Document:

Exhibit

PLANTRONICS, INC.
2003 STOCK PLAN

Amended and restated effective May 20, 2017

		
	SECTION 1.
	PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS

		
	1.1
	Purposes of the Plan.  The purposes of this 2003 Stock Plan are:

		
	(A)
	to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility,

		
	(B)
	to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and

		
	(C)
	to promote the success of the Company’s business.

		
	1.2
	The Plan permits the Administrator to grant Options, Restricted Stock Awards, and Restricted Stock Units.

		
	1.3
	Definitions.  As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

		
	(A)
	“Administrator” means the Board or any Committees as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 2.2.

		
	(B)
	“Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity based awards under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

		
	(C)
	“Award” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Restricted Stock Awards, and Restricted Stock Units.

		
	(D)
	“Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan, for purposes of clarification, and shall include an Option Agreement, a Restricted Stock Award Agreement, and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, as applicable. The Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

		
	(E)
	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

		
	(F)
	“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

		
	(i)
	Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or

		
	(ii)
	The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

		
	(iii)
	A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the Directors are Incumbent Directors.  “Incumbent Directors” means Directors who either (A) are Directors as of the effective date of the Plan, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but will not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of Directors to the Company); or

		
	(iv)
	The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.

		
	(G)
	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

		
	(H)
	“Committee” means a committee of individuals appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 2.2.

		
	(I)
	“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

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	(J)
	“Company” means Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

		
	(K)
	“Consultant” means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged, directly or indirectly, by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.

		
	(L)
	“Determination Date” means the latest possible date that will not jeopardize the qualification of an Award granted under the Plan as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

		
	(M)
	“Director” means a member of the Board.

		
	(N)
	“Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

		
	(O)
	“Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.  Neither service as a Director nor payment of a Director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

		
	(P)
	“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

		
	(Q)
	“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

		
	(i)
	If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price a Share (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

		
	(ii)
	If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or

		
	(iii)
	In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator 

		
	(R)
	“Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.

		
	(S)
	“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an "incentive stock option" under Section 422 of the Code.

		
	(T)
	“Notice of Grant” means a written or electronic notice evidencing certain terms and conditions of the grant of an individual Option, a Restricted Stock Award, and Restricted Stock Unit.  The Notice of Grant is part of the agreement evidencing the terms and conditions of a specific grant.

		
	(U)
	“Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

		
	(V)
	“Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.

		
	(W)
	“Option Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.  The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

		
	(X)
	“Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Award.

		
	(Y)
	“Outside Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.

		
	(Z)
	“Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

		
	(AA)
	“Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award granted under the Plan.

		
	(AB)
	“Performance Goals” will have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of the Plan.

		
	(AC)
	“Performance Period” means any Fiscal Year or such other longer or shorter period as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

		
	(AD)
	"Period of Restriction" means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions and therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.  Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator.

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	(AE)
	“Plan” means this 2003 Stock Plan, as amended and restated.

		
	(AF)
	“Restricted Stock” means shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to a grant of Restricted Stock Award or the early exercise of an Option.

		
	(AG)
	“Restricted Stock Award” means a grant of Restricted Stock pursuant to the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.

		
	(AH)
	“Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to stock granted under a Restricted Stock Award. The Restricted Stock Award Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

		
	(AI)
	“Restricted Stock Unit” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 6.

		
	(AJ)
	“Restricted Stock Unit Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to a Restricted Stock Unit Award.  The Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

		
	(AK)
	“Retirement” unless otherwise defined in the Award Agreement or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, will have such meaning as the Administrator may determine, or, if not so defined, will mean termination of Participant’s status as a Service Provider after he or she reaches age 55 and has completed at least ten (10) years of employment or service with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; provided, however, that with respect to Outside Directors “Retirement” will mean termination of an Outside Director’s status as a Director when (i) the Outside Director’s age is 55 or over and he or she has continuously been a Director for at least seven (7) years on the date of such termination or (ii) the Outside Director has continuously been a Director for at least ten (10) years from the date of such termination.

		
	(AL)
	“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with respect to the Plan.

		
	(AM)
	“Section 16(b)” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

		
	(AN)
	“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

		
	(AO)
	“Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

		
	(AP)
	“Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 7.4.

		
	(AQ)
	“Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

		
	SECTION 2.
	ADMINISTRATION

		
	2.1
	Stock Subject to the Plan.

 
		
	(A)
	Subject to the provisions of Section 7.4, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be optioned and sold under the Plan is 15,900,000 Shares.  The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

		
	(B)
	Shares will not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash.  Shares used to pay the tax and exercise price of an Award will not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan.

		
	(C)
	If an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or with respect to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company, the unpurchased Shares (or for Awards other than Options, the forfeited or repurchased Shares) which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated); provided, however, that Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, whether upon exercise or of an Award or issuance with respect thereto, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are repurchased by or forfeited to the Company, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.

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	2.2
	Administration of the Plan.

 
		
	(A)
	Procedure.

		
	(i)
	Multiple Administrative Bodies.  Different Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan.

		
	(ii)
	Section 162(m).  To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to qualify Awards as “performance based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

		
	(iii)
	Rule 16b-3.  To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3.

		
	(iv)
	Other Administration.  Other than as provided above, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

		
	(B)
	Powers of the Administrator.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

		
	(i)
	to determine the Fair Market Value;

		
	(ii)
	to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted under the Plan;

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

		
	(iv)
	to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

		
	(v)
	to determine the terms and conditions of any Award in accordance with the provisions of the Plan; provided, however, that the Administrator will not permit any Participant to issue a promissory note in order to exercise or otherwise acquire Shares pursuant to an Award;

		
	(vi)
	to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

		
	(vii)
	to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to subplans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;

		
	(viii)
	to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 7.6(C)), including the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards longer than is otherwise provided for in the Plan (but not beyond the maximum term permitted under Section 3.3); provided, however, that no such modification or amendment may invalidate this Plan as qualified under Applicable Laws;

		
	(ix)
	to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Award that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld.  The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by the Participant to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;

		
	(x)
	to authorize any person to (i) make decisions, determinations and interpretations on behalf of the Administrator to the extent allowed under Applicable Laws, and (ii) execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted by the Administrator; and

		
	(xi)
	to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

		
	(C)
	Effect of Administrator’s Decision.  The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations, and those of any person authorized by the Administrator to make decisions, determinations and interpretations on behalf of the Administrator, shall be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards.

		
	2.3
	Eligibility.  Awards may be granted to Service Providers subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

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	SECTION 3.
	STOCK OPTIONS

		
	3.1
	 Limitations.

		
	(A)
	An Option granted under the Plan may only qualify as a Nonstatutory Stock Option and shall be designated in an Award Agreement as such.

		
	(B)
	The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options:

		
	(i)
	Except as set forth in Sections 3.1(B)(ii) and 7.8, no Participant shall be granted, in any Fiscal Year, Options to purchase more than 500,000 Shares.

		
	(ii)
	In connection with his or her initial employment, a Participant may be granted Options to purchase up to an additional 500,000 Shares, which shall not count against the limit set forth in Section 3.1(B)(i).

		
	(iii)
	The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted proportionately in connection with any change in the Company’s capitalization as described in Section 7.4.

		
	(iv)
	If an Option is cancelled in the same Fiscal Year in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction described in Section 7.4), the cancelled Option will be counted against the limits set forth in Sections 3.1(B)(i) and (ii).

		
	3.2
	Term of Option.  The term of each Option shall be seven (7) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be approved by the Administrator.

		
	3.3
	Option Exercise Price.  The per Share exercise price of an Option shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

		
	3.4
	Waiting Period and Exercise Dates.  At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be exercised and shall determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised.

		
	3.5
	Form of Consideration.  The Administrator shall determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment.  Such consideration may consist, subject to Applicable Laws, entirely of:

		
	(A)
	cash;

		
	(B)
	check;

		
	(C)
	other Shares, including reservation by the Company of Shares issuable to the Participant upon exercise of an Option, which have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or reservation equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised;

		
	(D)
	consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;

		
	(E)
	a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the Participant, including any liability attributable to the Participant’s participation in any Company sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;

		
	(F)
	any combination of the foregoing methods of payment; or

		
	(G)
	such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; provided, however, that the issuance of a promissory note will not be a permissible form of consideration under the Plan.

		
	3.6
	Exercise of Option.

		
	(A)
	Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder.  Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement.  An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

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	(i)
	An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (x) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Award Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (y) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable withholding taxes). Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Participant. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.  The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised.  No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 7.4.

		
	(ii)
	Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

		
	(B)
	Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider.  If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s death, Disability or, in the case of Retirement, as set forth in Section 3.6(E) below, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for ninety (90) days following the Participant’s termination.  If, on the date of termination, the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

		
	(C)
	Disability of Participant.  If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement (of at least six (6) months) to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement).  In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination.  If, on the date of termination, the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

		
	(D)
	Death of Participant.  If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised following the Participant’s death within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event may the option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement), by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to the Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator.  If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution.  In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s death. If, at the time of death, a Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan.  If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

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	(E)
	Retirement of Participant.  If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of his or her Retirement, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of Retirement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement).  In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the date of Participant’s Retirement.  If, on the date of Retirement, the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.  If, after his or her Retirement, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

		
	SECTION 4.
	RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

		
	4.1
	Grant of Restricted Stock.  Awards of Restricted Stock may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time, as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.  Except as set forth in Section 7.8, the Administrator will have complete discretion in determining the number of Shares of Restricted Stock granted to each Participant, provided that during any Fiscal Year no Participant will receive Restricted Stock having an aggregate value greater than $2,000,000, as determined based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to each Restricted Stock Award on its respective date of grant.

		
	4.2
	Restricted Stock Agreement.  Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.  Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company, as escrow agent, will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed.

		
	4.3
	Transferability.  Except as provided in this Section 4 or the Award Agreement, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.

		
	4.4
	Other Restrictions.  The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate.

		
	4.5
	Removal of Restrictions.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Award of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or at such other time as the Administrator may determine.  The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.

		
	4.6
	Voting Rights.  During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise.

		
	4.7
	Dividends and Other Distributions.  During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise.  If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.

		
	4.8
	Cancellation of Restricted Stock Award.  On the date set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Restricted Stock shall be forfeited to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan as set forth in Section 2.1.

		
	SECTION 5.
	RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

		
	5.1
	Grant of Restricted Stock Units.  Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time, as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion.  Except as set forth in Section 7.8, the Administrator will have complete discretion in determining the number of Restricted Stock Units granted to each Participant, provided that during any Fiscal Year no Participant will receive Restricted Stock Units having an aggregate value greater than $2,000,000, as determined based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to each Restricted Stock Unit on its respective date of grant.

		
	5.2
	Value of Restricted Stock Unit.  Each Restricted Stock Unit will have an initial value that is established by the Administrator on or before the date of grant, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.1.

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	5.3
	Vesting.  A Restricted Stock Unit may, in the discretion of the Administrator, vest over the Participant’s period of service or upon attainment of specified performance objectives.

		
	5.4
	Performance Objectives and Other Terms.  The Administrator will set performance objectives (including, without limitation, continued service) in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number of Shares issuable or value of Restricted Stock Units paid out to the Participants.  Each Award of Restricted Stock Units will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Performance Period, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine.

		
	5.5
	Earning of Restricted Stock Units.  After the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Restricted Stock Units will be entitled to receive all or a portion of the Shares issuable or a cash amount payable in accordance with Section 5.6 below base on the number of Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance objectives or other vesting provisions have been achieved. After the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any performance objectives or other vesting provisions for such Restricted Stock Unit.

		
	5.6
	Form and Timing of Payment of Restricted Stock Units.  Issuance of Shares and/or payment of cash earned pursuant to Restricted Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable after the expiration of the applicable Performance Period.  The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Restricted Stock Units in the form of cash, by the issuance of Shares (which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Restricted Stock Units at the close of the applicable Performance Period) or in a combination thereof.

		
	5.7
	Cancellation of Restricted Stock Units.  On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Shares subject to Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company, and again will be available for grant under the Plan.

		
	SECTION 6.
	PERFORMANCE GOALS

		
	6.1
	Performance Goals.  The granting and/or vesting of Restricted Stock Awards or Restricted Stock Units may be made subject to the attainment of performance goals relating to one or more business criteria within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement (“Performance Goals”) including one or more of the following measures: (1) stock price, (2) revenue, (3) profit, (4) bookings, (5) cash flow, (6) customer development, (7) customer retention, (8) customer satisfaction, (9) sales channel retention, (10) sales channel satisfaction, (11) sales channel development, (12) associate retention, (13) associate satisfaction, (14) associate development, (15) net bookings, (16) net income, (17) net profit, (18) operating cash flow, (19) operating expenses, (20) total earnings, (21) earnings per share, diluted or basic, (22) earnings per share from continuing operations, diluted or basic, (23) earnings before interest and taxes, (24) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, (25) pre-tax profit, (26) net asset turnover, (27) asset utilization, (28) inventory turnover, (29) capital expenditures, (30) net earnings, (31) operating earnings, (32) gross or operating margin, (33) profit margin, (34) debt, (35) working capital, (36) return on equity, (37) return on net assets, (38) return on total assets, (39) return on capital, (40) return on investment, (41) return on sales, (42) net or gross sales, (43) market share, (44) economic value added, (45) cost of capital, (46) change in assets, (47) technical development, (48) expense reduction levels, (49) debt reduction, (50) productivity, (51) new product introductions, (52) delivery performance, (53) implementation or improvement of new or existing business systems, and (54) total stockholder return.  Any Performance Goals may be used to measure the performance of the Company as a whole or a business unit of the Company and may be measured relative to a peer group or index.  The Performance Goals may differ from Participant to Participant and from Award to Award.  Any criteria used may be (i) measured in absolute terms, (ii) compared to another company or companies, (iii) measured against the performance of the Company as a whole or a segment of the Company and/or (iv) measured on a pre-tax or post-tax basis (if applicable).  Prior to the Determination Date, the Administrator will determine whether any significant element(s) will be included in or excluded from the calculation of any Performance Goal with respect to any Participant.

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	SECTION 7.
	GENERAL PROVISIONS

		
	7.1
	Term of Plan.  The Plan originally became effective on September 24, 2003, and was most recently amended and restated on May 20, 2017, subject to obtaining stockholder approval in accordance with Section 7.11. It shall continue in effect until terminated under Section 7.6.

		
	7.2
	Transferability of Awards.  Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant.  If the Administrator, in its sole discretion, makes an Award transferable, such Award may only be transferred (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) to family members (as such term is defined in the general instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act through gifts or domestic relations orders, as permitted by the instructions to Form S-8 of the Securities Act.

		
	7.3
	Leaves of Absence.  The vesting of Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence, unless the Administrator determines otherwise pursuant to a leave of absence policy in effect from time to time.  A Service Provider will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i)any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii)transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary.

		
	7.4
	Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Change in Control.

		
	(A)
	Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Award, and the number of Shares as well as the price per Share covered by each outstanding Award, and the numerical Share limits in Sections 2 and 3, shall be proportionately adjusted for any change in, or increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares, resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other change, or increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares, effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.”  The Board shall make such adjustment, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award.

		
	(B)
	Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction.  The Administrator in its discretion may provide for the Participant to have the right to exercise his or her Award prior to such transaction as to all of the Shares covered thereby, including Shares as to which the Award would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Award shall lapse as to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, or earned, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

		
	(C)
	Merger or Change in Control.

		
	(i)
	Awards.  In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or a Change in Control, each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an equivalent award substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation.

		
	(1)
	In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Award, the Participant shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise his or her Option as to all of the Shares, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, and all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will lapse and all performance goals or other vesting criteria with respect to an Award will be deemed achieved at target levels and all other terms and conditions met. In addition, if an Option becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option shall be fully vested and exercisable for a period of not less than fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration of such period.

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	(2)
	For the purposes of this Section 7.4(C)(i), an Award shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control (and in the case of Restricted Stock Units, for each implied Share determined by dividing the value of the Restricted Stock Unit by the per Share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control), an amount of consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) equal to the fair market value of the consideration received in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option for each Share subject to such Award, or in the case of Restricted Stock Units, the number of implied shares determined by dividing the value of the Restricted Stock Units by the per Share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per Share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control.

		
	(3)
	Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.4(C)(i)(2) to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-merger or post-asset sale corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.

		
	(D)
	Outside Director Option and Restricted Stock Grants.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.4(C)(i) to the contrary, in the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or a Change in Control, in which an Outside Director is terminated or asked to resign Awards granted to such Outside Director shall vest 100% immediately prior to such merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger or Change in Control in which an Outside Director is not terminated or asked to resign, such Outside Director’s Awards shall be treated under the terms of Section 7.4(C)(i).

		
	7.5
	Date of Grant.  The date of grant of an Award shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award or such later date as is determined by the Administrator.  Notice of the determination shall be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

		
	7.6
	Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

		
	(A)
	Amendment and Termination.  The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

		
	(B)
	Stockholder Approval.  The Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.  Additionally, notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Board may not, without the approval of the Company’s stockholders:

		
	(i)
	materially increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan, except for permissible adjustments in the event of certain changes in the Company’s capitalization as set forth in Section 7.4(A);

		
	(ii)
	materially modify the requirements for eligibility to participate in the Plan, or

		
	(iii)
	reprice Options issued under the Plan by lowering the exercise price of a previously granted Option, by canceling outstanding Options and issuing replacement Options, or by otherwise replacing existing Options with substitute Options with a lower exercise price. 

		
	(C)
	Effect of Amendment or Termination.  No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Participant and the Company.  Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

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	7.7
	Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

 
		
	(A)
	Legal Compliance.  Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

		
	(B)
	Investment Representations.  As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.

		
	7.8
	Limitation of Awards to Outside Directors.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3.1(B)(i), 3.1(B)(ii), 4.1 and 5.1 above, no Outside Director may receive one or more Awards in any Fiscal Year with an aggregate grant date fair value of more than US$500,000. For these purposes the grant date fair value will mean (i) with respect to any Awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units the product of (A) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the grant date of such Award, and (B) the aggregate number of Shares subject to the Award, and (ii) with respect to any Option, the Black-Scholes option valuation methodology, or such other methodology the Administrator may determine prior to the grant of an Award becoming effective, on the grant date of such Award.

		
	7.9
	Inability to Obtain Authority.  The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

		
	7.10
	Reservation of Shares.  The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

		
	7.11
	Participant’s Relationship with Company.  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon the Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause.

		
	7.12
	Stockholder Approval.  The Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company after the date the Plan is adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

11Exhibit

Plantronics, Inc.
        

        Executive Incentive Plan

1.     Purposes of the Plan. The Plan is intended to increase shareholder value and the success of the Company by motivating key executives (1) to perform to the best of their abilities, and (2) to achieve the Company's objectives. The Plan's goals are to be achieved by providing such executives with incentive awards based on the achievement of goals relating to the performance of the Company. The Plan is intended to permit the payment of bonuses that may qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m).

		
	2. 
	Definitions.

(a)“Affiliate” means any corporation or other entity (including, but not limited to, partnerships and joint ventures) controlled by the Company.
(b)“Award” means, with respect to each Participant, the award determined pursuant to Section 4(a) below for a Performance Period. Each Award is determined by a Payout Formula for a Performance Period, subject to the Committee’s authority under Section 4(a) to eliminate or reduce the Award otherwise payable.  For purposes of applying the Maximum Award limitation, the Award will be deemed to have been determined on the last day of the applicable Performance Period, so that if there are multiple Performance Periods ending in a particular Fiscal Year, in no event may the Awards with respect to all such Performance Periods in the aggregate exceed the Maximum Award. 
(c)“Base Salary” means as to any Performance Period, the Participant’s annualized salary rate on the last day of the Performance Period. Such Base Salary shall be before both (a) deductions for taxes or benefits, and (b) deferrals of compensation pursuant to Company-sponsored plans.
(d)“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
(e)“Change of Control” means:
(i)Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; 
(ii)The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;
(iii)A change in the composition of the Board occurring within a two (2)-year period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” means directors who either (A) are directors as of the effective date of the Plan, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but will not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company); or
(iv)The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.
(f)“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific section of the Code or regulation thereunder shall include such section or regulation, any valid regulation promulgated thereunder, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation.
(g)“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or a sub-committee of the Compensation Committee, which shall, with respect to payments hereunder intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m), consist solely of two or more members of the Board who are not employees of the Company and who otherwise qualify as “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m).
(h)“Company” means Plantronics, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries (as such term is defined in Code Section 424(f)). 
(i)“Determination Date” means the latest possible date that will not jeopardize a Target Award or Award’s qualification as Performance-Based Compensation.
(j)“Disability” means a permanent and total disability determined in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory standards adopted by the Committee from time to time.
(k)“Employee” means any employee of the Company or of an Affiliate, whether such employee is so employed at the time the Plan is adopted or becomes so employed subsequent to the adoption of the Plan.
(l)“Fiscal Year” or “Plan Year” means a fiscal year of the Company.
(m)“Maximum Award” means as to any Participant for all Performance Periods ending during any Fiscal Year, $5,000,000.
(n)“Participant” means an eligible executive or key employee of the Company participating in the Plan for a Performance Period.

(o)“Payout Formula” means as to any Performance Period, the formula or payout matrix established by the Committee pursuant to Section 3(f) in order to determine the Awards (if any) to be paid to Participants. The formula or matrix may differ from Participant to Participant. 
(p)“Performance-Based Compensation” means compensation that is intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m).
(q)“Performance Goals” means the goal(s) (or combined goal(s)) determined by the Committee (in its discretion) to be applicable to a Participant with respect to an Award. As determined by the Committee, the Performance Goals applicable to an Award may provide for a targeted level or levels of achievement using one or more of the following measures: stock price, revenue, profit, bookings, cash flow, customer development, customer retention, customer satisfaction, sales channel retention, sales channel satisfaction, sales channel development, associate retention, associate satisfaction, associate development, net bookings, net income, net profit, operating cash flow, operating expenses, total earnings, earnings per share, diluted or basic, earnings per share from continuing operations, diluted or basic, earnings before interest and taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, pre-tax profit, net asset turnover, asset utilization, inventory turnover, capital expenditures, net earnings, operating earnings, gross or operating margin, profit margin, debt, working capital, return on equity, return on net assets, return on total assets, return on capital, return on investment, return on sales, net or gross sales, market share, economic value added, cost of capital, change in assets, technical development, expense reduction levels, debt reduction, productivity, new product introductions, delivery performance, implementation or improvement of new or existing business systems, individual objectives, and total stockholder return. Any criteria used may be (A) measured in absolute terms, (B) measured in terms of growth, (C) compared to another company or companies, (D) measured against the market as a whole and/or according to applicable market indices, (E) measured against the performance of the Company as a whole or a segment of the Company and/or (F) measured on a pre-tax or post-tax basis (if applicable). Further, any Performance Goals may be used to measure the performance of the Company as a whole or a business unit or other segment of the Company, or one or more product lines or specific markets and may be measured relative to a peer group or index. Prior to the Determination Date, the Committee will determine whether any significant element(s) will be included in or excluded from the calculation of any Performance Goal with respect to any Participant. In all other respects, Performance Goals will be calculated in accordance with the Company’s financial statements, generally accepted accounting principles, or under a methodology established by the Committee prior to or at the time of establishing Performance Goals for a Performance Period and which is consistently applied with respect to a Performance Goal in the relevant Performance Period. In addition, the Committee will adjust any performance criteria, Performance Goal or other feature of a Target Award that relates to or is wholly or partially based on the number of, or the value of, any stock of the Company, to reflect any stock dividend or split, repurchase, recapitalization, combination, or exchange of shares or other similar changes in such stock. 
(r)“Performance Period” means any period, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
(s)“Plan” means this Executive Incentive Plan, as amended and restated, as set forth in this instrument and as hereafter amended from time to time.  
(t)“Section 162(m)” means Code Section 162(m), or any successor to Section 162(m), as that Section may be interpreted from time to time by the Internal Revenue Service, whether by regulation, notice or otherwise. 
(u)“Target Award” means the target award payable under the Plan to a Participant for the Performance Period, expressed as a percentage of his or her Base Salary or a specific dollar amount, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 3(e).
(v)Termination of Employment” means a cessation of the employee-employer relationship between an Employee and the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, including, but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death, Disability, retirement, or the disaffiliation of an Affiliate, but excluding any such termination where there is a simultaneous reemployment by the Company or an Affiliate.

3.     Plan Administration.

(a)Committee Administration.  The Committee shall be responsible for the general administration and interpretation of the Plan and for carrying out its provisions. Subject to the requirements for qualifying compensation as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may delegate specific administrative tasks to Company employees or others as appropriate for proper administration of the Plan. Subject to the limitations on Committee discretion imposed under Section 162(m), the Committee shall have such powers as may be necessary to discharge its duties hereunder, including, but not by way of limitation, the following powers and duties, but subject to the terms of the Plan:
(i)discretionary authority to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, and to determine eligibility, Awards and the amount, manner and time of payment of any Awards hereunder;
(ii)to prescribe forms and procedures for purposes of Plan participation and distribution of Awards; and
(iii)to adopt rules, regulations and bylaws and to take such actions as it deems necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the Plan.
(b)Committee Determinations.  Any rule or decision by the Committee that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan shall be conclusive and binding on all persons, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law.

(c)Eligibility.  The employees eligible to participate in the Plan for a given Performance Period shall be executive officers and other key employees of the Company who are designated by the Committee in its sole discretion. No person shall be automatically entitled to participate in the Plan.
(d)Performance Goal Determination.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish the Performance Goals for each Participant for the Performance Period.  Such Performance Goals shall be set forth in writing prior to the Determination Date.  
(e)Target Award Determination.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish a Target Award for each Participant. Each Participant’s Target Award shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, and each Target Award shall be set forth in writing prior to the Determination Date.
(f)Determination of Payout Formula or Formulae.  On or prior to the Determination Date, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall establish a Payout Formula or Formulae for purposes of determining the Award (if any) payable to each Participant. Each Payout Formula shall (a) be set forth in writing prior to the Determination Date, (b) be based on a comparison of actual performance to the Performance Goals, (c) provide for the payment of a Participant’s Target Award if the Performance Goals for the Performance Period are achieved, and (d) provide for an Award greater than or less than the Participant’s Target Award, depending upon the extent to which actual performance exceeds or falls below the Performance Goals, as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the preceding, in no event shall a Participant’s Award for any Fiscal Year exceed the Maximum Award.

4.     Determination of Awards; Award Payment.

(a)Determination and Certification.  After the end of each Performance Period, the Committee shall certify in writing (which may be by approval of the minutes in which the certification was made) the extent to which the Performance Goals applicable to each Participant for the Performance Period were achieved or exceeded. The Award for each Participant shall be determined by applying the Payout Formula to the level of actual performance that has been certified by the Committee. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may eliminate or reduce the Award payable to any Participant below that which otherwise would be payable under the Payout Formula, (b) determine what Award, if any, will be paid in the event of a Termination of Employment as the result of a Participant’s death or Disability or upon a Change of Control or in the event of a Termination of Employment following a Change of Control prior to the end of the Performance Period, and (c) determine what Award, if any, will be paid in the event of a Termination of Employment other than as the result of the Participant’s death or Disability prior to a Change of Control and prior to the end of the Performance Period to the extent an Award would have otherwise been earned had the Participant remained employed through the end of the Performance Period.
(b)Continued Employment.  Unless the Committee provides otherwise in writing, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a Participant must remain employed through the end of a Performance Period to earn an Award.
(c)Right to Receive Payment.  Each Award under the Plan shall be paid solely from the general assets of the Company. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to create a trust or to establish or evidence any Participant’s claim of any right to payment of an Award other than as an unsecured general creditor with respect to any payment to which he or she may be entitled.
(d)Form of Distributions.  The Company shall distribute all Awards to the Participant in cash in a single lump sum unless otherwise deferred in accordance with Section 3(f).
(e)Timing of Distributions.  Subject to Section 3(f) below, the Company shall distribute amounts payable to Participants as soon as is practicable following the determination and written certification of the Award for a Performance Period, but in no event later than the later of (i) March 15 of the year following the year in which the Award has been earned and is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or (ii) the fifteenth day of the third month of the Fiscal Year following the Fiscal Year during which the Participant’s Award has been earned and is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.
(f)Deferral.  The Committee may permit Participants to elect to defer payment of their Awards in a manner satisfying the requirements of Code Section 409A.
(g)Payment in the Event of Death.  If a Participant dies prior to the payment of an Award earned by him or her prior to death for a prior Performance Period, the Award shall be paid to his or her estate.
(h)Compensation Recovery Policy. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may require a Participant to forfeit, return or reimburse to the Company all or a portion of any Award received in accordance with any then-effective Company compensation clawback or recovery policy, as may be established or amended from time to time. Any such policy generally shall be intended to apply substantially equally to all officers of the Company, except as the Committee (or the Board or a committee of the Board, as determined by the Board), in its discretion, determines is reasonably necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws.

5.     Term of Plan.  The Plan shall first apply to the 2018 Plan Year and all subsequent Plan Years, unless it is not approved at the 2017 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, in which case it shall terminate. Once approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Plan shall continue until the earlier of (i) the five (5) year anniversary of its approval date at the 2017 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders, or (ii) the date it is terminated under Section 6 of the Plan.

6.     Amendment and Termination of the Plan.  The Committee may amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan, in whole or in part, at any time, including the adoption of amendments deemed necessary or desirable to correct any defect or to supply omitted data or to reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award granted hereunder; provided, however, that no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuation shall be made which would (i) impair any payments to Participants made prior to such amendment, modification, suspension or termination, unless the Committee has made a determination that such amendment or modification is in the best interests of all persons to whom Awards have theretofore been granted; provided further, however, that in no event may such an amendment or modification result in an increase in the amount of compensation payable pursuant to such Award or (ii) cause compensation that is, or may become, payable here-under to fail to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation. To the extent necessary or advisable under applicable law, including Section 162(m), Plan amendments shall be subject to shareholder approval. At no time before the actual distribution of funds to Participants under the Plan shall any Participant accrue any vested interest or right whatsoever under the Plan except as otherwise stated in this Plan.

7.     Withholding.  Distributions pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and local tax and withholding requirements.

8.     At-Will Employment.  No statement in this Plan should be construed to grant any employee an employment contract of fixed duration or any other contractual rights, nor should this Plan be interpreted as creating an implied or an expressed contract of employment or any other contractual rights between the Company and its employees. The employment relationship between the Company and its employees is terminable at-will. This means that an employee of the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason or no reason. For purposes of the Plan, transfer of employment of a Participant between the Company and any one of its Affiliates (or between Affiliates) shall not be deemed a Termination of Employment.

9.     Successors.  All obligations of the Company under the 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.

10.     Section 409A.  It is intended that all bonuses payable under this Plan will be exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A pursuant to the “short-term deferral” exemption or, in the alternative, will comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A so that none of the payments and benefits to be provided under this Plan will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Code Section 409A, and any ambiguities or ambiguous terms herein shall be interpreted to so comply or be exempt.  Each payment and benefit payable under this Plan is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations.  The Company may, in good faith and without the consent of any Participant, make any amendments to this Plan and take such reasonable actions which it deems necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition under Code Section 409A prior to actual payment to the Participant.  However, unless explicitly determined otherwise in writing by the Committee, in no event will the Company or any Affiliate pay or reimburse any Participant for any taxes or other costs that may be imposed on the Participant as a result of Code Section 409A or any other section of the Code or other tax rule or regulation.

11.     Indemnification.  Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (a) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or any award, and (b) from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

12.     Nonassignment.  The rights of a Participant under this Plan shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant except by will or the laws of intestacy or to the limited extent permitted by Section 12 of the Plan.  All rights with respect to an award granted to a Participant shall be available during his or her lifetime only to the Participant.

13.     Beneficiary Designations. If permitted by the Committee, a Participant under the Plan may name a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom any vested but unpaid Award shall be paid in the event of the Participant’s death. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the Participant and shall be effective only if given in a form and manner acceptable to the Committee. In the absence of any such designation, any vested benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.

14.     Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

15.     Governing Law.  The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.

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