Document:

Exhibit 10.4

 

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

 

THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 27th day of June, 2016, by and between MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.
a Georgia corporation (the “Company”) and S. Benton Gunter (the “Employee”)

 

WHEREAS, the Employee
is currently employed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company
desires to induce the Employee to continue in the employ of the Company by offering this Agreement providing severance benefits
to the Employee in certain circumstances;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.           Term.
This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until the expiration of the Term or,
if earlier, until the first to occur of the following:

 

(a)           the
Employee’s Termination of Employment that is not a Qualifying Termination of Employment;

 

(b)           the
last day of the twelve (12)-month period immediately following the effective date of a Change in Control in the absence of an intervening
Qualifying Termination of Employment (as defined in Section 2) prior thereto;

 

(c)           the
payment or the forfeiture of the Severance Benefit, as the case may be, as provided for in Section 2 following the occurrence of
a Qualifying Termination of Employment; or

 

(d)           a
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 15.

 

2.           Severance
Benefits Upon Termination of Employment. 

 

(a)           Severance
Benefits. If, prior to the termination of the Agreement, the Employee (i) experiences an involuntary Termination of Employment
without Cause; or (ii) voluntarily resigns effecting a Termination of Employment for Good Reason, in either case, during, but prior
to, the last day of the twelve-month period immediately following the effective date of a Change in Control (either, a “Qualifying
Termination of Employment”), the Company shall pay the Employee in a lump sum an amount equal to one (1) times the sum
of (1) the Employee’s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the first day of the calendar year in which the
Change in Control occurs and (2) the Employee’s target annual bonus opportunity as in effect immediately prior to the first
day of the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs. The lump sum payment is sometimes referred to in this Agreement
as the “Severance Benefit.” The lump sum payment shall be paid on the sixtieth (60th) day following
the Qualifying Termination of Employment.

 

     

     

    

 

(b)           Release
Condition. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, as a condition of the Company’s payment
of the Severance Benefit, the Employee must execute a general release agreement in favor of the Company and its Affiliates in such
form as is acceptable to the Company within such period of time following the Qualifying Termination of Employment as is permitted
by the Company and not timely revoke the general release agreement during any revocation period provided pursuant to the terms
of the general release agreement within the sixty (60) days following the Qualifying Termination of Employment. The Company shall
provide the release to the Employee in sufficient time so that if the Employee timely executes and returns the release, the revocation
period will expire no later than sixty (60) days following the effective date of the Qualifying Termination of Employment. If the
Employee fails to timely execute the general release or timely revokes it, in either case, the Severance Benefit will be forfeited.

 

(c)           Delay
if Specified Employee. Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement to the contrary, to the extent necessary to avoid the
imposition of tax on the Employee under Code Section 409A, any payments that are otherwise payable to the Employee within the first
six (6) months following the effective date of the Employee’s Termination of Employment, shall be suspended and paid as soon
as practicable following the end of the six (6)-month period following such effective date or, if earlier, the Employee’s
death, if, immediately prior to the Employee’s Termination of Employment, the Employee is determined to be a “specified
employee” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)) of the Company (or any related “service recipient”
within the meaning of Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder). Any payments suspended by operation of the foregoing sentence
shall be paid as a lump sum in the seventh month following such effective date or, if earlier, within thirty (30) days following
the Employee’s death. Payments (or portions thereof) that would be paid latest in time during the six-month period will be
suspended first.

 

(d)           Clawback.
The Employee agrees to repay any compensation previously paid or otherwise made available to the Employee under this Agreement
that is subject to recovery under any applicable law. The Employee agrees to return promptly any such compensation identified by
the Company by written notice provided pursuant to Section 10. If the Employee fails to return such compensation promptly, the
Employee agrees that the amount of such compensation may be deducted from any and all other compensation owed to the Employee by
the Company. The Employee acknowledges the Company’s rights to engage in any legal or equitable action or proceeding in order
to enforce the provisions of this Section 2(d). The provisions of this Section 2(d) shall be modified to the extent, and remain
in effect for the period, required by applicable law.

 

(e)           Regulatory
Limitations. All obligations under this Agreement are further subject to such conditions, restrictions, limitations and forfeiture
provisions as may separately apply pursuant to any applicable federal and state banking laws.

 

3.           Tax
Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold appropriate employment and income taxes, if required by applicable law,
from the Severance Benefit should it become payable.

 

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4.           Confidentiality.

 

(a)           Confidential
Information and Trade Secrets. All Confidential Information and Trade Secrets and all physical embodiments thereof received
or developed by the Employee while employed by the Company are confidential to and are and will remain the sole and exclusive property
of the Company. Except to the extent necessary to perform the duties assigned to him by the Company, the Employee will hold such
Confidential Information and Trade Secrets in trust and strictest confidence, and will not use, reproduce, distribute, disclose
or otherwise disseminate the Confidential Information and Trade Secrets or any physical embodiments thereof and may in no event
take any action causing or fail to take the action necessary to prevent any Confidential Information and Trade Secrets disclosed
to or developed by the Employee to lose its character or cease to qualify as Confidential Information or Trade Secrets.

 

(b)           Covenant
Period. The covenants of confidentiality set forth herein will apply during the term of the Employee’s employment to
any Confidential Information and Trade Secrets disclosed by the Company or developed by the Employee prior to or after the date
hereof. This Section 4 shall survive Employee’s Termination of Employment for any reason for so long as permitted by applicable
law.

 

5.           Non-Solicitation.
Employee agrees that during the term of Employee’s employment and for twelve (12) months following the Employee’s Termination
of Employment, regardless of the reason, the Employee will not, either directly or indirectly, on the Employee’s own behalf
or in the service of or on behalf of others, solicit for employment with a Competing Business any person who is an employee of
the Company or an Affiliate with whom Employee had Material Contact during the Employee’s employment with the Company. The
Employee shall not be deemed to be in breach of this covenant solely because an employer for whom the Employee may perform services
may solicit, divert, or hire an employee of the Company or an Affiliate provided that Employee does not engage in the activity
proscribed by the preceding sentence.

 

6.           Remedies.
Employee agrees that the covenants contained in Sections 4 and 5 above are the essence of this Agreement; that each of the covenants
is reasonable and necessary to protect the business, interests and properties of the Company, and that irreparable loss and damage
will be suffered by the Company should the Employee breach any of the covenants. In the event that any of the provisions in Sections
4 and 5 is determined by a court which has jurisdiction to be unenforceable in part or in whole, the court shall be deemed to have
the authority to strike any unenforceable provision, or any part thereof or to revise any provision to the minimum extent necessary
to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Employee agrees that, in addition to all remedies provided by law
or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement and to both temporary and permanent injunctions
to prevent a breach or contemplated breach by the Employee of the covenants in Sections 4 and 5 hereof. If the Employee breaches
the Employee’s obligations pursuant to Sections 4 and/or 5 hereof before the Severance Benefit is paid, the Employee will
forfeit the Severance Benefit. The Employee further agrees that should the Employee breach any of the covenants contained in Section
4 or Section 5 of this Agreement following payment of the Severance Benefit, the Employee shall repay to the Company a pro rata
portion of the Severance Benefit determined by multiplying the Severance Benefit by a fraction the numerator of which is the number
of whole months during which the Employee was not in compliance with the covenants for the twelve (12)-month period immediately
following the Termination of Employment and the denominator of which is twelve (12). The Employee and Company agree that all remedies
available to the Company herein shall be cumulative.

 

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7.           No
Mitigation. No amounts or benefits payable to the Employee hereunder shall be subject to mitigation or reduction by income
or benefits the Employee receives from other sources.

 

8.           Continued
Employment. Nothing herein shall entitle Employee to continued employment with the Company or any affiliate or to continued
tenure in any specific office or position. The Employee’s employment with the Company shall be terminable at the will of
the Company, with or without Cause, subject to the terms of this Agreement and any other written agreement as may be in effect
between the parties.

 

9.           Assignment.
The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company’s
successors and assigns. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company to any legal successor or to an entity which purchases all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company, provided that the assignee assumes the obligations of the Company under this
Agreement. In the event of any assignment of this Agreement permitted by this Section 9, the terms “Company” and “Company”
as defined herein will refer to the assignee(s) and the Employee will not be deemed to have terminated employment hereunder until
the Employee terminates employment from the assignee(s).

 

10.         Notice.
All notices, consents, waivers and other communications required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given to a party when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized overnight courier service
(costs prepaid); (b) sent by facsimile with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment; or (c) received or rejected
by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the following addresses or facsimile numbers
and marked to the attention of the person (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number or person
as a party may designate by written notice to the other parties):

 

	If to the Company, to the Company at:	5441 Buford Highway, Suite 109
	 	Doraville, Georgia  30340
	 	Attn:  Farid Tan, President
	 	 
	If to the Employee, to the Employee at:	The address most recently on file with the Company

 

11.         Headings.
 Sections or other headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.

 

12.         Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. All prior
understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter of this Agreement are hereby expressly terminated.

 

13.         Severability.
In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.

 

14.         Applicable
Law and Choice of Forum. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced under and in accordance with the laws of the State
of Georgia. The parties agree that any appropriate state or federal court located in or having jurisdiction over DeKalb County,
Georgia shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any case or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be
a proper forum in which to adjudicate such case or controversy. The parties consent and waive any objection to the jurisdiction
or venue of such courts.

 

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15.         Amendment/Termination.
This Agreement may not be modified, amended, supplemented or terminated except by a written agreement between the Company and
the Employee.

 

16.         Survival.
The provisions of Sections 4 through 6 and 17 of this Agreement shall survive, as necessary, the expiration of the Term or
any other termination of this Agreement.

 

17.         Confidentiality.
Employee represents and agrees that Employee will keep the terms, amount, value, and nature of consideration paid to Employee,
and the fact of this Agreement completely confidential, and that Employee will not hereafter disclose any information concerning
this Agreement to anyone other than Employee’s immediate family and professional representatives who will be informed of
and bound by this confidentiality clause.

 

18.         Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and conditions shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 18:

 

(a)           “Affiliate”
shall mean any entity which controls another entity or is controlled by or is under common control with another entity. For this
purpose, “control” means ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power of the outstanding
equity securities of an entity.

 

(b)           “Business
of the Company” means (i) during the Employee’s employment, any line of trade or business conducted by the Company
and/or one or more of its Affiliates as of the applicable date for which the Business of the Company is being determined and, (ii)
for any period following the Employee’s Termination of Employment, any line of trade or business conducted by the Company
and/or one or more of its Affiliates at the time of Employee’s Termination of Employment.

 

(c)           “Cause”
means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) conduct by the Employee that is demonstrably likely to lead to material
financial harm to the Company or other material misconduct in the performance of job duties and responsibilities; (ii) conduct
by the Employee of a fraudulent nature against the Company that resulted or was intended to result in direct or indirect gain to
or personal enrichment of the Employee; (iii) arrest for, charged in relation to (by criminal information, indictment or otherwise),
or conviction of the Employee during the Term of a crime involving breach of trust or moral turpitude or any felony; (iv) conduct
by the Employee constituting a material breach of Section 4 or 5 of this Agreement; (v) the material breach by the Employee of
any code of ethics, lending policy, personnel policy or other policy maintained by the Company; or (vi) documented public conduct
by the Employee which brings, causes or results in embarrassment, ridicule or other undesirable publicity to the Employee or the
Company.

 

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(d)           “Change
in Control” means any one of the following events occurring after the Effective Date:

 

(i)           the
acquisition by any individual, entity or “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, other than an entity which immediately prior to such sale or transfer, was controlling, controlled
by or under common control with the Company, (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of voting securities of the Company where such acquisition causes
any such Person to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”); provided,
however, that for purposes of this Subsection (e)(i), the following shall not be deemed to result in a Change in Control, (1) any
reorganization, merger or consolidation not described in Subsection (e)(iii) below, (2) any acquisition directly from the Company
of its own securities, unless such a Person subsequently acquires additional shares of Outstanding Voting Securities other than
from the Company, in which case any such subsequent acquisition shall be deemed to be a Change in Control; or (3) any acquisition
by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company;

 

(ii)          within
any twelve-month period, the persons who were directors of the Company immediately before the beginning of such twelve-month period
(the “Incumbent Directors”) shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company,
provided that any director who was not a director at the beginning of such twelve-month period shall be deemed to be an Incumbent
Director if that director were elected to the Board of Directors by, or on the recommendation of or with the approval of a majority
of the Incumbent Directors;

 

(iii)         a
reorganization, merger or consolidation, with respect to which persons who were the shareholders of the Company immediately prior
to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power entitled to vote in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged or consolidated entity’s
then Outstanding Voting Securities, excluding any such transaction involving an entity which immediately before such transaction
was an Affiliate of the Company; or

 

(iv)         the
sale, transfer or assignment of eighty percent (80%) or more of the assets of the Company to any third party.

 

(f)            “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(g)           “Competing
Business” means any person, firm, corporation, joint venture, or other business that is engaged in the Business of the
Company.

 

(h)           “Confidential
Information” means data and information: (i) relating to the business of the Company and/or one or more of its
Affiliates, regardless of whether the data or information constitutes a trade secret as that term is defined in Article 1 of Chapter
10 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia; (ii) disclosed to the Employee or of which the Employee became aware of as a consequence
of the Employee’s relationship with the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates; (iii) having value to the Company and/or
one or more of its Affiliates; (iv) not generally known to competitors of the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates; and
(v) which includes trade secrets, methods of operation, names of customers, price lists, financial information and projections,
route books, personnel data, and similar information; provided, however, that such term shall not mean data or information (1)
which has been voluntarily disclosed to the public by the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates, except where such public
disclosure has been made by the Employee without authorization from the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates; (2) which
has been independently developed and disclosed by others; or (3) which has otherwise entered the public domain through lawful means.

 

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(i)            “Determination
Date” means (i) during Employee’s employment, the date for which compliance with Section 5 is being determined,
and (ii) following Employee’s Termination of Employment, the date of Employee’s Termination of Employment.

 

(j)            “Effective
Date” means the date first set forth above in this Agreement.

 

(k)           “Good
Reason” means, with respect to a voluntary resignation by the Employee, any one of the following events occurring within
the twelve-month period immediately following the effective date of a Change in Control, but only if such event also first arose
within forty-five (45) days prior to such resignation, the Employee first provided the Company with written notice of the event
within fifteen (15) days after the event occurred and an opportunity to cure for at least fifteen (15) business days from its receipt
of the notice and the circumstances continued, uncured, through the effective date of the Employee’s resignation, with such
resignation becoming effective prior to the last day of such twelve-month period:

 

(i)           a
material reduction of the Employee’s annual base salary or annual bonus opportunity from its then current rate or level;

 

(ii)          a
change of the Employee’s duties which results in the Employee no longer performing the duties customarily performed by a
person holding the title and position described in introductory paragraphs of this Agreement;

 

(iii)         a
relocation of the Employee’s primary office or worksite to a place that is more than twenty-five (25) miles removed from
the Company’s principal office in Doraville, Georgia; or

 

(iv)         a
material breach of the terms of this Agreement by the Company.

 

(l)            “Material
Contact” means any material contact between the Employee and any other employee within two (2) years prior to the Determination
Date.

 

(m)          “Term”
The term of this Agreement shall continue from the Effective Date through the third anniversary of the Effective Date. The Term
shall automatically be renewed as of the third anniversary of the Effective Date for successive one-year periods, unless either
party gives notice of nonrenewal at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, or
any subsequent anniversary of the Effective Date, in which case the Term shall expire as of the anniversary date for which a timely
notice of nonrenewal is provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Term shall be terminated before the date it would otherwise
expire if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 1 hereof.

 

(n)           “Termination
of Employment” means a termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company and all affiliated companies that,
together with the Company, constitute the “service recipient” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and the regulations
thereunder that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

 

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(o)           “Trade
Secrets” means data and information relating to the Business of the Company including, but not limited to, technical
or nontechnical data, formulae, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial
data, financial plans, product plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (i) derives economic value,
actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who
can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances
to maintain its secrecy.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
all of the parties has executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

 

	 	THE COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.:
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Farid Tan
	 	 
	 	Print Name:  Farid Tan
	 	 
	 	Title:  President
	 	 
	 	EMPLOYEE: S. Benton Gunter
	 	 
	 	/s/ S. Benton Gunter

 

    	 	8Exhibit 10.5

 

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

2018
Omnibus Incentive Plan

 

Article
1

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

		1.1	BACKGROUND.    MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”)
adopted the MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. 2018 Stock Option Plan (the “Prior Option Plan”) effective as of April 18, 2018
(the “Effective Date”), and the Prior Option Plan was approved by the Company’s shareholders on May 30, 2018.
The Prior Option Plan provided for awards of Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options (as such terms are defined
below). The Board of Directors of the Company determined that it was in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders
to amend and restate the Prior Option Plan to provide for the grant of additional types of Awards. Acting pursuant to its authority
under the Prior Option Plan, the Board of Directors approved and adopted this MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”), which constitutes the amended and restated version of the Prior Option Plan.

 

		1.2	PURPOSE.     The purpose of the Plan is to promote the success, and
enhance the value, of the Company, by linking the personal interests of employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company
or any Affiliate (as defined below) to those of Company shareholders and by providing such persons with an incentive for outstanding
performance. The Plan is further intended to provide flexibility to the Company in its ability to motivate, attract, and retain
the services of employees, officers, directors and consultants upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful
conduct of the Company’s operation is largely dependent. Accordingly, the Plan permits the grant of incentive awards from
time to time to selected employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company and its Affiliates.

 

Article
2

DEFINITIONS

 

		2.1	DEFINITIONS.    When a word or phrase appears in this Plan with the
initial letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a sentence, the word or phrase shall generally be given the
meaning ascribed to it in this Section or in Section 1.1 unless a clearly different meaning is required by the context. The
following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

 

		(a)	“Affiliate” means (i) any Subsidiary or Parent, or (ii) an entity that directly
or through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company, as determined by
the Committee.

 

		(b)	“Award” means an award of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock Units, Deferred Stock Units, Performance Awards, Other Stock-Based Awards, or any other right or interest relating
to Stock or cash, granted to a Participant under the Plan.

 

		(c)	“Award Certificate” means a written document, in such form as the Committee
prescribes from time to time, setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award. Award Certificates may be in the form of individual
award agreements or certificates or a program document describing the terms and provisions of an Award or series of Awards under
the Plan. The Committee may provide for the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper Award Certificates, and the use of electronic,
internet or other non-paper means for the acceptance thereof and actions thereunder by a Participant.

 

     

     

    

 

		(d)	“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given such term in Rule 13d-3 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the 1934 Act.

 

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

 

		(f)	“Cause” as a reason for a Participant’s termination of employment shall
have the meaning assigned such term in the employment, severance or similar agreement, if any, between such Participant and the
Company or an Affiliate, provided, however that if there is no such employment, severance or similar agreement in which such term
is defined, and unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Certificate, “Cause” shall mean any of the following
acts by the Participant, as determined in good faith by the Committee or the Board: (i) commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement,
misappropriation, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any Affiliate; (ii) commission of a felony involving the business,
assets, customers or clients of the Company or any Affiliate, or charge with, indictment for, conviction of, pleading guilty to,
confession to, or entering of a plea of nolo contendere by Participant for any other felony or any crime involving fraud,
dishonesty, moral turpitude, or a breach of trust; (iii) breach of any written confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation or
business opportunity covenant contained in any agreement entered into by such Participant with the Company or any Affiliate; (iv)
substantial failure to perform duties to the Company or any Affiliate (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant's
Disability) after written notice and an opportunity to cure (not to exceed 30 days); (v) gross misconduct or gross negligence materially
injurious to the Company or any Affiliate; (vi) Participant’s violation of the Company’s or any Affiliate’s policy
against harassment, its equal employment opportunity policy, or the Company’s or any Affiliate’s code of business conduct,
or a material violation of any other policy or procedure of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

		(g)	“Change in Control” means and includes the occurrence of any one of the following
events:

 

		(i)	individuals who, on the Effective Date, constitute the
Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board, provided that
any person becoming a director after the Effective Date and whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of
at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual
initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect
to the election or removal of directors (“Election Contest”) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents by or on behalf of any Person other than the Board (“Proxy Contest”), including by reason of any agreement
intended to avoid or settle any Election Contest or Proxy Contest, shall be deemed an Incumbent Director; or

 

		(ii)	any person becomes a Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of either (A) 50% or more of
the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (“Company Common Stock”) or (B) securities of the Company
representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the
election of directors (the “Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this
subsection (ii), the following acquisitions of Company Common Stock or Company Voting Securities shall not constitute a Change
in Control: (w) an acquisition directly from the Company, (x) an acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company,
(y) an acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company, or (z) an acquisition pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in subsection (iii) below);
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		(iii)	the consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar
form of corporate transaction involving the Company or a Subsidiary (a “Reorganization”), or the sale or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (a “Sale”) or the acquisition of assets or stock of another
corporation (an “Acquisition”), unless immediately following such Reorganization, Sale or Acquisition: (A) all
or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the outstanding Company Common
Stock and outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Reorganization, Sale or Acquisition beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation
resulting from such Reorganization, Sale or Acquisition (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such
transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or stock either directly or through one
or more subsidiaries, the “Surviving Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately
prior to such Reorganization, Sale or Acquisition, of the outstanding Company Common Stock and the outstanding Company Voting Securities,
as the case may be, and (B) no person (other than (x) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (y) the Surviving
Corporation or its ultimate parent corporation, or (z) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained
by any of the foregoing is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total common stock or 50% or more
of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation, and (C) at
least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation were Incumbent Directors at the time of
the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Reorganization, Sale or Acquisition (any
Reorganization, Sale or Acquisition which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be
deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”); or

 

		(iv)	shareholders approve a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, other than a Non-Qualifying
Transaction.

 

		(h)	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
For purposes of this Plan, references to sections of the Code shall be deemed to include references to any applicable regulations
thereunder and any successor or similar provision.

 

		(i)	“Committee” means the committee of the Board described in Article 4.

 

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		(j)	“Company” means MetroCity Bankshares, Inc., a Georgia corporation, or any successor
corporation.

 

		(k)	“Continuous Service” means the absence of any interruption or termination of
service as an employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate, as applicable; provided, however,
that for purposes of an Incentive Stock Option “Continuous Service” means the absence of any interruption or termination
of service as an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, as applicable, pursuant to applicable tax regulations. Unless
otherwise defined in the applicable Award Certificate, Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the following
cases: (i) a Participant transfers employment between the Company and an Affiliate or between Affiliates, (ii) in the
discretion of the Committee as specified at or prior to such occurrence, in the case of a spin-off, sale or disposition of the
Participant’s employer from the Company or any Affiliate, (iii) a Participant transfers from being an employee of the
Company or an Affiliate to being a director of the Company or of an Affiliate, or vice versa, (iv) in the discretion of the
Committee, a Participant transfers from being an employee of the Company or an Affiliate to being a consultant to the Company or
of an Affiliate, or vice versa, (v) in the discretion of the Committee as specified at or prior to such occurrence, a Participant
transfers from being an employee of the Company or an Affiliate to being a consultant to the Company or an Affiliate, or vice versa,
or (vi) any leave of absence authorized in writing by the Company prior to its commencement; provided, however,
that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed 90 days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave
is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed,
on the 91st day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Whether military, government or other service or other
leave of absence shall constitute a termination of Continuous Service shall be determined in each case by the Committee at its
discretion, and any determination by the Committee shall be final and conclusive; provided, however, that for purposes
of any Award that is subject to Code Section 409A, the determination of a leave of absence must comply with the requirements
of a “bona fide leave of absence” as provided in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h).

 

		(l)	“Deferred Stock Unit” means a right granted to a Participant under Article 9
to receive Shares (or the equivalent value in cash or other property if the Committee so provides) at a future time as determined
by the Committee, or as determined by the Participant within guidelines established by the Committee in the case of voluntary deferral
elections.

 

		(m)	“Disability” means, unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Certificate,
the inability of the Participant, as reasonably determined by the Company, to perform the essential functions of his or her regular
duties and responsibilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, due to a medically determinable physical or mental illness
which has lasted (or can reasonably be expected to last) for a period of six (6) consecutive months.

 

		(n)	“Dividend Equivalent” means a right granted to a Participant under Article 11.

 

		(o)	“Effective Date” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 3.1.

 

		(p)	“Eligible Participant” means an employee, officer, director or consultant of
the Company or any Affiliate.

 

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		(q)	“Exchange” means any national securities exchange on which the Stock may from
time to time be listed or traded.

 

		(r)	“Fair Market Value,” on any date, means the closing sales price on the Exchange
on such date or, in the absence of reported sales on such date, the closing sales price on the immediately preceding date on which
sales were reported. The Committee is authorized to adopt another fair market value pricing method, provided such method is stated
in the Award Certificate, and is in compliance with the fair market value pricing rules set forth in Section 409A of the Code.

 

		(s)	“Full-Value Award” means an Award other than in the form of an Option or SAR,
and which is settled by the issuance of Stock (or at the discretion of the Committee, settled in cash valued by reference to Stock
value).

 

		(t)	“Grant Date” of an Award means the first date on which all necessary corporate
action has been taken to approve the grant of the Award as provided in the Plan, or such later date as is determined and specified
as part of that authorization process. Notice of the grant shall be provided to the grantee within a reasonable time after the
Grant Date.

 

		(u)	“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to be an incentive
stock option and meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

 

		(v)	“Independent Directors” means those members of the Board of Directors who qualify
at any given time as (a) an “independent” director under the applicable rules of each Exchange on which the Shares
are listed, and (b) a “non-employee” director under Rule 16b-3 of the 1934 Act.

 

		(w)	“Non-Employee Director” means a director of the Company who is not a common
law employee of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

		(x)	“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

		(y)	“Option” means a right granted to a Participant under Article 7 of the Plan
to purchase Stock at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory
Stock Option.

 

		(z)	“Other Stock-Based Award” means a right, granted to a Participant under Article
12, that relates to or is valued by reference to Stock or other Awards relating to Stock.

 

		(aa)	“Parent” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other
entity which owns or beneficially owns a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power of the Company. Notwithstanding
the above, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, Parent shall have the meaning set forth in Section 424(e) of the Code.

 

		(bb)	“Participant” means an Eligible Participant who has been granted an Award under
the Plan; provided that in the case of the death of a Participant, the term “Participant” refers to a beneficiary designated
pursuant to Section 13.4 or the legal guardian or other legal representative acting in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the
Participant under applicable state law and court supervision.

 

		(cc)	“Performance Award” means any award granted under the Plan pursuant to Article
10.

 

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		(dd)	“Person” means any individual, entity or group, within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9)
of the 1934 Act and as used in Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act.

 

		(ee)	“Plan” means the MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as
amended from time to time.

 

		(ff)	“Restricted Stock” means Stock granted to a Participant under Article 9 that
is subject to certain restrictions and to risk of forfeiture.

 

		(gg)	“Restricted Stock Unit” means the right granted to a Participant under Article
9 to receive shares of Stock (or the equivalent value in cash or other property if the Committee so provides) in the future, which
right is subject to certain restrictions and to risk of forfeiture.

 

		(hh)	“Shares” means shares of Stock. If there has been an adjustment or substitution
pursuant to Section 14.1, the term “Shares” shall also include any shares of stock or other securities that are
substituted for Shares or into which Shares are adjusted pursuant to Section 14.1.

 

		(ii)	“Stock” means the Company’s Common Stock, no par value and such other
securities of the Company as may be substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 14.

 

		(jj)	“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted to a Participant
under Article 8 to receive a payment equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date of exercise
of the SAR over the base price of the SAR, all as determined pursuant to Article 8.

 

		(kk)	“Subsidiary” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or
other entity, domestic or foreign, of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly
or indirectly by the Company. Notwithstanding the above, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, Subsidiary shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

		(ll)	“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

		(mm)	“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time.

 

Article
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EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

 

		3.1	EFFECTIVE DATE.    The Plan became effective as of April 18, 2018 (the
“Effective Date”), which was the date of adoption of the Prior Option Plan (as defined in Section 1.1).

 

		3.2	TERMINATION OF PLAN.    Unless earlier terminated as provided herein,
the Plan shall continue in effect until the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date or, if the shareholders approve
an amendment to the Plan that increases the number of Shares subject to the Plan, the tenth (10th) anniversary of the
date of such approval. The termination of the Plan on such date shall not affect the validity of any Award outstanding on the date
of termination, which shall continue to be governed by the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten (10) years after the Effective Date.

 

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Article
4

ADMINISTRATION

 

		4.1	COMMITTEE.    The Plan shall be administered by a Committee appointed
by the Board (which Committee shall consist of at least two directors) or, at the discretion of the Board from time to time, the
Plan may be administered by the Board. Unless and until changed by the Board, the Compensation Committee of the Board is designated
as the Committee to administer the Plan. It is intended that at least two of the directors appointed to serve on the Committee
shall be Independent Directors and that any such members of the Committee who do not so qualify shall abstain from participating
in any decision to make or administer Awards that are made to Eligible Participants who at the time of consideration for such Award are
persons subject to the short-swing profit rules of Section 16 of the 1934 Act. However, the mere fact that a Committee member
shall fail to qualify as an Independent Director or shall fail to abstain from such action shall not invalidate any Award made
by the Committee which Award is otherwise validly made under the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by, and
may be changed at any time and from time to time in the discretion of, the Board. The Board may reserve to itself any or all of
the authority and responsibility of the Committee under the Plan or may act as administrator of the Plan for any and all purposes.
To the extent the Board has reserved any authority and responsibility or during any time that the Board is acting as administrator
of the Plan, it shall have all the powers and protections of the Committee hereunder, and any reference herein to the Committee
(other than in this Section 4.1) shall include the Board. To the extent any action of the Board under the Plan conflicts with
actions taken by the Committee, the actions of the Board shall control.

 

		4.2	ACTION AND INTERPRETATIONS BY THE COMMITTEE.    For purposes of administering
the Plan, the Committee may from time to time adopt rules, regulations, guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions
and purposes of the Plan and make such other determinations, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee may deem appropriate.
The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award in the manner
and to the extent it deems necessary to carry out the intent of the Plan. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any
Awards granted under the Plan, any Award Certificate and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the
Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act
upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company or any Affiliate,
the Company’s or an Affiliate’s independent certified public accountants, Company counsel or any executive compensation
consultant or other professional retained by the Company or the Committee to assist in the administration of the Plan. No member
of the Committee will be liable for any good faith determination, act or omission in connection with the Plan or any Award.

 

		4.3	AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE.    Except as provided in Section 4.1 hereof,
the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:

 

		(a)	grant Awards;

 

		(b)	designate Participants;

 

		(c)	determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;

 

		(d)	determine the number of Awards to be granted and the number of Shares or dollar amount to which
an Award will relate;

 

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		(e)	determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan;

 

		(f)	prescribe the form of each Award Certificate, which need not be identical for each Participant;

 

		(g)	decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award;

 

		(h)	establish, adopt or revise any plan, program or policy for the grant of Awards as it may deem necessary
or advisable, including but not limited to short-term incentive programs, and any special plan documents;

 

		(i)	establish, adopt or revise any rules, regulations, guidelines or procedures as it may deem necessary
or advisable to administer the Plan;

 

		(j)	make all other decisions and determinations that may be required under the Plan or as the Committee
deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;

 

		(k)	amend the Plan or any Award Certificate as provided herein; and

 

		(l)	adopt such modifications, procedures, and subplans as may be necessary or desirable to comply with
provisions of the laws of the United States or any non-U.S. jurisdictions in which the Company or any Affiliate may operate, in
order to assure the viability of the benefits of Awards granted to participants located in the United States or such other jurisdictions
and to further the objectives of the Plan.

 

		4.4	DELEGATION. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more officers
of the Company or an Affiliate or to one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable,
and the Committee or any individuals to whom it has delegated duties or powers as aforesaid may employ one or more individuals
to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or such individuals may have under this Plan. In addition, the
Committee may, by resolution, expressly delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more officers of the Company, the authority,
within specified parameters as to the number and terms of Awards, to (i) designate officers and/or employees of the Company or
any of its Affiliates to be recipients of Awards under the Plan, and (ii) to determine the number of such Awards to be received
by any such Participants; provided, however, that such delegation of duties and responsibilities may not be made with respect to
the grant of Awards to eligible participants who are subject to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act at the Grant Date. The acts of such
delegates shall be treated hereunder as acts of the Board and such delegates shall report regularly to the Board and the Compensation
Committee regarding the delegated duties and responsibilities and any Awards so granted.

 

		4.5	INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or the
Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with this Article 4, shall be indemnified
and held harmless by the Company against and from 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 and against and 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 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,
unless such loss, cost, liability, or expense is a result of his or her own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided
by statute. 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 charter or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company
may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.

 

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Article
5

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

		5.1	NUMBER OF SHARES.    Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.2
and Section 14.1, the aggregate number of Shares reserved and available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the
Plan shall be 1,200,000 Shares.

 

		5.2	SHARE COUNTING.    Shares covered by an Award shall be subtracted from
the Plan share reserve as of the Grant Date, but shall be added back to the Plan share reserve or otherwise treated in accordance
with subsections (a) through (g) of this Section 5.2.

 

		(a)	To the extent that an Award is canceled, terminates, expires, is forfeited or lapses for any reason,
any unissued or forfeited Shares subject to the Award will be added back to the Plan share reserve and again be available for issuance
pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.

 

		(b)	Shares subject to Awards settled in cash will be added back to the Plan share reserve and again
be available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.

 

		(c)	Shares withheld or repurchased from an Award or delivered by a Participant to satisfy minimum tax
withholding requirements will be added back to the Plan share reserve and again be available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted
under the Plan.

 

		(d)	If the exercise price of an Option is satisfied in whole or in part by delivering Shares to the
Company (by either actual delivery or attestation), the number of Shares so tendered (by delivery or attestation) shall be added
to the Plan share reserve and will be available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.

 

		(e)	To the extent that the full number of Shares subject to an Option or SAR is not issued upon exercise
of the Option or SAR for any reason, including by reason of net-settlement of the Award, the unissued Shares originally subject
to the Award will be added back to the Plan share reserve and again be available for issuance pursuant to other Awards granted
under the Plan.

 

		(f)	To the extent that the full number of Shares subject to a Full-Value Award is not issued for any
reason, including by reason of failure to achieve maximum performance goals, the unissued Shares originally subject to the Award
will be added back to the Plan share reserve and again be available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan.

 

		(g)	Substitute Awards granted pursuant to Section 13.11 of the Plan shall not count against the
Shares otherwise available for issuance under the Plan under Section 5.1.

 

		(h)	Subject to applicable Exchange requirements, shares available under a shareholder-approved plan
of a company acquired by the Company (as appropriately adjusted to Shares to reflect the transaction) may be issued under the Plan
pursuant to Awards granted to individuals who were not employees of the Company or its Affiliates immediately before such transaction
and will not count against the maximum share limitation specified in Section 5.1.

 

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		5.3	STOCK DISTRIBUTED.    Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award may
consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury Stock or Stock purchased on the open market.

 

Article
6

ELIGIBILITY

 

		6.1	GENERAL.    Awards may be granted only to Eligible Participants. Incentive
Stock Options may be granted only to Eligible Participants who are employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary as defined
in Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code. Eligible Participants who are service providers to an Affiliate may be granted
Options or SARs under this Plan only if the Affiliate qualifies as an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock”
within the meaning of §1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(E) of the final regulations under Code Section 409A.

 

Article
7

STOCK OPTIONS

 

		7.1	GENERAL.    The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants
on the following terms and conditions:

 

		(a)	Exercise Price.    The exercise price per Share under an Option shall
be determined by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for any Option (other than an Option issued as a substitute Award
pursuant to Section 13.11) shall not be less than the Fair Market Value as of the Grant Date.

 

		(b)	Prohibition on Repricing.    Except as otherwise provided in Section 14.1,
without the prior approval of shareholders of the Company: (i) the exercise price of an Option may not be reduced, directly or
indirectly, (ii) an Option may not be cancelled in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or SARs with an exercise or base
price that is less than the exercise price of the original Option, and (iii) the Company may not repurchase an Option for value
(in cash or otherwise) from a Participant if the current Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the Option is lower than the
exercise price per share of the Option.

 

		(c)	Time and Conditions of Exercise.    The Committee shall determine the
time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, subject to Sections 7.1(e) and 13.6, and may include
in the Award Certificate a provision that an Option that is otherwise exercisable and has an exercise price that is less than the
Fair Market Value of the Stock on the last day of its term will be automatically exercised on such final date of the term by means
of a “net exercise,” thus entitling the optionee to Shares equal to the intrinsic value of the Option on such exercise
date, less the number of Shares required for tax withholding. The Committee shall also determine the performance or other conditions,
if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of an Option may be exercised or vested.

 

		(d)	Payment.    The Committee shall determine the methods by which the exercise
price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment, and the methods by which Shares shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered
to Participants. As determined by the Committee at or after the Grant Date, payment of the exercise price of an Option may be made,
in whole or in part, in the form of (i) cash or cash equivalents, (ii) delivery (by either actual delivery or attestation)
of previously-acquired Shares based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the Option is exercised, (iii) withholding
of Shares from the Option based on the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date the Option is exercised, (iv) broker-assisted
market sales, or (iv) any other “cashless exercise” arrangement.

 

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		(e)	Exercise Term.    Except for Nonstatutory Options granted to Participants
outside the United States, no Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable for more than ten years from the Grant Date.

 

		(f)	No Deferral Feature.    No Option shall provide for any feature for
the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the exercise or disposition of the Option.

 

		(g)	No Dividend Equivalents.    No Option shall provide for Dividend Equivalents.

 

		7.2	INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.    The terms of any Incentive Stock Options
granted under the Plan must comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. Without limiting the foregoing, any Incentive
Stock Option granted to a Participant who at the Grant Date owns more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of shares of
the Company must have an exercise price per Share of not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the Grant Date and
an Option term of not more than five years. If all of the requirements of Section 422 of the Code (including the above) are
not met, the Option shall automatically become a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

 

Article
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STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

		8.1	GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.    The Committee is authorized to
grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

 

		(a)	Right to Payment.    Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Participant has
the right to receive, for each Share with respect to which the SAR is being exercised, the excess, if any, of:

 

		(1)	The Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise; over

 

		(2)	The base price of the SAR as determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Certificate,
which for any SAR (other than a SAR issued as a substitute Award pursuant to Section 13.11) shall not be less than the Fair
Market Value of one Share on the Grant Date.

 

		(b)	Prohibition on Repricing.    Except as otherwise provided in Section 14.1,
without the prior approval of the shareholders of the Company, (i) the base price of a SAR may not be reduced, directly or indirectly,
(ii) a SAR may not be cancelled in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options or SARs with an exercise or base price that is less
than the base price of the original SAR, and (iii) the Company may not repurchase a SAR for value (in cash or otherwise) from a
Participant if the current Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying the SAR is lower than the base price per share of the SAR.

 

		(c)	Time and Conditions of Exercise.    The Committee shall determine the
time or times at which a SAR may be exercised in whole or in part, subject to Section 13.6, and may include in the Award Certificate
a provision that a SAR that is otherwise exercisable and has a base price that is less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock
on the last day of its term will be automatically exercised on such final date of the term, thus entitling the holder to cash or
Shares equal to the intrinsic value of the SAR on such exercise date, less the cash or number of Shares required for tax withholding.
No SAR shall be exercisable for more than ten years from the Grant Date.

 

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		(d)	No Deferral Feature.    No SAR shall provide for any feature for the
deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the exercise or disposition of the SAR.

 

		(e)	No Dividend Equivalents.    No SAR shall provide for Dividend Equivalents.

 

		(f)	Other Terms.    All SARs shall be evidenced by an Award Certificate.
Subject to the limitations of this Article 8, the terms, methods of exercise, methods of settlement, form of consideration payable
in settlement (e.g., cash, Shares or other property), and any other terms and conditions of the SAR shall be determined by the
Committee at the time of the grant and shall be reflected in the Award Certificate.

 

Article
9

RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS

 

		9.1	GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK UNITS.  The Committee is authorized to make
Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units to Participants in such amounts and subject to such
terms and conditions as may be selected by the Committee. An Award of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock
Units shall be evidenced by an Award Certificate setting forth the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to the Award.

 

		9.2	ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS.    Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units
or Deferred Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose
(including, for example, limitations on the right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted
Stock). These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such installments,
upon the satisfaction of performance goals or otherwise, as the Committee determines, subject to Section 13.6, at the time of the
grant of the Award or thereafter. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Certificate or any special Plan document governing an
Award, a Participant shall have none of the rights of a shareholder with respect to Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units
until such time as Shares of Stock are paid in settlement of such Awards.

 

		9.3	DIVIDENDS ON RESTRICTED STOCK.   Dividends accrued on shares of Restricted
Stock before they are vested shall be credited by the Company to an account for the Participant and accumulated without interest
until the date upon which the host Award becomes vested, and any dividends accrued with respect to forfeited Restricted Stock will
be reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by the Participant. In no event shall dividends
be paid or distributed until the vesting restrictions of the underlying Restricted Stock Award lapse.

 

		9.4	FORFEITURE.    Subject to the terms of the Award Certificate and except
as otherwise determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of Continuous Service
during the applicable restriction period or upon failure to satisfy a performance goal during the applicable restriction period,
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units that are at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited.

 

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		9.5	DELIVERY OF RESTRICTED STOCK.    Shares of Restricted Stock shall be
delivered to the Participant at the Grant Date either by book-entry registration or by delivering to the Participant, or a custodian
or escrow agent (including, without limitation, the Company or one or more of its employees) designated by the Committee, a stock
certificate or certificates registered in the name of the Participant. If physical certificates representing shares of Restricted
Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, such certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms,
conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.

 

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Article
10

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

 

		10.1	GRANT OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS.    The Committee is authorized to grant
any Award under this Plan, including cash-based Awards, with performance-based vesting criteria, on such terms and conditions as
may be selected by the Committee. Any such Awards with performance-based vesting criteria are referred to herein as Performance
Awards. The Committee shall have the complete discretion to determine the number of Performance Awards granted to each Participant
and to designate the provisions of such Performance Awards as provided in Section 4.3. All Performance Awards shall be evidenced
by an Award Certificate or a written program established by the Committee, pursuant to which Performance Awards are awarded under
the Plan under uniform terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in such written program.

 

		10.2	PERFORMANCE GOALS. The Committee may establish performance goals for Performance Awards
which may be based on any criteria selected by the Committee. Performance goals may be described in terms of Company-wide objectives
or in terms of objectives that relate to the performance of the Participant, an Affiliate or a division, region, department or
function within the Company or an Affiliate. Performance goals may be specified in absolute terms, in percentages, or in terms
of growth from period to period or growth rates over time, as well as measured relative to the performance of a group of comparator
companies, or a published or special index, or a stock market index, that the Committee deems appropriate. Performance Goals need
not be based upon an increase or positive result under a business criterion and could include, for example, the maintenance of
the status quo or the limitation of economic losses (measured, in each case, by reference to a specific business criterion). If
the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company or
the manner in which the Company or an Affiliate conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render performance goals
to be unsuitable, the Committee may modify such performance goals in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

Article
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DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

 

		11.1	GRANT OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS.    The Committee is authorized to grant
Dividend Equivalents with respect to Full-Value Awards granted hereunder. Dividend Equivalents shall entitle the Participant to
receive payments equal to ordinary cash dividends or distributions with respect to all or a portion of the number of Shares subject
to a Full-Value Award, as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Dividend Equivalents accruing
on unvested Full-Value Awards shall, as provided in the Award Certificate, either (i) be reinvested in the form of additional
Shares (subject to Share availability under Section 5.1 hereof), which shall be subject to the same vesting provisions as provided
for the host Award, or (ii) be credited by the Company to an account for the Participant and accumulated without interest
until the date upon which the host Award becomes vested, and, in either case, any Dividend Equivalents accrued with respect to
forfeited Awards will be reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or action by the Participant. In no
event shall Dividend Equivalents be paid or distributed until the vesting restrictions of the underlying Full-Value Award lapse.

 

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STOCK OR OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

 

		12.1	GRANT OF STOCK OR OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS.    The Committee is authorized,
subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards that are payable in, valued in whole or
in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to Shares, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes
of the Plan, including without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable
into Shares, including limited partnership interests in a limited partnership entity of which the Company is general partner that
may be exchanged or redeemed for Shares on a one-for-one basis, or any profits interest in such limited partnership entity that
may be exchanged or converted into such limited partnership interests, and Awards valued by reference to book value of Shares or
the value of securities of or the performance of specified Parents or Subsidiaries. The Committee shall determine the terms and
conditions of such Awards.

 

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PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

 

		13.1	AWARD CERTIFICATES.    Each Award shall be evidenced by an Award Certificate.
Each Award Certificate shall include such provisions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as may be specified by the Committee.

 

		13.2	FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS.    At the discretion of the Committee, payment
of Awards may be made in cash, Stock, a combination of cash and Stock, or any other form of property as the Committee shall determine.
In addition, payment of Awards may include such terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations, if any, as the Committee deems
appropriate, including, in the case of Awards paid in the form of Stock, restrictions on transfer and forfeiture provisions. Further,
payment of Awards may be made in the form of a lump sum, or in installments, as determined by the Committee.

 

		13.3	LIMITS ON TRANSFER.    

 

		(a)	Each Award and each right under any Award shall be exercisable only by the holder thereof during
such holder’s lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by such holder’s guardian or legal representative
or by a transferee receiving such Award pursuant to a domestic relations order (a “QDRO”) as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B)
of the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder.

 

		(b)	No Award (prior to the time, if applicable, Shares are delivered in respect of such Award), and
no right under any Award, may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a grantee
otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (or in the case of Restricted Stock, to the Company) or pursuant
to a QDRO, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable
against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary to receive benefits in the event of the grantee’s
death shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.

 

		(c)	Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) above, to the extent provided in the Award Certificate,
Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options and corresponding Awards), may be transferred, without consideration, to a Permitted
Transferee. For this purpose, a “Permitted Transferee” in respect of any grantee means any member of the Immediate
Family of such grantee, any trust of which all of the primary beneficiaries are such grantee or members of his or her Immediate
Family, or any partnership (including limited liability companies and similar entities) of which all of the partners or members
are such grantee or members of his or her Immediate Family; and the “Immediate Family” of a grantee means the grantee’s
spouse, any person sharing the grantee’s household (other than a tenant or employee), children, stepchildren, grandchildren,
parents, stepparents, siblings, grandparents, nieces and nephews. Such Award may be exercised by such transferee in accordance
with the terms of the Award Certificate.

 

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		(d)	Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the Company or any Affiliate to honor a QDRO except
to the extent required under applicable law.

 

		13.4	BENEFICIARIES.    Notwithstanding Section 13.3, a Participant may,
in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any
distribution with respect to any Award upon the Participant’s death. A Permitted Transferee, beneficiary, legal guardian,
legal representative, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and
any Award Certificate applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and Award Certificate otherwise provide, and
to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If no beneficiary has been designated or survives
the Participant, any payment due to the Participant shall be made to the Participant’s estate. Subject to the foregoing,
a beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by a Participant, in the manner provided by the Company, at any time provided
the change or revocation is filed with the Committee.

 

		13.5	STOCK TRADING RESTRICTIONS.    All Stock issuable under the Plan is
subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal
or state securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national securities exchange or automated quotation system
on which the Stock is listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock certificate or issue instructions
to the transfer agent to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock.

 

		13.6	MINIMUM VESTING REQUIREMENTS. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
equity-based Awards granted under the Plan  to Eligible Participants other than Non-Employee Directors shall vest no earlier
than the first anniversary of the date the Award is granted (excluding, for this purpose, any (i) substitute Awards granted pursuant
to Section 13.11 and (ii) Shares delivered in lieu of fully-vested cash Awards); provided, however, that (i) the Committee
may grant Awards without regard to the foregoing minimum vesting requirement with respect to a maximum of ten percent (10%) of
the available share reserve authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 5.1 (subject to adjustment under Section
14.1); and provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, that the foregoing restriction does not apply to the Committee’s
discretion to provide for accelerated exercisability or vesting of any Award upon the occurrence of one or more events other than
completion of a service period, including retirement, death, disability or a Change in Control. 

 

		13.7	ACCELERATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY.    Except as otherwise provided
in the Award Certificate or any special Plan document or separate agreement with a Participant governing an Award, upon the termination
of a person’s Continuous Service by reason of death or Disability:

 

		(a)	all of that Participant’s outstanding Options and SARs shall become fully exercisable;

 

		(b)	all time-based vesting restrictions on that Participant’s outstanding Awards shall lapse
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		(c)	the target payout opportunities attainable under all of such Participant’s outstanding performance-based
Awards shall be deemed to have been fully earned as of the date of termination based upon (A) an assumed achievement of all
relevant performance goals at the “target” level if the date of termination occurs during the first half of the applicable
performance period, or (B) the actual level of achievement of all relevant performance goals against target, if the date of
termination occurs during the second half of the applicable performance period, and, in either such case, there shall be a prorata
payout to the Participant or his or her estate within thirty (30) days following the date of termination (unless a later date
is required by Section 16.3 hereof) based upon the length of time within the performance period that has elapsed prior to
the date of termination. Any Awards shall thereafter continue or lapse in accordance with the other provisions of the Plan and
the Award Certificate.

 

To the extent that
this provision causes Incentive Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Code Section 422(d), the excess
Options shall be deemed to be Nonstatutory Stock Options.

 

		13.8	EFFECT OF A CHANGE IN CONTROL. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Certificate or
any special Plan document or separate agreement with a Participant governing an Award, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control:

 

		(a)	all outstanding Options or SARs shall become fully exercisable;

 

		(b)	all time-based vesting restrictions on outstanding Awards shall lapse; and

 

		(c)	the target payout opportunities attainable under outstanding performance-based Awards shall be
deemed to have been fully earned as of the effective date of the Change in Control based upon (A) an assumed achievement of
all relevant performance goals at the “target” level if the Change in Control occurs during the first half of the applicable
performance period, or (B) the actual level of achievement of all relevant performance goals against target, if the Change
in Control occurs during the second half of the applicable performance period, and, in either such case, there shall be a payout
to Participants within thirty (30) days following the Change in Control (unless a later date is required by Section 16.3
hereof). To the extent that this provision causes Incentive Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Code Section 422(d),
the excess Options shall be deemed to be Nonstatutory Stock Options.

 

		13.9	DISCRETION TO ACCELERATE AWARDS.    Regardless of whether an event has
occurred as described in Section 13.7 or 13.8 above, the Committee may in its sole discretion determine that, upon the termination
of service of a Participant for any reason, or the occurrence of a Change in Control, or any other reason, all or a portion of
such Participant’s Options or SARs shall become fully or partially exercisable, that all or a part of the restrictions on
all or a portion of the Participant’s outstanding Awards shall lapse, and/or that any performance-based criteria with respect
to any Awards held by that Participant shall be deemed to be wholly or partially satisfied, in each case, as of such date as the
Committee may, in its sole discretion, declare. The Committee may discriminate among Participants and among Awards granted to a
Participant in exercising its discretion pursuant to this Section 13.9.

 

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		13.10	FORFEITURE EVENTS.    Awards under the Plan shall be subject to any
compensation recoupment policy that the Committee may adopt from time to time that is applicable by its terms to the Participant.
In addition, the Committee may specify in an Award Certificate that the Participant’s rights, payments and benefits with
respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified
events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall
not be limited to, (i) termination of employment for cause, (ii) violation of material Company or Affiliate policies,
(iii) breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, (iv) other
conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company or any Affiliate, or (v) a later
determination that the vesting of, or amount realized from, a Performance Award was based on materially inaccurate financial statements
or any other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria, whether or not the Participant caused or contributed to such material
inaccuracy. Nothing contained herein or in any Award Certificate prohibits the Participant from: (1) reporting possible violations
of federal law or regulations, including any possible securities laws violations, to any governmental agency or entity; (2) making
any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulations; or (3) otherwise fully
participating in any federal whistleblower programs, including but not limited to any such programs managed by the U.S. Securities
and Exchange.

 

		13.11	SUBSTITUTE AWARDS.    The Committee may grant Awards under the Plan
in substitution for stock and stock-based awards held by employees of another entity who become employees of the Company or an
Affiliate as a result of a merger or consolidation of the former employing entity with the Company or an Affiliate or the acquisition
by the Company or an Affiliate of property or stock of the former employing corporation. The Committee may direct that the substitute
awards be granted on such terms and conditions as the Committee considers appropriate in the circumstances.

 

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CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

		14.1	MANDATORY ADJUSTMENTS.    In the event of a nonreciprocal transaction
between the Company and its shareholders that causes the per-share value of the Stock to change (including, without limitation,
any stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, rights offering, or large nonrecurring cash dividend), the authorization limits under
Section 5.1 shall be adjusted proportionately, and the Committee shall make such adjustments to the Plan and Awards as it
deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights immediately resulting from such transaction.
Action by the Committee may include: (i) adjustment of the number and kind of shares that may be delivered under the Plan;
(ii) adjustment of the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards; (iii) adjustment of the exercise price
of outstanding Awards or the measure to be used to determine the amount of the benefit payable on an Award; and (iv) any other
adjustments that the Committee determines to be equitable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall not make any adjustments
to outstanding Options or SARs that would constitute a modification or substitution of the stock right under Treas. Reg. Sections
1.409A-1(b)(5)(v) that would be treated as the grant of a new stock right or change in the form of payment for purposes of Code
Section 409A. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock (stock-split), a declaration
of a dividend payable in Shares, or a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock into a lesser number of Shares, the
authorization limits under Section 5.1 shall automatically be adjusted proportionately, and the Shares then subject to each
Award shall automatically, without the necessity for any additional action by the Committee, be adjusted proportionately without
any change in the aggregate purchase price therefor.

 

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		14.2	DISCRETIONARY ADJUSTMENTS.    Upon the occurrence or in anticipation
of any corporate event or transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any merger, reorganization, recapitalization,
combination or exchange of shares, or any transaction described in Section 14.1), the Committee may, in its sole discretion,
provide (i) that Awards will be settled in cash rather than Stock, (ii) that Awards will become immediately vested and
non-forfeitable and exercisable (in whole or in part) and will expire after a designated period of time to the extent not then
exercised, (iii) that Awards will be assumed by another party to a transaction or otherwise be equitably converted or substituted
in connection with such transaction, (iv) that outstanding Awards may be settled by payment in cash or cash equivalents equal
to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the underlying Stock, as of a specified date associated with the transaction, over the
exercise or base price of the Award, (v) that performance targets and performance periods for Performance Awards will be modified,
or (vi) any combination of the foregoing. The Committee’s determination need not be uniform and may be different for
different Participants whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.

 

		14.3	GENERAL.    Any discretionary adjustments made pursuant to this Article
14 shall be subject to the provisions of Section 15.2. To the extent that any adjustments made pursuant to this Article 14
cause Incentive Stock Options to cease to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, such Options shall be deemed to be Nonstatutory Stock
Options.

 

Article
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AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

 

		15.1	AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION.    The Board or the Committee
may, at any time and from time to time, amend, modify or terminate the Plan without shareholder approval; provided, however, that
if an amendment to the Plan would, in the reasonable opinion of the Board or the Committee, either (i) materially increase
the number of Shares available under the Plan (other than pursuant to Article 14), (ii) expand the types of awards under the
Plan, (iii) materially expand the class of participants eligible to participate in the Plan, (iv) materially extend the
term of the Plan, or (v) otherwise constitute a material change requiring shareholder approval under applicable laws, policies
or regulations or the applicable listing or other requirements of an Exchange, then such amendment shall be subject to shareholder
approval; and provided, further, that the Board or Committee may condition any other amendment or modification on the approval
of shareholders of the Company for any reason, including by reason of such approval being necessary or deemed advisable (i) to
comply with the listing or other requirements of an Exchange, or (ii) to satisfy any other tax, securities or other applicable
laws, policies or regulations. Except as otherwise provided in Section 14.1, without the prior approval of the shareholders
of the Company, the Plan may not be amended to permit: (i) the exercise price or base price of an Option or SAR to be reduced,
directly or indirectly, (ii) an Option or SAR to be cancelled in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options or SARs with an exercise
or base price that is less than the exercise price or base price of the original Option or SAR, or (iii) the Company to repurchase
an Option or SAR for value (in cash or otherwise) from a Participant if the current Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying
the Option or SAR is lower than the exercise price or base price per share of the Option or SAR.

 

		15.2	AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED.    At any time and from time to time, the
Committee may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award without approval of the Participant; provided, however:

 

		(a)	Subject to the terms of the applicable Award Certificate, such amendment, modification or termination
shall not, without the Participant’s consent, reduce or diminish the value of such Award determined as if the Award had been
exercised, vested, cashed in or otherwise settled on the date of such amendment or termination (with the per-share value of an
Option or SAR for this purpose being calculated as the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value as of the date of such amendment
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		(b)	Except as otherwise provided in Section 14.1, without the prior approval of the shareholders
of the Company, (i) the exercise price of an Option or base price of a SAR may not be reduced, directly or indirectly, (ii) an
option or SAR may not be cancelled in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or SARs with an exercise or base price that is
less than the exercise price or base price of the original Option or SAR, or otherwise, and (iii) the Company may not repurchase
an Option or SAR for value (in cash or otherwise) from a Participant if the current Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying
the Option or SAR is lower than the exercise price or base price per share of the Option or SAR; and

 

		(c)	No termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material respect
any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of the Participant affected thereby. An outstanding Award
shall not be deemed to be “adversely affected” by a Plan amendment if such amendment would not reduce or diminish the
value of such Award determined as if the Award had been exercised, vested, cashed in or otherwise settled on the date of such amendment
(with the per-share value of an Option or SAR for this purpose being calculated as the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value
as of the date of such amendment over the exercise or base price of such Award).

 

		15.3	COMPLIANCE AMENDMENTS.    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in
any Award Certificate to the contrary, the Board may amend the Plan or an Award Certificate, to take effect retroactively or otherwise,
as deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or Award Certificate to any present or future law relating
to plans of this or similar nature (including, but not limited to, Section 409A of the Code), and to the administrative regulations
and rulings promulgated thereunder. By accepting an Award under this Plan, a Participant agrees to any amendment made pursuant
to this Section 15.3 to any Award granted under the Plan without further consideration or action.

 

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GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

		16.1	RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS.

 

		(a)	No Participant or any Eligible Participant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the
Plan. Neither the Company, its Affiliates nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants or Eligible Participants uniformly,
and determinations made under the Plan may be made by the Committee selectively among Eligible Participants who receive, or are
eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not such Eligible Participants are similarly situated).

 

		(b)	Nothing in the Plan, any Award Certificate or any other document or statement made with respect
to the Plan, shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate any Participant’s
employment or status as an officer, or any Participant’s service as a director or consultant, at any time, nor confer upon
any Participant any right to continue as an employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate, whether
for the duration of a Participant’s Award or otherwise.

 

		(c)	Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract
with the Company or any Affiliate and, accordingly, subject to Article 15, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated
at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company
or any of its Affiliates.

 

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		(d)	No Award gives a Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Company unless and until
Shares are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.

 

		16.2	WITHHOLDING.    The Company or any Affiliate shall have the authority
and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company or such Affiliate, an amount sufficient to
satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with
respect to any exercise, lapse of restriction or other taxable event arising as a result of the Plan. The obligations of the Company
under the Plan will be conditioned on such payment or arrangements and the Company or such Affiliate will, to the extent permitted
by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant. Unless otherwise
determined by the Committee at the time the Award is granted or thereafter, any such withholding requirement may be satisfied,
in whole or in part, by withholding from the Award Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the amount
required to be withheld in accordance with applicable tax requirements (up to the maximum individual statutory rate in the applicable
jurisdiction as may be permitted under then-current accounting principles to qualify for equity classification), in accordance
with such procedures as the Committee establishes. All such elections shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that
the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

 

		16.3	SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO SECTION 409A OF THE CODE.

 

		(a)	General.    It is intended that the payments and benefits provided under
the Plan and any Award shall either be exempt from the application of, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of
the Code. The Plan and all Award Certificates shall be construed in a manner that effects such intent. Nevertheless, the tax treatment
of the benefits provided under the Plan or any Award is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company, its Affiliates nor their
respective directors, officers, employees or advisers (other than in his or her capacity as a Participant) shall be held liable
for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by any Participant or other taxpayer as a result of the Plan
or any Award.

 

		(b)	Definitional Restrictions.    Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or
in any Award Certificate to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred
compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code (“Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation”) would
otherwise be payable or distributable, or a different form of payment (e.g., lump sum or installment) of such Non-Exempt Deferred
Compensation would be effected, under the Plan or any Award Certificate by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control, or
the Participant’s Disability or separation from service, such Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation will not be payable or distributable
to the Participant, and/or such different form of payment will not be effected, by reason of such circumstance unless the circumstances
giving rise to such Change in Control, Disability or separation from service meet any description or definition of “change
in control event”, “disability” or “separation from service”, as the case may be, in Section 409A
of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such definition).
This provision does not prohibit the vesting of any Award upon a Change in Control, Disability or separation from service, however
defined. If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any amount or benefit, or the application of a different form
of payment of any amount or benefit, such payment or distribution shall be made at the time and in the form that would have applied
absent the Change in Control, Disability or separation from service as applicable.

 

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		(c)	Allocation among Possible Exemptions.    If any one or more Awards granted
under the Plan to a Participant could qualify for any separation pay exemption described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(9),
but such Awards in the aggregate exceed the dollar limit permitted for the separation pay exemptions, the Company shall determine
which Awards or portions thereof will be subject to such exemptions.

 

		(d)	Six-Month Delay in Certain Circumstances.    Notwithstanding anything
in the Plan or in any Award Certificate to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation
would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Plan or any Award Certificate by reason of a Participant’s separation
from service during a period in which the Participant is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible
acceleration of payment by the Committee under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii)
(conflicts of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes): (i) the amount of such Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation that
would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following the Participant’s separation from service will
be accumulated through and paid or provided on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation
from service (or, if the Participant dies during such period, within 30 days after the Participant’s death) (in either case,
the “Required Delay Period”); and (ii) the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments
or distributions will resume at the end of the Required Delay Period. For purposes of this Plan, the term “Specified Employee”
has the meaning given such term in Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder.

 

		(e)	Installment Payments.    If, pursuant to an Award, a Participant is
entitled to a series of installment payments, such Participant’s right to the series of installment payments shall be treated
as a right to a series of separate payments and not to a single payment. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “series
of installment payments” has the meaning provided in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) (or any successor thereto).

 

		(f)	Timing of Release of Claims.    Whenever an Award conditions a payment
or benefit on the Participant’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, such release must be executed and all
revocation periods shall have expired within sixty (60) days after the date of termination of the Participant’s employment;
failing which such payment or benefit shall be forfeited. If such payment or benefit is exempt from Section 409A of the Code,
the Company may elect to make or commence payment at any time during such 60-day period. If such payment or benefit constitutes
Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation, then, subject to subsection (c) above, (i) if such 60-day period begins and ends in
a single calendar year, the Company may make or commence payment at any time during such period at its discretion, and (ii) if
such 60-day period begins in one calendar year and ends in the next calendar year, the payment shall be made or commence during
the second such calendar year (or any later date specified for such payment under the applicable Award), even if such signing and
non-revocation of the release occur during the first such calendar year included within such 60-day period. In other words, a Participant
is not permitted to influence the calendar year of payment based on the timing of signing the release.

 

		(g)	Permitted Acceleration.    The Company shall have the sole authority
to make any accelerated distribution permissible under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4) to Participants of deferred amounts,
provided that such distribution(s) meets the requirements of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4).

 

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		16.4	UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS.    The Plan is intended to be an “unfunded”
plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award,
nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Certificate shall give the Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general
creditor of the Company or any Affiliate. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of grantor trusts or
other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Shares or payments in lieu of Shares or with respect
to Awards. This Plan is not intended to be subject to ERISA.

 

		16.5	RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS.    No payment under the Plan shall be
taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare
or benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate unless provided otherwise in such other plan. Nothing contained in the Plan will
prevent the Company from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to shareholder approval if such approval
is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

		16.6	EXPENSES.    The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by
the Company and its Affiliates.

 

		16.7	TITLES AND HEADINGS.    The titles and headings of the Sections in the
Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or
headings, shall control.

 

		16.8	GENDER AND NUMBER.    Except where otherwise indicated by the context,
any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include
the plural.

 

		16.9	FRACTIONAL SHARES.    No fractional Shares shall be issued and the Committee
shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash shall be given in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares
shall be eliminated by rounding up or down.

 

		16.10	GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS.

 

		(a)	Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Participant who acquires Shares pursuant to
the Plan may, during any period of time that such Participant is an affiliate of the Company (within the meaning of the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act), sell such Shares, unless such offer and sale is made
(i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, which is current and includes the Shares to be sold,
or (ii) pursuant to an appropriate exemption from the registration requirement of the 1933 Act, such as that set forth in
Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act.

 

		(b)	Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, if at any time the Committee shall determine that
the registration, listing or qualification of the Shares covered by an Award upon any Exchange or under any foreign, federal, state
or local law or practice, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition
of, or in connection with, the granting of such Award or the purchase or receipt of Shares thereunder, no Shares may be purchased,
delivered or received pursuant to such Award unless and until such registration, listing, qualification, consent or approval shall
have been effected or obtained free of any condition not acceptable to the Committee. Any Participant receiving or purchasing Shares
pursuant to an Award shall make such representations and agreements and furnish such information as the Committee may request to
assure compliance with the foregoing or any other applicable legal requirements. The Company shall not be required to issue or
deliver any certificate or certificates for Shares under the Plan prior to the Committee’s determination that all related
requirements have been fulfilled. The Company shall in no event be obligated to register any securities pursuant to the 1933 Act
or applicable state or foreign law or to take any other action in order to cause the issuance and delivery of such certificates
to comply with any such law, regulation or requirement.

 

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		16.11	GOVERNING LAW.    To the extent not governed by federal law, the Plan
and all Award Certificates shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Georgia.

 

		16.12	SEVERABILITY.    In the event that any provision of this Plan is found
to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable under any applicable law, such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed as
rendering any other provisions contained herein as invalid or unenforceable, and all such other provisions will be given full force
and effect to the same extent as though the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained herein.

 

		16.13	NO LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS OF COMPANY.    The grant of any Award shall
not in any way affect the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassification or changes in its capital or business
structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets. The Plan shall
not restrict the authority of the Company, for proper corporate purposes, to draft or assume awards, other than under the Plan,
to or with respect to any person. If the Committee so directs, the Company may issue or transfer Shares to an Affiliate, for such
lawful consideration as the Committee may specify, upon the condition or understanding that the Affiliate will transfer such Shares
to a Participant in accordance with the terms of an Award granted to such Participant and specified by the Committee pursuant to
the provisions of the Plan.

 

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