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Exhibit 10.16

Spok Holdings, Inc. 
2021 Short-Term Incentive Plan
(Effective January 1, 2021)
I.Effective Date.  The 2021 Short-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for Spok Holdings, Inc., was adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of Spok Holdings, Inc., (the “Parent” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation for the employees of Spok, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (“Spok”) on December 2, 2020.  The Plan is effective as of January 1, 2021 and supersedes and replaces all former management short-term incentive plans, including the Spok Holdings, Inc., 2020 Short-Term Incentive Plan. 
II.Purpose.  The Plan is designed to attract, motivate, retain and reward key employees for their performance during the calendar year, from January 1 through December 31, 2021 (the “Performance Period”).  The Plan rewards key employees by allowing them to receive cash bonuses based on how well the Company performs against the performance objectives as set forth by the Compensation Committee and, as may be adjusted by the Compensation Committee in the event of a Change of Control or other corporate reorganization, merger, similar transaction, to take into account extraordinary events or as the Compensation Committee determines is in the best interests of the Company.  In order for bonuses to be earned, the Company must meet the quantitative Performance Objectives and the Management by Objective (MBO) criteria as by December 31, 2021.  Performance Objectives are based solely on the consolidated performance of the Company.  For clarity, Performance Objectives and the attainment thereof does not include revenue or expenses related to acquisitions or due diligence expenses occurring after the Effective Date of this Plan except as directed by the Compensation Committee.
III.Eligibility.  Participation in the Plan is limited to those key employees who are selected for participation in the Plan by the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion (each such individual, a “Participant”).  Individuals selected by the Compensation Committee to participate as of January 1, 2021 are listed on Exhibit A.  Newly hired or promoted employees, or employees who otherwise become eligible to participate, who are selected to participate in the Plan after January 1, 2021 but before October 1, 2021 will participate in the Plan on a prorated basis based on the number of days worked during the performance period after becoming bonus eligible.  Employees who are newly hired or promoted on or after October 1, 2021 will not be eligible to participate in the Plan.  
IV.Target Bonus.  The target bonus for each Participant is based on a percentage of the Participant’s annual (or prorated, if applicable) salary as of January 1, 2021 (or date of hire or promotion to an eligible position, if later).   The applicable percentage is determined by the Compensation Committee with respect to executives earning $250,000 or more and by the CEO for other management and need not be identical among Participants.  The earned bonus may be greater than or less than the target bonus depending on the level at which the Performance Objectives are attained.

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V.Payment of Earned Bonus.  
a.Except as provided herein, each earned bonus under the Plan will be calculated based on the attainment of the Performance Objectives and will be paid in a lump sum (subject to any required withholding for income and employment taxes) after the 2021 annual audit of the Parent’s consolidated financial statement has been completed and the Parent’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but in no event later than December 31, 2022.
b.If the Participant involuntarily Separates from Service without Cause or due to disability or dies prior to December 31, 2021, he or she will be eligible to receive a prorated bonus provided that the Company is on track to attain the Performance Objectives as reasonably determined by the Compensation Committee and provided further that, in the event Participant involuntarily Separates from Service without Cause, he or she has executed a release, any waiting period in connection with such release has expired, he or she has not exercised any rights to revoke the release and he or she has followed any other applicable and customary termination procedures, as determined by the Parent in its sole discretion.  The bonus will be prorated to the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or death, calculated as follows:  one-hundred percent (100%) of a Participant’s target bonus will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the Participant was continuously providing services to the Company from January 1, 2021 through the date immediately prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service or death, and the denominator of which is 365 days.  Prorated bonuses will be paid to the Participant, or in the event of Participant’s death, the Participant’s estate, on the sixty-fifth (65th) day following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or death.  
i.For purposes of the Plan, “Separation from Service” shall have the meaning provided in the Treasury Regulations under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and “Separates from Service” shall have a consistent meaning.  Unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Parent or the Company, for purposes of the Plan, “Cause” means (i) dishonesty of a material nature that relates to the performance of services for the Company by Participants; (ii) criminal conduct (other than minor infractions and traffic violations) that relates to the performance of services for the Company by Participant; (iii) the Participant’s willfully breaching or failing to perform his or her duties as an employee of the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant having a disability (as defined herein)), within a reasonable period of time after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Compensation Committee, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Compensation Committee believes that the Participant has not substantially performed his duties; or (iv) the willful engaging by the Participant in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Parent, Company or an Affiliate, monetarily or otherwise.  No act or failure to act on the Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done; by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that such action or omission was in the reasonable best interests of the Parent, Company and Affiliates.  For this purpose, “disability” means a condition or circumstance such that the Participant has become totally and permanently 

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disabled as defined or described in the Parent’s long term disability benefit plan applicable to executive officers as in effect at the time the Participant incurs a disability. 
c.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, no payments contemplated by this Plan will be paid during the six-month period following a Participant’s Separation from Service unless the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that paying such amounts at the time indicated in paragraph b above would not cause the Participant to incur an additional tax under Code section 409A (a)(2)(B)(i), in which case the bonus payment shall be paid in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
VI.Forfeiture.  Any Participant whose employment is terminated for Cause or who voluntarily Separates from Service prior to the date bonuses are paid shall forfeit any right to receive a bonus award. 
VII.Clawback.  The Compensation Committee of the Board may require forfeiture or a clawback of any incentive compensation awarded or paid under this Plan in excess of the compensation actually earned based on a restatement of the Company’s financial statements as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period covered by this Plan.
VIII.Administrator.  The Compensation Committee shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms, and shall have full discretionary power and authority to construe and interpret the Plan; to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations, terms, and notices hereunder; and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable in its discretion for the administration of the Plan.  Any actions of the Compensation Committee with respect to the Plan shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons interested in the Plan.  The Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion and on such terms and conditions as it may provide, may delegate all or part of its authority and powers under the Plan to one or more directors and/or officers of the Parent or the Company.  
IX.Amendment; Termination.  The Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, without prior notice to Participants, may amend or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, including the Performance Objectives as described in Section II, at any time and for any reason, to the extent such action will not cause adverse tax consequences to a participant under Code section 409A.  Any amendment or termination must be in writing and shall be communicated to all Participants.  No award may be granted during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan.  
X.Miscellaneous.
a.No Rights as Employee.  Nothing contained in this Plan or any documents relating to this Plan shall (a) confer on a Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company; (b) constitute any contract or agreement of employment; or (c) interfere in any way with the Company’s right to terminate the Participant’s employment at any time, with or without Cause.  
b.Tax Withholding.  To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, the Company shall withhold all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to, the Participant’s FICA and Social Security obligations) from any bonus payment. 

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c.Transferability.  A Participant may not sell, assign, transfer or encumber any of his or her rights under the Plan.  
d.Unsecured General Creditor.  Participants (or their beneficiary) may seek to enforce any rights or claims for payment under the Plan solely as an unsecured general creditor of the Parent or Spok.
e.Successors.  This Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parent, Company and any successor to the Company and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. 
f.Code Section 409A.  The Plan is intended to be a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Code section 409A and shall be interpreted to meet the requirements of Code section 409A.  To the extent that any provision of the Plan would cause a conflict with the requirements of Code section 409A, or would cause the administration of the Plan to fail to satisfy Code section 409A, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by applicable law.  Nothing herein shall be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax treatment to a Participant.
g.Governing Law.  All questions pertaining to the validity, construction and administration of the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of law provisions.
h.Integration.  This document and each exhibit hereto represent the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and the Participants and supersede any and all prior agreements or understandings, whether oral or written, with the Company relating to the subject matter covered by this Plan.  
i.Severability.  In case any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall be construed and enforced as if said illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein and shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Plan, but shall be fully severable, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if any such illegal or invalid provision were not a part hereof.  
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Spok Holdings, Inc., by its duly authorized officer acting in accordance with a resolution duly adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Spok Holdings, Inc., has executed this Plan for the benefit of employees of Spok Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries, effective as of January 1, 2021.  
SPOK HOLDINGS, INC. 

/s/ Vincent D. Kelly    
Vincent D. Kelly, President & CEODocument

Exhibit 10.21

SPOK HOLDINGS, inc.
2020 Equity incentive AWARD plan

RESTRICTED STOCK Unit Grant Notice

Spok Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2020 Equity Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the holder listed below (“Participant”) the number of Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) set forth below.  The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”), the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.  Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in the Grant Notice and the Agreement.
						
	Participant:	
	Employer:	
	Grant Date:	
	Number of RSUs:	
	Type of Shares Issuable:	Common Stock of Spok Holdings, Inc.
	Vesting Schedule:	[Specified in individual agreements]

By Participant’s signature, and the Company’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and the Grant Notice.  Participant has reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and the Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing the Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Grant Notice, the Agreement and the Plan.  Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, the Grant Notice, or the Agreement.
												
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Exhibit A
TO RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT Grant Notice
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Pursuant to the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, the Company has granted to Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice.  
ARTICLE I.
GENERAL
1.1Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.
(a)“Cause,” means (i) if Participant is a party to a written employment or consulting agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in which the term “cause” is defined (a “Relevant Agreement”), “Cause” as defined in the Relevant Agreement, and (ii) if no Relevant Agreement exists, (a) dishonesty of a material nature that relates to the performance of services for the Company by Participants; (b) criminal conduct (other than minor infractions and traffic violations) that relates to the performance of services for the Company by Participant; (c) the Participant’s willfully breaching or failing to perform his or her duties as an employee of the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant having a Disability), within a reasonable period of time after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Participant has not substantially performed his or her duties; or (d) the willful engaging by the Participant in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. No act or failure to act on the Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that such action or omission was in the reasonable best interests of the Company.  
(b)“Disability” as used herein means a condition or circumstance such that the Participant has become totally and permanently disabled as defined or described in the Company’s long-term disability benefit plan applicable to executive officers as in effect at the time the Participant incurs a disability.  
(c)“Qualifying Termination” means a Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company without Cause or due to Participant’s death or Disability.
1.1Incorporation of Terms of Plan.  The RSUs and the shares of Common Stock (“Stock”) issued to Participant hereunder (“Shares”) are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control.
ARTICLE II.
AWARD OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS
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2.1Award of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents.  
(a)In consideration of Participant’s past and/or continued employment with or service to the Company or a Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration, effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”), the Company has granted to Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, the Plan and this Agreement, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 14.3 of the Plan.  Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share or, at the option of the Company, an amount of cash as set forth in Section 2.3(a), in either case, at the times and subject to the conditions set forth herein.  However, unless and until the RSUs have vested, Participant will have no right to the payment of any Shares subject thereto.  Prior to the actual delivery of any Shares, the RSUs will represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.  
(b)The Company hereby grants to Participant an Award of Dividend Equivalents with respect to each RSU granted pursuant to the Grant Notice for all ordinary cash dividends which are paid to all or substantially all holders of the outstanding shares of Stock between the Grant Date and the date when the applicable RSU is distributed or paid to Participant or is forfeited or expires.  The Dividend Equivalents for each RSU shall be equal to the amount of cash which is paid as a dividend on one share of Stock.  All such Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to Participant and shall be subject to the same vesting, distribution, transferability, and forfeitability provisions which apply to the underlying RSU to which such additional RSU relates such that Dividend Equivalents shall only be paid out to the extent the underlying RSU vests and is distributable.  Dividend Equivalents, to the extent vested and distributable, shall be distributed solely as a lump sum payment.
2.2Vesting of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents.  
(a)Subject to Participant’s continued employment with or service to the Company or a Subsidiary on each applicable vesting date and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the RSUs shall vest in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice.  Dividend Equivalents pursuant to Section 2.1(b) hereof shall vest whenever the underlying RSU to which such additional RSU relates vests.
(b)In the event Participant incurs a Termination of Service, except as set forth in the Grant Notice, the Participant shall immediately forfeit any and all RSUs and Dividend Equivalents granted under this Agreement which have not vested or do not vest on or prior to the date on which such Termination of Service occurs, and Participant’s rights in any such RSUs and Dividend Equivalents which are not so vested shall lapse and expire.
2.3Distribution or Payment of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents.  
(a)Participant’s RSUs shall be distributed in Shares.  Dividend Equivalents shall be distributed in Shares or paid in cash in a single lump sum.  All distributions shall be subject to any required withholding for income and employment taxes.
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more than sixty (60) days after the RSU’s vesting date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay any payment under this Agreement that the Company reasonably determines would violate Applicable Law until the earliest date the Company reasonably determines the making of the payment will not cause such a violation (in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii)), provided the Company reasonably believes the delay will not result in the imposition of excise taxes under Section 409A (as defined below).     
(c)In no event shall any distributions be paid during the six-month period following a Participant’s “Separation from Service” (as defined in Section 409A) unless the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that paying such amounts at the times indicated in paragraph (b), above, would not cause the Participant to incur an additional tax under Code section 409A, in which case the distribution shall be paid on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
2.4Certificates.  Unless the Administrator otherwise determines or Applicable Laws require, he Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for any Shares and such Shares may instead be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator).  
2.5Tax Withholding.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:
(a)The Company and its Subsidiaries have the authority to deduct or withhold, or require Participant to remit to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the employee portion of any FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising pursuant to this Agreement.  The Company and its Subsidiaries may withhold or the Participant may make such payment in one or more of the forms specified below:
(i)by cash or check made payable to the Company or the Subsidiary with respect to which the withholding obligation arises;
(ii)by the deduction of such amount from other compensation payable to Participant;
(iii)with respect to any withholding taxes arising in connection with the distribution of the RSUs, with the consent of the Administrator, by requesting that the Company and its Subsidiaries withhold a net number of vested shares of Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to the RSUs having a then-current Fair Market Value not exceeding the amount necessary to satisfy the withholding obligation of the Company and its Subsidiaries based on the minimum applicable statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes;
(iv)with respect to any withholding taxes arising in connection with the distribution of the RSUs, with the consent of the Administrator, by tendering to the Company vested shares of Stock having a then-current Fair Market Value not exceeding the amount necessary to satisfy the withholding obligation of the Company and its Subsidiaries 
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based on the minimum applicable statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes; 
(v)with respect to any withholding taxes arising in connection with the distribution of the RSUs, through the delivery of a notice that Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker acceptable to the Company with respect to shares of Stock then issuable to Participant pursuant to the RSUs, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the Company or the Subsidiary with respect to which the withholding obligation arises in satisfaction of such withholding taxes; provided that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary at such time as may be required by the Administrator, but in any event not later than the settlement of such sale; or
(vi)in any combination of the foregoing.
(b)With respect to any withholding taxes arising in connection with the RSUs, in the event Participant fails to provide timely payment of all sums required pursuant to Section 2.5(a), the Company shall have the right and option, but not the obligation, to treat such failure as an election by Participant to satisfy all or any portion of Participant’s required payment obligation pursuant to Section 2.5(a)(ii) or Section 2.5(a)(iii) above, or any combination of the foregoing as the Company may determine to be appropriate. The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any certificate representing shares of Stock issuable with respect to the RSUs to Participant or his or her legal representative unless and until Participant or his or her legal representative shall have paid or otherwise satisfied in full the amount of all federal, state, local and foreign taxes applicable with respect to the taxable income of Participant resulting from the vesting or settlement of the RSUs or any other taxable event related to the RSUs.
(c)In the event any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with the RSUs will be satisfied under Section 2.5(a)(iii), then the Company may elect to instruct any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on Participant’s behalf a whole number of shares from those shares of Stock then issuable to Participant pursuant to the RSUs as the Company determines to be appropriate to generate cash proceeds sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding obligation and to remit the proceeds of such sale to the Company or the Subsidiary with respect to which the withholding obligation arises.  Participant’s acceptance of this Award constitutes Participant’s instruction and authorization to the Company and such brokerage firm to complete the transactions described in this Section 2.5(c), including the transactions described in the previous sentence, as applicable.  The Company may refuse to issue any shares of Stock in settlement of the RSUs to Participant until the foregoing tax withholding obligations are satisfied, provided that no payment shall be delayed under this Section 2.5(c) if such delay will result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code.
(d)Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment 
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of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of Shares.  The Company and the Subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.
2.1Rights as Stockholder.  Neither Participant nor any person claiming under or through Participant will have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares deliverable hereunder unless and until certificates representing such Shares (which may be in book-entry form) will have been issued and recorded on the records of the Company or its transfer agents or registrars, and delivered to Participant (including through electronic delivery to a brokerage account).  Except as otherwise provided herein, after such issuance, recordation and delivery, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Shares, including, without limitation, the right to receipt of dividends and distributions on such Shares.
ARTICLE III.
OTHER PROVISIONS
3.1Administration.  The Administrator shall have the power to interpret the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules.  All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator will be final and binding upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons.  To the extent allowable pursuant to Applicable Law, no member of the Committee or the Board will be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation made with respect to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement.
3.2RSUs Not Transferable.  The RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the Shares underlying the RSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such Shares have lapsed.  No RSUs or any interest or right therein or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.
3.3Adjustments.  The Administrator may accelerate the vesting of all or a portion of the RSUs in such circumstances as it, in its sole discretion, may determine.  Participant acknowledges that the RSUs and the Shares subject to the RSUs are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and Section 14.3 of the Plan.
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3.4Notices.  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal office, and any notice to be given to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at Participant’s last address reflected on the Company’s records.  By a notice given pursuant to this Section 3.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party.  Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.
3.5Titles.  Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
3.6Governing Law.   The laws of the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws.
3.7Conformity to Securities Laws.  Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and state securities laws and regulations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the RSUs are granted, only in such a manner as to conform to Applicable Law.  To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law.
3.8Amendment, Suspension and Termination.  To the extent permitted by the Plan, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board, provided that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the RSUs in any material way without the prior written consent of Participant.
3.9Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in Section 3.2 and the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
3.10Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the RSUs (including RSUs which result from the deemed reinvestment of Dividend Equivalents), the Dividend Equivalents, the Grant Notice and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule.  To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
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3.11Not a Contract of Employment.  Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Participant any right to continue to serve as an employee or other service provider of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant.
3.12Entire Agreement.  The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.
3.13Section 409A.  This Award is intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, “Section 409A”) such that no adverse tax consequences, interest, or penalties under Section 409A apply.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, the Administrator may, without the Participant’s consent, adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions as the Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of this Award, including actions to exempt this Award from Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.
3.14Agreement Severable.  In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be severable from, and such invalidity or unenforceability will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement.
3.15Limitation on Participant’s Rights.  Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided.  This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust.  Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets.  Participant shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents.
3.16Counterparts.  The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
3.17Broker-Assisted Sales.  In the event of any broker-assisted sale of shares of Stock in connection with the payment of withholding taxes as provided in Section 2.5(a)(iii) or Section 2.5(a)(v): (A) any shares of Stock to be sold through a broker-assisted sale will be sold on the day the tax withholding obligation arises or as soon thereafter as practicable; (B) such shares of Stock may be sold as part of a block trade with other participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (C) Participant will be responsible for all broker’s fees and 
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other costs of sale, and Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale; (D) to the extent the proceeds of such sale exceed the applicable tax withholding obligation, the Company agrees to pay such excess in cash to Participant as soon as reasonably practicable; (E) Participant acknowledges that the Company or its designee is under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price, and that the proceeds of any such sale may not be sufficient to satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligation; and (F) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligation, Participant agrees to pay immediately upon demand to the Company or its Subsidiary with respect to which the withholding obligation arises an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Company’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s withholding obligation.
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