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Exhibit 10.9    
    

 
 

AMENDED AND RESTATED    
    
    GT EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.    
    
    2006 STOCK OPTION PLAN    
    

        This Amended and Restated GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan, dated as of July 7, 2006, amends that certain 2006 Stock Option
Plan, dated as of December 30, 2005 (the "Original Plan"), of GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"). 

        WHEREAS,
the board of directors and the sole stockholder of the Company deem it to be in the best interests of the Company to provide for the issuance of stock options to acquire shares
of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in order to provide an incentive to selected employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and of the Company's
subsidiaries and affiliates; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Original Plan and the form of stock option agreement attached as Exhibit A to the Original Plan currently provide only for the issuance of options to employees and
directors and, therefore, must be amended to allow for the issuance of options to officers, consultants and advisors; and 

        WHEREAS,
the board of directors and the sole stockholder of the Company deem it to be in the best interests of the Company to provide for the issuance of incentive stock options to
acquire shares of the Company's common stock, in order to provide an incentive to selected employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and of the Company's subsidiaries and
affiliates; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Original Plan and the form of stock option agreement attached as Exhibit A to the Original Plan currently provide only for the issuance of nonqualified stock options
and, therefore, must be amended to allow for the issuance of incentive stock options; and 

        WHEREAS,
the board of directors and the sole stockholder of the Company deem it to be in the best interests of the Company to further amend the form of stock option agreement attached as
Exhibit A to the Original Plan to (i) remove the provision therein relating to an annual increase in the exercise price of options, (ii) modify the vesting schedule of options
therein and (iii) remove the provision therein causing the immediate termination of options by employees who voluntarily resign. 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, the Original Plan, including the form of stock option agreement attached as Exhibit A thereto, is hereby amended and restated as follows: 

1.    Purpose.    

        The
purpose of the GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. 2006 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to provide an incentive to selected employees, officers, directors, consultants and
advisors of GT Equipment Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and of the Company's subsidiaries and affiliates (the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates are referred to
collectively as "Group" and individually as a "Group Company") by granting such persons either non-qualified options ("Non-qualified Stock Options") or incentive stock options
("Incentive Stock Options"), or a combination of both, to acquire shares ("Shares") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Non-Qualified Stock Options and Incentive
Stock Options are individually and collectively referred to as "Options"). Any person granted an option hereunder is referred to as an "Optionee." 

        It
is the Company's intent that Non-qualified Stock Options granted under the Plan not be classified as Incentive Stock Options, and that Incentive Stock Options be
consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any successor thereto. If an
Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan does not qualify as such for any reason, then to the extent of such non-qualification, the stock 

option
represented thereby shall be regarded as a Non-qualified Stock Option duly granted under the Plan, provided that such stock option otherwise meets the Plan's requirements for
Non-qualified Stock Options. 

2.    Effective Date and Term of the Plan.    

        The
Plan is effective as of December 30, 2005 (the "Effective Date"). Subject to Section 10 and 11 below, the Plan shall continue in effect from the Effective Date until
the day before the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date (the "Termination Date"), provided that the terms of the Plan shall continue in effect after the Termination Date for so long as is necessary
to the enforcement of the rights and obligations of the Company and of any Optionee under the Plan or any Option. In no event shall any Options be granted under the Plan after the Termination Date.
Options granted prior to the Termination Date shall remain in effect until the exercise, surrender, cancellation or expiration in accordance with their terms and the terms of the Plan. 

3.    Stock Subject to the Plan.    

        (a)   Subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 10 below, the aggregate number of Shares subject to Options granted under the Plan shall not exceed 630,000 (the
"Total Authorized Shares"). 

        (b)   Shares
subject to Options that for any reason expire, or are canceled, terminated, forfeited or otherwise settled without the issuance of such Shares shall again be
available for award under the Plan, subject to the limitation set forth in Subsection (a) above. 

        (c)   Shares
issued upon exercise of Options may consist, in whole or in part, of Shares held in treasury or authorized but unissued Shares not reserved for any other purpose. 

        (d)   Shares
issued upon the exercise of Options shall be fully paid and nonassessable. 

        (e)   Unless
otherwise determined by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") or a committee thereof (the Board or such committee is hereinafter referred to as the
"Committee"), no Option shall be exercisable with respect to any fractional Shares. 

4.    Administration of the Plan.    

        (a)    Committee.    The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall at
all times consist of at least two members. Each member of the Committee shall be a director who is a "non-employee director" within the meaning of Rule 16(b)-3
promulgated by the Securities Exchange Commission under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, if necessary for any Options to qualify for any tax or other material benefit to
Optionees under
applicable regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code, each shall be an "outside director" (as defined in applicable regulations). The Committee shall be appointed by, and serve at the
pleasure of, the Board. 

        (b)    Authority.    Subject to the specific limitations and restrictions set forth in the
Plan, the Committee shall have the authority: (i) to grant Options to such employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of a Group Company as the Committee shall select, provided
that the Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options only to eligible employees of the Company or its subsidiaries (as defined for this purpose in Section 424(f) of the Code or any successor
thereto); (ii) to make all determinations necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan including, within any applicable limits specifically set out in the Plan, the number of
Shares that may be subject to Options, the Option Price, and the period during which an Optionee must remain an employee, officer, director, consultant or advisor of a Group Company prior to the
exercise of an Option; (iii) to construe the terms of the Option Agreement (as defined below) and the Plan; (iv) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the
Plan; (v) to determine the terms and provisions of the Option Agreements, which need to be the same, (vi) to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the
Plan or in any Option Agreement in any manner that the Committee deems necessary or desirable; (vii) to amend the terms of any Option, subject to the provisions of the Plan; (viii) to
grant to Optionees in exchange for their surrender of Options, new Options containing such 

other
terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine; and (ix) to make other determinations in the judgment of the Committee necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Plan.
Any interpretation or decision of the committee shall be final and conclusive. Nothing in this Section 4(b) shall give the committee the right to increase the Total Authorized Shares (except as
provided in Section 10 below), or to extend the term of the Plan. 

        (c)    Special Authority to Modify Plan and Option Terms.    Without limiting the foregoing or
any other power of authority of the committee, if the Committee at any time determines that the Plan or Options granted under the Plan are or may be subject to, and fail or may fail to comply with,
the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may make such modifications to the Plan and to the terms of any awards under the Plan, including without limitations modifications
with respect to the exercisability of Options, as it deems advisable either to ensure that the Plan and Options granted under the Plan comply with any applicable requirements of Section 409A of
the Code. 

        (d)    Liability/Protection.    No member of the Committee shall be liable to any person for
any action taken or omitted in connection with the interpretation or administration of the Plan. Service as a member of the Committee shall constitute service as a member of the Board, so that members
of the Committee shall be entitled to indemnification for their service on the Committee to the full extent provided for service as members of the Board. 

5.    Option Grants.    

        (a)    Option Agreement.    The Committee shall, subject to the terms of the Plan, have sole
authority to determine the employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors to whom Options shall be granted under the Plan and the terms and conditions of such Options. Each Option granted
under the Plan shall be evidenced by a stock option agreement (each, an "Option Agreement"). Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and may contain additional terms and conditions (which may vary from Optionee to Optionee) not inconsistent with the Plan, as the committee may deem necessary or desirable.
Unless the Committee determines otherwise at the time of any grant, each Option Agreement for employees or officers shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as  Exhibit A, with adjustments
as reasonably necessary for non-employee directors, consultants or advisors. 

        (b)    Option Price.    The price at which a Share may be purchased upon exercise of an Option
(the "Option Price") shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option is granted, and shall be specified in the applicable Option Agreement.
Unless the Committee sets a higher price at the time an Option is granted, the Option Price shall be the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted (the "Grant Date"), and in the
case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option to an Optionee who, at the time of the grant, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Group
Company, the Option Price may not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date of grant of the Incentive Stock Option, in each case unless otherwise permitted by
Section 409A and Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto. "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the fair market value of a Share as determined in good faith by the
Committee, with reference to any factors the Committee considers appropriate, such determination by the Committee to be final, conclusive and binding. The Option Price shall be subject to adjustment
in accordance with Section 10 hereof and shall be paid in cash or cash equivalent or in such other form of payment as the Committee in its discretion may allow, to the extent consistent with
any applicable requirements of the Code. 

        (c)    Number of Shares.    Each Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares subject
thereto. 

        (d)    Option Term.    The Committee shall determine the term of each Option (the "Option
Term"); provided that no Option Term shall extend for a period continuing beyond ten (10) years from the Grant Date; provided further that in the case of the grant of any Incentive Stock Option
to an Optionee who at the time of the grant owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all 

classes
of stock of the Company or any Group Company, the Option Term may not extend for a period continuing beyond five (5) years from the Grant Date. 

        (e)    Limit on Incentive Stock Options.    If required by the Code, the aggregate Fair Market
Value (determined as of the grant date) of Shares for which an Incentive Stock Option is exercisable for the first time during any calendar year under all equity incentive plans of the Group Companies
(as defined in Section 422 of the Code or any successor thereto) may not exceed $100,000. 

6.    Exercise of Options.    

        Subject
to applicable law and the terms and conditions of the Plan, an Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time, or times, upon the occurrence of such event or
events, for such period or periods, in such amount or amounts, and upon the satisfaction of such terms and conditions, including, without limitations, terms and conditions relating to notice of
exercise, the date the Option is deemed exercised, delivery and transferability of Shares and withholding taxes, as the Committee shall specify in the Option Agreement. 

7.    Expiration of Options.    

        Any
unexercised Option shall automatically and without notice expire upon the first to occur of the following: 

        (a)   the
tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, or such earlier date as may be specified in the applicable Option Agreement; or 

        (b)   upon
termination of the Optionee's service as an employee, officer, director, consultant or advisor with a Group Company, except to the extent otherwise specified in the
applicable Option Agreement or as determined by the Committee. 

        Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who at the time of the grant owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
of the Company or any Group Company shall be exercisable more than five (5) years from the Grant Date. 

8.    Non-Transferability of Options.    

        (a)   Except
as otherwise provided in any applicable Option Agreement, no Option granted under the Plan shall be transferable by any Optionee other than by will or the laws of
descent or distribution. Except as otherwise provided in any applicable Option Agreement, during the lifetime of an Optionee, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Optionee. Except as otherwise
determined by the Committee, any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of, or to subject to execution, attachment or similar process, any Option other than as
permitted above or in the applicable Option Agreement shall be null and void and of no effect, and shall result in termination of the Option and forfeiture of all rights with respect thereto. 

        (b)   The
Company may require that any Optionee, as a condition to exercise of any Option, give written assurances in substance and form satisfactory to the Company to the
effect that he or she is acquiring the Shares subject to the Option for his or her own account for investment and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the same, and to
such other effects as the Company deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable Federal and state securities laws. 

        (c)   Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Plan or in any Option Agreement, no Option may be exercised and no Shares or certificates representing Shares shall be
issued if, in the judgment of the Committee, such exercise or issuance would constitute a violation of any state or Federal law or the rules or regulations of any governmental regulatory body or any
securities exchange. If, at any time, counsel to the Company determines that the Shares must be listed, registered or otherwise qualified on any securities exchange or under any state or Federal law,
or that the consent or approval of any governmental or regulatory body is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with the issuance or purchase of Shares pursuant to any Option, the Option may
not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless and until all required listings, registrations, 

qualifications,
consents and approvals have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Board. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to apply for or to obtain any such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval. 

9.    No Special Rights.    

        No
Optionee shall have any voting or other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any Shares covered by an Option until exercise of the Option and issuance of a
certificate or certificates to the Optionee for such Shares. Nothing herein or in any Option Agreement shall confer on any Optionee any right to continued employment or service for a Group Company or
interfere in any way with the rights of a Group Company to terminate such employment or service at any time. 

10.    Adjustment for Change in Capital Structure and Special Transactions.    

        (a)    Recapitalization, etc.    In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or
recapitalization or a corporate reorganization in which the Company is a surviving corporation, including without limitation a merger, consolidation, split-up or spin-off or a
liquidation or distribution of securities or assets other than cash dividends (a "Restructuring Event"), the number or kinds of Shares subject to the
Plan or to any Option previously granted, and the Option Price, shall be adjusted by the Committee as it reasonably determines in consistent with the purposes of the Plan to reflect such Restructuring
Event. 

        (b)    Special Transactions.    In the event of (x) a merger, consolidation or other
form of reorganization of the Company or GT Solar Holdings, LLC ("Holdings"), as applicable, with or into another corporation or other entity, (y) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all
of the assets of the Company or Holdings, as applicable, or (z) a tender or exchange offer made by any corporation, person or entity, other than an offer made by the Company or Holdings, as
applicable (a "Special Transaction"), the Committee, either before or after the Special Transaction, may take such action as it reasonably determines is
consistent with the purposes of the Plan with respect to the number or kinds of Shares subject to the Plan or any Option under the Plan. Such action by the Committee may include (but shall not be
limited to) the following: 

          (i)  accelerating
the full exercisability of an Option during such period as the Committee shall prescribe following the public announcement of such Special Transaction; 

         (ii)  canceling
the portion of any Option that has not become exercisable and is not scheduled to become exercisable prior to the date of the Special Transaction; 

        (iii)  permitting
any Optionee, at his or her election and within any time period as the Committee may prescribe, to surrender Options (or any portion thereof) in exchange
for cash payment in the amount and in a manner determined by the Committee; provided such an election by any Optionee shall not constitute an exercise of such surrendered Options, and such Optionee
shall not acquire any stockholder rights with respect to such surrendered Options; or 

        (iv)  requiring
any Optionee, at any time prescribed by the Committee, to surrender Options (or any portion thereof) (A) in exchange for cash payment as described in
clause (iii) above, provided in such case, that cash payment shall be in an amount per option equal to the difference between the Option Price and the Fair Market Value as of the date of
surrender or such other amount as the committee may determine, or (B) in exchange for and, if necessary, subject to shareholder approval, of a substitute Option or other award issued by the
corporation surviving such Special Transaction or acquiring the Company's assets, which the Committee, in the good faith exercise of its business judgment, determines to have a value substantially
equivalent to the value of the Options surrendered. 

11.    Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan.    

        The
Committee may, at any time, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any part thereof, including without limitation, any and all parts of any Option granted under the Plan, in such
manner as the Committee deems necessary or desirable; provided that no such action may be taken which would 

impair
the rights of any Optionee with respect to any Option previously granted under the Plan without the Optionee's consent. 

12.    Stockholders Agreement.    

        Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, on or before the date any Optionee will exercise any Option under the Plan, he or she shall become a party to the GT Equipment
Technologies, Inc. Employee Stockholders Agreement, as amended from time to time, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B (as
amended, the "Stockholders Agreement"), which Stockholders Agreement provides, among other things, for certain restrictions on the transfer of Shares
acquired pursuant to any Option granted under the Plan ("Option Shares"). 

13.    Governing Law.    

        The
Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of laws principles. In case any one or more of the provisions contained herein are for any
reason deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a judicial body having jurisdiction, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not effect any other provision of
this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed as if such invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision had never been contained herein. 

14.    References.    

        References
in the Plan to Optionee shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to the beneficiary or legal representative of any Optionee who dies or is determined to be physically or
mentally incompetent. 

	GT EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	

By:	
 	

/s/  HOWARD SMITH      
	
 	

Effective Date: July 7, 2006
	Name:	 	Howard Smith	 	 
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 

EXHIBIT A  

 FORM OF STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT  

        1.    Grant of Option.    GT Equipment Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), grants to
                        (the "Optionee"),
effective                        (the "Grant Date"), an option (the
"Option") to purchase an aggregate of                        shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Shares" of "Stock"), at a price
of $            per Share (the "Option Price"). The Option is granted pursuant to the Company's 2006 Stock Option Plan, dated December 30,
2005, as amended and restated on July 7, 2006 (as so amended, the "Plan"), and is subject to the terms and conditions of this Stock Option
Agreement (this "Agreement") and of the Plan. The Shares subject to the Option are referred to collectively as the "Option
Shares." All Option Shares shall be subject to the GT Equipment Technologies, Inc. Employee Stockholders Agreement (the "Stockholders
Agreement"), a copy of which is attached to the Plan as Exhibit B, and no portion of the Option shall be exercisable until such time as the Optionee has signed or
otherwise joined in the Stockholders Agreement in a manner satisfactory to the Company. The grant of the Option by the Company is subject to the Optionee's execution and delivery of the Employee
Non-Competition, Non-Disclosure, Proprietary Information and Patent and Invention Assignment Agreement between the Optionee and the Company (or, at the discretion of the
Committee, a similar agreement containing such terms as the Committee shall determine) (the "Optionee Non-Disclosure Agreement"), and the
Option and all Option Shares shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Optionee Non-Disclosure Agreement. [This Option is not intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.] [This Option is intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.] All capitalized terms not defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. 

        2.    Basic Terms of Option.    

        (a)    Term.    The term of the Option shall continue from the Grant Date until the date immediately preceding the
tenth anniversary of the Grant Date (the "Expiration Date"), provided the Option shall only be exercisable as permitted in Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) below. 

        (b)    Vesting.    Only the vested portion of the Option may be exercised. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this Agreement and subject to the continuous employment or engagement of the Optionee with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company (the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates
are referred to collectively as the "Group" and each individually as a "Group Company") until the date
on which the Option or applicable portion thereof is scheduled to become vested, the Option
shall become vested with respect to (i) 1/4th of the Option Shares on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, and (ii) 1/48th of the Option Shares upon the passing of each full month
thereafter (such that, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Option shall be vested with respect to all Option Shares on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date). The
Option, to the extent vested, shall become exercisable only as provided in Section 2(c) below, and once exercisable, shall thereafter remain exercisable until the Expiration Date, subject to
Section 2(d) below. The Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the vesting or exercisability of the Option or any part thereof at any time and from time to time. Unless sooner terminated
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the entire Option shall expire on the Expiration Date and may not be exercised in whole or in any part at any time thereafter. 

        (c)    Timing of Exercise.    

        Unless
consented to by the Committee or unless otherwise determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 4(c) of the Plan, no portion of the Option may be exercised until
(A) such portion has vested and (B) the earlier of the occurrence of any of the following five events after the Grant Date: (i) termination of the Optionee's employment with the
Group, (ii) a "Change in Control" of the Company, (iii) the consummation of an initial public offering of the Company's Stock pursuant to a registration statement filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on 

 

Form S-1,
(iv) the admission of the Company's Shares to trading on a regulated market (as defined by Article 1(13) of the EC Directive 93/22/EEC) or the AIM market
operated by the London Stock Exchange plc, or (v) the day immediately prior to the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date. For this purpose, (x) the term "Change in Control" means
(i) any Special Transaction (as defined in the Plan), (ii) the consummation of any transaction or series of transactions resulting in one or more Third Parties (whether or not related)
owning, directly or indirectly, securities of the Company possessing the voting power to elect a majority of the Company's board of directors (whether by merger, consolidation or sale or transfer of
the Company's securities) or (iii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, whether by sale of assets, merger or otherwise
(determined on a consolidated basis) to one or more Third Parties, and (y) the term "Third Party" means any person or entity who or which (i) does not own any of the Company's securities
as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) is not controlling, controlled by or under common control with any person or entity that owns any of the Company's securities as of the date of this
Agreement, and (iii) is not the spouse or descendent (by birth or adoption) of any person who directly or indirectly owns or controls any of the Company's securities as of the date of this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any person or entity described in any one of clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) above will not be considered a Third Party for purposes of this Agreement. 

        (d)    Exercise Following Termination of Employment or Engagement.    

        (i)    General.    Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2(d) below, if the Optionee ceases to be
employed or engaged with the Group for any reason, the portion of the Option which has not then become vested (the "Unvested Portion") shall
automatically expire and the portion of the Option, if any, which has become vested and has not yet been exercised (the "Vested Portion") shall be and
continue to be exercisable until the earlier of (x) the date that is sixty (60) days after the date of termination of employment or engagement or (y) the Expiration Date,
whereupon the Vested Portion shall automatically expire to the extent not then exercised. 

        (ii)    Cause.    If the Optionee's employment or engagement is terminated for Cause (including any termination if it
is later determined that Cause existed at the time of termination), the entire Option, including the Vested Portion shall expire immediately upon such termination. Cause, shall mean that the Committee
has formed a reasonable good faith belief that any of the following acts or circumstances have occurred: 

        (A)  acts
or omissions on the part of the Optionee that constitute intentional material misconduct or a knowing violation of a material policy of the Group; 

        (B)  the
Optionee's receipt of a benefit, directly or indirectly, in money, property or services from the Group or from another person dealing with the Group, in material
violation of applicable law or policy of the Group; 

        (C)  the
Optionee's willful destruction of property of the Group having a material value; 

        (D)  fraud,
embezzlement or theft from the Group, or comparable dishonest activity committed on the part of the Optionee against the Group, or comparable dishonest activity
committed on the part of the Optionee that might otherwise have a material detrimental effect on the Group; 

        (E)  the
Optionee's conviction of or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any crime involving fraud, embezzlement or moral turpitude (excluding acts involving a  de minimis dollar value and not related
to the Group, provided that such acts do not otherwise have a material detrimental effect on the Group);
 

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        (F)  the
Optionee's failure in a material manner to discharge his or her duties (other than due to physical or mental illness) commensurate with his or her title and function
or the Optionee's failure to comply with the lawful directions of the Company, or the Optionee' 5 breach of any other provision of this Option Agreement or any other agreement between an Optionee and
the Group in any material respect, in any such case described in this clause (F) that is not cured (if curable) within thirty (30) days after the Optionee has received written notice
thereof from any Group Company; or 

        (G)  a
willful and knowing material misrepresentation by the Optionee to the Committee. 

        (iii)    Death or Disability.    If the Optionee's employment or engagement is terminated by reason of the Optionee's
death or Disability (defined below), then upon such termination the Unvested Portion shall automatically expire and the Vested Portion shall be and continue to be exercisable until the earlier of
(A) the one hundred and eightieth (180th) day after the date of such termination or (B) the Expiration Date, whereupon the Vested Portion shall automatically expire to the extent not
then exercised. A termination for "Disability" means any termination (x) that is for Disability pursuant to the Optionee's employment agreement,
if any, or (y) in the absence of such an agreement defining Disability, if at the time of termination the Optionee is eligible to receive long-term disability benefits under any
applicable Group plan or program or Group disability insurance policy, or any other termination that the Committee, in its discretion, determines is a termination for Disability. 

        (iv)    Committee Discretion.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2(c) above, the Committee,
in its discretion may extend the period following termination during which the Vested Portion may be exercised. 

        (v)    Limits on Extended Exercisability.    If the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, in order to obtain the
federal income tax advantages associated with an "incentive stock option," the Code requires that at all times beginning on the date of grant of the Option and ending on the day three
(3) months before the date of the Option's exercise, the Optionee must be an employee of a Group Company, except in the event of the Optionee's death or Disability. The Company has provided for
extended exercisability of the Option under certain circumstances for the Optionee's benefit but cannot guarantee that the Option will necessarily be treated as an "incentive stock option" if the
Optionee continues to provide services to a Group Company in any non-employee capacity after the Optionee's employment terminates or if the Optionee otherwise exercise the Option more than
three (3) months after the date the Optionee's employment terminates. 

        (vi)    Violations of Optionee Non-Disclosure Agreement.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 2 above or elsewhere, and without limiting any rights or remedies of the Company under the Optionee Non-Disclosure Agreement or otherwise, upon any violation of the Optionee
Non-Disclosure Agreement, (A) the Option shall be cancelled and immediately forfeited by the Optionee, (B) the Company shall have the assignable right and option, exercisable
in its discretion, to purchase from the Optionee (or any "Permitted Transferee" as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) any Option Shares theretofore
acquired pursuant to the Option at a purchase price equal to the lesser of the Exercise Price paid for such Option Shares or the Fair Market Value of such Option Shares as of the time of repurchase,
and (C) to the extent that the Optionee or any Permitted Transferee shall have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of any Option Shares, the Optionee shall be required to pay the Company on
demand the amount, if any, by which the amount of any proceeds received by the Optionee or any Permitted Transferee in connection with such sale, transfer or other disposition exceeds the Exercise
Price paid for such Option Shares. These remedies are 

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cumulative
and in addition to any other rights and remedies the Company may have under the Optionee Non-Disclosure Agreement or otherwise, including equitable relief and the recovery of
damages from the Optionee. 

        (vii)    Limits on Incentive Stock Options.    If the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, then to the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of the Shares with respect to which the Option plus all other Incentive Stock Options the Optionee holds are exercisable for the first
time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Group Companies) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the Optionee's Option(s) or portions thereof that exceed such
limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options. 

        3.    Exercise of Option.    

        (a)    Exercise Notice.    The Vested Portion may be exercised with respect to all or any part of the Vested Portion
by written notice from the Optionee to the Company ("Exercise Notice") specifying the number of whole Option Shares with respect to which the Option is
being exercised (the "Exercise Shares"), and the aggregate Option Price for such Exercise Shares. The Option may not be exercised for any fractional Share unless the Committee determines otherwise. 

        (b)    Closing Payment.    Upon receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Company shall schedule a closing date (the
"Exercise Date") that is not later than thirty (30) business days following its receipt of the Exercise Notice. On or before the Exercise Date
(x) the Optionee shall deliver to the Company full payment for the Exercise Shares either (A) in cash, by certified or bank check payable to the order of the Company or (B) by
payment in such other form as the Committee, in its discretion, may permit, in an amount equal to the product of the Option Price on the Exercise Date and the number of Exercise Shares to be purchased
(such amount, the "Exercise Price"), (y) the Optionee shall join in and become a party to the Stockholders Agreement by written instrument in
form and substance satisfactory to the Committee, and (z) the Optionee and the Company shall enter into a subscription agreement with
respect to the Exercise Shares (the "Subscription Agreement") in form and substance satisfactory to the Committee. 

        (c)    Delivery of Shares.    Upon payment of the Exercise Price, the Optionee's delivery of the Subscription
Agreement, and the Optionee's joining in and becoming a party to the Stockholders Agreement, the Company shall make prompt delivery of a certificate or certificates representing the Exercise Shares,
registered in the name of the Optionee and bearing an appropriate legend as provided in Section 8(b) below; provided however, that if the Company or its counsel determines that compliance with
any applicable law or regulation requires that the Company take any action prior to the issuance of the Exercise Shares to the Optionee, then the Exercise Date shall be extended for such period as may
be necessary to complete such action and no Shares shall be issued unless and until the Company's counsel has determined that the Company has complied with all applicable securities laws, the listing
requirements of any securities exchange on which stock of the same class as the Stock is then listed, and any other law or regulation applicable to such issuance. The Company may require that the
Optionee furnish or execute such other documents as the Company shall reasonably deem necessary to (i) evidence such exercise, (ii) determine whether registration is then required under
applicable securities law, and (iii) comply with or satisfy the requirements of applicable securities law or other applicable law. 

        (d)    Notice of Disposition of Shares.    If the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, by exercising the Option the
Optionee agrees that the Optionee will notify the Company in writing within fifteen (15) days after the date of any disposition of any of the Shares issued upon exercise of the Option that
occurs within two (2) years after the date of the Option grant or within one (1) year after such Shares are transferred upon exercise of the Option. 

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        4.    Nontransferability of Option.    

        (a)    Restrictions Generally.    This Option is personal to the Optionee and neither the Option nor any of the rights
of the Optionee hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) except by the laws of descent and distribution, nor shall the
Option or any rights with respect thereto be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Upon any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option or
of any rights with respect thereto contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, or upon the placement or levy of any attachment or similar process on the Option or any of the Optionee's rights
hereunder, the Option and all such rights shall expire and become null and void, unless the Committee, in its discretion, determines otherwise. 

        (b)    Permitted Transfers.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4(a) above, an Optionee may,
with the consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, Transfer by gift all or any portion of an Option to a trust or trusts (or other entity approved by the Committee in its
discretion) for the exclusive benefit of one or more members of such Optionee's Immediate Family, provided that
the Option shall continue to be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan as if no such Transfer had occurred and the Optionee and the transferee shall execute and
deliver to the Company such instruments or agreements as the Company may reasonably require to confirm the foregoing. As used herein, "Immediate Family" means, with respect to any person, such
person's child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, grandparent, spouse, brother, or sister (or other family relationships specifically approved by the Committee). 

        5.    No Special Rights.    The Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Option Shares
unless and until a certificate representing such Option Shares is duly issued and delivered to the Optionee and the Optionee joins in and becomes a party to the Stockholders Agreement. No adjustment
shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such stock certificate is issued. The Optionee, if an employee of any Group Company, hereby acknowledges that
Optionee is an "at will" employee, director, consultant or advisor, as applicable, and that Optionee's employment or engagement may be terminated at any time, before or after exercise of the Option,
by either Optionee or the Group, with or without cause. Nothing herein or in the Plan shall be deemed to confer on the Optionee any right to continued employment or engagement by the Group or limit in
any way the right of the Group to terminate such employment or engagement at any time. 

        6.    Adjustment Transactions.    The Option and all rights and obligations under this Agreement are subject to
Section 10 of the Plan, the terms of which are incorporated herein by this reference. 

        7.    Withholding Taxes.    The Company's obligation to deliver Shares upon the exercise of the Option is subject to
the Optionee's satisfaction of all applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding requirements. Whenever Shares are to be issued pursuant to the Option, the Company may
require the Optionee to remit to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any applicable federal, state and local income and employment tax withholding requirements as a condition to the
issuance of such Shares. 

        8.    Investment Representations; Legend.    

        (a)    Representations.    The Optionee represents, warrants, covenants and agrees that: 

          (i)  The
Option has been, and any Exercise Shares will be, acquired for the Optionee's account for investment only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with,
any distribution thereof. The Optionee agrees that the Optionee will not, directly or indirectly, offer, transfer, sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Option or
any Exercise Shares (or solicit offers to buy, purchase or otherwise acquire or take a pledge of all or any part of the Option or any Exercise Shares), except in compliance with the 

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Securities
Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and any applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and in compliance with applicable state securities
laws. 

         (ii)  The
Optionee has had such opportunity as he or she has deemed adequate to obtain from representatives of the Company such information as is necessary to permit the
Optionee to evaluate the merits and risks of his or her investment in the Company. 

        (iii)  The
Optionee is able to bear the economic risk of holding Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option for an indefinite period. 

        (iv)  The
Optionee understands that (A) the Exercise Shares acquired will not be registered under the Securities Act and are "restricted securities" within the meaning
of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; (B) such Shares cannot be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an
exemption from registration is then available; (C) in any event, the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available for at least one year after issuance of the Exercise
Shares, and even then will not be available unless a public market then exists for the Shares, adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the public and other terms and
conditions of Rule 144 are complied with; and (D) there is now no registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any stock of the Company and
the Company has no obligation or current intention to register any Exercise Shares under the Securities Act. 

         (v)  In
respect of any Option Shares purchased upon exercise of all or any part of the Option, the Optionee shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations
created under the Stockholders Agreement to the extent set forth therein. 

        By
making payment of the Exercise Price, the Optionee shall be deemed to have remade and reaffirmed, as of the Exercise Date, all of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements made in this Section 8. 

        (b)    Legend on Stock Certificates.    All stock certificates representing Exercise Shares shall have affixed thereto
a legend substantially in the following form, in addition to any other legends required by applicable state law: 

The
shares represented by this certificate are subject to the provisions of (i) a certain Optionee Non-Disclosure Agreement and (ii) a certain Stock Option Agreement, a copy
of each of which is on file with the Secretary of the Company. The shares represented by this certificate are entitled to certain of the benefits and are bound by certain of the obligations set forth
in an Employee Stockholders Agreement among the Company and certain of its shareholders, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of the current form of which is on file with the Secretary
of the Company. 

The
shares of stock represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be transferred, sold or otherwise disposed of in the absence of an effective
registration statement with respect to the shares evidenced by this certificate, filed and made effective under the Securities Act of 1933, or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the
effect that registration under such Act is not required. 

        9.    Miscellaneous.    

        (a)   Except
as provided herein, this Option may not be amended or otherwise modified unless evidenced in writing and signed by the Company and the Optionee. 

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        (b)   Any
notices or other communications required or permitted under this Option Agreement ("Notices") shall be in writing and
shall be either personally delivered, sent by express or first class mail postage prepaid), return receipt requested, or sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service (overnight delivery,
charges prepaid), addressed as follows: 

	 	 	If to the Company:	 	GT Equipment Technologies, Inc.

243 Daniel Webster Highway

Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054

Attention: Chief Executive Officer
	

 	
 	

If to the Optionee:	
 	

To the Optionee's address as set forth in the Group's payroll records.

        Either
party may change its address for Notices by written Notice to the other given in accordance with this Section 9(b). Notices shall be deemed given when delivered personally,
three days after deposit in the U.S. mail, or two business days after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, as applicable. 

        (c)   The
Option and the rights and obligations of the Company and the Optionee hereunder are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict
between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in
the Plan. 

        (d)   The
provisions of Section 4(b) of the Plan are specifically incorporated herein. Any Committee interpretation of the provisions of the Plan or this Agreement
shall be final and binding on all parties. 

        (e)   This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. Any dispute relating
to this Agreement shall be heard in the state or federal courts of the State of New Hampshire, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein. 

        (f)    The
Optionee shall keep the terms of this Agreement strictly confidential other than as may be necessary to enforce his or her rights hereunder or as otherwise required
by law. 

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	 	 	GT EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	Name:

Title:

OPTIONEE'S
ACCEPTANCE 

        The
undersigned hereby accepts the foregoing Option, acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company's 2006 Stock Option Plan, dated December 30, 2005, as amended and restated on
July 7, 2006, and agrees to the terms and conditions of both. 

	 	 	
 Optionee Name:
	 	 	Address:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	
    

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CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS AGREEMENT is made as of December 30, 2005 between GT Equipment Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Thomas M.
Zarrella ("Executive"). 

        The
Company and Executive desire to enter into an agreement (i) defining the relative rights of the Company and Executive with respect to Intellectual Property (as defined below)
owned by the Company or its customers or clients to which Executive may have access or may contribute as a result of Executive's employment with the Company and (ii) setting forth the
obligation of Executive to refrain from competing with the Company during his employment with the Company and for a period of time thereafter as provided herein. 

        The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and Executive is a condition to the merger of Glow Merger Corporation with and into the Company pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated December 8, 2005, by and among GT Holdings, LLC, Glow Merger Corporation, the Company and the other parties thereto. 

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

        1.    Nondisclosure and Nonuse of Confidential Information.    

        (a)   Executive
shall not disclose or use at any time, either during his employment with the Company or thereafter, any Confidential Information (as defined below) of which
Executive is or becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed by him, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to and required by Executive's performance of
duties assigned to Executive by the Company. Executive shall take all appropriate steps to safeguard Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss and theft. 

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

        2.    The Company's Ownership of Intellectual Property.    In the event that Executive, as part of his activities on
behalf of the Company generates, authors or contributes to any invention, design, new development, device, product, method or process (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice or comprising
Confidential Information), any copyrightable work (whether or not comprising Confidential Information) or any other form of Confidential Information relating directly or indirectly to the Company's
business as now or hereinafter conducted (collectively, "Intellectual Property"), Executive acknowledges that such Intellectual Property is the exclusive property of the Company and hereby assigns all
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copyrightable
work prepared in whole or in part by Executive will be deemed "a work made for hire" under Section 201(b) of the 1976 Copyright Act, and the Company shall own all of the rights
comprised in the copyright therein. Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property developed by Executive to the Company and shall cooperate with the Company to protect the
Company's interests in and rights to such Intellectual Property (including, without limitation, providing reasonable assistance in securing patent protection and copyright registrations at the
Company's expense, and executing all documents as reasonably requested by the Company, whether such requests occur prior to or after termination of Executive's employment with the Company). 

        3.    Delivery of Materials Upon Termination of Employment.    As requested by the Company from time to time and upon
the termination of Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company all copies and embodiments, in whatever form, of all Confidential Information
and Intellectual Property in Executive's possession or within his control (including, but not limited to, written records, notes, photographs, manuals, notebooks, documentation, program listings, flow
charts, magnetic media, disks, diskettes, tapes and all other materials containing any Confidential Information or Intellectual Property) irrespective of the location or form of such material and, if
requested by the Company, shall provide the Company with written confirmation that all such materials have been delivered to the Company. 

        4.    Noncompetition.    Executive acknowledges and agrees with the Company that Executive's services to the Company
are unique in nature and that the Company would be irreparably damaged if Executive were to provide similar services to any person or entity competing with the Company or engaged in a similar
business. Executive accordingly covenants and agrees with the Company that during the period commencing with the date of this Agreement and ending on the later of (i) the second anniversary of
this Agreement and (ii) the first anniversary of the date of the termination of Executive's employment with the Company (the "Noncompetition Period"), Executive shall not, directly or
indirectly, either for himself or for any other individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity, participate in any business (including, without limitation, any division, group or
franchise of a larger organization) anywhere in the world which engages or which proposes to engage in the manufacture, design, assembly and sale of capital equipment and related services for the
solar power industries or any other business hereafter conducted by the Company but prior to Executive's termination (a "Competitor"). For purposes of this Agreement, the term "participate in" shall
include, without limitation, having any direct or indirect interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity, whether as a sole proprietor, owner, stockholder, partner, joint
venturer, creditor or otherwise, or rendering any direct or indirect service or assistance to any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture and other business entity (whether as a director,
officer, manager, supervisor, employee, agent, consultant or otherwise); provided, however, that notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in this Section 4, Executive may own, directly or
indirectly, solely as a passive investment, securities of any Competitor traded on any national securities exchange, provided that Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group
which controls, such entity and does not, directly or indirectly, "beneficially own" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) five percent (5%)
or more of any class of securities of such Competitor. 

        5.    Nonsolicitation.    During the Noncompetition Period, Executive shall not (i) induce, encourage or
attempt to induce any employee of the Company to leave the employ of the Company, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company and any employee thereof, (ii) hire directly
or through another entity any person who was an employee of the Company at any time during the Noncompetition Period, or (iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or
other business relation of the Company to cease doing business with the Company, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee or business relation and
the Company (including, without limitation, making any negative statements or communications concerning the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees or affiliates). 

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        6.    Notice.    Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in writing and must be either personally delivered,
mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated: 

To
the Company: 

c/o
GT Holdings, LLC

c/o GFI Energy Ventures, LLC

11611 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 710

Los Angeles, CA 90049

Attn: Richard Landers

Ian A. Schapiro

Walid A. Gardezi

Facsimile: (310) 442-0540 

With
copies to: 

Kirkland &
Ellis LLP

777 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Attn: John A. Weissenbach

Damon R. Fisher

Facsimile: (213) 680-8500 

To
Executive: 

or
such other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party shall have specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Any notice under this Agreement shall be deemed
to have been given when so delivered or sent or, if mailed, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail. 

        7.    General Provisions.    

        (a)    Company Subsidiaries.    For purposes of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7(b) and (c) of this Agreement, the
term "Company" shall include all subsidiaries of the Company. 

        (b)    Not an Employment Agreement.    Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is not
intended and should not be construed to grant Executive any right to continued employment with the Company or to otherwise define the terms of Executive's employment with the Company. 

        (c)    Absence of Conflicting Agreements.    Executive hereby warrants and covenants that (i) his employment by
the Company and his execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement do not and shall not result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of any agreement, instrument, order, judgment
or decree to which Executive is subject, (ii) Executive is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement, noncompete agreement or confidentiality agreement with any other person or entity
and (iii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement shall be the valid and binding obligation of Executive, enforceable in accordance with its terms. 

        (d)    Severability.    Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to
be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction,
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if
such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. The parties agree that a court of competent jurisdiction making a determination of the 

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invalidity
or unenforceability of any term or provision of Section 5 of this Agreement shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration or area of any such term or provision, to delete
specific words or phrases or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision in Section 5 with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing
the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified. 

        (e)    Complete Agreement.    This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein and other documents of even
date herewith embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or
oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. 

        (f)    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which is deemed to be an
original and all of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement. 

        (g)    Successors and Assigns.    Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Company and Executive and their respective successors and assigns; provided that the rights and obligations of Executive under this Agreement may not be assigned
or delegated without the prior written consent of the Company. 

        (h)    Choice of Law.    All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and
interpretation of this Agreement and the exhibits hereto shall be governed by the internal law, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Delaware.

        (i)    Remedies.    Each of the parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement
specifically, to recover damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys fees) caused by any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its favor. The
parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Executive's breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall materially and irreparably harm the Company, that money damages shall accordingly not be
an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement by Executive and that the Company in its sole discretion and in addition to any other remedies it may have at law or in equity
shall be entitled to specific performance and/or other injunctive relief from any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of
this Agreement (without posting any bond or deposit). 

        (j)    Amendment and Waiver.    The provisions of this Agreement may be amended and waived only with the prior written
consent of the Company and Executive. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first written above. 

	 	 	GT EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	

 	
 	

By	
 	

/s/  RICHARD K. LANDERS      

	 	 	Name: Richard Landers
	 	 	Its: President
	

 	
 	

/s/  THOMAS M. ZARRELLA      
 Thomas M. Zarrella

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