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  Exhibit 10.4    
    

Performance Vesting

 
 

  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
  2010 Equity Incentive Plan    
    
    RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this "Award Agreement") is made effective as of
the [    ] day of [    ], 2010 (the "Date of Grant"), between AMC Entertainment
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and [grantee]
(the "Participant"): 

 
 

  R E C I T A L S:    
    

        WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"), which Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Award Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the same meanings as in the Plan; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Committee has determined that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to grant the restricted stock provided for herein to the Participant
pursuant to the Plan and the terms set forth herein. 

        NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 

        1.    Restricted Stock Award.    Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Company
hereby grants to the Participant [    ] Shares (the "Restricted Shares"), which shall vest and become nonforfeitable
in accordance with Section 3 hereof. 

        2.    Certificates.    A certificate or certificates representing the Restricted Shares shall be issued by the Company
and shall be registered in the name of the Participant on the stock transfer books of the Company promptly following execution of this Award Agreement by the Participant, but shall remain in the
physical custody of the Company or its designee at all times prior to the vesting of such Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 3 hereof. As a
condition to the receipt of this Award Agreement, the Participant shall deliver to the Company a Stock Power in the form attached hereto as  Exhibit A, duly endorsed in blank, relating to the
Restricted Shares. Each certificate representing the Restricted Shares shall bear the
following legend: 

"The ownership and transferability of this certificate and these shares are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of the AMC Entertainment
Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and a Restricted Stock Award Agreement entered into between the registered owner and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Copies of such Plan and
Agreement are on file in the executive offices of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc." 

As
soon as administratively practicable, but not later than sixty (60) days, following the vesting of the Restricted Shares (as described in  Section 3 hereof), and upon the satisfaction of all
other applicable conditions, including, but not limited to, the payment by the Participant of
all applicable withholding taxes, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Participant, or in the case of
Participant's death, Participant's beneficiary, a certificate or certificates for the applicable Shares of Restricted Stock which shall not bear the legend described above, but may bear such other
legends as the Company deems advisable pursuant to Section 6 below. 

        3.    Vesting of Restricted Stock.    

        (a)    Vesting Schedule.    Subject to the Participant's continued service with the Company or any of its Affiliates,
as applicable, on the applicable vesting date, and except as may otherwise be provided herein, 25% of the Restricted Shares shall become vested in each year over a four (4) year period from
fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2014 upon the Company meeting certain 

 

pre-established
annual performance targets, as established each year by the Committee in accordance with Article 10 of the Plan (the
"Annual Performance Targets"). 

        (b)    Acceleration of Vesting.    Notwithstanding Section 3(a)  hereof, if within the one (1) year period following a
Change of Control, the Participant's service is terminated by the Company or any Affiliate without Cause, the
Restricted Shares shall immediately vest as of the date of such termination of service, subject to the Participant's execution of an effective general release and waiver of all claims against the
Company, its Affiliates and their respective officers and directors, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. 

        (c)    Termination of Service.    If the Participant's service is terminated for any reason, other than as described
in Section 3(b) above, the Restricted Shares, to the extent not then-vested, shall be forfeited by the Participant without any
consideration. 

        (d)    Definition of Cause.    "Cause" shall mean, (i) a
material breach by the Participant of any of the Participant's obligations under any written agreement with the Company or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a material violation by the Participant of
any of the Company's policies, procedures, rules and regulations applicable to employees generally or to similarly situated employees, in each case, as they may be amended from time to time in the
Company's sole discretion; (iii) the failure by the Participant to reasonably and substantially perform his or her duties to the Company or its Affiliates (other than as a result of physical or
mental illness or injury) or the failure by the Participant to comply with reasonable directives of the Board; (iv) the Participant's willful misconduct (including abuse of controlled
substances) or gross negligence that is injurious to the Company, its Affiliates or any of their customers, clients or employees; (v) the Participant's fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of
funds or
beach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its Affiliates (or any predecessor thereto or successor thereof); or (vi) the commission by the Participant of a felony or other serious
crime involving moral turpitude. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a party to an employment agreement with the Company or any Affiliate at the time of his or her termination of
employment and such employment agreement contains a different definition of "cause" (or any derivation thereof), the definition in such employment agreement will control for purposes of this Award
Agreement. 

        4.    Rights as a Stockholder.    The Participant shall have none of the rights of a stockholder of the Company until
the Restricted Shares vest, provided, that, the Participant shall have the right to receive dividends on
the Restricted Shares (the "Dividends") subject to the remainder of this Section 4. The
Dividends, if any, shall be held by the Company and shall be subject to forfeiture until such time that the Restricted Shares on which the Dividends were distributed vest in accordance with  Section 3 above. The Dividends shall be released to the Participant as soon as administratively practicable, but not later than the time of
delivery to the Participant, in accordance with Section 2 above, of certificates representing the Restricted Shares on which the Dividends were
distributed. 

        5.    Restrictive Covenants.    In consideration for the grant of the Restricted Shares hereunder, the Participant
agrees to comply with the covenants set forth in this Section 5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a party to an employment
agreement or other agreement with the Company or any Affiliate and such agreement contains restrictive covenants, the restrictive covenants in such agreement will control for purposes of this Award
Agreement; provided that in the event the restrictive covenants of the aforementioned agreement do not contain all the restrictions described in this Award Agreement, then the additional restrictions
in the Award Agreement shall apply to the Participant in addition to the restrictions described in the aforementioned agreement. 

        (a)    Confidential Information; Inventions.    

        (1)   The
Participant shall not disclose or use at any time either during the Participant's employment with or performance of services to the Company or thereafter, any
Confidential 

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Information
(as defined below) of which the Participant is or becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him or her, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly
related to and required by the Participant's performance in good faith of duties for the Company. The Participant will take all appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information in his or her
possession and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Participant shall deliver to the Company at the termination of his or her employment with or performance of
services to the Company, or at any time the Company may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer tapes and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) relating
to the Confidential Information or the Work Product (as hereinafter defined) of the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates which the Participant may then possess or have under his or her
control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant may truthfully respond to a lawful and valid subpoena or other legal process, but shall give the Company the earliest possible notice thereof,
shall, as much in
advance of the return date as possible, make available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought, and shall assist the Company and such counsel in resisting or
otherwise responding to such process. 

        (2)   As
used in this Award Agreement, the term "Confidential Information" means information that is not generally known to the
public and that is used, developed or obtained by the Company in connection with its business, including, but not limited to, information, observations and data obtained by the Participant while
employed by or performing services to the Company or any predecessors thereof (including those obtained prior to the Date of Grant) concerning (i) the business or affairs of the Company (or
such predecessors), (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs, compensation and pricing structures, (iv) designs, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and
reports, (vii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) data bases,
(x) accounting and business methods, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice,
(xii) customers and clients, (xiii) other copyrightable works, (xiv) all production methods, processes, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related
information in whatever form. Confidential Information will not include any information that has been published (other than a disclosure by the Participant in breach of this Award Agreement) in a form
generally available to the public prior to the date the Participant proposes to disclose or use such information. Confidential Information will not be deemed to have been published merely because
individual portions of the information have been separately published, but only if all material features comprising such information have been published in combination. 

        (3)   As
used in this Award Agreement, the term "Work Product" means all inventions, innovations, improvements, technical
information, systems, software developments, methods, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, service marks, trademarks, trade names, logos and all similar or related information (whether patentable or
unpatentable, copyrightable, registerable as a trademark, reduced to writing, or otherwise) which relates to the Company's or any of its Affiliates' actual or anticipated business, research and
development or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by the Participant (whether or not during usual business hours, whether or not by the use of the
facilities of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and whether or not alone or in conjunction with any other person) while employed by or performing services to the Company (including those
conceived, developed or made prior to the Date of Grant) together with all patent applications, letters patent, trademark, trade name and service mark applications or registrations, copyrights and
reissues thereof that may be granted for or upon any of the foregoing. All Work Product that the Participant may have discovered, invented or originated during his or her employment by 

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or
performance of services to the Company or any of its Affiliates prior to the Date of Grant, that he or she may discover, invent or originate during his or her employment or performance of services
or at any time in the period of twelve (12) months after his or her termination of service, shall be the exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates, as applicable, and the Participant
hereby assigns all of the Participant's right, title and interest in and to such Work Product to the Company or its applicable Affiliate, including all intellectual property rights therein. The
Participant shall promptly disclose all Work Product to the Company, shall execute at the request of the Company any assignments or other documents the Company may deem necessary to protect or perfect
its (or any of
its Affiliates', as applicable) rights therein, and shall assist the Company, at the Company's expense, in obtaining, defending and enforcing the Company's (or any of its Affiliates', as applicable)
rights therein. The Participant hereby appoints the Company as his attorney-in-fact to execute on his or her behalf any assignments or other documents deemed necessary by the
Company to protect or perfect the Company, the Company's (and any of its Affiliate', as applicable) rights to any Work Product. 

        (4)   Restriction on Competition.    The Participant agrees that if the Participant were to become employed by, or
substantially involved in, the business of a competitor of the Company or any of its Affiliates during the twelve (12) months following his or her separation from service, it would be very
difficult for the Participant not to rely on or use the Company's and its Affiliates' trade secrets and confidential information. Thus. to avoid the inevitable disclosure of the Company's and its
Affiliates' trade secrets and confidential information, and to protect such trade secrets and confidential information and the Company's and its Affiliates' relationships and goodwill with customers,
during his or her employment with or performance of services to the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Participant's termination of service, the Participant will not
directly or indirectly through any other Person engage in, enter the employ of, render any services to, have any ownership interest in. nor participate in the financing, operation, management or
control of, any Competing Business. For purposes of this Award Agreement, the phrase "directly or indirectly through any other Person engage in" shall include, without limitation, any direct or
indirect ownership or profit participation interest in such enterprise, whether as an owner, stockholder, member, partner, joint venturer or otherwise, and shall include any direct or indirect
participation in such enterprise as an employee, consultant, director, officer, licensor of technology or otherwise. For purposes of this Award Agreement, "Competing
Business" means a Person anywhere in the continental United States or elsewhere in the world where the Company or any of its Affiliates engage in business, or reasonably
anticipate engaging in business, on the Participant's termination of service (the "Restricted Area") that at any time during his or her employment with
or performance of services to the Company has competed, or at any time during the twelve (12) month period following the Participant's termination of service, competes with the Company or any
of its Affiliates in any of its or their businesses, including, without limitation, theatrical exhibition, digital cinema, internet ticketing and virtual box office for theatrical exhibitions, IMAX or
other three dimensional screened entertainment, pre-show content, cinema or lobby advertising products, meeting and event services or special in-theater events. Nothing herein
shall prohibit the Participant from (i) being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation that is publicly traded, so long as the Participant has
no active participation in the business of such corporation, (ii) providing services to a Person otherwise engaged in a Competing Business, provided the Participant provides no services to any
business operated, managed or controlled by such Person that causes such Person to constitute a Competing Business, or (iii) providing services to a Person the business or businesses of which
are unrelated to theatrical exhibition. 

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        (b)    Non-Solicitation of Employees and Consultants.    During his or her employment with or performance
of services to the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Participant's termination of service, the Participant will not directly or indirectly through any other Person
(i) induce or attempt to induce any employee or independent contractor of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to leave the employ or service, as applicable, of the Company or such
Affiliate, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any such Affiliate, on the one hand, and any employee or independent contractor thereof, on the other hand, or
(ii) hire any person who was an employee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company until twelve (12) months after such individual's employment relationship with the Company or such
Affiliate has been terminated. 

        (c)    Non-Solicitation of Customers.    During his or her employment with or performance of services to
the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the Participant's termination of service, the Participant will not directly or indirectly through any other Person influence or attempt
to influence customers, vendors, suppliers, licensors, lessors, joint venturers, associates, consultants, agents, or partners the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to divert their business away
from the Company or such Affiliate, and the Participant will not otherwise interfere with, disrupt or attempt to disrupt the business relationships, contractual or otherwise, between the Company or
any Affiliate of the Company, on the one hand, and any of its or their customers, suppliers, vendors, lessors, licensors, joint venturers, associates, officers, employees, consultants, managers,
partners, members or investors, on the other hand. 

        (d)    Non-Disparagement.    The Participant acknowledges and agrees that he or she will not defame,
disparage or publicly criticize, directly or through another Person, the services, business or reputation of the Company or any of its officers, directors, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents in
either a professional or personal manner either during his or her employment with or performance of services to the Company or thereafter. 

        (e)    Understanding of Covenants.    The Participant acknowledges that, in the course of his or employment with or
performance of services to the Company and/or its Affiliates and their predecessors, he or she has become familiar, or will become familiar, with the Company's and its Affiliates' and their
predecessors' trade secrets and with other confidential and proprietary information concerning the Company, its Affiliates and their respective predecessors and that his or her services have been and
will be of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company and its Affiliates. The Participant agrees that the foregoing covenants set forth in this  Section 5 (together, the "Restrictive Covenants") are reasonable and necessary to protect the
Company's and its Affiliates' trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information, good will, stable workforce, and customer relations. 

Without
limiting the generality of the Participant's agreement in the preceding paragraph, the Participant (i) represents that he or she is familiar with and has carefully considered the
Restrictive Covenants, (ii) represents that he or she is fully aware of his or her obligations hereunder, (iii) agrees to the reasonableness of the length of time, scope and geographic
coverage, as applicable, of the Restrictive Covenants, (iv) agrees that the Company and its Affiliates currently conducts business throughout the Restricted Area, and (v) agrees that the
Restrictive Covenants will continue in effect for the applicable periods set forth above in this Section 5 regardless of whether the Participant
is then entitled to receive severance pay or benefits from the Company. The Participant understands that the Restrictive Covenants may limit his or her ability to earn a livelihood in a business
similar to the business of the Company and any of its Affiliates, but he or she nevertheless believes that he or she has received and will receive sufficient consideration and other benefits as an
employee or director of, or consultant to, the Company and as otherwise provided hereunder or as described in the recitals hereto to clearly justify such restrictions which, in any event (given his or
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education,
skills and ability), the Participant does not believe would prevent him or her from otherwise earning a living. The Participant agrees that the Restrictive Covenants do not confer a benefit
upon the Company disproportionate to the detriment of the Participant. 

        (f)    Enforcement.    The Participant agrees that the Participant's services are unique and that he or she has access
to Confidential Information and Work Product. Accordingly, the Participant agrees that a breach by the Participant of any of the covenants in this  Section 5 would cause immediate and irreparable
harm to the Company that would be difficult or impossible to measure, and that damages to the
Company for any such injury would therefore be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Therefore, the Participant agrees that in the event of any breach or threatened breach of any provision of this  Section 5 or any similar provision, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to and without limitation upon all other remedies the Company may
have under this Award Agreement, at law or otherwise, to obtain specific performance, injunctive relief and/or other appropriate relief (without posting any bond or deposit) in order to enforce or
prevent any violations of the provisions of this Section 5 or any similar provision, as the case may be, or require the Participant to account
for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, moneys, accruals, increments or other benefits derived from or received as a result of any transactions constituting a breach of this  Section 5 or any similar provision, as the case may be, if and when final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator is so
entered against the Participant. The Participant further agrees that the applicable period of time any Restrictive Covenant is in effect following the Participant's termination of service, as
determined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, such period of time shall be extended by the same amount of time that
Participant is in breach of any Restrictive Covenant. 

        (g)   The
Participant agrees to execute any additional documentation as may reasonably be requested by the Company in furtherance of the enforcement of any Restrictive
Covenant. 

        6.    Adjustment of Shares.    In the event of any corporate event or transaction (as described in  Section 12.1 of the Plan),
the terms of this Award Agreement (including, without limitation, the number and kind of Shares subject to this Award
Agreement) shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 12.1 of the Plan. 

        7.    No Right to Continued Service.    The granting of the Restricted Stock evidenced hereby and this Award Agreement
shall impose no obligation on the Company or any Affiliate to continue the service of the Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company or any Affiliate may have to terminate
the service of such Participant. 

        8.    Securities Laws/Legend on Certificates.    The issuance and delivery of Shares shall comply (or be exempt from)
all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and
the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company's securities may then be traded. The Company shall not be obligated to file any registration statement under any
applicable securities laws to permit the purchase or issuance of any Shares under the Plan or Awards, and accordingly any certificates for Shares or documents granting Awards may have an appropriate
legend or statement of applicable restrictions endorsed thereon. If the Company deems it necessary to ensure that the issuance of Shares under the Plan is not required to be registered under any
applicable securities laws, each Participant to whom such Shares would be issued shall deliver to the Company an agreement or certificate containing such representations, warranties and covenants as
the Company may reasonably request which satisfies such requirements. 

        9.    Transferability.    Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, the Restricted Shares may not be assigned,
alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment,
alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and 

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unenforceable
against the Company or any Affiliate; provided, that, the designation of a beneficiary
shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. No such permitted transfer of the Restricted Shares to heirs or legatees of the Participant shall be
effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the validity of
the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof. 

        10.    Withholding.    The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold automatically from any
payment or shares of common stock deliverable under this Award Agreement or require the Participant to remit to the Company or applicable Affiliate, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy
federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Award Agreement. 

        11.    Notices.    Any notification required by the terms of this Award Agreement shall be given in writing and shall
be deemed effective upon personal delivery or within three (3) days of deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. A notice
shall be addressed to the Company, Attention: General Counsel, at its principal executive office and to the Participant at the address that he or she most recently provided to the Company. 

        12.    Entire Agreement.    This Award Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire contract between the parties
hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. They supersede any other agreements, representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which relate to the
subject matter hereof. 

        13.    Waiver.    No waiver of any breach or condition of this Award Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any
other or subsequent breach or condition whether of like or different nature. 

        14.    Successors and Assigns.    The provisions of this Award Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding
upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and upon the Participant, the Participant's assigns and the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the Participant's estate, whether or not any
such person shall have become a party to this Award Agreement and have agreed in writing to be joined herein and be bound by the terms hereof. 

        15.    Choice of Law.    This Award Agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware (regardless of the
laws that might otherwise govern under applicable Delaware principles of conflicts of law) as to all matters, including but not limited to matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and
remedies. 

        16.    Restricted Shares Subject to Plan.    By entering into this Award Agreement the Participant agrees and
acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan. The Restricted Shares are subject to the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan as it may be amended from time to time
are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the
Plan will govern and prevail. 

        17.    No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment.    Participants (or their beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all
taxes with respect to the Restricted Shares. The Committee and the Company make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of the Restricted Shares. Neither the Committee nor the Company has any
obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any tax under Section 409A of the Code or
Section 457A of the Code or otherwise and none of the Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or any of their employees or representatives shall have any liability to a Participant with respect
thereto. 

        18.    Amendment.    The Committee may amend or alter this Award Agreement and the Restricted Shares granted hereunder
at any time, subject to the terms of the Plan. 

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        19.    Section 83(b) Election.    In the event the Participant determines to make an election with the Internal
Revenue Service (the "IRS") under Section 83(b) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the "83(b)
Election"), the Participant shall provide a copy of such form to the Company promptly following its filing, which is required under current law to be filed with the IRS no
later than thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant of the Restricted Shares. The form for making an 83(b) Election is attached hereto as  Exhibit C. The Participant is advised to consult with
his or her own tax advisors regarding the purchase and holding of the Restricted Shares,
and the Company shall bear no liability for any consequence of the Participant making an 83(b) Election or failing to make an 83(b) Election. 

        20.    Severability.    The provisions of this Award Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are
determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable. 

        21.    Signature in Counterparts.    This Award Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an
original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. 

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Award Agreement. 

 

 

					
	 	 	 AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
	

 	
 	
  

 
	 	 	Name:	 	 
	 	 	Title:	 	 

 

 Agreed
and acknowledged as of the date first above written: 

 

 

			
	  

 PARTICIPANT	 	 

 

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AWARD AGREEMENT 

 
 

  EXHIBIT A    
    
    STOCK POWER    
    

 
 

  Stock Power    
    

        FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto AMC
Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"),                    
(            ) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company standing in his/her/their/its name on the books of the Company represented by Certificate No.                    herewith and does hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint                    
his/her/their/its attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to transfer such shares on the books of the Company. 

 

 

							
	Dated:	 	    	 	Signature:	 	  

 

 

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Name and Mailing Address 

 

 

			
	Instructions:	 	 Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line and printed name and mailing address. Please print your name exactly as you would like your name to appear on the issued stock certificate(s). The purpose
of this assignment is to enable the forfeiture of the shares without requiring additional signatures on your part.

 

 

 
 

  EXHIBIT B    
    
    FORM OF RELEASE    
    

 
 

  Release Agreement    
    

        A release is required as a condition for receiving the benefits upon separation from service provided pursuant to the Restricted Stock
Award Agreement between AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC. (the "Company") and
[grantee] ("Participant") dated [    ], 2010,
(the "Award Agreement"); thus, by executing this release ("Release"), you have advised us that you hold
no claims against the Company, its predecessors, successors or assigns, affiliates, shareholders or members and each of their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the
"Releasees"), and by execution of this Release you agree to waive and release any such claims, except relating to any compensation, severance pay and
benefits described in any written agreement between you and the Company. 

        You
understand and agree that this Release will extend to all claims, demands, liabilities and causes of action of every kind, nature and description whatsoever, whether known, unknown
or suspected to exist, which you ever had or may now have against the Releasees in your capacity as an employee of the Company, including, without limitation, any claims, demands, liabilities and
causes of action arising from your employment with the Releasees and the termination of that employment, including any claims for severance or vacation pay, business expenses, and/or pursuant to any
federal, state, county, or local employment laws, regulations, executive orders, or other requirements, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1866 Civil Rights
Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Workers Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act and any other local, state or federal fair employment laws, and any contract or tort claims. 

        You
understand and agree that this Release is intended to include all claims by you or on your behalf alleging discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, age,
disability, marital status, or any other protected status or involving any contract or tort claims based on your termination from the Company. It is also acknowledged that your termination is not in
any way related to any work-related injury. 

        It
also is understood and agreed that the remedy at law for breach of the Award Agreement, any restrictive covenant agreements between you and the Company, and/or this Release shall be
inadequate, and the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief in respect thereof. 

        Your
ability to receive payments and benefits under the terms of the Award Agreement will remain open for a 21-day period after your separation from service to give you an
opportunity to consider the effect of this Release. At your option, you may elect to execute this Release on an earlier date. Additionally, you have seven days after the date you execute this Release
to revoke it. As a result, this Release will not be effective until eight days after you execute it. We also want to advise you of your right to consult with legal counsel prior to executing a copy of
this Release. 

        Finally,
this is to expressly acknowledge: 

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	You understand that you are not waiving any claims or rights that may arise after the date you execute this Release.  

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	You understand and agree that the compensation and benefits described in the Award Agreement offer you consideration
greater than that to which you would otherwise be entitled.   

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	You understand that you are subject to "restrictive covenants" provisions contained in your Award Agreement, employment
agreement or other agreement, as applicable, and you agree to continue to be bound by those terms and conditions in accordance therewith. 

 

        I
hereby state that I have carefully read this Release and that I am signing this Release knowingly and voluntarily with the full intent of releasing the Releases from any and all
claims, except as set forth herein. Further, if signed prior to the completion of the 21 day review period, this is to acknowledge that I knowingly and voluntarily signed this Release on an
earlier date. 

					
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  EXHIBIT C    
    
    SECTION 83(b) ELECTION    
    

 
 

  Section 83(b) Election    
    

        This statement is being made under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, pursuant to Treas. Reg.
Section 1.83-2.  

	(1)
	The
taxpayer who performed the services is: 

Name: 

Address: 

Social
Security Number: 

	(2)
	The
property with respect to which the election is being made is                shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AMC Entertainment
Holdings, Inc.

	(3)
	The
transferor of the property is AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

	(4)
	The
property was transferred on                        ("Date of Grant").

	(5)
	The
taxable year in which the election is being made is the calendar year        .

	(6)
	The
property will vest upon the fourth anniversary of the date of transfer, subject to the taxpayer's continued service to AMC Entertainment
Holdings, Inc. or its affiliates.

	(7)
	The
fair market value at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never lapse) is
$                    per share.

	(8)
	The
amount paid for such property is $                per share.

	(9)
	A
copy of this statement was furnished to American Multi-Cinema, Inc. for whom taxpayer rendered the services underlying the transfer of property.

	(10)
	This
statement is executed on                            . 

			
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  Taxpayer's name

        This
election must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Center with which taxpayer files his Federal income tax returns and must be made within thirty (30) days after the
Date of Grant. This filing should be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The taxpayer shall also provide a copy of such form to AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and
to American Multi-Cinema, Inc. promptly following its filing. The taxpayer should retain two (2) additional copies of the completed form for filing with Federal and state tax returns for
the taxpayer's current tax year and an additional copy for the taxpayer's records. 

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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

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  Exhibit 10.1    
    

 
    AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.    
    
    2010 Equity Incentive Plan    
    

 Article 1.    Establishment & Purpose  

        1.1    Establishment.    AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby establishes the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as
set forth herein. 

        1.2    Purpose of Plan.    The purpose of this Plan is to attract,
retain and motivate officers, employees, non-employee directors, and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and to promote the success of the Company's business by
providing the Participants with appropriate incentives. 

 Article 2.    Definitions  

        Whenever capitalized in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. 

        2.1   "Affiliate" means, with
respect to any specified Person: 

	(a)
	any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person; or

	(b)
	any
other Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of such Person's Capital Stock or any officer or director of any such Person or other Person
or with respect to any natural Person, any person having a relationship with such Person by blood, marriage or adoption not more remote than first cousin. 

        2.2   "Annual Award Limit"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b) hereof. 

        2.3   "Award" means any Option,
Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Other Stock-Based Award, or Performance-Based Compensation that is granted under this Plan. 

        2.4   "Award Agreement" means
either (a) a written agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under this Plan, or (b) a written
statement issued by the Company, a Subsidiary, or Affiliate to a Participant describing the terms and conditions of the actual grant of such Award. 

        2.5   "Board" means the Board
of Directors of the Company. 

        2.6   "Capital Stock" of any
Person means any and all shares, interest, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person's capital stock, including preferred stock, any rights (other than debt securities
convertible into capital stock), warrant or options to acquire such capital stock, whether outstanding as of the Effective Date or issued thereafter. 

        2.7   "Change of Control"
unless otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, means an event or series of events that results in any of the following: 

	(a)
	Change in Ownership of the Company.    A change in the ownership of the Company occurs on the date
that any one Person or more than one Person acting as a group (as determined under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), other than a Subsidiary, acquires ownership of stock of
the Company that, together with stock held by such Person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of stock of the Company. However, if any one Person (or more
than one Person acting as a group) is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the Company's stock prior to the acquisition, any
acquisition of additional stock by the same Person or Persons is not considered to cause a change in the ownership of the Company; 

 

	(b)
	Change in Board of Directors of the Company.    A change in the effective control of the Company
occurs if, during any twelve-month period, the individuals, who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, of any new director was approved by a vote
of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board, and provided further that any reductions in the size of the Board that are
instituted voluntarily by the Incumbent Board shall not constitute a "Change of Control", and after any such reduction the "Incumbent Board" shall mean the Board as so reduced; or

	(c)
	Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company's Assets.    A change in the ownership
of a substantial portion of the Company's assets occurs on the date that any one Person, or more than one Person acting as a group (as determined under Treas. Reg.
Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), other than any Subsidiary, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such
Person or Persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company
immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined
in good faith by the Board without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. 

        provided,
that, in no event shall a Change of Control be deemed to occur, for purposes of this Plan and any Award Agreement, as a result of (i) an IPO or (ii) a change in
the majority of the Incumbent Board in connection with an IPO or a secondary public offering. 

        2.8   "Code" means the U.S.
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 

        2.9   "Committee" means the
Compensation Committee of the Board or any other committee designated by the Board to administer this Plan. If the Shares are traded on an established market, the Committee shall be comprised of at
least two members, each of whom shall be (a) a Non-Employee Director, (b) an Outside Director, and (c) an "independent director" within the meaning of the listing
requirements of any exchange on which the Company is listed. 

        2.10 "Consultant" means any
person who provides bona fide services to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate as a consultant or advisor, excluding any Employee or Director. 

        2.11 "Covered Employee" means
for any Plan Year, a Participant designated by the Company as a potential "covered employee" as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code. 

        2.12 "Director" means a
member of the Board who is not an Employee. 

        2.13 "Effective Date" means
the date set forth in Section 14.14 hereof. 

        2.14 "Employee" means an
officer or other employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate, including a member of the Board who is an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate. 

        2.15 "Exchange Act" means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

        2.16 "Fair Market Value"
means, as of any date, the per Share value determined as follows, in accordance with applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code: 

	(a)
	The
average of the high and low trading price on a recognized stock exchange or any established over-the-counter trading system on
which dealings take place, or if no trades 

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were
made on any such day, the immediately preceding day on which trades were made; or  

	(b)
	In
the absence of an established market for the Shares of the type described in (a) above, the per Share Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined by
the Committee in good faith and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code. 

        2.17 "Incentive Stock Option"
means an Option intended to meet the requirements of an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code and designated as an Incentive Stock Option. 

        2.18 "Initial Public
Offering" or "IPO" shall mean the first completion of a
sale of common stock of the Company pursuant to a registration statement which has become effective under the Securities Act (excluding registration statements on Form S-4,
S-8 or similar limited purpose forms), in which the Common Stock shall be listed and traded on a national exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System. 

        2.19 "Non-Employee
Director" means a person defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act, or
any successor definition adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        2.20 "Nonqualified Stock
Option" means an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. 

        2.21 "Other Stock-Based
Award" means any right granted under Article 9 hereof. 

        2.22 "Option" means any stock
option granted from time to time under Article 6 hereof. 

        2.23 "Option Price" means the
purchase price per Share subject to an Option, as determined pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof. 

        2.24 "Outside Director" means
a member of the Board who is an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 

        2.25 "Participant" means any
eligible person as set forth in Section 4.1 hereof to whom an Award is granted. 

        2.26 "Performance-Based
Compensation" means compensation under an Award that is intended to constitute "qualified performance-based compensation" within the meaning of the
regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of Code or any successor provision. 

        2.27 "Performance Measures"
means measures as described in Section 10.2 on which the performance goals are based in order to qualify Awards as Performance-Based
Compensation. 

        2.28 "Performance Period"
means the period of time during which the performance goals must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award. 

        2.29 "Person" means any
natural person, sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, governmental
authority, or any other organization, irrespective of whether it is a legal entity and includes any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity. 

        2.30 "Plan Year" means the
applicable fiscal year of the Company. 

        2.31 "Restricted Stock" means
any Award granted under Article 8 hereof. 

        2.32 "Restriction Period"
means the period during which Restricted Stock awarded under Article 8 of this Plan is subject to forfeiture. 

        2.33 "Securities Act" means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

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        2.34 "Share" means a share of
common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, or such other class or kind of shares or other securities resulting from the application of  Article 12 hereof. 

        2.35 "Stock Appreciation
Right" means any right granted under Article 7 hereof. 

        2.36 "Subsidiary" means
(i) any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock having ordinary voting power for the election of directors is owned directly or indirectly by such Person;
and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, has a more than 50% equity interest. 

        2.37 "Ten Percent
Shareholder" means a person who on any given date owns, either directly or indirectly (taking into account the attribution rules contained in
Section 424(d) of the Code), stock possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Subsidiary or Affiliate. 

 Article 3.    Administration  

        3.1    Authority of the Committee.    This Plan shall be administered
by the Committee, which shall have full power to interpret and administer this Plan and Award Agreements and full authority to select the Participants to whom Awards will be granted, to determine the
type and amount of Awards to be granted to each such Participant and the terms and conditions of Awards and Award Agreements, and to make such Award grants to such Participants and enter into the
related Award Agreements. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, but subject to the limitations in Article 11,  Section 6.6,
and Section 10.6 hereof, clarify, construe or resolve any ambiguity in any
provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement, extend the term or period of exercisability of any Awards, or waive any terms or conditions applicable to any Award. Awards may, in the discretion of the
Committee, be made under this Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or a company acquired by the
Company or with which the Company combines. The Committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary power to adopt rules, forms, instruments, and guidelines for administering this Plan as the
Committee deems necessary or proper. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.1 to the contrary, the Board, or any other committee or
sub-committee established by the Board, is hereby authorized (in addition to any necessary action by the Committee) to grant or approve Awards as necessary to satisfy the requirements of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and to act in lieu of the Committee with respect to Awards made to Non-Employee Directors under this Plan.
All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee or by the Board (or any other committee or sub-committee thereof), as applicable, shall be final and
binding upon the Participants, the Company, and all other interested individuals. 

        3.2    Delegation.    The Committee may delegate to one or more of its
members, one or more officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable;  provided,
that, the Committee shall not delegate to officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or Affiliates the power to make grants of Awards to officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates; provided,  further, that, no delegation shall be permitted under this Plan that is prohibited by applicable law. 

 Article 4.    Eligibility and Participation  

        4.1    Eligibility.    Participants will consist of such Employees,
Directors and Consultants as the Committee in its sole discretion determines and whom the Committee may designate from time to time to receive Awards. Designation of a Participant in any year shall
not require the Committee to designate such person to receive an Award in any other year or, once designated, to receive the same type or amount of Award as granted to the Participant in any other
year. 

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        4.2    Type of Awards.    Awards under this Plan may be granted in any
one or a combination of: (a) Options, (b) Stock Appreciation Rights, (c) Restricted Stock, (d) Other Stock-Based Awards, and (e) Performance-Based Compensation
Awards. This Plan sets forth the performance goals and procedural requirements to permit the Company to design Awards that qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, as described in  Article 10
hereof. Awards granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by Award Agreements (which need not be identical) that provide additional
terms and conditions associated with such Awards, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided,  however, that in the event of any
conflict between the provisions of this Plan and any such Award Agreement, the provisions of this Plan shall prevail. 

 Article 5.    Shares Subject to Plan and Maximum Awards  

        5.1    Number of Shares Available for
Awards.    

	(a)
	General.    Subject to adjustment as provided in  Article 12 hereof, the maximum number of Shares
available for issuance to Participants pursuant to Awards under this Plan shall be
39,312 Shares. The number of Shares available for granting Incentive Stock Options under this Plan shall not exceed 19,656 Shares, subject to  Article 12 hereof and the provisions of
Sections 422 and 424 of the Code and any successor provisions. The Shares available for issuance
under this Plan may consist of either authorized and unissued Shares or treasury Shares.

	(b)
	Annual Award Limits.    The maximum number of Shares with respect to Awards denominated in Shares
that may be granted to any Participant in any Plan Year shall be 7,862 Shares, subject to adjustments made in accordance with Article 12 hereof
(the "Annual Award Limit").

	(c)
	Additional Shares.    In the event that any outstanding Award expires, is forfeited, cancelled or
otherwise terminated, the Shares subject to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture, cancellation, expiration, or termination, shall again be available for Awards. Any Shares delivered to the
Company as part or full payment for the purchase price of an Award, or to satisfy the Company's withholding obligation with respect to an Award, shall again be available for Awards to the extent the
Committee determines that the availability of Incentive Stock Options will not be compromised; provided,  however, that such Shares shall continue to be
counted as outstanding for purposes of determining whether an Annual Award Limit has been attained. If
the Committee authorizes the assumption under this Plan, in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization, of awards granted under another plan, such
assumption shall not (i) reduce the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan or (ii) be subject to or counted against a Participant's Annual Award Limit. 

 Article 6.    Stock Options  

        6.1    Grant of Options.    The Committee is hereby authorized to
grant Options to Participants. Each Option shall permit a Participant to purchase from the Company a stated number of Shares at an Option Price established by the Committee, subject to the terms and
conditions described in this Article 6 and to such additional terms and conditions, as established by the Committee, in its sole discretion, that
are consistent with the provisions of this Plan. Options shall be designated as either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, provided that Options granted to Directors shall be
Nonqualified Stock Options. An Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option shall, to the extent it fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. Neither the
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Participant
or to any other Person if it is determined that an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Options shall be evidenced by Award
Agreements which shall state the number of Shares covered by such Option. Such Award Agreements shall conform to the requirements of this Plan, and may contain such other provisions, as the Committee
shall deem advisable. 

        6.2    Terms of Option Grant.    The Option Price shall be determined
by the Committee at the time of grant, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. In the case of any Incentive Stock Option, the Option Price shall be
(a) if granted to a person other than a Ten Percent Shareholder, not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant or (b) if granted to a Ten Percent
Shareholder, not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. 

        6.3    Option Term.    The term of each Option shall be determined by
the Committee at the time of grant and shall be stated in the Award Agreement, but in no event shall such term be greater than ten years (or, in the case on an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten
Percent Shareholder, five years). 

        6.4    Time of Exercise.    Options granted under this  Article 6 shall be exercisable at such
times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve,
which terms and restrictions need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant. 

        6.5    Method of Exercise.    Except as otherwise provided in this
Plan or in an Award Agreement, an Option may be exercised for all, or from time to time any part, of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. For purposes of this  Article 6, the exercise date
of an Option shall be the later of the date a notice of exercise is received by the corporate secretary of the
Company and, if applicable, the date full payment is received by the Company pursuant to clauses: (a), (b), (c) (d), or (e) in the following sentence (including the applicable tax withholding pursuant
to Section 14.3 hereof). The aggregate Option Price for the Shares as to which an Option is exercised shall be paid to the Company at the
election of the Participant (a) in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by cashier's check), (b) to the extent permitted by the Committee, in Shares (whether or not previously owned by the
Participant) having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee, (c) partly
in cash and, to the extent permitted by the Committee, partly in such Shares (as described in (b) above), (d) to the extent permitted by the Committee, by reducing the number of Shares
otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option by the number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the Option Price, or (e) if there is a public market for the Shares at such
time, subject to such requirements as may be imposed by the Committee, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell Shares obtained upon the exercise of the Option and to
deliver promptly to the Company an amount out of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased. The Committee may prescribe any other method of payment
that it determines to be consistent with applicable law and the purpose of this Plan. In addition, the Participant must deliver to the corporate secretary any representations and documents as the
Committee (or the Board, in the case of Options granted to Non-Employee Directors) deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with all applicable provisions of the Securities Act,
Exchange Act and any other federal or states securities laws or regulations. The Committee (or the Board in the case of Options granted to Non-Employee Directors) may, in its sole
discretion, also take whatever additional actions it deems appropriate to effect such compliance including, without limitation, placing legends on share certificates and issuing
stop-transfer orders to transfer agents and registrars. 

        6.6    Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.    Incentive Stock
Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or of a "parent corporation" or "subsidiary corporation" (as such terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code) at the date of grant. To
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(generally
determined as of the time the Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year
under all plans of the Company and of any "parent corporation" or "subsidiary corporation" exceeds
$100,000, the amount in excess of $100,000 (and the portion of any Option relating thereto) shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. For purposes of the preceding sentence, Incentive Stock
Options will be taken into account generally in the order in which they are granted. Each provision of this Plan and each Award Agreement relating to an Incentive Stock Option shall be construed so
that each Incentive Stock Option shall be an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code, and any provisions of the Award Agreement thereof that cannot be so construed shall be
disregarded. 

 Article 7.    Stock Appreciation Rights  

        7.1    Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights.    The Committee is hereby
authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be evidenced by Award Agreements that shall conform to the requirements of this Plan and may contain such
other provisions, as the Committee shall deem advisable. Subject to the terms of this Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, a Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan shall confer on the
holder thereof a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares on the date of exercise over (b) the Fair Market Value
of such specified number of Shares on the date of the grant. Such payment may be in the form of cash, Shares, other property or any combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine in its sole
discretion. 

        7.2    Terms of Stock Appreciation Right.    Subject to the terms of
this Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the grant price (which shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant), term, methods of exercise, methods of
settlement, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee. The Committee may impose such other conditions or restrictions on the exercise
of any Stock Appreciation Right as it may deem appropriate. No Stock Appreciation Right shall have a term of more than ten years from the date of grant. 

 Article 8.    Restricted Stock  

        8.1    Grant of Restricted Stock.    The Committee is hereby
authorized to grant and otherwise issue Restricted Stock to Participants. An Award of Restricted Stock is a grant by the Committee of a specified number of Shares to the Participant, which Shares are
subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of specified events. Participants shall be awarded Restricted Stock in exchange for consideration not less than the minimum consideration required by
applicable law. Restricted Stock
shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall conform to the requirements of this Plan and may contain such other provisions, as the Committee shall deem advisable. 

        8.2    Terms of Restricted Stock Awards.    Each Award Agreement
evidencing a Restricted Stock grant shall specify Restriction Period(s), the number of Shares of Restricted Stock subject to the Award, the performance, employment or other conditions (including the
termination of a Participant's service whether due to death, disability or other reason) under which the Restricted Stock may be forfeited to the Company and such other provisions as the Committee
shall determine. Any Restricted Stock granted under this Plan shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of a
stock certificate or certificates (in which case, the certificate(s) representing such Shares shall be legended as to sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or other encumbrances during the Restriction
Period and deposited by the Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company, to be held in escrow during the Restriction Period). At the end of the Restriction Period, the
restrictions imposed hereunder and under the Award Agreement shall lapse with respect to the number of Shares of Restricted Stock as determined by the Committee, and the legend shall be removed and
such number of Shares delivered to the Participant (or, where appropriate, the Participant's legal representative). 

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        8.3    Voting and Dividend Rights.    The Committee shall determine
and set forth in a Participant's Award Agreement whether or not a Participant holding Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall have the right to exercise voting rights with respect to the Restricted
Stock during the Restriction Period (the Committee may require a Participant to grant an irrevocable proxy and power of substitution) and/or have the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock
during the Restriction Period (and, if so, on what terms). 

        8.4    Performance Goals.    The Committee may condition the grant of
Restricted Stock or the expiration of the Restriction Period upon the Participant's achievement of one or more performance goal(s) specified in the Award Agreement. If the Participant fails to achieve
the specified performance goal(s), the Committee shall not grant the Restricted Stock to such Participant or the Participant shall forfeit the Award of Restricted Stock to the Company, as applicable. 

        8.5    Section 83(b) Election.    If a Participant makes an
election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code concerning Restricted Stock, the Participant shall be required to file promptly a copy of such election with the Company. 

 Article 9.    Other Stock-Based Awards  

        The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant Awards of Shares and Awards that are valued, in whole or in part, by reference to, or
are otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of Shares (the "Other Stock-Based Awards"), including without limitation, restricted stock units, dividend
equivalent rights, and other phantom awards. Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be in such form, and dependent on such conditions, as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, the
right to receive one or more Shares (or the equivalent cash value of such Shares) upon the completion of a specified period of service, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of
performance objectives. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall conform to the requirements of this Plan. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the
Committee shall determine to whom and when Other Stock-Based Awards will be made, the number of Shares to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such Other Stock-Based Awards, whether such Other
Stock-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares, and all other terms and conditions of such Awards (including, without limitation, the vesting provisions
thereof and provisions ensuring that all Shares so awarded and issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable). 

 Article 10.    Performance-Based Compensation  

        10.1    Grant of Performance-Based Compensation Awards.    To the extent permitted by Section 162(m) of the
Code, the Committee is authorized to design any Award so that the amounts or Shares payable or distributed pursuant to such Award are treated as "qualified performance-based compensation" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and related regulations. 

        10.2    Performance Measures.    The vesting, crediting and/or payment of Performance-Based Compensation shall be
based on the achievement of objective performance goals based on one or more of the following Performance Measures: (a) sales or revenue; (b) earnings per share; (c) measurable
achievement in quality, operation and compliance initiatives; (d) objectively determinable measure of non-financial operating and management performance objectives (including, but
not limited to, employee engagement); (e) net earnings (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); (f) economic value-added (as determined by the Committee);
(g) net income (either before or after taxes); (h) operating earnings; (i) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow); (j) cash flow
return on capital; (k) return on net assets; (l) return on stockholders' equity; (m) return on assets; (n) return on capital; (o) stockholder returns, dividends
and/or other distributions; (p) return on sales; (q) gross or net profit margin; (r) productivity; (s) expenses; (t) margins; (u) operating efficiency;
(v) customer satisfaction; (w) measurable achievement in quality and compliance 

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initiatives;
(x) working capital; (y) debt; (z) debt reduction; (aa) price per share of stock; (bb) market share; (cc) completion of acquisitions;
(dd) business expansion; (ee) product diversification; and (ff) new or expanded market penetration. The foregoing criteria shall have any reasonable definitions that the Committee
may specify, which may include or exclude any or all of the following items, as the Committee may specify: (pp) extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring items; (qq) effects of
changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results; (rr) effects of currency fluctuations; (ss) effects of financing activities (e.g., effect
on earnings per share of issuing convertible debt securities); (tt) expenses for restructuring, productivity initiatives or new business initiatives; (uu) impairment of tangible or
intangible assets; (vv) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (ww) non-operating items; (xx) acquisition expenses; (yy) discontinued
operations; and (zz) effects of assets sales or divestitures. Any Performance Measure may be used to measure the performance of the Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries or Affiliates as a
whole, any business unit thereof or any combination thereof against any goal including past performance or compared to the performance of a group of comparable companies, or a published or special
index, in each case that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. 

        10.3    Establishment of Performance Goals for Covered Employees.    No later than 90 days after the
commencement of a Performance Period (but in no event after 25% of such Performance Period has elapsed), the Committee shall establish in writing: (a) the performance goals applicable to the
Performance Period; (b) the targets to be used to measure the performance goals in terms of an objective formula or standard; (c) the formula for computing the amount of compensation
payable to the Participant if such performance goals are obtained; and (d) the Participants or class of Participants to which such performance goals apply. The outcome of such performance goals
must be substantially uncertain when the Committee establishes the goals. 

        10.4    Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation.    Awards that are designed to qualify as Performance-Based
Compensation may not be adjusted upward. The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward, either on a formula or discretionary basis or any combination, as the Committee
determines. 

        10.5    Approval of Performance-Based Compensation.    The vesting and settlement of Performance-Based Compensation
Awards shall be contingent upon the approval of this Plan by a majority of the stockholders of the Company, including the applicable Performance Measures relating thereto. To the extent necessary for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, this Plan shall be resubmitted to stockholders for their reapproval with respect to bonuses payable for the taxable years of the Company commencing on
and after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the initial stockholder approval, or at such earlier time required by Section 162(m) of the Code. 

        10.6    Certification of Performance.    Except for Awards that pay compensation attributable solely to an increase in
the value of Shares, no Award designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be vested, credited or paid, as applicable, with respect to any Participant until the Committee certifies in
writing that the performance goals and any other material terms applicable to such Performance Period have been satisfied. 

        10.7    Terms of Performance-Based Compensation Awards.    Each provision of this Plan and each Award Agreement
relating to Performance-Based Compensation shall be construed so that each such Award shall be "qualified performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and
related regulations, and any provisions of the Award Agreement thereof that cannot be so construed shall be disregarded. 

 Article 11.    Compliance with Section 409A of the Code  

        11.1    General.    The Company intends that all Awards be structured in compliance with, or to satisfy an exemption
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programs
and other interpretative authority thereunder ("Section 409A"), such that there are no adverse tax consequences, interest, or penalties
under Section 409A as a result of the payments. Notwithstanding the Company's intention, in the event any Award is subject to Section 409A, the Committee may, in its sole discretion and
without a Participant's prior consent, amend this Plan and/or Awards, adopt policies and procedures, or take any other actions (including amendments, policies, procedures and actions with retroactive
effect) as are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt this Plan and/or any Award from the application of Section 409A, (b) preserve the intended tax treatment of any such Award,
or (c) comply with the requirements of Section 409A, including without limitation any such regulations guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority that may be issued
after the date of the grant. 

        11.2    Payments to Specified Employees.    Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Plan or Award Agreement,
any payment(s) of nonqualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) that are otherwise required to be made under this Plan to a "specified employee" (as defined under
Section 409A) as a result of his or her separation from service (other than a payment that is not subject to Section 409A) shall be delayed for the first six months following such
separation from service (or, if earlier, until the date of death of the specified employee) and shall instead be paid (in a manner set forth in the Award Agreement) on the day that immediately follows
the end of such six-month period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter. Any remaining payments of nonqualified deferred compensation shall be paid without delay and at the
time or times such payments are scheduled to be made. 

        11.3    Separation from Service.    A termination of service shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any
provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A upon or following a
termination of service, unless such termination is also a "separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A and the payment thereof prior to a "separation from service" would violate
Section 409A. For purposes of any such provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement relating to any such payments or benefits, references to a "termination," "termination of employment,"
"termination of service," or like terms shall mean "separation from service." 

 Article 12.    Adjustments  

        12.1    Adjustments in Authorized Shares.    In the event of any corporate event or transaction involving the Company,
a Subsidiary and/or an Affiliate (including, but not limited to, a change in the Shares of the Company or the capitalization of the Company) such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, separation, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split up, spin-off, combination of Shares, exchange of Shares, dividend in kind, amalgamation, or other like
change in capital structure (other than normal cash dividends to stockholders of the Company), or any similar corporate event or transaction, the Committee, to prevent dilution or enlargement of
Participants' rights under this Plan, shall substitute or adjust, , as applicable, the number and kind of Shares or other property that may be issued under this Plan or under particular forms of
Awards, the number and kind of Shares or other property subject to outstanding Awards, the Option Price, grant price or purchase price applicable to outstanding Awards, the Annual Award Limits, and/or
other value determinations applicable to this Plan or outstanding Awards; provided that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the methodology or manner of making such substitution or
adjustment. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may also make appropriate adjustments in the terms of any Awards under this Plan to reflect such changes or distributions and may modify any other
terms of outstanding Awards, including modifications of performance goals and changes in the length of Performance Periods. 

        12.2    Change of Control.    Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control after the Effective Date, unless otherwise
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governing
governmental agencies or national securities exchanges, or unless the Committee shall determine otherwise in the Award Agreement, the Committee is authorized (but not obligated) to make
adjustments in the terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, including without limitation the following (or any combination thereof): (a) continuation or assumption of such outstanding Awards
under this Plan by the Company (if it is the surviving company or corporation) or by the surviving company or corporation or its parent; (b) substitution by the surviving company or corporation
or its parent of awards with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Awards (excluding the consideration payable upon settlement of the Awards); (c) accelerated exercisability,
vesting and/or lapse of restrictions under outstanding Awards immediately prior to the occurrence of such event; (d) upon written notice, provide that any outstanding Awards must be exercised,
to the extent then exercisable, during a reasonable period of time immediately prior to the scheduled consummation of the event, or such other period as determined by the Committee (contingent upon
the consummation of the event), and at the end of such period, such Awards shall terminate to the extent not so exercised within the relevant period; and (e) cancellation of all or any portion
of outstanding Awards for fair value (as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and which may be zero) which, in the case of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights or similar Awards, may
equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration to be paid in the Change of Control transaction to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such Awards (or, if no such consideration
is paid, Fair Market Value of the Shares
subject to such outstanding Awards or portion thereof being canceled) over the aggregate Option Price or grant price, as applicable, with respect to such Awards or portion thereof being canceled. 

 Article 13.    Duration, Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination  

        13.1    Duration of Plan.    Unless sooner terminated as provided in  Section 13.2 hereof, this Plan shall terminate on the
tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. 

        13.2    Amendment, Modification, Suspension, and Termination of Plan.    Subject to the terms of this Plan, the
Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan or any portion thereof or any Award (or Award Agreement) hereunder at any time, in its sole discretion. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Committee may in its sole discretion amend the terms of outstanding Awards to reduce the Option Price of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or cancel
outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an Option Price that is less than the Option Price of the original
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, and may take such any such action without stockholder approval. 

 Article 14.    General Provisions  

        14.1    No Right to Service or Award.    The granting of an Award under this Plan shall impose no obligation on the
Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate to continue the service of a Participant and shall not lessen or affect any right that the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate may have to terminate the
service of such Participant. No Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants, or holders or
beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee's determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant (whether
or not such Participants are similarly situated). 

        14.2    Settlement of Awards; Fractional Shares.    Each Award Agreement shall establish the form in which the Award
shall be settled. The Committee shall determine whether cash, Awards, other securities or
other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be issued, rounded, forfeited, or otherwise eliminated. 

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        14.3    Tax Withholding.    The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold automatically from
any amount deliverable under the Award or otherwise, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign,
required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan. With respect to required withholding, Participants may elect (subject to the Company's
automatic withholding right set out above), subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Shares having a Fair
Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax that could be imposed on the transaction. 

        14.4    No Guarantees Regarding Tax Treatment.    Participants (or their beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all
taxes with respect to any Awards under this Plan. The Committee and the Company make no guarantees to any Person regarding the tax treatment of Awards or payments made under this Plan. Neither the
Committee nor the Company has any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any tax on any Person with respect to any Award under Section 409A of the Code or
Section 457A of the Code or otherwise and none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any of their employees or representatives shall have any liability to a Participant with
respect thereto. 

        14.5    Non-Transferability of Awards.    Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an Award shall not
be transferable or assignable by the Participant except in the event of his death (subject to the applicable laws of descent and distribution) and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge,
attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate. No transfer shall be permitted for value or consideration. An award exercisable after
the death of a Participant may be exercised by the legatees, personal representatives or distributees of the Participant. Any permitted transfer of the Awards to heirs or legatees of the Participant
shall not be effective to bind the Company unless the Committee shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the
validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of the terms and conditions hereof. 

        14.6    Conditions and Restrictions on Shares.    The Committee may impose such other conditions or restrictions on
any Shares received in connection with an Award as it may deem advisable or desirable. These restrictions may include, but shall not be limited to, a requirement that the Participant hold the Shares
received for a specified period of time or a requirement that a Participant represent and warrant in writing that the Participant is acquiring the Shares for investment and without any present
intention to sell or distribute such Shares. The certificates for Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any conditions and restrictions applicable to such
Shares. 

        14.7    Awards to Non-U.S. Employees or Directors.    To comply with the laws in countries other than the
United States in which the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate operates or has Employees, Directors or Consultants, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:
(a) determine which Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be covered by this Plan; (b) determine which Employees, Directors or Consultants outside the United States are eligible to
participate in this Plan; (c) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees, Directors or Consultants outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws;
(d) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals; and
(e) establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. 

        14.8    Rights as a Stockholder.    Except as otherwise provided herein or in the applicable Award Agreement, a
Participant shall have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares. 

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

        14.10    Unfunded Plan.    Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments
that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under this Plan. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions,
shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative, or any other Person. To the extent
that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All payments to be
made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts.
This Plan is not subject to the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. 

        14.11    No Constraint on Corporate Action.    Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to (a) limit, impair, or
otherwise affect the Company's right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve,
liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets, or (b) limit the right or power of the Company to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate. 

        14.12    Successors.    All obligations of the Company under this Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall
be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of
the business or assets of the Company. 

        14.13    Governing Law.    This Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. 

        14.14    Effective Date.    This Plan shall be effective as of the date of adoption by the Board, which date is set
forth below (the "Effective Date"). 

        14.15    Stockholder Approval.    This Plan will be submitted for approval by the stockholders of the Company at an
annual meeting or any special meeting of stockholders of the Company within 12 months of the Effective Date. Any Awards granted under this Plan prior to such approval of stockholders shall be
effective as of the date of grant, but no such Award may be exercised or settled and no restrictions relating to any Award may lapse prior to such stockholder approval, and if stockholders fail to
approve this Plan as specified hereunder, this Plan and any Award shall be terminated and cancelled without consideration. 

*    *    * 

        This
Plan was duly adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on the 8th day of July, 2010. 

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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan

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