reorganization, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share
combination, or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company (each, a “Share Change”), the Committee or the Board shall make such equitable and appropriate substitutions or adjustments to (A) the
aggregate number and kind of Shares or other securities reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (B) the various maximum limitations set forth in Sections 6(a) and 6(b) upon certain types of Awards and upon the grants to individuals
of certain types of Awards, (C) the number and kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards and (D) the exercise price of outstanding Awards. 

(ii) In the case of Corporate Events, such adjustments may include, without limitation, (A) the cancellation of
outstanding Awards in exchange for payments of cash, securities or other property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Awards, as determined by the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion (it being
understood that in the case of a Corporate Event with respect to which Stockholders receive consideration other than publicly traded equity securities of the ultimate surviving entity, any such determination by the Committee that the value of an
Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall for this purpose be deemed to equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration being paid for each Share pursuant to such Corporate Event over the exercise price of such Option or Stock
Appreciation Right shall conclusively be deemed valid), and (B) the substitution of securities or other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for the
Shares subject to outstanding Awards. 
 (iii) In connection with any Disaffiliation, separation, spinoff, or other similar
event, the Committee or the Board may arrange for the assumption of Awards, or replacement of Awards with new awards based on securities or other property (including, without limitation, other securities of the Company and securities of entities
other than the Company), by the affected Affiliate (or Participating Company) or business division or by the entity that controls such Affiliate (or Participating Company) or business division following such event (as well as any corresponding
adjustments to Awards that remain based upon Company securities). Such replacement with new awards may include revision of award terms reflective of circumstances associated with the Disaffiliation, separation, spinoff or other similar event. 

  
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 (iv) The Committee may, in its discretion, adjust the Performance Goals
applicable to any Awards to reflect any unusual or non-recurring events and other extraordinary items, impact of charges for restructurings, discontinued operations and the cumulative effects of accounting or
tax changes, each as defined by generally accepted accounting principles or as identified in the Company’s financial statements, notes to the financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis or other Company filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; provided, however, that no such modification shall be made if the effect would be to cause an Award that is intended to be a Qualified Performance-Based Award to no longer constitute a Qualified
Performance-Based Award. If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, Participating Company, or the applicable Affiliate, business division or other operational unit
of, or the manner in which any of the foregoing conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Performance Goals to be unsuitable, the Committee may modify such Performance Goals or the related minimum acceptable level of
achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable; provided, however, that no such modification shall be made if the effect would be to cause an Award that is intended to be a Qualified Performance-Based Award
to no longer constitute a Qualified Performance-Based Award. 
 (f) Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) any
adjustments made pursuant to Section 6(e) to Awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code;
(ii) any adjustments made pursuant to Section 6(e) to Awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the
Awards either (A) continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (B) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; and (iii) in any event, neither the Committee nor the Board shall have the authority
to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 6(e) to the extent the existence of such authority would cause an Award that is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code at the Grant Date to be subject thereto. 

 

	7.	 Eligibility and Participation 

Awards may be granted under the Plan to Eligible Individuals; provided, however, that Incentive Stock Options may be granted only
to ISO Eligible Employees. 
  

	8.	 Options and Stock Appreciation Rights 

(a) Options. An Option is a right to purchase a specified number of Shares at a specified price that continues for a stated period of
time. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Options. The Award Agreement for an Option shall indicate whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Option. 

(b) Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right is a right to receive upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right an amount
in cash, Shares or both, in value equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of one Share over the exercise price per Share subject to the applicable Stock Appreciation Right, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares in
respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised. The applicable Award Agreement shall specify whether such payment is to be made in cash or Shares or both, or shall reserve to the Committee or the Participant the right to make that
determination prior to or upon the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right. 
 (c) Award Agreement. Each grant of an Option and
Stock Appreciation Right shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify Grant Date, the exercise price, the term, vesting schedule, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. 

  
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 (d) Exercise Price; Not Less Than Fair Market Value. The exercise price per Share
subject to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Grant Date, except as provided under
Section 6(e) or with respect to Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that are granted in substitution of similar types of awards of a company acquired by the Company, Participating Company, or an Affiliate or with which the Company,
Participating Company, or an Affiliate combines (whether in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, combination, consolidation or acquisition of property or stock, or otherwise) to preserve the intrinsic value of such awards. 

(e) Prohibition on Repricing; No Cash Buyouts. Except as provided in Section 6(e) relating to adjustments due to certain corporate
events, the exercise price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, nor may outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights be canceled in
exchange for (i) cash, (ii) Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or (iii) other Awards, unless in each case such
action is approved by the Company’s Stockholders. 
 (f) Prohibition on Reloads. Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall not
be granted under the Plan that contain a reload or replenishment feature pursuant to which a new Option or Stock Appreciation Right would be granted upon receipt or delivery of Shares to the Company in payment of the exercise price or any tax
withholding obligation under any other stock option, stock appreciation right or other Award. 
 (g) Term. The term of an Option or
Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided however, that such term shall not exceed ten (10) years. 

(h) Accelerated Expiration Date. Unless the Committee specifies otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement, an Option or Stock
Appreciation Right granted under the Plan will expire upon the earliest to occur of the following: 
 (i) The original expiration date of the
Option or Stock Appreciation Right; 
 (ii) Death. The one-year anniversary of the
Participant’s death; 
 (iii) Disability. The one-year anniversary of the
Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and all Related Companies due to Disability; 
 (iv) Termination of
Employment. The date of the Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and all Related Companies for any reason other than death or Disability. Provided, however, that if the Participant is terminated by the Company other than
for Cause or unsatisfactory performance, then 60 days following the Participant’s termination of employment. 
 (i) Vesting.

 (i) Generally. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall have a vesting period of not less than one year from the
date of grant except with respect to the death, Disability, involuntary termination (other than for Cause or unsatisfactory performance) of a Participant, the occurrence of a Change of Control as outlined in Section 12 of this Plan, or as may
be required or otherwise be deemed advisable by the Committee in connection with an Award granted through the assumption of, or substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired by the Company or any Affiliate or with
which the Company or any Affiliate combines. 

  
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 (j) Method of Exercise and Payment. 

 

	 	(i)	 Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Section 8 and the terms of the applicable Award
Agreement, Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written (including electronic) notice of exercise specifying the number of Shares as to which such Options or Stock Appreciation Rights are being
exercised and paying, or making arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the payment of, all applicable taxes pursuant to Section 16(d). 

In the case of the exercise of an Option, such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the exercise price by (i) certified or bank check
(ii) delivery of unrestricted Shares of the same class as the Shares subject to the Option already owned by the Participant (based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the Option is exercised), provided that the Shares have been
held by the Participant for such period as may established by the Committee to comply with applicable law or (iii) such other method as the Committee shall permit in its sole discretion (including a broker-assisted cashless exercise or netting
of Shares). 
 (k) No Stockholder Rights. A Participant shall have no right to dividends or any other rights as a Stockholder with
respect to Shares subject to an Option or Stock Appreciation Right until such Shares are issued to the Participant pursuant to the terms of the Award Agreement. 

9. Restricted Stock  
 (a) Nature of
Awards and Certificates. Shares of Restricted Stock are actual Shares that are issued to a Participant subject to forfeiture under certain circumstances and shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including
book-entry registration. 
 (b) Award Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall
specify the Grant Date, the period of restriction, the number of shares of Restricted Stock, vesting schedule, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the grant or
vesting of an Award of Restricted Stock upon (A) the continued service of the Participant, (B) the attainment of Performance Goals or (C) the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the Participant. In the event
that the Committee conditions the grant or vesting of an Award of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of Performance Goals or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the Participant, the Committee may, prior to or at the
time of grant, designate an Award of Restricted Stock as a Qualified Performance-Based Award. The conditions for grant or vesting and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable Performance Goals)
need not be the same with respect to each Participant. 
 (c) Vesting. 

(i) Generally. Shares of Restricted Stock shall have a vesting period of not less than one year from the date of grant except with
respect to the death, Disability, involuntary termination (other than for Cause or unsatisfactory performance) of a Participant, the occurrence of a Change of Control as outlined in Section 12 of this Plan, or as may be required or otherwise be
deemed advisable by the Committee in connection with an Award granted through the assumption of, or substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired by the Company or any Affiliate or with which the Company or any
Affiliate combines. The Committee shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the grant or vesting of an Award of Restricted Stock upon such terms as outlined in the Award Agreement. 

  
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 For purposes of an Award to a Non-Executive
Director that is granted as of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders, a vesting period shall be deemed to be one year if it runs from the date of one annual meeting of stockholders to the next annual meeting of stockholders provided that
such next meetings are at least 50 weeks apart. 
 (ii) Accelerated Vesting. Unless the Committee specifies otherwise in the
applicable Award Agreement, in the event of the death, Disability or involuntary termination (other than for Cause or unsatisfactory performance) of a Participant, a Change of Control as outlined in Section 12 of this Plan, or special
circumstances determined by the Committee, an Award of Restricted Stock shall vest as of the termination of employment. 
 (d) Restricted
Shares Non-Transferrable. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, during the Restriction Period, the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge
or otherwise encumber Shares of Restricted Stock. 
 (e) Rights of a Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9
or in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall have, with respect to the Shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a Stockholder of the Company holding the class or series of Shares that is the subject of the Restricted Stock,
including, if applicable, voting and dividend rights. 
 (f) Dividends. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award
Agreement, cash dividends with respect to the Restricted Stock will be currently paid to the Participant and, subject to Section 16(e) of the Plan, dividends payable in Shares shall be paid in the form of Restricted Stock of the same class as
the Shares with which such dividend was paid, held subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock; provided, however, that no dividends shall be paid with respect to Restricted Stock that is designated as a Qualified
Performance-Based Award unless and until the Committee has certified that the applicable Performance Goals for such award have been met. Dividends shall accrue at the same rate as cash dividends paid on the Shares and applied to the number of shares
that vest. Such dividend equivalents shall be paid to the Participant in cash at the time the Shares are delivered. If any Shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to future cash dividends with respect to such
Restricted Stock, withheld stock dividends or earnings with respect to such Shares of Restricted Stock. 
 (g) Delivery of Shares. If
and when any applicable Performance Goals are satisfied and/or the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Shares of Restricted Stock, unrestricted Shares shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as administratively
practicable. 
 (h) Termination of Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant’s
Shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited upon his or her Termination of Service. 
  

	10.	 Restricted Stock Units 

(a) Nature of Awards. Restricted Stock Units represent a contractual obligation by the Company to deliver a number of Shares, an amount
in cash or a combination of Shares and cash equal to the specified number of Shares subject to the Award, or the Fair Market Value thereof, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. 

(b) Award Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Grant Date,
the period of restriction, the number of Restricted Stock Units, vesting schedule, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the grant or vesting of an Award of
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attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the Participant. In the event that the Committee conditions the grant or vesting of Restricted Stock Units upon the attainment of
Performance Goals or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the Participant, the Committee may, prior to or at the time of grant, designate the Restricted Stock Units as a Qualified Performance-Based Award. The conditions
for grant or vesting and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Units (including, without limitation, any applicable Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect to each recipient. 

(c) Vesting. 
 (i)
Generally. Restricted Stock Units shall have a vesting period of not less than one year from the date of grant except with respect to the death, Disability, involuntary termination (other than for Cause or unsatisfactory performance) of a
Participant, the occurrence of a Change of Control as outlined in Section 12 of this Plan, or as may be required or otherwise be deemed advisable by the Committee in connection with an Award granted through the assumption of, or substitution
for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company acquired by the Company or any Affiliate or with which the Company or any Affiliate combines. The Committee shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the grant or vesting of an Award
of Restricted Stock Units upon such terms as outlined in the Award Agreement. 
 For purposes of an Award to a Non-Executive Director that is granted as of the date of the annual meeting of stockholders, a vesting period shall be deemed to be one year if it runs from the date of one annual meeting of stockholders to the next
annual meeting of stockholders provided that such next meetings are at least 50 weeks apart. 
 (ii) Accelerated Vesting. Unless the
Committee specifies otherwise in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of the death, Disability or involuntary termination (other than for Cause or unsatisfactory performance) of a Participant, a Change of Control as outlined in
Section 12 of this Plan, or special circumstances determined by the Committee, an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall vest as of the termination of employment. 

(d) Dividend Equivalents. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide for current or deferred payments of cash, Shares or other
property corresponding to the dividends payable on the Shares (subject to Section 16(e) below), as set forth in an applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, that no such dividend equivalents shall be paid with respect to Restricted
Stock Units that are designated as a Qualified Performance-Based Awards unless and until the Committee has certified that the applicable Performance Goals for such award have been met. Dividend equivalents shall accrue at the same rate as cash
dividends paid on the Shares and applied to the number of Shares that vest. Such dividend equivalents shall be paid to the Participant in cash at the time the Shares are delivered. If a Participant’s Restricted Stock Units are forfeited,
the Participant shall have no right to future dividend equivalents with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, withheld stock dividends or earnings with respect to such Restricted Stock Units. 

(e) Termination of Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant’s Restricted Stock Units
shall be forfeited upon his or her Termination of Service. 
 (f) Payment. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award
Agreement, Shares, cash or a combination of Shares and cash, as applicable, payable in settlement of Restricted Stock Units shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable after the date on which payment is due under
the terms of an Award Agreement. 

  
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 (g) No Stockholder Rights. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award
Agreement, a Participant shall have no rights as a Stockholder with respect to Shares subject to Restricted Stock Units until such Shares are issued to the Participant pursuant to the terms of the Award Agreement. 

 

	11.	 Other Stock-Based Awards 

Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted under the Plan; provided, that any Other Stock-Based Awards that are Awards of Shares that are
unrestricted or with a minimum vesting schedule of less than one year shall only be granted in lieu of other compensation due and payable to the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than 5% of the Shares authorized to grant under
Section 6 may be granted with a minimum vesting schedule of less than one year. 
  

	12.	 Change in Control Provisions 

The provisions of this Section 12 shall apply in the case of a Change in Control, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award
Agreement or any other provision of the Plan. 
 (a) Awards Not Assumed, Etc. in Connection with Change of Control. Upon the
occurrence of a transaction that constitutes a Change in Control, if any Awards are not assumed, converted or otherwise equitably converted or substituted in a manner approved by the Committee, then such Awards shall vest immediately at
100 percent before the Change in Control. 
 (b) Awards Assumed, Etc. in Connection with Change of Control. Upon the
occurrence of a transaction that constitutes a Change in Control, with respect to any Awards that are assumed, converted or otherwise equitably converted or substituted in a manner approved by the Committee, then, in the event of a
Participant’s Termination of Service during the twenty-four (24) month period following such Change in Control, (x) by the Company other than for Cause or unsatisfactory performance, or (y) by the Participant for Good Reason:

 (i) each outstanding Award shall be deemed to satisfy any applicable Performance Goals at 100 percent as set forth in
the applicable Award Agreement; 
 (ii) any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding which are not then exercisable
and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested. Any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant as of the date of the Change in Control that remain outstanding as of the date of such Termination of Service may thereafter be
exercised until the earlier of the third anniversary of such Change in Control and the last date on which such Option or Stock Appreciation Right would have been exercisable in the absence of this Section 12(b) (ii) (taking into account the
applicable terms of any Award Agreement); 
 (iii) the restrictions and deferral limitations applicable to any Shares of
Restricted Stock shall lapse and such Shares of Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable; 

(iv) all Restricted Stock Units shall be considered to be earned and payable in full, and any deferral or other restriction
shall lapse, and any Restriction Period shall terminate, and such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled in cash or Shares (consistent with the terms of the Award Agreement after taking into account the effect of the Change in Control transaction
on the Shares) as promptly as is practicable; and 
 (v) subject to Section 14, the Committee may also make additional
adjustments and/or settlements of outstanding Awards as it deems appropriate and consistent with the Plan’s purposes. 

  
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 (c) 409A Matters. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Award to a Participant who is
subject to U.S. income tax is considered a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, this Section 12 shall apply to such Award only to the extent that its application would not
result in the imposition of any tax or interest or the inclusion of any amount in income under Section 409A of the Code. 
 (d)
Other. In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may in its discretion and upon at least ten (10) days’ advance notice to the affected Participants, cancel any outstanding Awards and pay to the holders thereof, in cash or
Shares, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards based upon the price per Share received or to be received by other Stockholders of the Company as a result of the Change in Control. 

 

	13.	 Qualified Performance-Based Awards; Section 16(b); Section 409A 

(a) Qualified Performance-Based Awards. 

(i) The provisions of the Plan are intended to ensure that all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted hereunder to any
Participant who is or may be a “covered employee” (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code) in the tax year in which such Option or Stock Appreciation Right is expected to be deductible to the Company qualify for the
Section 162(m) Exemption, that all such Awards shall therefore be considered Qualified Performance-Based Awards, and the Plan shall be interpreted and operated consistent with that intention. When granting any Award other than an Option or
Stock Appreciation Right, the Committee may designate such Award as a Qualified Performance-Based Award, based upon a determination that (x) the recipient is or may be a “covered employee” (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3)
of the Code) with respect to such Award and (y) the Committee wishes such Award to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, and the terms of any such Award (and of the grant thereof) shall be consistent with such designation (including,
without limitation, that all such Awards be granted by a committee composed solely of “outside directors” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code)). 

(ii) The Committee shall determine whether the applicable Performance Goals for a Qualified Performance-Based Award have been
met with respect to a Participant for a Performance Period and, if they have been met, shall so certify and ascertain the amount of the applicable Qualified Performance-Based Award. No Qualified Performance-Based Awards will be paid or granted for a
Performance Period until such certification is made by the Committee. The amount of such a Qualified Performance-Based Award designed to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption that is actually paid or granted to a Participant may be less than
the amount determined by the applicable Performance Goal formula, at the discretion of the Committee, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Award Agreement, and shall be paid to the Participant at the time set forth in the applicable
Award Agreement. 
 (iii) Performance Goals may be applied on a per share or absolute basis and relative to one or more peer
group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, and may be measured pursuant to U.S. GAAP, non-GAAP or other objective standards in a manner consistent with the Company’s established accounting
policies, all as the Committee shall determine at the time the Performance Goals for a Performance Period are established. In addition, to the extent consistent with the requirements of the Section 162(m) Exemption, the Committee may provide at
the time Performance Goals are established for Qualified Performance-Based Awards that the manner in which such Performance Goals are to be calculated or measured may take into account, or ignore, capital costs, interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization and other factors over which the Participant has no (or limited) control including, but not limited to, restructurings, discontinued operations, impairments, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, extraordinary items, certain
identified expenses (including cash bonus expenses, incentive expenses and acquisition-related transaction and integration expenses), the consolidation of investment products, other unusual non-recurring
items, industry margins, general economic conditions, interest rate movements and the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes. 

  
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 (iv) No delegate of the Committee shall exercise authority granted to the
Committee to the extent that the exercise of such authority would cause an Award designated as a Qualified Performance-Based Award not to qualify, or to cease to qualify, for the Section 162(m) Exemption. 

(b) Section 16(b). 

(i) The provisions of the Plan are intended to ensure that transactions under the Plan are not subject to (or are exempt from)
the short-swing recovery rules of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and shall be construed and interpreted in a manner so as to comply with such rules. 

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if for any reason the appointed Committee does not meet
the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code, such noncompliance with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and
Section 162(m) of the Code shall not affect the validity of Awards, grants, interpretations or other actions of the Committee. 
 (c)
Section 409A. It is the intention of the Company that any Award to a Participant who is subject to U.S. income tax that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the
Code shall comply in all respects with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to avoid the imposition of any tax or interest or the inclusion of any amount in income thereunder, and the terms of each such Award shall be interpreted,
administered and deemed amended, if applicable, in a manner consistent with this intention. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company, a Participating Company, nor any of its Affiliates nor any of its or their directors, officers,
employees, agents or other service providers will be liable for any taxes, penalties or interest imposed on any Participant, Beneficiary or other person with respect to any amounts paid or payable (whether in cash, Shares or other property) under
any Award, including any taxes, penalties or interest imposed under or as a result of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award to any Participant who is subject to U.S.
income tax that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code: 

(i) any payments (whether in cash, Shares or other property) to be made with respect to the Award upon the Participant’s
Termination of Service that would otherwise be paid within six months after the Participant’s Termination of Service shall be accumulated (without interest, to the extent applicable) and paid on the first day of the seventh month following the
Participant’s Termination of Service if the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (as determined in accordance with the uniform policy adopted by the Committee with respect to all of
the arrangements subject to Section 409A of the Code maintained by the Company, a Participating Company and any Affiliates); and 

(ii) any payment to be made with respect to an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall be delivered no later than 60 days after
the date on which payment is due under the Award or as otherwise permitted under Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-3(g) for any portion of the payment subject to a dispute. 

  
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	14.	 Amendment and Discontinuance 

(a) Amendment and Discontinuance of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment,
alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would materially impair the rights of a Participant with respect to a previously granted Award without such Participant’s consent, except such an amendment made to comply with applicable law or
Applicable Exchange rule or to prevent adverse tax or accounting consequences to the Company or Participants. 
 (b) Amendment of
Awards. Subject to Section 8(d), the Committee may unilaterally amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, but no such amendment shall materially impair the rights of any Participant with respect to an Award without the
Participant’s consent, except such an amendment made to cause the Plan or Award to comply with applicable law, Applicable Exchange rule or to prevent adverse tax or accounting consequences for the Participant or the Company, a Participating
Company, or any Affiliates. 
  

	15.	 Unfunded Status of Plan 

It is currently intended that the Plan constitute an “unfunded” plan. The Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other
arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Shares or make payments; provided, however, that unless the Committee otherwise determines, the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with
the “unfunded” status of the Plan. 
  

	16.	 General Provisions 

(a) Conditions for Issuance. The Committee may require each person purchasing or receiving Shares pursuant to an Award to represent to
and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the Shares without a view to the distribution thereof. The certificates or book entry for such Shares may include any legend or appropriate notation that the Committee deems
appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer, and the Committee may take such other steps as it deems necessary or desirable to restrict the transfer of Shares issuable under the Plan to comply with applicable law or Applicable Exchange
rules. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or agreements made pursuant thereto, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver Shares under the Plan unless such issuance or delivery complies with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations, including the requirements of any Applicable Exchange or similar entity and the Company has obtained any consent, approval or permit from any federal, state or foreign governmental authority that the Committee determines to be necessary
or advisable. 
 (b) Additional Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company, Participating
Company, or any Affiliate from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its employees. 
 (c) No Contract of
Employment. Neither the Plan nor any Award Agreement shall constitute a contract of employment, and neither the adoption of the Plan nor the granting of any Award shall confer upon any employee any right to continued employment. Neither the Plan
nor any Award Agreement shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company, a Participating Company, or any Affiliate to terminate the employment of any employee at any time. 

(d) Required Taxes; No Tax Gross Ups. No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of a
Participant for federal, state, local or foreign income or employment or other tax purposes with respect to any Award under the Plan, such Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment
of, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. Unless otherwise determined by the Company, withholding obligations may be settled with Shares,

  
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including Shares that are part of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement, having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the minimum amount required to be
withheld for tax purposes, all in accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company, Participating Company, and any
Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to such Participant. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate, including making irrevocable
elections, for the settlement of withholding obligations with Shares. Regardless of any arrangements made by the Company, Participating Company, any Affiliate or the Committee with respect to the withholding or other payment of any federal, state,
local or foreign taxes of any kind, the liability for all such taxes legally due from a Participant remains the responsibility of the Participant. By accepting an Award, a Participant consents to the methods of tax withholding established by the
Committee or otherwise made or arranged by the Company. 
 (e) Limitation on Dividend Reinvestment and Dividend Equivalents.
Reinvestment of dividends in additional Restricted Stock at the time of any dividend payment, and the payment of Shares with respect to dividends to Participants holding Awards of Restricted Stock Units, shall only be permissible if sufficient
Shares are available under Section 6 for such reinvestment or payment (taking into account then outstanding Awards). In the event that sufficient Shares are not available for such reinvestment or payment, such reinvestment or payment shall be
made in the form of a grant of Restricted Stock Units equal in number to the Shares that would have been obtained by such payment or reinvestment, the terms of which Restricted Stock Units shall provide for settlement in cash and for dividend
equivalent reinvestment in further Restricted Stock Units on the terms contemplated by this Section 16(e). 
 (f) Rights of a
Beneficiary. Any amounts payable and any rights exercisable under an Award after a Participant’s death shall be paid to and exercised by the Participant’s Beneficiary, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, Applicable
Exchange rule or the terms of an applicable Award Agreement. 
 (g) Affiliate Employees. In the case of a forfeiture or cancellation
of an Award to an employee of any Affiliate, all Shares underlying such Awards shall revert to the Company. 
 (h) Governing Law and
Interpretation. The Plan and all Awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of the
Plan are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. 
 (i)
Non-Transferability. Awards under the Plan cannot be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, except as provided in
Section 6(e). 
 (j) Foreign Employees and Foreign Law Considerations. The Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Individuals
who are foreign nationals, who are employed outside the United States or who are not compensated from a payroll maintained in the United States, or who are otherwise subject to (or could cause the Company to be subject to) tax, legal or
regulatory provisions of countries or jurisdictions outside the United States, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote
achievement of the purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, Awards to Participants who are employed and/or otherwise subject to the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States shall be subject to such terms and
conditions as the Committee shall establish and set forth in an applicable Award Agreement, including any addendum thereto. 

  
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 (k) Use of English Language. The Plan, each Award Agreement, and all other documents,
notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant to an Award shall be written in English, unless otherwise determined by the Committee. If a Participant receives an Award Agreement, a copy of the Plan or any other documents
related to an Award translated into a language other than English, and if the meaning of the translated version is different from the English version, the English version shall control. 

(l) Recovery of Amounts Paid. All Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to any policy established by the Committee under which
the Company may recover from current and former Participants any amounts paid or Shares issued under an Award and any proceeds therefrom. The Committee may apply such policy to Awards granted before the policy is adopted to the extent required by
applicable law or Applicable Exchange rule or as otherwise provided by such policy. 
 (m) Notices. A notice or other communication
to the Committee shall be valid only if given in the form and to the location specified by the Committee. 

  
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